HOF Class of 2023

Hall of Fame Class of 2023

The 30th annual induction Ceremony was held on September 17, 2023 at the Zorah Shrine in Terre Haute, IN. Once again, we held this event in the fall rather than in the spring. Instead, we restarted the Picnic & Jam in the spring, and expect to hold the two events at a similar time in future years.

Kyle McArdell was the opening act, and provided the audience with some great music.

Brad Anderson and John Beeson were presented with the Akers/Grindle Award.

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List of the Class of 2023

Randall Bays	John Hennessy	Steve Shaw
Art Blankenship	Brent Lindsay	Jim Thistle II
Mike Cruse	Melissa Milbourn	Matthew Westerfield
Brad Ennen	Erin Oransky	John Wheat
John Henderson	Bill Pine

Pictures of the Class of 2023

Relatives of Randall Bays	Art Blankenship	Art Blankenship
Mike Cruse	Brad Ennen	Brad Ennen
John Henderson	John Henderson	John Hennessy
John Hennessy	Brent Lindsay	Brent Lindsay
Melissa Milbourn	Melissa Milbourn	Erin Oransky
Erin Oransky	Bill Pine	Steve Shaw
Jim Thistle II	Jim Thistle II	Matt Westerfield
Matt Westerfield	John Wheat	John Wheat
Class of 2023	Class of 2023

Our Opening Act

Kyle McArdell

Presentation of Awards

The Akers/Grindle Award, the Hall's highest award, was given to John Beeson and Brad Anderson. Both men were given the award for their outstanding service to the Hall, and both played an important part in helping the Hall grow into the organization that it is today, going above and beyond in their service.

John was among the musicians who helped Alva Grindle to restart the Hall of Fame in 2005, and is currently the longest serving member of the Board of Directors. Brad served on the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2022, and still assists the Hall when needed.