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Nursing Alumna Featured for Cardiac Work

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Melissa Moore, a 2006 nursing graduate from Belmont, was recently featured in an article for her work with cardiac services as an Outreach Coordinator for Advanced Cardiac Therapies at UCLA Health. In the article, Moore details the work her team is doing to expand their services to additional communities throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding area to ensure specialized care is convenient and accessible.

“We’re partnering with local cardiologists and primary care physicians to provide comprehensive services to patients closer to where they live and work,” she says.

The article goes on to detail Moore’s team’s work on heart failure treatment as more and more Americans continue to battle these diagnoses. According to the American Heart Association, the number of Americans who suffer from heart failure, an estimated 6.5 million, is expected to rise by 46 percent by 2030.

Students Participate in Master Class, Create Custom Wallpaper for the Belmont Mansion

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Students Participate in Master Class, Create Custom Wallpaper for the Belmont Mansion

Led by alumna-owned New Hat, student groups spent the week creating custom art for their client

A group of Belmont art students spent five days in a masterclass earlier this month as they learned from artist experts Kelly Diehl and Belmont alumna Elizabeth Williams, owners of studio New Hat. Invited by Assistant Professor of Art Christine Rogers, the New Hat duo spent time educating students on the process of creating wallpaper, the history of the facility and more as they worked between their meetings with the client, the Belmont Mansion.

“The Mansion’s Executive Director Mark Brown was graciously open to the patterns being historically referential, but the final product being contemporary and even possibly wild,” Williams said. “The students were eager to learn about the entrepreneurial side of our art business, and we were impressed with their engagement, teamwork and professionalism. The level of work they were able to produce in such a small time frame was amazing.”

The winning design from the New Hat Masterclass will soon be on display in the Belmont Mansion.

At the end of the week, Brown, his team and an additional professional served as judges while the students presented their creations — wallpaper which has been studied, dreamt up, drawn and physically created over the course of 4 days. “They had an incredibly difficult time choosing the winning design because they were all so thoughtful and well-presented,” Williams said.

In the end, they went with Historico Minimo because of its playful use of color, reference to the checkerboard floor and timeless, central motif.

Williams and Diehl were thrilled to see the variety of created designs given such a challenging prompt and timeline. “We asked them to create a contemporary design in the context of an historic home which is a tall order,” Williams said. “We were pleasantly surprised at how advanced the results were.”

The winning design will be printed locally, and the students will get to see the process. Williams hopes to install the paper within the Mansion and hold an opening exhibition to showcase all designs.

College of Pharmacy Students Provide Services to Community

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College of Pharmacy Students Provide Services to Community

Belmont University College of Pharmacy faculty, recent graduates and student members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association recently volunteered at a medical and dental clinic held at Riverside Chapel Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The group assisted in providing services at the on-site pharmacy led by Belmont College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Dr. Hope Campbell.

The Belmont pharmacy team helped perform a variety of tasks at the clinic as they provided technician support, dispensed over 70 scripts and counseled patients. They screened 30 patients for osteoporosis and helped more than 20 patients select appropriate reading glasses.

Belmont Pharmacy students help at clinic

In addition to volunteering at the clinic, students completed medication inventory management, pharmacy set up and pre-counting of fast-moving clinic items.

Associate Professor Dr. Campbell said that the Belmont College of Pharmacy team, “truly lived up to its mission of serving the undeserved. Even when students graduate and are now practicing pharmacists, they can not help but return to continue the tradition of service.”

Harry Allen, Dan Soukup Recognized with Massey Distinguished Graduate Awards

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Harry Allen, Dan Soukup Recognized with Massey Distinguished Graduate Awards

Belmont’s graduate business alums honored for excellence in professional achievement, community involvement

Last night Belmont University’s Massey Graduate School of Business Alumni Board recognized two outstanding alumni—Studio Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Relationship Officer Harry Allen and Soukup, Bush & Associates’ Shareholder Dan Soukup—who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of professional achievement, community involvement, and commitment to the Massey School.

