It's the weekend where the past the present and the future can all meet at
once right here on Samford's campus it's homecoming.
Just coming around the corner seeing all of the different tents it was really
nice it's nice to have that sense of school spirit and that excitement for
the for the football game and everything and just knowing that we're gonna see
people faces that we haven't seen in so long it's an exciting time. Going away
it's tough but coming back seeing that you're not there no more that's that's
even tougher and like I just like homecoming because they actually bring
everything back together to me. In what's a picture-perfect day the quad was full
tent to tent and old friends seamlessly pick up conversations like it was just
yesterday that they were here. It doesn't matter who it is I could meet someone
for the first time and feel like I've known them for years and then all my old
professors are here and they everyone remembers me my name and it's not
because I'm important just because that's how special the professors are
here and how much emphasis they put on their students and that's been really
special for me. The campus is such a nice size and the
student body is such a nice size when you come back especially coming back on
to campus it really is it's you know and especially in this day and age
relatively easy to have some idea of what everybody's been up to but to
really like hear it from them and look them in the eye is just it's nice and
effortless. From Samford's past this year's alumni honorees 5 special
Bulldogs doing it's right and tremendously helping this university and
the world still. Samford is the perfect school I think because Samford is is a
fantastic education fantastic faculty a beautiful campus the most beautiful in the
country document I was greatly honored and deeply humbled at the selection
it was exciting I love Samford a long time and I love representing Samford. It's
family it's home I mean Samford is a place that take young individuals and give
them a launching pad into their greatest future possible I mean that's why how I
look at Samford it's given me resources as it as a means to be able to impact
the community I think the heart of the university is service that is everywhere
you look and it's encouraged and so I think that something the work a work
that the Lord had already begun and both of our hearts was further developed and
really encouraged during our time here Samford has been a family that he's
irreplaceable in my life. And of course homecoming comes with its Court this
year's king and queen. It's such an incredible experience to just be surrounded with our friends and family
that we just loved so much and I'm just so grateful for Samford and what it's
giving me an issue such an incredible opportunity so thank you so much.
Definitely would never have thought that I would be a homecoming king but just so
thankful for an amazing community that's just this loves the lord and so it's it's
an honor. These two and many more are part of Samford's future one that is big
and bright. From one end of the quad to the other covered with tents covered
with families covered with people coming back here and enjoying themselves
understanding the value of the relationships that they built over all
these decades at Samford and those things foster a sense of family and that
family comes together and supports each other and that is the nature of what
Samford is all about and people recognize that people want that for
their own children I hope you want it for your own children and I think the
future could not be more bright.