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|name=Auburn University
|image_name = Auburn University seal.svg
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|motto = For The Advancement of Science and Arts
|established = 1856
|type = [[Higher education|Public]], [[Land-grant University|Land-grant]], [[Space-grant]], [[Sea-grant]]
|endowment = 69 gazillion<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.auburnvillager.com/story.html?1263491392002111|title= AU's endowment slowly recovers|accessdate = 2010-01-14|year = 2010|publisher = The Auburn Villager}}</ref>
|president = [[Bofa Dase Knuits]], Ph.D.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_releases/18_pres.html|title = Gogue Named 18th President of Auburn University|accessdate = 2007-09-11|date = 2007-03-22|publisher = Communications and Marketing, Auburn University}}</ref>
|city = [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]
|state = [[Alabama]]
|country = [[United States|U.S.]]
|former_names = East Alabama Male College (1856-1872)<br>Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (1872-1899)<br>Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1899-1960)
|students = 69 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/199|title=Auburn University enrollment tops 24,000 students for first time|accessdate=2007-09-18 |publisher =Wire Eagle}}</ref>
|undergrad = 69<ref name="quick facts">{{cite web|url = http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/welcome/factsandfigures.html|title = Quick Facts About AU|accessdate = 2007-09-10|year = 2007|publisher = Auburn University}}</ref>
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|staff = 69
|campus = Suburban 1,843 acres (7.45 km²)<ref name="quick facts" />
|free_label = Athletics
|free = Tigers
|mascot = [[Aubie|Aubie the Tiger]]
|colors = [[Orange (colour)#Orange|orange]] ([[Pantone|PMS]] 172) and [[navy blue]] ([[Pantone|PMS]] 289) {{color box|#FF751B}}{{color box|#000080}}<ref>[http://www.auburn.edu/administration/trademark/logos.pdf]. Auburn University</ref>
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'''Auburn University''' ('''AU''' or '''Auburn''') is a [[public university]] located in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], [[Alabama]], [[United States|U.S.]] With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest [[university|universities]] in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.alabama.gov/directory_detail.aspx?id=35 |title= Auburn University |accessdate=2007-03-24 |publisher = Alabama Department of Finance}}</ref> Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856, as the '''East Alabama Male College''',<ref>[http://www.auburn.edu/admissions/auburn/ About Auburn] Office of Undergraduate Recruiting and University Scholarships. Retrieved on 2006-12-13</ref> a private [[liberal arts]] school affiliated with the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]]. In 1872, the [[college]] became the state's first [[public university|public]] [[land-grant university]] under the [[Morrill Act]] and was renamed the '''Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama'''.<ref name="Auburn history">{{cite web | url = http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/welcome/aboutauburn.html | title = About Auburn | format = URL| publisher = Auburn University | accessdate = 2008-11-13}}</ref> In 1892, the college became the first four-year [[coeducation]]al school in the state. The curriculum at the university originally focused on arts and agriculture. This trend changed under the guidance of Dr. William Leroy Broun, who taught classics and sciences and believed both disciplines were important in the overall growth of the university and the individual. The college was renamed the '''Alabama Polytechnic Institute''' (API) in 1899, largely because of Dr. Broun’s influence.<ref name="Auburn history"/> The college continued expanding, and in 1960 its name was officially changed to Auburn University to acknowledge the varied academic programs and larger curriculum of a major university. It had been popularly known as "Auburn" for many years.<ref>[http://auburnbeta.org/campus_history/default.asp A Short History of Auburn University, 1856-1984], retrieved April 2, 2008.</ref> Auburn is among the few American universities designated as a [[land-grant university|land-grant]], [[sea grant college|sea-grant]], and [[space grant college|space-grant]] research center.

==History==
{{See also|History of Auburn University}}

[[Image:Auburn-oldmain.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Old Main," the first building on Auburn's campus, was destroyed by [[fire]] in 1887]]
[[Image:Auburn cadets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|API [[Cadet]]s drill on Ross Square in 1917.]]

Auburn University was chartered by the Alabama Legislature as the East Alabama Male College on May 6, 1856, coming under the guidance of the [[Methodist Church]] in 1859.<ref>Anson West, ''History of Methodism in Alabama'' (Nashville: Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1893), 738-739.</ref> The first president of the institution was Reverend [[William J. Sasnett]], and the school opened its doors in 1859 to a student body of eighty and a faculty of ten. The early history of Auburn is inextricably linked with the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and the [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]]-era South. Classes were held in "Old Main" until the college was closed due to the Civil War, when most of the students and faculty left to enlist. The campus was used as a training ground for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army, and "Old Main" served as a hospital for Confederate wounded.

To commemorate Auburn's contribution to the Civil War, a cannon lathe used for the manufacture of cannons for the Confederate Army and recovered from [[Selma, Alabama]], was presented to Auburn in 1952 by brothers of Delta Chapter of the [[Alpha Phi Omega]] fraternity.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} It sits today on the lawn next to [[Samford Hall]].

===Post-Civil War===
The school was reopened in 1866 following the end of the Civil War and has been open ever since. In 1872, control of the institution was transferred from the Methodist Church to the State of [[Alabama]] for financial reasons. Alabama placed the school under the provisions of the [[Morrill Act]] as a [[Land-grant colleges|land-grant institution]], the first in the South to be established separate from the state university. This act provided for 240,000 acres (971&nbsp;km²) of Federal land to be sold in order to provide funds for an agricultural and mechanical school. As a result, in 1872 the school was renamed to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama.

Under the provisions of this act, land-grant institutions were also supposed to teach military tactics and train officers for the United States military. In the late 1800s, most students at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama were enrolled in the cadet program, learning military tactics and training to become future officers. Each county in the state was allowed to nominate two cadets to attend the college free of charge.

