Medal, and was inducted into the prestigious National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. The program notes for the 1969 awarding of the AWAPA award by the National Band Association listed Yoder as "one of the most influential band personalities of the mid 20th century, he was at one time the most popular composer/arranger of band music in America" References External links Paul V. Yoder Collection - Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland Paul V. Yoder Papers - VanderCook College of Music American male conductors (music) 1908 births 1990 deaths American male composers Musicians from Tacoma, Washington Distinguished Service to Music Medal recipients 20th-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians