Donald A. Lentz Outstanding Bandmaster Award

The Donald A. Lentz Outstanding Bandmaster Award is intended to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution throughout his or her career, not to honor an individual for only a given year's work. The recipient of the Lentz Award will be viewed as one of the many superior band directors in Nebraska, and over the years a number exceptional teachers will be so honored. A candidate for the Outstanding Bandmaster Award must be a band director in Nebraska and an NSBA member. Nominations for this award may come from school administrators, fellow teachers, students, community organizations or other individuals who possess a knowledge of the nominee's career.

1975 - B A Johnson
1976 - Jack R. Snider
1977 - Duane E. Johnson
1978 - Glenn Koca
1979 - Jim Johnson
1980 - Georgene Diers
1981 - H. Arthur Schrepel
1982 - Harry McNees
1983 - Joseph Slavik
1984 - Don Johnson
1985 - Rod Schmidt
1986 - Dave Young
1987 - Bob Olsen
1988 - Bob Maag
1989 - Joe Chapman
1990 - Dean Maxwell
1991 - Tony Snyder
1992 - Dale Duensing
1993 - James Saker
1994 - Duane W. Johnson
1995 - Robert E. Leigh
1996 - Kenneth A. Molzer
1997 - Phil Fahrlander
1998 - Michael H. Veak
1999 - Gary Davis
2000 - Dick Keiser
2001 - Linda Donohue
2002 - Ron Rickert
2003 - Bob Jenkins
2004 - Duane DeVries
2005 - Byron Braasch
2006 - Terry Rush
2007 - Tom Jaworski
2008 - Kathy Dalby
2009 - Brad Weber
2010 - Brian Anderson
2011 - Bill Reichert
2012 - Roger Groth
2013 - Mark Jones
2014 - Joann Couton
2015 - Norm Edwards
2016 - Rex Barker
2017 - Royce Schweitzer
2018 - Doug Johnson
2019 - Stanley Johnson
2020 - Jeff Mount
2021 - Steve Steager
2022 - Randy Neuharth
2023 - Ryan Placek
2024 - Jay Gilbert

Dr. Randy Neuharth 2022

Steve Steager 2021

Jeff Mount 2020

Stanley Johnson 2019

Doug Johnson 2018

Royce Schweitzer 2017

Rex Barker 2016

Norm Edwards 2015

Joann Couton 2014

Mark Jones 2013

Roger Groth 2012

Bill Reichert 2011

Brian Anderson 2010

Brad Weber 2009

Kathy Dalby 2008

Tom Jaworski 2007

Terry Rush 2006

Byron Braasch 2005

Duane DeVries 2004

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