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WKU President Timothy C. Caboni was named the Kentucky Music Educators Association’s (KMEA) 2024-25 Administrator of the Year.
The award was presented Friday at the KMEA 2024-25 Awards Ceremony at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.
When President Caboni, who earned a graduate degree from WKU in 1994, returned to campus in 2017 as the university’s 10th president, he set forth a personal priority to ensure institutional support of WKU’s music programs.
“I’m so thankful for my experiences in band that created opportunities to practice leadership from middle school through college. As a musician, section leader and drum major, I am indebted to the educators who created those opportunities and challenged me to be a better and more excellent version of myself — and that those lessons still resonate and echo today as a university president,” said President Caboni.
In addition to President Caboni’s award, WKU Director of Bands Dr. Gary Schallert received the prestigious 2025 Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Bandmaster award; Director of Athletic Bands Dr. Matthew McCurry was inducted into Phi Beta Mu, the International Bandmasters Fraternity; and Dr. Lauren Whitham and the University Singers were chosen to perform at the KMEA Conference.
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