{"id":5640,"date":"2018-12-14T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T12:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2018-12-18T16:29:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T16:29:21","slug":"honoring-a-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5640","title":{"rendered":"Honoring a legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5641\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/12\/8.Dixon_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5641\" src=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/12\/8.Dixon_.jpg\" alt=\"David Dixon\" width=\"337\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David Dixon, \u201976 civil engineering and member of The Dixon Foundation board of directors, has been selected by the Civil Engineering Advisory Board as its first emeritus member.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from Auburn, Dixon earned his master\u2019s in the same discipline from Stanford University in 1977, and then went to work for Brasfield &amp; Gorrie. During his 28-year career there, he worked his way up to the position of vice president of the Office and Retail Division and served as a member of the board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>In 1996, Dixon left Brasfield &amp; Gorrie to take over the family business \u2013 the Dixon Group \u2013 where he served as president.<\/p>\n<p>Dixon was presented a plaque commemorating his emeritus status during the Civil Engineering Advisory Board\u2019s meeting in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Dixon, \u201976 civil engineering and member of The Dixon Foundation board of directors, has been selected by the Civil Engineering Advisory Board as its first emeritus member. 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