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                 Winter Issue 2017
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Congratulations!
The Iowa State University Cyclone Football “Varsity”
  Marching Band was the winner of the John Philip
      Sousa Foundation 2017-18 Sudler Trophy
    Iowa State University has earned one of the most coveted trophies in the nation’s marching
band community. The award is only given once per school and recognizes both the current and
longstanding excellence of the nation’s top collegiate marching bands.
    “It’s a thrill to see the band recognized at this level,” Steven Smyth, ISU’s associate director of
bands, said. “This is as close to a national championship as it gets for college marching bands, and
we’ll be celebrating for the next two years.
    The traveling trophy, which weights 80 pounds, was designed by the same artist who made
the Heisman Trophy. It will be presented at a 2017 home football game by the chairman of the
foundation’s selection committee
    “The Sudler Trophy will be awarded biannually to a college or university marching band which
demonstrated the highest of musical standards and innovative marching routines and ideas, and
which has made important coontributions to the advancement of the performance standards of
college marching bands over a number of years,” according to the foundation’s website.
    This is the first time the Sudler Trophy has returned to the state of Iowa since the University of
Iowa claimed the award in 1990.
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 CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT
     JAYSON GERTH                       IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION
    NATHAN SLETTEN       Vol. 75                      published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219                                                              NO. 3
  CONFERENCE EXHIBITS
    CHRIS STROHMAIER
    JENNIFER WILLIAMS
                                                                                        CONTENTS
       ELECTIONS
    JERRY BERTRAND       Karl King Scholarship Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
      HISTORIAN          President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
    MARY CRANDELL        President-Elect’s Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   PARLIAMENTARIAN       Iowa Bandmaster Office & Awards Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
      FRED STARK
                         Statewide Recommended Standards for Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
      WEBMASTER
    ELIZABETH FRITZ      In the Spotlight – Nashua-Plainfield School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24
MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR   Copyright Guidelines for Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27
       JIM FRITZ
                         University of Iowa’s New Voxman Music Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
  ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS
     AUDRA BAILEY        Meet the New IBA Committee Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
    J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS    Band Talk with Dawn Rutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
        ANN KAMP         College Corner – Cultivating Excellent Rehearsals by Bradley Miedema  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35
 CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS    2016 All-State Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-38
  ANDREW BUTTERMORE
                         2016 All-State Orchestra  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS
   MICHAEL PETERS        Outstanding Administrator Award Nomination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
   JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS     School Administrators of Iowa Scholarship Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
       RYAN ARP
                         In Memoriam – Weston Noble, Richard Lynch, David Rissler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43
    COLLEGE AFFAIRS
     MARK DOERFFEL       IBA Conference Pre-Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
          I.B.A.R.D.     Festival Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-50
         PAUL BRIZZI     District News  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53
    MAJOR LANDERS        Financial Reports  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55
     JANE TRIPLETT
                         IBA Annual Fall Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-64
      MENTORSHIP
      CHRIS EWAN
   ENDOWMENT FUND                                                                    ADVERTISERS
      GENE GROSS         Cedar Valley Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
   PUBLIC RELATIONS      Central College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
    PAM SCHROEDER
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
                         Drake University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
     DANIEL GALYEN       Graceland University  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
    STUDENT AFFAIRS      Grand View University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
      BRENT MEAD
                         IASMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
     TECHNOLOGY
  CHARLES OLDENKAMP      Iowa Lakes Community College  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS      ISU Department of Music  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
       NORTHWEST         Ray’s Midbell Music  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
     TIFFANY WURTH
                         Rieman Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
    NORTH CENTRAL
      JEFF GRIFFIN       Simpson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
      NORTHEAST          Star Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
    MARK PHILGREEN       University of Iowa  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Inside Back Cover
         SOUTHWEST
          PAUL HART
                         University of Northern Iowa School of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
    SOUTH CENTRAL
                         Wartburg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
   CHRIS STROHMAIER      West Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
         SOUTHEAST       William Penn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
         JOHN SMITH
                         Yamaha Corporation of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
HONORARY MEMBERS
     RAY E. CRAMER
     MARK S. KELLY                 “We are the Music-Makers”                                           “We are the Dreamers of Dreams”

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KARL KING MEMORIAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
                     SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
                        FORT DODGE, IOWA
   The Karl King Memorial Education Foundation exists to provide band instrument scholarships for
   students majoring in music. Three scholarships are to be awarded each year. This tribute is to honor the
   late Karl L. King, the memories of Everett and Dorothy Olson, and Tom Dowd.

      1. Scholarships will be awarded only to Iowa resident band instrument students. (String Bass and
         Piano are not considered regular “band” instruments).
      2. A one-year scholarship will be awarded to an Iowa resident student for tuition to an Iowa college
         of his/her choice. This scholarship is for $1000. The award is paid in two installments – one
         each semester upon receipt of a class schedule indicating enrollment in music classes.
      3. Two one-year scholarships to Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge. These tuition
         scholarships will be $500. The award is paid in 2 installments – one each semester upon receipt
         of a class schedule indicating enrollment in music classes.
      4. The recipient of each instrumental scholarship must be either a graduating high school senior or
         college freshman.
      5. Scholarship applicants must submit the following materials to the address below by March 10,
         2017.
         • Completed application form.
         • Three completed scholarship recommendation forms.
      6. Applicants will audition in Fort Dodge on Sunday, April 2, 2017 before a committee of three
         Karl King band members. Auditions will begin at approximately 11:30 AM. Selections
         written with an accompaniment part should be performed in that manner. ALL finalists will be
         expected to play with the Karl King Band on one march that will be rehearsed after the audition
         (approximately 2:00 PM) and performed during their concert at 3:30 PM that afternoon. One
         scholarship winner will be invited to perform their solo on this concert.
      7. The finalists that are not selected as winners will receive $50 in the mail shortly after the audition
         day.
      8. High school seniors that do not win may re-apply next year as a college freshmen. Past
         recipients of this scholarship may not re-apply.

                      Applications must be completed and submitted by March 10, 2017.

