Most medals of any kind won by a director: 18
Number of directors to win 18 medals: 1
18 = Jay Giallombardo w/ New Tradition 1988-2008
14 = Jim Miller w/ Thoroughbreds and Southern Gateway: 1965-1995
Jim Clancy w/ Vocal Majority: 1975-2010
Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony 1994-2016
Steve Armstrong w/Northern Lights 2000-2017
13 = Greg Lyne w/ Lombard, SF Springs, Lake County, Bay Area 1982-2008
12 = Lou Laurel w/ Border Chorders and Phoenicians: 1964-1988
Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers 1978-2002
10 = Tom Gentil w/ Southern Gateway 1969-1981
Most gold medals won by a director: 11
Number of directors to win 11 gold medals: 1
1. Jim Clancy (11) w/ Vocal Majority: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988
1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006
2. Jim Miller (7) w/ Thoroughbreds: 1966, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984
w/ Southern Gateway Chorus: 1992
- Scott Werner (4) w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1986, 1989, 1995, 1998
Greg Lyne w/ West Towns Chorus: 1987
w/ Masters of Harmony: 1990, 1993, 1996
Lou Laurel w/ Border Chorders: 1964
w/ Phoenicians: 1972, 1976, 1983
Mark Hale w/ Masters of Harmony 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011
Jim Henry w/Ambassadors of Harmony 2004, 2009, 2012, 2016
Most silver medals won by a director: 8
Number of directors to win 8 silver medals: 1
- Jay Giallombardo (8) w/ New Tradition: 1993-2000
2. Steve Armstrong (5) w/Northern Lights: 2001-05
Chris Arnold w/Northern Lights: 2001-05
- Jim Clancy (3) w/Vocal Majority 1978, 2009-10
Allen Hatton w/ Thoroughbreds: 1988-1990
Jim Henry w/Ambassadors of Harmony: 2007-08, 2015
Greg Lyne w/ West Towns Chorus: 1984-86
Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1979-80, 1992
Most 3rd-place bronze medals won by a director: 5
Number of directors to win 5 3rd-place medals: 2
1. Tom Gentil (5) w/ Southern Gateway: 1969-71, 1976, 1978
Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony: 1995-98, 2003
3. Scott Werner (4) w/ Alexandria Harmonizers:
1993-94, 2001-02
Jay Giallombardo w/ New Tradition:
1989-90, 2004-05
Most 4th-place bronze medals won by a director: 5
Number of directors to win 5 4th-place medals: 1
1. Darin Drown (5) w/ Sound of the Rockies: 2008-10, 2013-14
2. John Devine (3) w/ Tidelanders: 1970, 1981, 1983
Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony: 1994, 2001-02
Steve Armstrong with Toronto Northern Lights: 2007, 2016-17
5. Al Burgess (2) with Muskegon: 1959, 1961
Jim Turner with London: 1958, 1967
Greg Backwell with London: 1967-68
Joe Liles with Chordsmen: 1971-72
Lou Laurel with Phoenicians: 1979, 1986
Greg Lyne with West Towns: 1982, with Masters 1989
Dean Haagenson with Great Northern Union: 1992-93
Jim Miller with Southern Gateway: 1990, 1995
Jean Barford with Southern Gateway: 1997-98
Richard Lewellen with Alexandria Harmonizers: 2004-05
Jay Giallombardo with New Tradition: 1988, 2006
Chris Vaughn with Sound of the Rockies: 2011, 2013
Most 5th-place bronze medals won by a director: 4
Number of directors to win 4 5th-place medals: 1
1. Bob Mucha (4) w/ Middletown, OH 1959,
Southern Gateway 1983, 1987, 1996
2. Doug Miller (3) w/ Arlington Heights: 1973-75
Jay Giallombardo (3) w/ New Tradition 1992, 2007-08
Number of medalist directors who are also quartet medalists: 34
Greg Backwell
Buzz Busby
David Calland
Greg Clancy
Don Clause
John Devine
Sean Devine
Darin Drown
Jerry Fairchild
Royce Ferguson
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Doug Harrington
Allen Hatton
Ken Hatton
Jim Henry
Clay Hine
John Hohl
Fred King
Richard Lewellen
Doug Miller
Dave Mittelstadt
Earl Moon
Jonny Moroni
Jeff Oxley
Doc Ruggles
Jim Sikorski
David Smotzer
Bob Spong
Gary Steinkamp
Jim Turner
Chris Vaughn
Scott Werner
Harlan Wilson
Number of medalist directors who are also quartet champions: 21
Buzz Busby
Greg Clancy
John Devine
Sean Devine
Darin Drown
Jerry Fairchild
Royce Ferguson
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Doug Harrington
Allen Hatton
Ken Hatton
Jim Henry
Clay Hine
Fred King
Jonny Moroni
Jeff Oxley
David Smotzer
Bob Spong
Chris Vaughn
Harlan Wilson
Number of champion directors who are also quartet medalists: 11
Buzz Busby
Greg Clancy
Royce Ferguson
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Jim Henry
Fred King
Dave Mittelstadt
Jonny Moroni
Jeff Oxley
Scott Werner
Number of champion directors who are also quartet champions: 9
Buzz Busby
Quartet = Confederates 1956
Chorus = Dixie Cotton Boll 1958
Greg Clancy
Quartet = MaxQ 2007
Chorus = Vocal Majority 2014
Royce Ferguson
Quartet = Revival 1998
Chorus = Westminster 2007
Jay Giallombardo
Quartet = Grandma’s Boys 1979
Chorus = New Tradition Chorus 2001
Mark Hale
Quartet = Michigan Jake 2001
Chorus = Masters of Harmony 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011
Jim Henry
Quartet = Gas House Gang 1993, Crossroads 2009
Chorus = Ambassadors of Harmony 2004, 2009, 2012, 2016
Fred King
Quartet = Oriole Four 1970
Chorus = Chorus of the Chesapeake 1971
Jonny Moroni
Quartet = Vocal Spectrum 2006
Chorus = Ambassadors of Harmony 2016
Jeff Oxley
Quartet = Rapscallions 1984, Acoustix 1990, MaxQ 2007
Chorus = Masters of Harmony 1999