9/13/04 Roy Summerford, 334/844-9999 (summero@auburn.edu)

SIGMA NU NAMES AU'S BURGESS NATIONAL ADVISER OF YEAR

AUBURN -- Sigma Nu international fraternity recently named John Burgess, an admissions adviser in AU's Office of Student Affairs, as its national adviser of the year for 2004.

Burgess, an AU staff member since 1975, has been adviser to the campus chapter of Sigma Nu for seven years. An AU graduate, he was a Sigma Nu member as a student.

Sigma Nu has 225 chapters worldwide.

Auburn University is a 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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CONTACT: Burgess, 334/844-6441 or burgejr@auburn.edu.