Articles by: Austin Phillips

From the Dean

From the Dean

I am honored to address you — our alumni, faculty, staff, friends and corporate partners — in this first issue of Auburn Engineer during my tenure as the new dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Serving this phenomenal college and the Department of Chemical Engineering for the past […]

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The Award Goes To…

The Award Goes To…

The 2023 Auburn Alumni Engineering Council award winners include…

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New BeGINNings

New BeGINNings

Mario Eden, who previously served as the chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, was named as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineerings 14th dean in May.

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Be the Creed: Patrick Duke

Be the Creed: Patrick Duke

As a graduate of Hueytown High School, Patrick Duke learned early the value of work, hard work.

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Be the Creed: Maria Auad

Be the Creed: Maria Auad

Maria Auad has been shattering glass ceilings since the day she arrived on the Plains.

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From the Dean

From the Dean

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year, and my time serving as interim dean of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has come to an end. Dr. Mario Eden has been named as the college’s 14th dean, and we are all thrilled to have him lead the college […]

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Family Treedition

Family Treedition

There’s something special about the trees in the forests the Elk Cave Farm.

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Be the Creed: Kelley Terry

Be the Creed: Kelley Terry

I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by “doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God.”

by × May 19, 2023 ×
The Award Goes To…

The Award Goes To…

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals — including two Auburn University alumni — and a corporation during a ceremony in February at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center.

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Five Auburn graduates, including four engineers, received the highest honor given by the Auburn Alumni Association at Auburn’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards.Pictured are (L-R) John Morris, senior vice president for Auburn Advancement and president, Auburn University Foundation; Lifetime Achievement Award recipientCharles McCrary ’73; John Walter, Dale Walter and Jeff Walter, sons of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Walter ’55; Lifetime Achievement Award recipientBobby Lowder ’64; Young Alumni Achievement recipient Rose-Gaëlle Belinga ’09; Tim McCartney ’80, son of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mike McCartney ’57(awarded posthumously); and LuAnne Hart ’80, president, Auburn Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Lifetime of Service

Lifetime Achievement Award recipients for 2023 from the College of Engineering included Charles McCrary, ’73 mechanical engineering; Tom Walter, ’55 engineering physics; and Mike McCartney, ’57 civil engineering. The Young Alumni Award recipient was Rose-Gaëlle Belinga, ’09 software engineering.

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