TCDA History
The Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA) was founded in 1955. The first two TCDA Conventions were held in Dallas, and all Conventions since have been in San Antonio. There were no elected officers until 1957; the first two Boards served for only one year. Since 1957, Boards have served two-year terms. TCDA thanks former Executive Director Marvin J Pollard for his help in gathering information from TCDA's early years.
See Past Conventions and Commissioned Works for more historical detail.
To see Lest We Forget, "A Pantheon of Texas Choral Directors", please click here for Part I and here for Part II.
Past Presidents
Earl Tom Keel, 1957
B R Henson, 1958
Buddy Fuhrr, 1959-1961
Mike Johnstone, 1961-1963
Cloys Webb, 1963-1965
Karl Hickfang, 1965-1967
Jim Casey, 1967-1969
Jack Glover, 1969-1971
James Ramsey 1971-1973
Ken Fulton, 1973-1975
Jim Shephard, 1975-1977
Melva Sebesta, 1977-1979
Rosemary Heffley, 1979-1981
Carroll Barnes, 1981-1983
Nick Boltz, 1983-1985
Loyd F Hawthorne, 1985-1987
Glenda J Casey, 1987-1989
Bobbie Douglass, 1989-1991
Jan Juneau, 1991-1993
Debbie Helm Daniel, 1993-1995
Randy Talley, 1995-1997
Marsha Carlisle, 1997-1999
John Hemmenway, 1999-2001
Donald Bailey, 2001-2003
Michael O'Hern, 2003-2005
Danny Detrick, 2005-2007
Bob Horton, 2007-2009
B R Henson, 1958
Buddy Fuhrr, 1959-1961
Mike Johnstone, 1961-1963
Cloys Webb, 1963-1965
Karl Hickfang, 1965-1967
Jim Casey, 1967-1969
Jack Glover, 1969-1971
James Ramsey 1971-1973
Ken Fulton, 1973-1975
Jim Shephard, 1975-1977
Melva Sebesta, 1977-1979
Rosemary Heffley, 1979-1981
Carroll Barnes, 1981-1983
Nick Boltz, 1983-1985
Loyd F Hawthorne, 1985-1987
Glenda J Casey, 1987-1989
Bobbie Douglass, 1989-1991
Jan Juneau, 1991-1993
Debbie Helm Daniel, 1993-1995
Randy Talley, 1995-1997
Marsha Carlisle, 1997-1999
John Hemmenway, 1999-2001
Donald Bailey, 2001-2003
Michael O'Hern, 2003-2005
Danny Detrick, 2005-2007
Bob Horton, 2007-2009
Earl Tom Keel, 1957








1981
1983 - 1995
1995 - 2005
2005
2006 Current