The Auburn Plainsman Graduation Issue 12.04.14

The Auburn Plainsman Fall Graduation Issue

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Graduating football player spotlight: Angelo Blackson

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Former astronaut Jim Voss to speak at commencement

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Full list of Fall 2014 graduates

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GRADUATION NEED-TO-KNOWS:

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Defensive tackle Angelo Blackson looks to the future Commencement speaker profile: Jim Voss

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Names of fall 2014 graduates

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Graduates land interesting jobs

Dec. 13, 2014 at Auburn Arena

10 a.m. Ceremony

Architecture, Design & Construction Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts Nursing Sciences and Mathematics Graduate students

2 p.m. Ceremony

Agriculture Business Education Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Human Sciences Graduate students

Missing the ceremony? Stream it live at www/auburn.edu/communications_marketing/ graduationlive/

cover photo is file photo

RAYE MAY / PHOTO EDITOR RAYE MAY / PHOTO EDITOR

Samford, pictured here during last year’s snow days, remains a popular place to stage graduation photos.

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Teach for America offers life lessons to grads GRADS GIVE BACK

Sarah Robinson Intrigue Writer

contributed by lindsAy heim

Auburn graduate Lindsay Heim plays with some of her students at McNair Junior High School in Huntsville.

The Teach for America program has one goal: to give all kids access to a better education by assigning college students and graduates to teach in disadvantaged areas.

TFA began in 1990 with 500 college graduates dedicated to the cause of eliminating inequality in education. The program now boasts approximately 33,000 college students and graduates who have reached nearly 3 million children total, according to their website.

TFA has one of the hardest screening processes for potential employees, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

The number of applications has doubled in the last seven years, ranging from approximately 25,000 in 2008 to more than 50,000 today. TFA only accepted 14 percent of applicants this past year.

Current Auburn student Dillon Nettles, senior in political science, and recent Auburn graduates Lindsay Heim and Christine Acker were chosen to participate in the

program.

“I’m most excited for the relationships I hope to build,” Nettles said. “It will be the most exciting, but also most challenging part. I want to be (the kids’) every resource for everything they need, even if I can play only a small role in their daily lives. I want to watch the kids grow through all the ups and downs from the beginning of the school year to the end.”

Nettles said he is excited to start his time with TFA during 2015-16 school year. He will teach middle school English in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“I just want to jump in and combat the issue of educational inequality,” Nettles said.

Heim majored in biomedical science and is currently teaching seventh- and eighth-grade science at McNair Junior High School in Huntsville through TFA. “I was nervous going into teaching since I was not an education major and did not have any classroom experience,” Heim said. “But through training this summer

and all of the professional development sessions offered, I am confident that I am prepared to provide my students the education they deserve.”

Overall, Heim said she enjoys the program and is thrilled to be involved with an organization “whose passion for their students is truly contagious.”

Christine Acker was an elementary education major at Auburn. She applied to TFA open to the idea of teaching middle school or high school, but was placed as an Elementary Generalist, EC-6, when accepted into the program. Acker said her education prepared her well for the job.

“Teaching fourth graders who have seen more in life than I have seen in my 23 years has its incredibly challenging days, but it’s insanely rewarding, and that’s why I can say I love what I do,” Acker said. “I joined TFA over approaching other teaching opportunities because I firmly believe it is not only my responsibility, but our responsibility as a nation to do what we can to better the lives of those around us.”

WORDS OF WISDOM

Restarting careers and returning to a passion Brian Stultz

Campus@ theplainsman. com

Sometimes the answer is so crystal-clear you miss it.

Why do I bring this up? It’s because, for 10 years after graduating with my first undergraduate degree, I was searching for a career that felt right and made me happy.

From 2003-13, I worked a variety of jobs in sales and marketing, never thinking to myself, “Hey, I could really do this the rest of my life.”

During my spare time and, apologies

to past bosses, during a lot of work time, I would write. It didn’t matter the subject. I would just air out my feelings of the day.

