Auburn Family
Headshots of Maury D. Gaston ’82, Megan Crouch ’97 and Anna Buckner ’95

Maury D. Gaston, Megan Crouch and Anna Buckner credit their Greek organizations for molding them into better spouses, parents, citizens and leaders. And as they’ve climbed to national Greek leadership roles, they hope to pass on their experience to a new generation of young men and women.

April 21, 2025

a group of students standing in cater hall with alumni allen li in near center. the students are all linking arms

Honors alumnus Allen Li reflects on his impactful experience working in Washington, D.C., and the importance of sharing his expertise with current students.

April 21, 2025

Emmaree Wilson

Meet Emmaree Wilson, the assistant director of student services for the EAGLES program.

April 18, 2025

Claire Congo with President Roberts

As the 2025 President’s Award winner in the College of Human Sciences, Claire Congo, senior majoring in nutrition science on the pre-dentistry track, shares more about her Auburn experience and future plans.

April 17, 2025

Dean and the award winners

Three College of Education staff members were honored with the Dean’s Leadership Award at the Spring Awards Ceremony.

April 17, 2025

A formal portrait of Mykel Taylor

Following a national search, Professor Mykel Taylor has been named head of the College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, effective April 15.

April 17, 2025

Andy Young sitting at broadcast desk

Andy Young has worked behind the scenes for some of the biggest names in sports. Now he’s teaching the next generation of professionals in Auburn as a journalism-sports production professor.

April 11, 2025

Elyse Corbitt

Meet Elyse Corbitt, operations coordinator for the EAGLES Program.

April 11, 2025

Family of five standing and smiling at the camera.

Leukemia survivor Karina Sones is thriving thanks to the EAGLES program and the Auburn Family’s generosity.

April 10, 2025

Auburn professor Bruce Tatarchuk

With energy costs rising and grids failing, Auburn is developing new energy sources to power the future.

April 09, 2025

Ripe pecans growing on a pecan tree.

Three generations and counting contribute to a growing pecan farm's success.

April 09, 2025

Kathryn Crowley ’13

McWhorter School of Building Science alumnae are making a big impact in the growing construction market of Denver, Colorado, turning their Auburn education into successful careers in the Mile High City.

April 08, 2025

Columbia River Gorge and Crown Point (photo by Susan Seubert)

Rand Pinson ’08 has a strong interest in the narrative power of architecture—a perspective that extends to his own career.

April 08, 2025

Headshot of Ashley Daniels on the front porch of cater hall with pink azeleas in bloom behind her.

Ashley Daniels in the new business and administrative services coordinator for the Honors College. A lifelong Auburn fan, she’s excited to contribute to the Honors experience and join a team that cares about the success of its students and faculty.

April 08, 2025

This double-degreed Auburn engineering apostle extraordinaire is supporting the team and living the dream. Her current mission field? Greater Nashville, a.k.a. Auburn North, where she's been winning the respect and confidence of her fellow men with a can-do swagger that certainly staggers. It's she, it's she... it's Kristin McGhee.

April 03, 2025

Mark Marshall stands in front of a large digital display

Mark Marshall has a motto when it comes to education, and he says it fits Auburn University’s College of Education perfectly.

April 03, 2025

A student hard at work in an APLA garden

Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is teaching future generations of architects how to create communities that will stand the test of time — and changing economic conditions.

April 03, 2025

Dean

The College of Education recently recognized a number of faculty, staff and students at its annual awards ceremony.

April 02, 2025

Geoff Williams in front of Comer Hall

Geoff Williams, associate professor, graduate program officer and longtime director of the AU-Bees Lab, is director of the new Auburn University Bee Center, effective April 1.

April 01, 2025

Professor Gwen Cohen instructing a student

Gwendolyn Cohen, an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, encourages students to see landscapes not just as spaces, but as living systems.

March 31, 2025

They call Vestavia-born venture visionary Vince Visser, a sophomore in industrial and systems engineering, Mr. Mister. Or at least they should.

March 28, 2025

Miss America with crown and sash on staring into the camera.

Abbie Stockard is a nursing student. A student recruiter. A member of the Tiger Paws dance team. A health care advocate. She added Miss America 2025 to her impressive list of titles on Jan. 5. The fourth woman from Alabama to win the crown, the relatable senior gave an exclusive interview to Auburn Magazine.

March 27, 2025

Taylor Korn courtside at a basketball game

As director of social media for The Next Round, a fast-growing sports podcast based out of Birmingham, Alabama, alumna Taylor Korn has a courtside seat to watch Auburn sports teams navigate through each season.

March 27, 2025

Jonathan Snell smiles for a photo.

Born and raised in Hoover, Alabama, and the son of two 1993 graduates, Jonathan Snell always had his sights set on Auburn. After coming to campus in 2018, his experience was anything but ordinary.

March 27, 2025

Cassandra Bolar

College of Human Sciences graduate Cassandra Bolar is a 2025 Black Alumna Award winner and will be honored during Auburn's Black Alumni Weekend April 4-6.

March 26, 2025

Maddie Freeman

Meet Maddie Freeman, who is currently studying abroad in Greece through the College of Education's COST program.

March 25, 2025

Kirsty Coventry stands in front of an Auburn University flag.

