Samford's Presidential Tradition
Seventeen presidents have dedicated themselves to the good of Samford University. They include:
- Samuel Sterling Sherman, 1842-1852
- Henry Talbird,1853-1863
- Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, 1865-1868
- Edward Quinn Thornton, 1868-1869
- Samuel R. Freeman, 1869-1871
- James T. Murfee, 1871-1887
- Benjamin Franklin Riley, 1888-1893
- Arthur Watkins McGaha, 1893-1896
- A.D. Smith, 1896-1897
- Frank M. Roof, 1897-1902
- Andrew Phillip Montague, 1902-1912
- James Madison Shelburne, 1912-1917
- Charles B. Williams, 1919-1921
- John C. Dawson, 1921-1931
- Thomas V. Neal, 1932-1939
- Harwell G. Davis, 1939-1958
- Leslie Stephen Wright, 1958-1983
- Thomas Edward Corts, 1983-Present