ALUMNI AWARDS

the lifetime achievement award
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes recipients for outstanding achievements in their professional lives, personal integrity and stature and service to the university. It was established in 2001 to honor extraordinary accomplishments by members of the Auburn family. Recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards are selected by a committee of Auburn administrators, trustees, faculty and alumni.
2023 Award Recipients

(L-R): John Morris, senior vice president for Advancement and president, Auburn University Foundation; Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Charles McCrary ’73; John Walter, Dale Walter and Jeff Walter, sons of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Walter ’55; Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bobby 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 Achievement Awards 2023
Enjoy Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony Photo Album
2023 award Recipients
2022 Past AWARD Recipients

Ms. Anita Gentle Newcomb ‘76
Independent director
Luther Burbank Corporation

Mr. William “Bill” R. McNair ‘68
Vice President of Network Operations (retired), Bellsouth
Partner, MCN Investments, LLC

Major James “Jim” M. Hoskins ‘81
Chairman and CEO (retired)
Scitor Corporation

Diplomat James “Jim” R. Bullington ‘62
Retired Diplomat, Former Ambassador to Burundi
2021 Past award Recipients

Allen Reed ’70
RETIRED CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO GM ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Auburn University Bachelor of Science
Aviation Management

Brooks Moore ’48
RETIRED PRESIDENT CONTROL DYNAMICS
Auburn University Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering

Raymond Elliott Loyd ’61
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS DERBY FABRICATING
Auburn University Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering

Cecil Stanford Harrell ’58
RETIRED FOUNDER PHARMACY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
Auburn University Bachelor of Science
Pharmaceutical Science