Amber Baack
  • Fort Collins, CO

Amber Baack, of Fort Collins, CO, Receives Campus-Wide Recognition at Belmont University's Scholarship and Awards Day

2017 Apr 19

Belmont's highest achieving students were honored for their commitment to the University's mission and dedication to scholarship, service and leadership at the annual Scholarship and Awards Day. Amber Baack, a Fort Collins, CO native, received The Alfred Leland Crabb for Collaborative Work, an award given in recognition of student writing.

Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Marieta Velikova, the 2015-16 Chaney Distinguished Professor, gave the ceremony's Honors Address and discussed the power of education, likening it to a springtime harvest. Quoting a Chinese proverb, Velikova described the gifts of each of this year's Chaney Award nominees, detailing their unique talents and the ways they contribute to the Belmont community.

She commented on her responsibility, as a faculty member, to understand the honor that comes with each student who chooses to attend Belmont. As she closed, Velikova urged her colleagues and all students present to be inspired by the "buds of spring. May we be renewed by the sense of hope and optimism and create a possibility of love, connection and peace on the planet."