The Pride of Arizona is the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

's marching band

Marching band

Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...

. The band was founded in 1902 as the UA ROTC Band and contained 12 members. Over the years, the band has performed in prestigious venues such as Super Bowl I

Super Bowl I

The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.The National Football League ...

 and the Inaugural Parade of President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

  Today the POA has over 250 members and is directed by Jay C. Rees.

History

• 1885: The University of Arizona
  University of Arizona
  The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
  
   is established.
• 1902-1912: The UA ROTC Band is established under the direction of student Frank C. Kelton. Wearing military uniforms, the band makes its first appearance at Battalion Parade on Dec. 9. The band varies from 3 to 20 men, mainly trumpeters and percussionists.
• 1907: The UA Band is created as part of the Music Department.
• 1920: The band is offered for one unit credit, and subsequently grows to the “impressive” size of 40 men. The ROTC band is dissolved, with the UA Band taking over its functions.
• 1922: The band makes its first appearance at a football game, and gets 50 instruments from the Military.
• 1928: Joseph DeLuca is hired as the director of bands. He was known as “the world’s greatest euphonium
  Euphonium
  The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced"...
  
   soloist,” and was a member of Sousa's band. The UA Band is the first band from Arizona
  Arizona
  Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
  
   to perform on the radio.
• 1936: The UA Band adopts the motto “The Best Band in the West” at the Western States and Philippine Islands Music Conference in Pasadena, CA.
• 1945: While rebuilding after World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  , women are allowed to march in the UA Band for the first time.
• 1952: Jack Lee becomes director of bands. Lee wrote the fight song, “Bear Down, Arizona.”
• 1954: The UA hosts its first annual Band Day. The UA Band is the first band in the nation to incorporate moving formations and marching charts, and is considered to be one of the top five bands in the country.
• 1967: On January 15, the UA Band performs the halftime for Super Bowl I
  Super Bowl I
  The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.The National Football League ...
  
   at the Los Angeles Coliseum. With 62,000 spectators in attendance, and another 90 million watching on television, this is the single largest crowd the UA Band has ever played for.
• 1977: The UA Band marches in the Inaugural Parade of President James Carter in Washington, D.C.
• 1984: “Bear Down
  Bear Down
  "Bear Down" is the official motto of the University of Arizona , located in Tucson, Arizona. It is the inspiration for "Bear Down, Arizona!," the unofficial fight song of the school's Arizona Wildcats...
  
  ” is played to wake up the astronauts on the April Space Shuttle mission.
• 1995: Jay C. Rees becomes the assistant director of bands at UA and the director of the Pride of Arizona. They adopt the slogan “The World’s First Alternative Music Marching Band.”
• 1997: The POA marching and pep bands release their first studio CD recording entitled "The Pride of Arizona - The University of Arizona Marching and Pep Bands."
• 2001: The POA pep band releases their second studio CD recording entitled "Wildcats Legacy Lane - The University of Arizona Pep Band."
• 2002: The UA Band celebrates its 100th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of "Bear Down". "A Century of Pride" is the university's homecoming theme, and the year is marked with performances throughout the band program.
• 2004: The "Grande Dame" of the Pride of Arizona, twirling coach Shirlee Bertolini, celebrates her 50th year with the Pride of Arizona.
• 2006: On October 28, the Pride performs (in exhibition) for the Bands of America competition in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Also, a recording of parts 1 and 2 of the Radiohead performance from the Wildcats' home game against University of Washington makes its way onto the popular video sharing site, YouTube.com. It later received an award for being the 74th most viewed video in the category of music for the year of 2006.
• 2008: The Pride of Arizona releases its third album, entitled Monkey Feet. The album, recorded throughout the course of the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons, was made possible by a generous grant from the Marshall Foundation of Tucson, Arizona, and is dedicated to the memory of former band member Eric Bradley, a horn player who died after the 2006 season from brain cancer. All proceeds from the album go in memory of Eric to the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
• 2009: The Pride of Arizona receives the prestigious honor of being selected by the College Band Directors National Association as one of the top five marching bands in the country.

