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AUBURN UNIVERSITY
THE CUPOLA REPORT
A RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTORS OF 2002
THE SAMUEL GINN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COMMITMENT
This is the flagship donor recognition publication of the Samuel Ginn Collegeof Engineering. We have made every attempt to include all donors in the AuburnEngineering family. However, if you are not listed, or are aware of another donor whois not, please contact the Auburn University Office of Development at 107 Ramsay Hall,Auburn University, AL 36849; 334.844.1192.
1. . . . .Dean’s Welcome
2. . . . .Charlie Ping: Formula SAE Racing Team Captain
4. . . . .Development Sensor Platforms: A Link in the Chain
6. . . . .Ed Lewis: From the Moon to Mars
8. . . . .Keystone Society
14. . . . .Donor Recognition
15. . . . . Awards and Recognition
16. . . . .Hall of Fame
17. . . . .Engineering EAGLE Program
20. . . . .Endowments
22. . . . .Lifetime Contributors
23. . . . .Senior Class Challenge
23. . . . .Organizations
24. . . . .Director’s Message
Table of Contents
Samuel Ginn College of EngineeringDevelopment Staff
Larry D. BenefieldDean
James S. VossAssociate Dean for External Affairs
Karen L. SharplessDirector of Development
Robert W. Wellbaum, IIIAssociate Director of Development
Director of Corporate Relations
Dara P. KlossAssistant Director of Development
Director of Foundation Relations
Dan M. BushAssistant Director of Development
Apryl L. TarrantDevelopment Officer
Elaine R. JimmersonDevelopment Coordinator
Office Manager
Karen S. BryanDevelopment Coordinator
Flora J. MossDevelopment Program Specialist
Jennifer C. DayStaff Writer and
Project Manager for The Cupola Report
We extend our thanks to theOffice of Communications and Marketing
of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineeringfor its contributions to The Cupola Report:
Jim KillianCheryl Cobb
Karen Nesbitt
This publication is produced bythe Office of Engineering Development
at Auburn University.
THE CUPOLA REPORT
A Recognition of Contributors
to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University
COMMITMENT
Larry Benefield, DeanSamuel Ginn College of Engineering Dean’s Welcome
Welcome to our first edition of TheCupola Report. This publication is ourway of publicly acknowledging the partthat each of you plays in our progress aswe work toward achieving our vision forthe future of the Samuel Ginn College ofEngineering.
Auburn Engineering is proud of itshistory. We have helped to create some ofthe country’s best engineers. Ourgraduates have gone on to become theinventors, astronauts, CEOs, and militaryleaders behind technologies andinnovations that have changed the world.They have also become scout troopleaders, community volunteers and PTApresidents. At Auburn, we believe indoing more than just educatingengineers, we believe in helping ourstudents develop as individuals, teamplayers and active citizens.
As part of our mission to provide themost comprehensive educationalexperience possible to our students, weare constantly seeking to improve uponthe foundation built by those who camebefore us. As most of you are probablyaware, the college is in a position to moveinto the circle of the country’s eliteengineering programs. To do so willbenefit current and future students as
well as past graduates. By achieving thebenchmarks commensurate with thecountry’s top ranked engineeringprograms, we will have the ability to offerexceptional educational facilities andopportunities. We will also raise theprestige of an Auburn Engineeringdegree, thereby elevating the status of pastgraduates who are actively engaged in theworkforce.
Our vision of achieving the benchmarksof top 20 status within this decade isambitious. However, Auburn engineersare known for their resourcefulness andtenacity. With the support of our alumniand friends, success is within our reach.
In this report, we wish to recognize themany alumni and friends who steppedforward in 2002 to offer their leadershipin pursuit of our vision. This includesthe inaugural groups of Senior Challengedonors, Engineering EAGLEs andKeystone Society members. Theseexceptional individuals, through theirunrestricted annual gifts, are allowing usthe flexibility to respond to rapidlychanging needs and emergingopportunities.
In addition to those who offerunrestricted dollars, we owe a tremendousdebt of gratitude to individuals and
companies who have establishedendowments for the support of ourpeople and programs throughscholarships, fellowships, professorshipsand funds for excellence. For this issue,we have compiled a list of allendowments currently in place for thebenefit of the Samuel Ginn College ofEngineering.
Finally, we have included a roll ofindividuals who have achieved lifetimegiving of $50,000 or more—oftenthrough a lifetime of faithful annual gifts.For their years of dedication to thecollege, we wish to offer our thanks.
To each of you, on behalf of the faculty,students and staff of the college, I want toexpress our heartfelt gratitude for yourgenerosity to Auburn Engineering. As astate-assisted institution, AuburnUniversity depends heavily on gifts fromalumni and friends in order to offer thequality education for which we areknown. That holds doubly true in theengineering community. As a programwhose success depends on our ability tomaintain up-to-the minute technologyand facilities, our supporters play a vitalrole in the life of the college. For all thatyou do for us, we thank you.
DEAN’S WELCOME 1
Charlie Ping FORMULA SAE RACING TEAM CAPTAIN
When Charlie Ping’s family madethe move from Minnesota to theDeep South in the early ,90s, hehad never even heard of AuburnUniversity. But by the time hegraduated from high school inAnniston, Ala., Ping knew thatAuburn was the only place for him.Encouraged by a guidance counselorto pursue engineering, he looked toAuburn because he had heard that itwas the best engineering school inthe state.
As captain of the Formula SAE Racingteam, Charlie definitely found his nicheat Auburn. He joined the team in1999 as a freshman. The team hadbeen around since 1996 when it wasawarded “Rookie of the Year”designation at the national competitionheld each year in Detroit. However,with little funding and only onereturning member, the team Pingjoined was short on cash and know-how. He admits that at the time heknew very little about the formula carprogram. Now he talks cars like aprofessional.
The team invests tremendous energy inthe project, often spending 40 hours ormore each week on the car before it isready to hit the Detroit competitioneach spring. “What’s great is that this
competition gives us the opportunity touse the engineering tools that we learnabout in the classroom,” Ping says. “Wedesign and analyze our car just asprofessional engineers would.”
At the 2002 competition, the studentshad an opportunity to test their mettleas a team. After experiencing lastminute engine problems, the studentsmade alterations that resulted inincreased power. When a driver tookthe car into the practice area to test thenew engine, he accidentally ran into arow of hay bales, bending the frontsuspension. With two hours before thestart of the event, the team had to workfast to save their car.
“Our team sprung into action, replacedthe bent components, and realigned thecar in time for the autocross event,”says Ping. “I jumped into the car, withno practice on the new setup, and ranout of fuel on my first lap because of anoversight. After refueling the car andwaiting through the line again, I hadone lap left. I was able to cut a great lapthat left us seventh overall out of 140entries. It was a real shot in the arm forour team, and the momentum carriedus through the rest of the event. Itshows that in the face of big problems,our team and drivers kept their cooland we had an exceptionalperformance.”
Automotives and teamwork are not theonly things that Ping has learned abouton the formula car project. He has alsolearned a great deal about finance. “Lastyear was the first year that we receivedany significant funding,” he says. “Itmade a big difference in what we coulddo.”
Although Ping concentrated on thecar’s engine, the group is so tightly knitthat he soon became familiar with all ofthe vehicle systems as well as theimportance of meeting timelines. “Inracing the deadlines are fixed, ”says Ping.“You cannot push back the start timebecause of production difficulties.”
In 2003 the team performedspectacularly, netting a first place designaward, a third in the endurance race,and fifth place overall. Thanks to itsrecord success in Detroit, the FormulaSAE team is headed for this year’s FSAEAustralasia competition in Australia,December 4-7.
“Initially I joined the team to get thepractical experience I would need tosucceed in the workplace,” says Ping.“But now I stick with it because it’ssomething I love to do.”
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“Last year was the first year that we received anysignificant funding,” he says. “It made a bigdifference in what we could do.”
2003 team captain Ping (left) and Jim Ray, 2004 team captain, prepare for the endurance racesegment of the Detroit FSAE competition.
Imagine going to the grocery store and selecting apackage of chicken with up-to-the-minute data on thetemperature and bacteria levels of its contents. Whenyou get home, you put your purchase into a “smart”refrigerator that reads the packaging and warns you when itscontents have reached bacteria levels that are unsafe forconsumption. Thanks to a team of Auburn Universityresearchers, this technology will someday be a reality.
As part of a 17-member multidisciplinary team working todevelop tools for inventory control and pathogen and toxindetection, Dr. Stuart Wentworth, an associate professor inthe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, isworking to produce a sensor platform. This is a crucialcomponent of the envisioned radio frequency identification(RFID) sensor tags that will make such a scenario possible.
Dr. Wentworth emphasizes that the work the College ofEngineering is conducting is only part of the process. AuburnUniversity researchers from the colleges of Agriculture, HumanSciences, Sciences and Mathematics and Veterinary Medicineare also working on various aspects of the project. A keycomponent is the biological film that will collect the bacteriapresent so that it can be measured. The films are capable ofselectively grabbing salmonella or other targeted bacteria.
There are two different types of films being examined, antigen-antibody and phage. Auburn University holdsexclusive patent rights on phage technology. “Phage film offers
three advantages for the project—sensitivity, selectivity andspeed,” says Wentworth.
The challenge for engineering researchers is to convert thebacteria collected by the film into a measurable unit that canbe fed to the tag. This is where Dr. Wentworth’s work onsensor platforms enters the picture. “The sensor platform isa construct with the film on it and when the bacteria adheres,there’s a change in property that converts to an electricalsignal,” says Wentworth. “As the number of bacteria on thesurface increases, that signal changes. We are currentlyworking to build a sensor platform called a Flexural PlateWave on a very thin membrane of material that can berealized on silicon. This allows the biofilm to be located onthe other side of the membrane separating the food fromthe electronics.”
While the team’s current focus is on food safety, thistechnology has implications far beyond the local grocerystore. The U.S. Space Missile Defense Command inHuntsville, is interested in the project’s potential forbattlefield use. Sensors could be strategically placed in theterrain so that if a biological warfare agent, such as anthrax,enters the area, the sensors could immediately alert militarypersonal, allowing them time to don protective gear.
Although these applications are several years in the future,Auburn’s researchers are working diligently to providesolutions for the age old problem of unsafe food as well assome of our modern world’s most threatening possibilities.
