HJR1024 Summary

• Recognizes the 2010 Technical Assistance Conference sponsored by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Alabama A&M University, held April 26-28, 2010.

• Conference theme is "From Steeples to Cathedrals: A New Relationship Between HBCUs and Federal Agencies" to explore new federal funding opportunities supporting Obama Administration priorities for HBCUs.

• Acknowledges Alabama A&M University as a leading producer of African-American computer scientists, engineers, biological/biomedical scientists, mathematicians, environmental scientists, food scientists, and physicists.

• Extends best wishes for a successful and productive event through this joint resolution adopted by both houses of the Alabama Legislature on April 22, 2010.