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Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan talks value of education with TROY grads

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:54pm

Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan talks value of education with TROY grads

MONTGOMERY—U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan, a Troy University alumnus, told TROY graduates that education will help them deal with new challenges and demanding situations as they move forward with their careers.

Givhan delivered the keynote address to graduates during spring commencement for the Montgomery Campus on Monday, May 20, inside the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts. Some 140 students took part in the 7 p.m. ceremony.

In all, 192 students earned undergraduate and graduate degrees this spring at the Montgomery Campus.

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Special Olympics Alabama State Games to be conducted at TROY

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 2:29pm

Special Olympics Alabama State Games to be conducted at TROY

TROY – Nearly 1,000 athletes with intellectual and functional disabilities and about 350 of their coaches and chaperons will compete May 17-19 in the Special Olympics Alabama State Games at Troy University.

This year’s event marks the seventh year Special Olympians have competed at TROY.

Competitions will include 11 sports conducted both on the Troy Campus and at venues in the city of Troy and Montgomery, beginning with the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. May 17 in Trojan Arena. The ceremony will include a parade of athletes and entertainment.

The opening ceremonies are preceded by the Special Olympics Torch Run by law enforcement officers state wide. In Troy, the run will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the City of Troy Police Department. The route will take runners south on South Brundidge Street and onto University Avenue, arriving at Sartain Hall about 2:15 p.m.

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Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 1:00pm

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama. Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

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Troy PD to hold Police Memorial Day Ceremony

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 11:52am

Troy PD to hold Police Memorial Day Ceremony

The week of May 12 - 18, 2013 will be National Police Memorial Week and May 15 will be observed as Police Memorial Day in Troy according to information released by Chief Jimmy Ennis of the Troy Police Department.

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Success results from belief, hard work, Rep. Roby tells Troy University students

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 5:11pm

Success results from belief, hard work, Rep. Roby tells Troy University students

TROY – Calling on her father’s dinner-table wisdom remembered from her childhood, Congresswoman Martha Roby told Troy University students on Wednesday that they could achieve anything they wanted to achieve as long as they were willing to work for it.

The event was presented by the University’s Motivating and Instilling Sophisticated Students into an Elite Society (M.I.S.S. Elite), a student organization seeking to help students realize their full potential through building self-confidence, molding leadership skills and emphasizing good character and proper personal appearance.

“I grew up in a home where my dad said often around the dinner table, ‘You can be anything you want to be.’ I felt really empowered by those words,” Rep. Roby said. “It never occurred to me that I would face challenges because I was a woman. I believed that I could be anything I wanted to be because my dad told me so.”

Congresswoman Martha Roby was named an honorary member of Troy University’s M.I.S.S. Elite Society and presented with a t-shirt from organization officers on Wednesday following her presentation “Equipping Today’s Women for Life’s Journey” on the Troy Campus. From left to right are: M.I.S.S. Elite President Tierra Belser, Rep. Roby, Troy University First Lady Mrs. Janice Hawkins, and M.I.S.S. Elite Vice President Tiffany Slater.

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Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 1:00pm

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama. Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

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Gov. Bentley to address TROY graduates in May

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 3:06pm

Gov. Bentley to address TROY graduates in May

TROY – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will provide the keynote address to Troy University’s largest-ever spring commencement exercise on May 10.

This spring’s graduating class includes some 915 students who have filed intents to graduate, among those some 825 from the Troy Campus alone. In all, about 650 students representing 27 states and 14 countries will take part in the ceremonies.

Commencement exercises will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Trojan Arena, and will require a ticket for entry. Graduating students will receive instructions on how to obtain tickets for families and friends.

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