Developing Sensor PlatformsA LINK IN THE CHAIN
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“Thanks to a team of AuburnUniversity researchers, thistechnology will someday be areality.”
Stuart Wentworth, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering (left), works with a graduatestudent on research of pathogen and toxin detection.
“Auburn has the momentum now to move ahead in thecollege rankings and as alums, it is our privilege and
responsibility to support its efforts to do so.”
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Ed and Becky Stanford Lewis
FROM THE MOON TO MARSEd Lewis
As a wide–eyed Auburn cooperative education student, Ed Lewis had theprivilege of assisting in NASA’s Launch Vehicle Control Center during theApollo 11 moon landing. As he watched Neil Armstrong plant an American flagon the moon’s surface, Lewis never dreamed that someday his career path would carryhim to Mars. Mars, Inc., that is, the world’s second largest confectionery companyand producer of M&M’s, Milky Way, Snickers and other popular snacks.
Lewis began his career as an industrial engineer with Textron, Inc., followed by nineyears with Georgia Tech as regional director for their Engineering Research Institute.In 1983, he joined Mars, Inc., which manufactures and markets Uncle Ben’s rice,Dove ice cream, and Pedigree pet food in addition to its well-known candy bars.
Lewis’s career with the company started in Albany, Ga. where he quickly moved fromengineer to operations manager. For 10 years in Waco, Texas, he led the largest candyplant in the United States and managed the production of Snickers, Skittles, Starburstand Twix candies. After a short engagement in Hackettstown, N.J., Lewis movedback to Texas as vice president of manufacturing and logistics with the MasterBrandsDivision. He then moved to Los Angeles where he was responsible for 11 NorthAmerican facilities. Lewis retired in October 2001 and is enjoying pursuing realestate development and business consulting.
He credits Auburn University with much of his success. “I have worked withcountless engineers throughout the world, and I am proud to say that I hold myAuburn engineering education equal to any of their educations,” he says.
Lewis also has high praise for the Auburn Engineering co-op program. “Without adoubt, my experience as a co-op student gave me a beginning confidence and real-world use of my classroom education that continues to prove valuable today.
Ed and Becky Stanford Lewis met at Auburn and married a year after their 1972graduation. Their daughters, Emily and Catherine, are Auburn graduates. Theirson Stan currently attends Auburn. The couple bought a second home in Auburn tobe closer to their children and the university. “We love being back in Auburn wherethere is always something fun going on,” he says. “It is especially nice to be withpeople who have the same love for Auburn that we do.”
The Lewises have long been enthusiastic supporters of Auburn Engineering. Theyshare in the college’s vision of positioning the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering tomove into the arena of the top 20 engineering programs in the nation. “Auburn hasthe momentum now to move ahead in the college rankings,” says Lewis. “As alums,it is our privilege and responsibility to support its efforts to do so.”
To help Auburn University attract top caliber students, the Lewis family has endowedscholarships that are available to students with the highest ACT/SAT scores. The“Becky and Ed Lewis Endowment for Scholarships in the Samuel Ginn Collegeof Engineering” funds financial incentives that will give Auburn Engineering acompetitive edge in recruiting exceptional students. The first scholarship will beawarded to an outstanding student for the 2004-2005 school year. “Whilescholarships help Auburn as recruiting tools, they are also a lasting legacy for thosewho endow them,” says Lewis. “We want Auburn to know how proud we are to begraduates of such a great university!”
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The Keystone Society sets apart those whose financial commitment to the college’s
Unrestricted Fund serves to strengthen and uphold the vision of the college. The Keystone
Society is vital to the continuing excellence of Auburn Engineering. Keystone Society
members invest $50,000 that can be given as a five-year pledge to the Unrestricted Fund,
giving the college the flexibility to respond to emerging opportunities.
The inaugural members of the Keystone Society are a group of exceptional alumni who
have not only stepped forward as philanthropic leaders in the college’s vision to position
itself as a top 20 program, but have also given generously of themselves to Auburn and
the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The 10 individuals on the following pages have
dedicated countless hours of service to the advancement of Auburn University and Auburn
Engineering. For their many contributions of time, talent, leadership and resources, we
owe them our gratitude.
The Keystone Society
Following graduation from Auburn, GeorgeHairston joined the Southern Company system asa junior engineer at Alabama Power. During thattime, he also served in the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, with duties in the United States andVietnam from 1968-1970.
After earning a master’s degree in nuclearengineering from Georgia Tech in 1971, Hairstonspent the next two decades rising throughincreasingly responsible positions within AlabamaPower’s nuclear power division, eventuallybecoming vice president of nuclear generation. In1988, when the Southern Company announcedplans to form Southern Nuclear, Hairston waselected senior vice president of nuclear operationsof both Alabama Power and Georgia Power andwas named senior vice president of SouthernNuclear when it incorporated in 1990. Hairstonwas later named executive vice president ofSouthern Nuclear and in 1993 was selected aspresident and chief operating officer. In June1993 he was elected executive vice president ofGeorgia Power Company. He currently serves aspresident and chief executive officer of SouthernNuclear.
Hairston is a member of the board of directors forthe Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)and the World Association of Nuclear Operators(WANO) – Atlanta Center Governing Board. He ispast chairman of the National Nuclear AccreditingBoard for INPO and a member of the NuclearEnergy Institute (NEI) board of directors andexecutive committee. He is chairman of the NEIGovernment Relations Advisory Committee andpast chairman of both the NEI Nuclear StrategicIssues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) and theNSIAC Steering Group. Hairston is on theSoutheastern Electric Exchange board of directorsand is involved with numerous organizations thataddress issues important to women, minoritiesand youth in the field of engineering. In 2001,he was inducted into the State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame.
Hairston is a member of the Auburn AlumniEngineering Council and has been active infundraising for Auburn University’s MinorityEngineering Program. He lives in Birminghamwhere he has served on numerous organizationsthat work to improve the lives of the people of thecommunity. Hairston and his wife Paula are theparents of three children.
“To my familyand me, Auburn ismore than simplya great institution.It’s an integralpart of our livesthat has enrichedus in so manyways. I’mhonored to giveback to Auburnsome of what ithas given tous in the hopethat many otherscan come toexperienceAuburn’sgenerosity andgreatness.”
Ralph B. Godfrey ’64Electrical Engineering
Retired Senior Vice President3Com Corporation
“While I believe inthe long-term goals
of the College ofEngineering andam a supporter
of those goals, itis the studentprograms of
‘applied engineer-ing’ such as the
Mini Baja, FormulaSAE, and solar carthat truly inspired
me to increasemy donations to
the college.”
W. George Hairston ’67Industrial EngineeringPresident and CEOSouthern Nuclear Operating Company
Ralph Godfrey received his BSEE degree fromAuburn in 1964 and stayed to complete his MSEE
degree. While working on the master’s, Godfreyworked for the Auburn Research Foundation oncontract with NASA to develop hardware for the
Saturn program. He also met and married hiswife Lynda, who was working as an
administrative assistant for James Foy, dean ofstudent affairs.
After graduation Godfrey went to NASA where heworked for Sperry Space Support Division in
support of NASA’s Astrionics Laboratory. Hiscareer soon led him to Hewlett-Packard where heheld numerous sales and management positions
of increasing responsibility throughout his tenurewith the company. In 1988, after 20 years at HP,
Godfrey moved on to accept the position ofpresident of sales for Convergent Technologies,
and then on to a position as vice president ofsales and marketing for a division of Unisys.
An offer from 3Com to take on management ofthe company’s American sales organization assenior vice president offered a new challenge,
and in 1990 Godfrey joined the firm. Hisresponsibilities included membership of the
executive committee, sales throughout North andSouth America and the development of the
company’s e-commerce business. After thesuccessful launch of this business, he added the
management of the new organization to hisduties.
Now retired, Godfrey serves on the board ofdirectors of Rockford, a NASDAQ-listed
corporation that manufactures home andautomobile audio systems. He is also a board
member of Simple Devices, a company thatproduces software to manage the download anddistribution of music and data from the Internet
to local home and car audio systems, and serveson the advisory boards of several high tech
companies in Silicon Valley. Godfrey was chosenby VARBusiness Magazine as one of its Top 30
Visionaries of 1999.
Godfrey is an active member of the AuburnAlumni Engineering Council where he serves on
the development committee. He and his wifecurrently reside in Saratoga, Calif. The Godfreys
enjoy spending time with their two daughters andfive-year-old grandson.
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“It has been mypleasure to stayinvolved with theSamuel Ginn Collegeof Engineering sinceI received by BSCE45 years ago. Ifirmly believe ourgraduates are farabove average andare as well preparedas any in the countryto meet the manychallenges of ourprofession. I countmyself fortunate tohave attendedAuburn and to beable to contributesomething back tothe school that gaveme such a solidfoundation to buildupon.”
William F. (Hank) Hayes ’65Electrical Engineering
Retired Executive Vice PresidentTexas Instruments
T. Keith King ’58Civil EngineeringPresident, CEO and Chairman of the BoardVolkert & Associates
Following graduation from Auburn, Keith Kingbegan his career as a bridge and roadwaydesign engineer for the Louisiana Departmentof Transportation. In 1960 he joined Mobile-based Volkert & Associates (then called EwinEngineering Corporation) as a design engineer.After a succession of promotions, King tookover the helm in 1983.
Under his leadership, Volkert, which specializesin transportation, has established itself amongthe top one percent of engineering firms in thecountry. Three of the company’s projectsdirected by King were inducted into theAlabama Engineering Hall of Fame. TheAmerican Society of Civil Engineers and theNational Society of Professional Engineers haverecognized several as outstanding projects.The firm has 13 operations centers in eightstates with numerous field offices across theSoutheast. Volkert employs 650 associates.
Throughout his career, King has served innumerous professional organizations suchas the Alabama Board of Licensure forProfessional Engineers and ProfessionalLand Surveyors.
King has been named to the AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame and is a formermember of the Hall of Fame board of directors.The twenty-first century has brought numeroushonors for King. He was the 2000 recipient ofthe President’s Award for Distinguished Servicefrom the Alabama Society of ProfessionalEngineers. In 2002, the Alabama Section of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)honored him for outstanding achievements. In2003 he received the American Council ofEngineering Companies (ACEC) National Awardfor Community Service.
King has been honored with Auburn’sDistinguished Service Award and was named aCollege of Engineering Outstanding Alumnus.He is active on the Auburn Alumni EngineeringCouncil and the Engineering Leadership Teamand is a former member of the AlumniAssociation board of directors.
