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August 10, 2007

Achievers


Jacobs Honored as Big Brothers/Big Sisters Board Member
The recent Big Brothers Big Sisters of America conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., honored local affiliate—Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee—as having the CEO of the year in Lowell Perry, Jr. and named its Board of Directors as Board of the Year. Patricia Jacobs, Director of the Office of Career Services, has served on this Board for four years and currently holds the office of Vice President. Jacobs, who noted that 30 Belmont students participated as Big Brothers/Big Sisters last year, said the local program was able to increase the number of children served from 500 to more than 1,500.

Barton-Arwood Published in Education Journal
Dr. Sally Barton-Arwood, assistant professor in the Education Department, has recently been published in Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, a scholarly journal promoting student success. Dr. Barton-Arwood’s article, “Teaching Elementary School Educators to Design, Implement, Evaluate Functional Assessment-Based Interventions: Successes and Challenges,” was co-written with a professor and two graduates of Vanderbilt University's Department of Special Education.

Bulla Selected for 2008 Leadership Music Class
Dr. Wesley Bulla, associate professor and dean of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, was recently selected to join the Leadership Music class of 2008. Leadership Music is a nonprofit organization providing programs designed to further communication among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as industry decision makers.

Alumnus Hired as Assistant Commissioner for Ohio Valley Conference
Brian Pulley, a 2006 Master of Science graduate in Sports Administration, has been named Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs for the Ohio Valley Conference and will start his new position Sept. 4. According to The Tennessean, Pulley interned with the OVC while attending Belmont, helping the conference with group sales and marketing plans.


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