Published on July 17, 2017  

 (No, we are not new; we were helping new presidents and spouses!)  As I was buying the requisite Diet Coke for Jeanna in the Jackson Hole airport, I glanced nearby and saw Claire Goodson  and her parents.  Claire earned her undergraduate degree at Samford two years ago and completed work on her MBA in May.  Claire and her mom and dad were wrapping up a family trip before she begins her brand new job this week.  There are two points to this story:  a) you run into Samford people wherever you go and b) our graduates are getting great jobs.  By the way, the Goodson family had wonderful things to say about Claire’s entire Samford experience, especially our outstanding program in track and field sports, where Claire excelled.

The world is better because of the good work of Samford people.

 
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.