Roger Brett Schupp died on December 15, 2015 at age 55. He was Professor of Percussion and Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts in Ohio, and served on the PAS Contest and Audition Procedures Committee and Drumset Committee. He was a member of the Toledo Symphony Percussion Trio, Toledo Symphony Concert Band, and Toledo Jazz Orchestra. Roger received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Central Missouri and his Doctorate of Musical Arts in percussion performance and jazz studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He performed in a variety of ensemble including the Toledo and Austin Symphonies, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, and the Toledo and Austin Jazz Orchestras. He performed and recorded with such artists and ensembles as the Royal Ballet of London, New York Voices, Marvin Hamlisch, Tommy Tune, Bob James, Clark Terry, Terrance Blanchard, Chuck Berry, Amy Grant, the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra, Three and One, guitarist Chris Buzzelli, the Broadway touring casts of A Chorus Line, Spamalot, and Wicked, and he toured with Up With People. Schupp presented concerts, clinics, and master classes in over 30 states and 20 countries on five continents.