Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2003-11-03

Jessica Marie Smith, a Samford University junior from Harvest, Ala., died as the result of an automobile accident Sunday, Nov. 2. She was a history major and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.

The one-car accident occurred at about 10:45 p.m. on I-65, north of Greenville, Ala.

Funeral service was Thursday, Nov. 6, at Capshaw Baptist Church., with burial at Huntsville Memory Gardens.

A memorial service will be held at Samford Tuesday (NOV. 11) at 8 p.m. in Reid Chapel.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.