Posted by William Nunnelley on 2003-07-02

Samford University named Dr. Marlene M. Reed the Margaret Gage Bush University Professor. Dr. Reed succeeds Dr. Edward Felton, who retired earlier, as holder of the endowed chair in the Samford School of Business.

The appointment was announced by School of Business Dean Carl W. Gooding.

A Samford faculty member since 1981, Reed has been Professor of Entrepreneurship and Economics. She was named Alabama Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 1994.

She is a member of the Council of Economic Advisors for the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Reed lectures regularly on international business in Kiev and Kharkov, Ukraine, and Yerevan, Armenia. She has written numerous articles and case studies in journals and textbooks.

She is past president of the Southwest Case Research Association and of Network Birmingham and a board member of the North American Case Research Association.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 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 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 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 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.