Anna Tanner received the Junior Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, among other scholarships.
On Friday, April 8, Samford University’s Brock School of Business held its 58th annual Scholarships and Awards Ceremony. During the event, more than $240,000 in scholarships were awarded to deserving business students to apply to tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year including several scholarships for students of underrepresented backgrounds.
Accounting major Anna Tanner was awarded the Junior Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, among other scholarships. This award is presented each year to the Brock School of Business junior with the highest grade point average.
Taijah Clark became the first recipient of the Ben M. Elrod Scholarship established by President Emeritus Andrew Westmoreland and his wife, Jeanna, in 2021. The scholarship honors Ben M. Elrod, the 14th president of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, whom Westmoreland succeeded. In the early 1960s, Elrod led in the racial integration of the congregation of his church and was a lifelong proponent of racial justice.
Also established in 2021, the Reidinger-Smith Scholarship aims to enhance opportunities for underrepresented students studying in Brock School of Business. The 2022 recipient of this scholarship is Ingrid Soto Campero.
Additional scholarship recipients for 2022-2023 are:
George Jenkins Business Scholarship
Bayleigh Garmon
Noah Haworth
Peyton Lankford
Riann Laux
Paola Marquez-Valdez
Charlie Mathews
Luke Sortino
Drayton Tennant
Elliott Wessels
Kathryn White
323 Leadership Scholarship (Colossians 3:23)
Maria Luna Mora
Alan and Linda Speaker Organization Leadership Scholarship
Sydney Baird
Alex Tian Scholarship
Jayson Smith
Alton P. Barr Scholarship
Madelyn Baltz
Caleb Harrell
Abigail Meletio
William Mouchette
Nicole West
Avery White Memorial Scholarship
Michelle Morgan
Betsy Claire Rofe and Paul Edwin Rofe Scholarship
Jackson Howes
Blackerby Family Scholarship
Chloe Price
Bonnie Elliott Risk Management and Insurance Scholarship
Madelyn Baltz
Branan Family Scholarship
Madeline May
Noah Williams
Brookwood Baptist Church / W.S. and Ruth Rivers Family Scholarship
Russell Pokluda
Carl E. Miller Jr. Business and Athletics Scholarship
Tatum Foreman
Carolyn Mickler Murdock Scholarship
David Coleman
CFC Family Scholarship
Sophia Tuttlebee
Chuck and Pam Carson Scholarship for Entrepreneurs
Alisha Geske
Cook's Pest Control Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Kaitlin McDermott
Danny Wood Scholarship in Social Entrepreneurship
Laura Beth Sumrall
Justin Kyle Lett Memorial Scholarship
Laura Beth Sumrall
David Oakley Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Jillian Tombul
Malcolm & Betty Miller Scholarship for Student Entrepreneurs
Jillian Tombul
Dean J. Howard Finch Scholarship
Shelby Blalock
Joshua Floyd
Dorothy McLeod Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Melton
Emory and Brennis Floyd Scholarship
Andrew Melton
Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway Scholarship
Samantha Gagliano
Fred Hendon Scholarship
Kaki Burleson
Freeman Family Scholarship
Brittany Lee
Hoffman C. & Martha H. Harless Scholarship
Brittany Lee
Globe Life and Accident Insurance Scholarship
Madelyn Baltz
Amy Wolverton
Hovater Family Scholarship
Jackson Willyerd
John Gary Wyatt Leadership in Business Scholarship
Callahan Field
Thomas P. Williams Scholarship
Callahan Field
Joseph Oral Dean & Willard McCay Dean Memorial Scholarship
Kate Perry
Kay Sims Dixon Scholarship
Kelly Edwards
Kelly Academic Excellence Scholarship
Darby Daniel
Leaders of Integrity (Proverbs 20:7) Scholarship
David Sputh
Taylor M. Harsh Internship Award
David Sputh
Lillian Chandler Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Dumar
Marlene Mints Reed Scholarship
Andrea Rodriguez
Mary Ann Hocutt Memorial Scholarship
Mary Grace Rowell
Mickey Newsome Scholarship in Business
Reagan Bovenkamp
Andrew Melton
Russell Pokluda
Salem Price
President and Mrs. Beck A. Taylor Scholarship
Reagan Bovenkamp
Raymond Earl Box Memorial Scholarship
Gracie Plunk
Robert and Camelia Holmes Scholarship
Ingrid Soto Campero
Richard D. Horsley Scholarship
Neal Harris
Anna Tanner
Scroggins Family Scholarship in Marketing
Bailey Spaulding
Taylor Family Scholarship
Molly Katelyn Drogue
Lauren Dumar
Thomas D. Russell Scholarship
Jansyn Gordon
Maria Luna Mora
Levi Thomas
Thomas McClurg Acheson Memorial Scholarship
Anna Beard
Timothy Willis Memorial Scholarship
Molly Katelyn Drogue
William D. Geer Scholarship
Caleb Sprinkle
Joshua Sprinkle
William Hester Manly Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Harrell
Neal Harris
Abigail Meletio
William Mouchette
Ashley Perry
William J. (Bill) Stevens Scholarship
Victoria Elias
Joshua Floyd
Michelle Morgan
Kate Perry
Grace Sedberry
Anna Tanner
In addition to these undergraduate scholarships, several scholarships were awarded for Master of Business Administration students.
Chris Morgan Graduate Scholarship
Elsa Pool
Russell H. Stanley Scholarship
Brantley Taylor
Samford M.B.A. Alumni Scholarship
Joseph Cawood
Teri and Joe Syslo Scholarship
Benjamin Booth
On April 19, Samford’s chapter of the Beta Alpha Psi accounting honor society will hold its annual initiation, officer installation and scholarship banquet where nearly $50,000 in additional scholarships will be awarded for undergraduate accounting and Master of Accountancy students. Donors for the accounting scholarships include:
ASCPA Dr. Lowell Broom Scholarship
Birmingham Chapter of ASCPA
BMSS
Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC
Crowe LLP
Dent Moses LLP
Dr. Kay Guess Scholarship
EY (Ernst & Young)
Everett G. Lemeron Scholarship
Financial Executives International
Dale Splawn Scholarship
KPMG
Loren F. Fitch Scholarship
Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore PC
PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Scholarship
RSM
Schultz Family Scholarship
Warren Averett LLC
“The support we receive from our donors allows us to continue our mission to develop ethical, Christian business leaders,” said Dean Chad Carson. “Our students have the top engagement experiences in the nation, and because of our donors’ generosity, they receive incredible financial support to pursue their passions.”
Final awards for graduating seniors will be held the morning of commencement, April 29, 2022.
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.
