TROY Motto, 1887 - Troy University
TROY Motto, 1887 - Troy University
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Dan Caro<br />
Presents at the 17 th Annual<br />
Helen Keller Lecture Series<br />
By Dr. Mary Ann Hooten<br />
The 17 th Annual Helen Keller Lecture Series took place in<br />
April 2012 at <strong>Troy</strong> <strong>University</strong> on the <strong>Troy</strong>, Ala., campus. Dr. Mary<br />
Anne Templeton, Associate Professor in the Department of<br />
Counseling and Psychology, has served as the Chair of the Planning<br />
Committee for this event for the past three years. This year,<br />
she was assisted by Dr. Barbara Lyons, who will be the Chair<br />
for next year’s event. According to Dr. Templeton, “Dr. and Mrs.<br />
Hawkins started the Helen Keller Lecture Series to help educate<br />
students and the community about people with disabilities<br />
who have overcome obstacles.”<br />
This year’s speaker was Dan Caro, a remarkable individual<br />
who is certainly familiar with what it takes to overcome<br />
obstacles in his own life. When Mr. Caro was only two years old,<br />
he was severely burned in a gasoline explosion in his family’s garage.<br />
The accident left him with third degree burns over most<br />
of his body. He also lost both of his hands and most of his face.<br />
He suffered through years of excruciating surgeries and was<br />
ostracized by many people in his hometown in Louisiana.<br />
Through sheer determination, he not only survived but has followed<br />
his dream of becoming an accomplished drummer in<br />
New Orleans. His amazing story and philosophy of life serve as<br />
a testament that anyone can rise above life’s setbacks, no matter<br />
how overwhelming they may seem.<br />
Dan Caro<br />
performs at<br />
Claudia Crosby<br />
Theater on<br />
<strong>Troy</strong> Campus.<br />
Dan Caro is one of many great speakers who have presented<br />
at the Helen Keller Lecture Series over the years. Other notable<br />
speakers include Heather Whitestone, Patty Duke, Radio and his<br />
coach, and Senator Howell Heflin.<br />
According to Dr. Templeton, several organizations<br />
collaborate to host the lecture series each year. In addition to<br />
<strong>Troy</strong> <strong>University</strong>, the co-sponsoring agencies include The Alabama<br />
Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Alabama State Department of<br />
Education, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, and<br />
The Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education.<br />
For more information on Dan Caro, please visit<br />
www.dancaro.com.<br />
College of Education Grants and Contracts 1991-2012<br />
By Dr. Cynthia Hicks<br />
Over the years, the faculty and staff of <strong>Troy</strong> <strong>University</strong> have sought external support for research and creative projects. Over<br />
$100 million in external funding has been generated to date. The Office of Sponsored Programs, established in 1991, serves as the<br />
single point of contact to facilitate principal investigators from project inception to closing of a funded grant or contract.<br />
Outreach through faculty grant projects is an act of faculty scholarship that can take many forms. Some faculty grant<br />
projects are individual, such as the Fulbright Scholars Program. Other forms of outreach, such as conferences, short courses,<br />
institutes, research-centered projects, program development, candidate course and degree completion support, K-12 school<br />
community interventions, program development, and community partnerships are large-scale, such as Science in Motion and<br />
the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI). Funding from these external grants, partnerships, and contracts<br />
allows faculty members to offer services to reach new audiences, explore new research questions, and provide their expertise to<br />
communities that can benefit from their work as they carry out the mission of the College of Education.<br />
Faculty experts are the heart of these external research and creative outreach projects. In the development of these<br />
grants and contracts, they establish the goals, set the tone, and design the activities to meet the needs of participants.<br />
You will find featured grants and contracts awarded over the last two decades in the “College of Education Milestones<br />
Timeline” in this issue of Lessons magazine.<br />
2005<br />
Conversational<br />
Spanish<br />
MAY<br />
Counselor<br />
and Administrative<br />
Service Net<br />
OCT<br />
Rehabilitation Training –<br />
Long Term Voc. Rehab<br />
Counseling<br />
OCT<br />
Alabama Consortium<br />
Special Education Degree<br />
Certification<br />
OCT<br />
Alabama Math, Science<br />
and Technology Initiative<br />
(AMSTI)<br />
OCT<br />
Science in Motion -<br />
Physics, Biology<br />
OCT<br />
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