Beeson Divinity School Alumna Honored for Transformative Leadership in Chaplaincy
April 21, 2026
April 21, 2026
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 21 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Beeson Divinity School Alumna Honored for Transformative Leadership in Chaplaincy
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Upon graduating from high school in the 1990s, DeAnna Smith knew she was called to ministry, though options for female ministers were slim.
Smith went to work in the medical field. After the hospital where she worked closed, she applied for work at other ho . . .
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Beeson Divinity School Alumna Honored for Transformative Leadership in Chaplaincy
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Upon graduating from high school in the 1990s, DeAnna Smith knew she was called to ministry, though options for female ministers were slim.
Smith went to work in the medical field. After the hospital where she worked closed, she applied for work at other ho . . .