Troy University Report 2017

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Vision for the Future One can’t help but have a sense of excitement at Troy University. At TROY, there is a Trojan Warrior Spirit that distinguishes us from the rest of American higher education. Our professors know their students by name, and our culture of caring is manifest in the lifelong relationships that are formed here. Not only does Troy University offer value, but it also offers values.

The Trojan Warrior Spirit is about respect, civility and citizenship—looking out for your fellow Trojans like family and fully immersing yourself in the experience. For more than half a century, TROY has proudly supported United States servicemen and women and their families by providing them with academic opportunities no matter where they are stationed.

About 25 years ago, we made the strategic commitment to bring the world to TROY. Now, as Alabama’s International University, we have brought students from 76 different countries into the Trojan Family. Any given day, you can hear 85 spoken languages on the Troy Campus.

For the last 130 years, TROY has taken its role in guiding students toward success seriously.

A major part of TROY’s success comes from its Board of Trustees. Today, this group of devoted men and women continue to set the pace for TROY’s growth through their effective leadership. We hire knowledgeable and committed faculty and staff who support our students at all of our campuses and locations around the globe. We also strive to create diverse environments where students gain the tools they need to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. It is our mission to produce leaders and professionals who can appreciate and understand others’ differences and use that understanding to become globally aware and globally competitive.

We see personal growth in our students who come to us from all walks of life and around For almost three decades, Dr. Hawkins has walked among students on TROY’s four

the world. These men and women are some of the best and brightest in our society, and it’s a privilege to equip them with the knowledge and resources they need to achieve success in

Alabama campuses and at sites

today’s global marketplace. Indeed, TROY’s first 130 years of progress are but a prologue to

around the globe greeting new

the greatness and growth that awaits our University and students—past, present and future.

generations of Trojans and encouraging them to pursue their goals.

Jack Hawkins, Jr., Ph.D. Chancellor

Clockwise from top: Gerald O. Dial, Lamar P. Higgings, C. Charles Nailen, Jr., Edward F. Crowell, Malone Award recipient Dr. Amy Spurlock (center), Karen E. Carter, Forrest S. Latta, Earl V. Johnson, Allen E. Owen III, Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr., Roy Drinkard and John D. Harrison; SGA President Ashli Morris (right) walks with students on the Troy Campus quad; International students celebrate diversity during TROY’s ISCO Festival; TROY Alumni, DeMarcus Ware, congratulates commissioned officers at the Fall 2017 Commencement.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 On The Cover Replicas of China’s terracotta army, created by sculptor Huo Bao Zhu, stand guard within the Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.

TA BLE OF CONTENTS 2 Vision for the Future

ALABAMA'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 7 Where East meets West 8 Broader horizons 10 Global teamwork

NEW ADDITIONS 14 New options, same mission 16 New opportunities

QUALITY ACADEMICS 20 Making history 22 Finding success together

SERVING STUDENTS 26 Montgomery Campus 28 Dothan Campus 30 Phenix City Campus 32 TROY Online: Alabama's online leader 34 TROY for Troops: Serving heroes

GIVING BACK 37 Baum family leaves legacy 38 Paving the way 40 Grants on the rise 42 Committed to service 44 Walk with purpose

ONE TROY 48 A season to remember 50 A new class 52 Taking shape Flags from every nation represented within TROY’s student body are displayed within the Trojan Dining Hall located on the Troy Campus.

In 2017, students from approximately 76 countries called TROY home.

RECOGNITIONS & STEWARDSHIP 56 TROY Board of Trustees 58 A world class reputation 60 Faculty achievements 62 Taking the lead 64 2017 financial highlights

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Where East meets West Troy University’s global vision is mirrored through TROY’s Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park and International Arts Center.

Located on the University’s Troy Campus, the park and center are a celebration of world cultures combining Greek and Eastern architecture and displaying a collection of international art.

Poised to become one of the region’s most important centers for the study and appreciation of global art, the park consists of 200 life-sized Chinese terracotta warrior statue replicas from Xi'an, China, by the artist Huo Bao Zhu, an amphitheater, walking trails, a lagoon and the International Arts Center (IAC), which houses two art galleries and an interpretive center known as “Warriors Unearthed.” Outside of the IAC, visitors will find the Daniel Foundation of Alabama Plaza featuring the sculpture “Violata Pax Dove” by the artist Nall.

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Broader horizons Two-thousand seventeen was full of opportunities for TROY students to experience the world through study abroad programs. Today, students from all five of TROY’s colleges have more opportunities to study in another country through TROY Abroad than ever before. Last year, approximately 180 students participated in faculty-led and exchange programs across 16 countries worldwide. This marked the first time students were given the option to study in India thanks to an opportunity headed by TROY’s Department of History.

While Italy has been a part of TROY’s study abroad opportunities for years, this summer, the University’s Department of Theatre and Dance provided a priceless learning and cultural opportunity to its students.

In May, a group of 14 theatre and dance students, faculty members and alumni began preparing to travel to Pietrasanta, Italy, for the inaugural Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta (DAP) Festival—a unique international festival of dance and visual arts. TROY was invited to attend the festival by Adria Feralli, the DAP Festival’s artistic director who served as an adjunct professor in dance last fall at the Troy Campus. TROY First Lady Janice Hawkins and department chair Tori Lee Averett helped organize and finalize the study abroad class.

Arriving in Italy at the beginning of June, students attended master classes alongside students from around the United States, studied with world-renowned dancers and choreographers, toured historic sites and showcased their work at the festival.

