Andrew Westmoreland

Andrew Westmoreland was born in Batesville, Arkansas.[1] He received a B.A. in Political Science from Ouachita Baptist University in 1979, an M.A. in the same field from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[1][2]

Westmoreland served as the President of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas from 1998 to 2006.[1][3][4] Since 2006, he has served as the president of Samford University.[3] In addition to serving as president, he has also taught Political Science at Samford University and served as the director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Leadership and Ethics [5] On August 26, 2020, Westmoreland announced that he would retire effective June 30, 2021.[6]

Westmoreland is the vice chair of the Board of Arkansas Independent Colleges and Universities, Chair of the board of directors of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, and the Consortium for Global Education, as well as director for the Foundation for Independent Higher Education.[2][4] He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Business Alliance, the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Advisory Board of the Greater Birmingham Salvation Army.[2][4] He is also a trustee of the Baptist Health Corporation Board in Arkansas, and the Baptist Health System in Birmingham. He has also served as a consultant-evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission.[2][4]

With his wife Jeanna, Westmoreland has a daughter, Riley.[7] He attends a Baptist church.[8]

• Westmoreland, Andrew; Springle, Pat (2005). Leading by Design: Follow Jesus' Example in Leading Twelve Types of People. Friendswood, Texas: Baxter Press. ISBN 9781888237535. OCLC 57708022.