Andrew Westmoreland is a retired American academic administrator. He was the 18th President of

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since 2006 to 2021. From 1998 to 2006, he was the president of

Ouachita Baptist University Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita (pronounced WAH-shi-tah) River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arka ...

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Early life

Andrew Westmoreland was born in Batesville, Arkansas. He received a B.A. in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from

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 The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year ...

Career

Westmoreland served as the president of

from 1998 to 2006.Ouachita Baptist University history
From July 2006 to June 2021 he served as the president of Samford University.William Nunnelley, 'Samford trustees elect Westmoreland as president', The Baptist Standard, 1/13/0

/ref> In addition to serving as president, he has also taught political science at

and served as the director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Leadership and Ethics Westmoreland was also initiated into

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at Samford in 2007. On August 26, 2020, Westmoreland announced that he would retire effective June 30, 2021. He was succeeded on July 1, 2021, by Beck A. Taylor, formerly a dean at Samford. Westmoreland currently serves as executive director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership at Samford as well as president ''emeritus''.

Personal life

With his wife Jeanna, Westmoreland has a daughter.

Works

References

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