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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The following events are taking place at Troy University and are open to coverage. Please contact the University Relations staff for any special requests or requirements.
Monday, October 2
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a south Alabama sharecropper’s son who became a leader in the U.S. civil rights movement and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will receive the fourth Hall-Waters Prize from Troy University at 7 p.m. in the Trojan Center Ballrooms on Oct. 2. The Hall-Waters Prize is endowed by TROY alumnus Dr. Wade Hall, an author, former member of the faculty at the University of Florida and professor emeritus of English at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Dr. Hall, a native of Bullock County, endowed the prize as a memorial to his parents, Wade Hall Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Waters Hall. The award is presented annually to a person who has made significant contributions to Southern heritage and culture in history, literature or the arts. Past recipients are authors Shirley Ann Grau, Rick Bragg and Sena Jeter Naslund. For a press release on this event, please visit www.troy.edu media room or click on the story link below:
http://www.troy.edu/news/archives/2006/september/09142006_hallwaters_prize.html
Rep. Lewis should be available following the ceremony. He will also be conducting a book signing following the ceremony.
Sunday, October 1
The Chinese Student Association will conduct a flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Nolan Hatcher International Gateway at the Rotary International Student Center at Pace Hall on the Troy Campus in recognition of Chinese National Day. Thirteen Chinese students will make their debut as the CSA Flag Corps at this ceremony.
Thursday, September 28
The Hall School of Journalism will host the annual Alabama High School Journalism Workshop beginning at 8:30 a.m. Media covering this event are asked to go to the Journalism School. The sessions, which begin at 9 a.m. are split between the school and the Trojan Center. The Hall School of Journalism is located on the first floor of Wallace Hall.
Datebook
September
28 High School Jrn Workshop Troy
28-27 Oct. Jeff Schmuki ceramic artist exhibit Troy/Malone Gallery
29 TAC Lips & Vengelevski Accord. Troy/HAL
30 Troy v. UAB 6 p.m. Birmingham
October
2 Hall-Waters Prize presentation TBA TROY
3 “Shirley Jones” 7 p.m. Mont./Davis Theatre
5 Lunchtime Cabaret 1 p.m. Troy
6 Ten Minute play Showcase 3 p.m. Troy
6 Deadline to apply Miss TU Troy
6 Senior World Dothan
7 CHHS Band Festival 8 a.m. Troy
9 Incredible Edible Art 7 p.m. The Studio/Troy city
13 -14 RMI Symposium B’Ham
14 Fall Preview Day Troy
14 Band Day Troy
14 Troy v. UL-Monroe 3 p.m. Troy
17 TAC Man of Constant Sorrows Troy/Crosby
19-23 Theatre “Women of Lockerbie” 7:30 p.m. Troy/Trojan Ctr.
26 – 28 State Theatre Festival Mobile
28 Troy v. North Texas 2:30 p.m. Troy
29 Miss Troy University pageant Troy
31-17 Nov. Art and Design Alumni Show Troy/Malone Gallery
TBA Bronze Thinker Ceremony Troy
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