EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1896 as Oakwood Industrial School. It became Oakwood Manual Training School in 1904, Oakwood Junior College in 1917, Oakwood College in 1944, and Oakwood University of Seventh-Day Adventists in 2007.

Location:
Huntsville, AL

Founding Date:
1896

Team:
Ambassadors

Enrollment:
1800

Official Website:
http://www.oakwood.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Little Richard	Musician	5-Dec-1932		Tutti Frutti
John F. Street	Politician	15-Oct-1943		Mayor of Philadelphia, 2000-08
Philip Michael Thomas	Actor	26-May-1949		Det. Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice
Shirley Verrett	Singer	31-May-1931	5-Nov-2010	Mezzo-soprano at the Met

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