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April 11, 2008

ACHIEVERS


Pharmacy Faculty Participate in Practice and Research Forum
Dr. Cathy Turner and Dr. Julie Rafferty, assistant professors of Pharmacy, attended the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Spring Practice and Research Forum in Phoenix, Ariz. (April 5-9) as part of their preparation to achieve Board Certified Pharmacy Specialist (BCPS) status. They will sit for the BCPS exam in October 2008. In addition, Dr. Eric Hobson, professor of Pharmacy Practice, was a featured speaker at the forum where he served as lead faculty in the ACCP Academy Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. He presented two workshops: “Implementing Teaching and Learning Strategies” and “Classroom/Clerkship Assessment Techniques: Monitoring the Pulse of Student Learning.”

Hare Receives National Academic Honor
Belmont University senior Justin Hare (Cleveland, Tenn.) received yet another prestigious national honor recently, as he was named 2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association. This is the latest award in a long and distinguished career for Hare. Last week, the 6-2 guard was named Mid-Major Most Valuable Player by CollegeInsider.com. A month prior, Hare was named First Team Academic All-American – becoming the third Bruin to earn multiple Academic All-America honors.

Hare is a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament MVP, a two-time First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference player and led Belmont to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Hare is one of just 12 student-athletes in NCAA Division-I men’s basketball to be recognized. Moreover, Hare is one of just two honorees to have played in this year’s NCAA Tournament, joining Travis Lay of American University. The Cleveland, Tenn. native sports a 3.87 GPA in his major of exercise science and health promotion. He plans to attend medical school upon graduation.

Lind Awarded Research Grant
Dr. Joan Lind, an assistant professor of mathematics, has been teaching a topics course this semester devoted to an undergraduate research project in mathematics. Seven students have participated in this experience, and they presented their research at the regional Mathematical Association of America conference last month. Dr. Lind was recently awarded a grant from the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM) at Brigham Young University (BYU). CURM is funded by BYU and a grant from the National Science Foundation. This grant will enable Dr. Lind to continue the undergraduate research project with her students. The CURM mini-grant awards the faculty member $5,000 for a course release. Also, two students, Sarah Claiborne and Cat Simpson, will each receive $2,000 for their year's work.

Physics Students Celebrate Pi Day
PiDay.JPGPi Day (π) was celebrated on March 14 by the Society of Physics Students (SPS) club with a fundraiser “πi a Professor." SPS has a new chapter on the Belmont campus, and the students are helping raise money for this club. In the photo, Dr. Scott Hawley, the club’s faculty advisor, is in the center of the photo surrounded by Physics students.

Debate Team Hauls in Numerous Awards
The Belmont Debate team has nearly finished its 2007-2008 season, and with one national tournament left to attend, the season has been filled with awards. Most recently, the debate program was ranked 36th in the nation out of the 245 ranked teams, and in early March Belmont hosted the National Christian College Forensics Invitational (the national speech/debate tournament for Christian colleges). Specific awards from this tournament included:

DEBATE
George Shifflett/Renee Reyle: 2nd place overall debate team
Sarah Friederich: 6th place overall open debate speaker
Price Rainer: 14th overall open debate speaker
Wesley Rainer: 1st place overall speaker JV debate division
Caroline Tenenbaum: 11th place overall speaker JV debate division

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Impromptu Speaking: Tabitha Metcalf (semi-finalist), Melanie Bengtson (4th place)
Faith Literature: Tabitha Metcalf (5th place)
Novice Faith Literature: Kelli Mehlhaf (5th place)
Extemporaneous Speaking: Price Rainer (2nd place), Melanie Bengtson (1st place)
Novice Extemporaneous Speaking: Wesley Rainer (5th place), Caroline Tenenbaum (4th place)
Persuasive Speaking: George Shifflett (2nd place)
Dramatic Interpretation: George Shifflett (3rd place)

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O'Brien Scores Medal at MSU Spring Invitational
Golfer.JPGSophomore Scott O’Brien (Brookings, S.D.) delivered the highlight of the spring golf season Tuesday, earning individual medalist honors as Belmont University men’s golf placed fifth at the MSU Spring Invitational. O’Brien entered Tuesday’s final round three strokes off the pace after carding rounds of 69 and 71 Monday. But the 6,858 yard Par 72 Greystone Golf Course layout was a much sterner test Tuesday with winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. As the overnight leaders fell back, O’Brien remained sharp and steady. His final round of one under par 71 proved good enough for first place at 211 (-5).


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