TROY dance majors Alexus Crooms, Kenzie Haynes, McCall Donaho, Emma Shepard, Taylor Bagley and Neely Aaron take in Pietrasanta's annual openair art installation. Students got the chance to travel to surrounding areas and study Italian culture and history.

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Global teamwork Troy University continues to celebrate the impact of its international education efforts as well as forge ahead in creating strong relationships with people around the globe.

TROY celebrates partnerships with 135 universities in 31 countries around the globe and is the academic home to students from 76 countries. On any given day, more than 85 different languages are spoken on the Troy Campus.

In January of 2017, TROY rang in the Year of the Rooster by celebrating the Chinese New Year and the work of its Confucius Institute with an appreciation banquet held on its Montgomery Campus. The banquet celebrated the work of TROY’s Confucius Classrooms found throughout the state of Alabama. Statewide, nearly 6,000 students are learning the Chinese language and culture.

In addition, the University presented two replica terracotta warriors to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in honor of Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange.

This summer, TROY students , faculty and staff celebrated the 2017 Montgomery Dragon Boat Race by participating in the race and sharing music and dance performances including a traditional Chinese dragon dance.

Also, this summer, TROY’s Confucius Institute leadership board made history by becoming the first group of C.I. leaders to hold a board meeting at the organization’s home office in Hanban, China. The meeting included discussion of the future for TROY’s Confucius Institute, particularly in its role as a training center for language teachers.

“Hanban challenged TROY and our partner Chongqing to create innovative and creative programs related to second language instruction,” said Dr. Earl Ingram, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

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NEW

NEW ADDITIONS ADDITIONS

Since the 2017 remodel of the Trojan Center on the Troy Campus, students and visitors continue to flock to the new dining options and increased seating areas.

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New options, same mission Summer of 2017 brought major changes and offerings to the Troy Campus by way of an extended and updated Admissions Office and an enhanced dining experience within the Trojan Center.

Re-opened in June, the $2.3 million Admissions Office renovation in Adams Administration not only creates a new front entry along University Avenue but also provides a welcoming space complete with interactive video displays and entry screens. These updates welcome prospective students and put information about the campus, the city and the University at students’ fingertips. Also, an additional parking lot was built to allow for visitors, and existing office space was updated and reconfigured for staff.

Across the Troy Campus, as summer drew to a close, new dining options opened. In addition to expanding its seating capacity to about 450, the Trojan Center now features Steak ‘n Shake, Boar’s Head Deli, Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookie.

Existing Trojan Center dining options such as Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Mein Bowl have also been remodeled and expanded to include more options.

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New opportunities As an institution of higher learning, TROY continues to make a name for itself by offering quality, affordable, flexible and convenient course options and providing new opportunities to its students and members of its surrounding communities.

In December 2017, Troy University announced its plans for the creation of the Coleman Center for Early Learning and Enrichment, a new facility to be located at the University’s Dothan Campus.

The Coleman Center is made possible through a donation from the family of James F. Coleman.

A collaboration between the College of Health and Human Services and the College of Education, the Center will enhance the University’s support for the Dothan and Wiregrass communities in the area of early childhood development.

Within its own classrooms, TROY continues to create new, updated programming for its students. In 2017, the University has added multiple courses and degree offerings including: This rendering of the Coleman Center for Early Learning and

Undergraduate Programs

Enrichment was revealed to

• Applied Health Sciences (approved for 2018)

the public in December. The

• Early Childhood Education

12,000-square-foot facility

• Electronics Engineering Technology

will cost between $2 million and $3 million and will feature

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Health Informatics & Nursing Leadership (revised)

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) – Nursing Leadership (approved for 2018)

(approved for 2018)

• Environmental Science and Field Biology

Minors

(revised)

• Applied Health Sciences

old children, conference and

• Interdisciplinary Studies (approved for 2018)

• Art History

meeting spaces for workshops, assessment rooms, counseling

• Occupational Education

spaces and more.

(approved for 2018)

classrooms for 3-year-old children, classrooms for 4-year-

“There’s a huge need for children to get a smart start, and this center will provide an environment where we

Graduate Programs

• Educational Studies • Fire Science and Emergency Management • Humanities ( revised) • Photography

• MSEd Early Childhood Education (reactivated)

Certificate:

classroom,” said Jeff Coleman,

• EdS Early Childhood Education (reactivated)

CEO of Coleman World Group.

• Kinesiology (revised for 2018)

•Rehabilitation & Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Studies (approved for 2018)

can prepare teachers for the

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ACADEMICS In 2017, the Troy University alumni family grew to 154,000 worldwide, and the Trojan Warrior Spirit was heard in the parting words given to graduates at commencement ceremonies in Troy, Dothan, Montgomery and Phenix City, Alabama, as well as in Vietnam and China.

“Always have a purpose in life that is beyond position or money. … Do something that gives you satisfaction every day and that makes your society a better place. Do something that helps your fellow citizens. Make sure you give a good measure of your time, talent and treasure in service to others. … Participate in the governing of this country. …

Make yourself smart about the issues. … Go forth from this place inspired by those who went before.

Go forth and take your place to form your duty and serve our nation. Go forth to make this a more perfect Union.”

- Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell, USAF (Retired), ‘00, President and Chief Executive Officer, VT Miltope “What I hope you will remember about today is that it is important to live a life of significance.

