Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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Charles F. Df.Bardklebkx Alumni President, 1Q2I-’24 The Greater Auburn Campaign, the crowning achievement of Mr. DcBardeleben's three years as alumni president, brought into play every quality of leadership which had been developed by his busy and successful life. Despite the demands of his large and varied interests, he found time to put into the effort and energy an inspiration that kept the movement progressing until it achieved its great purpose of saving the day for Auburn and permitting it to move forward. Mr. DcBardeleben is now president of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company. lie is also chairman of the board of Charles C. Stewart Machine Company, director of the DeBardele-ben Coal Corporation, and director of American-Traders National Bank. Judge William H. Sam ford Alumni President, 1924-28 For four years as president of the Auburn Alumni Association, Judge Samford served faithfully in an endeavor to sustain the authorities of the college and to organize the alumni into a cohesive, virile force for the good of the institution. The growth of the Association from 168 active members in 1924, to 1,000 in 1928 and the enthusiastic and harmonious meeting in June. 1928, at which Judge Samford turned over the affairs to his successor i; but an evidence of the work he accomplished as president. Judge Samford was appointed a judge on the Alabama Court of Appeals in 1917, which position he still holds, having been elected by the people in 191S, 1924 and 1928. 7

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Thomas Bragg, ’01 Alumni President. IQ12-20 When Tom Bragg was invited to Birmingham to become manager of the investment department of the Alabama Power Company in 1920. he had been president of the Alumni Association for eight consecutive annual terms. A few of the outstanding achievements as president of the Association were the founding of The Auburn Alumni Quarterly which is now The Auburn Alumnus, the bringing about of the great Home-coming Reunion of alumni in June, 1913, the raising of funds for the Alumni Gymnasium, and the organization of “The Old Guard’’ among the alumni graduating before 1880. Mr. Bragg is now a vice-president of the Alabama Power Company. J. V. Denson, ’05 Alumni President, 1Q20- 21 John V. Denson was president of the Alumni Association for one year from June ist, 1920, succeeding Thomas Bragg's long and successful incumbency and preceding Charlie DeBardelcbcn’s and the drive for a million dollars for Auburn. 'Though short, Mr. Denson’s term of office is significant. Special effort was made to organize local groups of Auburn men in places where a sufficient number of Auburn graduates or former students made an Auburn Club feasible. T he Auburn $1,000,000 Drive was conceived and planned and for the first time a full-time, well-paid executive secretary was employed. Mr. Denson is a distinguished lawyer in Opelika, Alabama. 16

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Judge I.. F. Sessions Ozark. Alabama J. I). For Dothan, Alabama Dr. George Blue Montgomery, Alabama Prominence and distinction in this old world of ours are, we realize, relative states of being. On these pages we have published a small group of prominent and distinguished alumni of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute who bv their recognized efforts to make “Old Auburn” go, have been elected vice-presidents of the Alumni Association. W. R. Reynolds Anniston. Alabama Judge F. W. Hare Monroeville, Alabama J. M. Moore Montgomery. Alabama 1$