More On: Faculty Recognition

Auburn Professors Collaborate on Emancipation Exhibition
Graphic Design Associate Professor Robert Finkel teamed up with History Associate Professor Elijah Gaddis to create an exhibition that traced the stories of emancipated families in Harpersville, Ala.

BSCI School Head Elevated to National Academy of Construction
Richard Burt, McWhorter Endowed Chair and Head of the McWhorter School of Building Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Construction Class of 2025.

GDES Alum Designs Visual Identity for SIGD 80th Anniversary
Graphic Design alum Will Dove ’11 drew on the design foundations he learned at Auburn for a commemorative visual identity.

Mackenzie Stagg Joins 2025 Cohort for the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: Housing Equity
Auburn University’s Mackenzie Stagg has been selected to be part of the 12-person cohort of researchers for the 2025 Academy for the Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: HOUSING EQUITY.

Recipients named for Auburn’s 2025 research and creative works internal awards
Recipients of Auburn University’s internal research and creative works funding awards programs have been named for 2025.

CADC Celebrates Creative Scholarship in Extensive SHOWCASE 2025 Exhibition
Twenty-five projects, from prints made from brewer’s yeast to an Alexander Calder-inspired kinetic orchid mobile, are on display at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, representing the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) faculty’s contribution to SHOWCASE 2025.

GDES Faculty Member Challenges Students to Design for the Future
Devon Ward, Assistant Professor in the School of Industrial Design (SIGD), challenges students to think beyond the present and anticipate the future of design. This focus on emerging design is present in his teaching and his creative work.

INDD Expands Study Abroad Program to Japan
In February, 15 Industrial Design students stepped from under the dappled shade of Tokyo’s plum blossoms into a projected pond where koi fish made of light swam around their knees.

Graphic Design Professor Kelly Bryant Retires
Congratulations to Kelly Bryant, professor of Graphic Design in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction on her retirement following 25 years of service.

BSCI Faculty Recognized at International Conference
Three McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) faculty members were recognized at the 61st Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) International Conference, which took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in April.