You have to decide that you want to live a life of service and that you want to be a servant. … Be more committed to serving others than getting recognition for yourself.”

- The Honorable John Merrill, Secretary of the State of Alabama

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Making history TROY’s 2017 fall commencement was not only a life-changing day for student Sara Shoffner but also a historic day for the University as a whole. Crossing the stage in front of a crowded Trojan Arena, Shoffner became the first student to earn a doctor of philosophy degree at TROY. Shoffner’s place in TROY history shows her as the first student to complete the Ph.D. in Sport Management, which TROY was approved to offer in 2014. It is TROY’s first doctor of philosophy degree program, but is the University’s second doctoral-level degree, following the launch of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

“I’m so proud to represent TROY,” she said. “It’s just really a great honor for me to be the first to graduate with this degree. Throughout my time in the program, doing the coursework was great. The faculty we have and the support was excellent.”

Shoffner is currently an assistant professor of sport management at Huntingdon College and plans to continue pursuing her passion for teaching.

“I feel like this is my purpose and my calling,” she said.

Lecture series gives back Beginning in fall 2017, a new lecture series in the College of Arts and Sciences began bringing some of the brightest minds in the legal profession to Troy University.

Endowed thanks to a donation from TROY Board of Trustees member Gibson Vance, the Gibson Vance Distinguished Lecturer Series is giving students interested in a career in law a chance to hear from the field’s most influential figures. “I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to the University that provided me a great education and a wonderful college experience,” Vance said.

During TROY’s Fall 2017 commencement, Dr. Sara

Vance, a TROY alumnus, is an attorney with Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery, so

Shoffner became the first TROY

it was only natural the inaugural lecture be given by Beasley Allen Law Firm founding

graduate to receive her Ph.D.

member Jere Beasley. Beasley shared stories from his humble beginnings and insight into

in Sport Management. Pictured left to right: Dr. Don Jeffrey,

his career as one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers—having tried more than 30 cases

Dr. Earl Ingram, Dr. Sara

with verdicts greater than $1 million, including 15 verdicts that exceeded $10 million.

Shoffner, Dr. Gi-Yong Koo and Dr. Mary Ann Templeton.

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Finding success together Sound advice and direction from TROY’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have helped make 2017 a success for marketing students Avalon Dudinsky and Aaron Wilhite. After approaching the SBDC about making an offer on an all-purpose seasoning on the verge of discontinuation, Dudinsky became the new owner of the recipe for Stan’s Stuff, a local favorite in Panama City, Florida.

In order to launch a new marketing campaign, complete with website, videos and photography, Dudinsky teamed up with Wilhite, a fellow business owner, and now Stan’s Stuff’s distribution continues to grow throughout the southeastern United States. The eventual goal is to become a national brand with a variety of different flavors.

The former bank building located on Troy’s downtown square will soon house the IDEA Bank, an initiative of the Sorrell College of Business aimed at cultivating and supporting student entrepreneurs who will launch business ventures in collaboration with faculty, fellow students and mentors from the community.

Supported by a $500,000 donation from Troy Bank & Trust, the IDEA Bank will house the new Troy Bank & Trust Entrepreneurship Program, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship minor designed to provide students with a strong understanding of business and entrepreneurship theory, practices and applications.

Designing futures Within the walls of the International Arts Center, TROY’s graphic design program has found a new home. Down the hall from the IAC’s two main art galleries, students are Thanks to the vision and hard

being provided with new resources for creativity and an atmosphere of inspiration. This

work of Dudinsky and Wilhite,

new learning space gives graphic design students like Wilhite access to a state-of-the-art

Stan’s Stuff has a growing

classroom, computer lab and visiting area.

following and is finding a home for itself on shelves around the Southeast.

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SERVING

STUDENTS

Educate the mind to think, the heart to feel and the body to act. - Motto 1887

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Montgomery Campus Within 2017, the Montgomery Campus celebrated growth and introduced new course options and exciting events to TROY students.

In March of 2017, TROY’s Office of Sponsored Programs and the Rosa Parks Museum brought the documentary of Civil Rights hero U.S. Rep. John Lewis to the Montgomery Campus. The screening of “Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis” was presented for free at TROY’s Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts and detailed the life of the human rights champion.

In July, the campus announced three TROY programs for students at the Montgomery Campus. For students looking to advance their communications careers, TROY’s master’s degree in strategic communications now offers a new course, media management, in a blended format. Students are now able to attend class meetings on the Montgomery Campus three times during a term, with the remaining meetings being offered online. Likewise, TROY’s bachelor’s degree in social work is now offered in a blended format to Troy Montgomery students and features both in-class and online courses.

Students are now able to attend American Sign Language I and II courses offered by the University’s Interpreter Training Program. Expanding these course offerings to the Montgomery Campus will help the Interpreter Training Program connect with additional resources available in the River Region and ultimately provide more opportunities for students to succeed in the field.

TROY's Montgomery Campus prepares students to take advantage of the area's growth and opportunity.

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Dothan Campus In 2017, TROY's Dothan Campus was able to positively influence its surrounding communities through its commitment to education.

Last year, TROY's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program was made available to students at the Dothan Campus. With the addition of this program, Wiregrass students now have local access to the BSN, RN-BSN, MSN and DNP degrees.

In May 2017, nearly 200 Wiregrass high school students attended day-long workshops, competitions and speeches at TROY’s inaugural Youth Business Summit held on the Dothan Campus. The program, organized by the Sorrell College of Business, was created to expose area high school students to different aspects of business such as human resources, financing, entrepreneurship and accounting.

