< PreviousGO TIGERS 804 E. Glenn Ave (334) 209-2233 129 E. Glenn Ave (334) 209-6390 1673 Shug Jordan Parkway Suite A (334) 209-1295 1684 S. College St. (334) 209-2233 GO TIGERS Serving Auburn for over 40 years2022 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 51 1977 and a master’s degree in man- agement through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Fellows program in 1986. McNair’s 33-year career in the telecommunications in- dustry began as an engineer with South Central Bell in 1968. He held positions in the company’s engineering, operations, human resources and marketing orga- nizations before retiring from BellSouth as vice president of network operations. McNair played a critical role in obtaining BellSouth’s funding for Auburn’s Mi- nority Engineering program, which was designed to increase the recruitment and retention of minority engineering students. McNair and his wife, Lana, established the McNair Auburn Creed Scholarships, the McNair Ever Auburn Scholarship, the McNair Distinguished Professorship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the McNair Endowed Graduate Fellowship in the AUM College of Business. The cou- ple’s contributions have supported the construction of the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, supported Au- burn’s underrepresented students and have been instrumental in establishing the new Office for Academic Advising suite in the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center. McNair has served on the Auburn University Foundation Board, the BTIA Cam- paign Executive Committee, the BTIA Engineering Campaign Committee, the Samuel Ginn College of Engineer- ing Alumni Council and the Strategic Leadership Team for engineering. For his professional achievements and commitment to engineering education, McNair was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2010. He has also received the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Distin- guished Auburn Engineer award, the Department of Electrical Engineer- ing Outstanding Alumni award and was recognized as one of AUM’s Top 50 Graduates at its 50th anniversary celebration in 2017. McNair and his wife are members of the 1856 Society, Petrie Society, AUM 1967 Society, the Shug Jordan Society, Ginn Society, Keystone Society, Foy Society and life members of the Auburn Alumni Association. The couple has two children, Kelly and Scott ’92, and six grandchildren. Anita Gentle Newcomb ’76 Independent board director, Luther Burbank Corporation Newcomb graduated from Auburn in 1976, earning a degree in accountancy, with honors, from the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. She earned her MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Houston in 1987. Newcomb served for 20 years as president of A.G. Newcomb & Co., a strategic consulting firm that provided customized strategic and financial solutions for community and regional banks across the United States. She currently serves on the board of directors for Luther Burbank Corpora- tion/Luther Burbank Corp. in Santa Rosa, California, where she is chair of the audit and risk committee. From 2010-15, New- comb served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond-Baltimore. In her more than three decades in banking, Newcomb developed a national reputa- tion as an expert on regional and commu- nity bank business models and trends. She has worked on a wide range of financial and strategic initiatives for institutions of all sizes and charters. She is a frequent keynote speaker and presenter at national and state bank conferences, board re- treats and symposiums. Early in her career, Newcomb served as president, CEO and board member of ACB Business Partners, the for-profit subsidiary of America’s Community Bankers, a national banking trade association. She spent 10 years in investment banking and strategic consult- ing with three national firms and served as vice president of strategic planning and senior mergers and acquisitions at Security Pacific Corporation in Los Angeles, then the fourth-largest bank in the country. Newcomb has served Auburn in various volunteer leadership roles and in 2013 was honored as the School of Accountancy Alumna of the Year. For 15 years, New- comb served on and chaired the Harbert College of Business Advisory Council and served on the Women’s Leadership Ad- visory Board in the College of Liberal Arts. She is currently a member of the Samford Society, the Petrie Society, the Foy Society and is a life member of the Auburn Alumni Association. She has a daughter, Rachel, a 2010 Auburn graduate. Dr. Erin Kristin McCreary ’15 Clinical assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Director of Stewardship Innovation, UPMC and Infectious Disease Connect McCreary attended Auburn from 2008-15, earning a Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences and a Doctor of Pharmacy in 2015 from the Harrison College of Pharmacy. While a student, she served as class president. Following graduation, she completed two years of residency training at University of Wisconsin Health. In 2018, she joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, team as an infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship pharma- cist at Presbyterian Hospital. McCreary transitioned into a system-level role at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. She also joined Infectious Disease Connect to establish and grow telemedicine services and was later promoted to director of stewardship innovation. She served as the chair of the UPMC System COVID-19 Thera- peutics Committee, responsible for all COVID-19-related therapeutic guidelines and information technology support across a 40-hospital academic learning health system. McCreary established a robust monoclonal antibody infusion system (50-plus infusion sites) and serves as a lead investigator for REMAP-COVID and OPTIMISE-C19, two large, adaptive, embedded platform trials evaluating key treatments for patients with COVID-19. In her short time at UPMC, McCreary has led several key initiatives with far-reach- ing clinical and economic impact. Mc- Creary serves on the executive board of the Society of Infectious Diseases Phar- macists and has held numerous lead- ership roles in several national medical organizations. