Moments after the announcement of Miss Auburn 2018, Dixon Simmons heard his name called on the steps of Cater Lawn officially naming him the new SGA treasurer as he welcomed a barrage of hugs and cheers from friends and family members.
Simmons, junior in accounting, who ran unopposed, previously served as budget and finance chair in SGA and will continue to help make SGA financially sound in his new role.
“First we have to get our exec team together that will be this weekend," Simmons said. "I am really excited about that, excited to work with Schyler and whoever wins the runoff between Dane and Patrick. Honestly, I am just so honored to have this opportunity to serve the student body in this capacity. I am so excited, it's going to be an awesome year ahead.”
Simmons said that his biggest goal as treasurer will be to try and make SGA more transparent with all of Auburn's student body both financially and generally.
"I think as SGA we can do a lot better job of just reaching out to students and being a student and not just being in our SGA bubble," Simmons said. "I think we’ll just do a lot better job of really just engaging and being the student voice cause that’s what our mission is and that’s why I ran for this position and that’s what we want to do.”
After the Elections Council announced that the role of SGA's new president will be decided in a runoff election between Dane Block and Patrick Starr, Simmons said that, regardless of who is chosen, he will still look forward to working with them.
“I am good friends with Dane and Patrick, I think they are both incredible candidates, either of them would do a good job," Simmons said. "I’m interested to see what will happen, honestly wither way Auburn is going to be in good hands.”
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