Overseeing all the Auburn Bands is the Director of Bands. While the Director of Bands may not be present at every function at which the Auburn University Marching Band performs, he is ultimately responsible for the band. In 2007, Dr. Rick Good was promoted to the Director of Bands position. Good earned his Bachelor's in Music Education at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. He earned a master's at Louisiana State University and his doctorate at Arizona State University. Good spent 13 years as the Marching Band director and Associate Professor of Low Brass. He took the position upon the retirement of the previous Director of Bands, Dr. Johnnie Vinson.