Student research conference invites business and economics research

Ora Nelson Staff Writer As part of GEEKS Week, the College of Business held a conference, giving students the opportunity to present their own research in business and economics.  The showcase features research projects of business students submitted either independently or as part of a group. Students are judged on their research topics by the research committee made up of professors within the College of Business. The research conference is a part of GEEKS Week, honoring students who are globally aware, engaged with the business community, ethical decision makers, knowledgeable…

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17 receive scholarships honoring late student

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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