AL HR127

Honors Oakwood University on the occasion of its 2016 Alumni Homecoming Weekend held March 24-27, 2016

Recognizes Oakwood University's 120-year history since its founding as Oakwood Manual Training School in 1896 with 16 students as an industrial school for African-Americans

Notes Oakwood University's current status as a historically black, Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts institution in Huntsville, Alabama with over 1200 acres of land and enrollment exceeding 1700 students

Acknowledges the university's accreditation achievements, including receiving Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation in 1958 and transitioning to university status on January 1, 2008 with its first graduate program

Celebrates the Oakwood University Alumni Association's 90th year of promoting the university and recognizes the institution's consistent ranking among top-tier private liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report