Auburn Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement

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The 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
nominations are now open!
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The 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards were held March 6, 2010.
The offical announcement of recipients was made on November 7, 2009.
The 2010 recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards are: founder and leader of the international containerized ocean shipping industry, Robert Kenneth Johns '57 of Summit, NJ; insurance mogul J. Smith Lanier II '49 of Lanett, Ala.; space shuttle rocket motor designer Gerald W. Smith '61 of Huntsville, Ala.; and retired astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton '74 of Charlottesville, Va.

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The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes recipients for outstanding achievements in their professional lives, personal integrity and stature, and service to the university. It was established in 2001 to honor extraordinary accomplishments by members of the Auburn family. Recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards are selected by a committee of Auburn administrators, trustees, faculty and alumni.

Gerald W. Smith '61, Kathryn C. Thornton '74, J. Smith Lanier II '49,and
R. Kenneth Johns '57 - 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards recipient.

Auburn Alumni Association is now on Flickr! You can find photos for the event on our page.

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

2010 Recipients
Robert Kenneth Johns '57
J. Smith Lanier II '49
Gerald W. Smith '61
Kathryn C. Thornton '74

2009 Recipients
Coach Vince Dooley ‘54
Col. Hank Hartsfield Jr. ’54
Mr. Oliver Kingsley Jr.’66
Dr. Phil Lett ’44

2008 Recipients
Emory Cunningham ‘48
Beverly Kearney ’81
Lloyd Nix ’59
James Pursell ’52

2007 Recipients
C. Harry Knowles '51
Carl E. Mundy, Jr. '57
John Thomas Vaughan '55
Earl H. (Buddy) Weaver '62

2006 Recipients
Dr. Edmund C. Dyas IV '61
Mr. Batey M. Gresham Jr. '57
Mr. Albert James Smith Jr. '47
Dr. E. Travis York Jr. '42

2005 Recipients
Dr. Leah Rawls Atkins '58
Mr. M. Miller Gorrie '57
Mr. John Murdoch Harbert III '46
Dr. Don Logan '66

*Event was moved from fall to spring.

2003 Recipients
Dr. Wilford Sherrill Bailey '42
Dr. Ralph Brown Draughon '22
Mr. Samuel N. Mockbee '74
Dr. Roy Brown Sewell '22

2002 Recipients
Coach Garland Washington “Jeff” Beard '32
Dean James Edgar Foy
Mr. Millard Dean Fuller '57
Dr. William Kelly Mosley '24

2001 Recipients
Dean Katharine Cooper Cater
Coach James Ralph “Shug” Jordan '32
Dean George Petrie
Dr. Harry Melvin Philpott

Questions?
Contact Tanja Matthews '92 334.844.1113 email