King and his wife Julia live in Mobile where heis involved in the Mobile Area Chamber ofCommerce. They have three children andseven grandchildren with whom they enjoyspending time. King serves in numerouscommunity organizations that serve to betterthe lives of children.
Hank Hayes earned a BSEE from Auburn andremained on the Plains to earn his MSEEdegree. While at Auburn, Hayes was an
active and dedicated student who was invitedinto membership in Delta Chi social fraternity
and Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi and TauBeta Pi student honor societies.
After completing his education, Hayes joinedTexas Instruments in 1967. Throughout his
long tenure with the company, he waspromoted to increasingly responsible
positions. In 1991 he was named presidentof the Defense Systems & Electronics Group
(DSEG) of the company. Under hisleadership, the DSEG team was awarded theMalcolm Baldridge National Quality Award –the first defense company to be so honored.
In 1993, in celebration of his professionalachievements, Hayes was selected for the
Auburn University Electrical EngineeringOutstanding Alumni Award. He was later
inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hallof Fame, an honor bestowed upon a select
few individuals each year whosecontributions to the field of engineering havesignificantly enhanced our state and nation.
In 1994, Hayes assumed the position ofexecutive vice president for Texas
Instruments. In this capacity, he wasresponsible for the company’s software
business and corporate venture projects. Inaddition, he chaired the company’s strategic
leadership team assisting with short andlong range planning. He retired from Texas
Instruments in 1996.
The Hayes family founded the William F. andBrenda W. Hayes Endowment for Diversity,
which benefits the BellSouth MinorityEngineering Program (BMEP). The Hayes
endowment supports essential recruiting andretention activities for students participating
in the program. In addition, Mr. Hayesserves on the Auburn Alumni Engineering
Council executive committee, theEngineering Leadership Team and the
Auburn University Foundation board ofdirectors. He is a former member of the
Research Advisory Council.
Hayes is the father of three children. Heresides in Frisco, Texas where he dedicates
his time and expertise to worthyorganizations such as the Leukemia
Foundation.
”I choose to donatebecause I really like
the vision, progress,and excitement in
Auburn Engineering.The leadership and
faculty are on theright track and are
making thingshappen. Auburn
has always been agreat engineering
college and theeducation and workethic that I received
certainly haveserved me well in
my career and life.Hopefully, my
financial supportwill help Auburn be
even greater andallow future
students to enjoy aneven better
education than Ireceived.”
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“I am committedto the continued
success of Auburnand support its
development bothas an individualand through my
company. Aspresident and CEO
of Exelon, I haveseen firsthand howthe corporate world
benefits fromsupporting future
engineers. Throughinvolvementwith Auburn
Engineering, Exelonstays abreast ofcurrent researchwhile sharing its
expertise andresources with
young people. Ifeel that it is my
privilege andresponsibility to
give back to aprogram that has
given me so much.”
Oliver Kingsley attended Auburn on an ROTCscholarship and was active in campus
activities such as Phi Gamma Delta socialfraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa student
honor society. After completing his degree,Kingsley enlisted in the U.S. Navy Nuclear
Submarine Force.
Following his honorable discharge from theNavy in 1971, he accepted a position with theSouthern Company’s nuclear power division.After several promotions within the Southern
Company, Kingsley was named vicepresident, nuclear operations for Middle
South Utilities. In 1998, he was offered theposition of chief nuclear officer of theTennessee Valley Authority’s Nuclear
Generation Group and is credited with thesuccessful turnaround of the TVA’s nuclearprogram. In November 1997 his career ledhim to the helm of Commonwealth Edison’s
(ComEd) nuclear fleet, where he increasedpower production and efficiency while
reducing production costs for what was atthat time the nation’s largest nuclear
program.
In 2000, in the merger of ComEd andPECO into the Exelon Corp., Kingsley directed
the integration of the nuclear operations ofComEd, PECO and AmerGen into a combined
fleet. Currently, he is the chief executiveofficer and president of Exelon Generation
and president and chief operating officer ofExelon Corporation based in Chicago. ExelonGeneration has 28,000 MW of nuclear, fossil,
and hydro generation in seven statesincluding the largest nuclear reactor fleet inthe country and the third largest worldwide.
Kingsley is widely respected in the field ofnuclear engineering. He was the American
Nuclear Society’s 2000 recipient of the WalterZinn Award recognizing leadership in nuclear
power. In February 2003, his expertise andachievements were recognized with election
into the National Academy of Engineering.
He is a member of the Auburn AlumniEngineering Council’s student liaison
committee and has served as host for theCollege of Engineering’s senior etiquette
dinner. He resides in St. Charles, Ill. with hiswife Sally. The Kingsleys have four children.
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr., ’66Engineering Physics
President and COO, Exelon CorporationPresident and CEO, Exelon Generation
“The young menand women thatare educated asAuburn engineersare key to ournation’s and ourregion’s futures.Without thetechnologicalprogress theseengineers willdrive, our economywill be far lessrobust. Theirachievements willcreate jobs formany and improvethe quality of lifefor us all. Ourcontributions to theCollege ofEngineering willhelp ensure theirpreparation for thechallenges aheadand equip thecollege to furtherenhance itsresearchinitiatives.”
William R. McNair ’68Electrical EngineeringRetired Vice President, Network OperationsBellSouth
Following the completion of a BSEE fromAuburn, Bill McNair returned to his nativeMontgomery and enrolled at Auburn UniversityMontgomery, earning a master of businessadministration degree in 1970. He later earneda master of management degree from MIT.
McNair began his professional career with anengineering position at BellSouth thatdeveloped into a 33-year tenure with thecompany. Throughout his career withBellSouth, he served in a variety ofengineering, operations and marketingpositions in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.In 1990 he was elected an officer and wasnamed vice president of corporate affairs.Early the next year he became vice president ofcarrier services. In December 1993 McNairwas appointed vice president of networkoperations.
In 1997, after meeting the challenges of hisprevious positions, McNair assumed theposition of vice president of interconnectionoperations, responsible for implementingnetwork, process, and systems enhancementsto optimize service to the company’sinterconnection customers. After a long andrewarding career, he retired from BellSouthTelecommunications in 2001.
McNair serves on the Engineering LeadershipTeam as well as the executive committee of theAuburn Alumni Engineering Council. A long-time supporter of Auburn Engineering, McNairwas instrumental in securing BellSouth’sgenerous funding of Auburn’s minorityengineering program. This valuable programendeavors to increase the number of qualifiedminorities graduating from Auburn’s College ofEngineering through retention and recruitmentprograms. He places the success of youngpeople among his highest priorities and hasserved on the executive board of JuniorAchievement of Georgia.
McNair and his wife Lana currently reside inDunwoody, Ga. Since McNair’s retirement thecouple has been making plans to relocate tosouth Alabama. They are the parents of sonScott and daughter Kelly.
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“There are severalreally important
events in a person’slife – and probablythe first to occur iscollege graduation.
It is so important topick the right
school and I havenever regretted
choosing Auburn.In my judgment,
Auburn’s GinnCollege of
Engineering isgreatly underrated
now and was whenI graduated in
1947. I amconfident that with
the help of ourmany successfulgraduates it can
and will be betterand I want to do
my part to achievethat goal.”
“Like many AuburnEngineeringgraduates beforeand after me, I wasblessed with anoutstandingeducationalfoundation uponwhich to build acareer. The SamuelGinn College ofEngineering isdemonstrating greatleadership throughits vision to moveinto the top tier ofengineeringprograms in thecountry, a taskmade increasinglydifficult by decliningstate support. Ibelieve in this visionand, through myfinancial support,want to help ensurethat future AuburnEngineeringstudents benefitfrom the sameopportunities Iexperienced.”
Albert J. Smith, Jr., ’47Mechanical Engineering
PartnerBrightStar Group Ltd.
Jeffrey I. Stone ’79Civil EngineeringChief Operating OfficerBrasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Albert Smith enrolled at Auburn in 1943 andquickly became active on campus. He was invited
to membership in Alpha Tau Omega socialfraternity and Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi
engineering honor societies. His education wasinterrupted by military service from 1944-1946.Following his discharge from the U.S. Navy, he
returned to the Plains and in 1947 was awarded abachelor’s degree.
Smith began his career with WestinghouseElectric Corporation as a sales engineer. By 1961he had become industrial district manager for thepetrochemical industries in Texas and Louisiana.
In the ‘60s he played a significant role in thedevelopment of power generation projects that
utilized combustion gas turbines.
In 1969 he and a partner formed Power SystemsEngineering, Inc. (PSE). From 1969-71, PSE
designed, built and put into operation what wasthen the largest, most efficient, combined cycle
power plant in the world – the 300-megawatt SaltGrass Power Plant in Freeport, Texas. During the
next 20 years PSE completed 23 cogenerationprojects totaling over 750 megawatts in Texas
and California. PSE went public in 1986 and in1989 was acquired by Destec Energy, Inc., a Dow
subsidiary. At the time of its acquisition, PSEwas one of the largest independent power
companies in the U.S. with over 1,000 megawattsof generating capacity representing an
investment of over $600 million. Smith wasnamed vice chairman and director of Destec.
He is a past chairman of the NationalIndependent Energy Producers and was named
Executive of the Year by Independent EnergyMagazine in 1989. In 1992 he was named a
Distinguished Auburn Engineer and in 1995 wasinducted into the State of Alabama Engineering
Hall of Fame.
Retired since 1990, Smith serves on theEngineering Leadership Team and the Auburn
Alumni Engineering Council as well as theAuburn University Foundation board of directorsand the advisory board of the Jule Collins SmithMuseum of Fine Art. He is a past member of the
Alumni Association board of directors. TheSmiths reside in Houston where they are active
supporters of numerous civic and charitableorganizations. They have three children andseven grandchildren with whom they enjoy
spending time.
While attending Auburn, Jeff Stone servedas president of the Student GovernmentAssociation and ex-officio member of theboard of trustees. He was invited tomembership in Spade honorary society, PhiGamma Delta social fraternity, and MortarBoard and Omicron Delta Kappa studenthonor societies.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in civilengineering, he joined Birmingham-basedgeneral contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. He beganhis career in estimating and progressedthrough the project management ranks,managing office, retail, and hospital projects inAlabama and Florida. His notable projectsinclude the Colonnade, BellSouth ServicesHeadquarters, Kirklin Clinic, and the McWaneCenter, all located in Birmingham.