In 1892, two historic events occurred: women were first admitted to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, and football was first played as a school sport. Eventually, football replaced polo as the main sport on campus. In 1899, the school name was again changed, this time to Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

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On October 1, 1918, nearly all of Alabama Polytechnic Institute's able-bodied male students 18 or older voluntarily joined the [[United States Army]] for short-lived military careers on campus. The student-soldiers numbered 878, according to API President Charles Thach, and formed the academic section of the Student Army Training Corps. The vocational section was composed of enlisted men sent to Auburn for training in radio and mechanics. The students received honorable discharges two months later following the Armistice that ended [[World War I]]. API struggled through the great depression, having scrapped an extensive expansion program by then-President [[Bradford Knapp]]. Faculty salaries were cut drastically, and enrollment decreased along with state appropriations to the college.

During [[World War II]], API again found its place training officers for the U.S. Military on campus; Auburn produced over 32,000 troops for the war effort. Following the end of World War II, API, like many colleges around the country, experienced a period of massive growth caused by returning soldiers taking advantage of their [[GI Bill]] offer of free education. In the five-year period following the end of the war, enrollment at API more than doubled.

[[File:Auburn University Athletics logo.svg|thumb|200px|left|Modern logo]]
===Name change: Auburn===
Recognizing the school had moved beyond its agricultural and mechanical roots, it was granted university status by the Alabama Legislature in 1960 and officially renamed Auburn University, a name that better expressed the varied academic programs and expanded curriculum that the school had been offering for years. However, it had been popularly called "Auburn" for many years even before the official name change.

Like most universities in the [[U.S. Southern States|American South]], Auburn was [[racial segregation|racially segregated]] prior to 1963, with only white students being admitted. Integration went smoothly at Auburn, with the first African-American student being admitted in 1964, and the first doctoral degree being granted to an African-American in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}

Today, Auburn has grown since its founding to have an on-campus enrollment of over 23,000 students and a faculty of almost 1,200 at the main campus in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]. In the state, Auburn University's enrollment is behind the University of Alabama in on-campus student enrollment as of 2009.<ref>University of Alabama's OIRA Report for 2009, Spring Semester</ref><ref>Auburn University's OIRA Report for 2009, Spring Semester</ref> There are also over 6,000 students at the [[Auburn University Montgomery]] satellite campus established in 1967.

==Academics==
[[Image:AuburnUniversity-SamfordHall.jpg|thumb|right|[[Samford Hall]], located on College Street in [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], houses the University's administration.]]

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Auburn has traditionally been rated highly by academic ranking services, and has been listed as one of the top 50 public universities for 15 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/175 |title=U.S. News ranks Auburn among Top 50 public universities for 15th consecutive year |accessdate=2007-08-22 |date=2007-08-17 |publisher=Wire Eagle at Auburn University}}</ref> The 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Reports ranks Auburn as the 88th university in the nation among public and private schools and 39th among public universities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/1088 |title= Auburn moves up, ranks among Top 50 universities for 17th consecutive year in U.S. News survey \accessdate=2009-09-06 |date=2009-08-20 |publisher=Wire Eagle at Auburn University}}</ref> Auburn was the only college or university in Alabama included in the inaugural edition (1981) of the widely respected ''Peterson's Guides to America's 296 Most Competitive Colleges''.

Auburn is a charter member of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), which is currently composed of 11 of the largest Southern public universities in the US and one private university, [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]]. Among the other 10 peer public universities, two are ranked ahead of Auburn by ''U.S. News & World Report''. This high ranking and reputation for academic quality is in spite of the fact that Auburn's $378.6 million endowment is currently the second smallest of the 12 SEC universities.<ref>{{cite web|first=Thompson|last=Peterson|url=http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/instvc.asp?inunid=5220&sponsor=1&WT.mc_id=244&WT.mc_r=180&cid=vcc_newsletter#Facilities |title=Auburn University Overview|accessdate=2006-09-26}}</ref> An attempt to increase the endowment by $500 million began in 2005 with the "It Begins at Auburn" campaign. As of August 2006, the campaign had raised $523 million, making it the largest campaign in university history.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kristen|last=Jackson|url=http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_releases/recordfundraise06.html|title=AU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign|publisher=Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing|year=2006|accessdate=2006-08-13}}</ref>

The university currently consists of thirteen schools and colleges. Programs in architecture, pharmacy, veterinary science, engineering, forestry,and business have been ranked among the best in the country.

The architecture journal ''DesignIntelligence'' in its 2009 edition of "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools" ranked Auburn's undergraduate Architecture program 12th nationally, and the deans of Architecture schools ranked Auburn the second most admired program. In addition, Auburn's graduate Landscape Architecture program was ranked No. 14 nationally by "DesignIntelligence."

Auburn University's College of Architecture pioneered the joining of architecture and interior design curriculum with the nation's first interior architecture degree program. The Dual Degree Architecture & Interior Architecture degree was the first in the nation as well. Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design, and Construction also pioneered the nations first Design Build Master's Degree program, hence capitalizing on The College of Architecture, Design and Construction's "Building Science" program with Auburn's "Rural Studio" program where Architectural students build highly creative and ingenuitive homes for some of the poorest regions of Alabama. These homes and efforts have been publicized by People Magazine, Time, featured on Oprah Winfrey, numerous Architectural and Construction periodicals as well. Of critical mention here is the School's [[Rural Studio]] program, founded by the late [[Samuel Mockbee]].

