The Auburn Engineer Spring 2024

AUBURN ENGINEER

SAMUEL GINN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SPRING 2024

AMERICAN HERO

Jan Davis, ’77 mechanical engineering, enjoyed a distinguished career at NASA as an engineer, astronaut and executive. From 1987-98, she was an astronaut mission specialist, serving on three space shuttle flights and logging more than 673 hours in space. In April, the college dedicated a portrait of Davis, the university’s sixth astronaut.

Neuroimaging Center unveils

New 7T MRI scanner

Machine is world’s first field-installed, clinically approved whole body parallel transmit Terra.X 7 Tesla MRI scanner

Longest serving professor in university history

Mechanical engineering professor David Dyer to retire after 59 years

Starting from scratch

Alumnus Charles Gavin paves the way for future Auburn engineers

Something’s brewin’ in Ross Hall

New class blends coffee with engineering concepts

Light up the band

The Auburn University Marching Band wins big with engineering prowess

And this bird you cannot change Aerospace engineering study looks at hawks and aerodynamics

ON THE COVER /// WORLD’S FIRST

The new $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM 7T, located in the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Neuroimaging Center, was certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use on clinical patients and provides superior imaging compared to the college’s previous 7T research device.

SPRING 2024 /// Volume 34, Issue 1

DEAN

Mario Eden

EDITOR AND DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Austin Phillips

CONTRIBUTORS

Kat Bader

Graham Brooks

Dustin Duncan

Bethany Giles

Jeremy Henderson

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Carla Nelson

Diane Pham

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Danny Doyle

Greg Key

WEB MANAGER/CONTRIBUTOR

Tyler Patterson

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Time flies.

It’s hard to believe this academic year has come to a close, along with my first year serving as dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

But what a year it’s been. As you’ll read in this edition of the Auburn Engineer, big things are happening on the Plains.

In January, we signed the single largest prime research contract in Auburn University history, designed to help the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center boost its increasing modernization efforts.

In March, the Food and Drug Administration rubber-stamped our new Terra.X 7 Tesla MRI machine, the first field-installed, clinically approved parallel transmit scanner in the world. This cutting-edge technology will expand our research, emphasizing cardiovascular, orthopedic and brain imaging.

From Auburn to Huntsville to Washington, D.C., our footprint and impact continues to grow across the nation. We recently entered into an agreement with the Space Development Agency (SDA) that will allow our Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville to become a base of technical support operations for the SDA, the sole arm of the U.S. Space Force operating in Alabama. In addition to logistical support, the partnership will provide opportunities for collaboration between the SDA and the Auburn University Applied Research Institute located in the Huntsville facility.

This year, we also surpassed record enrollment, scholarships and research, including more than $90 million in new awards and grants.

Much of that has happened because of the support of our alumni, friends and corporate partners. One of those alumni who has been instrumental to our growth and success is Charles Gavin, and in this issue you’ll read about his impact and why it’s so important to him to provide opportunities to students — opportunities he was once afforded because of a scholarship.

While we say goodbye to another year and our class of graduates who are set to go out and change the world, we also say goodbye — or see you later — to mechanical engineering professor David Dyer, or Doc.

In April, Dr. Dyer announced his retirement after serving the university for 59 years. This is the longest tenure of a professor in Auburn’s history, surpassing George Petrie’s 55 years of service. When you’ve served longer than the person who wrote the Auburn Creed, then you are the epitome of an Auburn man. Dr. Dyer, we are thankful for your service to this college, university and state, and your impact on our Auburn engineers will be felt for generations.

Auburn Engineering will look different without Dr. Dyer, but I’m confident the legacy he has left will endure forever.

War Eagle!

Auburn University Applied Research Institute to oversee $50M

Army advanced manufacturing project

How much is Auburn University’s advanced manufacturing expertise worth to the U.S. Army?

Up to $50 million.

That’s the cost of a three-year project — the single largest prime research contract ever awarded to Auburn University — designed to help the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center boost its increasing modernization efforts. Titled “Lightweight, Advanced Manufacturing of Metallic, Polymer and Composite Structures for Aviation and Missile Weapon Systems,” the project will be facilitated through the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville and rely extensively on research expertise from Auburn’s National Center for

Space Development Agency partners with Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus

Auburn University is making space for the Space Development Agency (SDA).

Located outside Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the new Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus (AURIC) is set to become a base of technical support operations for the SDA, the sole arm of the U.S. Space Force operating in Alabama.

In addition to logistical support, the partnership will provide opportunities for collaboration between the SDA and the Auburn University Applied Research Institute, located within AURIC.

Additive Manufacturing Excellence, and the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

“Our main objective is to enable the Army to incorporate advanced manufacturing materials and methods into existing and future aviation and missile systems,” said Robert Dowling, AUARI director of research development. “To do that, we’ll develop prototype advanced manufacturing processes required to analyze, design, develop, test, integrate and sustain qualified components for existing and future aviation and missile systems. The advanced manufacturing materials we’re considering include alloys, polymers and composites.

“This new phase of Auburn’s relationship with the SDA is especially rewarding because it perfectly aligns with the original vision for the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus,” said Steve Taylor, senior vice president for research and economic development. “We designed this cutting-edge campus not only to facilitate research but to be the go-to destination for government and industry entities within Redstone looking to accommodate and even train their workforce.”

Auburn one of 10 universities nationwide to earn 3 National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designations

Auburn University is one of only 10 institutions earning National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) designations for Cyber Operations through 2028, Cyber Defense through 2027 and Cyber Research through 2024.

The NCAE-C, sponsored by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security, presented a designation letter to Auburn’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) and praised the university’s continued efforts to “address the critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills.”

“The National Cybersecurity Strategy, released by the White House in March 2023, points out there are hundreds of thousands of vacancies in cybersecurity positions nationwide, and this gap is growing,” said Hari Narayanan, computer science and software engineering chair. “The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program is one part of the multi-pronged approach the federal government is taking to address this critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills. CSSE has selected cybersecurity as one of its two focus areas to build research and education excellence. These designations acknowledge our success and the quality of Auburn’s master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering and affiliated certificate programs.”

Auburn research center renamed with renewed focus on neuroimaging

A major research center within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been renamed the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center to highlight its renewed focus on solving critical neurological health challenges.

The center — headquartered in the Thomas Walter MRI Research Building in the Auburn Research Park — is focused on advancing the latest in neuroscience research and leveraging the university’s engineering, sciences and veterinary medicine expertise through advanced magnetic resonance imaging.

“Our vision is to become a leading center for MRI research with emphasis on brain imaging, cardiovascular imaging and orthopedic imaging,” said Thomas Denney, director of the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center and the Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Donnellan & Family Professor in electrical and computer engineering. “These areas represent an intersection between the needs of the MRI research community and existing expertise and strengths of Auburn University.”

The center will allow the university to expand its groundbreaking brain research, among other capabilities, through the MRI devices at the site and the academic and research prowess of Auburn faculty.

Auburn Engineering ranks among the top 20 U.S. News online master’s programs for fourth-consecutive year

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is ranked No. 19 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master’s in Engineering Programs, marking four consecutive years in the top 20 and eight consecutive years in the top 25.

Auburn Engineering’s online computer science and software engineering program also ranked No. 23 in Best Online Information Technology Programs for the second year. For online programs for veterans, Auburn Engineering ranked No. 14.

“Maintaining a top-20 master’s ranking year after year is reflective of our hard-working faculty and Engineering Online staff,” said

Auburn’s McCrary Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to partner on first regional cybersecurity center to protect nation’s electricity grid

Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyberattacks.

The Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center will bring together experts from the private sector, academia and government to share information and generate innovative real-world solutions to protect the nation’s power grid and other key sectors. It will include a mock utility command center to train participants in real-time cyber defense.

“Auburn University is proud to be at the forefront of this important field as we work against one of the greatest threats the country and the business sector will

Mario Eden, dean of engineering. “Highquality, online learning opportunities are an important part of the engineering education landscape to ensure practicing engineers can continue to develop their skills and thrive in today’s workforce.”

The U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master’s in Engineering Programs rankings are based on five factors: student engagement (25%); faculty credentials and training (25%); expert opinion/ peer assessment (25%); student services and technology (12.5%); and student excellence (12.5%).

face in the future,” said Steve Taylor, Auburn University’s senior vice president for research and economic development. “The center will conduct critical research and provide real operational solutions to protect all of us as we address these challenges.

“We are thankful to Oak Ridge National Laboratory for partnering with us and (U.S.) Rep. Mike Rogers for his support in securing funding for this critical program,” he added.

The Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center will run experiments with industry partners in a research laboratory environment to support integrating new and existing security software and hardware into operational environments.

Thomas Denney

Listen to our podcast with Thomas Denney at eng.auburn.edu/ginning

Auburn Online Computer Science bachelor’s degree program ranked No. 1 by Best Colleges

Auburn University is home to the country’s No. 1 online computer science bachelor’s degree program according to Best Colleges, an online organization that annually recognizes national institutions, in its 2024 rankings released in January.

Through student-driven surveys in 2023, Best Colleges ranked respective programs based on a formula measuring affordability, student outcomes, school/program reputation, diversity and social mobility.

“This national recognition is a testament to the dedication of many — our faculty, academic advisors and online students,” said Hari Narayanan, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) chair. “Dr. (Richard) Chapman directs the program, Drs. (David) Shaffer, (Tina) Tian, and (Abhishek) Jariwala teach full-time in the program and other faculty members also teach online students. A team of academic advisors, headed by Clint Lovelace, ensures that students get superb advice and guidance.

“Since the survey methodology used for the rankings reflects the top preferences and priorities of students from across the country, I’d say that credit also belongs to the ambitious and hardworking students enrolled in the program. I am very proud of the CSSE family of students, staff and faculty who have collectively earned this accolade,” he added.

Harkless named director of Auburn Engineering Online and Continuing Education

Alicia Harkless was named as Auburn University’s director of Engineering Online and Continuing Education in March.

Harkless previously served as acting director of the unit since June 2023. Before that, she served as the instructional designer since 2019.

As director, Harkless works with her team to develop and implement strategic plans for recruitment and marketing of online and continuing education courses, equipment purchasing and facilities planning.

Additionally, she oversees administrative functions and represents the college on university committees and external industry associations. As part of her new role, she maintains her instructional designer duties, such as ensuring quality control of online courses; researching and implementing new instructional methods, equipment and policies; and providing faculty support for software such as Canvas and the video platform Panopto.

“Alicia has done an exceptional job as instructional designer for Engineering Online, and we are fortunate to have someone with her pedigree take on this role,” said Mario Eden, dean of engineering. “I am confident that her extensive experience in online course building and technical support will translate to the continued success and growth of our online programs under her leadership.”

Aerospace engineering alumnus named director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Auburn University alumnus Joseph Pelfrey has been named the director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.

Pelfrey, who earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2000, manages one of NASA’s largest field installations in this role. NASA Marshall manages NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the agency manufactures some of the largest elements of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis campaign.

The center also oversees and executes an approximately $5 billion portfolio of human spaceflight, science and technology development efforts. Its workforce consists of nearly 7,000 employees, both civil servants and contractors.

“Marshall is renowned for its expertise in exploration and scientific discovery, and I am honored and humbled to be chosen to lead the center into the future,” Pelfrey said. “We will continue to shape the future of human space exploration by leading SLS and human landing system development for Artemis and leveraging our capabilities to make critical advancements in human landing and cargo systems, habitation and transportation systems, advanced manufacturing, mission operations and cutting-edge science and technology missions.” Listen to our podcast with Joseph Pelfrey

Alicia Harkless

Joseph Pelfrey

Aerospace engineering alumnus among those honored at International Quality of Life Awards

Surrounded by the New York skyline, a sold-out crowd filled the Rainbow Room 65 floors above Rockefeller Plaza for the 2023 International Quality of Life Awards (IQLA) on Dec. 4, 2023. The College of Human Sciences hosts IQLA each year, honoring organizations and individuals making a profound global impact on quality of life.

Alabama Senate confirms Woltosz; reconfirms Huntley, Riggins, Vines to Auburn University Board of Trustees

Through its appealing artwork, entertainment, architecture and more, Rockefeller Center serves as a place for guests to surround themselves with the best of the human spirit making the venue a perfect match for the 30th anniversary of IQLA. Close to 300 distinguished guests, including members of the Auburn University Board of Trustees, President Chris Roberts, senior leadership and key figures across campus, were treated to stunning views and inspiring stories. Those in attendance heard from Bob Woodruff, ABC News correspondent and founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and Ginger and Walt Woltosz, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, honored for making a significant impact on quality of life for others around the world.

CEO and founder of California Compaction Corporation and longtime friend Mark Norris presented the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to the Woltoszes. Norris shared multiple stories of the Woltoszes quietly helping others.

Walt Woltosz, who completed both his bachelor of aerospace engineering in 1969 and his master of science in aerospace engineering in 1977 from Auburn University, worked in the aerospace industry for 12 years. However, after Ginger learned of her mother’s diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease several decades ago, the couple turned their attention to founding the company Words+ Inc., which would produce the first PC-based communication system for people with severe disabilities. The most public display of this system was seen through the work of arguably one of the world’s most renowned physicists, Stephen Hawking. The Woltosz-created augmentative communication system through Words+ Inc., allowed Hawking, considered a brilliant physicist, to continue sharing lectures and his expertise.

In addition to creating world-changing software, whenever the Woltoszes’ name is mentioned, the word that Norris, along with countless others, used to describe them best was “generosity.” Norris recalled a primary example of the couple’s giving spirit after meeting an Auburn student majoring in aviation management working at his job outside of school. After speaking with the student, Walt and Ginger Woltosz were so impressed with his work ethic and drive, they decided to pay for his tuition.

“Here’s a kid that’s working, going to school and he’s paying for flying, which is really expensive, and on the way out of the store I said ‘you know, this is a really good kid. Why don’t we see if we can help him?’” Walt said. “We didn’t let him know it was us until the day he graduated.”

The Alabama Senate confirmed Walt Woltosz and reconfirmed Elizabeth Huntley, Quentin Riggins and Timothy Vines to the Auburn University Board of Trustees.

Woltosz earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from Auburn in 1969 and 1977, respectively.

He also obtained a master’s in administrative science from the University of Alabama at Huntsville in 1976. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Auburn in 2021.

Huntley is an author, child advocate and civil litigation attorney with Lightfoot, Franklin & White in Birmingham. Huntley was first confirmed to the board to represent the sixth district in 2012.

Riggins is senior vice president of Governmental and Corporate Affairs for Alabama Power. His experience spans a quarter of a decade in Alabama government, including serving as a member of former Gov. Bob Riley’s cabinet as director of legislative affairs.

Vines is the president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the remainder of Gen. Lloyd Austin’s term and confirmed by the Alabama Senate in April 2021.

Walt Woltosz

From left, Chris Roberts, Walt Woltosz and Ginger Woltosz

Stormwater Research Facility receives USDA grant to provide training for rural communities

Enhancing water quality by mitigating pollutants should be a top concern for municipalities in Alabama.

However, a lack of resources to provide training in some communities can result in environmental repercussions, such as sediment and soil erosion runoff from construction sites into bodies of water.

Michael Perez, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, will collaborate with the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts on a $275,000 Technical Assistance and Training grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide educational resources and stormwater management workshops for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.

Perez is co-principal investigator on the project “Innovate Erosion and Sediment Control Technologies: Hands-on Workshops and Public Outreach.”

The project also partners with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to provide training and education.

“This will provide resources for communities to send staff to our Stormwater Research Facility to attend hands-on training to gain insight on managing stormwater runoff,” Perez said.

ICAMS receives $9.2M to further model-based systems engineering

The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) has once again answered the call from the Department of Defense.

The $9.2 million project, “Manufacturing Model-Based Systems Engineering,” asks ICAMS to address the need for more adoption of enhanced digital capabilities in the defense industry.

ICAMS will train current and future employees in manufacturing modelbased systems engineering (M-MBSE) capabilities to maintain workforce competitiveness.

Additionally, ICAMS will develop and prototype M-MBSE capabilities with smalland medium-sized manufacturers.

There’s been an increased request for MBSE approaches, modeling languages and tools in developing and executing manufacturing systems, giving rise to a new field called M-MBSE. According to Greg Purdy, co-principal investigator on the grant and assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, M-MBSE is the intersection of manufacturing and MBSE principles.

“Essentially, we are trying to figure out at what point in the life cycle of a manufactured part MBSE tools and approaches overlap,” Purdy said. “Based on these overlap areas, we need to develop capabilities and training to support the evolving skillset of workers in this space.”

Army invests another $4.35M in Auburn additive manufacturing qualification research

The U.S. Army is again asking Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) to help keep its caissons rolling toward the cutting edge.

In March 2022, NCAME initiated a $4.3 million Army project focused on the materials, parts and process qualification necessary to further implement additive manufacturing (AM) in Army operations, specifically those conducted by the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center. Few use-case scenarios for nextgeneration AM adoption better illustrate the necessity of NCAME’s qualification efforts.

The Army’s latest investment, a $4.35 million grant awarded in the summer of 2023, will help establish equivalency across multiple laser powder bed fusion printers — no easy task.

“Ensuring output consistency in a single AM machine is challenging enough,” said NCAME Director and Project Principal Investigator Nima Shamsaei, PhilpottWestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering. “Ensuring consistency and transferability of process output among different machines is something else. Though they may be utilized to produce the same part, different machines have different lasers, different powder delivery systems and different cooling characteristics, which may affect the part’s performance.”

From left, Greg Purdy and Greg Harris

From left, Nima Shamsaei and Shuai Shao

Michael Perez

Listen to our podcasts with Michael Perez, Greg Harris and Nima Shamsaei at eng.auburn.edu/ginning

AUTRI partners with U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center to improve safety

Safety and security are paramount considerations at U.S. military installations’ entry control points (ECPs).

The Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) received a $1.4 million subcontract from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) to collaborate with MwRSF and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to improve the safety and efficiency of ECPs to Department of Defense facilities. Larry Rilett, AUTRI director, Adrian Cottam, AUTRI assistant research professor and

Associate professor in CSSE part of $1.8 million NIH study to pioneer platform for the analysis of single-cell data

Tin Nguyen is pioneering a new platform for the analysis of single-cell data through the creation of an easy-to-use web interface through software programs designed in his laboratory.

Corey McDaniels, doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, are working on the project.

Auburn’s work focuses on two critical components of ECP design.

The first is related to improving traffic flow. Some ECPs experience long delays that can cause traffic to back onto adjoining arterial roadways, leading to unsafe conditions.

Nguyen, an associate professor in computer science and software engineering and director of Auburn University’s Bioinformatics Lab, is a co-investigator on a $1.8 million National Institute of Health award granted to the bioinformatics company AdvaitaBio. This research will 1) accurately identify cell types and composition in complex tissues, 2) infer cell developmental stages and pseudo-time trajectories, and 3) identify cell-type-specific pathways and punitive mechanisms in phenotype comparisons. Auburn University’s portion of the grant is $813,000.

The study, “A web-based platform for robust single-cell analysis, bulk data deconvolution and system-level analysis,” co-authored by Nguyen in collaboration with AdvaitaBio’s researchers, will provide new methodologies for single-cell analysis that far exceed current technologies.

“A special feature of this software is that it will be able to analyze very large datasets,” Nguyen said. “Imagine that the data has a million cells, which can be very difficult for any software to analyze. But this software will be able to analyze extremely-large-scale data. Second, it can also infer cellular development for multiple sets of cells and cell types. Being able to follow the developmental evolution of each cell will allow for important advances in areas such as cancer research.

AUTRI researchers are developing models that allow designers to improve ECP efficiency by identifying key design variables, including the optimum number of guard stations and the entry length of access roads.

They will also develop accurate simulation models for improved ECP designs. AUTRI is partnering with the ERDC to identify case studies and obtain data to validate their models. Additionally, the team will analyze current security protocols and develop models that will assist designers with improving security. AUTRI researchers will study how new technologies, including automated and electric vehicles, affect security. In addition, they will develop a new simulation tool that designers can use to test varying threat scenarios tailored to the needs of bases worldwide.

Tin Nguyen

From left, Corey McDaniels, Larry Rilett and Adrian Cottam

College recognizes outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni at annual spring awards ceremony

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted its annual spring awards ceremony in April in the Brown-Kopel Center. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were recognized for outstanding leadership and devotion to the college.

“The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is home to many talented and accomplished students, faculty, staff and alumni,” said Mario Eden, dean of engineering. “We are proud to celebrate their inspiring achievements and service to Auburn and beyond.”

Below are the 2024 award recipients:

J. Alley Family Fellowship

• Ayuba Akinpelu

Chemical Engineering

100+ Women Strong Graduate Leadership Award

• Kanak Parmar

Aerospace Engineering

100+ Women Strong Undergraduate Leadership Award

• Amber McVay Aerospace Engineering

100+ Women Strong Graduate Student Fellowship

• Soundarya Korlapati Computer Science and Software Engineering

100+ Women Strong Outstanding Graduate Student Award

• Olumide Falana and Raziyeh Jokar

Biosystems Engineering

• Shireen Singh and Lucila Carias Chemical Engineering

• Yue Zhang and Soundarya Korlapati Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Savannah Maples and Julia Bitencourt

Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Ann Johnston and Seyedmehrab Hosseini Mechanical Engineering

100+ Women Strong Leadership in Diversity Faculty Award

• Shubhra (Santu) Karmaker

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Frank Vandegrift Co-op Award

• William Nist

Chemical Engineering

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Award for Most Outstanding Engineering Student Organizations

• Design Build Fly

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Birdsong Study Abroad Scholarships

• Anna Carter

Materials Engineering

• Ava Cook

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Jackson Scifres

Computer Science and Software Engineering

• James Shepherd

Mechanical Engineering

Student Organization or Group Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experience Award

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Jeff and Linda Stone Leadership Awards

• Braden Glenn

Mechanical Engineering

• Grace Carr

Chemical Engineering

• Katelyn Wolfe

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Maggie Nelson

Aerospace Engineering

• Ross Tolbert

Chemical Engineering

• Gunnar Smith

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Outstanding Student Awards

• Elizabeth Weidl

Aerospace Engineering

• Ayden Kemp

Biosystems Engineering

• Grace Kovakas

Chemical Engineering

• Sydney Reehm

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Elijah Parker

Computer Engineering

• Matthew Do

Computer Science

• Zachary Scholten

Electrical Engineering

• Savannah Chernetsky

Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Mason Holtcamp

Materials Engineering

• Oren Miller

Mechanical Engineering

• Benjamin Fisk

Software Engineering

• Zachary Moore

Wireless Engineering

Samuel Ginn Outstanding Student Award

• Grace Kovakas

Chemical Engineering

Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award

• Joseph Majdalani

Aerospace Engineering

• Emma Signor

Aerospace Engineering

Outstanding Faculty Awards

• Eldon Triggs

Aerospace Engineering

• Hossein Jahromi

Biosystems Engineering

• Bill Josephson

Chemical Engineering

• Robert Barnes

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Dean Hendrix

Computer Science and Software

Engineering

• Eduard Muljadi

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dan O’Leary

Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Konstantin Klyukin

Materials Engineering

• Jordan Roberts

Mechanical Engineering

Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award

• Eduard Muljadi

Electrical and Computer Engineering

William F. Walker Teaching Awards for Excellence

Superior:

• Jordan Roberts

Mechanical Engineering

Merit:

• Daniel Geiger

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Research Awards for Excellence

Senior Award:

• Vrishank Raghav

Aerospace Engineering

CEE

professors utilize $1.3M grant to improve pedestrian safety in local communities

In Alabama’s Black Belt and other rural counties, high pedestrian crash rates and outdated pedestrian infrastructure have made daily walking trips more dangerous.

Larry Rilett, director of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) and Rod Turochy, AUTRI’s associate director for Outreach and the James Madison Hunnicutt Professor in traffic engineering, work with several housing authorities in the Black Belt region. Many of these neighborhoods have low automobile ownership rates, meaning more pedestrian traffic on sidewalks and streets.

This effort is funded through a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department

• Yin Sun

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Junior Award:

• Vinamra Agrawal

Aerospace Engineering

• Siyuan Dai

Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Staff Award

• Bethany Beets

Engineering Administration

• Nabeel Rawajfih

Engineering Network Services

Staff Champion for the Student Experience

• Branden Farmer

Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Ashley Winfree Civil and Environmental Engineering

Outstanding Alumni Awards

• Jack Waddey

Aerospace Engineering

• John Deal Jr.

Biosystems Engineering

• Karen Griffin

Chemical Engineering

• Brad Christopher Civil and Environmental Engineering

of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. The successful proposal was titled the “Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian In Underserved Communities Program,” or STEP UP Alabama. STEP UP Alabama provides community engagement, planning and design of pedestrian facility improvement projects in Demopolis, Eufaula, Eutaw, Enterprise, Georgiana, Greenville, Opp, Selma, Troy and Tuskegee.

“Alabama had more pedestrian fatalities in 2021 than in any of the past five years,”

• Rose-Gaëlle Belinga

Computer Science and Software

Engineering

• Jason Gallaspy

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Ed Lewis

Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Jeffrey King

Materials Engineering

• Thomas Williams

Mechanical Engineering

• Jessica Taylor

Polymer and Fiber Engineering

Black Alumni Award

• Beverly Banister

Chemical Engineering

Franklin Brittain Matthews Award

• Sharlene Evans

Industrial Engineering

said Turochy, who serves as co-principal investigator on the project.

“This trend is not unique to Alabama. For example, since 2010, pedestrian fatalities have increased by 77% across the U.S. It is clear that pedestrians continue to bear a disproportionate share of pain and suffering in vehicle-pedestrian crashes. Drivers are becoming more distracted, and sales of SUVs and pickups are increasing, which means the average vehicle is heavier and taller. Vehicles aren’t hitting people in the knees and legs anymore — drivers are more often striking pedestrians in their torsos,” he added.

Listen to our podcasts with Rod Turochy and Larry Rilett

From left, Rod Turochy and Larry Rilett

View the 2024 Spring Awards photo gallery at eng.auburn.edu/flickr

Materials engineering assistant professor earns $1.2M NSF grant for 2D materials research

The National Science Foundation recently awarded Konstantin Klyukin, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, $1.2 million through its Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program, which funds research into “novel materials to address grand societal challenges.”

Few materials are more novel — or hold more potential for addressing societal challenges — than 2D materials.

“Materials like graphene and MXenes usually serve as building blocks for many technologies, including batteries, computing devices, wearable nanoelectronics, purification membranes and sensors,” Klyukin said.

“The discovery of graphene won the Nobel Prize, and the possibilities of other major discoveries like MXenes and transitionmetal dichalcogenides always sparks excitement in the scientific and engineering communities,” he added.

Klyukin’s project, “Computationally Driven Discovery and Synthesis of 2D Materials through Selective Etching,” aims to spark even more.

“I’m aiming to expand beyond the commonly studied 2D materials with weak interlayer interactions through selective electrochemical extraction of atoms from layered 3D structures,” Klyukin said.

NextFlex National Manufacturing Institute receives multiple winning additively manufactured electronics proposals

If you’re trying to gauge Auburn’s preeminence in harsh environment electronics resiliency development and flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) research, look no further than the latest project call of the NextFlex National Manufacturing Institute.

There were two winning Auburn proposals in last year’s Project Call 7 competition. In the current Project Call 8? Three, collectively funded at $2.5 million with 1:1 cost-share — all focused on additively manufactured FHE. Pradeep Lall, the MacFarlane Endowed Distinguished Professor and Alumni Professor of mechanical engineering and director of Auburn University’s Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics (CAVE3), led the winning teams.

Under Lall’s 15-year leadership, CAVE3 has grown exponentially. In 2015, Lall led the Auburn team that contributed to the winning proposal that resulted in the foundation of the NextFlex National Manufacturing Institute. Auburn is a tier-1

founding member of NextFlex, whose mission is to advance U.S. manufacturing of FHE. Lall also serves on the NextFlex technical council and has previously served on the institute’s governing council.

Both Lall and CAVE3 have long researched the design of electronics for operation in harsh environments. While earning an international reputation for designing electronics for operation in harsh environments relative to automotive, military, defense and downhole applications, CAVE3 also accelerated the flexible hybrid electronics industry’s growth.

Lall expects the three programs to benefit CAVE3’s leading work toward developing FHE reliability standards.

“We are honored and excited to have an opportunity to work on these forwardlooking programs that will be impactful on the future of electronics manufacturing,” Lall said.

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ISE lecturer presented with Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award

Erin Garcia, a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was presented with the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award at Auburn University’s 17th annual Faculty Awards ceremony in November.

The award recognizes the outstanding teaching of undergraduates. Each year, Auburn recognizes its faculty members’ achievements in teaching, research, creative scholarship and outreach with several honors.

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Pradeep Lall

From left, Chris Roberts and Erin Garcia

Assistant professor of CSSE appointed as associate editor at top-tier artificial intelligence journal

Pan He, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), has been appointed associate editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems journal — a leading artificial intelligence periodical published by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.

Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems publishes technical articles on the theory, design and applications of neural networks and related learning systems.

“I am thrilled and inspired to serve as the associate editor for Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems,” said He, who joined the Auburn University faculty in August 2023 after winning the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Doctoral Consortium Award (supported by the National Science Foundation) as a graduate student at the University of Florida in 2022. “At Auburn University, I am eager to contribute to advancing computer vision and machine learning research and uphold the standards of research excellence.”

His journal appointment was effective Jan. 1 following on the heels of several recent CSSE accomplishments, including three National Centers of Academic Excellence cybersecurity designations, and two grants combining for $3 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

CEE professor receives Eugene Skok Award from National Road Research Alliance

David Timm, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering chair-elect and the Brasfield & Gorrie Professor, has been selected to receive the 2024 Eugene Skok Award from the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA).

This award is given to individuals who have made significant or innovative contributions to the pavement industry in the United States. The award was presented in April to Timm at the NRRA Pavement Conference in Shoreview, Minnesota.

The Eugene Skok Award was established in 2015 in honor of Eugene Skok, a wellknown instructor, researcher and mentor to many pavement engineers in Minnesota.

Aerospace doctoral student wins Molly K. Macauley Award

Kanak Parmar envisions spacecraft autonomously navigating themselves using artificial intelligence.

Parmar, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering, shared her vision during a presentation at the American Astronautical Society von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville in October after receiving the Molly K. Macauley Award for the science/engineering category.

The award aims to support and recognize future leaders in the space industry by awarding grants to exceptional collegiate students. Parmar was awarded $2,500 for her research, which she can use to attend any future conference related to her research.

College Board leaning on the expertise of CSSE faculty member

Daniela Marghitu, director of Auburn University’s Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology and faculty member within the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, has been appointed to the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Development Committee.

Marghitu and committee colleagues will be crucial in preparing curricula and examinations for AP computer science courses there.

“I am thrilled to join my colleagues, many of whom have at least 10 to 15 years of computer science education, on this committee,” said Marghitu, who noted this committee assignment is one of her “most important and most rigorous.”

David Timm

Daniela Marghitu

Pan He

Kanak Parmar

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CEE graduate, faculty recognized for structural engineering excellence

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Board of Direction recently presented the Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research to Andy Nowak, chair of Auburn University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Robert W. Barnes, professor in civil and environmental engineering and Victor Aguilar Vidal, an assistant professor in civil engineering at the Universidad de Concepción in Concepción, Chile who earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn in 2018 and a doctorate in civil engineering in 2020.

The Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research recognizes a paper with “a notable achievement in experimental or analytical research that advances the theory or practice of structural engineering and, most importantly, recommends how to apply the research to design.”

Aguilar Vidal, Barnes and Nowak won the award on the strength of their co-authored paper “Strength Reduction Factors for ACI 318 Strut-and-Tie Method for Deep Beams,” published in the March 2022 issue of the ACI Structural Journal.

Senior in bioprocess engineering college’s first Matthews Scholar Program fellow

Ever thought about using biopolymers to treat hypo and hyperpigmentation? Jada Neal has — and she’s doing it.

The senior in bioprocess engineering, one of 20 Auburn Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellows for 2023-24, is passionate about applying lessons learned in chemical engineering Assistant Professor Symone Alexander’s laboratory and turning them into potential skin care solutions.

It’s no wonder she was chosen among the university’s 13 inaugural Matthews Scholar Program fellows and is the only fellow representing Auburn Engineering.

The Matthews Scholar Program is a collaboration between the Honors College, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and the Office of Undergraduate Research. This program is named in honor of the legacy of Josetta Brittain Matthews, Auburn’s first African American graduate by earning a master’s degree in education in 1966 and the first African American faculty member in 1972.

“It’s an honor to have this privilege because not only do they fund my project, allowing me to obtain necessities to complete my research, but this program also offers the opportunity to attend science conferences on local and national levels,” Neal said. “I am blessed to have already attended two conferences where I had the chance to present my skin-care research twice. This program also affords professional development opportunities and academic and career exposure. You can learn more about the industry, graduate school programs and network with companies you may not see at your school. To sum up, it opens doors.”

Two students in CSSE recognized for undergraduate research

Two computer science and software engineering students, Matthew Freestone and Hugh Williams, were recently recognized by the Computer Research Association (CRA) as two of its Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers for 2023-24.

