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Clinicians and Performers Lisa Latham has been
actively involved in music education in the state of Alabama for the past fourteen years. She received her Bachelors Degree in Music Education as well as her Masters Degree in Music from the University of Montevallo. She has taught all ages from elementary through the collegiate level, with her primary focus on the middle level singer. Mrs. Latham currently serves on the board of the Alabama chapter of the American Choral Directors Association as the Young Voices Festival Chair. In addition, Mrs. Latham has directed the preschool and children's music program at Hunter Street Baptist Church in Birmingham as well as the Preteen Choir for the past nine years. Mrs. Latham is a former Executive Director for the Alabama Music Educators Association, and is an active adjudicator and clinician for choral events throughout the state. She counts her most significant accomplishment to be "Mommy" to her three children Piper, 5, Emerson, 3, and Sutton, 1 month.
Mark Foster is currently in his sixteenth year of teaching band. He serves as the band director at Mountain Brook Junior High School in Birmingham, Alabama. He has previously taught in the Mountain Brook System as the elementary band director and in the Jefferson County School System as assistant band director at Hueytown and Band Director at Gardendale High Schools. Bands under his leadership have consistently earned superior ratings at both the district and the state level. Dr. Foster holds the bachelor of science, master of arts, and doctor of education degrees from the University of Alabama. As a doctoral student, he was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, international honor society in education and was awarded the most outstanding graduate student in music education in 2003. Foster has presented research at the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in 1998 and
the University of Alabama Research Seminar in Music Education in 2003 and 2005. His research interests include band history and early Birmingham history including cultural development at the time of the founding of the city. He recently completed a doctoral dissertation entitled, "Fred L. Grambs and his influence on instrumental music in late 19th century Birmingham, Alabama." Dr. Foster is married to Jennifer Foster and they have two children Megan and Luke.
Kenneth Ozzello is Director
of Bands and Professor of Music at The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello joined the University fac- ulty in 1989. He holds the Bachelor of Music in Music Education and the Masters of Music in Conducting degrees from West Virginia University; he earned the Doctorate of Education from The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello is the director of The University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" and conductor of the Alabama Symphonic Band. In 2003 The University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" received the prestigious "Sudler Trophy." The Sudler Trophy is the only national award given to college marching bands. In addition to Dr. Ozzello's duties with the University band pro- gram, he teaches many academic classes in the School of Music, including graduate and undergrad- uate conducting and music education methods classes. He maintains a busy national schedule of clinics and guest con- ducting engagements. Over the past two decades, Dr. Ozzello has designed shows for the Million Dollar Band that have been performed at the Orange Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, the 1992 National Championship Sugar Bowl, and over a dozen Iron Bowls. His "Superman" design can be seen in Daniel Moore's "Century of Champions" painting commemorating one hun- dred years of Crimson Tide Football. Dr. Ozzello is much in demand for his drill designs and has written for over 100 high school and college marching bands. Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, he served on the staff of the West Virginia University band program and designed shows for the "Pride of West Virginia" Marching Band. He also spent five years as the Director of Bands at Jeannette High School in the Pittsburgh area.
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