TROY, Ala.– A new Troy University license plate has been unveiled and is now available for purchase at probate offices throughout Alabama.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Troy University Chancellor said alumni and friends of the University should be pleased with the new tag design. “We have a great new design that our friends and alumni throughout the state can enjoy and display with pride,” he said.

The tag is only TROY’s third different design since the University began participating in the state’s Collegiate License Plate program in 1992. The new design features the University’s new Trojan head logo and five characters that may be personalized by the purchaser.

In 2004, the Troy University Board of Trustees voted to drop the word “State” from the University’s name to more appropriately reflect the University global mission. Troy University serves more than 27,000 students at 66 campuses and sites in 17 states in the U.S. and 14 international locations. The name change prompted the need for a new tag design.

The license plate program provides funding to be used for scholarships. Of the $50 charge, over and above the purchaser’s normal tag fee and taxes, the University receives $48 for the Trojan Pride Scholarship Fund.

Dr. Hawkins said scholarship programs such as the one provided through the license plates provide deserving Alabama students with educational opportunities not otherwise available to them.

“The purchase of Troy University car tags is one way Alabamians can help students realize their goals,” Dr. Hawkins said. “These scholarships can open educational doors to deserving students that might otherwise be closed.”

Since 1994, Troy University has received almost $600,000 through the state’s Collegiate License Plate program.

Those wishing to learn more about the new Troy University tags can contact the Alumni Affairs Office at 334-670-3318 or inquire about the tag at county departments of motor vehicles.

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