Col. Felicia Burks honors her family's support and encouragement through the establishment of an endowed scholarship.
Now Chief of the Diversity and Inclusion Division, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Col. Felicia Burks has achieved a life and career she said would not have been possible without the support of leaders, mentors, friends, family, faith and a college degree from Troy University.
“I think about legacy building,” she said. “I…
Dr. Jason Whitehead delivers the keynote address to graduates at the University's Phenix City Campus and Fort Benning location on Friday.
Dr. Jason Whitehead, Executive Director of the Phenix City Housing Authority, encouraged Troy University graduates to embrace the next phase of their lives with the same discipline and drive that led them to receive their diplomas.
Delivering the keynote address to graduates of the University’s Phenix City Campus and Fort Benning location on Friday at…
Sherri and Barry Scarborough have established the Sherri Ingram Scarborough and Barry Scarborough Leadership Endowed Scholarship.
Sherri and Barry Scarborough landed together at Troy State University in 1986 through a twist of fate and with the help of a Ford Ranger pickup truck.
Sherri came to TROY with her best friend from Haines City, Florida, after her friend had received a scholarship. However, just two days before classes were to start,…
In this edition of his recurring column, Dr. Marty Olliff delves into some of the early aerial photographs of Dothan, Alabama.
We credit Aesop with the axiom, “familiarity breeds contempt” (meaning apathy). In our world of airplane travel and cell phones, Google Earth, readily-available satellite views, and ubiquitous drone imagery and film, we are likely to become somewhat inured about aerial photographs.
All these things are contemporary, so an aerial view of a place we know…
