From Dean David Chapman of the Howard College of Arts and Sciences: 

"Dr. John Sampey, Jr. was a professor of Chemistry at Howard College in the 1920s and 30s.  One of his pupils, Dr. Hugh Linder, was so impressed by Sampey’s teaching that in 1985, some 60 years after he studied under Dr. Sampey, he left a substantial gift to endow a professorship in Dr. Sampey’s name.  That fund continued to grow, and this year we announced the first holder of the Sampey Research Professor:  Dr. Andrew Lampkins.   The Sampey Research Professor is the first to be established in our College in over 40 years.  It will strengthen our reputation as an academic institution and help us recruit outstanding Chemistry professors to our university.  It will provide direct benefits to our students who are involved in undergraduate research.  And it will serve as a lasting reminder of the impact a professor had on the life of one of his students." 

The world is better because of the influence of generations of Samford faculty members. 

 

 
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.