What started as emails to a few friends became a distribution list, then a blog.

Well, actually, let’s back up to before that. When I was 10 years old, I tried to start a newspaper from my grandmother’s family room. It was to be called The Sports Report and would be full of breaking news and hard-hitting issues, such as why Ryne Sandberg didn’t attend my last birthday party and whether Rex Chapman was overrated.

I sold a subscription to some neighbors who, thankfully, never laughed in my face. I worked on this

publication like the world depended on it. My readers needed the news.

This lasted for about a year. I then entered middle school and puberty set in. I put my newspaper aside for trying not to be too awkward around, well, everyone.

College came and went, and I was intent on starting and growing a career in sports marketing. Sales jobs were the way to do that.

I agreed, despite the fact I would rather cheer for that school on the other side of the state than make a cold call.

I toiled away for these years, all the time sending out 1,000-word emails about why I dislike Michael J. Fox and other nonsense. Writing those emails and blog posts were the

best part of my day, and as I got better, my friends started to encourage me to pursue a journalism career.

My good friend Tom Kowalski was one of them.

A longtime sports reporter for the Detroit Lions, he would get upset at me for not dropping something I despised for something I loved.

His words never meant as much as they did Aug. 29, 2011, when, while scrolling through Twitter, I found out my good friend and mentor had died suddenly of a heart attack.

I finally made the decision to come back for a journalism degree in the fall of 2013.

What is the point of my story?

Well, there are a few.

First, do what you love, because

you will enjoy life a lot more.

Next, know it is never too late to drop everything and start a new career. I remember looking in the mirror last fall and seeing a 32-year-old who was miserable with his career path. I will graduate again this summer as a 34-year-old who now has a purpose in his career.

Lastly, follow your dreams. Mine was to one day work alongside Tom. I waited too long to get that chance.

Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go write a long essay on why “Saved by the Bell” was the most influential show of my lifetime.

Brian Stultz is a campus writer for The Plainsman. He can be reached at campus@theplainsman.com.

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STYLED FOR SUCCESS Engaged Scholarship. Thought Leadership.

We salute our Fall 2014 graduates.

Best of luck in your chosen careers.

We know you’ll find a way to stand out.

harbert.auburn.edu

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GRADUATING FOOTBALL PLAYER

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INSET: Defensive tackle Angelo Blackson celebrates after a play against Ole Miss. Blackson said he hopes to play in the NFL.

Blackson looks back and forward Derek Thompson Sports Writer

Defensive tackle Angelo Blackson will walk across the stage to graduate with his peers Dec. 13. “The Plainsman’s” Derek Thompson sat down with Blackson to talk about Auburn, football and his plans for the future.

Q: What are your plans after you graduate in December?

A: Like every football player, hopefully have a shot at the NFL, go train for the combine and wherever it takes me.

Q: What team would you want to play for in the NFL? A: Definitely, that would be the Baltimore Ravens. That’s my team.

Q: Is there anything else you would want to do besides play professional football?

A: If football doesn’t work, then, obviously, you got to have a backup plan. Simply intern. Find a place where they will let me intern for a bit, or however long it takes. Work

on my career. I want to be anything close to helping. I want to be a leader in my community.

home to their family after. I’m just going to miss the team, the cameraderie.

Q: What was your first eye-opening experience at Auburn?

A: It was in July of 2011. My first workout was the first memory I have because it was the hardest workout I ever did in my life. I honestly don’t think I got through it.

Q: What will you miss most about Auburn after you graduate?

A: Honestly, what I think I will miss is the individuality. Being on campus by yourself. You don’t have your parents there. You don’t really have those higher powers in your life all the time, except for in practice or whatever. I think that is just the biggest thing.

Q: What is the one Auburn football moment you will never forget?

A: Freshman year 2011 when we played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. I blocked that punt. It was backed up.

I’ve had a lot of great moments here, but that is the one that is always going to stand out.

