Alumni Awards
Each year, the Auburn Alumni Association recognizes members of the Auburn Family for extraordinary accomplishments, significant professional achievements and distinguished service to others.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards and Young Alumni Achievement Award are the highest honor bestowed by the association.
2025 Alumni Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awards and Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
R. Douglas Meckes, D.V.M. ’75
Raymond J. Harbert ’82
Sonny Smith
Susan Nolen Story ’81
Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
Kirsty Coventry ’06

(L-R): Auburn University President Christopher B. Roberts, Auburn Alumni Association Board of Directors President LuAnne L. Hart ’80, Parker Duffey ’06, John H. Watson ’60, Lester Howard Killebrew Sr. ’68, Carol Elsen Godfrey ’86, Gary R. Godfrey ’86, Gerald S. Leischuck ’64 and Chief Engagement Officer and Auburn Alumni Association Director Kurt Sasser ’11.
2024 Alumni Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards and Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Lester Killebrew ’68
Emily ’64 and Gerald ’64 Leischuck
John Watson ’60
Carol ’86 and Gary ’86 Godfrey
Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
Parker Duffey ’06
View 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards Photo Album
2023 Alumni Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards and Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Robert E. Lowder ’64
Michael B. McCartney ’57 (Posthumous)
Charles D. McCrary ’73
John Thomas Walter, Jr. ’55
Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
Rose-Gaelle Belinga ’09