Highlights of the Corts Era
Profile of Thomas E. Corts
PERSONAL
Born: October 7, 1941, Terre Haute, Ind.
Family: Married to high school
classmate Marla Ruth Haas since 1964
Three children (all graduates of Samford
University) and six grandchildren
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in rhetoric, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1972.
M.A. in
rhetoric, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1968.
B.A. in speech communication,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., 1963.
Litt.D. (Honoris Causa),
Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., 1991.
L.H.D. (Honoris Causa),
Campbell University, Buies Creek, N.C., 1995.
L.H.D. (Honoris Causa),
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 2002.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1983 - Present President, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.
1974 - 1983
President, Wingate College, Wingate, N.C.
1973 - 1974 Coordinator, Higher
Education Consortium, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
1967 - 1973
Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., several positions including Executive
Vice President.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
(Selected list of current and recent service. Complete list available on request.)
Brookwood Baptist Church
Downtown Rotary Club
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities,
Trustee
Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, Former Chairman
American Association
of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Past President
Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools, Past President
Baptist
World Alliance
Birmingham Area Consortium on Higher Education, Chair, Council
of Presidents
Leadership Birmingham, Director
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama,
Director
Red Cross of Birmingham, Director
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
Past President and Trustee
The President’s Commission on White House
Fellowships
United Way of Greater Birmingham
Recipient of numerous academic, civic and service awards (list available on request)