1887 Society Ambassadors

 

Join the 1887 Society Ambassadors

Each year, the Graduate School selects a new class of twelve Ambassadors from across all academic areas to represent the Auburn Family at special events, both on campus and off. Signifying the rich history of Hargis Hall, which was built in the same year as the name indicates, our 1887 Society Ambassadors have opportunities to share Auburn University with prospective and new students, welcome guests and alumni to campus, and develop leadership and networking skills to enhance their education beyond the classroom.

If you are passionate about sharing your experience as an Auburn student, enjoy meeting new people or networking with special guests, and want to develop your leadership potential, we invite you to apply to join the 1887 Society Ambassadors.

 

Expectations and Commitments of 1887 Society Ambassadors:

  • Serve for the entire upcoming academic year, from fall to summer
  • Represent Auburn University in a professional manner in all interactions
  • Wear the provided 1887 Society Ambassador shirt and nametag at assigned events
  • Have your name and photo on the Graduate School website’s Ambassador page
  • Attend orientation and training in summer semester
  • Assist with at least one welcome/orientation event per year
  • Attend at least one recruiting event during the academic year (may require travel; expenses covered)
  • Provide at least one guided campus tour each academic year
  • Attend and assist with one special event per year (awards, lectures, etc.)
  • Attend and assist with one Graduate Advisory Council meeting per year (held fall and spring) to network with alumni and industry professionals

 

Application Requirements:

  • Degree-seeking graduate student (full-time preferred)
  • Currently enrolled in an on-campus program
  • Must have completed at least one graduate semester at Auburn
  • Must be enrolled for the entire upcoming academic year
  • Good academic standing (3.0 GPA or higher)
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Approval of your faculty advisor/major professor and the Graduate School
  • Previous applicants and Ambassadors must reapply each year if they wish to be considered for the following academic year’s Ambassador class.

 

Application procedures:

A complete application packet, via the online form linked below, will consist of:

  • A completed Ambassador application form
  • A current resume or CV (uploaded in PDF)
  • An essay of 250-500 words explaining why you would like to be an 1887 Society Ambassador. Discuss your traits or skills that will make you a good Ambassador and what you hope to gain by participating in the program (uploaded in PDF)

 

Interested applicants must complete the application form, upload a PDF of your resume or CV, and upload the essay in PDF using the online application form by April 15, annually, regardless of day of the week. Selected applicants will be notified via their Auburn University email no later than June 1 for the upcoming academic year, beginning in August.

 

For more information, please contact Libby Anderson via email at libby.anderson@auburn.edu or by phone at (334) 844-2160.

2023-2024 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Yaqub Adediji
Materials Engineering
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Ayuba Akinpelu headshot

Ayuba Akinpelu
Chemical Engineering
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Rudy Al Ahmar headshot

Rudy Al Ahmar
Aerospace Engineering
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Omolola Bankole headshot

Omolola Bankole
Agricultural Economics
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Matthew Garnett headshot

Matthew Garnett
Chemical Engineering
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Chloe Jones hadshot

Chloe Jones
Kinesiology
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Ainsley McCormick headshot

Ainsley McCormick
Communication Studies
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Addison Meeks headshot

Addison Meeks
Social Work
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Luis Munoz headshot

Luis Munoz
Poultry Science
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Wilfried Ouedraogo
AgriScience Education
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Brandon Ryan headshot

Brandon Ryan
Earth Systems Science/Geosciences
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Pathmanathan Sivashankar
Applied Economics
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The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2022-2023 Graduate Student Ambassadors

Rudy Al Ahmar

Rudy Al Ahmar
Aerospace Engineering
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Ashley Anderson

Ashley Anderson
Cognitive & Behavioral Sciences
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Kyle Fleming

Kyle Fleming
Structural Engineering
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Christine Glenn

Christine Glenn
Executive MBA
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Preetika Kaur

Preetika Kaur
Biosystems Engineering
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Luis Munoz

Luis Munoz
Poultry Microbiology
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Oladipupo (Dipo) Olutade
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Brandon Ryan

Brandon Ryan
Earth System Science
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Stephanie Sontiago-Montano

Stephanie Santiago-Montano
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Ying Yan
Interior Design
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The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2019-2020 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Alison Aceves
Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
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Chelsi Battle
Counseling Psychology
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Lynice Barnes
Nutrition and Dietetics
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Amaris Belt
Community Planning
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Madeline Castle
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Heather Haley
History
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Chris Hardman

Chris Hardman
Adult Education
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Jeremy Kirk Headshot

