Published on November 2, 2015  

When we host prospective students and their families for Preview Days and I’m given an opportunity to welcome the group, I often invite—without any advance warning—three or four of our current students to the stage so that I can ask them questions about their Samford experience. The spontaneity at least holds the attention of the early-morning audience. This past Saturday I asked our students to mention the person at Samford who had most influenced their lives. Without a second’s hesitation, the four students named four Samford employees: Bernie Ankney, Charlotte Brammer, Matt Kerlin, and Eric Mathis. In each case, the students mentioned the amount of time and wisdom that these men and women had poured into their lives.

The world is better because the members of the Samford faculty and staff always make time for their students.

 
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.