Q: What are you going to miss most about Auburn football?

A: Just the team. I have been a part of four of them. I’m going to miss all those guys. Just playing together, having that brotherhood. Coach always tells us it’s not like that after this. You get in the locker room with NFL guys, and everybody goes

Q: What is graduation day going to be like?

A: It’s going to be mixed emotions.

It’s going to be happy; it’s going to be sad. It’s going to be more excitement too. My sister will probably be up there in tears, so I’ll probably feel a little bit of that. I probably won’t cry.

I’ll be the first to graduate in my family, so that’s one of the biggest things that I’m really looking forward to. I’m doing it for myself, but being the first out of a generation to graduate college, it’s a big deal.

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Graduate journeys from space to stage Former NASA astronaut Jim Voss named 2014 commencement speaker Derek Herscovici Campus reporter

CONTRIBUTED BY MORGAN STASHIK

LEFT AND TOP RIGHT: Jim Voss shows off his Auburn colors while relaxing in a shuttle.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Voss, now retired, poses in his NASA spacesuit.

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CONGRATULATIONS & B E S T W IS H E S to our graduating staff members!

DEREK HERSCOVICI n e w s r e p o rt e r

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Jim Voss, 1972 graduate and former NASA astronaut, will be sharing a lifetime of wisdom and experience with the class of 2014 Saturday, Dec. 13.

“Jim was an astronaut of the shuttle era when there was more science in that program than there had been in earlier programs,” said James R. Hansen, aerospace history professor and author of the Neil Armstrong biography “First Man.” “He’s an engineer and his passion was for flying, like most astronauts. They come from a background in aviation and, through their engineering work, Auburn’s had an outstanding aerospace engineering program.”

Voss grew up in Opelika before coming to Auburn, where he studied aerospace engineering while in ROTC. A mission specialist on board the space shuttles Atlantis, Endeavor and Discovery, Voss conducted experiments inside and outside of the International Space Station.

After retiring from the NASA astronaut program, Voss started a second career as a teacher, even instructing a few aerospace engineering classes at Auburn, Hansen said.

Hansen said he suspects Voss, his friend and former colleague, will focus on the importance of education in his speech.

“Auburn is still a part of his life,” Hansen said. “He clearly has a message about a boy who grew up in Opelika, Alabama, who dreams of going into space and gets to go to the International Space Station. There

will be an emphasis on education.

Without Auburn, Jim Voss wouldn’t have become an engineer, wouldn’t have become an astronaut. Just what Auburn did for him in terms of education, maturing and becoming a professional.”

In the past, Tim Jackson, Bo Jackson and Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey have shared their experience and wisdom with graduating students.

Director of Campus and Community Events Teresa Whitman-McCall said the graduation committee looks for someone who can provide a charge of action for the graduating students.

“A large majority of our graduates are about to walk into a job for the first time and some are still looking,” Whitman-McCall said. “More than anything, we just want them to offer up that great piece of advice that perhaps they got when they were at Auburn, or in their lifetime, that would inspire that graduate to become an even greater person than they already are.”

Commencement speakers are compensated for travel expenses through the graduation committee, but the figure for Voss’ trip is unavailable, Whitman-McCall said.

“The trend is to get a graduate that’s done something people can appreciate,” said Jackson Pruett, SGA executive vice president of initiatives and senior in political science.

“An Auburn man or woman sharing their experiences from the University. Someone who’s very accomplished and has a unique background that’s going to provide share some wisdom for these recent graduates.”

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Aaron, Cierra

Bass, Courtney J.

Bradley, Benjamin D.

Campbell, Robert C.

Coleman, Andrew T.

Davis, Mae M.

Dunham, Kevin J.

Fox, Jill E.

Abdul-Hamid, Basma S.

Bass, Jason T.

Brane, Andrew C.

Card, Sarah E.

Coleman, Nathan D.

Davis, Travis R.

Dunlap, Timothy G.

Fox, John W.

