Belmont University alumnus and MCA recording artist Josh Turner, was interviewed in the American Chronicle. Turner speaks of his time at Belmont in the interview. Click here to read the article.
Annual Ingram Scholars Reception Held at Belmont
The annual Ingram Scholars reception was held at Belmont University on October 16 in the Gordon E. Inman Center. The Ingram Scholars program is supported by Orin Ingram and the Ingram family. Students named Ingram Scholars receive a scholarship to attend Belmont; in return, each student must perform a set number of volunteer hours at the Boys and Girls Club each month, although many spend much more time than required.
Business Ethics Guest Speaks About White Collar Crime
The Belmont University Center for Business Ethics hosted Walt Pavlo, president of Etika, LLC, Monday to give his presentation titled “Anatomy of a White Collar Crime.” Pavlo was convicted of multi-million dollar fraud, and after serving time in prison, founded Etika to enable him to share his message with others about how to avoid the mistakes he made in his work for MCI.
A standing-room-only crowd packed Neely Hall to hear Pavlo discuss how his bad choices and “a company culture that avoided ethics” led him to commit fraud. Pavlo and an editor who wrote a story about him in Forbes Magazine have just completed a book entitled Ring of Thieves, which will be published in early 2007. It will tell Pavlo’s story and provide insights he gained in his journey into and out of white collar crime.
National Gathering of United Methodist Men To Be Held at Belmont University
The 2009 10th national gathering of United Methodist Men will be held at Belmont University in Nashville.
The decision to hold the quadrennial event in Nashville will end a 56-year tradition of meeting at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The first Methodist conference was held at Purdue in 1953. Four thousand men attended that event. By 1957 the event was called the Men’s Congress and 5,000 men were present.
The Rev. David Adams, top staff executive of the General Commission on United Methodist Men, the agency that plans the event, is a graduate of Belmont.
“It is an honor and privilege to partner with Belmont University for our 10th National Gathering of UMM” said Adams. “The beauty of the campus and close proximity of the facilities are ideal for this event.”
Belmont University’s Curb Event Center is a 90,000-square-foot sports and entertainment complex that provides facilities for athletics, concerts, speakers, conferences, dinners and receptions. The Curb Event Center is maintained and operated by fully digital, computerized systems and represents state-of-the-art production capabilities.
“We are excited to welcome the United Methodist Men to the Belmont campus,” Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said. “Their rich tradition of faith, fellowship and community fits perfectly at Belmont, which has been the site of higher education since 1890. Anytime we can welcome esteemed groups to campus with values similar to Belmont’s, we are honored to do so.”
The 20-member Commission on United Methodist Men voted to move the gathering following Belmont’s construction of an event center capable of hosting the 5,000 men expected to attend the July 9-12, 2009, event.
“It’s a new day with a new opportunity for us to provide this meeting,” said Gil Hanke, president of the commission. “The transportation to Nashville is much easier than our previous location, and we felt that it was a time to move this event closer to the center of the population center of the UMC.” He emphasized that Purdue has “done an excellent job,” but he said Nashville offers better logistics, a more family-oriented type of atmosphere and “comparable facilities that can provide an event that will be an exciting and spiritually dynamic encounter with God.”
Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, is pleased this annual meeting of United Methodist Men is making its new home in Nashville.
“ This announcement is great news for our city. It further solidifies the great reputation that both Nashville and Belmont have developed over the last decade,” Spyridon said. “When a group chooses to move after 56 years you are humbled and honored to be the new destination of choice. Congrats and ‘thanks’ to Belmont and ‘welcome’ to the United Methodist Men.”
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“Belmont University to host men’s four-year gathering” – Worldwide Faith News, October 18, 2006
Belmont’s MBA Program Named Best of Nashville
In the 2006 “Best of Nashville” edition of the Nashville Scene, Belmont University was recognized twice in the annual reader’s poll. Belmont was named the third best college or university in the city for continuing education and the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business was named the best MBA program in Nashville, above Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State universities.
To learn more about the Massey School, click here.
Belmont Alum Nominated for National Book Award
Harvey L. Hix, a University of Wyoming (UW) professor of English and the director of UW’s master’s in fine arts program in creative writing, is one of five finalists for the National Book Award (NBA) in poetry for his work entitled “Chromatics”. Hix earned a bachelor of arts in English and philosophy from Belmont University in 1982. Hix has authored five books of poetry, five volumes of prose and has edited three books. Garrison Keillor selected one of Hix’s poems to read on his National Public Radio program, “The Writer’s Almanac,” last year.
