Add Comment  |  View Comments  |   |  RSS  |  Download Story FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE! Not many of us will last nearly 40 years in one job and still love it, but all you have to do is watch band leader Mike Leckrone on the football field to see he's still having the time of his life! The legendary UW-Madison band director was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music. It's only the second time they've given out that honor. And NO, Mike is not retiring! See how hundreds of friends and students honored Mike on his big night. And check back for more bonus videos. Below, we have the performance by Mike's colleague, guitar professor Javier Calderon. Next week, we'll add Mike's entire speech. Anything specific you'd like to see? Thanks for Overview "Only a small percentage of band members were involved in the alleged hazing, but the band shares a responsibility to behave appropriately, Leckrone said, adding any evidence of criminal violation will be forwarded to prosecutors...." Comment by warhammer online gold More >> All My Best "All my best to you, Mike! You've been a great inspiration for everyone in the organization...." Comment by Drew Brees More >> Congratulations Mike! "On behalf of the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music, we were very honored to present this award to Mike...." Comment by Wisconsin Foundation for School Music More >> Not many of us will last nearly 40 years in one job and still love it, but all you have to do is watch band leader Mike Leckrone on the football field to see he's still having the time of his life! The legendary UW-Madison band director was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music. It's only the second time they've given out that honor. And NO, Mike is not retiring! See how hundreds of friends and students honored Mike on his big night. And check back for more bonus videos. Below, we have the performance by Mike's colleague, guitar professor Javier Calderon. Next week, we'll add Mike's entire speech. Anything specific you'd like to see? band leader conductor director fifth quarter marching band Mike Leckrone teacher uw badgers UW-madison Band Comments October 11, 2008 - 2:20am — warhammer online gold (not verified) Thanks for Overview Only a small percentage of band members were involved in the alleged hazing, but the band shares a responsibility to behave appropriately, Leckrone said, adding any evidence of criminal violation will be forwarded to prosecutors. reply July 29, 2008 - 3:04pm — Drew Brees (not verified) All My Best All my best to you, Mike! You've been a great inspiration for everyone in the organization. reply November 26, 2007 - 2:16pm — Wisconsin Foundation for School Music (not verified) Congratulations Mike! On behalf of the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music, we were very honored to present this award to Mike. He is an inspiration to thousands of people and truly deserves this honor! It was a night filled with laughter, tears and rekindled friendships. Thanks for all that you do, Mike! reply November 19, 2007 - 10:27pm — Katy Sai PASS IT ON! Thanks Phil -- I hope all of you UW band alums pass this story around the country! Lots of folks came from near and far to honor Mike but I know many couldn't make it so please help them be part of it too! reply November 19, 2007 - 6:26pm — Phil (not verified) THANKS Mike, I've used your phrase, "You can take anything as long as you know when it is going to end." with great success in my business career. Some of my fondest memories are of my time in the UW-Marching Band. Thanks for memories, Phil reply Post new comment Your name: E-mail: The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Homepage: Subject: Comment: * Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> Lines and paragraphs break automatically. More information about formatting options User login Login/Register

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