A.B. Moore Hall [removed]

Title: A.B. Moore Hall [removed]
Transcription: Named in honor of Albert Burton Moore
Chairman - History Department 1923-1951
First Dean of the Graduate School 1925-1958
Chairman - Athletic Committee 1941-1958
President - National Collegiate Athletic Association 1951-1952 President - Alabama Historical Association 1951-1952
President - Southern Historical Association 1942
President - Conference of Southern Deans 1938
Sponsors: Placed by The University of Alabama
Specific placement information: Removed in 2021; once affixed to building at entrance (north side, top plaque). On September 17, 2021, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the building to remove its association with A. B. Moore. It was renamed to honor Dr. Archie Wade, the University's first Black faculty member. For contact and permanent location information regarding this retired building plaque, contact Planroom, Campus Support Services, Building 1003, planroom@fa.ua.edu.
Coordinates: 33.208591, -87.544869
Historical images: A.B. Moore Hall plaque
Category: Building Names Plaques

Item sets: All Campus Markers and Plaques; Building Names Plaques; Removed Markers and Plaques