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June 5, 2009

ACHIEVERS


BelmontVision.com Wins Professional Video Award
BelmontVision.com is the winner of the 2009 Videographer Awards' Award of Excellence for its semester-long continuous team video coverage of Debate ’08 and the presidential election. This competition is international in scope and has entrants from all arenas of professional, educational and public video production. The winning BelmontVision.com team included journalism and audio visual production students Melody Drushal, Amber Garner, Carly Griffin, Alana Kreegel, Oliver Mauldin, Derek Moore, Abby Selden, Erik Unger and Jessica Walker.

“This team of dedicated students made the most of every opportunity,” said New Century Journalism instructor Stephan Foust. “They worked tirelessly, often under tight deadlines with little or no sleep, to keep their viewers up-to-date on Belmont’s unique role during the 2008 presidential campaign. They earned this award by never losing sight of their goals and always putting forth their best effort.”

The Videographer Awards are judged by award-winning professionals on the basis of resourcefulness, creativity and quality. The organization states that its mission is “to identify professionals who are raising the standards of the industry.”

Lynette Rives Earns NCAA Title Berth
rives-regionals300.jpgOn the second day of the NCAA Mideast Regional, senior sprinter Lynette Rives (Clarksville, Tenn.) became the first Belmont women’s track and field athlete to earn back-to-back berths to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after her stellar performance in the 200m on Saturday afternoon.

Rives opened the day vying for a chance to move on to Nationals in the 100m. However, the Clarksville, Tenn., native fell short and took eighth in the finals of the event with a time of 11.66. An hour later, she would have an opportunity to redeem herself with another shot at a trip to Nationals within her reach. Rives, the lone senior in the 200m finals, bolted to a third place finish with a time of 23.28 (1.2) to qualify for Nationals.

Rives was excited about the chance to compete at Nationals again. “Coming into the 200m, I was confident in my placement. We got out of the blocks and it was tough coming around the curve but I pushed it out. My race was all guts,” she said. “I am excited for another chance at Nationals.”

“She was really motivated by what happened earlier in the 100m,” said Assistant Women’s Track and Field coach Cameron Harvey. “She was able to refocus for the 200m and put in a good effort. We are all looking forward to going to Nationals next month.”

“Lynette’s effort today was an example of her tough-as-nails attitude and strong work ethic,” said Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field head coach Seth Sheridan.

Rives will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which will be held June 10-13. (photo by Dave Milner)

Belmont Faculty Publish Editorials in Tennessean
Two Belmont faculty members recently published editorial columns in The Tennessean. Dr. Beth Woodard, associate professor of management in the Massey Graduate School of Business, contributed an article on reform plans for Medicare on May 19. Click here to read her editorial. Also, Dr. Stephanie Buchanan Crowder, an assistant professor of religion, co-wrote an editorial with Vanderbilt's Dr. Herbert Robinson Marbury on the need for more diverse representation among religion faculty. Click here to read the article.


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