Alfred Watkins, former director of bands at Lassiter High School and conductor of the Cobb Wind Symphony, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor. The Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference, presented Watkins with the medal on December 21, 2017 at the 71st Midwest Clinic during the United States Coast Guard Band standing-room only concert of nearly 4,000 attendees.