Distinguished Service to Music Medal
| Distinguished Service to Music Medal | |
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Distinguished Service to Music Medal, obverse | |
| Awarded for | "Exceptional service to American bands and band music"[1] |
| Presented by | Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity |
| First awarded | 1964 |
| Last awarded | 2012 |
The Distinguished Service to Music Medal is an award presented by Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity. It is awarded to people who have contributed to the advancement of the wind band "as a cultural, musical and educational medium."[2] The Distinguished Service to Music Medal has been awarded 137 times to 134 recipients.
The decoration itself is a golden star enameled in the fraternity colors of blue and white. The star, which symbolizes the fraternity ritual and motto, "Strive for the Highest", is surrounded by a golden laurel wreath, symbolizing achievement. Upon the star is the fraternity crest and the words "Distinguished Service" with the Greek letters "ΚΚΨ." The medal is surmounted by a lyre representing the field of music. The decoration may be worn as a neck order, suspended by a blue and white ribbon, for formal occasions or musical performances. The medal was designed by Jack K. Lee, Grand President from 1963 to 1965, and was first awarded to ten men and women.[3]
Recipients
First recipients
The first recipients of the Distinguished Service to Music Medal were awarded it in late 1964 and early 1965. The reasons for which these ten men and women were awarded the medal served as the basis for the categories for later awardees.[3]
- Morton Gould (Composition)
- Frank Simon and William Revelli (Concert Band)
- Eugene J. Weigel (Marching Band)
- Sigurd Raschèr (Artist Performer)
- Earl Kent of C.G. Conn (Industrial Research and Progress)
- Meredith Willson for The Music Man (Contributing Layman)
- Herman B Wells (Alumni Achievement)
- A. Frank Martin and Grace F. Martin (Fraternity Service)
All awardees
Following is a list of all recipients of the award, from 1963 to the present.[3][4][5]
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Multiple recipients
Hugh E. McMillen, former Director of Bands at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Past National President of Kappa Kappa Psi, has been awarded the medal for three causes: for concert band, alumni achievement, and fraternity service. Al G. Wright, Director of Bands Emeritus at Purdue University, is the only other person to receive the award in more than one category: concert band and marching band.[4]
References
- ↑ Kappa Kappa Psi (2011). "Kappa Kappa Psi National Awards". In Smith, Nick. Guide to Membership for the 2011–2013 Biennium (PDF). Stillwater, OK: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma. pp. 54–55.
- ↑ Wasserman, Paul, ed. (1982). "Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity". Awards, Honors, & Prizes. Volume I: United States and Canada. Detroit: Gale Research Company. p. 373. ISBN 9780810304451.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lee, Jack K. (May 1984). "Distinguished Service to Music Medal". Medal Collector (Orders and Medals Society of America) 35 (5): 4–5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kappa Kappa Psi (2011). "Distinguished Service to Music Medal". In Smith, Nick. Guide to Membership for the 2011–2013 Biennium (PDF). Stillwater, OK: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma. pp. 57–59.
- ↑ Lee, Jack D. (August 4, 2012). "Paula Crider Receives DSMM". Kappa Kappa Psi. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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