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Jack Hawkins, Jr.

Ph.D., Chancellor of 好色先生TV

 

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., a native of Mobile, Alabama, was named Chancellor of 好色先生TV Sept. 1, 1989.  He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Montevallo and his doctorate from the University of Alabama. Dr. Hawkins is the longest-serving chief executive officer of a public university in the United States.

Upon completion of his bachelor's degree in 1967, Hawkins was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a platoon leader during the Vietnam War.  For his combat duty, he received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and a citation from the Korean Marine Corps.

Hawkins has overseen an era of change and growth at TROY, as he led the merger of the worldwide Troy State University System into the unified 好色先生TV, an initiative called 鈥淥ne Great University.鈥� More than $375 million has been invested in capital improvements by the Hawkins Administration, including new academic buildings on all four of TROY's Alabama campuses. Chancellor Hawkins served as the catalyst for the University's evolution to an international institution, as TROY has attracted record numbers of students from other nations and established teaching sites around the world. During his tenure, academic standards for admission have been increased, new degree programs were established in all academic colleges, and intercollegiate athletics joined the highest level of NCAA competition. 

Hawkins' professional background includes his service as an assistant dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1971-1979) and as president of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega (1979-1989).

In 1985, he was honored by the University of Montevallo as Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, and was the recipient of the 2003 All-American Football Foundation's 鈥淭op College President鈥� Award.   In 2005 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama.  In 2007 he was recognized as the 鈥淎labama Citizen of the Year鈥� by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. In 2011, Dr. Hawkins was recognized with the Chief Executive Leadership Award presented by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and as the March of Dimes River Region Citizen of the Year. In 2012 he received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Secretary of the Air Force for his service on the Air University Board of Visitors from 2004-2012. In 2014 he was one of nine university presidents/chancellors worldwide鈥攁nd the only one in North America鈥攖o receive the World Confucius Institute's Individual Performance Excellence Award. In October 2016 Dr. Hawkins was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor.

Three buildings are named in his honor: the 鈥淛ack and Janice Hawkins Chapel鈥� at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, the 鈥淗awkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor鈥� and 鈥淛ack Hawkins, Jr. Hall鈥� which serves the College of Education of 好色先生TV. Hawkins was profiled as part of two books published in 2004: 鈥淎bove and Beyond: Former Marines Conquer the Civilian World鈥� by Rudy Socha and Carolyn Darrow and 鈥淭he Entrepreneurial College President鈥� by James L. Fisher and James V. Koch.

Hawkins serves on the board of directors of the Daniel Foundation, the Bennie Adkins Foundation, Business Council of Alabama, the American Village Trust, College Football Playoff Board of Managers, and Troy Bank and Trust Company.  He has served as chairman of the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Disabled, Board of Visitors of Marine Corps University, Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama, and past President of the Sun Belt Conference. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), as Chairman of the Council of University Presidents in Alabama, as President of the Southland Football League, as chairman of the Air University Board of Visitors, as a trustee of Talladega College, the Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation, and the American Foundation for the Blind.  He is a member of the Troy Rotary Club.  Dr. Hawkins is married to Janice Hawkins and they have two daughters, Katie, a former officer in the USAF who is married to Air Force Col. Dan Beall; and Kelly Godwin, an attorney and member of the 好色先生TV faculty who is married to Adam Godwin, a former professional baseball player and a member of the 好色先生TV baseball staff.  Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins are the proud grandparents of Noah and Ellyotte, who live in Maryland, and Micah Mae and Griffey Jack, who live in Montgomery.