Awards and Honors
Parks was inducted into the Massachusetts Instrumental Conductor's Association Hall of Fame, the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, The Bands of America Hall of Fame, and the Buccaneers Hall of Fame. He received the Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Distinguished Service to Music Medal, in the field of marching band, in October 2008. Parks was initiated into the Epsilon Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity as an Honorary Brother and the Delta Delta chapter of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority as an Honorary Sister.
The George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, scheduled to officially open on Homecoming Weekend in November, 2011, was named in Parks' honor. The name was chosen a year before his death and announced in Parks' presence at the groundbreaking in October 2009.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick named October 16th, 2010 "George N. Parks Day", delivered by proclamation through state Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, and instructed University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson that the state flags be lowered to half-staff in Parks' honor.
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