Auburn Family

From Sand Mountain to American Water, from commencement stages to the New York Times business pages, 1981 industrial engineering graduate Susan Story's legacy of leadership is as dynamic as they come. Listen to her story on the latest episode of the #GINNing Podcast.

August 27, 2024

Auburn

In the kickoff episode to the new season of the Everything Auburn Podcast, hear about the enhanced gameday experience inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. From extra hype stadium lighting and pyro to stadium tours and VIP experiences, more than a dozen enhancements will elevate the 2024 gameday experience.

August 26, 2024

Auburn's EAGLES program has been nominated for a Chick-fil-A 2024 True Inspiration award, which includes a philanthropic grant. The Auburn Family can help the EAGLES program win the top award by voting in the Chick-fil-A app Sept. 3-30.

August 26, 2024

A young man holding a camera stands in front of Cinderella

The Walt Disney Company, which employs many Auburn alumni and students, will be on campus on October 8 for Disney Day on the Plains.

August 22, 2024

Susan Hubbard addresses the Golden Eagles

The College of Human Sciences hosted a breakfast celebration in August for the Golden Eagles, graduates from 1974 and prior.

August 21, 2024

Elmo and Douglas Ziebach on a hunting trip together

A family of College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment alumni has seen the fruits of an Auburn education. The achievements of the Ziebach family highlight the CFWE’s 75-year history of producing forestry graduates who have fueled the growth of the state and region’s forest industry.

August 21, 2024

From the Loveliest Village on the Plains comes Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior chemical engineering Honors student concentrating in biomedical engineering, and currently researching the effect of acoustics in the growth and further development of physarum polycephalum in the Nature Inspired Fluids and Elasticity Lab.

August 12, 2024

A young woman in a hard hat and vest smiles while at a construction site.

Two Auburn baseball fans, a student and an alumnus, are working on the Plainsman Park expansion project.

August 12, 2024

Laura Stevens speaking with a student

As the incoming director of the Honors College, Laura Stevens, the English professor and previous director at the University of Tulsa’s Undergraduate Research Challenge, immediately felt a sense of belonging.

August 09, 2024

Even in retirement, mechanical engineering professor emeritus Sushil Bhavnani's work with vapor bubbles is rising to the top.

August 09, 2024

man and woman pose for photo holding award

John Stephen “Steve” Newton, ’75 civil engineering and ’76 environmental engineering, has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Officials Foundation Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

August 08, 2024

President Roberts addresses a crowd of graduates at the summer commencement ceremonies.

Amid the cheers of families and friends, Auburn’s summer graduation featured a trio of ceremonies that highlighted the achievements of the university’s newest graduates.

August 04, 2024

Rowdy Gaines Podcast

Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Auburn swimming great Rowdy Gaines talks about perseverance and the peaks and valleys of life in this College of Human Sciences podcast. Gaines shared this conversation minutes before being celebrated at the 29th Annual International Quality of Life Awards in 2022.

August 01, 2024

A man poses for a photo in the woods

Ken Day’s passion for natural resource management ignited at CFWE in 1976.

July 31, 2024

Rachel West, assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine

Rachel West was awarded "Top Review Article of the Year" by Biology of Reproduction at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Dublin, Ireland.

July 30, 2024

Headshots of the four alumni elected to the Alabama Business Hall of Fame.

Four alumni of Auburn University have recently been elected to the Alabama Business Hall of Fame class of 2024.

July 29, 2024

Dremere Woods, senior industrial engineering major

Dremere Woods, a senior industrial engineering major and first-generation college student, describes the Auburn Family's support as a game-changer for him during his years on the Plains.

July 29, 2024

Joleigh Cavanagh

Auburn University senior Joleigh Cavanagh is working with sports stars this summer through the Charles Barkley Talent Relations Internship at TNT Sports.

July 29, 2024

Kristy Coventry waves to a crowd at the 2008 Olympics.

Thirty-three Auburn Tigers have combined to win 59 Olympic medals, including Harvey Glance, who in 1976 won Auburn’s first gold in the 400m relay in Montreal.

July 29, 2024

The Laurel

The Laurel Spa is offering a 20% off special on any service for Auburn University Faculty and Staff through Aug. 25.

July 26, 2024

PNPS alumnae

Gabby Thabes and Reagan Myers talk about how a degree in philanthropy and nonprofit studies has allowed them to focus on solving critical problems and help people and organizations.

July 24, 2024

Rowdy Gaines poses with Olympic gold medal.

Forty years ago, Rowdy Gaines ’81 won three gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

July 24, 2024

Woman in blue dress in front of green folliage

Kim Mullenix will serve as the next head of Auburn's Department of Animal Sciences, effective Aug. 19.

