{"id":22433,"date":"2016-05-03T20:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T01:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=22433"},"modified":"2016-05-03T20:52:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T01:52:52","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-gives-out-first-warren-scholarship-for-classical-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/05\/03\/austin-peay-state-university-gives-out-first-warren-scholarship-for-classical-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University gives out first Warren Scholarship for Classical Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – If you grew up in Clarksville and studied Latin, chances are you know Kaye or Grady Warren. The couple taught Latin in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System for more than 40 years, and in that time they became one of the area\u2019s biggest advocates for Classical Studies.<\/p>\n

Just last summer, one of their former students\u2014Austin Peay State University freshman Alexander Kee\u2014earned first place in Advanced Latin Grammar at the National Junior Classical League convention in San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

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Mary Winters APSU Latin instructor; Alexander Kee, APSU student; Grady Warren, Kaye Warren, Dr. Tim Winters, APSU professor of Classics, and Dr. Stephen Kershner, assistant professor of Classics, celebrate the presentation of a new scholarship.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1997, the couple was happy to learn that Dr. Tim Winters had been hired to develop a Classical Studies program at Austin Peay State University. Over the years, they made sure his incoming students were more than ready to study the subject at the college level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have educated literally thousands of local students, and they have worked summers and nights to help their kids get a leg up into college,\u201d Winters, APSU professor of Latin, said. \u201cThey took their students to Italy and Greece. They\u2019ve worked their hearts out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Late last year, Winters decided to show his appreciation for all their hard work by developing a scholarship in their name. Winters and several former students of the Warrens are currently raising money to get the scholarship fully endowed, but last week, Winters did have enough funds to present the first Kaye and Grady Warren Scholarship to a rising APSU sophomore.<\/p>\n

The recipient of that first scholarship was their former pupil, Alexander Kee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a surprise,\u201d Kaye Warren said during last week\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really wonderful,\u201d Grady Warren said. \u201cHe was the number one grammar student in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kee also was surprised by the announcement, and he initially didn\u2019t know what to say when the Warrens congratulated him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor and a privilege because they are two people I look up to and respect very greatly,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, I had Mrs. Warren, she got me started into Latin. And I worked with Mr. Warren the last here summers, teaching me what I know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winters said they are still accepting donations to grow the Kaye and Grady Warren Scholarship into a full endowment. For information on the scholarship and how to give, contact Matt Bucy with the APSU Office of Advancement at bucym@apsu.edu<\/a> or at 931.221.7130.<\/p>\n

APSU offers degrees in Latin, Greek and Classics\u2014a combination of the two languages\u2014that prepare students for graduate study in languages and archaeology, for teaching high-school Latin and other careers. For more information on the program visit www.apsu.edu\/classics<\/a> or contact Winters at winterst@apsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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