More On: Alumni Engagement

Meet John McCabe ’02 ’06: SIGD Advisory Council Member
Whether IBM or NASA, John McCabe ’02 ‘06 has brought the will to succeed.

Urban Studio’s Impact: Applying Real-World Lessons Back on Campus
For Auburn’s third-year Architecture students, a semester at Urban Studio in Birmingham is more than an academic exercise—it’s an immersion into the complexities of designing within an existing urban fabric.

Meet Avery Dove ’18: SIGD Advisory Council Member
Avery Dove, a 2018 graduate of Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD), wants to put progress in motion for SIGD.

Tiger Giving Day Powers Transformative Alabama Field Trips for Landscape Architecture Students
Landscape Architecture students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) embarked on three transformative field studies trips across Alabama last fall, thanks to generous donor support during Auburn’s 2024 Tiger Giving Day.

Urban Studio Students Develop Plan to Reconnect Birmingham
What happens when the City of Birmingham receives a grant to reimagine Fourth Avenue North?

Meet Heather Bybee ’10: SIGD Advisory Council Member
A packaging design wizard, Heather Bybee ‘10 is using her magic for the School of Industrial and Graphic Design’s (SIGD) Advisory Council.

Urban Studio Third Years Focus on Affordable Housing
From their exposure to New Urbanism on the Florida Panhandle to engaging stakeholders at the Wallace House and exploring the urban landscape of Birmingham, this past fall, third-year architecture students at Auburn’s Urban Studio explored a variety of projects.

Architecture alumnus invests in the future
Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Christopher Heard worked out the complexities of life while tromping through the Alabama woods with his three brothers and scads of cousins.

Meet Virginia Patterson ’13: SIGD Advisory Council Member
This talented graphic designer and design educator wants to help change the visual of success at Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD).

Meet Josh Ekandem ’07 ‘09: SIGD Advisory Council Member
With over a decade of innovation at Intel Corporation under his belt, Josh Ekandem ’07 ’09 is now channeling his expertise into empowering students as a member of the School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) Advisory Council.