Jeremy Kirk
Higher Education Administration
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Jenna Lee Headshot

Jeanna Lee
Adult Education
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Claudia Miller
MBA
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Tharikaa Ramesh Kumar

Tharikaa Ramesh Kumar
Aerospace Engineering
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Nic Smith
Administration of Higher Ed
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John David Watts

John David Watts
Cybersecurity Engineering
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NeCall Wilson
Health Outcomes Research and Policy
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Nan Zhou

Nan Zhou
Curriculum and Teaching
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The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2018-2019 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Alison Aceves
Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
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Nighet Ahmed Headshot

Nighet Ahmed
Adult Education
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Chelsi Battle
Counseling Psychology
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Andrea Beall

Administration of Supervision & Curriculum

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Jasmine Betties

Jasmine Betties
Educational Psychology
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Jun Duan Headshot

Jun Duan
Civil Engineering
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Lena Fielder
Educational Foundation, Leadership and Technology
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Davis Gammon Headshot

Davis Gammon
Public Administration
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Heather Haley Headshot

Heather Haley
History
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Chris Hardman

Chris Hardman
Adult Education
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Jeremy Kirk Headshot

Jeremy Kirk
Higher Education Administration
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Jenna Lee Headshot

Jeanna Lee
Hospitality Management
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Kritika Malhotra Headshot

Kritika Malhotra
Biosystems Engineering
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Jessica Norton

Jessica Norton
Human Development and Family Studies
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McKenzie Ogrodnik

McKenzie Ogrodnik
Merchandising
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Morgan Price
Mechanical Engineering
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Tharikaa Ramesh Kumar

Tharikaa Ramesh Kumar
Aerospace Engineering
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Kara Terry
Nutrition
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The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2017-2018 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Alison Aceves
Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
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Nighet Ahmed Headshot

Nighet Ahmed
Adult Education
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Matthew Barr
Civil Engineering
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Chelsi Battle
Counseling Psychology
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Prafful Bharadwaj
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Catina Booker Headshot

Catina Booker
Rehabilitation Counseling
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Alina Chanysheva
Materials Engineering
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Jun Duan Headshot

Jun Duan
Civil Engineering
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Anna Kate Edgemon
Psychology
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Lena Fielder
Educational Foundation, Leadership and Technology
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Davis Gammon Headshot

Davis Gammon
Public Administration
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Heather Haley Headshot

Heather Haley
History
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Yatish Kaveti
Computer Science & Software Engineering
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Jeremy Kirk Headshot

Jeremy Kirk
Higher Education Administration
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John Le Headshot

John Le
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Jenna Lee Headshot

Jeanna Lee
Hospitality Management
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Andrea Lesniak Headshot

Andrea Lesniak
Nurse Practitioner/Educator
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Tomi Lowe Headshot

Tomi Lowe
Language Arts Education
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Kritika Malhotra Headshot

Kritika Malhotra
Biosystems Engineering
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Shanita Pettaway Headshot

Shanita L. Pettaway
Higher Education Administration
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Andrea Riemer

Administration of Supervision & Curriculum

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Elizabeth Ritterbush Headshot

Elizabeth Ritterbush
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Coming Soon

Samantha Scarlett

Political Science

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Kara Terry Headshot

Kara Terry
Nutrition
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Marit Winborn Headshot

Marit Winborn
Higher Education Administration

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Lu Zheng Headshot

Lu Zheng
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The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2016-2017 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Nighet Ahmed
Adult Education
nza0013@auburn.edu

Matthew Barr
Civil Engineering
mdb0025@auburn.edu

 

