The IPA Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame is the highest honor awarded to those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Indiana Percussion Association and who have in some way influenced the course of our history. Their contribution may be made through artistic standards, administrative leadership, or adjudication.

On April 2, 2016 the association acknowledged three individuals in to the Indiana Percussion Association’s inaugural Hall of Fame class:

Class I (2016)

  • Rusty Bottomley

  • Daniel Fyffe

  • Jay Webb

Pictured L-R: Jay Webb, Danny Fyffe, Rusty Bottomley

Rusty Bottomley

  • 4-time IPA State Champion

  • President Elect 2001-2002

  • President 2003-2004

  • Past President 2005-2006

  • Active board of directors participant

  • First unofficial meetings took place at his home

Daniel Fyffe

  • 7-time IPA State Champion

  • 6-time WGI World Champion

  • WGI Hall of Fame member

  • 3 times performing at IMEA conference

  • 1 time performing at Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic

  • 1 time performing at PAS International Convention

  • First host of the IPA Clinic Day

  • Secretary 1997

  • President 2001-2002

  • Active IPA historian

Jay Webb

  • 13-time IPA State Champion

  • 5-time WGI World Champion

  • WGI Hall of Fame member

  • IPA President 1996-2000

  • IPA Past President 2001-2002

  • IPA Education Director 

Class II (2021)

  • Jeff Huffman

  • Steve Angel

  • Michael Scheiber

Mike Scheiber Class II, Jeff Huffman Class II, Rusty Bottomley Class I and Jay Webb Class I at the 2023 IPA state Championship.

Jeff Huffman

  • 20-time IPA State Champion 

  • 5-time WGI World Champion 

  • WGI Hall of Fame member 

  • IPA Secretary 2006-2009

  • IPA Vice President 2021

  • Current IPA Advisory Board Member. 

Steve Angel

  • IPA Treasurer 2006-2013 serving as the longest-tenured IPA Board member at time of leaving office

  • 5-time IPA State Champion

  • WGI PSA World Champion with Greenfield-Central in 2007

  • WGI World Champion with Center Grove in 2006

  • IPA Adjudicator

  • Consultant, designer and instructor for many IPA member ensembles

Michael Scheiber

  • IPA State Champion

  • BOA Champion Percussion Competition 1992

  • IPA President 2001-2002

  • IPA Vice President  1999-2000

  • IPA Business Advisor 2006-2012

  • IPA Judges Coordinator 2012

Class III (2026)

  • Jimmy Haskell

  • Nathan Noble

  • Ron McClure Jr.

Hall of Fame Ceremony

2026 IPA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the State Championships in Terre Haute, IN. March 28, 2026

Jimmy Haskell

  • Founding IPA Member

  • First IPA Volunteer Admin Asst.  

  • IPA Treasurer 2000-2004 

  • First IPA Judges Coordinator 

  • WGI Hall of Fame 2012

  • IPA Timing and Penalties, Music & Overview Adjudicator

  • Consultant for many IPA member ensembles

Nathan Noble

  • IPA President 2006-2007

  • IPA President Elect 2004-2005

  • IPA Past President 2008-2009

  • IPA Secretary 2000-2001

  • 11-time IPA State Champion

  • WGI World Champion with Center Grove in 2005 &2006

  • IPA Adjudicator

  • Consultant, designer and instructor for many IPA member ensembles

Ron McClure Jr.

  • Founding Member of IPA

  • IPA State Champion

  • Creative Visionary ahead of his time

  • IPA Secretary 2002-2003

  • Consultant, designer and instructor for many IPA member ensembles