On Saturday, March 15th, 2023, Troy University officially dedicated the National Panel Linen Council Plaza, comprised of nine markers recognizing and honoring the historically African-American Greek letter organizations. Master of Ceremonies is Miles Campbell. Good morning. My name is Miles Campbell. I’m the emcee for this occasion today. I’m a senior broadcast journalism
Major with the leadership development minor from Dothan, Alabama. I am also a brother of these. I made a chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and I also serve on the MPAC Executive Committee. I would like to start by recognizing Chancellor Jack Hawkins Junior and his lovely wife, Mrs. Janice Hawkins.
I would also like to thank the members of the Troy University Board of Trustees and members of the Foundation Board. Our senior vice chancellors at Troy University, city and county officials, national and state officers of our embassy, Fraternities and sororities, university faculty and staff for their attendance at this celebration today.
Today we are gathered here to dedicate the MPAC Plaza and to celebrate our members and our chapters. This plaza, which recognizes our chapters, was a dream of former executive members. But due to the dedication of several people and the assistance of Brother Trustee Lamar Higgins, who had coffee, is watching over us
Today, this project is now a reality. These individuals are Dr. Derek Brewster, Ms.. Meredith Welch, Dean Herbert Reeves. Mr. Bernard Goins, Ms.. Chelsea Blunt and Mr. Benjamin Hubert the Second. Thank you for your efforts in Patience Earhart. Work on this project. The MPAC is composed of nine black Greek letter fraternities and sororities.
NBC’s mission is to promote, promote unity, foster leadership, development and scholarship. Today’s unveiling recognizes these organizations that advocate for those and inspire others. I welcome to the podium is Tage Brundage, the current vice president and the vice president. Her sorority said McMorrow Sorority, Inc.. Thank you. I doing today.
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Right now and for years to come here on Troy University’s campus. We asked you for traveling grace and mercy as we depart and go our separate ways. Today, it is a name we do pray a man and Georgia Pray is always an important thing. And thank you.
Miss Brand is for blessing for bringing blessings to this group and the occasion managing and advising our Impact Chapter is a tiring task, and oversight requires commitment from those charged with transforming lives. I would like each advisor and or graduate sponsors to stand up
On behalf of the MPAC or like to say thank you for your dedication to hard work, because without you, our organizations cannot function. Mrs. Joy Isom, a junior from Valdosta, Georgia, majoring in interdisciplinary studies. She’s a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and serves as the current MPAC president. Ms..
Isom will now bring greetings on behalf of the group. Joy Isom Good morning, everybody. My name is Joy Isom. I hope everybody is doing well today. I serve as the current njpac president for the 2022, 2023 academic year. I’m a member of the Oh so pretty Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc..
First, I’d like to recognize the 2022 2023 Executive Board and officers Daniel Skinner, Todd Brundage, Mark Jackson, Mount Carmel, Emanuel, Marsh, Quinn Mason, and Brittany Moulton. We are gathered here today to unveil a new addition to our wonderful campus, a place to tell the growing history of our National Panhellenic Council
Here in Sharon of our city. But this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of each new chapter advisor in attendance today. These men and women are dedicated groups who spent countless hours providing support and assistance for our chapters. If it were not for your assistance,
We would not be able to function and exist on behalf of empathy in our members. Thank you. Since the first MPAC organization started on our campus in 1976, these chapters have been a vital part of our campus culture and history.
Members of our organizations have served as SGA presidents down to the staff, band directors, board of trustees, members, academic and athletic All-Americans, orientation leaders, Homecoming Queen, Ms.. PSU members of national championship teams and members of the Troy University Hall of Fame. The culture significance of our chapters are entirely ingrained
Into the DNA of Troy University. Even today, members of MPAC continue to uphold their legacy as student leaders on campus and in the community serve all of our current MPAC members continue the legacy as student leaders of many of the same clubs, organizations and make the collegiate experience great here at Troy.
