5K run to benefit Troy University’s Arboretum set for Nov. 30

The race will begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $5 for students and $10 for non nonstudents.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $5 for students and $10 for non nonstudents.

The Troy University Biology Department will host a 5K Arboretum Fund Run on Nov. 30 with the proceeds benefitting the Troy University Arboretum. 

The race, which will be held at the Arboretum, will begin at 9 a.m., and the entry fee is $5 for students and $10 for nonstudents. Registration is available online at https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Troy/ArboretumFundRunK.

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Dr. Alvin Diamond receives Troy University’s Wallace D. Malone Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Alvin Diamond receives the Wallace D. Malone Distinguished Faculty Award from Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Dr. Kerry Palmer on Thursday.

Dr. Alvin Diamond receives the Wallace D. Malone Distinguished Faculty Award from Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Dr. Kerry Palmer on Thursday.

Dr. Alvin Diamond, Professor of Biology and Director of the Arboretum, has been awarded Troy University’s Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award.

The award, which acknowledges exceptional faculty members who through teaching, meritorious and selfless service and research transform vision into reality, was presented during the University’s annual Chancellor’s Faculty/Staff Convocation on Thursday in…

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TROY arboretum’s pond pine named Champion Tree by Alabama Forestry Commission

TROY owns one of 142 Champion Trees representing 130 distinct species.

TROY owns one of 142 Champion Trees representing 130 distinct species.

Troy University’s arboretum is the official home of a Champion Tree, housing the largest pond pine tree in Alabama, and was formally recognized Thursday by the Alabama Forestry Commission.

Typically reaching heights of 60-80 feet, TROY’s pond pine was measured at 87 feet high. Scientifically named Pinus serotina, pond pines are native to the southern third of the…

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