The Ginn College of Engineering has a 134-year tradition of engineering education, consistently ranking in the nation's top 20 engineering programs in terms of numbers of engineers graduating annually. The college has a combined enrollment of close to 4,000. Auburn's College of Engineering offers majors in civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial and systems engineering, polymer and fiber engineering, aerospace, agricultural, biosystems, materials, chemical engineering, computer science, and software engineering, and—more recently—began a program in [[wireless engineering]] after receiving a donation from alumnus [[Samuel L. Ginn]]. In 2001, Ginn, a noted US pioneer in wireless communication, made a $25 million gift to the college and announced plans to spearhead an additional $150 million in support. This gave Auburn the first Bachelor of Wireless Engineering degree program in the United States. Auburn University was the first university in the Southeast to offer the bachelor of software engineering degree and the master of software engineering degree.

[[Image:AuburnCampusI.png|left|thumb|275px|Northwestern view of Auburn campus]]

Auburn has historically placed much of its emphasis on the education of engineers at the undergraduate level, and in recent years has been ranked as high as the 10th largest undergraduate engineering program in the US in terms of the number of undergraduate degrees awarded on annual basis. The Ginn College of Engineering is now focused on growing the graduate programs, and recent rankings demonstrate the increasing profile of graduate engineering education at Auburn. The Ginn College of Engineering was recently ranked 60th nationally overall and 35th among public universities that offer doctoral programs in engineering by ''U.S. News and World Report''. Last year, the College ranked 67th among all engineering programs and 40th among such programs at public universities. "America's Best Graduate Schools 2006" ranks the Ginn College of Engineering's graduate program in the Top 100 graduate engineering programs in the US. Auburn's Industrial and Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering were all ranked in the top 100.

Auburn also boasts strong programs in veterinary medicine, mathematics, science, agriculture, and journalism. The university's [[core curriculum]] has likewise been recognized as one of the best in the nation.[citation required]

Auburn's Economics Department, in the College of Business, was ranked 123rd in the world in 1999 by the ''Journal of Applied Econometrics''. Auburn was rated ahead of such international powerhouses as INSEAD in France (141st) and the London Business School (146th). Auburn's MBA Program in the College of Business has annually been ranked by ''U.S. News and World Report magazine'' in the top ten percent of the nation's more than 750 MBA Programs. The [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] offices were once located in the business department of Auburn University, and the LvMI continues to work with the university on many levels.<ref>http://mises.org/about/3467#part</ref>

Nationally recognized ROTC programs are available in three branches of service: Air Force, Army, and Navy/Marine Corps, the latter being the only one of its kind in Alabama. Each of these three ROTC units is ranked among the top ten in the nation. Over 100 officers that attended Auburn have reached flag rank (general or admiral), including one, [[Carl Epting Mundy Jr.]], who served as [[Commandant of the Marine Corps|Commandant of the US Marine Corps]]. Auburn is one of only seven universities in the Nuclear Enlisted Commissioning Program, and has historically been one of the top ROTC producers of Navy nuclear submarine officers.

[[Image:AuburnCampusII.png|right|thumb|275px|Southwestern view of Auburn campus]]

In addition to the many outstanding ROTC graduates commissioned through Auburn, two masters degree alumni from Auburn, four-star generals [[Hugh Shelton]] and [[Richard Myers]], served as [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] in the last decade. Both officers received their commissions elsewhere, and attended Auburn for an M.S. (Shelton) and M.B.A. (Myers).

Auburn has graduated six astronauts (including [[Ken Mattingly|T.K. Mattingly]] of [[Apollo 13]] fame) and one current and one former director of the [[Kennedy Space Center]]. 1972 Auburn Mechanical Engineering graduate Jim Kennedy, currently director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, was previously deputy director of [[NASA]]'s [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] (MSFC). Several hundred Auburn graduates, primarily engineers and scientists, currently work directly for NASA or NASA contractors. Hundreds of Auburn engineers worked for NASA at MSFC during the peak years of the "space race" in the 1960s, when the Saturn and Apollo moon programs were in full development.

Auburn University owns and operates the {{convert|423|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport]], providing flight education and fuel, maintenance, and airplane storage. The Auburn University Aviation Department is fully certified by the FAA as an Air Agency with examining authority for private, commercial, instrument, and multiengine courses. The College of Business's Department of Aviation Management and Supply Chain Management is the only program in the country to hold dual accreditation by both the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).<ref name=AutoPILOT>{{cite web |url=http://www.autopilotmagazine.com/articles/articleview.aspx?artID=1324 |title=Auburn University Aviation |last=Caddell |first=Sallie |accessdate=2008-06-03 |year=2008 |month=March/April |publisher=AutoPILOT magazine}}</ref> Created over 65 years ago, Auburn's flight program is also the second oldest university flight program in the United States.<ref name=AutoPILOT/>

Auburn University has been recognized as having some of the best agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and poultry science programs in the South. The [[Old Rotation]] on campus is the oldest continuous agricultural experiment in the Southeast, and third oldest in the United States, dating from 1896. In addition, the work of Dr. David Bransby on the use of [[switchgrass]] as a [[biofuel]] was the source of its mention in the [[2006 State of the Union Address]].

The university recently began a [[Graduate real estate education|Master of Real Estate Development]] program.<ref>http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/aumred/program.html</ref> This is one of the few in the Southeast, with primary competition with the [[University of Central Florida]], [[University of Florida]], [[University of South Florida]], and [[Clemson University]]. The program has filled a void of professional real estate education in Alabama.
''Modern Healthcare'' ranked Auburn University’s Physicians Executive M.B.A. (PEMBA) program in the College of Business ninth in the nation among all degree programs for physician executives, according to the Journal’s May 2006 issue. Among M.B.A. programs tailored specifically for physicians, AU’s program is ranked second.

===Schools===
''Date indicated is year of founding''
*College of Agriculture, 1872
*College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 1907
*College of Business, 1967
*College of Education, 1915
*Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, 1872
*School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 1984
*College of Human Sciences, 1916
*College of Liberal Arts, 1986
*School of Nursing, 1979
*James Harrison School of Pharmacy, 1885
*College of Sciences and Mathematics, 1986
*College of Veterinary Medicine, 1907
*Graduate School, 1872

==Campus arrangement==
The Auburn campus is primarily arranged in a grid-like pattern with several distinct building groups. The northern section of the central campus (bounded by Magnolia Ave. and Thach Ave.) contains most of the College of Engineering buildings, the Lowder business building, and the older administration buildings. The middle section of the central campus (bounded by Thach Ave. and Roosevelt Dr.) contains the College of Liberal Arts (except fine arts) and the College of Education, mostly within Haley Center. The southern section of the central campus (bounded by Roosevelt Dr. and Samford Ave.) contains the most of the buildings related to the College of Science and Mathematics, as well as fine arts buildings.

Several erratic building spurts, beginning in the 1950s, have resulted in some exceptions to the subject clusters as described above. Growing interaction issues between pedestrians and vehicles led to the closure of a significant portion of Thach Avenue to vehicular traffic in 2004. A similarly sized portion of Roosevelt Drive was also closed to vehicles in 2005. In an effort to make a more appealing walkway, these two sections have been converted from asphalt to concrete. The general movement towards a pedestrian only campus is ongoing, but is often limited by the requirements for emergency and maintenance vehicular access.

The current period of ongoing construction began around the year 2000. All recently constructed buildings have used a more traditional architectural style that is similar to the style of Samford Hall, Mary Martin Hall, and the Quad dorms. The Science Center complex was completed in 2005. This complex contains chemistry labs, traditional classrooms, and a large lecture hall. A new medical clinic opened behind the Hill dorm area. Taking the place of the old medical clinic and a few other older buildings, is the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology. Phase I of the Shelby Center opened in the Spring of 2008, with regular classes being held starting with the Summer 2008 term. A new Student Center opened in 2008.
<ref>Auburn University Campus Map - https://oitapps.auburn.edu/campusmap/ click on each building for more information.</ref><ref>Buildings at auburn University http://www.lib.auburn.edu/architecture/buildings/</ref>

==Student life==
===Housing===
Auburn's initial Campus Master plan was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. For most of the early history of Auburn, boarding houses and barracks made up most of the student housing. Even into the 1970s, boarding houses were still available in the community. It wasn't until the [[great depression]] that Auburn began to construct the first buildings on campus that were "dorms" in the modern sense of the word. As the university gradually shifted away from agricultural and military instruction to more of an academic institution, more and more dorms began to replace the barracks and boarding houses.

Auburn's first dorms were hardly luxurious. Magnolia Dormitory, built in the 1950s and demolished in 1987, was once used by the state of Alabama in its defense against a lawsuit brought by state prison inmates. The inmates claimed that housing two men in a cell of particularly small dimensions constituted 'cruel and unusual punishment.' The state argued in court that students at Auburn actually paid to live in even smaller living spaces&mdash;at Magnolia Dorm. The inmates lost the case. Its "twin", Noble Hall, used as a women's residence, was demolished only in 2005 and was condemned during at least the final year in which it was inhabited.

In the last twenty years, the city of Auburn has experienced a rapid growth in the number of apartment complexes constructed. Most Auburn students today live off-campus in the apartment complexes and condos, which surround the immediate area around the university. Only percent of Auburn students live on campus. <ref> http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1608&profileId=8 </ref>

Auburn's on-campus student housing consists of four complexes located at various locations over campus -- "The Quad", "The Village", "The Hill", and "The Extension". "The Quad" is the oldest of the four, dating to the [[Great Depression]] projects begun by the [[Works Progress Administration]] and located in Central Campus. Made up of ten buildings, the Quad houses undergraduate students. Eight of the buildings are coed by floor, the remaining two are female-only.

"The Hill" is made up of 12 buildings and is located in South Campus. The Hill houses mostly undergraduates. There are two high-rise, 6-story dormitories (Boyd and Sasnett), and all dorms are coed (but have gender-separated floors) with the exception of Leischuck and Hall M (home of the M Gym, the campus's only exercise center that charges extra fees), which are female only. All of the Hill dormitories were used to house sororities until 2009. The sororities are now housed in the newly completed village.

"The Extension" is a block of six buildings (labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F), each consisting of two-bedroom apartments, housing undergraduates. The extension closed in 2009, but has been re-opened for the 2010-2011 school year.

"The Village," formerly known as married student housing, recently housed a variety of students, to include undergraduates, graduates, and married students. In May 2006, this housing complex was closed to students and was demolished during the summer and early fall of 2006; however, in 2009 it was rebuilt into 8, 4-story buildings to accommodate 1,700 residents. This area now houses sororities, and undergrads.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theplainsman.com/front/board_approves_tuition_increase_new_residence_halls|title=Board approves tuition increase, new residence halls|work=The Auburn Plainsman|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref>

===Greek life===
Greek associated students make up roughly 24 percent of undergraduate men and 34 percent of women at Auburn.

