The American School Band Directors Association created the Edwin Franko Goldman Award as a symbol of high esteem and respect, and as a measure of appreciation and gratitude for outstanding personal contributions to the school band movement.

The recipient may or may not be a member of ASBDA, but shall be an active or retired director whose teaching career shall have included work in the schools and who has contributed substantially in the fields of Grand, Junior and Senior High School Band work.

EDWIN FRANKO GOLDMAN AWARD RECIPIENTS

1964
Capt. James Harper ASBDA

1965
Dr. Dale C. Harris ASBDA
Dr. Harold Bachman non-ASBDA
Dr. Frank Simon non-ASBDA

1966
Forrest L. McAllister ASBDA

1967
Earl Pat Arsers ASBDA
Carlton Stewart non-ASBDA

1968
Arthur H. Brandenburg ASBDA

1969
Robert W. Dean ASBDA
Dr. William D. Revelli non-ASBDA
Frederick C. Ebbs non-ASBDA

1970
Emil W. Puffenberger ASBDA

1971
George W. Patrick ASBDA
Dr. Paul Yoder non-ASBDA

1972
Mac E. Carr ASBDA
Karl L. King non-ASBDA

1973
Philip J. Fuller ASBDA
Glenn Cliff Bainum non-ASBDA
Mark H. Hindsley non-ASBDA

1974
Seymour Okun ASBDA

1975
C. Sidney Berg ASBDA
Dr. Clarence Sawhill non-ASBDA

1976
Ernest Caneva ASBDA

1977
J. Raymond Brandon ASBDA

1978
Dr. Harry Begian ASBDA

1979
James M. Tibbs ASBDA
Frank Piersol non-ASBDA

1980
James Clark ASBDA
Mark Kelly non-ASBDA

1981
Arnold Berndt ASBDA

1982
Howard L. Lidstrom ASBDA

1983
Edward A. Kehn ASBDA
Roy M. Martin non-ASBDA
W. Francis McBeth non-ASBDA

1984
Lawrence E. Griffin ASBDA

1985
Sidney R. Rosen ASBDA
Clarence Glen Arsers non-ASBDA
H. Robert Reynolds non-ASBDA

1986
Warren A. Felts ASBDA

1987

Alvin E. Bohms ASBDA
Nilo W. Hovey non-ASBDA
Harry J. Wenger non-ASBDA

1988
Ross A. Leeper ASBDA

1989
James F. Herendeen ASBDA
Earl A. Slocum non-ASBDA
Frank L. Battisti non-ASBDA

1990
Homer F. Haworth ASBDA

1991
Everett L. Roberts ASBDA

1992
Jay W. Burchak ASBDA

1993
Saburo Watanabe ASBDA
Clare Grundman non-ASBDA
Dr. Frank Bencriscutto non-ASBDA

1994
David G. Reul ASBDA

1995
William C. Robinson ASBDA
Timothy Broege non-ASBDA

1996
Henry P. Vander Linde ASBDA

1997
James J. Hewitt ASBDA

1998
Howard O. (Doc) Pardee ASBDA

1999
Joe E. Foster, Sr. ASBDA

2000
Ray B. Haney ASBDA

2001
Edgar Q. Rooker ASBDA
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser non-ASBDA
John L. Whitwell non-ASBDA
John Kinyon non-ASBDA
Ray E. Cramer non-ASBDA

2002
Dennis Hanna ASBDA

2003
James A. Sewrey ASBDA

2004
Lloyd Nakahara ASBDA

2005
Mickey Young ASBDA
Jack Pierson ASBDA

2006
William Svec ASBDA

2007
James Stellmaker ASBDA
Michael R. Peterson ASBDA

2008
Elaine M. Ostrander ASBDA

2009
Sonja Pluess ASBDA
Dixie Detgen ASBDA
Terry S. Treudan non-ASBDA

2010
Robert Lutt ASBDA
Craig James Kirchhoff non-ASBDA