Awards & Recognitions
Honoring outstanding contributions to rudimental drumming.
2019
- Jim Coffey — Upgrade to Lifetime Member
- Susan Stevens — Upgrade to Lifetime Member
- Bill McGrath — Upgrade to Lifetime Member
- Jeffrey Michael Prosperie Jr. — Sonny Lyons Memorial Student Award
- Elisee Ngbo — The Warren S. Lee Foundation Stipend Award
2018
- William Messerschmidt — Lifetime Membership
- Jason Maines — Lifetime Membership
- John "Skee" Derr — Lifetime Membership
- Craig Wix — Lifetime Membership
- Thomas C. Terreri — Lifetime Membership
- Jason Mali Jr. — The Matthew "Sonny" Lyons Award
- Mike Riley & Philip Andrews — The New England Chapter Award
2017
- Sam Evans — Lifetime Achievement Award
- David Smith — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Christopher Harding French — Lifetime Membership
- James Marshall Digmon — Lifetime Membership
- Ken Burbulak — Lifetime Membership
- Nathan Campbell — The Matthew "Sonny" Lyons Award
- Joshua Gabriel Cohen — The Warren S. Lee Foundation Stipend Award
2016
- Paul Cormier — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bill Maling — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Al Merritt — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Gerd Sommer — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Kenneth R. Dorsey — Lifetime Membership
- Erica Wahlers — The Patrick Sullivan Award
- Oliver Shannon — The Matthew "Sonny" Lyons Award
2015
- Frank Arsenault — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Hugh Quigley — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bobby Redican — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bobby Thompson — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Sanford Augustus "Gus" Moeller — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Les Park — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Billy Reamer — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Rodney Goodhart — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ron Church — Lifetime Membership
- Fred Johnson — Honorary Lifetime Membership
- Jessica Wahlers — The Patrick Sullivan Award
- Hattie Hevrin — The Patrick Sullivan Award
- Robbie Myers — The Matthew "Sonny" Lyons Award
- Giovanni Colavolpe — The Matthew "Sonny" Lyons Award
2014
- A moment of silence for Steve Young, founding member
- Donations given to the family of Private Lee Rigby of the British Royal Fusiliers
- Gabe Bacewicz — The Warren S. Lee Foundation Stipend Award
- Nathaniel T. Correia — The Sonny Lyons Memorial Student Award
- Giovanni Colavolpe — The Sonny Lyons Memorial Student Award
- Earl S. Sturtze — Lifetime Achievement Award
2013
- Rick Beckham — Lifetime Membership
- John Joseph Roche — Lifetime Membership
- Peter Mason — The Patrick Sullivan Scholarship Award
- Eric Perrilloux — Lifetime Achievement Award
- J. Burns Moore — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Charles "Buck" Soistman — Lifetime Achievement Award
2012
- John Flowers — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Warren S. Lee — Recognized as first registrant of the 2012 Convention
- A moment of silence for Doug Kleinhans
2011
- John S. Pratt — Lifetime Achievement Award
- John Dowlan — Lifetime Achievement Award
2010 (Inaugural Convention)
- Nick Anttanasio — Lifetime Achievement Award