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TROY to Offer New Degree
Programs at the Dothan Campus
TROY Hosts Southern Sport
Management Conference
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• CNS (Maternal Infant)
• CNS (Post Masters Program)
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• FNP (Post Masters Program)
MSN, online with Tracks in:
• Adult Health
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Maternal-Infant
• Nursing Informatics Specialist
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RN-BSN/MSN, online
BSN Program, Troy Campus only
ASN Program, Montgomery
Campus only
Department of Kinesiology &
Health Promotion
MS in Sport and Fitness
Management; online,
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Education P–12
Alternative Fifth Year Program /
Physical Education P–12,
Troy Campus
Department of Human
Services and Rehabilitation /
Department of Social Work
BS in Human Services, Troy /
Phenix City / Dothan (FA2010)
Campuses
BS in Social Work, Troy / Phenix
City / Dothan (FA2010) Campuses
BS in Rehabilitation, Troy / Phenix
City / Dothan (FA2010) Campuses
Department of Athletic Training
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BS in Athletic Training Education,
Troy Campus
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Left to right: Mandi Law, Kristine Peterson and Diane Huynh
Dean’s Welcome
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion Hosts the 5th Annual Southern Sport Management Conference | BSN Study Abroad in China
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HP Spring Events | TROY to Offer New Degree
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Dr. Amanda Andrews Nominated to Chancellor’s Fellows Program | The Bears Because We Care
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Students: Past and Present
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National Cause Dean’s Welcome
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the College of Health
and Human Services, I would like to welcome you to our
second edition of REPORTS. The College of Health and Human Services is engaged
in a number of extraordinary activities and this publication is distributed annually to
allow us to share some of our accomplishments and activities with you.
In this issue, we feature stories from all four of our academic units: the Department
of Athletic Training; Department of Human Services, Rehabilitation and Social Work;
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion; and the School of Nursing. These
articles highlight our program expansions on the Dothan Campus as well as study
abroad initiatives and some of the accomplishments of our esteemed faculty.
The College of Health and Human Services is building a reputation as a caring provider
of quality academic programs in the Health and Human Services disciplines. We are
committed to providing undergraduate and graduate higher education in regional,
national and international communities for both traditional and nontraditional
students, and our scholarly activities are focused on expanding the knowledge base
of our respective disciplines of study. In addition, the College of Health and Human
Services is dedicated to building sustainable communities through service.
That service will continue well into the future thanks to developments taking place
today. With the help of the Building Beyond Boundaries initiative and our generous
donors, we are in the early stages of planning a new health and science center that
will one day house not only the College, but also provide state-of-the-art laboratories
and next-generation learning tools that will benefit our students and our community.
As evidenced by the stories in this issue of REPORTS, the College has enjoyed a very
successful year and we are excited about meeting tomorrow’s challenge through our
quality teaching, impactful research and dedicated service. Please take the time to
explore this publication and discover what is happening with your College. If you are
an alumnus of the College of Health and Human Services, we would particularly enjoy
hearing from you! You can reach us at [email protected].
We hope to see you all on November 13 for TROY’s Homecoming!
Sincerely,
Dr. Damon Andrew
Dean, College of Health and Human Services
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The Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion hosts
the 5th Annual Southern Sport Management Conference
Left to right: Dr. Doug Hess, Sport Artist; Dr. Packianathan
Chelladurai and Dr. Damon Andrew
The annual Southern Sport Management
Conference aims to provide sport
management scholars, practitioners
and students with current industry
trends and issues through academic and
professional presentations. Troy University
has hosted the conference since
its inception.
Dr. Packianathan Chelladurai, a sport
management professor at Ohio State
University, is the first-ever recipient
of the Sport Management Scholar
Lifetime Achievement Award which
was presented during the fifth annual
Southern Sport Management Conference
at Troy University. The award was
established by the conference’s organizing
committee in conjunction with the TROY
College of Health and Human Services
to recognize individuals who have made
significant scholarly contributions to the
academic field of sport management.
