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When created by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1887, it was officially named the Troy State Normal School. The school was located in downtown Troy until moving to the present location on University Avenue in 1930.
Historical Timeline. On February 26, 1887, an act of the Alabama Legislature establishes State Normal School Troy as an institution to train teachers for Alabama's schools. Joseph Macon Dill is appointed as first president. 1887. The University grants teaching certificates to its first graduates: Kitty Corley, Celeste Darby and Emesa Locke.
Troy University’s tradition of teaching excellence dates to its founding on February 26, 1887, when an act of the Alabama Legislature established Troy State Normal School as an institution to train teachers for Alabama’s schools. Joseph Macon Dill was the institution’s first president.
The State Normal School at Troy was established in 1887 under the leadership of school president Joseph M. Dill. The institution was founded as a center for teacher training and has since expanded to include campuses around the world. Courtesy of Troy University.
Feb 19, 2021 · Feb. 26, 2021, marks the 134th anniversary of Troy University’s original predecessor, the State Normal School at Troy. This didn’t happen with a simple petition, as Troy’s former president Edward Shackelford notes in his 1937 history, The First Fifty Years of the State Teachers College at Troy, Alabama , but with lobbying committees and ...
Jun 7, 2023 · State Normal School at Troy In 1887, the state legislature established the State Normal School at Troy in southeastern Alabama. The normal school, or teacher-training, movement originated in Europe and became influential in the United States and in the South after educators there demonstrated the value of professionalizing and standardizing ...
IRPE Historical Highlights. Troy University traces its origin to the Troy State Normal School which was established on 26 February 1887, by an Act of the Alabama Legislature. Recognizing the growth of the school's programs, the State Board of Education in 1929 changed the name of the School to Troy State Teachers College, and in 1931, the ...
