Friends remember loved one with Jeff Taylor Endowed Scholarship for Theatre Lighting and Sound

The Jeff Taylor Endowed Scholarship is available to students interested in theatre lighting and sound.

The Jeff Taylor Endowed Scholarship is available to students interested in theatre lighting and sound.

Friends for nearly 50 years, a group of former and current Troy University faculty members have created the Jeff Taylor Endowed Scholarship for students interested in the technical side of theatre in memory of the longtime lighting and sound technician.

Since the summer of 2021, Taylor, Doc Kirby, a lecturer in the Hall School of…

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‘Giving Tuesday’ great example of the Trojan spirit

Trojans from 21 states and Canada donated more than $70,000 in less than 24 hours. (TROY photo)

Trojans from 21 states and Canada donated more than $70,000 in less than 24 hours. (TROY photo)

Trojans from 21 states and Canada came together to almost triple Troy University’s Giving Tuesday goal – providing scholarships and emergency relief to students.

“The generosity of the Trojan Nation knows no limits, and time and again they rise and respond to the needs of the University and its members,” said Walter Givhan, Senior Vice…

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TROY donates broadcast equipment in wake of fire at Booker T. Washington Magnet School

Aaron Taylor, TV production coordinator, shows one of the cameras donated to Booker T. Washington Magnet School broadcast teacher Richard Williams.

Aaron Taylor, TV production coordinator, shows one of the cameras donated to Booker T. Washington Magnet School broadcast teacher Richard Williams.

When Booker T. Washington student Aylon Gipson learned that his school had been destroyed by an Aug. 18 fire, his heart sank. Gone was the broadcast equipment he had used and all the work he had produced over the last two years.

On Tuesday, thanks to a donation of five cameras, accessories, a sound board…

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