   Application materials are available from:

      Paul Bloomquist
      Karl L. King Scholarship Foundation
      Iowa Central Community College
      One Triton Circle
      Fort Dodge, IA 50501

      Phone: 515-574-1203
      Cell: 514-571-4539
      Fax: 515-576-7207
      E-mail: Bloomquist@iowacentral.edu

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President’s Report
                                               By Russell Kramer

                                      We’ve been pretty fortunate with our weather this winter. There has been
                                 more ice than I would like, but my snowblower has sat mostly idle in my garage.
                                 Unfortunately, I’m sure that we will all get more chances to move snow before
                                 our winter is over. I hope that everyone has managed to stay safe this season and
                                 that no one has missed too much rehearsal time because of late starts and snow
                                 days. The grass will be showing soon enough and we’ll be blessed to observe
                                 the change of seasons.
                                      Speaking of grass, I don’t know if any of you are like me, but I often wonder
                                 if the grass is greener in someone else’s yard. “They have so many resources.”
                                 “Wow – look at the music they are playing!” “I wish my community was as
                                 supportive as theirs.” “I wish my kids had access to their private teachers.”
                                 “That teacher is way better than I am.” “Their administration is so good – I wish
    mine was like that.” “They have so many students in their program. Think of the opportunities.” I think
    comparison is a part of human nature. Unfortunately, it can become a consuming trait (think middle school)
    and sometimes even as adults we can catch the constant comparison bug.
         I’ve found that through my career, comparison has led to two different results – excuses and actions.
    While excuses are rarely positive, actions can lead to positive change. Don’t have access to private instruc-
    tion in your neck of the woods? Figure out a way to bring people in (ask David and Lisa Lang about this).
    Feel unsupported by your administration and community? Ask an experienced teacher that has that sup-
    port how they built it (or contact David Law with the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education for advocacy ideas).
    Don’t have enough money in your budget? Start a booster organization, write grants, look for businesses
    in your community that might be willing to help, involve parents in this discussion, etc. Don’t feel like you
    have the necessary skills to have a successful program? Find a mentor in your area. We have hundreds of
    outstanding teachers in our organization that would be thrilled to aid you and your program.
         We live in a world of competition and comparison, so it is understandable that we get driven by the need
    to evaluate ourselves and our programs against others, however I don’t think this is always healthy. As I
    thought about this, I remembered a conversation that Leon Kuehner and I had when I was a young teacher.
    Leon is an outstanding teacher and leader and when I started teaching in Humboldt we were in the same
    conference. Leon’s bands at Hampton-Dumont were always fabulous and I thought there was some sort of
    magic there. I asked him, “How do you do it? Your bands are always so good!” His response has stuck
    with me for over twenty years. “I just come in and do my best every day.” It didn’t hurt that he had great
    staff doing the same thing (Brian Stevens and Joan Philgreen) but his point was clear. He wasn’t going to
    make excuses, just seek results.
         Ben Jacobsen, men’s basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa, was on the television news
    last spring. They asked him how his basketball team was so much better at the end of the season. His
    response was something to the effect of, “the guys come in every day and we work to be better than we were
    the day before.” This is such simple advice that can be applied in so many ways.
         I am thankful for the opportunity to work with great students every day doing something that is power-
    ful and meaningful. While there is always the temptation to look to other places as being the ideal situation,
    we can all make our programs better through action. Bloom where you’re planted!
         Plans for the May conference are coming together nicely. John Whitwell and Bob Lark have been on
    the docket for a while, but I have just recently secured Keith Brion and the New Sousa Band! They will
    give an extended concert on Thursday evening. Keith and members of the band will be giving clinics on
    Friday morning. Our 90th conference will be one to remember! Please mark your calendars for May 11-13
    and make plans to be there!
         Please let me know if there is anything I can do to support you and your program as the year progresses!
    Best wishes to you as you fertilize your backyard!

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President-Elect’s Thoughts
                                              By Myron Peterson

         Recognition. Gratitude. Appreciation. Acknowledgement. These are some-
    times difficult to express in a sincere, meaningful and systematic way. When
    we are recognized, it certainly bolsters our sense that we have done some good,
    are on the right track, and are making a difference. When we find opportunities
    to recognize our students, our colleagues, our mentors, our families and friends,
    we acknowledge and honor their contributions that have made our lives and
    communities better.
         Annually at the conference banquet, the IBA sincerely recognizes retiring
    members, and members who have achieved 30 years of service to the students
    of Iowa schools. If you are reaching either of these milestones, please let us
    know. The best avenue to do so is to visit the IBA website (bandmasters.org),
    click on “About Us,” then click on the appropriate recognition.
         Additionally, take a moment to recognize the work of our long-term members of the Board of
    Directors. Serving a 3-year term in the presidential track is – well – a sprint of sorts. But serving as secre-
    tary, magazine editor, and treasurer is both a sprint and a marathon. Steve Cook, Dick Redman, and Aaron
    Nuss are always insightful, sage advisors, solution and action oriented, visionary, and humble servants of
    the organization. Thanks to each of you for advancing the cause!

    On A Mission – Part III
         In the summer of 2016, the membership contributed 22 pages of reflections. In September, a repre-
    sentative team of members distilled that into a two-page affinity diagram. In December, the membership
    contributed potential mission statements reflecting the affinity diagram. In January of 2017 a collaborative
    team of 12 members sorted, sifted, tweaked, talked, argued (in a good way), ranked and ultimately
    narrowed the field of over 30 statements down to a list of 13, and shortly thereafter two contenders
    emerged as clear favorites among the field.
         In the Fall magazine we explored the qualities of great modern mission statements. The key character-
    istics were:
         concise – usually one sentence
         inspiring and memorable – engaging and informing members and guests
         concrete and action-oriented – starting with a verb such as “providing” or “to provide”
         focused – representing overarching key goals and values; strategically aligning operations
         The onus is now back on the membership to get us across the finish line by selecting “the one” state-
    ment that will stand as the guidepost for the IBA’s work. This process will occur in conjunction with the
    run-off election in February 2017.
         The finalists for your consideration are:
    IBA is a professional organization whose mission is:
    • to promote excellence in bands through professional development, mentorship, performance, and
         advocacy for the benefit of our membership and the global community.
    or —
    • to promote excellence in bands through professional development, mentorship, performance, and
         advocacy.
         After the membership has spoken, the next step will be to approve the mission statement through the
    official process outlined in the IBA bylaws. In the meantime, work will continue to define IBA’s values
    and align the organization’s energy in support of the mission and values.
         Continuing the theme of recognition: Thanks to everyone who took the time to contribute at any step
    of the journey so far. Your work is appreciated. To honor your work, the process will continue.

