Steve Mauldin, an adjunct music technology instructor in the School of Music, was recently honored by the Gospel Music Association with the Dove Award, their highest honor, for his work on For the Sake the Love. The religious musical was recognized in the “Best Musical/Choral Collection of the Year” category and was created by Lee Black, Camp Kirkland, Cliff Durren, Phil Nitz and Mauldin.
Mauldin received his classical degree, a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory, from Furman University in 1976. He became a staff musician with Mark Five Recording Studios in 1972, played bass guitar on stage for Chet Atkins and has recorded with nationally-recognized artists including Carrie Underwood, Chely Wright, B.J. Thomas, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Seals & Crofts, Ray Price, Kenny Rogers, Pat Boone, The Gaither Vocal Band, Michael McDonald, Gary Puckett, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Collective Soul, Avalon and Willie Nelson. For ten years he produced and arranged for legendary pianist Floyd Cramer and served as musical director for Buddy Emmons and the Swing Shift Band.
An acclaimed producer and arranger, Mauldin’s accolades include the 2007 Singing News: Best Southern Gospel Album award, six nominations for the Gospel Music Dove Award and Arranger of the Year (1998, 1999 and 2002) by the Southern Gospel Music Association. He has conducted his arrangements with numerous orchestras including the Nashville Symphony and the North Carolina Symphony. His original compositions also appear in jingles, television (CMT’s 100 Greatest Love Songs) and several films.
In 2005, Mauldin returned to Belmont to resume teaching Computer Assisted Music Notation, a course he pioneered in the early nineties. While teaching, he entered the master’s program and received a Master of Music Composition degree in 2009.
A group of Bridges to Belmont scholars volunteered at the Edgehill Halloween Family Night last week where they passed out candy, facilitated a face-painting booth and assisted with judging costume competitions. Brenda Morrow, the director of the Edgehill Family Resource Center, facilitates the Edgehill Halloween Family Night each year. Nearly 200 children attended the annual event.
Student Emilee Filspart spent the long weekend in Birmingham, Alabama serving one of Belmont ministry partners, Urban Ministry. While there, the team painted the house of a woman who became a dear friend. “She was so appreciative of our generosity,” Filspart said. “She told us that as a young couple, she and her husband did service work and she felt like things had come full circle.”
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Sarah O’Hanlon was recently awarded a scholarship from Smart Choice Sitters. Smart Choice Sitters connects families to babysitters through an online database. All of their sitters are college students who are recent graduates who have earned at least a 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is awarded each semester to one student who, according to CEO Kyle Willkom, “goes above and beyond, and gets a 5-star review from a [participating] parent.” O’Hanlon was the first-ever recipient of this scholarship, and Willkom said, “We’re hoping to give…to more Belmont students in future semesters!”
The Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association is building an access on the Stones River early next month, which will be dedicated to the late Jim Clapper, former dean of the Jack C. Massey College of Business. Clapper served as dean of the college from 1997-2003, where he led the accreditation process for the school and promoted the growth of the Center for Business Ethics. He passed away July 31.