Other positions Stone has held at Brasfield &Gorrie include healthcare division manager,institutional division manager, and vicepresident of operations. In his current role aschief operating officer, he oversees operationsfor over $1 billion in annual constructionrevenues spread across five offices, 14operating divisions, and projects in 21 states.
Consistently ranked in the top 50 of the largestconstruction companies in the U.S., Brasfield& Gorrie provides general contracting andconstruction management services in diversemarkets including office, retail, healthcare,multi-family, industrial, manufacturing,transportation, education, athletics, and waterand wastewater treatment. In 2003 theemergency I-65 bridge replacement projectwas inducted into the State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame.
Stone is a life member of the Auburn AlumniAssociation and a member of the SamfordSociety. He serves on the Civil EngineeringIndustry Advisory Council and currently ischairman-elect of the Auburn AlumniEngineering Council. He is a former chairmanof the development committee, withinvolvement in the development of theenhanced annual giving program. In addition,he has played an active role in developing theYoung Engineering Alumni LeadershipCommittee.
Stone, his wife Linda ’79, and their son andtwo daughters reside in Birmingham where heis active in community affairs.
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As a student, George Uthlaut was active oncampus, participating in numerous
organizations. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi,Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Phi Eta Sigma honor
societies, and a member of Phi Delta Thetasocial fraternity. He also served as vice
president and treasurer of the student body andwas president of Blue Key. While at Auburn he
met elementary education major DorothyStafford ’54 who later became his wife.
With his commissioning at graduation, Uthlautserved almost four years as an aviator in theU.S. Navy. Following his military service, he
joined Exxon (then Humble Oil) as a petroleumengineer. He progressed through a number of
technical and management positions, includingsupervising the development of the giant Jay Oil
Field in Northwest Florida.
After meeting the challenges of numerouspromotions, Uthlaut became president of Exxon
Pipeline Company in 1977. After four years asExxon’s representative on the construction ofthe Trans-Alaska Pipeline, he moved to New
York as assistant to the president of ExxonCorporation. He was then appointed vice
president of Esso Middle East, subsequentlymoving to London as managing director of
Esso U.K. After a long and successful careerwith the company, he retired in 1986.
However, Uthlaut soon accepted an offer to joinEnron Oil & Gas Company as senior vice
president of operations. With years ofexperience in the petroleum industry, he was a
valuable member of Enron’s management team.After helping that company grow from a small
venture to one of the country’s largest and mostactive and profitable independent oil and gas
production companies, he retired in 1995.
Uthlaut serves on the development committeeof the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council. Bothhe and his wife are dedicated supporters of the
college through the George E. and DorothyStafford Uthlaut Endowed Professorship in
Chemical Engineering. The Uthlauts have twochildren and reside in Houston where they are
active in community organizations.
“Auburn isdeserving of
financial supportfrom those whose
education hasprovided
significant benefitin their careeractivities. It is
especiallyimportant with the
reduced levels offunding from the
state of Alabama. Iam fortunate in
being able tocontribute to
Auburn’s Collegeof Engineering
over a number ofyears.”
George E. Uthlaut ’54Chemical Engineering
Retired Senior Vice President, OperationsEnron Oil and Gas Company
Dwight L.Wiggins, Jr., ’62Mechanical EngineeringRetired PresidentTosco Refining Company
Dwight Wiggins graduated from AuburnUniversity where he received both bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees in mechanical engineering. As astudent, he was invited to membership in SigmaNu social fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappastudent honor society. An Army ROTC student,he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineersfollowing graduation.
Wiggins began his professional career in 1967with Exxon. From 1967 to 1993, he heldnumerous professional and managerialassignments with the company. In 1993, he wasoffered the helm of Tosco Corporation’s BaywayRefining Company. In 1996 the companyreorganized its corporate structure and Wigginsbecame president of Tosco Refining Company.At the same time, he was also named executivevice president of Tosco Corporation. Hisresponsibilities continued to expand and by 2001they included refining and distribution facilities inNew Jersey, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Illinois,California and Washington state.
After a successful tenure with the company,Wiggins retired from Tosco in 2001. At that timehe had overall management responsibility forcombined U.S. refining capacity of more than 1.3million barrels per day, which made Tosco thethird largest U.S. refiner, with an employee baseof approximately 4,800 people. He consistentlygenerated positive cash flow and after-tax profitsthrough a strong focus on safe, reliable andenvironmentally sound operations combined withrelentless expense control and well definedindividual accountability.
Since leaving Tosco in 2001, Wiggins hasparticipated in several financial ventures includingresidential construction projects in Scottsdale,Ariz. He recently served on the NationalPetrochemical Refiners Association executiveboard and is past chairman of the Western StatesPetroleum Association. Over his career, he hasbeen active in numerous civic and charitableorganizations.
A longtime supporter of Auburn Engineering,Wiggins currently serves as chairman of theAuburn Alumni Engineering Council’sdevelopment committee. Married to Sally PriceWiggins ‘62, the couple maintains a residence inScottsdale, Ariz. but lives primarily in BaskingRidge, N.J. They have two children.
“The vision ofAuburn University’sCollege ofEngineering to beone of America’stop 10 engineeringprograms hasnever been betterdefined. Achievingthis vision requirestop faculty, topstudents and topfacilities, all ofwhich require moremoney than thestate is likely toprovide. I amthankful for whatmy AuburnEngineering degreehas meant to myfamily and me andam pleased tocontribute to thecollege’s vision.”
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KEYSTONE SOCIETY 13
15. . . . . Awards and Recognition
16. . . . .Hall of Fame
17. . . . .Engineering EAGLE Program
20. . . . .Endowments
22. . . . .Lifetime Contributors
23. . . . .Senior Class Challenge
23. . . . .Organizations
Donor Recognition
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 15
Samuel GinnCollege of EngineeringFaculty/Student Awards andAlumni Recognition
Each spring, the Samuel Ginn College
of Engineering recognizes a select group
of students and faculty who have
achieved standards of excellence worthy
of acknowledgment from their peers.Auburn Engineering takes tremendous
pride in its reputation as one of the
Southeast’s finest programs. Through
their dedication to their studies,research and teaching, respectively,
these students and faculty members
exemplify the spirit of Auburn
Engineering.
Additionally, during the ceremony, each
department honors a graduate whose
contributions to the field of engineering
have made him or her stand out as ashining example of what determination,
coupled with an Auburn Engineering
education, can accomplish.
The honorees from the 2003 awardsceremony are as follows:
Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award
Ronald M. Barrett, Aerospace Engineering
Outstanding Alumnus Awards
George M. Landingham, Aerospace EngineeringJesse Swanner, Biosystems EngineeringTom Hendrick, Chemical EngineeringCliff G. Thompson, Civil EngineeringBurke Cox, Computer Science and Software EngineeringMichael Arthur DeMaioribus, Electrical and Computer
EngineeringRobert L. Davis, Industrial and Systems EngineeringRichard H. McSwain, Materials EngineeringJames A. Dowdy, Sr., Mechanical EngineeringCharles E. Gavin III, Textile Engineering
Pumphrey Outstanding Pre-Engineering StudentsPaul Joseph Minor, Chemical EngineeringKathleen R. Donovan, Civil EngineeringAdam Joel Taylor, Civil EngineeringJulia Michelle Bower, Civil EngineeringDavid Last, Electrical and Computer EngineeringDaniel T. Milton, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Laura D. Ankerson, Mechanical EngineeringMark Alan Whitt, Mechanical EngineeringTimothy J. Calloway, Software Engineering
Fred and Mary Lou Birdsong Study Abroad Scholarships
Jonathan Metts, Aerospace EngineeringGeorjan Warren, Aerospace Engineering
Pi Gamma Tau Membership
Samantha J. Roberts, Aerospace EngineeringPaul Joseph Minor, Chemical EngineeringLeah M. Pasqualine, Chemical EngineeringJulia Michelle Bower, Civil EngineeringKathleen R. Donovan, Civil EngineeringBenjamin Lloyd Hegler, Pre-Civil EngineeringAdam Joel Taylor, Civil EngineeringJames Rex Walker, Civil EngineeringBenjamin Russell Hamilton, Electrical EngineeringDavid W. Hodo, Electrical and Computer EngineeringDavid Last, Electrical and Computer EngineeringDaniel T. Milton, Electrical and Computer EngineeringLaura D. Ankerson, Mechanical EngineeringDavid A. Musgrove, Mechanical EngineeringMark Alan Whitt, Mechanical EngineeringTimothy J. Calloway, Software Engineering
William F. Walker Teaching Awards for ExcellenceMeritDavid Mills, Chemical EngineeringJay Khodadadi, Mechanical Engineering
Auburn ASPE Outstanding Student Engineer
Elizabeth Claire Booth, Civil Engineering
Outstanding Students
Katie Blackmar, Aerospace EngineeringChristina van Santen, Biosystems EngineeringJuan C. Boulton, Chemical EngineeringElizabeth Claire Booth, Civil EngineeringAristian Sachitano, Computer Science And Software
EngineeringJeremy S. Prickett, Electrical and Computer EngineeringJacqueline F. Crim, Environmental ScienceElizabeth A. Wagner, Industrial and Systems EngineeringVictoria L. Salazar, Materials EngineeringRory Jason Jones, Mechanical EngineeringMark A. Presley, Software EngineeringAndrea Janel Smith, Textile Engineering
Frank Vandegrift Co-op Award
Juan C. Boulton, Civil Engineering
Outstanding Faculty
Ronald M. Barrett, Aerospace EngineeringJames W. Baier, Biosystems EngineeringStephen A. Perusich, Chemical EngineeringAnton K. Schindler, Civil EngineeringDavid A. Umphress, Computer Science and Software
EngineeringCharles A. Gross, Electrical and Computer EngineeringGerard A. Davis, Jr., Industrial and Systems EngineeringTony Overfelt, Materials EngineeringGeorge Flowers, Mechanical EngineeringSabit Adanur, Textile Engineering
Samuel Ginn Professorship
Bruce Tatarchuk, Chemical EngineeringWayne Johnson, Electrical and Systems EngineeringChan Park, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Alumni Engineering Council Research Awards
Senior AwardChris B. Roberts, Chemical EngineeringAlvin S. Lim, Computer Science and Software Engineering
Junior AwardJuan E. Gilbert, Computer Science and SoftwareEngineering
Square D Professorships
Charles A. Gross, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Earle C. Williams Eminent Scholar
J. David Irwin, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Distinguished University Professorships
Richard C. Jaeger, Electrical and Computer EngineeringMalcolm J. Crocker, Mechanical Engineering
George E. and Dorothy Stafford Uthlaut Professorship
Christopher B. Roberts, Chemical Engineering
Technology Management Professorships
Robert L. Bulfin, Industrial and Systems EngineeringP. K. Raju, Mechanical Engineering
John and Mary Sanders ProfessorshipY. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering
Alumni Professors
Ronald M. Barrett, Aerospace EngineeringJitendra K. Tugnait, Electrical and Computer EngineeringSabit Adanur, Textile Engineering
Gottlieb Professorships
Dan Brown, Civil EngineeringJ. Michael Stallings, Civil Engineering
Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Professorships
Gopal Krishnagopalan, Chemical EngineeringSubhash Sinha, Mechanical EngineeringJames H. Cross II, Computer Science and Software
EngineeringTony Overfelt, Mechanical EngineeringYehia E. El-Mogahzy, Textile EngineeringAlice E. Smith, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Richard D. and Marjorie M. Quina Professorship
Jeffrey C. Suhling, Mechanical Engineering
Feagin Professorship of Civil Engineering
George E. Ramey, Civil Engineering
Brasfield & Gorrie Scholar
Mark O. Barnett, Civil Engineering
FASTFACTSFirst in the nation to offer abachelor’s degree in wirelessengineering.
