THIS IS THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.2014–2015 YEAR IN REVIEW

Forrest Babington, a sophomore pursuing a BFA in studio/fine arts, received the Dean’s Choice Purchase Award for his piece titled “Box Office Poison.” His artwork will be installed in the dean’s office.

DEAN’S CHOICE AWARD

Dear CLA alumni, friends, faculty and staff,

I am delighted to provide you with our 2014–2015 Year in Review which highlights some of the exciting and diverse activities of the faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts. We continue to make significant strides toward achieving our goals and objectives outlined in our strategic plan. Through the collaborative efforts of our students, faculty, staff, and friends, the College of Liberal Arts is improving the quality of teaching, research, outreach, and service; refining our programs that prepare students for the challenging demands of our rapidly changing world; and building relationships with our communities, government agencies, and public and private sectors as well as our alumni. The achievements noted in this report were possible only through the hard work and dedication of many in our college. I hope you are as proud of their achievements as I am. Sincerely,

Joseph A. AistrupDean

STUDENTS FINDTHEIR FUTURE

Three English students were honored by the Graduate School. Mallory Anne Porch was named a Merriwether Fellow; Lindsey Zanchettin (right) was named an Outstanding Doctoral Student; and Paige Busby was named an Outstanding Master’s Student.

Public relations senior Rachel Pipan has been named a winner of the 2015 Daniel J. Edelman Public Relations Student Society of America Award by Edelman Public Relations. As one of only two national winners, she will receive $1,500 and a three-month paid internship at one of Edelman’s U.S. offices to help advance her public relations skills.

LEE SPRUIELL SCHOLARS

HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP

PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIP AWARDS

OUTSTANDING ENGLISH GRADUATES

GERMAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The Spruiell Scholars in the Health Administration Program interned this past summer in Dublin, Ireland, and in Prague, Czech Republic. The 2014–15 Spruiell Scholars are Valerie Liverett, David Mueller, Catherine Pelto, Tucker Plunkett, Mackenzie Thomas, Savannah Williams, and McRae Young.

Sam Wilcox, a Nashville native and history major with a minor in economics, was named a recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, one of the nation’s top academic awards bestowed to college juniors. Created in 1975 by an act of Congress, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship is awarded to 59 college juniors on the basis of four criteria: service on campus and in the community, commitment to a career in public service, communication ability and aptitude to be a “change agent,” and academic talent that would ensure acceptance to a first-rate graduate school.

Katherine Windham, a junior from Eldersburg, Maryland, with a double major in German and chemical engineering, was selected for the prestigious German Academic Exchange Service Research Internship in Science and Engineering, DAAD-RISE, summer research fellowship. The RISE fellowship provides students in the fields of biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, and physics the chance to spend a summer working with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany.

Four College of Liberal Arts students were awarded Fulbright Scholarships. Carson Williford, a junior with a double major in English and philosophy, took part in the four-week Summer Institute program at the United Kingdom’s Nottingham Trent University. Lauren Waldroop, a recent graduate who double majored in German and environmental design, studied at Rhine-Westphalian Technical University in Aachen, Germany. Tyler Look, double major in German-international trade and aviation management with a minor in Spanish, will examine public transportation systems under the direction of Dr. Gernot Sieg at the Institute for Transportation Science at the Westfälische Wilhelms University of Münster. Matthew Pollock, double major in English literature and Spanish with minors in linguistics and German has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA).

Steven Boomhower, a second-year graduate student in the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences PhD Program, was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship which is valued at $102,000 for his research on neurobehavioral and epigenetic effects of exposure to methylmercury (an environmental neurotoxicant found in fish) during the adolescent period in mice.

Natalie Roberson, a junior in public relations, was the recipient of the Emma O. and James E. Foy Spirit Award, a prestigious scholarship that recognizes and rewards a student who exhibits exceptional qualities of leadership, character, and a commitment to the Auburn community while maintaining a job to help pay for his or her education.

$102,000

FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS

>>> GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

FOY SPIRIT AWARD

Campus Compact, a national coalition of 1,200 college and university presidents who are committed to civic education, named Mary Beth Snow a 2014 Newman Civic Fellow for her commitment to community development and the betterment of society through citizen action. Snow, a junior majoring in Spanish and minoring in community and civic engagement, is a College of Liberal Arts Living Democracy Fellow who lived and worked in Collinsville, Alabama. She partnered with the local public library to organize downtown beautification projects and a bilingual reading program for children of Spanish-speaking immigrants.

