Timeline of Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. administration
![Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. was appointed Chancellor and President of Troy State University and the TSU System in 1989.](/_assets/hawkins30/1989.jpg)
June鈥擟hancellor Hawkins named 8th president and second Chancellor of TSU/TSU System
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![Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt drapes the Chancellor鈥檚 Medallion around the neck of Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. during inauguration ceremonies in 1989, with former Chancellor Dr. Ralph Adams, right, assisting.](/_assets/hawkins30/1990.jpg)
June鈥擝oard of Trustees votes move athletics from D-II to D-I by 1993; football to D-IAA. The transition would be made possible in part due to the leadership of Trojans like Johnny Williams, who would become athletic director in 1994. Prior to assuming that role, Williams was an original member of the Athletic Challenge Fund Steering Committee, which was the precursor to the committee that raised $1 million in less than two years to initiate Troy鈥檚 move to Division I. Williams was inducted into the TROY Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
September鈥擳roy Campus enrollment passes 5,000; system enrollment passes 14,000
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Wallace D. Malone Hall opens on the Dothan Campus, housing classrooms and academic and administrative offices. The building is named for the former president pro-tempore of the University鈥檚 Board of Trustees. Malone, a former CEO of SouthTrust Bank. The Dothan Campus building is one of two named in his honor. The other, located on the Troy Campus, houses the University鈥檚 Department of Art and Design. He served a member of the University鈥檚 Board of Trustees from 1975-1996.
Ralph Wyatt Adams Hall opens on the Dothan Campus. The building bears the name of Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.鈥檚 predecessor as Chancellor of the University.
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![Chancellor Hawkins welcomed the Supreme Court of Alabama to the Troy Campus where it heard oral arguments, which was broadcast live by TSU-TV marking the first time Supreme Court arguments had ever been broadcast live.](/_assets/hawkins30/1991.jpg)
Troy Campus linked to TSUM by microwave鈥攎ajor step in Distance Learning efforts
November鈥擜labama Supreme Court hears arguments on campus鈥擳SU-TV broadcasts the session live, a first for the court.
The Office of Grants and Contracts, predecessor to the current Office of Sponsored Programs, is formed under the direction of Dr. Angie Roling.
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![The Troy State men鈥檚 basketball team posted a NCAA record 258-141 win over DeVry, focusing national media attention on the university.](/_assets/hawkins30/1992.jpg)
January--258-141 win over DeVry, an NCAA scoring record. Coach Don Maestri鈥檚 squad hit 51 three-pointers during the game, still a NCAA record. Maestri would go on to rack up more than 500 wins and eight Coach of the Year honors during his more than three decades at the helm of the men鈥檚 basketball program. He was inducted into the 快猫成版视频 Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
Foundation reports annual giving of $1 million for the first time in University history.
Dr. Gene Elrod, the first President of Troy State University Montgomery, was instrumental in launching the downtown campus鈥 first advertising campaign under the theme, 鈥淚t鈥檚 the Adult Thing to Do.鈥
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![The Sound of the South helps celebrate the Trojans鈥 advance to the national semi-finals of Division I-AA football play in 1993.](/_assets/hawkins30/1993.jpg)
March--In its final year of Division II competition, the TROY men鈥檚 basketball team advances to the national title game.
December--The Trojan football team advances to the national semi-finals in its first year of Division I-AA play.
December-ALFA donates $600k for Eminent Scholar Chair.
Higginbotham Hall opens on the University鈥檚 Phenix City Campus, housing classrooms and academic offices. The building was named for former state legislator and campus administrator G.J. 鈥淒utch鈥 Higginbotham.
Bob Lambert is hired to help resurrect 快猫成版视频鈥檚 track and field teams after a six-year absence. An eight-time conference coach of the year, Lambert would eventually lead the Trojans to seven men鈥檚 conference titles and one women鈥檚 conference title, while more than 300 of his student-athletes earned all-conference honors during his 14 seasons as director of track & field/cross country.
Trojan baseball coach John Mayotte is named National Coach of the Year in his third year at the helm of the program. Mayotte would go on to win conference coach of the year honors in 1994, 1996 and 1997. During his 12 seasons as head coach at 快猫成版视频, he compiled 386 wins, good enough for third of the baseball program鈥檚 all-time wins list.
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August--Cowart Hall reopens as a dorm for female students; a new pool, weight room and volleyball courts also open.
