The John Philip Sousa Foundation

To identify, recognize and honor junior high school and middle school concert band programs that have demonstrated particularly significant high standards of excellence in concert activities over a period of several years.

Nominations will be received from any source and at any time by the Sousa Foundation. The nominations will be evaluated by the selection committee established by the Sousa Foundation.

The Selection Committee is composed of successful public school and university band directors who are experienced educators at this level.

There are no specific number of schools honored each year. Nominations may be received at any time, but the actual selection is made annually in December. Bands that are approved to receive the award will be notified by the executive committee of the Sousa Foundation.

Nomination forms may be obtained by writing or click the link below:

The Sousa Foundation
"Sudler Cup" Program
345 Overlook Drive

West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

Download Nomination form: Sudler Cup
http://www.sousafoundation.net/mediafiles/PDF/27.PDF

Bands nominated for the award will be asked to submit materials for evaluation purposes. These should include:

1. Concert programs covering the previous three or more years.

2. A recording from the previous year which should include a quickstep type march and at least two other works for band in contrasting styles.

3. Photographs of the band director and concert band.

4. Press clippings or copies of press clippings.

5. Solo/ ensemble participation and/ or honor band programs showing participation.

6. Written recommendations from three or more band conductors of recognized national reputation who have heard the band perform recently.

7. An information form to be filled out by the conductor for use by the selection committee.

The Award

Bands receiving The Sudler Cup will receive a beautiful silver cup with the name of the band director and school engraved on the base. The cup is approximately 12 inches in height and mounted on a handsome wood base.

The Sudler Cup will be presented to the director. An engraved plaque will be presented to the school and each member of the current concert band will received an attractive individualized diploma.

Criteria

The band must have achieved and maintained a high standard of literature in the concert area over a period of several years.

The concert band will have placed itself in situations where there has been opportunity for evaluation by qualified persons or has been rated "superior" at state, regional, or national levels in concert activities.

The band should have performed at regional, state, national, and professional meetings of significance. These can include but are not limited to state music conventions, regional or national MENC meetings, and state or national band association conventions.

The director must have been incumbent in his/her position for at least seven years, including the current year.

A number of the students in the band should have participated in district and all-state honor bands or similar all-area groups.

The total program of music should exemplify what is considered a sound viable, music education program for this level of endeavor.

Administration

The award is administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and implemented by its executive committee.

Sudler Cup Recipients

	1985
Mr. Don Black	Morehead Junior High	El Paso, Texas
Ms Patricia Garren	Ashville Junior High	Ashville, N. Carolina
Ms Barbara Prentice	Gunn Junior High	Arlington, Texas
Mr. David Reul	Oconomowoc Junior High	Oconomowoc, WS
	1986
Mr. W. Edward Davis	Adamson Junior High	Rex, Georgia
Mr. Frank Howe	Southwestern Junior High	Lakeland, Florida
	1987
Mr. Ron Biffle	Morrow Junior High	Morrow, Georgia
	1988
Ms Georgene Davis	Scottsbluff Junior High	Scottsbluff, Nebraska
	1989
Ms Marion West	Richardson North Jr. High	Richardson, Texas
Mr. Ben Walker	David Crokett Junior High	Odessa, Texas
	1990
Ms Cheryl Floyd	Murchison Middle School	Austin,Texas
	1991
Mr. Richard Sanger	Thoreau Intermediate School	Vienna, Virgina
Ms Ty Ann Payne	Westwood Junior High	Dallas, Texas
	1992
Mr. Wade McDonald	McAdams Middle School	Dickinson, Texas
Ms Carol Walther	Wm. Adams Junior High	Alice, Texas
	1993
Mr. Boniface Leon	Highlands Intermediate School	Pearl City, Hawaii
Mr. Bobby Brown	Hodges Bend Middle School	Houston, Texas
	1994
Mr. Benjamin Daves	DeSoto West Middle School	DeSoto, Texas
Mr. Michael Tucker	Pittman Middle School	Hueytown, Alabama
	1995
Mr. Jim Phillips	Prarie Middle School	Hutchinson, Kansas
Ms Noreen Linneman	Herndon Middle School	Herndon, Virgina
	1996
	No Recipients
	1997
Ms Cindy Bulloch	Nimitz Jr. High School	Odessa, Texas
Ms Linda Gammon	Robinson Middle School	Fairfax, Virgina
Mr. John Michael Benzer	The Colony Middle School	The Colony, Texas
	1998
Mr. John Michael Benzer	Griffin Middle School	The Colony, Texas
	1999
Mr. Gregory Dick	Space Center Middle	Houston, Texas
Mr. J.D. Anderson	Longfellow Middle School	Falls Church, Virgina
Mr. David Woodard	2000 Irmo Middle School	Irmo, South Carolina
Ms Diane Gorzycki Mr. Daniel L Kosko Mr. Louis C. Bean	2001 Bailey Middle School Frost Middle School Lake Braddock Middle School	Austin, Texas Fairfax, Virginia Burke, Virginia
Ms Bethann Adams	2002 First Colony Middle School	Sugarland, Texas
Ms Marcia Zofutto Ms Betty Bierschenk-Pierce	2003 Coyle Middle School Grisham Middle School	Rowlett, Texas Austin, Texas
Ms Cynthia Lansford Mr. Ruben Garcia	2004 North Ridge Middle School Holub Middle School	North Richmond, Texas Houston, Texas
Ms Jean Green Ms Kyle Marie Steffens	2005 L.J. Alemann Middle School Cooper Middle School	Lafayette, Louisiana McLean, Virgina
Mr. Chip De Stefano	2006 McCracken Middle School	Skokie, Illinois
Mr. Manuel C. San Luis	2007 Cedar Park Middle School	Cedar Park, Texas
Mr. Gregory Countryman	2008 Fort Settlement Middle School	Sugar Land, Texas
	2009 No Recipients
Mr. Robert Herrings III Jackie Fullerton Mr. Donal McCandless	2010 Artie Henry Middle School Forbes Middle School Space Center Middle School	Cedar Park, Texas Georgetown, Texas Houston, Texas
Mr. Rory Davis Mr. Heath Wolf Mr. Mark Gurgel Mr. W. Everett McConn	2011 Cinco Ranch Junior High School Farmington Junior High School Kealing Middle School Fort Clarke Middle School	Katy, Texas Farmington, Utah Austin, Texas Gainesville, Florida