Across that span of time, Bill has served many important roles for Samford, including sports information director in his early years here. Thirty years ago he worked with former President Tom Corts to develop the concept for Seasons, Samford’s award-winning news magazine, and he is the only editor that publication has had. Bill continues to tell the Samford story every day, not just in the words that he writes and shares, but in the way that he lives his life and serves the university. Coincidentally, today is his birthday.

As we celebrate Bill's service today, we also commemorate two Samford stalwarts lost this weekend, W. T. (Dub) Edwards and Martha Ann Cox. Their legacies endure.

The world is better because of the loyalty, professionalism, commitment and service of Samford faculty and staff, past and present.
 
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.