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Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – One gets the impression that Dr. Tim Winters, Austin Peay State University classics professor, doesn\u2019t sleep much. A dedicated teacher, he\u2019s won most of the University\u2019s major faculty awards, such as the Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching and the APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award.Add that to grading papers, writing scholarly articles, mentoring students and teaching study abroad courses in Greece every summer, and it leaves little time for what most of us know as rest.<\/p>\nBut in his few off hours, Winters isn\u2019t sitting at home watching television or catching up on his sleep. He\u2019s out in the community, keeping local streets safe as a reserve officer for the Clarksville Police Department or visiting hospitals and nursing homes as an ordained deacon with the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
His dedication in this area rivals his academic career, and it led the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce to present him recently with the 2012 Distinguished Community Service Award. The award is presented every spring to an APSU faculty member who demonstrates exemplary service to his or her community. Dr. Minoa Uffelman, APSU associate professor of history, nominated Winters for the award.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Winters is a selfless individual who always seeks to improve the lives of those around him, whether those individuals are students or members of the local community,\u201d Dr. Mickey Wadia, APSU professor of languages and literature, wrote in a memo supporting Uffelman\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n
The memo went on for two pages listing Winters\u2019 service to the community, such as going on four of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church\u2019s medical missions to Haiti, helping to organize a telethon for that country after it was devastated by an earthquake in 2010, playing drums in a band that volunteers at benefit concerts for organizations such as Special Olympics and the Humane Society, helping rebuild the home of a local police officer\u2019s widow for the ABC television show \u201cExtreme Makeover\u201d and working to preserve and restore the Nashville Parthenon at Centennial Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a constant and positive force in the Clarksville community,\u201d APSU President Tim Hall wrote in a letter to Steve Kemmer, chairman of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce. Kemmer agreed, and on April 24th, during the APSU Academic Honors and Awards Day Ceremony, he presented Winters with the community service award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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