Study shows TSU has an annual economic impact of $194m in southeast Alabama.
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Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins launched the Helen Keller Lecture series at 快猫成版视频 in 1995 to raise awareness of the challenges of those with physical challenges, particularly those affecting sensory abilities.
Legendary band director Dr. John M. Long leads the Sound of the South for his final homecoming game; the School of Music is named for him in December.
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The Olympic Torch Relay stops on the Troy Campus on its way to the Centennial Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta. Doc Anderson serves as track and field trainer for the Olympic games.
Money Magazine selects TROY as one the nation鈥檚 25 best buys in public higher education.
The City of Troy issues the then-largest building permit in its history for the $6.5 million renovation and expansion of McCall Hall.
Study by the Chronicle of Higher Education cites TROY as one of the safest campuses in the USA.
TROY softball, under the leadership of head coach Melanie Davis, wins the conference title and advances to the NCAA Regionals. Davis would go on to become the all-time winningest coach at 快猫成版视频 over her 21 seasons compiling 780 wins. She was inducted into the 快猫成版视频 Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Dr. Curt Porter becomes dean of international programs at 快猫成版视频, leading to a growth in international partnerships, the creation of the 1+2+1 Sino-American Dual Degree Program, the agreement to become home to the state鈥檚 first Confucius Institute and an increased emphasis on study abroad programs. Dr. Porter retired from a full-time role with the University at the end of 2017, but continues to serve in a part-time capacity.
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![(from left) Dr. John M. Long, Dr. Ralph Wyatt Adams and Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., read the dedicatory plaque during ceremonies at the new Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor in 1997.](/_assets/hawkins30/1997.jpg)
TROY acquires the 12-acre site of the former Alabama Baptist Children鈥檚 Home near the Troy Campus; the property later becomes home to Sorority Hill and the Southeast Alabama In-service Center. Also as a part of the purchase, the University acquired the Jack Paden House, named for the chairman of the Hillcrest Foundation and is now home to the University鈥檚 Student Counseling Center, and the Hillcrest House, named in honor of the Hillcrest Foundation.
The Women鈥檚 basketball team makes its first appearance in the Division I championship tournament.
The City of Troy provides $4.5 million to fund improvements to Memorial Stadium and Sartain Hall
The Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor, which houses the Alabama Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame and the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors, is dedicated.
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![Ground is broken on the Montgomery Campus for the Rosa Parks Museum, at the site of the old Empire Theater, where Rosa Parks was arrested marking the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.](/_assets/hawkins30/1998.jpg)
Ground is broken on the Rosa Parks Library and Museum at the Montgomery Campus.
The Board of Trustees votes to move the Trojan football program from Division I-AA to I-A effective 2001.
The renovated and expanded Pace Hall-Rotary International Living and Learning Center, home to the Office of International Programs and international student housing, opens.
TROY鈥檚 budget tops $100 million for the first time.
Troy arts patron Claudia Crosby donated $1.3 million to renovate the Smith Hall Auditorium and fund arts and theater scholarships; the then-largest individual gift ever received by the University.
The Alumni Association charters its first international chapter in Kirov, Russia; 11 Kirov residents and TROY graduates sign the charter.
August鈥擳SU Distance Learning Center begins offering classes online.
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Ground is broken on the Library/Technology Building at the Dothan Campus
September--A food court and fitness center are added to the Adams Student Center; work begins on Claudia Crosby Theater.
August--TROY begins its first school year on the semester system under the oversight of Dr. Owen Elder, Provost.
August鈥擲orority Hill dedicated
December鈥攆irst 鈥淪ounds of the Season鈥 concert held in Sartain Hall
Dr. Hawkins named 鈥淕olden Eagle of the Year鈥 by Alabama Senior Citizen鈥檚 Hall of Fame
Curry Commons is dedicated on the University鈥檚 Montgomery Campus. Featuring a green space and clock tower that is one of the campus鈥 most notable landmarks, Curry Commons was named for Dr. Glenda Curry, former President of Troy State University Montgomery.
The Wiregrass Archives are set in motion at the University鈥檚 Dothan Campus by then TROY Dothan President Michael Malone. He negotiated the deposit of the congressional records of Rep. Terry Everett (AL-2) and designated a space for a repository in the building on the Dothan Campus that would eventually bear the former Congressman鈥檚 name.
