Belmont University - Belmont Bruins, Belmont Bruins Men's Basketball Coaches, Rick Byrd, Striplin Gym (Paperback)

Chapters: Belmont Bruins, Belmont Bruins Men's Basketball Coaches, Rick Byrd, Striplin Gym. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University. Belmont Mansion was the home of Adelicia Hayes Acklen, a wealthy Nashville socialite and businesswoman. It was one of the most elaborate antebellum homes in the South, with 36 rooms and 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m). The estate contained an art gallery, conservatories, lavish gardens, aviary, lake and zoo. The mansion became the home to Ward-Belmont College, a former women's college. Today it is owned by Belmont University. The mansion is open for tours and features Victorian art and furnishings. The gardens are part of the college campus. The first radio station in Nashville went on air in May 1922 when John "Jack" DeWitt, Jr., a 16-year-old high school student, installed a twenty-watt transmitter at Belmont. The station, WDAA, was born when Doctor C. E. Crosland, Associate President, realized the potential advertising value to the college of a radio station. The WDAA program on April 18, 1922 marked the first time a music program was broadcast in Nashville. The broadcast could be heard 150 to 200 miles (320 km) from the school. DeWitt later became WSM (AM) radio station's chief engineer, 1932-1942, and president, 1947-1968. Belmont was cited as "School to Watch" in 2009 for its innovative programs. U.S. News