At a meeting of the Samford Board of Trustees last week, two of our students shared their testimonies of the ways in which their collegiate experience is helping them to reach their goals.  As the students concluded their remarks, John Pittman, a member of the board since 1953, stood in quiet dignity to give his own assessment of the ways that Samford has strengthened his life across seven decades.  None would argue with Mr. Pittman, but the thought throughout the room that night was . . . John Pittman has offered far more to Samford than the institution could ever give to him. 

  

The world is better because of John Pittman. 

 
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.