Rosser-Mims, Freeman to provide keynote addresses for 2026 John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference Feb. 6 – 7

TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. speaks during the 2025 John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference. This year's conference is set for Feb. 6-7.

TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. speaks during the 2025 John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference. This year's conference is set for Feb. 6-7.

Troy University Professor and Administrator Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims and television and film actor Sean Freeman will serve as the keynote speakers for the 2026 John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference on the campus of Troy University, Feb. 6 – 7.

Presented by the University and the City of Troy, the conference seeks to bring individuals together…

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Fine Geddie firm remembers legacy of Lamar P. Higgins with portrait unveiling

Representatives from Fine Geddie, Troy University, the Higgins family and artist Willie Austin unveiled the replica portrait of Higgins on Friday.

Representatives from Fine Geddie, Troy University, the Higgins family and artist Willie Austin unveiled the replica portrait of Higgins on Friday.

On what would have been Lamar P. Higgins 65th birthday, members of Fine Geddie governmental affairs firm remembered their longtime colleague by unveiling a replica portrait of Mr. Higgins on Friday at the firm’s Montgomery offices.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, remembered Mr. Higgins as “the best of the human spirit” during Friday’s unveiling ceremony…

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TROY dedicates NPHC Plaza honoring historically African American Greek organizations

Troy University leaders, current students and alumni came together on Saturday for the dedication of the NPHC Plaza on the Troy Campus.

Troy University leaders, current students and alumni came together on Saturday for the dedication of the NPHC Plaza on the Troy Campus.

Troy University officially dedicated the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza, recognizing and honoring the historically African American Greek-letter organizations, on Saturday.

The plaza is comprised of nine markers, one for each organization at TROY: Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha…

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Portrait by TROY alumnus honors memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

A portrait honoring the memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins was unveiled on Thursday in the conference room bearing his name at the Rosa Parks Museum on Troy University’s Montgomery Campus.

The portrait was painted and gifted to the University by TROY alumnus Willie Austin, II, and was appropriately unveiled on Rosa…

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