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Eugene Stanaland
Stanaland in 1972
City council president of Auburn, Alabama
In office
1972–1976
Personal details
Born (1934-08-30) August 30, 1934 (age 90)
New York City, New York
SpousePhyllis Stanaland
EducationHuntingdon College
University of Alabama

Eugene Edward Stanaland (born August 30, 1934[1]) is the current treasurer and director at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a board member of Huntingdon College, former Auburn, Alabama city council president, former public speaker, and former head of economics at Auburn University.

Early life and education

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Stanaland graduated from Loretta High in 1952, and played on the football team.[2][3] He graduated from Huntingdon College in 1960.[4] He received his MBA and Ph.D from the University of Alabama,[5][6] completing his dissertation, An economic analysis of the occupation license fee and property tax equalization as alternative sources of revenue for urban centers : a case study, in 1972.[7][8]

Career

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Following high school, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving at Parris Island from 1953 to 1956.[1] He rose to the rank of Marine Corps Sergeant,[9] serving for three years during the Korean War.[10]

He was president of the city council in Auburn after being elected in 1972.[11][12] As a council president, he advocated for a 9-man city council and cooperation among officials.[13] He ran again in 1976, running on examples of economic growth seen in the city throughout his 1972 term, including school funds increasing by 112 percent.[14] He would end up losing his bid for re-election in 1976.[15]

At the same time that he was president of the city council, he was also chair of the Auburn University Senate.[16]

Huntingdon College honored Stanaland with its Alumni Loyalty Award in 2002.[17] He has served on the Huntingdon College board of trustees from 1991 to 2019.[4] In 2019, he was commemorated with the naming of the Phyllis and Eugene Stanaland Building, its name later shortened to the Phyllis and Gene Stanaland House.[18][19]

In 2014[20] through at least 2018, he served on the advisory board for the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.[21]

Currently, he serves as board treasurer of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival[22][23] and is Senior Vice Commandant for Auburn's Billy Stelpflug Detachment of the Marine Corps League.[24]

Economics career

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Stanaland served as a professor of economics at Auburn University for over 20 years from 1960 to 1981.[10] He participated in research on topics such as economic cost-benefit planning and breaking the pattern of poverty inheritance.[25] In 1977, he discussed the film, The Free State of Winston, a documentary about the Republic of Winston, alongside H. Brandt Ayers, James Dickey, Paul Hemphill, and Kenneth E. Boulding.[26]

Stanaland was the head of the economics department from 1972 to 1980,[27] and the head of the geography department.[28] Before becoming a public speaker,[29] he founded Gene Stanaland Enterprises, LLC, an economics and management consulting firm.[30][31][32]

In public speaking, he was commonly known as the "Will Rogers of Economics"[33] and included elements of humor when speaking.[34] He spoke at the Auburn Rotary Club,[35] Auburn University,[36] Brooks International,[37] the 2003 Radio Advertising Bureau’s Sales, Marketing & Leadership Conference,[38] and Saginaw Valley State University[39] among many other conferences and gatherings.

In 1990, he predicted the housing market to grow by 3.6 to 3.9 percent.[40]

Personal life

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Stanaland delivering his acceptance speech for the Distinguished Veteran Award in 2024.

Stanaland was born in New York City, New York.[10][41] His father was from Montgomery, Alabama, and his mother was from New York. His family moved to Detroit, then Baltimore, and finally settling down in Montgomery.[1]

