Famous Maroon Band Treat

Famous Maroon Band Treat

MSU’s Famous Maroon Band was treated to an August dinner at the home of MSU President Mark E. Keenum and First Lady Rhonda Keenum to thank the organization for its dedication to the university. As the group’s fall semester gets underway with football season and other events, the band also is celebrating its reign as the winner of the 2026 Sudler Trophy, the highest collegiate band national honor. Pictured, from left, are Cliff Taylor, associate band director; Nora Sills, wife of the late Kent Sills, longtim

Photo by Emily Grace McCall

MSU’s Famous Maroon Band was treated to an August dinner at the home of MSU President Mark E. Keenum and First Lady Rhonda Keenum to thank the organization for its dedication to the university. As the group’s fall semester gets underway with football season and other events, the band also is celebrating its reign as the winner of the 2026 Sudler Trophy, the highest collegiate band national honor. Pictured, from left, are Cliff Taylor, associate band director; Nora Sills, wife of the late Kent Sills, longtime FMB director and the band hall’s namesake; Elva Kaye Lance, director of bands; President Mark E. Keenum; Katie Keenum, trumpet section leader; and Craig Aarhus, associate band director.