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Speaking at Troy University - The Nicole Jones Economics Excellence Award

4/27/2018

Today at Troy University, it was an honor to deliver the invocation as well as the inaugural Nicole Jones Student Excellence Award in Economics at a ceremony that recognized the top students within the Sorrell College of Business.

This year's winner was Cassidy Counter. The annual award will be given to an Economics major chosen by faculty who demonstrates academic excellence as well as leadership.

Troy University Creates the Nicole Jones Student Excellence Award in Economics

4/27/2018

Today at Troy University, it was an honor to deliver the invocation as well as the inaugural Nicole Jones Student Excellence Award in Economics at a ceremony that recognized the top students within the Sorrell College of Business. The Nicole Jones Student Excellence Award in Economics will be awarded annually to an Economics major chosen by faculty who demonstrates academic excellence as well as leadership.

Here is a clip of my opening remarks for this brilliant group of students:

Alabama (Recent) History: 21 April 2018

4/21/2018

I captured this image at A-Day, a rare moment of Nick Saban tossing the football to DeVonte Smith after the scrimmage ended and just before the Spring Football Awards began.

(I do plan to #FrameThisOne.) #RollTide #Our67

Alabama History - 10 April 1938:

4/10/2018

The Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa opened with a parade led by the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band and showed its first film, Bringing Up Baby, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Alabama and Military History - 17 February 1864:

2/17/2018

The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine built in Mobile, became the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship. After torpedoing in Charleston Harbor, the Hunley sank and did not return to port until recovered in Aug. 2000.

Alabama History - 16 February 1968:

2/16/2018

US Representative Tom Bevill became the first person in the nation to answer a 9-1-1 emergency call - in Haleyville, Alabama. The telephone currently sits on display at Haleyville City Hall. #Our67

Alabama History - 15 February 1939:

2/15/2018

The Little Foxes, a play written by Lillian Hellman set in Demopolis that chronicled a family's selfish pursuit of wealth, opened in Broadway’s National Theatre. The play starred Tallulah Bankhead, who was from Huntsville.

Alabama History - 12 February 1973:

2/12/2018

Navy Captain Jeremiah Denton Jr., a native of Mobile, was the first to disembark from the first planeload of US POWs released after the Vietnam War. Denton later (1981) served as the first Republican US Senator from AL since Reconstruction.

Alabama History - 11 February 1994:

2/11/2018

Alabama Astronaut Jan Davis returned to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery after the completion of 130 orbits.

Alabama History - 10 February 1881:

2/10/2018

The legislature established the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, now Tuskegee University. Through the leadership of Booker T. Washington and others, Tuskegee rose to national prominence during the industrial education movement.

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Nicole Jones -
Economic Developer
Alabama Historian
Huntsville, Alabama
Troy, Alabama

www.nicolejonesalabama.com

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