Bearcat Bands

R. Robert Hornyak Award

  • For
    • Any person that has provided outstanding service to the UC Bearcat Bands
  • By
    • UC Bearcat Bands Student Council; award established in 1970 upon the retirement of Dr. Hornyak, 6th Director of Bands
  • Selection Criteria
    • Determined through a process of nominations, voting, and Band Council deliberation conducted by the Historian during spring semester; acceptable reason for bestowing the award to the nominee is given by the nominator
  • Renewable
    • No
  • Amount
    • There is no financial benefit associated with this award
Hornyak Award Recipients
Name Year
Dr. R. Robert Hornyak 1970
John DeFoor 1971
Sue & Larry Brown 1972
Dr. & Mrs. James Morand 1973
Paul Wells 1974
No award 1975
Gary Penfield 1976
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Hodges 1977
No award 1978-1987
James Michael Taylor 1988
No award 1989
Matthew Edwin Shad 1990
No award 1991
Jeff Ulsh 1992
No award 1993
Michael Zierolf 1994
John Jay Kreimer & John William Kreimer III 1995
Dr. Terren L. Frenz 1996
Dave Scheppler 1997
Mel & Sue Rutherford 1998
Steve Masters 1999
Melissa Christine Silsby 2000
Rick & Chris Longhauser 2001
Tom Talmage 2002
Robert Pugh 2003
Christopher M. Kannel 2004
Phillip Bender, Jr. 2005
Ryan J. Leitz 2006
Julie Benken 2007
Michael Lee & Robert Fisher 2008
Julie Dorenbusch 2009
Randall Smith 2010
Matthew Schmucki 2011
Mr. Nick Angelis 2012
Nick DelleCave 2013
Dr. Jody Besse 2014
Brian Maynard 2015
Clint Hodges 2016
Arlene Brill 2017
Robert Sorrell 2018
Dee Gettler 2019
No award 2020
Dr. Mitchel Livingston 2021
LeAnne Anklan 2022
Harry McTerry 2023
John Leonard 2024