Troy University pays tribute to long-serving Trustee Gerald O. Dial

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Board Vice President pro-tempore Lamar P. Higgins present Trustee Gerald O. Dial with the honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Board Vice President pro-tempore Lamar P. Higgins present Trustee Gerald O. Dial with the honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

For Troy University Trustee Gerald Dial, December brought with it a pair of honors that he never dreamed he would receive.

In a span of two days, the Delta, Alabama native, who has been a member of the University Board of Trustees since 1991 including two terms as the board’s President pro tempore, had a…

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BCA President, CEO Britt urges TROY graduates to ‘reach back and give back’

Katie Boyd Britt, the first female and the youngest ever President and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, addresses TROY graduates on Friday.

Katie Boyd Britt, the first female and the youngest ever President and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, addresses TROY graduates on Friday.

Business Council of Alabama president and CEO Katie Boyd Britt on Friday encouraged Troy University graduates to reach back and give back.

Britt addressed the nearly 675 graduates inside Trojan Arena on Friday as the keynote speaker for the Troy Campus commencement ceremony. In total, 25 U.S. states, 3 U.S. territories and 14 countries outside…

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TROY alumnus and trustee honored for leadership in diversity in Alabama

TROY trustee Lamar P. Higgins, right, and former UA trustee Cleo Thomas were recognized for leadership in diversity by ALAHEDO President Dilworth.

TROY trustee Lamar P. Higgins, right, and former UA trustee Cleo Thomas were recognized for leadership in diversity by ALAHEDO President Dilworth.

Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins has been recognized by a statewide association of higher education diversity officers.

Higgins, along with former University of Alabama Trustee Cleo Thomas, was recognized with the Louis Dale Diversity Leadership Award by the Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers during their annual conference on Oct. 11 in the…

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Vance, Higgins tapped as officers for TROY Board of Trustees

Pictured left to right are Gerald Dial, Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gibson Vance, Lamar Higgins, and John Harrison.

Pictured left to right are Gerald Dial, Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gibson Vance, Lamar Higgins, and John Harrison.

The Troy University Board of Trustees has elected C. Gibson Vance as the board’s President pro tempore and Lamar P. Higgins as Vice President pro tempore.

The new officers will succeed President pro tempore Gerald O. Dial and Vice President pro tempore John D. Harrison, who have both completed two four-year terms as officers. Both…

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