Today, this plaza brings us together to celebrate the past, present and the future of black Greek letter organizations on the campus of Shaw University. It will serve as a place to educate the campus on the history of each of the nonmember organizations, while offering a new outdoor
Gathering place for community engagement, programing and celebrations. This plot will be a glimpse of what it actually means to Troy. I’ve loved the dinner community here at the university. It will be a representation of Greek unity and the love that the DENA organizations here in Troy share.
A place of reckoning, a recognition that we matter, and the challenging work and dedication of each member has gotten a chance to share together as we power generations to come. It will be a mark we leave for all they have graduated in order to come, that the Greek organizations are bonded together forever.
And my eyes, although we all represent different organizations, we are all still family. And I’ll cherish the Pops here for a lifetime. Who I know Many of our fellow Greek members are excited to celebrate their final moment as a Trojan here at the Plaza.
I cannot wait to take my final undergraduate pictures here at the arcade and give my last school year and my final goodbyes to my friends in non family in the school that has been my home for the last four years. I’m so appreciative everyone. I’m glad everybody can make it here today.
And thank you all. Thank you, Ms.. Isom. And please continue your superb leadership within and outside of the classroom. Before we move on, I would like for us to take a moment of silence to recognize one of the greatest Trojans to ever grace this planet.
And luckily, he’s my fraternity brother, Trustee Brother Lamar Higgins. Mr. Higgins was a trailblazer here at Troy during his tenure. He was the first black SGA president. He was a charter member of these op ed chapter of Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and he was the first black trustee board member for Troy University.
I am honored to say Mr. Higgins was my fraternity brother and a role model for me personally. We will not be here dedicating this plaza without his hard work and dedication. Our next speaker is an advocate for our student body and university trustee.
General Acra will serve as a chair for Student Affairs Committee. He is dedicated to the mission of Greek life and is a member of Omega Certified Fraternity, Inc.. Please welcome to the podium, Mr. Trustee. General Acra. What a beautiful day. And, you know, I don’t know if you noticed, but
When she mentioned AK, the drape just came off my chair. Now, that’s power. That is truly powerful. The other thing is, you know, as we talk about our fraternities today, and I just want you to take note at the landscape here, you know, the each pillar is at the top
And everything goes down from there. So that’s an indication is that lots of hard work was done and has been done and will continue to be done to strive to get to where these pillars are. That’s going up. First of all,
I want to thank each and every one of you for being here today. It is my honor to bring greetings today on this landmark occasion in the life of Troy University. My purpose is twofold, and I bring greetings on behalf of my colleagues on the Troy University Board of Trustees.
On a more personal note, allow me to put this day into perspective from my vantage point as a member of a national panel headed counsel Fraternity. The mottos of the NBA, H.S. Fraternity is and sororities are filled with words such as merit, wisdom, friendship, achievement and service.
Now, each of those have a divine meaning. So as you take heed to those, I know from experience these are not merely words on a page, but words to live by. My lifelong affiliation with Omega Sci-Fi fraternity, coupled with my service in the United States Air Force,
Has shaped my life in ways I never thought possible when I was growing up in rural Russell County, Alabama. My fraternity introduced me to the powerful and the power of brotherhood and the satisfaction of serving others. Having brothers and sisters with you on each step of life’s
Journey is a blessing and even more a comfort. In similar fashion, thousands of Troy University students have benefited from their affiliation with an NBA organization over the past 50 decades five decades, rather. Many of these alumni are with us this morning, and I thank you for joining us.
I thank each one is showing their colors. And that’s we always proud of that. This plaza celebrates your legacy, but it means so, so much more. It will serve as a symbol to future students. That page that in PHC, fraternities and sororities, all the plays of honor and respect a Troy University.
Most important, it will encourage future generations of students to become part of the legacy and reap the benefits. As many of you did, the Apostle Paul writes in the book of Romans be devoted to one another in brotherly love, honor one another above yourselves, in the spirit. In that spirit.
