The award honors an individual or group that has a military background and/or involvement that has an impact within the realm of college football.
TROY, Ala. - Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, has been named a finalist for the 2022 Armed Forces Merit Award.
Dr. Hawkins is a finalist for the second year in a row and is joined by other finalists, tight ends Dominic DiNunzio from Texas Christian University and Tyler Huff of Texas State, 49-year-old defensive lineman Ray Ruschel of North Dakota State College of Science, and linebacker Wil Schoonover from West Virginia.
Dr. Hawkins is a member of the College Football Playoffs’ Board of Managers as a representative for the Sun Belt Conference. He has served as the Chancellor of Troy University since September 1989, which makes him the longest-serving CEO of a public university in the nation.