From battlefields to board rooms: Army veteran and SCOB alumnus Chad Pigg Fife turned to TROY for life after military service; took a gamble on business

Army veteran Chad Pigg Fife started TROY after the Army, climbing the corporate ranks from accounting to leadership.

Army veteran Chad Pigg Fife started TROY after the Army, climbing the corporate ranks from accounting to leadership.

Sorrell College alumnus Chad Pigg Fife’s life’s journey has led him from the battlefield to the board room.

In addition to serving on the Sorrell Dean’s Advisory Board, Fife is a senior partner with Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Global Corporate & Institutional Advisory Services Group (GCIAS) and as a managing partner, Wealth Management Advisor,…

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TROY’s Military Appreciation Game set for Nov. 22 matchup against Georgia State

Each year since 2000, TROY has selected a home football game as its Military Appreciation Game. This year's game is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Each year since 2000, TROY has selected a home football game as its Military Appreciation Game. This year's game is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Troy University will pay tribute to the nation’s military and veterans on Saturday, Nov. 22 when the Trojans play host to Sun Belt Conference-foe Georgia State at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the Military Appreciation Game. Kickoff for the game is set for 3 p.m.

TROY Athletics, along with Conecuh Sausage, Hook’s BBQ, Coca-Cola, Horn Beverage…

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Air Force veteran finds new path at Troy University

Now a TROY Online student, Draven Summers spent six years in the Air Force before settling in Troy.

Now a TROY Online student, Draven Summers spent six years in the Air Force before settling in Troy.

When Draven Summers looks back on his six years in the United States Air Force, he remembers the constant motion and working on aircraft across the world. Life moves a little slower these days—as slow as it can for a full-time student, full-time employee and new homeowner. 

“Alabama feels very slow-paced compared to all that,”…

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TROY for Troops Center to bring awareness to veteran suicide through Operation We Remember

American Flags will be placed on the main quad on Sept. 8 in memory of the 139 Alabama veterans who lost their lives to suicide in the previous year.

American Flags will be placed on the main quad on Sept. 8 in memory of the 139 Alabama veterans who lost their lives to suicide in the previous year.

Troy University’s TROY for Troops Center will take part in a statewide remembrance of the 139 Alabama veterans who lost their lives in the last year to suicide.

On Sept. 8, representatives from the TROY for Troops Center will place an American Flag for each of those veterans on the quad in front of John…

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