Belmont’s office of University Marketing and Communications received seven awards at the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA) annual awards competition. UMAC received the following awards:
– Belmont FYI received Gold in the Newsletter Category
– The Housing Guide, designed for Residence Life, received Gold in the Brochure Category.
– The “What’s your Story” piece, designed for Towering Traditions, received Bronze in the Brochure Category.
– The 2006 Presidential Report, “Impact,” received Gold in the Annual Report Category.
– A photograph from Mixed Bill received Gold in the Photography Category.
– A photograph of the Inman Health Sciences Building received Bronze in the Photography Category.
– The 2006 Christmas at Belmont DVD received Silver in the Specialty Item Category.
University Marketing and Communications Recognized at State Conference
Belmont Bigs Participate in Fundraiser
The Belmont Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee recently cheered on the Team Rio 2007 half marathon. Team Rio presented by Arby’s is a fund-raising group that recently raised $120,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.
Eight Students Graduate from Engaged Scholars Program
The Engaged Scholars Program graduated eight students during the May commencement ceremony. Those students were Will Daniel Cromer, Kelly Marie Deweese, Brittani Carol Kendrick, Chegameh Korvandi-Geledar, Erin Louise Mullen, Molly Kathleen Smith, Jared Michael Weatherholtz and Brianne Nichole Wells.
Bruins Baseball Wins a Wild One Against Mercer To Remain Perfect In Tournament
Wilson Tucker hit an enormous three-run homerun to give Belmont its first lead of the game, and Derek Wiley drove in the winning run in the 10th, as Belmont (33-24) defeated Mercer 4-3 in 10 innings to become the only undefeated team remaining in the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament.
Mercer collected its second, third and fourth hits of the game in the sixth inning, and took a 2-0 lead to break the scoreless tie. Belmont then came from behind in the next half inning, just as they did in Wednesday’s win against Jacksonville.
Brandon McCall led off with a walk, and Mercer pulled starter Blake Quarles in favor of first team all-conference reliever Cory Gearrin. Matt Reynolds then reached on a fielder’s choice and Packy Elkins hit an infield single to the shortstop, to bring Wilson Tucker to the plate.
Belmont’s career homerun leader, Tucker came through with perhaps the biggest homerun in his career. While being cheered on by a raucous Bruin dugout, he crushed a ball out of the park in left field to give Belmont a 3-2 lead in the seventh. The blast was just the first extra-base hit allowed by Gearrin in over 40 innings this season.
Ben Petsch led off the 10th inning with a walk, and stole second before scoring on Derek Wiley’s double to the right field corner, to allow the Bruins to regain a 4-3 lead. The Bears went down in order in the bottom of the frame as Belmont held on for the win.
Carlo Testa made the start for Belmont, and allowed just one hit through five innings, and left the game after six innings. Testa allowed two runs on four hits with a walk. He struck out two batters before exiting the game.
Ben Meador walked one and struck out three over two hitless innings to preserve a 3-2 lead in the seventh and eighth innings. Meador struck out Josh Thompson and Mike Armstrong to end the eighth inning.
Chris Manning pitched the ninth and 10th innings for the Bruins to move to 3-0 on the season. Manning allowed one run on three hits in the ninth inning, but retired the side in order in the 10th and ended the game with a dramatic strikeout of cleanup hitter Mike Armstrong.
Belmont will play the winner of Thursday’s elimination game between Mercer and Stetson at 6 p.m. central time. If Belmont wins the game, the team will advance to the championship game on Saturday.
Belmont Alumna Rachel Smith Competes In Miss Universe
On Monday, May 28, at 8 p.m. CT on NBC, Belmont alumna, Rachel Smith (’06), will compete in the Miss Universe pageant. She was crowned Miss USA in March 2007. For more information on the pageant and on her latest visit to Belmont as Miss USA, click here.
Massey School Celebrates 20 Years, Honors Outstanding Alumnus
The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University celebrated its 20th anniversary with a reception at the Nashville restaurant Watermark and awarded Dr. Richard Treadway (Massey ’99) with the inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award. Treadway is a physician who specializes in the treatment of psychiatric patients and in the management of health care systems.
