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The 音乐系, in collaboration with the College of Arts & 字母,选择 one alumnus every spring to be awarded the Alumnus of the Year Award. 获奖者是 selected based on their significant music career achievements with recognition or 在州、地区和/或国家层面的影响，包括一个累积的机构 指对音乐领域有重要意义的工作和各种奖项、荣誉或区别. We are proud of these and all our alumni!
射击士官长. 塞缪尔·巴洛
Trombonist Master Gunnery Sergeant 塞缪尔·巴洛 of Jackson, Tenn.加入了“总统的” Own” United States Marine Band in June 2004. He was named principal trombone in 2013 and assistant section leader in 2017.
射击士官长. Barlow began his musical training at age 12. 毕业后 1995年，他从杰克逊的北侧高中毕业，进入奥斯汀皮伊州立大学 在田纳西州的克拉克斯维尔., where in 2000 he earned a bachelor’s degree in music education. 2003年，他在辛辛那提大学获得音乐表演硕士学位 俄亥俄州大学音乐学院. His trombone instructors included Susan K. 史密斯从 奥斯汀皮伊州立大学和辛辛那提交响乐团首席长号克里斯蒂安·加尼琴科. 之前 to joining “The President’s Own,” he performed with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra in Ohio.
射击士官长. Barlow performs with the Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, in the Washington, D.C., area, and across the country during the 乐队的年度巡回演唱会. In 2010 he was featured as a tour soloist on Stephen Bulla’s 在2014年的巡演中，他演出了Arthur Pryor的《365bet平台》 波尔卡.
Dr. 安德里亚·E. 棕色（的）
Dr. 安德里亚·E. 棕色（的） was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University 2018年马里兰州州长. In this position she conducts the University of Maryland Wind 作为运动乐队的总监，她领导着“Mighty”乐队 Sound of Maryland” and all aspects of the athletic band program. 布朗以前是 a member of the conducting faculty at the University of Michigan where she served 作为乐队的副总监. In this position, she was the conductor of the Campus Bands and director of the Campus Band Chamber Ensembles, associate director 密歇根游行和运动乐队的队长，男子篮球乐队的主管， 他是交响乐团和音乐会乐队的客座指挥，教授指挥，并且是 工程学院多学科设计项目团队的教师赞助者 researching conducting pedagogy technology. Previously 棕色（的） was the director of orchestra and assistant director of bands at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta where she also led research in conducting pedagogy technology and was a member of 牛津项目的教员. She is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator 在美国、欧洲和亚洲.
布朗在北卡罗来纳大学格林斯博罗分校完成了器乐指挥硕士学位，当时她是一名 student of John Locke and Kevin Geraldi. While at UNCG, she was named Outstanding 曾担任UNCG管乐团的助教，客座指挥和首席圆号 烟花! 终点线! CDs released on the Equilibrium label. 布朗也 在流行的GIA出版物系列中出版了几本排练指南，“教学 乐队演奏中的音乐”，并在芝加哥中西部诊所进行了演讲， 夏季音乐研讨会，雅马哈Bläserklasse在施利茨，德国，国际 在斯洛文尼亚卢布尔雅那举行的计算机音乐会议，国际大学音乐协会 Conference in Sydney, Australia, and multiple times at the College Band Directors National Association National Conference.
作为音乐界包容和公平问题的支持者，布朗经常在社交媒体上露面 这些话题的客座演讲者. She currently serves on the CBDNA Gender and Ethnic 作为最近成立的国际鼓团的一员 妇女行动委员会. 棕色（的） is also the founder of “Women Rising to the Podium” - an online group of 2300 members supporting and celebrating women band directors. 她还是Sigma Alpha Iota女性音乐兄弟会毕业生的主席 进行授权.
布朗目前担任幻影团和亚特兰大精神的黄铜顾问 鼓号军团. She has been on the brass and conducting instructional staff of the DCI World Champion Phantom Regiment since 2004. 其他游行组织 with which she has instructed are the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band, Carolina Crown, Kennesaw Mountain高中(GA)， Father Ryan高中(TN)和McGavock 高中(TN).
作为一名表演者，布朗是AA铜管五重奏乐队的成员，该乐队赢得了国际铜管五重奏奖 Brass Quintet Competition hosted by Fred Mills at the University of Georgia. 她主演的 波士顿铜管全明星大乐队，北卡罗来纳交响乐团， Winston-Salem Symphony, and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. 布朗研究过 brass performance and pedagogy with Abigail Pack, Jack Masarie, Freddy Martin, J.D. Shaw, Dottie Bennett, Randy Kohlenberg, Richard Steffen, and Ed Bach.
