Andrew Westmoreland Explained

Andrew Westmoreland
Office:18th President of Samford University
Termstart:2006
Preceded:Thomas E. Corts
Succeeded:Beck A. Taylor
Office1:President of Ouachita Baptist University
Termstart1:1998
Termend1:2006
Preceded1:Ben M. Elrod
Succeeded1:Rex Horne
Birth Place:Batesville, Arkansas
Alma Mater:Ouachita Baptist University (B.A.)
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (M.A.)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Ed.D)
Termend:2021

Andrew Westmoreland is a retired American academic administrator. He was the 18th President of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama since 2006 to 2021. From 1998 to 2006, he was the president of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Early life

Andrew Westmoreland was born in Batesville, Arkansas.[1] He received a B.A. in political science from Ouachita Baptist University in 1979, an M.A. in the same field from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[1] [2]

Career

Westmoreland served as the president of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas from 1998 to 2006.[1] [3] From July 2006 to June 2021 he served as the president of Samford University.[4] In addition to serving as president, he has also taught political science at Samford University and served as the director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Leadership and Ethics [5] Westmoreland was also initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa at Samford in 2007. On August 26, 2020, Westmoreland announced that he would retire effective June 30, 2021.[6] He was succeeded on July 1, 2021, by Beck A. Taylor, formerly a dean at Samford.[7]

Westmoreland currently serves as executive director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership at Samford as well as president emeritus.[8]

Personal life

With his wife Jeanna, Westmoreland has a daughter.[9]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samford University History biography . 2010-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610184805/http://www4.samford.edu/history/westmoreland.html . 2010-06-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: Samford University President biography . 2010-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610064326/http://www4.samford.edu/president/biography.html . 2010-06-10 . dead .
  3. http://www.obu.edu/about/history.asp Ouachita Baptist University history
  4. William Nunnelley, 'Samford trustees elect Westmoreland as president', The Baptist Standard, 1/13/06 http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4586&Itemid=135
  5. http://president.samford.edu/bio.aspx?id=2147492043 Samford University President
  6. Web site: Andrew Westmoreland Announces Plans to Retire as Samford University President. 2020-08-28. Samford University. en.
  7. Web site: Beck A. Taylor Elected 19th President of Samford University . November 13, 2021 . March 10, 2021 . November 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211113182405/https://www.yahoo.com/now/beck-taylor-elected-19th-president-163600565.html . dead .
  8. Web site: Andrew Westmoreland President Emeritus, Samford University. 2022-12-04. www.samford.edu.
  9. Web site: Andrew Westmoreland President, Samford University . Samford University . December 18, 2018.