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June 20, 2008

ACHIEVERS


Cusic Selected for New Leadership Music Class
Belmont music business professor Don Cusic has been chosen as one of 53 new members to participate in Leadership Music's 20th annual class. The nine-month program aims to create a forum for established music community leaders to identify and explore issues currently affecting the music industry. The course, which begins with an orientation and alumni reception on Sept. 25, includes a two-day opening retreat weekend in October; six monthly program days targeting the latest issues regarding songwriting/publishing, artist, studio/audio, record company, broadcast/media and touring; and a two-day closing retreat in May 2009.

Giorgianni Interviewed by Tampa Bay Tribune
The School of Pharmacy's Dr. Sal Giorgianni was recently interviewed by the Tampa Bay Tribune in an article marking the tenth anniversary of Viagra's global launch by Pfizer, "The Little Blue Pill Is Growing Up - Viagra Turns 10." Giorgianni served in Pfizer's Global Development Team when Viagra was in market development and was the director of external relations after the product launched. Click here to read the article.

Media Studies, Admissions Representatives Help 'Make-A-Wish' for Sick Teenager
Thom Storey, chair of the media studies department, was recently interviewed by The Tennessean regarding a teenager who visited Belmont as part of the Make-A-Wish program. Las Vegas high school student Taylor Hassman, 17, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. Make-a-Wish, a nonprofit organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, provided Taylor with a trip to Nashville to attend CMA Music Festival events. During her stay she also met with journalism and admissions representatives at Belmont, where she hopes to attend classes beginning in 2009. To read the full story, click here.

Cusic Published in New Book
Professor of Music Business Don Cusic has a chapter, “Cowboys in Chicago,” in a new book, The Hayloft Gang, just released from the University of Illinois Press. The book is about WLS and The National Barn Dance in Chicago, which was the top radio show for country music before the emergence of the Grand Ole Opry after World War II.

Rives Named Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-American
rives-300.jpgRising junior Lynette Rives capped an extraordinary outdoor season after reaching the semifinals in the 200m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week. For her efforts, she was recently named an Outdoor All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Rives becomes the second outdoor female runner at Belmont to receive the All-America distinction and the first since 2000 to receive the honor.

Rives is currently ranked 34th in the 200m by USA Track & Field, the organization that governs the U.S. Olympic Trials. Riley is awaiting notification from USATF to see if she will be allowed to compete at the Trials, which are scheduled for June 27-July 6 in Eugene, Oregon. If she advances, she will be the first women’s track athlete to do so in school history. For more on this story, click here.


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