Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts to speak at Austin Peay State University Spring Commencement
April 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee state Representative Joe Pitts often refers to himself as “a proud 1980 graduate of Austin Peay State University,” and on May 9th, he’ll return to his alma mater to deliver the keynote address at the University’s 85th Spring Commencement.
He will speak at both commencement events, at 9:00am and 2:00pm, in the APSU Dunn Center.
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts
Reagan Giving Circle at APSU to have award luncheon
April 22, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Reagan Giving Circle at Austin Peay State University will award more than $8,500 in scholarships to 10 APSU female students during its award ceremony next month.
The ceremony will be held at 11:30am, Monday, April 29th in the Clarksville Country Club, located at 334 Fairway Drive, Clarksville. Tickets are $25.00 per person.
Dee Boaz is the 2013 Women in Philanthropy award recipient for her support of the recent APSU Mabry Concert Hall campaign. (Photo by Beth Liggett)
APSU Foundation sponsoring raffle for chance to win $20,000 cash in March 2013
January 14, 2013
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Clarksville, TN – To help provide scholarships to more students at Austin Peay State University, the APSU Foundation is sponsoring a raffle drawing for a chance to win $20,000 cash.
The raffle drawing will be held during the men’s basketball game between APSU and the University of Tennessee-Martin on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, in the Dunn Center. It is not necessary to be present to win. [Read more]
APSU presented with deed to Madison Street house
December 16, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Standing on the long front porch, Austin Peay State University President Tim Hall peeked through a window to the inside of a house that now belongs to the APSU Foundation.
On December 11th, Heritage Bank President Keith Bennett presented Hall with the deed to 1220 Madison Street, located across the street from McReynolds-Nave and Larson Funeral Home in the historic district.
Heritage Bank President Keith Bennett (left) shakes hands with APSU President Tim Hall on December 11th after presenting the deed to the house behind them, located at 1220 Madison Street. APSU plans to sell the property, with the proceeds going toward the Governors Stadium renovation project. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer)
APSU Woodward Library Society to have fall program
October 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Woodward Library Society at Austin Peay State University will hold its annual fall program next week, featuring a presentation by a history faculty member from Purdue University.
Dr. Susan Curtis, professor of history at Purdue, will present “The Politics of Memory: Archives, Historic Preservation and Lessons of the Past” at 7:00pm, Thursday, October 18th in the Morgan University Center Ballroom B and C. [Read more]
Austin Peay Red Coat Society to induct Three prominent Clarksville Auto Dealers
February 18, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Three prominent Clarksville automobile dealers, who have been strong supporters of Austin Peay State University athletics for decades, will be inducted into the Red Coat Society, Saturday.
Don Jenkins, owner of Jenkins and Wynne Ford Lincoln Honda ; Gary Mathews, owner of Gary Mathews Automotive Group, and James Corlew, owner of James Corlew Chevrolet Cadillac, will be recognized Saturday during halftime of the Governors’ Sears BracketBusters contest with Youngstown State. A reception also will take place 4:00pm, in the second level Governors Club Room. The trio will be honored with a red coat. [Read more]
Local Homebuilders Association makes donation to two Memorial Scholarships at APSU
October 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – When members of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Homebuilders Association learned that two scholarships were being set up at Austin Peay State University to honor the memory of two local teenagers, they overwhelmingly agreed to show their support.
Earlier this semester, after the tragic deaths of incoming APSU freshman Jack Amos and Rossview High School senior Amy Stringer, two memorial scholarships were endowed at the University. The scholarships will provide opportunities for future generations to earn college degrees at APSU.
(From left) Alan Burkhart, Tasha Stringer, Jim Amos Jr., Karen Blick and Rex Hawkins. (Photo by Beth Liggitt/APSU)
New Scholarship at APSU Honors Longtime Educator Patricia Hancock Richardson
September 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In the spring of 2010, two years into her battle with cancer, Patricia Hancock Richardson reminded her husband, James, of an errand he needed to run.
“She said, ‘make sure you get our basketball and football season tickets,’” James Richardson remembered. “ She told me, ‘We’re going to every game.’”
Patricia, known by her friends as Patty, had rooted for the Austin Peay State University Governors since the early 1950s, when she was a varsity cheerleader at the school. In the years that followed, she became a fixture at most home games, cheering on the Governors during good seasons and bad. So that spring, James listened to his wife and bought the tickets. They went unused. [Read more]
APSU Foundation selects new members to serve for 2011
May 3, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Foundation has selected 10 new members for 2011.
The APSU Foundation provides the structure through which the University can work directly with special volunteers and community leaders to enhance the financial well being of the University. The Foundation’s purpose is to financially support the University.
The Foundation is a separate entity and is chartered by the state, with the authority to receive private gifts in support of the University. Through its executive committee, the Foundation makes its own policy decisions. The University provides administrative support to the Foundation. [Read more]
2011 tax year time to think about giving to APSU
March 1, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The start of a new tax year is the time to think about planned giving and the number of other ways to support Austin Peay State University financially.
Christine Booth, director of major gifts at APSU, said planned giving is becoming a preferred path for individuals who wish to remember the University in their estate plans.
“Planned giving is a big thing today,” she said. [Read more]
