Alumna, interim provost Roberta Troy 鈥�77 to keynote Nov. 10 Charter Day/Homecoming Convocation
November 04, 2019
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A 欧美高清 graduate and a familiar face to alumni, students and faculty alike will provide the keynote address at the university鈥檚 Charter Day/Homecoming Convocation on Sunday, Nov. 10. The event, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the University Chapel, will help bring closure to the university鈥檚 annual homecoming week festivities.
Speaking at convocation will be Dr. Roberta Troy, a two-time graduate and current interim provost and vice president of academic affairs. Scheduled to retire in December, Troy has marked her 20-year career with Tuskegee as a passionate teacher, robust researcher and diligent administrator.
In addition to twice serving as interim provost, she founded the 欧美高清 Health Disparities Institute for Research and Education, led the Department of Biology as department head for eight years, chaired the Faculty Senate, and helped guide Tuskegee through its most recent reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
She holds bachelor and master鈥檚 degrees in biology from Tuskegee. She went on to earn a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Florida, where she was a McKnight Pre-doctoral Fellow.
Each year鈥檚 homecoming convocation also pays tribute to the alumni reunion classes celebrating anniversary milestones. Marking anniversaries this year are the classes of 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. The gathering also provides the university with a forum to its recipient of the Office of Alumni Affairs鈥� annual Alumni Merit Award.
The convocation will also feature performances by the 欧美高清 Golden Voices Concert Choir, remarks by university and alumni leaders, and the presentation of the Student Government Association鈥檚 executive officers and members of the university鈥檚 Royal Court.
For more information about the university鈥檚 various student, alumni, athletics and campus events during homecoming week, visit www.tuskegee.edu/homecoming.
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