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![St. Patrick鈥檚 Day Parade through campus on University Avenue.](/_assets/hawkins30/2000.jpg)
February鈥斺淨uest for Excellence鈥 Capital Campaign concludes, $22 million raised on
$18 million goal.
The TROY Collegiate Singers Perform in Carnegie Hall for the first time.
TROY's total enrollments tops 18,000.
December--The Rosa Parks Library and Museum opens at the Montgomery Campus. The dedication
ceremony featured remarks from Mrs. Rosa Parks, Ms. Elaine Steele, TROY Chancellor
Jack Hawkins, Jr., and 快猫成版视频, Montgomery Campus President Cameron Martindale,
among other city and staff officials.
University College continues to expand its reach around the globe under the direction of Dr. Rodney V. Cox, Vice President of University College.
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![During the march into NCAA Division I, the Troy Trojans defeated the SEC鈥檚 Mississippi State Bulldogs 21-9 in Starkville.](/_assets/hawkins30/2001a.jpg)
TROY Football moves into NCAA Division 1-A, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision; the inaugural season is highlighted by an SEC win over Mississippi State on Oct. 13.
Irish Week Celebration initiated (Alabama鈥檚 鈥渙fficial鈥 St. Patrick鈥檚 Day parade).
August--The first 1+2+1 program students arrive on the TROY campus from China.
February鈥擭ew academic building dedicated on the Phenix City Campus.
April鈥擱MI program takes first students to Lloyd鈥檚 of London.
The Jimmy C. Lunsford Tennis Complex, named for longtime mayor of the City of Troy, is dedicated.
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![Chancellor Hawkins with Troy State students prior to the Trojan鈥檚 first Division I NCAA Tournament.](/_assets/hawkins30/2002.jpg)
The First Leadership Conference Celebrating Black History Month is held.
The Men鈥檚 basketball team wins the Atlantic Sun Conference and participates in the
NCAA Tournament for the first time since moving to Division I.
New softball complex is completed.
TROY enrollment tops 20,000 for the first time.
September鈥擶allace D. Malone Faculty Award established.
Dr. Hawkins named 鈥淗onorary Alumnus of the Year鈥 at 快猫成版视频
TROY golf coach Barney Burnett retired after 16 years of leading the program. The Troy State alumnus led the team to the Gulf South Conference championship in his first season at the helm, the first of four titles over the course of five years. He also led the Trojans to seven appearances in the NCAA Division II Championship, finishing as high as second in 1992.
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![TROY First Lady Janice Hawkins hosts an etiquette luncheon to help prepare students in TROY鈥檚 leadership classes for professional and social settings.](/_assets/hawkins30/2003.jpg)
Each semester, TROY First Lady Janice Hawkins hosts an etiquette luncheon to help prepare students in TROY鈥檚 leadership classes for professional and social settings. The luncheons have become a popular event for TROY students and all who participate.
New Soccer/Track Complex is completed.
The University is invited into the Sun Belt Athletics programs.
A teaching site is opened in Malaysia.
December鈥擲ACS reaffirmation of accreditation.
Clement Hall renovated at a cost of approximately $4 million.
Dr. Hawkins named 鈥淭op College President鈥 by All-America Football Foundation
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April-- the Board of Trustees votes to drop 鈥淪tate鈥 from the University鈥檚 name to
better reflect the institution鈥檚 worldwide mission.
Renovated Quad is dedicated at the Troy Campus.
Construction completed on the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Tower. The tower would
become known as the R. Douglas Hawkins Press Box Tower, in honor of the 快猫成版视频
Trustee, who served from 1980 until his death in 2015. Dr. Doug Hawkins served as
president pro-tempore of the Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2011 and helped to organize
the Greek system at 快猫成版视频. In 2013, he published 鈥淭urning Points: History of 快猫成版视频.鈥
TROY hosts its first nationally televised (ESPN 2) home football game from Movie Gallery
Veterans Stadium with a win against nationally ranked #19 Missouri.
TROY plays in the Silicon Valley Classic bowl game in its first D-I bowl appearance
and its first bowl invitation in school history.
September鈥擳eaching sites open in Vietnam.
February鈥擟hancellor Hawkins participates in International Congress on Higher Education
Universidad in Havana, Cuba.
June鈥擣irst 1-2-1 commencement in China.
Under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Dr. Susan Aldridge, TROY鈥檚 University College reached 16,000 students served. At that time University College operated in 17 states outside the State of Alabama and 11 countries.
