TROY, Ala. – Troy student-athletes were well represented at Troy University's Spring Commencement Exercises held Friday in Trojan Arena; 48 Troy student-athletes from 11 different programs had their degrees conferred.
Some 872 students, representing 21 U.S. states and eight nations outside the United States, were expected to participate in the commencement exercises. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Glenda S. Curry provided the keynote address.
Dr. Curry is the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, and the first female bishop in Alabama. Before moving into full-time ministry, she was President of Troy State University Montgomery, the state's first female college president at a four-year institution and was instrumental in founding the Rosa Parks Library and Museum.