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Iowa Bandmaster Office & Awards Candidates
                                             Jerry Bertrand, Elections Chair

        IBA ELECTIONS 2017                      NWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                    • Class 1A School Spotlight -Newell-
            Jerry Bertrand                         PRESIDENT-ELECT                           Fonda - IBA Magazine 2014
            Elections Chair                                                                • RCL Jazz Band - 2nd Place at IJC
                                                           Colleen Hecht                     2009
The following are candidates for the                                                       • Newell - Fonda Jazz Band - 3rd Place
offices and awards that will be presented                                                    at IJC 2015
at the 2017 IBA Conference. District                                                       • Many students Colleen has had
nominees are as follows:                                                                     the honor to work with have been
                                                                                             selected to All State Band/Orchestra,
PRESIDENT-ELECT                                                                              all state jazz bands and selected as
North Central:     No Candidate                                                              outstanding performers at state solo/
Northeast:         No Candidate                                                              ensemble contests.
Northwest:         Coleen Hecht                                                            • Martin Crandell Excellence in
South Central:      Jayson Gerth                                                             Education Award Recipient - 2015
Southeast:           Jane Triplett                                                         • IJC Board of Directors
Southwest:     Jarrod O’Donnell                                                            • Past NCIBA Treasurer
                                                                                           • Current NWIBA Treasurer
SECRETARY
                                                                                           • Past NWIBA President, Vice
Confirmation vote for this position in the
                                                                                             President, Secretary
2017 election.
                                                                                           • Served as NCIBA JH Honor Band
                                                                                             Chair
TREASURER
Confirmation vote for this position in the    CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                 • Served on the IHSMA Music
2018 election.                                   Colleen, a native of Litchfield, MN is      Advisory Board
                                              in her second year as director of bands at   • All State Host Site Manager
IBA MAGAZINE EDITOR                           Storm Lake High School. Colleen also is      • NWIBA JH Honor Band Committee
Confirmation vote for this position in the    an adjunct saxophone instructor at Buena     • Hosted State Solo/Ensemble Contest
2019 election.                                Vista University in Storm Lake.                many years
                                                                                           • IHSMA Adjudicator
                                              PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                    • Mentor for NWIBA new teachers
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE                           Colleen has teaching experience in
North Central:          Tammy Aberson         four of the six IBA districts!               PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Northeast:                Steve Shanley       • Newell-Fonda - 5 - 12 Band                 AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Northwest:                 Curt Ohrlund          (NWIBA) 2010 - 2015                       • Member of IBA, NWIBA
South Central:       Jacquelyn Meunier        • Rockwell City - Lytton High School -       • IMEA Member
Southeast:     Jennie Jackson McKenna            HS Band - (NCIBA) 2000 - 2010             • ASBDA Member
Southwest:               Jeff Schoening       • Manson Northwest Webster - MS              • IAAE Member
                                                 Band - (NCIBA) 1992 - 2000                • JEI Member - board member
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                    • St. Lawrence in Carroll - General          • Registered Music Therapist (working
SERVICE AWARD – RETIRED                          Music - 1990-1992                           part time at Unity Point Hospice in
North Central:         Bernie Bjorklund       • East Greene - Grand Junction- 7-12           Storm Lake)
Northeast:                  Tom Haugen           Band - (SCIBA) 1989-1990                  • Colleen has been an active member
Northwest:             Rod Shedenhelm         • Preston - 5-12 Band - (NEIBA) 1987-          of the education associations in the
South Central:              John Gosnell         1988                                        schools she has taught at: President
Southeast:                 Bill Kessinger                                                    at MNW, Chief Negotiator for many
Southwest:                  Pete Jacobus      EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
                                                                                             years at RCL. She also served on the
		                                                Colleen is a graduate of Western
                                                                                             ISEA district advisory board.
   Electronic voting will begin on March      Illinois University in Macomb, IL, with
15 and close April 1.                         a degree in Music Education and Music
                                                                                           FAMILY:
   Requests for paper ballots must be         Therapy. In addition she has completed
                                                                                              Colleen has been married to her
made and postmarked to Jerry Bertrand         coursework at the University of Iowa,
                                                                                           husband, Evan, for 26 years. Evan and
by March 1:                                   Drake University, University of South
                                                                                           his brother run the family farm. Colleen
                                              Dakota, and Morningside College.
                                                                                           and Evan have two sons: Ben, a graduate
    Jerry Bertrand                                                                         of Iowa State University with a degree in
    Buena Vista University                    HONORS AND AWARDS:
                                              • IBA Conference Honor Band - RCL            Agricultural Systems Technology who
    610 West 4th St
                                                2008                                       is working at Monsanto in Boone; and
    Storm Lake, IA 50588