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![Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, left, and Board of Trustees President Pro-tem Dr. Doug Hawkins place a new medallion around Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.鈥檚 neck, signifying the official transition to 快猫成版视频 from Troy State University.](/_assets/hawkins30/2005.jpg)
May鈥擣ederal Transportation Grant received for shuttle bus system.
August--快猫成版视频 officially begins its new era as a unified, worldwide institution鈥斺淥ne
Great University.鈥
August--General Academic Building opens at the Troy Campus. The building would later
be renamed in honor of Dr. Douglas C. Patterson, then a senior administrator of the
University who continues to serve in a part-time role as a senior assistant to the
Chancellor.
Inaugural Odyssey Convocation for first-year students and parents.
Dr. Hawkins named 鈥淎labama Citizen of the Year鈥 by Alabama Broadcasters Assn.
Dr. Hawkins named to Murphy High School Hall of Fame.
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![Chancellor Hawkins, football secretary Judy Morgan, left, and Janice Blakeney, wife of Coach Larry Blakeney, celebrate the Trojans鈥 first bowl win over Rice in the Superdome.](/_assets/hawkins30/2006.jpg)
Coach Larry Blakeney leads the TROY Trojans to a win in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl
against the Rice Owls, the first bowl game win for TROY, after capturing TROY鈥檚 first
Sun Belt Conference title. The conference title would be the first of five straight
Sun Belt titles. Blakeney was inducted into the 快猫成版视频 Sports Hall of Fame
in 2012 and the field at Veterans Memorial Stadium bears his name.
Children鈥檚 Wing dedicated at the Rosa Parks Library and Museum.
TROY baseball team wins Sun Belt Conference title and Sun Belt tournament Championship, one of four conference titles won under the direction of Coach Bobby Pierce, the all-time winningest coach in TROY baseball history. Pierce, who retired in 2015 following his 13th season at the helm of the Trojans, is a member of the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and was inducted into the 快猫成版视频 Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
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![The Chancellor and First Lady are joined by Trustees and other dignitaries to officially open Trojan Village, the University鈥檚 four-complex, apartment-style residence halls.](/_assets/hawkins30/2007.jpg)
The Trojan Village dorms and the new Barnes & Noble bookstore officially open.
TROY worldwide enrollment nears record 30,000.
University announces plans to begin state鈥檚 first Interpreter Training Program; classes
begin in 2008.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education grants approval for TROY to offer its first
doctoral degree鈥攖he Doctorate in Nursing Practice.
The Trojans are named Sun Belt Conference co-champions.
October鈥 快猫成版视频 received designation as the Confucius Institute for Alabama
in partnership with Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology.
October鈥擯ress conference held to announce interpreter training program.
Dr. Hawkins awarded 鈥淕olden Eagle Award鈥 by BSA鈥檚 Alabama-Florida Council.
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Lott Baseball Complex at Riddle-Pace Field debuts.
TROY awards the first American bachelor鈥檚 degrees in Vietnam.
Gov. Bob Riley commits $8 million to Bibb Graves Hall renovation project.
Confucius Institute is officially dedicated.
TROY Trojans play in New Orleans Bowl, captured the Sun Belt Conference championship
and played both LSU and Ohio State, the past year鈥檚 BCS National Championship playoff
teams. In non-conference play, the Trojans faced Big 10, Big 12 and SEC teams.
TROY students participate in Ashkelon dig for the first time. Later TROY would become an annual partner on this project with Harvard, Boston College and Wheaton College.
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![First Lady Janice Hawkins and Gov. Bob Riley officially open Jack Hawkins, Jr. Hall on the Troy Campus.](/_assets/hawkins30/2009.jpg)
January鈥擳rojan Shield Society is founded.
Jack Hawkins, Jr., Hall is dedicated.
Renovations begin on Bibb Graves Hall.
Dr. Jim Bookout, Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Affairs, announces
that 快猫成版视频 received an A1 bond rating, its highest rating ever, from Moody鈥檚 Investor鈥檚
Services.
Forbes magazine ranks TROY as the top public university in Alabama in it its annual
college and university survey.
The Troy Trojans football team marks its first undefeated season in the Sun Belt Conference
and claimed their fourth-straight league championship.
