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Alumna Featured in Local News Story

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Jennifer Walkup, a 2005 graduate of the Belmont University Doctor of Physical Therapy program, was recently featured in an article she wrote for The Oak Ridger in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  In the article, Walkup provides suggestions on how to minimize injuries in young athletes.

Walkup is a senior physical therapist on the staff of Methodist Therapy, a service of Methodist Medical Center.  Walkup has specialized in pediatrics since 2007 and has experience treating children with Torticollis, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, coordination disorders and various developmental disorders. Her certifications include Clinical Instructor Certification and Interactive Metronome Certification.

The full story is linked here.

Giving Holiday Spirit Puts Student in News

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Belmont senior Chad Hoover is featured in The Tennessean for his Christmas light display and its role in collecting donations for GraceWorks Ministries.

Hoover has decorated his parents’ Franklin house with an animated, musical light display for six years. He and his father began putting up the 65,000 lights just before Halloween so that they could light up their home on Thanksgiving. Outside their home is a donation box for passers-by to leave canned goods for GraceWorks Ministries as they watch the lights flicker to contemporary versions of Christmas carols.

“I grew up knowing about them and what they do in Williamson County and that what they do is local,” Hoover, who is studying accounting, told The Tennessean. He volunteers at the ministry’s Christmas giveaway and food pantry.

Click here to read The Tennessean article in its entirety.

Belmont Alumnus Named President of Commercial Bank

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Belmont alumnus Adam Robertson has been promoted to the president of Commercial Bank.

Moving from the position of vice president, Robertson has worked for Commercial Bank of over 14 years, formally serving as a teller, then a loan officer, branch manager and executive officer.

“I appreciate the chance to lead the bank to future success and follow in the footsteps of my grandfather and Commercial Bank founder, E. Oscar Robertson,” Robertson said. “We will go forward with our tradition of banking excellence as well as service to our customers and the community.”

Terry Lee has served as president and chief executive officer since 2004 and is proud to be handing over the duties of president.

“Adam is one of the brightest and best young men I have ever known, and he is very deserving of this promotion,” said Lee. “As the Bank’s CEO, I am looking forward to working more closely with Adam and mentoring him in this new role.”

Robertson’s community involvement includes leadership roles in the Bell County Chamber of Commerce, Pine Mountain Community Development Corporation, Harrogate Little League and Outdoor Truths Ministries. Robertson graduated from Belmont University and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. He and his wife, Cindi, have two children, Olivia and Noah, and they reside in Speedwell, Tenn. They are members of Pump Springs Baptist Church.

Based in Harrogate, Tenn., Commercial Bank has 20 offices in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Stamper Honored with Distinguished SACS Award

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The president and board of trustees of the College Commission of SACS presented the Distinguished Service Award to Jim Stamper (Education) at the annual meeting on Dec. 5 in Orlando, Fla.  Dr. Stamper was recognized for being a member of a record 40 committee visits to all the 13 southern states and for chairing 28 of those visiting committees.  Further, his SACS committee service on the Criteria and Reports Committee and on the Principles Revision Committee was recognized. Some 4,200 delegates were present at the annual meeting.

Giordano Publishes Book Chapter

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Pete Giordano (Psychological Science) has published a book chapter with colleague Elizabeth Yost Hammer at Xavier University in New Orleans.  The book chapter is titled “Making the Case for Active Learning” and appears in the edited book (William Buskist & Victor Benassi, Eds.) Effective College and University Teaching: Strategies and Tactics for the New Professoriate (Sage Publications).

Curb College, Student Activities, Program Board Debut Christmas Concert

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Photo Credit: Donnie Hedden

Matt Wertz and Ben Rector brought the Christmas spirit to Belmont University on Dec. 7 by performing an assortment of holiday jingles and popular originals.

Wertz played tunes featured on his freshly released holiday album entitled “Snow Globe.” Rector revealed a never heard, yet to be demoed, intimate acoustic song to the sold out crowd in the Massey Performing Arts Center. Dave Barnes made a surprise appearance during the evening, joining Wertz and Rector in Christmas Carols. Andrew Ripp also jumped on stage, accompanying Rector in a groovy rendition of “Silent Night.”

