George N. Parks Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory George N. Parks, the beloved director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Minuteman Marching Band for 33 years. It provides support to members of the UMass Amherst Marching Band.

George’s devotion to excellence, his creativity and his passion for teaching inspired us all and shaped the lives of thousands of students during the three decades that he directed The Power and Class of New England.

Besides serving as director of the band known as The Power and Class of New England, Parks was professor of music at UMass. He received the university’s Distinguished Teacher Award and the Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Service. He was named an Honorary Alumnus of the University of Massachusetts.