Col. Felicia Burks honors her family's support and encouragement through the establishment of an endowed scholarship.
Now Chief of the Diversity and Inclusion Division, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Col. Felicia Burks has achieved a life and career she said would not have been possible without the support of leaders, mentors, friends, family, faith and a college degree from Troy University.
“I think about legacy building,” she said. “I…
Sherri and Barry Scarborough have established the Sherri Ingram Scarborough and Barry Scarborough Leadership Endowed Scholarship.
Sherri and Barry Scarborough landed together at Troy State University in 1986 through a twist of fate and with the help of a Ford Ranger pickup truck.
Sherri came to TROY with her best friend from Haines City, Florida, after her friend had received a scholarship. However, just two days before classes were to start,…
Alumnus Chad Jones is helping other TROY students by making a $300,000 legacy gift to establish the J. Chad Jones Leadership Scholarship.
Chad Jones (’98 Marketing) found a way to “pay it forward” at a university that changed his life.
One of the first in his family to graduate college, Jones knows first hand the financial struggles families face when it comes time to send children on to higher education. He remembers well the discussion at his…
Troy Univeristy has created the Lamar P. Higgins Endowed Scholarship fund in memory of Trustee Lamar Higgins.
Troy University will honor the trailblazing legacy of Trustee Lamar Higgins with an endowed scholarship.
Higgins, who passed away in April, was TROY’s first African American Board of Trustee member, serving from 1996 until his passing. In addition, during his time as a student at TROY, Higgins became the first African American to be elected…
