Marion Military Institute
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| Motto | Truth, Honor, Service |
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| Type | Military Junior College |
| Established | 1842 |
| President | Colonel David J. Mollahan, USMC (Ret) |
| Dean and Vice President | Mrs. Susan Stevenson & Ronald Bambi |
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1101 Washington Street Marion, Alabama 36756, Marion, Alabama, United States 32°37′25″N 87°19′16″W / 32.6237°N 87.3211°WCoordinates: 32°37′25″N 87°19′16″W / 32.6237°N 87.3211°W |
| Campus | 180 acres (0.73 km2) |
| Colors | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Affiliations | Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ; Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
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The MMI Chapel, Marion Military Institute
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The Marion Military Institute Chapel and Lovelace Hall
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| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Noah K. Davis |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000508 |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1978 |
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President's House, Marion Institute
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The Marion Military Institute President's House
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| Built | 1912 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000401 |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1979 |
http://www.marionmilitary.edu/
Marion Military Institute, often abbreviated with the initialism MMI, is the official state military college of Alabama. Founded in Marion in 1842, it continues at its original location.
Marion Military Institute traces its origins back to 1842 with the creation of Howard College. In 1842, Howard English & Classical School, later known as Howard College, was established in Marion, Alabama, by the Alabama Baptist Convention, with Dr. S. S. Sherman as President. During the American Civil War South Barracks (later known as Old South Barracks and now Lovelace Hall), built in 1854, & the Chapel, built in 1857, served the Confederacy as Breckenridge Military Hospital from 1863 to 1865. Along with the President's House (built 1912), these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1887, the decision was made to move Howard College (now Samford University) to Birmingham. The then President of Howard College, Colonel J.T. Murfee, LL.D., and a handful of faculty and students decided to remain in Marion, Alabama and immediately reorganized and founded Marion Military Institute, a military preparatory high school and college. The United States Army ROTC program was first offered at MMI in 1916, when the institute was designated as an "Honor Military School with Distinction" by the United States Department of Defense. The U.S. Army Early Commissioning Program was established at MMI in 1968. In 1971 MMI became coeducational.
In March 2006, the Alabama state legislature passed a resolution placing MMI under the auspices of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. MMI became "The State Military College of Alabama". As part of the transition to a public institution, Marion phased out its high school program. In May 2009, the last high school class graduated from Marion Military Institute's Preparatory School Program, a program that traced its origins back to 1887.
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