July 22, 2024

Emily Brutko

Professional flight senior Emily Brutko is an accomplished student aviator and rising star in flight instruction.

July 19, 2024

Man standing with bike and mountains in background

Harbert College of Business graduate Chase DuMond is cycling cross country to raise money and awareness for individuals with disabilities.

July 17, 2024

Scott Santos in 2021

The College of Sciences and Mathematics has begun raising funds for the Scott R. Santos Memorial Endowed Scholarship in the Department of Biological Sciences.

July 16, 2024

Stuart Simms

A history doctoral candidate in the College of Liberal Arts is studying what happens on Earth while we explore space.

July 15, 2024

She can't discuss her work — at least not some of it. But Sarah Gaston certainly has plenty to say about how she's perfecting the skills to do it. Listen to the graduate research assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering discuss why Auburn was the obvious next step on her road to polymer and fiber success on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast. Tune in below, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching #GINNing.

July 12, 2024

Christopher Hausler

"AMAKKI," co-produced by Christopher Hausler '20, won Best Documentary Feature at the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival.

July 12, 2024

A man stands in a forested area surrounded by fire

Drawing from his life’s passion and admiration of the longleaf ecosystem, CFWE alumnus John McGuire recently published a book titled “The Forest that Fire Made.”

July 12, 2024

USA Team Handball image showing a wheelchair and ball

A trio from Auburn University has been selected to lead the inaugural USA Team Handball Wheelchair National Team.

July 11, 2024

Alpha Sennon in a field surrounded by palms

A native of Trinidad & Tobago, doctoral student Alpha Sennon is the founder of an NGO called WHY FARM and a minor celebrity in the agricultural education world.

July 10, 2024

Dylan Cardwell with Chef Ana Plana

Auburn's Dylan Cardwell delivers a slam-dunk in the culinary laboratories of the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management as he brings his Chillin’ with Dylan Instagram feature to the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center.

July 09, 2024

harry ponder teaches some students outside

Harry Ponder retired as a professor from Auburn in 2017, but three of his most successful students cite him as a huge influence on their lives and careers.

July 09, 2024

Three Auburn RAT Caps from the early 1950s or 1960s

The Rookie Auburn Tiger (RAT) tradition lives on at Auburn.

July 09, 2024

Landscape worker pruning a flower on a college campus

Across the SEC and the country, Auburn graduates are overseeing some of the biggest and most scenic college campuses.

July 09, 2024

a young man sits at a table with two women

Engineering's Young Alumni Council is devoted to keeping graduates engaged with Auburn.

July 09, 2024

Kate Lakis

Before Kate Lakis '24 left Auburn, she wanted to add one more opportunity for pre-law students to develop their legal expertise.

July 09, 2024

Bret Holmes race car driver looks out over track.

Bret Holmes navigates the twists and turns of the racing world as a driver and an owner.

July 09, 2024

Margaret Renkl

Author and New York Times writer Margaret Renkl looks for answers to societal ills in the harmony between humans and nature.

July 08, 2024

Jayson Hill stands in front of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library sign

Jayson Hill, who serves as director of communications and marketing for Auburn Libraries, had a varied and interesting background before going to work on the Plains 13 years ago. He will retire in February 2025.

July 08, 2024

Judge W. Keith Watkins at the bench

W. Keith Watkins '73 balances the scales of justice in the Middle District Court of Alabama every day in hope of a better world. The foundation upon which he built that decades-long career serving society from the bench started at Auburn University.

July 01, 2024

Beau Byrd Headshot

We're welcoming alumnus and Birmingham attorney Beau Byrd back to campus as the commencement speaker on Aug. 3 in Neville Arena.

July 01, 2024

Andrea Simpson '05 has been selected to serve as president of the Alabama Council of the American Institute of Architects beginning in 2025.

June 28, 2024

Sean Forbes is a professor of educational psychology in Auburn’s College of Education and the executive director of O Grows

From the beginning, O Grows in Opelika, Alabama, has focused on community, partnership and philanthropy — people helping people.

June 28, 2024

Jeremy Samolesky and his piano album

Ike and Rhonda Scott Endowed Professor of Piano Jeremy Samolesky's newest album, "Marjan Mozetich: The Complete Piano Music," is available on all streaming platforms.

June 26, 2024

Colleagues share reflections on Katrina Akande, a devoted professor, researcher and Extension specialist, who passed away on April 29.

June 25, 2024

An arial view of buildings shows people in lines to make the number 45

As the college celebrates its 45th anniversary, graduates from the first graduating class in 1981 remember the program’s humble beginnings.

June 25, 2024