Their deep dive into artificial intelligence and natural language processing research was selected as an honorable mention by the CRA, which recognizes undergraduate students in North American colleges and universities who show outstanding research potential in computing research.

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“I am thrilled to see two of the most exceptional undergraduate students I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with recognized for their work on the national level,” said Shubra (Santu) Karmaker, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and director of the Big Data Intelligence Lab, where he mentored Freestone and Williams.

From left, Robbie Barnes, Victor Aguilar Vidal, Antonio Nanni and Andy Nowak

Jada Neal

From left, Matthew Freestone and Hugh Williams

Startup with chemical engineering roots awarded $1M NSF grant to provide MRI clinicians with safer contrast agent

What if contrast agents used in magnetic resonance angiographies were toxic free?

What if these injected nanoparticles provided clinicians with enhanced, more comprehensive imaging compared to currently used gadolinium-based contrast agents?

They can.

The National Science Foundation thought so much of the concept that it awarded four Auburn University scientists a twoyear, $1 million grant to continue work on a game-changing idea.

Housed within Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator, Nanoxort, LLC is a biomedical startup that aspires to provide clinicians with an iron oxide MRI contrast agent — easier on the body and sharper to the eye — instead of gadolinium.

“Gadolinium can be toxic, and some patients report side effects, including headaches and nausea. In rare circumstances, gadolinium has been deposited in the brain, kidneys and other organs. It is not recommended for patients with poor kidney function and children” said Nanoxort Research and Development Manager Abhinav Sannidhi, principal investigator on the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant-winning project, “Novel size-changing, gadoliniumfree contrast agent for magnetic resonance angiography.”

Aerospace engineering student wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Maggie Nelson is Auburn University’s first Churchill Scholarship recipient.

Nelson, who graduated in the spring of 2024 from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is headed to Churchill College at the University of Cambridge this fall to work toward her master’s degree in materials science and metallurgy.

In addition to her aerospace engineering degree from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Nelson, an Honors College student, graduated this past May with minors in materials engineering, philosophy and sustainability studies in the College of Liberal Arts.

The Churchill Scholarship is the latest of several awards Nelson has achieved at Auburn. She has also won two Astronaut Scholar Awards, the German Exchange DAAD RISE Award and the Barry M. Goldwater Award.

“It feels like a little much, but I’m honored and thankful,” Nelson said. “I would like to thank all the people who supported me through my undergraduate journey at Auburn. Winning these awards is a testament to building a tolerance for failure, but I’m always trying.”

While at Cambridge, Nelson will research ways of improving the efficiency of solar energy cells in interior light. She hopes to apply this knowledge to earth and spacebased solutions for sustainable energy production.

The Churchill Scholarship is an annual award given to 16 students in the U.S. to study at Churchill College in Cambridge. The scholarship is regarded as one of the nation’s most prestigious awards.

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Student in mechanical engineering wins top prize at Graduate Engineering Research Showcase

Ryan Pollard had never delivered a presentation until October 2023.

Onlookers would have never known.

The first-year graduate student in mechanical engineering from Huntsville enchanted faculty judges with his three-minute spiel, “A Kinematics-Based Approach to Future Joint Angle Prediction,” winning a cumulative $2,350 and the top overall prize in Auburn Engineering’s 11th Annual Graduate Engineering Research Showcase in October. Pollard’s haul: Best in Show; first place, oral presentation; and

honorable mention, poster presentation. Nearly 200 graduate students participated in the showcase, presented annually by the college’s Council of Engineering Graduate Students, and competed for a combined $8,250 in prizes.

However, this year was the first to offer oral and poster presentation competitions. Best in Show — the overall winner — resulted from the top cumulative score.

From left, Allan David and Abhinav Sannidhi

Maggie Nelson

Ryan Pollard

Doctoral student in mechanical engineering wins $50,000 at Alabama Launchpad pitch competition

Will Bryan, pursuing a mechanical engineering doctorate, won first place and $50,000 at Alabama Launchpad’s earlyseed stage Cycle 3 pitch competition final round in December in Birmingham.

Bryan is the CEO and founder of Autonoma, which creates autonomous vehicle and simulation validation tools. The startup combines an autonomous vehicle simulator with high-bandwidth, low-latency wireless communications to allow a real vehicle to “see” a virtual environment around it — allowing for safer transitions from simulation to on-road operation and is less expensive/more efficient than current validation methods.

“Participating in Launchpad was a great experience. As a first-time founder, there are a lot of unknowns, so it is crucial to learn from the experiences of others while still being true to myself,” said Bryan, who competed in Alabama Launchpad’s Cycle 2 final round in August at Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator.

“Launchpad provides great mentors and a startup ecosystem that have been an excellent resource as we build a great product and bring it to market,” he said. “We are also beginning to raise a seed investment round, so using the Launchpad advisors to strategize our fundraising and provide introductions has been huge. Winning first place and taking home $50,000 is the whipped cream on top of an already extremely valuable experience. It provides valuable capital as we are growing and gets our name in front of more people.”

Chemical engineering student team wins international AIChE Chem-E car championship

What travels 1.39 mph, is chemically powered by a lead-acid battery and can stop within a meter of its desired target? Auburn University’s award-winning, 20cm x 30cm x 40cm Chem-E car.

Auburn’s 25-student Chem-E Car Team captured the international championship in November, at the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Conference in Orlando, Florida. This victory comes after consistently placing in the top three at regional AIChE competitions and seventh the previous year in the international AIChE finals in Phoenix.

“Our team’s record speaks to Auburn’s culture,” said Ishan Patel, a senior and team captain. “My teammates and I spent many late nights and put in additional time outside of meetings. This type of dedication is what originally brought students to chemical engineering at Auburn and the curriculum’s rigor shows the brute stamina and determination my fellow teammates have.”

Jeffrey Rice, senior lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chem-E car faculty advisor, said the international championship was not solely from this year’s students, but also from previous generation of students who passed down their knowledge and leadership abilities.

“This also shows Auburn University’s ability to continuously recruit talented, hard-working students and the chemical engineering department’s ability to guide and provide for them to succeed,” he said.

Auburn Engineering team creates physical fitness device, wins 10th Tiger Cage

Holli Michaels, an engineering management online graduate student, and Courtney Montague, a computer science and software engineering alumnus, cocreated a physical fitness device — AbGlo — and won $30,000 at this spring’s Tiger Cage Student Business Pitch Competition.

Resembling an exercise mat, AbGlo contains a flexible sensor that activates lights, vibration and audio feedback to track users’ posterior tilt, ensuring proper position before strengthening weak muscles around the spine and weak core muscles — effectively treating symptoms of low back pain.

“AbGlo provides users and health care professionals with instant feedback so everybody can see and feel they are doing the exercises correctly,” Michaels said. “It’s a back rehab tool, first and foremost.”

In its 10th rendition, Tiger Cage awarded $80,000 in early-stage startup capital to finalists, including $15,000 to industrial and systems engineering sophomore Thomas Lester (Earlybird) and $5,000 to industrial and systems engineering seniors Alex Washburn, Jordan Snyder, Emily Glaze, Maddy McCutchin and Maddie Robinson (ROME).

Auburn Engineering students have been part of nine Tiger Cage-winning teams since the inaugural competition in 2015.

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Auburn Chem-E Car Team

From left, Holli Michaels and Courtney Montague

ECE senior’s nuclear industry teaching aid places first in Honors competition at 101st

Alabama Academy of Science Conference

Katie Wolfe learned that she’d won first place for her presentation in the Honors Scholar section of the 101st Alabama Academy of Sciences Conference held in February at Jacksonville State University, all thanks to Instagram.

“It’s kind of funny because I was studying at my friend’s house, but we obviously weren’t being that productive because we were scrolling through social media,” Wolfe said. “And my friend congratulated me. She was like ‘why didn’t you say anything?’ I was like ‘say anything about what?’”

Wolfe is an Honors College senior double majoring in theatre design and technology and electrical engineering.

But her latest kudo, which — true story — she only learned of through the

Honors College Instagram account, reflects her mastery of her minor, nuclear power generation systems, a small but increasingly popular program within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Titled “Troubleshooting Nuclear: A Student Centric Teaching Aid,” her presentation focused on the training potential of a pump loop system for cooling she helped design and build — and broke. On purpose.

“We designed it to break, to make the valves fail,” Wolfe said. “The whole purpose is to provide practice in troubleshooting complications at a nuclear plant, or really any plant. It’s a way to train for instrumentation issues and failure scenarios.”

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Doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering takes third place, wins $2,500 at SEC Student Pitch Competition

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani’s entrepreneurial success story added another chapter at the ninth annual SEC Student Pitch Competition held in Athens, Georgia, in October.

The then-doctoral student, who earned her doctorate in electrical and computer engineering in December, won third place and $2,500 — impressing industry professional judges with her business idea, Dropllel, a rapid diagnostic tool that uses an electronic biosensor to detect pathogens such as viruses, and can diagnose pregnancy, COVID, influenza and more.

“It was a high-level event with strong competition, so securing a top spot was a great honor,” said Fathi-Hafshejani, who also won Auburn University’s Tiger Cage Student Business Idea Competition in spring 2023. “Representing the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering on this stage was a privilege and a testament to the quality of education and support I received at the university.”

Mechanical engineering doctoral student wins award for cellulose nanopaper research

Mechanical engineering doctoral student Azeez Adekunle Adebayo recently received the Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) award through the Alabama Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ALEPSCoR), a consortium of the state’s eight doctoral granting institutions, the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and business leaders.

Designed to increase the pool of highly trained graduates available to Alabama industries, the GRSP supports graduate students conducting high-tech federal ALEPSCoR research.

Titled “Unveiling the Remarkable Tensile and Fracture Characteristics of Fibrous Cellulose,” Adebayo’s research proposal focuses on developing methods for implementing cellulose nanopaper in critical automotive and aerospace applications in which lightweight and robust materials are essential.

Adebayo says cellulose nanopaper outperforms common plastics and glass in many applications.

“Part of the success of this investigation rests on analyzing the mechanical behavior of cellulose nanopaper with an ultra-highspeed camera capable of capturing images at several million frames per second,” he said. “This study aims to gain new insights into enhancing the mechanical performance of the paper and establishing predictive models for its notable structural behavior and ability to withstand crack propagation.”

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Azeez Adekunle Adebayo

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani

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WORLD’S FIRST

Auburn is home to the first field-installed, clinically approved whole-body Terra.X 7 Tesla MRI scanner, expanding the window for cutting-edge research and public use.

Gopikrishna Deshpande wants to see the brain in action.

How does information between billions of neurons flow within this cerebral superhighway? What functional details impact decisionmaking or even clinical disorders such as autism or Alzheimer’s?

Now, he can.

The recently approved $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM Terra.X 7 Tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner inside the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center takes researchers to places they’ve never been and provides them with detailed, ultrahigh-resolution images they previously could not study. The world’s first field-installed, clinically-approved parallel transmit 7T MRI scanner complements the center’s 3T scanner, part of its original equipment that’s still used today.

“3T scanners are standard in clinical practice today, and you get a fairly good view of what’s happening in the brain — but you miss a lot of the details,” said Deshpande, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, who specializes in signal/image processing. “Because the brain is such a complex organ with billions of

neurons and trillions of connections, the devil is in the details. As researchers, we want to have as much detailed depiction, with high-resolution images, as possible. Now we can gain a better understanding of basic science. Once this understanding is obtained, we can begin to translate this to clinical conditions. What is happening in their brain? Which connections inside the brain are not working as they should? Once we better understand this, it becomes easier to devise interventions and therapies.”

For Auburn University, installing the powerful whole-body Terra.X 7 Tesla scanner was… a no-brainer.

“The university is sitting on a gold mine in terms of data and capabilities,” said Thomas Denney, director of the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center and the Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Donnellan & Family Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “This machine puts us on the map in the MRI universe, and it allows us to play in a sandbox that we couldn’t play in before. Additional equipment like this new 7T puts us in the same category as the nation’s large medical research centers and allows us to hire people we could not have hired before.”

The new MAGNETOM 7 Tesla scanner could help reveal functional brain details that impact decision-making or clinical disorders such as autism or Alzheimer’s.

What makes this 7T scanner so powerful? Denney said updated scanners are fitted with parallel transmit technology and sodium imaging capability. Why is this important?

“With our old 7T, if we did an MRI scan of the brain in certain regions, you wouldn’t receive uniform coverage of the brain,” Denney said. “That’s because we had only one transmit channel — like a flashlight inside a large room with only one beam. By comparison, our new Terra.X 7 provides us with eight beams of light that illuminate the brain and provide a more uniform image. Sodium imaging technology is important because it can measure how much sodium is in your brain regionally and identify abnormalities.”

Steve Taylor, senior vice president for research and economic development, said the university has opportunities to solve mysteries previously left unexplained.

“Impactful, multi-disciplinary research remains one of the foundations of our rich history as a university, and the door is open to creative explorations into neuroscience that we, or no peer institution, had previously,” he said. “I’m excited to watch

researchers from across campus take advantage of this powerful resource.”

Denney noted that Auburn researchers, many whom have already utilized the center’s previous 7T and 3T equipment, will take advantage of this new avenue. Fresh research explorations already underway include:

• Meredith Reid, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, is exploring post-traumatic stress disorder biomarkers in senior adults via spectroscopy.

• Jennifer Robinson, professor in psychological sciences, compares brain connectivity between healthy populations and those with mental illness, focusing on cognition and emotions.

• Adil Bashir, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, is studying muscle and brain energy production capacity on the cells and determining mitochondrial metabolic homeostasis using phosphorus spectroscopy.

• Doug Martin, director of the Scott-Ritchey Research Center and professor of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, is using MRI and spectroscopy to measure the effect of gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease in animal models.

“Our vision is to become a leading center for MRI research with emphasis on brain imaging, cardiovascular imaging and orthopedic imaging,” Denney said. “These areas represent an intersection between the needs of the MRI research community, particularly in 7T imaging, and existing expertise and strengths of Auburn University.”

The Center’s previous 7T system, installed in 2012 and removed, was an investigational-only device.

The university’s open bore 3T scanner, installed in 2010 and upgraded to a Siemens Skyra in 2021, remains on site and will continue to be utilized.

Turn the clock back to February 2010.

Auburn football was months away from kicking off an unexpected national championship football season; Jay Gogue was in his first term as Auburn University president; Larry Benefield was dean of engineering; and, what originally opened as the Auburn University

MRI Research Center, a ribbon was ceremoniously cut on a $20 million, 45,000-square foot facility.

Since then, the center has seen tremendous updates in technology and received a new name: the Thomas Walter MRI Research Building at the Auburn Research Park.

Its namesake, Thomas Walter, ‘55 engineering physics, made a generous gift to the center in 2021 that would eventually make the purchase of the new 7T possible.

“I dreamed of building an MRI research program here at Auburn where large medical centers recognize our contributions,” Denney said. “Through research, Auburn University has moved the needle and more than exceeded my expectations. Since opening this building, we’ve been able to double our staff. Those machines are great, but people are the ones who write research papers, and people are the ones who earn those research grants.”

People like Deshpande.

Enhanced MRI capabilities at Auburn University spill over to enhanced research projects across campus, including veterinary medicine, psychological sciences and engineering.

“MRI research has come a long way — and it will continue to evolve,” Deshpande said. “But I’m proud that Auburn University is a leading player in this field as my colleagues and myself continue to explore the unexplored, explain the unexplained and provide impactful research to improve the quality of life for all.”

LEAVING A LEGACY

The Thomas Walter MRI Research Building was named for Walter in recognition of a generous contribution from he and his wife, Jean. The Walters have been dedicated benefactors of Auburn University and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering for more than two decades.

Tom attended Auburn, then known as API, on a Naval ROTC scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics in 1955. In the four years following his graduation, he served initially aboard an Atlantic Fleet destroyer and later with the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project.

Following four years of active duty, Walter worked as a circuit design engineer at Texas Instruments and later as a systems engineer at IBM. In 1961 he was licensed as a Professional Engineer. In 1963 he joined EDS, an information service company, where he served in numerous managerial positions including as a member of its board of directors, senior vice president and chief financial officer.

In 1989, a gift of $2.6 million was made to Auburn University in Walter’s honor to establish the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management. This center unites businesspeople, engineers and faculty seeking the best balance of technological and managerial know-how to win in the global marketplace. The gift to establish the center also funded an eminent scholar chair in technology management. A milestone in this area was reached with the inauguration of a joint program between the College of Engineering and the College of Business leading to a minor in business-engineering-technology. Walter figured prominently in the program’s development, and significantly more advanced training now exists for students thanks to his work.

Tom and Jean have demonstrated a strong commitment to the university. The Walters are life members of the Auburn Alumni Association, and they have provided scholarship support within engineering, science and math, and agriculture, including the James H. Hall Scholarship in honor of Jean’s father. They have also provided a number of professorships, chairs and endowments.

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The Walters are members of the university’s Foy Society and engineering’s Ginn Society, and they have spent much time coming to Auburn to support and be involved with the Auburn University Foundation, where Tom served on the board of directors for 18 years. For his professional achievements and philanthropic endeavors, Tom was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2003, was named as a Distinguished Auburn Engineer in 2017 and received the Auburn Alumni Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

Jean and Tom Walter

STARTING from Scratch

As Charles Gavin was growing up, the American dream must have seemed very distant, perhaps unreachable. His father died before he came into the world, and his mother scrapped to raise the family on her meager wage as a textile worker.

Gavin attended a vocational high school in Columbus, Georgia, and admits he didn’t really get serious about his grades until his junior year. He credits a “road to Damascus” conversion from lackluster student to a driven and college-bound young man. In his senior year, he took advanced math and chemistry courses, putting him on a trajectory to success.

But college still looked impossible: not because he didn’t have the grades, but because he didn’t have the money. Auburn’s tuition was $45 per quarter in the 1950s, but without help, it might have well been $1 million. The answer? Scholarships.

Gavin was off to the Plains with a scholarship and a job in hand, enrolling in the engineering program as a co-op student. He worked hard through school, so hard that he couldn’t participate in many social activities. But thanks to the Auburn Family, he never felt alone. Soon, he would be in even better company. During his time at Auburn, he fell in love with Carol Ann Hart. The two married, and Hart became a driving force behind the completion of Gavin’s education.

Triumphantly graduating in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in textile management, Gavin went to work in the carpet industry, making his way up from technical positions to a senior officer responsible for manufacturing. At 26, he was hired as plant manager for Rossville Carpet Dyeing and was tasked with building the most modern commission carpet dyeing facility in the industry.

In 1977, to boost his business acumen, he completed an executive MBA from the University of North Carolina. By 1980, he was ready to start his own business, a fateful decision that would shape the man he is today.

That fledgling company was MFG Chemical Inc., headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, which supplied dyes and specialty chemicals for the carpet industry. Fast forward 40 years, and the company now offers custom chemical manufacturing to a variety of markets, including oil fields, water treatment, paper and mining. What began as a husbandwife team now serves a broad segment of the chemical industry’s Fortune 100 companies and major international clients.

Gavin remains dedicated to serving the industry that’s given him so much. He has been a proud member of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) for more than 60 years, having served as both president and treasurer. Through the AATCC he helped establish scholarships at Auburn, along with universities such as

“Regardless of where we come from, there’s something instilled here that makes us different. I’m thrilled to know that I’m an Auburn man.”

— Charles Gavin

N.C. State, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Rhode Island, helping many students achieve their dream of graduating with an engineering degree.

His dedication to supporting Auburn didn’t stop there. Scholarships, a doctoral fellowship program and professorships all bear the Gavin name, as do buildings, classrooms, suites and conference rooms across campus.

Although Gavin has been awarded some of Auburn’s highest honors — the Outstanding Textile Alumnus in 2003, a Distinguished Auburn Engineer Award in 2014, State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Auburn Alumni Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 — he is most proud of being an Auburn man.

“Regardless of where we come from, there’s something instilled here that makes us different. I’m thrilled to know that I’m an Auburn man,” Gavin said.

Helping Students, Changing Lives

Scholarships make an Auburn education possible for many students, and no one knows that better than Gavin. Scholarship funding was the catalyst that brought him to Auburn and the force that propelled him through his college career.

The availability of student aid gave him the foundation on which he built his career, and he vowed that if he could ever give scholarships back, he would.

Gavin has made good on that promise. He made his first scholarship gifts through the Alabama Textile Education Foundation to a scholarship that has awarded more than $700,000 to 230 recipients since its founding.

“I firmly believe in giving back, and the Gavins’ generosity is truly inspirational to me,” said Emma Adams Glover, ’18 chemical engineering and polymer and fiber engineering, who was the Alabama Textile Education Foundation Fund for Excellence recipient from 2016-18. “One day, I wish to provide scholarships as well — this generosity is paving the way for students like me to become successful and pursue their dreams.”

In recognition of Gavin’s longstanding service to AATCC, in 2017, the organization established the Charles E. Gavin, III Family Annual Scholarship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Since its inception, the scholarship has already supported more than a dozen students.

“This generosity has inspired me to continue my commitment to community service throughout my college years,” said Emily Nguyen, ‘22 chemical engineering, who was the Charles E. Gavin III Family Annual Scholarship recipient from 2020-21. “I hope to eventually be fortunate enough to provide students with the monetary support needed to further their education. I wish to one day give back and leave as great of an impact on individuals as this scholarship has on me.”

Gavin’s dedication to students isn’t limited to undergraduates.

In 2018, he created the Charles E. Gavin III Endowed Doctoral Fellowship Program in the College of Engineering, which has now grown to more than 60 students.

The program is designed to recruit and retain top doctoral talent in the chemical engineering, additive manufacturing engineering and polymer and fiber engineering fields.

“The Gavin Doctoral Fellowship has assisted me greatly,” said Mercedes Haley, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering. “I am the first in five generations of my family to leave my hometown in Kentucky. The transition to Auburn was seamless due to the extra funding. I decided to get my Ph.D. so one day I could work on cancer research. I am starting the journey to reach my goals at Auburn. This support has enabled me to follow my dreams.”

Maria L. Auad, the college’s associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development and the Gavin Professor, said the impact Gavin has had on Auburn Engineering’s graduate program, and thus its research enterprise, is immense.

“Charles Gavin’s doctoral fellowships are making a valuable impact on our graduate students’ education. His commitment to the college supports their career goals and champions research projects with faculty at Auburn University,” Auad said. “As we think of what’s going on around us today, he inspires us with the courage to make the world a better place.”

In 2021, Gavin and his daughter-in-law, Kim Kocian, Gavin created a scholarship in memory of his late son and Kim’s husband, Chuck.

The Charles Early “Chuck” Gavin IV Annual Scholarship honors both Chuck’s education in the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business and his father’s dedication to the College of Engineering. The scholarship will help fund students in each college minoring in entrepreneurship and family business or business-engineering-technology.

Faculty Make the Difference

In American higher education, endowed professorships have become the gold standard for recruiting and retaining exceptional faculty members. One of Auburn’s top strategic priorities is to increase the number of educators and researchers who offer the intellectual capital upon which strong programs, innovative research and student success are built.

Gavin’s investments in endowed faculty professorships and chairs have been instrumental in enabling the College of Engineering to attract and retain exceptional scholars.

Through an endowed professorship, which he later elevated to an endowed chair, Gavin has supported the teaching and research of Bruce Tatarchuk, who has held the position since 2010.

Tatarchuk holds a doctoral degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He began his career at Auburn in 1982. He has been instrumental in the development of several patents and inventions at Auburn and is widely recognized as a leading authority on microfibrous materials used in air handling, fuel reforming and processing and fuel cell systems.

With funding from the Gavin Chair, Tatarchuk has studied and implemented nationally recognized enhancements in chemical engineering process intensification and modular manufacturing methodologies.

“While the contributions that Charles and his family have made to our college are truly game-changing, they are only eclipsed by his personal leadership and example,” Tatarchuk said. “Charles has also given graciously of the most precious commodity of all: his time. We cherish our interactions with him as he serves as both a beacon and role model. Working with students means being a mentor, and Charles has helped to mentor the mentors. He doesn’t just know the Auburn Creed, he lives it.”

Mario Eden, dean of engineering, agrees.

“Charles and his family’s dedication to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has truly propelled us to become one of the nation’s premier engineering programs,” Eden said. “Their generous support of endowed chairs and professorships has allowed us to reward exceptional faculty who are inspirational to our entire college. This, coupled with the world-class research facilities that they created, has resulted in a tremendously positive impact that has forever shaped the college’s trajectory. Charles is a highly influential member of the Auburn Engineering family, and it is an honor to have him among my closest friends in the Auburn Family.”

The Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory, formerly known as the Textile Building, was renovated into a state-of-the-art research facility in 2018.

New Life for an Old Building

Auburn’s Textile Building was old; no one could dispute that. Built in 1929, it had seen numerous classes and research projects come and go, students and faculty making do with increasingly outdated equipment and spaces. But that changed in late 2014 when Gavin and Carol Ann committed funds to completely renovate the Textile Building — where he himself had taken classes — to create the Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory (GERL).

It was a labor of love that would come to fruition in 2018, encompassing not only the renovation of the building, but also the demolition of the engineering shops and L building to create better access to the GERL and to pave the way for the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center.

The state-of-the-art research center houses the Center for Polymer and Advanced Composites, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, cutting-edge research laboratories, the Nuclear Power Generations Systems Program and numerous collaborative meeting spaces. Thanks to the Gavins, this facility has been renovated with advanced technologies to serve students for the next century.

But this was not the Gavins’ first gift to renovate engineering spaces on campus. In 2007, the university placed their names on a classroom and the dean’s suite in the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology to honor the couple’s significant contribution to the project. Students studying and learning, with the dean’s guidance, did so under the auspices of the Gavins’ dedication to the College of Engineering.

On the Court

Auburn basketball entered a new era in 2015 with the arrival of coach Bruce Pearl. With his magnetic personality and dedication to player success, he electrified the program. The Gavins always loved basketball; in fact, Carol Ann’s mother played collegiately, so she was a dedicated follower of the

sport. When Pearl met the basketball-crazed Gavins for the first time, a partnership was formed — one that evolved into a devoted friendship.

Ever attentive to the needs of the basketball program, in 2015, the Gavins made the first major gift for the team during Pearl’s tenure. The Carol Ann Gavin Basketball Conference Room in Auburn Arena — now know as Neville Arena — became a gathering place for basketball administration. Funds from the naming of the room enabled improvements to the practice gym and court, ensuring that Carol Ann’s spirit and love for the game inspired the players.

Carrying the legacy of Carol Ann’s passion for Auburn basketball, Gavin has continued to enhance the program. In 2020, he contributed to a donor-funded initiative to replace the Auburn Arena’s video board and sound system, court lighting and a new wood court. He has also earmarked funds for future projects designed to keep Auburn’s basketball program at the top of its game for years to come.

“Charles and Carol Ann were some of the first donors I met when I came to Auburn, and they were the very first to make a big investment in our program,” Pearl said. “Carol Ann loved Auburn Basketball, and to honor her, Charles continues to invest in our success. As an engineer, Charles loves to solve problems. Their gifts to basketball have improved our practice facilities by reconfiguring our practice space; and more recently, our game-day experience by helping us improve our video board, sound system, court lights and court. Although Carol Ann is no longer with us, a picture of her and Charles hangs in our coaches’ conference room, which was named in her honor. I am blessed to see her beautiful smile and remember her positivity daily.”

Keeping Memories Alive

Within the span of a year, Gavin’s beloved wife Carol Ann and son Chuck both passed away and Gavin became dedicated to honoring their memories.

The Carol Ann Gavin Garden, which is affectionately known as Carol Ann’s Garden, includes a large mixed French parterre and English knot garden as a tribute to Carol Ann’s love for flowers and gardening.

After considering various options, Gavin decided that creating distinctive spaces in the College of Engineering and the Harbert College of Business would best represent the ways Carol Ann and Chuck loved Auburn.

Prior to Carol Ann’s death in 2016, plans were already in the works to honor her with the dedication of a garden in the College of Engineering complex — a place of quiet contemplation amid the bustle of campus. Spurred by the thought of providing a similar space in Chuck’s memory, Gavin concluded that the rooftop terrace of HortonHardgrave Hall in the College of Business was the perfect way to remember his son, a 1982 graduate of the college.

The Carol Ann Gavin Garden and the Chuck Gavin Terrace were both dedicated on Sept. 13, 2019, and have since been enjoyed by thousands of students, faculty and visitors.

Love Grows Here

Affectionately known as “Carol Ann’s Garden,” the oasis covers 44,000 square feet of instructional spaces, including the wind tunnel laboratory. The lovely open area unites BrownKopel and the Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory.

The garden features a large mixed French parterre and English knot design, symbolizing Carol Ann’s love for flowers and gardens. It has become one of the most popular spots on campus for students, faculty and visitors alike, drawing passers-by in with its promise of tranquility.

Overseeing Excellence

The Gavin Terrace crowns the 100,000-square-foot HortonHardgrave Hall, the College of Business’s newest instructional space. Its view encompasses Jordan-Hare Stadium — a fitting vista since Chuck Gavin was a passionate Auburn football fan. The terrace has proven to be a popular gathering spot for students, and a premier space for hosting events such as athletic recruitment.

“We are deeply honored to carry the Gavin name within our college,” said Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, dean of the Harbert College of Business and Wells Fargo Professor. “The Gavin Terrace stands as a testament to Chuck Gavin’s legacy and has become a cherished focal point within Horton-Hardgrave Hall, serving as a warm welcome to members of the Auburn Family. This recognition is particularly fitting, reflecting the Gavin family’s decades-long commitment to nurturing family and Auburn University.”

Chuck began his career with the family company, MFG Chemical, and served as CEO. His dedication to putting customers first helped increase MFG’s presence in the specialty chemical business. He was active in many industry organizations, such as the Specialty Chemical Manufacturing Association, and personally supported organizations relating to the arts and conservation efforts.

“The Gavins truly have made a lasting impact on campus, not only in the physical form of Chuck’s Terrace and Carol Ann’s Garden, but also through the creation of the Gavin Engineering Research Lab and support of the basketball facilities. Numerous undergraduate and graduate students have enjoyed an Auburn education with their help, and the noteworthy professor holding the Gavin title has conducted industry-leading research,” said Chris Roberts, Auburn University president. “The Gavins’ commitment to transform our university is inspiring, and we deeply appreciate their ongoing relationship and the legacy they are leaving for generations of the Auburn Family.”

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The Chuck Gavin Terrace on the fifth level of the Harbert College of Business’s 100,000 square-foot Horton-Hardgrave Hall was dedicated in memory of Chuck Gavin by his wife, Kimberly Kocian Gavin, and father, Charles Gavin.

LIGHT P

THE BAND

The story of how Auburn Engineering helped light the way for the Auburn University Marching Band’s grand prize in the 2023 Metallica Marching Band Competition.

Corey Spurlin knew there was something special about that show. Whether it was the combination of night sky and stadium lights, the competition that inspired it or simply the music itself, the marching band director isn’t sure, but the atmosphere was electric on Oct. 21, 2023, as the Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) took the field at halftime of the Auburn vs. Ole Miss game.

The performance was make or break. Night games aren’t easy to come by, after all.

“That’s the challenge that most people don’t really understand,” he said. “We take three or four months to plan one halftime show and get it ready. But we don’t find out game times until a week before. You plan all this, and then you might have an 11 a.m. kickoff. But this time, we actually got a night game.”

Wherever I May Roam

Let’s rewind to 2016.

Spurlin had just completed a stint as a judge for the state championship for Texas high school bands. One band stood out to him for using basic LED lighting effects. The idea had a lot of potential.

AUMB’s 2016 season of halftime shows was already set, but when the season came to a close and planning began for 2017, Spurlin wondered how Auburn might incorporate LED lights.

“I put out an all-call to the band. I asked for anyone with lighting experience, but especially electrical engineering majors, to come talk to me,” Spurlin said.

In any given year, roughly one-third of AUMB students are pursuing a degree in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering — by far the highest percentage of majors represented among its 380 members.

“I think engineers are required to think outside the box in order to be successful, but they must also be very meticulous with their work,” Spurlin said. “And it’s the same with music and band — our students must be meticulous and precise with their work despite the way they feel that day or what outside influences may be impacting them. That crossover leads a lot of students who are very good musicians and band members in high school to also have an interest in the different fields of engineering.”

Two of the four current AUMB drum majors are Auburn Engineering students — Ross Tolbert, a chemical engineering junior, and biosystems engineering sophomore Bella Nonales.

“People tend to think that the marching band is made up of music majors, but that’s just not the case — we have people from all over,” Nonales said.

Trumpeter and chemical engineering junior Ross Tolbert sees many overlapping characteristics between engineering and band, but “problem solving is the biggest thing,” he said. “I think engineering and band both teach life skills like problem solving and working on a team.”

More than just a common college, AUMB engineering students have a built-in support system to carry them from performance to performance, class to class.

“It’s really cool that there’s an interconnectedness between band and engineering. I just love that,” Tolbert said.

Master of Puppets

For Ben Brisendine, ’21 electrical engineering, designing lighting effects was a hobby.

