erected in 1960 and named for Susie Stone, Secretary of the Women's Convention and Reverend U. J. Robinson, President of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention. The Jemison-Owens Auditorium/Gymnasium was completed in 1966. This building was named in honor of the Reverend D. V. Jemison, who was president of the convention, and James H. Owens, president of the school at the time of its construction. The Hood-Ware Dormitory for men and the Jackson-Wilson Dormitory for women were completed in 1970. The A. W. Wilson Science and Computer Hall was completed in 1979. In 1988, the science complex was expanded with the addition of an annex that houses an auditorium, several instructional laboratories, and two computer facilities, with offices for faculty. The computer-equipped writing laboratory in Dinkins Hall, the mathematics laboratory in the Science addition (completed in 1989), and the expanded library facility which houses a center for audiovisual instruction and computer-aided self-study (completed in 1990) are among the more significant improvements to the campus. See also List of historically black colleges of the United States References External links Official website Historically black universities and colleges in the United States Private universities and colleges in Alabama Educational institutions established in 1878 USCAA member institutions Education in Selma, Alabama African-American history of Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Buildings and structures in Selma, Alabama 1878 establishments in Alabama