This award is presented annually by the Ball State University School of Music and its Music Alumni Association.

2009 Recipients

• Andrew Levin, Associate Professor of Music, Clemson University
• Luis Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Piano, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Past Recipients 

• 1977: Anthony Knight, James Craig
• 1978: Thomas Osborne, Robert G. Miller
• 1979: Sandra Benson Butz, Donald Litherland, Max Jones, Richard A. Seeger
• 1980: John A. Kelly, Lester Taylor, Susan Taylor
• 1982: James Patton, Paul Robinson
• 1983: Lynn Asper, Douglas Johnson, Stephen P. Main, Robert Shauver
• 1984: Barry Ashton, James Butz, Susan Finger, Pamela Hoopingarner
• 1985: Randy Ecker, David Humbert, Jena Jones Adrianson, Stephen Stickler
• 1986: John Hill, Phil Stubblefield, Mary Tudor, Keith Whitford
• 1987: Jaci Taylor Hadsell, Ed King, Rick Mizell, Tom Schnabel
• 1988: Phyllis Froenicke, Alvin Jones, Laurence Kaptain, Robert Pickell
• 1989: Vicki Crum, William Vits, Joann Whorwell
• 1990: Harold Levin, James O'Donnell, Pat Wiehe
• 1991: Scott Avery, William Pritchett, Steve Dingledine
• 1992: Jeffrey Johnson, Ervin Orban, Daniel Pritchett, Christy Reilly
• 1993: Kevin Klee, Douglas Perry, Philip Sample
• 1994: Kitty Johnson, Mark Boozer, Duilio Dobrin
• 1995: Stuart Scott, Ming-Jian Fang
• 1996: David Crittenden, Tim LaCroix, Karen Schneider
• 1997: Penny Dimmick, Robert McGaughey, Marty Rector
• 1998: Peter Collins, Daniel Fyffe, Russell Wagoner
• 1999: Seth Beckman, Scott Lang, Sandra Lunte, Donald Rhynard
• 2000: Susan Martin Tariq, Terry McKee, Adah Toland Mosello
• 2001: Donald Fisher, JoAnn K. Rediger, Cindy Schnabel, Thomas Schnabel
• 2002: Martin Becker, Tim Brimmer, Wayne R. Stubbs
• 2003: Tom Dean, Donna Person
• 2004: Joseph Barnard, James Deal, Michelle Oyler
• 2005: William Laughlin, Carolyn Manley
• 2006: Lyman Medeiros, Patricia Robertson, John Wenning
• 2007: Richard Bourassa, Marie Ebbing, Andrew Gott
• 2008: Richard Baker, Kristine Burns