His annual computerized Christmas light display was always elaborate and over the top.

“I got wind from one of my friends that Dr. Spurlin wanted to do some big lighting something that year, and I was like, ‘I know a little bit about that — maybe I should try to get involved,’” he said.

The task wasn’t just to light up the band. Spurlin asked Brisendine to take it to the next level.

“I wanted to program each person individually so that we could create different patterns and ripples and have it all perfectly timed with music. I didn’t know what would come of the meeting, but a student development team formed, and Ben took the lead on the project,” Spurlin said. “What Ben came back with was a prototype and a list of what we would need. He showed me how the battery packs and receivers would work. They were very smart with the design. They thought about how we could put the battery packs in the pockets of our main uniforms and run them down so the fans couldn’t see any of the wiring.”

Brisendine approached the project like the lighting designer he was. Utilizing LED strips, DMX dimmers, transceivers and other commercial off-the-shelf parts, he presented Spurlin with an option that could be easily ordered and replicated at scale.

Once in place, the system would be programmed on his laptop and wirelessly transmitted to each receiver, timed perfectly with the music and drills.

Brisendine’s technology was first deployed as part of a Las Vegas tribute show honoring the individuals killed at the Route 91 Harvest music festival the prior month. A show filled with lights for a city full of lights — a fitting memorial.

AUMB’s second show to incorporate the LED technology came after much-needed repairs and reworking of the equipment over the 2020 season lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Spurlin

brought the lights back for a patriotic show — drill formations that lit up the Statue of Liberty in red, white and blue. Fireworks bursting with lights. An American flag rippling on the field.

“The disadvantage with the first two light shows was that we never really got a night game,” Spurlin admitted. “We were planning to do the 2021 show at the Mississippi State game, and we thought all year that it was probably going to be a night game. Then, it was scheduled for 11 a.m. We ended up performing the show at the Alabama game — it was a 2:30 game, so it was partially dark, but not to the extent we would have liked.

“With the Vegas and patriotic shows, the only way we could share our work with fans was to video with a drone at our practice field after dark and post it online,” he added.

Nothing Else Matters

The 2023 show will go down in AUMB history as the year it won the Metallica Marching Band Competition, “For Whom the Band Tolls.” What began as a discussion among band directors and drum majors evolved into a showcase of musical talent and engineering expertise that impressed the likes of Metallica’s singer James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo.

“I liked that this competition was going to have a panel of adjudicators select the finalists, and then the actual rock band itself was going to pick the winners,” Spurlin said. “That made it really a true collaboration between the rock band and what we do in marching band.”

Bella Nonales is a biosystems engineering junior and baritone player who leads the Auburn University Marching Band as one of four drum majors. “As a drum major, you get to interact with more people — you’re not really limited to just your section,” she said of her AUMB leadership role.

The competition guidelines were simple — play original Metallica music for a chance to win $85,000 in prizes consisting of musical instruments and equipment. Once again, Spurlin was interested in using Brisendine’s lights to put AUMB’s best foot forward in the competition.

“Dr. Spurlin called saying, ‘Hey, Metallica is doing this big band competition. There’s a huge prize for it.’ I asked him, ‘So you want to get out the big guns?’ and he said, ‘I want to get out the big guns!’” Brisendine said.

Spurlin envisioned a heavy metal rock concert set at the 50-yard line and designed a show highlighting some of the band’s iconic songs brought to life with complex drill formations on the field.

“The drum majors had a meeting with the directors around springtime last year, and they brought up the competition. They asked us if we thought the band would be interested in doing something like this,” she said. “We were like, ‘very much so — yes.’ And then they brought up the idea of using the lights, and we were all in agreement that the lights would make us stand out so much.”

The show took two months to program. Brisendine worked with the War Eagle Productions and Jordan-Hare Stadium teams to

The Metallica show was performed during halftime of the Auburn vs. Ole Miss game on October 21, 2023, under a clear night sky — the perfect conditions for an LED light show.

Ben Brisendine, ’21 electrical engineering and former AUMB percussionist, designed the band’s original LED light system as a student and assisted in updating the equipment and designing the lighting for the 2023 Metallica show as an alum.

integrate the field lights into the halftime show. The show was as big and complex as it could be on the hopes that the work, hard work of all involved would soon pay off.

Enter Sandman

Thwarted without a night game to perform its light show in 2017 and again in 2021, Spurlin and the AUMB decided that the third time must be the charm, risking it again in 2023, and the scheduling finally worked out in their favor.

“This time, we actually got a night game, and that’s one of the reasons, in addition to the competition and just the nature of the show, that I think it got so much more attention — it was a real night game,” Spurlin said.

The YouTube video of the performance was AUMB’s official entry into the contest, which married overhead drone footage with traditional sideline footage from the Oct. 21, 2023, halftime performance.

“We got to see three months of work turn into something that received a lot of press and a lot of attention, not only from the competition, but from people contacting our band directors telling them just how much they loved the show,” Tolbert said. “It really meant a lot to see people recognize the hard work that we’ve been doing and hard work that engineers have put into doing the lights and everything.”

In January, Metallica announced Auburn as the winner of the competition’s division 1 category, besting more than 450 schools across all competition divisions. AUMB also won the fan vote, earning an additional $10,000 prize.

“It really validated the students’ hard work. I see what they put into this each and every day, and they work really hard — you know, we were learning Metallica, but we were also learning two other shows at the same time,” Spurlin said. “I just really liked that they were able to experience watching ESPN that night, and hearing their name, and seeing their show on screen. They got a lot of good feedback throughout the season but nothing to the magnitude that we got from Metallica. Success always breeds success. So, for me, it just helps us continue to move forward positively.”

SHOWTIME

The lights dim in Jordan-Hare as the anticipation builds. As the first notes of Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” chime, five bells of musicians come to life on the field, swinging to and fro as the lights that adorn their hats changed color with the music that fills the stadium. The show has begun.

As the marching musicians roam and play, their drill formations continuously transform from bells to music notes, flames to bolts of lightning striking in time with the music. The crowd roars its approval as the band spells out Metallica in its signature metal font. In the dimly-lit stadium, each marcher’s movement illuminates at just the right moment, allowing fans to savor the entire audio-visual performance.

A giant electric guitar materializes at mid-field, its 40-yard-long strings of light shredded by an invisible puppet master. Green and white rippling waves hum down the strings. A purple strobe effect emanates from center field, reverberating through the stadium. All the while, dancers, majorettes and colorguard twirl and spin illuminated flags and batons in sync.

On the field, symmetric spirals take shape as the white LEDs dance from hat to hat and pole to pole, and the music slowly builds to a powerful crescendo. Nothing else matters to the more than 88,000 fans in attendance at Jordan-Hare when the formation closes in on itself. Lines straighten and rotate on a dime, flashing blue as the music carries on to the finale.

The house lights match the marchers’ LEDs – everything aglow in red – as the formation undulates in and out from mid-field. All eyes are open and fixate on the blue and orange tiger’s face that stares back. Just as “Enter Sandman” rings through the audience’s ears, Sandman appears in front of them, blinking and alternating orange, blue and white. A finale’s finale.

DOC

Mechanical engineering professor David Dyer is retiring after the longest career of any Auburn faculty member in university history. The man they call Doc reflects on how things on the Plains have changed over the past 59 years — and how some never have.

There’s no real secret. He liked it — that’s it. He liked machines. He liked engineering. He liked students. He liked feeling that through his position in Auburn University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering — first as an assistant professor, then as an associate, eventually as chair from 1995-2008 — he made a difference each day — all 21,500 or so. He wasn’t trying to set a record. It just happened. At least, best anyone can tell.

Because if there’s a professor who’s taught longer — not just in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, but all of Auburn University — no one knows about it. George Petrie? Former engineering dean J.J. Wilmore? Rookies. Didn’t even pass the 55-year mark. Professor David Dyer — or Doc Dyer as they’ve called him for as long as anyone can remember? 59 years. His retirement, which went into effect May 31, closed the chapter on 59 years of teaching... at the same school, in the same department, in the same way. With the same values. Fifty-nine years of training young Auburn minds and hands to work skillfully. Fifty-nine years of just Doc being Doc.

Inspiration

Things started up in Tennessee in the 1940s, just south of Nashville, in a place called Eaglesville. Population: not much. Doc would probably fancy himself the second-best engineer to come out of Eaglesville. He’s good. But he’ll be the first to tell you — he’s no Dump Edmunds.

“The Wizard of Eaglesville” — that’s what the Eaglesville Times calls Edmunds every time it does a local history spread. Doc remembers him well. Is it safe to call Edmunds one of his inspirations?

“Oh, yeah,” Doc said.

He’d take a break from his farm chores, walk down to the grocery store and sit around listening to Edmunds “holding court,” talking about his inventions.

“He invented the dump truck,” Doc said with a smile.

Now, Google’s a little less certain about that than Doc. Whatever Edmunds’ contribution to the evolution of the modern dump truck isn’t quite as celebrated as, say, John Isaac Thornycroft or Garfield Wood. But, in Eaglesville, that’s the story. In Doc’s mind, that’s the story. He’s sticking to it.

“That’s why they called him Dump,” Doc said.

Another inspiration? His uncle, Paul Fairfield. He had a lot of patents, mostly related to canning. It soon became clear to young Doc that farming might not be for him. And if you knew about machines — if you knew how they worked, which Doc always just seemed to — there might be another life available, or at least an easier one. So, when he asked his mom how he could be like

In 1972, David Dyer (left) and colleague Glennon Maples (right) formed the Boiler Efficiency Institute, a nationally recognized energy consultancy still operating today.

Uncle Paul and do things like Dump, she told him the two magic words: mechanical engineering.

He started school at Middle Tennessee State University, paying his own way. They had a sort of pre-engineering pipeline program going with the University of Tennessee: get your basics out of the way, head to Knoxville. Which is what David did.

He got good grades. He met his wife, Angie. And he met Mancil Milligan.

Birth of A Teacher

If Edmunds opened Doc’s eyes to the wonders of engineering, then Milligan, a young University of Tennessee mechanical engineering professor who taught a class on boilers, opened his eyes to the wonders of teaching engineering.

“He’s the one who kind of got me going in that direction,” Doc said. “He was just good.”

Milligan, who is still very much alive at 92 years old — much to the surprise of his former student — says the same about Doc.

“I definitely remember David,” said Milligan, professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee. “David got it. He kind of helped teach some of the others.”

Yes — that was part of the charm of Milligan’s class, Doc said. It was almost as if Milligan taught him how to teach engineering.

Several of the boys would come by his room in South Stadium Hall and ask Doc to elaborate on Milligan’s instruction. It was almost like it was his own little class. Doc loved seeing the light bulbs go off. He knew it was for him.

He finished his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at Tennessee. Then, he headed off to Georgia Tech for his master’s and doctorate, excelling there, too.

In 1965, geography was a big factor when it came time to hunt for a job. He interviewed at Vanderbilt. But the big city? No. He wanted something closer to home, if not on the map then at least in spirit.

He interviewed at the school across the state. He interviewed at Clemson. In the end, he got as close to Eaglesville as he could — War Eagle Country.

“Auburn impressed me,” Doc said. “They had good students who were probably a little more ahead of the students at Tennessee. They had some good young faculty. They had good facilities.”

They even had a computer — one whole computer. You could walk down to the computer lab in Broun Hall, drop off the punch card

with the numbers you wanted crunched, come back after lunch and hope for the best. Doc shook hands with engineering Dean Grady Cox, who told him that at 25 years old, Doc was the college’s youngest hire, or at least in modern memory. Doc packed his bags for Auburn.

Then he packed them for London.

Cold War, Hot Research

For Doc, another selling point for Auburn had been the luxury the college allowed professors when it came to professional development. He quickly saw it firsthand. Within a year of arriving at Auburn, he’d been offered a National Science Foundation (NSF) postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College; Cox told him to go for it. He and Angie spent a year in London.

When he returned to Auburn, a new dimension of his still new job had opened up — research, important research, and lots of it.

It was the mid-1960s. The Cold War was warmer than ever. Though he hadn’t realized it when he accepted the fellowship, the professor Doc studied under, Brian Spalding, was the world’s leading expert in something Uncle Sam was growing increasingly interested in.

Suddenly, the young professor whose college research had focused mostly on freeze-drying knew as much as practically anyone in the United States about heat and mass transfer — the nuclear kind.

Longtime mechanical engineering professor David Dyer (left) conducted heat and mass transfer research for several government organizations like the Office of Naval Research during a crucial period of the Cold War.

“I brought that knowledge back to Auburn, and we got several million dollars’ worth of contracts,” Doc said. “Back then, that was big money.”

And from big groups. The Army. The Navy.

“They wanted to know how you could fortify assets against nuclear blasts,” Doc said. “Me and Dr. Glenn Maples went to Washington, D.C. at least once a month for several years getting research support. We had it pretty good with the NSF and the Office of Naval Research. We did that work here for about 10 years.”

There was other work, too. Less life-and-death, but just as in demand. Maples and Doc soon formed a lucrative, nationally respected energy consultancy still operating today. Want to know how to conserve power? Call Doc. Want to do things with a boiler you didn’t think possible? Call Doc.

Doc’s colleague P.K. Raju, the Thomas Walter Professor Emeritus of mechanical engineering, would add one more thing to the list: want to get students interested in learning? Call Doc.

Doc’s reputation as a researcher was already well-established when Raju arrived at Auburn in 1984. What immediately impressed Raju, though, was how Doc leveraged it in the classroom.

‘I Just Liked It’

“Dr. Dyer’s consultancy projects and expert witness assignments endowed him with a wealth of industrial experience that he used to enhance the educational experience of students,” Raju said. “He has been a strong advocate for providing experiential learning opportunities within the department.”

Raju immediately points to the Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program, which earned national recognition and a significant NSF award for providing students real-world experience through technical assistance to industries in Alabama. Raju directed it. But Doc helped establish it, he said.

“Without him, it wouldn’t have happened,” Raju said.

Doc also helped Raju establish and develop the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education, which produced award-winning, real-world multimedia case studies for use in mechanical engineering classrooms.

For Raju, that was exactly the vision and leadership that made Doc an obvious choice to chair the department in 1995. Pradeep Lall, the MacFarlane Endowed Distinguished Professor and Alumni Professor, feels the same.

“Doc’s impact on education and research during his tenure as department chair and as a faculty member will continue to be felt

In the 1970s, David Dyer’s work in energy efficiency received regional recognition for its application in home heating.

long into the future,” Lall said. “But the thing that impressed me the most about Doc was his passion for student learning.”

That, said Lall, will be the image that sticks with him: walking through Wiggins Hall, looking over and seeing future engineers packed around Doc’s desk, asking questions, getting answers. John Prunkl, a 1990 mechanical engineering graduate who chairs the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Advisory Board, was one of those students. At Doc’s recent retirement celebration, Prunkl, who owns a Chicago-based energy company and has more than 30 years in the power industry, surprised Doc with news of a $25,000 scholarship the board plans to endow in his name.

In his mind, no mechanical engineering professor in Auburn history deserves it more.

“Dr. Dyer, there’s a good chance you don’t know who I am,” Prunkl said. “But when I go into power plants, when I’m looking at boilers, you’re there on my shoulder.”

Doc smiles at that. The feeling of someone always sitting on your shoulder — he knows it well.

He’s yet to move out of his office. Old textbooks are still on the shelves. His old slide rule is still around somewhere. And there’s still that Xeroxed photo taped to his office door.

He put it there a few months ago. It’s black and white — an old man squatting on the ground next to some sort of crazy contraption in the 1930s.

“You know who that is?” he asks. “That’s Dump Edmunds.”

Why did he put it up? He smiles.

“I just liked it,” Doc said.

That’s Doc’s answer for almost everything.

Why didn’t he hang up the boots five years ago? Ten years ago? Twenty-five years ago?

“I just liked it,” Doc said. “I just like teaching.”

He remembers that first class like yesterday — Thermodynamics in Ramsay Hall. His last?

“Thermo,” he said, “only it’s HVAC.”

So, what’s different now that the students can reach into their pockets for a computer rather than wait in line for the single machine in Broun Hall?

What’s changed in 59 years? Doc leans back in his chair. He thinks for a second.

“Not much,” he said.

Auburn students, he said, are still great students, same as always. They’re still respectful, same as always. They still want to make a difference. And he still likes giving them the tools to do it — the basics. The basics never change. Some things never do.

“Yeah, I may try to come back and teach another class or two,” he said. “If they’ll let me.”

SCAN ME!

View the online video about Doc Dyer

David Dyer and wife, Angie, pose with Aubie during a retirement reception honoring Dyer’s 59 years of service to Auburn Engineering. “I just liked teaching,” Dyer said. “I like students. They kind of keep you young.”

Something’s

brewin’

inside Ross Hall

Familiarizing first-timers with the concepts of chemical engineering can be a grind.

What happens when coffee beans are brewed at high pressures and temperatures? What happens when coffee beans are slowroasted but ground coarsely and brewed with an AeroPress rather than a French press? Chemical reactions. Molecular breakdowns. Heat transfer. And ultimately... fluid mechanics that drip various samples into the awaiting mug. Some are strong. Some are smooth.

Each are unique.

Concepts of Chemical Engineering (CHEN 1000), a class housed within the Department of Chemical Engineering but open to all majors at Auburn University, takes students on a fundamental journey of making coffee while providing them with the basics of engineering principles through repeated experiments.

“When we talk about the engineering toolbox, students need to gain a better understanding of what is inside that toolbox and how to utilize those tools,” said Steve Duke, the Mary and John H. Sanders Associate Professor in chemical engineering, whose 11-student pilot “coffee class” in spring 2023 grew to 46 in just one year.

Duke hopes to exceed 100 enrollees by 2025.

“Inside any lab, students are designing a product and experimenting with different methods to meet the goal of their product’s attributes,” he said. “In this case, students are designing the best cup of coffee they can.”

Not just engineering students but College of Sciences and Mathematics students, business students... even a handful of music students.

The newly remodeled, 1,200-square-foot laboratory on the third floor of Ross Hall provides students with two bags of green coffee beans to experiment with — Ethiopian or Nicaraguan — both of which possess distinct flavors. Students roast, grind, brew, then, finally, sip.

“They roast (the beans) themselves,” Duke said. “They decide if they want a light, medium or dark roast. Or do they want a blend of different roasts? That’s one of the things they’re designing. What flavor profile are they working toward? How can they experiment with roasting the green beans at a variety of pressures, temperatures, lengths of roasting — and different brew methods — to achieve that? They control each of these variables, which provide hundreds of outcomes.

The Coffee Process Lab is housed in a newly renovated laboratory in Ross Hall and provides students with grinding stations, roasting stations and equipment to brew hundreds of flavor outcomes.

“Roasting is where the students learn about control variables, such as time, temperature and airflow. When a student sets up the roaster, they set the fan speed, the time and then the temperature. One might roast for five minutes at a medium temperature, and they’ll achieve a lighter roast,” he added.

Some consider this “first crack.”

“Another might roast for 10 minutes at a higher temperature or a lower wind speed, and they’ll get more of the darker roasts (second crack),” Duke said.

It’s Not Just Coffee — It’s Science

Roasting at different rates and temperatures impacts flavor.

“This might sound more scientific than coffee-making, but water heating the grounds is extracting molecules out of the ground solids — and then putting it in the liquid,” Duke said. “The students learn a little bit about extraction and how temperatures affect it. Then they learn a little chemistry because they’re roasting beans and observing the chemical reaction that occurs during this process.”

Each time students create a cup of coffee, they must measure the energy in the water they’ve heated and the energy in the roast they used for the beans.

“In addition, students learn engineering concepts related to porous media — water seeping through the coffee grounds and then mass transfer in the brewing process,” Duke said. “What happens next when heated water hits the grounds? That’s when you’ve made a cup of coffee.”

Typical flavor varieties include floral, chocolate, lavender and dark, though all coffee creations are black with no cream, milk or sugar allowed.

“Everything you create in this class is unique to yourself,” said Luke May, a senior in chemical engineering who serves as Duke’s teaching assistant. “It’s easy to think that making coffee is easy before you get started. You add water to the beans, and you get coffee, right? But going through this class and these labs provides exposure to so many different variables and opportunities to tweak your formulas to make the coffee better, whether it’s in the way you roast, the way you brew, use water temperatures or how long you brew.”

Nicknamed the “coffee process lab,” participants are provided with eight lab stations, four sinks, four roasting stations (all covered by a 3x20 square-foot hibachi exhaust vent to control aroma), eight brewing stations and a variety of coffeemaking-related tools, including a French press, AeroPress, Clever Dripper and thermocouples for testing temperature.

“We also have pH meters and total dissolved solids meters, which measure how much of the fluid is solid,” Duke said. “For everything they do, they measure the energy of the process in kilowatts, and for product quality, they measure total dissolved solids and the percent of extraction. Also, how does the product rate on a taste test scoresheet? Do you like the brewed coffee?”

This is much more rigid than the old tried and true Mr. Coffee method.

“We have one of those, too,” Duke said. “But the students rarely use it.”

Why coffee?

“Coffee makes it very approachable,” Duke said. “If I said we were designing something else, like a Q-tip, that wouldn’t draw that many people into the class.”

The class’s real genesis stretches far beyond the third floor of Ross Hall. It was born on the West Coast. “The Design of Coffee: An Engineering Approach” was the 2012 creation of William Ristenpart, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of CaliforniaDavis and director of the UC-Davis Coffee Center.

“About 10 years ago, I heard Dr. Ristenpart give a talk at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and I thought, ‘Oh, I really want to do that,’” said Duke, who has taught in Auburn Engineering classrooms since 1996. “I’ve always wanted to do something for students from all majors to expose them to engineering skills. I thought I would call it engineering literacy, which would have been a lot like financial literacy. Instead of learning the basics of finance, how to stay out of debt and balance checkbooks, etc., this would similarly be called engineering literacy — the basics of engineering, or some aspect of that. I even mentioned it to (Auburn University President) Chris Roberts, who was the college’s dean back then.”

Duke’s vision had to wait, however, as he became associate dean for academics, pulling him away from teaching for seven years. His presence in the classroom was missing. His desire to create a basics of engineering class was not. By the time Duke returned to Ross Hall classrooms in 2020 as associate professor, that original engineering literacy idea had the scent of roasted coffee.

How long were the beans roasted, at what pressure and temperature? Students chart data from these control variables into formulas — then experiment with others.

“Dr. Roberts asked, ‘You’re probably going to start that coffee class, aren’t you?’ I replied, ‘I already am,’” Duke said.

‘You learn with imagination’

Luke May was one of the 11 original students in the pilot coffee class.

“This class helped me develop a better appreciation for basic engineering concepts and pushed me along as an undergraduate researcher,” said May, a member of assistant professor Symone Alexander’s bio-inspired materials laboratory. “I cannot stress enough how valuable this class has been to me and other students, who are provided with more tangible means to apply what we’ve learned. In many classes, you learn the information on paper. In this class, students learn by hands-on participation, which is extremely valuable.”

Though Duke’s idea was to educate and inspire, he takes pride in watching the students develop.

“You equip students with abilities, then provide them with space and freedom,” Duke said. “What’s great is you don’t have to force them to come to the coffee lab. They’re going to be excited about making the best cup of coffee they can.

“I’m hoping students can take what they’ve learned here and apply it to projects or tasks moving forward in whatever discipline they pursue. They might ponder, ‘There’s a concept I’ve developed, or a product or a goal that I want to achieve, and now I have some practices about how I might achieve that goal,’” he added.

It’s a win-win for students in engineering and across campus.

“It might mean they must experiment with a bunch of things, but that’s how you increasingly improve. You learn by the process of optimization. You learn by sampling. You learn by experimenting. You learn with imagination,” Duke said.

Listen to our podcast with Steve Duke at eng.auburn.edu/ginning

SCAN ME!

View the online video about the coffee lab

FREE BIRD

Aerospace engineering associate professor Vrishank Raghav let his curiosity run free while watching a pregame flight at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Now, he’s studying the flight patterns of birds to learn how they fly seamlessly despite changing weather patterns.

AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE

Vrishank Raghav was enjoying his first experience at Jordan-Hare Stadium on a fall afternoon in 2018 when Nova — also known as War Eagle VII — took his traditional pregame flight to the delight of more than 80,000 fans.

Raghav, who had just joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering as an assistant professor, was intrigued by Nova’s performance and how controlled it seemed while soaring through the air. After the game, he researched where Nova spent time when not rallying the Auburn Tigers to victory and learned of the Auburn University Raptor Center.

The Auburn University Raptor Center, a division of the College of Veterinary Medicine, is a rehabilitation and education facility providing critical education and conservation efforts for raptors.

Vrishank Raghav, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, stands next to Joel Jacobson (center) and Gabe Hallmark (right) of the Auburn University Raptor Center and Petey, the red-tailed hawk. Raghav tracked the flight patterns of Petey to learn how birds smoothly adjust to nature’s perturbations.

Petey, the red-tailed hawk at the Auburn University Raptor Center, flies onto a perch to eat. Vrishank Raghav, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, set up several high-speed cameras to track Petey’s flight patterns and learn how birds fly through turbulence caused by nature.

Raghav and the Raptor Center soon formed a partnership. In 2018, he received funds from Auburn University’s Intramural Grants Program (IGP) to study a red-tailed hawk named Petey. The goal was to learn how birds can quickly adapt to adverse aerodynamic environments due to changing weather conditions — where traditional aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles seem to struggle.

“You look around on a bad weather day, and most flights are grounded, and there are delays all around the country,” Raghav said. “But birds are still flying, and it appears that the bad weather doesn’t affect them. The big question for us researchers and engineers is how they have adapted to achieve smooth flight in adverse conditions.”

Wade Stevens, director of the Raptor Center, said studying nature’s reactions to turbulence or wind gusts is an interesting concept that makes a lot of sense.

“Birds are naturally adept at dealing with different factors they encounter in nature, especially when flying through harsh storms that ground most aircraft or cause delays,” Stevens said. “I think it’s a natural progression to say, ‘let’s figure out how they do this,’ and look for ways we can recreate all, or portions, of that.”

Raghav and his team set up a row of upward-facing fans to generate wind gusts for Petey to fly through to track how he adjusts his flight pattern to compensate for the perturbation. However, before clearing Petey for takeoff, he sent a flapping-wing drone through the upward-facing fans, which crashed as soon as it encountered them.

Petey sailed through the wind gusts without seemingly any movement at all. Or did he?

Raghav set up four high-speed cameras near the flight zone, tracking multiple points on Petey’s body for each test flight. When looking at it with the naked eye, it appears that the perturbations didn’t impact the bird, but when the cameras were slowed down, Raghav learned that Petey was performing several adjustments. One hypothesis is that Petey reduces his wing pitch angle to reduce the force the gust will induce on it.

“It’s all instinctive for the bird,” Raghav said.

A mathematical model was created based on Petey’s flights and information tracked from the cameras to learn when the wind speed (or low-gust ratio) is lower than Petey’s flight speed — the

‘IT’S

ALL INSTINCTIVE ’

model can determine his flight path. However, the model fails to accurately predict the flight path when the wind speed or disturbance exceeds the bird’s flight speed.

“This leads us to believe the bird is doing something beyond just pitching its wings down to mitigate the effects of the adverse environment,” Raghav said. “There’s still plenty to learn, but we have taken the first step.”

Raghav’s research was cited on Physics World’s website, which is one of the most recognized physics websites worldwide. This work was also recently accepted for publication in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research involving the study and distillation of principles and functions found in biological systems developed through evolution.

Another challenge Raghav’s team faced was not related to math or science. It was based on Petey’s mood.

Stevens said the bird’s reaction is typical, adding that there are several factors to consider when working with live animals.

“Any live animal is going to be unpredictable, regardless of training. Putting the right distraction in front of the most well-trained canine will eventually elicit a reaction,” Stevens said. “Birds are no different. They can be apprehensive in a new environment. We go through a slow acclimation process to make the bird feel more comfortable.”

First, the bird’s health takes precedence. The college’s veterinarian participates in the process, and Raptor Center trainers help make the course, and the project, more conducive to success.

“They are helping with flights by suggesting more space or overhead to make the bird feel comfortable. Also, they can identify a noise or motion that could affect the bird’s ability to perform,” Stevens said. “Something teeny-tiny sitting on the other side of the room, a particular color or a blinking light, can create some apprehension for the bird.”

Raghav did all he could to ensure successful flights each day, including having proper protocols covered by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Auburn University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Yet, if Petey didn’t want to fly, there was nothing to be done.

Trainers would use food as motivation for Petey to fly, which was approximately six times each day. And, sometimes even with food, Petey decided he didn’t want to move.

“We had about six good runs each day because after you are done with feeding, the day is over because he’s not going to take off,” Raghav said. “As expected, he didn’t fly to our will. It depended entirely on the day and other factors inherent to the bird.”

Stevens said it could be more than hunger. How active was the bird the day before? Is it a time of the year when the bird would nest or migrate? Is it too warm or too cold?

“These factors influence the bird’s behavior and desire to eat and perform,” he said. “These are things the trainers must consider overcoming or adapting to as they go through their training process.”

Raghav said the Raptor Center was a significant partner in getting the first steps of this research off the ground.

“The collaboration with the Raptor Center was great,” he said. “We all accommodated each other’s schedules, but when everyone was together, everything went well — as long as Petey was happy to fly.”

Stevens also said the collaboration between the Raptor Center and the College of Engineering was a positive experience.

“Anytime we can be involved in the great work happening across Auburn’s campus, that’s a win for us,” he said. “Of course, there’s the added benefit of the exposure for both the entity performing the work, the research and the Raptor Center.”

BRIDGING the GAP

How the Auburn Engineering Young Alumni Council has been creating opportunities for young alumni for more than 10 years.

For some, college graduation marks the end of the relationship with their alma mater. However, the Auburn Engineering Young Alumni Council has been working for more than 10 years to bridge that gap and show alumni that graduation is only the beginning.

In 2011, Jeff Stone, 1979 civil engineering alumnus, saw missed opportunities with skilled, eager alumni moving away without clear opportunities to stay involved with the college.

The idea for the council began with a simple question.

“How do we reach out to these young people and get them engaged?” Stone asked himself.

Stone, the executive vice president at Brasfield & Gorrie and Auburn Alumni Engineering Council member, took the idea to then-Dean of Engineering Chris Roberts and Apryl Mullins, who served as a development coordinator in engineering advancement at the time. First, a steering committee was assembled to identify a clear strategic plan for the council.

“We went to those young people and asked, ‘How do you want to be involved? What would that look like?’ Over a few years, it evolved and became a little more structured,” Stone said.

Mullins, now the assistant director of corporate relations in the Engineering Office of Career Development and Corporate Relations, continued the push for the progression of this young alumni-focused group.

“Through working for the College of Engineering and the Auburn Alumni Association, I started to develop a passion for students and young alumni,” Mullins said. “I felt like there was a huge gap between graduation and people’s first connection as an alum. This council was a passion project.”

The inaugural meeting was held in May 2013, and the first council members were selected by the Alumni Engineering Council. Ben Carmichael, ’00 electrical and computer engineering and ’05 civil engineering, was chosen as the council’s first-ever chair.

“When I graduated, I saw that there was a gap in opportunities and a real need for this council,” Carmichael said. “We wanted to create an avenue for young alumni to cultivate their affinity for Auburn while also serving. It was as simple as that.”

Carmichael, a business development manager in Southern Company Research & Development, saw an active, enthusiastic group come together with ideas to engage students and other

The Young Alumni Council poses for a photo with then-Dean of Engineering Chris Roberts and the college’s namesake, Samuel Ginn, at one of its earliest meetings.

Parker Carpenter and John McCracken participate in the council’s mock interview event, supporting students through career preparedness.

young alumni with Auburn. Soon, the council hosted mock interviews for students to practice their skills and social events in alumni hotspots like Birmingham and Atlanta.

After graduating in 2008 in chemical engineering and moving to Houston, Rodmesia Clarke became an original member. Through serving on the networking committee and as the council’s executive secretary, Clarke saw the ripple effect of its growing presence on campus and with students.

“As a college student, you look around and see all these names on the walls, and there can sometimes be a disconnect between you as a new graduate and those established alumni names,” said Clarke, the director of asset management and governance at Enbridge Gas in Toronto. “It’s good to have that visual presence of young alumni and see, ‘OK, I can be engaged while I’m building my career and the next phase of my life.’”

Thanks to staggered membership in the early days, Clarke served for six years and witnessed even more growth. The council helped build her network and fulfill her values of giving and service.

“I owe Auburn so much,” Clarke said. “Plus, Auburn is such a magical place. When you remain active, you get to be part of the

magic. Staying engaged makes Auburn more than just my alma mater — it makes me feel like part of the Auburn Family.”

Michael Keyser also sees his service on the council as an avenue to ‘give back’ what Auburn gave him in terms of scholarships, his career and, most importantly, meeting his wife, Kelly, ’15 nutrition.

“We feel like we have so much to be grateful for from the college,” Keyser said. “I feel very lucky to have opportunities to give back to the school that’s given us so much.”

