Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 23, 2002 -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 350-member Cornhusker Marching Band will make its 2002 debut Aug. 24 at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances at Nebraska's football season-opener against Arizona State.
Founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit, the band began playing at Nebraska home football games with the inauguration of the sport at NU in 1890. Its many honors in its 123-year history include a Distinguished Recognition Trophy from John Philip Sousa in 1927 and the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Trophy in 1996. The Marching Red performed in a Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Nebraska alum Johnny Carson in 1993, was a featured performer in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996 and 2000, and is the only collegiate ensemble that has performed at all the major postseason football bowl games (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Cotton).
Each band member passed two auditions to gain admittance to the group. Rehearsals for the 2002 season began Aug. 15. This year's band includes representatives from nearly every region of the country, but approximately 80 percent of the students are from Nebraska. Only 20 percent are music majors, and the majority are studying engineering, business, science or education.
Anthony M. Falcone, associate director of bands in the UNL School of Music, is in his first year as director of the Cornhusker Marching Band. Douglas W. Bush is in his first year as assistant director of band and assistant marching band director. Carolyn Barber, associate professor of music, is director of bands. Other band staff members are graduate teaching assistants Stacy Marshall, William Perrine and Christopher Werner; Molly Hardin, color guard instructor; Rose Johnson, administrative assistant; Carol Swanson, secretary; and Mike Veak, announcer.
Allison Swope of Raytown, Mo., is head drum major. The associate drum major is Stephen Mohring of Sioux City, Iowa, and the assistant drum majors are Nicole Makens and Erin McCarthy of Sioux Falls, S.D. The twirlers are Jessie and Mandi Adcox of Lincoln, and Tina, Tami and Bob Foehlinger of Ralston.
Members of the 2002 Cornhusker Marching Band are listed below. Information includes year in school, academic major and instrument or role in the band.
NEBRASKA
ALLIANCE: Jake Curtiss, junior, finance, trombone.
BEATRICE: Jason Duensing, senior, actuarial science, trumpet; Anne Greenwell, freshman, dental hygiene, trumpet; Ashlea Jurgens, freshman, pre-dentistry, flag corps; Dawn Lister, senior, art, tenor saxophone; Drew Weldon, sophomore, English, percussion.
BELLEVUE: Eric Bibins, freshman, meteorology, trombone; A.J. Bowen, junior, music education, trombone; Romie Brown Jr., junior, secondary education, baritone; Justin Enos, sophomore, undeclared, percussion; William Henjum, junior, music education, trombone; Jennifer Kunkle, sophomore, elementary education, flag corps; Joseph Mokrycki, junior, music education, trumpet; Nicole Paczkowski, senior, health and physical education, flag corps.
BENKELMAN: Audrey Bartholomew, senior, political science, trumpet.
BENNET: Kyle Smith, sophomore, computer engineering, tenor saxophone.
BLAIR: Jon Buller, senior, music, horn; Bridget Campbell, senior, pre-nursing, flag corps.
BLOOMFIELD: Timothy Hannemann, senior, broadcasting, technical crew.
BRAINARD: Megan Reinsch, sophomore, business administration, trumpet.
BROKEN BOW: Jill Adams, freshman, computer science, trumpet.
BRUNING: Nicole Norder, junior, biology, trumpet.
CLARKSON: Kelly Fritch, junior, nursing, clarinet.
COLUMBUS: Jennifer Brackhan, senior, Spanish, trumpet; Sarah Groteluschen, junior, psychology, clarinet; Jennifer Johannes, junior, biology and pre-medicine, trumpet; Jenny Krzycki, freshman, interior design, flag corps; Amanda Mausbach, sophomore, engineering, flag corps.
CORTLAND: Summer Severin, sophomore, biology, flag corps.
COZAD: Amber Wallace, senior, art education, flag corps; Ashley Wallace, freshman, elementary education, flag corps.
