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achievers
Scholarship, Awards Day Honors Students, Faculty Belmont University recognized students and faculty at the annual end-ofyear Scholarship and Awards Day ceremony in the Massey Performing Arts Center. Students honored in the ceremony included: The Williams-Murray First Year Writing Awards: Caitlin Motes, Kate Tully The Alfred Leland Crabb Awards: Amaryah Armstrong, Carly Escue The Stacy Awalt Writing Awards: Matthew Lefavor, Brian York, Bethany Somma, Ian Chapman The Annette Sisson First Year Writing Award: Jessica Duble The Lumos Travel Award: Abigail Selden The John Williams Heart of Belmont Award: Margaret Shehan The First Year Award, Leadership: JoAnna B. Adkisson The Second Year Award, Leadership: Moniqe Janee Parris The Third Year Award, Leadership: Daniel (D.J.) R. King, Jr. The Fourth Year Award, Leadership: Henry (Hank) L. Carter Retiring faculty member Dr. Harry Hollis, the James M. Medlin Chair of Business Ethics and past Director of Belmont’s Center for Business Ethics, was also recognized for multiple years of service to Belmont. n
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Fisher Named Nashvillian of the Year, Apollo Award Winner Easter Seals Tennessee named Dr. Bob Fisher, Belmont President, the 2010 Nashvillian of the Year. Fisher was honored on April 20 at the 17th annual Nashvillian of the Year Celebration with event proceeds benefitting Easter Seals Tennessee, an organization dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities live with greater independence. Since 1993, the Nashvillian of the Year award has been given to Nashville’s notable leaders who best exemplify the qualities of leadership that ensure that Nashville continues to be a better place to live. Each year past honorees select the recipient of the Nashvillian of the Year award using criteria including individual contributions to the community, philanthropic causes and business leadership. In addition, Nashville’s chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently presented Fisher with the Apollo Award for Communications Leadership, which is given annually by the Nashville PRSA Chapter to a senior Middle Tennessee executive who demonstrates and exemplifies the public relations and communications function within his or her organization. n