Richmond receives Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize

From left to right are Walter Givhan, honoree Michelle Richmond, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gregg Swem and Dr. Kirk Curnutt.

From left to right are Walter Givhan, honoree Michelle Richmond, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gregg Swem and Dr. Kirk Curnutt.

Renowned author and Mobile, Ala. native Michelle Richmond received Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize during a luncheon on Thursday at the Troy Campus.

Richmond spent the morning speaking with students about the evolution of her career from publishing collections of her short stories to writing best-selling novels. During the morning session, Richmond was interviewed by a…

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Book-signing, reception for Dr. Chris Shaffer is set for March 29

Dr. Shaffer will sign copies of his book during a reception at 5 p.m. on March 29 at the International Arts Center on the Troy Campus..

Dr. Shaffer will sign copies of his book during a reception at 5 p.m. on March 29 at the International Arts Center on the Troy Campus..

Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services at Troy University, will sign copies of his book “Moon Over Sasova: One American’s Experience Teaching in Post-Cold War Slovakia” during a reception at the University’s International Arts Center at 5 p.m. on March 29.

The book documents his time teaching and traveling in post-communist Europe during the…

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Novelist Michelle Richmond to receive Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize on April 14

Michelle Richmond will discuss the evolution of her career as a best-selling author at 9:30 a.m. on April 14 at the Troy Campus.

Michelle Richmond will discuss the evolution of her career as a best-selling author at 9:30 a.m. on April 14 at the Troy Campus.

Renowned author Michelle Richmond, a Mobile, Ala. native whose recent novel The Wonder Test has been hailed as a “gripping thriller” and witty satire of “high-stakes education,” will receive Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize on April 14.

Richmond will discuss the evolution of her career from her debut short-story collection, The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress…

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Teaching English in Slovakia laid foundation for Library dean’s new book “Moon Over Sasova”

Troy University Dean of Libraries Christopher Shaffer and his new book, “Moon Over Sasova,

Troy University Dean of Libraries Christopher Shaffer and his new book, “Moon Over Sasova," about his teaching experiences in Slovokia. (TROY photo)

Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services at Troy University, has published a new book documenting his time teaching and traveling in post-communist Europe during the 1990s.

Shaffer began the journey he highlights in “Moon Over Sasova” in Mannheim, Germany through a study abroad program at Auburn University in 1991.

It was when Shaffer took…

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