By Alabama Public Radio
Birmingham, AL – Andrew Westmoreland has been at Ouachita Baptist since 1998 and accepted the job at Samford yesterday afternoon. He replaces Thomas Corts, Samford's retiring president after a vote of the Birmingham school's board of trustees. Westmoreland says he was drawn to Samford because of the quality of the institution and the extent of the opportunities for service. His first day on the job will be June first.