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The University of Montevallo is a public university in Montevallo, Alabama. ... On September 1, 1969, Alabama College was renamed the University of Montevallo.
In 1969, in order to reflect this changing atmosphere, the school changed its name to University of Montevallo, and its four distinct colleges (Arts and Sciences, Education, Business, and Fine Arts) were established.
Aug 20, 2024 · Reynolds Hall The University of Montevallo, located in Montevallo, Shelby County, was founded on October 12, 1896, as the Alabama Girls' Industrial School (AGIS). Since that time, it has grown into a premier public liberal-arts university known for the academic achievements of its students and faculty.
Oct 17, 2022 · The University of Montevallo celebrated 126 years on Thursday, Oct. 13, with a morning convocation and the dedication of the Charles Webb Jr. Post Office – the second Black man in UM history to have a facility named for him – on the afternoon of Founders’ Day.
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The University of Montevallo opened on October 12, 1896 as the Alabama Girls’ Industrial School (AGIS), a women-only technical school that also offered high school-level courses. AGIS became the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute in 1911, further adding "and College for Women" in 1919. The school gradually phased into being a traditional degree-gra...
Presidents
1. Main article: President of the University of Montevallo
Notable faculty and staff
1. E. B. Sledge, author, biologist 2. William Cobb, author of several novels 3. Karen Graffeo, photographer
Notable alumni
1. John Amari, politician 2. Joshua Buckley, 2003, journalist 3. Jack Farr, 1971, educator 4. Rusty Greer1995, baseball player 5. W. E. B. Griffin, author 6. Michael Gross, educator 7. David C. Harwell, 1987, set designer 8. Polly Holliday1959, actress 9. Greta Lambert, actress 10. Rebecca Luker1984, Broadway actress 11. Jonathan Nelson, general manager of the Birmingham Barons 12. Nathan Park, magazine publisher 13. Ray Reach, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader (did not finish) 14. Michae...
College Night
The oldest tradition at Montevallo is called College Night, an intramural competition between the Purple Side and the Gold Side. The tradition officially began on March 3, 1919, in honor of the school adding the name "college" to its title. The homecoming competition consists of sports events, management of the side finances, spirit, and a student written, produced, and performed play. College Night has been cited by some as the oldest homecoming tradition in the United States.
Crook Week/Senior March
Traditionally, Crook Week was a week in late October when the senior class women would hide the "crook"--a staff shaped roughly like a shepherd's crook--and give obscure clues for the underclass women who were to find it. At the end of Crook Week was Senior March. When the chimes struck thirteen, if the underclass women did not find the crook, the seniors march on them, getting them out of their rooms and onto Main Quad where they would have a shaving cream and water ballon battle. If the und...
"University of Montevallo" (September 20, 2006) Wikipedia- accessed September 20, 2006Kennedy, Veronica (September 21, 2011) "University of Montevallo launches effort to raise its profile." The Birmingham NewsThornton, William (February 10, 2020) "University of Montevallo raises nearly $36.5 million in campaign." The Birmingham NewsSince that day 125 years ago, the University of Montevallo has grown from its beginnings as an all-female industrial school focusing on preparing women to become telegraph operators, bookkeepers and artists into a thriving four-college University with tens of thousands of alumni.
Mar 7, 2022 · The University of Montevallo on Main will be renamed to Dr. Wilson Fallin Hall in the near future, in honor of university alumnus and former professor Dr. Wilson Fallin, Jr. This change comes after the university’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the new name at their Feb. 18 meeting.
