Samantha Lawrie is an award-winning photographer, installation artist and designer. Her work has been featured in numerous regional, national, and international exhibitions, including the Texas National and the Center Awards at the Center for Photographic Arts. Her scholarly research in the areas of design education and history has been published both in this country and abroad. Professor Lawrie has a strong commitment to Auburn University?s students and their academic excellence, evidenced by her service as President and Recording Secretary of the Auburn Chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest national interdisciplinary honor society, and as the Faculty Advisor for the Auburn University Student Chapter of the AIGA