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Sugarland Co-Founder Honored as Distinguished Avon Old Farms Alumnus

Kristian M. Bush visited the campus on Friday.

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Kristian M. Bush was not only one of the first to graduate from the Avon Old Farms music program in 1988, but he also is the co-founder of popular country band Sugarland.

The all-boys private school administration honored him as a distinguished alumnus for his sucess after high school.

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