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TROY alumnus and trustee honored for leadership in diversity in Alabama

October 14, 2019
By Clif Lusk
TROY trustee Lamar P. Higgins, right, and former UA trustee Cleo Thomas were recognized for leadership in diversity by ALAHEDO President Dilworth.

Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins has been recognized by a statewide association of higher education diversity officers.

Higgins, along with former University of Alabama Trustee Cleo Thomas, was recognized with the Louis Dale Diversity Leadership Award by the Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers during their annual conference on Oct. 11 in the…

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Vance, Higgins tapped as officers for TROY Board of Trustees

August 5, 2019
By Matt Clower
Pictured left to right are Gerald Dial, Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Gibson Vance, Lamar Higgins, and John Harrison.

The Troy University Board of Trustees has elected C. Gibson Vance as the board’s President pro tempore and Lamar P. Higgins as Vice President pro tempore.

The new officers will succeed President pro tempore Gerald O. Dial and Vice President pro tempore John D. Harrison, who have both completed two four-year terms as officers. Both…

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Still work to be done as Alabama celebrates inaugural Rosa Parks Day

December 3, 2018
By Andy Ellis
Participants in Saturday's Rosa Parks Day activities walk arm-in-arm down Montgomery Street toward TROY's Rosa Parks Museum.

As the State of Alabama celebrated the inaugural Rosa Parks Day on Saturday, many leaders agreed that while the woman known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” would likely be pleased with progress that has been made, they admitted there is work to be done.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum joined St. Paul…

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March 6, 2018
Leaders rally in support of Rosa Parks Day in Alabama