This building served as the library until 1940, when it became the administration building (1941-1969).
In 1971 the building was named in honor of Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (1891-1966), President of the University of Alabama (1953-1957).
A graduate of the University and a Rhodes Scholar, Carmichael also served as Chancellor of Vanderbilt University (1937-1946) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, New York State University System (1943-1953).
College of Commerce
and Business Administration
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Erected 1927 * Reconstructed 1994
Funds for the reconstruction of this building were contributed by many alumni and friends of the college interested in the continued growrth of quality education. The building is named in honor of the first Dean of the college, Lee Bidgood.
Architect: PH & J Architects, Inc.
Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc.
Named for Braxton Bragg Comer (1848-1927), Governor of Alabama (1907-1911).
As a member of the University's Corp of Cadets in 1865, Comer witnessed the burning of the campus by Federal troops. Later, as Governor, he strongly supported education and helped secure appropriations for the "Greater University Campaign," the first major expansion of the campus in the twentieth century.
College of Commerce and Business Administration
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Erected 1991
Funds for construction of this building were contributed by Robert Nabors Alston in loving memory of his mother, Mary Hewell Alston
Architect: Davis Volkert and Associates, Inc.
Contractor: N. C. Morgan Construction Company, Inc.
Carmichael Hall, 1925 This building served as the library until 1940, when it became the administration building (1941-1969). In 1971 the building was named in honor of Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (1891-1966), President of the University of Alabama (1953-1957). A graduate of the University and a Rhodes Scholar, Carmichael also served as Chancellor of Vanderbilt University (1937-1946) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, New York State University System (1943-1953).
Bidgood Hall College of Commerce and Business Administration The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Erected 1927 * Reconstructed 1994 Funds for the reconstruction of this building were contributed by many alumni and friends of the college interested in the continued growrth of quality education. The building is named in honor of the first Dean of the college, Lee Bidgood. Architect: PH & J Architects, Inc. Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc.
B.B. Comer Hall, 1908 Named for Braxton Bragg Comer (1848-1927), Governor of Alabama (1907-1911). As a member of the University's Corp of Cadets in 1865, Comer witnessed the burning of the campus by Federal troops. Later, as Governor, he strongly supported education and helped secure appropriations for the "Greater University Campaign," the first major expansion of the campus in the twentieth century.
Mary Hewell Alston Hall College of Commerce and Business Administration The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Erected 1991 Funds for construction of this building were contributed by Robert Nabors Alston in loving memory of his mother, Mary Hewell Alston Architect: Davis Volkert and Associates, Inc. Contractor: N. C. Morgan Construction Company, Inc.