Austin Peay State University Totally Explained

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Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.

History

The school was founded after the former Southwestern Presbyterian College (now Rhodes College) moved to Memphis in 1925, leaving its former campus in Clarksville unoccupied. In 1929, area civic and political leaders encouraged the state of Tennessee to purchase the facility and operate it as a public normal school for the training of schoolteachers. This was done, and the institution was renamed in honor of former governor Austin Peay who had died in office in 1927, which many attributed at least in part to stress due to his battles with the state legislature over education issues.
The school thus began with the formal name of Austin Peay State Normal School for Rural White Teachers. Racial desegregation, among other factors, led to a name change to Austin Peay State College, and the institution was granted university status in 1967. The school grew greatly in the late 1940s and 1950s, largely due to veterans attending under the G. I. Bill of Rights, which gave the school a large number of male students for the first time, school teaching at the time of the school's founding having been a largely-female occupation. At the same time, several fields of study in areas beyond education were introduced into the curriculum. Much of the recent growth of the school has been in conjunction with programs conducted in conjunction with the United States Army at nearby Fort Campbell.
The site of Austin Peay State University has also been the site of Clarksville's first educational institutions, Rural Academy (1806-1810) and Mount Pleasant Academy (1811-1824). Later, Clarksville Academy (1825-1848), Masonic College, (1849-1850), Montgomery County Masonic College, (1851-1854), and Stewart College (1855-1874) would occupy this area until the arrival of Southwestern Presbyterian University (1875-1925).

Athletics

The school's athletic teams, most of which compete in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), are known as the "Governors" in honor of the school's namesake. The school's popular cheer is, "Let's go, Peay!"
   The football team had participated in the Pioneer Football League, but on April 8, 2005 announced that it was leaving the Pioneer League at the conclusion of the 2005 season and that the football program would rejoin the Ohio Valley Conference in 2007.
   The basketball Govs and Lady Govs have a long tradition of excellence in the OVC. Coach Dave Loos has led Austin Peay to three NCAA tournament berths, on the way to becoming one of the most respected coaches in the conference, as well as its winningest coach. Notable players such as Trenton Hassell and Bubba Wells continue to emerge from the program. In 1987, Austin Peay stunned Illinois in the first round 68-67, becoming just the third 14th-seeded team to knock off a No. 3 seed.
   In July-August of 2006, the Tennessee Titans had their first training camp on the campus.

Buildings on campus

Educational or administrational

Browning Building
Claxton Building
Clement Building
Dunn Center
Ellington Building
Felix G. Woodward Library
Foy Fitness and Recreational Center
Harned Hall
Kimbrough Building
Marks Building
McCord Building
McReynolds Building
Music/Mass Communication Building
Simmons Memorial Health Building ("The Red Barn")
Pace Alumni Center at Emerald Hills
Sundquist Science Center
Trahern Building
Joe C. Morgan University Center

Residence halls

Killebrew Hall (Co-ed)

Miller Hall (Male)

Rawlins Hall (Male)

Cross Hall (Co-ed)

Beatrice Hand Village (Co-ed)

Emerald Hills (Family Housing)

Sevier Hall (Female)

Blount Hall (Co-ed, Honors housing)

Harvill Hall (Co-ed, Honors housing)

Meacham Apartments (Co-ed)

Two Rivers Apartments (Co-ed, Honors housing)

Fraternities

Pi Kappa Alpha

Kappa Sigma

Sigma Chi

Sigma Phi Epsilon

Sororities

Chi Omega

Zeta Phi Beta

Professional Fraternities

Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Sigma Alpha Iota

Alma Mater

All Hail To Austin Peay All Hail our Alma Mater,
   All Hail to Austin Peay, Forever faithful to thy standards will we ever be,
   We love thy campus beauty, serene in dignity,
   And so we proudly sing this song in praise of thee,
   All Hail, All Hail,
   We sing in praise of thee,
   We love our Alma Mater,
   All Hail to Austin Peay.
   Words and Music by Aaron Schmidt Music by "Governors Own" Austin Peay State University Marching Band directed by Andrea Brown

Departments

Accounting, African American Studies, Agriculture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Communication & Theatre, Computer Science, Economics & General Business, Education, Engineering Technology, Finance Management & Marketing, Geosciences, Health & Human Performance, History, Languages & Literature, Leadership, Mathematics, Military Science, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Management, Social Work, Sociology, and Women's Studies.

Notable alumni

Steve Adams, former Tennessee State Treasurer

Riley Darnell, former Tennessee State Senator and current Tennessee Secretary of State

Jeff Gooch, former NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers '96-'01,'04 Detroit Lions'02-'03

Trenton Hassell, NBA basketball player, Dallas Mavericks

Tommy Head, former member, Tennessee House of Representatives and brother of basketball coach Pat Summitt

Percy Howard, former wide receiver for the NFL Dallas Cowboys

Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee State Senator, D-Dickson

Otis Key, player and coach with the Harlem Globetrotters

Shawn Kelley, baseball player with the Seattle Mariners

John Morgan, Comptroller of the Treasury for the State of Tennessee

Mary C. Noble, Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court

Chonda Pierce, Christian comedian and performer

Joe Pitts, Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, D-Clarksville

Josh Rouse, Noted Singer-Songwriter

George Sherrill, relief pitcher, MLB Baltimore Orioles

Jeff Stec, entrepreneur who formed Peak Fitness

Jamie Walker, relief pitcher, MLB Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles

Paula Wall-nutz, critically acclaimed author, "The Rock Orchard," "The Wilde Women."

Bubba Wells, former basketball player, NBA Dallas Mavericks

James "Fly" Williams, legendary 1970s basketball player; later in the original American Basketball Association

Howie Wright, former basketball player, NBA New York Knicks

Bonnie Sloan, first deaf player in the NFL.

Presidents of Austin Peay

John S. Ziegler, 1929-1930

Philander Claxton, 1930-1946

Halbert Harvill, 1946-1962

Earl E. Sexton (acting), September-December 1962

Joe Morgan, 1963-1976

Robert O. Riggs, 1976-1987

Oscar Page, 1988-1994

Richard G. Rhoda (Interim), July-October 1994

Sal D. Rinella,1994-2000

Sherry L. Hoppe (Interim), 2000-2001

Sherry L. Hoppe, 2001-2007

Timothy L. Hall, 2007-PresentFurther Information

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