1904 - 1908

Louis Henry Burch

Instructor in Manual Arts

1906 - 1907

Orral Dale Earls

10th Grade Student

1907 - 1908

Pierre V. Olker

Music Instructor at the Kennedy's Business and English Training School, Macomb, IL

1908 - 1912

No band organized at Western Illinois State Normal School

1912 - 1913

Harlow Wyne

12th Grade Student

1913 - 1914

Iva Benner

12th Grade Student

1914 - 1915

Orville Jones
Clarence "Jake" Clute

12th Grade Student
11th Grade Student

1915 - 1918

Jessie Warrum

Physics and Chemistry

1918 - 1919

Edwin Foss

Physics and Chemistry

1919 - 1920

Roscoe Linder

Physics and Chemistry

1920 - 1942

Walter Eller

Physics and Chemistry

1942 - 1944

Paul Liljedahl

Education

1944 - 1946

Floyd Ohlson

Education

1946 - 1955

Arthur Fritshel

Education

1955 - 1968

Forrest Suycott

1st Director of Bands (Hired by Music Department.) Marching Leathernecks, Concert Band, Chair, Dean

1970 - 1976

Christopher Izzo

2nd Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble, Chair

1973 - 1978

Robert Morsch

3rd Director of Bands. Marching Leathernecks, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Bands

1980 - 1985

Dennis Johnson

Wind Ensemble

1978 - 2002

Dale Hopper

4th Director of Bands. Marching Leathernecks, Jazz Studio Orchestra, Concert Band

1999 - 2001

Rod Schueller

Marching Leathernecks, Concert Band

1985 - 2005

Jon Dugle

5th Director of Bands. Wind Ensemble

2005 - 2009

Douglas Phillips

Marching Leathernecks, Concert Band

2009 - 2010

Shawn Vondran

Marching Leathernecks, Concert Band

2010 - Present

Matt Thomas

Marching Leathernecks, Concert Band

2001 - Present

Mike Fansler

6th Director of Bands. Marching Leathernecks (2001-04; 2019), Concert Band (2001-2004) Wind Ensemble (2005 - present)