DAKOTA CITY: Brad Cain, sophomore, marketing, trombone; Michael Cain, junior, architecture, tenor saxophone; Kayla Diediker, freshman, chemical engineering, trumpet.
DOUGLAS: Anna Wenz, sophomore, athletic training, tenor saxophone.
EAGLE: Jered Hofker, sophomore, industrial engineering, trombone.
ELKHORN: Mike Armstrong, freshman, biology and pre-medicine, tenor saxophone; Stacy Hahn, junior, veterinary science, tenor saxophone; Matt Johnson, sophomore, electrical engineering, alto saxophone; Brandyn Keithley, junior, engineering, flag corps; Sara Lumb, junior, art history, trombone; Scott Martin, senior, music education, trumpet; Haley Nelson, freshman, advertising, flag corps; Heidi Nelson, senior, broadcasting, flag corps; Adam Rogers, sophomore, veterinary science, trombone; Beth Thiemann, junior, biochemistry, clarinet.
EWING: Josh Thoendel, freshman, civil engineering, trombone.
FALLS CITY: Tiffany Clark, junior, engineering, trumpet; Andrew Hopp, sophomore, math education, tuba.
FIRTH: Jillian Popek, freshman, criminal justice, piccolo.
FREMONT: Nicole Anderson, senior, language arts education, horn; Carla Bishop, junior, international business, piccolo; Anthony Campbell, junior, architecture, trumpet; Tiffani Hull, senior, meteorology, piccolo; Josh Martin, junior, music, trumpet; Kirby Novacek, senior, business administration, trombone; Scott Parkening, freshman, computer science, horn; Tiffany Urich, freshman, merchandising, technical crew; Emily Wehrmann, sophomore, elementary education, trumpet.
GIBBON: Andrea Halkyard, sophomore, exercise science, trumpet.
GORDON: Elizabeth Riggleman, junior, art, trombone.
GOTHENBURG: Molly Boyd, freshman, undeclared, alto saxophone; Bob Buckley, sophomore, agribusiness, percussion.
GRAND ISLAND: Sarah Bremer, junior, exercise science, flag corps; Nicolette Brenton, junior, horticulture, piccolo; Christopher Fox, freshman, music performance and business, tenor saxophone; Melissa Korensky, freshman, veterinary science, piccolo; Greg Perry, freshman, civil engineering, tuba; Theresa Rerucha, junior, criminal justice, flag corps; Adam Russell, junior, management information systems, tenor saxophone; Matthew Scott, junior, elementary education, trumpet; Ben Shellhaas, senior, music, percussion; Kyle Stern, sophomore, Spanish, percussion; Kent Stetson, senior, social science education, percussion; Adam Stoltenberg, freshman, music performance, percussion.
GRETNA: Stefanie Bowley, freshman, elementary education, clarinet.
HARVARD: David Schwenk, senior, mechanical engineering, percussion.
HASTINGS: Heidi Regier, junior, French, flag corps; Adam Schardt, sophomore, psychology, tuba.
HENDERSON: Ben Coleman, junior, music performance, percussion.
HERSHEY: Maggie Stark, freshman, Spanish, clarinet.
HICKMAN: Julie Brandt, freshman, math education, trombone; Thomas Kiefer, sophomore, general education, trumpet; Andrew Purviance, sophomore, undeclared, tuba; Jenna Smith, freshman, advertising and public relations, flag corps; Jesse Tyser, sophomore, computer science, trumpet.
HOLDREGE: Kaycee Uribe, sophomore, dance, piccolo.
KEARNEY: Andrea Anderson, senior, marketing, clarinet; Leslie Burchell, sophomore, horticulture, piccolo; Karmeca Larsen, freshman, early education, flag corps; April Stocker, sophomore, English, trombone.
LaVISTA: Jenny Stuckenschmidt, sophomore, broadcasting, flag corps; Quinn Texmo, sophomore, advertising and public relations, flag corps.
LEXINGTON: Travis Damme, junior, broadcasting, percussion.
