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GIVING
in memory of Mrs. Opal Vanderver
Dr. & Mrs. Paul D. Robinson, Pensacola, Fla.
Memory L. Robinson Scholarship (Law)
in memory of Mrs. Eugenia Smith Selby
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Womack, Birmingham
Samford Fund
in memory of Mr. Paul F. Dietzel
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Macon, Middletown, Va.
in memory of Dr. Austin C. Dobbins
Dr. P. Joe Whitt, Northport, Ala.
in memory of Rev. Jake Malone
BBT Consulting, Inc., Augusta, Ga.
Jessica Smith Panhellenic Service Award
in memory of Jessica M. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Heitzke, Boerne, Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Smith, Huntsville, Ala.
H. Dale Splawn Endowed Scholarship
in memory of Mr. H. Dale Splawn
Ms. Betty B. Alby, Pelham, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby M. Armistead, Birmingham
Ms. Virginia D. Barksdale, Hoover, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Bluestein, Birmingham
Mr. & Mrs. Leon M. Cooper, Birmingham
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Craig Jr., Hoover, Ala.
Ms. Susan C. Frazier, Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. J. E. George, Birmingham
Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Hamlett, Warrior, Ala.
Mrs. Anne G. Hartline, Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Rev. & Mrs. Junior W. Hill, Hartselle, Ala.
Ms. Nina H. Isaminger, Hoover, Ala.
John 3:16, Hoover, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Roger E. Lemley, Hoover, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Myers, Hoover, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Ritchie, Birmingham
Mr. Joseph C. Saia, Mountain Brook, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Stevens, Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Thomas, Mc Calla, Ala.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Tindall, Jr., Mountain
Brook, Ala.
Hon. Virginia A. Vinson, Trussville, Ala.
University Library
in memory of all women who have helped the club
Samford University Faculty Womens Club,
Homewood
Katherine Victoria “Kavi” Vance Scholarship
in memory of Katherine Victoria “Kavi” Vance
Mr. & Mrs. Lon Vance, Eutaw, Ala.
World Language Scholarship
in memory of David Michael Coleman
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Coleman, Trussville, Ala. ◗
SENIOR CAMPAIGN DOUBLES GOAL
AND EXCEEDS IT
The Samford Senior Campaign encourages members of the
graduating class to begin a tradition of giving back to the
school as alumni. Seniors can designate their gift to the department,
program or scholarship of their choice. Seniors are also
encouraged to make this gift in honor of a favorite professor or staff
member. More than 180 faculty and staff members have been thus
honored during the first two years of the program.
“The program recognizes the impact faculty and staff had in the
lives of the students,” said vice president for advancement W. Randy
Pittman.
When the program began in 2013, 5 percent of the senior class
participated. This year, with a goal of 10 percent, the Class of 2014
not only met, but exceeded its goal by 2 percent.
Chelsea Brown, a psychology major from LaGrange, Ga., was a
member of the campaign committee. “I have loved being involved
and helping to take up the challenge to double the percentage of last
year’s givers,” she said.
Campaign steering committee member Drew Hall, a marketing
and entrepreneurship major from Madison, Miss., saw his involvement
as a good way to begin his transition from active student to
loyal alumnus.
“It’s a good way to stay involved with Samford,” he said.
“Fund-raising involves personal selling and connecting people to a
cause. Samford is a brand that tons of people want, and one that
they appreciate because they have been touched by the Samford
community.”
All members of the senior class, including student donors and
faculty/staff honorees, were invited to a reception at the president’s
home near the close of the spring semester. History department
chair Jonathan Bass was one guest who had been tapped by multiple
seniors for the honor.
“I am surprised but very flattered,” said Bass, who said that, for
him, teaching is much more than standing in front of a class.
“It’s about mentoring and getting to know students on a
personal level as an adviser and friend. I love teaching and talking
about my discipline, but the lifelong relationships are what I value
and treasure the most,” said Bass. He added that he maintains
contact with students he taught his first year at Samford in 1997. “I
heard from one of them this week.”
Donors and honorees of this year’s Senior Campaign are listed
on the following page. ◗
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