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Zach, who is a sophomore at Iowa State         CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                    Educator Award” from Natrona County
University majoring in pre-law.                   Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant         School District #1 (Casper, WY) in 2002
                                               Hill                                            and 2004.
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:                                                                               Since 2004, students from Jayson’s
   I welcome the opportunity to contribute     PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                       private low brass studio have been
to the work of the Iowa Bandmaster’s              Jayson began his career teaching 5-12        accepted into Iowa All-State bands and
Association in a leadership position. I        Instrumental Music for the Guttenberg           orchestras more than 20 times. Bands
have taught, been a member of and an           (now Clayton Ridge) Community Schools           under his direction have performed at
active participant in four of the six IBA      in 1995. He left Guttenberg in 1998 after       the Iowa Bandmasters Conference and
districts. Having a strong commitment to       accepting a graduate teaching assistant-        the Jazz Education Network National
the efforts of IBA, if elected, I will use     ship at the University of Wyoming, where        Conference. Southeast Polk’s “Jazz One”
my leadership experience to best meet the      he conducted the Symphonic Band,                is consistently among the top finishers
needs of all members.                          directed the basketball pep bands, and was      at jazz festivals, and has appeared at
   Among my goals if elected include:          the director of the UW Summer Music             the Iowa Jazz Championships for seven
• Continue to plan and organize an             Camp. Upon graduating with a Master             consecutive years, finishing among the
   inspiring and revitalizing IBA con-         of Music degree in 2000, Jayson left UW         top 4A bands each year.
   ference. This includes helping young        to teach at Natrona County High School             Finally, Jayson is honored to have
   directors find their vision while chal-     in Casper, Wyoming. After his first child       conducted elementary, middle school,
   lenging seasoned directors to refocus       was born, Jayson was drawn back to the          and high school honor bands in Iowa,
   on what drew them to this profession.       Midwest to be closer to extended family.        Wyoming, and Minnesota. He has also
• Build upon established IBA traditions.       He moved to central Iowa for the 2004-          presented clinics for the Iowa Bandmasters
   Strengthen our mission statement and        05 school year and taught at Saydel High        Association and the Wyoming Music
   values through communication and            School in Des Moines. Following that            Education Association at their annual
   engaging membership to be active            school year, Jayson accepted a position as      conferences.
   participants.                               Co-Director of Bands at Southeast Polk
• Promote and advocate the benefits            High School, a post he’s held since 2005.       PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
   of music education. Professional                                                            AND ORGANIZATIONS:
   development opportunities focusing          EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:                            Jayson is a member of the Iowa
   on power standards, AIW and other              Jayson holds a Bachelor of Music             Bandmasters Association, the Iowa
   relevant topics.                            Education Degree from Drake University          Alliance for Arts Education, the Iowa
• Continue to improve on the challenges        and a Master of Music Degree from the           Music Educators Association, the National
   of IBA as indicated in our affinity         University of Wyoming.                          Association for Music Education, Jazz
   diagram.                                                                                    Educators of Iowa, and Phi Mu Alpha
   Finally, I would like to thank all of       HONORS AND AWARDS:                              Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity.
directors in the Northwest district for this       Jayson is honored to have served in
nomination. As a young director, I relied      local, regional, and statewide leadership       FAMILY:
heavily on the experiences of directors in     roles. He was president of the Wyoming             Jayson and his wife Krista live in
IBA. I would welcome an opportunity to         Music Education Association’s Northeast         Ankeny with their three children: Abby
“pay it forward.”                              District from 2003 to 2004, was head            (14), Tyler (11), and Nathan (8). While
                                               marching director for the Wyoming All-          Krista and the children are all black belts
   SCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                     State Marching Band’s appearance in the         (or nearly black belts) in Tae Kwon Do,
       PRESIDENT-ELECT                         2004 Tournament of Roses Parade, was            Jayson spends much of his free time
                                               the SCIBA Jazz Affairs chair from 2011          reading, writing and cycling. The whole
              Jayson Gerth                     to 2013, was selected to participate in the     family is also quite active in the music
                                               Iowa Arts Education Leadership Institute        and youth ministries of their church.
                                               in 2014, was president of the South Central
                                               Iowa Bandmasters Association from 2014          CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:
                                               to 2015, and is currently serving in his            From a nationally-recognized men-
                                               12th year as IBA Conference Equipment           torship program to an annual state
                                               Co-Chair. Additionally, Jayson is a             conference that educates and inspires,
                                               “Model Teacher” for the Southeast Polk          the Iowa Bandmasters Association is a
                                               Schools under the Iowa Teacher Leader-          positive force in the professional lives of
                                               ship Compensation Program, is a district        its members. It is my honor to represent
                                               leader in Music Curriculum Development,         the members of SCIBA as its nominee for
                                               and a lead PLC facilitator for his district’s   IBA president-elect, and I congratulate
                                               secondary-level vocal, instrumental, and        the other district candidates upon their
                                               general music teachers.                         nominations.
                                                   Jayson received the US Bank/Casper              Our next president-elect will join the
                                               Star-Tribune “Star Teacher” award in            IBA Executive Board under the guidance
                                               2001 and received the “Outstanding              of a renewed mission statement. Current

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President-Elect Myron Peterson has put        navigate these challenges and are happy
in motion a review of our association’s       to share their ideas. I view the IBA as an
mission, and I believe strongly in this       organization that can provide platforms
process. How we define ourselves in-          beyond our annual conference to bring
forms our day-to-day decisions and future     people together with the aim of learning
plans. As Simon Sinek writes in his           from each other’s experiences.
highly acclaimed book “Start With Why,”           As a statewide organization, the IBA
knowing our “why” will give us a lens         can speak on behalf of us all with a
through which to focus all that we do.        great deal of authority, and I believe this
    I believe our “why” must focus on two     authority must be used to greater effect as
primary areas: educating our membership       a voice for music advocacy. Over the past
and advocating for music education. This      few years, I was fortunate to exchange
summer at the IBA Business Meeting,           ideas with many of our state’s arts leaders
I sat at a table with many friends and        through fine arts leadership training and
discussed the IBA’s mission. As we            fine arts leadership summits facilitated
talked, a question was asked that is          by the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.
still rattling in my head: “What is the       Thanks to the work of many state and           band director in the Iowa City Community
relationship between the IBA and music        local arts leaders, including IBA Past         School District. In Iowa City, Jane directs
education?” Our “why,” and in turn,           Presidents Leon Kuehner and David Law,         the Northwest Junior High 7th Grade
our mission, should ultimately reflect        the IAAE has led the way in advocating         Concert Band, 8th Grade Symphonic
an answer to this question. Further, the      for a better, thriving arts environment        Band and their woodwind, high brass
answer must be in such clear, emphatic        in Iowa. The IBA, in concert with other        and percussion lessons, as well as a 5th
terms that if our organization were to        Iowa fine arts organizations, must remain      grade band.
cease to exist tomorrow, our mission          a clear and present ideological contributor
would still resonate fifty years from now.    to the Alliance.                               PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Many of us teach in districts where               We have a growing responsibility              Jane has taught a combination of 32
general music education stops after           to our schools and communities as
                                                                                             years in Iowa schools with 14 of those
elementary school and performance-            advocates for our programs. In 2009,
                                                                                             years at Ottumwa High School.
based classes take up the baton from          NWIBA candidate for IBA President-
middle school on. I believe that the job      Elect Curt Ohrlund from Le Mars
                                                                                             EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
of a band director is broader than lining     suggested in his Candidacy Statement
                                                                                                She was born and raised in Eldora,
up quarter note attacks and tweaking          that the IBA establish a standing
                                                                                             Iowa, and attended Iowa State University
balance, blend, and intonation. I believe     Advocacy Committee. I believe it is in
                                                                                             to receive her Bachelor of Music
that as the musical experts in our schools,   our best interest to renew this call. The
                                                                                             Education and the American Band College
we must continue to work toward creating      nature of the IBA’s leadership structure
                                                                                             at Southern Oregon University for her
musically appreciative and literate young     leaves little time for presidents to plan
                                                                                             Masters in Arts in Music Education.
people at every opportunity. The IBA can      and implement advocacy training and
play a vibrant role in providing tools to     activities. Our presidents have but a single
                                                                                             HONORS:
teachers to aid that process.                 year in office to balance executive duties
                                                                                                Bands under her direction have
    If I am granted the opportunity to        with planning a major state conference.
                                                                                             received top ratings at State Large Group
serve the IBA as its president, you can       An IBA Advocacy Committee will
                                                                                             Festival as well as first place at the Iowa
expect a conference designed with both        give advocacy initiatives continuity and
                                                                                             Jazz Championships in Class 1A in 1991.
the renewed mission of our organization       consistency.
                                                                                             She has had bands travel to perform in
and the diverse needs of our members              As IBA Conference Equipment
                                                                                             Chicago, St. Louis and New York City
in mind. In addition, you can expect a        Co-Chair, I have worked directly with the
                                                                                             as well as been an advisor on the Iowa
concerted effort to marshal the experience    past twelve IBA presidents to implement
                                                                                             Ambassadors of Music tour of Europe.
and wisdom of our organization to help        our annual conference, and am privileged
                                                                                             Jane has directed bands three times for
members in need.                              to be a person upon whom they have
                                                                                             IBA performances, most recently IBA
    Regardless of where we teach or the       relied to realize their vision. I believe
                                                                                             Conference 2016.
ages of our students, many of us face         this service to the IBA prepares me to be
the impacts of reduced funding, staffing,     an effective servant leader and voice for
                                                                                             PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
and student contact time. Rural Iowa is       the organization, and I look forward with
                                                                                             AND ORGANIZATIONS:
losing population while urban areas are       humility to the possible work ahead.
                                                                                                Jane has enjoyed being an adjudicator
growing, creating challenges for both                                                        for the Iowa High School Music
demographics. The shifting ground of             SEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
                                                                                             Association for 25 years and serving as
assessment is a concern for many, and                PRESIDENT-ELECT
                                                                                             an All-State judge and as guest conductor
technology’s influence in education is at                   Jane Triplett                    for several honor bands across the state
the same time both exciting and daunting.                                                    of Iowa. She has been a member of the
There are those among us who have             CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                   IMEA, where she served as convention
found effective tools to successfully           Jane Triplett is in her tenth year as a      registration chair, as well as a member of

