UGA to cut the ribbon on new residence hall

Today is a dedication day at UGA, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Black-Diallo-Miller Hall: the University’s newest residence hall is named in honor of Harold Black, Mary Diallo, and Kerry Miller, the first black students to enroll as freshmen and earn their undergraduate degrees at the University of Georgia.

The ceremony is set for 10 o’clock this morning at the residence hall on Baxter Street in Athens.

From UGA Media Relations...

The University of Georgia will hold a ceremony to dedicate its newest residence hall as Black-Diallo-Miller Hall on Aug. 4 at 10 a.m.

The event is open to news media.

The building is named in honor of Harold Alonza Black, Mary Blackwell Diallo and Kerry Rushin Miller, the first African American students to enroll as freshmen and complete their undergraduate degrees at UGA.

Black-Diallo-Miller Hall will house 525 first-year students in double occupancy rooms beginning this fall, the 60th anniversary of the year Black, Diallo and Miller enrolled as freshmen.

Construction of the five-story, $50 million project began in December 2020.

Parking

Free parking will be available for media in UGA lot W11

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