The Department of Speech and Theatre is transformed into the Department of Theatre and Dance, and the first dance show ever produced by the University is held. Mrs. Hawkins was instrumental in bringing the dance program to TROY and witnessed the first two graduates of the program receive their diplomas in 2011.
A memorial service is held to honor the memory of Dr. Don C. Hines, Dean of the Sorrell College of Business. Dr. Hines served two stints as the college鈥檚 dean and also was instrumental in starting the 快猫成版视频 rodeo team.
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TROY forms the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy.
TROY Trojans play in GMAC Bowl as Sun Belt Conference champions.
September鈥擱ibbon cut on Fraternity Village.
September鈥擯itts Hall on the Phenix City Campus is officially dedicated in memory of
the campus鈥 founding administrator, Dr. H. Curtis Pitts.
Work begins on Janice Hawkins Park.
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![Chancellor Hawkins presents the first-ever doctoral degrees to the first graduates of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program in Sartain Hall.](/_assets/hawkins30/2011.jpg)
The first graduating class of TROY鈥檚 first doctoral program, the Doctorate of Nursing
Practice, receives diplomas.
A new dining facility opens on the Troy Campus.
Chronicle of Higher Education names Troy 27th on top 40 list of international student enrollment.
Formal dedication of University Park facility.
Dr. Hawkins named 鈥淐itizen of the Year鈥 by River Region March of Dimes.
Dr. Hawkins awarded 鈥淐hief Executive Leadership Award鈥 by CASE.
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![Trojan Arena opens and the Trojans take down Mississippi State by two points to inaugurate a new era of Trojan athletics.](/_assets/hawkins30/2012.jpg)
February鈥攃elebrate opening of Johnson Center.
贵别产谤耻补谤测鈥125th anniversary gala and public announcement of Capital Campaign.
March鈥攃elebrate opening of Confucius Institute.
December鈥擭amed Confucius Institute of the Year.
Opening of Trojan Arena with win over Mississippi State, 55-53.
North Quad renovation begins.
First sports hall of fame class inducted.
Dr. Hawkins awarded Distinguished Public Service Award by Secretary of the Air Force.
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TROY alumnus Tom Davis (1981) is named executive assistant to the Chancellor, after previously serving as Director of University Relations.
August鈥擭ewman Center dedicated.
July鈥擳roy named 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by Chronicle of Higher Education.
TROY students take study-abroad trip to Cuba, a first for the University.
October鈥擜ll-Steinway initiative announced.
November鈥擱. Terry Everett Hall dedicated on Dothan Campus in honor of the longtime
Congressman who represented the Wiregrass region. The building contains the University鈥檚
library and the R. Terry Everett Congressional Library.
November鈥擟onstruction of New Hall begins.
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![(from left) Chancellor Hawkins, former Cong. Terry Everett, Dothan Mayor Mike Schmitz and Trustees President Pro-tem Gerald Dial commemorate a $1 million gift from Terry and Barbara Everett to support the University鈥檚 new School of Science and Technology.](/_assets/hawkins30/2014.jpg)
March鈥擩ohn M. Long Hall dedicated.
March鈥TROY commits to international student education through joining the Institute for
International Education's "Generation Study Abroad" initiative.
May鈥Trojan Arena named by "Learning By Design" as an outstanding project in its Spring
2014 Architectural Review Showcase.
December鈥$1 million donation from Rep. Terry Everett will aid School of Science and Technology.
One of nine university chancellors worldwide and the only one in North America to
receive the World Confucius Institute's Individual Performance Excellence Award during
the World Confucius Institute Conference in Xiamen, China.
The Mike and Cindy Dodds Center, named in honor of longtime Trojan softball supporters,
is dedicated, featuring an 8,000-square foot facility housing locker rooms, a player
lounge, an athletic training room and hitting and pitching areas for Trojan softball.
The Troy Campus Student Success Center is renamed to the Dr. John W. Schmidt Center for Student Success, in honor of the retiring longtime administrator who served the University in a number of leadership roles, including Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. A retired Marine colonel, Dr. Schmidt came out of retirement in 2019 to once again serve the University in the role of Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
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![Chancellor Hawkins formally announces the end of the $258.3 million Building Beyond Boundaries capital campaign, more than double the original goal of $100 million.](/_assets/hawkins30/2015.jpg)
January鈥3+3 with Jones and Cumberland Law.
March鈥20th Helen Keller Lecture held.
