KUTZTOWN, Pa., Sept. 4 -- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release:

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Dr. Jeremy Justeson, department chair of Music, received Kutztown University's 2026 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated superlative teaching skills and service to the university.

Justeson has served at Kutztown University for 25 years, beginning in 2001, in a broad range of teaching and leadership roles. He was originally appointed as both saxophone and clarinet instructor, served as director of the KU Marching Unit and taught multiple sections of Introduction to Music for non-majors. He later became Director of Bands, conducti...