Troy University Faculty Senate President Dr. Lenetra Jefferson addresses faculty and staff during the 2026 Faculty-Staff Convocation in August.
The Troy University Board of Trustees has ratified the continuation of TROY’s Faculty Senate, determining that the Senate complies with a new state law governing faculty senates at Alabama’s public four-year universities.
Alabama Act 2026-432, which takes effect Oct. 1, establishes requirements governing the creation, structure and responsibilities of faculty senates. Under the law, faculty…
Troy University Trustee Roy Drinkard is shown with Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr. during Drinkard's 105th birthday celebration last year.
Troy University is remembering the service and commitment of longtime Trustee Roy Drinkard, who passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the age of 106.
A World War II veteran, Drinkard was the oldest living United States Marine.
In April 2000, at almost 80 years old, Drinkard was appointed to the Troy University Board of…
Vance received the Southern Trial Lawyers Association's War Horse Award during the Association's annual Mardi Gras conference in New Orleans.
Gibson Vance, President Pro-Tempore of the Troy University Board of Trustees and a 1987 TROY graduate, was recently honored as the recipient of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association’s 2026 War Horse Award.
The award was presented during the Association’s annual Mardi Gras Conference in New Orleans.
The War Horse Award is presented annually to a…
Alumnus and Trustee Earl Johnson was the driving force behind the quad renovation, believing the Trojan statue was the focal point the campus needed.
Alumnus and Trustee Earl Johnson has done more than witness the many changes that have taken place at Troy University over the past three decades – he has played a role in many of them.
Johnson, a 1970 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in economics and the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters…