Keyser graduated from Auburn in 2015 with degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering. After moving to Mobile to work for Chevron, a friend invited him to come to campus and volunteer for mock interviews.

Though a young professional, he jumped at the opportunity to advise students. Keyser was selected for the council in 2021 and is now the executive vice chair.

“I’m proud of what the council does, period,” said Keyser, a project manager at Mercedes-Benz in Birmingham. “I think it’s a unique group of people who have such a strong heart and passion for helping the college in whatever capacity necessary.”

Emily Traylor, ’10 wireless software engineering, experienced the gap after graduation — unsure where to start her involvement.

“It wasn’t until in 2016 when I was selected for the Young Alumni Council that I started to get more involved with the college,” Traylor said. “That was a great way for me to get my foot in the door with alumni involvement and see what other opportunities there were.”

She served on the council until 2022, including as executive chair for her final two years.

She now serves on the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council, the Computer Science and Software Engineering Business Advisory Council and as a member of 100+ Women Strong.

In addition to the opportunities the Young Alumni Council opened for her, Traylor recounts some of what she witnessed.

“I have so many great memories from my time on the council,” said Traylor, the director of data and cybersecurity at Fullsteam. “I remember in some of the first meetings I attended discussing the new concept of this building — the ‘Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center.’ A few years later, we toured what

was a construction zone, and now that building is a reality. Seeing that come to life is a great memory.”

Today, the 32 Young Alumni Council members meet biannually in the Brown-Kopel Center.

These Young Alumni Council members each serve on one of five working committees: communications and marketing, giving and engagement, mentoring, networking and professional development.

Each committee works with respective on-campus offices, all in pursuit of the original purpose set at the first planning meeting in 2011: “To engage engineering young alumni with the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering by providing programming that will appeal to their volunteer interests, their networking interests and their philanthropic interests.”

According to Mullins, it’s important to establish a purpose and strategy in every program the council creates.

“Because the council took time to develop its purpose and strategy, it has been able to stay the course as it has grown,” she said. “Laying that groundwork allowed them to have a clear direction.”

The 2019 Young Alumni Council tours the construction site of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center that would open later that year. The center houses all student support services from recruiting and scholarships to career development resources.

In 2023, the council hosted more than 100 students for mock interviews and more than 200 young alumni at networking events in Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville and virtually.

The council’s endowed scholarship continues to support an engineering student each year.

Molly Mathews, ’15 industrial and systems engineering, currently serves as the executive chair of the council. Mathews became a member of Auburn Engineering’s 100+ Women Strong program after her graduation and joined the council in 2017 on the networking committee. To her, the council is about turning the intangible into the tangible.

“With the Young Alumni Council, we’re able to give people a discernible way to give their time and talent,” Mathews said. “It takes the distant idea of being an involved alumnus and gives you a real way to get involved.”

And involved, they are.

“One year, one of our members flew in from Japan,” she said. “I kid you not. I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ That just tells you how dedicated our members are.”

Carmichael sees this dedication as a success story.

“I look at what the council is doing now — the people who are involved, how they’re involved and the broader net they have cast to get others involved — and it’s good to see,” Carmichael said.

“We all get opportunities to try and make a difference in those things we care about, some turn out all right, and some don’t. It’s not often we can look back and think, ‘wow, this really came together well.’ I think that is true of the Auburn Engineering Young Alumni Council. It looks like success.”

The 2024 Young Alumni Council is made up of 32 members representing eight majors and numerous industries. The council connects young alumni through networking events at places such as Topgolf in major cities including Atlanta, Birmingham, Houston and Huntsville.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING

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Devante and Jasmyne Brown support all things Auburn Engineering! Devante, ’15 mechanical engineering, serves as an operations manager for Georgia-Pacific. Jasmyne, ’17 industrial and systems engineering, is the process improvement manager at Emory Healthcare. The Browns have an endowed scholarship in the college and also support students through 100+ Women Strong and the Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence. Thank you, Devante and Jasmyne! #ThankfulThursday

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Auburn Engineering, class of 2046! We love seeing our future Auburn engineers showing their support. Thanks to Jeff and Jackie Langhout, both ‘86 industrial engineering, and Jeff and Linda Stone, ‘79 civil engineering and pre-med, for passing the Auburn spirit down to their granddaughters.

We have so much to learn from our surroundings. So glad it’s happening at Auburn. So much to learn. ❤ - @mahaney_pat

IT’S MY JOB

BY JEREMY HENDERSON

LAUREN HICKS ’22 Materials Engineering

YETI Design Engineer

Why Auburn? Why materials engineering?

I grew up in San Antonio. I knew I wanted to go into an engineering discipline — that’s how Auburn came onto my radar. I had a bunch of friends whose older siblings went to Auburn, but I had never even been in the state of Alabama before coming. I applied to a few Texas schools, but the engineering at Auburn was just a lot better. I wanted to do things with biomedical devices, but Auburn didn’t offer a strictly biomedical route. So, I chose material science because it was somewhat similar to a biomedical engineering degree. That kind of opened my eyes to everything it can be used for, especially when you have the right professors and the right people.

What do you do at YETI?

I’m a design engineer. But with my materials engineering background, I’ve been assigned to the seasonal colors program. Every year, we come out with two sets of seasonal colors. You’re trying to tell a story with a brand. Any time you add color to a product, you add contaminants. So, I advise on which colors would be higher risk than others. We work very closely with suppliers and manufacturers. I work closely with our validation engineering team to transform the initial industrial design into a reliable and durable product. This involves working with them to create test plans that test the product to its limits, which helps us ensure we only release the strongest products to support our consumers’ adventures. I have become well-versed in the injection molding process thanks to designing accessory products for our hard coolers. We also use another manufacturing process called rotational molding, which forms our indestructible hard coolers.

What attracted you to the company?

I graduated in 2022 and had no idea what I wanted to do. What drew me to YETI was its mission to be a sustainable brand. YETI uses plastics, but the products are built to last a lifetime. You can pass it through generations. I’m passionate about my work to make

consumer goods that you’re never going to have to replace. If you drop one of our coolers out of a jet, it might crack. But YETI’s whole brand approach is to make something that lasts — used in the wild forever. Part of that ties directly into my job. Whenever I receive a cooler with new colors, it still has to pass all of our rigorous validation testing protocols that ensure our colors are sustainable. We see failures, of course. Not everything will be perfect on the first try, and it’s very difficult to get the answer right away. There’s problem-solving to get a passing result and figuring out what needs to be done on the manufacturing side.

How did Auburn Engineering help prepare you to do that?

Everything you interact with every day is material. What you walk on, what you wear and what your phone is made of. Auburn University taught me a different way to perceive those things. That’s what really made me interested in it in the long term. Knowing that this paper is not just paper — this plastic is not just plastic. Auburn changed my perspective on many things and trained my brain to think a certain way. Dr. (Bart) Prorok taught us a lot during our senior year, especially in senior design. For one project, he gave us a broken crutch and a crutch that had been used for 13 years without failure. We had to do a failure analysis. Did the crutch break because of user error? Was it a design failure? Everyone had a different opinion, and he didn’t give us a lot of instructions. He told us to figure it out. That was one of the most impactful projects I worked on. We learned some pretty advanced stuff but also the importance of teamwork, communicating concisely and delivering information in a way that makes sense to everyone involved. That is something I’m really proud of. I’m able to go up to anyone and ask a question without fear. It is still early in my career, and not a lot of people, especially in companies in different countries, take well to dealing with a 23-year-old woman just out of school. Being able to approach those personality types in a way that can connect with them is something that Auburn definitely taught me. I believe that showing respect makes people want to respect you back.

Be the Creed

I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.

BY DUSTIN DUNCAN

AYDEN KEMP Senior Biosystems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering

Ayden Kemp embodied the Auburn Creed before he knew Auburn was the perfect place for him. Growing up in a military family full of aerospace engineers, he already knew what it meant to believe in work, hard work.

Kemp graduated in May of 2024 with a biosystems engineering degree and will begin his master’s degree in the same field this fall. He will also earn a second undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering in the spring of 2025. Kemp plans to continue this trend by finishing his biosystems engineering master’s degree in the fall of 2026.

Because he can’t get enough Auburn, Kemp plans to obtain his doctorate in biosystems engineering afterward.

“I love Auburn. I love all the opportunities I have,” Kemp said. “It just makes sense because if I stay here, then I can finish my Ph.D. in three to four years, as opposed to going somewhere else and needing four to five years.”

He’s a Goldwater Scholar and an Astronaut Scholar, so what’s next for Ayden Kemp? He wants to sustain life for humans in space while minimizing waste in spacecraft. His current research focuses on creating biofuels from waste materials — basically, rocket fuel from plastic and biomass.

A fourth-generation aerospace engineer and the son of a U.S. Air Force pilot, Kemp found that Auburn had unlimited opportunities to pursue all the dreams he could imagine.

Listen to our podcast with Ayden Kemp at eng.auburn.edu/ginning

I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.

BY DUSTIN DUNCAN

JORGE RUEDA Associate Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jorge Rueda quickly realized that Auburn University was home after his arrival in August 2016.

Rueda, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, joined Auburn University several months after completing his doctoral degree at Iowa State University. Originally from Colombia, he earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander.

When deciding to move to Alabama, Rueda observed that once faculty members come to Auburn, they tend to stay.

“One of the main things I noticed was that the current faculty had all been here for several years,” Rueda said. “The new faculty

members coming in weren’t to replace anyone — it was because they were creating new positions. I didn’t see that in other places, and I could tell something good was happening.”

He quickly knew he made the right choice.

He knew he could talk to any faculty member for advice, which he’s learned is something faculty members don’t have at every major university.

“We have an amazing work environment,” Rueda said. “It’s rare to find a department like ours.”

Now a tenured professor, Rueda is paying it forward by offering the same assistance he received in 2016 to new civil and environmental engineering faculty members.

“There is great collaboration across all disciplines here,” he said. “We want everyone to succeed because when that happens, we all succeed, and Auburn is successful.”

I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn.

Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.

BY JEREMY HENDERSON

CHRISTIAN BRODBECK Director Engineering Research Operations

Christian Brodbeck is the director of engineering research operations. He’s also the faculty advisor for Auburn University’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Auburn in biosystems engineering and a master’s degree in civil engineering. He’s smart. He knows things. But if you want to stump him, ask him to pick a line of the Auburn Creed that best describes his role.

He’ll smile, then he’ll shrug. He can’t do it — not just because he embodies pretty much all of them, which he does. It’s because Brodbeck doesn’t like talking about himself. His actions, however, are as loud as they come.

“In 2017, when I realized that EWB’s mission was to build a better

world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic needs, I felt like it was an organization I wanted to fully embrace,” Brodbeck said.

Fully indeed. In six years, Brodbeck has helped Auburn engineering students design and install four water systems — three in Rwanda and one in Guatemala. He’s loved every second.

“It’s incredibly rewarding,” he said. “Getting to watch people crying tears of joy because they finally have access to clean water is so inspiring that it drives you to put in the extra effort and hours to ensure that we can continue to do this kind of work.”

Hard work. That’s the one.

Listen to our podcast with Christian Brodbeck at eng.auburn.edu/ginning

I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.

BY BETHANY GILES

JANI SARRATT BOWEN Industrial and Systems Engineering Clinical Director of Process Engineering HCA Healthcare

Jani Sarratt Bowen was raised under the Auburn Creed in an Auburn-educated family.

Now, she lives out the ideals outlined in the Creed every day through her own Auburn journey.

“Getting to make my own mark while I was at Auburn as a student was neat after dreaming about it for 18 years,” said Bowen, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Auburn in 2013 and 2015, respectively.

Bowen currently serves as the clinical director of process engineering at HCA Healthcare in Nashville, where she

supports healthcare professionals in ensuring patients get the highest-quality care possible through the most efficient clinical processes.

“I knew that healthcare was the right industry for me because it really allowed me to live out that part of the Creed that means so much to me,” Bowen said. “I can’t take care of a patient myself, but I can help other people do it.”

Bowen recently finished her tenure on the 100+ Women Strong Executive Committee but will remain involved with the organization she has been part of since 2015 helping recruit, retain and reward Auburn women in engineering.

“I’m so proud of 100+ Women Strong and the work that we’re doing,” she said. “It’s incredible to see the impact that this group is able to have on the College of Engineering.

“I don’t think your Auburn story ends when you finish getting your degree. I think it’s just the beginning.”

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS

Mehmet Arik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Adil Bashir, associate professor of electrical engineering, is the coinvestigator on a $5.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. In collaboration with researchers from the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Department of Psychiatry, Bashir is aiming to characterize brain-aging phenomena in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The goal is to identify actionable targets for novel interventions designed to ameliorate aberrant aging in individuals suffering from this disease.

Bryan Beckingham, associate professor of chemical engineering, co-edited a new book with a collaborator from

Tuskegee University titled “The Renewable EnergyWater-Environment Nexus: Fundamentals, Technology, and Policy.” The book describes the connections between renewable energy, water and the environment, and then discusses the interrelationships (and opportunities) between renewable energy systems, environmental systems and societal needs for water.

Beckingham was also elected to the leadership line for the Materials Engineering and Science Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at the Fall National Meeting in Orlando, Florida. He will serve as 2nd vice chair for 2023-2024, followed by vice-chair and chair in subsequent years.

David Bevly, the Bill and Lana McNair Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering, received multiple new contracts, as well as multiple follow-ons to current research. These include $135,000 from Integrated Solutions for Systems to continue developing a soldier-integrated position, navigation and timing system. Additionally, he received $100,000 from Kratos & MicroSystems to study GPS Degradation and Vehicle Dynamics under varying conditions.

Imon Chakraborty, assistant professor in aerospace engineering, was elected to the 2023 class of Associate Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Robert Dean, the McWane Endowed Professor in electrical and computer engineering, received the Outstanding Educator Award for 2023 from the International Microelectronics Assembly & Packaging Society.

Roy Hartfield, Walt and Virginia Woltosz Professor of aerospace engineering, won the 2023 AIAA Aerodynamics Award from the Huntsville chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Rob Jackson, Albert Smith Jr. Professor of mechanical engineering, was selected as editor of the Journal of Tribology, a publication

from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Tribology Division.

Farah Kandah, associate professor in computer science and software engineering, is principal investigator on a three-year, $116,750 National Science Foundation project titled “Creating and Sustaining a Diverse Community of Expertise in Quantum Information Science Across the Southeastern United States.”

Shubhra Karmaker, assistant professor of computer science and software engineering, received a $700,854 grant as the principal investigator from the National Science Foundation. Karmaker also received a $542,485 grant as the principal investigator from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

Konstantin Klyukin, assistant professor of materials

engineering, is the principal investigator on a $2 million project from the National Science Foundation titled “DMREF: Computationally Driven Discovery and Synthesis of 2D Materials through Selective Etching.” The award will advance knowledge frontiers required to develop a very selective electrochemical removal process for the synthesis and discovery of novel 2D materials.

Jia (Peter) Liu, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, is collaborating with faculty in the Auburn University College of Education on a $199,999 National Science Foundation grant to initiate an artificial intelligence educational program for underserved high-school students. The title of the project is “RAPID: DRL AI: A Career-Driven AI Educational Program in Smart Manufacturing for Underserved High-school Students in the Alabama Black Belt Region.”

Joe Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, delivered the 2023 von Kármán

Lecture in Astronautics, a prestigious lectureship hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Majdalani was also named the recipient of the 2024 Wyld Propulsion Award from AIAA, the organization’s highest distinction in propulsion, awarded for outstanding achievements in developing or applying rocket propulsion systems. The AIAA also presented Majdalani with the organization’s Abe M. Zarem Educator Award.

Scott Martin, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received multiple new contracts and grants during the fall of 2023. Among these are a $92,350 grant from the U.S. Air Force to investigate vector tracking using multiple antenna arrays and a $495,500 contract with Geeks & Nerds and the U.S. Army studying Enhanced Dynamics of the Global Navigation Satellite System.

Shiwen Mao, director of the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center, won the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Multimedia Communications Technical Committee Outstanding Researcher Award in

December 2023, and two Best Paper Awards from the 2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2023. He was appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer by ComSoc and was the keynote for eight national and international conferences between September 2023 and February 2024.

Stephen Mills, Auburn University Applied Research Institute principal research scientist, is the principal investigator of a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Mission Based — Multi Domain Operations Test Environment.

Andy Nowak, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named a fellow of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.

Stan Reeves, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering,

developed and taught a course on Bitcoin in the summer of 2023 and then published “Exploring Bitcoin in the University: Preparing a Foundation for Widespread Adoption” in Bitcoin Magazine, the premier magazine for news and developments about Bitcoin. The course covered both technical and nontechnical aspects of Bitcoin.

Larry Rilett, the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Distinguished Professor and director of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute, was honored with the Steinberg Award by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, which annually recognizes “an individual who has made remarkable contributions to transportation education and research.”

Chad Rose, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Michael Zabala, associate professor of mechanical

engineering, are collaborating on a $117,000 subcontract from Outpost Technologies on a Defense Health Agency Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I project titled “WearAble for Litter-Carry Mission AssistaNce” (WALCMAN).

Fan Yin, associate research professor and assistant director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology, was awarded five research projects from Equistar Chemicals LP, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Transportation, totaling $1.55 million in funding. Fan was also elected to cochair the Technical Committee on Alternative Paving Materials

– Design and Performance of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures, a world-renowned association aimed to promote scientific cooperation in the area of construction materials and structures since its establishment in 1947.

Michael Zabala, Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Endowed Associate Professor in mechanical engineering, along with former graduate students, was awarded a U.S. patent for “Methods for Manufacturing Individualized Protective Gear from Body Scan and Resulting Products.”

Xinyu Zhang, Alumni Professor of chemical

PROMOTIONS and TENURE

The following faculty were promoted to full professor:

Mark Adams

Electrical and Computer

Allan David

Chemical

The following faculty were promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure:

Vinamra Agrawal

Aerospace

Benjamin Bowers

Civil and Environmental

engineering, is the principal investigator on a team of researchers developing innovative, cost-effective and portable opioid biosensors utilized by patients, medical professionals and law enforcement, capable of providing immediate and accurate opioid detection and monitoring. Their project, “An Integrated and Miniaturized Opioid Sensor System: Advancing Evidence-Based Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis,” was awarded $649,585 from the U.S. National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator, Track L: Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications.

Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor of civil and environmental

engineering, co-authored a handbook aimed at helping state Department of Transportation offices reduce the risk of wrong-way driving crashes.

Shiqiang Zou, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been appointed as an associate editor for a peerreviewed international journal, Desalination and Water Treatment. He is one of only two editors representing the U.S. on the editorial board.

Imon Chakrabotry

Aerospace

Siyuan Dai

Mechanical

Mark Hoffman

Mechanical

Jia Liu

Industrial and Systems

Russell Mailen

Aerospace

Anh Nguyen

Computer Science and Software

Tae-sik Oh

Chemical

Gregory Purdy

Industrial and Systems

Nicholas Tsolas

Mechanical

Yang Zhou

Computer Science and Software

The following faculty member was awarded tenure:

Adil Bashir

Electrical and Computer

GIVING THE AUBURN EXPERIENCE

Recent aerospace engineering graduate Emma Signor has made the most of her time at Auburn. Excelling inside the classroom, she is also a star outside of it.

A researcher in the Advanced Propulsion Research Laboratory, Signor showcased her talents with the Auburn University Rocketry Association, the Auburn AIAA chapter, and the Cupola Engineering Ambassadors. In the fall, she’ll be back for her master’s degree in aerospace engineering.

Signor’s Auburn Experience was made possible through scholarships, including one created by 1959 Auburn alumnus Bo Davidson through an estate gift.

As you plan for the future, please consider how an estate gift can change the lives of students like Emma Signor. Contact our gift planning specialists to learn how you can create a meaningful and tax-saving gift that will impact Auburn for generations.

Simple ways to create your legacy at Auburn

• Make a gift through your will or living trust

• Designate Auburn as a beneficiary on a bank or retirement account

• Give Auburn a life insurance policy you no longer need

• Make a gift that also pays you an income, such as a charitable gift annuity

• Donate appreciated assets and receive a generous tax break

DON’T WAIT TO CREATE YOUR legacy AT AUBURN.

THE AWARD GOES TO...

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted nine individuals — including four Auburn University alumni — and one corporation during a February ceremony at The Westin Huntsville.

Class of 2024 inductees from the university included Nicole Faulk, ’96 and ’99 mechanical engineering; Maj. Gen. James Livingston, ’62 civil engineering; and Charlie Miller, ’80 civil engineering. Tim McCartney, ’80 civil engineering, who was selected for the Class of 2023 but was unable to attend last year due to a scheduling conflict, was also inducted this year.

CLASS OF 2024

Nicole Faulk ’96 / Mechanical Engineering

Nicole Faulk earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1996 and her master’s degree in the same discipline in 1999. She currently serves as Alabama Power’s senior vice president of sustainability and environmental affairs and is responsible for the company’s environmental strategy and compliance while overseeing sustainability and environmental stewardship initiatives. She previously served as the company’s vice president of transmission construction and protection and controls, where she oversaw the transmission line construction, substation construction and P&C field services teams, providing a dedicated focus on critical field activities to ensure safe and efficient implementation of large transmission projects. She began her career with Southern Company in 1998 as an engineer in Southern Nuclear’s professional development program and previously served as Georgia Power’s senior vice president of customer strategy and solutions, vice president of corporate services for Georgia Power and vice president of customer service and operations at Mississippi Power.

In recognition of her professional accomplishments, Faulk was named Auburn’s Department of Mechanical Engineering Alumna of the Year in 2018 and was named a Distinguished Auburn Engineer in 2022. She currently serves as a director of the Auburn University Foundation Board and formerly as chair of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and chair of the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.

Faulk is a member of the university’s Foy, 1856 and Petrie giving societies and the College of Engineering’s Ginn Society. She has established scholarships in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, including an Ever Auburn Scholarship for underserved students.

Maj. Gen. James Livingston ’62 / Civil Engineering

Maj. Gen. James Livingston earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn University in 1962. Immediately commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Livingston used his Auburn Engineering education and leadership skills to serve this country in the most tangible way possible — in battle.

On May 2, 1968, while serving as the commanding officer, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, during his second tour of duty in Vietnam, he led 180 men in an attack against a much larger force entrenched in a highly fortified network of more than 100 bunkers, all of which were destroyed.

This year’s inductees included (from left) Tim McCartney, ’80 civil engineering (class of 2023); Nicole Faulk, ’96 and ’99 mechanical engineering; Maj. Gen. James Livingston, ’62 civil engineering; and Charlie Miller, ’80 civil engineering.

His rare, selfless display of courage and leadership during the Battle of Dai Do, which cost him several months in the hospital, resulted in him being awarded the Medal of Honor, presented to him by President Richard Nixon in 1970. Livingston is the only Auburn University graduate awarded the Medal of Honor.

Livingston retired on Sept. 1, 1995, and throughout his 33 years of active duty he received dozens of other medals and commendations — both military and civilian — including three Purple Hearts and a state of Georgia historical marker erected in his honor. In 2012, Auburn University honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career and unwavering dedication to his alma mater.

Charlie Miller ’80 / Civil Engineering

Charlie Miller earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn in 1980 and later completed the Wharton Executive Program on financial management at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he joined Brown & Root, a global engineering, construction and services company in Houston, where he served in project management positions and worked overseas in Venezuela.

In 1985, Miller went to work for Birmingham-based Harbert Corporation as a project engineer. In 1993, he joined Raymond Harbert as a founding partner of Harbert Management Corporation, an investment management firm focusing solely on alternative assets — not traditional stocks and bonds. At its peak, Harbert Management managed more than $25 billion for institutional investors across the globe. During his career at Harbert Management, Miller had several key roles, including chief financial officer, executive vice president and head of global distribution, overseeing all fundraising, capital acquisition and investor relations operations. For his professional achievements, Miller was named a Distinguished Auburn Engineer in 2015.

A dedicated alumnus of Auburn University, Miller previously served on the Auburn University Foundation board of directors as chair of the investment committee, the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and is a life member of the Auburn Alumni Association. He and his wife, Lisa, support Auburn’s 1856, Samford and Foy societies and engineering’s EAGLE and Keystone societies. They have also generously established an endowment to support an outstanding faculty member with engineering and business practices expertise.

CLASS OF 2023

Tim McCartney ’80 / Civil Engineering

Tim McCartney earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn in 1980 and a master’s in business administration from Emory University in 1993. Following graduation from Auburn, he embarked on his professional journey by immersing himself in his family’s enterprises — McCartney Construction and Calhoun Asphalt Company. Initially assuming the role of plant manager at Calhoun Asphalt Company, McCartney honed his expertise in operations during the next seven years before transitioning

to the financial realm. Serving as chief financial officer of the family business, he played a pivotal role in steering McCartney Construction to become one of the premiere asphalt pavement contractors and construction material producers in Alabama. In a crowning achievement, McCartney Construction clinched the prestigious Sheldon Hayes Award from the National Asphalt Pavement Association in 2017 for that year’s highest quality in asphalt paving in the country. Their work on Anniston’s Eastern Bypass project solidified their status as an industry leader.

His influence extended beyond the corporate realms as he assumed roles in various industry associations. He served as president of the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) in 1987 and the Alabama Roadbuilders Association in 2017. As president of AAPA, he championed transformative initiatives, revolutionizing the state’s asphalt industry with an end-result specification program. His leadership reshaped industry standards, ensuring higher quality and efficiency in asphalt pavement projects. Transitioning to public service, he was appointed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in 2018 to serve as chair of the Alabama Workforce Council (AWC), a role in which he continues to serve. As an advocate for workforce enhancement, he directs efforts toward fostering technical skills, particularly among K-12 students, with a focus on engineering. Beyond his AWC duties, McCartney holds membership in numerous councils and boards at local and statewide levels, including the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, Etowah Industrial Development Authority, the Gadsden Airport Authority, Alabama Office of Apprenticeship Advisory Board and the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University — the world’s premier center for asphalt research, development and training — that creates more than $125 million in economic impact to the state of Alabama each year.

His enduring commitment to education and community development is evident in his philanthropic endeavors. He and his wife, Laura, ’80 civil engineering, have established scholarships at Auburn University and Gadsden State Community College to empower aspiring engineers and technical professionals from underrepresented communities.

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame was chartered by the governor in 1987 to honor those individuals, corporations and projects associated with the state that have brought credit to the engineering profession. Approximately 200 engineers, 50 projects and 35 firms have been recognized by the hall. These inductees span from border to border, across all industries, and personify the impact engineering has played on the economy, quality of life and standard of living for the people of Alabama. The Hall of Fame is overseen by engineering colleges and schools at Auburn University, Alabama A&M University, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of South Alabama.

CUPOLA REPORT

KEYSTONE SOCIETY planned gifts

Annual FUNDS

GINN SOCIETY endowment FUNDS eagle society

corporationS and foundations

We have made every attempt to accurately reflect donor information . If you notice a discrepancy, please contact Rachel Jordan in the Office of Advancment at 334-844-2736 or racheljordan@auburn.edu.

For a listing of donors who gave prior to 2023, please see previous spring issues of the Cupola Report at eng.auburn.edu/magazine.

KEYSTONE SOCIETY

The Engineering Keystone Society consists of alumni and friends who recognize the importance of private support to the college’s ongoing success. These members have risen to the challenge of moving the college boldly into the future by making the highest commitment of annual giving – $50,000 or more – to the college’s unrestricted fund over a five-year period. Our sustaining members continue this commitment for more than five years. These gifts allow Auburn Engineering to be nimble in planning and take advantage of emerging educational opportunities.

Mr. Thomas Denny Anspach ’94 & Mrs. Aneda Chandler Anspach ’95

Mr. Michael Patrick Batey ’79 & Mrs. Elizabeth Batey

Ms. Leslee Belluchie ’83 & Mr. Rick Knop

Mr. Felix C. “Kit” Brendle Jr. ’73 & Mrs. Gail Williams Brendle ’76

Mr. James Harrison Carroll Jr. ’54* & Mrs. Betty McNeice Carroll*

Mr. Patrick Thomas Carroll ’87

Mr. Frank M. Cater ’61 & Mrs. Dorothy M. Cater

Mr. Steven Glenn Cates ’85 & Mrs. Lyn Cates

Mr. J. Edward Chapman Jr. ’56* & Mrs. Lee Chapman

Mr. Randall Clark Chase ’85 & Mrs. Beth R. Chase

Mr. Shawn Edward Cleary ’82 & Mrs. Anne M. Cleary ’82

Mr. James L. Cooper Jr. ’81 & Mrs. Anna B. Cooper

Mr. Joseph Lamar Cowan ’70 & Mrs. Jo Ann Culpepper Cowan ’69

Mr. Kevin Thomas Cullinan ’09

Mr. William J. Cutts ’55

Dr. Julian Davidson ’50* & Mrs. Dorothy Davidson*

Mr. Michael Arthur DeMaioribus ’76 & Mrs. Leta DeMaioribus

Mr. Joe D. Edge ’70 & Mrs. Jayne W. Edge ’71

Mrs. Linda Ann Figg ’81 & Mr. Richard Drew

Mr. C. Warren Fleming ’43*

Mr. Phillip Alan Forsythe ’81 & Mrs. Margaret Long Forsythe ’81

Mr. Charles Earley Gavin III ’59 & Mrs. Marjorie Frazier-Gavin

Mr. Charles E. Gavin IV ’82* & Mrs. Kimberly Kocian Gavin ’83

Mr. Gary Ross Godfrey ’86 & Mrs. Carol J. Godfrey ’86

Mr. Ralph B. Godfrey ’64 & Mrs. Lynda Godfrey

Mr. Christopher Lynn Golden ’96 & Mrs. Carmen Ingrando Golden

Mr. Glenn Harold Guthrie ’62 & Mrs. Carol Guthrie

Mr. Robert Otto Haack Jr. ’83 & Mrs. Margaret Fuller Haack ’83

Mr. William George Hairston III ’67 & Mrs. Paula Hairston

Mr. Thomas Albert Hand ’95 & Mrs. Staci Hand

Mr. William F. Hayes ’65 & Mrs. Patricia Walkden Hayes

Mr. John P. Helmick Jr. ’56 & Mrs. Claudette Helmick

Maj. James M. Hoskins ’81 & Mrs. Bertha T. Hoskins ’80

Mr. John Kenneth Jones ’59 & Mrs. Jo R. Jones

Mr. Byron R. Kelley ’70 & Mrs. Melva B. Kelley

Mr. Lester Killebrew Sr. ’68 & Mrs. Catherine V. Killebrew ’69

Dr. Oliver D. Kingsley Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Vandalyn Kingsley

Mr. Minga Cecil LaGrone Jr. ’51* & Mrs. Novan LaGrone

Mr. Ronald Craig Lipham ’74 & Mrs. Lynda Lipham

Mr. John Andrew MacFarlane ’72 & Mrs. Anne Warren MacFarlane ’73

Mr. Gary Clements Martin ’57

Dr. Michael B. McCartney ’57*

Mr. James D. McMillan ’61 & Mrs. Paula Stapp McMillan ’65

Mr. Joe McMillan ’58* & Mrs. Billie Carole McMillan

Mr. William R. McNair ’68 & Mrs. Lana McNair

Mr. Morris G. Middleton ’61*

Mr. Charles Donald Miller ’80 & Mrs. Lisa Q. Miller

Mr. Joseph Austin Miller ’83 & Mrs. Donna J. Miller ’84

Mr. David R. Motes ’77

Dr. Robert Mark Nelms ’ 80

Mr. David Kenneth Owen ’77 & Mrs. Olivia Kelley Owen ’77

Mr. Howard E. Palmes ’60 & Mrs. Shirley Palmes

Mr. Earl B. Parsons Jr. ’60 & Mrs. Nancy Parsons

Mr. Hal N. Pennington ’59 & Mrs. Peggy Pennington

Mr. Gerald L. Pouncey Jr. Esq. ’82 & Mrs. Bonnie Pouncey

Mr. Richard Davison Quina ’48* & Mrs. Marjorie Quina*

Mr. Thomas Leonard Ray ’69 & Mrs. Barbara Ray

Mr. William Allen Reed ’70 & Mrs. Martha Reimer Reed ’69

Mr. William Burch Reed ’50* & Mrs. Elizabeth Reed*

Mr. Carl A. Register ’63 & Mrs. Joan T. Register

Mr. Edgar L. Reynolds ’70* & Mrs. Peggy Reynolds*

Mr. Harry Glen Rice ’77* & Mrs. Gail G. Rice

Mr. Richard Young Roberts ’73 & Mrs. Peggy Frew Roberts ’74

Mr. Charles Philip Saunders ’74

Mr. George M. Sewell ’59* & Mrs. Rita Gillen Sewell

Mr. Albert James Smith Jr. ’47* & Mrs. Julia Collins Smith ’99*

Mr. Douglas W. Smith ’12 & Mrs. Jill Smith

Mr. Zeke Walter L. Smith ’82 & Mrs. Darlene P. Smith

Mr. John Albert Smyth Jr. ’70 & Mrs. Melanie Whatley Smyth ’70

Mr. Paul Joseph Spina Jr. ’63 & Mrs. Bena Ann Spina

Mr. James H. Stewart Jr. ’60 & Mrs. Zula Stewart*

Dr. Linda J. Stone ’79 & Mr. Jeffrey Ira Stone ’79

Mr. Anthony Joseph Topazi ’73*

Mr. George Egbert Uthlaut ’54 & Mrs. Dorothy S. Uthlaut ’54*

Mr. Jeffrey Norman Vahle ’85 & Mrs. Harriet Woodbery Vahle ’84

Mr. Mark David Vanstrum ’79

Mr. William J. Ward ’55* & Mrs. Rubilyn Wells Ward

Mr. William E. Warnock Jr. ’74 & Mrs. Rebecca C. Warnock

Mr. Leroy L. Wetzel ’59* & Mrs. Nell S. Wetzel

Mr. Dwight L. Wiggins Jr. ’62 & Mrs. Bonnie Wiggins

Mr. Walter Stanley Woltosz ’69 & Mrs. Virginia Woltosz

BOLD = sustaining member / *deceased

CUPOLA REPORT

GINN SOCIETY

Auburn Engineering’s Ginn Society is named for the visionary and philanthropic leadership of Samuel L. Ginn, a 1959 industrial management graduate and the college’s namesake. The Ginn Society acknowledges cumulative giving of $25,000 or more to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Mr. Robert S. Abrams & Mrs. Marilyn Abrams

