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The Magazine of Elon | fall 2017

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: MAKING WAVES

BY SARAH COLLINS ’18

From its 1922 experimental radio course, to the first on-campus radio transmission in 1946, radio has been an important part of Elon’s history.

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THROUGH A GLOBAL LENS

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron prompts an Elon discussion about the role of the United States in a turbulent world.

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ARTFULLY CODED

BY OWEN COVINGTON

Megan Squire’s nontraditional pathway to computer science and programming has allowed her to see computer code in a different way.

26 THE KOREAN WAR CONUNDRUM

BY ROSELEE PAPANDREA

More than 60 years since the armistice was signed, the threat of nuclear war still looms between the U.S. and North Korea.

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BY KIM WALKER

THE PROFESSORS NEXT DOOR

BY ALEXA BOSCHINI ’10

An increasing number of faculty members call the university home as Elon’s residential campus grows.

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SUSTAINABLE SANITATION

BY OWEN COVINGTON

A team of Elon researchers is working to develop an efficient and effective way for communities in the developing world to help combat water, sanitation and hygiene problems.

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I AM ELON

15 Phoenix Sports 35 Alumni Action 39 Class Notes

Cover: Illustration designed by Garry Graham and Freepik

Watch the full story at

www.elon.edu/magazine The day after he moved into Smith Hall as a first-year student, Emmanuel Morgan ’19 headed straight to The Pendulum’s office, ready to begin reporting. Two years later, he serves as editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper. As one of the few black editors in The Pendulum’s history, he says he hopes he can be an inspiration for new staffers to see what a person of color is able to achieve.

“Paving the way for other people who look like me was something I couldn’t pass up. It’s a challenge, but I love it.”

Emmanuel is very cognizant of the men who have made a difference in his life, both past and present. Besides his father, he points to Kenn Gaither, a professor and associate dean in the School of Communications, and Associate Vice President for Campus Engagement Randy Williams as important

mentors at Elon whose leadership positions on campus inspire him.

Following a family tradition, Emmanuel is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. “Being able to have that circle of friends alongside the others I made in my first two years is cool,” he says. “We’re involved in civic engagement, such as working with the Boys & Girls Club of Alamance County. Seeing the kids and how they’re so full of energy is enlightening and brings up your spirit.”

Emmanuel says learning from the School of Communications faculty is one of his favorite experiences so far at Elon. “They never do it for me, but they always give me the tools so that I can do it for myself. My heart and soul is in writing, and that’s what I want to do,” he says.

“I try to be the best I can every single day.”

Emmanuel is Elon.

Visit www.elon.edu/magazine to see more of his story, part of our “I Am Elon” multimedia series featuring Elon students in their own words.

I AM ELON

BY KIM WALKER

Watch the full story at

www.elon.edu/magazine The day after he moved into Smith Hall as a first-year student, Emmanuel Morgan ’19 headed straight to The Pendulum’s office, ready to begin reporting. Two years later, he serves as editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper. As the third black editor in The Pendulum’s history, he says he hopes he can be an inspiration for new staffers to see what a person of color is able to achieve. “Paving the way for other people who look like me was something I couldn’t pass up. It’s a challenge, but I love it.”

Emmanuel is very cognizant of the men who have made a difference in his life, both past and present. Besides his father, he points to Kenn Gaither, a professor and associate dean in the School of Communications, and Associate Vice President for Campus Engagement Randy Williams as important mentors at Elon whose leadership positions

on campus inspire him.

Following a family tradition, Emmanuel is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. “Being able to have that circle of friends alongside the others I made in my first two years is cool,” he says. “We’re involved in civic engagement, such as working with the Boys & Girls Club of Alamance County. Seeing the kids and how they’re so full of energy is enlightening and brings up your spirit.”

Emmanuel says learning from the School of Communications faculty is one of his favorite experiences so far at Elon. “They never do it for me, but they always give me the tools so that I can do it for myself. My heart and soul is in writing, and that’s what I want to do,” he says, adding that he knows there are still barriers left to break. “I try to be the best I can every single day.”

