Nominated by Hall of Famer Greg Cinzio with support letters from Cadets Alumni Don Polzo and Rocco Carbone

There are instructors who help you to play correct notes, and then there are teachers who help make you a better player and person. Frank, most definitely, was a teacher. He made rehearsals interesting, educational, and even, at times, fun. He helped convert local kids from bugle players into brass performers. Many of his students in the Cadets never had a trumpet lesson much less marching-band experience -- just plain old drum corps experience with crude instruments -- but plenty of heart and dedication. Frank was an assistant horn instructor with the Cadets in 1969 and 1970. He wrote the musical score for the corps' famous 1971 show, Revolutionary War, and then helped to rebuild the hornline from 1974-77, writing the brass charts each year, working together with Jim D’Amico (1974-76), and then Dennis Dewey, Bob Cardaneo, and Rich DeCola in 1977. You can see and hear the Cadets mature from 1973-77 thanks to Frank's hard work and dedication to the brass program.