Academy Band member wins NCO Academy Levitow Award

Tech. Sgt. Laura Bardill received the John L. Levitow Award for the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy's Class 09-5 during the NCO Academy's graduation ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., July 16, 2009. Sergeant Bardill is a clarinetist with the Air Force Academy Band at Peterson AFB and a native of Hudson, Wis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Larry Hulst)

Band member wins NCO Academy Levitow Award

Published Sept. 1, 2009

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- A clarinetist with the Air Force Academy Band at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., received the John L. Levitow Award from the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy at Peterson AFB upon graduating from the NCO Academy July 16.

Tech. Sgt. Laura Bardill was the top graduate among 112 NCOs in Class 09-5.

Sergeant Bardill performs in three band ensembles on clarinet and saxophone and serves as a member of the public affairs division, producing programs and publications for distribution when the band performs across the United States.

She is a native of Hudson, Wis., and holds a bachelor's degree in music education from Indiana University.