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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers
The Art of War
Reframing Organizations by Lee Bolman and Terry Deal
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
The Entrepreneurial Educator by Robert J. Brown and Jeff Cornwall

Currently Reading:
Joy at Work by Dennis Bakke
Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich

Dr. Sybril Bennett is the Executive Director of the New Century Journalism Program and Associate Professor of Journalism at Belmont University. During her tenure at Belmont, she has helped increase enrollment in the journalism program and raised more than $100K in grant money, created the Speakers’ Series with local, national and international journalists, started the Scripps Howard Foundation Summer Journalism Camp for high school students and has been an ambassador for the university in a plethora of ways. With worldwide connections, she has saved the university more than $120K in speaker’s fees in just five years.

In the summer of 2007, Dr. Bennett has attended the prestigious Harvard Management Development Program. She also was a participant in the Scripps Howard Summer Leadership Academy to be held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In addition, Dr. Bennett has earned promotion and tenure to the rank of Associate Professor. Most recently she was an academic fellow at the American Press Institute’s Leadership in Disruptive Times seminar where she engaged in an extensive exercise at the Battle at Gettysburg Civil War site.

Further, she has played an instrumental role in program and curriculum development. Belmont boasts one of the only truly converged undergraduate journalism programs in the country. As a matter of fact, the program was featured as part of the Convergence for Educators Seminar hosted by the Poynter Institute. Dr. Bennett was a fellow in 2004. The program was also recognized in a list of 40 programs by Editor and Publisher. Dr. Bennett has attended numerous sessions about convergence including spending a summer at the Ifra Newsplex in Columbia, South Carolina, attending the Online News Association conference and even helping to host a national conference on blogging. Her teaching portfolio includes: online practicum, TV newscasting, Broadcast News, Covering Diverse Populations, mass media and society, the business of news and multimedia seminars for groups like the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute and the Center for Non-Profit Management.

Dr Bennett is also a two-time Emmy award winning journalist. She has worked behind-the-scenes at ABC in Milwaukee, CBS in Chicago and CBS in Nashville. Most recently, she was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor/talk show host at CBS in Nashville where she still fills in from time to time. With an earned Ph.D. from one of the top 20 research institutions in the country, Dr. Bennett is one of a handful of broadcast professionals with the terminal credential and extensive experience in television news. She has worked in many positions behind the scenes including as an associate producer, desk assistant, news writer, assignment desk editor and teleprompter operator.

Here is just a sample of what she has helped some of her former students achieve: internships at the Oprah Winfrey Show, Freedom Forum, Nashville Public Radio, FOX news Chicago, Regis & Kelly, and local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX as well as newspaper internships. Some of Dr. Bennett’s former students are working at or have worked at: KCBS in Los Angeles, WashingtonPost.com, CBS in New York, WHDH in Boston and one of the most famous is currently Miss USA 2007. So this executive is well connected.

Her personal mission is to educate, empower and engage people by giving them access to information, networks and resources. She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, a B.A. in broadcast and electronic communications from Marquette University and an M.Ed in College Student Personnel from Loyola University of Chicago.

2007 Harvard University: Management Development Program Fellow. Studied
In-depth case studies focused on financial management, diversity, planning, innovation,
leadership and change.

1999 Vanderbilt University: Peabody College of Education, Nashville, TN
Ph.D., Education and Human Development in Higher Education Administration

1996-1997 Western Kentucky University: Department of Communication, Bowling Green, KY
Graduate Course work includes: Nonverbal Communication, Quantitative Research in Communication & Theories of Communication

1993 Loyola University of Chicago: Graduate School of Education, Chicago, IL
M.Ed., College Student Personnel; Minor: Counseling Psychology

1990 Marquette University: College of Communication, Milwaukee, WI
B.A., Communication, Journalism, and Performing Arts
Major: Broadcast and Electronic Journalism; Minor: Philosophy

Teaching Experience:

2007 Associate Professor of Journalism
Tenured and promoted to the Associate Professor Level, effective 2007-08

2003-Present Assistant Professor of Journalism
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
• Courses: Teach Journalism Print, Broadcast and Online Practicum, Mass Media & Society, Media & Diversity, Electronic News Gathering & Freshman First Year Seminar, Broadcast News
• Advising: Advise approximately 20 students in the program and more than a dozen non-majors
• Internships: Coordinate the student internships, maintain contact with media professionals and evaluate student performance
• Student Development: Took students to Tampa, Florida to visit media properties for Spring Break and take students to professional conferences including the Online News Association and Radio Television News Directors Association Conference.

