The scholarship is available to math, math education or STEM-field students.
For Troy University students studying mathematics, mathematics education or a STEM field, the Bobby Ross and Butch Phillips “Trojan Pride” Endowed Scholarship offers more than financial support. It carries forward a family’s longstanding belief in the power of a TROY education.
Established in 2016, the scholarship was created in honor of Bobby Ross Phillips, Sr. and Barbara…
From her start at TROY, Katie Byrd met her husband, traveled the world and is impacting the residency selection process through statistical analysis.
For many students, choosing a major feels like deciding what they want to do for the rest of their lives. For Troy University alumna Katie Byrd, it was about finding a way to combine two subjects she loved.
“I just knew I loved math and psychology,” she said, “but that combination ended up influencing everything I’ve…
In December, Dr. Hoa Dinh traveled to South Korea and Vietnam to give a series of guest lectures about quantum science and technologies.
In December 2025, Troy University mathematics associate professor Dr. Hoa Dinh participated in a series of high-impact international research and academic outreach activities across South Korea and Vietnam discussing quantum science and its applications.
On Dec. 3, he hosted a research seminar at Chungbuk National University in Cheongju, South Korea. From Dec. 4–6, he delivered…
Dr. James Rinehart served TROY for 20 years and was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences before his passing in 2015.
Named in memory of the late Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the first recipient of the James F. Rinehart Memorial Scholarship has been announced.
Laura Grace Dennis, a graduate student in the Applied Mathematical Science Graduate Program from Prattville, Ala., graduated from TROY with her bachelor’s degree in secondary math education in 2022. The summer after…