For more information about Hix and his NBA nomination, click here.
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“Etruscan Press Author H. L. Hix Honored as National Book Award Finalist” – October 25, 2006
Belmont University Students Win Stock Market Challenge
Belmont University finance students swept a stock-trading doubleheader at the second annual Fifth Third Bank Stock Market Challenge at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel sponsored by Junior Achievement.
In the first competition, Belmont teams placed first and second in the collegiate competition, ahead of teams from Lipscomb, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Union and Cumberland Universities. Students invested a $500,000 fictitious portfolio of stocks over a period of 60 trading sessions (“days”) that lasted 60 seconds each. Belmont University’s winning team increased the value of their portfolio to $4.2 million for a return of over 700 percent. Belmont’s victory earned them a sponsorship for the evening competition against local professional firms.
In the evening competition Belmont’s two teams competed against 23 local firms in the stock-trading competition. Belmont, sponsored by the Nashville Predators, increased the value of their $500,000 portfolio to more than $10.9 million and the total return for the Belmont team exceeded 2,000 percent. Belmont’s success against the local firms was enough to give them the victory in the evening competition.
“The students were armed with the skills they have gained in our state-of-the-art financial information center located on Belmont’s campus,” Dr. Pat Raines, Dean of the College of Business Administration, said.
The winning teams from Belmont University consisted of students Kenny Hoang, Brett Galli, Loren Lipsey, Patrick Kelly, William Peeples, Dan Oliver, Price Rainer and Vanessa King were presented with the Challenge Trophy, which will be on display at Belmont. The top three teams in the university challenge were presented with crystal trophies and tickets to a Predators game.
Belmont OT Program in Nashville Medical News
Nashville Medical News wrote an extensive feature on Belmont University’s occupational therapy program. Click here to read the article.
Maddox Foundation Continues Generous Support of Belmont
(pictured left – Mike Ward, Director of Programs for the Maddox Foundation, joins Belmont president Bob Fisher and Belmont Presidential Scholar recipients at a reception held on Belmont’s Campus.)
Nashville, Tenn., October 11, 2006 – The Maddox Foundation, founded by the late Dan and Margaret Maddox, continues its generous support of Belmont University. The Maddox Foundation’s most recent gift to Belmont continues to fund the university’s Presidential Scholars Program. The scholars program supports up to four incoming freshmen to receive full scholarships for four years at Belmont. The scholarships cover tuition, fees, books and room and board — a value of more than $80,000. In order to be considered for the Presidential Scholarship, the student must have: An ACT score of 29 or above or SAT score of 1320 or above; a high school grade-point average of 3.5 or above; and been actively involved in school, community and church.
“Belmont is my dream school and the Maddox Foundation enabled me to be here,” said Nathan Davis, a junior honors major and Presidential Scholar recipient. “In addition to the financial support, the Maddox Foundation has enabled me to grow as a person and be a contributing member of the world by serving others.”
The Maddox Foundation also pledged a total of $5.5 million to build the Maddox Grand Atrium on Belmont’s campus. The Maddox Grand Atrium, completed in 2003, connects the Beaman Student Life Center and the Curb Event Center and is used for receptions, dinners and concerts.
“Belmont University has had no better friends than Dan and Margaret Maddox,” Belmont president Bob Fisher said. “They would be so proud of the students that are benefiting from the Presidential Scholars program as well as the beauty and the benefits provided by the Maddox Grand Atrium.”
The Maddox Foundation supports the generosity of Dan and Margaret Maddox, who died in a tragic boating accident in 1998. Mr. Maddox established himself in the world of finance, oil and gas exploration and real estate development. Mrs. Maddox shared with her husband a highly respected reputation in business and in community leadership. Maddox Hall, a residence hall for men at Belmont, is also named in honor of Dan and Margaret Maddox.
Tri-Beta Biological Society Sponsored 2006 Plant Sale
Tri-Beta Biological Society sponsored a plant sale on October 5-6. The plant sale profits will be used to fund field trips and projects for Tri-Beta.
