[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”20216″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]My family has always cheered for “that school on the other side of the state,” so it was no easy decision when I applied for Auburn my senior year of high school. I knew after my first visit it was where I wanted to attend college, and I knew this so deeply that I didn’t bother looking anywhere else. My mom begged, pleaded, and bribed me to apply to a few other schools – just to be safe – but I was having none of it. I put my cards all in for Auburn, and it paid off in dividends.
After graduating with my degree in marketing, I now have the privilege of promoting one of the coolest “products” around – the city of Huntsville, Alabama! As the marketing manager for the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, I get to work every day sharing the incredible story of the Rocket City with those far and wide.
Auburn gave me so many gifts – lifelong friends, self confidence, a solid work ethic, and like many other lucky Auburn men and women, my spouse. Today a piece of the original Auburn Oaks now sits on our mantel, and every day it serves as a reminder of the place we’ll always call home.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]