 He was honored on Homecoming Day on October 16, 2010 by current and former band members and staff.This included a performance by the alumni band, which included approximately 1,300 participants, the largest the university had ever seen.Parks was inducted into the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association Hall of Fame, the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, The Bands of America Hall of Fame, and the Buccaneers Hall of Fame.