Members: Paul Litteau Bob Thomas April Gilligan Martinez Jim Coates Catherine & Tom Float Jim Prime, Jr. ************************ Distinguished Professional Achievement    Lily Woo President’s Award                                           Mike Woodall International Award            […]

Visit the MPAM/Hall of Fame booth – Clifton NJ Grand Prix – July 12 – Newark DE DCI Delaware – July 29 – Glassboro NJ DCI Glassboro – July 30 – DCI Championships Indy – August 7-9 Join the Hall of Fame mailing list for: – A Free Gift – Info on how to Nominate […]

Any interested party is invited to recommend a candidate for admission to the WDCHOF. The 2025 Deadline for submission is APRIL 15. Find the Criteria and Submission forms here: Becoming a Member: http://www.wdchof.org/membership/ Becoming an Associate Member: https://www.wdchof.org/associate-membership/

As you know, it has become customary for sponsors, friends, related businesses and fellow members to place congratulatory ads in the Banquet Yearbook acknowledging an inductee’s achievement, showing support for the HOF, or promoting a business or service. Here is a link to the 2023 Yearbook: Should you wish to place a 2024 ad, here’s […]

It seems that Mike Duffy and Ken Norman shared a birthday, same day and year. Somehow, it makes total sense that these two giants were born under the same star. The old saying among drum corps veterans of a certain era was that if you never got to play Kenny’s “Auld Lang Syne” or Duffy’s […]

Tim Stodd (SCV, Empire, Argonauts) Drew Shanefield (Cadets, Crown, Cavaliers) Donnie Van Doren (Cadets, Crossmen, Crown) Anthony Di Carlo (Annunciators, Boston, DCI) Marc Sylvester (27th, Garfield, WGI) George Zingali (27th, Garfield, Star) David Hill (Des Plaines, Finleyville, Dagenham) Merle Perkins (Spirit of St. Louis, World Blues Hall of Fame) Alan Thompson (Southern Knights, Southwinds, DCUK) […]

Any interested party is invited to submit a candidate for membership in the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame. The 2024 deadline is THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15. Find the Criteria and Submission forms here: www.wdchof.org Click on “Membership” or “Associate Membership” for Criteria, then select the appropriate Submission form.

The son of Hall of Fame member Neal Smith (Class of 2008), Michael Smith is a 2-time recipient of the Hall of Fame Scholarship, support from which helped him achieve his MA from Boston College and PhD in English from Duquesne University. Currently he is Program Officer of the Fine Foundation, in charge of grantmaking […]

By the way he lived his life, Bill McGrath defined the concept of “the Good Soldier”. The values and discipline he absorbed in Drum Corps as a member of the Chili (“Chai-lai”) Crimson Cadets and the Emerald Cadets/Emerald Statesmen (directed by his father, William, Sr.) shaped his attitudes about loyalty and responsibility. When his country […]

Thanks to the generosity of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Associate Members, rising star Joseph Marrella’s acting career got an early boost. The scholarship grant he received from the organization helped support his studies at Boston’s prestigious Emerson College. Graduating Magna cum Laude, he earned his degree in Theatre Education with Acting Emphasis. […]