Dr. Damon Andrew, dean of TROY’s
College of Health and Human Services,
presented the award to Chelladurai during
a dinner held the opening night of the
conference on April 16. “Dr. Chelladurai
is a most deserving recipient of the
inaugural Sport Management Scholar
Lifetime Achievement Award,” said
Andrew. “Out of all of Dr. Chelladurai’s
numerous accomplishments, I most
admire him for his desire and passion to
impact the field through his mentorship
of graduate students. Throughout his
career, he has directly influenced aspiring
scholars and broadly influenced those
within the field of sport management
through his insightful writing, research and
counsel.” Chelladurai is an internationally
recognized scholar of management
science and has consulted or presented
in more than 20 countries. He currently
teaches courses in human resource
management in sport, the management
of sport delivery systems and research
development in sport. He also conducts
the doctoral research colloquium at
Ohio State. Chelladurai has authored five
books and has contributed more than 70
articles to sport management literature.
He is the former editor of the Journal of
Sport Management and current member
of its editorial board as well as associate
editor of the Journal of Intercollegiate
Sport. Chelladurai has been honored with
the Earle F. Zeigler Award from the North
American Society for Sport Management
and the Merit Award for Distinguished
Service to Sport Management
Education by the European Association
for Sport Management. He holds a
bachelor’s degree from the University
of Madras, a master’s degree from
the University of Western Ontario and
master’s and doctoral degrees from the
University of Waterloo.
“We are very pleased with the results
of our 5th Annual Southern Sport
Management Conference,” said Dr. Fred
Green, conference director and associate
professor in TROY’s Department of
Kinesiology and Health Promotion.
“We had participants from 10 different
states. The conference theme of melding
professors with practitioners seems to be
very well received. Students, professors
and professionals in the field of sport
management use the conference as a
means to increase their knowledge and
network with fellow sport management
participants. We look forward to further
growth and involvement from those
interested in sport management.”
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Study Abroad in China
TROY students from the School of Nursing
and staff from the Confucius Institute
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The BSN program offered NSG 2290 Nursing in the International Community in spring
2009 for students planning on a summer study abroad to China. This course focused on
cultural diversity in nursing practice. NSG 2291 Nursing in the International Community
Practicum was then offered in summer 2009. Ten BSN students and two nursing
faculty spent 15 days in China during the trip, which was coordinated with Confucius
Institute at Troy University. The students toured local hospitals and traditional Chinese
medicine clinics, held round-table discussions with Chinese nurses and nursing
students and experienced Chinese culture. In addition to spending time in Beijing,
the delegation was hosted by Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology
(HNUST) in Qinhuadao. While at HNUST, students were able to interact with Chinese
college students in their environment and even participated in a basketball game.
Kinesiology and Health Promotion
(KHP) Spring Events
The KHP department has been very busy this spring. Three big events were hosted
by our department over the past several months including the Nick Costes 5-k
Road Race held every year in April. Now in its 16th year, the annual race is held
in honor of the late Nick Costes, a former Troy University professor and Olympic
marathon runner. The department also sponsored The Troy University/KHP
Miracle League Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by Troy Country Club. Proceeds
from this event, now in its second year, go to the Troy Miracle League and the
KHP Scholarship Fund. The Children’s Health Field Day, also in its second year,
was held at the Sportsplex by Troy Parks and Recreation. The Children’s Field Day
provides opportunities for children to better understand how to live a healthier,
active lifestyle. The event offers children a chance to participate in various fitness
activities including a fun zone with inflatables, relay races, obstacle courses and
other fun and healthy activities. Dr. Christina Martin and Dr. Rob Mathner, both
professors in Sport Management, provided students in their KHP 4450 Event
Management class with practical, hands-on experience in planning, organizing
and carrying out all operations for these three events.
