TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. named finalist for 2022 Armed Forces Merit Award

Dr. Hawkins (center) dedicates the POW stadium seat at Veterans Memorial Stadium, flanked by members of the platoon he led in Vietnam.

Dr. Hawkins (center) dedicates the POW stadium seat at Veterans Memorial Stadium, flanked by members of the platoon he led in Vietnam.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, has been named as a finalist for the 2022 Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

Created in June 2012, the award honors an individual and/or a group with a military background and/or involvement that has an impact within the realm…

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Recent alumna, U.S. Marine reflects on balancing service with academics

U.S. Marine Tori Sharpe earned a master's degree in strategic communication while serving her country. She is now stationed in Bahrain.

U.S. Marine Tori Sharpe earned a master's degree in strategic communication while serving her country. She is now stationed in Bahrain.

After being adopted from China at only six months old, United States Marine Tori Sharpe is serving her country and recently earned a master’s degree from Troy University’s strategic communication program.

Sharpe grew up in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and joined the United States Naval Academy after high school.

Sharpe made her decision to join the…

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TROY alumna nominated for Military Spouse of the Year Award

Troy University graduate Leeanne Grunke has been nominated for the Military Spouse of the Year Award.

Troy University graduate Leeanne Grunke has been nominated for the Military Spouse of the Year Award.

A Troy University graduate has recently been nominated for the 2017 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year (MSOY) award.

Leeanne Grunke, who graduated from TROY in 2005 with a business management degree, was one of 440 men and women who were nominated for the award.

The MSOY award was created in 2008 “to…

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