FBA Tom Bishop Award

This annual award honors the late Tom Bishop, who was Band Director at Lake Wales High School from 1957 through 1970. He served as President of the Florida Bandmasters Association from 1965 to 1966 and was inducted into the FBA Hall of Fame in 1992.

This award is presented to band directors who have gone into a band program and made a huge positive difference in a relatively short time.

Criteria

FBA Member and currently a band director in the state of Florida
The nominee is teaching at the same school the year they are nominated.
Attends FBA District and State meetings (Summer Conference and January) on a regular basis
Dramatic improvement in Concert/Marching MPA ratings within 1-4 years.
Participation, growth, and outstanding results at the District S&E MPA
Band program has grown in numbers

Selection Procedure

Each District may nominate 1 person (secret ballot, 75% positive vote of those present at the August or October district meeting)
An application is completed by the nominee (due to the FBA Awards Committee Chair by Nov 1)
Three letters of recommendation ( School Principal, Recent Marching or Concert Band MPA Adjudicator of the nominee’s band program, and one other FBA member due to the Award Committee Chair by Nov 1)
A committee will select the award recipients based on the application and other outside knowledge
No limit on the number of recipients

Tom Bishop Award Instructions and Application updated July 2025

Tom Bishop Award Recipients:

January 2006
Michael Antmann - Swift Creek Middle School
Pamela Chaffin - Southeast High School
William (Asa) Jernigan - Mandarin Middle School
Cara McKinney - Deltona Middle School
Keary Pence - Carver Middle School
Connie Pettis - Jay High School
Ian Schwindt - Titusville High School
Jane Sholine - Lakeland Highlands Middle School
Erick Stallings - Dunnellon Middle School

January 2007
Nicole Conte - Leto Senior High School
Michael Fraley - Boca Raton Middle School
Peter Krostag - Pine Forest High School
Ted Shistle - Deland High School
David Tagliarini - Madeira Beach Middle School
Johnnie Tracey - Western High School

January 2008
Luis Alvarez - DeSoto High School
Jack Eddy, Jr. - Oak Ridge High School,
Jeremy Klein - Robinson High School
Christine Napoles - Arthur and Polly Mays Middle School
Michael Williams - Silver Sands Middle School

January 2009
Paul Bryant - Rockledge High School
Kendall Carrier - Braden River High School
Nicole Greco - Forest Glen Middle School
Erich Rivero - Glades Middle School
Willie Snipes - Van Buren Middle School
Mark Sorrells - Liberty Middle School
James Yaques - Palm Beach Central High School
Brian Sullivan - New Smyrna Beach High School

January 2010
Linda Orrantia - Windy Ridge Middle School
Chandler Wilson - Hollywood Hills High School
Philip Porter - Mount Dora High School

January 2011
Christopher Ecklund – Bair Middle School
John Rosbottom – Golden Gate Middle School
Antony Watson – Monroe Middle School
Scott Leahy – R. B. Steward Middle School
Blake Garcia – Pensacola High School

January 2012
Michael Uhrich - Windy Hill Middle School
Jamie Rucker - Palm Beach Gardens High School

January 2013:
Steven DeLadurantey - Gulf Coast High School
Mathew Flenner - Eustis High School
Daniel Harvey - Lake Worth High School
Michael Himes - Robert E. Lee Middle School
Joseph Hughes - Eastside High School
Ronald Jules - New River Middle School
William Reaney - Highlands Oak Middle School

January 2014:
Joshua Autrey, Gateway High School
Wanda J. Berry, Hunters Creek Middle School
Amanda Leddy, Hobbs Middle School
Tamara Lewis, Sarasota Middle School
Luis Piccinelli, Coral Springs Middle School

January 2015:
Zanetta Barnes - Galaxy Middle School
Siobhan Fergiels - Bear Lakes Middle School
Nelson Roque, Jr. - Southwest Miami High School
Wayne Watson - Wakulla High School

January 2016:
Russell Bertles - J.H. Workman Middle School
Luke Hall - Treasure Coast High School
Michael Loffredo - Bradford Middle School
Sean Luce - Lake Gibson Sr. High School
Bryan Munera - Legacy Middle School
Jermaine Reynolds - Citrus High School
Michael Scott - South Broward High School
Lederian Townsend - Lely High School
Carmen Williams - Riversprings Middle School

January 2017:
Amy Bernloehr - Southwest Middle School
Jason Cochrac - Mater Academy Middle/High School
Bernnie Leverett - George S. Middleton High School
Ross McCarthy - Powell Middle School Arts Center
Angela McKenzie - Laurel Nokomis School
Sheldon McLean - Dillard Center for the Arts
David Riggs - Avalon Middle School
Paulette Tomlinson - Florida State University School

January 2018:
Anthony Chiarito - Baker School
Lindsey Crouch - Umatilla Middle School
Jeremy George - James Rickards High School
Brandon Jenkins - Heritage High School
Jamaal Nicholas - Jones High School
Stephen Panoff - Sandalwood High School
Brandon Poiroux - Deane Bozeman School
Kathryn Stark - Olsen Middle School

January 2019:
JR Boatwright - Louise R. Johnson Middle School
John Egan - David L. Anderson Middle School
Amanda Griffis - Chamberlain High School
John E. Harcus - Vernon High School
David Jones - Forest High School
Devan Moore - Fairview Middle School
Schelvin Robinson - Northeast High School
Kevin Devitt - Challenger Middle School

January 2020:
Christina Johnson - Wellington Landings Middle School
Charles Moorer, Jr. - McArthur High School
Armand Navarro - Pensacola High School
Daren Nolff - Mariner Middle School
Brandon Slone - Markham Woods Middle School
Zachary Sullivan - Bradford High School
David Triplett-Rosa - Barrington Middle School
Kimberly Zipoli-Martins - Corner Lake Middle School

January 2021:
Corey Curtis - Bair Middle School
Mario Ford - Maynard Evans High School
William Hazlett - Hilliard Middle-Senior High School
Anna Goebel - Highlands Oaks Middle School
Christopher Shultz - Marion S. Rodgers Middle School
Scott Struyk - Kissimmee Middle School

January 2022:
Daniel Bates - St. Paul Lutheran School
Robert Colon - R. Hobbs Middle School
Matthew Malhiot - Harmony High School
Angela Maxion - Hollywood Hills High School
Timothy Nemzin - Piedmont Lakes Middle School
David Norona - Rutherford High School
Erin Whalley - Elizabeth Cobb Middle School

January 2023:
Aaron Janosa - North Marion HS
Alain Rodriguez - Homestead Sr. HS
Crystal Golinello - Southwest MS
Joshua Velez - Palm Beach Lakes Community HS
Scott Abbott - Tohopekaliga HS
Timotheus Harper - Amos P. Godby HS

January 2024:
David Wing - Venice Senior High School
Ian Crumpton - Rockledge Senior High School
Victor Villaorduna - South Broward High School

January 2025:
Rad Bolt - George W. Jenkins High School
Douglas Dobos - A. Crawford Mosley High School
Jeffrey Cayer - Marshall Middle Magnet School
Marissa Lopez - Forest Hill Community High School
Jordan Sawyer - Indian Ridge Middle School