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The Troy University Board of Trustees has appointed a 14-member search committee and retained executive search firm Funk Associates to assist in the search for the University’s next chancellor.
Gibson Vance, President Pro Tempore of the Board of Trustees, will chair the committee, which includes representatives from the Board of Trustees, senior administration, faculty, the…
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…
