Nine engineering alumni and one longtime employee of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were recently honored during an awards ceremony by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council for their distinguished professional careers.

Zeke Smith, executive vice president of External Affairs for Alabama Power, was among those recognized as a Distinguished Auburn Engineer, one of the college’s highest honors.

“I’m grateful and humbled to receive this great honor, and to be recognized alongside those that have made such a difference in so many ways,” Smith said during the ceremony. “Thank you to the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council for this award. And to Dean Chris Roberts and the professors who wake up each day with a passion to educate the next generation of leaders for Alabama.”