Samford University Alumni Association

Photo recap from our May events! 📸

Thank you to our volunteers and attendees for helping us build a thriving alumni community. Your support and engagement make the Samford Alumni Association stronger with every gathering.

Be sure to check out our saved events calendar to see what's coming up in your area!

The Samford University Alumni Association is strengthened by the faithful leadership and service of our alumni. We are honored to recognize outgoing leaders Wendy Feild, President; Bruce Harris, Vice President of Philanthropy; and Dee Park, Vice President of Committees for their exemplary dedication to the Alumni Association.

Thank you for the lasting impact you have made on the Samford community through your leadership and service!

Staying connected with the Samford Alumni Association starts with making sure your contact information is up to date! 📬

Update your info and stay in the loop on alumni events, news and all things Samford: https://samford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UlR1BpaAK89hgp.

Your June alumni events lineup is here. 👀

From Birmingham to beyond, Samford alumni are gathering across the globe this June. 🌎 We’d love to see you at one of our June events!

More info with the links to register can be found here: https://www.samford.edu/alumni/events/.

Wherever the road takes you, take Samford with you. 🤍

Official Samford University license plates are available for Alabama and Georgia residents, and every plate purchased in Alabama helps support student scholarships. A small way to show your Bulldog pride that makes a lasting impact. 🐶

More info: https://www.samford.edu/alumni/license-plate.

Our mission is to build a lifelong, worldwide community of Samford alumni, and we would love your support in bringing that to life!

We are excited to launch new school-based alumni chapters for the School of the Arts and the School of Public Health. These chapters offer a unique opportunity to step into leadership and help shape the foundation of each group from the ground up.

Chapter leaders will help foster relationships with Samford constituents, host events, share engagement opportunities within their schools and encourage alumni giving.

If this sounds like you, learn more and apply today: https://www.samford.edu/alumni/school-chapters.

School-Based Chapters | Samford Alumni Association Samford School-Based Alumni Chapters serve graduates specific to their school of study. These chapters provide engagement opportunities to the university, its academic schools and the Samford community.

More than two decades in public education have prepared Samford alumnus Chad Holden, EdD ’18, for his next chapter. 👏

Beginning July 1, Holden will serve as executive director of the Alabama Association of School Boards, bringing experience as a teacher, principal, superintendent, school board member and parent to education advocacy across the state.

A graduate of Samford’s Orlean Beeson School of Education, Holden says his passion for public education has always been rooted in shaping lives, building relationships and investing in future generations.

“The best thing that we can give to future generations is an educated public.”

Join us in congratulating Chad on this exciting new role!

Before law school, Catie Bovey spent her days in the ER and trauma unit, caring for patients during some of the hardest moments of their lives. Now, she’s graduating from with both her Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degrees, bringing that same heart for service into the legal profession.

From navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic as a nurse to finding her place at the intersection of health care and law, Catie’s story is one of resilience, purpose and advocacy.

As she prepares for the next chapter, she carries with her the lessons, compassion and determination that first shaped her in health care.

We’re proud to celebrate Catie and the path that led her here. Read more about Catie's story: http://ms.spr.ly/6184vMfMQ.

Bridging Worlds: Former Nurse Preparing to Make Impact in Law From clinical care to legal counsel, Catie Bovey, a member of Cumberland School of Law's class of 2026, is blending expertise to serve others in new ways.

Sisters Sydni and Skyla Cooley recently graduated with their Juris Doctor degrees from Cumberland Law. Only seventeen months apart, the sisters walked through law school side by side, experiencing both the challenges and joys of the journey together.

As they prepare for the next chapter — beginning their legal careers independently — they look back on their time at Samford with a shared sense of resilience, gratitude and pride.

We’re honored to have been part of their story. Read more: https://www.samford.edu/law/news/2026/Two-Paths-One-Journey-Cooley-Sisters-Graduate-Together-from-Law-School.

Two Paths, One Journey: Cooley Sisters Graduate Together from Law School Sisters Sydni and Skyla Cooley graduate together from Cumberland School of Law after navigating law school, loss and growth while serving as each other’s constant support.

Birmingham-area young alumni, we’d love to have you join the Young Alumni Board of Birmingham!

This is a meaningful opportunity to stay connected to Samford, give back to the community and help create opportunities for fellow young alumni to build relationships and stay engaged after graduation.

Interested? Applications are open now through June 1. Apply today: https://samford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_elo5Nz8J8vJ2Lz0.