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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TUSKEGEE

Engineering Enrollmentat Alabama Universities (2001)

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

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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ENDOWMENTS 21

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

SENIOR CHALLENGE AND ORGANIZATIONS 23

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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