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Raines Named New Dean of Belmont College of Business

NASHVILLE, August 4, 2003 – Dr. J. Patrick Raines has been named the new Dean of the Belmont University College of Business Administration, which includes Belmont’s undergraduate business program and the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business Administration.

Raines is currently a professor of economics and holder of the F. Carlyle Tiller Chair in Business at the Robins School of Business at the private University of Richmond, where he has taught since 1982. Dr. Raines holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D, all in economics, from the University of Alabama.

Belmont University President Dr. Robert Fisher says Dr. Raines brings to Belmont a wealth of academic experience and credentials, and an entrepreneurial edge, making him the right person to lead Belmont’s undergraduate and graduate business programs.

“His credentials speak for themselves,” says Fisher. “And his leadership of the University of Richmond’s innovative Corporate MBA program is the kind of leadership that will take Belmont’s Massey Graduate School of Business to the next level. We are delighted to have Dr. Raines join the Belmont family.”

At the University of Richmond, Dr. Raines directed an innovative Corporate MBA program that provides an accelerated weekend MBA education with a customized curriculum for employees of such companies as Capital One. Raines explains that Capital One had input into developing customized curriculum for its employees, to better fit the needs of the employees and Capital One.

Dr. Raines says he sees much opportunity in Nashville for similar programs at Belmont.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for me to be a part of an institution that is continually striving to improve the quality of education it provides to students, its facilities, and the quality of scholar educators it is attracting to campus,” Raines said. “My wife Judy and I are ecstatic about moving to Nashville and becoming an integral part of the community.
Dr. Raines’ first book, Economists On the Stock Market: Speculative Theories of Stock Market Fluctuations, co-authored with University of Alabama economist Dr. Charles Leathers, was published in the spring of 2000

Russian Impressionism Show Coming to Nashville

NASHVILLE, July 17, 2001 – The Leu Gallery at Belmont University announces a new exhibit, Russian Impressionism, opening at the Leu Sept. 4 for a one-month exhibition. The exhibition will feature 50 paintings from The Museum of Russian Art in Bloomington, Minnesota, the only museum of its kind in the United States devoted to Russian art from the 20th Century. The collection is filled with scenes of everyday life in Russia painted by various painters during the Soviet era – including a variety of still-lifes, landscapes, and portraits.

Belmont Athletics Unveils New Logo

After nearly six months of development, Belmont University and the Department of Athletics unveiled their new athletics logo on Tuesday. The new logo is an updated version of the previous mark introduced when Belmont University introduced the “Bruins” nickname in the fall of 1995. Featuring a growling bear and new Belmont script, the logo change coincides with the opening of the Curb Event Center on the south end of the campus.

“This is a time at Belmont where a lot of different things are going on. In coordination with President Dr. Robert Fisher, we decided it was time to reintroduce Belmont Bruins athletics to the Nashville community,” stated Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Eric Jones. “It is just perfect timing with the opening of the Curb Event Center, an arena we feel will be one of the best facilities in the country.”

Local firm Dye, Van Mol and Lawrence created the new logo. The same company was chosen to develop the new Belmont University logo earlier this year.

The mark will be featured at center court on the new arena floor and will become the prominent symbol at all athletic venues and on team uniforms. Official merchandise bearing the new mark is available exclusively at the Belmont Bookstore on campus or via the internet at www.belmont.edu/bookstore. Additionally, a new Bruin mascot will be rolled out at a special new student gathering on Belmont

Professor-Entrepreneur-Author Joins Belmont Business Faculty

Dr. Jeffrey R. Cornwall, a veteran business professor, author of books on entrepreneurship and founder and former CEO of a fast-growing healthcare company, has been appointed as Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship and Director of the Center of Entrepreneurship at Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business.
As a member of the Massey School faculty, Dr. Cornwall will provide leadership within the overall College of Business Administration with respect to entrepreneurship outreach, research and teaching. Cornwall will also serve as director of the college

Noted Singer Joins School of Music Faculty

Kathy Chiavola, a Nashville singer who has graced hundreds of recordings by the likes of Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Tammy Wynette, Kathy Mattea, Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris, and Bill Monroe, has is joining the faculty of the Belmont University School of Music starting with the fall 2003 semester as an adjunct instructor of voice. She earned both her Master of Music in voice and Bachelor of Music in voice from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has taught voice privately since 1976. has taught voice privately since 1976.

Chiavola brings a wealth of teaching knowledge to her students. She sings all styles of music from bluegrass to classical and is a highly acclaimed session singer and recording artist. Chiavola was voted 1995’s Outstanding Background Vocalist in the Nashville Music Awards.
Her numerous awards and nominations include 1997 contemporary Vocalist of the Year from the Society For the Preservation of Bluegrass Music; a 1997 nomination for International Artist of the Year on an Independent Label from the British Country Music Awards, nominations in 1998 and 1999 for contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year from the Society for the Preservation for Bluegrass Music.
Chiavola serves on the Board of Directors for the Nashville chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Her debut album, Labor of Love, gathered critical acclaim from various prominent music critics, and her subsequent recordings, The Harvest and From Where I Stand, are likewise critically acclaimed.
For more on Kathy Chiavola, visit www.kathychiavola.com. You can listen to a National Public Radio interview with Chiavola here.

Writing Prof Joins Belmont English Faculty

Belmont University’s Department of English has added a new faculty member for the fall 2003 semester.

Belmont Political Science Welcomes Two to Faculty

Belmont University’s Department of Political Science has added two new faculty members for the fall 2003 semester.

Fisher Named President of A-Sun Conference

Belmont University’s NCAA Division 1 athletics program continues to rack up impressive wins. Most recently, Belmont President Robert C. Fisher was named President of the Atlantic Sun Conference and Chair of the Presidents Council for the 2003-04 season at the recently concluded meeting of the A-Sun Presidents Council.

Belmont’s Latest Athletic Triumphs Happen in Classrooms

University claims second straight Atlantic Sun academic trophy; bests NCAA Division 1 graduation rate
Belmont University’s NCAA Division 1 athletics program continues to rack up impressive wins.

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