My hope is that this pleasure would serve as a place of reverence and respect, and as a place where brotherhood and sisterhood flourish. But generations to come. Again, it is indeed a pleasure for me to be here, and it has been my esteem, a pleasure to be associated with an NBA fraternity
Whose four cardinal principles is manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift. And each of those have a definite meaning. And I know each of the fraternities and sororities have their own indications that will inspire them to move on and on and on.
So I say to each of you, as you leave Troy University, tell the story. Invite others to come and do as you’ve done, because I know you’ve made a difference. And that’s what it’s all about. Thank you. Thank you, General Crowd. Colonel Felicia Burks is a Troy alumnus and was initiated
Into the new Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.. Colonel Burks received her bachelor’s of Science in Vocational Rehabilitation with a minor in Military science in 2002. She completed her master’s degree in management with an emphasis in health care administration.
Colonel Berk served our great nation for over 20 years in the Army and the Air Force. In August 2020, she became the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Chief, executing the Air Force Surgeon General’s vision to cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion. Please join me and welcome to the podium. Colonel Felicia Burks
And Dr. Mrs. Hawkins. What a pleasure to be home. Thank you. So I’ll start. This is just so surreal and just being able to be gathered here with all of you and seeing all of the Divine nine. But not only that, our leaders and general pleasure to meet you. It means family.
And so I share a lot about Troy because Troy is very important to me. And when we think diversity, equity and inclusion, there’s a lot to add to that. But I grew up in rural Alabama, probably about 18 miles from here, real town called Grady, Alabama. Amazing people.
But I went to high school and Luverne and so amazing people there, too. And there were things that I didn’t know didn’t even know how to get to because people just didn’t know. And that’s why diversity, equity and inclusion is about just finding someone who have that access to get you in.
Troy gave me an opportunity and I get to represent Troy proudly as a leader in the United States Air Force, where I’m a colonel and get to lead. And so I share that because regardless of where you come from, if you just persevere and get into the right
Places, the right rules leaders will help you get to where you need to go and your purpose will always help you. So. So with that being said, I made some notes because I realize it’s a multicultural generation that I’m talking to folks who are currently students, educators doing it the traditional way,
Some who have been out of college for 20 years, some 40, some others. But we’re bridging the divide across all these generations. And so I use my phone today to try to connect with those millennials and perhaps Echinacea. But anyway, Dr. Mrs. Hawkins, the Troy University leadership team,
Our general office is president today. Their spouses, our PHC leaders, the community partners and leaders. Those educators not only from elementary or high school or college, but those educators. Thank you to each of you who have represented today, and specifically the students here and the DNI as a PHC member. I’m honored.
I’m honored to be able to grace this podium. I’m honored to be able to stand in front of the area that will unveil the future. But today marks service in Mark’s honor. It marks more than just doing our call sound from whatever you scream. I won’t say skeevy, but for whatever
You scream it is, it’s bigger than that. It marks a moment in time. It enters a memory. It marks a move. Today marks history in Mark’s legacy. It marks culture. It marks. It marks. Reflection. From heritage to heritage for what Troy University stands for. Back then, it was Troy State University.
It was already international. The university is truly internationally known, making a difference in our national security and preserving Americans freedom for what we get to do here so freely today. But when other people in other countries don’t get to do. I stand proudly here because Troy made me
And not only the Troy make me many of you right back in the day when I was on the quad, which we were so saddened, the thought it was erected, but realized that Troy’s building beauty for something that we could be so proud of.
And then that one day we would be able to rename this where you, the current students are trying university and great concern here into your pro base where we once graced the quad. But what an honor. Today marks unity.
It marks one cause and I hope we don’t rush through it as I’ve matured in life, I realize it’s important that we pause to be present, to grieve and take it in. Even the sounds you hear today, the winds that you feel, and even the very beautiful sun that is gracing our skin.
It marks a moment that we should not forget and remember. It is significant. And though it’s a moment in time and when times get hard because they will, it’s just life. But you’ll remember what Troy University did today for the Divine Nine and for so many others because of inclusion.
