Homewood Life: How College Choice Foundation Plays It Forward

Homewood moms Josephine Lowery and Nancy Hale are accustomed to running long distances. They met at church and began training for triathlons, and even ran the Boston marathon together. A few years ago, when their oldest daughters were getting ready for college, they weren’t sure how to go about finding exactly the right fit. They hired Samford professor Mark Bateman to help them navigate the college admissions process, and select the right school for their daughters. Along the way, he told them what he really wanted to do was offer the service to kids whose parents couldn’t afford it.

Together, they created College Choice Foundation, based right here in Homewood, in Josephine’s basement playroom. Read more here in this Homewood Life article.