Spirit of Giving

These are the dreams made real — powerful student experiences, life-changing discoveries and meaningful community change — all shaped by the Auburn Family's generosity.

An Auburn faculty member and students work lead a community member through physical therapy exercises

Caring for health

Supported by the generosity of the Auburn Family, Auburn's distinctive physical therapy program is grounded by experiential learning and meaningful community impact and fueled by real-world research.

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A fetching future

Self-described dog lovers J.T. and Pam Brown make no bones about it — when it comes to football, they cheer for the Georgia Bulldogs. But when their beloved dachshund needed surgery, they became big fans of Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Sean Forbes is a professor of educational psychology in Auburn’s College of Education and the executive director of O Grows

Nourishing the community

From the beginning, O Grows in Opelika, Alabama, has focused on community, partnership and philanthropy — people helping people.

Lucinda Maine, 1980 pharmacy graduate, and Leigh Ann Ross, the Harrison College of Pharmacy dean, stand together at a football game in Jordan-Hare Stadium

Prescribing leadership

Lucinda Maine, pharmacist, researcher, educator, advocate, mentor and CEO emerita of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), has never chased small dreams. As she reflects on her vibrant career in pharmacy, Maine traces it all back to Auburn.

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Damon Phillips, a sophomore studying culinary science, watches a food photography demonstration in the new Graduate by Hilton Media Laboratory in the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center.

Advances in hospitality

Students in the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management are gaining invaluable knowledge with a state-of-the-art Graduate by Hilton Media Laboratory.

Mary-Coker Green, former Miss Auburn University and graduating senior, is represented with items that depict her student experience

Graduating in gratitude

Former Miss Auburn University Mary-Coker Green is filled with gratitude for the Auburn Family as she prepares to graduate.

Mayor of change

Jenny Hunt's Auburn experience changed her life, which is why she and her husband Joe give financially to Auburn and the Harbert College of Business — to change the lives of current and future generations of students.

Suzanne and Glenn Morris in Jordan-Hare stadium

Supporting health

Suzanne Morris '87 believes in Auburn and loves it. She also believes in Auburn researchers and recently supported a College of Nursing research study and expert lecture on insulin resistance.

Young woman standing in front of four small children who are sitting on the floor.

Teaching healthy habits

With support from the Russell Medical Foundation, Auburn nursing students and faculty bring health and wellness education to Alabama elementary schools.

Ennis Rhetta, sophomore industrial and systems engineering major

Engineering an Auburn experience

Sophomore industrial and systems engineering major and first-generation college student from Birmingham Ennis Rhetta is customizing his Auburn dreams. And the Auburn Family plays a starring role.