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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- NextPAVE Challenge to showcase cutting-edge asphalt innovations at NCAT June 5, 2025NCAT, NAPA, and MnROAD have launched the NextPAVE Challenge, a competition aimed at validating innovative technologies for longer-lasting flexible pavements. By leveraging cutting-edge modeling, laboratory tests, and closely-controlled field experiments in hot and cold climates, the challenge will accelerate the adoption of pavement technologies for better-performing and more efficient highways for generations to come.