2005

See below for list of donors to date.

Our sincere thanks to all contributers; thanks to you this year’s campaign has exceeded all expectations!

Stay tuned for more details!

From a very considerate boyfriend:

Hi, my name is Michael Brence and I am nominating my girlfriend, Veronica Lanier, for Phantom Phan of the Month. She and I attend Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR where she just finished her 4th year as drum major. Her conducting career actually began her 8th grade year and she went on to become student conductor many years and eventually drum major in
high school. She’s also been the principle bassoonist at our college for several years.

When Veronica was about 11 or 12 yrs old (she just turned 25), her dad told her to turn on the TV because there was something on that she may be interested in. What was on was DCI finals! From that moment, her heart belonged to Phantom Regiment.

Now what makes this interesting is the fact that I am an alumn of the Madison Scouts (’03-’04). So you see, her loyalty isn’t to me and my corps, it’s to Phantom Regiment!

Veronica has listened to and watched drum corps since then. Phantom’s rendition of “Amazing Grace” has always been a personal favorite of
hers. However, it wasn’t until I showed her the 2003 DCI Finals video of Phantom’s performance did it all come back – within the first 15
seconds of the show, she was in tears and remained that way until the climactic end where she cried even more profusely and was speechless for a few minutes. “Canon in D” is one of her most favorite songs. To this day, that remains her favorite DCI show of all time.

This season, she followed Regiment’s schedule religiously – always checking their scores, seeing where they were off to, and trying to find a feasible way to see them in person. As luck would have it, Phantom Regiment was coming to Little Rock – she COULD NOT contain her excitement!

She counted down the days until “Phantom Day” and when it was finally here, she was amazed and awestruck – she was finally able to see her
Phantom Regiment live and in person. We spent ALL DAY (2pm-10:30pm!) watching Phantom Regiment. No one could take her eyes off of them, she was so in tune with what they were doing. I knew not to bother her so long
as Phantom Regiment was in front of her! She was able to hear a glimpse of the ’03 show with their warm-up chorale. Tears were abundant that day.

I can’t personally tell you how she feels about Phantom Regiment, but I do know it’s very special to her. She lights up at the mention of
Phantom Regiment. She loves their sound, their visual choreography, and ESPECIALLY their conductors. She would’ve loved nothing more than to be a Phantom Regiment conductor! Unfortunately for her, that dream will
never come true because she realized too late that auditions were open to anyone, regardless of previous corps experience. She has, however,
bought every Phantom Regiment DVD she could get her hands on so that she could get some insight as to what it would be like to be in Phantom
Regiment. The 2005 season was all about Phantom Regiment for her – nothing made her prouder than seeing them medal with her second favorite show
of all time! I’m pretty sure she knows both of her favorite shows inside and out!

The “Summer of Phantom” helped her realize that her true calling was music, so she decided to prolong her stay at college and return to a
music major and continue to get her masters in conducting. She loves Phantom Regiment more than anyone else I know or have heard about.

Veronica is a true Phantom Phan at heart and with her birthday – and Christmas – this month, she could not receive a better gift than being selected as December’s Phantom Phan of the Month!

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Thanks Micheal, thank you for sharing this story, and happy belated birthday to Veronica!

Past Phantom Phan of the Month’s:

Zach Boughton of Colorado
Bill Malone of Tennessee
Cody Richardson of Tennessee
Micheal Heiter of California
Phil Vermont of California
Scott Woodford of Illinois
Lynn Morehouse of Indiana

Current members should have received an email with these details. If you haven’t received one yet, please contact Rick@regiment.org to confirm and correct your contact information.

All positions are currently filled. If you were not in attendance at the November auditions but would like to be considered for an audition, contact Patrick Seidling at director@regiment.org or call 815-621-8149.

December Camp Info

Friday, December 16 at 7 pm thru
Sunday, December 18 at 1 pm.

Winnebago HS
200 E McNair Rd
Winnebago, Il 61088

ALL sections will be in attendance.

Bring:
Member form
Insurance form
Photo-copy of birth certificate
First dues payment
Meal money for lunch and dinner at fast food
Overnight gear (sleeping bag, etc)

FLYING IN?
Land at Ohare or Midway
Take the Van Galder bus to Rockford’s Clock Tower Inn (www.vangalderbus.com)
Wait for Regiment black school bus to wisk you to camp.

DRIVING IN?
Get to metro-Rockford via I-90/I-94 and/or I-39
Exit onto Hwy 20 west towards Freeport, Ill and Iowa
About 5 miles west of Rockford, turn south onto Winnebago Rd
Winnebago HS is 1 mile up on the left

LOST? PR Cell 815-621-8149

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FUTURE CAMPS

Jan 13-15 Keith School      
Brass, battery, pit (no guard)

Feb 10-12 Keith School      
Brass, battery, pit (no guard)

March 17-19 Beloit HS      
Brass and battery (no pit, no guard)

April 21-23 Beloit HS               
Brass, battery and guard (no pit)

May 19       Drums in Dallas
May 21       Guard and Brass at Rockford College

May 26       Full Corps at Rockford College

Jed Hanneman was the winner of the 2005 Diane Thompson-Wells Memorial Scholarship.

