AUG1210

Patterson Returns to Direct Sports Information at Huntingdon

Huntingdon College athletic director Buzz Phillips announced today that former Huntingdon Hawks linebacker Hodge Patterson IV will return to the College to serve as director of sports information, effective August 16. Read More

AUG0410

Huntingdon Selected as a “Best Southeastern” College

The Princeton Review has once again selected Huntingdon College as one of the best colleges in the Southeast. Huntingdon is one of 8 colleges and universities in Alabama and among 133 institutions in the 12 Southeastern states to garner the recognition in The Princeton Review's “Best in the Southeast” section of its Web site feature, “2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”

JUL2210

Huntingdon Announces Names of 2010 Traditional Day Program Graduates

Huntingdon College has announced the names of the 112 members of the traditional day program Class of 2010 who completed their undergraduate degrees and collected their diplomas earlier this summer.

JUL2210

Huntingdon Announces Class of 2010 ADCP Graduates

Huntingdon College has announced the 96 members of the Adult Degree Completion Program Class of 2010 who completed their degrees and collected their diplomas earlier this summer.

JUL0710

A Message from President J. Cameron West

With great pleasure I share the news that Huntingdon has received notification of reaffirmation of accreditation from the Commission on Colleges/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

JUN3010

New Web Site Launched

Welcome to the new Huntingdon College Web site! If you come across any errors or would like to give us your comments or suggestions, please e-mail us. Thanks for your patience as we finish working out the kinks!

MAY1810

Huntingdon Degree Completion Program Announces Spring 2010 Dean’s List

At the end of each semester, the Huntingdon College Registrar’s Office issues a list of students enrolled in the College’s Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) who have achieved academic distinction in their course work during the semester and have earned inclusion on the Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, an ADCP student must have completed all course work for the semester, including at least three courses for which letter grades were issued, with an overall semester grade point average of 3.8 or higher.

MAY1810

Huntingdon College Announces Spring 2010 Dean’s List Honorees

At the end of each semester, the Huntingdon College Registrar’s Office issues two lists of full-time day students who have achieved academic distinction. The Dean’s List of High Honors recognizes those who have achieved semester grade point averages of 3.8 to 4.00. The Dean’s List of Honors recognizes those who have achieved semester averages of 3.6 to 3.79.

MAY1710

Huntingdon Announces Greek Awards

Huntingdon College students who are members of campus Greek organizations gathered last month to honor their own for academic achievement and service.

MAY0610

Huntingdon Students Recognized for Academic Achievement and Service

Academic and student life programs at Huntingdon College presented awards for scholarship and service during the annual Honors and Awards Convocation in April.

MAY0610

Huntingdon Students Inducted into Business Honorary

Huntingdon College’s chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, an international honor society for business, management, and administration, inducted three new members at a special ceremony held last month. The society recognizes and honors scholastic excellence in juniors and seniors who are majoring in business administration.

MAY0410

Students Selected for Huntingdon Student Government Leadership

Huntingdon College students have selected their executive officers to lead the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2010–11 academic year. The officers were installed earlier this spring.

MAY0410

Huntingdon Announces Appointments to College Judicial Board

The Huntingdon College Office of Student Life has announced the names of the students who will serve on the College’s Judicial Board for the 2010–11 academic year. The members of the Judicial Board consider cases where students are accused of committing violations of the College Honor Code or other matters important to the life and health of members of the student body.

APR2310

Huntingdon Announces 2010 Alumni Award Winners

The Huntingdon College National Alumni Board has released the names of five alumni who will be honored for loyalty and achievement during the College’s Homecoming Weekend, September 24–25. Loyalty Award winners are Elizabeth Rush Denson Lipscomb, of Auburn, Ala., Class of 1950; and Lee Anne Hundley Boykin, of Dothan, Ala., Class of 1987. Achievement Award winners are Dr. William S. Richardson, of Montgomery, Class of 1965; and Janice Woolf Hendrickson, of Bay Minette, Ala., Class of 1965. Ryan Shores, of Arlington, Va., Class of 1998, will receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award. Read More

APR2210

Patrick Carnathan Receives Huntingdon’s 2010 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

Huntingdon College honored senior Christian Education major Patrick Carnathan of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award during the College’s annual Awards Day Convocation earlier this month. Read More

APR2210

Huntingdon’s 2010 Mary Mildred Sullivan Award Honors College Chaplain

Huntingdon College honored chaplain and director of community service Brian Smith of Montgomery with the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award during the College’s annual Awards Day Convocation earlier this month. Read More

