TROY alumnus and Northwest Missouri State President Dr. Lance Tatum addresses TROY graduates during spring commencement.
Northwest Missouri State University President and Troy University alumnus Dr. Lance Tatum told TROY graduates that success rarely comes from having all the answers but rather by consistently showing up regardless of how difficult or messy life gets.
Tatum spoke to nearly 1,000 graduates during two spring commencement exercises across two days, Thursday and Friday,…
Dr. Don Jeffrey, who served in various roles with the University for 46 years including Vice Chancellor of the Dothan Campus, passed away on Jan. 28.
Troy University is mourning the passing of former beloved administrator Dr. Don Jeffrey.
Dr. Jeffrey, who retired from the University in 2023 after 46 years of service, passed away on Jan. 28. He was 78.
Dr. Jeffrey earned his bachelor’s degree from TROY, a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee and his Ph.D. from…
Dr. Lance Tatum is retiring after 25 years at TROY to become President of Northwest Missouri State University.
It was the flashing light on an answering machine that would illuminate Dr. Lance Tatum’s path back home to Troy University.
The two-time TROY graduate was working at a small two-year school in Georgia and had been out of town for the weekend when Dr. Don Jeffrey left the message that would open the first…
Tamara Jones, shown here speaking during her retirement reception, passed away on April 21.
Tamara Jones, a Troy University alumna and a member of the TROY staff for more than 30 years, passed away on April 21. She was 65.
Funeral services were held April 25.
Jones retired in January of 2021 as Assistant Dean of Student Success after 32 years of service to the University.
A graduate of…
