Oakwood University

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Oakwood University

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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