Doug Wilson, our executive director of advancement, became a regular citizen last week, retiring after 27 years in the Air Force reserve and reaching the rank of Lt. Colonel. In the ten years since 9/11/2001, Doug served in twelve different active duty assignments, one an extended local assignment and the other eleven in varying locations throughout the world. His last deployment of four weeks in the South Pacific ended just a few days ago. Doug became involved with the Air Force after being a part of the Air Force ROTC post at Samford while he was an undergraduate student in the early 1980s, a program that was initiated by his father, a long-time member of our faculty. During his career, Doug worked with some of our most sensitive national defense intelligence, protecting us day by day. 

 

The world is better (and, in part, we are safe today) because of Doug Wilson. 

 

 

 
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.