Leaving on a High Note - Austin Peay State University

and his sons, Colin Wright and Adam
O’Drobinak. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Educational Fund
for his sons.
GLYN WILLIAM O’MALLEY, New
York City playwright, director and educator,
55, died unexpectedly Nov. 14,
2006, after suffering a heart attack. He
is survived by his mother, Meredith, a
sister, and three brothers.
O’Malley was director of education
at the Cherry Lane Theatre Institute,
NYC, and professor at Lehman College-
CUNY (City University of New York) and
Fordham University.
The author of 19 plays, O’Malley
also directed more than 50 productions
in major theaters around the U.S. and
Europe, including the world premiere of
“Albee’s Men” and “Albee’s Women.”
His most recent New York City premieres
were his war trilogy: “Paradise”
(Kirk Theatre, 2005), “A Heartbeat to
Baghdad” (The Flea, 2004) and
“Concertina’s Rainbow” (Cherry Lane
Theatre, 2001).
O’Malley gave birth to “A Heartbeat
to Baghdad” at APSU in 2004 while he
was playwright-in-residence. O’Malley
interviewed scores of soldiers of the
101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
and their loved ones. Based on those
interviews, O’Malley wrote “A
Heartbeat to Baghdad,” which had its
world premiere at APSU.
Among his first interviews was that
of the widow of Sgt. Ariel Rico, a member
of the 101 st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), who died while serving in
Iraq. In 2004 at APSU, O’Malley established
the Sgt. Ariel Rico Memorial
Scholarship, designated the child of
any U.S. soldier killed or handicapped in
the line of duty.
O’Malley’s family requested that
memorial gifts be made to the Sgt.
Ariel Rico Memorial Scholarship, APSU,
P.O. Box 4417, Clarksville, TN 37044.
CHARLES McMANUS WATERS
(‘49), 86, died Dec. 9, 2006, at his
Clarksville home.
A World War II veteran, he earned his
bachelor’s degree from APSU and master’s
from the University of Tennessee.
Waters joined the Austin Peay State
College (APSC) faculty in 1948 and retired
as an English professor emeritus in 1985.
During his years at Austin Peay, he served
as sponsor of The All State and faculty
adviser to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa
Phi. In 1979, he was honored as the
Distinguished Professor Award recipient.
Waters may be best known for compiling
and editing “The First Fifty Years
of Austin Peay State University” to
commemorate the 50 th anniversary of
the school in 1977. He also wrote
“Historic Clarksville: Bicentennial” and
“A History of Bethlehem United
Methodist Church.” For 13 years, he
served as a writer and editor of
“Cumberland Lore.”
He was a member of Bethlehem
United Methodist Church where he
served many years as treasurer,
Sunday school teacher, choir member
and historian.
Waters is survived by his wife,
Evelyn “Peggy” Waters; two daughters,
Valerie Lavery of Clarksville and
Melanie Gardner of Nashville; and four
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
Bethlehem United Methodist Church
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 3155,
Clarksville, TN 27043.
SAMUEL J. WINTERS, 81, alumnus
and former student teacher supervisor
for Austin Peay, died Feb. 15, 2007, at
his Clarksville home after a brief illness.
He is the father of Dr. Emily W.
Bergen, assistant professor of communication,
and the father-in-law of Dr. Robin
B. Reed, associate professor and chair
of the APSU Department of Chemistry.
He was known in the Clarksville
community for having served as elementary
school teacher and principal at
several schools in the Clarksville-
Montgomery County School System.
His wife, Mary Jo Gootee Winters, and
many of their 14 children graduated
from APSU.
DR. RICHARD WILSON YOUNG,
73, died Nov. 14, 2006, at Mitchell-
Hollingsworth Nursing Home, Florence,
Ala.
Young was a retired orthopedic surgeon,
veteran of the U.S. Navy and a
member of the Washington Church of
Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Frances
Curtis Allison Young, Lewisville; daughter,
sons, stepson, stepdaughter, brother,
and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
Richard W. Young Athletic Trainer
Scholarship at Austin Peay State
University.
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Bivins, a senior defender from Knoxville,
also became the soccer program’s first
Academic All-American. She was selected to
the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-
America Women’s Soccer second-team,
selected by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA). This followed
her second straight selection as firstteam
All-District IV.
Bivins started each of her four years for the
Lady Govs soccer team, lead
ing the team’s defensive front and occasionally
playing in the midfield. She scored five
goals – three of which were game-winning
scores – and had 12 assists.
Wilson selected 1st-team
Academic All-District;
Williams on 2nd team
Drew Wilson, a senior starting defensive
tackle for Governors football, has been
named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-District IV Team.
Meanwhile, junior offensive lineman,
Duncan Williams, was selected second-team
Academic All-District.
As a result of his selection as a first-team
member, Wilson’s name appeared on the
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA (College
Sports Information Directors of America)
Academic All-American ballot.
Earlier last fall, Wilson was nominated for
the Draddy Award, sponsored by The
National Football Foundation & College Hall
of Fame (NFF).
Tidwell, Dunham, Beck
named to All-OVC teams
Three members of Austin Peay women’s
soccer team were named to the 2006 All-Ohio
Valley Conference women’s soccer teams.
Spring 2007
Senior defender Tara Tidwell and freshman
forward Monica Dunham were honored as
first-team All-OVC members. Dunham also
was named to the All-OVC newcomer team.
Sophomore forward Ashley Beck was named
to the second-team All-OVC for the second
consecutive year.
Tidwell, a native of Nashville, started in 16
games in her final season as a Lady Gov. She
was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week
twice last season.
Dunham, a Franklin native, started 17
games in her first season as a Lady Gov. She
is the Lady Govs’ first freshman to be named
All-OVC first team.
Beck, Clarksville, started all 19 games as a
sophomore. She was third among conference
players in points and game-winning goals, while
ranking second in shots and fifth in goals.
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