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Nashville, TN 37217
Phone (615) 366-4400 Fax (615) 366-4464
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT:
Mary Morgan
615.366.4414
Austin Peay State University Geographic Information Technology Program Wins Academic Excellence Award
Program Provides Community Assistance in Planning and Emergencies
Nashville, Tennessee, December 11, 2001-The Tennessee Board of Regents on December 6 gave its prestigious Academic Excellence and Quality Award to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Geographic Information Systems Center (CMC-GIS), which is housed in the Department of Geology and Geography at Austin Peay State University. The Center
provides
a digital database, clearinghouse and depository for all Clarksville and
Montgomery County government departments. It collects data on such disparate
items as layout of gas and water lines, the time and location of crimes and the
configuration of property boundaries and puts the information into map formats
that are easily accessible by computer. Local officials can thus quickly access
needed infrastructure information during emergencies and natural disasters as
well as using it for planning purposes and even in making decisions such as how
many police to deploy in a given area at a certain time of day.
In presenting the award, Regent Stanley Rogers, chair of the Committee on Academic Policies and Programs, said, “This is an outstanding example of the way community service has become an important part of the institutional mission of Austin Peay State University. This program helps local governments make better, faster, more efficient decisions, particularly important in the fast-growing Clarksville-Montgomery County area. The program is also a significant educational enhancement for APSU students majoring in environmental geography and geology.”
The Academic Excellence and Quality Award is given quarterly by TBR to an outstanding program in a TBR institution. Previous winners include the BusinessMedia Center at Tennessee Technological University, the Community Partnership Program at East Tennessee State University, the Prevention Center at the University of Memphis and the discovery of a new planet by the Astronomy Project at Tennessee State University.
The Tennessee Board of Regents is the nation’s sixth largest higher education system, governing 45 post-secondary educational institutions. The TBR system includes six universities, 13 two-year colleges and 26 technology centers, providing programs to over 180,000 students in 90 of Tennessee’s 95 counties
The Tennessee Board of Regents is the nation’s sixth largest higher education system, governing 45 post-secondary educational institutions. The TBR system includes six universities, 13 two-year colleges and 26 technology centers, providing programs to over 180,000 students in 90 of Tennessee’s 95 counties.
A photograph of the awards ceremony is available on request.
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