Alumna Kirsty Coventry has been elected the first woman and first African president of the International Olympic Committee.

March 25, 2025

Preston holds a can of fuel as he begins a prescribed burn in a dry field.

Preston Payne manages and maintains 10,000 acres of university-owned wooded lands spread across 27 sites throughout Alabama that serve as living labs and classrooms.

March 24, 2025

Margaret Flores

Meet Margaret Flores, professor and director of special education programs in Auburn's College of Education.

March 21, 2025

Elizabeth Lowrey in her office surrounded by her ‘wall of ideas’.

Elizabeth Lowrey ‘83 blends design, business and storytelling to create spaces that inspire innovation, collaboration and human connection.

March 20, 2025

Vince Wolfram, Sydney Babb, Jack Corbett and Billy Ferris

Three Auburn students and two alumni were among the recent winners at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards Ceremony in New York City.

March 20, 2025

Nate Knowles and the google sign

Auburn College of Education graduate Lt. Col. Nate Knowles has landed a prestigious fellowship at Google focused on national security.

March 20, 2025

Vince Wolfram, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly

Several students have the opportunity to cover the Tigers' run through March Madness in the men's 2025 NCAA Tournament for media outlets.

March 20, 2025

Chris Martin

Assistant Clinical Professor Chris Martin has been promoted to Lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

March 19, 2025

Track athletes jumping over hurdles.

Auburn sophomore Ja’Kobe Tharp won an individual national championship in the 60m hurdles and the Tiger men finished third overall in the team standings at an eventful final day at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Senior Makanakaishe Charmaba and sophomore Kayinsola Ajayi took home silver medals in the 200m and 60m dashes, respectively, to help propel the men to their best indoor finish since 2003.

March 18, 2025

Miss America speaking on the Everything Auburn podcast.

Who says you can’t go home? College of Nursing student and Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard comes home to the Plains, reflects on title win and the cause that’s close to her heart.

March 17, 2025

Bryant Smith standing on the court in Neville Arena

Twenty-five years after his team won the SEC men's basketball championship, Bryant Smith is helping lead the 2025 Tigers.

March 17, 2025

Michale Dugan talks before a group with a Powerpoint presentation behind him.

Michael Dugan has held several varied roles, all involving teaching and inspiring others. His latest title is chair of the new Auburn University College of Education ENGAGE Council.

March 14, 2025

Kim Roberts poses for a photo in the Bailey Small Animal Hospital at Auburn University

Dr. Kimberly Roberts '98 grew up dreaming of becoming an Auburn veterinarian. Today, her dreams are for future generations — students who will reach their own goals through Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine.

March 13, 2025

Nick Davis in the podcast studio

In this edition of the How Very Human Sciences podcast, CEO of Momma Goldberg’s Inc. L. Nick Davis shares his “since birth” passion for Auburn and what it means to be this year’s Hospitality Gala honoree. He also talks about persevering through some difficult days as a college student and how that experience drives him to pay it forward today.

March 12, 2025

Headshot for Nick Davis

The College of Human Sciences' Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management will welcome hundreds of guests to the annual Hospitality Gala and recognize alumnus L. Nick Davis with the 2025 Horst Schulze Award for Excellence in Hospitality.

March 12, 2025

Samantha hugs a dog in a grassy field

Dr. Samantha Warner is using her military experience and Auburn training to continue her veterinary medicine career closer to home.

March 11, 2025

Greg Doepke is pictured holding his old Army lacrossed watch that was lost 50 years ago.

David Smith never expected that a forgotten relic from his past would bridge generations, spark new friendships and become a timeless gesture of the Auburn spirit.

March 11, 2025

Meet Laura Stevens, a new member of the Auburn Family, drawn by Auburn's camaraderie, community and opportunities.

March 10, 2025

Michelle Denney

Meet Michelle Denney, Professional Development Manager for the Alabama Afterschool Quality Standards Project, a collaboration between the Truman Pierce Institute and Alabama Department of Human Resources.

March 07, 2025

branding for LAND40, with landscape drawings and stamped type on creme paper

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) is pleased to recognize forty years of Landscape Architecture graduates with an anniversary celebration weekend on April 11–12, 2025.

March 06, 2025

Caroline Shubert brewing Pink Hoppy Club on brew day.

College of Human Sciences Hospitality Management doctorate student Caroline Shubert and New Realm Brewing—Auburn Taproom Manager Kierstan Meadors teamed up to brew a special beer called "Pink Hoppy Club" in celebration of International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8 to support the Pink Boots Society—a society that supports women working in the beer brewing industry.

March 06, 2025

Dillon O

Dillon O'Donnell, a junior in international studies who studies Arabic at Auburn and hopes to one day serve the U.S. Department of State, honed his language and cultural skills across Morocco last fall.

March 06, 2025

Chael Sullivan smiles for a photo.

Chael Sullivan, as President of his fraternity and a member of the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen, has made a significant impact during his time at Auburn.

March 06, 2025

a group of people at at Auburn tailgate. Glenn Mitchell is on the far right. Regenia Sanders is on his right.

Regenia Sanders and Glenn Mitchell, colleagues at Ernst & Young in Atlanta, share a deep passion for their alma mater and firmly believe in helping fellow alums reach their full potential.

March 05, 2025