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AL HR153
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Alan Boothe
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AI Summary
- Troy University was founded in 1887 by an Act of the Alabama Legislature to train teachers and has grown into a global doctoral-level university with more than 28,000 students in 16 states and 7 nations outside the United States.
- The university operates through distance education across 13 time zones and has an alumni family of more than 140,000 worldwide, including 3 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and more than 60 general or flag-rank officers in the U.S. Military.
- Troy University has been recognized nationally by Forbes Magazine, The Princeton Review, MONEY Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report, and transitioned its intercollegiate athletics program to NCAA Division I competition in less than 20 years.
- The House of Representatives honors and commends the Troy University Board of Trustees, Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr., and the faculty, staff, students, and alumni for 125 years of service to Alabama on the university's 125th anniversary in 2012.
Legislative Description
Troy University, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
2/23/2012
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