Austin Peay State University honors former TBR chancellor with John Morgan Walk of History
October 31, 2017
Clarksville, TN – When John Morgan says he grew up on the Austin Peay State University campus, he’s not talking metaphorically. His father, Joe Morgan, served as the University’s fourth president, and during those years, the family lived in the historic Archwood Home on College Street.
John literally grew up at Austin Peay, and after earning his degree from the University, he continued to think of the campus as his home.
The Pave The Way Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
APSU supporter Don Jenkins receives Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor’s Award
June 12, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Don Jenkins, president and CEO of Jenkins & Wynne Ford-Lincoln-Honda, was presented with the Tennessee Board of Regents 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy earlier this month in recognition of his years of service to Austin Peay State University.
“Mr. Jenkins is a true friend and supporter of this University,” John Morgan, TBR Chancellor, said during the annual APSU Foundation Dinner on June 2nd.
Austin Peay President Alisa White, Sandy Jenkins, Don Jenkins and TBR Chancellor John Morgan celebrate Don Jenkins receiving the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. (Beth Liggett/APSU)
APSU installs Alisa White as 10th president
March 25, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The weather, which has been so abrasive these last few months, turned pleasant on Monday morning as people made their way into the Austin Peay State University Music/Mass Communication Building.
Instead of lingering under that clear, warm sky, hundreds of well-wishers eagerly filed into the windowless Mabry Concert Hall to watch Dr. Alisa White officially become the University’s tenth president.
“Dr. White, we’re thrilled you’re here,” Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said during the ceremony. “We can’t think of a more important time to be involved in higher education or a more important university.”
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam applauds as Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan officially installs Dr. Alisa White as Austin Peay State University’s 10th president. (Beth Liggett/APSU)
APSU art students earn several awards and scholarships
March 7, 2014
Clarksville, TN – February turned out to be a good month for the Austin Peay State University Department of Art, with several students earning prestigious awards and scholarships.
Graphic design student Brooke Mckee was awarded a Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) scholarship for winning a Design Center student competition to design the visual identity for TBR’s Critical Conversations Initiative. [Read more]
APSU celebrates opening of Highland Crest Campus
June 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – To help students earn degrees, sometimes a college or university has to go beyond its campus map and take education to where the students are.
That is what Austin Peay State University is doing at the new Highland Crest Campus in Springfield Tennessee.
“The future belongs to learners,” APSU President Tim Hall told a standing-room-only crowd June 22nd at the grand opening of Highland Crest Campus, Robertson County’s first higher education facility. “We are helping students to manufacture income factories of their own. Those earnings will be going to the life of this area.”
Several dignitaries from the Tennessee Board of Regents, Austin Peay State University, Volunteer State Community College and Robertson County celebrate the opening of the new Highland Crest Campus on June 22nd in Springfield. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Maynard Presented with 2011 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
May 12, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Board of Regents recognized the generosity of local businessman James Maynard on April 26th by presenting him with the 2011 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.
Maynard, a 1956 graduate of Austin Peay State University, has long been a supporter of the University. Most recently, he created the Maynard Family Endowment Scholarship, which provides financial assistance annually to a student from Montgomery County pursing a business degree at APSU.
APSU President Tim Hall, local businessman James Maynard and TBR Chancellor John Morgan. (Photo by Bill Persinger/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson’s Clarksville Extension Campus to Expand
October 9, 2010
Dickson, TN– The long-expected expansion of the Clarksville campus of the Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson is going to become a reality.
State officials gathered at the Clarksville campus (3789 Guthrie Highway) yesterday to announce approval of the $16 million, 60,000 square foot expansion.
Governor Phil Bredesen made the official announcement. He was accompanied by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan and members of the Montgomery County legislative delegation, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, and other community leaders. The Tennessee Board of Regents approved the expansion project as a “high priority” in its meeting September 24th, the State Building Commission will consider the project at its October meeting.
Governor Phil Bredesen gets a walk through of a miniature production line from Industrial Maintenance Instructor Steve Hawkins
Austin Peay State University cuts the ribbon on the Hemlock Semiconductor Building
September 17, 2010
Austin Peay State University held a ribbon cutting for its new Chemical Engineering Technology Facility yesterday. The facility which has been designated the Hemlock Semiconductor Building will train Austin Peay Students to fill the skilled labor needs for the new Polysilicon plant being built in North Clarksville. The ribbon cutting was attended by area dignitaries along with HSC officials, and was open to the general public.
President Tim Hall and Hemlock Semiconductor CEO Rick Doornbros cut the ribbon while surrounded by area dignitaries along with other HSC officials (APSU)