Abdulrahman, Basima

Baswell, Sarah C.

Brannon, John T.

Cardinal, Kelsey L.

Collier, Keva W.

Davolt, Meghan L.

Dunne, Justin B.

Foy, Gatina L.

Abron, Apryl A.

Batten, Gage T.

Brannum, Brittney E.

Carlis, Connor M.

Colvin, Jimika L.

Davy, Elizabeth L.

Durden, Arista G.

Foy, Kyle E.

Adams, Brian T.

Beacham, Rebecca L.

Brantley, Collin D.

Carlson, Elizabeth A.

Colvin, Perry A.

Dawson, Mitchell L.

Dyleski, Taylor C.

Franklin, Maxwell K.

Adams, Cami I.

Bean, Nicholas L.

Brantley, James E.

Carmichael, Katheryn M.

Comer, Earvin D.

Day, Tiffany D.

Dymond, Bailey A.

Franz, Stephen K.

Adams, John C.

Beauchamp, Eleanor H.

Brantley, Morgan

Carnley, Anthony J.

Comerford, Joseph

Daymond, Phillip A.

Early, James A.

Frazier, Morgan D.

Adams, Ploypailin

Beaumont, Jourdan J.

Brasch, Olivia

Carpenter, Thomas E.

Condon, Jonnie R.

Dedrick, Terrance W.

Eason, Krisann L.

Frederick, Codey J.

Adcock, Riley B.

Becker, Christopher M.

Brasher, Donna R.

Carr, Rachel L.

Conner, Sara E.

Deitch, Kristin N.

Eason, Tyler M.

Frederick, Kalyn C.

Addison, Halle W.

Beckman-Jamison, Helen A.

Brawner, Joel G.

Carroll, Adam C.

Cook, Paul L.

DeLee, Benjamin C.

Easter, Benjamin R.

Freeman, Courtney B.

Adrian, David R.

Beckmeyer, Kristin L.

Bray, JaQuan T.

Carter, Andrea M.

Cooner, Kevin S.

DeLoach, Danielle K.

Easterling, John B.

Freeman, Robert W.

Agee, Joshua D.

Bell, Andrew T.

Breon, Sarah E.

Carter, Brandon B.

Coons, Stephen D.

Delone, Brooke A.

Edmond, Sharrell P.

French, Jordan L.

Agubra, Anafo V.

Bell, Jeremiah W.

Brewer, Jessica R.

Carter, Brandon S.

Cooper, Damon B.

Delong, Kelsey R.

Edwards, Lauren E.

Fritz, Julia M.

Albarado, Casey L.

Bell, Matthew B.

Brewer, Jonathan D.

Carter, James M.

Cooper, Garrett N.

Dempsey, Anna

Eletrabi, Haitham A.

Fu, Ziyuan

Albright, Erin M.

Belvin, Sam A.

Brey, Taylor M.

Carter, James P.

Cooper, Jenna G.

Denham, Holli E.

Ellis, Charles A.

Fujimoto, Alexander C.

Aldubaisi, Fatimah

Bennett, Joshua P.

Bridges, James C.

Carter, Kenneth R.

Cooper, Kyle J.

Denmark, Herbert W.

Ellison, Kayton A.

Fuller, Robert G.

Allen, Andrew B.

Bennett, Robert

Brinkman, Kaela E.

Carter, Lauren A.

Cooper, Matthew C.

Dennis, Alex

Ellison, Lindsey J.

Fuller, Sarah J.

Allen, Brianna E.

Bentley, Emily K.

Britton, Benjamin C.

Carter, Ryan C.

Cooper, Taylor M.

Dennis, Elizabeth B.

Elrod, Robert W.

Funderburk, Aaron C.

Allen, Michael R.

Benton, Ashley C.

Brock, Keenan D.

Cascone, Lisa M.

Copeland, Paul C.

Denny, Alexandria P.

Elumalai, Vijay

Gajkowski, Travis A.

Allen, Mollie

Benton, Daniel E.