Mr. Jeffrey Scott Ackel ’99 & Mrs. Carrie Ackel

Mr. Joseph W. Ackerman ’60

Gen. Jimmie V. Adams ’57 & Mrs. Judy T. Adams

Mr. Kirby Clarke Adams ’77 & Dr. John Healy

Mr. James T. Adkison Jr. ’71 & Mrs. Dianne Booker Adkison ’71

Mr. Lewis S. Agnew Jr. ’04 & Mrs. Kathryn Rooney Agnew

Mr. Robert S. Aicklen ’73 & Mrs. Patricia P. Aicklen ’74

Mr. Charles S. Aiken Jr. ’73 & Mrs. Catherine C. Aiken

Ms. Jennifer D. Alley

Ms. Barbara Allison

Mr. John P. Anderson ’76 & Mrs. Cynthia M. Anderson ’76

Mr. John Thomas Anderson ’00 & Mrs. Jennifer J. Anderson

Mr. Pete L. Anderson P.E. ’75

Mr. Gerald B. Andrews Sr. ’59 & Mrs. Claire S. Andrews ’73

Mr. Thomas Denny Anspach ’94 & Mrs. Nicole Chandler Anspach ’95

Mr. Stephen Tate Armstrong ’96 & Mrs. Kathleen Meadows Armstrong ’96

Mr. Dan Hogan Arnold Jr. ’88 & Mrs. Mary Joyce Arnold

Dr. Hollis David Arnold ’71 & Mrs. Lisa Olivia Arnold ’87

Mrs. Mary W. Arnold & Mr. Peter Arnold*

Mr. Timothy Michael Arnold ’94 & Mrs. Margaret Schlereth Arnold

Lt. Col. Mike Askew ’87 & Mrs. Susan Sumners Askew ’87

Dr. Maria Lujan Auad

Mr. Thomas Glenn Avant ’60 & Mrs. Janis Avant

Mr. Diaco Aviki ’95 & Mrs. Angela Aviki

Ms. Dion Marlene Aviki ’04

Mr. Manucher Azmudeh ’60 & Mrs. Mahvash Azmudeh

Mr. Charles Frederick Bach ’58

Mr. James G. Bagley Jr. ’83 & Mrs. Melissa S. Bagley

Mr. James Arthur Bailey ’97 & Mrs. Maggie Bailey

Mr. Willie J. Ballard & Mrs. Cynthia Ballard

Mr. James O’Neal Ballenger ’59 & Mrs. Bettye Bowman Ballenger ’59

Ms. Beverly Houston Banister ’83

Dr. Jewel B. Barlow ’63 & Dr. Diane Ledbetter Barlow ’63*

Mrs. Agnes B. Barrett & Mr. Edward Parr Barrett ’48*

Mr. Joseph F. Barth III ’71 & Mrs. Gail Barth

Mr. Michael Patrick Batey ’79 & Mrs. Elizabeth Batey

Mr. Robert E. Batson ’70 & Mrs. Susan Brasfield Batson ’70*

Mr. Ben Beasley ’65

Mr. Malcolm Neil Beasley Sr. ’70 & Mrs. Wilma Beasley

Mr. Craig Shipley Beatty ’81 & Mrs. Judy Dickinson Beatty ’83

Mrs. Virginia Hardenbergh Beck ’60 & Mr. Martin L. Beck Jr. ’49*

Ms. Rose-Gaelle Belinga ’09

Mr. Christopher T. Bell ’83 & Mrs. Allison F. Bell

Ms. Leslee Belluchie ’83 & Mr. Rick Knop

Dr. Larry Benefield ’66 & Mrs. Mary L. Benefield

Mr. Bryan F. Bennighof ’96 & Mrs. Emily Langford Bennighof

Mr. Charles William Berry Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Charlene L. Berry

Mr. Morgan Lawton Berry ’01 & Mrs. Laura Paulk Berry ’01

Mr. Jason Alan Beville ’96 & Mrs. Wendy Greene Beville

Mr. Robert E. Bickert ’82 & Mrs. Lisa Bickert

Dr. William E. Biles ’60 & Mrs. Rebecca Biles

Mr. Robert Lee Bishop Jr. ’79 & Mrs. Sara Ann Bishop

Dr. William Yancy Bishop ’68 & Mrs. Rosemarie Bishop*

Dr. Nancy Pugh Bissinger ’73 & Mr. Allan Harry Bissinger ’75*

Mr. Sean Michael Bittner ’16 & Mrs. Allison K. Bittner ’15

Mr. Edward Thomas Blackmon ’93 & Ms. Judy C. Shirley

Mr. Robert W. Bledsoe ’10 & Mrs. Lauren Snyder Bledsoe

Dr. Denise Blanchard Boehm ’80 & Dr. Richard Boehm

Mr. Robert L. Boggan Jr. ’59 & Mrs. Lelia Burwell Boggan ’59

Cmdr. Bobby C. Bolt ’89 & Mrs. Kimberly E. Bolt

Mrs. Shirley Frazier Boulware ’91 & Mr. Brian A. Boulware

Mrs. Marilyn L. Box & Mr. Paul C. Box*

Mrs. Lois Anne Boykin & Mr. Jack W. Boykin ’61*

Mrs. Linda Lou Brackin ’70 & Dr. Brice H. Brackin ’69*

Mr. Robert Joseph Brackin ’80 & Mrs. Roberta Marcantonio

Mrs. Shirley A. Bradford & Mr. Rodney Bradford ’67*

Dr. David B. Bradley ’65

Mr. J. B. Braswell

Mr. Daniel F. Breeden ’57 & Mrs. Josephine M. Breeden

Mr. Gregory James Breland ’84

Mr. Felix C. Brendle Jr. ’73 & Mrs. Gail Williams Brendle ’76

Mrs. Dorothy Y. Bridges & Mr. William D. Bridges ’60*

Mr. David W. Brooks III ’81 & Mrs. Beverlye Brady Brooks ’82

Mrs. Nancie E. Brooks ’76 & Mr. W. Charlie Brooks

Mr. Dan H. Broughton ’63 & Mrs. Sheila Broughton

Mr. Devante C. Brown ’15 & Mrs. Jasmyne K. Brown ’17

Mr. Dwight Truman Brown ’69 & Mrs. Mary Ellen Brown

Mr. Herbert W. Brown Jr. ’67 & Mrs. Marlice Elaine Brown

Mr. John Wilford Brown ’57 & Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown ’57

Mr. L. Owen Brown ’64 & Mrs. Brookes Brown

Mr. William Scott Brown ’71

Mr. David C. Brubaker ’71 & Mrs. Theresa Brubaker

Mr. Thomas D. Burson ’58 & Mrs. Frances Wilson Burson ’58

Mrs. Rebecca Burt & Mr. Henry M. Burt Jr. ’58*

Dr. Gisela Buschle-Diller

Mr. Daniel M. Bush ’72

Mr. Donald Ray Bush ’63 & Mrs. Edith Medders Bush

Mr. Harris Donovan Bynum ’58

Mr. Robert Flournoy Bynum ’75 & Mrs. Gretchen Luepke Bynum*

Mr. Patrick L. Byrne ’71 & Mrs. Carolyn Marshall Byrne*

Mr. Robert Howard Campbell ’97 & Mrs. Elizabeth W. Campbell

Mr. Roger J. Campbell ’59 & Mrs. Judith E. Campbell

Mrs. Lois Cannady & Mr. William E. Cannady ’42*

Mr. Samuel Benton Cantey V ’98 & Mrs. Emily A. Cantey

Mr. J. Travis Capps Jr. ’94 & Mr. Lee Anthony

Mr. John Phillip Caraway ’92 & Mrs. Patricia M. Caraway

Mr. James Ronald Carbine ’81

Mr. Russell Lee Carbine ’83 & Mrs. Anna Calhoun Carbine ’83

Mrs. Helen B. Carlisle & Dr. Dwight Lester Carlisle Jr. ’58*

Mr. Benjamin M. Carmichael ’00 & Mrs. Abby Marie Carmichael ’03

Mr. Donald Edward Carmon ’88 & Mrs. Dianna Carmon

Mrs. Nancy Brunson Carr ’63 & Mr. Benjamin F. Carr Jr. ’60*

Mrs. Cynthia L. Carroll

Mr. Patrick Thomas Carroll ’87

Dr. Tony J. Catanzaro ’84 & Mrs. Tracey H. Catanzaro ’83

Mr. Frank M. Cater ’61 & Mrs. Dorothy M. Cater

Mr. Steven Glenn Cates ’85 & Mrs. Lyn Cates

Mrs. Margaret King Cerny ’69 & Mr. Otto Peter Cerny ’69*

Mr. Peter Judson Chamberlin ’81 & Mrs. Genie Chamberlin

Mr. Joe Mark Chambers Jr. ’72 & Mrs. Elizabeth M. Chambers ’76

Mr. John Wendell Chambliss P.E. ’73 & Mrs. Fletcher Hanson Chambliss ’83

Ms. Katherine Leigh Champion ’11

Mr. James M. Chandler III ’84 & Mrs. Valerie Chandler

Ms. Gwendolyn Weddington ’80 & Mr. Robert Chandler

Mrs. Lee Chapman & Mr. J. Edward Chapman Jr. ’56*

Mr. Wheeler E. Chapman III ’83 & Mrs. Laurianne Chapman

Mr. Clarance Joseph Chappell III ’59 & Mrs. Martha F. Chappell*

Mr. Randall Clark Chase ’85 & Mrs. Beth R. Chase

Mr. Pedro Piercie Cherry ’93 & Mrs. Tomeka Crowe Cherry ’97

Mr. Bradley P. Christopher ’91 & Mrs. Sonya Faust Christopher

Mr. Jing-Yau Chung & Mrs. Alice Chung

Mr. Shawn Edward Cleary ’82 & Mrs. Anne M. Cleary ’82

Dr. Prabhakar Clement ’93 & Mrs. Sabina Wilfred Clement ’92

*deceased

Dr. Jo Anne Hamrick Coggins ’75 & Mr. Terry James Coggins ’76

Mr. James C. Cole ’50

Mr. Edward Louis Collari & Mrs. Meridith Vinson Collari ’00

Dr. Kuan Collins

Mr. Eldridge J. Cook Jr. & Mrs. Rhonda Horne Cook ’80*

Mr. Sean C. Cook ’05

Mr. Timothy Donald Cook ’82

Mr. James L. Cooper Jr. ’81 & Mrs. Anna B. Cooper

Ms. Lisa Ann Copeland ’85

Dr. Mary F. Cordato

Mr. Bradley William Corson ’83 & Mrs. Joan Corson

Mr. Vincent Russell Costanza ’84 & Mrs. Stacey Shehan Costanza ’92

Mr. Bradley Russell Cothran ’88

Mr. Samuel S. Coursen Jr. ’73 & Mrs. Denise Coursen

Mr. Joseph Lamar Cowan ’70 & Mrs. Jo Ann Culpepper Cowan ’69

Ms. Lynn Sinopole Craft ’05

Ms. Trudy Craft-Austin

Mr. Douglas Robert Craig ’90 & Mrs. Alyson B. Craig

Mrs. Barbara Ann Adkins Crane & Mr. Theodore P. Crane Jr. ’58*

Mr. Wayne J. Crews ’60 & Mrs. Louise Crews

Dr. Malcolm J. Crocker & Dr. Ruth Catherine Crocker

Mrs. Ragan White Crowell ’98 & Mr. Daniel Crowell

Mrs. Deborah Cunningham & Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham ’62*

Mr. Malcolm A. Cutchins Jr. ’79

Dr. Mary K. Boudreaux & Mr. Calvin Cutshaw

Mr. William J. Cutts ’55

Mr. Oliver Wendell Dallas Jr. ’90 & Mrs. Ruth Chambers Dallas ’88

Mr. John Palmer Darnall III ’58 & Mrs. Jane Marie Darnall

Dr. Allan E. David & Mrs. Helen David

Mrs. Charlotte Davis & Mr. Charles Edward Davis ’59*

Dr. N. Jan Davis ’77 & Mr. Schuyler H. Richardson

Brig. Gen. Robert L. Davis ’74 & Mrs. Barbara Baker Davis ’72

Mrs. Jane Day & Mr. Walter R. Day Jr. ’53*

Mr. James Dean ’82

Dr. Harry L. Deffebach Jr. ’63 & Mrs. Mary Deffebach

Mr. Michael Arthur DeMaioribus ’76 & Mrs. Leta DeMaioribus

Mr. Charles Burson DePue III ’97

Mr. James Lamont Dixon ’97 & Ms. Kidada Cain Dixon ’99

Mrs. Amy Thomas Dobbs ’78 & Mr. Joseph G. Dobbs

Mrs. Ercel Friel Donehoo ’63 & Mr. John C. Donehoo ’63*

Mr. Robert Bruce Donnellan ’76 & Mrs. Kay L. Donnellan

Mrs. Carol Hilton Dorn ’84 & Mr. Alan Dorn

Mr. William G. Dorriety ’84 & Mrs. Donna Dorriety

Mr. Joseph Evans Downey Jr. P.E. ’85 & Mrs. Susan Noland Downey ’90

Mr. Melvin Lee Drake Jr. ’77 & Mrs. Diane Rowan Drake ’77

Mrs. Linda D. DuCharme ’86 & Mr. Richard DuCharme

Mr. Patrick Erby Duke ’99

Mr. Wendell Harris Duke ’73 & Mrs. Margaret H. Duke

Mr. Eric Mark Dunlap ’06

Mr. Timothy John Dwyer ’85

Mr. Ronald M. Dykes ’69 & Mrs. Anne Dykes

Mr. Lewis H. Eberdt Jr. ’54 & Mrs. Annette Bailey Eberdt ’53*

Dr. Mario Richard Eden & Mrs. Leeja Eden

Mr. Joe D. Edge ’70 & Mrs. Jayne W. Edge ’71

Mr. Carlos Houston Elkin Jr. ’77 & Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Elkins ’77

Mr. Donald B. Ellis ’61 & Mrs. Barbara B. Ellis

Mr. H. Wendell Ellis ’67 & Mrs. Celia Ellis

Mr. Joseph Etheridge & Mrs. Vicky Etheridge

Mr. Adrian Terrigo Evans ’87 & Mrs. Sharlene Reed Evans ’86

Mr. Jim W. Evans ’67 & Mrs. Marsha P. Evans

Mr. P. Kessler Fabian ’59

Mrs. Angela Lynn Fanney ’04 & Mr. Lawson Fanney

Mr. Norman Smith Faris Jr. ’59 & Mrs. Judith Jones Faris ’58*

Ms. Ada Nicole Faulk ’96

Mr. Mark Douglas Feagin ’85 & Mrs. Elan Pardue Feagin ’86

Mr. Steven Scott Fendley ’91 & Mrs. Albany Fendley

Ms. Ann Marie Ferretti ’75

Mrs. Linda Ann Figg ’81 & Mr. Richard Drew

Mr. William Jackson Fite Sr. ’85 & Mrs. Laura Horton Fite ’86

Mr. Lawrence Walton Fleming ’80 & Mrs. Julia F. Fleming

Mr. William Thomas Flippin ’00 & Mrs. Nicole Hobbs Flippin ’00

Mr. Paul R. Flowers Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Barbara Meeker Flowers ’68

Mr. John N. Floyd Jr. ’85 & Mrs. Amy Jordan Floyd ’86

Mrs. Mamie McNure Flynn & Capt. Gordon L. Flynn ’57*

Ms. Sabrina Foley

Mr. Stanley F. Folker Jr. ’68

Mr. William Mark Ford & Mrs. Beth Ford

Mr. Joe Wallace Forehand Jr. ’71 & Mrs. Gayle D. Forehand ’70

Mr. Phillip Alan Forsythe ’81 & Mrs. Margaret Long Forsythe ’81

Capt. Michael Victor Forte ’82 & Mrs. Shelley Forte

Mr. Michael R. Fosdick ’74 & Mrs. Renee Fosdick

Ms. Muriel J. Foster ’00

Mr. Earl Richard Foust ’71 & Mrs. Nan Vinson Foust ’71

Mr. Philip Gordon Fraher ’88 & Mrs. Kimberley W. Fraher ’88

Mr. Thomas M. Frassrand ’76 & Ms. Claudia J. Cola

Mrs. Gwenn Smith Freeman ’73 & Mr. John E. Freeman

Mr. Christian G. Gackstatter ’84 & Mrs. Karen Gackstatter

Mr. Jason Matthew Gallaspy ’97 & Mrs. Kelly Doss Gallaspy

CAPT Davis R. Gamble Jr. ’74 & Mrs. Patricia Gamble

Mr. John Palmer Garrett & Mrs. Kathy Horton Garrett

Mr. Thomas Bryan Garrett ’85 & Mrs. Anne Turnbull Garrett

Mr. Maury D. Gaston ’82 & Mrs. Nancy Gaston

Mr. Sibbley Paul Gauntt ’54 & Mrs. Mary S. Gauntt

Mr. Charles Early Gavin III ’59 & Mrs. Marjorie Frazier-Gavin

Mr. Zachary John Gentile Jr. ’93 & Mrs. Dana Gentile

Mr. John William Gibbs ’72 & Mrs. Patricia Gibbs

Dr. George Edward Gibson Jr. ’80 & Mrs. Gail Howard Gibson ’90

Mr. Michael V. Ginn

Mr. Samuel L. Ginn ’59 & Mrs. Ann Ginn

Mr. John Emory Gipson ’83 & Mrs. Patti Gipson

Mr. Charlie Godfrey & Mrs. Maxine Godfrey

Mr. Gary Ross Godfrey ’86 & Mrs. Carol J. Godfrey ’86

Mr. Ralph B. Godfrey ’64 & Mrs. Lynda Godfrey

Mr. Christopher Lynn Golden ’96 & Mrs. Carmen Ingrando Golden

Mr. James J. Goodwin ’58

Mr. James Everett Goosby ’00 & Mrs. Erica Carencia Goosby

Mr. M. James Gorrie II ’84 & Mrs. Alison Mobley Gorrie ’84

Mr. Magnus Miller Gorrie ’57 & Mrs. Frances Greene Gorrie ’59

Dr. Griffin Keith Gothard ’88

Dr. Katina Kodadek Gothard ’97

Mrs. Elizabeth Grant & Mr. Jefferson Lavelle Grant Jr. ’69*

Mr. Stanley L. Graves ’67 & Mrs. Patsy Hyche Graves ’70

Mr. David Martin Gray ’93 & Mrs. Susan Baskin Gray ’92

Mr. Gary Wayne Gray ’69 & Mrs. Jo Evelyn Gray

Mr. Lamar S. Gray ’72 & Mrs. Susan Gray

Mr. Ruskin Clegg Green ’91 & Mrs. Julie Green

Mr. Walter Wanzel Griffin ’47 & Mrs. Mary Jane Griffin*

Mr. Donald W. Griffis ’61 & Mrs. Barbara S. Griffis

Mr. Gordon H. Griffith ’57 & Mrs. Shirley A. Griffith*

Mrs. Linda Vanstrum Griggs ’75 & Mr. Micheal Griggs*

Mr. H. Vince Groome III & Mrs. Ashley Groome

Mr. Mark Allan Gulley ’94 & Mrs. Leah S. Gulley ’93

Mr. Toby Eugene Gurley ’65 & Mrs. Elizabeth Gurley*

Mr. Glenn Harold Guthrie ’62 & Mrs. Carol Guthrie

Mrs. Jean Guthrie & Mr. Billy Guthrie ’57*

Mr. Robert Otto Haack Jr. ’83 & Mrs. Margaret Fuller Haack ’83

Mr. Keith Shellie Hagler ’98

Mr. William George Hairston III ’67 & Mrs. Paula Hairston

Mr. Holbert L. Hale Jr. ’64 & Mrs. Julia H. Hale

Mr. Gary Lee Hallen ’75 & Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hallen ’75

Mr. James H. Ham III ’66 & Mrs. Kimberly Ham

Mr. J. Robert Hamill P.E. ’70

Mr. David A. Hamilton ’67 & Mrs. Cindy Hamilton

Mr. Johnnie Marvin Hamilton ’68 & Mrs. Cathryn Reynolds Hamilton

Dr. Stephen Marion Hamilton ’84 & Mrs. Beth Roach Hamilton ’86

Ms. Susan Owens Hamilton ’73

*deceased

CUPOLA REPORT

Mr. Thomas Albert Hand ’95 & Mrs. Staci Hand

Dr. Andrew Palmer Hanson ’93 & Mrs. Susan Hanson

Mr. Billy L. Harbert Jr. ’88

Mr. John Larry Hardiman ’75 & Mrs. Wanda Hardiman

Mr. George C. Hardison Jr. ’76 & Mrs. Marsha Quenelle Hardison ’76

Mr. Oscar Coursey Harper IV ’89 & Mrs. Patricia Smith Harper ’90

Mrs. Glenda Steele Harris ’61 & Dr. Elmer Beseler Harris ’62*

Dr. Gregory Allen Harris P.E. ’81 & Mrs. Nancy Yarbrough Harris ’82

Mr. Jeffrey Curtis Harris ’87

Mr. Dennis D. Harrison ’77 & Ragan L. Harrison

Mr. Lamar Travis Hawkins ’63 & Mrs. Elaine T. Hawkins ’62

Mr. Lawrence Allen Hawkins ’81 & Mrs. Lisa Hawkins

Mr. Albert E. Hay ’67

Ms. Karen Hayes ’81

Mr. William F. Hayes ’65 & Mrs. Patricia Walkden Hayes

Mr. Cotton Hazelrig & Mrs. Maggie Hazelrig*

Mrs. Barbara Lynn Hecathorn ’83 & Mr. James Hecathorn

Mr. Jim Palmer Heilbron ’94 & Mrs. Markell A. Heilbron ’96

Mr. John P. Helmick Jr. ’56 & Mrs. Claudette Helmick

Mr. Roger R. Hemminghaus ’58 & Mrs. Dot Hemminghaus

Dr. Alton Stuart Hendon ’89 & Dr. Gerri Hendon

Mrs. Judy J. Hendrick & Mr. Tommy Glenn Hendrick ’70*

Mr. Michael Thomas Hendrick ’93 & Mrs. Christina L. Hendrick

Mr. John Steele Henley II ’63 & Mrs. Geanie Henley

Ms. Melissa Herkt ’77 & Mr. Robert Herkt*

Dr. Russ Hibbeler

Mr. Patrick D. Higginbotham ’81 & Mrs. Nancy Y. Higginbotham ’80

Mr. Thomas Farrell Higgins ’70 & Mrs. Rita Higgins

Mr. Wilson Price Hightower III ’88 & Mrs. Margaret M. Hightower ’87

Mr. Dennis Steve Hill ’79 & Mrs. Ann Reynolds Hill ’77

Mrs. Carolyn A. Hill & Mr. Elmer Carlton Hill ’49*

Mr. Michael Dale Holmes ’86 & Mrs. Stephanie Jo Holmes

Dr. James Stephan Hood ’84 & Mrs. Kelly T. Hood

Mr. Randall Cory Hopkins ’91

Mr. Steven D. Horne ’71 & Mrs. Lynn Jones Horne ’79

Mrs. Shelby J. Horner & Mr. Duke Cameron Horner ’47*

Mrs. Lynn Hornsby & Mr. Clarence H. Hornsby Jr. ’50*

Mr. James M. Horton & Mrs. Karen Horton

Maj. James M. Hoskins ’81 & Mrs. Bertha T. Hoskins ’80

Ms. Barbara Alison Howell ’83

Mrs. Joi Hudgins & Mr. Alan P. Hudgins ’74*

Mr. Tyce Frederick Hudson ’98

Mr. James A. Humphrey ’70 & Mrs. Michele Alexander Humphrey ’71

Dr. Jacqueline H. Hundley ’74

Ms. Kristin L. Hunnicutt

Ms. Susan H. Hunnicutt ’79

Mr. Brian Howard Hunt ’90 & Dr. Judy Johns Hunt

Mr. Norman K. Huppert

Mr. Mark Monroe Hutto ’92 & Mrs. Frances P. Hutto ’92

Mr. Bruce Edward Imsand ’74 & Mrs. Katherine V. Imsand

Mr. Sean Austin Irby ’82

Mr. Joshua Perry Jackson ’05 & Mrs. Emily Daleo Jackson ’15

Mr. Charles Mathias Jager ’56 & Mrs. Rosemary Smith Jager ’57

Mr. William Russell James ’69 & Mrs. Brenda M. Tanner

Mrs. Ann W. Jeffcoat & Mr. Carl Mack Jeffcoat ’60*

Mr. Walter Blakely Jeffcoat ’70 & Mrs. Peggy Bratton Jeffcoat

Mr. Charles William Jenkins ’72

Mr. Michael D. Johns & Mrs. Laurie Johns

Mr. Bobby Joe Johnson ’62

Mr. Darren Keith Johnson ’11 & Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer Johnson ’11

Col. David S. Johnson ’75 & Mrs. Penelope D. Johnson ’74

Mr. J. Sam Johnson Jr. ’75 & Mrs. Patricia Davenport Johnson ’75

Ms. Kathryn L. Johnson ’78

Dr. Pierce Johnson Jr. ’69 & Mrs. Nancy A. Johnson

Mr. Roger Warren Johnson ’84 & Ms. M. Jane Major ’74

Mr. William D. Johnston & Ms. Ronda Stryker

Mr. John Kenneth Jones ’59 & Mrs. Jo R. Jones

Mr. Keith Allen Jones ’84

Dr. Peter D. Jones & Mrs. Elizabeth Zylla-Jones

Dr. Bill Josephson ’89 & Dr. Eleanor C. Josephson ’88

Dr. Johnny Lee Junkins ’65 & Mrs. Elouise Junkins

Mr. Daniel Lee Keidel Sr. ’80 & Mrs. Anita Howard Keidel ’80

Mr. Robert R. Keith Jr. ’63 & Mrs. Donna Vanderver Keith ’66

Mr. Byron R. Kelley ’70 & Mrs. Melva B. Kelley

Mr. Kenneth Boyd Kelley ’87 & Mrs. Mary Gratton Kelley ’86

Mr. Kenneth Kelly ’90 & Mrs. Kim Kelly

Lt. Col. Randolph H. Kelly ’76 & Mrs. Leigh Pinkston Kelly ’77

Gen. Leslie Farr Kenne ’70

Mrs. Martha McQueen Kennedy ’54 & Mr. Carver Gager Kennedy ’52*

Mr. Philip E. Keown ’64 & Mrs. Elizabeth B. Keown

Mrs. Laura Clenney Kezar ’08 & Mr. Zach Kezar

Mr. Lester Killebrew Sr. ’68 & Mrs. Catherine V. Killebrew ’69

Mr. James L. Killian III & Mrs. Karen Killian

Mr. Graham Criss Killough ’89 & Mrs. Theresa N. Killough

Mr. Thomas Keith King Sr. ’58 & Mrs. Julia King

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Vandalyn Kingsley

Mrs. Mary Peery Kirkland ’94 & Mr. Christopher R. Kirkland

Mrs. Mina Propst Kirkley ’54 & Mr. Terry Allen Kirkley ’57*

Mr. Bradley S. Kitterman ’82 & Mrs. Margaret Bradshaw Kitterman ’83

Mr. Ashley David Koby ’98 & Mrs. Stephanie C. Koby ’98

Mr. Daniel Todd Konkle ’87 & Mrs. Kathryn Shearer

Mr. Christopher J. Kramer ’94 & Mrs. Mary Horton Kramer ’93

Mr. Richard W. Kretzschmar ’90 & Mrs. Vicki Meredith Kretzschmar ’92

Mr. David McCoy Kudlak ’86 & Ms. Trisha Perkins

Mr. Frederick D. Kuester ’73

Mrs. Novan LaGrone & Mr. Minga Cecil LaGrone Jr. ’51*

Mr. Thomas D. Lampkin ’75 & Mrs. Barbara Blackstock Lampkin ’75

Mrs. Jean Land & Mr. William Franklin Land ’49*

Mr. Judson T. Landers ’71 & Mrs. Betty Ann Landers

Mr. Jeffrey Lee Langhout ’86 & Mrs. Jacquelyn I. Langhout ’86

Mrs. Maria Larson & Mr. Scott Eric Larson Sr.

