AUBURN - Auburn University’s Department of Building Science, in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction, has received a tuition endowment of $150,000 from Bailey-Harris Construction Company to establish a presidential scholarship.

Bailey-Harris had already provided an initial contribution toward creating the presidential scholarship endowment. The endowment brings the CADC fundraising total to nearly $23 million in its “It Begins at Auburn” Campaign, which had a goal of $20 million.

“We are tremendously appreciative to Bailey-Harris for their most recent and very generous gift to our Department of Building Science scholarship program,” CADC Dean Dan Bennett said. “We are particularly pleased that they have decided to make an endowment gift, as that decision ensures that the scholarship will serve deserving students for generations to come.”

The scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior in the Department of Building Science with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. The scholarship may also be retained for a senior planning to earn a graduate degree from Auburn.

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AUBURN - A gift of $304,975 from the Malone Family Foundation of Dothan to the Auburn University Foundation will fund mathematics education in Alabama through a project called “Improving Grades 6-12 Mathematics Education in East Alabama Using Technology.”

The project will enhance TEAM-Math, a unique partnership of AU’s College of Education and College of Sciences and Mathematics, Tuskegee University and 15 school districts in East Alabama, working to improve mathematics education in East Alabama.

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AUBURN - Students in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture will benefit from scholarships from an endowment recently funded by Alabama Electric Cooperative Inc., an organization that provides power to homes and businesses in south and central Alabama and northwest Florida.

“Alabama Electric Cooperative has been a long-time supporter of AU agricultural programs and has helped immensely to improve the quality of life for rural Alabamians,” said Richard Guthrie, dean of the College of Agriculture. “This scholarship endowment will be very much appreciated by deserving students in the College of Agriculture.”

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AUBURN - The Auburn Football Lettermen Club Scholarship Endowment for scholarships now stands at $980,000, thanks to a recent gift of $263,000 to the club from the estate of Florence Hawkins Brooks of Columbus, Ga. A check was presented to Auburn University President Jay Gogue by AFLC leaders Tom Bryan, Rusty Deen and Sam Oates. The endowment combines funds from four of the club’s existing scholarship funds, named for Ralph “Shug” and Evelyn Jordan, Pat Dye, Robert A. Sammons and Eddie Welch, and will provide scholarships for the children of club members.

“We began working to build our endowments in the mid 1980s,” said Rusty Deen, executive secretary of the AFLC, “and were building it with nickels and dimes as fast as we could. Mrs. Brooks’ generous gift has put us well beyond where we thought we’d be at this time and will help our club assist generations of deserving young men and women in achieving an Auburn education.”

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AUBURN - Faculty in Auburn University’s College of Business and College of Liberal Arts received a two-year grant of approximately $250,000 under the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Business and International Education Program for the proposal “Advancing Trade with Latin America.”

The project, with a focus of fostering international trade between the State of Alabama and Latin America, is a collaboration between Paula Bobrowski, associate dean for research and faculty development in the College of Liberal Arts, and Beverly Marshall, associate professor of finance in the College of Business.

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AUBURN - The Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction has surpassed its $20 million “It Begins at Auburn” campaign goal with a $5 million commitment from Auburn alumnus Earlon McWhorter and his wife Betty of Anniston. The gift will provide endowments for the Department of Building Science, the Design-Build graduate program and the CADC dean’s position.

“Earlon and Betty McWhorter’s gift does far more than take the College of Architecture, Design and Construction past its campaign goal,” said Jay Gogue, Auburn University president. “Its generosity means that generations of students will learn from the best and use what they’ve learned to become successful and make a difference in the world. This endowment truly represents what is meant when we talk about the Auburn Spirit.”

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AUBURN - Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences recently announced the establishment of the Dwain G. Luce Endowed Professorship in Forestry. The endowment is valued at more than $380,000, after contributions from 125 donors, including Luce, his family and friends.

In addition to his funding of the professorship, Luce’s ongoing support of AU’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences includes gifting an endowed undergraduate scholarship, donating funds to support the student services suite in the school’s new building and serving as a member of both the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Advisory Council and the school’s development team.

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WASHINGTON - Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) and Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-7) announced that Auburn University will receive $3.5 million for defense research work under the House version of the FY08 Defense Appropriations bill.

 The university will use the funds for its logistical fuel processor program, which examines the use of fuel cells as a power source for military equipment. The sophisticated communications, electronics, and related equipment now being used in combat situations depend on reliable power supplies. The program’s goal is to help the army take commonly available diesel or jet fuels and use them in fuel cell systems that are smaller, lighter, less costly and more energy-efficient than traditional combustion engines.

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AUBURN - Auburn University College of Education faculty members Rebecca Curtis and E. Davis Martin recently received a combined $875,000 for their innovative projects in the field of rehabilitation through two, five-year grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

Both Curtis and Martin are on faculty in AU’s Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education. Their projects focus on undergraduate education and graduate rehabilitation leadership education.

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John D. Weete

AUBURN - John D. Weete has been named executive director of the Auburn Research and Technology Foundation where he will lead development of the new Auburn Research Park.

A former professor and associate dean in Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics, Weete currently serves as president and executive director of the West Virginia University Research Corporation. He begins his new duties Sept. 1.

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