A Calling Beyond the Keys: Cooper leaves Samford a Leader Forged in Community
May 08, 2026
May 08, 2026
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 8 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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A Calling Beyond the Keys: Cooper leaves Samford a Leader Forged in Community
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The band is quiet just moments before the music begins. On stage, keyboardist Briggs Cooper '26 glances around at the musicians he trusts most-friends, collaborators, teammates-and says a few final words before the lights come up. He has 's repeated this ritual countl . . .
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A Calling Beyond the Keys: Cooper leaves Samford a Leader Forged in Community
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The band is quiet just moments before the music begins. On stage, keyboardist Briggs Cooper '26 glances around at the musicians he trusts most-friends, collaborators, teammates-and says a few final words before the lights come up. He has 's repeated this ritual countl . . .