Auburn Magazine
Winter 2023 Issue
Read about how Auburn is helping fix America’s cracking infrastructure, how AI@AU is helping people work smarter and the strange and mostly true tales from Auburn’s history.
Alum and Military Veteran, Curtis Pippin, Answers the Call
Life isn’t easy in the military, but transitioning out can be even harder. Curtis Pippin ’17 helps veterans adjust to civilian life one connection at a time.
Auburn Goes to Work on Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure
Roads crack. Sewage leaks and power grids fail. America’s infrastructure is falling apart. See how Auburn is providing solutions.
Experience Auburn Scholarship Program
Innovative program brings academically gifted prospective students to campus without the worry of costs.
Alum and Military Veteran, Curtis Pippin, Answers the Call
Life isn’t easy in the military, but transitioning out can be even harder. Curtis Pippin ’17 helps veterans adjust to civilian life one connection at a time.
Auburn Goes to Work on Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure
Roads crack. Sewage leaks and power grids fail. America’s infrastructure is falling apart. See how Auburn is providing solutions.
Experience Auburn Scholarship Program
Innovative program brings academically gifted prospective students to campus without the worry of costs.
Alumna Furnishes Homes for Homeless
A former nurse helps Michigan’s homeless create a new beginning, one piece of furniture at a time.
Miss Auburn Is More Than Just a Crown
Alumnae who held the title of Miss Auburn recall the impact it made on their lives.
Auburn alum spends 40 years convicting Columbus Stocking Strangler
It took Bill Smith ’64 more than 40 years to bring one of Georgia’s worst serial killers to justice. Now at the end of the saga, Smith reflects on the case that defined his career.
Alumna Furnishes Homes for Homeless
A former nurse helps Michigan’s homeless create a new beginning, one piece of furniture at a time.
Miss Auburn Is More Than Just a Crown
Alumnae who held the title of Miss Auburn recall the impact it made on their lives.
Auburn alum spends 40 years convicting Columbus Stocking Strangler
It took Bill Smith ’64 more than 40 years to bring one of Georgia’s worst serial killers to justice. Now at the end of the saga, Smith reflects on the case that defined his career.
How Auburn’s Modern Art Collection Helped Found A Museum
A Georgia O’Keeffe for 50 bucks? The unbelievable saga of how Auburn purchased 36 controversial masterpieces and opened a world-class art museum for the 21st century.
Why Auburn Grads Are Hired By ESPN
When ESPN needs talent in the production room or in front of the camera, it turns to Auburn
Revolutionizing The Way American Eels Are Grown
Fried, smoked or even an “ELT,” Sara Rademaker ’07 wants you to eat more eel
How Auburn’s Modern Art Collection Helped Found A Museum
A Georgia O’Keeffe for 50 bucks? The unbelievable saga of how Auburn purchased 36 controversial masterpieces and opened a world-class art museum for the 21st century.
Why Auburn Grads Are Hired By ESPN
When ESPN needs talent in the production room or in front of the camera, it turns to Auburn
Revolutionizing The Way American Eels Are Grown
Fried, smoked or even an “ELT,” Sara Rademaker ’07 wants you to eat more eel
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Auburn Ice Hockey Goes To Nationals
The Auburn Ice Hockey Club skates to nationals and hopes to fund its futureBy Todd Deery '90Students Ryan Scott, Katey Zencuch (rear), Cam Denk and Jack Sparago of the Auburn Ice Hockey Club.As members of the Auburn Ice Hockey Club sit down to talk, there is some...
John Thomas Vaughan ’55
February 6, 1932—January 13, 2023 By Amber QuayleDean Emeritus John Thomas Vaughan ’55 was born in Tuskegee, Ala. and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University in 1955. He practiced briefly in his hometown, but when he brought a cow to...
Auburn’s New Game Room
By Auburn Alumni AssociationIn March Auburn plugged in a new state-of-the-art game room inside the Melton Student Center. The facility features more than 40 high-end gaming computers; 35 Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles; throwback arcade stations with...
Jeff Glenn Moore ’06
March 15, 1966–November 29, 2022 Jeff Moore ’06 grew up in Birmingham, Ala. and was a highly recruited basketball player coming out of Midfield High School, where he was a two-time all-state selection. In his senior year (1984), he was named Player of the Year...
The Big Question
Who was your favorite professor or staff member when you were a student at Auburn?By Kate Asbury Larkin '21Who was your favorite professor or staff member when you were a student at Auburn?Sorry, but I had four favorites: U.S. Army Captain (later Colonel) John Warren,...
Coming to a Head
Since 2014, Auburn brewing science graduates have served up some of the tastiest pints in bars across the country. With Auburn’s new Tony and Libba Rane Center, brewing’s future on the Plains is golden.By Rob Lee '14In 2013, when Governor Robert Bentley legalized home...
Going the Distance
Mountain bikers eradicate poverty in Tanzania one race at a timeBy Derek Herscovici '14It was late when the riders arrive to camp and dismounted. They were somewhere near the middle of the Grumeti Fund K2N, traveling by bicycle from high on Mount Kilimanjaro through...
Home Renovations
Josh Williams ’18 was born—and almost died—in Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. He just returned to help build its newest addition.
Operation Usher
In days of old, Boy Scouts ushering fans to their seats were a common sight at Auburn football games. What happened?
Forgotten Alabama
What remnants of the past can tell about the presentBy Morgan Bryce '15Russell County HouseRussell County HouseAcross Alabama’s 67 counties are a myriad of abandoned buildings— businesses, churches, factories, homes—that in the eyes of many have become eyesores,...