HJR 360 Summary

• Commends Dr. Art Bacon for 40 years of professional service at Talladega College as a science educator and administrator.

• Recognizes his academic achievements including earning degrees from Talladega College and Howard University, performing postdoctoral research at University of Miami and Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at UC Berkeley, and serving as Chair of Biology Department and Provost.

• Honors his artistic career and achievements, including exhibitions in New York, Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Nashville, and West Palm Beach, with subjects inspired by the Civil Rights Movement.

• Notes his numerous awards including the Armstrong Award for Creative Ability, Tenneco Award for Teaching, Man of the Year for Talladega College Faculty and Staff, and induction into the National Black College Hall of Fame.

• Adopted by House on April 27, 2017 and Senate on May 3, 2017.