Broder, Samuel C.

Case, Sara J.

Corley, Kreston C.

Denton, Philip A.

Emerson, Jay E.

Galloway, Eleanor R.

Allison, Christopher

Benz, Laura D.

Brooke, Richard

Casey, Andrew K.

Cortes, Forrest E.

Depinho, Amanda K.

Engleman, Nicole D.

Galtney, Pierce L.

Amegbletor, Constantia

Berardinelli, Concetta D.

Brooks, Michael O.

Cashia, Bryant C.

Cortner, Stephanie A.

Desai, Gauri S.

Enloe, Amanda B.

Gambrill, Shae E.

An, Siyu

Bergens, Brittany L.

Brown, Jaden K.

Cerovsky, Ryan M.

Corzatt, Brandi E.

Destefano, Erica A.

Ernst, Zachary M.

Gan, Luxia

Anderson, Abigail G.

Bernhardt, Paul A.

Brown, Justin L.

Chambers, Chris L.

Cottingham, Ashton C.

Devenuto, Siena B.

Ervin, Kelly M.

Garcia, Christina M.

Anderson, Christian T.

Betbeze, Stephanie V.

Brown, Justin R.

Champion, William H.

Counts, Joanna I.

DiChiara, Nicholas P.

Erwin, Alexander G.

Garlock, Kayla L.

Anderson, Mallory A.

Bice, Tabitha W.

Brown, Tommy C.

Chandler, Cary S.

Cox, Bethany J.

Dicke, Christopher J.

Esser, Sarah J.

Garmon, Matthew C.

Andrews, Benjamin S.

Biddle, Katherine E.

Browning, William E.

Chandler, Samantha C.

Cox, Macy R.

Dickerson, Alexandra N.

Estess, Mary C.

Garnett, Tiffany E.

Andrews, Robert J.

Biesiadecki, Tara A.

Bruce, Ashley M.

Chaney, Sarah K.

Cox, Shelley L.

Dill, Benjamin J.

Etheredge, Ann S.

Garrett, Casey M.

Andrews, Samuel D.

Billiris, Nicholas M.

Bruno, Jeffrey M.

Chapala, Madan M.

Cracraft, Cheyenne A.

Discher, Ryan L.

Evans, Ania

Garrett, Jackson E.

Ansari, Mohammadnaser

Birchfield, Adam B.

Bryant, Kim A.

Chappell, Kathryn B.

Crawford, Beverly

Diskin, James B.

Evans, Justin M.

Garrett, Justin

Antley, Matthew R.

Black, Anna C.

Bryars, Kayla J.

Chason, Katelyn K.

Crawford, Lauren N.

Dismukes, Leland R.

Evans, Kindria I.

Garrison, Adam P.

Anupindi, Sankari

Black, Charles H.

Buffington, Logan O.

Chen, ChihWei

Crawford, William A.

Disney-May, James H.

Eves, Paulette K.

Garrison, Nathan L.

Artis-Payne, Cameron D.

Blackson, Angelo S.

Buhner, Niklas

Cherry, James W.

Crawford, Wilvin K.

Dixon, Garrett H.

Ezell, Zachariah T.

Gates, Kelly A.

Ashley, Amber C.

Blake, Caleb M.

Bunger, Anthony L.

Chervony, Melanie A.

Crocker, Kelly B.

Dixon, Mary E.

Fahringer, Timothy W.

Gatlin, Michael J.

Askew, Tyson J.

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Bunnell, Kyle O.

Chhanda, Nusrat Jahan

Crockett, Truman J.

Dixon, Shelby E.

Faist, Stephen J.

Geddes, Hanna R.

Atwell, Sean T.

Bock, Ryan M.

Burch, Hunter C.

Childers, Megan M.

Crow, Scott N.

Dobbs, Stephen C.

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Ausman, Emma C.

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Farris, Thomas D.

Gentry, Ann M.

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Chmura, Christopher G.

