Tatum to Troy University graduates: ‘Success comes from consistently showing up’

TROY alumnus and Northwest Missouri State President Dr. Lance Tatum addresses TROY graduates during spring commencement.

TROY alumnus and Northwest Missouri State President Dr. Lance Tatum addresses TROY graduates during spring commencement.

Northwest Missouri State University President and Troy University alumnus Dr. Lance Tatum told TROY graduates that success rarely comes from having all the answers but rather by consistently showing up regardless of how difficult or messy life gets.

Tatum spoke to nearly 1,000 graduates during two spring commencement exercises across two days, Thursday and Friday,…

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Tatum retires, prepares for next challenge as college president

Dr. Lance Tatum is retiring after 25 years at TROY to become President of Northwest Missouri State University.

Dr. Lance Tatum is retiring after 25 years at TROY to become President of Northwest Missouri State University.

It was the flashing light on an answering machine that would illuminate Dr. Lance Tatum’s path back home to Troy University.

The two-time TROY graduate was working at a small two-year school in Georgia and had been out of town for the weekend when Dr. Don Jeffrey left the message that would open the first…

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