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Spring 2025 Auburn Magazine
In the Spring 2025 Auburn Magazine, read our exclusive interview with Miss America 2025, find out how Auburn is discovering new energy sources and how The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is changing the way the world is built.
Power Charged
With energy costs rising and grids failing, Auburn is developing new energy sources to power the future.
Crowning Achievement: Auburn Student Wins Miss America Pageant
Read Abbie Stockard’s exclusive interview with Auburn Magazine.
Higher Ed, Higher Calling
Sydney Freeman Jr.’s love of people led him to a prestigious U.N. fellowship and a life dedicated to helping others.
Interior Designer Courtney Brannan Crafts the Lap of Luxury
Luxury hotel interior designer Courtney Brannan ’11 combines culture and comfort at some of the world’s most prestigious properties.
Glomfire
When Glomerata editors overstepped their bounds in 1955 and 1970, Auburn students took to the streets—and took their matches to the beloved yearbooks.
Churmell Mitchell ’16 Knows It’s All About The Journey
How strong teachers and an Auburn education turned Churmell Mitchell into a national speaker, mentor, best-selling author and CEO.
Rebuilding the Dream
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is changing the way the world is built, one project at a time.
Power Charged
With energy costs rising and grids failing, Auburn is developing new energy sources to power the future.
Crowning Achievement: Auburn Student Wins Miss America Pageant
Read Abbie Stockard’s exclusive interview with Auburn Magazine.
Higher Ed, Higher Calling
Sydney Freeman Jr.’s love of people led him to a prestigious U.N. fellowship and a life dedicated to helping others.
Interior Designer Courtney Brannan Crafts the Lap of Luxury
Luxury hotel interior designer Courtney Brannan ’11 combines culture and comfort at some of the world’s most prestigious properties.
Glomfire
When Glomerata editors overstepped their bounds in 1955 and 1970, Auburn students took to the streets—and took their matches to the beloved yearbooks.
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Honoring History and Cementing The Future
A new presence for Auburn in Downtown Birmingham.
People and Plants: The Secret Behind Keeping SEC College Campuses Beautiful
Across the SEC and the country, Auburn graduates are overseeing some of the biggest and most scenic college campuses. But it takes more than a green thumb to keep these iconic places inviting for students, staff and thousands of annual visitors.
Wildest Dreams
Author and New York Times writer Margaret Renkl looks for answers to societal ills in the harmony between humans and nature.
Pondering Their Future
Harry Ponder ’70 retired from Auburn in 2017, but his legacy lives on. Three of his landscape horticulture students—Justin Sutton ’05, Kim Byram ’94 and Jeff McManus ’88—cite his leadership and passion as big influences.
Former Director of Urban Studio is Dreaming and Doing
For Cheryl Morgan ’74, the best plans are a good mix of doable and aspirational.
A Tip of the Cap: The Rookie Auburn Tiger (R.A.T.) Program
Remembering the long-lost tradition and tribulations of Auburn freshmen “Rats.”
Track ’em Tigers: An Inside Look Into Auburn’s RFID Lab
From corralling cows to locating your luggage, Auburn’s RFID Lab is helping companies and people track their most valued possessions.
They Still Do That? The Evolution of Auburn University Traditions
From rolling trees with toilet paper to jumping in fountains on Leap Day, the history surrounding some of Auburn’s most beloved traditions may surprise you.
Building Hope: Disaster Relief Architecture & Design
Combining faith and design, disaster response architect Sarah Elizabeth Dunn ’03 builds shelters for disaster-stricken communities around the world.
Strokes of Genius
Auburn Alumna Rada Owen trains Annette Bening for her Oscar-nominated performance in “Nyad.”