Emmanuel is Elon.

Visit www.elon.edu/magazine to see more of his story, part of our “I Am Elon” multimedia series featuring Elon students in their own words.

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The best of both worlds in college athletics

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or the past two years I have had the privilege of serving as the Colonial Athletic Association’s

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representative on the NCAA Division I Presidential Forum, comprised entirely of university presidents representing each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences. Of late, we have been engaged in an extensive conversation about what the “optimal state” of Division I athletics should be and what principles should guide institutions so that the range of student-athlete experiences— prior to college, in college and after college—have the well-being and academic and career success of student-athletes foremost in mind.

If there is a single statistic that points to a major disconnect in college athletics today, it is that 73 percent of Division I men’s college basketball players expect to play professionally, while only 2 percent reach this elite rank. The central truth for college athletics remains this: the overwhelming percentage of NCAA athletes in every sport should focus their

HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES

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8 “Programs to Look For” Study Abroad Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects Internships/Co-ops Learning Communities Service Learning Writing in the Disciplines First-Year Experiences Senior Capstone UNIVERSITIES RECOGNIZED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES

Elon - 8, Michigan - 6, Stanford - 6, Brown - 6, Yale - 6, Duke - 5, Northeastern - 5, Princeton - 4, Vanderbilt - 4, Dartmouth - 4, Butler – 4, Wisconsin - 4, UNC-Chapel Hill - 3

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collegiate experience on becoming professionals in medicine, teaching, business, law, health professions, the arts, journalism and dozens of other fields.

Only the tiniest fraction of collegiate athletes become professionals in their sports. Therefore, it is the highest ethical obligation of universities to help student-athletes develop realistic expectations for their careers and make good choices in college about curricular and co-curricular experiences that will lead to successful and meaningful lives beyond the world of athletics. When institutions fail on this important ethical obligation, scandal usually follows, as we have seen too often on the national stage.

Elon is a nationally recognized leader in highimpact practices (HIPs) in undergraduate education. HIPs are usually defined by programs such as study abroad, undergraduate research, writing in the disciplines, internships and senior capstone courses.

Often it is the close mentoring a student is afforded in these experiences that makes them transformational to students’ lives.

College athletics is a high-impact learning experience as well. Student-athletes learn profound lessons in leadership, determination, grit, resiliency and teamwork, as well as skills in time management and goal setting. This is why student-athletes are often in demand by employers; the so-called “soft skills” cultivated through athletics are already well-ingrained in a disciplined athlete.

Our plan at Elon is to bring together the best of both worlds. Under the leadership of Athletics Director Dave Blank, Provost Steven House and faculty and staff who oversee the university’s experiential learning programs, Elon has taken a leadership position within collegiate athletics to ensure that our student-athletes’ academic careers are rich in exposure to the high-impact practices available to the student body as a whole. Yes, the combination of academic schedules and practice and playing schedules is already demanding. But with careful attention, planning and the commitment of

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EXCELLENCE PERSONIFIED

{ From left: Nancy Midgette, Sandra Fields, Chalmers Brumbaugh, Janice Ratliff & Elizabeth Rogers. }

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the coaching staffs, Elon is paying attention to ensure that our student-athletes’ collegiate careers are as enriching and challenging as possible. We have already made a commitment as an institution that every student-athlete will have a global engagement experience while at Elon. And through collaboration between the athletics department and academic partners across campus, we encourage each of our student-athletes to take advantage of as many high-impact learning experiences as possible. For example, in an age when a significant share of students are obtaining their first employment through internships, we need to ensure that great internship opportunities can be integrated into the busy schedules of student-athletes.

I believe this strategy will help Elon define a distinctive place within the world of Division I, one that will help us draw student-athletes to our institution who are attracted to our commitment to excellence in experiential and engaged learning.

Among the keys to making this all work are coaches who see themselves first and foremost as educators and shapers of leaders. I am extraordinarily proud of our coaching staff for their commitment to student success in all of their intellectual and athletic endeavors.

