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Electrical Engineering’s “Coach” on a Lifetime of Leadership
Dave Irwin ’61 has been a department head, a textbook writer and a mentor to thousands of influential engineers, but wasn’t...
Alphonso Thomas ’84
Alphonso Thomas, Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Air Force Sustainment CenterI started Auburn in 1977 as...
Miss Alabama, A Champion for Ambition: Lauren Bradford ’21
Miss Alabama wears the crown to teach young girls their dreams are possibleFor months, Lauren Bradford ’21 woke up to her 6...
Love and War: A romance story on the Plains
A love begun on the Plains outlasts the Cold War, and then someThe only thing that’s lasted longer than Jim Holt’s career...
Where Kudzu and Country Music Grow: Dustin Herring ’08
A rising country star remembers his "farmer's boy" rootsDustin Herring ’08 grew up on a 400-acre farm in Hartford, Ala.,...
Tommy L. Davis ’10 and ’13
My Auburn University story is a non-traditional one. I arrived at Auburn in January 2009 after completing an Associate’s...
Champagne Shooter: Bradley Hall ’05
How do you make champagne more exciting? Make it last longer—and more fun.It’s an issue that has plagued parties since the...
On The Vine: Ryan Reece ’14
Building business relationships with international winemakers began with the Auburn Family Ryan Reece ’14 prunes vineyards...
Chairmen of the Boards
How TikTok, COVID-19, ESPN and mad bag skills turned two Tigers into cornhole kingsHE’S WATCHED IT, heck, maybe 10 times...
Fearless in Blue
Staring down a lion, falling down a waterfall and barrel rolling in a plane are all in a day’s work for three intrepid...
Back on the Track: Lee Anne Patterson ’85
An Indy 500 veteran brings the Auburn Tigers to the future of racing"You've never been to a race, have you?” It’s a...
Hooking a New Angle: Jackie Fry ’12
Deep-sea fishing moves into the futureTraveling the seas, hooking exotic fish off of distant shores—it’s a lifestyle most...
Inner Visions: Brandon Dean ’08
To find creative inspiration, an artist turned to the subject he knew best: himself.Auburn Magazine: There are a lot of...
Leigh Anne Phillips Sharp ’99
Leigh Anne Sharp works for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Leigh Anne earned a zoology...
Who is Bryan Harsin?
AUBURN’S NEW FOOTBALL COACH IN HIS OWN WORDSWhat appealed to you most about the Auburn Head Coach position? From a football...