Born in 1910, Leonard Johnson’s early life was marked by hardship and perseverance. Orphaned at the age of eight after the deaths of his parents, Johnson was taken in by his grandparents, sharecroppers in rural Fayetteville, Tennessee. By age nine, he…
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Faulkner University Hosts Dedication Ceremony for New College of Health Sciences Building
Faulkner University celebrated the completion of its new College of Health Sciences with a dedication ceremony on February 28, 2025. The event marked the finalization of construction made possible by the generosity of donors who contributed nearly $19 million for…
Faulkner Benefit Dinner Headlining Nick Saban Highlights Adoption and Foster Care
Faulkner University recognized more than 135 foster and adoptive parents, as well as individuals working at foster and adoption agencies, during its annual Benefit Dinner on Oct. 3, 2024. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban headlined the sold-out event. Before the…
Faulkner Unveils The Stumbaugh School of Risk Management & Insurance
Faulkner University announced the creation of The Stumbaugh School of Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) within its Harris College of Business through support and a historic gift from AssuranceAmerica (a leading automobile insurance provider who gives 5% of profits annually…
Giving Hope Through the Zorn Scholarship Fund: One Couple’s Act of Faith and Generosity
A Bible, carefully wrapped and preserved for future generations, is laid in the foundation of every business, building and home Eddie and Judy Cobb have built from the ground up. After a prayer is said, the Bible is placed within…
Faulkner University Honors Donors, Names Mobile Campus the Lamar and Marceil Harrison Campus
April 23, 2024 was a historic day for Faulkner University as the university hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication of its Mobile Campus in Mobile, Alabama now named the Lamar and Marceil Harrison Campus of Faulkner University in recognition…
Tim Richardson Honored As Alumnus of the Year
Do you own a car? Does that car get dirty? If so, you’ll want to stop by one of Rich’s Car Wash’s 35 locations across seven states in the southeast including three locations in Montgomery, Alabama. Not only will you…
Supporter Spotlight: Dorothy Kervin Newell
By Barry L. Buford, J.D. Virginia Curtis Henley and Dorothy Kervin Newell were good friends and both have left a legacy for Faulkner University and Christian education. The friendship began at church in Spanish Fort, Alabama where Virginia’s husband, Lavon…
Dalraida Church of Christ Blesses Faulkner University with 33-Passenger Bus
Thanks to the enormous generosity of the leaders and members of Dalraida Church of Christ, Faulkner University now has a 33-passenger bus for its athletic and missional needs. During the 2023 Giving Tuesday campaign, one of the needs Faulkner advertised…
Churches Join Together To Give Every Student A Bible
Every student who comes to Faulkner’s campus, should not leave without a strong knowledge of the Bible. That is the sentiment Faulkner University’s Jeremy Smith shared on the day when the university, alongside nine local churches of Christ, distributed nearly…