[3] Truxal was a lifelong academic serving as instructor at several institutions and chairman of the sociology department of Dartmouth College.
In 1920, Truxal graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he joined Phi Kappa Psi.
[5] Following that, he attended the Eastern Theological Seminary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church of the United States in Lancaster where he received his degree in divinity and became an ordained minister in 1923.
The ceremony was held in the Hodson Outdoor Theater and featured a keynote address by Isaiah Bowman, former president of Johns Hopkins University.
[7]During his time at Hood, Truxal oversaw the construction of Hodson Science Hall, Coffman Chapel, Gambrill Gymnasium, the President's House, and Fox Alumnae Headquarters.
[15] One male and one female student-athlete a year receive the Dr. Andrew G. Truxal Award for his or her total involvement with athletics and accomplishments in extracurricular activities.