Articles by: Austin Phillips

All-American doctor

All-American doctor

Gregg Carr, ’85 civil engineering, and former Auburn defensive back Buddy McClinton, ’70 business administration, are two candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 Class. Carr, a first-team All-American linebacker in 1984, had 453 tackles during his Auburn career, which ranks second in team history. A 2008 Alabama […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
Reaching for the stars

Reaching for the stars

Jenna Klemkowsky first became interested in math and science when she was in elementary school in Morgantown, West Virginia, but it was during an exciting camp just two hours away at the Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University that she discovered her calling in life. “My love for STEM […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
Game, set, match

Game, set, match

An Auburn inventor and a team of entrepreneurs are marketing a product that will be good news to tennis players with backaches the world over. Tennibot is the brainchild of Haitham Eletrabi, who earned his doctorate in civil engineering and an MBA at Auburn. Tennibot is being billed as the […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
Breath of fresh air

Breath of fresh air

It was a beautiful spring day in 1980 when a chance visit to the Auburn University campus forever changed the course of Beverly Houston Banister’s life. As a student majoring in hospital administration at Southern Union State Community College, Banister was encouraged by a professor to attend an Auburn Engineering […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
Strength in numbers

Strength in numbers

Growing up in Zagreb, Croatia, Marta Miletić had an affinity for numbers at an early age. Matter of fact, it runs in the family. Miletić, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is the daughter of a math teacher, and the sister of an engineer. “I have been surrounded […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
A great run

A great run

Because This is Auburn – A Campaign for Auburn University will come to a close Dec. 31 with both the university and the college surpassing its goals. As of Nov. 1, the college has raised $235 million, surpassing its $200 million goal. The college raised $17.9 million in FY 2016-17, […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
And the  award goes to…

And the award goes to…

Seven outstanding alumni and ambassadors of Auburn University and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council at the group’s fall honors banquet. They included five who were recognized as Distinguished Auburn Engineers, one as an Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer and one for Superior […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
New year, new look

New year, new look

Prior to the beginning of the fall semester, the college unveiled its redesigned website. The new design shifts the focus from a news platform toward student recruitment and interest. Users will notice a video tour of campus when the page loads, giving visitors to the site and prospective students a […]

by × November 16, 2017 ×
If you build it, they will come

If you build it, they will come

With a share of the largest gift in the university’s history, the college is constructing a state-of-the-art, comprehensive student achievement center thanks to the generosity of John and Rosemary Brown, both 1957 graduates. Construction of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center is made possible thanks to a $30 million gift […]

by × May 11, 2017 ×
Finishing strong

Finishing strong

Through the generous support of alumni, corporate partners and friends, the college has raised more than $221.1 million as it closes in on the end of Because This is Auburn – A Campaign for Auburn University. The campaign, which ends in December, has brought in record donations for the university, […]

by × May 11, 2017 ×