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October 26, 2007

Achievers


Oglesby-Pitts Honored by Local Church
Dr. Myron Oglesby-Pitts, assistant professor from Belmont’s Department of Education, was honored at the Patterson Memorial United Methodist Church ‘An Evening with the Stars.’ She was vetted for her outstanding contributions in education. Dr. Oglesby-Pitts joined the faculty at Belmont in 2005 and teaches classes in Diverse Learners, Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education. Prior to joining Belmont, Dr. Oglesby-Pitts served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Leadership, Organization and Policy, and for more than 25 years, she served as an educator with the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Public Schools System.

Alexander Speaks at TriStar Health Summit
Dr. Joe Alexander, associate dean of The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business, was a featured speaker at the TriStar Health Systems Summit for Chief Executive Officers and Chief Nursing Officers, held Oct. 24-26 in Adairsville, Georgia. Alexander’s presentation was focused on lessons learned by an organization that has successfully pursued the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Other featured speakers at the Summit were Massey MBA Alumnus Charles Hagood, president and CEO of Healthcare Performance Partners, LLC (Nashville); Dr. David Munch, Chief Clinical and Quality Officer for Exempla Healthcare (Denver); and Bradford S. Koles, Jr., Executive Director for the Advisory Board Company (Washington, D.C.).

Williams Speaks at Economic Summit
Dr. Susan Williams, professor of management in The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business, was a featured speaker at the Tennessee Economic Summit for Women, held Oct. 22-23 in Nashville. She addressed the group on gender issues and negotiation around salary, presenting research on the effects of poor negotiation on women’s economic futures. The conference was attended by more than 500 Tennessee women from government, education and business sectors. Pat Schroeder, former US Senator, and Marie Wilson, Director of the White House Project, were keynote speakers.

Dr. Bonnie Riechert Inducted into PRSA College of Fellows
riechert.JPGAt the 2007 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International conference held this past weekend in Philadelphia, Dr. Bonnie Riechert, assistant professor in the Communications Studies Department, was one of only nine individuals inducted into the prestigious College of Fellows, a lifetime achievement award given to only two percent of PRSA members. Riechert is pictured at right with Emily Telford, president of Belmont's PRSSA chapter (l), and Gary McCormick, president of the PRSA Foundation (r), at the Fellows induction event. For more on this story, click here.

OT Association Executive Director Visits Belmont
The Occupational Therapy (OT) faculty and third year OT doctorate students welcomed Fred Somers, executive director of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in Bethesda, My., to Belmont on Mon., Oct. 22. Somers, who toured the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing (which houses the Occupational Therapy program), was impressed with the facility and technology in the OT labs, and he discussed with the students and faculty the role of the professional organization, its activities and the current priorities. He also answered questions from the students. “This event helped the students put a ‘face’ on our professional organization, and, hopefully, will facilitate their commitment to and involvement in AOTA,” said Dr. Susan Young, associate professor of occupational therapy and a member of the AOTA Board of Directors.

Freshman Chosen Miss Houston
Belmont freshman Rachel Garrett was chosen Miss Houston in a competition this past weekend that serves as a preliminary pageant for Miss Texas and Miss America. Garrett will compete for Miss Texas in July.

Alumnus Passes Tennessee Bar Exam
Alumnus Christopher D. Van Atta ('02) received news last week that he passed the Tennessee Bar Exam, which he took in July. Chris, currently employed at Nashville's Agee Law Group, is married to 2001 Belmont graduate Kacy Van Atta, the daughter of Belmont Web Developer Paul Chenoweth in Information Technology Services and Coordinator of Promotions & Special Events Debbie Chenoweth in Athletics.



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