2006 Study Abroad Instructor, Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA)
• Taught BCC and You Course in London, England, Summer Session

1999-2000 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor-Electronic Media Journalism
College of Mass Communications-Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
• Teach Introduction to Mass Media and Radio & TV Newswriting courses
• Serve on University, College & Department committees

1995-1998 Adjunct Professor-Humanities
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
• Teach Fundamentals of Speech Communication
• Work with adult learners to ensure successful back-to-school transition
• Advise and counsel students

Summer 1996 Teaching Assistant-Minority Educators’ Development Collaborative
Vanderbilt University/Nashville State Technical Institute, Nashville, TN
• Encourage members of under-represented groups to teach
• Co-Instructor for an introductory summer course

1995-1997 Adjunct Professor-Communications
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
• Teach introductory broadcast journalism and public speaking courses
• Assist students with obtaining jobs and internships
• Secure industry professionals to enhance students learning experience

Administrative Experience:

2007 Assistant Director, Teaching Center
One year appointment to assist the Director with faculty lunch discussions, workshops, midcourse reviews and teaching time out grant recipient selection

2003-Present Executive Director, New Century Journalism Program
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
• Manage budget and resources, secure financial opportunities via fundraising and grant writing, study and conduct research and attend training opportunities on Convergent Media
• Spokesperson for program in charge of engineering a national campaign to help raise program visibility
• Act as a liaison between University Departments; civic, government, local and national agencies and media
• Identify & Recruit Students for Program
• Manage New Century Journalism Speaker’s Series

1998-1999 Senior Public Affairs Officer &
Special Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor of Media Relations
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Executive producer for one-hour radio talk show, Teddy Bart Round table &
Commodore Report radio spots
• Speech writer for Chancellor & other senior university officials
• Produce public service announcements & video news releases
• Write and edit faculty/staff newspaper and other publications
• Worked with Tipper Gore’s staff on logistics, content and media team for mental health forum/Family ReUnion 8 Planning Committee, Represent Vice Chancellor on university committees
• Manage special projects, media events, conferences & additional duties as assigned

1997-1999 Research Associate, MARC Program, Biological Sciences
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
• Part of research grant to evaluate Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
• Help create and implement qualitative research design
• Code and analyze data

1995-1997 Research Assistant, Peabody Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Contributed to grant proposals, articles, and monographs
• Worked on Race Related initiatives including Diversity Summit

Summer 1997 Research Fellow, College of Education
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
• Create Doctoral Fellows Manual
• Conduct literature reviews and extensive library research

Media Experience:

2003-Present Freelance Reporter
2000-2003 General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor
The News Channel 5 Network, Nashville, Tennessee
• Reporter for daily newscasts
• Handle live and breaking news, enterprise story ideas,

2003-Present Telethon Volunteer Host
1999-2000 Producer/Reporter-Tennessee Crossroads
WNPT-PBS affiliate, Nashville, Tennessee
• Generate stories for on-air purposes
• Produce and write segments
• Act as on-air host for different shows including telethons & specials

1999-2000 Freelance News Writer/Assignment Editor (CBS)
WTVF-News Channel 5, Nashville Tennessee
• Write for all newscasts & provide editorial assistance
• Assign & dispatch crews, monitor scanners
• Train interns and associate producers

1999-2001 Freelance Writer-The Black Collegian & Music & Ministry Magazines

1995-1998 Freelance News Writer/Assignment Editor (CBS)
WTVF-News Channel 5, Nashville Tennessee
• Write for all newscasts & provide editorial assistance
• Assign & dispatch crews, monitor scanners
• Train interns and associate producers