LINCOLN: Jessie Adcox, junior, dance, twirler; Mandy Adcox, sophomore, elementary education, twirler; Paul Ahlemeyer, junior, music education, trombone; Phil Akerman, junior, general studies, trombone; Bridget Allison, junior, business administration, flag corps; Kim Alspaugh, junior, music education, tenor saxophone; Carlie Ames, freshman, advertising and public relations, flag corps; Andrea Arbuck, senior, Great Plains studies, baritone; Bhee Jay Arroyo, senior, business management, trombone; Beth Arunski, freshman, interior design, clarinet; Derek Babb, junior, computer engineering, alto saxophone; Justin Baker, sophomore, electrical engineering, percussion; Scott Bennett, freshman, computer science, trombone; Eric Bigham, senior, geography, percussion; Zach Black, freshman, music, trumpet; Kim Blaha, freshman, math, alto saxophone; Jaime Borchert, junior, theatre arts and design, trumpet; Jessica Brchan, freshman, psychology, flag corps; Laura Cardwell, senior, secondary education, flag corps; Jenna Chapman, freshman, undeclared, percussion; Mike Chapman, senior, accounting, percussion; Mindy Chrastil, junior, elementary education, flag corps; Amy Christensen, sophomore, fine arts, flag corps; Doug Cooke, freshman, theatre arts, percussion; Caitlin Correll, junior, Spanish, trumpet; Rachael Deaton, freshman, animal science, tuba; Matt Dregalla, senior, marketing, tuba; Jennifer Erion, sophomore, criminal justice, piccolo; Tammy Friesen, senior, secondary education, trumpet; Greg Gale, freshman, general studies, trumpet; Heath Gewecke, sophomore, music, trombone; Nicholas Gewecke, sophomore, math, percussion; Traci Gobber, senior, biology, clarinet; Stephanie Goodding, sophomore, music education, piccolo; Kristyl Gottner, sophomore, nursing, piccolo; Ben Hanika, senior, music education, trumpet; Jennifer Harbison, freshman, veterinary science, clarinet; Melanie Harrell, sophomore, sociology, piccolo; Johsua Harris, senior, music education, tuba; Erin Hilsabeck, junior, news-editorial, percussion; Adam Hohensee, sophomore, physical therapy, clarinet; Matt Holman, freshman, general studies, trombone; Tyler Hottovy, junior, music education, trombone; Sarah Hranac, freshman, music, horn; Jennifer Hruby, sophomore, actuarial science, clarinet; Mindy Hubka, freshman, business administration, percussion; Jason Huwe, junior, economics, trombone; Catherine Javorsky, senior, history and political science, alto saxophone; Alyssa Johnson, junior, music education, piccolo; Amber Johnson, junior, accounting, piccolo; Keerun Kamble, senior, nursing, flag corps; Tommy Kettler, sophomore, civil engineering, trumpet; Scott Keys, junior, restaurant management, trombone; Adam Killham, sophomore, music education, tenor saxophone; Schuyler King, junior, physical therapy, trumpet; Kyle Knaub, sophomore, music, percussion; Elly Lehnert, sophomore, anthropology, alto saxophone; Josh Lehr, sophomore, undeclared, percussion; Nate Lenz, freshman, music, alto saxophone; Andrew Lodes, sophomore, undeclared, alto saxophone; Monica Long, senior, psychology, alto saxophone; Nick Loomis, junior, mechanical engineering, tuba; Megan Manning-Kechely, freshman, music, percussion; Raquel Martinez, sophomore, advertising, flag corps; Angela Maske, freshman, music, clarinet; Laura Meerkatz, junior, international studies, tenor saxophone; Kristin Miles, freshman, architecture, tuba; Kathryn Milius, freshman, biological systems engineering, tenor saxophone; Adrian Miller, freshman, general studies, alto saxophone; Ryan Niemann, senior, social science