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Troy University awarded National Endowment for the Arts ‘Big Read’ grant

June 19, 2019
By Andy Ellis
TROY Montgomery's Rosa Parks Library and Museum will parnter with area high schools and libraries, and others to present Big Read events next spring.

Troy University has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in the amount of $15,000 to host the NEA Big Read, a program designed to revitalize the role of reading in American culture.

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read seeks to broaden…

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Brooks receives Troy University’s Book Token Award

November 19, 2018
By Andy Ellis
Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of libraries, presents Dr. Jeneve Brooks with the Book Token Award for her support of the University's libraries.

Dr. Jeneve Brooks, associate professor of sociology at the Dothan Campus, received Troy University’s Book Token Award for the support she has demonstrated for the University’s libraries.

The recently reinstated award will recognize service to and support of Troy University Libraries, according to Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of libraries.

Dr. Shaffer presented the award to…

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Dr. Chris Shaffer honored by Alabama Library Association

May 7, 2018
By Andy Ellis
The Alabama Library Association presented Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services, with its Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services at Troy University, has been honored with the Alabama Library Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Shaffer received the award during the Association’s annual convention in Florence, Ala., April 10-13. The award is presented to a librarian or individual in a related field in recognition of leadership that has made…

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