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the IBA and SEIBA, where she has held         Association and I promise to continue our   • Consistently had students selected for
the offices of president, vice-president,     traditions and improve upon the services      the All-State Band and Orchestra.
commission committee chair, mentorship        provided for the membership and our
chair and is currently state chair of Major   students.                                   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Landers Scholarship.                                                                      AND ORGANIZATIONS:
                                                 SWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                     Memberships include: IBA, SWIBA
FAMILY:                                              PRESIDENT-ELECT                      (Past President, Public Relations, District
   In her spare time Jane enjoys teaching                                                 Honor Band chair, head director of the
private lessons, conducting the CAFÉ                     Jarrod O’Donnell                 Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band),
(Coralville Area Flute Ensemble), play-                                                   ISEA, International Trombone Association.
ing in the Iowa City Community Band
and local orchestra pits as well as                                                       FAMILY:
traveling with her family. Steve, her                                                         I am the oldest of three kids. Graduated
husband, is currently an adjunct professor                                                from Clinton High School in 1997,
at University of Iowa while their son,                                                    I pursued my dream of being a band
Kyle, is attending Iowa State University                                                  director at Buena Vista University that
for software engineering. They reside                                                     fall. In the summer of 2007 I married my
in North Liberty with their two golden                                                    wife Leah, who is currently the middle
retrievers, Mac and Molly.                                                                school band director at Atlantic. Together
                                                                                          we have a five-year-old son Colin, who
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:                                                                       enjoys preschool, and any toy he sees at
    It is a great honor to be nominated by                                                whatever store he is in.
my SEIBA colleagues for IBA President-
Elect. Throughout many years as an                                                        CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:
Iowa band director, it has become very                                                       I have attended the IBA conference
                                                                                          since I was a junior in college, and
obvious how valuable and amazing this
                                                                                          each year I am continually amazed how
organization is for its members. The
                                              CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                this organization promotes and advances
knowledge and guidance from colleagues
                                                Director of Bands at Atlantic High        instrumental music education in our state.
at conferences and throughout the year
                                              School                                      The clinics are always excellent, and I
has enabled thousands of Iowa band
                                                                                          always walk away from each conference
directors to touch the lives of many,
                                              PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                   with more ideas than I can keep track of.
many students. I am very proud to be a
                                              • 2001-2003: 9-12 Band Director                There are two priorities that I would
part of such an organization and take to
                                                South O’Brien Community Schools,          like to see IBA address in the next few
heart our statement “The World’s Finest
                                                Paullina Iowa                             years. The first priority is supporting,
Bandmasters.”
                                              • 2003-2009 5th Grade & 9-12 Band           and programming clinics for directors
    While attending the Midwest Clinics
                                                Director Nodaway Valley Community         in small schools. Sessions on effective
this past December, I visited with several
                                                Schools                                   organization, how to retain students, and
directors, clinicians and composers from
                                              • 2009-Present: 9-12 Band Director,         dealing with burn-out for these teachers, I
other states and am reminded how lucky
                                                Atlantic Community Schools.               feel, would be extremely beneficial. Most
we are to be teaching in Iowa (even with                                                  of our young teachers are stepping into
all the concerns with our statehouse).                                                    these situations and are not adequately
                                              EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
And that says something! Some states do                                                   prepared to deal with the stress that
                                              • Bachelor of Arts in Music Education –
not have state conferences, networking or                                                 comes with teaching in these situations
                                                Buena Vista University – 2001
mentorship systems in place to assist band                                                and I think the IBA could do a great job
                                              • Master of Music Education – Kent
directors. We have it all and continue to                                                 in preparing these teachers in dealing
                                                State University - 2012
improve and build every year.                                                             with these issues.
    With budget/staff cuts and political      HONORS AND AWARDS:                             The second priority is making our
change in the wind, we need to be strong      • Recipient of the SWIBA Young Band         conference more attractive to elementary
advocates for our music programs and,           Directors Award (2011)                    band directors. I feel the IBA Conference
above all, our music students. The voice      • Marching, jazz, and concert bands         does a great job in offering sessions for
of the Iowa Bandmasters Association             have received numerous Division I         middle and high school directors, but I
needs to stay strong and consistent, which      ratings at state festivals, and placed    always think that our elementary directors
I feel prepared to continue utilizing my        high at independent festivals.            are left wanting more each year. I would
years serving offices in SEIBA, IMEA          • Numerous students participating in        like to bring in educators that could do
and IBA as well as 33 years of teaching         Solo/Small Ensemble Festival, and         sessions in recruitment, retention, and
experience with 5-12 grade. Our course          receiving Division I ratings, and         proper set-ups on beginner instruments.
is already well-paved from the leadership       consistently have students selected as    I also think sessions on classroom
we have experienced. I would be honored         Best of Center for the day.               management and literature selection
if members would vote for me to be your       • Many students selected for independent    for elementary directors would be great
next president-elect of Iowa Bandmasters        and district honor bands.                 sessions to have at the conference.

