TROY donates hundreds of books to Dothan school

Dr. Kirk Davis and Kelly Springs Elementary Principal Wanda Dismukes sort through boxes of donated books.

Dr. Kirk Davis and Kelly Springs Elementary Principal Wanda Dismukes sort through boxes of donated books.

Troy University’s College of Education donated about 200 books Friday to Kelly Springs Elementary School in Dothan, enough for each of the school’s kindergartners, first graders and second graders.

Faculty, staff and students at the Dothan Campus recently collected books and money as part of Warriors for Reading, an initiative aimed at bringing reading opportunities…

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Statue dedicated to former College of Education Dean Dr. James Kimbrough

Retired Dean of the College of Education Dr. James Kimbrough (center) and his wife Carolyn center stand with a statue dedicated in his honor.

Retired Dean of the College of Education Dr. James Kimbrough (center) and his wife Carolyn center stand with a statue dedicated in his honor.

Dr. James Kimbrough, the retired Dean of the College of Education, was honored on Tuesday, Feb. 26, with the dedication of a statue at the Troy Campus.

“A Parent’s Love,” the statue by artist Huo Bhao Zhu, greets visitors to Hawkins Hall, home of the College of Education. It depicts a father holding his child…

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Grant helps prepare future teachers at Troy University for innovation in the classroom

Left to right: Anna Moorehead and Ronald Davis of the Wiregrass RC&D, Rep. Wes Allen, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims, and Jessica Moran.

Left to right: Anna Moorehead and Ronald Davis of the Wiregrass RC&D, Rep. Wes Allen, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims, and Jessica Moran.

A grant from the Wiregrass Resource Conservation and Development Council is helping Troy University equip future teachers with creative means of teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the classroom.

Homer Wright, a Wiregrass RC&D board member and Pike County Commissioner; Ronald Davis, executive director; and Anna Morehead, programs manager, joined Rep. Wes Allen…

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Educational Leadership Hall of Fame induction set for TROY alumnus

The Alabama Educational Leadership Hall of Fame is located in Hawkins Hall, home to Troy University's College of Education. (TROY photo/Clif Lusk)

The Alabama Educational Leadership Hall of Fame is located in Hawkins Hall, home to Troy University's College of Education. (TROY photo/Clif Lusk)

One of Alabama’s and the nation’s outstanding leaders in education will be inducted into the Alabama Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Troy University.

TROY alumnus Dr. L. Earl Franks will be honored with an induction ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 15 in Jack Hawkins, Jr. Hall.

Established in 1982, the Hall of Fame is…

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