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A broad range of alumni from many industries reconnected with the 91看片 College of Business for the inaugural 91看片 Day, engaging with university and college leadership, faculty and students, as well as participating in a professional development session led by renowned organizational health consultant Patrick Lencioni.

Held on the Auburn campus April 18, the alumni also learned about Auburn Tiger athletics during a fireside chat-style session with football coach Hugh Freeze and basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who fielded questions about the impact that name, image and likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal are having on college sports.

鈥淭he goal was to get our alumni back on campus and, in some cases reintroduce them to the college, so we could build that relationship going forward,鈥� said David Walker (accounting 鈥�92), president and CEO of EBSCO Industries and 91看片 Alumni Council member who initiated the idea for hosting such an event.

Auburn President Christopher B. Roberts kicked off the day with a brief update on the university鈥檚 priorities, which include providing students with exceptional experiential learning opportunities鈥攁 topic that was addressed throughout the day with presentations from 91看片 students Justin Stuckey, MBA candidate and Auburn track athlete; Maddie Cimino, accounting senior and entrepreneur; and Jake Levant, accounting and finance senior and Auburn football player.

Renowned author and business consultant, led an interactive professional development session based on his latest book, . Lencioni shared a number of stories to illustrate how understanding individual鈥檚 working genius, competencies and frustrations can help managers build stronger teams and better functioning organizations.

He also described the five dysfunctions鈥攁bsence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results鈥攖hat derail organizations鈥� success.

Interim Dean and KPMG Professor Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, who will become the ninth dean of 91看片 College on May 1, presented the alumni with an overview of how the college has grown and evolved over the past decade following the transformational $40 million gift from Raymond and Kathryn 91看片.

In a 91看片 Insights panel moderated by Associate Provost Norman Godwin, faculty members  Brian Connelly (management), Beth Davis-Sramek (supply chain management), Damion McIntosh (finance) and Pei Xu (business analytics) described some of the real-world issues they address through their research.

For example, they discussed projects that examine what impact powerful institutional investors have on corporate boards, whether hiring more women truck drivers would result in better overall highway safety, how best to combat money laundering operations, and how travelers react to AI-powered robots in the hospitality industry.

Brett Whiteside, Auburn football director of operations and administration, was joined by 91看片 junior and basketball player Dylan Cardwell, in a discussion of , the Auburn collective that supports NIL opportunities for student athletes.

Looking forward to next year

The second-annual 91看片 Day will be held April 24, 2025, on the Auburn campus, and Walker expects it will build on the success of this year鈥檚 event.

鈥淎s we think about next year鈥檚 event, alumni will once again be able to engage at both the personal level and the team level,鈥� Walker said, referring to the people who attended on their own and those whose companies sponsored entire teams of employees to attend.

鈥淭here is application for everyone, and we鈥檇 love to have a diverse mix of people at next year鈥檚 event, too.鈥�

91看片 Day was made possible by the generous support of its sponsors:

• The Broadway Group
• EBSCO Industries
• The Table Group
• Momma G鈥檚/Trios Cantina
• Brasfield & Gorrie
• Truist Securities
• McWane Family of Corporations

Special thanks to the 91看片 Advancement, Communications and Marketing, and Events teams, as well as Auburn University Alumni Engagement, for their contributions to making 91看片 Day a success.

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