TROY’s Dothan Campus aims to serve the adult learner.

Located between Dothan and Fort Rucker, Alabama, the campus serves members of the U.S. military by offering quality, affordable programs and scholarship opportunities to men and women in uniform and their families.

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Phenix City Campus In 2017, TROY Phenix City Campus broadened its academic offerings allowing working adults the opportunity to pursue new graduate-level opportunities. Today, the campus provides its students access to two new master-level academic options— TROY's Master of Science in Management (MSM) Leadership concentration, via Lecture Capture, as well as a graduate certificate in counseling military populations.

In October, water resource planning experts in Georgia, Florida and Alabama gathered at the Phenix City Campus for the fourth annual Troy University Water Resource Management and Economics Conference. Co-sponsored by TROY’s Center for Water Resource Economics, the Tri Rivers Waterway Development Association and the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP), this year’s conference focused on transboundary water issues.

The conference opened with a status report and update on recent developments and legal issues concerning the region’s waters and also featured presentations addressing the changes in hydropower operations and the status of water resource planning in each state as well as an update of conditions on the AlabamaChattahoochee-Flint River System. The final day of the conference focused on a study addressing functional and structural changes needed to improve the ability of the Alabama-Chattahoochee-Flint River System to meet its mission and goals.

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Alabama's online leader Troy University is widely recognized as a leader in online education. In 2017, TROY earned such accolades as being recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation's "2017 Best Online Programs," as well as among its Best Regional Universities, South rankings. TROY was also named to The Princeton Review's Best of the Southeast listing for the 13 th straight year.

Starting from partnerships with the U.S. military, TROY began offering classes via the internet in the mid-1990s. TROY elevated its focus on online learning in 2005 with the creation of e-Campus, now called TROY Online. In 2017, the University adopted Canvas by Instructure as its online learning system.

Life changing online experience U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bellio is a Troy University online student, as well as the 2016 USO Airman of the Year. The USO recognized Bellio after his heroic actions saved the life of a woman who had been involved in a traffic accident. Bellio, a management and business administration major, said his TROY experience has been life changing. “There are many people enrolled in the school, and the one thing that’s

ONLINE TROY began offering online courses to the military in the mid-1990s. Since then, TROY Online has continued to grow, evolve and receive recognition for its excellence from publications around the globe.

awesome is the flexibility that it has. I’ve taken classes in four different countries now.

Being able to take classes at my own pace and having the flexibility to do it worldwide, it’s truly life changing.”

Although he has been a TROY student since 2010, Bellio’s first visit to the Troy Campus came in April of 2017 for his induction into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

Clockwise from top: TROY students Malerie Hill, Jonathan Bellio, Dean Stansell and Dequies Lanier find quality, flexible academic program options through TROY Online.

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Serving heroes TROY continues providing resources to servicemen and women and gaining recognition from national organizations for its commitment to the U.S. military.

TROY was named a “Top School” in Military Advanced Education and Transition’s 2017 Guide to Colleges and Universities. The University also ranked 38 th nationally in Military Times’ “Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” rankings.

TROY’s history of service to the military dates back to the 1950s when it began offering voluntary education to soldiers at the Army’s Fort Rucker, and the University has continued to deliver undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate degrees through a variety of on-base, near-base and online programs.

Troy University provides military-affiliated and veteran students with dedicated support at our TROY for Troops centers located on our four Alabama campuses as well as online.

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Military Appreciation Day; First salute as commisoned officers at commencement.

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GIVING BACK

Baum family leaves legacy Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has honored a family with roots in Montgomery, naming its atrium in memory of Charles Cahn Baum and in honor of his family. Reared in Montgomery in a prominent Jewish family, Charles Baum, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, had a passion for civic and philanthropic causes, always maintaining his devotion to Alabama. He died in 2015.

Baum’s wife, Patti, made a gift to the museum in her late husband’s memory in order to help fund new educational programs, such as the museum’s summer camp, and continue the mission of uplifting Mrs. Parks’ legacy.

“I want his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know what his life was like growing up in Alabama during a period of great unrest,” Baum said. “I want them to know why he encouraged all of us relentlessly to speak out and stand up for what is right."

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Paving the way Four years ago, when Phenix City Mayor Eddie Lowe and his wife, Deborah, held their first charitable ball, they hoped the event would be a success—what they experienced was overwhelming. To date, the Phenix City Mayor’s Annual Education and Charity Ball has raised more than $300,000 for college scholarships and local charitable organizations.

In 2017, Troy University became the beneficiary of the annual charitable event. The Mayor’s Education and Charity Ball Committee presented TROY with $15,000, which was matched by TROY’s Alumni Association. The money will endow a scholarship that will help Phenix City residents attend TROY. This partnership has fostered a strong relationship between the Lowe family and Troy University—one that the University looks forward to building for many years to come.