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Thank you for taking the time to read      NCIBA middle school honor band               CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
all of these candidate forms, and would        coordinator, NCIBA middle school band           Steve is in his sixth year as an assistant
be truly honored if I received your vote.      chair, helping with selection night, honor   professor of music at Coe College (Cedar
                                               band auditions, and hosting the NCIBA        Rapids, IA), where he coordinates the
  NCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                      middle school jazz band clinic.              music education and jazz studies pro-
 KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                                                                 grams. He is also the music director and
  SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE                       PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS                    conductor of the Cedar Rapids Municipal
                                               AND ORGANIZATIONS:                           Band, a professional ensemble that per-
    Tammy Aberson-Hansen                          Tammy is an active member in the          forms 20 concerts each year.
   			                                         IBA and NCIBA district where she has
                                               held various positions over the years.       PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
                                                                                               He previously spent 11 years teaching
                                               FAMILY:                                      beginning, middle, and high school band
                                                  Tammy and her husband David have          in the Cedar Rapids Community School
                                               been married for five and a half years.      District.
                                               They have two children, Ethan who is
                                               an eighth grade tuba and bass player and     EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
                                               Madelyn who is a fifth grade clarinet           Steve holds degrees from the
                                               player in the GHV school system. The         University of Northern Iowa, University
                                               family lives on a farm near Klemme           of Minnesota, and University of Iowa.
                                               where in the summer months Tammy
                                               keeps busy in her flower gardens. She        HONORS:
                                               also enjoys playing flute in the Clear          While teaching in the Cedar Rapids
                                               Lake Municipal Band, teaching summer         Community School District, groups under
                                               band lessons, and assisting Mr. Borseth      Steve’s direction earned more than 40
                                               with band camp.                              Division I ratings at music festivals, and
                                                                                            over 75 of his students were selected for
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                   STATEMENT:                                   the Iowa All-State Band and Jazz Band.
    Tammy is in her 22nd year of teaching         I would like to thank the NCIBA           He has directed six ensembles in featured
in Iowa schools. She is currently the fifth,   members who have nominated me for            performances at the Iowa Bandmasters
seventh, eighth grade band director in the     this award. It is truly a blessing to work   Association (IBA) conference (jazz band
Clear Lake school system where she has         with you and your students. I have really    in 2006 and 2009, and concert band in
been teaching music for the last 18 years.     enjoyed the many conversations we have       2003, 2007, 2010 and 2012), directed
Her duties include Concert Band, Jazz          shared together about work and family.       the Iowa All-State Jazz Band (2016),
Band and Marching Band.                        I hope to continue to get to know many       conducted a performance at the American
                                               of the new directors in our district and     School Band Directors Association
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                      encourage them to get involved. It can       convention (2014), and conducted at
   Prior to her position in Clear Lake she     be lots of fun.                              the prestigious Music For All National
taught 5th-12th grade band in Sac City.                                                     Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis,
                                                 NEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                    IN (2008). His jazz bands qualified for
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:                         KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                  the Iowa Jazz Championships every year,
   Tammy was a high school student               SERVICE AWARD - ACTIVE                     placing in the top six each of his last nine
at MOC-FV in Orange City. She later                                                         years, and his marching bands regularly
                                                            Steve Shanley
attended Northwestern College in Orange                                                     placed first in competitions. Steve is
City for a year then transferred to Luther                                                  especially grateful for his collaboration
College in Decorah where she received                                                       with Jim Miller during the ten years they
her BA in Music Education. She has since                                                    taught together in the Washington High
taken various classes and workshops                                                         School band program.
at UNI, ISU, University of Minnesota,                                                          In addition to teaching, Steve has an
University of Northern Texas, and USD                                                       active schedule as a guest conductor,
over the years.                                                                             clinician, and adjudicator. He has given
                                                                                            multiple presentations at the IBA and
HONORS:                                                                                     Iowa Music Educators Association
    Tammy has worked on the Middle                                                          (IMEA) conferences, directed dozens of
School / Junior High Affairs Committee,                                                     honor bands, judged over 100 music
was an NCIBA President, and is currently                                                    festivals, and given clinics to well over
the NCIBA secretary/treasurer. She has                                                      200 beginning, middle, and high school
enjoyed helping and working with her                                                        bands in Iowa. As an author, Steve con-
fellow band directors and students over                                                     tributes to GIA’s Teaching Music
the years through volunteering as the                                                       Through Performance, was rhythm

