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May 22, 2009

ACHIEVERS


Belmont Recognized at TCPRA Conference
Belmont University was recognized with several awards at the Tennessee College Public Relations Association conference held at Austin Peay State University last week. Dr. Robert Fisher, Belmont’s president, received the Otis Floyd, Jr. Award for Excellence in Administration. The award is presented annually to a higher education administrator in the state of Tennessee to recognize superior achievement. Criteria considered each year includes innovation, leadership, vision and communication.

Greg Pillon, the director of the Office of Communications, was honored with the Charles Holmes Award. The award is presented annually to a member of TCPRA who demonstrates steadfast service and earnest dedication to the organization. The Office of Communications received several other awards in the following categories:

Gold: Residence Life Move- In Day publication (Brochure/Flyer)
Gold: Circle magazine (University or alumni magazine)
Gold: 2008 President’s Report (Reports)
Gold: Town Hall Presidential Debate (Media Success Story)
Gold: Bug Camp (Photography)
Silver: Presidential Debate commemorative piece (Special Publication)
Silver: Debate ‘08 electronic press kit (Specialty Item)
Silver: Alex Renfroe (Photography)
Bronze: FYI (Electronic Newsletter)

Formed in 1975, TCPRA is an alliance of communicators who represent the colleges and universities, public and private, two-year technical schools, technology centers and community colleges that together define higher education in Tennessee.

Parry Honored as Teacher of the Year by National Association
jour1104parry.jpgPam Parry, associate professor of journalism, will be honored Aug. 7 as Teacher of the Year by the Small Program Interest Group at the national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Boston. John Jenks, SPIG head, said “This year Pam Parry demonstrated she merits that honor through her documented classroom skills and all-around dedication to her students and her profession. Parry has also been an educational entrepreneur – building a program and attracting scores of students to it.”

Parry founded the public relations program at Belmont in 2004 and in four years it became largest program in the School of Social Sciences and one of the fastest growing programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. A colleague and fellow department chair described Parry as “a terrific teacher who has the uncanny ability to connect with both advanced and average students. Her evaluation scores are invariably well above Belmont's averages, no small feat given this university's commitment to undergraduate education. She combines an intellectually rigorous curriculum with a relaxed, non-threatening classroom style that receives rave reviews from students.”

Golfer Named to ESPN the Magazine All-District Second Team
Belmont senior golfer Danny Amundson was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Second Team as announced Thursday afternoon. The native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (O’Gorman HS) was named to the University Division Spring At-Large Second Team after posting a 3.75 grade point average (GPA). He graduated last week from Belmont with a degree in Finance. During the 2008-2009 season, Amundson led the team in scoring with a 73.7 average and posted three top-10 and five top-20 finishes. His best finish was a third place showing at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate last month where he helped lead the Bruins to the team championship. Amundson also ranked fifth in the Atlantic Sun Conference in the Golfstat rankings.

Boling Receives Award at TACE Conference
Gary Boling, assistant director of the Office of Career Services, was honored with the Lumsden-Sellers Outstanding Member Award at the 2009 Tennessee Association of Colleges and Employers (TACE) conference. The award was established in 1990 and is given to recognize members for outstanding leadership, loyalty and dedication to their profession and to TACE. TACE is an association of Tennessee colleges and universities, state and technical institutes, and employers of students and graduates of these institutions who have joined together to enhance understanding and cooperation among institutions of higher education and their employers.

Warren Earns Second Straight A-Sun Women's Golfer of the Year
The most decorated golfer in Belmont history captured some more hardware on Monday as senior golfer Lorie Warren was named Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Year as voted on by the conference’s head coaches and media relations directors. It was the second straight year Warren has won their award, and she becomes just the fourth Atlantic Sun golfer to earn the award in consecutive years. In addition, the Hendersonville, Tennessee native was also a unanimous choice for the All-Atlantic Sun first team. Click here for more on this story.


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