The video was made to reflect George Troxler’s 40 years of service at Elon University, and was played during his retirement party on May 8th, 2009. In this video George is honored for his many contributions to Elon and within the community that include: in August of 1969 a decision to teach in Elon’s History Department, cultural events, three years he chaired the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visits and reports, led the 1975 Elon bicentennial celebration, commencements, speaker series, concerts, advisor to students, Boy Scout Cubmaster for Local Pack 51, and flew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier with other Elon faculty. George (along with his wife, Carole) came from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, upon being awarded his PhD degree in American Colonial and Revolutionary History. In 1970, Carole Troxler (also with a PhD in history) joined the Elon faculty. The Troxler’s have two daughters named Heidi Brown Troxler and Lydia Adin Troxler. George Troxler grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina as the only child and was active with the local Boy Scouts. In May 2005, George was the third recipient for the Elon University Periclean Scholar Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. During George’s role as Dean of Cultural and Special Programs, he brought to Elon major speakers that included: Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu; Former Presidents Gerald Rudolph (Jerry) Ford, Jr., James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr., and George H.W. Bush; British Primatologist, Dame (Jane) Morris Goodall; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, David Halberstam; Former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak; Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto; U.S. Secretaries of State Colin Luther Powell and Madeleine Korbelova Albright; Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.; Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor al-Hussein of Jordan); John Herschel Glenn, Jr.; and Chinese American author and physician, Adeline Yen Mah. Some notable names in the photographs include: Chris Fulkerson, Ray Johnson, George Troxler, Carl (CC) Cowan, J. (Earl) Danieley, Patti Gibbons, Gerald (Gerry) Francis, Mike Sanford, Martha Hill, Jack McKeon, James (Jim) Drummond, J. (Fred) Young, Lydia Adin Troxler, Heidi Brown Troxler, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Gerald Rudolph (Jerry) Ford, Jr., James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr., George H.W. Bush, Dame (Jane) Morris Goodall, David Halberstam, Ehud Barak, Benazir Bhutto, Colin Luther Powell, Madeleine Korbelova Albright, Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr., Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor al-Hussein of Jordan), John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Adeline Yen Mah, Mike Bennett, Janie Brown, Anne Powell, Charles John (Chuck) Gantos, Jr., Robert P. Buchholz, Leo M. Lambert, Noel Allen, Pat Bailey, John and Judy Baxton, Zebedee Talley ’78, Bernadette Spong ’78, Lynn Walker ’79, David Crowe, Tom and Judy Hendrick, Paul Parsons, Steven House, Mary Wise, Daniel (Dan) Anderson, and Nancy Midgette. Some notable photographs include: Troxler family photos including George’s mother, Hattie Brown (Brownie) Troxler; induction of Phi Alpha Theta (History) Society; History Seminar Room on second floor of Carlton; various Elon convocation and commencement photographs; West Dorm; Old Main Administration Building; East Dorm; Boy Scout Cub pack 51 trailer; John and Judy Braxton with George and Carole at a historical re-enactment program; National Sea Base, Florida; training boy scout directors in water safety led by George Troxler in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina; Camp Raven Knob in Mount Airy, North Carolina; national journey in Fort Hood, Virginia; Father and Son cake sale in Elon, North Carolina; the Boy Scout Cub pack 51 bike rodeo in Elon, North Carolina; and George Troxler on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.