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Giesen, Christopher G.

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Dooley, Eric L.

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Burrow, Ashley E.

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Curry, Benjamin A.

Dorning, Katherine E.

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Doughty, Taylor M.

Ferguson, Katherine G.

Gillis, Kaitlyn E.

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Bush, Anna E.

Chunn, Hannah R.

Dalton, Kelsey E.

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Ferguson, Keenan J.

Gilmore, Lauren E.

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Booker, Catina M.

Butcher, Zachary D.

Ciftci, Olcay

Daniell, Kathleen D.

Douglass, Robert H.

Ferniany, Andrea M.

Givens, Elizabeth A.

Bandi, Sree Gayathri

Booker, Dorcas C.

Butler, Ariana S.

Clanton, Arrie B.

Daniels, Rebecca L.

Dowdell, Janae M.

Ferrell, Megan N.

Glevenyak, Daniel J.

Banks, Timothy J.

Boone, Carley R.

Butler, Joseph M.

Clark, Cam

Danzey, Devonte

Dowling, Cameron W.

Finch, Jonathan M.

Glover, Anna L.

Banu, Eliza A.

Borden, Aimee S.

Butler, Timothy T.

Clark, Cody W.

Darmanin, Lauren M.

Dowling, Jane C.

Fisher, Alissa P.

Glover, Tony A.

Barger, Cameron M.

Bos, Emily A.

Butz, Martha L.

Clark, Mitchell D.

Davalos, Edmund W.

Dreher, Patrick R.

Fisher, Kimberly D.

Godfrey, Kirt A.

Barksdale, Keith C.

Boshart, Elizabeth L.

Byaly, Alexander

Clark, Ryan S.

Davidson, Angela M.

Du, Wenya

Fitzpatrick, Thomas L.

Godzinski, Adam R.

Barnes, Haley L.

Boswell, Kathryn Y.

Byrne, Ryan P.

Clark, William A.

Davidson, Belinda K.

Duan, Haijun

Flannery, Patrick C.

Goggans, David M.

Barnes, Jadde-Symone

Bottcher, Mary R.

Cadenhead, Jason R.

Clark, Zachary J.

Davidson, Benson C.

Duan, Lianyu

Fletcher, Lauren L.

Gogue, Thomas J.

Barnes, Jeffrey R.

Bowden, Anthony T.

Cage, Sarah C.

Cleveland, Theron C.

Davis, Carla A.

Duck, Tyler A.

Flournoy, Will T.

Goins, Rachel H.

Barnes, Matthew P.

Bower, Jason A.

Caillouet, Mary E.

Coates, Sammie

Davis, Harrell E.

Dudley, Amber S.

Flowers, Alexandria

Golec, Julian R.

Barrett, Melinda M.

Bowers, Richard M.

Caldwell, Mary A.

Cobb, Brandon C.

Davis, Jordan R.

Dugyala, Ashritha

Flowers, Littleton T.

Gone, Abheeshta

Barron, Lauren E.

Bowling, Sean T.

Callahan, Robert V.

Cochran, Tonicia M.

Davis, Joshua T.

Dukes, Russell C.

Floyd, Madison L.

Gong, Li

Barrow, Christopher S.

Boyd, Holly H.

Callis, Kaitlyn E.

Coffey, Robert H.

Davis, Kasi E.

Dumas, Ashley A.

Foreman, Kimberly R.

Gonzalez, Carlos F.

Bartkowiak, Stanley M.

Boyd, Stephanie S.

Campbell, Maria A.

Cole, Matthew A.

Davis, Katherine E.

Dunaway, Natasha A.

Foss, Tyler H.

Gonzalez, Charles J.

Barto, Austin C.

Braddock, Thomas E.

Campbell, Matthew S.

Cole, Shelby E.

Davis, Kelsey O.

Duncan, Alton R.

Fowler, Angela A.

Good, Jessica L.

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Goode, Julieta C.

Greer, Taylor C.

