Dee Boaz

Dee Boaz retired in 1994 as editor of The Leaf-Chronicle newspaper in Clarksville, after leading the news organization to 135 state and national press awards. She also was the first female chair of Mid-American Press Institute, an organization representing daily newspapers of all sizes in 20 states from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast. Boaz is known for more than her professional success in journalism. She also has been a trailblazer in the community, having served on many boards and in several civic organizations. Most notably, she was a co-founder and graduate of Leadership Clarksville and a co-founder of the Museum Guild. She was a charter member of the Junior Auxiliary of Clarksville and served on an advisory committee that established the Robert Penn Warren Center in Clarksville, which preserves and promotes literature by significant local authors. She is active with Austin Peay State University serving on the APSU Acuff Circle of Excellence Community Advisory Board, the APSU Foundation and the APSU Woodward Library Society