Mr. Homer C. Lavender Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lavender

Dr. Terry Edwin Lawler ’68 & Mrs. Patricia E. Lawler

Mr. Michael Leach & Mrs. Diana Lynne Leach

Mr. Creighton C. Lee ’47 & Mrs. Mary Sue Wright Lee

Mr. John S. Lee ’83 & Mrs. Dorothy Pappas Lee ’80

Ms. Nelda K. Lee ’69

Mr. Steven Max Lee ’73 & Mrs. Margie Lee

Gov. William Byron Lee ’81 & Mrs. Maria Dinenna Lee

Mr. Edwin Lamar Lewis ’72 & Mrs. Becky S. Lewis ’72

Dr. Sandra R. Clark-Lewis ’72 & Dr. Philip M. Lewis

Dr. Will L. Liddell Jr. ’59 & Mrs. Ruth Howe Liddell ’70

Mr. Ronald Craig Lipham ’74 & Mrs. Lynda Lipham

Maj. Gen. James Everett Livingston ’62 & Mrs. Sara Craft Livingston

Mr. Rayford L. Lloyd Jr. ’63 & Mrs. Eugenia Price Lloyd ’63*

Mr. William Buck Locke ’63 & Mrs. Judy P. Locke

Mr. Rodney Lon Long ’76 & Mrs. Judy Long

Mr. Lum M. Loo ’78

Mr. Phillip Michael Love ’93

Ms. Jenny Loveland & Mr. Ralph Edward Wheeler ’79*

Mr. William A. Lovell Jr. ’79 & Mrs. Virginia Goodwin Lovell ’80*

Mrs. Sharon M. Luger & Mr. Donald R. Luger ’62*

Mr. Rainer Lukoschek ’85 & Mrs. Jill Prettyman Lukoschek ’85

Mr. Frank Alex Luttrell III ’83 & Mrs. Shelaine Steen Luttrell

Mr. Kenneth R. Luttrell & Mrs. Gloria L. Luttrell

Mr. Fred W. Mace ’57 & Mrs. Juanita Mace

Mr. John Andrew MacFarlane ’72 & Mrs. Anne Warren MacFarlane ’73

Dr. Saeed Maghsoodloo ’62 & Mrs. Sheryl Ann Maghsoodloo

Mr. Shawn Edward Mahan ’97 & Mrs. Deana Labozetta Mahan ’98

Mrs. Martha Mallett & Mr. James J. Mallett ’55*

Mr. Steven Naylor Malone ’02 & Mrs. Lee Tart Malone

Capt. Robert Allen Malseed ’77 & Mrs. Linda Gayle Malseed

Mr. Harry A. Manson ’58 & Mrs. Linda A. Manson*

Mr. Steven John Marcereau ’65 & Mrs. Rebecca Marcereau

Mr. Salvador Michael Marino ’91 & Mrs. Paula M. Marino ’92

Lt. Cmdr. Clifton C. Martin Jr. ’74 & Mrs. Mary Ramey Martin ’74 *deceased

Mr. Gary Clements Martin ’57 & Mrs. Judi Martin*

Mr. James P. Martin ’78 & Mrs. Pamela Phillips Martin ’79

Mr. James Garrett Martz ’84 & Mrs. Julie Evans Martz

Mr. Cary Lynn Matthews ’90

Mr. J. Douglas Maxwell ’73

Mr. Jewell C. Maxwell Jr. ’75 & Mrs. Vivian Irene Maxwell

Mr. Jesse Duane May ’85 & Mrs. Brenda Carol May

Mr. William C. Mayrose ’64 & Mrs. Wendy S. Mayrose

Mr. Patrick Clay Mays ’08 & Mrs. Jenna Browning Mays

Ms. Forrest Worthy McCartney

Mr. John Timothy McCartney ’80 & Mrs. Laura Ledyard McCartney ’80

Ms. Sheila J. McCartney

Dr. Thurman Dwayne McCay ’68 & Dr. Mary Helen McCay

Ms. Julia M. McClure ’68

Mr. Charles Douglas McCrary ’73 & Mrs. Phyllis McCrary

Mr. Jim H. McDaniel ’68 & Mrs. Dotty McDaniel*

Mr. Albert F. McFadden Jr. ’81 & Mrs. Hope McFadden

Mr. John Donald McFarlan III ’84 & Mrs. Tamra McFarlan

Mr. George Lee McGlamery ’86 & Mrs. Mary Ann McGlamery

Dr. Gerald G. McGlamery Jr. ’84 & Mrs. Lynette McGlamery

Mr. Paul Alan McIntyre ’92 & Mrs. Amy Fortenberry McIntyre

Ms. Elaine Wolfe & Mr. Albert T. McMain Jr. ’55*

Mrs. Billie Carole McMillan & Mr. Joe McMillan ’58*

Mr. James D. McMillan ’61 & Mrs. Paula Stapp McMillan ’65

Mr. William R. McNair ’68 & Mrs. Lana McNair

Mr. Charles Phillip McWane ’80 & Mrs. Heather A. McWane

Mr. Jeff T. Meeks ’73

Mr. E. Martin Melton ’62 & Mrs. Gale Melton

Mr. George Aristides Menendez ’70 & Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Menendez

Mr. Peter H. Meyers ’59 & Mrs. Darlene Meyers

Mr. Charles Donald Miller ’80 & Mrs. Lisa Q. Miller

Mr. Joseph Austin Miller ’83 & Mrs. Donna J. Miller ’84

Mr. Stephen R. Miller ’72 & Mrs. Kyle Miller

Mr. J. Kevin Mims ’79 & Mrs. Katherine Maughan Mims ’81

Mr. Thomas R. Mitchell III ’65 & Mrs. Susan L. Mitchell

Mrs. Ila S. Mitchum & Mr. Leonard L. Mitchum Jr. ’51*

Mr. Max A. Mobley ’72 & Mrs. Kathy W. Mobley

Mr. William Lynn Moench Jr. ’76 & Mrs. Pamela Stephans Moench

Mr. Carl A. Monroe ’78 & Mrs. Ellen Monroe

Dr. Larry Scot Monroe ’79 & Ms. Cynthia Coker Green ’79

Mr. Lawrence J. Montgomery III & Mrs. Mary Montgomery

Mr. Charles N. Moody ’63 & Mrs. Jo Moody

Mr. Chris Anthony Moody ’90 & Mrs. Sarah K. Ahn

Mr. Michael Joseph Moody ’84 & Mrs. Jana C. Moody

Mrs. Jane Holley Moon ’73 & Mr. Phillip Franklin Moon ’71*

Mr. F. Brooks Moore ’48* & Mrs. Marian F. Moore ’53*

Mrs. Mary Manson Moore ’83

Dr. Joe M. Morgan & Mrs. Rita Morgan

Mr. Larry J. Morgan ’68 & Mrs. Nancy Morgan

Mrs. Essie P. Morgan & Mr. Leonard Morgan ’53*

Mr. M. John Morgan ’71 & Mrs. Patricia Morgan

Mr. David Allen Morris ’96 & Mrs. Grace B. Morris ’95

Mr. David R. Motes ’77

Mr. Kevin Mullins ’99 & Mrs. Apryl Tarrant Mullins ’97

Mr. Charles G. Munden Jr. ’77 & Mrs. Sandy H. Munden

Mr. David E. Murphy ’87 & Mrs. Kelli Murray Murphy ’86

Mr. Kenneth Howell Murphy ’87 & Mrs. Cindy Kilgo Murphy

Mr. Scott B. Murray ’69 & Mrs. Karen M. Murray

Mr. Michael L. Neighbors ’76 & Mrs. Kathy Flournoy Neighbors ’75

Dr. Robert Mark Nelms ’80 & Ms. Susan Rebecca McKeen

Mr. Wayne B. Nelson III ’76 & Mrs. Cheryl N. Nelson

Mr. Paul Lance New Sr. ’70 & Mrs. Callie New

Mr. William K. Newman ’69 & Mrs. Kate M. Newman

Mr. Huan D. Nguyen ’87

Mr. Charles G. Nicely ’72

Mrs. Nicole Wright Nichols ’00

Mr. Jack Dempsey Noah ’59 & Mrs. Marie Crowe Noah

Mr. Darren Glenn Norris ’82 & Mrs. Kimberly H. Norris

Mr. William B. Norton ’75 & Mrs. Lori D. Norton ’78

Mr. Ben Lee Nowland ’01 & Mrs. Hillary Tidwell Nowland ’02

Mr. James Burton Odom ’55 & Mrs. June Odom

Mr. Todd Hugh O’Donnell ’92 & Mrs. Kristin Kay O’Donnell

Mr. Mark Eric Ogles ’89 & Mrs. Andrea Ogles

Mrs. Nikki Ogles & Mr. Michael Ray Ogles ’89*

Ms. Christy Stacey Ogletree ’88

Mr. Kenneth J. O’Malley Jr. ’88 & Mrs. Cheryl Jodis O’Malley ’86

Mr. James Mason Orrison ’85 & Mrs. Donna Marie Orrison

Mr. Steve P. Osburne ’65 & Mrs. Bobbie Osburne

Mr. Wynton Rex Overstreet ’59 & Mrs. Charlotte Williams Overstreet ’60

Mr. C. Glenn Owen Jr. ’70 & Mrs. Nancy W. Owen

Mr. David Kenneth Owen ’77 & Mrs. Olivia Kelley Owen ’77

Mr. Timothy Ray Owings ’89 & Mrs. Stephanie Owings

Mr. John Mitchell Ozier P.E. ’73 & Mrs. Alice Harrison Ozier

Mr. William S. Pace Jr. ’75 & Mrs. Drunell R. Pace

Mr. Donald James Parke ’82

Mrs. Cari Jo Parker ’87 & Mr. Clark Parker

Mr. Jerry D. Parker Jr. ’79 & Mrs. Elizabeth Parker

Mr. Robert Allen Parker ’84 & Mrs. Susan Southerland Parker ’84

Mr. John Patrick Parks ’89

Mr. Earl B. Parsons Jr. ’60 & Mrs. Nancy Parsons

Mr. Kevin Andrew Partridge ’87 & Mrs. Faye L. Partridge

Mrs. Leslie Russell Pate ’68

Mr. Raj N. Patel ’22

Mr. Philip Carroll Pelfrey ’87

Mr. Hal N. Pennington ’59 & Mrs. Peggy Pennington

Mr. Broderick A. Perdue ’95 & Mrs. Jodi Perdue

Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Perkins ’92 & Mrs. Amy Perkins

Mr. Chris J. Peterson ’71 & Mrs. Janice Potts Peterson ’74

Mrs. Kathryn Knox Petit ’91

Lt. Col. William Wright Petit ’89

Mr. David M. Phelps ’76 & Mr. Rick Benton

Mr. Douglas E. Phillpott ’84 & Mrs. Tracy C. Phillpott ’84

Dr. Michael S. Pindzola & Dr. Rebekah Hand Pindzola

Mr. Lonnie H. Pope Sr.

Mr. Jack B. Porterfield III ’75 & Mrs. Rebecca Porterfield

Mr. Gerald L. Pouncey Jr. Esq. ’82 & Mrs. Bonnie Pouncey

Dr. Raymond Lee Powell ’90 & Mrs. Cindy Powell

Mr. William R. Powell ’67 & Mrs. Kathleen Powell

Mr. Kenneth H. Prater

Mr. Robert Lyons Prince ’69

Mr. John David Prunkl ’90 & Mrs. Lisa Christmas Prunkl ’88

Mrs. Rebecca A. Pugh & Mr. Joel N. Pugh ’61*

Mr. David Fredrick Rankin & Mrs. Jane Copeland Rankin

Mrs. Denise Sandlin Raper ’92 & Mr. Greg Raper

Mr. Debasis Rath ’92 & Mrs. Anuradha Satpalhy

Mr. Thomas Leonard Ray ’69 & Mrs. Barbara Ray

Mr. James Lee Rayburn ’67 & Mrs. Joyce Rayburn

Mr. Albert Miles Redd Jr. ’59 & Mrs. Susan Warburton Redd

Mr. William Allen Reed ’70 & Mrs. Martha Reimer Reed ’69

Mr. Carl A. Register ’63 & Mrs. Joan T. Register

Mrs. Jean M. Register & Mr. William R. Register ’56*

Ms. Mary Nell Reid ’91

Mr. James O. Rein & Mrs. Joan Rein

Mr. Derrick Reyer & Mrs. Lunetta Reyer

Mrs. Gail G. Rice & Mr. Harry Glen Rice ’77*

Mr. Lee Wiley Richards ’88 & Mrs. Artie Richards

Mr. Christopher James Riley ’02 & Mrs. Darcy Delano Riley

Dr. Joyce Reynolds Ringer ’59 & Mr. Kenneth Wayne Ringer ’59

Dr. Claudia Isabel Robbins & Mr. Stephen Aubrey Robbins Sr.

Mr. Audrey Lee Roberts ’68 & Mrs. Pamela Sketo Roberts ’68

Dr. Chris Roberts & Mrs. Tracy Roberts

Mr. Gary Michael Roberts ’80 & Mrs. Mary Burns Roberts

Mr. Richard Young Roberts ’73 & Mrs. Peggy Frew Roberts ’74

Mr. Jeffery Ryan Robinett ’01 & Mrs. Ashley Nunn Robinett ’01

Mrs. Jimmie A. Robinson & Mr. Ray Albert Robinson ’55*

Mr. Kenneth William Robuck ’81 & Mrs. Cathy Monroe Robuck ’81

*deceased

CUPOLA REPORT

Mr. A.J. Ronyak & Mrs. Patricia Ronyak

Mrs. Gloria Rowell & Mr. William J. Rowell ’69*

Mrs. Karen Harris Rowell ’79 & Mr. William W. Rowell ’78*

Mr. Michael Arthur Rowland ’81 & Mrs. Stacy Neuwien Rowland ’82

Mrs. Margaret Roy & Mr. James S. Roy ’57*

Ms. Charlotte Howell Rutherford ’77

Mrs. Linda Patterson Ryan ’82 & Mr. Matthew Ryan

Mr. John Michael Sadler ’70 & Mrs. Barbara N. Sadler ’69*

Mr. Joseph A. Saiia ’69 & Mrs. Mary Graves Saiia ’69

Mr. Richard Frank Salanitri ’85 & Mrs. Carolyn Parmer Salanitri ’85

Mr. William A. Samuel ’75 & Mrs. Laura J. Samuel

Ms. Regenia Rena Sanders ’95

Mr. Charles Philip Saunders ’74

Dr. Robert A. Savoie & Mrs. Lori Savoie

Mr. Robert Warren Saxon ’86 & Mrs. Jo Angela Freeman Saxon ’72

Mr. C. David Scarborough ’65 & Mrs. Murriel W. Scarborough ’65

Mr. Gary Lee Schatz ’78 & Mrs. Susan Nelson Schatz ’79

Mr. Thomas Milton Schell ’82 & Mrs. Lyna Beech Schell

Mr. Philip M. Schockling ’91 & Mrs. Jami L. Schockling

Dr. Richard T. Scott Jr. & Mrs. Blair M. Scott

Mr. Thomas J. Scott Jr. & Mrs. Betsy S. Scott*

Mr. Donald Reuben Searcy ’84 & Mrs. Alice Johnson Searcy ’85

Mr. L. Dupuy Sears

Ms. Carol Richelle Sellers ’01

Mrs. LaNeil Sellers & Mr. Thomas B. Sellers ’48*

Mr. Thomas D. Senkbeil ’71 & Mrs. Karen Senkbeil

Mr. Charles Robert Sewell ’86 & Mrs. Wanda T. Sewell

Mr. E. Todd Sharley Jr. ’65 & Mrs. Tempie Bagwell Sharley ’63

Mr. Charles Allen Shaw ’86 & Mrs. Kimberly Popham Shaw

Dr. Mark Dewey Shelley II ’93 & Mrs. Elizabeth V. Shelley

Mr. Donald Shepherd ’67 & Mrs. Gail Merkl Shepherd ’67

Dr. Charles Herbert Shivers ’75 & Mrs. Alisa Walker Shivers ’75

Mr. William Dean Shultz ’95 & Mrs. Joy R. Shultz

Mr. John M. Sikes ’60 & Mrs. Sandra Sikes

Dr. R. E. Simpson ’58 & Mrs. Peggy Fanning Simpson

Mrs. Margaret Sizemore

CAPT William E. Skinner ’71 & Mrs. Barbara Jean Skinner

Ms. Janine M. Slick

Mr. Anthony Kenyatta Smith ’01

Mr. Barrett B. Smith ’68 & Ms. Emily J. Adkins

Mrs. Brenda Jenkins Smith ’95 & Mr. B. Travis Smith

Mr. Brett Keith Smith ’86 & Mrs. Lisa Hunter Smith ’89

Mr. Charles Jack Smith ’71

Mr. David Floyde Smith ’84 & Mrs. Doris Irwin Smith ’83

Mrs. Dorothy Smith & Mr. James Madison Smith ’43*

Mr. Douglas W. Smith ’12 & Mrs. Jill Smith

Mr. Gerald W. Smith ’61 & Mrs. Joyce Carr Smith ’61

Mr. Jerard Taggart Smith ’97 & Mrs. Cindy Smith

Mr. Kenneth Abner Smith ’81 & Mrs. Lyn Smith

Mr. Kenneth Lemoyne Smith Jr. ’78

Mr. Randy Leon Smith ’76 & Mrs. Patricia Smith

Mr. Stephen Craig Smith ’86 & Mrs. Jody A. Smith ’88

Mr. Stephen Linwood Smith ’75 & Mrs. Judith R. Smith ’74

Mr. Timothy Scot Smith ’91 & Mrs. Sheila Ransone Smith ’91

Mr. William James Smith ’67 & Mrs. Susan C. Smith ’70

Mr. Zeke Walter L. Smith ’82 & Mrs. Darlene P. Smith

Mr. John Albert Smyth Jr. ’70 & Mrs. Melanie Whatley Smyth ’70

Mr. Brian Charles Sneed ’98 & Mrs. Jenny Sneed

Mr. Danny Gerald Snow ’62 & Mrs. Sharon M. Snow

Mr. Roger L. Sollie ’74 & Mrs. Kathy H. Sollie

Mr. Steven Edward Speaks ’87 & Mrs. Julie Pace Speaks ’87

Mr. Mark A. Spencer ’00

Dr. Samia I. Spencer & Dr. William A. Spencer*

Mr. Paul Joseph Spina Jr. ’63 & Mrs. Bena Ann Spina

Mr. Reggie Allen Spivey ’87 & Mrs. Sherri L. Spivey

Mr. Michael George Spoor ’89 & Mrs. Kimberly Berry Spoor ’89

Mrs. Gail Bailey Spurgeon ’70 & Mr. Waylon Lee Spurgeon ’70*

Mr. Kevin Arthur Stacker ’99

Mr. Joseph W. Stanfield Jr. ’67 & Mrs. Nancy Whiteside Payne Stanfield ’64

Mr. James Lewis Starr ’71 & Mrs. Catherine Ballard Starr

Mr. Eugene Grant Steele ’80 & Mrs. Jacqueline Guthrie Steele ’78

Mr. Rodney Chapman Steffens ’73

Mr. James Joseph Stevenson Jr. ’71 & Mrs. Janet Stevenson

Mr. James H. Stewart Jr. ’60 & Mrs. Zula Stewart*

Mr. John Monro Stickney ’64 & Mrs. Priscilla Stickney

Mr. Michael Sargent Stokes ’02

Mr. Scott Berry Stokes & Mrs. Barbara JoAnne Stokes

Dr. Linda J. Stone ’79 & Mr. Jeffrey Ira Stone ’79

Mrs. Susan Nolen Story ’81 & Dr. Joseph Story

Mrs. Charles L. Strickland & Mr. Charles L. Strickland ’68*

Mrs. Jane Platt Stringfellow & Mr. Charles C. Stringfellow ’50*

Mr. Thomas D. Stringfellow ’65 & Mrs. Marianne M. Stringfellow ’65

Ms. Megan K. Stroud ’04

Mr. Jon Stryker

Ms. Pat Stryker

Mr. John William Sublett Jr. ’79

Mrs. Nelda B. Sublett & Mr. John William Sublett ’49*

Ms. Betty Moore Summerlin

Mr. George Harold Talley II ’91 & Mrs. Lisa Hooper Talley

Mrs. Barbara Lynn Taylor ’88 & Mr. Randy Dwayne Mathis ’87*

Mrs. Charlene Moy Taylor ’85 & Mr. Robert Taylor

Mr. Robertson Winn Taylor ’85 & Mrs. Joyce Taylor

Dr. Sherry Pittman Taylor

Dr. Steven E. Taylor & Mrs. Martha M. Taylor

Mr. Jordon W. Tench ’10 & Mrs. Meghan O’Dwyer Tench ’08

Dr. Mrinal Thakur

Mr. Jerry Franklin Thomas ’63 & Mrs. Elizabeth R. Thomas

Mr. K-Rob Thomas ’01 & Mrs. Marcia Leatha Thomas ’01

Dr. Jason Bryon Thompson ’93 & Mrs. Tamara Owen Thompson ’97

Mr. Stephen F. Thornton ’63 & Mrs. Sharon Thornton

Mr. David Lloyd Thrasher ’84 & Mrs. Maggie Roberts Thrasher ’83

Dr. Brian Scott Thurow & Mrs. Jennifer Gibson Thurow

Mr. Scott Brian Tidwell ’81 & Mrs. Virginia Pugh Tidwell ’82

Mrs. Joy L. Tomasso ’51 & Mr. Angelo Tomasso Jr. ’49*

Mrs. Patricia Colley Topazi ’73 & Mr. Anthony Joseph Topazi ’73*

Ms. Karen Louise Trapane ’82

Mr. Thomas Lanier Traylor ’10 & Mrs. Emily Wood Traylor ’10

Mr. Daniel Andrew Traynor ’78 & Mrs. Mical A. Traynor ’80

Mr. Darryl Keith Trousdale ’87 & Mrs. Susan D. Trousdale ’92

Mr. Bolton W. Tucker ’08 & Mrs. Lindsay Ille Tucker ’09

Mrs. Dede D. Tuggle ’60 & Dr. Michael Larry Tuggle Sr. ’57*

Mr. Hugh Ed Turner ’61

Mr. William J. Turner Jr. ’57 & Mrs. Jane Turner ’57

Mr. John W. Turrentine ’69 & Mrs. Jane Hall Turrentine ’68 ’69

Mr. George Egbert Uthlaut ’54 & Mrs. Dorothy S. Uthlaut ’54*

Mr. Jeffrey Norman Vahle ’85 & Mrs. Harriet Woodbery Vahle ’84

Mr. William Gray Vallely ’92 & Mrs. Chantelle Vallely

Mr. William David Van Tassel ’95

Mr. Mark David Vanstrum ’79

Mr. Michael J. Varagona ’78 & Mrs. Janet W. Varagona ’78

Mr. Gary William Vaughan ’01 & Mrs. Summer E. Vaughan ’01

Dr. Robert L. Vecellio & Mrs. Pauline Vecellio*

Mrs. Lindsey Sadler Vicente ’03 & Mr. Karlo Vicente

Mr. John Edward Vick ’62 & Mrs. Faye Vick

Mr. William Carl Voight III ’87 & Mrs. Sandra Ryan Voight

Mr. Walter Karl Vollberg ’73

Col. James S. Voss ’72 & Dr. Suzan Curry Voss ’71

Mr. Ira C. Waddey Jr. ’65 & Mrs. Ann M. Waddey

Mr. James D. Wadsworth ’72 & Mrs. Deborah Wadsworth

Mr. Casey Haynes Waid ’96

Mr. Joe W. Waid Jr. ’70 & Mrs. Ann Haynes Waid ’85

Mr. Mitchell Waldman & Mrs. Debbie Waldman

Mrs. Myrna McGuire Walker & Dr. William Fred Walker*

Mr. Roland E. Walker Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Peggy Skilling Walker ’64*

Mr. John Thomas Walter Jr. ’55 & Mrs. Jean Hall Walter ’57

Mr. William E. Warnock Jr. ’74 & Mrs. Rebecca C. Warnock

*deceased

Mr. Conner Warren ’67 & Mrs. Dorothy Warren ’69

Mr. J. Ernest Warren ’65 & Mrs. Janice Warren

Mr. Marvin Key Warren III ’98 & Dr. Lisa Ann Bradshaw Warren ’01

Mr. Robert Morgan Waters ’71 & Mrs. Linda Barnes Waters ’70

Mr. John Holman Watson ’60 & Mrs. Gail Pearson Watson

Mr. Joseph D. Weatherford ’71 & Mrs. Kathy Weatherford

Mrs. Katherine Weathers & Dr. Glenn D. Weathers ’65*

Mr. Russell L. Weaver ’62

Mr. Erich Jarvis Weishaupt ’97

Mr. Robert W. Wellbaum III ’93 & Mrs. Christine J. Wellbaum ’93

Mr. James Wade Wesson ’73

Mr. Gary L. West ’74 & Mrs. Kathy Ashcraft West ’76

Mrs. Nell S. Wetzel & Mr. Leroy L. Wetzel ’59*

Mr. Lawrence Whatley Jr. ’85 & Mrs. Ywonna H. Whatley ’85

Mr. Stuart Warren Whatley Jr. ’84 & Mrs. Catherine C. Whatley ’85

Mr. William H. Whitaker Jr. ’55 & Mrs. Margaret R. Whitaker ’56

Mr. David Oliver Whitman ’82 & Mrs. Susan F. Whitman

Mr. Dwight L. Wiggins Jr. ’62 & Mrs. Bonnie Wiggins

Mr. Russel Whitt Wilborn ’91 & Mrs. Keeta Wilborn

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

Lt. Col. Ralph C. Wilkinson ’57 & Mrs. Rosalie A. Wilkinson

Mrs. Sue Williams & Mr. Edward F. Williams III ’56*

Mr. Trent Edward Williams ’03 & Mr. Lui Rogliano

Mr. George Edmond Williamson II ’67 & Mrs. Carol F. Williamson

Mr. Clyde E. Wills Jr. ’68 & Mrs. Sue H. Wills

Mr. Brock McLaren Wilson ’09 & Mrs. Laura DeMaioribus Wilson ’09

Mr. Charles A. Wilson ’96 & Mrs. Elizabeth Boles Wilson ’97

Mrs. Patti Wilson & Mr. Donald G. Wilson ’58*

Mr. Peter A. Wilson & Mrs. Lisa H. Wilson

Mr. Walter Stanley Woltosz ’69 & Mrs. Virginia Woltosz

Mr. William B. M. Womack ’75 & Mrs. Ellen Womack

Mr. Norman E. Wood ’72 & Mrs. Victoria Barney Wood

Lt. Col. R. Edward Yeilding ’72

Mr. Terrell Higdon Yon III ’83 & Mrs. Carmen Yon

Mr. Duane Dale York ’76 & Mrs. Happy Smith York ’78

Dr. Gretchen Michele Yost ’87 & Dr. Norman Doggett

Mr. Philip S. Zettler ’61 & Mrs. Betty Zettler

Mrs. Emily Johnson Zieman ’02

Our many corporate sponsors support every area of the college from scholarships to professorships to facilities. We are grateful for the ongoing investment of these industry leaders through their support of $10,000 or more annually.

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Alabama Concrete Industries Assoc.

Alabama River Cellulose LLC

AM/NS Calvert

Amazon Web Services

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

CACHE Corporation

Chapman Foundation

Chevron

Club Car Inc.

Comer Foundation

Daimler Trucks North America

Equifax

ExxonMobil Corporation

Geosynthetic Institute

Graphic Packaging

Honda of America MFG

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC

International Paper

Intradiem

James P. Raymond, Jr. Foundation

Johnson Controls

Keimyung University

ANNUAL FUNDS

Lockheed Martin Accounts Payable Center

MTS Systems Corporation

Nalco

National Asphalt Pavement Association

National Defense Industrial Association of the Gulf Coast

New Indy - Catawba

Norfolk Southern Corp

NTA Inc.

OXY

Packaging Corporation of America

Pathway Services Inc.

Safran Trusted 4D Inc.

Scott Bridge Company Inc.

Silicon Integration Initiative

Southern Company Services Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Southwest Research Institute

Texas Instruments

The Boeing Company

The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Trane Technologies

Volkert Inc.

Vulcan Materials Co. Foundation

WestRock

Many Auburn Engineering donors choose to make annual gifts each year in support of students, faculty and ongoing college operations. These funds take the shape of scholarships, fellowships, departmental support and Funds for Excellence. Unlike endowments, these funds are given each year and are not maintained by principal or earnings. We would like to recognize those new annual funds from 2023.

Adams Family Annual Scholarship

AM/NS Annual Scholarship

Christopher “Kit” and Karen Hammond Annual Scholarship

Connors Family Annual Scholarship

Donald Barringer Annual Scholarship

Dunn-French Foundation Annual Scholarship

Greg and Dixon Dunavant Annual Scholarship

HMMA Annual Creed Scholarship

HMMA Annual Soaring Eagle Scholarship

HMMA Annual Transfer Student Scholarship

Mary Rodgers Latham Memorial Annual Scholarship

Mason Gaston Memorial Annual Scholarship

Oxy Annual Scholarship

Pilcher Family Annual Scholarship

Sean Austin Irby Annual Scholarship

Stephen and Claudia Robbins GAVLAB Annual Fellowship

Todd and Keely Zeiler Family Annual Scholarship

Victor W.E. Payne, Jr. Annual Scholarship

Wayne and Yvette Phillips Hard Work Annual Scholarship

*deceased

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ENDOWED FUNDS

Endowments are gifts that provide Auburn Engineering perpetual income and are essential for the long-term security and growth of the college. The Auburn University Foundation invests the principal of the endowed fund and the allocated income is used to support programs and initiatives designated by the donor. The following were established in 2023.

Ackel Family / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Alice H. and John M. Ozier Endowed Distinguished Professorship

Anderson Family Endowed Scholarship

Andy and Pamela Sketo Roberts / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Arnold Family Endowed Scholarship

Bryan and Emily Bennighof Endowed Scholarship

Caleb Schlereth and Henry Arnold Endowed Scholarship

Charlotte Davis Family Endowed Scholarship

Cothran Family Endowed Scholarship

Dan H. Arnold, Jr. Endowed Professorship

Dennis and Ragan Harrison Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Andrew Hanson / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Donald McDonald Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Wyman and Mrs. Kathleen Jones Endowed Scholarship

Elizabeth Suttle / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Eric Dunlap Endowed Fund for Excellence

G.C. “Casey” Hardison Endowed Scholarship

George Talley Endowed Scholarship

Gipson Family Endowed Scholarship

Green Structure Homes Endowed Scholarship

Gurley Family Endowed Scholarship

Huppert Endowed Scholarship

Jackson Family Endowed Scholarship

Jamesye Hollingworth Tiner Endowed Scholarship

Joe and Kathy Weatherford Endowed Professorship

Joe and Kathy Weatherford Endowed Scholarship

John and Elouise Junkins Endowed Chair

John Robert Coggins / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

PLANNED GIFTS

John W. and Nelda B. Sublett Family Endowed Chair

John W. and Nelda B. Sublett Family Endowed Scholarship

Kenneth Hanks Prater Endowed Scholarship

Khloe Michaela Davis Endowed Scholarship

Maggie and Brad Kitterman Endowed Scholarship

Mark and Frances Hutto Endowed Scholarship

Matthew Reyer Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Maxwell Family Endowed Scholarship

National Defense Industrial Association of the Gulf Coast Endowed Scholarship

Owen Family Endowed Scholarship

Patrick C. Stacker Endowed Scholarship

Patrick Parks Family Endowed Scholarship

Perkins Family Endowed Scholarship

Peter Wilson Endowed Distinguished Professorship

Professor Donald L. Vives Endowed Scholarship

Raj Patel / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Rob and Taylor Miller / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

Robert E. Batson Endowed Scholarship - Replacement

Ruth and Thomas Konkle Endowed Scholarship

Scott & Virginia Tidwell, Laura Tidwell Manasco Endowed Scholarship

Shawn and Deana Mahan Endowed Scholarship

Tyce Frederick Hudson Endowed Scholarship

Vallely Family Engineering Endowed Scholarship

Van Tassel Family Endowed Scholarship

Waldman Family Endowed Scholarship

Waylon Spurgeon Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Wilborn Family / Bashinsky Ever Auburn Endowed Scholarship

William Dolbeare Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Planned gifts are pledged today to benefit the college in the future. These gifts include bequests, life income plans, charitable gift annuities, and gifts of life insurance. Planned gifts enable donors to manage their investments while leaving a lasting legacy for Auburn Engineering. The following donors established planned gifts in 2023.

Mr. Timothy Michael Arnold ’94 & Mrs. Margaret Schlereth Arnold

Dr. Maria Lujan Auad

Mr. Joseph F. Barth III ’71 & Mrs. Gail Barth

Mr. Charles William Berry Jr. ’66 & Mrs. Charlene L. Berry

Mrs. Shirley Frazier Boulware ’91 & Mr. Brian A. Boulware

Mr. Edward Louis Collari

Mr. Bradley Russell Cothran ’88

Dr. Allan E. David & Mrs. Helen David

Mr. Joseph Evans Downey Jr. P.E. ’85 & Mrs. Susan Noland Downey ’90

Dr. Mario Richard Eden & Mrs. Leeja Eden

Dr. Jeffrey W. Fergus

Mr. John N. Floyd Jr. ’85 & Mrs. Amy Jordan Floyd ’86

Mr. Joe Wallace Forehand Jr. ’71 & Mrs. Gayle D. Forehand ’70

Mr. James J. Goodwin ’58

Mr. Lamar S. Gray ’72 & Mrs. Susan Gray

Mr. Gordon H. Griffith ’57

Mr. Holbert L. Hale Jr. ’64 & Mrs. Julia H. Hale

Dr. Gregory Allen Harris P.E. ’81 & Mrs. Nancy Yarbrough Harris ’82

Mr. Jeffrey Curtis Harris ’87

Mr. Tyce Frederick Hudson ’98

Mr. Norman K. Huppert

Dr. Johnny Lee Junkins ’65 & Mrs. Elouise Junkins

Mr. Christopher J. Kramer ’94 & Mrs. Mary Horton Kramer ’93

Mr. James P. Martin ’78 & Mrs. Pamela Phillips Martin ’79

Mr. Michael B. McCartney ’57*

Mr. Charles Donald Miller ’80 & Mrs. Lisa Q. Miller

Mr. Kenneth Howell Murphy ’87 & Mrs. Cindy Kilgo Murphy

Mr. Ben Lee Nowland ’01 & Mrs. Hillary Tidwell Nowland ’02

Mr. David M. Phelps ’76

Mr. A.J. Ronyak & Mrs. Patricia Ronyak

Ms. Regenia Rena Sanders ’95

Dr. Steven E. Taylor & Mrs. Martha M. Taylor

Mr. Scott Brian Tidwell ’81 & Mrs. Virginia Pugh Tidwell ’82

Mrs. Lindsey Sadler Vicente ’03 & Mr. Karlo Vicente

Mr. Joseph D. Weatherford ’71 & Mrs. Kathy Weatherford

Lt. Col. Ralph C. Wilkinson ’57 & Mrs. Rosalie A. Wilkinson

Lt. Col. R. Edward Yeilding ’72

Mrs. Emily Johnson Zieman ’02

EAGLE SOCIETY

An Engineering EAGLE is an individual or corporate partner who makes a gift of $1,000 or more each year to Auburn Engineering and its academic units. These gifts provide vital resources for creating and enhancing programs in which our faculty and students thrive. These donors elevate the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to new heights and help continue the college’s tradition of excellence.

5th Avenue LLC

AATCC Foundation Inc.

Mr. Daniel Abbott and Mrs. Jill Abbott

Ms. Thushari Dilini Abesingha ’05

Accenture

Mr. Jeffrey Scott Ackel ’99 and Mrs. Carrie Ackel

Mr. Henry Thomas Adams ’86

General Jimmie V. Adams ’57 and Mrs. Judy T. Adams

Mr. Kirby Clarke Adams ’77

Adobe Systems Incorporated

AeroVironment Inc.

AFRY Engineering

Mr. Lewis S. Agnew Jr. ’04 and Mrs. Kathryn Rooney Agnew

Mr. Charles S. Aiken Jr. ’73 and Mrs. Catherine C. Aiken

Ms. Erika L. Akins ’11

Alabama Concrete Industries Assoc

Alabama Power Foundation Inc.

Alabama River Cellulose LLC

Albany International Corp.