16 HALL OF FAME
Students Enrolled
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Engineering Enrollmentat Alabama Universities (2001)
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GraduateUndergraduate
First in the Southeast to offerbachelor’s and master’sdegrees in softwareengineering.
FASTFACTS
Dollars (in millions)
A&M
UAB
UAH
UA
AU
USA
TUSKEGEE
$0 5 10 15 20 25
Engineering Research Expendituresat Alabama Universities (2001)
State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame
Auburn has produced some of the
country’s most respected engineers.
These individuals have made valuable
contributions to the field of engineering
as well as to the communities in whichthey live and work. Their achievements
have touched each of us.
As a way to honor its native sons anddaughters who distinguish themselves
in engineering, the state of Alabama
in 1987 founded the Engineering Hall
of Fame. The Hall of Fame “honors,
preserves, and perpetuates theoutstanding accomplishments and
contributions of individuals, projects,
and corporations/institutions that
have brought and continue to bringsignificant recognition to the state
of Alabama.” Five of the seven 2003
Hall of Fame individual inductees were
Auburn graduates. They are:
John W. Brown ’57Bryghte Davis Godbold ’36Charles D. McCrary ’73Leonard L. Mitchum ’51John Thomas Walter ’55
Additionally, Auburn was representedin the projects and corporation chosenfor this year’s Hall of Fame. They are:
Emergency I-65 Bridge Replacement
A joint venture of The Morris Group andBrasfield & Gorrie
Miller Gorrie ’57 and Walter Morris ’57
NCAT Pavement Test Track
The National Center for Asphalt Technology atAuburn University
Formed in 1986 in conjunction with the National
Asphalt Pavement Association
Volkert & Associates
Honored for their achievements in engineeringaward winning infrastructure
President and CEO T. Keith King ’58
ENGINEERING EAGLE PROGRAM 17
EAGLE Contributors
The Engineering EAGLE program,with its Flights of Philanthropy,
recognizes a special group of Auburn
alumni and friends who invest
in future generations of Auburn
engineers by supporting the SamuelGinn College of Engineering annually.
EAGLE represents “Exceptional
Annual Gifts Lift Engineering,”
and much like the wings of an eagle,Engineering EAGLEs lift the college
to new heights, expanding on the
tradition of excellence Auburn
engineers have already provided to
this state, region and nation.
$1,000-$2,499
1930Mr. Henry Reeves
1933Mr. Paul B. Ward*
1936Brig. Gen. & Mrs. Bryghte D. Godbold (Patricia)
1937Mr. Daniel W. DuncanMr. Walter G. Schuster, Jr.
1938Mr. Dwain G. LuceMr. Earle M. Sigler*
1939Mr. & Mrs. M. Gore Kemp (Betty)
1941Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Elliott (Shirley)Mr. & Mrs. James A. King (Mary)Mr. J. Kirk Newell, Jr.Mr. Maurice D. Sellers
1943Mr. James G. Johnson, Jr.Lt. Col. Walter B. PattonMr. Warren S. Sockwell
1947Mr. Robert B. Cater, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bradley T. Cox, Jr. (Kathryn)Lt. Gen. & Mrs. Robert E. Hails (Gerry)Mrs. Margaret P. LuquireMr. Billy L. MannMr. & Mrs. James E. Ray (Ann)Mr. George W. Whitmire, Sr.
1948Dr. Jack HutchinsonMr. & Mrs. F. Brooks Moore (Marian)Mr. & Mrs. Homer H. Turner, Jr. (Karen)
1949Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. Hill (Carolyn)Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Lowman (Effie)Mr. Lawrence Montgomery, Jr.Mr. Lewie F. M. Tanner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Tomasso, Jr. (Joy)Mr. Edward T. Williams
1950Mr. John M. McKenzieMr. Shellie O. WilliamsonMr. Joseph W. Wilson
1951Mr. Arthur C. DaughtryMr. & Mrs. David Guess (Dolores)Mr. Leonard L. Mitchum
1952Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Franklin (Olga)Mr. Tommy W. GordonMr. Everett W. Strange, Jr.
1953Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Day, Jr. (Jane)Mr. & Mrs. Winford B. Hickman (Betty Jean)
1954Mr. Russell BorenMr. & Mrs. James H. Carroll, Jr. ( Betty)Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Palmer (Loretta)Mr. Fred H. Rhinehardt
1955Mr. & Mrs. James R. Evans (Janice)Mr. & Mrs. James J. Mallett (Martha)Mr. & Mrs. John S. Parke (Constance)Mr. David E. Wingard
1956Dr. & Mrs. Jack K. Allison (Ann)Mr. Charles M. JagerMr. Paul M. Lefstead
1957Capt. & Mrs. Gordon L. Flynn (Mamie)Mr. Vernon W. Gibson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. M. Miller Gorrie (Frances)Mr. & Mrs. Bill M. Guthrie (Jean)Mr. & Mrs. T. Preston Huddleston, Jr. (JoAnn)Dr. Michael B. McCartneyMr. Roy A. RichardsonMr. Johnnie V. RobertsonMr. James S. RoyMr. Morgan C. Salter, Jr.Mr. George T. Slider, Sr.Lt. Col. Ralph C. Wilkinson
1958Mrs. Lawrence Cave (Edna)*Mr. Charles M. DavisMr. Charles F. HollemanMr. & Mrs. James L. Murrell (Jo Ann)
1959Mr. Gerald B. Andrews, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Campbell (Judith)Mr. & Mrs. Clarence J. Chappell (Martha)Hon. Charles R. CrowderMr. N. Smith Faris, Jr.Mr. Gerald G. McGlamery, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Royce E. Mitchell (Sue)Mr. Franklin E. Putnam
1960Mr. Elliott L. Dean, Jr.Mr. Edwin W. Evans
1961Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Lockridge (Gabriele)Mr. Joel N. PughMr. & Mrs. William K. Tyson (Patricia)
1962Mr. Theron O. Collier, Jr.Mr. Glenn H. GuthrieR. Adm. & Mrs. Tim M. Jenkins (Pat)Mr. & Mrs. Lavon F. Jordan (Nancy)Mr. Samuel S. SandersMr. William J. Silver
1963Mr. & Mrs. O. Buck Feltman (Eddie)Mr. J. Nelson KnightMr. & Mrs. Charles N. Moody (Jo)Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Mullins (Jean)
1964Mr. Lynn D. Blackburn, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. Craft, Jr. (Nell)
1965Mr.& Mrs. Desmond L. Merrill, Jr. (Rebecca)Mrs. Herbert K. Payne, Jr. (Nancy)Mr. & Mrs. C. Travis Johnson (Patricia)
1966Mr. Donald H. BarringerMr. Homer C. Lavender, Jr.Mr. Terry K. LeagueMr. Frank FryerMr. N. Oliver Smyth IIIDr. & Mrs. Larry Benefield (Mary)
1967Mr. Albert E. HayMr. Joe B. Leonard, Jr. (Phyllis)Mr. Ronald D. PhillipsMr. R. Conner Warren
1968Mr. James H. McDanielMr. R. Terrence RendlemanMr. Arthur L. SlotkinMr. Barrett B. Smith
1969Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Dykes (Anne)Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson L. Grant, Jr. (Elizabeth)Mr. Robert L. PrinceMr. James W. Styring
1970Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm N. Beasley (Wilma)Mr. Eugene C. BennettMr. & Mrs. Walter C. Frampton, Jr. (Mikie)Mr. Frank E. Lindstrom
1971Mr. Kerry D. JordanMr. Thomas F. Lavender, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Phillip F. Moon (Jane)Mr. Thomas D. SenkbeilMr. David SlovenskyMr. James L. Starr
1972Mr. Richard I. ChenowithMr. & Mrs. Charles D. Gunter, Jr. (Annette)Mr. & Mrs. Walter D. Mullins, Jr. (Medora)Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. White (Kay)
1973Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Aicklen (Patricia)Mr. John W. ChamblissMr. & Mrs. Wendell H. Duke (Margaret)Mr. William C. PoeMrs. Marsha H. ReardonMr. Oliver W. StuardiMrs. Gayla J. Von Ehr
*Deceased Donors of January through December 2002
18 ENGINEERING EAGLE PROGRAM
FriendsMr. & Mrs. Phil Armstrong, Jr. (Charliene)Dr. & Mrs. J Temple Black (Carol)Mr. John W. BrodakDr. David A. CicciMr. & Mrs. Joseph Etheridge (Vicky)Mr. Martial A. HonnellMr. Charles A. MachemehlMrs. Leonard MitchumMrs. Ruth W. MoletteDr. & Mrs. Joe M. Morgan (Rita)Mr. Hunter PayneMr. Patrick PayneDr. & Mrs. Harry M. Philpott (Polly)Mr. John RedmonDr. & Mrs. William I. Sauser(Lane)Mr. & Mrs. Randy Smith (Alice)Mrs. William V. SwanMrs. Mary TaylorMr. George M. Winfrey
$2,500-$4,999
1935Mr. Dan J. Lawson
1942Mr. Robert B. AllanMr. Grady L. SmithMr. Henry F. Rainey
1943Mr. Byron A. DickmanMr. Robert F. Ellis
1947Mr. Creighton C. Lee
1948Mr. & Mrs. S. Alfred Jones (Dorothy)Mr. Charles S. Henagan, Jr.*Mr. Seth H. Mitchell, Jr.
