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University Relations
Photo Gallery
Ground Breaking and Faculty & Staff Convocation
August 10, 2007
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| Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. addressed members of the faculty and professional staff Friday during the annual convocation before the start of the fall semester, which marks the beginning of a new academic year at the University. Dr. Hawkins praised the hard work and dedication of faculty and staff members, and announced a five-percent raise in pay during the speech. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr., left, and Dr. Lance Tatum, dean of the College of Education, take part in turning the first dirt in the construction of the new $13.6 million Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. College of Education Building during a ceremony Friday. The College of Education building is the second academic building constructed on the Troy Campus since 2005. Dr. Hawkins announced the Dr. Tatum’s appointment during the ceremony. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Dr. Lance Tatum, Troy University’s new dean of the College of Education, called the construction of a new College of Education building on the Troy Campus symbolic of the University’s on-going task to educate Alabama’s teachers. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Troy University officials and dignitaries turn the first earth at the site of the University’s new Jack Hawkins Jr. College of Education Building Friday. From left are, Trustee Allen Owen, Charles Ingram, Whaley Construction, College of Education Dean Dr. Lance Tatum, State Superintendent Joe Morton, TROY First Lady Janice Hawkins, Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Trustee’s President Pro-tem Dr. Doug Hawkins, Frank Litchfield and Greg O’Neal, both of the Montgomery-based Seay, Seay & Litchfield architectural firm, Trustee Lamar Higgins, Trustee Gerald Dial, Alex Whaley and Alex Whaley II, both of Whaley Construction Company, the building’s general contractors. University trustees earlier this month passed a resolution naming the building in honor of the University’s chancellor. The nearly 100,000 square-foot building will consolidate all offices and instruction with in the college. Troy University was originally founded as Troy Normal School in 1887 as the Wiregrass region’s teacher training school. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. said he was humbled by the move to name the new College of Education building in his honor. He credited members of the University’s faculty and staff – both past and present – for the University’s growth. TROY officials broke ground for the new building on Friday on the site of Dill Hall, a former residence hall. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Members of Troy University’s faculty and professional staff gather in Claudia Crosby Theatre on the Troy Campus Friday to take part in Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr.’s annual address. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Ed Roach presides over Troy University’s annual Faculty and Staff Convocation Friday in the Claudia Crosby Theatre on the Troy Campus. Members of the faculty and professional staff from the University’s four Alabama campuses and across the globe attended the event. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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