BKD CPA Senior Associate Tyler Vieth, a 2015 Massey graduate and co-chair of the Distinguished Graduate Awards, said, “What stood out to me for both Harry and Dan was not only their commitment to their outstanding careers, but also their community involvement. Listening to their speeches, I realized that there was one common denominator – Belmont University and the Jack C. Massey School of Business. Their remarks on the importance of their respective programs and the lifelong values that came from it was overwhelming as a recent graduate and really validated why all our alumni and faculty know that Belmont and the Massey School are such special places”

Harry L. Allen graduated from Belmont with a Bachelor of Business Administration in international management in 2004, after being admitted as a Hearst Scholarship recipient and to the highly competitive Honors Program. He also earned his Master of Business Administration from Belmont’s Massey Graduate School of Business in 2010 as an H.B. & Dorris Massey Scholar. He is a co-founder, executive vice president and chief relationship officer of Studio Bank, Nashville’s newest locally-headquartered boutique bank. He serves as the Bank’s lead business development officer and manages the Bank’s involvement and investment in community efforts. He also serves as the key manager of relationships with stakeholders such as the Bank’s Founders’ Advisory Board, civic and economic development organizations and other strategic partnerships with external stakeholders. Key among Allen’s responsibilities is his role in directing and implementing the Bank’s strategy for engaging not-for-profit and education clients, a target market segment for the Bank.

A native of Nashville, Allen is active in the Nashville Community serving on the board of directors for the Center for Nonprofit Management (Treasurer), Leadership Middle Tennessee, and is a Trustee of Belmont University (Finance & Endowment Committees). He is a 2008 winner of the Chamber’s Nashville Emerging Leader award, a 2011 honoree of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30, a 2014 honoree of Nashville Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, a 2018 Inductee into the Public Schools Hall of Fame by the Nashville Public Education Foundation, and a 2018 honoree in Nashville Business Journal’s Power Leaders in Finance. He is also an active member of the Rotary Club of Nashville where he has previously served as Treasurer and was recently elected President-Elect.

Dan Soukup graduated with honors from Belmont University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. While at Belmont, he played on the baseball team from 2001-2004 and was named to the NCAA Division I Baseball Academic All American Team in 2004. He received his Master in Accounting in 2005, also from Belmont University while achieving a 3.9 G.P.A. in the graduate program.

Soukup is a shareholder with Soukup, Bush & Associates, P.C. in Fort Collins, Colorado He is an attest partner in charge of financial statement and 401(k) audits, internal control and financial statement reviews and compilations. He also provides tax planning, compliance and accounting services for individuals and privately held businesses. Prior to joining the firm, Dan had five years’ experience at multinational accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was primarily involved in audits and reviews of various privately held entities whose revenues ranged from $50 million to $13 billion. He received his Certified Public Accountant license in 2007. Dan sits on the Board of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (COCPA) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The Massey Distinguished Graduates Award Ceremony was held on Tuesday night at the WME offices in Nashville.

Clayton Receives 2019 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship

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Clayton Receives 2019 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship

Tenia Clayton, a second year student in Belmont’s College of Law, was recently named as one of two recipients of the 2019 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship. As part of her award, Clayton will serve as a summer associate in the Firm’s Nashville office.

The recipients were selected from 99 applicants attending 49 law schools across the country including Belmont University College of Law, American University, Washington College of Law, Emory University School of Law, Howard University School of Law, Tulane Law School, University of Alabama School of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law and Washington University School of Law, St. Louis.

“Savita and Tenia exemplify the type of candidates that we see every year: driven, motivated and engaged law school students who we believe represent the future of a more diverse and inclusive legal profession,” said Mark A. Baugh, chair of Baker Donelson’s Diversity Committee, in a recent press release. “Achieving true diversity in our profession remains a challenge, but we’re proud of the small part this scholarship program plays in giving diverse law students greater opportunities to pursue a career in law. We look forward to welcoming Savita and Tenia as part of this program.”