Dr. Syed Asim Ali ’04 and Mrs. Ayesha T. Ali ’11

Mr. George Hubert Allen Jr. ’69

Mr. Michael Ray Allen ’82 and Mrs. Marcia J. Allen ’82

Mr. Michael F. Allison ’77 and Mrs. Carol Petty Allison ’78

Mr. William K. Allison Jr. ’81

AM/NS Calvert

Amazon Web Services

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company

American Endowment Foundation

American Honda Motor Co. Inc.

American Online Giving Foundation

Mr. J. Gregory Anderson ’88 and Mrs. Kimberly Anderson

Mr. John P. Anderson ’76 and Mrs. Cynthia M. Anderson ’76

Mr. John Thomas Anderson ’00 and Mrs. Jennifer J. Anderson

Pete L. Anderson P.E. ’75

Ms. Susan E. Anderson ’90

Mr. Thomas Brian Anderson ’84 and Mrs. Shelly Anderson

Mrs. Sara Cooper Andrews ’86 Andritz Inc.

Mr. Thomas Denny Anspach ’94 and Mrs. Nicole Chandler Anspach ’95

Mr. Don Thomas Arkle ’77 and Mrs. Cindy L. Arkle ’79

Mr. Stephen Tate Armstrong ’96 and Mrs. Kathleen Meadows Armstrong ’96

Mr. Dan Hogan Arnold Jr. ’88 and Mrs. Jenkie Arnold

Dr. Hollis David Arnold ’71 and Mrs. Lisa Olivia Arnold ’87

Mr. Timothy Michael Arnold ’94 and Mrs. Margaret Schlereth Arnold

Mr. Darren Lee Ash ’90 and Mrs. Traci Hubbard Ash ’89

Mr. Edward Phillip Asher ’85 and Mrs. Rebecca Bowling Asher ’83

Lt. Col. Mike Askew ’87 and Mrs. Susan Sumners Askew ’87 AstenJohnson Inc.

Dr. Maria Lujan Auad

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council

Mr. John Christopher Austin ’93

Mr. Irwin V. Autrey and Mrs. Paula Williams Autrey ’89

Mr. Thomas Glenn Avant ’60 and Mrs. Janis Avant

Mr. Diaco Aviki ’95 and Mrs. Angela Aviki

Ms. Dion Marlene Aviki ’04

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Mr. Manucher Azmudeh ’60

B Charitable Inc.

Mr. Charles Frederick Bach ’58

Mr. Max Baggett Jr. and Mrs. Susan Baggett

LCDR Robert J. Bagley ’05 and Mrs. Janet Lee Bagley

Mr. James Arthur Bailey Jr. ’97 and Mrs. Maggie Bailey

Ms. Melanie H. Baker

Mr. Scott Thomas Baker ’74 and Mrs. Pamela Sue Baker

Mr. Gregory W. Baldwin and Mrs. Pamela B. Baldwin ’83

Mr. James O’Neal Ballenger ’59 and Mrs. Bettye Bowman Ballenger ’59

Ms. Beverly Houston Banister ’83

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Barge Design Solutions

Barone Steel Fabricators Inc.

Mr. Donald H. Barringer ’66 and Mrs. Jane Barringer

Mr. Joseph F. Barth III ’71 and Mrs. Gail Barth

Mr. Michael Barton and Mrs. Kristie Gann Barton ’10

Bates Engineers and Contractors Inc.

Mr. Michael Patrick Batey ’79 and Mrs. Elizabeth Batey

Mr. Robert E. Batson ’70

Mr. Charlie Baxley ’03 and Dr. Courtney Lukens Baxley ’04

Mrs. Janet Marie Beard

Mr. Ben Beasley ’65

Mr. Malcolm Neil Beasley Sr. ’70 and Mrs. Wilma Beasley

Mr. Jourdan Joseph Beaumont ’14

Mrs. Virginia Hardenbergh Beck ’60

Ms. Rose-Gaelle Belinga ’09

Mr. Christopher T. Bell ’83 and Mrs. Allison F. Bell

Dr. Larry Benefield ’66 and Mrs. Mary L. Benefield

Mr. Antonio D. Benford ’99

Mr. Bryan F. Bennighof ’96 and Mrs. Emily Langford Bennighof

Mr. Christopher L. Bentley ’00 and Mrs. Mary Susanne Rehm Bentley ’00

Mr. Charles William Berry Jr. ’66 and Mrs. Charlene L. Berry

Mr. Morgan Lawton Berry ’01 and Mrs. Laura Paulk Berry ’01

Mrs. Jessica Rice Berryman ’17

Bessemer National Gift Fund

Bessemer Trust Company

BetaMed S.A.

Mr. Jason Alan Beville ’96 and Mrs. Wendy Greene Beville

Dr. William E. Biles ’60 and Mrs. Rebecca Biles

Dr. Charles Brock Birdsong ’22

Mr. Robert Lee Bishop Jr. ’79 and Mrs. Sara Ann Bishop

Dr. William Yancy Bishop ’68

Dr. Nancy Pugh Bissinger ’73

Mr. Sean Michael Bittner ’16 and Mrs. Allison K. Bittner ’15

Mr. Edward Shane Black and Mrs. Patricia Braddock Black

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Mr. Udarius Lamon Blair ’12

Mr. Brian E. Blalock ’00 and Mrs. Leah Blalock

Boccella Precast LLC

Mr. Marvin Wayne Bodie ’69 and Mrs. Nikki Martin Bodie ’71

Mr. Nicholas Cotton Blanchard Boehm ’18

Mr. Steven G. Bogstie and Col Heather Brandt Bogstie ’98

CDR Bobby C. Bolt ’89 and Mrs. Kimberly E. Bolt

Ms. Madeline M. Bonifay ’18

Ms. Sandra Borgon

Dr. Stanislaw Marek Borowicz ’02 and Mrs. Edyta Borowicz

Dr. William Jackson Bostwick ’69

Mr. W. Brett Bottcher ’89 and Mrs. Denise Renee Bottcher

Mrs. Shirley Frazier Boulware ’91

Mr. Christopher Paul Bowden ’00

Mr. James Fletcher Bradford ’80

Dr. David B. Bradley ’65

Mr. William J. Brady ’61

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Mr. Claude Ellis Breed ’65 and Mrs. Gail Wright Breed ’66

Brendle Sprinkler Company

Mr. Gene E. Brett ’64

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Bright Funds Foundation

Mr. Reid M. Brooks ’16 and Mrs. Emily Brooks

Mr. W. Charlie Brooks and Mrs. Nancie E. Brooks ’76

Mr. Dan H. Broughton ’63 and Mrs. Sheila Broughton

Mr. John Brouillette and Mrs. Truc Brouillette

Mr. David Nelson Brown ’62 and Mrs. Carolyn J. Brown

Mr. Devante C. Brown ’15 and Mrs. Jasmyne K. Brown ’17

Mr. Herbert W. Brown Jr. ’67 and Mrs. Marlice Elaine Brown

Mr. John Wilford Brown ’57 and Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown ’57

Mr. William Scott Brown ’71

Dr. Thomas Emmett Burch ’79 and Mrs. Patti Dianne Burch ’83

Mr. Howard Houston Burkart II ’66

Mr. Thomas D. Burson ’58 and Mrs. Frances Wilson Burson ’58

Mr. Daniel M. Bush ’72

Mr. Donald Ray Bush ’63 and Mrs. Edith Medders Bush

Mr. Charles Richard Butler ’60

Mr. Harris Donovan Bynum ’58

Mr. Robert Flournoy Bynum ’75

Mr. Robert M. Byrd Jr. ’60 and Mrs. Sylvia L. Byrd

CACHE Corporation

Mr. Thomas Bond Calloway Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Karin Gage Calloway ’85

Cambridge Charitable Gift Fund

Mr. Cecil Wayne Campbell ’63 and Mrs. Ann Grogan Campbell ’63

Mr. Robert Howard Campbell ’97 and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Campbell

Mr. Richard E. Cannon ’63 and Mrs. Ann Cannon

Mr. Samuel Benton Cantey V ’98 and Mrs. Emily A. Cantey

Mr. John Phillip Caraway ’92 and Mrs. Patricia M. Caraway

Mr. Russell Lee Carbine ’83 and Mrs. Anna Calhoun Carbine ’83

Mr. Benjamin M. Carmichael ’00 and Mrs. Abby Marie Carmichael ’03

Mr. Patrick Thomas Carroll ’87

Mr. Grant Alan Castleberry ’78 and Mrs. Julie L. Castleberry ’79

Mr. Frank M. Cater ’61 and Mrs. Dorothy M. Cater Caterpillar Foundation

Mr. Steven Glenn Cates ’85 and Mrs. Lyn Cates

Mr. Eric M. Cerny ’99

Mrs. Margaret King Cerny ’69

Dr. Donald A. Chambless ’65 and Mrs. Patricia J. Chambless ’66

Mr. John Wendell Chambliss P.E. ’73 and Mrs. Fletcher Hanson Chambliss ’83

Mr. Bonner Victor Chance Jr. ’72

Dr. Valeta Carol Chancey ’96

Mr. Michael E. Chandler ’71

Mr. Robert Chandler and Ms. Gwendolyn Weddington ’80 Chapman Foundation

Mrs. Lee Chapman

Mr. Wheeler E. Chapman III ’83 and Mrs. Laurianne Chapman Charities Aid Foundation America

Charles J. Smith & Associates LLC

Mr. Randall Clark Chase ’85 and Mrs. Beth R. Chase

Mr. Pedro Piercie Cherry ’93 and Mrs. Tomeka Crowe Cherry ’97 Chevron

Mr. Jonathan Franklin Childs ’94 and Mrs. Jennifer Walters Childs ’95

Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie Chopra

Mr. Bradley P. Christopher ’91 and Mrs. Sonya Faust Christopher

Mr. Michael Fleming Clark and Mrs. Ranjana B. Clark

Ms. Michele Candice Clark

Ms. Rodmesia La’Triece Clarke ’08

Mr. William C. Claunch ’68 and Mrs. Beverly Claunch

Mr. Sherwood A. Clay ’68

Mr. Christopher Keith Clayton ’12

Mr. Shawn Edward Cleary ’82 and Mrs. Anne M. Cleary ’82

Mr. Robert Coleman Cleere ’99

Dr. Prabhakar Clement ’93 and Mrs. Sabina Wilfred Clement ’92

Closets by Design Of The First Coast Club Car Inc.

Dr. John E. Cochran Jr. ’66 and Mrs. Carol H. Cochran ’67

Mr. David Wayne Coggin ’81 and Mrs. Cathy H. Coggin ’82

Dr. John R. Coggins Jr. ’79 and Mrs. Heather Coggins ’94

Mr. Richard Stephen Coggins ’79 and Mrs. Janet C. Coggins ’80

Mr. Steven D. Cohoon ’12 and Mrs. Brigitte Nicole Cohoon ’14

Mr. James C. Cole ’50

Mr. Michael Jason Cole ’98

Mr. Theron O. Collier III ’91 and Mrs. Anne Forrest Collier ’92

Comer Foundation

Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Inc.

Mr. Steven Craig Compton ’76 and Mrs. Leigh Young Compton ’73

Concept Industrial Systems LLC

Mr. Anthony D. Conetta ’89

Mr. Eldridge J. Cook Jr.

Rochelle Evangeline Cook Ph.D. ’95

Mr. Sean C. Cook ’05

Mr. Timothy Donald Cook ’82

Mr. James L. Cooper Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Anna B. Cooper

Mr. James Lawrence Cooper III ’17

Mr. David Scott Copeland ’80 and Mrs. Sheree Fox Copeland ’81

Mr. Edwin Dale Cornelius ’71

Mr. Bradley William Corson ’83

Mr. Frank V. Couch III ’80 and Mrs. Cathy Couch

Mr. Robert Dana Couch ’82 and Mrs. Maureen D. Couch

Mr. Conyers John Coupland ’15

Mr. Harry G. Craft Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Nell Spivey Craft ’67

Mrs. Barbara Ann Adkins Crane

Mr. Wayne J. Crews ’60 and Mrs. Louise Crews

Dr. James H. Cross II

Dr. John Marshall Croushorn ’94

Mr. Chris Mark Crumbly ’88 and Mrs. Lynn O. Crumbly ’88

Mr. Jack Curran and Mrs. Emily Alice Curran ’10

Mr. Calvin Cutshaw and Dr. Mary K. Boudreaux

Mr. William J. Cutts ’55

Daimler Trucks North America

Mr. Oliver Wendell Dallas Jr. ’90 and Mrs. Ruth Chambers Dallas ’88

Mrs. Carol Haga Daniel ’85

Mr. Dwight George Daniel Jr. ’06

Dr. Klaus D. Dannenberg ’67 and Mrs. Betty Dannenberg

Mr. John Palmer Darnall III ’58 and Mrs. Jane Marie Darnall

Mr. James H. Daughtry ’54 and Mrs. Ida Jo O. Daughtry ’54

Mr. Brian Davis and Mrs. Kelli Davis

Mrs. Charlotte Davis

Mr. Drew T. Davis ’03

Mr. Guy Davis and Dr. Khayla Payton Davis ’12

Mr. Steven Edward Davis ’88 and Mrs. Melissa Davis

Dr. Virginia Angelica Davis

Mr. Walker Frank Dean III ’99 and Mrs. Natalie Marshall Dean ’99

Mr. Michael Boyd Deavers ’93 and Mrs. Robin Lynn Deavers

Dr. Harry L. Deffebach Jr. ’63 and Mrs. Mary Deffebach

Delta Airlines Foundation Matching Gift

Mr. Jason Eric DeShazo ’98 and Mrs. Nancy Gilbreath DeShazo ’99

Mr. Tom L. Devall ’19 and Mrs. Margaret L. Devall

Mrs. Carla Marie Deyo ’09

Mr. Keith Alan Dickey ’13 and Mrs. Amanda Martin Dickey ’13

Mr. Ray Allen Dimit ’74 and Mrs. Diane Dimit

Mr. James Lamont Dixon ’97 and Mrs. Kidada Cain Dixon ’99

Mr. Joseph G. Dobbs and Mrs. Amy Thomas Dobbs ’78

Ms. Wendy T. Dobbs ’97

Mr. Kenneth W. Dolbeare and Mrs. Christine B. Dolbeare

Mr. Mark Henry Donovan ’88

Mr. Bobby G. Dooley and Mrs. Dafney Johnson Dooley ’87

Mr. William G. Dorriety ’84 and Mrs. Donna Dismukes Dorriety

Dr. Nathan T. Dorris ’04 and Mrs. Jerry Lynn Dorris

Dr. Emily Ann Doucette ’06

Joseph Evans Downey Jr. P.E. ’85 and Mrs. Susan Noland Downey ’90

Mr. Brian Joseph Downs ’07 and Mrs. Alejandra Downs

Mr. Richard Drew and Mrs. Linda Ann Figg ’81

Mr. Patrick Erby Duke ’99

Dr. Steve Richard Duke and Mrs. Robin K. Duke

Mr. Wendell Harris Duke ’73 and Mrs. Margaret H. Duke

Mr. Gregory J. Dunavant ’01

Mrs. Louise SaDattras Duncan-Dixon’01

Mr. Eric Mark Dunlap ’06 Dunn Building Company LLC

Dr. Russell Franklin Dunn ’84 and Mrs. Donna Dunn

Mr. Ronald M. Dykes ’69 and Mrs. Anne Dykes Dynetics Inc.

Ecolab

Dr. Mario Richard Eden and Mrs. Leeja Eden

Mr. Joe D. Edge ’70 and Mrs. Jayne W. Edge ’71

Mr. Ray Edmonson

Mr. Andrew Keith Edwards ’97 and Mrs. Michelle Meurer Edwards ’98 Elizabeth G. Caldwell Trust

Mr. Carlos Houston Elkins Jr. ’77 and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Elkins ’77

Mr. Donald B. Ellis ’61 and Mrs. Barbara B. Ellis

Mr. H. Wendell Ellis ’67 and Mrs. Celia Ellis

Mr. Kyle N. Ellison Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Beverly Evans Ellison ’78 Elohim Foundation

Mrs. Cynthia Marks Eng ’08

Equifax

ERCO Worldwide

Ernst & Young Foundation

Mr. Adrian Terrigo Evans ’87 and Mrs. Sharlene Reed Evans ’86

Mr. Brian Wilson Evans ’75

Mr. Corey Ryan Evans ’02

Mr. Jim W. Evans ’67 and Mrs. Marsha P. Evans

Dr. John Lebron Evans ’84 and Mrs. Jerri Kimbrough Evans

Mr. Ronald Clark Evans ’63 and Mrs. Patricia Ann Evans

Evergreen Packaging

Exxon Mobil Foundation

EY Foundation

Family Giving Foundation Inc.

Mr. Lawson Fanney and Mrs. Angela Lynn Fanney ’04

Mr. Christopher H. Farmer ’99 and Mrs. Carolyn Vo Farmer ’00

Ms. Ada Nicole Faulk ’96

Mr. John Mark Faurot ’98

Mr. Mark Douglas Feagin ’85 and Mrs. Elan Pardue Feagin ’86

Mr. Steven Scott Fendley ’91

Mr. James W. Ferrell IV and Mrs. Cynthia H. Ferrell

Fiber Energy LLC

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Fidelity Giving Marketplace

Figg

Mr. Daniel Hunter Finch ’95 and Mrs. Angela Maria Finch ’95

Mr. William Jackson Fite Sr. ’85 and Mrs. Laura Horton Fite ’86

Mr. John Ray Fleet ’00 and Mrs. Erin A. Fleet ’00

Mr. Lawrence Walton Fleming ’80 and Mrs. Julia F. Fleming

Mr. William Thomas Flippin ’00 and Mrs. Nicole Hobbs Flippin ’00

FM Global

Ms. Sabrina Foley

Mr. Stanley F. Folker Jr. ’68

Mr. Samuel Hollis Fordham ’16 and Mrs. Morgan Cooper Fordham ’16

Mr. Joe Wallace Forehand Jr. ’71 and Mrs. Gayle D. Forehand ’70

Foresite Group LLC

Mr. Phillip Alan Forsythe ’81 and Mrs. Margaret Long Forsythe ’81

RADM Arthur W. Fort ’58 and Mrs. Noel Egge Fort ’60

Capt Michael Victor Forte ’82 and Mrs. Shelley Forte

Mr. Michael R. Fosdick ’74 and Mrs. Renee Fosdick

CDR Jerry Dean Foster ’93 and Mrs. Constance S. Foster ’93

Ms. Muriel J. Foster ’00

Foundry Educational Foundation

Mr. Philip Gordon Fraher ’88 and Mrs. Kimberley W. Fraher ’88

Mrs. Gwen S. Frazier ’87

LCDR Michael Scott French ’79 and Mrs. Margaret W. French

Mr. William Eugene Friel II ’73 and Mrs. Mary Johnson Morris-Friel ’72

FrontStream

Gachon University, Energy Materials Lab

Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Gaines ’13

Mr. G. William Gallops Jr. ’73

CAPT Davis R. Gamble Jr. ’74

Mr. Kevin Benjamin Gammill ’02 and Mrs. Marie N. Gammill ’03

Mr. Woodrow E. Garmon ’73 and Mrs. Marcie Garmon

Mr. Thomas Bryan Garrett ’85 and Mrs. Anne Turnbull Garrett

Mr. Evan Robert Gartley ’03

Mr. James Christopher Gary ’89 and Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver Gary ’89

Mr. John C. Gary Jr. ’61 and Dr. Charlene M. Gary ’62

Mr. Maury D. Gaston ’82

Mr. Sibbley Paul Gauntt ’54

Mr. Charles Early Gavin III ’59

Gene Haas Foundation

Mr. Zachary John Gentile Jr. ’93

Mr. Christopher George and Mrs. Nicole Williams ’00

Ms. Mellany Jatone George ’05

Mrs. Melody George-Jones ’05

Georgia Power Foundation Inc.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Geosynthetic Institute

Mr. Thomas Gordy Germany ’77 and Mrs. Melanie R. Germany ’80

Mr. Mohinder S. Ghuman

Mr. Larry D. Gibbs ’70 and Mrs. Nell Gibbs

Dr. George Edward Gibson Jr. ’80 and Mrs. Gail Howard Gibson ’90

Mr. John Madison Giddens Jr. ’87

Mr. Bo Gilbert

Mr. Michael V. Ginn

Mr. Samuel L. Ginn ’59 and Mrs. Ann Ginn

Mr. John Emory Gipson ’83 and Mrs. Patti Gipson

Mr. Thomas Peter Glanton ’12 and Mrs. Curry Stevenson Glanton ’12

Lt. Col. Peter J. Glenboski Jr. ’67 and Mrs. Margot Glenboski

Mr. David Michael Gloski and Mrs. Gina Victoria Gloski ’82

Mr. Michael Goad and Mrs. Amanda Campbell Goad ’00

Ms. Amy N. Goddard ’94

Mr. Gary Ross Godfrey ’86 and Mrs. Carol J. Godfrey ’86

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund

Mr. James J. Goodwin ’58

Mr. James Everett Goosby ’00 and Mrs. Erica Carencia Goosby

CDR Vernon C. Gordon ’68

Mrs. Elizabeth Suttle Graczyk ’04

Mrs. Connie Granade

Mrs. Elizabeth Grant

Mr. Philip G. Grant and Ms. Betty Ann Ryberg ’84

Graphic Packaging

Gray Construction

Mr. Gary Wayne Gray ’69 and Mrs. Jo Evelyn Gray

CDR Robert Stanley Gregory ’86

Gresham Smith

Mr. Walter Wanzel Griffin ’47

Mr. Donald W. Griffis ’61 and Mrs. Barbara S. Griffis

Mr. Gordon H. Griffith ’57

Mrs. Linda Vanstrum Griggs ’75

GSH of Alabama LLC

Mrs. Erica Moore Guffie ’05

Mr. Mark Allan Gulley ’94 and Mrs. Leah S. Gulley ’93

Mr. Mark Gurley

Ms. Ann Rebecca Guthrie ’89

Mrs. Jean Guthrie

Mr. Robert Otto Haack Jr. ’83 and Mrs. Margaret Fuller Haack ’83

Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Haars ’85 and Mrs. Nancy Boss Haars ’85

Dr. Warren O. Haggard ’78 and Mrs. Cynthia B. Haggard ’78

Mr. Keith Shellie Hagler ’98

Mr. William George Hairston III ’67 and Mrs. Paula Hairston

Mr. Holbert L. Hale Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Julia H. Hale

Mr. Gary Lee Hallen ’75 and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hallen ’75

Mr. Jason Leigh Halsell ’93 and Mrs. Nancy Small Halsell

Mr. James H. Ham III ’66 and Mrs. Kimberly Ham

J. Robert Hamill P.E. ’70

Mr. David A. Hamilton ’67

CUPOLA REPORT

Mr. George Seaton Hamilton ’80

Mr. Harold Edward Hamilton ’85 and Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor Hamilton ’85

Mr. Johnnie Marvin Hamilton ’68 and Mrs. Cathryn Reynolds Hamilton

Dr. Phillip G. Hamilton Jr. ’02 and Mrs. Crystal Clare Hamilton ’02

Dr. Stephen Marion Hamilton ’84 and Mrs. Beth Roach Hamilton ’86

Mr. Christopher Hammond III ’62 and Mrs. Karen G. Hammond

Mr. Nathan L. Hanks ’03 and Mrs. Laura Quimby Hanks ’03

Mr. Nelson L. Hanks ’75 and Mrs. Kathy B. Hanks

Dr. Alan M. Hanley ’16

Mr. Thomas Jeffrey Hanley ’08

Dr. Thomas R. Hanley

Dr. Andrew Palmer Hanson ’93

Mr. Billy L. Harbert Jr. ’88

Mr. Leon L. Hardin ’70 and Mrs. Rheba Meadows Hardin ’69

Mr. George C. Hardison Jr. ’76 and Mrs. Marsha Quenelle Hardison ’76

Hargrove Engineers and Constructors

Mr. Oscar Coursey Harper IV ’89 and Mrs. Patricia Smith Harper ’90

Mrs. Glenda Steele Harris ’61

Mr. Dennis D. Harrison ’77 and Ragan L. Harrison

Harvey Hubbell Foundation

Mr. Lamar Travis Hawkins ’63 and Mrs. Elaine T. Hawkins ’62

Mr. Lawrence Allen Hawkins ’81 and Mrs. Lisa Hawkins

Mr. Michael Francis Hawkins ’80

Mr. Albert E. Hay ’67

Ms. Karen Hayes ’81

Mr. Andrew Scott Head ’18

Healthpeak OP LLC

Mr. Edward Cox Healy ’84 and Mrs. Roxanne Mosley Healy ’82

Mr. Jim Palmer Heilbron ’94 and Mrs. Markell A. Heilbron ’96

Ms. Emily E. Heitman ’00 Hellendall Family Foundation

Ms. Megan C. Hellendall ’19

Mr. John P. Helmick Jr. ’56

Mr. Michael Thomas Hendrick ’93 and Mrs. Christina L. Hendrick

Mr. John Steele Henley II ’63 and Mrs. Geanie Henley

Mr. Ben Bryan Henson ’92 and Mrs. Jennifer Henson

Ms. Melissa Herkt ’77

Mr. Clyde Burton Hewitt IV ’97 and Mrs. Ivey Hewitt

Ms. Leigh Michele Higby ’18

Mr. Patrick D. Higginbotham ’81 and Mrs. Nancy Y. Higginbotham ’80

Mr. Wilson Price Hightower III ’88 and Mrs. Margaret M. Hightower ’87

Mr. Dennis Steve Hill ’79 and Mrs. Ann Reynolds Hill ’77

Mr. Matthew Walker Hill ’97 and Mrs. Vickie Hill

Mr. Ryan Sessions Hill ’08 and Mrs. Jill F. Hill ’08

Mr. Ray W. Hiltbrand ’93

Hoar Construction LLC

Hoar Holdings

Mr. David William Hodo ’05 and Mrs. Andrea Thompson Hodo ’05

Mr. Bennett Pate Hogan and Ms. Leigh Ann Hogan

Mr. Duriel Ramon Holley ’03 and Mrs. Olivea Holley

Mr. James Monroe Holley IV ’75

Mr. James Philip Hollway ’79

Mr. Michael Dale Holmes ’86 and Mrs. Stephanie Jo Holmes

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama

Honda of America MFG

Mr. Randall Cory Hopkins ’91

Ms. Sandra Horn

Mr. Steven D. Horne ’71 and Mrs. Lynn Jones Horne ’79

Mrs. Sara Anne Hough ’03

Dr. Wen-Chiang Huang ’01

Miss Auburn Elizabeth Hudgins ’07

Mr. Tyce Frederick Hudson ’98

Dr. Mary Leigh Hughes ’86

Mr. Samuel E. Hughes

Mr. Jackson L. Hulsey ’64 and Mrs. Ellen L. Hulsey

Mr. James A. Humphrey ’70 and Mrs. Michele Alexander Humphrey ’71

Dr. Jacqueline H. Hundley ’74

Mr. Brian Howard Hunt ’90 and Dr. Judy Johns Hunt

Dr. Steve Hunt and Mrs. Stephanie Greco Hunt ’78

Mr. Jordon Huppert

Mr. Norman K. Huppert

Dr. Naji Husseini and Dr. Jacqueline Heather Cole-Husseini ’01

Mr. Mark Monroe Hutto ’92 and Mrs. Frances P. Hutto ’92

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC

iGiftFund

ILMA

IM Hammond Family Foundation

Imperatum Holdings Inc.

International Paper

Intradiem

Intuitive Research & Technology Corp.

Mr. Sean Austin Irby ’82

J. David Irwin Ph.D. ’61

J.P. Morgan Donor Advised Fund

Mr. Joshua Perry Jackson ’05 and Mrs. Emily Daleo Jackson ’15

Mr. Robert Alan Jackson Jr. ’82 and Mrs. Tyler Smith Jackson ’82

Jacobs Technology Inc.

Mr. Paul Andrew Jacobson ’94 and Mrs. Mara Lowry Jacobson ’94

Mr. Charles Mathias Jager ’56 and Mrs. Rosemary Smith Jager ’57

James P. Raymond Jr. Foundation

Mr. William Russell James ’69 and Mrs. Brenda M. Tanner

Jay Industrial Repair

Mr. Stuart Blakely Jeffcoat ’98 and Mrs. Lisa Jeffcoat

Mr. Walter Blakely Jeffcoat ’70 and Mrs. Peggy Bratton Jeffcoat

Mrs. Katelyn Ashley Jenkins ’19

John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation

John H Watson Charitable Foundation

Johnson & Associates Engineering

Johnson Controls

Mr. Bobby Joe Johnson ’62

Mr. Bradley Bernard Johnson ’91 and Mrs. Lora Jenkins Johnson ’91

Mr. Darren Keith Johnson ’11 and Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer Johnson ’11

Col David S. Johnson ’75 and Mrs. Penelope D. Johnson ’74

Mr. Herbie Neeley Johnson ’94 and Mrs. Hannah Johnson

Mr. J. Edwin Johnson ’71 and Mrs. Sharon E. Johnson

Mr. J. Sam Johnson Jr. ’75 and Mrs. Patricia Davenport Johnson ’75

Mrs. Jessica Haack Johnson ’12

Mrs. Jimmie Sue Johnson

Mr. John Borge Johnson II ’10

Dr. Pierce Johnson Jr. ’69 and Mrs. Nancy A. Johnson

Mr. John Kenneth Jones ’59 and Mrs. Jo R. Jones

Mr. Keith Allen Jones ’84

Mr. Robert M. Jones ’66

Dr. Bill Josephson ’89 and Dr. Eleanor C. Josephson ’88

Mrs. Lisa Sakich Kalv ’93

Mr. Craig A. Kaplowitz and Mrs. Emily Connors Kaplowitz

Mr. Daniel Lee Keidel Sr. ’80 and Mrs. Anita Howard Keidel ’80

Keimyung University

Mr. Robert R. Keith Jr. ’63 and Mrs. Donna Vanderver Keith ’66

Mr. Andrew S. Kelley ’03 and Mrs. Shelley Haisten Kelley ’03

Mr. David A. Kelley ’71

Mr. Kenneth Boyd Kelley ’87 and Mrs. Mary Gratton Kelley ’86

Mr. Kenneth Kelly ’90

Kemira Chemicals Inc.

Mr. Reginald Wayne Kemp ’62

Gen Leslie Farr Kenne ’70

Kenneth Kelly Family Legacy Alabama Power Fdn Inc.

Mr. Kevin Wayne Kennoy ’92 and Mrs. Kelley Kennoy

Mr. Philip E. Keown ’64 and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Keown

Mr. Kirby K. Key ’57 and Mrs. Sarah E. Key

Mr. Michael Timothy Keyser ’15 and Mrs. Kelly Eileen Keyser ’14

Mr. Sidney S. Keywood Jr. ’70

Mr. Zach Kezar and Mrs. Laura Clenney Kezar ’08

Mr. James E. Kiel ’69 and Mrs. Cynthia A. Kiel

Mr. Matthew Wayne Kilgo ’96 and Mrs. Jennifer M. Kilgo ’97

Mr. Lester Killebrew Sr. ’68 and Mrs. Catherine V. Killebrew ’69

Mr. Graham Criss Killough ’89 and Mrs. Theresa N. Killough

Dr. William G. King Jr. ’73

Mr. Christopher R. Kirkland and Mrs. Mary Peery Kirkland ’94

Mr. Ronald Walker Kirkland ’68 and Mrs. Susan T. Kirkland ’68

Ms. Katie Kirkpatrick ’95

Mr. Bradley S. Kitterman ’82 and Mrs. Margaret Bradshaw Kitterman ’83

Mrs. Leisa Sewell Kizer ’82

Mr. Rick Knop and Ms. Leslee Belluchie ’83

Mr. Kelley G. Knox and Mrs. Margaret Lowry Knox ’82

Mr. Ashley David Koby ’98 and Mrs. Stephanie C. Koby ’98

Koch Companies Community Fund

Mr. Mark Anthony Kolasinski ’82

Mr. Daniel Todd Konkle ’87 and Mrs. Kathryn Shearer

Mr. Christopher J. Kramer ’94 and Mrs. Mary Horton Kramer ’93

Mr. Corcoran M. Kratt ’94 and Mrs. Angela D. Kratt ’93

Krebs Engineering

Mr. Richard W. Kretzschmar ’90 and Mrs. Vicki Meredith Kretzschmar ’92

Mr. David McCoy Kudlak ’86 and Ms. Trisha Perkins

Mr. Frederick D. Kuester ’73

Mrs. Whitney Brown Lampe ’14

Mr. Thomas D. Lampkin ’75 and Mrs. Barbara Blackstock Lampkin ’75

Mr. Judson T. Landers ’71 and Mrs. Betty Ann Landers

Mr. Jeffrey Lee Langhout ’86 and Mrs. Jacquelyn I. Langhout ’86

Mr. Arthur Lapointe and Mrs. Belinda Carter Lapointe

Mr. Robert E. Latham ’69

Dr. Terry Edwin Lawler ’68 and Mrs. Patricia E. Lawler

Mr. Charles Richard Lawley ’04 and Mrs. Chelsea Lawley

Mr. Thomas W. Lawrence Jr. ’63 and Mrs. Diane S. Lawrence ’63

Mr. Kyle Craig Leach ’83 and Mrs. Carmen Leach

Mr. Michael Leach and Mrs. Diana Lynne Leach

Mr. Jason Max Lee ’00

Ms. Nelda K. Lee ’69

Mr. Steven Max Lee ’73 and Mrs. Margie Lee Leidos Inc.

