Business School Staffer Nominated for Local Music Awards

In Grainger Hall, Barb Peterson is known as the program coordinator for the Applied Corporate Finance (ACFIN) program. Outside Grainger Hall, she has another identity, Barb Cheron, long-time area guitarist. In her musician role, she is nominated for six Madison Area Music Awards (MAMA): two blues awards, three jazz awards and one instrumental award. Several of her nominations were for performing her own original songs.

Awards winners will be announced at the 2007 MAMA awards show held Saturday, May 12 at the Barrymore Theatre. Anyone interested in learning more about MAMA or who would like to register to vote online for their favorite nominee should go to: http://www.themamas.org/home. To see (and hear) Barb Cheron, go to her website,
http://www.myspace.com/barbcheron.