Dr. Stanley F. Michalski, Jr. is a twentieth and twenty-first century American music professor, scholar and conductor of collegiate bands. The majority of his career was spent in tenure at Clarion University of Pennsylvania as a professor, conductor, administrative assistant, coordinator, committee member, chairman, and advisor from 1961 to 1992. After retirement from Clarion University Michalski moved to North Carolina, where he currently serves as Coordinator of Music for the Diocese of Charlotte. Michalski was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1973 and he served as President of the ABA from 1998 to 1999. Keywords: American Bandmasters Association, wind band, conducting.