Founded in 1990, the FBA Hall of Fame was designed to recognize and honor the truly outstanding band directors that are, or have been, active in our state. The Roll of Distinction was established in 2001 as an extension of the Hall of Fame, to honor those outstanding musicians and educators who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of bands and band music in the state of Florida.
Join us November 15-16, 2025 on the campus of Stetson University as we honor our 2025 inductees, who will be announced soon. More information about the ceremony will be available later this summer.
John Nista
Director of Bands (Retired)
Ramblewood Middle School
Hall of Fame
Jim Matthews
Director of Bands
Park Avenue Christian Academy
Hall of Fame
Josh Bula
Director of Information Technology
Center for Fine Arts Education
Roll of Distinction
Don Snowden
Director of Bands (Retired)
Pensacola State College
Roll of Distinction
John Nista
2024
Jim Mathews
2024
Chuck Fulton
2023
R. Wayne Whitman
2023
Tim Willis
2022
Lee Ponder
2022
Joe Hooten
2019
Eddie Steadman
2019
Terry Pattishall
2018
Tom Fitzpatrick
2017
Browné Greaton Cole
2016
Mark Spreen
2016
Gary Bottomley
2015
L. Dean Cassels
2014
Randy Sonntag
2014
James Sammons
2013
Jerome Edwards
2012
Kenneth R. Tolbert
2011
Randy Folsom
2011
David Fultz
2010
Dwight "Rob" Roadman
2009
John Gorecki
2008
Phil Wharton
2008
Paula Thornton
2007
Neil Jenkins
2007
Duane Hendon
2006
James Dodd
2006
Bobby Adams
2005
John R. DeYoung Jr.
2004
Ernest Hebson, Jr.
2004
Frank Howes
2003
Roy V. Wood
2003
Cynthia Berry
2002
Martha Stark
2002
James Wilson
2001
Robert O. Lampi
2000
William V. Ledue III
2000
Kernaa D. McFarlin
1999
William Clayton Miller
1999
Joseph A. Lusk
1998
Fred Humphreys
1998
Fred McCall
1997
R.G. "Jeff" Bradford
1997
Robert C. Price
1996
F. Lewis Jones
1995
T. Edison James
1995
Andrew J. Crew
1994
Harry Eben Grant, Jr.
1994
Everett L. Roberts
1993
Edgar W. Williams
1993
Thomas Bishop
1992
John J. Heney
1992
Charles W. Quarmby
1991
Otto J. Kraushaar
1991
Oliver Hobbs
1990
Peter J. Gustat
1990
Don Snowden
2024
Josh Bula
2024
Shelby Chipman
2023
Jo Jossim
2022
Gary Green
2019
Leander Kirksey
2019
Delbert Kieffner
2018
Julian White
2018
John Carmichael
2017
Clifton Williams
2016
Kenneth Williams
2016
Charlie Carter
2015
Clifford K. Madsen
2015
R. Gary Langford
2014
Nathaniel Baggarly
2013
Alfred Reed
2012
Col. Harold B. Bachman
2011
Gale Sperry
2010
Richard Feasel
2009
Henry Fillmore
2008
Al G. Wright
2007
Manley R. Whitcomb
2006
Bobby Adams .
2005
Joseph Kreines
2004
Bentley Shellahamer
2003
Reid Poole
2003
James Croft
2002
Richard W. Bowles
2001