Alberich receives Troy University’s Book Token Award

Library Assistant Professor Lisa Vardaman and Dean Chris Shaffer are shown with 2022 Book Token Award winner Dr. Johanna Alberich.

Library Assistant Professor Lisa Vardaman and Dean Chris Shaffer are shown with 2022 Book Token Award winner Dr. Johanna Alberich.

Dr. Johanna Alberich, Assistant Professor of Spanish, has been honored with the Troy University’s Book Token Award for the support she has demonstrated for the TROY Libraries.

Presented during a presentation on Wednesday at the Troy Campus Library, the award recognizes faculty who provide service to and support of Troy University Libraries. The award has…

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Shaffer receives SELA’s Outstanding Southeastern Author Award for ‘Moon Over Sasova’

Dr. Chris Shaffer (left) received the award during the joint Mississippi Library Association and Southeastern Library Association Conference.

Dr. Chris Shaffer (left) received the award during the joint Mississippi Library Association and Southeastern Library Association Conference.

Dr. Chris Shaffer, Dean of Library Services at Troy University, has received the Southeastern Library Association’s Outstanding Southeastern Author Award in the non-fiction category for his book “Moon Over Sasova: One American’s Experience Teaching in Post-Cold War Slovakia.”

This year’s award was presented at the Joint Mississippi Library Association and Southeastern Library Association Conference in…

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It Came from the Archives: A Girl the Wildcats left behind

Two of the Tallassee boys who answered the call in World War I, Willie Pierce, left, and Loman Ballard.

Two of the Tallassee boys who answered the call in World War I, Willie Pierce, left, and Loman Ballard.

When soldiers fight away from home, they leave behind non-combatants – mothers, fathers, siblings, and friends.  Some friends were young women with whom the soldier-boys (and don’t forget that most of them were exactly that) had grown up.  Today’s post concerns one young woman soldiers corresponded with, and what those letters tell us not only about them…

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Troy University Library to celebrate faculty authors during Sept. 20 event

Tuesday's event will feature lectures by TROY faculty authors in a celebration of the written word at the Troy Campus Library.

Tuesday's event will feature lectures by TROY faculty authors in a celebration of the written word at the Troy Campus Library.

Troy University Libraries will celebrate faculty authors on Tuesday, Sept. 20 during a day-long lecture series at the Troy Campus library.

Wordfest, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature lectures by each faculty author followed by audience questions and book give aways. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

Scheduled…

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