Published on July 6, 2015  

Dr. Michael Hardin began a new chapter in his life last week as our Provost, completing his tenure as the Dean of the Culverhouse School of Business at the University of Alabama.  He arrives with the good will of the entire campus (and the relief of the 19-member search committee).  Mike’s wife is Anna Kathryn.  As I received the committee’s recommendation that we ask Dr. Hardin to accept the position, I talked with perhaps as many as 30 people who had known him in various capacities, both personal and professional.  If I had to offer one summary of the conversations, it would be this:  “He’s one of the finest people I have ever known.”  Welcome to Samford, Mike and Anna Kathryn, where you’ll write your own Samford stories.   

The world is better because of Mike and Anna Kathryn Hardin.  (You may write a word of welcome to Dr. Hardin at mhardin@samford.edu.)

 

 
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 5,791 students from 49 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 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.