So that one day many of your students, many of your children, and even you, those are freshmen. Sophomore freshmen and juniors are seniors, that one day you’ll be standing somewhere making a difference in the world because Troy University gave you an opportunity, because Troy University made an opportunity for the Divine Nine,
So that you didn’t feel that you had a place where you belong, that you could connect, that you can get mentored, and so that you can learn leadership skills so that when, if and when you had to brief a general officer
Who we do equate to and similar because they get to speak to many and state leaders all over this world, that you would be qualified, that you would be credible, and that you would be committed to excellence. And so we thank Troy University for given this opportunity.
And I say that deliberately because words matter and they’re intentional and because whether you’re a member of Omega Sci fi or Alpha Phi Alpha Iota, a campus, I mean, the campus are Sigma, whatever fraternity are. Each sorority from Alpha Kappa Alpha to death of Sigma Theta six and again
Moro are Zeta Phi Beta, whatever it is that you stand with credibility. And then as you go out into other parts of the country, you’re proud that you were part of a Greek blood organization at Troy University. Because just not sitting here in Troy, Alabama,
Do not forget where you came from. Troy is amazing. And I say that with everything in me and use these words very carefully so that you understand that. And so as we bring to an end, there’s a great person that we all love. Are some of us Beyonce?
And she sang a song that I was here and I share these words because I realized that I’m talking to a multi-generational group. But some of the lyrics say, I want to leave my footprints on the sands of time. Now, there was something that I left behind.
When I leave this world, I leave no regrets, leave something to remember. So they won’t forget. I was here. I lived. I loved. I was here. I did. I’ve done everything that I wanted. And it was more than I thought it would be.
I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here. I want to say I live each day until I died. I knew that I had something in somebody’s life. The hearts I have touched will be the proof that I leave. That I made a difference in this world.
And this world will see. And that’s what we see behind us. So as I represent the divine, it is an honor once again to stand here at a gathering place, a place where representation matters. A place that has clearly highlighted that you belong and that you are legacy.
For some, this will be a place where new memories and memories are made. For others, it will be one where people come to reflect that today is a place that I believe that the hardest knew was going to manifest. But it took time. It took agreement, it took partnership.
It take everyone to agree. There’s an African proverb that say, if you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together. Today I see together, regardless of what shade of hue that we share, I see together. I see one voice, one heart, one Troy.
And I’m so proud to be here today. And so in saying that, as we look 93 years later from when the U.S. was founded on Howard University May 10th of 1930, I envision this as a place of the present and the future. The new quiet.
And I’m plaza when the demand to gather, reflect, grow and develop. And this father feature, it will be a place that marks leadership value, meaning and purpose. It will be the place where we take Mahatma Gandhi’s words, be the change that we wish to see in the world.
So Detroit University, thanks for being an example. Thanks for being a bridge. Thanks for being a sponsor. Thanks for helping people and women like me to make a difference in our world as we defend the freedoms of our nation. I joined Alpha Kappa Alpha was Work Incorporated
While pursuing my degree at Troy University, while also working to become a commissioned officer in the United States military. Our profession of arms, Troy told me to academic excellence. It taught me the value of relationships. It taught me the value of hard work. And the return on investment is significant.
It continues to yield dividends that I could have never imagined. And I get to make a difference in this world because of Troy. Thank you for being a catalyst in the long game success of not only me, but so many others gathered here today. I salute you. And thank you, Dr. Hopkins.
You’re my hero. Thank you. Thank you, Converts. When I think of our next speaker, I think of a visionary, a transformational leader, a mentor, and a servant leader. He’s an advocate for the growth and development of our Greek system and believes in the role that our Greek system plays here on campus.
Please join me in welcoming to the podium Chancellor of Troy University, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Junior. Thank you so much. Miles, He was Miles was in my office just a few days ago, and he reminded me when I asked him, I said, Miles, where are you going in life?
