Family and faith was key focus for Cheryl DiChiara

Cheryl DiChiara, a majorette in the Sound of the South in the early 1970's and a member of Phi Mu sorority, died Jan. 14, 2021.

Cheryl DiChiara, a majorette in the Sound of the South in the early 1970's and a member of Phi Mu sorority, died Jan. 14, 2021.

The Trojan Nation lost one of its heroines on January 14 when Cheryl Colley DiChiara passed away after a courageous fight against COVID-19. At the same time, the city of Troy lost a shining example of how a home-town girl exemplifies faith, family and service. 

“Cheryl Colley DiChiara was a model alumna and a true…

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Troy remembers a ‘giant’ of the Trojan Nation

Provost Emeritus Dr. Fred Davis died Thursday at a Dothan hospital.  (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Provost Emeritus Dr. Fred Davis died Thursday at a Dothan hospital. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Funeral services for Dr. Fred Davis are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Dillard Funeral Home in Troy, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. A private graveside will follow.

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Singing history professor dies

Dr. Allen Dennis, right, strikes a pose with Dr. William Welch and Dr. Scout Blum in the College of Arts and Sciences following a commencement.

Dr. Allen Dennis, right, strikes a pose with Dr. William Welch and Dr. Scout Blum in the College of Arts and Sciences following a commencement.

A singing, songwriting, history-loving academic has left the Trojan Nation. Dr. Allen Dennis, former chair of history and associate dean of Arts and Sciences, died Monday, Nov. 5 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss. after a lengthy illness.

Dr. Dennis, an Athens, Tenn. native, was the first member of his family to graduate college…

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