1949Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Kearley, Jr. (Clarice)Mr. Harold P. Ward
1950Mr. Clarence H. Hornsby
1952Mr. & Mrs. Carver G. Kennedy (Martha)
1953Mr. Bernie L. McHugh, Jr.
1955Mr. & Mrs. James B. Odom (June)Mr. William J. Cutts
1956Mr. & Mrs. L. Ray Taunton (Jackie)
1957Mr. Fred W. Mace
1958Mr. William R. BlackMr. James L. PeelerMr. Jimmy R. Pemberton
1959Mr. Robert S. Limbaugh, Jr.Mr. H. Arthur Edge
1960Mr. James H. Stewart, Jr.Mr. John M. Sikes
*Deceased
1974Mr. Scott T. BakerMr. David J. GardnerMr. Charles P. Saunders
1975Mr. James V. DoyleMr. & Mrs. William A. Samuel (Laura)Mr. H. James Scheer
1976Mr. & Mrs. John P. Anderson (Cynthia)Mr. R. Jeff BentonMr. Dennis W. HendersonMr. Michael A. McKown
1977Mr. Vernon D. BuchananMr. Robert D. Hendrix II
1978Mr.& Mrs. Michael J. Varagona (Janet)
1979Mr. Dennis S. HillDr. Allan D. HuffmanMr. Mark D. Vanstrum
1980Mr. Frank V. CouchMr. James D. FinchMr. Stephen G. Hill
1981Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Barnett (Brenda)Mr. Denzel H. CarbineMaj. & Mrs. James M. Hoskins (Bertha)Mrs. Karen L. SharplessMrs. Susan N. Story & Dr. Joseph Story
1982Mr. Thomas O. Anderson IVMr. Maury D. GastonMr. & Mrs. Matthew Ryan (Linda)Mr. & Mrs. W. Brice Wager (Jan)
1983Lt. Cmdr. Stephen L. MackeyMrs. Mary M. Moore
1984Dr. Gerald G. McGlamery, Jr.
1988Mr. Patrick J. Quirk
1989Ms. Ann R. GuthrieDr. William E. JosephsonMr. Jeffrey C. Martin
1990Mr. & Mrs. Brian H. HuntDr. Cheng-Hsin Liu
1991Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Bruno (Mary Beth)Mr. William F. Ellis, Jr.
1992Mr. Nagaraj Tanguturu
1993Mr. John R. FleckMr. Patrick J. Quick
1996Dr. Jingming Huang
1997Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Fournelle (Angel)Dr. Andrew P. HansonMr. Shashikiran N. Reddy
1963Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Thomas (Elizabeth)Mr. Wendell W. Whiteside
1964Mr. Donald E. ArnettMr. Gordon B. MohlerMr. W. David Morgan, Jr.Mr. L. Owen Brown
1965Mr. J. Ernest WarrenDr. David B. Bradley
1966Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy W. McGaha (Frances)
1967Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Bradford (Shirley)Mr. & Mrs. Charles (Gene) E. Fuller III (Sandra)
1970Mr. Leon L. HardinMr. Edgar L. ReynoldsMr. Tommy G. HendrickMr. & Mrs. James A. Humphrey (Michelle)Dr. Leon F. McGinnis
1971Mr. & Mrs. James T. Adkison (Dianne)Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Waters (Linda)
1972Mr. Daniel M. BushMr. John A. McFarlaneMr. Gary W. Winkler
1973Mr. W. Karl VollbergMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Harrison, Jr. (Kathleen)Mr. Steven M. Lee
1975Mr. John R. DeckerMr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Johnson, Jr. (Patricia)
1976Mr. & Mrs. Randy L. Smith (Patricia)Mr. William L. Moench, Jr.
1978Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dobbs (Amy T.)Mr. Lum M. Loo
1980Dr. R. Mark Nelms
1981Mr. David A. Roell
1984Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Johnson (Jane)
Conducts approximatelyhalf of the university’s $62million in annual researchexpenditures and is thelargest research programof any in the state.
FASTFACTS
Donors of January through December 2002
1987Mr. Randy C. West
1999Mr. & Mrs. Zachary B. Stacey (Jennifer)
FriendsMrs. Joi HudginsMr. Bruce R. Paton
$5,000-$9,999
1940Mr. Clarence Fisher Horn
1943Mr. Nimrod W.E. LongMr. & Mrs. Charles B. Hopkins, Jr. (Virginia)
1944Mr. Wayman E. Vanderford
1946Mr. E. Erskine Hopkins
1950Mrs. Carol D. HartMr. J. Madison Hunnicutt
1953Mr. John A. TaylorMr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Morgan (Essie)
1959Mr. Jerry J. Thomley
1960Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Avant (Janis)Mr. Howard E. PalmesMr. & Mrs. Earl B. Parsons, Jr. (Nancy)Mr. William B. Millis
1961Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Loyd (Eleanor)
1962Mr. & Mrs. Wiley M. Cauthen (JoAnn)
1963Mr. John S. Henley II
1965Mr. Steve P. Osburne
1967Mr. & Mrs. H. Wendell Ellis (Celia)
1968Mr. Bill B. Baker, Jr.
1969Mr. & Mrs. William K. Newman
1970Mr. & Mrs. W. Allen Reed (Martha)
1977Mr. David R. MotesMrs. Olivia K. Owen
1982Mr. Timothy D. Cook
1987Mr. Michael Ray Ingram & Mrs. LorieConley
1989Mr. Jeffrey H. Nelson
FriendsMrs. Geneva Grandy
$10,000+
1934Mr. & Mrs. Fred Birdsong (Mary Lou)
1939Col. James H. Boykin
1940Mr. Dan M. Friel
1943Mr. Leonard H. White, Jr.Mr. Robert H. HarrisMr. James M. Smith
1947Dr. Kenneth J. BarrMr. & Mrs. Albert Smith, Jr. (Jule)Mr. & Mrs. Duke C. Horner (Shelby)
1948Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Quina (Marjorie)
1949Mr. & Mrs. Raymond T. Roser (Martina)Mr. Richard T. Scott, Jr.
1950Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Gaston Jr. (Annette)Mr. Mack A. Riley
1951Dr. & Mrs. Earle C. Williams (June)
1954Mr. & Mrs. George Uthlaut (Dorothy)
1956Mr. J. Edward ChapmanDr. J. Tracy O’Rourke, Jr.
1957Mr. & Mrs. John Brown (Rosemary)Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Tuggle (Dede)
1958Mr. William M. BrackneyMr. James H. CorbittMr. & Mrs. T. Keith King (Julia)Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan (Billie Carole)
1959Dr. Samuel L. GinnMr. Leroy L. WetzelMr. & Mrs. Albert M. Redd, Jr. (Susan)
1961Mr. & Mrs. James D. McMillan (Paula)
1962Dr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Cunningham (Deborah)Dr. Elmer B. HarrisMr. Donald R. LugerMr. Dwight L. Wiggins, Jr.
1963Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Thornton (Judy)
1964Mr. Ralph B. Godfrey
1965Mr. William F. Hayes
1966Mr. & Mrs. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. (Sally)
1967Mr. & Mrs. W. George Hairston III (Paula)
1968Mr. & Mrs. William R. McNair (Lana)
1970Mr. & Mrs. George A. Menendez (Phyllis)
1971Mr. Joe W. Forehand, Jr.
