The Belltower, Samford University

June 9, 2006

Westmoreland Has Busy First Day As President

"... June 1 was a quiet day in the president's office at Samford University--not exactly what an observer might expect on the first day for new Samford President Andrew Westmoreland. For Westmoreland, though, the day was anything but quiet..."

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