TROY graduate overcomes tragedy to achieve dream

Recent TROY graduate Kimberly Peacock overcame a family tragedy on they way to achieving her goal of a master's degree.

Recent TROY graduate Kimberly Peacock overcame a family tragedy on they way to achieving her goal of a master's degree.

Kimberly Peacock of Pine Mountain, Ga., endured something no parent ever wants to go through.  During Peacock’s second semester as a graduate nursing student at TROY, her 20-year-old son passed away.

The devastating loss nearly made Peacock withdraw from the program.  However, with the help of family and her professors at the Phenix City Campus,…

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Air Force general challenges graduates to have purpose

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell challenged Phenix City Campus graduates at Spring Commencement to find their purpose in life.

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell challenged Phenix City Campus graduates at Spring Commencement to find their purpose in life.

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell challenged about 130 graduates at Troy University to “always have a purpose in life that is beyond position or money.”

Crowell, a TROY alumnus who is president and chief executive officer of VT Miltope and serves on TROY Board of Trustees, delivered the keynote address Friday, June…

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Crowell to deliver keynote address to Troy University graduates on June 2

Troy University alumnus and Trustee Edward F. Crowell will deliver the keynote address to graduates during the ceremony on June 2.

Troy University alumnus and Trustee Edward F. Crowell will deliver the keynote address to graduates during the ceremony on June 2.

PHENIX CITY – Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell (USAF, ret.), a Troy University alumnus and a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, will deliver the keynote address to TROY graduates on June 2, during a joint spring commencement ceremony for the Phenix City Campus and the Columbus/Fort Benning Site.

The ceremony will be held…

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Troy University’s Alabama campuses awarded Tree Campus USA designation

Tree-planting events, like this one on the Troy Campus, were held at each of TROY's four Alabama Campuses as a part of the Tree Campus USA program.

Tree-planting events, like this one on the Troy Campus, were held at each of TROY's four Alabama Campuses as a part of the Tree Campus USA program.

For the second straight year, all four of Troy University’s campuses in Alabama have been awarded the Tree Campus USA® designation by the Arbor Day Foundation.

The recognition commended the commitment to effective urban forest management for the University’s campuses in Troy, Dothan, Montgomery and Phenix City.

Created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation,…

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