Leaving on a High Note - Austin Peay State University
Leaving on a High Note - Austin Peay State University
Leaving on a High Note - Austin Peay State University
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Table of C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
Features<br />
Page 4<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Leaving</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> a <strong>High</strong> <strong>Note</strong><br />
Just as she promised, Sherry Hoppe has been a change agent. And by<br />
and large, APSU needed change. The <strong>University</strong> had become complacent,<br />
even smug. The general feeling was, “We’re here; they’ll come.” In<br />
reality, enrollment was declining, fundraising was flat, no <strong>on</strong>line classes<br />
were in the works, the campus was …OK, you get the drift. From the<br />
get-go, Hoppe made it clear she intended to make changes. Her place in<br />
history will be decided decades from now, but we can say that, without<br />
doubt, APSU is a more vibrant and highly esteemed university than<br />
seven years ago.<br />
Page 12<br />
Spicing up Life<br />
Fred Yarbrough has d<strong>on</strong>e what many people in the rat race dream of<br />
doing: He walked away from a “steady” job as a teacher to follow his<br />
dream. After 36 years in fr<strong>on</strong>t of a class, working to inspire young people<br />
to understand and apply the laws of physics, Yarbrough decided it<br />
was time to do something he always wanted to do—fix good food.<br />
Although he occasi<strong>on</strong>ally takes <strong>on</strong> catering jobs, the most gratifying payment<br />
for him comes when he cooks for family and friends. He may not<br />
be helping high school students solve physics problems, but for himself,<br />
he’s discovered the formula for pure happiness.<br />
Page 16<br />
Physics and Fastballs<br />
It’s a bit disgusting: He looks much as he did 17 years ago when he was<br />
hurling fastballs for the Govs baseball team. But, he says, that can be a<br />
detriment now. When Dr. Tim Fox is invited to speak at an internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
medical c<strong>on</strong>ference, the audience often expects a more professorial<br />
presence at the lectern, rather than this lanky young man with an<br />
“Alfalfa”-like cowlick <strong>on</strong> the crown of his head. At <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Peay</strong>, he was<br />
a star <strong>on</strong> the baseball field. Today, he’s a star in the field of medical<br />
physics. Read about this brilliant and decidedly humble young man.<br />
Departments<br />
Making APSU Headlines .............8<br />
Alumni News ..............................22<br />
Sports...........................................24<br />
Class <strong>Note</strong>s .................................28<br />
Feedback.....................................33<br />
Bill Persinger<br />
Bill Persinger<br />
APSU Sports Informati<strong>on</strong><br />
Photo: Bill Persinger<br />
Artist Jamie Lee McMahan,<br />
Cordova, painted the official<br />
presidential portrait of Dr.<br />
Sherry Hoppe. For the historic<br />
portrait, Hoppe<br />
d<strong>on</strong>ned the presidential<br />
regalia that, several years<br />
ago, she commissi<strong>on</strong>ed to<br />
be made for future presidents<br />
to wear during cerem<strong>on</strong>ial<br />
occasi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Reader’s Guide<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Peay</strong> is published biannually—fall and<br />
spring—by the Office of Public Relati<strong>on</strong>s and<br />
Marketing. Press run for this issue is 30,000.<br />
Dennie B. Burke Editor<br />
Bill Persinger (’91) Design and Photo Editor<br />
Mel<strong>on</strong>y Leazer (’06) Assistant Editor<br />
Michele Tyndall (’06) C<strong>on</strong>tent Coordinator<br />
Shelia Bo<strong>on</strong>e (’71) Alumni News and Events<br />
Brad Kirtley Sports Informati<strong>on</strong><br />
Steve Wils<strong>on</strong> (’97, ’06) Online Versi<strong>on</strong><br />
How to change your address<br />
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the following ways:<br />
Post us: Alumni and Annual Giving<br />
P.O. Box 4676<br />
Clarksville, TN 37044<br />
E-mail us: alumni@apsu.edu<br />
Ph<strong>on</strong>e us: (931) 221-7979<br />
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How to c<strong>on</strong>tact or submit<br />
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<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Peay</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> is <strong>on</strong>e of 46 instituti<strong>on</strong>s in the<br />
Tennessee Board of Regents system, the sixth largest system<br />
of higher educati<strong>on</strong> in the nati<strong>on</strong>. The Tennessee Board of<br />
Regents is the governing board for this system, which is<br />
composed of six universities, 13 two-year colleges and 26<br />
Tennessee technology centers. The TBR system enrolls more<br />
than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public<br />
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<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Peay</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> is an equal opportunity<br />
employer committed to the educati<strong>on</strong> of a n<strong>on</strong>-racially<br />
identifiable student body.<br />
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