Male Greeks in Auburn are roughly divided into two separate areas: Old Row and New Row. "Old Row" traditionally was made up of the fraternities whose houses were located along Magnolia Avenue on the north side of campus. "New Row" is made up of fraternities whose houses were located along Lem Morrison Drive southwest of campus. However, being an "Old Row" or "New Row" fraternity doesn't really depend on where the house is located but on the age of the fraternity. Therefore, there are some "Old Row" fraternities with houses on "New Row" Lem Morrison Drive because they moved there. Today's "Old Row" on and around Magnolia Avenue was once the "New Row," as the first generation of fraternity houses at Auburn were on or near College Street. Most of these houses were demolished by the end of the 1970s, and only two fraternity houses remain on College Street today.

There are seventeen sororities represented at Auburn University. Sorority recruitment is a week-long process held by the Panhellenic Council in August every year. Sororities are located not in individual houses like Auburn fraternities, but in the designated dorms located in The Village. This has the unintended side effect of keeping dues for these sororities among the lowest in the nation. Each dorm has a sorority "chapter" room within it for the sorority designated to that dorm.

==Athletics==
[[Image:Aubie-01.jpg|thumb|right|Aubie, The Auburn University [[Auburn Tigers|Tiger Mascot]]]]
[[Image:Auburn Tigers.jpg|thumb|right|Tiger statue outside [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]]]]
{{Main|Auburn Tigers}}

Auburn University's sports teams are known as the Tigers, and they participate in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I-A]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and in the Western Division of the 12-member [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC). Auburn routinely fields nationally competitive teams in [[American football|football]], men's and women's swimming and diving, [[baseball]], women's [[basketball]], and women's [[golf]]. Auburn's colors of burnt orange and navy blue were chosen by [[George Petrie (American football)|Dr. George Petrie]], Auburn's first football coach, based on those of his alma mater, the [[University of Virginia]].

====Football====
{{Main|Auburn Tigers football}}
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Auburn's football program is currently coached by [[Gene Chizik]]. Past coaches include [[George Petrie (American football)|George Petrie]], [[John Heisman]], [[Mike Donahue]], [[Ralph Jordan|Ralph "Shug" Jordan]], [[Pat Dye]], [[Terry Bowden]] and [[Tommy Tuberville]].

In [[1957 college football season|1957]], Auburn was coached by "Shug" Jordan to a 10-0 record and was awarded the AP National Championship. Ohio State University was first in the UPI coaches' poll. Auburn was ineligible for a bowl game, however, having been placed on probation indefinitely by the Southeastern Conference, after having paid two high school players US$500 apiece.

In addition to 1957, Auburn's 1913, 1914, 1958, 1983, 1993, and 2004 teams have also been recognized as national champions by various ranking organizations.<ref>College Football Data Warehouse, ''Yearly National Championship Selectors'', [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1913 1913], [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1914 1914], [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1958 1958], [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1983 1983], [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1993 1993], [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=2004 2004], retrieved July 28, 2008.</ref>

Two Auburn players, Pat Sullivan in 1971 and [[Bo Jackson]] in 1985, have won the [[Heisman Trophy]]. The Trophy's namesake, [[John Heisman]], coached at Auburn from 1895 until 1899. Auburn is the only school where Heisman coached (among others, [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] and [[Clemson University|Clemson]]) that has produced a Heisman Trophy winner. Auburn's [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]] has a capacity of 87,451 ranking as the ninth-largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA as of September 2006.

[[Image:Jordan hare stadium.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jordan-Hare Stadium]] (2005)]]
Auburn played its first game in 1892 against the [[University of Georgia]] at [[Piedmont Park]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] starting what is currently the oldest college football rivalry in the [[Deep South]]. The Tigers' first bowl appearance was in 1937 in the sixth [[Bacardi Bowl]] played in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. As of 2005, AU football has won six SEC Conference Championships, and since the division of the conference in 1992, six western division championships and three trips to the SEC Championship game. Auburn plays archrival [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] each year in a game known as the [[Iron Bowl]].

Auburn went 11-0 under Terry Bowden in 1993, but was on probation and not allowed to play in the SEC Championship game. Auburn completed the 2004 football season with a 13&ndash;0 record winning the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] championship, the school's first conference title since 1989 and the first outright title since 1987. However, the Tigers were left out of the [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] championship game in deference to two other undefeated, higher ranked teams, [[University of Southern California|USC]] and [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]].

The 2004 team was led by quarterback [[Jason Campbell]], running backs [[Carnell Williams]] and [[Ronnie Brown]], and cornerback [[Carlos Rogers (American football)|Carlos Rogers]], all subsequently drafted in the first round of the [[2005 NFL Draft]]. The team gained a new offensive coordinator, [[Al Borges]], who led the team to use the [[west coast offense|west coast style offense]] which maximized the use of both star running backs.