Hansen, Alfred H.

Hearin, Preston B.

Higgins, John M.

Hood, Roderick

Hussain, Safina

Johnson, Lauren A.

Goodlet, James A.

Gregory, Shelby V.

Haque, Sameul

Hebert, Jean-Olivier

Highley, Charles C.

Hooks, Dylan J.

Hussey, Erik A.

Johnson, Michelle

Goodman, James M.

Griffin, William E.

Harbison, Meredith E.

Hebert, Jonathan D.

Hiles, Rebekah A.

Hope, Christopher M.

Hyland, Hugh H.

Johnson, Nicholas B.

Goodwin, Carmen B.

Griffith, Erin N.

Hardin, Bryanna S.

Hedman, Andrew J.

Hill, Jennifer W.

Hopewell, Andrew W.

Ihrig, Chad

Johnson, Robert K.

Goozee, Zachary E.

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Warren, Kimberlyn M.

Whaley, Lauren A.

Wilson, Lynsey A.

Yance, Cameron B.

Strickland, Jennifer R.

Taylor, Joseph S.

Tolleson, Lauren E.

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Stroemer, Hanna R.

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Toner, Brian J.

Vogl, Taylor M.

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Wimberly, Taylor L.

Yang, Haoran

Stroemer, Rachel A.

Taylor, Marleanna M.

Tong, Zhou

Vorwald, Austin L.

Watson, Chace D.

Wherley, Michelle E.

Winchester, Meagan S.

Yannakakis, Elizabeth O.

Stuart, Lisa C.

Taylor, Seth T.

Topuz, Fatma N.

Wade, Brittney L.

Watson, Leah J.

Whitaker, Casey J.

Winter, Maura L.

Yarbrough, Ebony S.

Stuckey, Dana L.

Teague, William E.

Townsley, Sarah C.

Wade, Regan M.

Watson, Matt D.

Whitaker, Jeffrey W.

Wisener, Jessica R.

Yarns, Amy L.

Studdard, Jay A.

Teel, Kendall M.

Traxler, Kathryn M.

Walding, Laney S.

Watson, Robert M.

White, Charles J.

Wohleb, Nathan J.

Yates, Cora N.

Stumb, Miles C.

Tench, Ty-anne C.

Traylor, Joseph O.

Waldo, Abby M.

Watson, Shashauna S.

White, Harry J.

Wolf, Christopher L.

Yelverton, Steven T.

Stupay, Michelle A.

Terry, Blake A.

Treadwell, John L.

Waldrum, Julia E.

Watts, Lauren M.

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Wolnski, Adam J.

Young, Cherelle S.

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Young, Kelly E.

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Wallace, James T.

Weaver, Taneika S.

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Wood, Sara E.

Young, Samuel A.

Sullivan, Rachel L.

Tharp, Mollie H.

Trussell, Raymond C.

Wallace, Kimberly K.

Webb, Earnest J.

Whyard, Hayden A.

Wood, Taylor J.

Youngblood, James B.

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Tubbs, Matthew A.

Walsh, Brian M.

Webb, Kieran M.

Wideman, Joshua C.

Woodford, Alison L.

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Thomas, Alexandria A.

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Walsh, Emily M.

Webb, Rachael D.

Wieck, Elizabeth L.

Woodruff, Elizabeth C.

Yount, Nicholas B.

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Thomas, Stephen A.

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Wang, Han

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Wieczorek, Paul L.

Woods, Caroline E.

Yu, Xin

Swenson, Aaron M.

Thomas, Sydney M.

Turner, Eric W.

Wang, Jingyi

Webster, Alan D.

Wiles, James M.

Worthington, Emily A.

Zade, Mikhail N.

Swicord, Laura E.

Thomas, Travis D.

Turner, Kayla L.

Wang, Kai

Weems, Ariel C.

Wilkins, Grace C.

Worthy, Chloe P.

Zeaser, Kathleen N.

Sylvis, Alex H.