APR2010

Huntingdon Students Inducted into Alpha Beta and Tri-Sigma Honoraries

During the Huntingdon College Founders Day Convocation held earlier this month, exemplary junior and senior students were inducted into the College honoraries Alpha Beta and Sigma Sigma Sigma. Read More

APR1410

Mary Gasson Crowned Miss Huntingdon

Eight Huntingdon College women competed for the title of Miss Huntingdon at the annual competition held last week in Ligon Chapel. The finalists faced off in casual wear, evening wear, and talent portions of the pageant. Participating in the pageant were Trish Brown, of Montgomery; Kayla Davis, of Tallassee; Samantha Davis, of Prattville; Mary Gasson, of Clanton; Tiffany Lovvorn, of Scottsboro; Stephanie Maguire, of Montgomery and Phenix City; Allyn Powell, of Andalusia; and Ashley Rowe, of Wetumpka. Read More

APR1410

Huntingdon Prepares for Baccalaureate, Commencement Exercises

The members of the Class of 2010 at Huntingdon College are preparing for the end of their undergraduate years and the beginning of the rest of their lives, as the College prepares for the traditional Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises to take place next month. Baccalaureate, a religious service for members of the Class of 2010 and their families, will be held Friday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m. in the College’s Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. Two commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 8, at Top Stage on the College Green: the first, for traditional day students, will begin at 9:00 a.m.; the second, for graduates in the College’s Adult Degree Completion Program, will begin at 6:00 p.m. In the case of inclement weather, the ceremonies will take place in the College’s Roland Arena, inside Catherine Dixon Roland Student Center. Read More

APR0710

Huntingdon Musicians Present Psalmfest

The Huntingdon College Department of Music will present “Psalmfest,” Thursday, April 15, at 7:00 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. (Note that this is a change in time from previously released information.) The performance is free and open to the public.

APR0610

Van Cliburn Winner Performs for Huntingdon’s Cheek Piano Concert Series

Huntingdon College will present Evgeni Bozhanov, winner of the 13th International Van Cliburn piano competition, as the guest artist for the final concert in the Elizabeth Belcher Cheek Piano Concert Series for the 2010–11 academic year, Tuesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the College’s Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

APR0110

Huntingdon Combines Founders Day Observance with Spring Celebration

Huntingdon College invites the public to join in the celebration of its 156th birthday as a College and of its 101st year in Montgomery during Founders Day Convocation, Friday, April 9, at 4:00 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. For the first time, this observance is combined with the annual spring alumni reunion activities, renamed Spring Celebration. The convocation is free and open to all.

APR0110

Huntingdon and First UMC Announce Partnership for Community Programs

At a news conference held earlier today, Huntingdon College and First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, announced plans to use the former Cloverdale School building as a site for the development and delivery of programs that will enrich the lives of those in the Montgomery community and in the River Region. Huntingdon President J. Cameron West, FUMC Senior Pastor Lawson Bryan, FUMC Associate Pastor Nathan Attwood, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, and Bishop Paul A. Duffey, bishop-in-residence at FUMC, offered remarks.

MAR3010

News Conference to Announce Huntingdon and First UMC Partnership to Develop Programs in Response to Community Needs

Huntingdon College and First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, will hold a news conference Thursday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the Cloverdale Administrative Building (former Cloverdale School building) on the College’s Cloverdale Campus to announce plans to use the Cloverdale facility as a site for the development and delivery of programs that will enrich the lives of those in Read More

MAR1810

Students Selected as Huntingdon Resident Assistants

The Huntingdon College Office of Residence Life has announced the list of students selected to serve as Resident Assistants for the 2010–11 academic year.

MAR1810

Neeley Debuts History Book at Huntingdon Event

Huntingdon College will host Alabama historian Mary Ann Neeley for a discussion and readings from her latest book, “The Works of Matthew Blue: Montgomery’s First Historian,” Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Huntingdon College’s Smith Hall, Delchamps Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

MAR1110

Lonestar Headlines Huntingdon’s CloverJam 2010

Huntingdon College will host a series of talented bands, including the national country-western/crossover band Lonestar, for CloverJam 2010, Saturday, April 10, 6:00 p.m.–midnight on the Green on the College campus; a benefit concert for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Part of the College’s annual Founders Day Spring Celebration weekend, CloverJam will begin with student bands at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Jennifer Moody Band at 8:00 p.m. Lonestar will perform from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $20 for the general public in advance or at the door and may be purchased through http://cloverjam.eventbrite.com/ or through a link on the Huntingdon Web site. Advance tickets are recommended due to space limitations. Special rates are available for full-time Huntingdon students, faculty, and staff, and for alumni attending Spring Celebration weekend; contact alumni@huntingdon.edu.