1994-1995 Associate Producer/Weekend Assignment Editor-News Channel 5 (CBS)
WTVF-News Channel 5, Nashville, Tennessee
• Enterprise story ideas & write for all shows
• Produce news cut-ins/manage special projects as assigned
• Fill-in producer

1993-1994 Desk Assistant/Fill-In Assignment Editor (CBS)
WBBM-TV, Chicago, Illinois
• Organize ENG/SNG live remotes
• Train and supervise interns

1991 Associate Producer (ABC)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1989-1990 Assignment Desk News Trainee (ABC)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Professional Development/Fellowships:

2007 American Press Institute, Journalism Educator’s Fellow
Leadership in Disruptive Times

2007 Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Fellow
Participated in an intense Leadership training seminar hosted by the faculty at
Louisiana State University.

2005 Educator in the Newsroom Fellowship
Radio Television News Directors Foundation/Knight Foundation
4 week Online Producer/On-Air Reporter, CBS, Nashville, Tennessee 5/23-6/18

2005 Seminar, Grantwriting, Dr. Bernard Turner, Temple Baptist Church

2004 American Press Institute Fellow, Authenticity Retreat for Women Media Executives

2004 Poynter Institute, Convergence Educator Fellow
St. Petersburg, Florida

2003 Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Fellow
Digital Story Master Class, American Press Institute
Nashville, Tennessee

2003 Faculty Fellow
University of South Carolina Newsplex-Convergent Media Seminar

2000 Faculty Fellow-Educational Foundation
National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE)
National Conference, New Orleans, LA January 24-27, 2000

1998 Seminar, Introduction to Web Page Construction, Volunteer State Community College,
Gallatin, TN

1998 Selected Participant, AERA Extended Professional Development Course: Embracing the Minority Scholar: Mentoring Publishing and Developing a Research Agenda,
San Diego, CA

1998 Selected Participant, AERA Grants Program’s Institute on Statistical
Analysis for Education Policy, San Diego, CA.

2003 Faculty Participant
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Convergence Seminar

2003 Seminar, Microsoft Power Point Certification, Belmont University,
Nashville, TN
Grants:

2005 Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, Child Learning Center
Secured Gannett Foundation Grant $14,600

2005 Belmont University, New Century Journalism Program
Ethics and Excellence Foundation, $75,000
To equip broadcast studio
2005 Belmont University, New Century Journalism Program
Scripps Howard Foundation, Shop At Home Network, $54,000
Three year project-Summer High School Journalism Camp & Scholarships

2005 Belmont University, College of Arts and Sciences
CAS Faculty Development Grant to prepare summer teaching in London, $800

2004 Belmont University, New Century Journalism Program
Gannett Foundation, equipment grant for Media Center, $20,000

2004 Belmont University, Teaching Center Travel Grant, $500

1998 Vanderbilt University, Dissertation Enhancement Grant, $1,793

1998 NASPA/Ford Foundation Diversity Initiative
Principal Investigator, Received $11,500 to conduct research on patterns of Black student intra- and inter-group interactions.

1998 Vanderbilt University,
Dissertation Improvement Grant funded dissertation pilot study, $1,000

Consulting Projects:

2007 Facilitator, The College Student Experience, Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN

2006 Visiting Faculty, Diversity Institute at the First Amendment Center
Taught Multimedia course for Diversity fellows at the Freedom Forum, Nashville, TN

2006 Presenter, Center for Non-Profit Management, Living in the Virtual World
August 15, 2006 Professional Development

2003 Facilitator, Converging Curriculum Meeting
Western Kentucky University Faculty, Bowling Green, Kentucky

1998-2001 Affiliated Scholar, African American College Choices and Educational Success Study (ACCESS)

1996-1997 Community Coordinator, Young Kids Literacy Project
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

1997 Academic Writing Consultant, Graduate Student Retention Project,
Speech Pathology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

