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January 23, 2009

BELMONT NEWS


School of Pharmacy Hosts Inaugural White Coat Ceremony
BUSOPWhiteCoat2009a.JPGThe Maddux Grand Atrium was abuzz Sunday evening, Jan. 18, as the Belmont University School of Pharmacy hosted approximately 400 family and friends at its inaugural White Coat Ceremony. The 73 members of the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2012 participated in this rite of passage ceremony at which they received their white coat symbolizing their entry into professional practice. The students also took the "Oath of the Pharmacist" as a public commitment to patient-centered care.

Dr. J. Richard Brown, professor at the University of Tennessee Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, delivered the keynote address. Belmont School of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Phil Johnston recognized Clayton McWhorter and Chris Coates as inaugural recipients of the Friend of the School Award. Dr. Cathy Turner recognized Rodney Deal (Nashville) and Bob Phillips (Lewisburg), pharmacists from middle Tennessee, as the inaugural recipients of the Professional Stewardship Award.

The program was supported by a gift from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Student white coats were sponsored by 21 members of the Belmont and Nashville communities.

Curb College to Honor Donna Hilley with First Mulloy Award
donnahilley.jpgContinuing a tradition of recognizing music industry greats who are also dedicated to the educational process, Belmont’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business will name Donna Hilley as the first recipient of the Robert E. Mulloy Award of Excellence at the 2009 Best of the Best Showcase at the Curb Event Center on April 25 at 7 p.m. Last spring, the Curb College established the Award of Excellence in memory of program founder Bob Mulloy to annually recognize an individual who has achieved a level of excellence in the music business and entertainment industries with notable service to Belmont University and the Nashville community.

Born in Birmingham, Ala., Donna Hilley came to Nashville with little knowledge of the music or publishing industries. Under the leadership of Jack Stapp and Buddy Killen of Tree International, Hilley learned the business and through persistence and tenacity established herself as one of the top female executives in Music City. After transitions in leadership and the sale of Tree International to CBS, Sony purchased the company in 1994. Shortly after, Hilley was named president and CEO of Sony/ATV Nashville. Click here for more on this story.

United: For Change Holds Kick-off Event at Belmont
Student-founded organization to raise money for needy children worldwide
Box.jpgCharity organization UNITED: FOR CHANGE held its kickoff event on Mon., Jan. 19 at Belmont University. Special musical guests performed and representatives from World Vision spoke at the launch party, which was held on this day to coincide with President Barack Obama’s call for a national day of service.

UNITED: FOR CHANGE, founded by Belmont junior Joshua Maisner, is a movement to raise awareness of impoverished children worldwide and to create a sustainable financial model for college-age students to be part of the solution in helping eradicate children’s poverty. Click here for more on this story.

Belmont Hosts Author Stephen Mansfield
Mansfield3.JPGBelmont University hosted Stephen Mansfield, author of The Faith of Barack Obama, on Fri., Jan. 16, just four days prior to the Presidential Inauguration. The New York Times’ bestselling author discussed before a packed room his latest book which was written from his perspective as a conservative evangelical. Mansfield calls Obama a “brother in Christ,” whose faith speaks to a “new generation who are deeply religious, philosophically postmodern and passionately oriented to social justice.” He described Obama as a champion of the religious left who symbolizes the direction America is going religiously.


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