Eric Ludgood’s ’78 journalistic integrity has guided him through his career as a writer and producer at local stations—and now as head of Newsy
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Setting the Unexpected
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The Everything Player
Jabari Smith is the everything player at the everything school.
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
On The Vine: Ryan Reece ’14
Building business relationships with international winemakers began with the Auburn Family Ryan Reece ’14 prunes...
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...
Fearless in Blue
Read more stories onStaring down a lion, falling down a waterfall and barrel rolling in a plane are all in a day’s...
Flower Power
Whether she’s doing missionary work or extravagant floraldesigns for Cardi B, Catherine Wayman ’07 never stops...
The Great Mind Connector
Connecting students to jobs, companies to Auburn and research to real-world problems drove the rebranding of Auburn’s...
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...
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...
Leigh Anne Phillips Sharp ’99
Leigh Anne Sharp works for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Leigh Anne earned a...
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...