New endowment, Reagan Giving Circle, honors longtime APSU marketing professor
October 18, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In the late 1960s, soon after earning her bachelor’s degree in business, Dr. Carmen Reagan began making her mark in higher education, teaching business courses at a time when opportunities for women were not as plentiful as they are today.
“The situation for women has definitely improved,” Reagan said. “There are many more opportunities for women today than when I went to college.”
After teaching in colleges and universities throughout Mississippi and at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Reagan came to Austin Peay State University in 1988 as associate professor of marketing. [Read more]
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is September 21st
September 16, 2011
The 90th Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 in our new home at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public.
This meeting’s topic is Brig. General James R. Chalmers and the Battle of Nashville. [Read more]
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is August 17th
August 11, 2011
The 89th Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 in our new home at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public.
This meeting’s topic is “The Civil War of Nashville’s Maggie Vaulx, April 1861 to March 1862” [Read more]
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is July 20th
July 13, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 in our new home at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public.
This meeting’s topic is “The Staff of Robert E. Lee” [Read more]
Planters Announces Rossview Branch Opening
July 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Planters Bank announces the opening of a new full-service branch at 495 Dunlop Lane, adjacent to Gateway Medical Center, on Tuesday, July 12th.
“The Rossview/Dunlop Lane area has been a target of ours for quite some time and we are thrilled to finally be open here,” said CEO Elizabeth McCoy. “We’ve had tremendous success in the Clarksville market these past eight years and expect our growth to continue. Our branch staff will be active in the community, just as we are at all of our locations, and we look forward to serving customers and businesses here.” [Read more]
Free Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Screenings
May 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville 8th District Dental Society in conjunction with Gateway Medical Center will be offering Free Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Screenings Friday May 13th from 10:00am – 6:00pm at Gateway Medical Center.
This event is during the National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, May 8th-14th. [Read more]
APSU Allied Health Programs Appealing to Students Interested in Health Care
March 7, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Rex Ameigh, chair of the Austin Peay State University Radiologic Technology program, occasionally forgets to take off his I.D. badge when he leaves work. If that happens, he usually receives several confused looks from the people he runs into.
“I am surprised at the number of places, even at Wal-Mart, where they will say, ‘I didn’t know they had that program at Austin Peay,’” Ameigh said. “We’ve been around for just about ever, but people don’t know about us. I think our students internally a lot of times don’t know we exist.” [Read more]
Screaming Eagle Medical Home expands enrollment
January 16, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – The Screaming Eagle Medical Home, the community based medical clinic operated by Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), expands eligibility to now include three Clarksville and Adams, Tennessee zip codes. The clinic is located in Medical Office Building One, 647 Dunlop Lane, Suite 301, next to Gateway Medical Center.
Active Duty Family members living in the 37043 zip code should have already received letters offering them the opportunity to enroll to the Screaming Eagle Medical Home. Letters and enrollment instructions are now being mailed to active duty Family members living in the 37010 and 37040 zip codes. Some individuals living in the 37040 zip code may not receive their letters until early March to allow for phased enrollment success. [Read more]
H.O.P.E. to hold their annual Women’s Day Conference this Saturday
August 13, 2010
On Saturday from 10:00am till 4:00pm the Hispanic Organization for Progress & Education (H.O.P.E.) will be holding their 2010 Women’s Day Conference at the Montgomery County Civic Hall at Veterans Plaza (350 Pageant Lane).
The conference will provide a wide variety of information and activities for women including health screenings, Cooking and Home Decor tips, food samples, hand-made crafts, Satin Hands, Make-overs, a Clothes Closet, hourly prizes, and much more!
Valerie Guzman will be the Emcee for the day. Special guests include Mrs. Tennessee International Cydney Miller and Social Entreprenur April Boyed-Noronha will also be on hand.
So come on out and be a part of this amazing celebration of Women’s Heath, Mind, Body, & Spirit. [Read more]
APSU nursing Chair of Excellence wins scholarly writing contest
May 25, 2010
The Lenora C. Reuther Chair of Excellence in Nursing at Austin Peay State University will have her manuscript appear in an upcoming issue of Tennessee Nurse after it was declared the winner of a recent statewide contest.
Dr. Patty Orr, assistant professor and Chair of Excellence, won the Tennessee Nurses Foundation’s 2010 Scholarly Writing Contest. She will receive a $1,000 cash award for her manuscript, titled “How I Use Research in Daily Practice.”
“With the many challenges of the present health care system and the need for innovation in solving access, quality and cost equations, nursing has the opportunity to provide solutions; however, proposed solutions must be tested through research,” Orr said in her manuscript. “In my nursing practice I look for evidence based actions that will positively impact patients’ health and prevent disease progression.” [Read more]
