Published on April 10, 2017  

Kimberlie and her husband and other Samford families were in Virginia as our baseball team prepared to play VMI,  stopping by the Washington and Lee campus for a visit.  There they encountered the campus museum shop co-supervisor, Margaret Samdahl.  Upon recognizing that the families were from Samford, Mrs. Samdahl enthusiastically noted that she is a nursing graduate from Samford, expressing strong appreciation for Dr. Nena Sanders and our nursing faculty.  Kimberlie said, “We felt that instant Samford bond!”

Many of us have had similar experiences, meeting Samford people across the globe through chance encounters and experiencing “that instant Samford bond.” 

The world is better because of the depth and breadth of the Samford community.

 
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.