From blind dates to football games to chance meetings in the classroom, Auburn alums reflect on how they found love and everlasting romance on the Plains.
Auburn Love Stories: How They Met
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Class of 2010s
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.
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.
Auburn Experience Keeping Teachers in the Classroom
As schoolchildren head back to school, hundreds of districts struggle to find qualified teachers. Here’s how Auburn alumni find the “why” in teaching that keeps them in the classroom.
Megan Feringa ’19 Covers The FIFA Women’s Soccer Game
A series of unexpected decisions led Megan Feringa ’19 to the world’s biggest sporting stage.
The Comfort of the Uncomfortable
Jay Bland has learned to relish moments of uncertainty that often lead to success.
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.
Driving for a Cure to Breast Cancer
How the Gene Machine is fighting breast cancer across Alabama.
Auburn Love Stories: How They Met
From blind dates to football games to chance meetings in the classroom, Auburn alums reflect on how they found love and everlasting romance on the Plains.
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More Class of 2010s Stories
Driving the Future: William Brannon ’18
Putting brains in a car, but taking the driver out.
Lemons to Lemonade
The proverbial expression, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade inspires optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of difficulty or misfortune. Five alumni share their stories of taking bitter, even devastating, circumstances in their lives and turning them into something positive.
New Characters, New Tales
When Cheniece Kelleher ’13 couldn’t find children’s books with diverse characters, she wrote her own. Now she’s changing the industry one book at a time.
The Power of Black Tears: Kris Sims ’16
A black alumni channels his pain into a new form of protest art.
In Search of Evolution: Justin Havird ’14
Exploring how a volcano changes the environment—and the animals inside it.
Taking public health to new heights: Alysa Moore ’14
One alumna helps bring healthy food choices to underserved communities.
The War Eagle Has Landed
For more than 50 years, Auburn grads have helped turn America’s wanderlust for space travel into a reality. With a new mission to return to the moon and explore Mars, hundreds of Auburn Tigers find themselves the architects of humankind’s next adventure in the Big Blue.
Changing Gears with Thomas Craton ’14
When the Pandemic shut down their biggest moneymaker, a family-owned business lended a hand.
In the Pursuit of Justice: Brittany Henderson ’11
How the notorious criminal Jeffrey Epstein was brought to justice.
Preaching What You Practiced
Coming back “home” has a new meaning in Auburn athletics these days. Eleven former Auburn players are back on the Plains as coaches (and many others who are in noncoaching roles).