2006 Signature Sinfonian Inductees

Dr. Bobby Adams, Theta Pi (Morehead State) '61
Brother Adams is the Director of Bands, Coordinator of Instrumental Music and Professor of Music Education at the Stetson University. He is president of the National Band Association, and past-president of the Florida Music Educators Association, and the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA). In addition, he is chairman of the FBA Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors. As a writer, his articles have appeared in the Journal of Band Research and the National Band Association Journal.

James R. Bennett, Epsilon Nu (Jacksonville State) '58
Brother Bennett has held office in the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama State Senate. In 1994 and 1998, he won back-to-back elections as Secretary of State and was named president of the National Assn. of Secretaries of State in 1999. He was appointed commissioner of the Alabama Dept. of Labor and has served in the cabinet level position since 2003. Named to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees in 1985, he currently serves as chairman of the board.

Don G. Campbell, Gamma Theta (North Texas) '65
Brother Campbell is the author of 18 books, including The Harmony of Health, Music Physician for Times to Come, Rhythms of Learning, The Roar of Silence and the 1997 bestseller, The Mozart Effect. He is a leading lecturer and consultant to health-care organizations, corporations, parenting groups and more. His books have been translated into 17 languages, and he has lectured in more than 25 countries.

Roland M. Carter, Beta Epsilon (New York Univ.) '65
Brother Carter is a distinguished composer-arranger and conductor. His compositions and arrangements are performed by music organizations throughout the world. He is the current President of the National Association of Negro Musicians, and founder and CEO of MAR-VEL, a publisher specializing in music by African American composers and traditions. His list of presentations during the past thirty years includes concerts, lectures, workshops and master classes at venues throughout the country.

Mark Eutsler, Gamma Omega (Indiana State) '77
Brother Eutsler was appointed to a 20-year term on the U.S. Selective Service Board by President Bill Clinton in 1993. He organized the arrangement and distribution of the newly adopted Russian National Anthem. He has co-chaired the Indy 500 Festival Band Committee during which time more than 600 bands have marched its Parade of Bands Pageant. Recently, he was appointed to serve on the Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission.

Maynard Ferguson, Xi Chi (Tennessee Tech - Hon.) '76
Brother Ferguson is a world-renowned Jazz trumpeter and big-band leader. He assembled the Birdland Dream Band and kept busy with a rigorous touring and recording schedule. He received a gold album (Conquistador) and a Grammy nomination for “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme from the motion picture “Rocky.” Big Bop Nouveau, Ferguson’s final ensemble, gave a band of young, talented and enthusiastic musicians the freedom to compose and arrange as they toured with "The Boss."

Brother Ferguson passed away on August 23, 2006 at the age of 78.

Fred R. Schiff, Lambda Psi (Mercer) '79
Brother Shiff is the President of All County Music, Inc., a retail music store in Florida which has been honored for sponsoring world-class, interactive educational outreach programs, seminars and concerts. He is the Chairman of the All County Music Scholarship Foundation. He was recently honored by the Florida Music Educator’s Association (FMEA) with the Distinguished Service Award for Music Education in recognition of his outstanding contributions to music education.