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National Survey Rates Auburn "Exemplary" for Junior Faculty

For the second year in a row, a Harvard-based educational collaborative rates Auburn University among the best workplaces in America for tenure-track junior faculty.
In a survey of workplace conditions for faculty working toward tenure, the Collaborative on Academic
Careers in Higher Education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education rated AU as “exemplary” in three categories: tenure practices overall, tenure reasonableness
and policy effectiveness overall.

Hartsfield Named 2007 COSAM Distinguished Alum

The College of Sciences and Mathematics recently named Hank Hartsfield (Physics '54) its 2007 Distinguished Alumnus.

After graduating from Auburn, Hank began graduate school at Duke University, but was called into active duty a year later by the Air Force.

Following a tour in Bitburg, Germany, Hank was selected for the USAF Test Pilot School. He graduated in 1965 and remained as an instructor until October 1966 when he was selected as a military astronaut on the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program. The program was canceled in 1969 and Hank was assigned to NASA as an astronaut. Prior to joining NASA he earned an M.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Tennessee.

Arboretum Calendars Available

Order your 2008 Donald E. Davis Arboretum calendar! The calendar showcases photographs from the annual photo contest, which is held each April. They are just $8 each, and proceeds support special projects and development of the Arboretum’s diverse native collections.

COSAM Faculty Honored

Three COSAM faculty were recently honored at the Auburn University Faculty Awards for Excellence in Instruction, Research, and Outreach ceremony. Roland Dute of the department of biological sciences received the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching; Phillip Zenor of the department of mathematics and statistics received an Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award; and Jonathan Armbruster of the department of biological sciences was named an Alumni Professor.

U.S. News Ranks Auburn Among Top 50 Public Universities for 15th Consecutive Year

Auburn University is ranked 45th among public universities nationwide, according to an annual survey released by U.S. News and World Report today. The ranking marks the 15th consecutive year the magazine has ranked AU among the nation's top 50 public universities. "The people of Alabama can be proud that three of the state's institutions rank in the top-tier of national universities, and the Auburn family can be proud that AU has enjoyed this distinction for 15 continuous years," said AU President Jay Gogue. "The U.S. News and World Report assessment is another helpful tool that Auburn will use as we prepare a new strategic plan and continue to strengthen our instruction, research and extension programs."