The College of Sciences and Mathematics’ Tiger Giving Day project was fully funded by 69 people who contributed more than $10,000 in 24 hours.

These generous donors played a tremendous role in enhancing the quality of our students’ educational experience by providing a much-needed, permanent, high-quality telescope for the COSAM astronomy program.

The telescope will be used in the astronomy terrace, a new addition to Leach Science Center. As part of COSAM’s continued efforts to enhance its facilities, the new astronomy terrace will provide students and faculty with modern, cutting-edge spaces where they can learn and conduct research. It will also allow the department to accommodate more students interested in astronomy to enroll in the course.

For more information on the new astronomy terrace, or for ways to give, contact the COSAM Office of Development at brook@auburn.edu or 334.844.7780. 

Dr. Michael O'Brian Kilpatrick, 71, of Auburn, Ala., passed away on Jan. 12, 2016. He was born in Repton, Ala., on Dec. 4, 1944. Kilpatrick was the salutatorian of the 1963 class of Evergreen High School. A graduate of Auburn University with high honors, he was also a member of the Auburn Marching Band and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. After graduating from the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Dentistry, Kilpatrick practiced general dentistry from 1971 to 1981 in his hometown of Evergreen, Ala. In 1981, he returned to UAB where he completed a degree in orthodontics as well as a master’s degree in science. In 1983, he relocated to Auburn where he practiced orthodontics until his retirement in 2007. He was certified by the American Board of Orthodontics and also served as president of the Alabama Dental Association. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, deeply involved in his church community as a Sunday School teacher and choir member, a lifelong Auburn fan and patron of Auburn Athletics, donor to Auburn High School sports and music programs, and an avid golfer. Kilpatrick is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benford Kilpatrick of Greenville, Ala.; a sister, Patricia (Tim) Skipper of Greenville; brother, Mitchell Kilpatrick (Joanne) of Montgomery, Ala.; three sons, Michael Jr. (Jennifer) of Charlottesville, Va.; Andrew, of Auburn; and Matthew, of Auburn; two grandchildren, Sarah Ann Kilpatrick of Auburn, and James Henry Curtis Kilpatrick, of Destin, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.