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The Sousa Award is the one of the highest honors in a high school band.
Introduced in 1955 to honor the top student in the high school band, the John Philip Sousa Band Award® recognizes superior musicianship and outstanding dedication. It was created with the approval of Helen Sousa Albert and Priscilla Sousa, daughters of the famous composer and bandmaster. 
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) was the longtime director of The President's Own Marine Band, and a prolific composer and arranger. He championed the cause of music education, received several honorary degrees, and fought for composers' rights.
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Sun Prairie High School Band - John Philip Sousa Award Recipients
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1960: Paul Jacobsen
1961: Alan Hepner 1962: Rita Schernecker 1963: Jim Cobb 1964: Jean Rattmann 1965: Roger Hermanson 1966: Scott Seals 1967: Diane Jansen 1968: Steve Motl 1969: Nancy Gerstad 1970: Jon Betlach 1971: Brain Schwalen 1972: Dean Vilhauer 1973: Carol Sampson 1974: Charles Felland 1975: Tom Addison 1976: Kim Ringelstetter 1977: Jay Vilhauer 1978: Kathy Heath 1979: Scott Reandeau |
1980: Steve Sveum
1981: Steve Taylor 1982: Beth Schaben 1983: Lisa Ringelstetter 1984: Maryann Pazen 1985: Brain Nelson 1986 Scott Auby 1987: Paul Houge 1988: Donna Gasper 1989: Steve Powers 1990: Cathy Schmidt 1991: Joan Penn 1992: Erin Fuller 1993: Erika Lozier 1994: Kim Franken 1995: Jon Lundstrom 1996: Andy Olson 1997: Cindy Terhune 1998: Aaron Broege 1999: Josh Paris |
2000: Jackie Terhune
2001: Sarah Tauchen 2002: Christi Barten 2003: Karin Mueller 2004: Jenna Joanis 2005: Molly Censky 2006: Andrew Konkol 2007: Travis Kaney 2008: Wesley Davison 2009: Christine Piela 2010: Laura Linde 2011: Jon Nelson 2012: Matthew Allen 2013: Kyra Silbernagel 2014: Rachel Williams 2015: Mark Sommer 2016: Molly Sheahan 2017: Bridget Davison 2018: Emma Johansson 2019: Erin Milleville 2020: Michael Wu |