Posted by Mary L. Wimberley on 2006-05-03

Taylor Clement, a junior from Cleveland, Tenn., was recently elected president of the Samford University Student Government Association for the 2006-07 academic year. A history major, Clement was elected by vote of the undergraduate student body.

Other newly elected Samford SGA executive board officers are: Jason Pointer of Gadsden, vice president-senate; Blake Eckert of Benton, Miss., vice president-activities; and Ryan McIntire of Fort Payne, treasurer.

 
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.