Gribbin, surgeons share message of hope, resilience during Helen Keller Lecture

Lulu Gribbin answers question from moderator Paige Ray during the Helen Keller Lecture on March 31.

Lulu Gribbin answers question from moderator Paige Ray during the Helen Keller Lecture on March 31.

Lulu Gribbin brought a message of hope and resilience to Troy University’s Helen Keller Lecture on Tuesday, encouraging the audience that filled the Claudia Crosby Theater to approach life with a positive mindset.

Gribbin, a student at Mountain Brook High School, survived an attack from a Bull Shark on June 7, 2024, off of Florida’s…

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Lulu Gribbin, surgeons to speak at Troy University’s Helen Keller Lecture on March 31

Shark attack survivor, adaptive athlete and youth advocate Lulu Gribbin with speak along with her surgeons Dr. Glenn Gaston and Dr. Bryan Loeffler.

Shark attack survivor, adaptive athlete and youth advocate Lulu Gribbin with speak along with her surgeons Dr. Glenn Gaston and Dr. Bryan Loeffler.

A panel consisting of shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin, her surgeons Dr. Glenn Gaston and Dr. Bryan Loeffler and State Rep. David Faulkner will speak during Troy University’s Helen Keller Lecture on March 31 on the Troy Campus.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. in…

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Jones brings message of inspiration, encouragement to Troy University’s Helen Keller Lecture

Wounded combat veteran and regular Fox News contributor Joey Jones delivers the Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University.

Wounded combat veteran and regular Fox News contributor Joey Jones delivers the Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University.

For Joey Jones, Aug. 6, 2010, was a day that changed his life. The 24-year-old Marine was deployed to Afghanistan, working as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician, when he stepped on and initiated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), resulting in the loss of both of his legs above the knee and severe damage to his…

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Combat-wounded veteran, Fox News contributor Johnny ‘Joey’ Jones to deliver Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University

Jones lost both legs above the knee when he stepped on an IED during his final deployment to Afghanistan in 2010.

Jones lost both legs above the knee when he stepped on an IED during his final deployment to Afghanistan in 2010.

Wounded combat veteran and regular Fox News contributor Johnny ‘Joey’ Jones will deliver the annual Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University on April 29 on the Troy Campus.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. in the Claudia Crosby Theater inside Smith Hall.

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