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True crime education

With the help of scholarship support and Auburn’s Sociology program, Haley Morris is turning her interest in true crime into a career in criminology.

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Striking a chord

Donor-funded scholarships help make an Auburn education possible for Jasper Helms, a music major whose piano playing lends elegance to special events at the President's Home.

Morgan
Best foot forward

Chemical engineering student Morgan Wootton is researching the effects of people's height, weight and gait speed on custom 3D-printed ankle-foot orthoses.

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Path to public health

Clara Ragan planned to plow through college in two or three years and go straight to law school. But the scholarships she received at Auburn changed those plans — and the course of her life.

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Celebrating the opening of Bradley Workshare Open Office in Birmingham

Auburn University and the Harbert College of Business celebrate the opening of the Bradley Workshare Open Office in BirminghamCelebrating the opening of Bradley Workshare Open Office in Birmingham

Frank and Esteban stand over the massive 3d printed map
Campus Experience
Urban Studio students’ new secret weapon? A massive map of Birmingham

Architecture students studying at Urban Studio in Birmingham now have a massive, 12-foot-square 3D-printed map that allows them to see the city in a different light.

Herb and Nancy Payne smile for a photo in a room with a window and a piece of art in the background.
Giving
From loss to legacy

Herb Payne was a successful industrial engineer when his sudden passing in 1997 left his family devastated. His widow, Nancy Payne, turned tragedy into possibility by memorializing Herb and supporting the next generation at Auburn.

Charlotte Baker
Giving
Turning loss into legacy

Charlotte Baker, a 2022 Auburn alumna who received her Bachelor of Science in child life, passed away Dec. 25, 2025, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Her family established the Charlotte C. Baker Endowed Scholarship to help future Auburn students wishing to pursue a degree in child life in her honor.

Mike and Leann Rowe visiting the Auburn University Regional Airport
Giving
Shaping the future of flight

If there’s one thing to know about Mike ’78 and Leann Rowe ’78, it’s that they believe in Auburn and love it.

Cara, Bob, Connor and Abby Barber at a Marine Corps military base in Hawaii
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Semper Fi at Auburn

Bob and Cara Barber have strong roots in Auburn and the U.S. Marine Corps and are now committed to ensuring more Marine students have the scholarship support they need to thrive on the Plains.

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War Eagle Forever

A biannual newsletter from Auburn University’s Office of Gift Planning that highlights the life-changing impact planned gifts have at Auburn.

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