Published on March 2, 2014 at 6 p.m. by Chandra Splond  

In celebration of the centennial of coeducation, Â鶹¹û¶³ is recognizing more than 20 women who have made significant contributions to the school-and beyond.

The women, who represent almost every decade of the last one hundred years, will be spotlighted on the homepage of the Â鶹¹û¶³ website. Julia Barron, the "founding mother" of Howard College, kicked off the recognitions on March 3.

A new bio will be posted each day through the end of March, which is Women's History Month.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.