During the 2008 season, Tony Franklin, the offensive coordinator, was let go. After the 2008 season, Tommy Tuberville resigned. On December 13, 2008, it was reported that [[Gene Chizik]] had been hired as Auburn's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=496642 |title=Auburn hires Gene Chizik as football coach |accessdate=2008-12-13 |date=2008-12-13 |publisher=Sporting News}}</ref> It was reported on December 28, 2008 that Auburn's head coach Gene Chizik had hired [[Gus Malzahn]] as the Tigers' new Offensive Coordinator.
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====Swimming and diving====
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In the last decade under head coach's [[David Marsh (swimming coach)|David Marsh]], [[Richard Quick]] and co-head coach [[Brett Hawke]], Auburn's [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[diving]] program has become preeminent in the SEC and nationally, with consecutive NCAA championships for both the men and women in 2003 and 2004, then again in 2006 and 2007. Since 1982, only 8 teams have claimed national championships in women's swimming and diving. Auburn and [[Georgia Bulldogs|Georgia]] each won nine straight(five Auburn, four Georgia) between 1999 and 2007. The men won their fifth consecutive national title in 2007, and the women also won the national title, in their case for the second straight year. The Auburn women have now won five national championships in the last six years. As of 2009, the Auburn men have won the SEC Championship fifteen out of the last sixteen years, including the last thirteen in a row, and also won eight NCAA national championships (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://auburntigers.collegesports.com/sports/c-swim/recaps/032506aaa.html|title = Auburn Men's Swimming and Diving Makes it Four-in-a-Row, Complete Sweep of 2006 NCAA Swimming and Diving Titles|accessdate = 2007-09-10|date = 2006-03-15|publisher = Auburn University and CSTV Networks, Inc.}}</ref> Coach Marsh, who has been a U.S. Olympic coach, is considered one of the top three swim coaches in the world,{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} and AU swimmers have represented the U.S. and several other countries in recent [[Olympic Games]]. Auburn's most famous swimmer is Olympic gold medalist [[Rowdy Gaines]], and also Brazilian [[César Cielo Filho]], bronze(100m freestyle) and gold medal(50m freestyle) at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. As the most successful female Olympic swimmer [[Kirsty Coventry]] (swimming for her home country of [[Zimbabwe]]) who won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. While the football team is far more well-known nationally and in the media, Auburn swimming and diving is the most dominant athletics program for the university.

====Men's basketball====
{{Main|Auburn Tigers men's basketball}}
The Auburn men's [[basketball]] team has enjoyed off-and-on success over the years. Its best known player is [[Charles Barkley]]. Other NBA players from Auburn are [[John Mengelt]], Rex Fredicks, [[Edward "Fast Eddie" Johnson Jr.|Eddie Johnson]], [[Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956)|Mike Mitchell]], [[Chuck Person]], [[Chris Morris (basketball player)|Chris Morris]], [[Wesley Person]], [[Chris Porter (basketball)|Chris Porter]], [[Mamadou N'diaye]], [[Jamison Brewer]], [[Moochie Norris]], [[Marquis Daniels]], and [[Pat Burke]].
The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved the building of a new $92.5 million basketball arena and practice facility. Groundbreaking for the new arena occurred in the summer of 2008 with the facility opening prior to the 2010-11 season.

====Women's basketball====
The Auburn University women's [[basketball]] team has been consistently competitive both nationally and within the SEC. Despite playing in the same conference as perennial powerhouse [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]] and other competitive programs such as [[Louisiana State University|LSU]], [[University of Georgia|Georgia]], and [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]], Auburn has won four regular season SEC championships and four SEC Tournament championships. AU has made sixteen appearances in the NCAA women's basketball tournament and only once, in their first appearance in 1982, have the Tigers lost in the first round. Auburn played in three consecutive National Championship games from 1988&ndash;1990 and won the Women's [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] in 2003. When Coach Joe Ciampi retired at the end of the 2003&ndash;2004 season, Auburn hired former [[Purdue University|Purdue]] and U.S. National and Olympic team head coach, [[Nell Fortner]]. Standout former Auburn players include: [[Ruthie Bolton]], Vickie Orr, Carolyn Jones, Chantel Tremitiere, Monique Morehouse, and DeWanna Bonner.

====Baseball====
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Auburn Baseball has won six SEC championships, three SEC Tournament championships, appeared in sixteen NCAA Regionals and reached the [[College World Series]] (CWS) four times. After a disappointing 2003–2004 season, former Auburn assistant coach Tom Slater was named head coach. He was replaced in 2008 by John Pawlowski. [[Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park]] is considered one of the finest facilities in college baseball and has a seating capacity of 4,096, not including lawn areas. In addition to [[Bo Jackson]], Auburn has supplied several other players to [[Major League Baseball]], including [[Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)|Frank Thomas]], [[Gregg Olson]], [[Scott Sullivan (baseball)|Scott Sullivan]], [[Tim Hudson]], [[Mark Bellhorn]], [[Jack Baker (baseball)|Jack Baker]], [[Terry Leach]], [[Josh Hancock]], [[Gabe Gross]], and [[Steven Register]].

====Women's golf====
Auburn's Women's Golf team has risen to be extremely competitive in the NCAA in recent years. Since 1999, they hold a 854-167-13 (.826 win percentage) record. The team has been in five NCAA finals and finished second in 2002 and then third in 2005. The program has a total of seven SEC Championships (1989, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2009). The seven titles is third all time for Women's golf.<ref name="SECGOLF">{{cite web |url= http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/041909aaa.html |title= No. 6 Women's Golf Rallies In Final Round To Win SEC Championship|publisher= Auburn University | accessdate=2009-05-30}}</ref> In October 2005, Auburn was named the #3 team nationally out of 229 total teams since 1999 by ''GolfWeek'' magazine. Auburn's highest finish in the NCAA tournament was a tie for 2nd in 2002.<ref name="Golfweek">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/101005aaa.html |title=Auburn Women's Golf named No. 3 Program since 1999 |publisher= Auburn University |accessdate=2009-05-30}}</ref>

Since 1996, the team has been headed by Coach Kim Evans, a 1981 alumna, who has turned the program into one of the most competitive in the nation. Coach Evans has helped develop All-Americans, SEC Players of the Year as well as three SEC Freshman of the Year. She has led the Tigers to eight-straight NCAA appearances. She is by far the winningest Coach in Auburn Golf History, having over 1100 wins and winning six of Auburn's seven total SEC Titles. Evans was named National Coach of the Year in 2003 and has coached 8 individual All-Americans while at Auburn.

