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Christian Women's Leadership Center
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
(205) 726-4194
cwl@samford.edu

C. Delane Tew, Ph.D.
Director of Christian Women's Leadership Center
ctew@samford.edu
(205) 726-4194


CWLC Luncheons

CWLC luncheons are a time for women from the area to network and to hear from other women about their work, their hopes, and their dreams. Lunches will be 12:00-1:00 at Samford University’s Flag Colonnade in University Center. Participants can make reservations by contacting Delane Tew at ctew@samford.edu.

Luncheon Dates:
September 13 – Peggy Sanderford Ponder. Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor
October 4– Jeanna Westmoreland – Samford’s First Lady, Former Dean of the School of Education, Ouchita University
November 9 – Virginia Sweet – former Executive Director, Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, now “purposefully retired”
December 6 – Wanda Lee – Executive Director, Woman’s Missionary Union
January 10 – Valerie Burton – Minster for Christian Formation, Baptist Church of the Covenant
February 8 – Sheryl Churchill – Ministry Consultant, Woman’s Missionary Union
March 8 – Dr. Ellen Ott Marshal – Associate Professor, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
April 11 – April Robinson – Minister to Students, Community and Campus Involvement, Samford University
May 10 – Lonette Berg – Executive Director, Alabama Baptist Historical Commission


CWL Minors

The CWLS minor offers a student the opportunity to choose courses from a wide range of disciplines, including religion, history, business, sociology, and psychology. The goal of the minor is to enhance a student’s own leadership experiences and engage the student in a dialogue regarding the importance of faith in developing as a leader in one’s chosen field. The minor matches well with a wide variety of majors.

University Catalog

Our Mission
To engage Christian women in learning experiences and leadership development so they may influence the world for Christ. cwlc logo


Pope-Levinson PR photo The 2012 Marie NeSmith Fowler Lecture Series
March 8, 2012, 10 A.M., Reid Chapel
Samford University

Guest Lecturer Dr. Ellen Ott Marshall [bio page]

Dr. Ellen Ott Marshall is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Conflict Transformation at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She received her Ph.D. in Religion, Ethics and Society from Vanderbilt University. She has many published works including: Christians in the Public Square: Faith that Transforms Politics -2008, Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom: Toward a Responsible Theology of Christian Hope – 2006. In 2010 she received the “On Eagle’s Wings Excellence in Teaching” award at Candler School of Theology.