During a Friendship Ceremony at Troy University, Pat Thomas (right), mayor of Dothan, presents a Key to the City to Dr. Vladimir Danyushenkov, rector of Vyatka State Humanities University. The Russian educator has traveled to Alabama to sign an agreement establishing an academic partnership with Troy University.

Troy University Ambassador Megan Armstrong, of Abbeville, displays a painted teapot presented to her by Dr. Vladimir Danyushenkov, rector of Vyatka State Humanities University in Kirov, Russia. TROY honored the Russian educator with a Friendship Ceremony and exchange of gifts on the Dothan Campus. Vyatka State is partnering with TROY to bring more Russian students to Alabama.