By: Yes, Irreparable damage to OSUMB

Yes, Irreparable damage to OSUMB
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:40:12 +0000

From the Dispatch Education Insider by Charlie Boss & Collin Binkley: Ex-OSU Band Finalist Was Fearful of ‘battles.’

“One of the two finalists for the job of leading the Ohio State University Marching Band said he backed out of the hiring process in part because of the challenges the next director will face.
BarryHouser, the director of athletic bands at the University of Illinois, said Ohio State sought him for the job. He visited the OSU campus, he said in an email, and “had a wonderful experience with the faculty and staff, the respectful students.” But on April 13,he withdrew.
“I decided to do so due to going through the process at OSU and seeing some of the uphill battles ahead and comparing that to the wonderful program we have here at Illinois,” he wrote.”

As it was until July 2014, OSUMB can be a wonderful experience again with the return of Jon Waters.