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section editor for Hal Leonard’s The           founded the Cedar Rapids Metro Youth          year as LeMars Community Schools High
Latin Jazz Guidebook, reviews books for        Wind Ensemble. He is a member of IBA,         School band director. His responsibilities
various scholarly journals, and regularly      NEIBA, JEI, IMEA, National Association        include directing the Big Red Marching
writes columns for the Jazz Educators          for Music Education, National Band            Band, jazz band, concert band, pep band,
of Iowa (JEI) and IBA publications.            Association, Jazz Education Network,          small ensembles and lessons. He also
He continues to work professionally as         Pi Kappa Lambda, American String              serves as adjunct professor of low brass
a pianist and is also in demand as a           Teachers Association, American Choral         at Buena Vista University.
composer and arranger. Over 1,000 of his       Directors Association, and Iowa Choral
works have been performed by ensembles         Directors Association.                        PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
throughout the United States, Asia, South                                                       He taught in Jefferson, South Dakota,
America, and Europe, including hundreds        FAMILY:                                       and West Lyon Community Schools at
of arrangements for Iowa marching,                Steve resides in Cedar Rapids with         Inwood, Iowa before moving to LeMars.
concert, and jazz bands. In addition, he       his wife, Valerie, a middle school band
frequently provides guidance to educators      director and professional hornist, and his    EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
on music copyright issues.                     children, Vivian and Evan.                       Ohrlund, a graduate of Storm Lake
   During his time in the public schools                                                     High School, holds Bachelor of Fine Arts
and at Coe College, Steve has worked           STATEMENT                                     and Master of Music Education degrees
with more than 60 music student teachers          I am honored to serve as NEIBA             from the University of South Dakota in
and countless field experience students.       candidate for the Karl King Active service    Vermillion.
Under his guidance, the Coe College            award. IBA is a special organization,
Jazz Summit has become one of the              one that provides its members with            HONORS:
nation’s largest educational jazz festivals,   encouragement, support, and valuable             Under Curt’s direction the Le Mars
involving over 2,000 middle and high           opportunities for professional growth.        band program has enjoyed success at
school students each year. Steve is a          I am indebted to countless members of         many levels. The concert band has
member of the JEI Hall of Fame and the         IBA; my teachers, mentors, colleagues,        received 26 consecutive division I ratings,
Washington High School Performing Arts         and friends continue to play crucial roles    and has appeared as a guest honor band at
Hall of Fame.                                  in helping me develop as an educator.         the Iowa Bandmasters Conference, Iowa
                                               We face some significant challenges in        State University, Northwestern College,
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS                      our endeavor to share music with Iowa’s       and the University of Northern Iowa.
AND ORGANIZATIONS:                             students. However, I am optimistic about      Ohrlund has directed bands that have
    Steve is currently co-chair of the Iowa    the future, due in large part to IBA’s vast   competed in Winnipeg, Canada; Orlando,
Jazz Championships, vice president of          network of individuals who inspire and        Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and
JEI, director of the North Corridor All-       help one another: “The world’s finest         Anaheim, California, where the bands
Star Jazz Band, conductor of the Coe           bandmasters.”                                 won numerous awards in marching,
College Junior Honor Band, item writer                                                       concert, and jazz categories.
for the ETS Praxis music examinations,           NWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
and a committee chair for the Corridor          KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Jazz Project, which annually pairs                SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE                     AND ORGANIZATIONS:
professional jazz musicians with Eastern                                                        Ohrlund’s professional affiliations
Iowa high sch ool jazz bands for a CD           Curt Ohrlund                                 include: Iowa State Education Association,
recording and concert.                         			                                           member and past president of LeMars
    He is a former president of the                                                          Community Education Association,
Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association,                                                      Iowa Bandmasters Association, member
former secretary for the Iowa Unit of                                                        and past president of Northwest Iowa
the International Association for Jazz                                                       Bandmasters Association.
Education (IAJE), and a founding director                                                        He served as treasurer of the Northwest
for the Corridor Jazz Project. When IAJE                                                     Iowa Bandmasters Association for ten
filed for bankruptcy in 2008, Steve led the                                                  years and currently hosts the Northwest
efforts to reform Iowa’s IAJE unit into                                                      Iowa Jazz Festival. He also served two
what is now the Jazz Educators of Iowa.                                                      terms on the District Advisory Group for
During his two years as the founding                                                         the Iowa High School Music Association,
president of JEI, the organization made                                                      two terms on the Concert Band Affairs
substantial improvements to the All-State                                                    Committee, and is currently in his second
Jazz Bands, including the addition of                                                        term on the Research and Development
the 3A ensemble, streamlined audition                                                        Committee for the Iowa Bandmasters
requirements, and implementation of                                                          Association. He is a certified adjudicator
reference and play-a-long recordings.                                                        for the IHSMA and has served as mentor
    Steve has served as a reader for the                                                     teacher to 25 student teachers.
College Board Advanced Placement               CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                     Ohrlund was the recipient of the
Music Theory examination, and he                 Curt Ohrlund is completing his 27th         Northwest Iowa Bandmasters Association

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Distinguished Service Award in 1998,        PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                    Symphonic Band have won Best in
2009, 2012 and 2017 and was awarded         • Fall 1996 – Spring 1998: Band Director     Class awards and runner-up honors at
the Crystal Bell Teacher of the Year          for nine Catholic middle schools under     numerous Adventureland Festival of
Award for Le Mars Community Schools           the auspices of Wahlert High School        Bands. The SEP Wind Ensemble was
in 2011.                                      in Dubuque, Iowa                           selected as the 4A high school honor
                                            • Fall 1998 – Spring 1999: Director of       band for the 2008 and 2013 Iowa
FAMILY:                                       Bands, Ogden High School in Ogden,         Bandmasters State Conferences, and has
    Curt and his wife Erin are the proud      Iowa.                                      performed as a clinic/rehearsal ensemble
parents of Katy, who works at the Iowa      • Fall 1999 – present: Director of Bands,    at the conference with featured clinicians,
State Medical Examiners office; Kjersten,     Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant     David Holsinger (2009), Scott Lubaroff
a vocal music instructor in Rapid City,       Hill, Iowa. Duties include conducting      (2012), and Joseph Hermann (2016).
SD; Kevin, an engineer in the United          the wind ensemble, symphonic band,         The SEP Wind Ensemble was invited
States Army; Kristopher, a former tubist      pep band, show choir band and co-          to be one of three featured ensembles to
in the United States Marine Corps Pacific     directing the Marching Rams. She is        perform at the Western Illinois University
Fleet Band and currently a music major        active as a Model Teacher and works        Showcase of Bands in February 2016 and
at the University of South Dakota; and        with various committees. Additional        received the honor of working closely
Kimberly, an English language teacher         professional activities include solo       with Dr. Richard Floyd.
in South Korea.They are blessed with          and ensemble festival adjudication,            During her tenure at SEP, the Wind
five grandchildren: Conor, Nathan and         guest conducting and private clarinet      Ensemble received Division I ratings
Owen Rathke; Finn Abney; and Allison          instructor.                                at IHSMA State Large Group Festival.
Ohrlund.                                                                                 The Marching Rams have consistently
                                            EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:                      received Division I ratings at State
STATEMENT:                                      Jacquelyn graduated from Boone High      Marching Contest and have received first
   I would like to thank the directors of   School in Boone, Iowa in 1990 where she      place honors at the Urbandale Marching
the Northwest district for nominating me    was a student of David Richardson. She       Contest and Valleyfest.
for the Karl King Distinguished Service     earned her Bachelor of Music Education
Award. It has truly been an honor and       degree from Iowa State University in         PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
a privilege to serve the members of the     1995. Jacquelyn has completed graduate       AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Iowa Bandmasters Association and I am       courses in Music Education at the               Jacquelyn is a member of the South
very honored to accept this nomination.     University of Iowa, University of            Central Iowa Bandmasters Association,
The friendships and camaraderie             Northern Iowa, Drake University, Iowa        Iowa Bandmasters Association, Iowa
developed through IBA are among the         State University and Bethel College in       Music Educators Association, Music
most rewarding aspects of my career.        Indiana. She has attended conducting         Educators National Conference and the
                                            symposiums at the University of North        Iowa Association of Arts Alliance.
  SCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                   Texas, Central Missouri University and
                                                                                         FAMILY
 KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                 Drake University where she participated
                                                                                            Jacquelyn’s husband Robert of 18
  SERVICE AWARD - ACTIVE                    as both an observer and conductor. She
                                                                                         years is the Director of Bands at Drake
                                            is a frequent attendee of the Conn Selmer
                                                                                         University. Their daughter Katy is a
          Jacquelyn Meunier                 Institute.
                                                                                         sophomore in high school. She continues
                                                                                         to refine her skills in horn and piano
                                            HONORS
                                                                                         performance.
                                               Jacquelyn is a past-president of
                                            the South Central Iowa Bandmasters           STATEMENT:
                                            Association and has served as SCIBA’s           I would like to thank the members
                                            district chair of the Major Landers          of the South Central Iowa Bandmasters
                                            Scholarship, and the High School Honor       Association for nominating me for the
                                            Band Committees. She served as president     prestigious Karl King Distinguished
                                            of the Iowa Bandmasters Association in       Service – Active award. I am humbled
                                            2014-2015. Currently she is serving as       by this tremendous honor and by the
                                            one of the festival coordinators of the      support of my colleagues. I am thankful
                                            SCIBA Concert Band Festival.                 for the opportunities I have had to serve
                                               Jacquelyn has served as a guest           during my career thus far. Serving as
                                            conductor for numerous honor bands           president of both IBA and SCIBA was a
                                            throughout Iowa as well as Kansas. She       rewarding and unforgettable experience.
                                            also serves as a guest clinician. In 2006,   I have learned and gained so much that
                                            she served as an advisor for the Iowa        has helped me become a better teacher,
                                            Ambassadors of Music Europe Tour.            mother, wife, mentor and friend. My
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:                   Since 1998, ensembles under Jacquelyn’s   appreciation for these organizations is
  Director of Bands - Southeast Polk        direction, including Ogden High School       endless. Going forward, I will continue to
High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.         band, SEP Wind Ensemble and SEP              serve with passion and pay it all forward.

