Leo Bashinsky and Dr. J. H. Buchanan on the new campus in Homewood, 1957

Dr. John H. Buchanan was a trustee with Howard College from 1937 until 1957. He was also a pastor at Southside Baptist Church in Bimingham, Alabama. John H. Buchanan Hall was named for him in 1960. Leo Bashinsky served on the board of trustees for Judson College in Marion, and was appointed chair of...

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Published: Samford University Archives
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Summary:Dr. John H. Buchanan was a trustee with Howard College from 1937 until 1957. He was also a pastor at Southside Baptist Church in Bimingham, Alabama. John H. Buchanan Hall was named for him in 1960. Leo Bashinsky served on the board of trustees for Judson College in Marion, and was appointed chair of a special executive committee that recommended that the school merge with Howard College in Birmingham. Though the merger was never completed, that committee selected the Shades Valley site that became the new home of what is now Samford University. Bashinsky was later made a trustee of Samford.