Selma University received a preservation grant from the National Park Service in the amount of $750,000 to begin a restoration project on Foster Hall. Congresswoman Terri Sewell came to the university campus to present the award.

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Foster Hall was built in 1910 and named for Miss Susie C. Foster, who was president of the ASMBC Women’s Convention at the time of its construction.  Foster Hall, the oldest building on the university campus, was built as a women's dormitory.