education, horn; Justin Null, junior, business administration, trumpet; Jill Oetken, senior, music education, percussion; Aaron Pierce, junior, biochemistry, trumpet; Marisa Pont, freshman, business management, piccolo; David Rawson, sophomore, business administration, trumpet; Jeff Rawson, senior, computer science, trumpet; Heather Rempe, senior, advertising, trumpet; Andrew Ripley, senior, criminal justice, trumpet; Kim Rutledge, freshman, advertising, piccolo; Michael St. Germain, sophomore, business administration, trumpet; Robbie Salistean, sophomore, music education, horn; Fred Scott, freshman, music, trombone; Amanda Smith, freshman, undeclared, tenor saxophone; Adam Stehlik, freshman, undeclared, trumpet; Joe Sypal, freshman, mechanical engineering, trumpet; Emily Thaden, senior, biology and psychology, baritone; Stephanie Thaden, sophomore, nursing, flag corps; Sara Thelen, sophomore, undeclared, piccolo; Cassandra Trombley, sophomore, family and consumer sciences, piccolo; Jacob Varvel, junior, music education, alto saxophone; Kate Venter, freshman, history education, trumpet; Derry Wallace, freshman, business administration, clarinet; Nicole Wallen-Thompson, sophomore, music education, percussion; Andrew Walters, sophomore, sociology, baritone; Sean Warnke, sophomore, music education, percussion; Brian Weber, senior, computer science, trumpet; Jenna Welcomer, junior, undeclared, flag corps; Erica Wertz, sophomore, interior design, baritone; Nikki Wilkinson, junior, music education, percussion; Michael Young, freshman, business management, percussion.
MILFORD: Matt Erb, freshman, music education, tuba.
NEBRASKA CITY: Trenton Mangum, freshman, undeclared, technical crew.
NORFOLK: Alan Dickie, freshman, music, tuba.
NORTH PLATTE: Jack Gannon, senior, industrial education, trombone; Nate Saathoff, sophomore, undeclared, alto saxophone.
OMAHA: Jennifer Arbaugh, senior, international business marketing, flag corps; Matt Baker, freshman, general studies, trumpet; Tyler Barna, freshman, undeclared, technical crew; Eric Ben Salah, sophomore, undeclared, percussion; Jason Borgelt, senior, criminal justice, trombone; Erin Busboom, freshman, undeclared, trombone; Kara Butler, senior, finance, flag corps; Amanda Engler, freshman, English, trombone; Nathan Ferrel, senior, computer engineering, baritone; Liz Garber, junior, advertising, flag corps; Jean Hurley, senior, anthropology, piccolo; Kendra Jones, senior, psychology, horn; Ryan Lampert, freshman, criminal justice, percussion; Carter Leeka, junior, music and actuarial science, horn; Michal Lisowyj, junior, biochemistry, trumpet; Sarrah McDonald, freshman, veterinary science, clarinet; Rob Nichols, junior, history, trombone; Cara Peacock, junior, English education, percussion; Ashley Purcell, freshman, undeclared, flag corps; Jayson Ross, sophomore, theatre performance, baritone; Kim Schulte, freshman, music and general studies, piccolo; Marc Shultz, junior, architecture, tuba; Nina Smith, sophomore, athletic training, flag corps; Adam Stahlecker, sophomore, education, trumpet; Audrey Tapprich, sophomore, sociology and pre-physical therapy, clarinet; Matthew Teer, freshman, music education, tuba; Cody Thomas, freshman, broadcasting, percussion; Alycia Vajgert, freshman, undeclared, flag corps; Nicole Watzke, senior, music, baritone; Adam Witte, junior, German, baritone; Andrew Wolkins, senior, electrical engineering, percussion.
PALMYRA: Andrew Tipton, junior, undeclared, tuba.
PANAMA: Lenora French, senior, music performance, clarinet; Andrew Johnson, junior, music education, tuba.
