Ward Eagleton is currently assistant band director and elementary music teacher at Panama Public Schools. He holds a Masters Degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah Oklahoma. Ward has taught band and music in the Arkansas and Oklahoma area for many years. He has performed with the Westark Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band, as well as other area musical groups. He has played in jazz ensembles that have featured Steve Allen, Lucy Arnez, Ed Shaughnessy, Tommy Newsome, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Watrous, Ernie Watts, Frank Rosilino, and the Platters. He has led church worship services and cantatas as well as instrumental ensembles. Ward is married to Jeanine, and they enjoy church activities and family time.