A year of service Students, alumni and Troy University’s Office of Alumni spent 2017 serving their communities and creating new opportunities for present and future TROY Trojans. At the beginning of the year, accounting students spent the first half of their semester processing tax returns for low-income individuals and the elderly under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Also in January, students built garden beds for the university’s upcoming garden project at Troy Elementary School as a part of 2017’s MLK Days of Service. In March, students across the Troy Campus collected more than 7,000 food items as the result of the For a $50 contribution, Alabama residents can display

Office of Civic Engagement’s seventh annual Can Castle Contest.

their TROY pride, help many

Throughout the year, the hard work and dedication of those raising money for foundational

deserving students and enjoy

scholarships paid off as TROY’s Alumni Association was able to introduce a scholarship in

a tax deduction.

memory of former Alumni Board member, Eric Mizell, as well as add funding to scholarships

For more information, visit

honoring former Troy State football coach William Clipson and Basketball coach John Archer.

troy.edu/tags or contact your

The Alumni Association also added funds to the Student Alumni Association Endowed

local DMV.

Scholarship. Overall, in 2017, a total of 30 scholarships, plus numerous book scholarships, were awarded to students by TROY’s Alumni Association making for a record-breaking year.

Clockwise from top: Phenix City Mayor’s Education and Charity Ball Committee presents TROY officials with $15,000 to go toward student scholarships; Students support area schools and the Troy community through MLK Days of Service projects; Year round, TROY’s Campus Kitchen organization embraces its mission to end food insecurity in Pike County. Every year, student groups across the Troy Campus donate canned goods and participate in the Office of Civic Engagement’s annual Can Castle Contest.

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Grants on the rise Every year, TROY’s Office of Sponsored Programs works with faculty, staff and student writers to bring new grant and contract opportunities to the University.

When the office was established in 1991, sponsor revenues totaled $1.8 million.

During the last year, alone, revenues exceeded $18.2 million—this is on average with the revenue the office has brought to TROY for the past three years.

Within 2017, the Office of Sponsored Programs saw its partnership with the Kellogg Foundation almost double as the funding for TROY’s Dothan-based Project Pre-K to K Transition program rose from $363,000 to about $600,000 due to the remarkable results seen within the program's first year.

The gift of initiative Driven TROY students and TROY alumni and friends around the globe spent 2017 excelling in the classroom and finding ways to give back whether it be through serving their communities, creating scholarships or being awarded grants.

Working as an Atlanta-based nurse for more than 20 years, TROY DNP student, Kimarie Bugg, took her passion for breastfeeding education and founded her own organization. Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) is an organization dedicated to addressing the breastfeeding disparity among people of color nationwide through education programs, advocacy and other efforts. In the spring of 2017, the Thanks to the increase of

organization’s pioneering work was rewarded with a grant for more than $1 million

funding to TROY’s Dothan-

from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

based Project Pre-K to K Transition program, Troy University students and faculty were able to bring enrichment programs—such as performances from the Pied Pipers, the University’s children’s theater group—to area students.

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Clockwise from top: The Pied Pipers have been a part of TROY’s theatre family since 1970 performing for audiences throughout the region; Students complete service projects throughout the year in order to give back to TROY’s surrounding communities; In 2017, TROY student Kaitlin Beyler received the opportunity to attend a conference and volunteer with children in Vietnam, the land of her birth; DNP student Kimarie Bugg’s organization, Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE), is helping impact breastfeeding rates among African-American women in the South.

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Committed to service Two-thousand seventeen was a year of growth and celebration for TROY’s Greek system.

Not only did TROY’s Greek community celebrate its 51 st anniversary, but it celebrated the philanthropic milestones and achievements of chapter members throughout the Greek system and welcomed its newest addition—Alpha Omicron Pi—with its 95 charter members.

In the years to come, AO Π will be working to raise money for their philanthropy, the Arthritis Foundation.

In the fall of 2017, Troy University’s chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity became the first known school-based organization to endow a research grant for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) that will study Hodgkin’s Disease.

Adopted as the international fraternity’s philanthropy, the TROY chapter raised $25,000 through various efforts—including its annual Crawfish Boil—and presented the funds to the LLS of Alabama/Gulf Coast this fall. “Through this research grant, sponsored by our fraternity, we hope to save lives through cancer research,” FarmHouse President Andrew Dearing said. “We are blessed as a brotherhood to have the opportunity to work with LLS to help make a difference.”

Service has always been a meaningful pillar of fraternity and sorority involvement at Troy University. As TROY’s Greek system continued to expand throughout 2017, so did its influence in local, state and national philanthropies. Combined, Troy University’s Greek members completed countless community service hours and donated more than $299,000 to charity.

Every year, students within TROY's Greek system spend thousands of hours serving their surrounding communities and fundraising for worthy causes in order to bring positive change to the world around them.

WALK WITH PURPOSE The value TROY places on service and servant leadership

bonding trips. That dollar amount marks the highest in

is mirrored and honored throughout its student body. In

the event’s history.

2017, students from all walks of life found ways to serve others and draw attention to topics and people in need of attention and help.

“It went great and was everything we could have dreamed for,” said Dash Merritt, a TROY senior and the director of the walk. “We had perfect weather for these

This summer, within the University’s Greek community,

guys, we received great hospitality, but the biggest thing

members of TROY’s Alpha Tau Omega completed the

is reaching that goal. We set a $40,000 goal, double our

fraternity’s ninth Walk Hard for Heroes journey—a

goal last year, and to not only reach that goal but exceed

six-day trek beginning in Troy, Alabama, and ending at

it and write a $43,000 check, that’s encouraging.”

Panama City Beach’s Pier Park.

ATO gained further recognition in 2017 when the North-

On their 123-mile trek from Alabama to Florida, walkers

American Interfraternity Conference bestowed its Chapter

raised $43,000 for Jeep Sullivan’s Wounded Warrior

of Distinction honor on the chapter.

