2026 SUPERSTATE ADJUDICATORS

SuperState Recording Evaluators

middle school/junior high

Robert Herrings—Director of Bands, Artie Henry Middle School School (Cedar Park, TX)
Michael Kaufman—Director of Bands (retired), Grand Ledge High School (Grand Ledge, MI)
Myra Rhoden—Director of Bands (retired), Fayette County HS (Fayetteville, GA)

high school class 1A

Trish Cornett—Director of Bands, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Cliff Croomes—Associate Director of Bands, University of Texas (Austin, TX)
Dennis Llinás—Director of Bands, University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

high school class 2A

Greg Bimm—Director of Bands Emeritus, Marion Catholic High School (Chicago Heights, IL)
Chadwick Kamei—Director of Bands, Pearl City High School (Pearl City, HI)
Sue Samuels—Director of Bands, Furman University (Greenville, SC)

high school class 3A

Dennis Fisher—Associate Director of Wind Studies emeritus, Univ. of North Texas (Denton, TX)
Bruce Moss—Music Director, Wheaton Municipal Band (Wheaton, IL)
Kerry Taylor—Director of Bands (retired), Westlake High School (Austin, TX)

SuperState On-Site Evaluators

middle school/junior high and high School Class 1A

Andrea Brown
Associate Director of Bands, University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

William Lake, Jr.
Director of Bands, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)

Scott Tobias
Director of Bands, West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

high School Class 2A and 3a

Caroline Beatty
Director of Bands, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)

Tom Caneva
Director of Bands emeritus, Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Mary Schneider
Director of Bands, Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

conducting evaluators

John R. Locke
Director of Bands emeritus, University of North Carolina Greensboro
(Middle School/Junior High and High School Class 1A)

Eric Wilson
Director of Bands, Baylor University
(High School Class 2A and 3A)