3/6/17 Group Watch: Senator Dial Honored with Leadership Award
Troy University Board of Trustees President pro-tem Gerald Dial was honored by the Higher Education Partnership of Alabama with its 2017 Alumni Advocates’ Leadership Award. The award, presented by Troy State Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins and Partnership Executive Director Gordon Stone, recognizes Senator Dial’s commitment to public universities and willingness to advocate on their behalf.
Dial, who represents several East Alabama counties in the Alabama Senate, was appointed to the Troy Board of Trustees in 1991 by then Governor Guy Hunt. In the Senate, he chairs the committees on Health and Human Services and Local Legislation and serves as a member on the committees on Finance and Taxation Education, Rules, Transportation and Energy, and Veterans and Military Affairs. He retired from the Alabama National Guard in 1997 with the rank of brigadier general and assistant adjutant general. He served two terms in the Alabama House of Representatives and was a teacher and coach at Lineville High School.
