Red Foley Award
The Red Foley Award is presented annually to a Berea College students in recognition of their musical contributions to the social life of the campus community and beyond. Recipients receive a cash award of $1500 to help them in a professional music career.
To nominate a student fill out the form below and include as much pertinent information about a nominee as you can particularly regarding the question about how the student’s music has contributed to the social life of the campus community. We will announce the winner of the Red Foley Award before the end of Spring Term in May.
- Past Winners
1971-72 – Neil A. Colmer and Patricia Hendricks - 1972-73 – Fuzz Street Knucklebusters (Douglas Michael Hutchens, Glenn Ray Lawson, and Jonathan Ray Neff)
- 1973-74 – David Dennon Crandall and Larry Ervin
- 1974-75 – The Blackhawk Bluegrass Band (Craig Bannerman, Anthony Estes, and Glenn Ray Lawson)
- 1975-76 – Alice McLain of the McLain Family Band
- 1976-77 – William “Bill” Lowder
- 1977-78 – Cora Lee Crandall
- 1978-79 – Robert Derrick Teague and Edith Weatherford
- 1979-80 – David H. Quinley and Kelva Thomas
- 1980-81 – James Richard Brooks and Daisy Mae Luttrell
- 1981-82 – New Life (Becky Davis, Chris Davis, Debbie Greider, Beth Wright Musser, Harvey A. Musser, Jr., Scott A. Musser); Mark Bradshaw
- 1982-83 – William H. Hartsock
- 1983-84 – Kenneth James VanEtten II
- 1984-85 – Kelli Cummins and Gary Eldridge
- 1985-86 – Timothy John Marema
- 1986-87 – Darlene Lattimore and Nathan B. Wilson
- 1987-88 – Donald Lee Faulkner
- 1988-89 – Joseph P. Bagnoli
- 1989-90 – Gregg Collins and Phillip Allen McClure
- 1990-91 – Penny Loafers (Nathan Platt, Kevin Slemp, Michael Hunt, and Alan Pike)
- 1991-92 – Shane Ingram
- 1992-93 – Blake Jones
- 1993-94 – Tim Lawson
- 1994-95 – KaDe Moore and Marvin Radford
- 1995-96 – Kimberly Treece
- 1996-97 – Josh Eller
- 1997-98 – William Arthur Cohenour and Linda Jane Fogarty
- 1998-99 – Fritz Allen Schindler
- 1999-00 – No award given
- 2000-01 – Katie Morgan
- 2001-02 – Jeffery Quinton Hodge
- 2002-03 – Jonas Friddle
- 2003-04 – Ryan Craig Blevins
- 2004-05 – Amber Bridget Field and Amy Joye Frothingham
- 2005-06 – Jake Krack
- 2006-07 – Demetrius Andre Russell, Jessica Renee Slaton, Megan E. Vaught
- 2007-08 – Erinn Monique Horton and Ashley Nicole Long
- 2008-09 – William Haizlett and Jesse Wilhite
- 2009-10 – Darrin Hacquard and John Bradley
- 2010-11 – Hannah Johnson
- 2011-12 – Kendra Combs
- 2012-13 – Myra Morrison
- 2013-14 – Sam Gleaves
- 2014-15 – Cory Shenk
- 2015-16 – Theo MacMillan
- 2016-17 – Julie Nelms
- 2017-18 – Brenna McMillan
- 2018-19 – Wilkensly Thervil
- 2019-20 – Trey Davis
- 2020-21 – Blaise Boler
- 2021-22 – Sophie Delaney
2022-23 - Hannah From