June鈥Received an outstanding service award for creating and sustaining the Sino-American
1-2-1 Dual Degree Program, on the program's 15th anniversary.
August鈥擱ecord sorority rush prompts need for more chapters.
September鈥擴niversity mourns death of Dr. Doug Hawkins.
November鈥擟apital campaign raises $258.3 million under the direction of Dr. Jean Laliberte,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development.
November鈥擭ew Golf facility dedicated.
Renovation/conversion of Stewart Dining Hall begins.
School of Science and Technology created.
Dr. Hawkins presented 鈥淕reat American Hero Award鈥 by BSA鈥檚 Greater Alabama Council.
Dr. Hawkins presented Wayne Greenhaw Service Award by Alabama Humanities.
The Riverfront Campus opens in Phenix City. The project to construct a presence along the banks of the Chattahoochee River was led by Phenix City Campus Vice Chancellor Dr. David White.
Two-time national champion as a player at 快猫成版视频, Mark Smartt is named the 13th head coach in the history of the Trojan baseball program. Smartt was a member of Chase Riddle鈥檚 1986 and 1987 NCAA Division II National Championship teams.
Trojan softball coach Beth Mullins is named co-Sun Belt Coach of the Year after her first season, a year that saw the Trojans defeat three top-25 opponents including back-to-back wins over top-10 teams.
快猫成版视频 mourns the death of Dr. James F. "Jim" Rinehart, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of international relations. Dr. Rinehart had served as dean since 2012 and previously served as associate dean from 2008 to 2012, and chair of the Department of Political Science from 2001-2008.
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First-ever Ph.D. offered in Sport Management.
Ashkelon, Israel archeological dig for final year (Consortium with Harvard, Wheaton,
Boston University and TROY).
Opening of 鈥淣ew Hall,鈥 later renamed 鈥淩ushing Hall鈥.
Broke ground on North End Zone project in Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Sun Belt Conference titles in Women鈥檚 Basketball and Men鈥檚 Golf. The conference title
in women鈥檚 basketball, under the direction of head coach Chanda Rigby, earned the
Trojans an invite to the NCAA Tournament for only the second time in the history of
the program. Since that time, Rigby鈥檚 squad has earned another NCAA Tournament invite,
as well as the program鈥檚 first-ever invitation to participate in the Women鈥檚 National
Invitational Tournament.
Herb Reeves, TROY鈥檚 Dean of Student Services, receives the Boy Scouts of America鈥檚 North Star Award for his distinguished and ongoing service to youth throughout the region. The North Star Award is Scouting鈥檚 highest national award that can be given to a non-Scout volunteer for distinguished service to the youth.
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Gerald O. Dial, then president pro-tempore of the University鈥檚 Board of Trustees, receives the Alabama Higher Education Partnership鈥檚 Alumni Advocates Leadership Award. Dial, who was appointed to the Board in 1991, served as president pro-tempore from 2011 to 2019.
May - Concert Chorale performs in Carnegie Hall.
Greeks ranked #3 in Alabama; Troy鈥檚 ATO chapter selected #1 in nation.
快猫成版视频 officially unveiled the Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park, consisting
of an amphitheater, walking trails, a lagoon, a display of 200 replica terracotta
warriors, as well as other outdoor sculptures, and the International Arts Center.
The IAC, located in the building that formerly hosted the campus鈥 dining facilities,
was the vision of TROY鈥檚 First Lady, and contains the Nall Museum, the Huo Bao Zhu
Gallery and classroom space for the University鈥檚 Department of Art and Design.
Broke ground on a new student recreation center.
Doubled the size of the Trojan Center food court.
Coach Neal Brown leads TROY鈥檚 football team to its best season in its FBS history
with 10 wins and bowl appearance.
SBC championships in Men鈥檚 Basketball, Women鈥檚 Basketball and Women鈥檚 Golf.
Launch of Open Educational Resources Task Force to reduce cost of textbooks.
Increased study abroad scholarship to $1,000.
Confucius Institute named CI of the Year for the second time in 5 years.
A donation by 快猫成版视频 Trustee C. Gibson Vance established a lecture series in the College of Arts and Sciences that will bring some of the brightest minds in the legal profession to speak to TROY students. The inaugural lecture in the Gibson Vance Distinguished Lecturer Series was Jere Beasley, founding member of the Beasley Allen Law Firm. Vance, a TROY alumnus who has served on the Board of Trustees since 2012, was elected to serve as the Board鈥檚 president pro-tempore in 2019.
