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The Troy University Board of Trustees has elected retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell as the board’s Vice-President Pro Tempore. Crowell fills the leadership position left vacant by the death of Trustee Lamar P. Higgins, who passed away in April following an extended illness. Crowell and Dothan-area businessman Charles Nailen, who were both...Read More

Alabama News Cam Ward, a 1993 graduate of Troy University, has been appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees by Gov. Kay Ivey. Ward’s appointment was approved by the Alabama Senate on Thursday. He will succeed the Honorable Lamar P. Higgins, who passed away in April after an extended illness. Since December, Ward has served as Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Prior to the Bureau, Ward was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2002 where he served for two terms. In 2010, he was elected to the Alabama Senate representing parts of Shelby, Bibb ...

Troy University alumnus, Trustee Lamar P. Higgins remembered as a trailblazer, servant leader News | April 16, 2021 Lamar P. Higgins was Troy University's first African American SGA President and Trustee. He passed away on Thursday after an extended illness. Troy University is mourning the loss of an alumnus who made history during his time as a student and provided a lifetime of dedicated leadership and support to his alma mater. Lamar P. Higgins, Vice President Pro Tempore of the University’s Board of Trustees and a 1981 TROY graduate, passed away on Thursday after an exte...

Alabama News Troy University is mourning the loss of an alumnus who made history during his time as a student and provided a lifetime of dedicated leadership and support to his alma mater. Lamar P. Higgins, Vice President Pro Tempore of the University’s Board of Trustees and a 1981 TROY graduate, passed away on Thursday after an extended illness. Higgins, 61, was first appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees in 1996, making him the board’s first African American member. During his tenure on the board, Higgins was instrumental in the planning and construction of the Rosa Parks Li...