MAR1110

Huntingdon Hosts Science Olympiad State Finals

Could you design and build a bridge, an electric-powered vehicle, or a propeller-enabled aerodynamic device given a few materials and several teammates to help you? That’s what 14 teams of middle- and junior-high students will be doing on Saturday, March 13, when Huntingdon College hosts the Alabama Science Olympiad Class B (junior high/middle school) finals on campus. The Opening Ceremony for the event will be held in Huntingdon’s Catherine Dixon Roland Arena at Roland Student Center, 7:45 a.m. Closing ceremonies with award presentations will begin at 4:45 p.m. in the same location. The winning team will advance to national competition in the coming weeks.

MAR0510

Serebryany, Nishibun Perform at Huntingdon

Huntingdon College music professor Vadim Serebryany will perform together with College alumna Tiffany McGuire Nishibun to present “Music and Memory: Works by Beethoven and Schumann,” Sunday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall at Huntingdon College. The concert, which is free and open to all, will feature Schumann’s Fantasy, op.17, and Frauenliebe und -leben (A Woman’s Love and Life), and Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved). The concert is part of the Elizabeth Belcher Cheek Concert Series, funded by Ben F. Cheek III and his family in memory of Huntingdon alumna Elizabeth Belcher Cheek.

FEB2310

Huntingdon Students Added to Fall Term Dean’s Lists

Huntingdon Students Added to Fall Term Dean’s Lists2010 02 23Montgomery, Ala.—After grade adjustments, the following students’ names have been added to the Dean’s List of Honors or the Dean’s List of High Honors at Huntingdon College for the fall semester

FEB1610

Michigan Organist to Perform at Huntingdon

Michigan Organist to Perform at Huntingdon2010 02 16Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College alumna and Michigan organist Elaine Harper Grover will perform as part of the Harald Rohlig Organ Recital Series, Thursday, February 25, at 7 30 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall,

FEB1110

Huntingdon Postpones Yard Sale for Haiti Relief

Huntingdon Postpones Yard Sale for Haiti Relief2010 02 11Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College will offer a Yard Sale for Haiti Relief, Saturday, February 20, 8 30–11 00 a.m. on the lawn in front of the Cloverdale Administrative Building on the College’s Cloverdale

FEB0410

Watson Presents 2010 Ellison Lecture at Huntingdon College

Watson Presents 2010 Ellison Lecture at Huntingdon College2010 02 04Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College’s Rhoda Coleman Ellison Writers Festival Lecture will be presented by short story author and novelist Brad Watson, Thursday, February 18, at 7 00 p.m. in the College’s Ligon

FEB0410

Huntingdon Trustee James Loeb Remembered for his Benevolence

Huntingdon Trustee James Loeb Remembered for his Benevolence2010 02 04Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College trustee James Loeb is remembered at Huntingdon College today as a man whose generosity and benevolence placed him “among the giants” in the history of Huntingdon trusteeship and

FEB0210

Huntingdon Musicians and Guest Artists Present “Trumpet, et al”

Huntingdon Musicians and Guest Artists Present “Trumpet, et al”2010 02 02Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College’s Elizabeth Belcher Cheek Concert Series will present, “Trumpet, et al,” Sunday, February 7, at 3 00 p.m. in the College’s Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. The concert, featuring

JAN2710

Huntingdon Offers One-Night Performance of Acclaimed Birmingham Play

Huntingdon Offers One Night Performance of Acclaimed Birmingham Play2010 01 27Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College will offer a one night only performance of the acclaimed play, “Bully An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt,” Tuesday, February 16, at 7 00 p.m. in the College’s

JAN1410

Haiti Relief Efforts

On Tuesday, January 12, at 4:53 p.m., the island of Haiti was devastated by an earthquake that registered 7.0 on the Richter scale. Read More

JAN1210

Huntingdon Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. with Day of Service, Convocation

Huntingdon Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. with Day of Service, Convocation 2010 01 12 Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College will remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service Monday, January 18, and with

JAN1110

Wiregrass Organist to Perform at Huntingdon

Wiregrass Organist to Perform at Huntingdon 2010 01 11 Montgomery, Ala.—Well known organist Eugene (Gene) Montgomery, dean of the Dothan Wiregrass Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, will perform as part of Huntingdon College’s Harald Rohlig Organ Recital

JAN0710

Huntingdon Offices Closing at 2:00 P.M.

Huntingdon Offices Closing at 2 00 P.M. 2010 01 07 Students, Faculty, Staff, and Trustees, Because of the threat of inclement weather in our area, Huntingdon College offices will close at 2 00 p.m. today, Thursday, January 7. Employees