Tag: Scholarship

Troy University Choir Department now offering scholarships to non-music majors

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( Photo / Contributed ) Members of Troy University Concert Chorale practicing safely in Fall 2020, during COVID-19 Pandemic.  Rory Johnson Staff Writer Troy University’s choir department is open for any non-music majors to join and has scholarship opportunities for existing members. Choir classes, such as Collegiate Singers, Gospel Singers, Opera Workshop, Concert Chorale and more are all offered for students. Many students join without ever auditioning and do not receive any scholarship for the class. “We have been doing these auditions for many years, and typically we focus on…

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‘Stand Up & Be A Trojan’ for Troy Giving Day

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Amya Mitchell Staff Writer Next Thursday, Oct. 8 will mark Troy University’s third annual Troy Giving Day, and the university is looking to reach a $150,000 goal. Maj. Gen. Walter Givhan, senior vice chancellor for Advancement and Economic Development, is leading the event and excited for Trojans to step up and give to one another. “Fall Giving Day is a great tradition that we’ve established here at Troy,” Givhan said. “It creates a sense of Trojan Nation coming together and achieving great things with our generosity.” The theme for this…

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The Bennie Adkins Foundation honors veterans, helps students

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Contributed by the Bennie Adkins Foundation Lirona Joshi Staff Writer In a mission to honor the service of Special Forces veterans, the Benny Adkins Foundation has been providing educational scholarships to aid the transition of soldiers from military to civilian life. The foundation granted 10 scholarships in 2018 and is planning to increase the number to 25 recipients for 2019. “We believe the Special Forces soldiers can realize great benefit in their post-military service life by investing in education during their service years and transition from military to civilian life,”…

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Speaking tournament offers $500 scholarship

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Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief The 27th annual Intramural Speech Tournament will be held on April 23 and will offer a chance for students to show off their communication prowess in a variety of applications, according to Dr. Maryjo Cochran, a professor of journalism and communication. Cochran said students can sign up to participate in up to four areas including informative speaking, prose, persuasive speaking, storytelling, poetry and original poetry. The winner of the competition will receive a Boyd-King Debate Scholarship totaling $500 as long as the student has a 3.0 GPA,…

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17 receive scholarships honoring late student

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Tu To Staff Writer Seventeen students were awarded the Lance Robert McLendon Scholarship for the academic year 2018-2019. Lance McLendon was a Troy accounting graduate from Birmingham in the class of 1995. He passed away in 2001 due to Crohn’s disease. According to his mother, Joan McLendon, his family decided to fund different projects including a classroom in Bibb Graves Hall and the McLendon scholarship to honor Lance McLendon  and express his love for Troy. “We first established this scholarship in the fall semester of 2006,” said Joan McLendon. “The…

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