PAPILLION: Rachel Hendrickson, freshman, music education, piccolo; Andrew Hulme, junior, math and meteorology, trumpet; Andrew Kuklinski, junior, electrical engineering, alto saxophone; David Roth, freshman, biochemistry, clarinet; Heather Smith, freshman, geology, horn; Jessica Stiles, sophomore, music education, clarinet; Lisa Vann, junior, psychology, clarinet.
PENDER: Nathan Schmitz, senior, political science and pre-law, baritone.
PIERCE: Jamie Watson, sophomore, biology and pre-medicine, flag corps.
PILGER: Charlotte Dendinger, senior, English education, horn.
PLATTSMOUTH: Jennifer Chebatoris, freshman, interior design, flag corps; Jenny Halouska, sophomore, pre-nursing, flag corps; Greg McKnight, freshman, civil engineering, trombone; Ginny Meyer, senior, advertising, flag corps; Jeana Pecha, sophomore, undeclared, flag corps; Jamie Pointer, senior, elementary education, flag corps; Ben Placek, sophomore, civil engineering, tuba; LeAnn Senf, junior, nursing, clarinet.
PRIMROSE: Jennifer Walrath, junior, political science, clarinet; Ryan Walrath, freshman, fisheries and wildlife, percussion.
RALSTON: Heath Cutler, freshman, civil engineering, tuba; Bob Foehlinger, junior, marketing, twirler; Tami Foehlinger, senior, marketing, twirler; Tina Foehlinger, senior, advertising, twirler; Tom Reilly, sophomore, undeclared, tuba; Katie Woodruff, sophomore, business administration, horn.
RAVENNA: Jacy Farris, sophomore, pre-medical technology, baritone.
RISING CITY: Geoff Ruth, freshman, agribusiness, trombone.
ROCA: Ross Krawczyk, sophomore, psychology, trombone.
SCHUYLER: Jenni Novotny, sophomore, computer science, flag corps; Breann Wachal, senior, math education, trumpet.
SEWARD: Amanda Bruce, senior, marketing, flag corps; Dara Greene, senior, biology, flag corps; Erica Helge, junior, German and biology, flag corps; Jamie Jirovsky, freshman, undeclared, flag corps.
SHICKLEY: Adam Brinkman, freshman, business administration, trumpet.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY: Jamie O'Dell, junior, biology, alto saxophone; Morgan Tyler, senior, music education, piccolo.
STANTON: Chris Kabes, junior, math education, trumpet.
SYRACUSE: Dustin Kreifels, junior, middle level education, trombone.
VALENTINE: Laura Huber, sophomore, biochemistry and pre-medicine, flag corps; Tylr Naprstek, junior, fisheries and wildlife, tenor saxophone.
WACO: Jonathan Naber, junior, construction management, tenor saxophone.
WAHOO: Jonathan Reece, junior, music education, trombone; Kelly Urban, senior, business education, piccolo.
WAVERLY: Sara Heine, sophomore, anthropology, trombone; Tim Micek, junior, biology, alto saxophone.
WAYNE: Jon Gathje, sophomore, music education, trumpet; Jessica Leighty, sophomore, music education, alto saxophone.
WILBER: Rees Lahman, senior, music, percussion; Abby Workman, senior, advertising, trumpet.
WISNER: Amanda Buse, junior, business administration, piccolo.
YORK: Becky Holthe, freshman, business administration, flag corps; Nicole Malcom, senior, business administration, horn; Chris Moses, junior, history, percussion; Ashley Teegerstrom, senior, secondary education, horn.
ARIZONA
Scottsdale: Brian Dake, freshman, computer engineering, tuba.
CALIFORNIA
Newman: Vanessa Samano, junior, psychology and communications studies, flag corps.
COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Michelle Still, junior, management information systems, baritone.
Fort Collins: Michelle Boyce, freshman, English, clarinet.
Longmont: Nicole Kopetzky, senior, music education, piccolo.