And he said, Well, first I want to finish Troy University, but ultimately I want to sit behind your desk. And, you know, I have no doubt that that potential exists in miles. Thank you so much. And to Joy, to Colonel Burks, to General Crowell, thank you.
You know, I often think the best barometer for what a university can be is based on the success of its alumni. And I would say this about Troy University. Nothing. Nothing is beyond our reach. And if you want to think what is within reach,
Just look at the achievements of just those few people and we’re so proud. We’re so proud of all of you. We’re proud of you. Joy. Thank you for your comments. But I would remind you, you sort of had a note of finality in your in your voice about graduating.
But when we celebrate you and we present that degree to you, that’s called commencement and commence means to begin. And the life’s journey really begins there. And one thing that’s really remarkable about the Greek system and those who have experienced it, you know this to be true. It doesn’t end at graduation.
It really has a beginning at that point. It is a life long relationship. And the older you get, the more you realize that life is about relationships. It’s about lives touched. The portfolio that’s truly important is not the financial portfolio. I’ve known
Lots of wealthy people in my life, and on their deathbed they didn’t ask to see their balance sheet. They they asked, they talked about people. And that’s really what is important in life. It’s important in life. Carlberg Thank you for reminding us of the significance
Of this experience as it relates to the future. I am so proud of the Divine Nine and I’m proud of our Greek system at large. I want to thank those who have contributed so much to getting us to this place on this day for this occasion.
I’d be really remiss if I didn’t think the Gospel Choir and Sheila Jackson. Sheila. Oh, Happy days. This is a happy day. And it’ll be even a greater and more and happier day when my grandson Patrick Jackson, graduates in December. Patrick will be relieved for me
Not to bother him about graduation, as I have the last several years. My wife and I were talking about Patrick just a few minutes ago and she said, How long has Patrick been here? And then she said, Has it been ten years? And I said, I don’t think so.
But Patrick And he realized what most of us didn’t realize early enough. You know, this is the best time in your life. Students, so don’t rush through it. Now, I know most parents would like for me to say take ten years, but those really smart students here
Know that you’re in the best phase of your life. You’re building relationships, you’re building a portfolio, you’re having fun, you’re having fun. I urge you, though, and this spot is a reminder not to have too much. But as you go through life, especially while you’re here today, we do celebrate a great legacy
Of all of those who have been through this place before. And I really appreciate what Miles had to say and General Crowell referred to Lamar Higgins. My goodness, one of the great blessings in our life, my life and Janice’s life as a couple occurred when we met Lamar
Well before he was on our board of trustees. And he did a such a superb job. It was a real pleasure. Now, I would say this, John, Robert Lewis said good trouble. That’s the role we create good trouble. Lamar created a lot of good trouble in my life. He had a passion
For Troy University, but he had a passion, too, for all of us. And the one thing that we’ve been so proud of at Troy University has been the confluence of people. I know when Janice and I arrived in Troy in 1989, there were 40 countries represented
In our 40 international students and our student body. Before COVID, that was 75 countries. And when you think about how different we are as a community today than when we were a few years ago, when Colonel Burks came out of Grady, Alabama,
It was a little bit different world and how much better all of us are today. And it’s because we recognize real leadership is not about dividing people. It’s about bringing people together in unity. So all of us, all of us can contribute and all of us are seen literally
For whom we are and not what others may have previously perceived us to be. That’s the essence of Troy University. We want every student to come and understand that global village, because it’ll be that village that you make a difference.
And it’s that village that will influence you and shape you as the years go by. So we’re very proud of who we are as a university. We know who we are as a culture. We know that this place is but a symbol, but it’s a wonderful symbol.
And I would remind you that in the words of the late, great Dr. Martin Luther King, he said intelligence plus character, intelligence plus character. That’s the goal of a true education, intelligence plus character. That’s what we’re reminded of in this place. This is not a party place.
