A man in a blue Boeing shirt stands with a group of students under a model airplane
A simple equation

What does it take to turn campus into a launchpad for solving the world’s toughest challenges? At Auburn, it’s partners who roll up their sleeves and build impact that changes the future.

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Funding faculty support

An endowed faculty position — named in honor of the College of Nursing's dean — helped bring Alison Davis to lead the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program.

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Inspiring art through philanthropy

After seeing the arts inspire people of all ages, alumni Dan and Mary Lou Ponder are helping the Gogue Performing Arts Center extend that impact.

Karla wears orange scrubs and a stethoscope and stands next to an IV pole
Caring for community

Guerra was in high school when she began serving the community alongside Auburn nurses - now she's a nursing student working to eliminate barriers to healthcare.

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Hal Schenck jokes around with students in the classroom
Giving
Support equals impact

As a professor and endowed chair in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Hal Schenck has witnessed firsthand the power of philanthropic giving.

Yang Yang collects soil in a local Alabama forest.
Academics
From the ground up: grant supports innovative soils learning

Yang Yang, Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) assistant professor of forest soils and biogeochemistry, is transforming how students study forest soil science.

Col. Rodatz and Sharon pose for a photo before the Marine Corps Ball in 1968
Giving
‘A special kind of woman’

Marine Corps Colonel Chris Rodatz is honoring the memory of his wife — one of the first women on Auburn's competitive rifle team — with an endowment to support ROTC students.

A group of women wearing Auburn shirts and casual clothing pose together outdoors during an Auburn campus event, with white tents and trees in the background.
Giving
Shared history and a legacy of opportunity

More than 25 years after meeting at Auburn, six alumnae are turning a lifelong friendship into scholarship support for the next generation of students.

Sam Ginn and Emily Traylor at a recent Auburn event.
Giving
Outstanding young alumna

Emily Traylor, a third-generation Auburn engineer, has been honored by the Auburn Alumni Association with the 2026 Young Alumni Achievement Award.

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Giving
From studio to audience

The Don and Alexandra Clayton Recording Arts Honors is serving as a real-world launchpad for aspiring recording industry talent — both for students onstage and those behind the scenes.

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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.

War Eagle Forever