Last Friday, the Auburn Montgomery athletic department hosted an Honor Roll Breakfast to reward all student-athletes who received a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the spring 2012 semester. Over half of the athletes at AUM qualified, including 51 who made the Provost’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Representatives from all 11 athletic programs were present at the event.

“This truly is one of the best parts of my job,” Athletic Director Steve Crotz said. “It helps us validate an important mission that we have as an institution, and certainly as an athletic department, in ensuring the academic success of our student-athletes. This is a great way for us to help communicate their academic achievements to the rest of the campus community.”

Fifty-one student-athletes earned a spot on the Provost’s Honor Roll for having a grade-point average between 3.50-4.0.

The Troy University Community Band of Dothan will ring in the holiday season with a performance of classic Christmas songs during a free concert on Monday, Dec. 10, at the Dothan Campus.

The performance will start at 6 p.m. in Sony Hall inside the Library/Technology Building. The concert will include a variety of traditional and modern Christmas favorites.

The Troy University Community Band, under the direction of Jim Choate, is made up of local musicians of all ages and backgrounds including TROY alumni.

Source:  Troy University Office of University Relations

The second annual Wiregrass Blues Fest, December 8, 2012, at Cultural Arts Center in Dothan, will honor Big Mama Thornton, who had her roots in Ariton, Alabama. The evening will start at 7pm with a free educational presentation and discussion of the life, career and impact of Big Mama Thornton. Music (for which tickets are required) will begin at 8pm.

Headlining the festival will be Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues. Mac has had a long career in the blues, including touring with Muddy Waters and sharing the stage with many blues greats, including Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, and Big Mama Thornton, to name a few. Expect to hear some great blues and some stories about Big Mama from Mac.

Other performers will include Debbie Bond, SharBaby, Rachel Edwards and Little Jimmy Reed.