Inspiration to Action: A Tribute to Jill Eichhorn, Professor

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INSPIRATION TO ACTION: A TRIBUTE TO JILL EICHHORN, PROFESSOR, ACTIVIST, PEACEKEEPER (August 1, 2024).

The book dedicated to Dr. Jill Eichhorn was created by a group of her colleagues, students, and friends, in partnership with her family. This is a book of creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, and artwork honoring Jill Eichhorn.

Editorial Board: Beatrix Brockman, Beverly Fisher, Lee Gray, Dan Rachlin, Jennifer Stevens, Shana Thornton.

Cover Design by Dr. Cindy Marsh

Eighty percent of the profits are donated to the Jill Eichhorn Endowment on behalf of the Editorial Board of the book. 

The Department of Languages and Literature at APSU is fundraising for the Jill Eichhorn scholarship in honor of Dr. Jill Eichhorn and her dedicated community service. We hope to support this effort with the book project. 

To give toward the Endowment now, click here:

https://givetoapsu.com/Eichhorn

Over the years, Dr. Eichhorn dedicated herself to fighting injustices in the world, specifically regarding violence against women and sexual and gender-based abuse in the community. She began coordinating the Clothesline Project in 1996 to address these issues, as well as overseeing performances of the Vagina Monologues on the APSU campus for 18 years. Her efforts helped raise more than $20,000 for organizations such as Clarksville’s Sexual Assault Center, the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Urban Ministries Safehouse. 

In 2019, she was awarded the APSU Distinguished Community Service Award which recognizes a full-time faculty member whose service has enhanced or will enhance the quality of life in the Clarksville-Montgomery County area. 

On October 2, 2022,  Dr. Jill Eichhorn, Associate Professor of Languages and Literature, at Austin Peay State University, passed away after a brief illness. 

Dr. Eichhorn spent much of her life serving her students and her community. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and German Literature and her Master of Arts in English from the University of Montana. After earning her Ph.D. from Miami University in Ohio, Dr. Eichhorn arrived at Austin Peay in 1995 as an adjunct instructor. In 2000, she joined the University full time as an Assistant Professor, and a few years later, she became the director of the Women’s and Gender Studies programs. Her husband, Barry Kitterman, taught fiction writing at APSU until his retirement in 2021. 

Dr. Eichhorn is survived by her husband, Barry Kitterman, and their two children, Teddy and Hannah.