====Track and field====
The Auburn women's track and field team won its first ever national title in 2006 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scoring 57 points to win over the University of Southern California, which finished second with 38.5 points. Auburn posted All-American performances in nine events, including two individual national champions and three second-place finishers, and broke two school records during the four-day event.

Auburn's men's team finished second at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships and at the 1978, 1997 and 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships. The women's team finished 14th (2002, 2003) at the Outdoor Championships and seventh (2003) at the Indoor Championships.

====Equestrian====
Auburn's Equestrian team captured the 2006 national championship, the first
equestrian national championship in school history. Senior Kelly Gottfried and junior Whitney Kimble posted team-high scores in their respective divisions as the Auburn equestrian team clinched the overall national championship at the 2006 Varsity Equestrian Championships at the EXPO/New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque, N.M.
In 2008, the Auburn Equestrian team captured the 2008 Hunt Seat National Championship. Over fences riders finished 12-1-1 overall for the week. Auburn has also been consistenly been highly ranked in the Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll as well.

===Fight Song===
Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as [[Graduation|commencement]] and [[convocation]], and athletic games are: ''War Eagle'' the Auburn University [[fight song]].

==Traditions==
{{Main|Auburn University traditions}}

==Selected student organizations==
===Media and publications===
* ''[[The Auburn Plainsman]]'' &ndash; the university's student-run newspaper, has won 23 [[National Pacemaker Awards]] from the [[Associated Collegiate Press]] since 1966. Only the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]' student paper has won more.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.auburn.edu/administration/univrel/news/archive/11_02news/11_02pacemaker.html |title = Auburn university news |date = 2002-11-08|accessdate=2008-11-18|publisher = Auburn university news}}</ref>
* [[WEGL 91 FM]] - The Auburn campus radio station which is open to students of all majors as well as faculty and staff who wish to DJ.
* The Southern Humanities Review - One of the leading literary journals in the region, ''The Southern Humanities Review'' has been published at the University by members of the English faculty, graduate students in English, and the Southern Humanities Council since 1967, publishing the work of nationally known authors such as Kent Nelson and R. T. Smith.
* Eagle Eye TV News - A weekly 30-minute television news program that is produced by Auburn University students and that airs on-campus, off-campus, and on-demand at the university website.
* ''The Auburn Circle'' - The student general-interest magazine. ''The Circle'' publishes poetry, art, photography, fiction, nonfiction, and architectural and industrial design from Auburn students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
* ''Glomerata'' - Auburn University's student-run yearbook which began production in 1897. Its name is derived from the conglomeration of Auburn.
* Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing - Auburn University's news outlet for media related to the accomplishments of university faculty, staff and students.
* Auburn University's official YouTube channel - Auburn University's [[YouTube]] channel was announced on January 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/261 |title = AU launches Youtube channel |date = 2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-11-18|publisher = Auburn university news}}</ref> It contains a wide variety of videos, from promotional to educational. AU’s Office of Communications and Marketing manages the content on the university’s YouTube Channel.
* ''www.theauburner.com'' - Website written by former Auburn University Students and graduates Mark Paden and Ryan Stephens

===General interest===
* Auburn University Student Space Program (AUSSP) - The AUSSP is a student-led, faculty-mentored program to design, build, launch, and operate spacecraft. Participants launch high-altitude balloons to the edge of space to test engineering and science instruments, they build small satellites that orbit Earth, and they are working with other universities on missions to the moon and Mars. The AUSSP is made of three groups: the Auburn High Altitude Balloon (AHAB) group, the AubieSat-1 [http://space.auburn.edu/aubiesat-1/] (Small Satellite) group, and the management group – involving students who are not majoring in the sciences or engineering. Many students take Directed Reading in Physics (PHYS 4930) and get credit for participating in AUSSP.
* United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) - Auburn University is the [[World Food Programme|WFP]]'s lead academic partner in a recently launched student "War on Hunger" campaign. In 2004, the WFP tasked Auburn University with heading the first student-led War on Hunger effort. Auburn then founded the [[Committee of 19]] which has led campus and community hunger awareness events and developed a War on Hunger model for use on campuses across the country. The Committee of 19 recently hosted a War on Hunger Summit at which representatives from 29 universities were in attendance.
* Cooperative Education (Co-Op) - [[Cooperative education|Co-op]] at Auburn University is a planned and supervised program alternating semesters of full-time college classroom instruction with semesters of full-time paid work assignments. These work assignments are closely related to the student's academic program. Thousands of Auburn University graduates, especially engineering majors, have supported themselves financially while studying at Auburn by participating in Co-op. This educational program prepares students for professional careers by combining academic training with practical work experience in industry, business, and government.
* The Sol of Auburn - Auburn University's Solar Car Team - recently participated in the [[North American Solar Challenge]] 2005. On July 27, 2005, Auburn's car crossed the finish line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 4th place in Stock Class, 12th Place overall. The SOL of Auburn is the only solar car in Alabama, and the project is organized by Auburn University's College of Engineering with a team of four faculty and over twenty undergraduate students.
* The War Eagle Flying Team (WEFT) - A student organization made up of both pilots and non-pilots. Most team members are Professional Flight Management, Aviation Management, or Aerospace Engineering majors. WEFT competes with other flying teams at the annual [[National Intercollegiate Flying Association|National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA)]] sponsored Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON).
* Auburn University Computer Gaming Club - One of the oldest University Sponsored Computer Gaming Clubs in the USA. Weekly meetings and semesterly LAN parties.
* Samford Hall Clock Tower - Information on the Samford Hall Clock Tower, a well known symbol of Auburn University. Also includes information on the bell and carillon.

