Chris Komnick, Executive Director, and James Mason, Artistic Director of the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce that Dr. Nick Williams will be returning to the corps as Brass Co-Caption Head. An alumnus of the Scouts, Nick has been instructing the brass program since the 2008 season. He is currently the conductor of the concert band and the director of athletic bands at the University of North Texas where he also received his doctoral degree.Dr. Williams has an extensive history in the drum corps activity and has also taught Southwind, Boston Crusaders, and the Santa Clara Vanguard, where he served as the corps’ brass caption head. Prior to his role at the University of North Texas, Williams was the director of bands at Clark H.S. in Plano, TX. In his last year of public school teaching he was honored as the Clark H.S. “Teacher of the Year” and was also named a “Ross Perot Excellence in Teaching Award” recipient. During his tenure at Clark H.S. the band program was a consistent sweepstakes award recipient and, under his direction, the honors band was awarded best in class or best in contest at every festival in which the band performed.