The Outstanding Young Bandmaster Award is presented annually by Phi Beta Mu and KBA to young directors.
Selection Considerations
- Open to any director who is making a significant impact in their first years of teaching.
- Eligible for nomination through seventh year of teaching.
- Service has helped “Build Better Bands for Kansas”
How to nominate a candidate:
- Please fill out your name, e-mail address, and phone number in the fields below.
- Click the “Add” button to enter your nominee’s information.
- Once you have entered the first candidate, you may enter additional candidates by repeating the process above.
- When you have finished adding candidates, click “Submit Nomination(s)”
2024 Recipients
Abigail Baeten & Madison Hines Schmoll
Abigail Baeten is the Band Director at Derby North Middle School where she teaches 6th-8th grade bands, jazz band and assists with the bands at Derby High School. Prior to this, Abigail spent 4 years in Clay Center, KS as the 5-12 assistant band director. She holds a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Music Education from Kansas State University. While at OU, Abigail directed the New Horizons Band, supervised student teachers, assisted music education courses and presented at OkMEA, IMTE, and the biannual NAfME research conference. Abigail is an active member of KMEA, KBA and enjoys playing oboe with the Wichita Wind Symphony. She currently lives in Wichita with her husband Jake and their two dogs, Manni and Sal.
Madison Hines Schmoll is the Director of Bands at Andover High School in Andover, Kansas. She is entering her first year at the University of Kansas pursuing Master and Ph.D. degrees in Music Education, as well as serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Music Education Department. During her four year tenure in Andover, Madison taught 5th -12th Band at Andover High School, Andover Middle School, Cottonwood Elementary, Wheatland Elementary, and Robert Martin Elementary Schools. Under her direction, the marching band, concert ensembles, and jazz ensembles earned consistently high ratings and performed in a variety of venues across the state. Madison strongly believes in the power of community and connection found in band – she strives to offer every student the opportunity to discover their role as a musician and individual in the band world and beyond.
Madison has been honored as a 2022 Horizon Award Recipient and 2-time Jester Award Recipient for Outstanding Pit Orchestra Direction in 2023 and 2024. Outside of school, she stays active as a performer and teaches trumpet privately. Her professional affiliations include KMEA, KBA, KWBDA, and NAfME.
Past Recipients
2024 Abigail Baeten & Madison Hines Schmoll
2023 Tristan Bartley & Philip Kaul
2022 Abby Giles & Stephanie Bodley
2021 Carl Rowles
2020 Ashten Anderson
2019 Christine Lovell & Casey Hands
2018 Robert Davis & Ryan Partin
2017 Erik R. Stone
2016 Jamie Hayes & Katie Topp
2015 Jennifer Antonetti & Matt Keopfer
2014 Jordan Brown & Michael Mapp
2013 Daniel Freeman & Daniel Kirk
2012 Tim Shade & Shawn Knopp
2011 Sarah Bricker & Courtney Williams
2010 Darren Brooks
2009 Leslie Barton & Erin Shelton
2008 Erika Clausing & Shawn Henderson
2007 Tremon Kizer & Bryan Kirk
2006 Quentin Breese & Erica Lindberg
2005 Jan Friesen & Justin Love
2004 Luke Chafee
2003 Dan Wooge & Ken Hakoda
2002 Chris Reynolds
2001 Mike Jones & Eric Stambaugh
2000 Rochelle Goter & Elton Armbrister
1999 Patrick Kelly & Chris Richmond
1998 Benjamin Cary Stahly & David Wiggins
1997 Janelle Brower
1996 Stuart A. Roegge
1995 Joel A. Gittle
1994 Katie Grose & Bill Thomas
1993 David Rankin
1992 Robert E. Lee III
1991 Craig Manteuffel
1990 Steve Adams & Chris Forssberg
1989 Ken Honas & DeGaye Latta
1988 Jeff Pelischek & Lynette Pelischek
1987 Marla Weber
1986 Steve Gordon
1985 Johannah Cox & Connie Thompson
1984 Jeff Hodges
1983 Marc Webster