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Heart of the bulldog spirit: The legacy of the Redcoat Marching Band
University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band members yell before the Georgia vs. Missouri game at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Photo/Laney Martin; @LaneyMartinPhotography) When football season is in full swing, it is common to hear about the sport nonstop. Gameday creates chaos in town. Those visiting Athens for games are…
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Planning for 2025
The RBAA has been planning for 2025 and has three dates you can put on your calendar: Dawg Day of Giving Thursday, March 27, 2025 For 24 hours, we’re #CallingAllDawgs to make a gift of any size to any area of UGA. You can give to the Redcoat Band during this time. (Many companies and corporations support…
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2024 Redcoat Scholarship Recipients
Ruth Kiney Memorial Scholarship Congratulations to tenor sax player and Experience Captain, Arbella Amburn, for being awarded the Ruth Kiney Memorial Scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to a member of the Redcoat Band who exemplifies the encouraging and caring qualities of Ms. Kiney, who often prioritized the well-being of fellow Redcoats above her own. Ms….
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Thank You to All 50th Anniversary Committee Members
From our first 50th Anniversary planning meeting in March, 2021, to the awesome halftime performance on November 29, so many dedicated Redcoat alumni worked behind the scenes to make this special anniversary possible! Please join me in thanking this amazing team below! We’ve met monthly via Zoom for 3 years, and their love of the Redcoat Band…
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2024 Alumni Band Day Recap
Alumni Band Day Recap 410 Redcoat Alumni took to the field November 29 for the Georgia vs Georgia Tech game to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Redcoat Alumni Band. This year for the first time the Alumni Band performed for halftime. From greeting old friends, remembering how to read a drill chart, playing an…
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First Female Drum Majorette – Redcoat Band
During halftime at Homecoming 2024, we had the privilege of celebrating Shirley Hires Simms, the first-ever female drum major of the Redcoat Band! Thank you for visiting and sharing your incredible legacy with us. ❤️🖤 Class of 1956.
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2024 Section Cookout Sponsors
Below are the Donors that sponsored a section at the special, afternoon Sneak Preview Cookout on August 17th (same day as RBAA Annual Meeting and last day of band camp). Status Closed Updated August 8, 2024
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Missing Person
These Redcoats have expired UGA.EDU emails (and now a new email)! Do you know any of these missing persons? Give us a contact at info@RedcoatAlumniBand.com
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Roger Dancz Vision for the Alumni Band
The first mailing to describe the Redcoat Alumni Band was written by Director Roger Dancz for the February 1974 Redcoat Reflector (alumni newsletter). Select the READ MORE button below to see the newsletter Select the arrows icons “< >” beside the pages, to change pages. Select the enlarge icon “X” bottom right of the pages,…