Established in 2008, the Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Program awards scholarships annually to diverse law school students who have completed their first year of law school. Each recipient receives a salaried second year summer associate position in one of the Firm’s 22 offices. Upon completion of the summer associate position, the Firm also awards each recipient a $10,000 scholarship during the student’s third year of law school.

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Inducts 2018 Class at Luncheon and Ceremony

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Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Inducts 2018 Class at Luncheon and Ceremony

Event efforts collectively raise more than $1 million for student support

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame inducted its 2018 class, made up of seven health care legends from across the state, at a luncheon and ceremony in Belmont’s Curb Event today. Hosted by Partner at DVL Seigenthaler John Seigenthaler, Jr., the Hall of Fame seeks to recognize and honor the pioneers and current leaders that have formed Tennessee’s health and health care community and encourage future generations of health care professionals.

Created by Belmont University and Belmont’s McWhorter Society with the support of the Nashville Health Care Council, a Founding Partner, this year’s inductees include:

  • Monroe Carell, Jr.: Former CEO of Nashville-based Central Parking Corporation; Prominent philanthropist who led efforts to fund the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • Carol Etherington: Initiated Victim Intervention for the Davidson County Police Department; Established coalitions that led to the founding of the Nashville Prevention Partnership and volunteer mental health pools for the Red Cross; Current Chair of the Metro Nashville Board of Health & Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita, at Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
  • John Henry Hale & Millie Hale: Brave and innovative practitioners who paved the way for justice and equality; Opened their home to become the Millie E. Hale Hospital when African Americans couldn’t be treated at ‘white’ institutions; Created a holistic community center; Dr. Hale was Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery at Meharry; Millie Hale created a training center for nurses across the South
  • Lynn Massingale: Known as a major influencer on emergency medicine, nationwide; Founded TeamHealth and served as CEO (1979-2009) and now Chairman; Was named a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award; Previous EMS Medical Director of Tennessee
  • William Schaffner: Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nation’s pioneer of rigorous infection control in hospitals; His Nashville standard became the standard of excellence nationwide; National leader on adult immunizations; Served as President of the National Foundation for Infectious Disease and is now Medical Director; Longest serving member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
  • Matthew Walker, Sr.: Founded the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.; Was one of the first African Americans voted into the Nashville Academy of Medicine; Credited for training half of the African Americans in the US at the time of his death; Served as a Professor at Meharry for four decades; First African American Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

But this year’s event didn’t simply announce the induction of these impressive health care pioneers.  Seigenthaler announced that monies raised through the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame have surpassed the $1 million mark since the event’s inception. Coupled with other McWhorter Society fundraising efforts, this brings the total amount raised for McWhorter Society Endowed Scholarships to $3.4 million.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “I am grateful for Belmont’s placement in Tennessee—a state widely recognized as a central hub for health care in the US. As an institution of higher learning offering programs in nursing, physical and occupational therapy, pharmacy, social work and health care business administration, Belmont is committed to equipping students to skillfully and confidently meet the challenges they will face in the ever-changing health care arena. We are deeply grateful for these leaders who have set such inspiring examples for our students and other health care providers.”

For more information on the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, click here.

Belmont Receives Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

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Belmont Receives Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

Belmont University recently received the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Commitment to Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award, presented at the organization’s 14th annual closing reception of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The event was held on the 27th floor of the Nashville City Center in downtown Nashville.

During Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), the NAHCC recognizes the professional, civic and business contributions of its members while recognizing non-members whose involvement had a meaningful impact on the community at large. Nominees are selected from those who have demonstrated commitment and leadership to the advancement of the organization, the Hispanic community and Nashville.

“On behalf of the NAHCC Board, I congratulate the recipients of our 14th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Awards. We are honored to have the opportunity to recognize those whose work and achievements have been vital to the empowerment, growth and appreciation of Hispanic businesses and our community at large” said Yuri Cunza, NAHCC President & CEO, in a press release. Award recipients are selected by an independent committee and are chosen based on their  contributions, outstanding accomplishments, quality of service, civic and business leadership and commitment to the Hispanic business community and the city of Nashville.

