Laker Alums Find Love on Campus
AND FLOURISH PROFESSIONALLY AFTER LAKE LAND THE SAME ENTHUSIASM,
commitment and desire to make a difference that led Todd Rauch and then Ali Vice to succeed as student leaders at Lake Land College have propelled them through outstanding careers in Opelika, Alabama, where they continue to make a difference in their professions and community. The Rauches met at Lake Land in 2006 when they served on the Student Government Association and were instrumental in the building of the Lake Land College Fitness
Center. Ali was also a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Todd served as the 2006-2007 Student Trustee. They are the only couple to have married on campus. Today, Todd Rauch is a city council member for the City of Opelika, in Alabama, serving his constituents as their elected representative in the legislative branch of Opelika's Municipal Government, which is the policy-making body. He was recently named to Business Alabama's Movers & Shapers list.
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At the age of 17, Todd joined the military and two years later was deployed to Iraq where he was wounded. He returned to the states at age 20 to spend the next two years living at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During this time he created a music therapy program to help wounded soldiers. It was immediately following this experience that Todd enrolled at Lake Land College and earned an associate degree. Upon completion, he transferred to Auburn University, graduated and went on to become an intelligence
