Beverly Keel – Dean of MTSU’s Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment

The daughter of a long-time Nashville Banner journalist, little did this Donelson native know she would follow inher father’s footsteps, forging an even wider path. Becoming a “go to” print journalist covering the musicbusiness for local and worldwide outlets, Beverly joined her alma mater MTSU in 1995 as a professor,ascending to Dean in 2013. Responsible for media campaigns with the likes of Lionel Richie, Vince Gill,George Strait and Shania Twain, she now spearheads college curriculum in an industry morphing at warpedspeed. Find out how she does it and enjoy learning how a Nashville girl becomes a titan in a male dominatedbusiness. AMONG THE TOPICS: LAWN CARE ADVICE, MAKING $3.35 AN HOUR, ELVIS THE PELVIS,THE 1986 RED MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE, REUNITING WITH A FORMER STUDENT.