Joyce Searcy, Director of Community Relations at Belmont, was also honored at the event with the NAHCC’s Outstanding Service Leadership Award.

Full coverage of the event can be found here.

Nashville Public Education Hall of Fame Recognizes Belmont Board of Trust Members

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Nashville Public Education Hall of Fame Recognizes Belmont Board of Trust Members

The Nashville Public Education Foundation recently recognized three Nashville Public School distinguished alumni, all of whom have connections to Belmont University, as inductees into the Public Schools Hall of Fame. The distinguished individuals included Rashed Fakhruddin, Harry Allen and Anne Lowry Russell.

Fakhruddin is an engineering supervisor for the Nashville Electric Service and has two children who attend Belmont University. Allen is the co-founder, executive vice president and chief relationship officer at Studio Bank. He is also an alumni of Belmont University, served as the president of the Alumni Association and currently serves on the university’s Board of Trust. Russell is a prominent attorney of Adams and Reese LLP, serves as an adjunct professor at Belmont’s College of Law and sits on the university’s Board of Trust.

All of the honorees are graduates of a Metro Nashville high school and have been involved in several notable Nashville organizations. These individuals, among others, were selected from over 100 different community nominations. A ceremony was held by the Nashville Public Education Foundation on October 2 where the Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented by Belmont University President Dr. Bob Fisher.

The Nashville Public Education Foundation also named almost 200 people to the event host committee who are standouts as leaders in Nashville and in education. This list included Dr. and Mrs. Fisher and several others linked to the university.

Belmont University Named Among Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

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Belmont University Named Among Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

Belmont University was recently named among a list of The Princeton Review’s 2018 Guide to Green Colleges. The list features a total of 399 named Green Colleges following a review of green ratings and student opinions. The full list of The Princeton Review’s 2018 Guide to Green Colleges can be found here.

Belmont is featured as one of the most environmentally responsible. Schools are featured because of their commitment to environmental awareness and their commitment to sustainability and the environment.

“We strongly recommend Belmont University and the other fine colleges in this guide to the many environmentally-minded students who seek to study and live at green colleges,” said The Princeton Review’s Robert Franek, editor-in-chief.

Franek also noted that college applicants and their parents are increasingly more concerned about the environment and sustainability issues. Among the nearly 11,000 teens and parents The Princeton Review surveyed for the “College Hope & Worries Survey,” 63% said that having information about a schools commitment to the environment would influence their decision on where to apply or attend school. A full report of the survey can be found here.

Colleges are assessed based on a Green Ranking that looks at a school’s environmentally sustainable policies, in addition to schools’ sustainable practices and programs. More than 25 points were weighted in the tallies for the Green Rating score which was done on a scale of 60 to 99. All colleges with a Green Rating score higher than 80 made it into the 2018 guide.

Alumna Named Miss Tennessee USA

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Alumna Named Miss Tennessee USA

Belmont University 2016 international business alumna Savana Hodge was recently crowned Miss Tennessee USA. Hodge plans to use her newly-earned title as a continuation of her personal goals while sharing her platform, “Our Time is Now.”

“This is such a unique opportunity that really is unlike any other,” Hodge said. Believing that “timing is everything,” she credits her past experiences, especially those at Belmont, as having prepared her to become the voice of Tennessee through her new role.

“Belmont allowed me to be in a place of leadership because of its principles as a University and
the value it places on its staff and programs for undergraduate students,” she said. While on campus, Hodge was involved in a number of students organizations, providing a variety of opportunities and experience.
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In addition to her role at Miss Tennessee, Hodge works as an operations analyst at an engineering firm in Nashville. She plans to focus her volunteer efforts around helping children through the Make a Wish Foundation among other local organizations.

Hodge will be chronicling her experiences as Miss Tennessee on social media at @Misstnusa.

This press release was submitted by Judith Jager.

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