BIRMINGHAM – Nine area students received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees from Samford University recently.
Graduates are:
- Carissa Faith Crider, of Arab, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from the Orlean Beeson School of Education.
- Emily Copeland Morgan, of Oneonta, earned a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law.
- Chelsea Cassanne Rollo, of Bremen, earned a Master of Accountancy degree from the Brock School of Business.
- Heather Anne Shiflett, of Vinemont, earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, magna cum laude from the McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
- Emmalee Elizabeth Tidwell, of Cullman, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Ida Moffett School of Nursing.
- Janet Lynn Turner, of Hanceville, earned a Doctor of Education degree from the Orlean Beeson School of Education.
- Ashley B. Vickers, of Arab, earned a Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law.
- Megan Walker, of Cullman, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Fellow) magna cum laude from the Howard College of Arts and Sciences.
- Elvira Granitovna Zinurova, of Cullman, earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree cum laude from the McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
Samford University releases its Dean's Lists after the close of the fall and spring semesters each academic year. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. The Dean's List is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.
Dean's List:
- Carissa F. Crider, of Arab
- Adriane L. York, of Arab
- Courtney A. Cunningham, of Cullman
- Emmalee E. Tidwell, of Cullman
- Teresa L. MacBain, of Cullman
- Megan Walker, of Cullman
- Hannah B. Proctor, of Hanceville
- McKenzie L. Bussman, of Hanceville
- Olivia N. Boren, of Oneonta
- Susanna M. Smith, of Oneonta
- Luke Smith, of Oneonta
- Jacklyn D. Keller, of Vinemont
Samford University is Alabama's top-ranked private university and one of the nation's top Christian universities. U.S. News & World Report ranks Samford 4th among regional universities in the South, and the university is widely acknowledged as a leader in liberal arts and professional school education. Located in suburban Birmingham, Samford was founded in 1841 and is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls more than 5,400 students from 47 states and 29 countries in its 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Samford also fields 17 NCAA Division I teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference.
