Topic: U.S. Coast Guard

J.D. Howell endows APSU scholarship

November 13, 2008 |

Howell (right) presents endowment check to President Hall (left) in recent meeting at APSU. Photograph taken by Bill Persinger, Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing Director

Austin Peay State University has established a scholarship for Trigg County, Ky., residents after receiving a gift of $25,000 from APSU alumnus James D. Howell.  In honor of the donor, the scholarship will be named the James D. Howell Scholarship.

Howell said he is the product of a one-room schoolhouse and grew up during a time when college was a privilege only a select few could afford. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and took advantage of the G.I. Bill to attend APSU.

Since graduating from APSU in 1961, Howell has worked in public education, the Department of Atomic Energy and as an entrepreneur began a variety of industry-related business. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Delta Queen: An endangered piece of our American history

August 19, 2008 |

A piece of American history is endangered.

The Delta Queen sailed into Clarksville Monday on what may be one its last journeys down the Cumberland, and all the other rivers she’s traveled.

The Delta Queen steams into Clarksville

The Delta Queen is a grand lady and a legacy from our collective history. She is only remaining all-wood paddle-wheeled craft still sailing American waters with a complement of passengers scattered about, some opting to sit on the comfortable white rocking chairs on its decks. The Delta Queen looked and sounded like something in a classic Mark Twain novel. «Read the rest of this article»

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