Published on July 8, 2019
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It is a name that has come to be virtually synonymous with Samford, given the breadth of the Beeson family’s investment in our university. We are well aware that Mr. Beeson made a lot of money—and he gave away a lot of money, almost $100 million to Samford from the combined gifts of the Beeson family. His motivation? In his own words: “It’s the Lord’s money. He gave me the gift of making it. I am not smart enough to make that much money on my own. It’s his money and I’m going to give it back to him.”
The world is better because of the “giving back” of Mr. Beeson and so many other friends of Samford.
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 6,101 students from 45 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.
