College of Media and Entertainment students and faculty got some behind-the scenes instruction at rehearsals before the April 7 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Former MTSU student and current Lady Antebellum member Hillary Scott is giving back to her alma mater by establishing a scholarship for aspiring female music industry students within the university’s recently renamed College of Media and Entertainment.

MTSU Professor Beverly Keel, chair of the Department of Recording Industry, and former MTSU student Hillary Scott of GRAMMY-winning music group Lady Antebellum were among honorees in September at The Nashville Business Journal’s inaugural Women in Music City Awards.