APSU alumnus establishes the Emily Rawlins Allensworth Endowment in memory of his mother
February 12, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) alumnus Stephen K. Allensworth recently donated $28,000 to the APSU Foundation to honor the memory of his late mother by creating the Emily Rawlins Allensworth Endowment, an endowed scholarship program to benefit APSU students.
Emily was one of the first students to graduate from Austin Peay Normal School.
Emily Rawlins Allensworth
Mark S. and Martha Em Raby establish Claudell Wootton Art Education Endowment at APSU
February 8, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Mark S. and Martha Em Raby recently donated $25,000 to the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Foundation to establish the Claudell Wootton Art Education Endowment, an endowed scholarship program benefiting APSU students.
They chose to make their generous gift to honor the memory of Martha Em’s mother, Claudell Wootton.
Claudell Wootton
APSU accepting applications for 2019-20 Military Alumni Chapter scholarships
January 3, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is accepting student applications for two Military Alumni Chapter scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year.
The APSU Military Alumni Chapter was founded in October 2012 for the purpose of supporting and recognizing military-related APSU alumni.
APSU Military graduates earn a specially designed coin and cords from Austin Peay in addition to their degrees. Pictured are the December 2018 honorees.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees revise policies, conduct other business during winter meeting
December 5, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees hosted its winter meetings on November 29th and 30th, 2018 on the APSU campus.
The Board’s Academic Policies and Programs/Student Life Committee, Business and Finance Committee, Audit Committee and Executive Committee all met on Thursday, with the full board convening on Friday morning.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees
Jump start the spring semester with APSU’s winter term
November 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says the holiday season is approaching, which means college students from across Tennessee will soon return home to visit family and connect with old friends.
Snow shrouds the Austin Peay State University campus last winter.
Fraternity alumni endow new scholarship at APSU
January 26, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Forty years before Leonard Hamilton became Florida State University’s winningest head basketball coach, he was a young graduate assistant on the coaching staff at Austin Peay State University.
Prior to his arrival, he’d been initiated into the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and while on campus, Hamilton encouraged a group of motivated young men to establish a chapter at Austin Peay.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity/Theta Beta Endowed Scholarship at APSU.
Students from colleges across the state can jumpstart their spring semester with APSU’s winter term
November 5, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The holiday season is approaching, which means college students from across Tennessee will soon return home to visit family and connect with old friends.
For many, it’s a chance to catch up on sleep and relax after a busy semester, but for others, the long winter break offers an opportunity to get a jumpstart on the spring semester.
Austin Peay State University Campus.
New Austin Peay State University scholarship honors trailblazing history professor Betty Joe Wallace
July 14, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, several of Betty Joe Wallace’s friends and former students gathered in the Austin Peay State University Morgan University Center for a special memorial dinner honoring the late history professor.
On that winter evening, under the warm lights of the center’s ballroom, attendees heard familiar stories about this trailblazing woman who helped found both the African-American Studies and the Women’s and Gender Studies programs at Austin Peay.
Betty Joe Wallace
APSU student Ja-kay Matheny overcomes brain tumor to pursue education, comedy career
June 17, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University social work major Ja-kay Matheny has been a lot of things in his life, including a father, husband, soldier, student — even an aspiring standup comedian. But for much of the last few years, Matheny himself would admit that he was barely anything at all.
“I was sick for a long, long time,” Matheny said. “I was gaining weight, failing classes, forgetting simple things I should know and I was getting angry with my kids all the time for no reason.
APSU Student Ja-kay Matheny
APSU ROTC Cadet Zachary Lepley named 2017 Command Sgt. Maj. Darol Walker Award winner
April 30, 2017
Clarksville, TN – ROTC Cadet Zachary C. Lepley was presented the 2017 Command Sgt. Maj. Darol Walker Award during a breakfast ceremony held April 27th at Austin Peay State University.
Lepley is pursuing his Bachelor of Science in political science with a minor in military science from APSU.
Cadet Zachary C. Lepley is honored with the 2017 CSM Darol Walker Award on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Austin Peay State University. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
