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VIDEO DISPLAY MEMORIALIZES LATE AUBURN PROFESSOR SABO
AUBURN -- A new video exhibit in Auburn University's College of Education memorializes a popular and promising faculty member whose death in an airliner crash four years ago was a traumatic event for colleagues and students.
The memorial video exhibit in the college's Learning Resources Center honors Dennis Sabo, an assistant professor of educational leadership who died in the crash of a ValuJet airliner in South Florida in May 1996.
On the corner next to the specially crafted oak video cabinet is a plaque listing recipients of a graduate fellowship established in his name in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology by family and friends following his death.
College of Education Dean Richard Kunkel, who narrates the video, said the memorial is a reminder of Sabo's philosophy of service to education, which, he added, is reflective of the college.
Kunkel said Sabo was establishing a national presence in his field and was one of the collegešs most promising faculty members when his life was cut short.
"Dennis was a very special person and a quality professional who touched the lives of many people in just a few short years," Kunkel said. "Dennis will always be remembered fondly by those who knew him, and the memorial provides a unique way to let a new generation of students know about his legacy."
The Auburn memorial was made possible through a gift by the Sabo family attorney, Joseph M. Brown Jr. of Mobile
Sabo joined the AU faculty in 1993, after earning a doctorate in education leadership from Rutgers University and retiring from a successful career as a high school teacher and administrator in New Jersey. Following the plane crash, he was eulogized in The New York Times by his former high school students for his impact on their lives.
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CONTACT: Kunkel, 334/844- 4446 (kunkerc@auburn.edu).