AL HR307

Recognizes the 175th anniversary of the University of West Alabama during the 2009-2010 academic year, celebrating its growth from a church-related female academy chartered in 1835 to a regional university with approximately 5,000 students.

Acknowledges Julia Strudwick Tutwiler's leadership beginning in 1881, when she secured the first state appropriation exclusively for women's education in Alabama and became the institution's first named president.

Documents the institution's evolution through multiple name changes: State Teachers College at Livingston (1929), Livingston State College (1957), Livingston University (1967), and University of West Alabama (1995).

Lists the university's current structure of six instructional units and accreditations by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Commends the University of West Alabama as a cornerstone of educational progress in Alabama and recognizes its commitment to fostering improvement in educational, economic, and cultural life in its community and region.