Leo M. Lambert President

ive retired faculty and staff members were honored in the fall for their years of dedicated and distinguished service with the presentation of the Elon Medallion, Elon University’s highest honor.

Recognized were Nancy Midgette, professor emerita of history and former associate provost; Elizabeth Rogers, the founding dean of the School of Health Sciences and professor emerita of physical therapy; Chalmers Brumbaugh, professor emeritus of political science; Janice Ratliff, former program assistant in the Office of Student Health and Wellness; and Sandra Fields, former assistant to the president.

Midgette joined the Elon faculty in 1986 as an adjunct professor of history and soon built a reputation as an exemplary scholar and inspirational teacher. In 1998 she received the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. She served in a number of key roles during times of university transition before her retirement in 2016.

Rogers arrived at Elon in 1996 as the founding chair and associate dean of the Department of Physical Therapy. Under her guidance, the program has implemented an innovative modular curriculum and a range of outstanding clinical experiences with an emphasis throughout the program on engaged learning. She retired in 2016.

Brumbaugh joined the Elon faculty in 1986 as an associate professor of political science and built a reputation as a champion of experiential learning and civic engagement. He made a profound impact on students and their learning by leading programs to The Washington Center. Before his retirement in 2016, he was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina’s most prestigious service awards.

Ratliff served Elon with insight, affection and dedication for 33 years. In a variety of roles across her more than three decades with the university, she provided invaluable guidance to students and essential administrative support to faculty and staff colleagues before retiring in 2016.

For 18 years, Fields served Elon as assistant to the president. Her dedication to the university included providing exemplary support to President Emeritus J. Fred Young and President Leo M. Lambert. She retired in 2012. fall 2017 3

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A HISTORIC DAY The Elon University community welcomes Connie Ledoux Book as Elon’s ninth president.

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undreds gathered in Alumni Gym on Oct. 9 to welcome Elon University’s next president, Connie Ledoux Book. She succeeds President Leo M. Lambert on March 1.

Book’s election by the board of trustees follows a national search by a 16-member committee chaired by trustee Wes Elingburg P’11 that included trustees, students, alumni, parents, faculty and staff. Elingburg said that Book’s selection as “the most qualified and best-suited leader” came after the committee carefully considered a pool of about 150 top candidates, many from the nation’s most elite universities.

“She is a person who is eminently qualified, highly experienced and, I am proud to say, will take office as the first female president in Elon’s history,” said Kerrii Anderson ’79, chair of the board of

trustees and a member of the search committee.

“We have found the best person to lead the many next chapters in Elon’s history, and we will seamlessly transition with a president-elect who deeply understands our mission to transform mind, body and spirit.”

During the welcoming event, Book committed to advancing “this powerful learning community” as she works with the university to move Elon forward in the decades to come. Her selection to serve as Elon’s ninth president marks a return to the university for Book. She has spent the past two years as provost of The Citadel, following 16 years of service as a faculty member and senior administrator at Elon.

“Walking across the campus this morning, I had a strong sense of coming home,” Book said to

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Book said that Elon holds “a truly remarkable place among colleges in the United

States,” with an innovative core curriculum and a commitment to student engagement that serves as a model for other institutions around the world. As she concluded her remarks, Book emphasized the collaborative nature of Elon as an institution and a community, and said it is “an honor and a privilege” to be selected to lead the university as it moves forward. “The world needs what Elon and Elon graduates have to offer.

Together, we will advance Elon’s future,” Book said. “Together, we will continue building the best learning environment in the country. Together we will set the next horizon for Elon’s destiny. Together.”

About President-elect Connie Ledoux Book As provost at The Citadel since 2015, Connie Book has been responsible for all academic functions, admissions and financial aid, and has led strategic planning and chaired the Fiscal Review Board. She has launched new programs in nursing, engineering, cybersecurity, intelligence security and established offices for study abroad and domestic programs, undergraduate research and the Center for Teaching Innovation.

