
Dennis
Brown,
orchestra
teacher
at
C.D.
Hylton
High
School,
has
been
inducted
into
the
Virginia
Band
and
Orchestra
Directors
Association
(VBODA)
Hall
of
Fame.
The
VBODA
Hall
of
Fame
gives
recognition
for
exceptional
support,
inspiration,
and
outstanding
contributions
to
the
growth
and
development
of
instrumental
music
education
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia.
To
be
inducted
into
the
VBODA
Hall
of
Fame,
the
individual
must
have
a
minimum
of
25
years
of
teaching
instrumental
music,
with
at
least
20
years
teaching
in
Virginia.
Brown
has
been
teaching
music
for
47
years.
He
started
his
career
in
Stafford
County
Public
Schools
in
1973,
teaching
both
band
and
orchestra.
He
came
to
Prince
William
County
in
1988
as
the
assistant
band
director
at
Gar-Field
High
School.
In
1991,
Brown
became
the
first
band
director
at
Hylton
High
School.
He
retired
from
full-time
teaching
in
2009
but
remained
at
Hylton
teaching
orchestra
as
a
part-time
teacher.
Brown
said
of
this
honor,
"The
Hall
of
Fame
Award
means
a
lot
to
me
because
it
means
my
peers
over
the
many
years
of
teaching
respected
my
hard
work
and
dedication.
However,
at
the
same
time
I
am
very
humbled
by
it
because
I
only
saw
myself
as
one
of
many
teachers
who
showed
up
to
school
every
day
to
work
hard
and
do
their
absolute
best."