The EPLO exists to promote political cooperation between members of the European Parliament and U.S. Congress on important pieces of legislation. “I believe that this experience will make me a more astute policy-maker with a more complete understanding of transatlantic relations,” Moody said. “As much as Samford has given to me, I hope to give back to Samford by representing its name well, both in Washington and in Brussels.”

The world is better because of Mary Moody.

 
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.