Carolyn Brinson Reed '65, an Auburn University College of Education graduate with a degree in elementary education, received the 2008 Pamela Wells Sheffield Award presented by the Office of the President and the Auburn Athletic Department.
The award, coordinated by the Office of Alumni Affairs, recognizes women who exemplify the grace, character and community-minded spirit of the late Pamela Wells Sheffield '65, an elementary education graduate whose husband and children also attended Auburn. The university established the award soon after her death in 1991.
Reed, a Birmingham, Ala., resident received the award at the Sept. 20 Auburn-LSU football game. She displays her commitment to Auburn through a number of university and community activities, including her memberships with the AU Foundation Board and the Auburn Alumni Association. She has been heavily involved in student recruitment, particularly at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, and has been a significant contributor to the Tigers Unlimited Fund.
Her philanthropy on behalf of the university includes a $1 million real estate gift for the "It Begins at Auburn'' campaign and the Carolyn Brinson Reed Scholarship Endowment for the Arts and Humanities.
Of the 16 award recipients since 1991, eight have connections to the College of Education.
Dr. Jane Moore, the 1996 award recipient, served as a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology (formerly Health and Human Performance) for 22 years. Dr. Jean Welsh '85, the 1998 winner, earned her master's degree and doctorate from Auburn in rehabilitation and special education. Kym Haas Prewitt '86, who was honored in 1999, received a bachelor's degree in English language arts education and currently serves on the College of Education's National Advisory Council. Dr. Debbie Shaw, the winner in 2000, earned her master's degree and doctorates in higher education administration and now serves as vice president of alumni affairs and executive director of the Auburn Alumni Association. Dr. Susan Sorrells Hubbard '87, the 2004 recipient, earned a bachelor's degree in home economics education, a master's degree in vocational and adult education and a doctorate in education. Sandra Bridges Newkirk, honored in 2006, recently retired from the College of Education as an assistant professor of kinesiology after 40 years of service.