This is a reverence place. A reverence. This is a place where we come and appreciate those who have contributed before us in the Divine nine and beyond. Because while the Greek system may be in jeopardy in many universities
Across this country, I maintain that I was a Greek and I continue to be a Greek. But it’s the Greek system that’s truly the catalyst of leadership and unity at Troy University. And so I applaud you. I applaud you, applaud you for giving of yourselves. But you know what you find in life.
It was what Winston Churchill said. He said, you make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. And we all receive so much more than we’re ever able to give. And that’s what we want for Troy University to truly be a landmark institution,
Not only in Alabama, in the South, but across this country and around the world where all people, all people can realize their potential. And I would close by saying in 2020, July of 2020, we lost a remarkable icon when we lost the late Congressman John Robert Lewis.
We were so privileged and honored to have one of those three stops at Troy University. Many of you were here in our beautiful arena. And let me say this. Let me say this. You know, without vision, the people perish, you know? But a vision in isolation is not truly a vision.
It can be a nightmare, but a collective vision can drive people together and to a common goal. And I want to thank those who have contributed so much as I look out as you look out to my back, it took us 50,000 dump truckloads of dirt to bring in
So we could create much of what you’re enjoying this morning. Many of you were here when we had a golf course in those 48 feet ravine. You know, that took a lot of dirt to fill up. But what we were able to say and do and Colonel
Burks used the quiet as an example without vision, the people, Piers, you have to have a vision. And when you have that collective vision and what we’ve tried to realize here or facilities that are second to none, when we look across the street
And see that new health science facility going up, when we look behind us and see the gym of all baseball facilities in the Sun Belt conference, it’s about what we can be. It’s not about what we’ve been. We have great tradition and we believe in this place,
But it’s what we can be as a as a community and as a group. And John, Robert Lewis said this, though, and he was a very proud member of Phi Beta Sigma. He said this Let us respect the dignity and the worth of every human being.
That’s what all of us need to commit to and subscribe to. As we look at this very reverent place, I want to see in the years ahead the names of every member of the Divine nine in a brick on this plaza. I want to encourage all of you
To take that step and we’ll make sure you know how to do that. But your legacy so you can bring your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren to this place. Your legacy will be here on a permanent basis. The Divine Mind. Thank you. Thanks to all of those.
I want to thank Herb Reeves and Darius Williams and Derek Brewster and those who rode with Lamar, as I did before he passed away on this date. I know Lamar is here because it was on this date two years ago that we lost him. But he’s here. The spirit of Lamar
Hagan show forever permeate this plaza. And I want to say, God bless Lamar. God bless each of you today. At this point, I would declare that this place, this plaza is officially dedicated. Thank you so much. And thank you, Dr. Hawkins, for your commitment to this university,
Our student body and the Plaza Initiative. As representatives of Troy University, our Greek life system is committed to excellence and leadership through service, friendship and empowerment. This project was supported by our entire Greek community. I would like to thank the members and the chapters of the six Panhellenic
Sororities in the eight fraternities in the IFC who supported this project. This project would not be possible without generous contributions of many. I would like to thank all involved and recognize the contributions of a few individuals who spearheaded the fundraising effort from their organization.
From these, I made a chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Col USA retired James Epting and the 17 cargo charter members from the new Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.. Jordan Nicole Sloan and Miranda Griffith from the Theta File chapter of Kappa Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. Colonel retired Nathan Mooney
From the Road Delta. Delta Chapter of Omega Surf Attorney, Inc.. Mr. Eric Sloan, Dr. Derek Brewster and Mr. Travis Bozeman from the new Theta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 33 Destiny Fifield, Ms.. Sylvia Malone and Donna Griffith Hall, Dean Herbert Reeves and Mr.