Lucy Igoe, a political science major, was named SEC Equestrian Athlete of the Year in 2014.

SEC ATHLETE

CIVIC DUTY IN ALABAMA

While doing annual outreach work in Guatemala, Dr. Sandra Clark-Lewis and a team of communication disorders faculty, doctoral students, and alumni noticed that many Guatemalan children have smaller ear canals than North American children. Subsequently, an Auburn University research group, led by Dr. Judith Blumsack with support from the College of Liberal Arts, discovered that head circumference, which can be measured inexpensively, could be used, if necessary, to predict the needed hearing aid adjustments. This research was published recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.The College of Liberal Arts chose

Professor Barbara Bondy in the Department of Art & Art History and Professor Sridhar Krishnamurti in the Department of Communication Disorders as the 2014 Engaged Scholars for a three-year term. The Engaged Scholars program recognizes faculty in the college who exemplify professional citizenship and participation in promoting the college's commitment to civic engagement.

The Mosaic Theatre Company presented a workshop production of The Integration of Tuskegee High School at the First United Methodist Church of Tuskegee in November. The production was an original piece devised by the Mosaic Company and its artistic director, Assistant Professor Tessa Carr, from oral histories collected under the supervision of Mark Wilson, Director of Civic Learning Initiatives. It will be geared as a main stage production in 2016 and will become part of the touring repertoire of the company.

MOSAIC THEATRE WORKSHOP IN TUSKEGEE

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The Community and Civic Engagement Initiative recently awarded four project grants to faculty who will plan and execute community and civic engagement projects during the academic year. Awardees include Kelly Alley (Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work), Mitchell Brown (Department of Political Science), Janice Clifford (Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work), and Reagan Grimsley (Department of History).

The Community and Civic Engagement (CCE) Initiative celebrated its fifth annual No Impact Week on Auburn University’s main campus. No Impact Week is an international initiative designed to promote sustainability by challenging people to live lifestyles that are better for them and for the environment. This year’s activities were co-sponsored by International Paper.

The Social Work Program participated in the Art Changes Lives program in conjunction with the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, OLLI, Area Agency on Aging, and the Department of Art & Art History.

THE CAROLINE MARSHALL DRAUGHON CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

RECENTLY BROKE GROUND ON A RENOVATION AND BUILDING PROJECT

THAT WILL ALLOW THE CENTER TO ENHANCE ITS ONSITE PROGRAMMING,

ESPECIALLY CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS, BOOK TALKS, AND LECTURES.

NO IMPACT WEEK

HANDS-ONHIGH SCHOOL BRAIN CAMP

ART CHANGES LIVES PROGRAM

COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GRANT FUNDING

The Department of Psychology hosted their first annual Auburn University Brain Imaging Visiting Fellowship (nicknamed AU Brain Camp) July 21–August 1. Brain Camp is a fun, interactive camp for high school students to get hands-on experience using advanced technology and to learn from distinguished professors in the field of neuroscience. Students were led by two faculty members in the Department of Psychology— Jeffrey Katz, alumni professor, and Jennifer Robinson, assistant professor—and Auburn High School psychology teacher, Kathy Dodgen.

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THE COLLEGE OF L IBERAL ARTS HAS RAISED OVER

81% of its campaign goal of

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DURING THE "BECAUSE THIS IS AUBURN" CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL END IN LATE 2017.

THE UNIVERSITY WILL RAISE

The College of Liberal Arts received $2.83 million

IN EXTERNAL CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.

RECIPIENTS. OVER 279

$74,000 IN DEAN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 34 RECIPIENTS.

DEAN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIPChasity Burney, a senior in Communication Disorders, has been a recipient of the Dean's Club Scholarship for the past four years.

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The Auburn University Trumpet Ensemble was selected to perform

for the semi-finals of the prestigious National Trumpet Competition.

They submitted a live video recording in December of Assistant

Professor Mark DeGoti’s arrangement of Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture for 8 Trumpets.

THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM HAS BEEN NAMED THE 9TH BEST PROGRAM FOR VISUAL JOURNALISM IN THE COUNTRY BY THE WEBSITE GRAPHIC DEGREE HUB. THE CURRICULUM FOR VISUAL JOURNALISM INCLUDES COURSES IN EDITING AND DESIGN, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM, NEWS WRITING, AND REPORTING.

Eleven students from the August graduating class of the Applied Behavior Analysis Master’s Program took the national certification exam and all students passed the exam. Each graduate of the ABA program was employed as a board certified behavior analyst within one month of graduation. The program, which has consistently shown a 100% passing rate, is led by Associate Professor John Rapp.

