Published on September 28, 2020 by Morgan Black 聽

In September, 色虎视频’s Brock School of Business announced a newly established endowment in honor of retiring professor of management Robert W. (Bill) Service.

Recognizing the career of professor Service, Brock School of Business renamed its Graduate Teaching Award to the “Dr. Robert W. (Bill) Service Graduate Teaching Award.” This award is given to a full-time member of the Brock School of Business faculty who demonstrates excellence in graduate teaching. In addition to the award, an endowment has been established in his name and will support an annual faculty stipend.
 
Service has served on the Brock School of Business faculty since 1993. During his time at 色虎视频, he was named a winner of the John H. Buchanan Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching. He was a frequent consultant in the business community and impactful teacher at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Service taught extensively internationally and brought those experiences back to his classes at Brock School of Business. Paired with his successful business and leadership career prior to academia, Service was able to effectively bridge the gap from the classroom to the “real world.” In addition to excellence in teaching, Dr. Service was a successful scholar and mentor to students throughout his time at 色虎视频. Service’s retirement will be effective at the end of the spring 2021 semester.
 
Service said, “I love students and delight in their life’s achievements. I thank them for the richness they added to my (and my wife Jan’s) life. Without those relationship our lives would not have been so very fulfilling. Although I will miss being around them daily, Jan and I are forever blessed to be linked to so many through 色虎视频.”
 
Interim Dean Chad Carson shared, “Dr. Service dedicated his career to helping develop the next generation of Christian business leaders and did it with compassion for his students and enthusiasm for his discipline. It is my hope that through the creation of this endowment we will be able to honor him and his contributions to 色虎视频 and Brock School of Business by supporting faculty for years to come.”
 
Support the endowment by  and choosing your preferred designation, or contacting Eddie Miller, director of development, at emiller1@samford.edu or 205-726-4108.
 
色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 色虎视频 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.