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COMMENCEMENT “Our culture lurches between having an excessive sense of its own lordly autonomy and on the other hand of being pawns of greater forces,” said Sumner. “A willful and amnesiac world needs you to remind them what a human being is.” The answer Sumner said the world needs is “distinctively Christian.” Health Sciences “When God obviously speaks to you and calls you, don’t doubt him,” urged speaker Ryan Rainer, a 1995 alumnus of Samford’s sports medicine program, to graduates of the College of Health Sciences. Rainer expressed that the graduates shared a common blessing — a calling to share in one of Jesus’ favorite ministries — the ministry of healing. “Realize that if you will abide in Christ, you will know his will for you, and he will equip you to be his hands and feet,” said Rainer. A challenge from a substitute teacher early in his childhood led Rainer to his calling to be a doctor. “Mr. Price asked us to write a paragraph on what we wanted to be when we grew up, and he said to make it something that would make the world a better place,” said Rainer. “In that moment, I knew I wanted to be a doctor, and I wrote that I wanted to be one so that I could help people.” Law Cumberland School of Law graduates were encouraged to look beyond themselves, to focus on serving others and to be persistent in pursuing their goals. Terry McCarthy, adjunct professor and partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC, used stories about people who made a difference to illustrate his address. McCarthy said, “This graduating class includes brilliant litigators, gifted athletes, individuals committed to serving the community, and a group that has survived snowmageddon and celebrated Rascal. Most importantly, though, you have formed a bond that will last for years to come. “Dr. Seuss once said, ‘Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory,’ but I valued my time with you every single day,” reminisced McCarthy. Pharmacy Drawing from a commencement speech his late father made at Samford in 1989, Stuart C. McWhorter told McWhorter School of Pharmacy graduates that the most accurate measure of success is happiness. McWhorter is CEO of the Nashville (Tennessee) Entrepreneur Center. “The most fortunate people are those who find contentment in both their professional and personal lives.” McWhorter recalled his father’s 6 • Seasons • Summer 2016
COMMENCEMENT extensive career in healthcare administration but said his “best days” began when they formed a venture capital firm in 1996. “It was his passion to partner with great talent to create and launch innovative businesses,” McWhorter noted. The ceremony included a special recognition of the late Clayton McWhorter, who died earlier this year and who provided the naming gift for the school. Prayer Breakfast Words of inspiration and encouragement around the themes of friendship, scholarship and faith were the focus of the annual prayer breakfast. About 300 graduates and faculty members gathered for what has become an important tradition of spring commencement weekend. In his challenge, President Westmoreland told the graduates, “In every way imaginable, you have touched our lives and caused us to be better people because you were here. “This institution will endure long after all of us are gone. But, it will be stronger because you are here today and because of the memory that you were here.” Awards Journalism and mass communication major Lauren Elizabeth Sims of Trenton, Georgia, earned the John C. Pittman Spirit Award, which honors the 1944 alumnus who served on the university’s board of trustees for 62 years. Sims was recognized for consistently exhibiting exceptional Christian character in community life. Classics major and University Fellows honor student Samuel T. Hahn of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, earned the President’s Cup, Samford’s valedictorian honor. (See page 16). Laura C. Bean, a Brock Scholar and University Fellow from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, received the Velma Wright Irons salutatorian award as the graduating senior with the second-highest cumulative grade point average across all academic units at Samford. ◗ For complete commencement coverage, including photos and video, go to samford.edu/news. “In every way imaginable, you have touched our lives and caused us to be better people because you were here.” — Andy Westmoreland Clockwise from top, President Andrew Westmoreland congratulates President's Cup winner Samuel Hahn and Velma Irons Award winner Laura Bean. Lauren Elizabeth Sims, center, wins Pittman Spirit Award. samford.edu • 7
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