Published on April 6, 2017 by Philip Poole
A major profile in the April issue of Business Alabama magazine features Samford University President Andrew Westmoreland and other key administrators discussing Samford’s recent growth and plans for the future. The story also highlights the university’s national reputation and its 175th anniversary.
Westmoreland is featured on the magazine’s cover.
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 6,101 students from 45 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.