President

Beck A. Taylor

• President, Samford University
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Updated on 07/03/2025

Administration

Jason E. Black

• Vice President for Enrollment Management

David Cimbora

• Provost and Vice President, Professor of Psychology
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Colin M. Coyne

• Vice President for Finance, Business Affairs and Strategy
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Betsy Bugg Holloway

• Vice President for Advancement and Marketing, Professor of Marketing
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Joseph H. "Jody" Hunt

• General Counsel and Vice President for Government Affairs
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R. Philip Kimrey

• Vice President for Student Affairs
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Michael Morgan

• Chief of Staff & Assistant to the President
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Martin Newton

• Director of Athletics
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Beck A. Taylor

• President, Professor of Economics
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Updated on 07/03/2025

Board

Hon. Karon O. Bowdre

• Chair

Andrew B. Cundiff

• Vice Chair
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Sherri Foyt

• Secretary

Brent Fielder

• Assistant Secretary
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Tracey Morant Adams, PhD

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Amy Allen

John E. Bell Jr.

• Honorary Trustee

Andy D. Birchfield, JD

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Hon. Karon O. Bowdre, JD

Verne Bragg

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John Cantelow, DMin

• Clergy
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Charles Carter, DD

• Clergy

Peter J. Clemens IV

Julie Collier, JD

Andrew B. Cundiff

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Tim Davis, JD

S. Earl Dove

Michael P. Dunn

Brent Fielder

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Sherri Foyt

Brian George

Rhega Gordon

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Randy Gunter

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Terry Hales Jr.

Robert Holmes Jr.

Julie K. Jenkins

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Brian L Kelly

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Keith Kirkland

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Charles W. Lancaster

Alan Long, MD

Sheri P. McKean

Victor E. Nichol Jr.

W. Randall Pittman

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Marlene Reed, DBA

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Yvette M. Richardson, EdD

William J. Stevens

Sharon D. Stuart, JD

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Beth Thorne Stukes, LHD

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Timothy Vines

• Honorary Trustee

Steve Vinyard

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Rachel C. Wachter

Cecelia A Walker, DMin

• Clergy

Ronald L. Watkins

Mechelle Wilder, JD

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Jay L. Wolf, DMin

• Clergy

Danny Wood, DMin

• Clergy
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Updated on 07/03/2025