COSAM mourns the loss of Ken Williams, an Auburn native and graduate of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics with a master’s in mathematics, who died Feb. 7 in a fire in his Montgomery, Ala., home. Williams was an associate professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science at Huntingdon College in Montgomery where he was very involved. He taught at Huntingdon from 1969 until his retirement in 2007. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University in 1962. He served for three years as a civilian computer engineer with the United States Air Force’s SHAPE headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands before returning to Auburn to pursue his master’s degree. Celebration of life ceremonies will take place this spring in Auburn and Montgomery. Williams’ obituary can be found at this link.

Meredith Voyles, ’96, ’01, ’11, is a veterinary ophthalmologist currently practicing at Veterinary Ophthalmology Services in Nashville where she specializes in animal eye disease. After receiving her veterinary degree from Auburn in 2001, she spent nearly six years in general small animal practice in Fairhope, Ala. Voyles returned to Auburn University in 2006 joining the faculty as the Community Outpatient Clinician. “I have always been fascinated with ophthalmology, especially since I had eye surgery myself in college,” said Voyles. “When I was in vet school, I would spend extra time with the faculty ophthalmologist, and I developed a passion for the specialty. While in practice, I realized how many ophthalmic problems our pets have, and I decided to pursue specialty training.” To read the full story, click here.