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SEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                   STATEMENT:                                    Central High School in Council Bluffs,
 KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                    I was privileged to grow up with a         and a 1984 graduate of Morningside
  SERVICE AWARD - ACTIVE                    father who was also a band director.          College in Sioux City.
                                            His name was Donald Jackson, who
      Jennie Jackson McKenna                is a member of the IBA Hall of Fame.          HONORS:
                                            He was my mentor as an Iowa band                  The Treynor music department
                                            director and my teacher at Augustana          stresses a balanced program in the areas
                                            College, as well as a great dad! My sister,   of marching, jazz, concert, and solo
                                            Amy Jackson is a band director in the         and ensemble performances in order
                                            Bettendorf (Iowa) School District. She        for all of its students to participate in
                                            continues to be a mentor to me, as are        the many facets of instrumental music.
                                            many present and past band directors of       The Treynor marching, jazz and concert
                                            the Iowa Bandmasters Association. I have      bands have received consistent Division
                                            been very blessed to work with many           I ratings since 1990 at Iowa High School
                                            fantastic members of this organization        Music Association festivals. The Cardinal
                                            IBA in many capacities. I am honored          Marching Band was named top overall
                                            to be nominated for the I.B.A. Karl King      band in all classes at the 1997, 2007, and
                                            Active Award.                                 2016 Loess Hills Fieldfest in Glenwood.
                                                                                          Treynor jazz bands have competed in
                                              SWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA                     the Iowa Jazz Championships for 25
                                             KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED                   consecutive years, with first place finishes
                                              SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE                      in 1994 (Class A), 1996 (Class 1A) and
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
                                                                                          2000 (Class A), and 2010 (Class 1A).
   7th grade bands/7th and 8th lessons       Jeff Schoening
at North Scott Junior High School in                                                          Schoening served as a drum line
                                            			                                           instructor for the Southwest Iowa Honor
Eldridge
                                                                                          Marching Band, a 200-member group
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                                                                 auditioned and selected every two years
   I taught nine years at Erie, Illinois                                                  to perform at major bowl parades for
School District, teaching High School                                                     25 years. He has also made two trips to
Choir, general music and 5-8 Bands. I                                                     Europe as the southwest district advisor
am in my 28th year with the North Scott                                                   for Iowa’s Ambassadors of Music. He
School District, teaching 7th grade bands                                                 is an active clinician, judge and private
and 7th and 8th grade band lessons                                                        instructor in the southwest Iowa area
                                                                                          and performs regularly as a drummer
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:                                                                   with the Prairie Cats, an original swing
  Bachelor of Music Education from                                                        band based out of Omaha, Nebraska.
Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.                                                    In 2008, he was selected as one of two
                                                                                          recipients of the first annual Charles E.
HONORS:                                                                                   Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award, given
   I have directed Honor Bands at                                                         to emphasize the role of teachers in rural
Simpson College, Des Moines area,                                                         communities.
Davenport public and parochial schools,     CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
and Grandview College. I actively              Jeff Schoening is currently in his 29th    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
perform with the Classique Quintette        year as the 5-12 band director at Treynor     AND ORGANIZATIONS:
(woodwind quintet), Impulse Brass (brass    Community Schools in Treynor, Iowa.              Schoening has been active in the IBA
quintet), and have a private French horn                                                  on both district and statewide levels. He is
                                            The program currently has over 200
studio.                                                                                   a past president of SWIBA, and served on
                                            students participating in the instrumental
                                            music program.                                the IBA Mentorship Committee for three
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS                                                                 years. He has also served as a negotiation
AND ORGANIZATIONS:                                                                        team member for the Treynor Education
                                            PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
   Iowa Bandmasters Association, South-                                                   Association for the past 27 years.
                                               Before coming to Treynor, Jeff taught
east Iowa Bandmasters Association
                                            for four years in Ponca, Nebraska. He
(junior high large group chairperson),
                                            also served as an adjunct faculty member      FAMILY:
Iowa Education Association, North Scott
                                            for four years at Morningside, teaching          Jeff and his wife, Patty, have two sons.
Education Association.
                                            percussion pedagogy and private per-          Keith is currently a teaching assistant
                                            cussion lessons.                              in the master’s degree program at the
FAMILY
   Mike, my husband of 36 years, and I                                                    University of Nebraska at Omaha, and
have two adult daughters, Abbey and         EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:                       Alec serves our nation as a sailor in the
Melissa.                                      Schoening is a 1980 graduate of Lewis       United States Navy.

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