Samford University: Alumnus Fielder Named To Samford Board Of Trustees, Reflects On Impactful Experience  

Vestavia Hills AL

30 November, 2021

12:16 PM

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Press release from Samford University: November 29, 2021      Samford's Motto "For God. For Learning. Forever." was really important to me in that season of my life. Your college years are when your faith becomes your own and you decide what you want to do with your life. For me at that time, I decided to trust God with my life. I spent a lot of my time in undergrad wondering if I should go into full-time ministry or full-time business. I knew He had wired me to love business, and Samford was pivotal at helping me understand how I could integrate my faith in the marketplace. Not only did Samford help me realize living out my faith in the marketplace could be my greatest impact, but I received a top tier education. Samford was really challenging for me as an undergrad student. When I would see my peers skip class, I wondered "how in the world are you skipping class…I can't skip class; I've got to be in class because it was very challenging—in a good way."    We're at a really interesting time in culture where the world genuinely needs a place like Samford—a place deeply committed to its Christian faith, deeply committed to academic rigor, and deeply committed to reconciling those two things in our culture that we live in. For me, I stay involved to play just a tiny part of that so we stay true to our motto—all about God, all about learning—and to help shape culture. But, also, to hopefully continue being a voice of people who care about this university while cheerleading Samford on to do those things. With all the challenges in our world today, we need institutions like Samford to continue to thrive. Samford is one of the few institutions I accredit my maturity and spiritual growth to. When I look back at successful moments in life, Samford is one of the pivotal markers that contributed to those moments. I want to give back to a place that shaped me so much.   Chick-fil-A was founded on biblical principles. Our founder, Truett, often said he saw no conflict between biblical principles and good business practices. I would say a lot of what I learned at Samford mirrors that. Samford does a phenomenal job at teaching the core business disciplines, but every class I had in Brock School of Business integrated my faith as well. So, everything I learned at Samford truly influences what I get to do in my career. This press release was produced by the Samford University. The views expressed here are the author's own.