Hanneman, who aged out this past summer, was presented the check at the annual Show of Shows at Boylan High School in Rockford in July.

He is a University of Wisconsin student from Stratford, Wis. He marched with Capital Sound and Colts prior to his ageout year with Phantom Regiment.

Hanneman is a geography major in addition to marching with the Badger Marching Band.

The Diane Thompson-Wells Memorial Scholarship is available for active members of the Phantom Regiment who have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and who are enrolled in or will be enrolled in an accredited college or university for the fall semester.

“Diane loved the Phantom Regiment and had a passion for education,” said her husband, Doug Wells. “This is especially fitting way to honor her memory and create a lasting legacy to help corps members achieve their educational goals.”

Diane Thompson-Wells passed away June 16, 2000. Friends and family describe her as “challenging,” always striving to do her best, to be a leader and encouraging others to do so as well. She earned an accounting degree from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Drake University in Des Moines. Diane joined Sundstrand Corp. (now Hamilton Sundstrand) in 1971 and became one of the highest-ranking females in the company, rising to Director of Electronics Operations Finance at the time of her death.

For more information or to receive a scholarship application form, contact the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois at (815) 962-2110. Applications must be postmarked on or before April 15.

The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is an endowed public charity with assets exceeding $40 million. Income from the Foundation’s permanent endowment is used to make grants to nonprofit organizations in its five-county service area.

Visit the foundation’s Web site at: www.cfnil.org

Past winners: Cathy Rakowski (2004), Eric Clubb (2003), Will Richards (2002), Huei Yuan-Pan (2001)

Each year Phantom Regiment bestows a special honor to one member, the Mark Glasscoe Memorial Member of the Year Award. It is the only member award given by the corps. The recipient is selected by the instructional staff and corps director based on factors including leadership, commitment and contributions to the betterment of Phantom Regiment.

The award is made even more special because of who it is named for.
      
Mark Glasscoe spent nearly his entire life as part of Phantom Regiment. He was born the same year as Phantom Regiment — 1956 — and started marching with the corps as a 12-year-old in 1968, the year of the corps’ rebirth after disbanding in early 1965. He went on to march 10 years as a baritone player in the Regiment.

He was named Corps Member of the Year in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.

“From that time (in 1968) until now, the PR was a big part of Mark’s life, and Mark was the best of what the Regiment stands for,” long-time brass arranger and charter member Jim Wren said in 1996. “I’ll always remember Mark for his loyalty to the corps.”

After aging out in 1977, he was on the brass and marching staff from 1978 until 1981. He became corps director in 1982 and held the position for two years. Mark, who was the marching caption head for several years, returned to the marching staff in 1984. He also served on the board of directors for a number of years.

“Every marching designer and marching caption head not only asked, but insisted that Mark be on staff,” Wren said.

Mark met his wife, Barb, in 1981 when she came on the road as a volunteer cook and was seated behind him on the bus. They married in 1983. She remains one of the corps’ most dedicated volunteers.

“As much as he liked being the director of the corps, he got greater enjoyment from his years of instructing,” Barb says. “One of the things he liked most was to work one-on-one with someone who started the season with two left feet and help them improve and, many times, become one of the more successful marchers.”

In 1996, Phantom Regiment had a dream season. An amazing musical and visual performance propelled the corps to its first DCI World Championship after four second-place finishes. Mark, who was still a member of the marching staff despite poor health, was there to witness it. He died a short time later at age 40.

“I can’t help but think of the coincidence that Mark was born in 1956 (the year Phantom Regiment was founded) and died in 1996 (the year we finally won DCI),” Wren said in his 1996 eulogy for Mark. “I know he will be cleaning drill from on high.”

Eight members were nominated by the staff for the 2005 Mark Glasscoe Memorial Member of the Year Award: Matt Naylor, Amanda Morris, Andrew Solomonson, Josh Scott, Lindsay Kuzmierczak, Corey Boise, Stephanie Womack and Dave Peters. The recipient — Matt Naylor — was announced by corps director Pat Seidling on November 25 during a celebration of the season at the corps’ audition weekend.

Matt hails from the Austin, Texas area where he attended Leander High School. There he met band director and Regiment alumni Amanda Drinkwater. Her influence sent him to the Regiment in the fall of 2000, where Matt stayed for the next 5 seasons, graduating this year as a euphonium player and the horn line section leader.

Matt is a student at the University of Texas and is known to be one of the “rocks” on which the corps reemergence into the elite of DCI was built. Director Pat Seidling says about Matt: “Matt is one of those guys you instinctively know you can count on. In so many ways he personifies Mark’s legacy in his leadership by example, camaraderie with all and steadfast reliability”.

SHOW OF SHOWS
Sunday, July 9
Rockford, Ill.
Ticket info to be announced soon!
Phantom Regiment
Blue Devils
Cadets
Carolina Crown
Crossmen
Colts
Capital Regiment
Colt Cadets

There will be a party Saturday night, July 8, for all alumni of the past 50 years. Details to come.

A concert to thank the Rock River Valley community for 50 years of support is being planned for Saturday afternoon, July 8. Details to come.