December 2025 Newsletter
December 2025 Alumni Newsletter
Save the Date! Alumni Homecoming Celebration 2026
Ask and you shall receive! Casino Night is back by popular demand and you don’t need luck to know this will be a fun-filled night. Roll the dice and go all in with us! Guests are encouraged to dress to impress and wear cocktail attire. The evening features dinner, drinks, casino games, music, and more! We can’t wait to see you there.
Friday, February 6, 2026
Mail and email invitations to follow.
As they become available, details will be added to www.aum.edu/hoco2026
AUM Alumni Board welcomes New Members
The Auburn University at Montgomery Alumni Association is pleased to announce five alumni will join its Board of Directors starting in the new year. These AUM graduates will serve a two-year term from January 2026 through December 2027:
- Adrian Tatum ‘16: Director
- James Jackson ‘19: Director
- Nikola Miskovic ‘08: Director
- Shenealya McCurdy Maxwell ‘10: Chancellor’s Appointee
- Saralyn McDade ’94: Chancellor’s Appointee (former 2024 – 2025 Director)
The Alumni Association has appointed their new Executive Committee. In addition to their tenure as Board of Director members, they will serve a two-year term from January 2026 through December 2027.
- Janice Marshall ’93: President
- Amy Ingram ‘10: Vice President
- Scott Burbank ’00: Secretary/Treasurer
We are thrilled to welcome these fellow alumni who represent various generations, industries and talents to their new roles on the Board of Directors, and look forward to the Association’s work as we continue to create meaningful and engaging experiences for our more than 32,000 alumni.
From Lecture Halls to Literary Landscapes: Leslie Harper Worthington's Poetic Path
After earning her bachelor’s degree from AUM in 1984, Leslie went on to complete her master’s and Ph.D. at Auburn University. Following a distinguished 40-year career in higher education as an English faculty member and academic administrator, she has recently retired and returned to her creative roots—writing poetry.
Leslie has two poetry collections on the horizon: Why Would You Leave Me? (Finishing Line Press, October 2025) and Lingering: A Poet’s Journey through Literary Landscapes (North Meridian Press, Summer 2026). As she shares on her website:
“Welcome to the world of Leslie Harper Worthington, where poetry meets adventure. Whether revisiting the ghosts of beloved writers in Lingering or untangling the truths of her own past in Why Would You Leave Me?, Dr. Worthington’s poetry invites readers to travel with her across memory, history, and imagination.”
Learn more about Leslie and her work by visiting her website: www.leslieharperworthington.com.
AUM visual art students design new One Montgomery logo
Auburn University at Montgomery students in “VISU 3722: Design Techniques” recently partnered with One Montgomery, a local nonprofit dedicated to building unity and collaboration across communities, to design and launch the organization’s new logo. The class project offered students a professional-level experience in client collaboration and brand development, said Associate Professor of Fine Arts Breuna Baine, the course instructor and faculty mentor for the project.
The new One Montgomery logo — designed by Tristen Meads, a junior graphic design and communications major from Montgomery, and Antonio Sullivan, a senior graphic design major from Birmingham, Alabama — was unveiled Thursday, Nov. 6, during a presentation at AUM’s Cason McDermott Art Gallery. Baine, Meads, and Sullivan received certificates of recognition from One Montgomery co-chairwoman Mary Anne Martin and incoming co-chairwoman Pearl Flowers.
“One Montgomery is very appreciative of the team effort by Breuna Baine and her students to provide us with a new logo,” Martin said. “We were founded as an organization to bring the Montgomery community together, and this partnership represents exactly why we were established.”
Spreading Holiday Cheer and AUM Pride
This holiday season, meet Cameron Reeder—currently in his seventh year bringing Christmas cheer as Santa Claus!
After graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor’s in English, Cameron began a diverse career that included serving as President & CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association (2000–2003). He is now in his 21st year with Acme Brick and Tile in Madison, AL. Recently retired after 15 years as Care Pastor at World Harvest Outreach, Cameron is also the author of four Christian devotionals and a children’s book, all available on Kindle Unlimited.
Cameron and his wife, Sherry, continue to spread joy—especially during this festive time of year. Share with us this year’s Santa photos with Cameron and be featured on AUM Alumni social media!
Welcome to our New Director of Alumni Relations!
AUM is pleased to welcome Ashlyn Arp as our new Director of Alumni Relations. Ashlyn brings a wealth of experience and a vision for building stronger alumni connections, leveraging her background in recruitment, engagement, and strategic planning to create meaningful opportunities for collaboration and growth.
She brings experience in corporate HR with a focus on people-centered programming and talent acquisition, along with account management and leadership as an executive member of her alma mater’s Alumni Board of Directors. A proud graduate of the University of West Georgia (B.A.) and Oklahoma State University (M.S.), Ashlyn combines a data-driven approach with a deep commitment to fostering lifelong relationships within the AUM alumni community.
We look forward to the innovative initiatives and strengthened alumni network that her leadership will bring in the months ahead. Stay up-to-date on events and announcements by following us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and frequently checking out the AUM Alumni page: https://staging.aumedu.dev/alumni/.
Have an AUMazing holiday season and a Happy New Year!
The Alumni Association is wishing you and yours a happy holiday season filled with joy, celebration, and Warhawk pride!
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— AUM Office of Alumni Relations
