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ACHE honors Hawkins for 30 years as Chancellor at Troy University

December 12, 2019
By Andy Ellis
ACHE Chairman Charles E. Sanders, Jr. presents Dr. Hawkins with a plaque and framed resolution during ACHE's December meeting.

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education on Friday honored Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. for reaching a milestone of service at Troy University.

ACHE Chairman Charles E. Sanders, Jr. read a resolution into the record calling Dr. Hawkins “a champion for higher education” in Alabama and recognizing him for 30 years of “outstanding service to…

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Center for Student Success partners with Peace Corps

December 12, 2019
By Victoria Cirilli
TROY student Trey Smith recently became the first student to complete the Peace Corps Prep program.

Troy University’s John W. Schmidt Center for Student Success has partnered with the Peace Corps to offer a Peace Corps Prep certificate.

This program is advantageous for students applying to the Peace Corps and prepares students for careers in public service. 

Roger “Trey” Smith, who graduates in December, is the first TROY student…

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It Came from the Archives: ‘The biggest parade ever staged in Dothan’

December 10, 2019
By Dr. Marty Olliff
Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly dig through the Wiregrass Archives focuses on a major parade held in Dothan during the Great Depression.

The Great Depression had ravaged the United States for years when Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated president on March 4, 1933. His New Deal resulted in passage of 16 landmark bills in the first ever “Hundred Days” that ended on June 16.

On that 100th day, Congress passed the National Industrial Recovery Act, one…

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