ABOVE THE PACK

COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENTS

The College of Liberal Arts hosted ShakespeareFest to honor William Shakespeare on the 450th anniversary of his birth.

ShakespeareFest was a week-long interdisciplinary celebration of the life, work, and art of Shakespeare.

The Department of Political Science and the College of Liberal Arts

co-sponsored the Forum on World Affairs which featured a panel

discussion with Sen. Jeff Sessions and NSA director, Mike Rogers.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Department of Philosophy hosted

an annual conference at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The

conference, "Ontology of Art," featured 10 speakers from Great Britain, Canada, and the United States,

including Amie Thomasson from the University of Miami.

THE GREAT BARD, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

MUSIC IN THE FOREST

PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

Collaborations with the Kreher Forest Preserve continued with the second Music in the Forest concert series. The Dean’s Brass Quintet, Saxophone Quartets, and AU Singers performed on various days throughout the semester.

NEWS & EVENTS

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures sponsored the German Language and Culture Program at the Auburn Public Library. Students shared their knowledge of German with the community through discussions, skits, and language lessons.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures hosted its third annual Hispanic Film Festival. The festival is sponsored each year by the department, the Office of International Programs, Pragda Spanish Film Club, and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

The Department of Music hosted Dr. Vladimir Silva of the Federal University of Campina Grande in Brazil. During his visit, he presented master classes and lectures on the history of Brazilian music and performed a private recital. Silva wrote an original composition for the Auburn University Chamber Choir which he conducted at their spring concert. Since his visit, students have shown interest in competing at international competitions and festivals.

In Spring 2014, author and activist Gloria Steinem enthralled a room of nearly 800 people with her talk at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. Steinem was on campus as part of the Women’s Leadership Institute Extraordinary Women Lecture Series. Steinem was also the guest speaker at the Women’s Studies Annual Awards Ceremony and Luncheon which took place in the ballroom of the Auburn University Student Center, and it too was at capacity with more than 500 attendees.

In September 2014, participants from around the state gathered for “The Yellowhammer War: A Civil War Symposium.” The symposium marked the Civil War sesquicentennial and examined Alabama’s role in and experience of the Civil War and its aftermath.

The School of Communication & Journalism was featured in "TVNewsCheck," a news digest for TV broadcasters. Auburn's partnership with Raycom Media is the first program to be featured in a series titled, "Next Gen J-School," which examines journalism schools and programs with progressive new teaching initiatives. The series spotlights journalism schools fostering new curricula, media partnerships, or projects that are better preparing students for a multiplatform, digitally-oriented media future.

GLORIA STEINEM MAKES AN IMPACT ON AUBURN'S CAMPUS

CIVIL WAR SYMPOSIUM

NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC

HISPANIC FILM FESTIVAL

STUDENTS EXPLORE GERMAN CULTURE

MULTIPLATFORM COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM SCHOOL

The Auburn University Psychological Services Center screened 164 Auburn students during the National Depression Screening Day on Oct 9. As part of the free screening, each participant was provided with personalized feedback on their levels of anxiety and depression and also received information about mental health services available to them at AUPSC, SCS, and other area providers. The AUPSC also showcased its recent renovations to the community during an open house in February.

INTERDISCIPLINARY NSF GRANT Joe Aistrup, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, was part of an interdisciplinary team from Kansas State University who was awarded a three-year $1.44 million NSF grant for their research project titled “Coupled Climate, Cultivation, and Culture in the Great Plains: Understanding Water Supply and Water Quality in a Fragile Landscape.”

JOURNALISTIC DIVERSITYJudith Sheppard, an associate professor in the School of Communication & Journalism, received an award from the Atlantic Institute and the AU Diversity and Tolerance Organization for a journalist whose work has had a strong emphasis in diversity.

NSF GRANT & ROLLING STONE Bill Franko, an assistant professor of political science, was awarded an NSF grant to develop novel measures of skill-based technology inequality in the United States. Franko’s research was also featured online in Rolling Stone for his sobering research on voter participation, income inequality, and social injustice.

FINAL LECTURE Donna Bohanan, a professor of history, delivered the Final Lecture in Spring 2014. The Final Lecture is given each year by a professor who has made extraordinary contributions to Auburn University through classroom teaching and service to the university.

