Patrick M Foster
Daytona Beach Shores, Florida 
CE, 1980

I can remember when Larry Benefield arrived back in Auburn as an associate professor in the engineering the year before my graduation. At the time, we were in jeopardy of losing our accreditation in some areas, a lot of the lab equipment did not function properly so we had to "estimate" results, and Ramsey Hall was miles short of a building to be proud of! Despite all this, my Auburn Education has been the most valuable tool in my resume and I am proud to be an Auburn Tiger! What a long way we have come, especially under Dr. Benefield's leadership as Dean! My hats off to you for leading the Engineering Department through several significant positive changes since then and making me an even prouder Auburn Tiger!