Achievements

◦Won first place in the first sanctioned Shriner Imperial pipe band competition

◦ Played for arrival of Britain’s Prince Charles

• ◦ Three years opening of the Indianapolis 500 speedway time trials

◦ Co-organized S.C.O.T.S. (Scottish Ceremonial Organization Throughout Shrinedom), 1974

◦ Won third place, first place USA, in the Shriner Imperial pipe band competition, Minneapolis, Mn, 2003

◦ Won the C.J. Shoemaker Award music presentation, Downers Grove, IL, Fourth of July Parade, 2004

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Fort Wayne, IN, 2003

◦ Won first place in the Great Leaks Shrine Association band competition Springfield, IL, 2005

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition Lansing, MI, 2006

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Cincinnati, OH, 2008

◦ Won first place in the Shriner Imperial pipe band competition, Indianapolis, IN, 2013

◦ Won first place in the Shriner Imperial pipe band competition, Minneapolis, MN, 2014

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Fairview Heights, IL, 2014

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Springfield, IL., 2017

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Grand Rapids, MI., 2018

◦ Won first place in the Great Lakes Shrine Association band competition, Grove City, OH., 2019