by Rachel Carden | Nov 15, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb Executive Danny Taylor was named the 2010 nonprofit CFO of the year by the Nashville Business Journal in a ceremony last week. Taylor was in good company being selected above four other deserving finalists from Nashville Electric Service, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Frist Center, Brightstone Incorporated and the Schermerhorm Symphony Center. Taylor was nominated for the award by President Lowry and was awarded a plaque at a lunch ceremony downtown in front of 400 people. “I was absolutely blown away,” Taylor said. “I was shocked and surprised that I won. I had prepared myself that I was not going to win, but I was lucky enough to win. It has been an unbelievable ride since I won almost to the point that I can’t believe it. It came from left field.” Taylor is gracious for all the congratulatory remarks and emails he received after being awarded. He has since been invited to leadership seminars and was recognized by the Lipscomb Board of Trustees and faculty members. He even made it into his church bulletin and is truly humbled by the experience. “I haven’t really known how to handle it to be honest,” Taylor said. “It’s been that surreal.” Lipscomb hired Taylor as chief financial officer on Dec. 4, 2000. Since President Lowry took office in 2005, Taylor’s responsibilities continue to increase as Lipscomb has seen incredible growth and development and does not plan on slowing down any time soon. Taylor has a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a bachelor of arts degree in speech from Western Kentucky University. He works behind the scenes...
by Rachel Carden | Nov 4, 2010 | News Slider
On September 9, Room in the Inn’s new downtown Nashville campus at 705 Drexel Street officially opened its doors and welcomed in all those who don’t have a place to call home. November 1 began the 2010-2011 Room in the Inn season with more than 160 congregations around the city opening their doors to the homeless for one night when the downtown campus closes. The new $13 million, 44,000 square foot state-of-the-art building features a café and stage, 13 classrooms, storage facilities, a chapel, a rooftop garden, a built-in giant chess board and three stories of permanent and affordable apartments. It is the completion of a dream 25 years in the making by founder Father Charlie Strobel. “It’s amazing how much difference a peanut butter and jelly sandwich can make,” are the words of Strobel displayed in the lobby of the building for all to see. Room in the Inn operates under seven missions: “Through the power of spirituality and the practice of love, Room In The Inn’s Campus for Human Development provides hospitality with a respect that offers hope in a community of non-violence.” They strive to provide these fundamental needs to the over 400 visitors struggling with homelessness every day. One of the main goals of Room in the Inn is to educate its members so they one day can get back on their feet and provide for themselves. Literacy programs, computer skills training, and art and music classes are just a few of the many programs offered to anyone who is willing to take them. Vanderbilt University Law School and Belmont University assist with these programs as well...
by Rachel Carden | Nov 1, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb student Thomas Rhett Akins, a junior communications major from Valdosta, Ga., will soon see his name printed on Jason Aldean’s new CD, “My Kind of Party.” Akins’ song, “I Ain’t Ready to Quit,” was cut for the cd and is listed as number seven right after the title song. Akins collaborated with two other writers on this song, and this is his first cut since signing with EMI Publishing in Nashville. Akins is the son of legendary country music singer Rhett Akins who continues to write music today. Check out “I Ain’t Ready to Quit” in stores and on iTunes tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 2. Please upgrade your...
by Rachel Carden | Oct 28, 2010 | News Slider
Tuesday, Oct. 26, President Randy Lowry welcomed students, faculty, and guests to Collins Alumni Auditorium to celebrate the completion of the final phase of Lipscomb 2010. This phase came in the form of the James D. Hughes Center, the new home of the Department of Art and the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering. “Because of generous donors, because of a visionary board, because of a tireless administration and an extraordinarily creative faculty, we can know wind up the Lipscomb 2010 plan,” Lowry said. The late James D. Hughes served as the Metro Schools’ director of art education for 30 years. His wife, Elizabeth, assisted Dr. Lowry with the ribbon cutting. Guest speakers included Susan H. Edwards, the executive director and CEO of the Frist Center, and Stephanie Valdez Streaty, senior manager of Philanthropy and Diversity of Nissan North America, Inc. Edwards thanked Lipscomb for its belief in the power of art while Streaty is excited to start impacting the community through a partnership between Lipscomb and Nissan. “We can’t be a fine liberal arts college if we don’t have excellent art, excellent music and excellent theater,” Lowry said. The new $4.1 million building includes studios for ceramics, drawing, painting and printmaking, a photography darkroom, an outdoor sculpture work space, and a gallery. Engineering students will enjoy updated technology systems and a number of brand new lab spaces including two LearnLabs, the first of their kind in Middle Tennessee. “After spending three years in the basement of McFarland, I am overjoyed to be in a brand new, sunlit building,” said Parker Loudermilk, a senior mechanical engineering major from Old Hickory,...
by Rachel Carden | Oct 14, 2010 | News Slider
She’s a former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner and now she’s an Executive in Residence in the Department of Communication and Journalism here at Lipscomb. Deborah Taylor Tate also recently attended Education Nation, a conference hosted by NBC in New York City confronting issues faced by our nation with regards to educating its students. To hear about her trip and how Education Nation is affecting Tennessee, Nashville and Lipscomb, watch below. Please upgrade your...