Instrumentation and Auxiliaries

The instrumentation of the Pride of Arizona is as follows, in score order:

• Piccolo
  Piccolo
  The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
  
  
• Clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  
• Alto Saxophone
  Alto saxophone
  The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
  
   1
• Alto Saxophone 2
• Tenor Saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  
• Baritone Saxophone
  Baritone saxophone
  The baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
  
  
• Trumpet
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
   1
• Trumpet 2
• Trumpet 3
• Horn
  Horn (instrument)
  The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
  
  
• Trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
   1
• Trombone 2
• Baritone Horn
  Baritone horn
  The baritone horn is a member of the brass instrument family. The baritone horn has a predominantly cylindrical bore as do the trumpet and trombone. A baritone horn uses a large mouthpiece much like those of a trombone or euphonium, although it is a bit smaller. Some baritone mouthpieces will sink...
  
  
• Tuba
  Tuba
  The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
  
  

The percussion section (Drumline

Drumline

A drumline is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. High school and college marching bands, drill and drum corps, drum and bugle corps, indoor percussion ensembles, and pipe bands usually incorporate drumlines; however, drumlines can exist...

) of the Pride of Arizona is battery only, and consists of snares, tenor drums, bass drums, and cymbals. The caption head is Vicente Lopez.

There are three auxiliary units that perform with the Pride of Arizona. The Pom Line (dance, pom-poms), Twirling Team (batons), and Color Guard (flags and other equipment) are coached by Lisa Hamilton, Shirlee Bertolini, and Nicole Hamilton, respectively.

Recent Field Shows

The Pride of Arizona historically fielded multiple shows each season, some of which had an overall theme of a particular artist or style, and some of which were selections of unrelated individual songs. Beginning in 1995, when Jay Rees became director, each season had one primary show, and sometimes a secondary show. These shows had tightly focused themes, which for the primary show was typically the music of one artist in the rock/alternative genre, often focusing on music from one or two albums of that artist's career. Beginning with the Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

 show in 1997, each primary show was also crafted to explore some aspect of the human experience, often featuring both musical and visual recurring motifs.

For years before 1995, the list below contains a mixture of artists and songs featured in the various field shows that year. From 1995 on, the artist or theme of each primary show is listed, and if there was a secondary show that year, it follows in parentheses.

Under Steve Steele:

• 1985: You Are My Sunshine
  You Are My Sunshine
  "You Are My Sunshine" is a popular song first recorded in 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana as a result of its association with former state governor and country music singer Jimmie Davis. The song is copyright 1940 Peer International Corporation, words and music by...
  
  , Ludwig from Beethoven 9, Cats
  Cats (musical)
  Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
  
   medley
• 1986: I Got Rhythm
  I Got Rhythm
  "I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop...
  
  , Everybody Loves the Blues, En Sueno, Being Alive (Hoedown, Theme from the Cowboys)

Under Joe Hermann:

• 1987: Matchpoint, "One More Time" by Chick Corea
  Chick Corea
  Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
  
  , Ol' Man River
  Ol' Man River
  "Ol' Man River" is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat that expresses the African American hardship and struggles of the time with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River; it is sung from the point-of-view of a dock worker on a showboat, and is the most famous song from the show...
  
  
• 1988: "Who Framed Wilbur Wildcat?", Thank You Band, Elk's Parade, Malagueña

Under Eric Becher:

• 1989: Bill Chase
  Bill Chase
  Bill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
  
  , Blood, Sweat & Tears
  Blood, Sweat & Tears
  Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...
  
  
• 1990: Selections from Carmen
  Carmen
  Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
  
  , Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Under Gregg Hanson/John Yoon (Head Graduate Teaching Assistant):

• 1991: Sunshine Show

Under Enrique "Hank" C. Feldman:

• 1992: Latin Salsa/Rock 'n Roll
• 1993: West Side Story
• 1994: Santana
  Santana (band)
  Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
  
  , Channel One Suite

Under Jay C. Rees:

• 1995: The Beatles
  The Beatles
  The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
  
   (Rock 'n Roll History)
• 1996: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
  
   (No Doubt
  No Doubt
  No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
  
   - Tragic Kingdom
  Tragic Kingdom
  Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by the American third wave ska band No Doubt. It was released on October 10, 1995, on Trauma Records, a division of Interscope Records. The album was produced by Matthew Wilder, mixed by Paul Palmer, and recorded in 11 studios in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
  
  )
• 1997: Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
   (Carmina Burana
  Carmina Burana
  Carmina Burana , Latin for "Songs from Beuern" , is the name given to a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces were written principally in Medieval Latin; a few in Middle High German, and some with traces...
  
