1st Lt. Wilson Wise, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi serves as the Flight Commander and Associate Conductor of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, lllinois.
Lt. Wise commissioned from Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama in August 2013. Prior to joining the Air Force, he served as Director of Bands at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. Previously he held positions at the University of Oklahoma working with the university bands and saxophone studio. Wise taught high school band in Mississippi for five years with the last three years as director of bands with the Poplarville School District.
He earned a DMA in Instrumental Conducting University of Oklahoma as a conducting student of Dr. William Wakefield. Wise holds a MM in saxophone performance from the same institution where he studied with Dr. Gail Hall and a Bachelor's Degree in music education from Mississippi College as a conducting and saxophone student of Dr. Craig Young.
Professional memberships include College Band Directors National Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi, and North American Saxophone Alliance.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Music Education, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2007 Master of Music - Saxophone Performance, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2013 Doctor of Musical Arts -Instrumental Conducting, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2013 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2014 Public Affairs Qualification Course, Fort George G. Meade, MD
ASSIGNMENTS
Scott Air Force Base, IL August 2013-Present
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 AMC/PA CGO of the Year, Scott AFB, Illinois
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant August 6, 2013
First Lieutenant August 6, 2015