Prior to joining The Citadel, Book served Elon with distinction for 16 years. As associate provost for academic affairs, she managed a broad range of academic programs and led the creation of the Student Professional Development Center and the residential campus plan. She previously served as presidential faculty fellow, coordinating development of the Elon Commitment strategic plan. Book joined Elon in 1999 as a communications faculty member and served as department chair and associate dean of the School of Communications.

EDUCATION Harvard University, Higher education coursework Ph.D., University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism Master of Education, Northwestern State University Bachelor of Journalism, Louisiana State University ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 2015–present Provost and Dean of the College

Elon University, 1999–2015 Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Presidential Faculty Fellow for Strategic Planning School of Communications Associate Dean Department Chair Professor of Communications Previous teaching experience Meredith College North Carolina State University Georgia College & State University

RESEARCH AND SERVICE EXPERIENCE Telecommunications consultant – Digital television, cable and broadband Research – Author of “Digital Television: DTV and the Consumer”; numerous book chapters, articles and presentations Board member – NC Agency for Public Telecommunications; N.C. Open Government Coalition Executive Director, Sunshine Center of the N.C. Open Government Coalition Broadcast experience – WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Distinguished professors Jeffrey C. Pugh, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, and David A. Copeland, A.J. Fletcher Professor and professor of communications, have been honored as Elon’s fifth and sixth Distinguished University Professors.

Pugh, an influential teacher and mentor, joined Elon’s faculty in 1986. His ambitious research has resulted in six books, ranging from Nazi-era theologians Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his work in religion and science.

Pugh received Elon’s Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2000. In 2006 he was named Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, and in 2010 he received the university’s Distinguished Scholar Award.

Copeland joined Elon’s School of Communications in 2001 as the A.J. Fletcher Professor and serves as program director for Elon’s Master of Arts in Interactive Media program. In that role, he has shaped the Interactive Media graduate program as an immersive, hands-on learning experience that prepares students to thrive in the continually evolving digital media field.

A prolific media historian, Copeland has edited an eight-volume series on American war reporting and written 12 books.

The Distinguished University Professorship is bestowed upon occasion to senior faculty members, honoring their teaching, scholarship, leadership and service to the Elon University community. The four other Distinguished University Professors are Maude Sharpe Powell Professor Emeritus of Philosophy John Sullivan (2002), J. Earl Danieley Professor of Sociology Tom Henricks (2003), Maude Sharpe Powell Professor Emeritus of English Russell Gill (2006) and Watts-Thompson Professor of Human Service Studies Pamela M. Kiser (2010). fall 2017 5

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“We have to do better not only at identifying these cancers but also in identifying those that are likely to act badly, that are likely to metastasize, so that you can act early. … It’s going to be a strange thing in the world because as more and more people survive cancer, the relative prevalence of people who have had a diagnosis of cancer in the world will rise.

The more successful cancer therapy is, the more prevalent cancer survivors are in the world.”

—Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, author, professor and a cancer physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, delivering the Baird Lecture Sept. 20 at McCrary Theatre.

STUDENT CORNER Students in the School of Communications finished in the top 10 nationally in the 2016–17 Hearst Intercollegiate Broadcast competition and in the top 20 of the overall Hearst Journalism Awards for the fourth consecutive year.

Francesca Collins ’17, Andrew Feather ’17, Tommy Hamzik ’17, Jack Pasi ’17, Tyler Patchen ’17, Oly Zayac ’17, Bryan Anderson ’18, Perry Elyaderani ’18, Lee Jenkins ’18, Jackie Pascale ’18 and Maya Eaglin ’19 were among the students who helped Elon to place eighth in broadcast and 16th in writing, leading to the university’s 17th-place overall ranking.

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major, participated in the American Sociological Association’s Honors Program in Montréal, Canada. The highly selective program brings together North America’s most promising sociology students to participate in a four-day research and networking program during the association’s annual meeting.

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HIGH MARKS This fall marked another prolific ranking season for Elon’s academic excellence and tuition value.

