Marching Band Directors
During its 119-year history, fourteen different individuals have served as director of the WVU Marching Band:
Director | Years as Marching Band Director
(fall marching seasons) |
Total Years | Years at WVU |
Walter Mestrezat | 1901-1937 | 37 years | 1901-1938 |
Bernard McGregor | 1938-1941 & 1943-1950 | 12 years | 1936-1976 |
Clifford Brown | 1942 | 1 year | 1942-1974 |
Lawrence Intravaia | 1951-1959 & 1961 | 10 years | 1951-1962 |
Richard Strange | 1960 | 1 year
|
1960-1961
|
Frank Borkowski | 1962 | 1 year | 1962-1968
|
Budd Udelli
|
1963-1969
|
7 years | 1963-1970 |
Gerald Zimmerman | 1970 | 1 year | 1970-1971 |
Don Wilcox | 1971-1997 | 27 years | 1971-2005 |
John Hendricks | 1998-2004 | 7 years | 1993-present |
Jay Drury | 2005-2016 | 12 years | 2002-2017 |
Scott Tobias | 2017 | 1 year | 2016-present |
Stephen Lytle | 2018-2019 | 2 years | 2018-2020 |
Cheldon Williams | 2020 | 1 year | 2020-present |