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…)
On Friday, October 26, 2018, a car accident claimed the life of Corhusker Marching Band Member, Tyler Butterfield. Jenna McCoy, a sophomore trumpeter from Hickman, and Eliseo Torres, a freshman trumpeter from Bellevue were also taken to the hospital. Twenty-year-old Tyler Butterfield died at the scene. Tyler was a Rank Leader for B Rank in (more…)
At the 2018 Band Alumni Association meeting on Friday, September 14, 2018, you elected Amy Pettit to replace outgoing director, Jodi Alva. Here is a little more about Amy. As a director on the Board, she is your voice in helping to run our organization. You can get to know a little more about each (more…)
Debra E. “Deb” (Mortensen) Horn, age 58 of Sidney, Nebraska, entered into her Heavenly Home surrounded by her loving family Monday September 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday October 3rd in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Sidney, Nebraska with Pastor Neil Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood (more…)
On Saturday, September 15, 2018, the UNL Band Alumni Association, Inc. awarded the Jack R. Snider Band Alumni Association Scholarship to Hanna Savidge and Elija Elmshaeuser. Elijah Elmshaeuser is a senior in Mechanical Engineering. He is the trumpet section leader, and is from Ogallala, Nebraska. Hanna Savidge is a senior in Elementary Education. She is (more…)
