Mr. Gere Fluno The Custer Award is given annually to three returning Marching Band
members who embody the work ethic of the Wisconsin Band. These three students "come to work every day" and exemplify the dedication it takes to march in the Wisconsin Band. The award was started in 1995 by Mr. Jere Fluno who has been and continues to be a generous Badger Band supporter. Each student receives a scholarship toward his or her continuing education. Due to the success of this award, two other awards have also been established, the Crazy Horse and the PA. The PA Award is named after Mike Leckrone's wife, Phylis and Jere Fluno's wife, Anne. It is now customary for the band to stop and play a couple of songs for Mr. Fluno after the football game in order to show the deep appreciation for his support of the Wisconsin Band.

CUSTER AWARD WINNERS

Name Year Instrument
Chris Bell 1993 Percussion
Joe Emmerich 1996 Trumpet
Todd Thompson 1996 Snare Drum
Tony LaRocca 1999 Snare Drum
Chris Sawyer 1999 Trumpet
Kevin Breiby 2000 Flugelhorn
Andy Moyer 2000 Bass Drum
Brian Skinner 2000 Trombone
Joe Cannistra 2001 Trumpet
Jon Filipa 2001 Trombone
Allie Graft 2001 Snare Drum
Jeff Cameron 2002 Trumpet
Nic Jelinski 2002 Trumpet
Joe Scott 2002 Percussion
Liz Rasmussen 2003 Trombone
Stephanie Scheidler 2003 Trumpet
Anna Thompson 2003 Cymbals
Cassie Kieffer 2004 Trumpet
Jeff Gelhausen 2004 Trumpet
Mike Ursin 2004 Trombone
Andy Rindt 2005 Trumpet
Jennifer Kaiser 2005 Mellophone
Jason Bitters 2005 Snare Drum
Marissa DeGroot 2006 Trumpet
Rachel Elbing 2006 Cymbals
Marni Portner 2006 Trumpet
Jon Alfuth 2007 Flugelhorn
Aaron Stoll 2007 Euphonium
Megan Emery 2007 Mellophone
Sara Wilcox 2007 Tuba
Nicole Caine 2008 Flugelhorn
Sarah Elbing 2008 Tuba
Nick Austreng 2008 Trombone
Sarah Edlund 2008 Cymbals
Nathan Retzlaff 2009 Trumpet
Carrie Schreiber 2009 Mellophone
Nicole Johnson 2009 Tuba
Justin Bosetti 2009 Bass Drum

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