Charles F. Campbell Jr., a native of Louisville, Kentucky received his BA in music education from Eastern Kentucky University and his MA from Austin Peay State University. He is currently in his twenty-seventh year of teaching and his twelfth year as director at North Hardin High School. Under his direction the band program at North Hardin has received the Sudler Shield from the John Phillip Sousa Foundation. The symphonic band has performed on two occasions at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference and has recently been invited to the 2002 Conference. Charles was director of bands at East Hardin High School, George Rogers Clark High School, and a vice-president of Henco, Incorporated. In 1998, Mr. Campbell was named as Outstanding Bandmaster in Kentucky by the Phi Beta Mu International School Bandmasters Fraternity. He has received the National Band Association Citation of Excellence four times and the Certificate of Merit for Marching Excellence on three occasions. Mr. Campbell was honored as an inaugral participant into the Contest of Champions Hall of Fame. He is highly active as a clinician, having served as a guest conductor and adjudicator throughout the United States and Canada. He has served as past president of Phi Beta Mu, Kentucky state chairman for the National Bands Association, and has twice served as Kentucky state chairman for bands. He currently serves on two national advisory boards for the Midwest Clinic Advisory Panel for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference and the Bands of America. Advisory Panel for the Midwest International Mr. Campbell is an Ashland Oil Golden Apple Teacher Award recipient and in 1999 was honored in the Hardin County School district as one of five EXCEL award finalists.

Charles F. Campbell Jr.