Pamela Johnson has been named the Director of Strategic Marketing and Special Initiatives at Belmont University. Johnson comes to Belmont from the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles where she served as Vice President of Communications and Corporate Relations. At Belmont, she works along side the Office of University Marketing and Communications in designing and implementing the university’s marketing and public relations opportunities. Prior to her role with the J. Paul Getty Trust, Pamela founded the public relations firm, Pamela Johnson Associates, in New York City. She has also worked with Serino Coyne, Inc. and Rogers & Cowan, both in New York City, the San Antonio Museum Association and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Locally, she served as President of the Tennessee Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood in Nashville and also worked with the American Association for State and Local History.
Belmont Names New Strategic Marketing Director
Professional Women in Leadership Seminar Series Announced
Negotiation, business etiquette, among topics for Brentwood workshops
Belmont University’s Office of Adult Degree Programs, located on Belmont’s main campus and in Cool Springs, is offering a “Belmont After Hours” seminar series for Professional Women in Leadership. Each participant will attend one session per month from February – April in Brentwood with proceeds going to scholarships for adult students enrolled at Belmont. The series will cover topics vital to women in the workforce, from negotiation to business etiquette to general well-being.
Belmont Soccer Player Drafted First in USL Expansion Draft
Belmont University soccer player John Paul Rodrigues, who also has played for the Nashville Metros of soccer’s Premiere Development League, was selected first overall in the United Soccer League First Division College Draft last week, by the new USL expansion team in Miami. Details at USLSoccer.com. Rodrigues, a junior from Lutz, Fla., is the only soccer player from the Atlantic Sun conference to be selected in the USL expansion draft.
Clark Nominated for Amateur Athletics Award
Belmont freshman Alysha Clark (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) of the Belmont women’s basketball team is one of five collegiate players nominated for the Amateur Athletics award for the Nashville Sports Council’s 8th Annual O’Charley’s Dinner of Champions. She is the only female nominated for the award and the only athlete from Belmont.
Last year, Clark helped her Mt. Juliet High School team win the state championship and came away with State Tournament MVP honors. She was also named Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year, Class 3A Miss Basketball, Midstate Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-America Honorable Mention.
Now in her first year with the Bruins, Clark is continuing to impress. She is currently ranked 10th in NCAA Division I in scoring and is second in the Atlantic Sun Conference in this category as well. She also leads the Belmont women’s basketball team in both scoring and rebounding and has been named A-Sun Player of the Week twice.
Clark’s former team, Mt. Juliet, has also been nominated for an award – High School Team Athletics honors.
The winners of the 8th Annual O’Charley’s Dinner of Champions will be presented on Monday, February 13 at Gaylord Opryland Resort.
More information about the event can be found by visiting www.NashvilleSports.com.
McKay Appointed to Workforce Development Board
Sally C. McKay, Director Human Resources has been appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to Tennessee’s State Workforce Development Board. Nominated by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women and representing education, her term expires in 2008. The primary responsibility of the Board is to advise the Governor on all matters of workforce development strategy for the state of Tennessee. The State Workforce Development Board seeks to increase the competitive position of Tennessee businesses and attract new businesses through the development of a highly skilled workforce.
Saunders Obtains CEBS Designation
Susan Saunders, Assistant Director Human Resources recently passed the eighth in a series of examinations and obtained the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation. In the employee benefits field, the oldest and most respected professional credential is the CEBS. The credentialing program was established in 1977 through a partnership of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans which is responsible for the overall administration of the program and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which oversees academic content and standards.
Hutchins Sworn in as U.S. Citizen
Congratulations to Dr. Trevor Hutchins, Associate Dean, School of Education, who will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen Fri., January 28 in the federal building in Nashville. This will give Dr. Hutchins dual citizenship with his native Australia.
Please join us in extending our congratulations to Dr. Hutchins.
Sturgis Featured Guest at Conference
Adjunct instructor Dr. Amy Sturgis is a featured guest of honor at The One Ring conference, an annual gathering of fans and experts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sturgis teaches science fiction/fantasy studies and Native American studies. Sturgis’ talk at The One Ring conference was based on her paper, Harry Potter is a Hobbit: Rowling, Tolkien, and the Question of Readership.
Dr. Sturgis also has begun writing a regular column for the online magazine PopThought (www.popthought.com). Her first column, Nun of Your Business, considers the implications of the fame and recent theft of Nashville’s Mother Theresa-resembling NunBun.
Belmont Proposes to Rehab, Share Nashville’s Rose Park
Proposal includes more community service offerings in Edgehill community
Today’s Nashville City Paper reports on Belmont University’s proposal to Nashville’s Metro Parks Board to pay for the bulk of rehabbing E.S. Rose Park in the city’s Edgehill neighborhood to use it a venue for its NCAA Division I outdoor sports teams – baseball, softball, soccer and track – while also maintaining it as a community park and recreational facility. In addition, Belmont is proposing to expand its community-service offerings at the park’s community center. (Click map thumbnail at left.)
The Nashville City Paper 