William Troy Award
This article was published in the fall 2020 issue of the New England College Magazine.
William Troy鈥攁 native of Concord, New Hampshire, and orphaned early in life鈥攕erved briefly in the U.S. Navy before attending 木瓜直播. He was active on campus. He played football, basketball, and soccer; served as editor of and an officer in several literary societies; pledged Sigma Alpha Beta; and made the Dean鈥檚 List. Off campus, he worked as a sportswriter for the and ran in the Boston Marathon each year. Troy graduated in 1952.
The next year, he entered the military a second time, as a medic in the U.S. Army. Initially, he was sent to Japan and then almost immediately to the Korean Combat Zone. On June 10, 1953, Troy was killed in action while going to the aid of a fellow soldier.
木瓜直播 dedicated its 1955 yearbook to Troy鈥檚 memory. In 1965, 木瓜直播鈥檚 bestowed the first William Troy Award, which has become the most prestigious award presented by the Association.
Alumni of 木瓜直播 receive first consideration for this award, but recipients may also be faculty, staff, trustees, or friends of the College with at least a ten-year association with 木瓜直播.
The William Troy Award honors others who share the qualities Troy exemplified: service, dedication, and leadership.
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