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts, developed multiple treatment guidelines and delivered professional presentations at the state, national and international level. She is a member of the Auburn Pharmacy Alumni Affiliate, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, Phi Kappa Phi, Rho Chi, Kappa Psi and the Cater Society. The 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to Robert E. “Bobby” Lowder ’64 of Auburn, Ala., Charles Douglas McCrary ’73 of Birmingham, Ala., John Thomas “Tom” Walter, Jr. ‘55 of Dallas, Texas and the late Michael “Mike” McCartney ’57 of Gadsden, Ala., who will be honored posthumously. Rose-Gaëlle Belinga ’09 of New York is the 2023 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. UNIVERSITY NEWS AUBURNTIGERS.COM Continued from page 49334.321.2321 | brightinvestments.com Auburn, AL | Tampa, FL | Nashville, TN | Memphis, TN WAR EAGLE! DISCIPLINE DRIVES THE PROCESS. FINDING VALUE IS THE ART. 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AUBURN ALL-AMERICANS 59 AUBURN ALL-AMERICANS AUBURNTIGERS.COM AUBURN ALL-AMERICA LIST Year ........Player ........................................Pos. 1932 ..........Jimmy Hitchcok ..............................HB 1937 ..........Walter Gilbert .....................................C 1942 ..........Roy "Monk” Gafford ......................HB 1944..........Caleb "Tex" Warrington ..................C 1949 ..........Travis Tidwell ....................................QB 1954 .........Jim Pyburn ............................................E 1955 .........Frank D'Agostino ................................T ....................Joe Childress .....................................FB ....................Fob James .........................................HB 1957 ..........Jimmy Phillips ......................................E 1958 .........Zeke Smith............................................G ....................Jackie Burkett .....................................C 1959 .........Zeke Smith............................................G ....................Ken Rice..................................................T 1960 .........Ken Rice..................................................T ....................Ed Dyas ................................................FB 1963 ..........Jimmy Sidle .......................................QB 1964 ..........Tucker Frederickson ......................FB 1965 .........Jack Thornton ......................................T ....................Bill Cody ..............................................LB 1967 ..........Freddie Hyatt .......................................E 1968 ..........Dave Campbell ....................................T 1969 ..........Buddy McClinton ...............................S 1970 ..........Larry Willingham ............................DB ....................Terry Beasley .................................E/FL ....................Pat Sullivan ........................................QB 1971 ...........Pat Sullivan ........................................QB ....................Terry Beasley ....................................WR 1974 ..........Ken Bernich .......................................LB ....................Mike Fuller .............................................S 1976 ..........Neil O'Donoghue ............................PK 1981 ...........Keith Uecker .....................................OT 1982 ..........Bob Harris ..........................................DB 1983 ..........Bo Jackson ........................................RB ....................Donnie Humphrey ..........................DT 1984 .........Gregg Carr .........................................LB 1985 .........Bo Jackson ........................................RB ....................Lewis Colbert .......................................P ....................Ben Tamburello ..................................C 1986 .........Brent Fullwood .................................TB ....................Ben Tamburello ..................................C 1987 ..........Aundray Bruce..............................OLB ....................Tracy Rocker ......................................DT ....................Stacy Searels .....................................OT ....................Kurt Crain ............................................LB 1988 .........Tracy Rocker ......................................DT ....................Walter Reeves ...................................TE ....................Benji Roland ....................................NG 1989 ..........Ed King ...............................................OG ....................Craig Ogletree ..................................LB 1990 .........Ed King ...............................................OG ....................David Rocker .....................................DL 1993 ..........Terry Daniel ...........................................P ....................Wayne Gandy ..................................OT 1994 ..........Brian Robinson ................................DB ....................Frank Sanders .................................WR ....................Chris Shelling ...................................DB 1997 ..........Victor Riley ........................................OT ....................Takeo Spikes ......................................LB 2001 .........Damon Duval .......................................K 2003 ........Karlos Dansby ...................................LB 2004 ........Marcus McNeill ...............................OT ....................Carlos Rogers ...................................DB ....................Junior Rosegreen ...........................DB ....................Carnell Williams ..............................RB 2005 ........Marcus McNeill ...............................OT 2006 ........Ben Grubbs ......................................OG 2010 .........Nick Failey ..........................................DT ....................Cam Newton ....................................QB ....................Lee Ziemba .......................................OT 2011 ..........Steven Clark ..........................................P 2013 .........Chris Davis .........................................CB ....................Tre Mason ..........................................RB 2014 .........Reese Dismukes ................................C 2016 .........Carl Lawson ......................................DE 2017 ..........Daniel Carlson .....................................K ....................Carlton Davis ....................................DB ....................Jeff Holland ....................................OLB ....................Braden Smith ...................................OL 2020 ........Derrick Brown ...................................DT 2021 .........Roger McCreary .............................CB Carnell Williams Karlos Dansby Terry BeasleyNext >