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| 800 Lakeshore Dr |
| Birmingham, AL 35229-2240 |
| General Phone: 205-726-2011 |
| Financial Aid Phone: 205-726-2905 |
| Sector: Private nonprofit, 4-year or above |
| Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I |
| Website: www.samford.edu |
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Andrew Gerow Hodges, Longtime Samford Trustee and Former Board ... - PressZoom (press release)
News Services Andrew Gerow Hodges, Longtime Samford Trustee and Former Board Chairman, Dies at 87 Andrew Gerow Hodges, a longtime member of and former chairman of the Samford University Board of Trustees, died Thursday, Oct. 13. Mr. Hodges, a 1942 Samford graduate who supported his alma mater in numerous ways over the years, was 87. (PressZoom) - Hodges was elected a trustee in 1962 and held many positions of leadership on the board. He was chairman of the search committee that was responsible for President Thomas E. Corts coming to Samford in 1983."His warm smile, gentle spirit, and total devotion to this University will be sorely missed and forever remembered," Dr. Corts said in an e-mail message to the Samford community. "He loved this place, realized its true potential, and never hesitated to say a good word, and to persist in saying good words in its behalf."Hodges was a retired executive vice president of Liberty National Life Insurance Company ( now Torchmark ) of Birmingham, and was mentored by brothers Dwight and Ralph Beeson at the company during his early years there. Hodges was among the first to draw the Beesons' interest to Samford, Dr. Corts noted, and the family - more available