Singing Hoosiers Distinguished and Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Awards
Celebrate our outstanding Singing Hoosier Alumni
The Indiana University Singing Hoosiers has presented awards annually since 1980. These amazing Singing Hoosiers alumni have distinguished themselves in their chosen field or accomplishment through professional achievement and service to the university.
Each year, in conjunction with the spring concert in Bloomington, we host the Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet. This is our opportunity to honor recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Award. These amazing Singing Hoosiers alumni have distinguished themselves in their chosen field and/or for their efforts in supporting and giving back to the Singing Hoosiers and the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council. We look forward to awarding this year’s recipients.
Join us in recognizing alumni who have impacted their field and on the Singing Hoosiers by submitting nominations for two awards.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award honors Singing Hoosiers Alumni who have distinguished themselves in any field or public service and who have shown ongoing support for the Singing Hoosiers and the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.
Eligibility
- Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.
Criteria
- Any nominees who have distinguished themselves in any field or public service.
- Any nominees who have shown ongoing support for the Singing Hoosiers or the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.
Selection Committee
- The president of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council shall appoint the chair of this committee to serve from anniversary reunion to anniversary reunion (five years). The committee chair shall appoint members that have representations from a broad spectrum of alumni. Ex-officio members of this committee shall include the current and former Directors of the Singing Hoosiers.
- The chair shall be a non-voting member of the committee who may vote only in the event of a tie.
- The president of the SHAC, the current director of the Singing Hoosiers, and the current IU Alumni Association liaison shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Former directors may be invited to serve as ex-officio.
- Any member of the committee who is also a nominee for the award shall forfeit the committee position.
- The standing committee, appointed at the first annual meeting, on March 15, 1980, shall serve as the initial selection committee. Thereafter, a committee shall be appointed as stated in Article IV, Section A.
Presentation
- The award shall be presented at the annual meeting of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council and shall consist of a plaque. The recipient’s name shall also be inscribed on a permanent plaque in the school.
- More than one award may be presented if it is deemed appropriate by the selection committee to do so.
- If no qualified nominee exists in a given year, no award shall be given.
Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award honors Singing Hoosiers Alumni who have distinguished themselves in any field or public service and who have shown ongoing support for the Singing Hoosiers and the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.
Eligibility
- Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
- Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.
Criteria
- Candidate(s) must be under the age of 35.
- Candidate(s) must have achieved significant recognition or accomplishment through professional achievement, community service, or university service.
- Recipient(s) will accept the award in person at the Singing Hoosiers Annual Recognition Alumni Awards Banquet when possible.
Past recipients
- 1980: George F. Krueger; Robert E. Stoll
- 1981: Donald Thiele
- 1982: Roger A. Fortna
- 1983: Robert W. Demaree, Jr.
- 1984: Jerauld J. Reinhart
- 1985: Walter H. Lamble
- 1986: Earl G. Rivers, Jr.
- 1987: Richard L. Jeager, Robert E. Williams
- 1988: Jane (Janie) M. Fricke; Stephanie L. Reider Rivers-Rawlings
- 1989: John B. Egan
- 1990: Bruce A. Hubbard; Elizabeth C. Krueger; Christel J. Stoll
- 1991: Robert W. Grimes; Nancy Barnet White; Allen R. White
- 1992: David N. Davenport
- 1993: Albert (Al) S. Cobine; Michael L. Schwartzkopf
- 1994: Deanna Allen Demes; George A. Hill, III; Amy Edgeworth Hill
- 1995: Cynthia M. Gleich; Kenneth E. Greenhouse; John D. Stevenson
- 1996: Linda M. (Gwen) Arment; Alan R. Billingsley; Kent A. Newbury
- 1997: J. Kevin Butler; W. Dick Luchtman; Mark F. Wheeler
- 1998: Nancy A. Goebel; Scott W. Reeve; Martha Orr Swisher
- 1999: Charles E. Duke; Brian D. Farrell; Constance V. Martin
- 2000: Sarah Evans Barker; Nancy S. Bond; Everett S. Bradley; David E. Eisler; Joseph (Joey) K. Singer
- 2001: Janey Clewer Gaitson; Charles H. Greenwood
- 2002: Thomas R. Ensor; Sara E. Reid; Nathan E. Thomas
- 2003: David E. Huggins; Kathy Hyde Parker
- 2004: Rebekah Kramer Demaree; Robert Demaree; Barry Phillips
- 2005: Joseph M. Berman; Jean Maiyo Fortna; Charles Grizzle; Janice Hofer-Redick; Frederick C. Mann, III; Tracy Markin Thomas
- 2006: Paula Legget Chase; Karl J. Eigsti; Dennis M. James; Elise Suppan Overcash
- 2007: Pamela Hamill; Katherine “Kit” Field Kruger; Daniel Narducci; Kathy Thiel Rice; Ali S.H. Tuet
- 2008: David Holcenberg; Rick McCown; Douglas Webster; Lisa Williamson
- 2009: Catherine Dupuis; Lawrence D. Eckerling; Carl Lee Johnson; Dana W. Taylor
- 2010: Samuel Bortka; David Deeg; Thor Steingraber; Barbara Stock
- 2011: Mark Janas; Julia Spangler; Alan Steinberger; Straight No Chaser (Walter Chase, BME’00; Jerome Collins, BA’99; Patrick Hachey, BME’96; MM’98; Mike Itkoff, BA’99; Charlie Mechling, BA’99; Steve Morgan, BS’99, MBA’10; Dan Ponce, BS’99; David Roberts, BA’00; Randy Stine, BA’02)
- 2012: Susan Sandberg; Nadine Weissmann
- 2013: Kirsten Agresta Copely; Chris Ludwa; Beth White
- 2014: Alice Curry; Lee Parker; Myrna Reynolds
- 2015: Robert Clark; Ray Fellman; Judith (Hansen) Schwab
- 2016: Gregg Arst; Michael Heitzman; Don Muston; Ilene Reid
- 2017: Jen Goins; Lawrence W. Hill; Deb (Goodrich) Mayes; Alan and Linda (Willits) Sandlin
- 2018: Deborah Jenkins Dalfonso; Charles Prestinari; Shannon (O’Connor) Starks
- 2019: Michael and Marcia Conway; Cullen McCarty
- 2020: No awards presented
- 2021: Janie Gordon; Bob Cutter; Krista Hansen
- 2022: Lionel Smith; Cliff Payne
- 2023: Morgan Fagioli; Richard and Heidi Biever
- 2024: Pam Burks; David Craig Starkey; Gwen Whitten Upchurch
- 2025: Warren Brodine; Keith Cooper; Stephen Sample
- 2009: Nicole Parker
- 2010: Elizabeth Stanley
- 2011: C. Scott Addison
- 2012: Melissa Korzec Dickson
- 2013: Krislyn Rojas
- 2015: R. Ryan Endris
- 2016: Daniel Bernbach
- 2019: Nicholas Bragin
- 2022: Adam Schiff
- 2023: Alex Berko
- 2025: Ahona Mazumder
- 1957: Patricia L. Williams
- 1996: Robert (Bob) Eakle; Lois Pardue
- 1997: Jodi Hollowitz
- 2000: Frank Jones
- 2001: Erich Kunzel
- 2004: Jerry Hoover
- 2005: Jack D. Burks
- 2007: Marilyn R. Schwartzkopf
- 2008: Curt Simic
- 2014: Jennifer Gentry
Questions?
If you have questions about the Distinguished Alumni or Outstanding Young Singing Hoosier Awards, Andrew Wolverton, President at anwolver@gmail.com.