Published on June 12, 2013
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Samford’s Psychology Department presented its annual Janice R. Teal Award at the end of the spring 2013 semester.
This year’s award, for the outstanding senior psychology major, went to Jacqueline Brooke Elkins. The award recognizes:• Classroom performance evidenced by overall GPA
• Quantity and quality of involvement in psychology research
• Overall cooperation with faculty and peers
• Participation in non-required departmental activities
• Career goals
Elkins, the unanimous choice of the faculty, plans to attend graduate school in industrial and organizational psychology at Middle Tennessee State University next year.
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.
