Waymon Bullock

Waymon Bullock graduated from Lamar University and worked at Diboll ISD and Dayton ISD before heading back to his childhood home town of Lufkin. While teaching in Lufkin, he completed a Master of Arts degree in Music from Stephen F. Austin State University where he also earned his Public School Administration Certificate.

Under his direction, the Lufkin High School Band was selected to represent Texas as the Honor Band at the Four States Bandmasters Association in 1982. His bands received First Division ratings and twenty UIL Sweepstakes Awards.

Mr. Bullock’s bands were at the forefront in developing the present military style drill used by many of today’s East Texas bands. Videos of Lufkin’s marching drills are distributed nationwide and many of the innovations and creations used in those drills have become standard techniques for military marching bands.

Mr. Bullock retired from his teaching career in 1987, but has remained active in the music profession by helping numerous East Texas bands deal with the band director shortage. Mr. Bullock has earned several awards over the years. In 1994 he was named by the Gamma Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi as inductee into the Stephen F. Austin University Band Director Hall of Fame. He is past president of the TBA and received a Lifetime Meritorious Achievement Award in 2000 and Bandmaster of the Year in 2002. Also, he is a charter member and past president of the National Association of Military Marching Bands, a charter member of the TMAA and a member of Phi Beta Mu. Mr. Bullock presently serves as Executive Secretary and Contest Director for UIL Region 21 and has been an Area UIL Marching Contest Director since its recent formation by the league.