Samford University nursing

State board approval and NCLEX

The Alabama board’s table lists these programs without printing an approval status.

Nursing awards

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Federal funding

9 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $34.3m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Faculty

40 people listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

• Shannon AsheEdD, LAT, ATC, CSCS
• Amanda BarronEdD, MSN, RN, CNE, MBA
• Cynthia Gurdak BerryDNP, RN, CNE, COIProfessor and Undergraduate Associate Dean
• Ellen B. BucknerPhD, RN, CNE, AE-C, FNAPProfessor
• Kelli BurdettePhD, RNAssistant Professor
• Terri CahoonDNP, CRNAProfessor and Chair, Department of Nurse Anesthesia
• Chloe’ ChapmanDNP, RNInstructor
• Sherri H. ChatmanDNP, FNP-BCAssociate Professor
• Rachel CheekMSN, RNInstructor
• Kerry CobbMS
• Jennifer ColemanPhD, RN, CNE, COI, ANEF, FAANProfessor
• Andrea CollinsDNP, FNP-C, CNE, COIProfessor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation
• Havilah CouvillionMSN, RNAssistant Professor
• Rhonda Snow DavisDNP, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BCAssistant Professor
• Rebekah DuvallMSN, RN, CPNP-PCInstructor
• Karen EddinsMBA
• David FortDNP, CRNAInstructor, Department of Nurse Anesthesia
• Melinda GraysonMSN, RN
• Christy GreenhalghDNP, AG-ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, RN, ENP-BC
• Lisa E. GurleyPhD, RN, CNE, COAT, CPHQProfessor and Graduate Associate Dean
• Lee HardinDNP, MBA, MSL, RN, NE-BC, CNE, COIAssociate Professor
• Lori HarrisonMSN, RN, CNEAssistant Professor
• Lisa HerbingerDNP, CRNA, COI
• Mary Annette HessPhD, FNP-BC, CNS, COIAssociate Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner
• Kyteria HolmesDNP, RNAssistant Professor
• Kristen JohnstonDNP, FNP-BC, COI, AE-CProfessor
• Lauren H. JonesMSN, RN, CPNAssistant Professor, Undergraduate Nursing
• Mary Talbot KendrickDNP, RN-BC, AGPNP-BC, CNEAssistant Professor
• Kim KirklandCoordinator of Assessment Data
• Maria D. LedbetterDNAP, CRNA, CNEAssociate Professor
• Lindsay R. PittsMSN-RNInstructor
• Megan MileskiPhD, RNAssociate Professor
• Christa MooreMSN, RN, CNE, COIAssistant Professor
• Lenzie NewDNP, CRNP, FNP-C, OCNAssistant Professor
• Jill N. Pence EdDRN, CHSEProfessor and Executive Director
• Hannah PopeDNP, RN, CNEAssistant Professor
• David SanfordDNP, CRNA, EMT-PAssociate Professor
• Lora SheltonDNP, FNP-BC, CNE, MBAProfessor and Senior Associate Dean
• Amy SnowDNP, CRNA
• Courtney D. SpellsDNP, RN CLNAssistant Professor

Source: school nursing faculty page

From Samford University’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The Baccalaureate Degree Program in Nursing, Master's Degree Program in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program at Samford University, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org).”

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NCLEX

“In 2024, graduates achieved a 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, with job offers for over 96% of students by graduation day.”

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Admission

“Traditional 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing Application Deadline”

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Nursing schools nearby

• Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham · 2 mi
• University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · 3 mi
• Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · 6 mi
• Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham · 14 mi
• University of MontevalloMontevallo · 25 mi