John Hendricks is presently in his third year as Director of Bands at WVU. Prior to this appointment, he served as WVU’s Associate Director of Bands for twelve years, as well as Assistant Chair for the Division of Music. His present duties include conducting the University's Wind Symphony and Concert Band, as well as instructing undergraduate and graduate conducting courses. He also oversees all undergraduate academic advising for the Division of Music. Prior to his appointments at WVU, Mr. Hendricks was the Assistant Director of Bands at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Mr. Hendricks received his Masters Degree in Conducting and his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from WVU. He also served for five years as the band director at Spencer High School in Spencer, WV.

Besides his current teaching duties, Mr. Hendricks is active as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician throughout the eastern United States. He is a member of several professional music affiliations including the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Beta Mu. He is presently serving as the President for the Big East Band Directors Association.

In 2003, Mr. Hendricks was selected as the “West Virginia Band Director of the Year” presented by the Tau Chapter of Phi Beta Mu. Mr. Hendricks is a highly sought after arranger for university and high school bands, as well as a coordinator for various events and conferences. He is also a past member, rank leader, section leader, field conductor, graduate assistant, assistant director, and director of the WVU Marching Band.

Mr. Drury is presently pursuing a doctorate degree in applied conducting and he has served as the Jazz Ensemble Director at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, WV. He earned both his bachelors and masters degrees from WVU, and served as a high school and elementary band director in Hancock and Brooke counties in West Virginia.

Instructional Staff

Chris Nichter Assistant to the Directors	Matthew Smith Graduate Assistant	Adam Osmianski Percussion Coordinator
Tana Fox Percussion Instructor	Brian Hanley Percussion Instructor	Joel Hilbert Percussion Instructor
Paula Jo Stout Auxillary Coordinator		Danielle Smith Colorguard Coordinator

Support Staff

Anita Lawson Program Assistant	Ryan Boyd Equipment Manager	Chris Southard Web Site Manager/ Photographer
Debbie Eakins Kappa Kappa Psi Sponsor	Tim Rhodes Videographer	Bill Nevin Announcer

During his 34 year career as WVU’s Director of Bands, Don Wilcox guided the growth and development of the University’s band program to one of national prominence. During his tenure, the WVU bands performed from coast to coast, and on tours throughout Europe. When he was the marching band director, the Mountaineer Marching Band was named the 1997 Sudler Award recipient as the nation’s premiere university marching band.

Mr. Wilcox is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He is a Past President of the American Bandmasters Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation. He has received WVU’s Outstanding Teacher Award, the 1993 Golden Apple Outstanding Faculty Award, and special citations from three Governors for his contributions to the state of West Virginia. He is also the recipient of the Sudler Order of Merit from the John Philip Sousa Foundation, and the Distinguished Service To Music Award from the National Council of Kappa Kappa Psi.

In over forty years of working with musicians of all ages and abilities, Mr. Wilcox has conducted bands from one-room schools in rural Appalachia to several of the major concert halls in the world, as well as all 50 states and 21 foreign countries. He has served as guest conductor and lecturer at more than three dozen universities in America, Europe, Japan, Thailand, and China. Although retired from WVU, Mr. Wilcox maintains an active international schedule as a clinician, conductor, and adjudicator.