Areas of Need

At the top of our list of priorities for 2007 is support the cornerstone of our strategic plan -- the completion of the Richard C. and Dr. Annette N. Shelby Center for Engineering Technology.  The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering must raise $15 million before the end of the year to complete Phase II of this project. 
The creation of these state-of-the art facilities will provide faculty and students the most advanced environment in which to teach and conduct research. This complex is critical to our ability to recruit world-class faculty, attract the brightest students and conduct leading-edge research.
To date we have raised $3.2 million of th necessary $15 million in private support.  The participation of our alumni and friends is essential to achieving this goal.
There are a number of naming opportunities in both Phase I and Phase II, according to giving level.
Additional targets for support include funding for faculty in the form of professorships, students in the form of scholarships and fellowships, and donations to the Auburn Fund for annual support of a wide variety of programs and initiatives.
  • Overall fundraising goal: $190 Million

"Those long afternoons and evenings in engineering labs piled on top of an already full day of classes certainly prepared me for the real world in industry. The great education and instilled work ethic has stayed with me throughout life and certainly was a key factor in my career success."

Hank Hayes
Executive Vice President, Texas Instruments, retired

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