David Mauldin, a University of South Carolina graduate, served as a band director for twenty-five years. During his tenure at Hartsville and Laurens District 55 High Schools, his bands were awarded over 150 Superior ratings in marching and concert competitions. Mauldin’s bands have performed in the London New Year’s Day Parade, the Atlanta Summer Olympic Ceremonies, Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, and across the southeastern United States. Now an Assistant Principal in Laurens, SC, Mauldin is a recipient of the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence and is a Hall of Fame member of Phi Beta Mu National Band Fraternity. He is active as an adjudicator and as a clinician.