Service:
Campus:
Member, Belmont University First Year Seminar, Film Selection Committee 2007
Member, Belmont University Honors Program Faculty Search Committee 2007
Member, Belmont University, Media Studies Faculty Search Committee 2007
Member, Belmont University, University-wide TRIAD Committee 2005-Present
Member, Belmont University, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee, 2003-Present
Member, Belmont University, Minority Task Force, 2003-Present
Member, Belmont University, College of Arts and Sciences, External Resources Committee, 2004-Present
Member, Belmont University, College of Arts and Sciences, Web Implementation Committee, 2005-06
Member, Department of Radio-TV/Photography Chair Selection Committee, MTSU, 1999-2000
Member, Department of Radio-TV/Photography Faculty Search Committee, MTSU, 1999-2000
Member, MTSU Faculty Senate Committee on Student Affairs, 1999-2000
Member, Women’s Center Advisory Board, Vanderbilt University, 1999-2000
Co-Chair Speakers Committee, MTSU African American History Month Committee, 1999-2000
Member, MTSU African American History Month & Unity Luncheon Committees, 1999-2000
Chair, PR Committee, Southeastern Higher Education Student Symposium, Vanderbilt University, 1997
Member & Presenter, Committee for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, 1997
Vanderbilt Campus Coordinator, ISM Multimedia Diversity Summit, 1996
Presenter, Vanderbilt University Student Leaders Conference, 1996

Professional:
Judge, Mid-South Emmy Awards, WZTV (FOX) Affiliate, 2007
Moderator, Tennessee College Public Relations Association, April, 2006 New Media Panel.
Research Paper Reviewer, Radio Division, Broadcast Education Association, April, 2006
Research Paper Reviewer, MAC Division, AEJMC Spring 2005
Planning Committee, Preview Forum, National think tank initiative funded by the Ford Foundation. This year’s focus is on news. 2005
Tape Analyst Critiqued tapes for students and professionals for RTNDF at NABJ Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
Facilitator/Committee Member Preview Forum, Scarritt Bennett National Event to Raise Media Awareness
funded by the Ford Foundation 2005
Presenter, Journalism Camp, David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 2004
Moderator, Middle Tennessee State Minority Internship Workshop, Freedom Forum, Diversity Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003
Test Monitor, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, 2003-Present
Coordinator, Belmont-Nashville Association of Black Journalists-Maplewood High School Project 2004-2005
Grant Committee, Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church Child Learning Center, 2003-2005
Board of Directors, Vanderbilt University Student Communications, Inc. 2003-Present
Facilitator, Media Training and Placement Strategies, Living Word Church, Brentwood, Tennessee 2000
Discussant, ASHE Annual Conference, San, Antonio Texas 1999
Facilitator, Family Re-Union 8-Family and Community, Hosted by: Vice President Al Gore and Mrs. Tipper Gore
1999
Manuscript Review, Focal Press Broadcast Announcing Text, 1999
Proposal Reviewer, ASHE Symposia, 1999
Proposal Reviewer, ASHE Research/Scholarly Papers, 1999
Proposal Reviewer, AERA Division J, 1999
Proposal Reviewer, Doctoral Student Panel, Black Caucus of AAHE, 1998 & 1999
Chair, Graduate Student Higher Education Faculty Search Committee, 1998
Proposal Reviewer, AERA Division G, 1998
Proposal Reviewer, Focused Dialogue, ASHE, 1997

Church:
Sunday School Teacher, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN 2007- Present
President, Inspirational Choir, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN 2007-Present
Member, Women’s Ministry, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN 2000-Present
Women’s Day Management Seminar Coordinator, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 2004
Teacher, Vacation Bible School, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN, 2004
Youth Leader, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN 1999-2001

Community:
Judge, Nashville Area Chapter NAACP-ACTSO Awards, 2007
Volunteer, Scripps Howard Regional Spelling Bee, Belmont University, 2007
Emcee, Nashville Area Chapter NAACP, Officer Installation Ceremony 2007
Co-Emcee, Little Miss AKA Pageant, Nashville, Tennessee, 2006
Member, Leadership Nashville Alumni Association and Help with new class, 2006-present
Member, The Women’s Fund, The Community Foundation, 2006-Present
Member, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Public Relations Committee, 2006-Present
Member, R. H. Boyd Leadership Society, The United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Mentor student at W.A. Bass Middle School 2005- Present
Member, Rotary Club, Program Committee, 2006
Advisory Board, The Greater Nashville Chapter of the MBA Association 2005
Member, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Technology Committee, I was selected to sit on this committee to help Nashville be better prepared to serve visitor’s technological needs. After several meetings and e-mail exchanges, our team made recommendations to the NCVB board.
Member, Technology & Research Committee, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2004
V.I.P Speaker, CEO Academy, 2004
Cluster Leader, YMCA Black Achievers Program, 1999-2000
Committee Member, Public Relations, Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1999-2000
Board Member, Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1995-97

