William H. Stoskopf received a BS degree from Kansas
State Teachers College in Pittsburg and a MME from
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He taught
in McCune, Fort Scott, and Bonner Springs. Stoskopf
was instrumental music teacher at Rosedale High
School in Kansas City for 20 years, and then spent 14
years as Coordinator of Instrumental Music for the
Kansas City Schools. He was twice district president
for KMEA. Stoskopf received an award for 25 years of
outstanding musical service from the Kansas Federation
of Music Clubs, the Sigma Alpha Iota Friends of the
Arts Award, and was inducted into the Kansas
Teachers Hall of Fame in Dodge City.