He is married to Phyllis Stanaland.[20] He was honored with the City of Auburn's Distinguished Veteran Award on 27 May 2024.[9][42][43][44] Following the presentation, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Auburn Veterans Memorial Monument.[45]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eugene Edward Stanaland". City of Auburn. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Family Tradition Continues at Montgomery Catholic". Montgomery Catholic Prepatory School. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ Marking 50 Years of Winning Spirit. Montgomery, Alabama: Tapley & Associates.
  4. ^ a b "Administration". Huntingdon College. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Speaker: Gene Stanaland". Collaborative Agency Group. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ Finlay, Steve (21 May 2007). "He's a Funny Standup Economist". WardsAuto. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ Stanaland, Eugene (1972). An economic analysis of the occupation license fee and property tax equalization as alternative sources of revenue for urban centers : a case study. Ann Arbor: University of Alabama. ISBN 9798661156013.
  8. ^ Stanaland, Eugene. "An economic analysis of the occupation license fee and property tax equalization as alternative sources of revenue for urban centers : a case study". ProQuest. ProQuest 302656453. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Auburn Roundup: Sundown Concert Series set to kick off". Auburn Villager. 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Stanaland, Gene. "In A Competitive Economy, Best Is The Only Alternative" (Document). Southern Industrial Relations Conference. p. 37.
  11. ^ Murray, Alice (21 September 1972). "Council advertises to fill police chief vacancy". The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  12. ^ Logue, Mickey; Simms, Jack. Auburn a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village (3 ed.). p. 238.
  13. ^ "Haygood And Stanaland Win As Record Auburn City Vote Cast". Opelika-Auburn News. September 1972.
  14. ^ "Gene Stanaland, Effective Leadership, Auburn City Council President, Run-off Election/ September 14" (Pamphlet). Auburn, Alabama: Gene Stanaland.
  15. ^ "Auburn almost repeats 1972; Stanaland, incumbents defeated". Vol. 40. The Auburn Bulletin. 15 September 1976.
  16. ^ "University Senate Chairs and Secretaries". Auburn University. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Alumni Awards". Huntingdon College. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Walking Tour". Huntingdon College. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  19. ^ "The Scarlet and Grey Shop". Huntingdon College. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Advisory Board Handbook" (PDF). Association of Academic Museums and Galleries. Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ^ "JULE, a magazine for Auburn University's Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art". issuu. The Jule Museum. 8 January 2018. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Board Listing". Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Eugene Stanaland". The Org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  24. ^ "LCPL William John 'Billy' Stelpflug MCL, Detachment #1064". Alabama Marine Corps League. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  25. ^ Kaplan, Sylvan; Lindstrom, David (January 1969). "Seeking More Effective Means to Overcome Poverty. Proceedings of the Appalachia Conference on Research in Poverty and Development" (PDF). U. S. Department of Education. p. 240. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  26. ^ Ayers, H.; Dickey, James; Stanaland, Eugene; Hemphill, Paul; Boulding, Kenneth (1977). Lewis, W. (ed.). The free state of Winston ; example of warning?. University of Alabama Press for Auburn University.
  27. ^ "New constitution something to think about". The Tuscaloosa News. 1 April 1975. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Bored teachers try trading positions". The Auburn Plainsman. 30 January 1975. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  29. ^ "RAB Heads to the Big Easy". Radio World. 14 January 2003. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Gene Stanaland Enterprises". Educause. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  31. ^ York, Dave (4 March 1982). "Recession and funding changes hurting universities". Vol. 88. The Auburn Plainsman. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  32. ^ Druley, Laura (21 May 2002). "National economy is looking up, Minnesota still down". Minnestoa Public Radio. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  33. ^ "The Forrest Gump of Personal Finance". California Lutheran University. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  34. ^ Dittmer, Steve (February 1985). "Stanaland — The Davy Crockett of Economists". Vol. 23. CALF News.
  35. ^ "Current Economics with Eugene Stanaland". Auburn Rotary Club. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  36. ^ "Specialists to Teach IBM Machine Use". Florence Times. 21 June 1971. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  37. ^ "Gene Stanaland, Economy Speaker". YouTube. BrooksInternational. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  38. ^ "RAB Signs Stanaland for Convention". Radio World. 2 December 2002. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  39. ^ "FoA, SVSU Economic Forecasting Forum features economist/humorist Gene Stanaland" (PDF). Saginaw Valley State University. 22 October 1996. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  40. ^ Pepke, Ed (1990). United States Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Markets. Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  41. ^ 2024 Distinguished Veteran - Sgt. Eugene Stanaland (Video). CityOfAuburnAL. 2024-05-30.
  42. ^ "Mayor's Memorial Day Breakfast set for May 27". Open Line. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  43. ^ "Mayor's Memorial Day Breakfast". AARP. Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  44. ^ Thornton, Alexis (21 May 2024). "City of Auburn set to host annual Mayor's Memorial Breakfast, May 27". WTVM News Leader 9. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  45. ^ "Auburn Memorial Day to feature Mayor's Breakfast, wreath laying". issuu. The Opelika Observer. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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