HR 133 Summary

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

• University achieved record enrollment growth for five consecutive years, reaching more than 10,000 students by fall 2019, with incoming freshmen averaging 28.5 on the ACT, the highest among Alabama's public universities.

• Created 28 new degree programs (12 bachelor's, 12 master's, and 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 acquisition of a 58-acre business park adjacent to campus and established the D.S. Davidson Invention-to-Innovation business incubator to foster commercialization of technology-based ventures.

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