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April 7, 2003
Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)
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STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1-334-670-3196 |
| Chancellor’s
Research Symposium planned for April 9 at TSU Three Troy State University students will be featured at the annual College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Chancellor’s Research Symposium, set for Wednesday, April 9. The symposium is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Trojan Center Theater. Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society will serve refreshments prior to the event. Students who received the 2002-03 Chancellor’s Fellowships or the 2002-03 Trojan Pride Scholarship will give the presentations. Those students are: · Brandon Bush, an English major, whose research topic was “Learning the Tools of the Trade: The Earl of Northampton and Secretary Hand.” · Jake Hill, a History major, whose research topic was “Innovation and the American Civil War.” · Sandy P. Gibson, a Biology and Environmental Science major, whose research topic was “Lichens as Bioindicators of Lead Deposition in Troy, Alabama?” Following the presentations, the 2003-04 winners will be announced. Recipients will work with a faculty sponsor on a research project during the upcoming academic year and present the findings of their research at the next spring symposium. A Chancellor’s Fellowship, funded through the University Foundation, provides the student with $1,800 for the academic year. The winner of the Trojan Pride Scholarship, which is funded through the proceeds from the sell of TSU automobile tags, receives $825 for the academic year. Recipients of these awards must have a minimum overall Grade Point Average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Each award winner will work a minimum of 10 hours per week under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Chancellor’s Fellowship recipients must be seniors in the fall of the year they receive the award and the winner of the Trojan Pride Scholarship must be an Alabama resident and a graduate student in the fall of the year they receive the award. For more information, contact Dr. Allen E. Jones at ajones@troy.edu. |