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TROY grad student turns classwork into advocacy for disabled adults

TROY graduate student Lakisha Smith, right, and her son Tyree. Smith has been advocating for adult-sized changing tables in public restrooms.

TROY graduate student Lakisha Smith, right, and her son Tyree. Smith has been advocating for adult-sized changing tables in public restrooms.

A Troy University graduate student has become part of a campaign focused on improving the lives of disabled adults in the Atlanta area.

Lakisha Smith, a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree through TROY Online and the holder of a master’s in business administration from TROY, is the mother of 13-year-old Tyree…

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Mother, daughter graduate from Troy University together

Pam Austin (left) and Michonda Austin pose with Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. before graduating at the Troy Campus.

Pam Austin (left) and Michonda Austin pose with Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. before graduating at the Troy Campus.

Among a sea of graduates Friday at Troy University’s summer commencement were two Atlanta women for whom the experience was doubly special.

Pam Austin and her daughter, Michonda, both walked across the stage at Trojan Arena to accept criminal justice diplomas Friday — Pam’s a bachelor’s and Michonda’s a master’s.

The two women said they’ve…

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