Denise Matthes receives Troy University’s Vergil Parks McKinley Award

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. presents Denise Matthes with the McKinley Award. Matthes was nominated by Department Chair Dr. Xutong Niu.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. presents Denise Matthes with the McKinley Award. Matthes was nominated by Department Chair Dr. Xutong Niu.

Denise Matthes, Secretary for the Geospatial Informatics Department at Troy University, has been awarded the University’s Vergil Parks McKinley Award.

Matthes was presented with the award by Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, during a ceremony on Thursday and was nominated by Dr. Xutong Niu, Department Chair.

The McKinley Award is the highest honor that Troy…

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Troy University’s Geo Day showcases career pathways in geospatial industry

Geo Day is open to prospective high school and college transfer students looking to learn more about the geospatial informatics industry.

Geo Day is open to prospective high school and college transfer students looking to learn more about the geospatial informatics industry.

More than 200 high school and college students attended the seventh annual Geo Day at Troy University on March 12 and gained a firsthand look into the geospatial industry.

For the first time since Geo Day began, all of the workshop presenters were TROY alumni.

“To know that our Geospatial Informatics Department taught them, and…

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Annual Geo Day set for March 12

Registration is open until Feb. 20 for the annual Geo Day event on the Troy Campus.

Registration is open until Feb. 20 for the annual Geo Day event on the Troy Campus.

The Geospatial Informatics Department at Troy University will host its seventh annual Geo Day event on March 12. Designed to showcase geospatial careers and technologies for high school and community college students, Geo Day provides an opportunity to learn from industry professionals and get hands-on experience.

Dr. Steve Ramroop, Surveying and Geomatics Sciences Program Director, said Geo Day introduces…

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AgriSTEM Expo connects nearly 600 students to the future of farming, technology

Middle and high school students participated in hands-on activities designed to show the connection between agriculture and STEM fields.

Middle and high school students participated in hands-on activities designed to show the connection between agriculture and STEM fields.

Nearly 600 middle and high school students from around the state flocked to the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds on Tuesday for the second annual AgriSTEM Expo hosted by the Troy University chapter of Alabama Technology in Motion (ATIM).

Dr. Charisse Snell, TROY ATIM specialist and the event’s coordinator, said the goal of the expo is to show…

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