HJR477 Summary

• Commends Reverend Doctor Julius R. Scruggs for his outstanding achievement and service to God and man.

• Recognizes Scruggs' educational background including a Bachelor of Arts from American Baptist College and advanced degrees from Vanderbilt University School of Divinity.

• Acknowledges his ministerial career spanning from 1960, including leadership of First Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville since 1977, and authorship of four books on religious and social topics.

• Notes his significant community involvement, including board memberships at American Baptist College and the Huntsville Human Relations Commission, and his election as President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. in 2009 through 2014.

• Adopted by the House on March 3, 2010 and the Senate on March 23, 2010.