  )
• 1998: The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
  
   (Stevie Wonder
  Stevie Wonder
  Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
  
  )
• 1999: The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
  's Tommy
  Tommy (rock opera)
  Tommy is the fourth album by English rock band The Who, released by Track Records and Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Decca Records/MCA in the United States. A double album telling a loose story about a "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was...
  
  
• 2000: Danny Elfman
  Danny Elfman
  Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...
  
  /Oingo Boingo
  Oingo Boingo
  Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band was founded in 1972 as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a performance art group...
  
   (Santana
  Santana (band)
  Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
  
   - Supernatural)
• 2001: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Dave Matthews Band
  Dave Matthews Band
  Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
  
  )
• 2002: The Return of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
  
   (World Peace Medley)
• 2003: Teardrop (An original work for band by Jay C. Rees) (No Doubt
  No Doubt
  No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
  
   - Rock Steady)
• 2004: Talking Heads
  Talking Heads
  Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
  
  
• 2005: Led Zeppelin
  Led Zeppelin
  Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
  
  
• 2006: Radiohead
  Radiohead
  Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
  
   (Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
  
   - Dani California
  Dani California
  "Dani California" is a single from the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers's ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006...
  
  )
• 2007: Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
  
   (Mars Lander
  Phoenix (spacecraft)
  Phoenix was a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program. The Phoenix lander descended on Mars on May 25, 2008...
  
  )
• 2008: Weather Report
  Weather Report
  Weather Report was an American jazz-rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter...
  
  
• 2009: Aerosmith
  Aerosmith
  Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
  
   (The Foo Fighters - The Pretender)
• 2010: Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
  
• 2011: Jethro Tull
  Jethro Tull (band)
  Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
  
  
• 2012: Radiohead Strikes Back

Directors of the Pride of Arizona

(Note: This list is not representative of each director's career with the University of Arizona, just their career as director of the marching band. Also, the title "Pride of Arizona" was first used during the James Keene era. The band was known as the "Best Band in the West" prior to that time.)

As the "ROTC University Band"

• 1902-1904: William K. Seitz
• 1906-1908: C. G. Hoover
• 1913: A. E. Clark
• 1916-1917: Clark Leaming
• 1918-1920: 2nd Lt. Alfred E. Truscott
• 1920-1922: J. H. McGibney

As the "ROTC University Band and Concert Band"

• 1922-1923: Guy Tufford
• 1923-1925: Ernest G. Dobney
• 1925-1928: Guy Tufford

As one of the "University of Arizona Bands"

• 1928-1935: Joseph O. DeLuca
• 1935-1939: Maurice F. Anderson
• 1939-1946: George C. Wilson
• 1946-1952: Sam Fain
• 1952-1980: Jack Lee
• 1980-1985: James Keene
• 1985-1987: Stephen K. Steele
• 1987-1989: Joseph Hermann
• 1989-1991: Eric Becher
• 1991-1992: Gregg I. Hanson
• 1992-1995: Enrique "Hank" C. Feldman
• 1995–present: Jay C. Rees

