NAMM's Joe Lamond Honored with Midwest Clinic's Music Industry Award
Tim Lautzenheiser, VP of Education for Conn Selmer (left) and Richard Crain, President Board of Directors, Midwest Clinic (far right), flank Joe Lamond (center), president and CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). Lamond received the Midwest Clinic's Music Industry Award for his outstanding support of music education. Among his accomplishments on behalf of music education, Lamond was honored as instrumental in creating the NAMM Foundation, which serves as the philanthropic arm of the association, raising funds to support NAMM’s mission. Over the past 10 years, NAMM and the NAMM Foundation have reinvested nearly $80 million dollars in support of its mission to promote music making for people of all ages. The Music Industry Award was presented to Lamond at the Midwest Clinic Annual Conference in December, 2013.
About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $17 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of approximately 10,300 members located in 104 countries and regions. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation's efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music, and advance active participation in music making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org, call 800.767.NAMM (6266) or follow the organization on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.