Evangel's Regius Award to honor Dr. Troy Paino
April 6, 2009
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292
Springfield, Mo — The Department of Social Sciences at Evangel University will present its 2009 Regius Award to Dr. Troy Paino on April 13, 2009, during the department’s annual banquet.
Paino, a 1985 history and philosophy graduate of Evangel, is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Truman State University.
He was nominated by Dr. J. Calvin Holsinger, professor emeritus and honored local historian. Holsinger taught Paino when he was a student at Evangel.
“Troy was bright, insightful and interested,” says Holsinger. “He did good academic work, and the departmental faculty all knew he would be a valuable contributor to society. We are not at all surprised that he continued to do well.”
Paino will be presented with a “Book of Memories” from his classmates, professors at Evangel and other people influential to his professional career.
Since 1990, Evangel’s social sciences department has been presenting an annual Regius Award to honor its alumni for outstanding professional accomplishments.
Past recipients of the Regius Award include Dr. Arnold “Bud” Greve, former superintendent of Springfield (Mo.) Public Schools; the Honorable Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, federal judge on the district court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago; and Dr. David W. Clark, president of W. Palm Beach University.
Background and career
Dr. Troy D. Paino graduated from Evangel University with a B.A. in History and Philosophy in 1985. He earned his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in 1988 and worked as a trial lawyer in Indianapolis before returning to school to earn his M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (1997) in American Studies from Michigan State University. Paino joined the faculty in the history department at Winona State University-Minnesota in 1997, where he became dean of the College of Liberal Arts in 2004. On July 1, 2008, he began serving as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.
He has published numerous articles, as well as a book titled The 1960s: A Social History.
Previous Regius Award winners.
For additional information, contact Dr. Lew Hall at (417) 865-2815, ext. 8226 or Meaghan Collier, ext. 8215.
Evangel University is a private, Christian university that offers more than 100 undergraduate academic programs and eight master’s programs. Evangel draws students from all 50 states and abroad.