Mr. Wilmer M. Leslie Jr. ’62 and Mrs. Mary I. Leslie

Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Levenhagen ’16

Mr. David Reynolds Lewis ’84 and Mrs. Susan Jones Lewis ’85

Mr. David Wayne Lewis ’72

Dr. Philip M. Lewis and Dr. Sandra R. Clark-Lewis ’72

Dr. Will L. Liddell Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Ruth Howe Liddell ’70

Mr. Taylor Kirkland Lightfoot ’04 and Mrs. Jaime Strickland Lightfoot ’04

Dr. Kuang Ming Lin ’58

Mr. Larry Wayne Linville ’63 and Mrs. Lynda Kaye Linville Linxon US LLC

Dr. Ying-Hsin Andrew Liou ’84 and Mrs. Yun Lee Liou

Ronald Craig Lipham P.E. ’74 and Mrs. Lynda Lipham

MG James Everett Livingston ’62 and Mrs. Sara Craft Livingston

Mr. Stephen Jager Livingston ’10

Mr. Rayford L. Lloyd Jr. ’63

Mr. William Buck Locke ’63 and Mrs. Judy P. Locke

Lockgrange Engineering LLC

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Mr. Rodney Lon Long ’76 and Mrs. Judy Long

Mr. Lum M. Loo ’78

Mr. William A. Lovell Jr. ’79

Mr. Nance C. Lovvorn ’62 and Mrs. Cecile White Lovvorn ’64

Ms. Angela Marie Luckie ’91

Mr. Frank Alex Luttrell III ’83 and Mrs. Shelaine Steen Luttrell

Mr. Fred W. Mace ’57 and Mrs. Juanita Mace

Mr. John Andrew MacFarlane ’72 and Mrs. Anne Warren MacFarlane ’73

Mr. Ray Anthony Madison ’88 and Mrs. Gloria Madison

Mr. Frank Joseph Magazine ’81 and Mrs. Sunnie Magazine

Dr. Saeed Maghsoodloo ’62

Mr. Reuben C. Manasco Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Jo Ann Manasco

Mr. Paul M. Manning Sr. ’69

Manufacture Alabama

Mr. Salvador Michael Marino ’91 and Mrs. Paula M. Marino ’92

Mr. Joel W. Marsh ’62

Mr. Michael Edmond Marshall ’84 and Mrs. Tara Marshall ’86

LCDR Clifton C. Martin Jr. ’74 and Mrs. Mary Ramey Martin ’74

Mr. Gary Clements Martin ’57

Mr. James P. Martin ’78 and Mrs. Pamela Phillips Martin ’79

Mr. Thomas J. Maser and Mrs. Sharon I. Maser

Mr. Alexander Thomas Mathews ’16 and Mrs. Molly McCartney Mathews ’15

Mr. Benjamin H. Matthews ’00

Mr. Cary Lynn Matthews ’90

Mr. David Austin Mattox ’05 and Mrs. Stephanie Kilgro Mattox ’09

Ms. Lauren Maurin

Mr. J. Wayne Maxey ’65

Mr. J. Douglas Maxwell ’73

Mr. Todd Arthur May ’90 and Mrs. Kelly McDowell May ’89

Mr. Patrick Clay Mays ’08

Ms. Forrest Worthy McCartney

Mr. John Timothy McCartney ’80 and Mrs. Laura Ledyard McCartney ’80

Mr. Kevin Michael McClain ’93

Ms. Julia M. McClure ’68

Mr. John Blair McCracken ’08 and Mrs. Julie McCracken

Mr. Robert F. McCullough III ’08 and Mrs. Kelli McNeilly McCullough ’03

Mr. Jim H. McDaniel ’68

Ms. Mary Margaret McDaniel ’12

Mr. Justin Scott McDonald ’05 and Dr. Kim Price McDonald ’08

McFadden Engineering Inc.

Mr. Albert F. McFadden Jr. ’81 and Mrs. Hope McFadden

Mr. John Donald McFarlan III ’84 and Mrs. Tamra McFarlan

Mr. Jason McFarland ’02 and Mrs. Sara Flurry McFarland ’03

Mr. Jim W. McGaha ’66 and Mrs. Frances McGaha

Dr. Leon F. McGinnis Jr. ’70 and Mrs. Marcia Brooks McGinnis ’70

Mr. George Lee McGlamery ’86 and Mrs. Mary Ann McGlamery

Dr. Gerald G. McGlamery Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Lynette McGlamery

Mr. David C. McIlvaine ’93 and Mrs. Stephanie B. McIlvaine

Mr. Paul Alan McIntyre ’92 and Mrs. Amy Fortenberry McIntyre

Mr. Bruce Edward McKinney ’74 and Mrs. Anita Wildsmith McKinney

Mr. Michael Alexander McKown ’76

McLeod Software

Mr. James D. McMillan ’61 and Mrs. Paula Stapp McMillan ’65

Ms. Lauren McMullen

Mr. William R. McNair ’68 and Mrs. Lana McNair

Mrs. Susan Adair Melians ’86

Mr. James Bruce Melton ’76

Mr. George Aristides Menendez ’70 and Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Menendez

Ms. Kristen Elizabeth Meoni ’19

Mr. Weston Todd Meredith ’21

Mr. D. L. Merrill Jr. ’65 and Mrs. Rebecca Lindsey Merrill

Mr. Joseph Austin Miller ’83 and Mrs. Donna J. Miller ’84

Mr. Mark Steven Miller ’84 and Mrs. Toni Etheridge Miller ’85

Mr. Richard R. Miller ’78 and Mrs. Debra Mincey Miller

Mr. Robert Bruce Miller ’16

Mr. J. Kevin Mims ’79 and Mrs. Katherine Maughan Mims ’81

Mr. Wesley Shane Mize ’94 and Jennifer Fletcher Mize P.E. ’96

Mr. Lewe B. Mizelle Jr. ’49

Mr. Max A. Mobley ’72 and Mrs. Kathy W. Mobley

Mr. William Lynn Moench Jr. ’76 and Mrs. Pamela Stephans Moench

Mr. Carl A. Monroe ’78 and Mrs. Ellen Monroe

Dr. Larry Scot Monroe ’79 and Ms. Cynthia Coker Green ’79

Montgomery Family Foundation Inc.

Mr. Lawrence J. Montgomery III and Mrs. Mary Montgomery

Mr. Charles N. Moody ’63 and Mrs. Jo Moody

Mr. Michael Joseph Moody ’84 and Mrs. Jana C. Moody

Mr. John Randall Moon Sr. ’56

Mr. F. Brooks Moore ’48

Mr. Jonathan Lathram Moore ’05

Mrs. Mary Manson Moore ’83

Mr. Steven Daniel Moore ’84 and Mrs. Jennifer Gillis Moore ’85

Mr. William Victor Moore Jr. ’78

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.

Dr. Joe M. Morgan and Mrs. Rita Morgan

CUPOLA REPORT

Mr. M. John Morgan ’71 and Mrs. Patricia Morgan

Mr. Michael Lynn Morris ’98

Ms. Rachel Moss ’96

Mr. David R. Motes ’77

Mr. Kennith Craig Moushegian ’92

MTS Systems Corporation

Mr. Thomas Mullany ’81 and Mrs. Elizabeth Mullany

Mr. Charles Andrew Mullins ’07

Mr. Scott E. Murff ’92

Mr. David E. Murphy ’87 and Mrs. Kelli Murray Murphy ’86

Mr. Ronald Claire Murphy

Mr. Scott B. Murray ’69 and Mrs. Karen M. Murray

Mr. Vernon C. Murray ’63

Mr. David A. Musgrove ’05 and Mrs. Christa M. Musgrove ’07

Mr. Bryan Duncan Myers ’08 and Mrs. Jennifer Cooper Myers ’08

Mr. Justin David Nabors ’11

Nalco

Nalco Water

Nalco Water Selma

Mr. Robert Alex Napier ’78 and Mrs. Suzanne T. Napier

National Christian Foundation Alabama

National Christian Foundation East Tennessee

National Defense Industrial Association of the Gulf Coast

National Philanthropic Trust

Mr. Herman A. Nebrig Jr. ’73 and Mrs. Janet C. Nebrig

Mr. Jonathan Curtis Neely Jr. ’70 and Mrs. Carol Wakelam Neely

Mr. Jeremy Scott Nelms ’06 and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Nelms ’08

Dr. Robert Mark Nelms ’80 and Ms. Susan Rebecca McKeen

Nelson Brothers LLC

Mr. Wayne B. Nelson III ’76 and Mrs. Cheryl N. Nelson

New Indy - Catawba

Newell Brands

Mr. Fred F. Newman III ’81

Mr. William K. Newman ’69 and Mrs. Kate M. Newman

Mr. James Oscar Neyman III ’86 and Mrs. Margaret Dailey Neyman ’80

Mr. Huan D. Nguyen ’87

Mr. Karl Richard Nichol ’82

Nike Corporation

NLGI

Norfolk Southern Corp

North Georgia Community Foundation

Mr. William B. Norton ’75 and Mrs. Lori D. Norton ’78

Dr. Andrzej S. Nowak

Mr. Ben Lee Nowland ’01 and Mrs. Hillary Tidwell Nowland ’02

NTA Inc.

Mr. Martin Ogugua Obiozor ’99

Mr. Guy Edwin O’Connor ’85 and Mrs. Mary G. O’Connor

Mr. Michael Joseph O’Connor ’87

Mr. James Burton Odom ’55 and Mrs. June Odom

Dr. Frances C. O’Donnell

Mr. Todd Hugh O’Donnell ’92 and Mrs. Kristin Kay O’Donnell

Mr. Levar M. Odum ’07 and Dr. Nicole L. Harris Odum ’02

Ms. Christy Stacey Ogletree ’88

Mr. Kenneth J. O’Malley Jr. ’88 and Mrs. Cheryl Jodis O’Malley ’86

Ms. Siobhan Mary O’Reilly ’10

Mr. James Mason Orrison ’85 and Mrs. Donna Marie Orrison

Mr. Steve P. Osburne ’65 and Mrs. Bobbie Osburne

Mr. John Peter Ossenfort II ’98 and Mrs. Cari Ann Ossenfort ’99

Mr. Todd Joseph Outcalt ’96 and Mrs. Catherine J. Outcalt ’97

Mr. Wynton Rex Overstreet ’59 and Mrs. Charlotte Williams Overstreet ’60

Mr. C. Glenn Owen Jr. ’70 and Mrs. Nancy W. Owen

Mr. David Kenneth Owen ’77 and Mrs. Olivia Kelley Owen ’77

Mr. Wayne B. Owens ’64 and Mrs. Vicki M. Owens

Mr. Timothy Ray Owings ’89 and Mrs. Stephanie Owings

OXY

John Mitchell Ozier P.E. ’73 and Mrs. Alice Harrison Ozier

Mr. William S. Pace Jr. ’75 and Mrs. Drunell R. Pace

CDR Michael Anthony Pacer ’89 and Mrs. Amanda Jill Pacer ’89

Packaging Corporation of America

PactivEvergreen

Palisade Technologies LLC

Mrs. Allison Haack Parcus ’09

Mr. John S. Parke ’55 and Mrs. Constance Garner Parke ’55

Mr. Clark Parker and Mrs. Cari Jo Parker ’87

Mr. James Y. Parker ’70 and Mrs. Susan Jones Parker ’70

Mr. Jerry D. Parker Jr. ’79 and Mrs. Elizabeth Parker

Mr. Robert Allen Parker ’84 and Mrs. Susan Southerland Parker ’84

Mr. John Patrick Parks ’89

Mr. David Anthony Parola ’93 and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Parola ’91

Mr. Earl B. Parsons Jr. ’60 and Mrs. Nancy Parsons

Mr. Kevin Andrew Partridge ’87 and Mrs. Faye L. Partridge

Mr. Raj N. Patel ’22

Pathway Services Inc.

Mr. John Anthony Patton Sr. ’85 and Mrs. Becky Patton

Mr. Victor W. E. Payne Jr. ’73

Mr. Harry W. Peffen III ’89 and Mrs. Kathryn Drey Peffen ’89

Mr. Hal N. Pennington ’59 and Mrs. Peggy Pennington

Mr. Broderick A. Perdue ’95 and Mrs. Jodi Perdue

Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Perkins ’92 and Mrs. Amy Perkins

Mr. Chris J. Peterson ’71 and Mrs. Janice Potts Peterson ’74

LTC William Wright Petit ’89

Mr. Austin D. Phillips ’04

Mrs. Sheryl Clark Phillips ’86

Mr. Douglas E. Phillpott ’84 and Mrs. Tracy C. Phillpott ’84

Mr. Vincent Anthony Pilato ’87

Ms. Shay L. Pilcher ’21

Mr. Charles H. Ping III ’04

Mr. Randall Alan Pinkston ’86 and Mrs. Cynthia W. Pinkston ’80

Mr. Lloyd Lavon Pitts ’83

Mr. Henry W. Poellnitz III ’78

Dr. H. Vincent Poor ’72

Mr. Gary Walton Popwell ’61 and Mrs. Lynda Popwell

Mr. Jack B. Porterfield III ’75 and Mrs. Rebecca Porterfield

Mr. Leslie H. Porterfield ’79

Gerald L. Pouncey Jr. Esq. ’82 and Mrs. Bonnie Pouncey

Dr. Raymond Lee Powell ’90 and Mrs. Cindy Powell

Poyry Appleton LLC

Mr. Kenneth H. Prater

Mrs. Kelly Glenn Price ’88

Mr. Robert Lyons Prince ’69

Prism Systems Inc.

Proximus Engineering PC

Mr. John David Prunkl ’90 and Mrs. Lisa Christmas Prunkl ’88

PTAC Consulting Engineers

Pump & Process Equipment Inc.

Mr. David I. Rach ’69 and Mrs. Patricia Byrd Rach

Mr. Ryan Thomas Ramage and Mrs. Ashley Thompson Ramage ’99

Mr. Greg Raper and Mrs. Denise Sandlin Raper ’92

Mr. Debasis Rath ’92 and Mrs. Anuradha Satpalhy

Mr. Benjamin J. Ratliff ’19 and Mrs. Katie Holton Ratliff ’19

Mr. James Lee Rayburn ’67 and Mrs. Joyce Rayburn

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

Mr. Joel Grimes Reagan and Mrs. Andre’a Thrasher Reagan

Mr. David Barry Reed ’84 and Mrs. Virginia J. Reed ’72

Mr. William Allen Reed ’70 and Mrs. Martha Reimer Reed ’69

Mr. Taylor Thomas Reedy ’13 and Mrs. Bonnie Lewis Reedy ’13

Mr. Carl A. Register ’63 and Mrs. Joan T. Register

Mr. James O. Rein and Mrs. Joan Rein

Mr. John R. Reynolds ’70 and Mrs. Shirley K. Reynolds ’70

Mr. Jonathan Rheinlander and Mrs. Katelyn Wade Rheinlander ’13

Ms. Debbie Rice

Mrs. Gail G. Rice

Mr. Stephen Wayne Richardson ’94 and Mrs. Erin Dawn Richardson ’92

Mr. David Baker Riddle ’04 and Dr. Stefanie Lycans Riddle ’06

Mr. Christopher James Riley ’02 and Mrs. Darcy Delano Riley

Mr. Stephen Aubrey Robbins Sr. and Dr. Claudia Isabel Robbins

Dr. Chris Roberts and Mrs. Tracy Roberts

Mr. Gary Michael Roberts ’80 and Mrs. Mary Burns Roberts

Mr. James O. Roberts ’87

Mr. Jeffery Ryan Robinett ’01 and Mrs. Ashley Nunn Robinett ’01

Robins & Morton

Mr. Eugene Robinson ’03 and Mrs. Rachel Robinson

Mr. Kenneth William Robuck ’81 and Mrs. Cathy Monroe Robuck ’81 Rockwell-Lawton Enterprises LLC

Mrs. Karen Harris Rowell ’79

Dr. John H. Russell ’72

Dr. Stephen Allen Russell ’97’ and Dr. Melissa Lane Russell ’95

Dr. Walter Harmon Rutledge ’78 and Mrs. Karen Kennedy Rutledge ’78

Mr. Cody Tyler Rutowski ’14 and Mrs. Sarah Perry Rutowski ’14

Mr. Matthew Ryan and Mrs. Linda Patterson Ryan ’82

Ms. Jessie Lee Sackett ’15

Mr. John Michael Sadler ’70

Safran Trusted 4D Inc.

Mr. Joseph A. Saiia ’69 and Mrs. Mary Graves Saiia ’69

Mr. Richard Frank Salanitri ’85 and Mrs. Carolyn Parmer Salanitri ’85

Mr. William A. Samuel ’75

Mr. Christopher R. Sanders ’84

Ms. Regenia Rena Sanders ’95

Mr. Timothy Michael Sanders ’91 and Mrs. Kimberly Parks Sanders

Mr. Allen Taylor Sasser ’12 and Mrs. Kathryn-Ruth Bergstrom Sasser ’21

Mr. Thomas Al Saunders Sr. ’62 and Mrs. Beth Saunders

Dr. Robert A. Savoie and Mrs. Lori Savoie

Mr. Robert Warren Saxon ’86 and Mrs. Jo Angela Freeman Saxon ’72

Mr. C. David Scarborough ’65 and Mrs. Murriel W. Scarborough ’65

Mr. Robert A. Schaffeld III ’91 and Mrs. Carol Wright Schaffeld ’91

Mr. Gary Lee Schatz ’78 and Mrs. Susan Nelson Schatz ’79

Mr. Taylor C. Schmidt ’11

Mr. David J. Schobelock ’76 and Mrs. Laurie C. Schobelock ’76

Mr. Philip M. Schockling ’91 and Mrs. Jami L. Schockling

Col (Ret) Robert W. Schorr ’61

Mr. Chuck Schroeder and Mrs. Mary Schroeder

Dr. Peter Schwartz

Scott Bridge Company Inc.

Mr. Isaac Judson Scott III and Mrs. Rhonda Haley Scott ’75

Ms. Samantha H. Scott ’12

Mr. Thomas J. Scott Jr.

Mr. Donald Reuben Searcy ’84 and Mrs. Alice Johnson Searcy ’85

Mr. Tom Senkbeil ’71 and Mrs. Karen Senkbeil

Mr. William Bart Sessions ’58

Mr. Charles Robert Sewell ’86 and Mrs. Wanda T. Sewell

Mr. Andrew J. Sharp Jr. ’72

Mr. Charles Allen Shaw ’86 and Mrs. Kimberly Popham Shaw

Mr. Stephen Aldridge Shaw ’84 and Mrs. Sharon Lochner Shaw

Shell Oil Company Foundation

Dr. Mark Dewey Shelley II ’93 and Mrs. Elizabeth V. Shelley

Mrs. Vergenia C. Shelton ’96

Mr. Donald Shepherd ’67 and Mrs. Gail Merkl Shepherd ’67

Mr. Michael H. Sherer and Mrs. Cathie L. Sherer

Mr. Scott P. Sheumaker ’96 and Mrs. Ellen Sheumaker

Dr. Charles Herbert Shivers ’75 and Mrs. Alisa Walker Shivers ’75

Mr. Jeffrey Milton Shlapak ’87 and Mrs. Lisa Summers Shlapak

Ms. Geri Ann Shoop ’94

Mr. William Dean Shultz ’95 and Mrs. Joy R. Shultz

Silicon Integration Initiative

Mr. Matthew Shaw Sistrunk ’11 and Mrs. Hayley Cole Sistrunk ’10

Mrs. Margaret Sizemore

CAPT William E. Skinner ’71 and Mrs. Barbara Jean Skinner

Mr. John Hilary Sligh ’70 and Mrs. Jacquelyn DuBose Sligh ’69

Mrs. Jenny Elizabeth Slight ’08

Mr. Arthur Lewis Slotkin ’68 and Mrs. Marcella Slotkin

SME Education Foundation

Mr. Anthony Kenyatta Smith ’01

Mr. Austin E. Smith ’10

Mr. Barrett B. Smith ’68

Mrs. Brenda Jenkins Smith ’95

Mr. Brett Keith Smith ’86 and Mrs. Lisa Hunter Smith ’89

Mr. Charles Jack Smith ’71

Mr. Gerald W. Smith ’61 and Mrs. Joyce Carr Smith ’61

Dr. Jeffrey Scott Smith ’86 and Mrs. Kristi Terry Smith ’85

Mr. Jerard Taggart Smith ’97 and Mrs. Cindy Smith

Mr. John Raymond Smith ’96 and Mrs. Deborah McGill Smith ’92

Mr. Kenneth Lemoyne Smith Jr. ’78

Mr. Michael David Smith ’85 and Mrs. Deborah T. Smith ’87

Mr. Michael Lawrence Smith ’67

Mr. Randy Leon Smith ’76 and Mrs. Patricia Smith

Mr. Robert Aubrey Smith ’64 and Mrs. Barbara Custard Smith

Mr. Stephen Linwood Smith ’75 and Mrs. Judith R. Smith ’74

Mr. Timothy Scot Smith ’91 and Mrs. Sheila Ransone Smith ’91

Mr. William James Smith ’67 and Mrs. Susan C. Smith ’70

Mr. Zeke Walter L. Smith ’82 and Mrs. Darlene P. Smith

Mr. Anthony Antonio Smoke ’84 and Mrs. Jacqueline Smoke

Mr. John Albert Smyth Jr. ’70 and Mrs. Melanie Whatley Smyth ’70

Mr. Brian Charles Sneed ’98 and Mrs. Jenny Sneed

Solenis LLC

Mr. Robert Grant Sommerville ’05 and Mrs. Nicole Donnee Sommerville ’05

Dr. Ryan A. Sothen ’09 and Mrs. Holly Holman Sothen ’03

Southern Company Services

Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Southwest Research Institute

SouthWest Water Company

Mr. Steven Edward Speaks ’87 and Mrs. Julie Pace Speaks ’87

Mr. Cecil C. Spear Jr. ’57

Mr. Donald Wade Spivey ’90

Mr. Michael George Spoor ’89 and Mrs. Kimberly Berry Spoor ’89

Dr. Donald Jacob Spring ’56

Mrs. Gail Bailey Spurgeon ’70

Mr. Kevin Arthur Stacker ’99

Mr. Patrick C. Stacker ’67 and Mrs. Linda Stacker

Mr. Martin John Stap ’86

Mr. James Lewis Starr ’71 and Mrs. Catherine Ballard Starr

Mr. Andrew Joseph Steele ’75 and Mrs. Susan Mathisen Steele ’74

Mr. Eugene Grant Steele ’80 and Mrs. Jacqueline Guthrie Steele ’78

Mr. Rodney Chapman Steffens ’73

Mr. Merle Andrew Stein ’00 and Mrs. Jill Vacarella Stein ’00

Mr. David Charles Stejskal ’00 and Mrs. Mindy Allen Stejskal ’01

Mr. David Glen Stephens ’84 and Mrs. Susan Scofield Stephens ’84

Mr. Michael Finnegan Stevens ’89 and Mrs. Jennifer Noel Stevens ’91

Mr. John Monro Stickney ’64

Mr. Michael Sargent Stokes ’02

Mr. Scott Berry Stokes and Mrs. Barbara JoAnne Stokes

Stone Building Company

Mr. Jeffrey Ira Stone ’79 and Dr. Linda J. Stone ’79

Mr. William Bryan Stone II ’85 and Mrs. Marian Haynie Stone

Mr. William Perry Stowe ’71

Mr. Benjamin Preston Straub ’13 and Mrs. Kayla Marie Straub ’13

Mr. Gary H. Street ’61 and Mrs. Jane Paxton Street ’62

Mrs. Charles L. Strickland

Mrs. Kara L. Strickland ’99

Mrs. Jane Platt Stringfellow

Ms. Megan K. Stroud ’04

Mr. Byron E. Sturgis Jr. ’80 and Mrs. Opal Fenn Sturgis ’84

Mr. Raymond C. Styres ’60 and Mrs. Glenda Peters Styres ’61

Dr. Jeffrey C. Suhling and Mrs. Jane N. Suhling

Ms. Betty Moore Summerlin

Mr. Michael Kevin Swinson ’85 and Mrs. Jennifer Swinson

Mr. Stephen Keith Swinson ’81 and Mrs. Virginia Pierce Swinson ’80

Mr. George Harold Talley II ’91 and Mrs. Lisa Hooper Talley

Mr. Colin Tang ’79

Mrs. Barbara Lynn Taylor ’88

Mrs. Christina Knight Taylor ’97

Mr. Robertson Winn Taylor ’85 and Mrs. Joyce Taylor

Dr. Sherry Pittman Taylor

Dr. Steven E. Taylor and Mrs. Martha M. Taylor

Mr. William Trent Taylor ’03 and Mrs. Courtney Barnett Taylor ’04

Technical Associates

Teledyne Brown Engineering

Mr. Paul Marion Temple ’10 and Mrs. Jamie Ann McNeely Temple ’10

Mr. Samuel Adam Temple ’09 and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Temple ’10

Mr. Michael Franklin Templeton ’73 and Mrs. Ellen F. Templeton ’72

Mr. Catlin Drew Henry Tench ’06 and Mrs. Erin Elizabeth Tench ’06

Terracon Foundation

Texas Instruments

The Boeing Company

The Catholic Foundation

The Deep River Fund LLC

The Elmer B & Glenda S Harris Legacy Endowment Plan

The Generosity Trust

The Ginn Family Foundation

The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

The Hargrove Foundation

The John M. Eagan and Charlton H. Eagan Charitable Fund of

The National Christian Foundation Donor Advised Fund

The Northrop Grumman Foundation

The Robert M. and Linda B. Waters Family LEP

The RoviSys Company

The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

The T. Rowe Price Program For Charitable Giving

The Tommy C Loggins Educational Trust

The Travis Foundation

Mr. Jerry Franklin Thomas ’63 and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Thomas

Mr. John Wesley Thomas ’60

Mr. K-Rob Thomas ’01 and Mrs. Marcia Leatha Thomas ’01

Dr. Robert E. Thomas Jr. and Mrs. Marilyn Thomas

Mr. John Scott Thompson ’88 and Mrs. Julia Jones Thompson ’87

Mr. David Lloyd Thrasher ’84 and Mrs. Maggie Roberts Thrasher ’83

Dr. Brian Scott Thurow and Mrs. Jennifer Gibson Thurow

Mr. Christopher Ryan Tidwell ’00

Mr. Larry Ray Tidwell ’70 and Mrs. Coneta Lee Tidwell

Mr. Scott Brian Tidwell ’81 and Mrs. Virginia Pugh Tidwell ’82

Mr. Carlton Todd ’82 and Mrs. Leah McFarlain Todd

Mr. Scott Randall Todd ’94 and Mrs. Robin Smith

Tomasso Group

Mrs. Joy L. Tomasso ’51

Torch Technologies Inc.

Trane Technologies

Ms. Karen Louise Trapane ’82

Mr. J. Frank Travis ’59

Mr. Thomas Lanier Traylor ’10 and Mrs. Emily Wood Traylor ’10

Mr. Daniel Andrew Traynor ’78 and Mrs. Mical A. Traynor ’80

Mr. Coy Trosclair and Mrs. Angie Trosclair

Mr. Terry DeWayne Troutman ’93 and Mrs. Casey Robinson Troutman ’00

Mr. Corbin Tubbs and Mrs. Christy Tubbs

Mr. Bolton W. Tucker ’08 and Mrs. Lindsay Ille Tucker ’09

Tumi Staffing USA Inc.

Mr. Hugh Ed Turner ’61

U. S. Charitable Gift Trust

University of Notre Dame

Mr. Dewitt Uptagrafft ’72 and Mrs. Joan Uptagrafft

Mr. William Gray Vallely ’92 and Mrs. Chantelle Vallely Valmet Inc.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Mr. Mark David Vanstrum ’79

Mr. Michael J. Varagona ’78 and Mrs. Janet W. Varagona ’78

Mr. David Troy Veal ’91 and Mrs. Robyn Ann Veal

Mrs. Lindsey Sadler Vicente ’03

Mr. Nathan Thomas Vogt ’02 and Mrs. Zeneida Vogt

Mr. William Carl Voight III ’87 and Mrs. Sandra Ryan Voight Volkert Inc.

Col James S. Voss ’72 and Dr. Suzan Curry Voss ’71 Vulcan Materials Co Foundation

Mr. Ira C. Waddey Jr. ’65 and Mrs. Ann M. Waddey

Mr. Richard Turner Wade ’69

Dr. Edgar G. Waggoner ’69

Mr. Casey Haynes Waid ’96

Ms. Shannon Haynes Waid ’94

Mr. Mitchell Waldman and Mrs. Debbie Waldman

Mr. Brad Walker and Mrs. Lynne Sellers Walker ’89

Mr. James Nickolas Walker ’06 and Mrs. Kala G. Walker

Mr. Roland E. Walker Jr. ’66

Mr. Kenneth Boland Walkley ’71 and Mrs. Judith Bennett Walkley ’73

Mr. Charles F. Wallis ’66

Mrs. Roxann Foster Walsh ’94

Mr. Ryan Walsh and Mrs. Erica Brook Walsh ’98

Mr. Andrew Lawrence Walters ’02 and Mrs. Ashleigh Adsit Walters ’02

Mr. George Russell Walton ’80

Mr. Jie Wang

Mr. William E. Warnock Jr. ’74 and Mrs. Rebecca C. Warnock

Mr. Conner Warren ’67 and Mrs. Dorothy Warren ’69

Mr. Marvin Key Warren III ’98 and Dr. Lisa Ann Bradshaw Warren ’01

Mr. Robert Morgan Waters ’71 and Mrs. Linda Barnes Waters ’70

Mr. John Holman Watson ’60 and Mrs. Gail Pearson Watson

Mr. Joseph D. Weatherford ’71 and Mrs. Kathy Weatherford

Mr. Russell L. Weaver ’62

Capt William S. Weeks ’73 and Mrs. Florence Leech Weeks ’72

Weishaupt Family Foundation

Mr. Erich Jarvis Weishaupt ’97

Dr. Bryan Joseph Wells ’01

Mrs. Morgan Mahogany Welsh ’09

Mr. James Wade Wesson ’73

Dr. Randy Clark West ’87 and Mrs. Ronda Vaughn West ’85

Mr. Steven Glen West ’84 and Mrs. NancyAnn H. West ’85

WestRock

Mr. Thomas Wharton

Mr. Stuart Warren Whatley Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Catherine C. Whatley ’85

Mr. Joe Nathan White Jr. ’98

Mr. David Oliver Whitman ’82 and Mrs. Susan F. Whitman

Mr. Mark Alan Whitt ’05

Mr. Dwight L. Wiggins Jr. ’62

Mr. Russel Whitt Wilborn ’91 and Mrs. Keeta Wilborn

LTC Ralph C. Wilkinson ’57

Mr. Andrew Payson Williams ’18

Mr. Ken Curb Williams ’79 and Mrs. Deborah Andrews Williams ’79

Dr. W. Wes Williams and Ms. Sara I. Doornbos

Mr. George Edmond Williamson II ’67 and Mrs. Carol F. Williamson

Mr. Clyde E. Wills Jr. ’68 and Mrs. Sue H. Wills

Mr. Charles A. Wilson ’96 and Mrs. Elizabeth Boles Wilson ’97

Mr. Peter A. Wilson and Mrs. Lisa H. Wilson

Mr. Walter Stanley Woltosz ’69 and Mrs. Virginia Woltosz

Mr. William B. M. Womack ’75 and Mrs. Ellen Womack

Mr. Douglas Jeffrey Wood ’84 and Mrs. Laurie Hayden Wood

Mr. Mark Joseph Wood ’83 and Mrs. Julia Cheape Wood ’82

Woodruff Foundation (J.W. & Ethel I.)

Mr. Jeremy Brian Woods ’16

CDR Rex William Wright P.E. ’78 and Mrs. Elizabeth Doyle Wright

Dr. Chwan-Hwa Wu and Mrs. Shau-Hwa C. Wu

Dr. Zhangwen Wu ’98 and Mrs. Mei Ling ’97

Mr. Robert Harrison Wynne Jr. ’68 and Mrs. Jodie Wynne

Mr. Fan Xia ’95 and Ms. Xiaochuan Melody Chen ’94

Yates Engineers LLC

Mr. Tristan Patton Yates ’19 and Mrs. Maleiha Krista Yates ’18

Mr. Mark Hill Yokley ’85 and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Yokley ’85

Mr. Duane Dale York ’76 and Mrs. Happy Smith York ’78

Mr. Scott Alan Yost ’82

Young Management and Consulting

Mr. Brandon Devaghn Young ’10 and Mrs. Amber Nicole Young ’11

Mr. Todd Lambert Zeiler ’91 and Mrs. Keely Hightower Zeiler ’93

Mrs. Emily Johnson Zieman ’02