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This page is out of date and will be updated soon with the 2024 Hall of Fame information.

32nd Annual FBA Hall of Fame Weekend

November 18-19, 2023 

Held on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, this event will include a banquet and two concerts to honor the Roll of Distinction inductee Dr. Shelby Chipman, and Hall of Fame inductees Chuck Fulton and Wayne Whitman.

Exact Schedule Subject to Change

Saturday:

• 7:30 p.m.: Roll of Distinction Concert (Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall)
  • featuring The Southern Winds
  • Reception to follow (Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center)
  • Watch the Live Stream Online

Sunday:

• 12:00 noon: Hall of Fame Banquet (Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building)
  • For more information and reservations for the banquet, please contact Dr. Douglas Philips at douglasphillipsdma@gmail.com
• 4:00 p.m.: Hall of Fame Concert (Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall)
• • featuring the Stetson University Symphonic Band
  • Reception to follow (Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center)
  • Watch the Live Stream Online

Hotel:

The Hampton Inn & Suites DeLand. 20 Summit Oak Place, DeLand, Florida 32720 is holding a block of rooms until November 1, 2023, at a discounted rate of $165 per night.

• To make reservations online please use the following link and adjust the check-in & check-out dates to meet your specific needs: Reserve Your Room

• To make reservations over the phone please call the Hampton Inn & Suites DeLand directly at 1-386-279-7808 and ask for the FBA (Florida Bandmasters Association) discounted rate.

2023 Hall of Fame Inductees 

Hall of Fame
Chuck Fulton
Instrumental Music Resource Specialist (ret.)
Polk County Schools

Hall of Fame
R. Wayne Whitman
Director of Bands (ret.)
Richbourg Middle School

Roll of Distinction
Shelby Chipman, PhD
Director of Bands, Professor of Music
Florida A&M University