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Twenty-Five Troy Student-Athletes Receive Diplomas Friday
5/8/2015 8:48:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Basketball (M), Golf (M), Tennis (M), Track & Field, Golf (W), Soccer, Volleyball
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TROY, Alabama – Twenty-five Troy University student-athletes won the ultimate championship Friday when they received their diplomas at Troy's 2015 Spring Commencement ceremonies in Trojan Arena.
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Almost half of the graduating student-athletes graduated with honors as 10 Trojans walked with Cum Laude (3.40-3.59 GPA), Magna Cum Laude (3.60-3.79 GPA) or Summa Cum Laude (3.80-4.00 GPA) recognition.
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Troy's student-athletes joined a group of more than 880 students representing 29 states and 13 countries who received their diplomas from Troy University on Friday.
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Mac-Jane Chukwu, a graduate student in International Relations with a focus in National Security Affairs from Lagos, Nigeria and author of "Open Secret" and "My Father's Girlfriend," delivered the keynote address. Named Troy's Most Outstanding Woman for 2015, Chukwu hopes to become the first female and youngest president of Nigeria.
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2015 Spring Commencement Troy University Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball
David Hall – Business
Clay Holcomb – Information Systems
Jeremy McGowan – Sport & Fitness Management (Cum Laude)
Ben Tidwell – Criminal Justice
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Football
Dalton Bennett – Criminal Justice
Tommy Blevins – Sport & Fitness Management (Magna Cum Laude)
Chris Hawkins – Sport & Fitness Management
Tyler Parker – Biology
Dallas Tidwell – Social Science
Jacquez Young – Biology / Biomedical Sciences
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Men's Basketball
Kevin Thomas – Social Science
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Men's Golf
Phillip Brennan – Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude)
Tolver Dozier – Marketing (Summa Cum Laude)
Will Garner – Physical Education (P-12)
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Men's Tennis
Sami Ghorbel – Risk Management Insurance (Cum Laude)
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Men's Track & Field
Daniel Dent – Human Services
Douglas Dyer – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Summa Cum Laude)
Tyrell Moore – Human Services
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Soccer
Kailani Decock – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Magna Cum Laude)
Paige McMillan – Psychology (Summa Cum Laude)
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Volleyball
Kayla Pickart – Design, Technology & Industry (Summa Cum Laude)
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Women's Golf
Sydney Conrad – Psychology
Kalyn Hudson – Marketing
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Women's Track & Field
Karina Moore – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Magna Cum Laude)
Amiracle Watson – Human Services
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TROY, Alabama – Twenty-five Troy University student-athletes won the ultimate championship Friday when they received their diplomas at Troy's 2015 Spring Commencement ceremonies in Trojan Arena.
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Almost half of the graduating student-athletes graduated with honors as 10 Trojans walked with Cum Laude (3.40-3.59 GPA), Magna Cum Laude (3.60-3.79 GPA) or Summa Cum Laude (3.80-4.00 GPA) recognition.
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Troy's student-athletes joined a group of more than 880 students representing 29 states and 13 countries who received their diplomas from Troy University on Friday.
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Mac-Jane Chukwu, a graduate student in International Relations with a focus in National Security Affairs from Lagos, Nigeria and author of "Open Secret" and "My Father's Girlfriend," delivered the keynote address. Named Troy's Most Outstanding Woman for 2015, Chukwu hopes to become the first female and youngest president of Nigeria.
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2015 Spring Commencement Troy University Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball
David Hall – Business
Clay Holcomb – Information Systems
Jeremy McGowan – Sport & Fitness Management (Cum Laude)
Ben Tidwell – Criminal Justice
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Football
Dalton Bennett – Criminal Justice
Tommy Blevins – Sport & Fitness Management (Magna Cum Laude)
Chris Hawkins – Sport & Fitness Management
Tyler Parker – Biology
Dallas Tidwell – Social Science
Jacquez Young – Biology / Biomedical Sciences
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Men's Basketball
Kevin Thomas – Social Science
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Men's Golf
Phillip Brennan – Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude)
Tolver Dozier – Marketing (Summa Cum Laude)
Will Garner – Physical Education (P-12)
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Men's Tennis
Sami Ghorbel – Risk Management Insurance (Cum Laude)
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Men's Track & Field
Daniel Dent – Human Services
Douglas Dyer – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Summa Cum Laude)
Tyrell Moore – Human Services
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Soccer
Kailani Decock – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Magna Cum Laude)
Paige McMillan – Psychology (Summa Cum Laude)
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Volleyball
Kayla Pickart – Design, Technology & Industry (Summa Cum Laude)
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Women's Golf
Sydney Conrad – Psychology
Kalyn Hudson – Marketing
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Women's Track & Field
Karina Moore – Biology / Biomedical Sciences (Magna Cum Laude)
Amiracle Watson – Human Services
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