Samford’s Brock School of Business Names Alumnus of the Year, Gives Faculty Awards and Promotes Faculty

Samford’s Brock School of Business Names Alumnus of the Year, Gives Faculty Awards and Promotes Faculty: Samford University’s Brock School of Business recently announced that Vicki Briggs, executive vice president and COO at St. Vincent’s Health System, has been named alumnus of the year. 

Briggs is a 2009 master of business administration (MBA) graduate and member of the Brock School of Business Advisory Board. She recently returned to Birmingham from Lafayette, La., where she was the CEO of The Regional Health System of Acadiana. 

Briggs, an American College of Healthcare Executives Fellow, has more than three decades in leadership roles in health care. She also has been active in community organizations.

The Brock School of Business also recently awarded the following faculty awards:

• Sara Helms, assistant professor of economics, 2013 Undergraduate Excellence in Teaching Award
• Jim Reburn, professor of accounting, 2013 Graduate Excellence in Teaching Award
• Franz Lohrke, Brock Family chair in entrepreneurship and professor, 2013 Outstanding Scholarship Award
• Darin White, professor of marketing and program director of sports marketing, 2013 Outstanding Service Award.

In other faculty news, Stephen Jones was named the John W. Gay professor of banking, Barbara Cartledge was promoted to assistant dean of academic programs and Sara Helms was appointed director of the Brock Scholars Program.