OUTSTANDING ADVISOR Andrea Young, an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts, received an award of excellence from the Auburn Student Veterans Association. This annual award is presented to the faculty or staff member at Auburn that best exemplifies the heart of a servant. Andrea’s dedication to the ASVA community speaks volumes of her character and of her dedication to our country’s brave service members. Young was also the recipient of the Outstanding New Advisor Award in 2014.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA Jennifer Adams, chair of the School of Communication & Journalism, was named a Distinguished Alumna by the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina.GR

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BEST LATIN AMERICAN BOOK Tiffany Sippial, an associate professor of history and author of the book Prostitution, Modernity, and the Making of the Cuban Republic, 1840–1920, received the Alfred B. Thomas Book Award for the best book on Latin America (any field) by the Southeastern Conference on Latin American History (SECOLAS).

GRADUATE MENTORS Miriam Clark (left), Department of English, and Tracy Witte (right), Department of Psychology, were named outstanding graduate mentors by the Graduate School.

DANCE BY DESIGNThe design for Matrix II, a piece choreographed for the Auburn University Theatre main stage dance concert, Dance by Design, was selected for exhibition at the 2015 Prague Quadrennial in the Czech Republic. The design, by Associate Professor Fereshteh Rostampour, was selected by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology-USA curatorial team to represent the best of American theatre at the Quadrennial. Auburn University was one of only six American theatres to be honored.

SPIRIT OF SUSTAINABILITY Christopher McNulty, a professor of art, received the Spirit of Sustainability Award from Auburn’s Office of Sustainability. McNulty enacts sustainability through the creation and curation of art that challenges people to explore the connections between themselves, the natural world, and their creative potential.

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KELLY ALLEY, A PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE, BUILDING PAN-ASIAN CONNECTIVITY, IN KOLKATA, INDIA. AS ONE OF THE

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, SHE PRESENTED A PAPER IN KOLKATA AND THEN AGAIN AT AN INDIANA UNIVERSITY GATEWAY EVENT TWO DAYS LATER IN DELHI. THE LATTER

WAS STREAMED ONLINE FOR GRAD STUDENTS AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND INTERESTED OTHERS INCLUDING STUDENTS IN INDIA.

NATIONAL ORDER OF MERITThe Consul General of France in Atlanta

conferred the insignia of Knight in the National Order of Merit upon Samia

Spencer, professor emerita of French and former honorary consul of France

in Alabama. The National Order of Merit is an Order of the State awarded

by the President of the French Republic. Founded in 1963 by President Charles

de Gaulle, it rewards French and foreign nationals for distinguished civil

or military achievements.

BUSINESS AND PSYCHOLOGY Jesse Michel, an assistant professor of psychology,

received a “2014 Editor Commendation” from Journal of Business and Psychology. This recognition is given to

articles published in this journal which are considered to be one of the most important for the development of theory of applications in the field of industrial and

organizational psychology during a current year.

PROFESSORS MAKING WAVES

ALLEN FURR Allen Furr, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, presented “Facial disfigurement stigma: A study of victims of domestic assaults with fire in India,” at the First World Congress on Facial Expression of Emotion in Porto, Portugal.

ELIZABETH BRESTAN-KNIGHT Elizabeth Brestan-Knight, a professor of psychology, traveled to Taiwan to give four invited lectures about her area of clinical research, parent-child interaction therapy. She lectured at the National Taiwan University Hospital for the annual convention of the Taiwan Association of Clinical Psychology in Taipei, Taiwan; the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan; the National Chen Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan; and Chung Cheng University in Chia-Yi, Taiwan.

CATANIA PRESENTATION In collaboration with the University of Catania and the Paris West University Nanterre, the Mediterranean Studies Research Group organized a Mediterranean Studies Symposium that took place this summer in Catania, Italy. Several CLA faculty and students traveled to Catania to present research lectures related to the Mediterranean.

PROFESSORSLECTURE ABROAD

Background image is a painting by Todd Pennington called Dichotomy and is the cover of Samolesky’s CD

MATTHEW HOCH, AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF VOICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, HAS BEEN NAMED SERIES EDITOR OF THE SO YOU WANT TO SING BOOK SERIES, A JOINT PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING (NATS) AND ROWMAN AND LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS. SO YOU WANT TO SING: A GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS IS A SERIES OF WORKS DEVOTED TO PROVIDING A COMPLETE SURVEY OF WHAT IT MEANS TO SING WITHIN A PARTICULAR GENRE.

Professor of history James R. Hansen received the United States Golf Association’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award for 2014 for his book A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf, a biography of the life of Robert Trent Jones. The award recognizes Hansen’s contributions to golf literature while attempting to broaden the public’s interest in and knowledge of the game of golf.

