2023 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

Lawson Crib ’23, a graduate of Orlean Beeson School of Education with a degree in elementary education and a concentration in Christian missions, is working in Costa Rica as the volunteer coordinator for WinShape Camps International. Owned by Chick-fil-A, WinShape Camps International unites local churches and communities outside the United States with the message of Jesus Christ through the experience of camp. As the coordinator, she travels to different communities in Costa Rica to train the local volunteer teachers on the curriculum she created as an intern with WinShape last spring.

Interior design graduate Joe Turner ‘23 recently collaborated with Crate & Barrel as one of the company’s featured artists. The retailer saw Turner’s paintings on his Instagram page and asked to partner with him. Now, his work is available on the website, and he plans to continue to work with Crate & Barrel now that he has graduated. Turner credits Samford for providing him with a strong foundation in interior design along with assisting him through his business endeavors.

Haleigh Chambliss, J.D. ’23, and Abigail White, J.D. ’23, will clerk for Associate Justice Greg Cook of the Supreme Court of Alabama during the 2023-24 term. At Cumberland School of Law, Chambliss served as editor-in-chief of the Cumberland Law Review and was a Caruthers Fellow, supporting the Lawyering and Legal Reasoning program. White served as managing editor of the Cumberland Law Review and was director of mediation for the trial advocacy board.

Bill Mouchette ’23 became the third consecutive Samford student to be selected for the American Enterprise Institute’s Young Scholar Awards Program. Mouchette, who graduated with a degree in economics and finance, was chosen as one of six undergraduate students in the country to participate in this prestigious program. In April, after months of work, Mouchette defended his research in front of a panel of AEI scholars and fellows at the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. In his research, Mouchette analyzed the effects of career and technical education on factors affecting male high school graduates and their communities.

Four graduates were commissioned as officers in the U.S. Air Force. Brayden Banner ’23 will begin his career in pilot training as he attends flight school at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Jake Moultrie ’23 will begin his career in cyberspace operations at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Carson Roberts ’23 will begin his career at Joint Base in Charleston, South Carolina, as an aircraft maintenance officer. Evan Wagner ’23 will begin his career in San Antonio, Texas, in drone pilot school. ◗