Lifetime Achievement Award
(Dave Goedecke Award)
1992 Rowland Nielson Music Education/Former Board Member 1993 Ralph Bredenberg Music Educator 1994 Steve Connolly Music Educator 1995 Sylvester McElroy Music Educator 1996 Bill Crane Retired Music Educator 1997 Dave Goedecke Music Educator, UOP and CSU, Stanislaus 1998 LeRoy Roach Music Educator/Former Board Member 1999 Joe Foster Music Educator, Past President 2000 Larry Sutherland Director of Bands, CSU, Fresno 2001 Burl Walter Director of Bands, Reedley High School 2002 Margaret Neu Music Educator, Davis Public Schools 2003 Lyle Stubson Past Board Member/Music Educator 2004 Frank "Buck" Shaffer Porterville High School Band Director 2005 Bill Schneider Retired Band Director 2006 Duane Weston Director of Bands, College of the Sequoias 2007 Tom Cole Director of Bands, Rancho Bernardo High School 2008 Bill Hill Retired Music Educator, Past President 2009 William Johnson Director of Bands, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 2010 Warren Torns Director of Bands, Mt. Carmel High School (Retired) 2011 Robert Halseth Director of Bands, Sacramento State University 2012 Dr. Edward Harris Director of Bands, San Jose State University Distinguished Service Award
Darling, Leroy First President of CBDA Joe & Donna Foster CBDA Past President Don Schmeer Byron Hoyt Sheet Music Service 1988 William Crane, Jr. CBDA Past President 1989 Ron Jones CBDA Past President 1989 Jerry Kirkpatrick CBDA Past President 1989 Lyle Stubson CBDA Past President 1990 Bill Hill CBDA Past President 1991 Joe Catanesi Music Industry 1992 Tony Mickela CBDA Past President 1993 Duane Weston CBDA Past President 1993 Bob Flentge CBDA Past President 1994 Jack Hagopian Music Industry 1995 Ty West CBDA Past President 1996 Burl Walters Past Board Member 1997 Edie Easterby Music Industry 1998 Art Holton Past Board Member 1999 Marty Baum CBDA Past President 2000 Mike Doty CBDA Past President 2001 Mark Troxell Byron Hoyt Sheet Music Service 2002 Meryl Wamhoff Convention Host 2003 John Abigana CBDA Past President 2004 Mike Corrigan CBDA Past President 2005 Roxanna Macheel CBDA Past President 2006 Lisa Butts Convention Host 2007 Scott Grady J.W. Pepper Music 2008 Dave Green CMEA Band Representative 2009 Dr. Gary P. Gilroy Director of Bands, Fresno State University 2010 Don Wersky CBDA Webmaster 2000-2009 2011 Norm Dea CMEA President 2012 Michael D. Stone CBDA President Don Schmeer Friend of Music Education Award
1994 Don Schmeer Music Industry 1995 Karl Bruhn NAMM 1996 Henry Use LACAE Cal Coalition for the Arts 1997 Gordon Shaw 1997 UC Irvine "Mozart Effect" 1998 Delaine Eastin State Superintendant of Public Education 1999 Carolyn Lindeman Past President of CMEA 2000 Paul Noll Music Industry 2001 Dr. Tim Lautzenhiser Music Educator/Speaker 2002 Max McKee 2003 Bob Ward Music Industry 2004 John Larreiu CMEA Executive Director 2005 Jim Hart Music Industry 2006 Kirby Fong CBDA Photographer 2007 Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor, State of California 2008 Nick Rail Music Industry 2009 Glenn Roberts Music Industry 2010 Dave and Monika Strand We Care! Coffee Company 2011 Richard Kirk Music Industry 2012 Bob Lutt Cazadero Music Camp