Loveland: Emily Fay, sophomore, undeclared, technical crew.
FLORIDA
Hobe Sound: Stephanie Day, freshman, geology, trombone.
ILLINOIS
Flossmoor: Megan Stoler, sophomore, fisheries and wildlife management, trumpet.
Naperville: Laura Marek, sophomore, elementary education, trumpet.
IOWA
Ames: Chelsea Fitch, sophomore, advertising, piccolo.
Hancock: Amanda Leaders, senior, music performance, alto saxophone.
Johnstown: Sarah Kesse, freshman, dance and art, flag corps.
Ryan: Ryan Gaffney, freshman, music performance, trumpet.
Sioux City: Michelle Bennett, junior, music education, clarinet; Ryann Houlihan, senior, music education, uniform manager; Stephen Mohring, senior, music education, drum major.
Spirit Lake: Abigail Sedlacek, sophomore, English and classics, clarinet.
KANSAS
Lawrence: Kristen Jordan, freshman, chemistry, baritone.
Olathe: Pamela Hodge, senior, elementary education, uniform manager.
Overland Park: Jason Noelle, freshman, astronomy, tenor saxophone.
MINNESOTA
Marshall: Kara Reiber, freshman, accounting, flag corps.
Rochester: Kira Stearns, sophomore, biology, piccolo.
MISSOURI
Kansas City: Jennifer Dalton, junior, music performance, piccolo; Matt Hillman, junior, accounting, tuba.
Liberty: Randa Witmer, junior, biology, percussion.
O'Fallon: Tom Speers, junior, music education, alto saxophone.
Raytown: Natalie Holtgraves, sophomore, undeclared, piccolo; Allison Swope, senior, music education, drum major.
St. Charles: Sarah Nowacki, freshman, music, piccolo.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Amherst: Kyle Bristol, freshman, history, technical crew.
NEW YORK
LeRoy: Blair Schuyler, junior, physical education, tuba.
Mahopac: Daniel Frusciante, freshman, meteorology, tuba.
OKLAHOMA
Edmond: Leah Schad, senior, music education, clarinet.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen: David Hall, freshman, music, percussion.
Brandon: Andy Klein, freshman, music, horn; David Reid, freshman, computer science, horn.
Brookings: Rachel Maca, freshman, elementary education, clarinet; David Obrecht, freshman, electrical engineering, trumpet; Rebecca Obrecht, junior, meteorology, trumpet; Sarah Stratton, junior, music education, tenor saxophone.
Canistota: Beth Tieszen, sophomore, biological systems engineering, trumpet.
Rapid City: Nina Englin, junior, music, clarinet.
Sioux Falls: Amy Dimick, freshman, biological systems engineering, technical crew; Erin Dimick, senior, business administration, uniform manager; Jamie Greenfield, junior, news-editorial, clarinet; Thomas Griebel, senior, math, trumpet; Ann Halverson, sophomore, general studies, percussion; Stacey Huber, junior, music and psychology, alto saxophone; Matt Jorde, freshman, math and computer science, tenor saxophone; Carly Kiesow, senior, business administration, uniform manager; Nicole Makens, senior, music education, drum major; Erin McCarthy, senior, music education, drum major; Jeni Melvin, senior, veterinary technology, piccolo; David Penn, sophomore, music and math, percussion; Brandon Smith, freshman, electrical engineering, clarinet.
Tea: Marques Eckhoff, sophomore, music education, percussion; Jason Hascall, senior, civil engineering, trumpet.
Yankton: Tim Hausmann, freshman, music education, horn.
TEXAS
DeSoto: Ashley Spencer, junior, psychology, horn.
Karnes City: Linda Gamez, junior, finance and communications studies, flag corps.
Richardson: Kathleen Jenison, junior, music, horn.
VIRGINIA
Alexandria: Jane Richter, freshman, biology, piccolo.
WISCONSIN
Hudson: Emily Baker, sophomore, chemical engineering, flag corps.
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