•T he Princeton Review’s 2018 edition of “The Best 382 Colleges” named Elon among the nation’s “best-run” colleges, earning accolades for numerous academic and student life programs. The university received acclaim for a study abroad program that reinforces its emphasis on global engagement, and also earned top marks for the career services programs of Elon’s Student Professional Development Center.

In its Green Colleges 2017 guide, the Princeton Review also named Elon one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities in the country.

• For the fifth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Elon University the No. 1 Southern master’s-level university, with No. 1 rankings for excellence in undergraduate teaching and innovation. In a ranking of colleges and universities across the nation, Elon is the leader in eight academic programs that lead to student success: study abroad, undergraduate research/ creative projects, internships/ co-ops, learning communities, service learning, writing in the disciplines, first-year experiences and senior capstone. Additionally, Elon ranks as a top-25 “Best Value” university in the South.

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LIFELONG CONNECTIONS A professor in the Department of English, Janet Myers serves as the director of Elon’s National and International Fellowships Office. In that role, she has inspired and motivated dozens of students to pursue major awards and grants. In recognition for her dedication to student success, she received the 2014–15 Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award. Most importantly, she has earned a place in the hearts of many students and alumni.

Janet Myers

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Will Brummett ’13 serves as coordinator for service initiatives in the Department of Community Service at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. During his time at Elon, he was a Truman Scholarship finalist, Newman Civic Fellow, Niswonger Scholar, Presidential Scholar and Leadership Fellow.

hroughout my life, I have found there are two types of professors: those who teach students for one semester, and those who teach students for life. Dr. Myers falls in the latter category. I first heard of Dr. Myers during the spring of my first year, when I attended an information meeting on Fulbright grants, though I didn’t meet her until my junior year, when I took her Transitions Strategies course on applying for fellowships.

Coming into that class, I had very little confidence there were any graduate and fellowship opportunities available to me. Dr. Myers quickly changed that. By week two, she was already pushing me in my preparation for the Truman Scholarship. As a result, I had my first application draft completed by October, months before it was due. I believe this early onset of preparation distinguished my application and I was fortunate enough to be selected as a finalist.

Even after I was no longer in her class, Dr. Myers’ efforts to help me did not cease. She scheduled multiple mock interviews, put me in contact with past Truman finalists and met with me outside of class on multiple occasions to discuss my application and the interview process. She helped me with recommendation letters, staying on deadline and learning the best way to present both Elon and myself during the interview process. Though I was not selected, she met with me after the interview to discuss what I had learned. In all my time at Elon, there has been no other professor that has forced me to think about and prepare for my future as much as Dr. Myers had with the Truman Scholarship.

I came to Elon having very little idea of where I wanted to go after college or how I was going to get there. Thanks to the efforts of mentors like Dr. Myers I was able to have a better idea of both my future plans and, more importantly, myself. Dr. Myers is more than a professor: she is a connector, she is a motivator, she is a mentor. She does not just teach students something they may not know, but she empowers them to find the voice, vision and motivation within themselves that she knew all along were there. She is the difference between a student just graduating and a student graduating with the opportunities to become a change-maker in the world. fall 2017 7

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PREVIEW

FACULTY/STAFF SPOTLIGHT Undergraduate Research in Science. The honor is a rotating two-year professorship that supports the efforts of faculty engagement with students in the scholarship of scientific discovery. Matera views independent research to be an integral part of the training a student receives and has had more than two dozen students work in her research lab during the past 10 years.

For a complete list of events, check the E-net calendar at www.elon.edu/e-net/calendar.

TUESDAY, DEC. 5

Festival of Holiday Lights Lights and luminarias, hot chocolate, cider, music and merriment mark Elon’s annual holiday festival.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10

Wes Moore, “The Other Wes Moore” Martin{ Oprah Luther King, Jr. Winfrey & Nosipho Shangase ’17 } Commemorative Lectures In this talk, the best-selling author, social entrepreneur and motivational leader offers insight into the mentors and support networks that kept him from falling into a life of crime and drugs.

