6/19/06 Contact: Sara Borchik, 334-844-5284 (borchse@auburn.edu)

LOCAL AU GRADUATE NAMED CO-OP STUDENT OF THE YEAR

AUBURN -- David C. Last, a recent graduate in electrical and computer engineering from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University, was named 2006 Co-op Student of the Year in the four-year college division at the Alabama Association of Colleges and Employers (AACE) annual conference in Florence, Ala. Last is from Moulton, Ala., and was a co-op student with Adtran, Inc., a Huntsville-based company that develops networking programs and equipment.

While at Auburn, Last was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the National Dean’s List and Golden Key. He plans to spend a year teaching English in China, before returning to the U.S. to pursue a master’s degree in computer engineering or a position with Adtran.

Last year’s winner of this award, Mark Whitt, was also a graduate of the Ginn College of Engineering. In 2004, more than 11 percent of students enrolled in the college were involved with the co-op program.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

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