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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.”
From Flight Attendant to Vice President: An Alumna’s 30-Year Airline Career
After two decades in the air, Michielle Sego-Johnson is preparing a new generation of flight attendants to expect the unexpected.
Coach Shug Jordan’s Basketball Beginnings
Auburn’s beloved football player and coach, Shug Jordan, was as good on the basketball court as he was on the gridiron.
Big League Brotherhood
They once shared an office as Auburn grad assistants. Now Les Snead and Joe Hortiz are competing for Super Bowls as NFL general managers.
Quenched
Water—the foundation of all life on our planet—is a hard-won luxury in the world’s poorest regions. One group of Auburn alumni is working to change that.
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More Auburn Magazine Stories
Poultry In Motion
The Miller Center’s “farm to fork” approach to poultry science breeds innovation in Alabama and around the world.
SEC Shorts
Down, Set, Ha!
Swift Gift
2010 Auburn graduate Michael Wekall recently stepped away from his longtime video production gig at Marietta’s Johnson Ferry Baptist Church to try something different. “Different” didn’t quite go according to plan.
Malcolm Walker ’18
The man behind Jugo James Mixology Co. is stirring up Atlanta’s cocktail scene.
Turning the Page: Leslie Hooton ’80
At long last, it’s an aspiring writer’s turn in the sun.
Misjudged: Legal Pioneer Judge Alvin Wong ’73
Judge Alvin Wong ’73, Georgia’s first Asian Pacific American judge, on his unlikely path to progress.
Calling The Shots
From polo announcer to voiceover talent to auctioneer, one happenstance after another led Steve Lewandowski ’82 to careers using his voice.
The Big Question
What is your earliest memory of attending an Auburn football game?
Hope Comes Full Circle
Melony Pugh-Weber ’80 spent a lifetime overcoming childhood trauma in order to help teens. Then one broke into her home.
Fair Play
Fifty years ago, an abstract clause tucked inside new education legislation changed women’s sports forever. How Title IX transformed life at Auburn and opened doors for women beyond the playing fields and courts.