Alex Lewis for assisting with Project Design and Mr. Bennie Parker and his team for work to complete this project. In times of supply chain uncertainties. Now, for the moment we’ve all been waiting on here today the unveiling of individual markers on the MPAC Plaza,
The Nu Theta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, was chartered at Troy University on May 22nd, 1976. The Theta Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity, Inc., was chartered at Troy University on November 21st, 1976. The MU Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was chartered at Troy University
On February 26, 1978. The Xi Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was chartered at Troy University on May 28th, 1978. The Zeta MU chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was chartered at Troy University on November 12, 1982. The Alpha Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Inc., was chartered at Troy University on November 21st, 1992. The Rho Delta Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was chartered at Troy University on July 12, 1995. The Armed Crime PI chapter Achievement Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded Detroit University, May 22nd, 1999. The Delta Colony of Iota Theta Fraternity Inc.
Was sorry a Troy University in 2015. Thank you all for your hard work in this plaza is now dedicated. Now, I know you all were expecting for this final song of the day to be a duet between me and Miss Jackson. I won’t. I won’t let you out here today.
They have to pay me for those vocals and I didn’t get a check in the mail. Ms.. Jackson is now going to sing with our Troy gospel singers and direction of Mr. Carlton Copeland. Thank you. Let’s give a round of applause for the Teenage Gospel Choir as Mr.
James out in front of my high. I hope, I hope you hope. Oh, no. Oh, sorry. 50 were. Oh, hey, I know. Ho ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Oh. I’m trying to go back and get my, my, my time. I’m oh, oh oh time. I just don’t know which way
To turn me. Oh, here I try and get by. La la la la la. I’ve got my Oh, no ha oh oh, oh great time. Incredible Hong time. I just don’t know which way to turn. I heard me thinking, oh, never my sorry to make it my life. Oh,
But we thank you all for for that beautiful song. Before we close and give our benediction today, I would like to invite someone special to talk about what our university has going on and what our football program in particular has going on today.
And furthermore, we would like to now welcome to the podium Coach Bam Harman. Oh, what a awesome, awesome ceremony. We’d like to thank you, Dr. Hawkins, for allowing this to happen. Being here, I’m in my way. I just finished my eighth year here at Troy as the outside linebackers coach
And just wanted to say that Troy Football supports the the National Paralympic Council in case I want to make sure guys understand that. And then with that being said, we would like your support as well. Okay, Now we have t today game at 2:00 today.
So what a great time to support us. Right? All right. And we have a kids camp at 2:00. So and that’s free to all the kids from 4 to 12. So if anyone wants to participate in that, we’d like to offer that up.
And now for the Golden Nugget, we will allow you all to tour our North Endzone facility as we wrap this up. So we’d like to offer that opportunity as well. We’re again about to have the game, so the sooner we get out there,
We have some of our players kind of ooze in on end so we can get in there kind of two of the place. The more you guys are able to see, the less people there are in there if you if you catch my drift. Right. All right. Well, thank you again. And
Go, Troy Football, right At this time, I would like to now welcome to the stage of Troy Elam and a good friend of mine to the podium. Podium is Chelsea. But Ms.. Blunt was MPAC president in 2020 when this project was conceptualized, and she will offer the benediction. Ms.. Chelsea Berlin Hi, everybody.
On behalf of the MP, I would like to give another thank you again to Dr.. I mean, Chancellor Hawkins. I’m sorry. Dean Reeves Our Board of Trustees members. Dr. Derek Brewster. Mr. Siddharth Williams. Ms.. Meredith Welch and all of our donors and everyone else
Who put in any effort to make this project a visualization. I’m going to ask you to borrow your heads. We’re going to do a benediction prayer, and we’ll get home. Lord, I want to thank you for this day. I thank you for the opportunity to give you glory,
To give you worship in this way. And thank you for the opportunity to dedicate these plots to you, to our school, to our communities as a representation of our organizations. Again, we would like to pray for your traveling grace and your mercy for all of us as we get back home.
And we want to thank you again for your many blessings here, the joy and love that you give us every day in your name. Pray and man. Thank you. I once again for coming out. I know it’s getting hot, so you are welcome to. Come to go home. But.
But before we leave, I like to say you can find out more how to donate and find out more about the Plaza project at Troy. Dot edu flash Plaza. Thank you all.
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