EDITORS/PRODUCERS: Attached are photos from the 2006 St. Patrick’s Day Parade at Troy University. Also, a complete schedule of Reunion/Irish Week activities follows at the end of this release.

TROY, Ala.—Troy University’s annual Spring Alumni Reunion weekend is set for March 9-10 on the Troy Campus.

The event coincides with the University’s Irish Week celebration, which features Irish-themed events throughout the week including a St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Cooking Contest.

“The annual alumni reunion provides our alumni with an excellent opportunity to return to campus to renew old friendships and see the tremendous growth taking place here at Troy University,” said Faith Ward, director of alumni affairs. “I encourage our alumni and friends to join us and take part in the wonderful activities we have associated with our reunion and Irish Week celebration.”

Check-in for alumni will begin at 4 p.m. on March 9 at the Alumni House, located on the corner of Highland Avenue and George Wallace Drive. An alumni cookout will be held adjacent to Riddle-Pace Field at 4:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., the Trojan baseball team will play host to Sun Belt Conference opponent Middle Tennessee State.

On Saturday, March 10, alumni will have the opportunity to participate in numerous reunion and Irish Week activities. The day’s events will kick off at 8:30 a.m. on the Shackelford Quad with the Nick Costes Memorial Run. Entry fee for the event is $15. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Thrasher at 334-670-5763. Costes, a former Olympian, served as TROY’s track and field coach from 1957-1969 and as a professor at the University until 1999. He passed away in 2003.

The alumni of Alpha Delta Pi will hold a reunion beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tailgate Terrace. The University’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for noon and will wind through the campus along University Avenue.

A Letter Winners’ Reunion Lunch for former Trojan athletes will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the end zone of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. There will also be tailgating activities on Tailgate Terrance during that time, leading up to a spring football scrimmage beginning at 1:30 p.m.

At 2 p.m. on March 10, Chi Omega will dedicate its sorority house in memory of Rachel Youngblood Hawkins. The dedication will honor the memory of Mrs. Hawkins, wife of board president pro-tem Dr. Doug Hawkins, for her efforts to build a Greek system at the University and for her 22 years of service as chapter advisor. Mrs. Hawkins died Sept. 10, 2006.

At 3 p.m., the Trojans’ 1987 NCAA Division II National Championship baseball team will hold a reunion on the sixth floor of the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Press Box Tower. An Irish Traveler’s Reunion is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Alumni House.

A cocktail reception for alumni and friends will be held at 6 p.m. in the Stadium Club, located on the fourth floor of the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium press box tower. The alumni reunion dinner will follow at 7 p.m. The Troy University Distinguished Leadership Award will be presented during the dinner. The award was created to recognize the achievements of TROY alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves through exemplary work, philanthropy, leadership and service to their profession, community and alma mater.

Tickets for the banquet are $25 each, which will include admission to the reception. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 334-670-3318.

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Spring Alumni Reunion/Irish Week schedule

Friday, March 9

• 4 p.m.              Alumni Reunion Check-in -- Alumni House
• 4:30 p.m.          Alumni Cookout – adjacent to Riddle-Pace Field
• 6 p.m.              Trojan baseball game vs. Middle Tennessee State – Riddle-Pace

Field

Saturday, March 10

• 8:30 a.m.          Nick Costes Memorial Run – Shackelford Quad
• 8:30 a.m.          Alumni Reunion Check-in – Alumni House
• 9 a.m.               Spring Preview Day for Prospective Students and their Parents –

Bibb Graves Quad

• 10 a.m.             Scholarship Brunch (By invitation) – Trojan Center Ballrooms
• 11 a.m.             Alpha Delta Pi Reunion – Tailgate Terrace
• Noon               St. Patrick’s Day Parade – University Avenue
• 12:30 p.m.        Letter Winners’ Lunch (By invitation) – End Zone of Movie

Gallery Veterans Stadium

• 12:30 p.m.        Tailgating and special events – Tailgate Terrace
• 1:30 p.m.          Spring Football Scrimmage – Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium
• 2 p.m.              Chi Omega House Dedication – Chi Omega House
• 3 p.m.              1987 National Championship Baseball Reunion – sixth floor, press

box, Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium

• 4 p.m.              Irish Travelers’ Reunion – Alumni House
• 6 p.m.              Trojan baseball vs. Middle Tennessee State – Riddle-Pace Field
• 6 p.m.              Cocktail Reception – Stadium Club, Movie Gallery Veterans

Stadium

• 7 p.m.              Reunion Dinner and Dance featuring entertainment by “The                                Fabulous Shades Band” and Alumni Awards presentations

Stadium Club, Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium

Sunday, March 11

• 1 p.m.              Trojan baseball vs. Middle Tennessee State – Riddle-Pace Field

Monday, March 12

• 9-11 a.m.         Student Appreciation Punch and Cookies – Trojan Center Food

Court

Tuesday, March 13

• 11:30 a.m.        Salute to Armed Forces Ceremony – Bibb Graves Quad
• 4 p.m.              Student Basketball Tournament – Elm Street Gym
• 6-9 p.m.           Taste of Pike County – Cattleman’s Association Complex

Wednesday, March 14

• 9-11:30 a.m.    “Bit of Irish Blarney” Faculty/Staff Appreciation – Adams

Administration Building Foyer

Thursday, March 15

• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.         Community Brown Bag Event – Downtown Troy Square

Friday, March 16

• All Day             Jeans and Greens Day
• 9 a.m.               Pot-of-Gold Search
• 11 a.m.             Irish Cooking Contest – Trojan Center Food Court

Saturday, March 17

• 7:30 p.m.          The Lettermen in concert, presented by the Troy Arts Council --

Claudia Crosby Theater

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