HOF Nomination Instructions

Instructions

The Board of Directors of the Missouri Bandmasters Association (MBA) administers the MBA Hall of Fame Award. The immediate Past-President serves as committee chair.

Please submit electronically using the nomination form and email for letters of endorsement. Questions can be directed to Brad hudson, MBA Past-President: bhudson@kirksville.k12.mo.us

Criteria for the MBA Hall of Fame Award

  1. Any individual who has made a lasting or enduring impact on the stature and/or condition of instrumental music education (through the band medium) in the state of Missouri is eligible for consideration. This person may be: a. Alive or deceased b. Active or retired from service in the state of Missouri; residency at the time of selection is not a prerequisite.
  2. The candidate must have demonstrated, over an extended period of time, the ability to positively impact the personal and musical development of Missouri’s youth through the medium of wind band music.
  3. The candidate must demonstrate a continued commitment to their own professional and musical growth through active membership in professional organizations such as MBA, MMEA, MENC, NBA, etc.

Procedure for Nominations for the MBA Hall of Fame Award

  1. The nomination form and at least three (3) letters of endorsement shall be forwarded to the MBA Past-President by March 1 of the year of the induction.a. The person nominating the candidate must provide a brief statement supporting their nomination; however, they may not be one of the three endorsers.
  2. The person initiating the nomination should prepare and submit the required information
    a. Use the Google Form link on MBA website to submit basic biographical information requested on the nomination form.
    b. The letters of recommendation may be uploaded onto the form or emailed to the MBA Past-President.
  3. The MBA Board of Directors will review all nomination forms and letters of endorsement. Incomplete submissions will be considered void.
  4. The MBA Board of Directors, upon review of all nominations, will select the Hall of Fame Inductee by vote.
  5. Applications for nominees not selected will be kept on file for a period of five years.
  6. A letter of receipt will be sent to the nominator along with a time line for possible notification of selection.

MBA Hall of Fame Induction

  1. The induction ceremony takes place at the end of close of the business meeting during the annual summer convention of the Missouri Bandmasters Association.
  2. The recipient, or a designated representative, will receive a personalized plaque and have his/her name inscribed on a permanent traveling plaque bearing the names of all past MBA Hall of Fame recipients.
  3. The induction ceremony normally concludes with a banquet honoring all past Hall of Fame recipients, as well as MBA past-presidents.
  4. A record of the past recipients of the MBA Hall of Fame Award will also be printed in the summer convention program, the Missouri All-State Band concert program and posted on the MBA website.

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 1

Brad Hudson
Past President, MBA
bhudson@kirksville.k12.mo.us