Alabama Attorney General to address graduates during summer commencement in Trojan Arena

Summer commencement is set for Friday, July 23 in Trojan Arena.

Summer commencement is set for Friday, July 23 in Trojan Arena.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will provide the keynote address to graduates of Troy University’s summer commencement exercises on Friday, July 23 in Trojan Arena.

The event, which will not require tickets, will begin at 10 a.m. No COVID-related restrictions are in place.

Some 520 students from 24 U.S. states and eight countries outside the…

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State names newest Veterans Home in memory of TROY alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient CSM Bennie Adkins

The Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs has named its newest veterans home in memory of Troy alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins. (TROY photo)
 

The memory of TROY alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins is being honored by the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs.

On July 9, the board unanimously voted to name the state’s fifth veterans home in his honor.

“Troy University proudly celebrates this recognition of one of our heroes who has four degrees…

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Alumnus, veteran advises students ‘just try it’ in starting businesses

Alumnus Mike Root's passion for bourbon led him to launch Copper Still Distillery, but his passion for entrepreneurship fuels his life.

Alumnus Mike Root's passion for bourbon led him to launch Copper Still Distillery, but his passion for entrepreneurship fuels his life.

COVID-19 restrictions didn’t stop Troy University alumnus Michael Root from new business ventures across the country.

Root attended TROY from 2006 until 2014, earning three degrees along the way.

He double majored in sport management and criminal justice to obtain his two bachelor’s degrees and finished his career at TROY with a Master in Public…

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TROY alumna helps renovate Wetumpka with HGTV series “Home Town Takeover”

Alumni Josie Russell Young, left, and Mina Starsiak, host of HGTV's series “Good Bones,” take time during
 

Troy University alumna Josie Russell Young helped locals in Wetumpka, Alabama bring their community to life in HGTV’s new series “Home Town Takeover.”

Young, who graduated from TROY in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in human services, had originally pursued nursing, but quickly realized it wasn’t the path she wanted to follow.

TROY alumna Josie…

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