Outdoor Adventures, a nonprofit organization that takes wounded veterans on hunting, fishing and other outdoor

G IV IN G Walk Hard 2017 participants: Nathan Gilbert, Jones Manning, Joseph Carpenter, Cameron Lewis, Isaac Green, Dakota Morris, Colton Woodham, Walter Young, Jakey Carter, Taylor Edwards, Casey Ballenger, Jay Spivey, Corey Dodson, Joshua Bryant, Jacob Bryant, Matthew Welch, Zack Hall, Kyle Shook, Matthew Sullivan, Daniel Bass, Grant Kinsaul, Christian Peters, Alex Rodriguez, Gus Mckenzie, Coale Jordan, Tanner Sallas, Drew Kitch, Blake Matthews, Gray Gilmore, Jake Brown, Douglas Dick, Kevin Leonard, Jonas Marquez, Matthew Trest, Stone Collins, Garrett Mingus and Drew Owen.

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A season to remember Looking back, the 2017 TROY football season delivered spectacular gameplay that fans won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Kicking off with a loss to Boise State, it didn’t take long for the Trojans to reclaim their season.

With a 2-1 record, the men of TROY and members of the Trojan Nation traveled to Death Valley in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in order to take on the LSU Tigers. This game would become one of the most exciting games in the program’s history with the TROY Trojans defeating LSU 28-21 during their homecoming celebration.

TROY took home its sixth Sun Belt Conference championship after defeating Arkansas State 32-25 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In December, the team was selected to play in the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl to face off against C-USA West Division champions the North Texas Mean Green. On December 16, TROY fans filled the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to cheer on their Trojans as the team earned their last win of the season bringing home the New Orleans Bowl trophy.

TROY set the New Orleans Bowl record and the school's bowl record for points in a game against their former conference foe. The meeting was the first between the two since North Texas left the Sun Belt for Conference USA; the Trojans have now won nine of the 11 meetings between the two schools.

The team (11-2) finished the season with 11 wins for just the eighth time in school history and the first at the FBS level. The Trojans have now won 22 of their last 27 games dating back to the 2015 season and are one of just 10 schools in the country with at least 21 wins over the past two seasons.

This season, Neal Brown led his TROY Trojans to their second bowl game and walked away with a win.

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A new class Benny Beard and Dr. Doug Hawkins were instrumental leaders in TROY’s move to Division I and served as long time TROY Athletics supporters.

DeWhitt Betterson is the all-time leading rusher in TROY history with 3,441 yards in four years, which is 515 yards more than anyone else in school history.

Melanie Davis was the face of TROY softball for 21 years and is the all-time winningest coach in any sport in Troy University history.

Jerrell Jernigan was one of the most dynamic players in Troy University and Sun Belt Conference history. A seven-time All-Sun Belt selection, including five first-team honors, Jernigan ranks in the top five in Sun Belt history in four career categories while holding five TROY career records.

Dr. Johnny Long built the Sound of the South into one of the premier marching bands in the country.

Bubba Marriott is the pioneer of TROY’s long lineage of strong quarterbacks as he became the fifth All-American in TROY’s football history his senior year when he was tapped to the Associated Press' Little All-American Team in addition to earning All-Alabama Collegiate Conference honors in TROY’s first season in the conference.

Frank Sadler was a four-sport star for the Trojans, where he earned all-conference honors both on the football field and baseball diamond in addition to playing one season of basketball and competing in track and field for one season.

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Taking shape With a completed date slated before TROY’s 2018-19 football season opener on Sept. 1, 2018, the $24 million north end zone addition to Veterans Memorial Stadium will provide the TROY football program with more than 70,000 square feet of space for student-athletes, staff and fans. Additionally, a 35-by-90-foot video board and 402 new club seats will be included in the project. The facility will be located 30 feet off the backline in the north end zone of Veterans Memorial Stadium and will stand three floors tall.

With all the activity going on in the north end zone, the Tine Davis Fieldhouse will continue to house the athletics department administrative staff in addition to a renovated team meeting room and visiting locker room. The new facility will reinforce Veterans Memorial Stadium’s positioning as the premier venue in the Sun Belt Conference by providing state-of-the-art amenities for student-athletes, staff and fans.

Student-athletes: The north end zone football facility will feature a new locker room, strength and conditioning center, athletic training facility, nutritional "fueling station," mud room with cooldown plunge pool and team lounge.

Football staff: The new addition will feature offices for the football staff and meeting rooms with sophisticated video technology.

Fans: Fans will find that the building features an excellent vantage point of the game. They will also have access to exclusive concession and parking areas.

The new 35-by-90-foot video board will give fans a closer look at field action.

Fans will enjoy exclusive concessions in the North End Zone Pavilion.

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TROY Board of Trustees In 1967 under the authority of Alabama Governor Lurleen B. Wallace, the Troy State College Board of Trustees was established with the appointing of eight members. Today, TROY’s Board of Trustees consists of 11 voting members who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate to serve 12-year terms. These men and women serve without compensation and have full management over Troy University. TROY’s current Board of Trustees includes: Her Excellency, Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, President, ex-officio Area 1 – Forrest S. Latta Area 2 – Earl V. Johnson

Area 6 – Karen E. Carter Area 7 – Roy H. Drinkard At large – Edward F. Crowell At large – C. Charles Nailen

Area 2 – John D. Harrison – Vice President

pro tempore

Jack Hawkins, Jr., Ph.D. – Secretary

Area 3 – Allen E. Owen, III

Ashli Morris – Student Member - SGA President

Area 4 – Lamar P. Higgins

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Area 4 – C. Gibson Vance

Gerald O. Dial, John D. Harrison, Karen E. Carter,

Area 5 – Gerald O. Dial – President pro tempore

Allen E. Owen, III

Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama

Gerald O. Dial

John D. Harrison

Forrest S. Latta

Earl V. Johnson

Allen E. Owen, III

Lamar P. Higgins

C. Gibson Vance

Karen E. Carter

Roy H. Drinkard

Edward F. Crowell

C. Charles Nailen

Ashli Morris

Jack Hawkins, Jr.

