Hoover Residents Make Sizable Donation To Troy University

HOOVER, AL - Troy University's endowment just increased by $1.5 million, thanks to a donation by Hoover residents Sue and Lewis Rushing. Troy University’s New Hall, the residence hall which opened in 2015, will now be called Rushing Hall in honor of the Hoover couple.

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously in May to rename the residence hall Rushing Hall in honor of the alumni couple, who are both 1965 graduates. Rushing Hall will be officially dedicated and the Rushings will be honored during a ceremony on Saturday, September 1, at the first home football game of the season against Boise State.

Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., called Sue and Lewis Rushing a “special couple” whose generosity will have a positive impact on many students. “The Rushings have been enormously generous to the University, and it’s simply because they love this place,” Hawkins said. “They want to be a part of it, and they want to help students in the future. It’s wonderful to get them re-involved and I think they will be a permanent part of the family.”

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Rushing Hall is Troy University’s newest residence hall, featuring 280 single-bed suites, 68 double occupancy suites and 12 handicapped suites on four floors totaling 118,754 square feet. In addition to the residential rooms, Rushing Hall includes 1,400 square feet of common areas, 2,600 square feet of safe space that double as class and meeting rooms, a convenience store, technology areas, laundry areas and study rooms.

Photo courtesy of Mark Moseley/Troy University