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January 4, 2008

BELMONT NEWS


December Graduation Marks Record for Nursing
DSCF0140.LR.jpgBelmont University held its Winter 2007 Commencement ceremony on Fri., Dec. 14 in the Curb Event Center, and 360 undergraduate and master’s degrees were conferred, including 57 Bachelors of Science in Nursing, the largest class the program has graduated to date. In addition, the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business celebrated the second largest graduating class in its history with 38 total degrees conferred.

President Bob Fisher presided over the event and presented the graduates with their degrees as well as provided commencement remarks that included quotes from more than 30 popular songs. Bachelor of Music candidate Alvin Lemar Love, son of Belmont Trustee CeCe Winans, offered the Student Reflection for the ceremony, encouraging his fellow graduates to have the courage to "Be yourself." President and Mrs. Fisher hosted a reception for graduates and their guests at the conclusion of commencement in Belmont’s Beaman Student Life Center.

SunTrust Honors Late Brian Williams with Belmont Donation
PC130310.jpgThe SunTrust Brian Williams Music Row Financial Center honored the late Brian Williams and Belmont University in its annual Christmas card by making a donation in his name to the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business Songwriting Program. The money will be used to set up the Brian Williams Scholarship Fund. Williams, 45, died in a 2006 accident on Center Hill Lake. An innovative thinker, he bridged a traditional business with the unconventional ways of the music industry to create quite a niche for Nashville's banking industry. The card was sent to some 1,100 clients of the bank's Brian Williams Music Row Financial Center. Pictured in the photo are (l-r) Karen Clark, SunTrust Bank; Dr. Wes Bulla, Dean, Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business; Diane Pearson, SunTrust Bank; Harry Chapman, Director of Development & Major Gifts, Belmont; and Lori Stone Badgett, SunTrust Bank.


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