Search Committee Members

The Honorable Albert P. Brewer, cochair

Former Governor, State of Alabama
Distinguished Professor of Law and Government (Retired)
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

H. Hobart Grooms, Jr., cochair

Member, Board of Trustees
Attorney of Counsel,
Spain & Gillon, LLC
Birmingham, Alabama

Sarah C. Latham, secretary

Director, Institutional Research
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Mary Lynne Capilouto

Class of 1973
Dean Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
Birmingham, Alabama

Charles T. Carter

Class of 1956
Member, Board of Trustees
Retired Pastor, Shades Mountain Baptist Church
James H. Chapman Fellow of Pastoral Ministry
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

S. Earl Dove

Member, Board of Trustees
President, The Earl Dove Company
Dothan, Alabama

John W. Duren

Class of 1963
Chairman, Board of Overseers
Samford University
President, Duren Associates, Inc.
Savannah , Georgia

Rosemary M. Fisk

Class of 1977
Associate Dean, Howard College of Arts & Sciences
Samford University
Birmingham , Alabama

Robert Holmes, Jr.

Member, Board of Trustees
Senior Vice President, Ethics and Business Practices,
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham , Alabama

Richard D. Horsley

Former Member, Board of Trustees
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer,
Regions Financial Corporation
Birmingham , Alabama

W. Mike Howell

Professor, Biology
Samford University
Birmingham , Alabama

The Honorable Eric L. Motley

Class of 1996
Special Assistant to the President
Washington , D.C.

John C. Pittman

Class of 1944
Member, Board of Trustees
Associate, Pittman Financial Partners
Birmingham , Alabama

Charles D. Sands, IV

Class of 1993
Assistant Professor,
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Samford University
Birmingham , Alabama

W. Clark Watson

Class of 1981, Cumberland School of Law
Member, Board of Trustees
Attorney and Partner, Balch & Bingham, LLP
Birmingham , Alabama

Jay L. Wolf, Jr.

Member, Board of Trustees
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church
Montgomery, Alabama

William J. Stevens *

Class of 1970
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Samford University
President and CEO,
Motion Industries, Inc.
Birmingham , Alabama

C. Thomas Houser *

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees
Samford University
Chief Operating Officer,
BAE SYSTEMS, Analytical Solutions, Inc.
Huntsville , Alabama

*Ex officio, nonvoting