Samford University’s top student leaders were recognized April 30 at the annual leadership and service convocation, and retiring Vice President and Dean of Students Richard H. Franklin was honored with a named scholarship.
Grant Millsaps, of Winston-Salem, N.C., won the James M. Sizemore Award.
Lee Ross, of Pelham, received the John R. Mott Award.
Alyson Dewell, of Smyrna, Ga., received the Gail Hyle Memorial Award.
Natalie Jayne, of Hoover, and Carole Miller, of Snellville, Ga., received service awards.
Ben Telfair, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Susan Hamm, of Thorsby, received Rufus Shelton awards.
Lauren Howard, of Vestavia Hills, and Jeff Richter, of Sanibel, Fla., received the Luke 2:52 awards.
Caroline Noland, of Boiling Springs, S.C., and Jeremy Towns, of Dolomite, received the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Freshman Leadership awards.
Franklin, who retires in May after 19 years in his post, was presented special citations in appreciation of his service.
Samford Student Government Association President Bee Frederick announced the establishment of the Richard H. Franklin Servant Leader Scholarship.
The program recognized 13 new student members of ODK: Stephen Bailey, Matt Campbell, Candace Clippard, Jonathan Haas, Stephanie Larson, Valerie Macon, Jere Mahaffey, Adam Murphy, Courtney Palmer, Josh Perkins, Lee Ross, Ashlyn Stallings and Megan Wilderotter. Cumberland School of Law professor Howard Walthall was recognized as a new faculty inductee.
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