CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University has received a generous gift from Terry and Valen Cox to establish the Valen A. Cox Scholarship Endowment. The endowment honors Valen’s determination as a military spouse who earned her degree over the course of 40 years, all while raising five children through 16 moves across two decades of Army life.
The endowment provides an annual scholarship with first preference for military spouses of U.S. Army active-duty soldiers, and second preference for dependents of U.S. Army active-duty soldiers. The scholarship will begin in Fall 2027.
To qualify for this scholarship, students may be enrolled full-time or part-time and must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. The scholarship is non-renewable, allowing the endowment to support more students over time…