{"id":8357,"date":"2011-10-03T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=8357"},"modified":"2011-10-03T09:03:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:03:58","slug":"11-apsu-middle-college-students-named-peay-read-essay-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/10\/03\/11-apsu-middle-college-students-named-peay-read-essay-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"11 APSU, Middle College students named Peay Read essay winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Ten Austin Peay State University first-year students and a Middle College student were recognized for having best student essays on themes from \u201cThe Soloist,\u201d a nonfiction book by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and the basis for the movie, \u201cThe Soloist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students were lauded for their winning entries during a dinner held September 29th at APSU that featured Lopez, who later that evening delivered a public talk to approximately 1,000 people in the APSU Dunn Center.<\/p>\n

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Steve Lopez (back row, far left) is seen with APSU and Middle College student essay winners during a dinner September 29th in the Morgan University Center as part of The Peay Read annual celebration. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer)<\/p><\/div>\n

The student winners were Donald Buhl-Brown, Samuel Cupp, Lindsey Gudal, Destynee Horner, Bethany Jackson, Maggie Jackson, Jennifer Matteucci, Clair Susong, Elizabeth Tuttle and Abigail Wilt. All are either freshmen or transfer students during the 2011-12 academic year.<\/p>\n

The Middle College student winner was Nathan Borrero.<\/p>\n

The 11 student winners represented the top 1 percent of 1,200 essays submitted for the contest.<\/p>\n

In addition, eight of the student winners are enrolled in the University\u2019s Honors Program.<\/p>\n

The essay contest was part of a reading initiative at APSU called The Peay Read, designed to provide a unifying experience and contribute to the academic experiences for first-year students.<\/p>\n

For more details about this year\u2019s book reading selection or The Peay Read, visit www.apsu.edu\/Read\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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