Randy Todd, Samford University classics professor, received the John H. Buchanan Award for excellence in classroom teaching during the university’s fall semester opening convocation Aug. 28.
Todd, founding chair of the Samford classics department, was cited for his leadership in building a thriving classics program that is the envy of many schools throughout the nation, Provost J. Brad Creed said.
“He has built a robust major, attracted outstanding students and faculty, and played an integral role in developing a classically-oriented core curriculum,” Creed said, adding that Todd “conveys a contagious enthusiasm for the literary and cultural achievements of the past.”
The annual award includes a lapel pin and a $1,000 cash prize. Members of the 2012 graduating class nominated finalists for the award.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Furman University in Greenville, S.C., Todd holds a doctorate from Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He and his wife, Candy, who teaches in the Samford mathematics department, have four children.
(Samford)
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