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A world class reputation The most important thing we do at Troy University is serve students, and we do so by providing a quality academic experience led by outstanding and dedicated faculty.

That commitment to preparing our students to be successful on the world stage, whether it be through in-class programs or online offerings, has once again been recognized by publications such as The Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report and Forbes. Here are just a few of the accolades our University received during 2017.

• Best Colleges and Universities in the Southeast 2017 – The Princeton Review • Top Online University in Alabama – ValuesColleges.com and BestColleges.com • Best Colleges and Universities in the South Region – U.S. News and World Report • Military Friendly and Most Afforable Military - Friendly Online College - SR Eduaction Group • 11th most affordable online programs nationally – Affordable Colleges Online • 15th Best Value College 2017 – College Values Online • Top online hospitality bachelor’s degree program, third best marketing degree program, sixth best psychology degree program – GreatValuesColleges.net • 9th best sports management master’s program nationally – BestColleges.com • 10th best bachelor’s in hospitality management program nationally – TheBestSchools.org • A Best Social Work Program in Alabama, 14th best in the South and 49th best nationally – Social-Work-Colleges.com

TROY recognized as one of the “Top Universities in the South” - U.S. News & World Report

“Best Online Colleges in Alabama” -Bestcolleges.com

TROY named to the “Best in the Southeast” rankings for 13 consecutive years -T he Princeton Review

TROY ranked on the “2017 Top Military Friendly Online Colleges" rankings - S R E d u c atio n Group 2018

TROY ranked 11 th for "Most Affordable Online Colleges" rankings and in its "Top 50 Best Colleges" rankings - A ff o rd a b le C o l l eg e s On lin e

BEST ONLINE COLLEGES

2017 www.thebestschools.org

TROY ranked among its “100 Best Online Colleges for 2017” - thebestschools.org

“Top Veteran Friendly School” in 2017 "Best of the Best rankings" - Military Times

TROY named as a “Top School" - Military Advanced Education and Transition

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Faculty achievements While serving students is the most important thing we do, hiring highly qualified, dedicated faculty and staff ranks second. Today, we have the best faculty and staff ever assembled at Troy University. Consider the following as a small sampling of

Dr. Thomas Hogan

Dr. Priya Menon

Dr. Chris Shaffer

their achievements.

• Dr. John “Doc” Anderson, professor emeritus, was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.

• Drs. Chris Boyd and Xutong Niu received a $519,853 grant from the NOAA RESTORE Science Program to identify where living shorelines can assist in erosion control along the Gulf of Mexico.

• Dr. Cynthia Hicks, Pam Wimbish and Dr. Tonya Conner, faculty members from the College of Education, received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help 4-year-olds be better prepared for the transition to kindergarten.

• Dr. Thomas Hogan, from the Sorrell College of Business, recently completed his service as chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

• Dr. Priya Menon, associate professor of English, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to India from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

• Dr. Chris Shaffer, dean of library services, received the Alabama Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Award.

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Taking the lead Thoughout 2017, Troy University promoted and welcomed new leaders into its family.

In May of 2017, Dr. Mary Anne Templeton was named associate provost and dean of the Graduate School at Troy University. Dr. Templeton, who has been a member of the TROY faculty since 2006, has served as associate dean of the Graduate School since November 2013. Prior to that appointment, she served as an associate professor and Rehabilitation Counseling Program coordinator in the Department of Counseling and Psychology.

In June 2017, Rebecca “Becky� Watson of Birmingham was named associate vice chancellor for development at Troy University. Watson came to TROY after serving as a consultant with RVW Consulting, a Birmingham-based firm specializing in services including business development, strategic planning, market research, building and fostering organizational and management skills, building corporate partnerships, event planning and fundraising.

In August of 2017, TROY announced Dr. Denise Green as its dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Dr. Green had served as interim dean of the college since July 2016 and has served as chair of the Department of Social Work and Human Services since 2009. She also has served as the director of the Bureau of Research, Evaluation, Administration and Development since 2009.

In December of 2017, Sohail Agboatwala was named associate vice chancellor of international operations. Agboatwala earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1991 and a Master of Business Administration in 1993 from TROY. Since 2010, Agboatwala has served as associate vice chancellor for student financial services. He has previously served the University in various roles including associate vice chancellor for business services, director of auxiliary services and student activities, director of academic support services for student-athletes and adjunct instructor.

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Total asset growth

2017 financial highlights 2017 financial highlights

TROY continues to maintain and protect

its strong financial position. This financial

The leadership of Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.; our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators; the unyielding support from enthusiastic alumni and a growing is a result of prudent utilization of donor base; well-established partnerships; and the most qualified student body in financial resources including careful cost TROY continues to maintain protect strong financial position.

