Life in the Ham
University of Montevallo
Facts
School Facts Round II
History of Kathryn
City of Montevallo
100

What grocery store is Kathryn excited to frequent in Birmingham

Trader Joe's

100

The school colors

Purple and gold

100

School motto/tagline

You belong at Montevallo

100

The year Kathryn received her PhD

2014

100

Name of the county that Montevallo is located in

Shelby County

200

Name of the lunch spot Kathryn enjoys for sweet potato chips and chicken salad sandwiches

Iz Cafe

200

The team mascot

Falcons

200

History Department Chair

Dr. Jim Day

200

The name of the Congressman whose Kathryn's favorite building at Troy University was named after

John Lewis

200

What geographical marker is located in Montevallo

A plaque on Reynolds Cemetery Road, in the eastern corner of the town, marks the geographic center of the state of Alabama

300

What store can Kathryn now shop at without having to drive to Montgomery

Target

300

Approximate number of students

2,600

300

University of Montevallo's homecoming tradition

"College Night", the performance of musical theater productions in a competition between the Purple Side or the Gold Side

300

The name of Kathryn's mentor at UGA

Dr. Jim Cobb or Dr. John Inscoe

300

The number of people who live in Montevallo

7,229 people

400

How many hours closer to the river will Kathryn now be

2 hours

400

The oldest building on campus

The King House (built in 1823)

400

Previous name of the school

Alabama Girls' Industrial School; Alabama Girls' Technical Institute; Alabama Girls' Technical Institute and College for Women; Alabama College, State College for Women

400

The name of Kathryn's book publisher

UGA Press

400

The name Montevallo means what

Italian for the hill in the valley

500

Montevallo is located how many miles south of Birmingham

35

500

The year established

1896

500

The school president

John W. Stewart III

500

The name of Kathryn's forthcoming book

Regulating Race: Miscegenation and Mixed Race in Laws and Communities of the Jim Crow South

500

The name of the ecological preserve 6 miles from campus

The Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve