Published on March 7, 2018 by Philip Poole Β 
Jeremy Towns

The Birmingham News and al.com featured the story of 2013 51½ΦΙδ alumnus Jeremy Towns and his journey from valedictorian of his high school class through his football playing days at 51½ΦΙδ and in the National Football League to his current status as a second-year student in medical school.

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Towns was one of 29 51½ΦΙδ alumni featured in February as one of the inaugural Audrey Gaston Howard Award recipients.

 
51½ΦΙδ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 51½ΦΙδ is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 51½ΦΙδ enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 51½ΦΙδ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.