A match made in Parker Hall: How one calculus class equated to a lifetime of love for Russ, Andrea Hardwick

Russ Hardwick and Andrea Lockhart were both students at Auburn University that spring. Although they didn’t know each other at the time, fate would have it that Calculus II in Parker Hall Room 364 was listed on both their schedules. Little did they know that this class would not only get them one step closer to graduation, it would also be the foundation of the rest of their lives. 

Biological Sciences graduate student receives grant through the Alabama Chapter of the Audubon Society to enhance conservation efforts in Black Belt Prairie

Amelia Grider received her first grant from the Alabama Chapter of the Audubon Society to conduct research on how birds utilize perennial grasslands in the state of Alabama. 

Grider, who is earning her master’s degree in biological sciences, earned her undergraduate degree in marine biology and shifted her research interest to ecology. 

“I am excited that my research will help to improve the understanding of birds and their use of perennial hayfields,” Grider said. 

Chris Roberts named Auburn University’s 21st President

The Auburn University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to select Dean Christopher B. Roberts of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering as the university’s 21st president. Roberts will begin serving on May 16 and replaces Jay Gogue, who announced his retirement in June.

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