Tag: Kaitlyn Beyler

Troy crowns Beyler Homecoming queen

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Kaitlin Beyler was crowned Troy University’s 2018 Homecoming queen by Gov. Kay Ivey on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Homecoming football game. Beyler, a senior biomedical sciences major from Alabaster, was part of an 11-member homecoming court that saw representation of students from three different campus locations and had two international students along with local Troy students. Beyler was nominated by the Chi Omega sorority from internal voting before the Homecoming court applications were made public. Her journey from a modest high schooler to a reigning…

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Vietnam reflects global partnerships: Chancellor ventures abroad for graduation; students find home at Troy

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Taylor Walding Variety Editor Last week, Troy awarded about 50 diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Vietnam, further proving its focus on international learning. When Chancellor Jack Hawkins first traveled to Vietnam in 1968, he was a platoon leader for the Marines during the decades-long Vietnam War. Today, as Troy’s chancellor, he travels to Vietnam on much happier circumstances: to award degrees at various universities.  “Vietnam is a much different place than when I was first there,” Hawkins wrote in an email. “When I returned for the first time in 2002,…

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