Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2003-04-17

Joseph Wells, a junior biology major from Lexington, Ky., has been elected president of the Samford University Student Government Association. He was chosen by vote of the undergraduate student body.

Other newly elected officers of the Samford student government executive council are: Andrew Patterson, Old Hickory, Tenn., vice president-senate; Michael Giles, Jr., Tuscaloosa, vice president-activities; and Jeff Stephens, Memphis, Tenn., treasurer.

 

 
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.