Auburn alumna Susan Story, ’82 industrial and systems engineering, has been recognized with the prestigious Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Captain of Industry award honoring leaders in business, industry and government. Story is president and CEO of Southern Company Services. She joined Southern Company in 1982 as a nuclear power plant engineer. She has served in numerous capac-ities with increasing responsibilities, including executive vice president of engineering and construction services, and vice president of supply chain management, as well as vice president of real estate and corporate services at Alabama Power. Story was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2010 and was named the 2010 Woman of the Year by the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle.
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- Auburn engineering graduates appear on FOX game show April 28, 2026Auburn Engineering graduates Ryan McGill and Jennifer Matis appeared on Fox’s “The 1% Club,” competing in a national puzzle-based game show filmed in Atlanta.
- Auburn Engineering receives unmanned aircraft system from FMS Aerospace April 28, 2026Auburn Engineering receives a full-scale unmanned aircraft system from FMS Aerospace, giving students hands-on access to a modern Skyron X platform for research and real-world applications.
- Two Auburn Engineering staff members presented with Graduate School's Roden Award April 28, 2026Krysta Weed, program manager for Engineering Online and Continuing Education, and Yury Morales, accountant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, were honored at the April 24 Graduate Student Awards.