Alumnus Jeffrey Scott Doebler Named Distinguished Hoosier

Jeffrey Scott Doebler

Jeffrey Scott Doebler (PhD 1994, music education, advisee of Paul Haack) was named a Distinguished Hoosier by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on November 3, 2018. Dr. Doebler serves as professor of music and director of music education & bands at Valparaiso University (IN). He is a former president of the Indiana Music Education Association and the Indiana Bandmasters Association. He was a quarter-finalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award in 2014. In a typical year, Dr. Doebler works with more than 3,000 students. In addition to the three concert bands at Valparaiso University, Dr. Doebler conducts the 151-year-old Michigan City Municipal Band, the Lutheran Summer Music Concert Band, and Windiana Concert Band. Windiana has toured Italy, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and ten times in China. In 2018, Dr. Doebler conducted the Indiana All-State Handbell Choir, believed to be the first such ensemble in the nation.

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