Senior Lorie Warren captured her second individual title of the season and her sixth overall as a collegian as the Belmont women’s golf team finished tied for fourth at the F&M Bank Austin Peay Intercollegiate held Monday and Tuesday in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Warren, the reigning Atlantic Sun Golfer of the Month, shot a two-over par 74 in Tuesday’s final round to clinch medalist honors by one stroke over Joyce Trus of Murray State. The Hendersonville, Tennessee native becomes the second Belmont golfer to win the Austin Peay Intercollegiate, joining Audra Williams, who captured the individual title in 2005.
Warren Captures Second Title of Season
Goldsmith Presentation for Scarlett Leads to Charity Donations
Last Thursday, the Scarlett Leadership Institute hosted internationally-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith on campus for a special presentation to 13 local senior executives on the topic of leadership and coaching. Goldsmith, who is the author of best-selling business book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, works primarily with high profile organizations and individuals.
Through his relationship with Scarlett, Goldsmith donated his time to work with the executives and CEOs, who each paid $1,000 to attend. All of the proceeds from the event are being donated to charity along with some additional dollars which were raised in the course of the presentation. Of the money raised, $12,000 was sent to the American Heart Association and more than $1,000 went to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee. Click here for additional information on Marshall Goldsmith and free access to his articles, videos and podcasts.
Vaughn’s Film Wins Best Documentary Award
Dr. Cliff Vaughn, adjunct instructor in media studies, won the award for Best Documentary Film at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville last week for his film Beneath the Skin: Baptists and Racism. Click here for more on this story.
Coker Publishes Article on FDR
Dr. Jeff Coker, director of general education, recently wrote an article for the
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star on Franklin Delano Roosevelt titled “FDR: Ideally Suited to His Tumultuous Times.” The article was published as part of a series the paper is currently doing on influential presidents. Click here to read Coker’s piece.
PR Majors Receive Awards for Promoting Ethics
Three Belmont public relations majors were honored recently for leadership in promoting ethics in public relations. Paula Lovell, president of Lovell Communications Inc., presented 2008 Ethics Honor Roll certificates to Lona Gray, Allison Hurst and Kati McCarver at the October meeting of the Belmont Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Lovell also presented a $100 prize to McCarver. The students wrote essays on “Ethics in Public Relations” as part of the recent Ethics Week activities sponsored by the Belmont public relations program, Lovell Communications Inc. and PRSSA.
School of Nursing Hosts Simulation Conference
The Belmont University School of Nursing hosted nursing faculty and hospital educators for a special training conference in hands-on simulation Oct. 9-11. The First Annual Simulation Conference: Empowering Nurse Educators in Tennessee was sponsored by a grant from Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN), a national initiative to address the nation’s nursing shortage. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and The Tennessee Center for Nursing also partnered with Belmont to create the conference.
Dr. Debra Wollaber, Belmont professor of nursing, said, “We know that nursing faculty and hospital staff educators need more hands-on training. Through this grant, we are able to provide training that is vital to educators, allowing them to use available technology to its fullest capacity.”
The conference training ranged from using technology in clinical settings to critical care, including simulation exercises with life-like mannequins that could talk, cough and sneeze. The simulation conference was an important strategy for one of PIN’s main goals, which is to increase the supply of qualified nurse educators and enhance the skills of current faculty to meet the current needs.
The Health Resources and Services Administration predicts that Tennessee will only be able to meet half of the demand for RNs by 2020, and the U.S. Government projects a shortfall of 800,000 nurses in the country by the same year.
Rigsby Participates in ‘GRITS’ Kick-Off Event
Dr. Rachel Rigsby, assistant professor in the Chemistry & Physics Department, attended the GRITS (Girls Raised in Tennessee Science) Kick-Off at MTSU on Sept. 26. She presented a poster called “Belmont Chemistry Outreach: A Combination of Student Demonstrations and Hands-on Activities.” Rigsby is a member of the GRITS Leadership Team, and the goal of GRITS is to disseminate information about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers to young women in middle and high school, parents, teachers and guidance counselors. More information about GRITS can be found at http://frank.mtsu.edu/~grits/index.htm.
Accounting Faculty Selected for Teaching Awards
Associate Professor of Accounting Dr. Lee Warren and Assistant Professor of Accounting Dr. Marilyn Young have been selected once again for honorable mention for the Bea Sanders/AICPA Innovation in Teaching Award. This award recognizes successful innovative practices in the first course sequence in accounting and builds awareness of those practices among other accounting academics. The Task Force was very impressed with the Integrated Accounting Principles course these professors have developed.
In addition, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems Dr. Del DeVries has been selected for honorable mention for the Mark Chain/Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA) Innovation in Graduate Teaching Award. This award recognizes successful innovative practices in the teaching of graduate accounting courses and builds awareness of those practices among other accounting academics. The Task Force was very impressed with his work on Integrating Technology into the Accounting Curriculum Using Real Data and Business Transactions from Agile Machinery Group, Inc.
All three accounting professors have been invited to participate in breakout sessions at the American Accounting Association Conference that will take place next August in New York.
School of Physical Therapy Celebrates National Month with Charity Event
On Sun., Oct. 5, 90 students from Belmont’s School of Physical Therapy participated in the annual Dierks Bentley Celebrity Motorcycle Ride and Jam Session benefitting Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt . Belmont’s PT students, along with Professor Michael Voight, get involved each year with this event as a way to celebrate October as National Physical Therapy Month. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) intends its members to use October as an opportunity to educate communities about who physical therapists are and what they do. APTA designated the theme for this October as “Physical Therapy: It’s All About Movement.” Voight, fellow faculty, staff and Belmont’s PT students serve as volunteers at the annual Music and Miles Ride to increase awareness of physical therapy in Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
This year’s charity ride started in Williamson County and wound through downtown Music City, ending at Riverfront Park where gathered crowds were treated to performances by Bentley, Tim McGraw, Jeremy Camp and others. Belmont students were recognized throughout the day as the staff working behind the scenes to help make this event successful. The 2008 Music and Miles ride and concert raised more than $276,000.
Insider’s View Guest Holzman Tells Students to ‘Follow the Music’
The second Insider’s View of the 2008 fall semester featured founder of Elektra Records, Jac Holzman. Belmont’s Insider’s View host Harry Chapman shared the stage with Gavan Daws, co-author of Holzman’s book Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture, as he helped interview the guest of honor.
Holzman shared the wisdom and knowledge he gained during a career that included starting a record company at the age of 19. He said he never followed trends or fashions; he simply recorded what interested him. Holzman also gave advice on artist development, noting, “Pay attention to your peripheral vision and hearing. Look for something odd and interesting.”
Holzman shared details of the contract he developed at Elektra as well as tips on how to avoid being sued, something he avoided in his 23 years at Elektra. His contracts included the “Love and Affection Clause” stating that the label and artist must show love and respect to one another. Holzman also emphasized the importance of a friendly contract with fair terms. Encouraging attendees to “Follow the music,” Holzman left the audience with a generous gift, offering the Belmont community a free digital copy of his book, which will be posted on Belmont’s Web site.