Thomason, Casey N.

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Alumni follow dreams to find career opportunities Grayson Temple Intrigue Writer

From New York City to a farm in Huntsville, Auburn graduates are finding their passions through their post-graduate careers.

Sarah Ragan graduated in December 2012 with a degree in art, concentrating in printmaking. Today, she is a calligrapher and designer focusing on weddings, creating custom invitation suites. She has an online print shop called Ragan House.

“I fell in love with hands-on production and found that it was much more satisfying than working solely on a computer,” Ragan said. “I knew that, when I graduated, I wanted to explore more hands-on design, which led to me finding calligraphy.”

While trying to learn calligraphy and launch her business, Ragan said she had doubts and frustrations, but she learned to be fearless when trying new practices.

Morgan Myers graduated in December

2012, and her husband, Taylor Myers graduated in May 2012. They met in fruit and nut production class their junior year, both pursuing degrees in fruit and vegetable production, and married in July 2012.

“There are two things that we know that we are called to do, and one of them is to feed people, physically and spiritually,” Morgan said.

Along with caring for their 5-month-old daughter, they are currently building a cabin in Trenton, Alabama, near Huntsville, and plan to move in at the beginning of 2015. Taylor has set aside approximately 15 acres to grow or rotate animals on. They have a little more than an acre filled up to grow on next year.

“It hasn’t all fleshed out yet, and our dreams are still growing,” Morgan said.

They said the goal is to supply fresh produce to restaurants, start one farmer’s market and have a small community-supportive agriculture.

The idea is a family that wants fresh produce

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It’s really all about who you know, and having those connections helped ten-folds over.”

—McKenzie Strawn

Samples coordinator at moda operandi

would sign up ahead of time and pay an upfront payment to plant the seeds. Then, every week, the farmer meets the family at a specific time with a box of vegetables, herbs and recipes.

“I think because we’re together, me and Taylor, the things that I don’t know, he does and the things that he needs help with,” Morgan said.

Through this, the Myers said they can pursue their dreams of feeding and loving others.

McKenzie Strawn studied apparel merchandising and graduated in August 2014. As a student, Strawn interned at Moda Operandi, a company which allows customers to pre-order

designer collections online.

Strawn said she heard of the companythrough the Apparel Merchandising and Design Association.

“Use relationships to your advantage, and be humble about it,” Strawn said. “It’s really all about who you know, and having those connections helped ten-folds over.”

After completing her internship, Strawn went back home to Atlanta and started lining up interviews. After freelancing for the company, Strawn’s boss offered her a position helping their new initiative for pre-selling boutique merchandise.

“It’s been kind of stressful because I feel like all of this has been happening at once,” Strawn said. “I can barely stay afloat, but that’s fun.”

The fashion industry is incredibly last-minute and in-the-moment, according to Strawn, and she is learning to run with it.

“It was cool to see everybody wanted to help me get to where I needed to be, and I feel very

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THIS IS PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION. “On behalf of the College of Sciences and Mathematics, I congratulate the college’s fall 2014 graduates and wish you all the best of luck.

Every single one of you have worked hard to get to this day, and I have no doubt you will continue to meet with success as you go forward into the next phase of your life. The entire COSAM family is proud of you, and we wish you all the best in whatever your future holds. War Eagle!”

–Nicholas Giordano, Dean College of Sciences and Mathematics Each year, COSAM freshmen carry higher-than-average high school GPAs, and the college boasts more honor graduates than any other college on Auburn’s campus. COSAM strives to provide our students with a solid academic foundation, and our graduates consistently build on the college’s long tradition of excellence. COSAM alumni are world-class researchers, dedicated physicians, veterinarians, astronauts, and inventors. They are teachers and problem solvers. Our alumni enrich communities, serve others, and improve quality of life using compassion, honesty, and integrity. Congratulations to the fall 2014 graduates. COSAM is honored to call you alumni.

THIS IS COSAM. THIS IS AUBURN.