Our Alumni in the news.
Name: William (Bill) G. TomekBranch of Service: U.S. ArmyRank: Corporal, 4th Armored Division Band (III Corps)Dates of Service: 1953-1955Places Served: U.S. (Ft. Hood, TX) I was drafted in June 1953, three months before my 21st birthday. Fortunately, I was accepted for assignment to the Army Band School after an audition on the trombone. The School (more…)
Thank you to Cornhusker Marching Band alumnus, Becca Wolf, for sharing her story with us and David Max for writing the article with help from the Wolf and Tollefsen familes. Please read the full story from Husker Max. “Everyone is familiar with the NU fight song “Hail Varsity” that is played by the Cornhusker Marching (more…)
Elmwood banker Rob Clements is the governor’s pick to fill the southeast Nebraska legislative seat left open with the resignation of Bill Kintner of Papillion. In choosing Clements, Gov. Pete Ricketts bypassed a list of 35 formal applicants in favor of a man he called the “right person” for the job. Clements was sworn in (more…)
Congratulations to Aleah Peters, a feature twirler for the Cornhusker Marching Band 2014, who was crowned Miss Nebraska 2016 on Saturday, June 11! Good luck, Aleah, as you represent Nebraska in the Miss America Pageant the week of Sept. 6 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. You can view the picture and names of the four runners-up on (more…)
Please consider donating to the Jack R. Snider Band Alumni Association Fund! We hope to give scholarships to Cornhusker Marching Band members starting this fall. There are many amazing students in the band and the story below highlights one of those students. There is a DONATE NOW links to the right of the screen on the main page (more…)