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Trojans defeat LSU in 鈥淒eath Valley鈥.
North End Zone facility dedicated.
Rushing Hall dedicated.
Coleman Hall (Dothan) announced.
Study Abroad sent 22 delegations to 17 countries.
International DAP Festival/Pietrasanta, Italy.
Conducted first Malaysian graduation.
IDEA Bank announced in downtown Troy.
Sorrell College of Business gains AACSB accreditation school-wide under the leadership
of TROY alumnus Dr. Judson Edwards, Dean.
Following an August fire that heavily damaged Booker T. Washington Magnet School in Montgomery, Associate Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communication Donna Schubert helped to organize the donation of surplus cameras and other equipment to the school鈥檚 broadcast program.
Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims is named Dean of the University鈥檚 College of Education.
TROY dedicated a statue of Dmitri Mendeleev, the inventor of the periodic table, in honor of Dr. Don Jeffrey, Dothan Campus Vice Chancellor. In more than 40 years of service to the University, Dr. Jeffrey has served in a number of roles, including director of aquatics, chair of kinesiology and health, dean of health and human services, interim dean of arts and sciences, interim dean of education, and interim dean of communication and fine arts.
Debbie Sanders, executive assistant to Chancellor Hawkins, is recognized for 50 years of service to 快猫成版视频.
Dr. Earl Ingram delivers the fall commencement address at the University鈥檚 Dothan Campus ceremony. Ingram retired as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the end of 2018 after 31 years of service to the University. During his time with TROY, he served as a professor, department chair, assistant dean and dean of the University鈥檚 Sorrell College of Business, regional director for the University鈥檚 European Region, Vice Chancellor of TROY Global Campus and finally, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Ray White returns as Vice Chancellor of the Montgomery Campus. White previously served as TROY鈥檚 vice chancellor for human resources before retiring. He previously served as the Montgomery Campus Vice Chancellor from 2005 to 2014.
Gen. Walter Givhan, Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Economic Development, is named chairman of the Alabama Historical Commission.
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Dr. Lance Tatum is appointed as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Dr. Tatum, a TROY alumnus, has served the University for 20 years, including holding the positions of Vice Chancellor for the Montgomery Campus, Vice Chancellor for Global Campus, Dean of the College of Education and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion.
Chip Lindsey is named as TROY鈥檚 22nd head football coach in January.
TROY alumnus Jane Beasley endows the Fred B. Davis Pre-Law Scholarship in honor of the former longtime faculty member and administrator. Dr. Davis served as a professor, department chair, associate provost and provost during his 33 years with TROY. Dr. Davis passed away in December 2019.
Sorrell College of Business School of Accountancy gains AACSB accreditation, making the College among the elite business schools worldwide.
The city of Prattville, Alabama recognized Janice Hawkins Day in March in recognition of her ongoing commitment and dedication to supporting and promoting the arts in Alabama. The First Lady was honored during a banquet and presented with a proclamation by Prattville Mayor Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Scott Cross was named head coach of the TROY men鈥檚 basketball program, following one
season as an assistant coach at TCU and 12 years as the head coach at UT Arlington.
Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. becomes longest-serving CEO of public universities
in the nation; marks 30th year.
TROY's Ph.D. in Global Leadership approved by SACSCOC, making the third doctoral level
degree program offered.
Buddy Starling, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, announces the largest ever Fall Open House, generating nearly 1,000 applications from prospective students.
The Coleman Center for Early Learning and Enrichment is opened at the Dothan Campus in James F. Coleman Hall. The building is named for the longtime chairman of Coleman Worldwide Moving. Coleman鈥檚 son, Jeff Coleman, is the current CEO of Coleman World Group and a TROY alumnus.
Sohail Agboatwala, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs, announces a record number of nearly 180 students enrolling through the 1+2+1 Sino-American Dual Degree Program at 快猫成版视频. Agboatwala, a TROY alumnus who himself was a product of the University鈥檚 emphasis on internationalization, became Associate Vice Chancellor of the University鈥檚 international programs following the retirement of Dr. Curt Porter at the end of 2017.
快猫成版视频 and the Heersink Family Foundation announced in November a financial gift that will support the Heersink Family Graduate Certificate Program in Health Services Management and to create an endowed scholarship for the new program.
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