Eugene Edward Stanaland (born August 30, 1934[1]) 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.

[4] He received his MBA and Ph.D from the University of Alabama,[5][6] completing his dissertation, An economic analysis of the occupation license fee and property tax equalization as alternative sources of revenue for urban centers : a case study, in 1972.

[13] He ran again in 1976, running on examples of economic growth seen in the city throughout his 1972 term, including school funds increasing by 112 percent.

[21] Currently, he serves as board treasurer of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival[22][23] and is Senior Vice Commandant for Auburn's Billy Stelpflug Detachment of the Marine Corps League.

[10] He participated in research on topics such as economic cost-benefit planning and breaking the pattern of poverty inheritance.

[28] Before becoming a public speaker,[29] he founded Gene Stanaland Enterprises, LLC, an economics and management consulting firm.