Dr. Merrie King, Associate Professor of Education, will serve as Assistant Director of the Belmont Teaching Center beginning in August 2008. Since coming to Belmont in 2001, King’s outstanding teaching and dedication have been recognized in the form of several awards including Chaney Distinguished Professor (2005-2006), Peabody Outstanding Educator (2005) and Robert E. Simmons Distinguished Lecturer (Spring 2008). In addition to serving as a Teaching Center Advisory Board member (2003-2006), she has participated in many Teaching Center activities including workshops, lunch discussions and summer reading groups as well as led several faculty retreats sponsored or cosponsored by the Teaching Center.
