Atlanta Alumni Event
We had a fine meeting of Austin Peay alumni in Atlanta last week, at the home of Wayne and Bobbi Pace. Wayne recently retired as chief financial officer for Time Warner, and he and Bobbi have settled into a new home in Atlanta. I never fail to hear stories at these events of how our alumni were helped and influence by their professors at Austin Peay. Years later, they still remember a faculty member who paid them special attention or gave them some crucial bit of advice. Not many alumni recall much about who was president of Austin Peay while they were here, but they have a lot to say about particular faculty or staff who influenced their lives for the better. And that’s as it should be.
Meetings such as we had in Atlanta are a way for APSU alumni to reconnect with one another and also to get a fresh view of the things happening on campus right now. We are working overtime to find new ways to stay in contact with our alumni, but nothing beats getting out on the road and seeing them.
