Recent Student Accomplishments
Belmont's Ethics Bowl team finished in the top tier of the Mid-Central Regional Competition in November 2009 and will represent Belmont at the Ethics Bowl National Championship in Cincinnati in March 2010. The College of Business Administration's Ethics Bowl team is coached by Jennifer Wilgus, Harold Fogelberg and Harry Hollis. The student team members include Stas Ghiletchi, Sammi Parks, Lindsey Ricker, Susan Harbison, Kathleen Bond, Nick Calderwood, Eric Deems.
Josh Maisner (marketing major), founder of UNITED: FOR CHANGE, and Tim Harms (accounting and finance double major), a very active participant in SIFE, have been selected to represent Belmont as nominees for the Gulf-South Summit's Annual award for outstanding student contribution to service-learning.
Belmont's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter has developed a program for elementary students that promotes water conservation. The classroom program is presented in conjunction with a children's book developed by Belmont's SIFE students that explains to children the benefits of water conservation. This book, entitled Don't Be a Water Hog, is SIFE's second in a series on environmentally sustainable practices.
John Price and Sam Dryden, both entrepreneurship majors, won first place in the 2009 Belmont Student Business Plan Competition for their business, Lifetime Reel, which produces family documentaries. Hannah Miller, a double major in Business and Spanish, minor in Theater, won second place for her presentation on The Everlasting Tea Party, a Tea Party in a box. Cassie Schreiner, a double major in Graphic Design and Entrepreneurship, won third place for her business, CNS Photographic Design. These students collectively earned a total of $8,000 in prize money to help support their entrepreneurial aspirations.
Andrew Birchfield, Julia Cecere and Brandon Littleton won first place in the Entrepreneur Challenge at the International meeting of Delta Epsilon Chi in 2009. Noah Curran and Julie Zaloba won second place. Andy Tabar took first place in the Business Plan Competition, and Julie Zaloba was a top ten winner. Noah Curran was a top ten winner and Julia Cecere was a national finalist in the Travel and Tourism category. Kaitlin Adams and Susan Harbison were national finalists for Business Ethics. Kirstin Long and Mandy Thompson were national finalists for Marketing Management. Kirstin Long also won an award for her essay on an advertising campaign. Andrew Birchfield was a national finalist for Fashion Design.
Joshua Maisner, marketing major, founded the charity organization UNITED: FOR CHANGE. In January 2009 his organization began a vigorous campaign to raise awareness and money for the impoverished children of the world.
Senior entrepreneurship student Andy Tabar was named one of the Top 20 collegiate entrepreneurs in the country in the 2008 StartupNation Dorm-Based 20 Rankings for his business, Bizooki.com.
Business Administration major Adam Winstead was chosen to participate as an active member of the Sodexo National Student Board. Winstead's role with Sodexo at Belmont has been to develop the student promotions, create various marketing initiatives and begin the Belmont Dining Goes Green program.
Kevin Jennings, and Entrepreneurship and Music Business major from Nashville, and Sally Munns, an Entrepreneurship major from Brentwood, won first place in the Entrepreneur Challenge at the International meeting of Delta Epsilon Chi in 2008. Noah Curran, an International Business/Entrepreneurship major, and Julie Zaloba, an Entrepreneurship major, won second place. In addition, Kevin Jennings also took first place in the Business Plan Competition for his business soundAFX.
Andy Tabar won first place in the 2008 Belmont Student Business Plan Competition. Cassie Schriener won second place, and Emily Swinson won third place.
Belmont's Alpha Psi Lamda Nu chapter was internationally recognized as a distinguished chapter in 2008. Led by Dr. Del DeVries, associate professor of accounting and information systems, the chapter has "far exceeded the minimum requirements of Beta Alpha Psi, and has excelled in the areas of academics, professionalism and leadership," according to the Beta Alpha Psi board of directors.
Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Blake Tidwell |
2009 |
Kassi Konz |
2008 |
Joseph Drake |
2007 |
Brooke Gettelfinger |
2006 |
Kara Froula |
2005 |
Harry Allen |
2004 |
Jaclyn Kerr |
2003 |
Jessica Kerr |
2003 |
Jocelyn Kerr |
2003 |
Julia Taylor |
2002 |
Jason Limbaugh |
2001 |
Ashley Hoke |
2000 |
Lora Mitchell |
1999 |
Anise Mastin |
1998 |
Allison Flexer |
1997 |
Rebecca Fields |
1996 |
Cecilia Bow |
1995 |
Tedra Armstrong |
1994 |
Jackie Byrom |
1993 |
Amy Bryson |
1992 |
The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award
Julie Maupin |
2009 |
Matthew Cook |
2008 |
Andrew Preston |
2007 |
Joshua Drake |
2006 |
Joshua Schlessman |
2005 |
D. Michael Dillon |
2004 |
Joshua Brummett |
2003 |
Andrew Covington |
2002 |
Datricia McConnell |
2001 |
The Richard C. Lutz Outstanding PBBA Student Award
Douglas Dawson |
2009 |
Joseph Hofflinger |
2008 |
Erica Daugherty |
2007 |
Benjamin Bates |
2006 |
Kimberly Marable |
2005 |
The Jay P. Sellick Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Management
Nicholas Deitmen |
2009 |
Kari Lennon Warnat |
2008 |
Matthew Erickson |
2007 |
Wendell Neely II |
2006 |
Stephanie Neal |
2005 |
Harry Allen |
2004 |
Tom Peters |
2003 |
Wesley Burtner |
2002 |
Catherine Hood |
2001 |
The Clifford L. Eubanks Student Leadership Award
Justin Wood |
2009 |
Blake Tidwell |
2008 |
Kassi Konz |
2007 |
Nathan Potter |
2006 |
Brooke Gettelfinger |
2005 |
Benjamin Schooley |
2004 |
Kara Froula |
2003 |
The Robert P. Lambert Marketing Award
Libby Reed |
2009 |
Thomas Gephart |
2008 |
