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January 23, 2009

ACHIEVERS


Three Students Featured in Shakespeare Production at Troutt
RichardtheThird1byjefffrazier_com.jpgThree Belmont students are featured in the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's current production of "Richard the Third" at Troutt Theater. Christy White, Liz Young and Nathan Lee are all part of the cast of the Denice Hicks-directed production, and Paul Gatrell, assistant professor and chair of Belmont's Theatre and Dance Department, designed the set.

"Richard the Third" has recently received rave reviews from The Tennessean, the City Paper and the Nashville Scene. In addition, White is blogging about her experiences with the Nashville Shakes here. The show runs Thursdays-Sundays through Feb. 1. Click here to purchase tickets.

The mission of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional Shakespearean experiences. This is the second consecutive year that the Shakes Winter performance has been held in Troutt Theater.

Leatherwood Named A-Sun Player of the Week
Women's tennis player Abby Leatherwood, a sophomore math major and a 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team selection, opened the spring season with a singles victory against Chattanooga Saturday evening. Her performance earned her the first Player of the Week award of her career, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Leatherwood becomes the first Bruin to earn the weekly honor since Elizabeth Conyer in the 2007 season.

Faculty, Student Published in Physics Journal
Dr. Robert Magruder, professor, and Dr. Steve Robinson, assistant professor, in the Chemistry & Physics Department, and Caitlin Smith, Belmont Physics student, recently had a paper accepted for publication. The paper is titled "Dichroism in Ag nanoparticle composites with bimodal size distribution" and was published in the Jan. 21 issue of the Journal of Applied Physics. Click here to download the article.

Music Alumnae Participate in Inaugural Celebrations
Sarah Wiley Tietsort, who earned a 2008 master’s degree in vocal performance from Belmont, performed with the United States Navy Band’s Sea Chanters chorus at the Jan. 20 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The 21-member Sea Chanters group performed the National Anthem just after the presidential inaugural address.

In addition, 2006 School of Music alumna Tiffany Wharton is featured on the Johns Hopkins University Web site as a performer for a Web feature on the Presidential Inauguration. Hopkins' Peabody Conservatory, where Wharton is a first-year Master of Music candidate in Voice, marked the inauguration of Barack Obama by offering videotaped performances of two quintessentially American songs. Click here to watch Wharton's performance of “At the River.”


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