Recent Drum Majors of The Pride of Arizona

• 1981: Elizabeth (Betsy) Tucker, Jace McQuivey, Joe Malik III
• 1982: Elizabeth (Betsy) Tucker, Joe Malik III
• 1983: Joe Yin
• 1984: Annie Yin, Wes Boyer
• 1985: Annie Yin, Rick MacEnaney
• 1986: Lori David, Jose Herring Colon, Frank Pones, Wes Boyer
• 1987: Lori David, Mike Willen, Dwayne St. Jacques
• 1988: Mike Willen, Frank Pones
• 1989: Mike Willen, Frank Pones, Brian Larson
• 1990: Brian Larson, James Perez, Melisha Olson (née Masters)
• 1991: Brian Larson, Jenkin Clark, Deena Roubal (née Ingram)
• 1992: Kristin Elliott, Mark Hodge, Tia Wohlferd
• 1993: Karen Brown (née Hogle), Chad Shoopman, Tia Wohlferd
• 1994: Karen Brown (née Hogle), Chad Shoopman, Kerri Sydell (née Tyers)
• 1995: Carrie Melkin (née Rituper)
• 1996: Carrie Melkin (née Rituper); Assistant Drum Major: Ben Devlin
• 1997: Carrie Melkin (née Rituper); Assistant Drum Major: Alli Coyle (née Howard)
• 1998: Alli Coyle (née Howard); Assistant Drum Major: Chris Pierson
• 1999: Joanne Hogle; Assistant Drum Major: Micheline Rathburn
• 2000: Melissa Zabor (née Stuebner)
• 2001: Mike May
• 2002: Scott Matlick
• 2003: Scott Matlick; Assistant Drum Major: Chris Newman
• 2004: Scott Matlick
• 2005: Brandon Burr; Assistant Drum Major: Rob Barrett
• 2006: Emily Bruso (née Jennings)
• 2007: Bill Patterson
• 2008: Valerie Rogers
• 2009: Valerie Rogers; Assistant Drum Major: Bill Patterson
• 2010: Marcos Urrea
• 2011: Benjamin A. Eary

Individual Honors

At the conclusion of every season, awards are given out to honor individuals within the group.

The Cathy Harris Award: Awarded to the member(s) of the group consistently displaying both sincere dedication to the principles and causes of the ensemble and who offer something beyond the norm.

• 1998: Cathy Harris
• 1999: Stacey Seaman
• 2000: Dawn Farmer
• 2001: N.C. Winters
• 2002: Aaron Holbrook
• 2003: Matt Stout
• 2004: Crystle Gallegos (née Frame)
• 2005: Bryan Hill
• 2006: Karly Mitchell, Steve "Gunner" Aleck / Tad Thunderson
• 2007: Chris Reigert-Waters
• 2008: Bill Novak, Nick Proch
• 2009: Lisa Hamilton
• 2010: Rachel Bennett, Tyler Anderson

Rookie of the Year: Awarded to the most outstanding member of the group having just completed their first season.

• 1995: Mike Oliver
• 1996: Kim Baron
• 1997: Patrick Didier
• 1998: Robyn Raupe
• 1999: Vicente Lopez
• 2000: Karin Nolan
• 2001: Scott Matlick
• 2002: Matt Stout
• 2003: Stacey Garcia
• 2004: Kiel Spencer
• 2005: Erin Besold
• 2006: Ryan Kain
• 2007: Kristin Schlarb
• 2008: Jimmy Simpson
• 2009: Alex Samoy-Alvarado
• 2010: Dillon Barr

MVP: Awarded to the "most valuable player(s)" of the Pride of Arizona.

• 1995: Ben Devlin, Phil Giurlanda
• 1996: Chris Pierson
• 1997: Carrie Rituper
• 1998: Micheline Rathburn, Danny Rigby
• 1999: Brian Ralston
  Brian Ralston
  Brian Ralston is a classically trained composer and musician living in Los Angeles, CA. Ralston is a graduate of the University of Arizona and the USC Thornton School of Music Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program...
  
  
• 2000: Bill Charles
• 2001: Arianna Gleason
• 2002: Jonah Elrod
• 2003: Scott Matlick
• 2004: Rob Barrett
• 2005: Jeremy Young, Kyle Kinnaman
• 2006: Sam Gerber
• 2007: Lindsay McDonald
• 2008: Alex McCourt
• 2009: Julie Swarstad
• 2010: Kim Reed

Also given out are weekly honors, following the conclusion of home football games. These are honorable mentions, often given to three-four individuals (or, occasionally, groups of people or sections), and gameballs, given to one or two individuals who have either represented a consistently notable work ethic or have had an exceptionally strong week.