5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁design ation ▁" State ▁College ▁for ▁Women ". ▁The ▁first ▁men ▁entered ▁the ▁school ▁that ▁same ▁month . ▁Its ▁student ▁body ▁still ▁maintain s ▁a ▁ 7 : 5 ▁ratio ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁men . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁author ized ▁President ▁D . P . ▁C ulp ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Cert ific ates ▁of ▁Ass urance ▁of ▁Comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁three ▁African ▁American ▁women , ▁Carol yn ▁Bur po , ▁Ruby ▁Kenn bre w ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁( L illy ) ▁Turner , ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁university . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Alabama ▁College ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Monte val lo . ▁ ▁The ▁Alabama ▁Girls ' ▁Indust rial ▁School ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Monte val lo ▁Historic ▁District ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register , ▁as ▁an ▁expansion . ▁ ▁Monte val lo ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁center ▁of ▁Alabama ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁rich ▁with ▁Civil ▁War ▁history . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus ▁pre date ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁including ▁King ▁House ▁( res erved ▁for ▁special ▁guests ▁of ▁the ▁campus ) ▁and ▁Reyn olds ▁Hall ▁(