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“My wife, Melissa, and I have known so many people that have been impacted by cancer, not just in our own family but so many others. Our hope is that eventually there will be a cure for cancer, and that the next breakthrough comes from the work of Porter
Research Fellows at Indiana State.” — Trustee Troy Woodruff, ’98
Troy Woodruff is a 1998 graduate of Indiana State University with a degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Marketing. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004-06, during which time he was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Following his service in the House, he was a leader at the Indiana Department of Transportation. He was appointed to the Indiana State University Board of Trustees by Governor Eric Holcomb in 2021.
The Benny E. Woodruff Research Lab has been established through the generosity of Troy and Melissa Woodruff. Their gift to support the Porter Cancer Research Center at Indiana State University honors the memory of Troy’s father, Benny E. Woodruff, who passed away from cancer in 2018.
The Woodruff’s gift enhances the Porter Cancer Research Center Fellowship, which is focused on recruiting the best and brightest graduate students from around the world and to provide them with state-of-the-art research facilities that will allow them to pursue their fight against cancer.
In addition, the Woodruffs and RQAW, a Fishers, Indiana based architecture and design firm, established The RQAW Civil Engineering Classroom and an endowed scholarship to support students studying Civil Engineering Technology and Engineering with a Civil Concentration in the College of Technology at Indiana State.
RQAW specializes in services relating to architecture, engineering, construction inspection, transportation, environmental services and water infrastructure. They were inspired to support civil engineering programs at Indiana State after hiring ISU graduates and experiencing the value they bring to the company and to their profession in Indiana.