Left to right back row: Will McInvale, Rusty Cockrell
and Stephanie Vieira. Left to right front row: Ashleigh
Waddail, Rebaka Gordon and Chelsea Hope
TROY to offer new degree
programs at the Dothan Campus
Troy University’s Dothan Campus will
soon offer three new undergraduate
degree programs and will provide
additional on-campus support to
students in an online nursing program.
The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE) recently approved
the expansion of the baccalaureate
degree programs in Human Services,
Social Work and Rehabilitation from
the Troy Campus to the Dothan
Campus.
Dr. Don Jeffrey, vice chancellor of the
Dothan Campus, said he is pleased to
offer more degree options for students
in the Wiregrass area. “We are proud
to be able to expand the horizons of
opportunity for our students,” he said.
“The majority of students we serve at
the Dothan Campus are non-traditional
students and this move gives them
more opportunities to further their
careers or pursue a career change.”
According to Dr. Damon Andrew, dean
of the College of Health and Human
Services, the three programs were
selected for expansion to Dothan in
response to growing demand for careers
in the social and human service fields.
“The number of social work and human
service careers is projected to grow by 34
percent for all occupations between 2006
and 2016, ranking these occupations
among the most rapidly growing in the
United States,” Andrew said.
The new programs scheduled to begin
next fall will require the renovation of
space at the Dothan Campus and the
addition of faculty and staff.
“If we experience no construction
delays and are successful in recruiting
faculty and staff, the programs should
be ready to implement in the fall
semester of 2010,” Andrew said.
In addition to the three new degree
programs, ACHE also approved TROY’s
request to provide additional on-site
support at the Dothan Campus for the
online RN-to-BSN program.
The online program allows graduates of
associate degree nursing programs to
earn a bachelor of science in nursing.
However, working nurses in the Wiregrass
must currently travel to either the Troy,
Montgomery or Phenix City campus to
meet with nursing faculty and advisors.
“The extension of support services will
facilitate the completion of students enrolled
in the program and make the program even
more attractive to registered nurses who
wish to obtain their BSN credentials in the
Wiregrass area,” said Andrew.
This expansion of programs from one
TROY campus to another is the first
approved by ACHE since the University’s
merger of its separately accredited
campuses into Troy University in 2005.
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Dr. Amanda Andrews Nominated to
Chancellor’s Fellows Program
Once again, the College of Health and Human Services is
proud to have one of its faculty named to Chancellor Jack
Hawkins, Jr. 2010 Chancellor’s Fellows Program. Dr. Amanda
Andrews, associate professor and chair of the Department of
Athletic Training, was awarded the honor this year.
Dr. Andrews, currently on the Troy Campus, earned her BS in
Exercise Science with an emphasis in Athletic Training from
the State University of New York at Buffalo, her MS in Physical
Education from Eastern Kentucky University and her PhD in
Human Performance with an emphasis in Administration
Seated left to right: Dr. Amanda Andrews and Dr. Charlotte
Minnick. Back row left to right: Dr. John Kline, Dr. Jack
Hawkins, Jr., Sandy Atkins, Christopher Shaffer and
Dr. Dan J. Puckett
and Teaching from the University of Southern Mississippi.
An active contributor to the profession of athletic training,
Andrews serves as the District IX representative on the
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) student
committee, the NATA Research and Education Foundation
scholarship committee, planning committee for Student
SEATA and serves as a national accreditation reviewer.
Andrews has also had the opportunity to work with athletes
at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and has
served on the national exam writing committee. A native of
western New York, Andrews lives in Troy.
Teddy bears, contributed by community
members, friends and family members,
will be sent to a children’s hospital
and given to young people who are
experiencing serious medical conditions
due to the earthquake. Although teddy
bears are fun and cute, they’re also
therapeutic. Children in crisis often
benefit greatly from having an attachment
object of comfort. The Bears Because We
Care Project is unique because it meets
psychosocial and physical needs.
