Eugene Stanaland

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Eugene Stanaland
City council president of Auburn, Alabama
In office
1972–1976
Personal details
SpousePhyllis Stanaland
Education Huntingdon College
University of Alabama

Eugene E. Stanaland is the current treasurer and director at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a board member of Huntingdon College, former Auburn, Alabama city council president, former public speaker, and former head of economics at Auburn University.

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Early life and education

Stanaland graduated from Catholic High School in Montgomery, and played on the football team. [1] He graduated from Huntingdon College in 1960. [2] He received his MBA and Ph.D from the University of Alabama. [3] [4] He was honored with the Alumni Loyalty Award for Huntingdon in 2002. [5]

Career

Stanaland served as a Marine Corps Sergeant. [6]

He was president of the city council in Auburn after being elected in 1972. [7] As a council president, he advocated for a 9-man city council and cooperation among officials. [8] He ran again, but lost in his bid for re-election in 1976. [9]

At the same time that he was president of the city council, he was also chair of the Auburn University Senate. [10]

He served as a professor of economics at Auburn University for over 20 years, as well as the head of the economics department from 1972 to 1980 [11] and the geography department [12] before becoming a public speaker. [13] In public speaking, he was commonly known as the "Will Rogers of Economics." [14] He spoke in several places throughout the career, including at Auburn University, [15] Brooks International, [16] and RAB2003. [17] He would also found Gene Stanaland Enterprises, LLC, an economics and management consulting firm. [18] [19] [20]

Stanaland has served on the Huntingdon College board of trustees since 1991. As of 2024, he serves on the Emeriti Board. [2] In 2019, he was commemorated with the naming of the Phyllis and Eugene Stanaland Building, which was later shortened to the Phyllis and Gene Stanaland House. [21] [22]

Currently, he also serves as treasurer at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. [23] [24] He is also Senior Vice Commandant for the Auburn Marines. [25]

Personal life

Stanaland is married to Phyllis Stanaland. He will be honored with the Distinguished Veteran Award on 27 May 2024. [6] [26] [27]

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