MONTGOMERY—U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Walter D. Givhan, a Troy University alumnus, told TROY graduates that education will help them deal with new challenges and demanding situations as they move forward with their careers.

Givhan delivered the keynote address to graduates during spring commencement for the Montgomery Campus on Monday, May 20, inside the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts. Some 140 students took part in the 7 p.m. ceremony.

In all, 192 students earned undergraduate and graduate degrees this spring at the Montgomery Campus.

The Auburn Police Division arrested Bradford Alan Blount, 22, from Vestavia, AL. and Dennis Elder, 22, from Birmingham, AL. and charged them both with Robbery in the First Degree and Trafficking of a Controlled Substance.

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, the Auburn Police Division responded to a robbery call in the 600 block of Dekalb St. in Auburn.  The victim called 911, advising that he had just been robbed and gave information on the suspects; a vehicle description was also obtained. Through further investigation Bradford Blount and Dennis Elder were later identified and taken into custody. Upon contacting Elder at his former residence in Auburn, narcotics were located resulting in an additional charge of trafficking of a controlled substance.  Blount and Elder were transported to the Lee County Detention Center where they are being held pending their bond.  The bond amounts for Blount and Elder are $150,000.

Information Source: Auburn PD