Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Recognizes Nine Outstanding Individuals with College’s Highest Awards
Eight outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime faculty member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 15, for their distinguished professional careers. These alumni include five who were recognized as Distinguished Auburn Engineers, three as Outstanding Young Auburn Engineers and chemical engineering associate professor and the college’s former associate dean for academics for Superior Service. The council also presented former Interim Dean Steve Taylor with a portrait honoring his service to the college.
Distinguished Auburn Engineers
Pam Boyd, ’92 Electrical Engineering
Pam Boyd is a 1992 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. During her career at Alabama Power, she held roles as transmission system operator and other various engineering positions. Her leadership roles included being the first female distribution support manager, operations manager and planning manager. She was named Birmingham Division distribution general manager in 2012 and her responsibilities expanded in 2016 to include power delivery services general manager. After her retirement from Alabama Power in 2021 she formed her own consulting company, Boyd Innovative Solutions.
During her career, she also served as the storm center director for Alabama Power, leading the company’s storm response during the devastating April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.
As a proud graduate of Auburn University, Boyd has established an endowed scholarship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering — the Boyd Family Scholarship. She has also given her time back to Auburn University by mentoring students and investing in the workforce. Boyd has been involved with 100+ Women Strong and the Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence, and she currently serves on the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council. Additionally, she was part of the inaugural 100+ Women Strong executive committee and was its first co-chair.