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    ATO Walk Hard raises record-breaking $200K for veterans

    News | March 19, 2026

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    Lulu Gribbin, surgeons to speak at Troy University’s Helen Keller Lecture on March 31

    News | March 11, 2026

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    Newly completed Troy University lake restoration adds beauty to campus and community

    News | February 24, 2026

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    Troy University Appoints Dr. Timothy Stark as Inaugural Director of Doctor of Chiropractic Program

    Faculty/Staff | February 24, 2026

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Cancer survivor Thornton now fighting for others

TROY student Jada Thornton, right, with her mother during the 2017 Dragon Boat Race in Montgomery. Her team raised money for Children's Hospital.

TROY student Jada Thornton, right, with her mother during the 2017 Dragon Boat Race in Montgomery. Her team raised money for Children's Hospital.

One Troy University student has conquered bone cancer and has chosen to give back to those in the situation she was once in.

Jada Thornton, a junior nursing major from Montgomery, was diagnosed was osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in 2009. In 2010, she created a Relay for Life team, which she named…

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Former Trojan nominated for Roberto Clemente Award

TJ Rivera is nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award.

TJ Rivera is nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award.

Former Trojan and current New York Mets infielder T.J. Rivera has been nominated for Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award.

All 30 MLB teams nominate one player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

For Rivera, the award capped…

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Tammy Hughes wins Vergil Parks McKinley Award at Troy University

Tammy Hughes received TROY's Vergil Parks McKinley Award on Tuesday. She was nominated by department chairs within the College of Education.

Tammy Hughes received TROY's Vergil Parks McKinley Award on Tuesday. She was nominated by department chairs within the College of Education.

Tammy Hughes, departmental secretary in Leadership Development and Professional Studies, has won Troy University’s Vergil Parks McKinley Award.

Hughes, who has been employed by the University since 2005, received the award from Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, during a ceremony on Tuesday in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor on the Troy Campus. She was nominated…

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Alpha Omicron Pi welcomes charter members at TROY

Troy University's chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi welcomed charter members during a Bid Day celebration Sept. 16.

Troy University's chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi welcomed charter members during a Bid Day celebration Sept. 16.

The sorority system at TROY grew a little larger with the welcoming of charter members to Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ), TROY’s newest Greek organization.

According to Barbara Patterson, director of involvement and leadership, the sorority added around 95 new members during its Sept. 16 bid day event.

“The addition of Alpha Omicron Pi adds another…

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