1972Mr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Lewis (Becky)
1977Mrs. Melissa B. Herkt
1979Mr. Jeffrey I. Stone & Dr. Linda Stone
1981Mrs. Laura C. Harrison
1982Mr. Donald J. Parke
1986Mr. David M. Kudlak
FriendsMrs. Virginia GoodwinMr. Lonnie H. PopeDr. Andrew C. Hsu*Ms. Brenda Hayes*Mrs. Mary Caley
U.S. News and World ReportAmerica’s Best Colleges2003 ranking forundergraduate programs ataccredited engineeringschools whose highestdegree is a doctorate:
� Third in the SoutheasternConference
� Thirty-third amongpublicly funded schools
� Fifty-ninth nationally
FASTFACTS
*Deceased
ENGINEERING EAGLE PROGRAM 19
Donors of January through December 2002
20 ENDOWMENTS
Unrestricted
Brasfield & Gorrie Fund for Excellence in Civil EngineeringDoughtie Fund for Excellence in EngineeringElton and Lois Huff Endowment for Civil EngineeringHugh and Leoda Francis Engineering EndowmentGlee Thompson Scholarship in Textile EngineeringJohn C. Totty, Jr. Endowment for Mechanical EngineeringJ. Andrew Douglas Endowment Fund for Program
Enhancement in the College of EngineeringElectrical Engineering Program EnhancementR.C. Wakefield Endowment Chemical EngineeringComer Foundation Textile Scholars ProgramDavid Volkert & Associates Endowment Fund for Program
Enhancement in the College of EngineeringCollazo Enterprises EndowmentMcClendon Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
Endowed Scholarships
Augusta Jean Buck Memorial Fund for Excellencein Engineering
Angelo Tomasso, Jr. and Joy Love Tomassoin Memory of Anna H. and James P. Love EndowmentFund for Scholarships in Engineering
Cleveland L. Adams Scholarship FundBetty Carol Thompson Cartee Endowed Memorial
Award in Computer Science and Software EngineeringBCM Engineers, a division of ATC Group Services
Company, Endowment Fund for Scholarships forMinorities in the College of Engineering
William H. Baskerville Endowed EngineeringScholarship Fund
John P. Brandel Endowed Scholarship in MechanicalEngineering
Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship FundBrice H. Brackin Endowed Scholarship Fund
in Materials EngineeringCarol D. and David R. Hart Endowment for Scholarships
in Chemical EngineeringCharlie Foy Barefield Memorial Scholarship
in Pre-EngineeringHugensmith Scholarship Fund in EngineeringCharles R. Jager Endowment Fund for Scholarships
in Electrical EngineeringCoca-Cola/Auburn University Minority Science,
Engineering and Mathematics Endowed ScholarshipFund in the College of Engineering
Ware Gaston Family Endowment for Scholarships in theCollege of Engineering
Dwight and Sarah Carlisle Presidential EndowedScholarship Fund in the College of Engineering
John K. Hodnette Memorial Scholarship FundDonald J. Park/FPL Scholarship EndowmentDouglas R. Connell Memorial Endowment ScholarshipDavid William Howard IV Scholarship in Industrial
EngineeringAlabama Power College of Engineering Endowed
ScholarshipElectrical Engineering Faculty Scholarship Endowment
in the College of EngineeringMcGlamery Endowed Scholarship in the College
of Engineering Scholarships in Chemical EngineeringMcMillan Family Endowed Scholarship for Chemical
EngineeringJack and Margaret Hutchinson ’48 and D. Hutchinson ’50
ScholarshipJames W. Woodruff, Sr. Endowment Fund for
Scholarships in Civil EngineeringKent Luttrell Endowment Fund for Scholarships
in Aerospace EngineeringNorman L. Liver Scholarship Fund for Civil EngineeringL. Owen and Brooks H. Brown Endowment for
Scholarships in the College of EngineeringL. Ray and Jackie Taunton Endowment for Scholarships in
the College of EngineeringLex S. Owens Memorial Scholarship in Civil EngineeringMelissa Brown Herkt Endowment Fund for Scholarships in
Civil EngineeringMcCartney Construction Company, Inc. Highway
Engineering Endowed Scholarship FundGordon A. Mummert Endowed ScholarshipPulp and Paper Research and Educational Endowment
FundF. Brooks and Marian Moore Endowment Fund for
Scholarships in the College of Engineering
D’Anne Clark Machemehl/Hugh Neville/Rex CopelandScholarship in Civil Engineering
N. Wayne Houston Endowed Scholarship in EngineeringTracy, Lou Ann, and Jay O’Rourke Endowed Scholarship
for the College of EngineeringOtis William “Bill” Bynum Endowment Fund for
Scholarships in EngineeringAlabama Power Foundation Endowment for Scholarships
in EngineeringPreston E. Williamson Endowed Scholarship in
Computer SciencesRobert G. Pitts Honor Scholarship Award FundRod and Geneva Grandy Presidential Endowment Fund
for Scholarships in the College of EngineeringBrookshire C. Moore Scholarship EndowmentSmart/Courtney Endowed Scholarship in Mechanical
EngineeringTau Beta Pi Endowed Scholarship in the College of
EngineeringTexas Instruments Employees’ Endowment for
Scholarships in the College of EngineeringTodd and Valerie Dunnavant Endowment in
Civil EngineeringWhite Family Engineering Scholarship EndowmentWilliam T. (Red) Huddleston Endowed Scholarship in
Textile ManagementYetta G. Samford, Class of 1917, Engineering Scholarship
Endowment FundGeorge Aristides and Phyllis Hughes Menendez
Endowment for Scholarships in the Samuel GinnCollege of Engineering
Nalco Chemical Company Endowment for Scholarshipsin the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Citation Corporation Endowment for Scholarships inthe College of Engineering
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. Endowmentfor Scholarships in Pulp and Paper Education
Boise Cascade Corp. Endowment for Scholarships inPulp and Paper Education
Union Camp Corporation Endowment for Scholarshipsin Pulp and Paper Education
Philip W. Robinson Endowment for Scholarships inEngineering
Harry W. and Eunice S. Parmer Endowment Fund forScholarships in Engineering
Tappi Paper Chase Endowment for Scholarships inPulp and Paper Education
Clarence Hornsby, Jr. Endowment for Scholarships inPulp and Paper Education
Samuel GinnCollege of EngineeringEndowments
Endowments are gifts that provide
perpetual income for the
advancement of Auburn Engineering.The Auburn University Foundation,
in accordance with AUF policy,
invests the principal of the endowed
fund. The fund’s yearly earnings gotoward the support of the program or
initiative designated by the donor.
For some endowments, a portion of
each year’s earnings is reinvested into
the principal, thereby growing theendowment and helping to secure
Auburn’s endowment base. These
gifts provide the college with the
security of guaranteed support eachyear—free from fluctuations in state
budget.
The following endowments have been
established for the benefit of thefaculty, students and programs
of the Samuel Ginn College of
Engineering:
Approximately one quarterof engineering students whograduated over the past twoyears did so with honors.
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Dixie Pima Southern Division EndowmentFort James Foundation Endowment for Scholarships
in Pulp and Paper EducationBE&K Endowment for Scholarships in Pulp and Paper
EducationWillie L. Clark and George S. Clark Endowment for
Scholarships in the College of EngineeringGrigg-Burns Endowment for Scholarships in the
College of EngineeringGeorgia Pacific Foundation Endowment for Scholarships
in Pulp and Paper EducationKenwood C. Nichols Endowment for Scholarships in
Pulp and Paper EducationHerbert Knox Payne, Jr. Endowment for Scholarships
in the College of EngineeringABB, Inc. Endowment for Scholarships in Pulp and
Paper EducationChampion International Corporation Endowment for
Scholarships in Pulp and Paper EducationJohn C. Adams/Alabama Power Foundation Endowed
Scholarship FundRoser Memorial Endowment for ScholarshipsStuddard Estate for Textile EngineeringDr. Andrew Hsu Endowment for Scholarships in
Chemical EngineeringJeremy Ethridge Endowment for Scholarships in
Electrical EngineeringRalph O. Bush Presidential Endowment for Scholarships
in the College of EngineeringAdtran, Inc. Endowment for Scholarships in the Auburn
University College of EngineeringMarshal S. Caley Endowment for Scholarships in
Aerospace EngineeringLeonard L. and Ila Smith Mitchum Endowment for
Scholarships in the College of EngineeringJohn S. Henley III Endowment for Scholarships in the
Samuel Ginn College of EngineeringBetty Fisher Riley Endowment for Scholarships in the
College of EngineeringGeorge and Edna Russian Endowment for Scholarships
in Civil EngineeringAlan P. Hudgins Endowment for Scholarships in Civil
EngineeringBirdie Tucker Smith Endowment for Scholarships in the
College of EngineeringRaymond T. and Martina A. Roser Endowment for
Scholarships in EngineeringRichard and Rita Porterfield Endowment for Scholarships
in the Samuel Ginn College of EngineeringRichard T. Scott Endowment for Presidential Scholarships
in the Samuel Ginn College of EngineeringGulf States Paper Pulp and Paper EndowmentBecky and Ed Lewis Endowment for Scholarships in the
Samuel Ginn College of EngineeringElmer B. Harris Endowed Scholarship/Alabama Power
Foundation Endowed Scholarship FundCleburne A. Basore Scholarships in Chemical EngineeringElizabeth Edwards Charitable RemainderDr. Philip W. Lett Endowment for Scholarships in the
College of Engineering
Faculty Development
Endowed Faculty Development Program in the Collegeof Engineering
Program Endowments
Daniel F. Breeden Endowment Fund for ProgramEnhancement in Industrial Engineering
William F. Walker Superior and Merit Teaching Awardsand Philip A. Birdsong Study Abroad Scholarshipin the College of Engineering
Jack Birdsong Industrial Engineering EnhancementEndowment
Fred and Mary Lou Birdsong EndowmentPerot Consortium for TechnologyPulp and Paper Research and Educational EndowmentTuring Endowment Fund
Endowed Professorships
Goodwin Faculty Development EndowmentsGottlieb Professorship Civil EngineeringJohn and Mary Sanders Endowed Chair in Chemical
EngineeringGeorge E. and Dorothy Stafford Uthlaut Endowed
Professorship in Chemical EngineeringRichard and Marjorie Quina Endowment for
Professorships in the College of EngineeringWill and Robbye Gregory (CRAT) Fund for Civil
Engineering
Endowed Chairs
Arthur Feagin Chair in Civil EngineeringE. C. Williams Eminent Scholar Chair of Electrical
EngineeringAlabama Power Foundation Eminent Scholar Chair
in Electrical EngineeringElton Z. and Lois G. Huff Eminent Scholar Chair in
Civil EngineeringThomas Walter Eminent Scholar ChairPhilpott/WPS Eminent Scholar ChairL. Owen Brown Presidential Chair
Endowed Capital
Computer Network Project Endowment
Other Endowments
Howard Strong Tutorial TrustMechanical Engineering-Totty Est. QuasiThomas M. Lowe, Sr. Memorial Endowment for
Scholarships and Fellowships in Civil EngineeringWilliam G. Martin Scholarship Civil EngineeringEmily H Gunter Endow Charitable Remainder
Student Loan Endowments
George Hall Hazelhurst Endowed Engineering.Walter Rudder Student Loan Endowment Fund for
Students in the College of Engineering
Funds for Excellence
Augusta Jean Buck Memorial Fund for Excellencein Engineering
C.S. and Elizabeth E. Hooks Fund for Excellencein Engineering
Duncan Fund for Excellence in EngineeringExcellence Endowment in Aviation Management
Fraley Endowment for Engineering ExcellenceJames D. Caldwell Endowment for ExcellenceL. Ray and Jackie Taunton Fund for Excellence in
the College of EngineeringHugh Calder Memorial Endowment in Pulp and Paper
EducationQuina Family Endowment for Excellence in Pulp
and Paper EducationKearley Endowment for Excellence in Electrical
EngineeringWalter’s Endowment for ExcellenceGoodwin Fund for Excellence in the College of
EngineeringMichael Pindzola Fund for Excellence in Aerospace
EngineeringHayes Endowment for DiversityCollege of Engineering Endowment Fund for
Excellence in EngineeringGeorge A. and Betty M. Luger Fund for Excellence
for Graduate Student Support in Civil EngineeringStephen F. and Sharon J. Thornton Fund for
Excellence in the Samuel Ginn College ofEngineering
Department of Industrial and Systems EngineeringFund for Excellence
Graduate Endowments
Ch2MHill Endowment Scholarships and Fellowshipsin Civil Engineering
Law Engineering Inc. and Lockwood GreenEngineers, Inc. Endowed Research Fellowship inCivil Engineering
Ronald D. and Margaret L. Kenyon Endowment forFellowships in Asphalt Technology
Sixteenth in the nationin number of bachelor’sdegrees awarded to African-Americans, according toBlack Issues in HigherEducation.
