Xi (Illinois) member Roosevelt Griffin was recently awarded the John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award. Mu (Ohio) member Nancy Ditmer has been called into service at Ashland University to help out a director serving a medical deployment with the Ohio National Guard. Rho (Alabama) Chapter President Dr. Rusty Courson was given the honor
A great musical tribute to Rho (Alabama) member James E. Champion, retired band director from Florence City Schools! Alpha (Texas) member Jeff Whitaker is celebrating new uniforms for the Permian band that combine tradition and new technology. Kappa Theta (Minnesota) member Leon Sieve has the Rosemount Band back with a successful competition season. Delta (Mississippi)
Congratulations to Iota Lambda on their first meeting and second induction for charter members on December 11, 2020. The virtual meeting was attended by the Iota Lambda Board of Directors and many members of the Phi Beta Mu International Board of Directors, with Julia Reynolds issuing the oath to new members. President of Iota Lambda,
President Keith Bearden and event board member Keith Rudolph installed KZ on Saturday, February 4, 2017 during the Arizona Music Educators Association conference in Mesa, Arizona. Twenty-five members were pinned and presented membership certificates. The tireless efforts of Mr. Raymond Laffin, past president of (Gamma-Indiana, now residing in Arizona) alongside brother Rudolph made this dream
We have a new chapter in Brazil, Beta Zeta! Nine charter members and one honorary member were inducted on February 26, 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil. [standing, L to R] Paulo Roberto Charao; Washington De Oliveira Souza; Marcelo Bonvenuto; Everson Silva, President; [seated] Andre de Oliveira, Beta Zeta President and honorary member of Alpha; International
