HJR129 Summary

• Commends Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch for his outstanding leadership as President of the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2011 to 2019.

• University experienced record enrollment growth for five consecutive years, reaching more than 10,000 students in fall 2019, with incoming freshman ACT scores averaging 28.5 in fall 2018, the highest among Alabama's public universities.

• Created 28 new degree programs (12 bachelor's, 12 master's, 4 Ph.D.'s) and established three new colleges: Honors College (2014), College of Education (2015), and College of Professional and Continuing Studies (2016).

• Led purchase of 58-acre business park adjacent to campus and established the D.S. Davidson Invention-to-Innovation business incubator to support technology-based venture commercialization.

• Completed multiple construction projects including student services building, student union, 400-bed residence hall, and Morton Hall expansion; secured NCAA Division I conference affiliation for men's ice hockey and initiated Division II lacrosse programs.