Mike Leckrone (2017) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Marching Band Director since 1969
Has led the marching band at home events, numerous bowl games and NCAA postseason appearances
Choreographs football halftime performances
Established such UW traditions as the Fifth Quarter, Bud song, and marching style
Band performs his arrangements of songs such as On, Wisconsin and Varsity
Named an Outstanding Educator of America by the Outstanding Americans Foundation in 1970
Awarded the Outstanding Bandmaster Award by the Wisconsin Chapter of Phi Beta in 1973
Presented with a Citation of Excellence by the National Band Association in 1986
Received the Pat O'Dea Award, the Blue Line Club Distinguished Service Award, the Badger Basketball Boosters Distinguished Service Award, the UW Alumni Club Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Wisconsin Newspaper Writers Special Edition Award
Inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin Football Hall of Fame
Named to a John Bascom Professorship by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Music from the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music in 2007