{ Kathy Matera }

Two professors in Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences received professorships in the fall. Chris Leupold, associate professor of psychology and faculty fellow for law and leadership, has been named the Isabella Cannon Leadership Professor. In that role, Leupold will be a visible leader for student leadership and scholarship on Elon’s main campus and at Elon Law. The endowed professorship provides a salary supplement as well as financial support for professional development. Professor Kathy Matera in the Department of Chemistry has been named the next Japheth R. Rawls Professor for

SYLLABUZZ

Ann Bullock, dean of the Elon University School of Education, was recently awarded an Impact Academy fellowship with Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit that supports and advocates for leaders at all levels of educator preparation.

Bullock joins a cohort of fellows chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation.

BY ALEXA BOSCHINI ’10

REL 460: Ghosts, Demons & Ancestors in Asian Religions

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17

Peggy Orenstein, “Girls & Sex” Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Lecture An author and journalist, Orenstein’s powerful reporting opens up a dialogue on a potent, often silent subtext of today’s American culture.

FRIDAY-MONDAY, JAN. 19–22 TUESDAY-SATURDAY, JAN.30–FEB. 3

Department of Performing Arts presents “Moment” Tensions rise as old wounds are reopened in this darkly funny drama by Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan. Not suitable for children under 13.

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{ Chris Leupold }

The U.S Patent and Trademark Office granted Duke Hutchings, associate professor of computing sciences, a patent that relates to grouping and manipulating applications or windows on largeand multiple-display computer systems. The patent application was a collaborative effort between Hutchings and researchers George Robertson, Brian Meyers and Greg Smith of Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington.

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eath is an essential part of life. But how we deal with it depends on our cultural framework. For instance, is there such a thing as a “good death” or a “bad death” in different cultures? What happens in the afterlife, and how do the loved ones left behind mourn or celebrate their dead? These questions are central to religious studies, and they are integral to REL 460: Ghosts, Demons & Ancestors in Asian Religions.

Taught by Associate Professor of Religious Studies Amy Allocco, the course explores the beliefs, practices and rituals connected to ghosts, demons, ancestors and deified dead in Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim traditions.

Focusing on India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam, the class examines funeral rites, ancestor veneration, exorcism and expulsion rituals, food offerings for the dead, commemorative rituals and other practices that are vastly different from those observed by most Western cultures. It also investigates beliefs about how the spirits of war casualties afflict the living, which provides an opportunity to study significant historical events in the region such as the Vietnam War and the Sri Lankan civil war.

In addition to fostering an appreciation of religious diversity, the course analyzes how gender, class, globalization and other cultural lenses characterize these rites and rituals.

“This course allows students to reflect cross-culturally on really meaningful end-of-life issues,” Allocco says. “I ask if any of them have been present for a death. When I was their age, I had not. Do they have end-oflife decisions made about DNR

A building that connects Members of the Elon community gathered in October to dedicate the site for Richard W. Sankey Hall. It was a chance to celebrate the generous support that Elon parents Jim and Beth Sankey of Charlotte, North Carolina, have provided to the university and to Sankey Hall, which will bear the name of Jim’s father, when it is complete in August 2018.

Joining the Sankeys at the celebration were some of the 19 families who have made gifts for Sankey Hall, with those present taking the lead

in offering their signatures to steel plates that will be affixed to beams in Sankey Hall and then visible through glass panes inside the building.

The three-story, 30,000-square-foot building, located on the north end of the McMichael Science Center parking lot adjacent to Colonnades Dining Hall and near the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, was designed to be similar to what one might see in a Silicon Valley tech firm, with the focus on developing close mentoring relationships between students and faculty. { Jim Sankey, joined by his family, signs his name to a steel plate that will be put into place in Richard W. Sankey Hall. }

ELON EXPERIENCES For more than 20 years, Elon University has been documenting students’ participation in the five Elon Experiences: study abroad, service, leadership, internships/co-ops and undergraduate research.