Presentations:

2007 Panelist, Express Yourself!:Branding by Using Current Digital Media Tools National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 2007

2007 Panelist, Digital Journalism Education. National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 2007

2007 Panelist, Journalism Values in a Multimedia World, Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2007

2007 Panelist, Southern States Communication Association Conference, Louisville, KY
Changing Technologies and Teaching TV News

2006 Panelist, Broadcast Education Association, Annual Convention
Do as I say, not as THEY do!, Las Vegas, Nevada, April, 2006

2005 Invited Presenter, Blog South, The Business of Blogging, October, 2005

2005 Panelist, AEJMC Pre-Conference Workshop, Show Me the Money
San Antonio, Texas

2005 Moderator/Organizer Online Storytelling: It’s Virtually Everywhere
Presented at National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention
Atlanta, Georgia

2005 Panelist, Airchecks: Who is Doing What, Where and How in Student Newscasts?
Panelist, Reaching Ethnic Audiences: Strategies for Struggling With Strangers
Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada

2004 Moderator/Organizer Convergence Seminar, National Association of Black Journalists,
Washington, DC UNITY Conference

2003 Panelist
Media Use in a Changing Information Environment, Expanding Convergence
University of South Carolina, November

2003 Presenter/Facilitator
Digital Dilemma:Colorless Convergence, National Association of Black Journalists Professional Development Seminar, Sponsored by: Microsoft and Belo

Other Selected Presentations:

Bennett, S. M. (2000). Media Training for Student Affairs 101. Presented at
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Indianapolis, IN.

Bennett, S. M. (1999). The more things change, the more they stay the same: Black
student experiences on predominantly White campuses. Presented at The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, New Orleans, LA.

Bennett, S. M. (1998). Summer minority doctoral fellowship programs: experiential
Accounts. Presented at the Keeping Our Faculties Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Bennett, S. M. (1998). ASHE newcomer’s session & graduate student Round table: The
transition from course work to dissertation. Presented at the Association for the Study
of Higher Education, Miami, Florida.

Bennett, S. M. & Coaxum, J. (1998). Black student patterns of intra- & inter-group
patterns on a predominantly White campus: On fertile ground for empirical inquiry.
Presented at National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Philadelphia, PA.

Bennett, S. M. (1997). An in-depth analysis of self-segregation on predominantly White
campuses: toward a conceptual framework to improve race relations. Poster session presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bennett, S. M. (1997). You can’t speak for me, I have a voice of my own: an
ethnographic research project on the Black student experience. 90 minute session
presented at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity, Orlando, FL.

Bennett, S. M. (1997). Being Black on a predominantly White campus: an identity
crisis in progress. Poster session presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Alexander-Snow, M. D., Bennett, S. M., Coaxum, J., Cohen, R., Freeman, K., &
McGruder, J. A. (1995). The African American culture in research and practice.
Round table presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Orlando, FL.

Publications:
Book Chapters & Book Reviews:
Bennett, S. M. (1999). Self-segregation: an oxymoron in Black and White.
In K. Freeman (Ed.), The African American Culture and Heritage in Research and Practice. Westport, CT.:Greenwood Publishers.

Bennett, S. M. (March-April, 1998). The Education and careers of Black teachers. By
A. Osler. (1997). In ACCESS: Improving Diversity in Student Recruiting and Retention.