Left to right: Olivia Sanchez, Kendra Williams, Crystal deWeever and Rachel Kelly
The Bears Because We Care Project
The Bears Because We Care Project, by
BC Farnam, is a partnership between
students of the Department of Human
Services and Rehabilitation/Department
of Social Work and the Hope for Children
and Families Foundation in response to
the devastation in Haiti. The Foundation
has elected to match all funds secured
by TROY students, dollar for dollar,
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which will be used to purchase food,
water and medical supplies for the
people of Haiti. The students set a
goal of $1,000, which the Foundation
matched for a total of $2,000. These
students truly demonstrated the amazing
things that can be achieved through
collaboration with individuals, groups
and communities.
Another unique aspect of this effort is
its direct connection to the classroom.
The program is being coordinated by
students taking Social Work Practice
with Groups and is giving them
experiential learning opportunities
that reach far beyond the walls of the
classroom. Students work within a task
group and collaborate with multiple
community-based organizations and
systems to achieve a desired outcome.
This program broadens the horizons
of our students and engages them in
direct practice activities with positive
international impact.
Students: Past and Present
school of nursing
The School of Nursing Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Program would
like to acknowledge all members of
the December 2008 and May 2009
graduating classes. All graduates from
these two classes were successful on
their first attempt on the NCLEX-RN
examination required for licensure.
Graduating in December 2008 were
Jennifer Adams, Nick Beach, Stacey
Booth, Brandy Burns, Perry Cauthen,
Tamberli Clarkson, Jennifer Currie,
Katie Douglas, Stephanie Franks,
Amanda Goodson, Jessica Hardaway,
Nikki Kilpatrick, Brent Kiser, Dawn
Massey, Drew Morrow, Brent Nance,
Sean Parker, Nicole Strickland, Jessica
Tallent, Janine Thomas, Walter Watson,
Caleb Whigham, Jessica Whitaker and
Samantha Williams. Graduating in May
2009 were Brad Addison, Crystal Body,
Magan Bond, Brittany Campbell, Alyssa
Caudle, Sarah Clower, Laura Dalton,
Joni Glover, Megan Grant, Breeann
Hattaway, Erin Lee, Nicholas McSween,
Hailey Morrison, Benjamin Nahass,
Rachel Palmer, Ashley Perry, Kirby
Pinson, Traci Pynes, Shasta Stephens,
Amber Welch and Vanna Younce.
kinesiology and health
promotion
The Faculty of the Kinesiology and
Health Promotion Department at Troy
University highlights Rebekah Gordon,
an outstanding senior majoring
in Health and Physical Education.
Gordon is our first recipient of the
KHP scholarship, which is awarded to
the KHP student who best represents
the department not only in academics,
but in character as well. She was
also chosen to represent the College
of Health and Human Services as a
committee member to serve in the
selection of the 2010 Ingall’s Award
winner. Gordon was inducted into two
prestigious honor societies: Phi Epsilon
Kappa fraternity for outstanding
individuals engaged in or pursuing
careers in the field of kinesiology, and
Phi Kappa Phi honor society, which
selects students who are in the top
ten percent of their class. Gordon not
only excels in the classroom, but is
involved in many campus activities. She
currently serves as the public relations
committee member in Baptist Campus
Ministries leadership. She is also very
active in athletic intramurals and
competes on numerous sports teams.
Our department is very proud of her
accomplishments as well as her hard
work and positive attitude.
2008, he completed a 600 clock-hour
internship under the Transition Unit at the
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation
Services in Homewood, Alabama. In
fall 2008, he received a scholarship
to begin working on his doctoral
degree and has worked as the clinical
coordinator for the undergraduate and
graduate rehabilitation students. He will
present on clinical supervision at the
National Educators Conference this spring
in California. In addition to his educational
pursuits, Derzis has volunteered as a Youth
Leadership Forum (YLF) staff member
every year since 2005. He represents the
best of TROY with his strong intellectual
abilities and his willingness to do whatever
is asked of him.
