BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 22 -- Samford University issued the following news release:

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New Scholarship in Beeson Divinity School Honors Former Samford President, Professor

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Birmingham businessman Wray Pearce and his wife, Joan, have made a major donation to Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, funding a new scholarship that honors former Samford President Thomas Corts and longtime professor James Barnette '83.