Magazines: Bennett, S.M. (Summer, 2007) Converging Curriculum: Finding Your Niche, Quill Magazine

Bennett, S.M. (Summer, 2006) Living in a Virtual World, Center for Non Profit Management, CNM front & center
Bennett, S.M. (January, 2005) Does Metro’s Public Policy Support Ethnic Diversity? Culture Magazine
Bennett, S.M. (February, 2005) Keeping Up with Convergence. The RTNDA Communicator
Bennett, S. M. (July, 2003). Staking a Claim in the Converged Media World. Black Issues in Higher Education
Bennett, S. M. (February, 2000). CeCe Winans. The Black Collegian Magazine.
Bennett, S. M. (Summer, 2000) Wendy Raquel Robinson. The Black Collegian Magazine

Newspapers, Monographs, Technical Reports & Other Publications:
Bennett, S. Converging Curriculum: Finding the Niche, SPJ.org, August, 2007
Bennett, S. Other World Citizens are Multilingual; Why Aren’t We? The Tennessean, Column ran on April 6, 2007.
Bennett, S. M. & Coaxum, J. (2000). Diversity on Campus: Reports from the field.
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Washington, DC.
Bennett, S. M. (March, 1999). Multipurposing. PR Tactics
Bennett, S. M. (1997). 1998 Summer Doctoral Fellows Manual. Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Keynote Lectures/Presentations:
2006 Keynote Speaker, Statewide, International Assn. of Administrative Professionals, Murfreesboro, TN
2005 Keynote Speaker, Reading is the Foundation for Learning, Lee Chapel A.M.E. Nashville, TN
2005 Keynote Speaker, International Assn. of Administrative Professionals, Murfreesboro, TN
2005 Presenter, Black MBA Association
2005 Keynote Speaker, YMCA Black Achievers Banquet, Middle Tennessee YMCA
2004 Keynote Speaker at Tennessee State University, Ethics Conference for students
2004 Featured Speaker for TSU at the Administrative Professionals Day
2004-2006 Featured Presenter, Middle Tennessee Scholastic Press Association for 400 high school students Television News Reporting/Convergence Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2004 Pastor’s Anniversary Banquet Speaker, Elevated Baptist Church, Franklin, KY
2004 Black History Month Speaker, Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Oak Grove, KY
2003 Black History Month Speaker, Elevated Baptist Church, Franklin, KY
2002 Preparing to be a Broadcaster. National Broadcasting Society.
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
2002 Diversity in the Newsroom. Student Journalism Conference.
The Tennessean Newspaper, Nashville, TN
2000 Black on Black Crime in the Academy. African American Studies Lecture Series,
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
1999 Blackness in the 21st Century. African American Studies Lecture Series,
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
1998 Diversity Week Speaker, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Honors and Awards:
2005, Selected for Leadership Nashville, a prestigious civic organization
2005 The Tennessean (Gannett-owned Nashville local daily) Top 40 under 40 Leadership Recognition
2002 NATAS Emmy Award Spot News Coverage-Metro Police Officer Standoff
2001 NATAS Emmy Award The News Channel 5 Weekend Report-Tornado Coverage
Summer Research Fellow, Washington State University, 1997
Student Leadership Development Scholar, Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity, 1997

Doctoral Panelist, Black Caucus of the American Association for Higher Education, 1997
Service Award, Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1997
Presenter, Graduate Student Research Day, Vanderbilt University, 1997
Service Award, Committee on Ethnic Participation, Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1996
Service Award, NAACP, Murfreesboro, TN, 1995
Senior Award, Marquette University, Office of Student Affairs, 1990
Outstanding Senior Award, Marquette University, Multicultural Center, 1990
Student Leadership Award, Marquette University, Multicultural Center, 1987-1989

Creative Productions:
Producer, YMCA Black Achievers, Communications Cluster, Video Project
Telethon Host, WNPT Annual Membership Drive, PBS, Nashville, TN
Producer, The 14th-17th Annual Stellar Gospel Awards Pre-Show
Host, Seeking Solutions, One-time Community Show for PBS affiliate, Nashville, TN
Executive Producer, Vanderbilt University PSA “A Special Place” Nationally Televised Commercial
Producer, Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, “Something to Believe In” Fundraising Video
Producer, Vanderbilt University, Peabody Campus, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Historical Video

Professional Affiliations:
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
Radio & Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)