human services
Stephanie Lennon, MS, ATC/L,
Troy University (Class of 1985) is
president of The Florida Athletic
Trainers Association, a position
she has held
for the last six
years. In 2001, she was named
Outstanding High School Athletic
Trainer by the Southeastern Athletic
Trainers Association and received
the National Athletic Trainers
Association's Service Award. In 2008,
she received the National Athletic
Trainers Association Award as “Most
Distinguished Athletic Trainer.” In
2009, Lennon was inducted into the
Florida Athletic Trainers Association
Hall of Fame. In the spring of 2008,
Lennon lost her lower leg in a tragic
motorcycle accident. After several
operations, this outstanding graduate
is now fully recovered and back on the
job doing what she loves best. You will
find Lennon somewhere on a field or
training room as head athletic trainer
of 25 years at Oak Ridge High School
in Orlando, Florida.
The faculty of the Department of Human
Services at Troy University recognizes
Nick Derzis as an outstanding graduate.
Nick Derzis entered Troy University in the
fall of 2003 and graduated with a Human
Services degree at the end of the 2006
fall semester. As a student, Derzis stood
out among his fellow undergraduates
students. He was recognized by the staff
for his academic endeavors and exhibited
a gift in the written and spoken word.
After completing an internship at Easter
Seals of the Birmingham Area, Easter
Seals invited him to join their staff. After
much deliberation, however, he decided
to enter the Master of Education degree
program at Auburn University in the spring
2007. There he made an impression
on the faculty and became a graduate
research assistant for Dr. Peggy Shippen.
As a result of his academic abilities
and a “never say no” attitude, Derzis
received a rehabilitation scholarship for
his master’s program. In the summer of
athletic training
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Troy University Athletic Training Students Help
National Cause Front row left to right: Dr. Amanda Andrews, Christopher Glover,
Quincy Marling, Molly Blackmon, Tyler Owens and Yoskaiaki
Bono. Back row left to right: Daniel Lindsey, Jacob Sexton,
John "Doc" Anderson and Daniel Clark
The National Athletic Trainers
Association has designated March as
National Athletic Trainers Month. This
year’s theme was “Sports Safety is a
Team Effort” and students in the Troy
University Athletic Training Department
were prepared to help the cause.
College of Health and
Human Services
400 Pell Ave., Suite 153
Troy, AL 36082
Troy University and the College of Education are always
interested in recruiting quality students. If you know of a
prospective student, or are interested in exploring what
degree opportunities are available at TROY, please contact
the Admissions Office at 1-800-551-9716, or visit us at our
Web site, www.troy.edu and click on Prospective Students.
Troy University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
associate, bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist
degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges and Schools
at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or
call 404-679-4500 for questions regarding the accreditation
status of the institution or if there is evidence that appears
to support Troy University’s significant non-compliance with
a requirement or standard.
Programs within the College of Health and Human Services are
accredited by the following:
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Council on Rehabilitation Education
Council on Social Work Accreditation
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
National League of Nursing Accreditation Commission
Students enrolled in Dr. Amanda
Andrews’ AT 3302 Clinical Experiences
in Athletic Training course were given
the task of promoting the profession
of athletic training in Southeast
Alabama. They kicked off their efforts
by attending the Alabama Athletic
Trainers Associations “Hit the Hill
Day” in Montgomery, Alabama on
February 25, 2010. Attendees met with
Alabama Athletic Trainers Association
Board members and were there when
Senate Bill 454 was approved out of
committee. Students were also given
the opportunity to meet with various
legislative members. Pat Sullivan and
Siran Stacy were in attendance to show
support for the bill and students had
an opportunity to meet and speak with
these distinguished guests.
On campus, athletic training students
wore their medical packs to all
of their classes and handed out
snacks to students with information
about Athletic Training. Students
also designed and distributed
informational flyers on the profession
of athletic training to area medical
professionals’ offices.
Other student activities designed to
promote athletic training included a
high school preview day offered during
Fall semester and supervised physicals
for high school athletes. Both activities
were conducted under the direction of
Ms. Alyson Steed, Assistant Athletic
Trainer in Athletics.