Austin Peay State University Business Scholarship endowed by Clarksville resident to honor his late wife
July 24, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In the 1940s, Richard Powers enrolled in an economics class at Austin Peay State University. So did Mary Marks, and the two later were married for the next 58 years.
“We were both taking summer courses at that time,” Powers said.
His wife died in March 2008. To honor her memory, Powers established the Mary Marks Powers Scholarship for Business with a $50,000 endowment. [Read more]
