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\"Molly<\/p>\n

\n

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 \u201cdoing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When it comes to connecting with her students, Molly Hughes has a leg up on most other faculty at Auburn. The senior lecturer in civil and environmental engineering earned both her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Auburn, so she has literally been through the same classes \u2014 and even sometimes the same classrooms \u2014 as her students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had classes in the classrooms where I\u2019m teaching now,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s very relatable to the students \u2014 I can say to them \u2018when I took statics in this room\u2019 \u2014 and I do think they probably relate to that on another level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to joining the Auburn Engineering faculty in 2003, Hughes worked for the Air Force Research Labs at Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases. She caught the teaching bug first as an algebra teacher at a community college and then as a graduate class instructor at an outpost of the University of Florida.<\/p>\n

When the Auburn position opened up, she knew it was the right fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very blessed to have such an incredible job, but I\u2019m also lucky to have students from their freshman year and to get to see them progress through. It\u2019s so wonderful to get to see someone grow up and gain all this knowledge and apply it, and then they\u2019re off to their fancy jobs,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

Though she describes her teaching style as \u201cold school,\u201d she boils it down to simply caring about students\u2019 success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to let students know that I care and that they have the ability, if they\u2019re willing to work \u2014 and they do have to work, they can\u2019t expect it to osmose into their brain \u2014 but if they\u2019re willing to work, then things will go well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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