Prafful Bhardwaj
Industrial & Systems Engineering
pzb0019@auburn.edu
Jason Branch
Counselor Education
cjb0079@auburn.edu
Catina Booker Headshot Alina Chanysheva Headshot Jun Duan Headshot
Catina Booker
Rehabilitation Counseling
cmb0064@auburn.edu
Alina Chanysheva
Materials Engineering
azc0038@auburn.edu
Jun Duan
Civil Engineering
jzd0043@auburn.edu
Anna Kate Edgemon
Psychology
ake0008@auburn.edu
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Lena Fielder
Educational Foundation,Leadership and Technology
ldf0008@auburn.edu
 Krystal Fuller
Adult Education
kef0028@auburn.edu
Tenchi Gao
Industrial & Systems Engineering
tzg0014@auburn.edu
Heather Haley
History
hmh0050@auburn.edu
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Yatish Kaveti
Computer Science & Software Engineering
yzk0037@auburn.edu
  Jeremy Kirk
Higher Education Administration
jzk0056@auburn.edu
Senakpon Kokoye
Applied Economics
sek0013@auburn.edu
 John Le
Industrial & Systems Engineering
dtl0008@auburn.edu
Andrea Lesniak Headshot Tomi Lowe Headshot Shanita Pettaway Headshot Andrea Reimer
Andrea Lesniak
Nurse Practitioner/Educator
akl0028@auburn.edu
Tomi Lowe
Language Arts Education
tsl0009@auburn.edu
Shanita L. Pettaway
Higher Education Administration
slp0030@auburn.edu
 Andrea Riemer
Administration of Supervision & Curriculum
alr0047@auburn.edu
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Samantha Scarlett
Political Science
sns0015@auburn.edu
Kara White
Pharmacy kkw0005@auburn.edu
Katherine Williams
Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling
khw0008@tigermail.auburn.edu
 Lu Zheng
Psychology
lzz0025@auburn.edu
 
 Nan Zhou
Curriculum and Teaching
nzz0008@auburn.edu

The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

2015-2016 Graduate Student Ambassadors

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Nighet Ahmed
Adult Education
nza0013@auburn.edu
Jason Branch
Counselor Education
cjb0079@auburn.edu
Prafful Bhardwaj
Industrial & Systems Engineering
pzb0019@auburn.edu
Christopher Bontrager
Public Administration
cpb0005@auburn.edu
Catina Booker Headshot Logan Bradshaw Headshot Donarius Burr Headshot Alina Chanysheva Headshot
 Catina Booker
Rehabilitation Counseling
cmb0064@auburn.edu
Logan Bradshaw
Public Administration
llb0016@auburn.edu
Donarius Burr
Higher Education Administration
dvb0001@auburn.edu
Alina Chanysheva
Materials Engineering
azc0038@auburn.edu
Tori Close Headshot Jun Duan Headshot Macie Franklin Headshot Krystal Fuller Headshot
Tori Close
Higher Education Administration
vac0007@auburn.edu
Jun Duan
Civil Engineering
jzd0043@auburn.edu
Macie Franklin
Technical & Professional Communication
mzf0042@auburn.edu
Krystal Fuller
Adult Education
kef0028@auburn.edu
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Tenchi Gao

Industrial & Systems Engineering
tzg0014@auburn.edu

Siobhan Gehrs
Technical & Professional Communication
skg0006@auburn.edu
Sagar Hiware
Community Planning
svh0005@auburn.edu
Jacqueline Irwin
Kinesiology
jmi0002@auburn.edu
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Yatish Kaveti
Computer Science & Software Engineering
yzk0037@auburn.edu
Jeremy Kirk
Higher Education Administration
jzk0056@auburn.edu
Senakpon Kokoye
Applied Economics
sek0013@auburn.edu
John Le
Industrial & Systems Engineering
dtl0008@auburn.edu
Andrea Lesniak Headshot Tomi Lowe Headshot Anna Mangra Headshot Wade Manora Headshot
Andrea Lesniak
Nurse Practitioner/Educator
akl0028@auburn.edu
Tomi Lowe
Language Arts Education
tsl0009@auburn.edu
Anna Mangra
Biological Sciences
amm0045@auburn.edu
Wade Manora
Higher Education Administration
wzm0004@auburn.edu
Ryan McGehee Headshot Shanita Pettaway Headshot Andrea Reimer Headshot Hong Shi Headshot
Ryan McGehee
Biosystems Engineering
rpm0010@auburn.edu
Shanita L. Pettaway
Higher Education Administration
slp0030@auburn.edu
Andrea Riemer
Administration of Supervision & Curriculum
alr0047@auburn.edu
Hong Shi
Adult Education
hzs0032@auburn.edu
Shu Su Headshot Lauren Walker Headshot Kara White Headshot Lu Zheng Headshot
Shu Su
Human Development & Family Studies
szs0065@auburn.edu
Lauren Walker
Sociology
lww0016@auburn.edu
Kara White
Pharmacy
kkw0005@auburn.edu
Lu Zheng
Psychology
lzz0025@auburn.edu

The Auburn University Graduate Student Ambassadors are a select group of graduate students representing various academic disciplines on Auburn’s campus. Ambassadors support the Graduate School and its mission by participating in on-campus and off-campus recruiting activities, sharing their experiences with prospective students, mentoring new graduate students, and assisting with Graduate School events.

Last modified: March 27, 2024