![Presentation of $25,000 check for TSU Band from Alumnus Sedrick T. Turner: [l-r]]: TSU Retired Band Director Edward L. "Prof" Graves, TSU Vice President for Administration Curtis Johnson, TSU National Alumni Association President Tony Wells, TSU Vice President for Institutional Development Eloise Abernathy Alexis, TSU President Glenda Glover, TSU Band Alumnus Sedrick T. Turner, and TSU Band Director Reginald McDonald. photo by John S. Cross, TSU Media Relations.](https://urbanjournalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5946.jpg)
photo by John S. Cross, TSU Media Relations.
Senior Day at TSU, Saturday, November 6, 2015 in Hale Stadium, was a day to remember for the Aristocrat of Bands. In addition to highlighting their 34 graduating seniors, the band received two checks totaling $55,000 for their use from two different donors. Former Aristocrat / band member Sedrick T. Turner donated $25,000 to the TSU Foundation, earmarked for the band. Walter J. Overton, manager of Nissan Stadium, presented a check for $30,000 from the Tennesssee Titans Foundation to the TSU Foundation, also earmarked for the band.
Turner is a former band member who graduated from TSU in 1993 and made an individual contribution to help the band program. The Tennessee Titans Foundation makes annual contributions to help the band program, whose Spirit Band will once again perform for the Titans at Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. The donations will assist the band to purchase new uniforms. That fund-raising effort will require $300,000 and your donations are appreciated. Contact Ben Northington at the TSU Foundation, 615-963-5522, to help out.
![Presentation of $30,000 check for TSU Band from Tennessee Titans Foundation, [l-r]]: TSU Vice President for Administration Curtis Johnson, TSU Vice President for Institutional Development Eloise Abernathy Alexis, TSU President Glenda Glover, Nissan Stadium General Manager Walter Overton, and TSU Band Director Reginald McDonald. photo by John S. Cross, TSU Media Relations.](https://urbanjournalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5956.jpg)
photo by John S. Cross, TSU Media Relations.
Here’s a list of the TSU Aristocrat of Bands Seniors
(Name, Instrument or position, City, Major)
Jerry Abel Percussion Madison, TN Music Education
Deshawn Adewole, Baritone, Antioch, TN Biology
Shearer Allen, Horn, Birmingham, AL, Music Education
Jonathan Banks-Richardson, Tuba, Stone Mountain, GA, Biology
Joshua Brome, Horn, Stone Mountain, GA, Civil Engineering
LeDarrell Crawford, Trumpet, Memphis, TN, Art
Lamont Crawley, Percussion, Nashville, TN, Human Performance and Sports Science
LaDarrius Davis, Trombone, Birmingham, AL, Accounting
Akilah Flowers, Trombone, Memphis, TN, Music Education
Thomas Frost, Saxophone, Detroit, MI, Music Education
Malcolm Givens, Trumpet, Birmingham, AL, Accounting
Jamal Govan, Percussion, Chattanooga, TN, Graphic Design
Nicholas Horn, Saxophone, Birmingham, AL, Electrical Engineering
Jazmin House, Tuba, Cincinnatti, OH, Fashion Merchandising
Brian Johnson, Trombone, Memphis, TN, Mass Communication
Kimaria Johnson, Clarinet, Memphis, TN, Business Administration
Thomas Jones, Trumpet, Chattanooga, TN, Graphic Design
Taylor Keepler, Dancer, Jonesboro, GA, Biology
Rahkiyah Kelley, Trumpet, Stone Mountain, GA, Biology
Matthew Kennedy, Trumpet, Antioch, TN, Biology
Victoria McClure, Clarinet, Lithonia, GA, Social Work
Taylor Muckle-Henderson, Horn, Lithonia, GA, Human Performance and Sports Science
Stephen Muldrow, Drum Major, Stone Mountain, GA, Business Administration
Raven Price, Clarinet, Lithonia, GA, Psychology
Corey Reed, Drum Major, Nashville,TN, Biology
Brandon Reese, Saxophone, Conley,GA, Health Sciences
Brandon Reid, Percussion, Detroit, MI, History
Brianne Rucker, Saxophone, Murfreesboro, TN, Music Education
Derek Smith, Trumpet, Memphis, TN, Commercial Music
Deqjuan Taylor, Baritone, Detroit, MI, Business Management
Denzel Tucker, Trumpet, Decatur, GA, Health Sciences
Jasmin Webb, Horn, Birmingham, AL, Psychology
Mia-Lyn Wiley, Piccolo, Birmingham, AL, Music Education
Bryan Zeigler, Jr. Trombone, Birmingham, AL, Mechanical Engineering
