The Loveliest Village

On most fall Saturday afternoons in Auburn, tailgates can be seen for miles, and Ag Heritage Park will be the scene of a super-sized tailgate party on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. The College of Agriculture and the Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association will host the 28th annual Taste of Alabama Agriculture and Fall Ag Roundup. The public is invited to attend the tailgate, which each year draw more than 1,500 tailgaters who come to enjoy the food, fellowship and fun. Admission is $5 and free for active Ag Alumni Association members and for children 6 and under.

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You wouldn’t imagine a professor once having a job driving an ice cream truck.  Or doing janitorial work.  Running a lawn business seems much too normal as well.  But for Auburn graphic design professor Carlton Nell, these were just stops on the ride that has brought him to his position today.

“This is the best job I’ve ever had for sure,� Nell said.  “If I ever start complaining, I have to kinda sit back and think I could be cutting grass or something.�

Originally from a small town near Mobile, Ala. called Satsuma, Nell did his undergraduate at Auburn and then went to Georgia State for graduate school.  He met his wife of almost 15 years while he was studying in Atlanta, Ga.  The couple has five children, three older boys and two younger girls.  Their large family lives 15 minutes from Auburn in Waverly, Ala.  

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Whitney Cowart, a senior in public relations, is the president of the Liberal Arts Student Eminent Society at Auburn University. It is comprised of 20 undergraduate liberal arts students that act as hosts for the College of Liberal Arts. The society is a liaison between liberal arts students and alumni.

Cowart says students should become involved because they are given opportunities to gain practical experience for a future career and are able to network with alumni. The Eminent Society assists in alumni events such as The Golden Eagles reunion and Homecoming.

 

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Marc Summers, 56, was both informative and entertaining at the Media Inforum Oct. 12 held in the Jule Collins Smith Museum Auditorium. His 9 a.m. “A Career On-camera” session included stories about how he got into broadcast TV, hilarious clips from his shows and tips for students.

Auburn University alumni Micheal Young (’74) introduced Summers to the 80 or so students and faculty members in the audience. Young served as moderator for Inforum guests Tony Blake, Kathy Armistead, Kay Fuston and Matt Crisci. After graduating with a degree in Theatre and Mass Communication, Young became a producer, actor and host for several Emmy winning shows. Today he is a producer of TV specials for women’s magazines such as Vogue, Lucky and Allure.
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Auburn University’s first Media Inforum will be held October 12 in the auditorium at the Jule Collins Smith Museum. Media InForum is a forum for Auburn University Alumni and students in the media field to exchange ideas.

The Media Inforum will focus on learning about script writing, publishing, advertising, getting an agent and creating a television reality show. The lecture topics range from “A Career on Camera,� “Writing for the Hollywood Dollar,� “Artist’s Representation,� “Print Journalism Today,� “Advertising in Our Society.� At the end of the day a panel discussion will close the forum.

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