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Latta challenges students to become leaders, life-long learners

Forrest Latta, a 1980 TROY graduate and a member of the TROY Board of Trustees, addresses those in attendance at Monday night's Honors Convocation.

Forrest Latta, a 1980 TROY graduate and a member of the TROY Board of Trustees, addresses those in attendance at Monday night's Honors Convocation.

Troy University alumnus and Board of Trustee member Forrest Latta encouraged students to carry forward the leadership tools they have received at TROY and to make it their goal to become life-long learners.

Speaking during Monday night’s Honor Convocation on the Troy Campus, Latta recalled his days at TROY and what it was like to…

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Portrait by TROY alumnus honors memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

A portrait honoring the memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins was unveiled on Thursday in the conference room bearing his name at the Rosa Parks Museum on Troy University’s Montgomery Campus.

The portrait was painted and gifted to the University by TROY alumnus Willie Austin, II, and was appropriately unveiled on Rosa…

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Historical marker unveiled at birthplace of John Lewis

The new historical marker is located in front of John Lewis' childhood home off Gardner Bassett Road just outside of Troy.

The new historical marker is located in front of John Lewis' childhood home off Gardner Bassett Road just outside of Troy.

The birthplace of the late Congressman John Robert Lewis now bears a historic marker, recognizing the significance that this tract of land off Gardner Bassett Road just outside of Troy had on the Civil Rights icon’s life and legacy.

Unveiled during a special ceremony on Saturday, the marker was a project of The John R….

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TROY Trustees honor outgoing State Sen. Jimmy Holley for ‘service and loyalty’ during a political career spanning more than four decades

Troy University Board of Trustees honored outgoing State Sen. Jimmy Holley for his service and leadership in the Legislature.

Troy University Board of Trustees honored outgoing State Sen. Jimmy Holley for his service and leadership in the Legislature.

Troy University’s Board of Trustees has honored a pillar and dedicated advocate of the Wiregrass region, State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba).

State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba) is retiring from the Legislature after 44 years of service. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Holley, who retires from the Alabama Senate in November with nearly a half-century of service in…

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