The show was a success, a proper introduction to the holiday season and quite possibly the first of an ongoing holiday concert tradition brought to us by the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Student Activities, and Student Activities Program Board.

Beta Gamma Sigma Inducts New Members

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Belmont’s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter held its induction ceremony on Nov. 21. To qualify for membership, business students must earn the distinction of “the Best in Business” during their academic careers, and this year’s inductees were from the School of Business Administration, Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and Massey Graduate School of Business.

The 41 new members are John J. Aiello, Nyk L. Allen, Lacey D. Askew, Anthony D. Bates, Gretchen B. Bates, Haley N. Black, Caleb M. Bone, Kaileigh N. Bullard, Jaclyn C. Carney, Christine R. Davis, Jordan A. Doherty, Chelsea R. Doyscher, Jordan M. Duncan, Anne E. Fogerty, Jennifer Paige Fossett, Shirah E. Foy, Ayesha F. Ghaffar, Eric R. Glenn, Janet L. Hardin, Kenzie L. Hruby, David Reid Huffman, Jr., Cristina I. Ingram, Michelle J. Keil, Erica Nicole Kesse, George E. Livingston, Courtney L. Lutz, Janelle M. Mabee, Rachel E. McNabb, Ester Mellado, Raul A. Moriel, Kathryn Allen Neal, Laura E. Pack, Charles Durham Pettigrew, Drew Poulos, Kyara L. Rafferty, Brandon C. Silby, Jennifer L. Stevens, Melodie J. Vander Zouwen, Taryn Varner, Kimberly K. Wright and Brittany K. Zimmer.

These new members join an expanding worldwide network of more than 650,000 outstanding business professionals who have earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma.

Students ranking in the upper 10 percent of their junior and senior class and upper 20 percent of their graduating master’s class at schools accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) are eligible for this invitation.

Student Musicians, Sodexo Support Troops

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Sodexo and two campus musicians kicked off the men’s basketball first conference home game with Tailgating for the Troops Thursday night (Dec. 1). The event included games, donation stations for care package items and a troop letter writing station.

“We are honored to be able to support our troops in such a special way, especially so close to the holiday season. We know how hard this time can be for our soldiers and their families to be away from home, so we want to bring home to them,” said junior Clark Buckner, the event coordinator.

Belmont student musicians Cameron Bedell and Emily Reid became involved with the benefit event when they were asked to record a new version of Dave Barnes’ hit song, “God Gave Me You.” A number of Belmont students also became involved in producing a video to go with the recording that features individuals and groups on campus holding signs of thanks that read “commitment” and “dedication,” among others; the video debuted during the Tailgating event and has been receiving numerous hits online.

Reid, who was born in Canada, said, “Being given an opportunity to give back to a cause so foreign from your personal upbringing is humbling on many levels. It makes me feel… a bit more connected to something that I really will never comprehend because of my nationality. What troops do … is one of the most honorable and selfless things a person can do, and if I can spend a day doing something that I love to contribute to something much greater than myself, I am humbled by the opportunity to do it.”

Bedell was interested in the project because of working with the coordinators before and a special family connection he has to the troops, he said. “I have a brother-in-law serving our country right now, and I know that something even this small would brighten his days,” Bedell said.

Click here to view additional photos from the Tailgating for the Troops event.

CNBC Quotes Cornwall on Studying Entrepreneurship

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Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, is featured in the CNBC article “Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Go To School” on the increasing number of people studying bootstrapping, cash flow management and social capital.

“A lot of these kids have been raised not to get a corporate job and retire and win the gold watch, but to be self-reliant and make it on their own. They are independent minded and they think nothing of entrepreneurship being a career path,” Cornwall told CNBC.

Click here to read the article in its entirety.

Executive Education Assists with Young Leaders Council Luncheon

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Belmont University’s Center for Executive Education sponsored a table at the Young Leaders Council Luncheon on Nov. 16 at the downtown Hilton.

Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration Mark Emkes spoke on behalf of the Massey Business School as part of the university’s sponsorship of Young Leaders Council.  Dean Pat Raines gave opening announcements and introduced Emkes.

Jill Robinson, director of executive learning and marketing, serves on the Young Leaders Council Board of Directors.

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