==Notable alumni and faculty members==
{{Main|List of Auburn University people}}

==In popular culture==

*On the ABC daytime soap opera, [[General Hospital]], Jake's Bar often features flags and banners with the Auburn logo and Aubie on them.
* In the 13th episode of the 1st season of [[CSI: NY]] titled "Tanglewood" aired in January 2005, two men are picking out ballcaps. One says "Hawaii, Tommy Chang dawg!" the other says "Naw man, I'm all about Cadillac Williams dawg!" Then he puts on an orange Auburn hat with the blue AU logo.
* In ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'', Auburn's former football head football coach Tommy Tuberville makes several appearances as he tries to recruit Michael Oher to play football for Auburn University.
* In Season 5 Episode 11 (aired 12/11/2009) of the CBS comedy [[How I Met Your Mother]] Marshall Erickson (Jason Segel) is wearing a vintage Auburn shirt for most of the episode.
* Auburn is visually referenced in the 2004 Lions Gate film ''[[A Love Song for Bobby Long]]'', starring [[John Travolta]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. It is presumed to be the university where the main character, Bobby Long (Travolta), used to teach, as he is seen at the beginning of the movie wearing an Auburn T-shirt and later an Auburn baseball cap.
* Auburn is mentioned in the 2003 Sony Pictures' film ''[[Big Fish]]'', directed by [[Tim Burton]] and starring [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Albert Finney]], [[Jessica Lange]], and [[Billy Crudup]]. The film was based upon the novel, ''[[Big Fish (novel)|Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions]]'', by [[Daniel Wallace (author)|Daniel Wallace]] which makes more prominent mention of the university. However, [[Huntingdon College]] in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], was used as the location for shooting.
* During the opening ceremony of the [[2002 Olympic Winter Games]] in [[Salt Lake City]], Auburn's golden eagle, Tiger (War Eagle VI), flew into the stadium as part of the celebration.<ref>Charles Martin, [http://www.auburn.edu/administration/univrel/news/archive/02_02news/02_02eagle.html "AU's Eagle Flies during Olympic Games Opening Ceremony"], ''Auburn University News'', February 8, 2002.</ref>
* In the 1998 [[HBO]] movie ''[[The Pentagon Wars]]'', Auburn is referenced in the service record of protagonist Lt. Col. James G. Burton (played by [[Cary Elwes]]) as it is read back to him by Major General Partridge (played by [[Kelsey Grammer]]).
* At the end of the 1987 [[HBO]] movie ''Long Gone'', the protagonist, Jamie Weeks (played by [[Dermot Mulroney]]), tells his friend and mentor, Cecil "Stud" Cantrell (played by [[William Petersen]]), that he will probably go to Auburn now that their minor league baseball season has ended. The movie is based on a book by Auburn graduate and author [[Paul Hemphill]].
* In the 1984 [[Lorimar]] movie ''[[Tank (film)|Tank]]'', which starred [[James Garner]] and [[C. Thomas Howell]], an Auburn plaque is mounted on the wall of William's (Howell) bedroom. The movie was filmed, in part, at [[Fort Benning]] in [[Columbus, Georgia]], which is about 45 minutes from Auburn.
* Auburn is mentioned in the 1971 [[TV-movie]] ''[[Brian's Song]]'', a fact-based film about the friendship of professional football players [[Brian Piccolo]] (played by [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]]) and [[Gale Sayers]] (played by [[Billy Dee Williams]]).
* At the end of the legendary 1940 movie ''[[Knute Rockne All American]]'', an honor roll of coaches who had played for [[Rockne]] at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] scrolls across the screen, with their names and the universities where they coached being read. Among these is the name of Jack Meagher, who coached at Auburn from 1934 until 1942.
* In John Grisham's book ''[[The Firm (novel)|The Firm]]'' Ray McDeere, brother of Mitchell McDeere is wearing an Auburn hat as he rides a bus
* Auburn has made a number of cameo appearances in the syndicated comic strip [[Kevin & Kell]], drawn by Auburn alumnus [[Bill Holbrook]].
* In the movie The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) the character Darryl Hallenbeck (played by Daniel Emery Taylor) can be seen wearing an Auburn t-shirt. This is due to the low budget of the sequel to Swamp Thing. The characters were encouraged to wear their own clothes as a part of the wardrobe.
* In the book [[Swan Song (novel)|Swan Song]] by Robert McCammon an ex-wrestler nicknamed Black Frankenstein remembers his days of playing football at Auburn University.
* In the original 1960 [[Ocean's 11 (1960 film)|Ocean's 11]] movie with the [[Rat Pack]], the Auburn Vs. Alabama game is referenced by [[Dean Martin]] in a bet.
* In the 1973 film [[White Lightning (1973 film)|White Lightning]] with Burt Reynolds, a young female character is talking to Reynold's character "Gator McCluskey". She mentions that she was good friends with McClusky's younger brother Donnie and they went to school together "down at Auburn".
* In [[Big Brother 10 (U.S.)|Big Brother 10]] in 2008, houseguest contestant Renny Martyn is often wandering around the "Big Brother" house wearing Auburn shirts because her son, Patrick "Sparky" Martyn, was a punter for the Tigers until 2006.

==See also==
* [[Alabama Cooperative Extension System]] Auburn University's principal outreach organization
* [[Auburn University Chapel]]
* [[Donald E. Davis Arboretum]]
* [[Luther Duncan]]
* [[List of forestry universities and colleges]]
* [[The Auburn Plainsman]] the prize-winning student newspaper

==Notes==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.auburn.edu/ Auburn University official site]
* [http://www.auburntigers.com/ Auburn Tigers Athletics official site]
* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1649 Auburn University article in the Encyclopedia of Alabama]


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