A DIFFICULT PAR

Jeremy Samolesky, an associate professor of piano, celebrated the release of his solo CD, Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6; Chopin: Etudes, Nocturnes, Fantasy, this past October. Samolesky has appeared in concert as a soloist and chamber pianist throughout the U.S., Canada, Italy, Austria,

Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Serbia, including a full recital at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

TOP SHELF: RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKSLourdes Betanzos, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Teatro selecto de José Cid Pérez: Edición crítica

Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale, Department of Political Science, Applied Research Methods in Public and Non-Profit Organizations

Susan Brinson, School of Communication & Journalism, Routledge Reader on Electronic Media History

Chantel Acevedo, Department of English, A Falling Star

Susana Morris, Department of English, Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature

Don Wehrs, Department of English, Cognition, Literature, and History

Hilary Wyss, Department of English, American Literature, Volume One (second edition)

Michael Kozuh, Department of History, The Sacrificial Economy: Assessors, Contractors, and Thieves in the Management of Sacrificial Sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625–520 B.C.) (Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations)

Bill Buskist, Department of Psychology, The Teaching of Psychology in Autobiography: Perspectives from Exemplary Psychology Teachers (Volume 5); Preparing the New Psychology Professoriate: Helping Graduate Students Become Competent Teachers (second edition)

Peter Chen, Department of Psychology, Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Work and Wellbeing (Vol. 3)

Matthew Hoch, Department of Music, A Dictionary for the Modern Singer

ERIN REYNOLDS ERIN REYNOLDS KATHRYN BRAUND STEVEN SHAPIRO SACHA PENCE JOHN RAPP JOHN RAPP KEITH HEBERT TRACY WITTE M. CHRIS NEWLAND JOHN RAPP LAURA PLEXICO DANIEL SVYANTEK BARRY BURKHART

15THThe Alabama Department of Youth Services contract with the Department of Psychology was recently renewed for the 15th year in a row. It is one of the largest outreach contracts at Auburn University and supports a highly successful treatment program for juvenile sex offenders. The program is directed by Professor Barry Burkhart.

FAYETTE HEARING CLINICASHEVILLE HEAD, NECK & EAR SURGEONS US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORALABAMA COUNCIL OF HUMAN RELATIONSMONTGOMERY PUBLIC SCHOOLSTHE LEARNING TREE, INC.THE LEARNING TREE, INC.US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORUNIVERSITY OF DENVER COLORADONATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCESNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH LEE COUNTY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES

20,000.00 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS24,960.00 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS24,993.00 HISTORY30,000.00 PSYCHOLOGY30,040.00 PSYCHOLOGY42,632.51 PSYCHOLOGY45,137.00 PSYCHOLOGY66,284.20 HISTORY72,535.08 PSYCHOLOGY73,559.00 PSYCHOLOGY107,222.10 PSYCHOLOGY126,380.00 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS154,781.29 PSYCHOLOGY1,791,192.00 PSYCHOLOGY

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS EXTERNAL GRANTS

DISTINGUISHED PRINT AND BROADCAST PROFESSIONALSOn its 10th anniversary, the Auburn University Journalism Advisory Council recognized five distinguished print and broadcast professionals at its fall luncheon. The council dedicated its highest award to the memory of Roy Bain, a 1959 Auburn graduate, and the former publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, now the Tampa Bay Times. Bain was co-founder of the Advisory Council and creator of the council awards. The 2014 honorees were Distinguished Community Sports Journalist, the late Bill Shelton; Distinguished Alabama Community Journalist, John Ehinger; Distinguished Auburn University Journalism Alumnus, Rob Rainey ’72; Distinguished Special Achievement in Mass Media, Mark Winne ’13; and the Roy Bain Distinguished Special Achievement Award in Journalism, Harvey H. "Hardy" Jackson.

DAVID E. HOUSEL ’69 (BOTTOM LEFT), AUBURN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND JOURNALISM GRADUATE, AND W. MICHAEL WARREN ’68 (TOP LEFT) , PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA AND HISTORY GRADUATE, WERE SELECTED AS AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2015 LIFETIME

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS.

Jason N. Smith ’02, ’05 (BA French, MHS Spanish) recently published his novel, Awakening: The Book Rock

Prophecy, a young-adult thriller set in modern-day Salem. His book is being published by Mascot Books, a small publisher in Virginia. Smith also wrote and

self-published a book of poetry in Spanish in 2013.

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