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July 20, 2007

Achievers


Riechert Named to PRSA Committee
Bonnie Riechert, assistant professor of public relations, was named to the Strategic Development Committee of the Nashville Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA president Marcia Colburn of Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. appointed the committee, which is responsible for developing the chapter’s strategic plan for 2007-2010. Other committee members are Tom Adkinson, BOHAN Advertising/Marketing; Stacy Brewer, Gray Public Relations ; Vicki Bagwell, Western Kentucky University; Julie Davis, CBRL Group Inc.; Heather Macdonald, Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence PR; Sherry Kast, Comptroller of the Treasury, State of Tennessee; Debbie McGraw, KraftCPAs; and Trey Campbell, Southwestern Co.

Alumna Signs Songwriting Deal
Belmont University graduate, Molly Reed ('07) has signed an exclusive songwriting agreement with THIS Music. THIS Music is a Warner Chappell Music joint venture owned by Tim Nichols, Connie Harrington and Rusty Gaston. The THIS Music roster also includes Nichols and Harrington, Ben Hayslip, Jay O’Shea and Annie Roboff.

Carolina Rain Featured on Nashville Music & More
Country artists "Carolina Rain" came back to the Belmont University campus to give a tour of the group’s roots for a new episode of Nashville Music & More. The piece airs this Saturday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m. CST on the local NBC affiliate, WSMV Channel 4. Belmont is where Carolina Rain’s Rhean Boyer, Marvin Evatt and Jeremy Baxter first came together while working in campus security. Their first songwriting collaboration, “Carolina Rain,” named the group. Carolina Rain is currently touring in support of their debut album, Weather The Storm. For additional information, visit www.carolinarain.net.

Alumnus Receives National Fraternity Honor
Belmont alumnus Michael Lummus has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 William H. Shilelder award given annually by the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. The award is given to a graduating senior nominated by his local Board of Governors or his local chapter. This award is distinguished by the amount of commitment to scholarship, campus involvement and leadership dedicated to the local chapter. Lummus was president of the Phi Kappa Tau colony at Belmont for two years, and when the chapter was chartered, he became Zeta Alpha's first president. He graduated from Belmont in May 2007 with a degree in Music Business.


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