Longtime TROY administrator to speak to graduates in Dothan

Dr. Earl Ingram will deliver the keynote address Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Dothan Civic Center.

Dr. Earl Ingram will deliver the keynote address Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Dothan Civic Center.

About 130 Troy University students will walk across the stage Sunday at the Dothan Civic Center to receive their degrees during fall commencement exercises.

Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Earl Ingram will deliver the keynote address to students during the ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m.

Ingram served on active duty with the…

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Revolutionary 100-year-old Alabama native to speak at TROY Dothan

Henrietta Boggs was married to Costa Rican revolutionary and president Jose Figueres.

Henrietta Boggs was married to Costa Rican revolutionary and president Jose Figueres.

Troy University’s Dothan Campus will host a screening of the documentary “First Lady of the Revolution,” about Henrietta Boggs, who served a key role in the Costa Rican Civil War, on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall.

Boggs, 100, is an Alabama native and will attend the screening, which will be followed…

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It Came from the Archives: The National Peanut Festival

Dr. Marty Olliff examines the history of the National Peanut Festival through archival photos.

Dr. Marty Olliff examines the history of the National Peanut Festival through archival photos.

The National Peanut Festival has been celebrated in Dothan since 1938 (except for the World War II years). This first Peanut Festival came from the long tradition of harvest celebrations and the Wiregrass’ successful 20-year experiment with planting peanuts to avoid the economic calamity of the cotton boll weevil.

The NPF has changed over the…

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Dothan statue dedicated to longtime administrator Dr. Don Jeffrey

The statue of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev was placed in front of Malone Hall in Dothan.

The statue of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev was placed in front of Malone Hall in Dothan.

For more than 40 years, Dr. Don Jeffrey has been a renaissance man for Troy University.

This week, the University honored that commitment and versatility by dedicating a statue to a man who has touched nearly every facet of the institution throughout his career.

At the Dothan Campus Wednesday, Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins,…

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