New Faces

J. Caleb Clanton has been selected to lead Samford’s Frances Marlin Mann

Center for Ethics and Leadership as its new director and serve as the Mann Family Professor in Ethics and Leadership.

Samford Debate competed in The American Debate Association's national tournament at Georgetown in Washington, D.C., in March. Sophomore Sarah Chew and freshman Ella Ford took second place in the novice division. Chew won third speaker at the tournament, and Ford won top speaker, giving her a legitimate claim to being the best first-year debater in the United States.

Clanton will join the Samford community from his current role as the Distinguished University Chair in Philosophy and Humanities and professor of philosophy at Lipscomb University. As director, Clanton will manage the strategic operations of the Mann Center, as originally envisioned by beloved alumnus and donor, Marvin Mann ’54.

McWhorter School of Pharmacy established a new school record with 63 students and graduates matching with an American Society of Health System Pharmacists-accredited pharmacy residency, along with three additional residencies and one fellowship.

Alumnus and current Doctor of Physical Therapy student Nathan East ’20 signed with the Los Angeles Chargers during the NFL Draft in April. As a linebacker, East played 53 games for the Bulldogs and recorded 361 total tackles with 18.5 TFLs, four sacks and one interception.

Beeson Divinity School has hired Joshua Chatraw as its next Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement. Chatraw, who served as the executive director of the Center for Public Christianity in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an award-winning author in the fields of evangelism and apologetics. As the school’s Billy Graham Chair, he will teach courses in evangelism and apologetics.

Chatraw will join Samford this fall. ◗