{"id":17684,"date":"2014-04-12T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=17684"},"modified":"2014-04-12T01:11:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T06:11:02","slug":"apsu-scholarship-honoring-legacy-of-houston-county-educator-o-s-uffelman-now-fully-endowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/04\/12\/apsu-scholarship-honoring-legacy-of-houston-county-educator-o-s-uffelman-now-fully-endowed\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Scholarship honoring legacy of Houston County educator O.S. Uffelman now fully endowed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In 2011, Dr. Minoa Uffelman, Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, set out to honor the legacy of her late father, O.S. Uffelman.<\/p>\n

For several decades, he\u2019d inspired countless individuals as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent of Houston County Schools. Since education was so important to her father, Minoa and her husband, Joel Evans, decided to create the O.S. Uffelman Exemplary History Student Award at APSU.<\/p>\n

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The O.S. Uffelman Exemplary History Student Award at APSU is now fully endowed.<\/p><\/div>\n

Three years later, on April 7th, the scholarship became fully endowed. That afternoon, APSU President Tim Hall posted his appreciation on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great pleasure to finalize the details of a scholarship endowment today established by Dr. Minoa Uffelman of the APSU faculty an her husband Joel Evans, an APSU alum,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more grateful for their generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a rising junior or senior history major, or a full-time student entering the APSU M.A. in military history program. The money can be credited to the student\u2019s account, and can be used for tuition, housing, books, fees or study abroad opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad spent his entire life in education, and he encouraged hundreds, if not thousands of students to get educations,\u201d Minoa said. \u201cWe just want to continue his goal of education and helping students achieve their degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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O.S. Uffelman<\/p><\/div>\n

O.S. Uffelman\u2019s dedication to education started early, when he was only a young farmer\u2019s son growing up in depression-era Houston County. As a boy, he walked a couple of miles every morning to attend the small Campground School, and later, the Yellow Creek School. After he graduated in 1936 from high school, he took a job in Michigan and worked until the U.S. Army drafted him into service during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was an engineer. He detonated land mines,\u201d Minoa said. \u201cHe was smart. He wrote letters home to the Houston County paper. He was like Houston County\u2019s own Ernie Pyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the war ended, Uffelman used the G.I. Bill to attend Austin Peay State College. He graduated in 1951 and went
\non to earn a master\u2019s degree from Peabody College, one of the premiere graduate schools in education in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, he taught in Humphreys County for about five yeas, and then in Houston County until he retired,\u201d Minoa said. \u201cHe was a teacher, a coach, a principal and superintendent of schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uffelman\u2019s name still resonates in Houston County. In 1999, he was named \u201cLord High Mayor\u201d for the community\u2019s annual St. Patrick\u2019s Day Celebration. And his portrait hangs in the local high school, a gift from the 1972 class of Houston County High School.<\/p>\n

[320right]\u201cIf you grew up in Houston County, you knew O.S. Uffelman,\u201d Angie Judish, benefits manager with APSU Human Resources, said in 2011. Judish played basketball in middle school for Uffelman. \u201cIn addition to knowledge, he brought a quiet sense of humor to the classroom and to the basketball teams that he coached. As a history teacher and basketball coach, he gained respect from both students and parents. He made sure that his players knew what his expectations were, and I never heard him raise his voice. After giving instructions, he remained calm throughout the game. Whatever the results of the game, he always gave pats on the back and assured each player that she had played a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uffelman\u2019s legacy of inspiring and encouraging students will continue at APSU through this new scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019d love this,\u201d Minoa said.<\/p>\n

The scholarship is open to students who meet the following criteria:<\/h3>\n
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  • A full time APSU rising junior or senior who has declared a major in history or a full-time APSU student entering the APSU MA program in History.<\/li>\n
  • A member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society<\/li>\n
  • Active in history department activities, maintain an outstanding GPA, display exemplary character and have a record of service to the local community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For more information, contact the APSU Advancement Office, 931.221.7217.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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