Published on October 19, 2020  

No, it’s not me. It is Jeanna Westmoreland, my wife, and today is her birthday. Her untiring efforts to host thousands of people in our home and on campus, the volunteering of her time for dozens of worthwhile causes, her efforts to promote the raising of funds for scholarships through the Legacy League, the classes she has volunteered to teach . . . all these things and many more prompt me to ask you to join in celebrating her today. And no, I haven’t yet bought her a birthday gift, but I’ll get it done before nightfall.

The world is better because of Jeanna Westmoreland.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 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 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 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. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.