Treadway serves as chairman and CEO of Treadway Enterprises, LLC, the parent company of Treadway Clinic, Treadway Properties and Treadway Capital. Between 2002 and 2005, Treadway Clinic provided psychiatric care to the 3,000 inmates of the Criminal Justice Center of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. Treadway Properties is involved with the ownership and management of commercial real estate; Treadway Capital is engaged in investments in startup health care companies and banks.
Treadway obtained his undergraduate degree in English from Vanderbilt University. He also attended the Vanderbilt School of Medicine and served an internship in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt. He obtained his psychiatry residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Southern Psychiatric Association.
Treadway has served as a member of the Massey School Board of Advisers at Belmont. He was the founder and a member of the board of directors of the Canby Robinson Society, which benefits Vanderbilt University Medical Center; founder and president of the Luton Society, providing support for the Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry; and founder and a member of the board of trustees of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital.
The Massey School has over 1,300 alumni, with over 1,000 located in the Nashville area. The master of accountancy program is the second largest in the state behind the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The Princton Review has named the Massey School one of the top business schools in the country for the third consecutive year.
Belmont Celebrates Commencement With Two Ceremonies
Belmont University celebrated its spring 2007 commencement with two separate ceremonies for the first time in Belmont history to accommodate the largest graduating class in Belmont history. Belmont graduate students were honored Friday night in Massey Concert Hall and Belmont undergraduate students received their degrees Saturday morning in the Curb Event Center.
Dr. Richard Hoffman in the School of Music was awarded the Chaney Distinguished Professor Award during Saturday’s ceremony while Dr. John Gonas of the College of Business received the Presidential Achievement Award.
Belmont Welcomes Melinda Doolittle Home
Belmont University welcomed alumna and American Idol top-three finalist Melinda Doolittle (’99) home today during her hometown visit to Nashville Friday before performing in the American Idol semifinals next Tuesday.
Belmont proclaimed today “Melinda Doolittle Day” and unveiled a street sign marking “Melinda Doolittle Way” on the Belmont campus. Doolittle sang two songs, talked with the press and signed autographs for fans before leaving Belmont to make other stops in Nashville.
Click here to read People magazine’s coverage of Doolittle’s visit to Nashville.
Click “MORE” to see photos of today’s event.
Belmont’s Idol is Coming Home!
American Idol top-three finalist and Belmont alum Melinda Doolittle (’99) is coming home to perform Friday, May 11.
Belmont invites the Nashville community to join the celebration!
Friday, May 11, 10:15 a.m.
Belmont University Amphitheatre
In case of rain, Massey Concert Hall
Free and open to the public
Her visit will air on American Idol!
Click here for a map of Belmont University. The Amphitheatre is No. 24 on the map; the Massey Concert Hall is No. 27. Parking is available in the Gordon E. Inman Center (No. 9 on map) and Curb Event Center (No. 17) parking garages and in all surface lots east of campus.
Belmont University Names New Theatre After Bill and Carole Troutt
Belmont University announced today that the 350-seat proscenium theatre located in the new theatre complex on Belmont Boulevard will be named after former Belmont president and his wife, Bill and Carole Troutt. The new theatre will be equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and audio equipment and will serve as a performance and teaching facility. The theatre complex, opening this fall, will also include a black box theatre accommodating audiences up to 150 and a scene shop.
The Department of Theatre and Dance currently resides in the Belmont Little Theatre, a makeshift performance space housed in Hail Hall, the oldest residence hall at Belmont. While the Little Theatre provides an intimate setting for theatre productions, it also presents certain challenges – the types of plays available to students are limited, dance students must utilize the Massey Performing Arts Center – a concert hall more conducive for musical performances than dance – and minimal teaching space for students interested in set design, costume construction, lighting and sound. The new theatre complex will better accommodate the talents of Belmont’s theatre and dance students.
