▁D oth an , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁The ▁campus ▁has ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁extension ▁courses ▁offered ▁at ▁Fort ▁R ucker , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁A ▁separate ▁T roy ▁State ▁College ▁teaching ▁center ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Fort ▁R ucker ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁D oth an ▁Camp us . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁D oth an ▁camp uses ▁were ▁granted ▁independent ▁acc red itation , ▁and ▁the ▁T roy ▁State ▁University ▁System ▁was ▁formed . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁" State " ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁University ' s ▁name ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁new , ▁bro ader ▁focus . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁all ▁T roy ▁camp uses ▁were ▁reun ified ▁under ▁one ▁acc red itation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// www . t roy . edu ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁T roy ▁University ▁D oth an ▁campus ▁ ▁D oth an ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Alabama ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Category : S at ellite ▁camp uses ▁Category : D oth an , ▁Alabama <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Per cy ▁N ield s ▁( August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United