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1907Dr. William Gaston Martin*
1914Mrs. Cleburne Basore (Annie Terrell)*
1917Mr. Wilbur T. Shinholser*
1918Mrs. Charles E. Doughtie, Jr. (Beatrice)*
1919Mrs. William C. Edwards (Elizabeth)
1925Mrs. Edward J. Hugensmith (Corrice)*
1927Mr. & Mrs. William Francis (Leoda)*Mrs. James B. Davis (Sara)*Dr. & Mrs. James W. Goodwin (Virginia)
1929Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Parmer (Eunice)*
1932Mr. & Mrs. Elton Z. Huff (Lois)*Mr. & Mrs. Cary S. Hooks (Elizabeth)*
1934Mr. & Mrs. Fred Birdsong (Mary)Mr. F. Erskine White*
1935Mr. James J. Danaher*
1937Dr. Daniel W. Duncan
1943Mr. & Mrs. Will M. Gregory (Robbye)Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Hopkins, Jr. (Virginia)Mr. & Mrs. John H. Sanders (Mary)
1944Dr. & Mrs. Philip W. Lett, Jr. (Katy)
1947Dr. Kenneth J. BarrMr. George W. Whitmire, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith, Jr. (Jule)Mr. Creighton C. Lee
1948Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Quina (Marjorie)Mr. Norman L. Liver, Jr.*Mr. James M. Sims*Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Sweeney, Jr. (Lacy)Mr. J. Burl Galloway*
1949Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Tomasso, Jr. (Joy)Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. Hill (Carolyn)Mrs. Hoyt A. McClendon (Maxine)
1950Mr. Clarence H. Hornsby, Jr.
1951Dr. & Mrs. Earle C. Williams (June)Mr. & Mrs. Leonard L. Mitchum, Jr. (Ila)Mr. John C. Totty, Jr.*Mr. & Mrs. Edwin P. Vaiden, Jr. (Meryl)
1954Mr. & Mrs. George E. Uthlaut (Dorothy)
1955Mr. & Mrs. Rodney L. Grandy, Jr. (Geneva)
1956Dr. & Mrs. J. Tracy O’Rourke, Jr. (Lou Ann)Mr. & Mrs. L. Ray Taunton (Jackie)Mr. Charles M. Jager
1957Dr. Daniel F. BreedenMr. John P. Brandel*Mr. Terry A. Kirkley*
1958Mr.& Mrs. Joe T. McMillan (Billie Carole)Dr. Dwight L. Carlisle, Jr.Mr. William M. Brackney
Lifetime Contributors tothe Samuel GinnCollege of Engineering
Anyone familiar with Auburn
University knows that tradition isimportant to us.
In the Samuel Ginn College of
Engineering, we value our history,
even as we look forward to a futurefilled with possibilities. While we
eagerly anticipate the changes that
the coming years will bring to our
college, we realize that we did notarrive at this point alone. In the
course of our 131-year history, the
college has been fortunate to gain the
loyalty and affection of thousands of
graduates. Many of those graduateshave chosen to express their esteem
for the college through a lifetime of
charitable giving. While some of
these gifts were presented to us inlump sums, others are the result of
year after year of faithful annual
giving. The support of each of these
individuals has played a valuable role
in building the Samuel Ginn Collegeof Engineering into the respected
institution that it is today. To these
individuals and their families, we
express our deepest gratitude.
The following individuals have
achieved lifetime cumulative giving
of $50,000 or more:
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*Deceased
FASTFACTSThe largest engineeringprogram in Alabamaproducing approximately halfof the state of Alabama’sengineering graduates.
1959Dr. Samuel L. GinnMr. & Mrs. Albert M. Redd, Jr. (Susan)
1960Mr. Howard E. Palmes
1961Mr. James W. Ricks, Jr.*Mr. & Mrs. James D. McMillan (Paula)Mr. Jack W. Boykin
1962Dr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Cunningham (Deborah)Mr. & Mrs. Wiley M. Cauthen (Jo Ann)Mr. Donald R. LugerMr. Dwight L. Wiggins, Jr.
1963Mr. John S. Henley IIMr. Dan H. Broughton
1964Mr. & Mrs. L. Owen Brown (Brookes)
1965Mr. William F. Hayes
1968Mr. & Mrs. William R. McNair (Lana)
1969Mr. Garland H. Duncan*
1971Mr. Joe W. Forehand
1974Mr. & Mrs. Alan P. Hudgins (Joi)
1977Mrs. Melissa B. Herkt
1982Mr. Donald J. Parke
FriendsMr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Kenyon (Margaret)Ms. Hilda G. Buck*Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Scott, Jr. (Blair)Mr. Howard Strong*Ms. Louise K. Hall*Mr. J.B. BraswellMs. Brenda Hayes*Dr. Andrew C. Hsu*Mr. Joseph E. AtchisonMr. & Mrs. John C. Hodnette (Dorothy)
Donors of January through December 2002
Senior Class Challenge
Beginning with the 2001/2002 senior
classes, the Samuel Ginn College
of Engineering began challenging
graduates to make a gift signifyingtheir class year—$20.02 for the first
year, and increasing one cent with
each subsequent class year. This
challenge serves as an opportunity for
graduates to not only give back toAuburn, but also to serve as examples
for future generations of Auburn
Engineers. The funds raised by the
Senior Class Challenge will gotoward the vision of the College of
Engineering to become a top 20
engineering institution. These funds
will support student activities and
projects that will help the collegeachieve its goal.
Organizations
The following organizations havecontributed $25,000 or more to thecollege during the 2002 calendar year:
Alabama Power FoundationAlabama Textile Education FoundationAmerican Cast Iron Pipe CompanyBellSouth CorporationCharles I. Fraley TrustCollazo EnterprisesCom EdE.I. DuPont De Nemours & CompanyExelon CorporationExxonMobil CorporationExxonMobil FoundationGinn Family TrustIBM CorporationMirant CorporationSouthern Nuclear Operating Company
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2001Ms. Melissa McIndoeMs. Ashley Owens
2002Mr. Michael AdamsMr. Faisal AlomarMr. Jeffrey AmosMr. Rusty AndersonMr. Robert AndrewsMr. Frank ArnoldMs. Tami BlackMr. Jason BritnellMs. Angela CaseMr. Michael A. CaudillMs. Neoma K. ColeMr. Chris ConlinMs. Kristi ConnerMr. Daniel James CrosbyMs. Abby DunlapMr. Jared EbelharMs. Lauren EbelharMr. Matt EdmondsonMs. Lindsey FrankMr. Daniel FranklinMs. Allison FranzMs. Shigodta FreemanMr. Matt GannMr. Tony GiardinaMs. Prentice GilbertMr. Joseph GriceMr. Alan GodwinMr. James GosnellMr. James C. HamblenMr. Eric HicksMr. Nicholas S. HillMr. David HowieMr. Yanhui HuangMr. Tom JonesMs. Emily JohnsonMs. Jamesha JohnsonMr. Junyeop KimMr. Jeremy KraussMr. Benjamin LamarMr. Robert E. Latham
Ms. Jennifer L. LaytonMr. Dean LiMr. Bert Ian MaataMr. Donald D. Mackay, Jr.Mr. Chris MartinMr. Clark B. MartinMr. Jason McFarlandMr. David McGloneMs. Elizabeth McIntyreMr. Marion McRimmonMr. Kevin MillerMr. Jason MorehouseMr. Eric MorganMr. Andrew NealMr. Nicholas ParksMr. Chad PattersonMr. Wes PersallMr. William PetersonMr. Kevin PurkeyMr. Matthew RasmussenMs. Jennifer RiceMr. Noah RichMr. Christopher RileyMs. Tiffany RileyMr. David RowlandMs. Brenda ScheufeleMr. Otis SealsMr. Scott SmallwoodMr. Jason StandridgeMr. David Ray SundermanMr. Dustin TaylorMs. Susan ThomasMr. Jason A. TrolardMr. Samuel J. TyusMs. Elizabeth VoloveckyMr. Jeremy WalkerMr. Matt WilsonDr. Rehzhe Zhao
Faculty
156. . . Tenure-track teaching
Undergraduate. . .2,996Graduate. . . . . . . 656
Total. . . . . . . . .3,652
Students
Enrollment:
FASTFACTS
Our students comprise onethird of Auburn University’shonors students and eightypercent of its co-op students.
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In appreciation of the many people who dedicate themselvesto the advancement of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, theDevelopment staff is pleased to unveil this first Cupola Report. Aswe worked to compile the information for this publication, wereflected on how important our alumni and friends are to the life ofthe college. Each of you has contributed a great deal toward oursuccess through your gifts of resources, time and talent.
As many of you are aware, our goal is to join the country’s top 20engineering programs. To do so will allow us to offer our studentsworld-class educational programs and enrichment opportunitiescomparable to those of the nation’s most elite colleges. Our successwill be measured by the success that our graduates achieve as theypursue their careers. Additionally, as we work to position ourselvesas a top program, we will create an environment for preeminentresearchers. As industries seek to capitalize on emergingtechnologies, Auburn will become an economic engine for ourregion, thus creating innumerable opportunities for the people ofAlabama.
Thanks in part to our generous benefactors, the college is at anexciting place in its history. We are moving steadily upward in therankings, and are keeping pace with emerging national challengesand priorities. Our researchers are developing technologies that willprotect our food and water supplies from harmful agents. Auburn’sCenter for Microfibrous Materials Manufacturing is working tomake filters that can protect emergency responders from deadlyairborne materials and protect our buildings from airborne threats.Textile engineering researchers are developing lightweight portableartillery protection for military vehicles as well as more comfortableflak jackets for military personnel. These and other technologies arehelping to move Auburn into the forefront of America’s engineeringprograms.
We have realized tremendous accomplishments in recent years.These achievements have elevated Auburn’s reputation and haveraised the bar for future success. As we prepare ourselves to meetthe benchmarks of an overall top 20 ranking, the participation of allof our alumni and friends is critical. Our goal is to take the strongfoundation that has been established and build the Samuel GinnCollege of Engineering into the national engineering powerhousethat we believe it capable of becoming. Without you, we couldnever have come this far. Without you, we cannot make thisquantum leap into the realm of the country’s leading engineeringinstitutions. With you, everything is possible.
Karen Sharpless, Director of DevelopmentSamuel Ginn College of Engineering Thank You
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