她来自田纳西州的米兰，毕业于奥斯汀皮伊州立大学 where she was named "Outstanding Student in Music.布朗获得了音乐硕士学位 小号演奏学位和音乐教育硕士学位 instrumental conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 之前 她在佐治亚理工学院的职位，布朗是奥斯汀的乐队助理总监 并在密尔沃基、威斯康辛州和达拉斯的公立学校任教， 德州. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and CBDNA. 她被授予 是Sigma Alpha Iota的荣誉玫瑰勋章，也是Kappa的荣誉会员 Kappa Psi和Tau Beta Sigma.
辛迪·弗里曼，B.S.'73, M.M.'96
辛迪·弗里曼1969年毕业于365bet平台的克拉克斯维尔高中. 1973年，她在奥斯汀皮伊州立大学获得理学学士学位 in Music 教育 majoring in Piano, where she studied under Dr. 帕特里夏·格雷. She attended piano seminars at 乔治 Peabody College in Nashville featuring such artists as Charles Rosen, Leon Fleisher, Jorge Bolet, and Rudolph Serkin. 她做了 graduate work at The Ohio State University in piano pedagogy studying under Dr. 乔治 哈达德. Freeman earned her Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting in 1996 from 奥斯汀佩伊州立大学, studying extensively under her mentor, Dr. 乔治Mabry.
弗里曼在迪克森县高中担任了45年的合唱活动总监， 教六个合唱组织-混合合唱团，女子合唱团，音乐会合唱团，室内乐 Singers, Barbershop and Beautyshop, as well as Theory and Harmony, Music 历史, 钢琴与普通音乐班. She was a member of the American Choral Directors Association, 全国音乐教育家协会，田纳西州音乐教育家协会， 田纳西州中部声乐协会，全国教育协会，以及 田纳西州教育协会.
在她的指导下. Cindy Freeman, the Dickson County High School Concert Choir 在地区、州、国家和国际上都获得了优异的成绩 自1975年以来的节日. In February of 2014, the Dickson County High School Concert Choir was selected to perform at Carnegie Hall. 除了他们自己的项目， 他们还与州立大学一起演出了拉尔夫·沃恩·威廉的《365bet平台》 of New York at Fredonia, under the direction of Dr. 杰拉尔德·格雷，她的前任 他是博士的前学生. 还有乔治·马布里.
这个组织的许多校友继续在诸如 奥斯汀佩伊州立大学; the Eastman School of Music – Rochester, New York; Nortwestern University – Illinois; Florida State University; Oberlin College Conservatory – Ohio; Curtis Institute of Music - Philadelphia, PA; the Westminster Choir College - Princeton, NJ; and many of our fine regional area universities. 迪克森县高中 Choral Department has had alumni to study in Italy, France, and England. 许多前 合唱团成员在美国和世界各地的独奏会和歌剧中演出 欧洲. Many alumni have become successful teachers of all different levels of Music 教育. Regardless of what future endeavors DCHS alumni have chosen to pursue, they all seem to graduate from the DCHS Choral Department with a sincere love for 唱着美妙的合唱音乐.
乔·贾尔斯，B.S.'61, M.M.'72
Mr. 贾尔斯是全国最有影响力的人物之一，在全国享有盛誉
艺术教育领袖. His impressive resume details the depth of his experience
as an award-winning teacher and choral director from the early days of his career
他被任命为田纳西州首任艺术教育主任
当州第一个课程框架和每个艺术学科的指导方针
是在他的指导下制作的吗. As a result of his success in this position, he
被选为南区艺术督导会长及会长
of the National Council of State Supervisors of Music, Washington, DC, a singular
成就.
其中一位先生. Giles’ premiere 成就s has been the creation of the 田纳西艺术学院这是一项暑期住宿员工发展计划，为合唱和音乐教师提供服务 器乐，音乐理论，戏剧和创意戏剧，视觉艺术， as well as school administrators and supervisors. Professional arts associations consider 该学院将成为全国首屈一指的教师专业发展计划 艺术的.
Mr. 贾尔斯曾在重要的州和民族音乐组织中担任领导职务 并曾担任众多艺术协会的顾问、主持人和演讲嘉宾， 在他的档案中有记载. His list of honors and awards are admirable. 除了 就他的成就而言，他以慷慨、善良、远见、友谊、 智力，创造力，记住每个人名字的能力，道德思维和 a desire to look forward, not backward.