This financial our history areand reasons whyits Troy University continues to thrive. controls, conservative utilization of debt health, as reflected in total asset growth,

Total asset growth

as and adherence to a long-range health, capital plan for the maintenance and replacement of financial

reflected in total asset growth, is a result of prudent utilization of One of our main goals is enrollment growth through recruitment and retention

resources including careful cost controls, conservative utilization of debt of exceptional faculty, staff, and students.

We accomplish this through offering

our campus facilities.

and adherence tocompetitive a long-range capital for thesupplementing maintenanceour and replacement of benefits for plan employees, tuition and fee revenue with

Revenue by source

private support, and providing a high-quality education at an affordable rate. These our campus facilities. factors assist in creating an environment in which our students become equipped to achieve their life goals.

One of TROY’s strengths is the diverse stream of revenue that supplements

to grow our institution, we are prudent stewards of our financial RevenueIn our byefforts source

tuition and fee revenue, including

private support from foundations and

resources. TROY implements careful cost controls, conservative utilization of debt,

corporations, along with sponsored

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programs, state appropriations,

our campus facilities.

We receive on-going operational support from the State and fee revenue,ofincluding private support from foundations and corporations,

investment income and auxiliary services.

along with TROY’s tuition rates remain competitive

of Alabama and collected almost $4 millioninvestment in full cash, pledge payments, and car sponsored programs, state appropriations, income and

tag sales in 2017. As such, TROY’s financial outlook is healthy, boasting total asset growth. Troy University’s long-term audit success, S&P A+ rating, and Moody’s commitment to provide high quality higher demonstrating our commitment to provide high quality higher education at an A1 rating are a further testament to this, building a foundation upon which future education at an affordable price. affordable price.generations can continue to advance TROY’s mission. with peer institutions, demonstrating our auxiliary

services. TROY’s tuition rates remain competitive with peer institutions,

Expense by function

In all these initiatives, Troy University is as devoted to its motto today as it was in 1887. Educate the mind to think, the heart to feel, and the body to act.

In addition to revenue diversification,

Expense by function

Troy University makes cost containment an ongoing priority. This is necessary as the University continues to face

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significant financial pressures, particularly

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financial benefits, energy, technology and ongoing maintenance of facilities and energy,

pressures, particularly in the areas of compensation, employee benefits,

technology and ongoing maintenance of facilities and infrastructure. TROY

infrastructure. TROY is committed to

is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff. Scholarships

recruiting and retaining outstanding

also faculty and staff. Scholarships also

continue to be a significant commitment for the University as we focus efforts

on the recruitment continue to be a significant commitment for the University as we focus efforts on the recruitment and retention of students.

and retention of students.

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HISTORY OF ASSET GROWTH IN MILLIONS $600

$500

$457

$457

2012

2013

$474

$508

$510

2015

2016

$516

$444 $395

$400

$365 $311

$300

$200

$100

2008

2009

2010

2011

2014

2017

REVENUE BY SOURCE 50%

50%

49%

40%

49%

REVENUE BY SOURCE

Tuition & Fees, Net of Scholarship Allowance ...........................$ 127,437,463

40% Tuition & Fees, Net of Scholarship Allowance.... $ 127,437,463

State Appropriations ...................................$ 49,303,360

State Appropriations. . .............................................. $ 49,303,360

Grants & Contracts ......................................$ 46,304,961

Grants & Contracts................................................... $ 46,304,961

30%

30% Auxiliary Services .................................................... $ 17,770,873

Sales & Services of Educational Department ........................$

Sales & Services of Educational Department. . .... $ 9,753,486 Investment Income................................................... $ 7,780,467 $ 2,903,449 20% Foundation.................................................................

19% 17% Total............................................................................. $ 261,254,059

Auxiliary Services ........................................$ 17,770,873

20%

9,753,486

Investment Income ......................................$ 7,780,467 19% Foundation.....................................................$ 2,903,449 17% Total ................................................................$ 261,254,059

10% 7%

10% 7%

4% 4%

3%

0%

1%

0%

1%

3%

EXPENSE BY FUNCTION EXPENSE BY FUNCTION

30% 28%

Instruction .....................................................$ 71,345,635 Instruction......................................................$ 71,345,635 Institutional Support.

Support ....................................$ 38,506,739 Institutional ..................................$ 38,506,739 Student Services Services.............................................$ 33,435,826 Student ..........................................$ 33,435,826 Student Aid, Aid, Net............................................$ 30,513,205 Net ...........................................$ 30,513,205 Student

20%

Public Service................................................$ 19,505,996 Service................................................$ 19,505,996 Public Operation & & Maintenance Maintenance of of Plant...........$ 17,070,116 Plant ..........$ 17,070,116 Operation

15% 13%

Academic Support.........................................$ 15,085,082 Support ........................................$ 15,085,082 Academic Depreciation .................................................$ 13,308,395 Depreciation..................................................$ 13,308,395

12%

Auxiliary Services.........................................$ 10,410,416 Services ........................................$ 10,410,416 Auxiliary Interest on on Capital Capital Asset-Related Asset-Related Debt.

Debt ...$ 5,968,799 Interest .$ 5,968,799

10% 7%

7%

6%

5%

Other Nonoperating Nonoperating Expense Expense. .....................$ 1,789,654 Other ...................$ 1,789,654 Research.........................................................$ 257,335 Research.........................................................$ 257,335

4% 2%

0%

1%

Total ................................................................$ 2 257,197,198 Total.................................................................$ 57,197,198