These experiences reflect Elon’s commitment to challenging experiential learning opportunities that are a hallmark of an Elon education. Below are figures from the 2016–17 academic year.

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The number of students who participated in study abroad and Study USA programs, with Italy being the most visited country.

107,949 orders or a living will? What do they think happens after death? Many students have not considered that these matters are culturally located or religiously framed.”

The class has changed significantly since Allocco last taught it in 2012. A wealth of new literature has been published since then and she has opted to include new material from Southeast Asia. She collected photos to supplement the readings while conducting her own research in India and presenting at a conference in Vietnam. She is also presenting her research about Hindu death rituals in India at a conference in Estonia this fall, where she will live-tweet updates about other presentations for her students to follow using #GhostsDemonsAncestors.

REL 460 often includes students from a variety of majors such as religious studies, international studies and communications.

The course is rooted in careful reading, critical thinking and robust discussion, culminating in a research

paper. “I’m really trying to teach them a set of transferrable skills focused on reading deeply, striving toward comprehension of difficult material, identifying arguments and aggregating material to compile a synthesized summary,” Allocco says.

“Those are useful skills whether you’re a religious studies major or you’re in international business. I hope they take that lifelong learning piece with them to whatever it is they do next.”

The number of service hours completed by 3,303 volunteers through the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement.

2,085

The number of students who held leadership positions in 274 campus organizations.

ABOUT THE PROFESSOR

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Amy Allocco joined the Elon faculty in 2009. She teaches courses on the religions of South Asia, particularly Hinduism, as well as Hindu goddesses, ethnography and gender in Islam. Her research focuses on contemporary Hindu ritual traditions and women’s religious practices in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where she has been studying and conducting ethnographic fieldwork for more than 20 years.

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The number of students who completed an internship at places such as CBS News, Fidelity Investments, Paramount Pictures and SAS.

The number of research projects and presentations by students working collaboratively with faculty.

Source: 2016–17 Elon Experiences Report

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Odyssey Program CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE

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hirty new scholarships for students in the university’s Odyssey Program have been established following generous gifts and commitments from seven inspired donors who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Elon students.

The scholarship announcement was made in October following a meeting of Elon’s campaign cabinet, a group of alumni, parents and trustees planning the leadership phase of the university’s next comprehensive campaign.

“This is an extraordinary day in the history of Elon University,” President Leo M. Lambert said. “These 30 new Odyssey Program scholarships will change the lives of generations of students who will use their talents to build a brighter future. We are indebted to the generous donors, including trustees, alumni, parents and friends, for demonstrating the power of philanthropy to make college dreams a reality.”

The Odyssey Program is a highly selective program for students with exceptional ability and promise who have high financial need. Many of the scholarship recipients are the first in their families to attend college. Earlier this year, other members of Elon’s community of donors helped set the stage for the announcement by endowing 12 new scholarships, bringing to 42 the total number of Odyssey endowments created during the past year.

“Currently, 118 students are enrolled in the program,” said Jean RattiganRohr, director of Elon’s Center for Access and Success, which includes the Odyssey Program. “The generous commitments

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made by donors during the past year ՔՔAlumnus Dr. Kerry J. Gilliland ’72 of Lewisville, North Carolina bring us much closer to our institutional goal of 200 students in the Odyssey ՔՔTrustee and alumna Kerrii Brown Program by the start of the next decade.”

Anderson ’79, of Columbus, Ohio Each of the gifts will support a ՔՔTrustee and parent Cindy Citrone $500,000 endowment for scholarships. p’17 and her husband, Rob p’17, of The university is grateful to the following Southport, Connecticut donors for their gifts: ՔՔTrustee Bill Smith and his wife, Sue, of ՔՔTrustee and parent William J. “Bill” Greensboro, North Carolina Inman p’00 and his wife, Patricia p’00, of Naples, Florida

ՔՔThe late Elon alumna and grandparent Edna Truitt Noiles ’44 GP’17, of New Canaan, Connecticut

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Inman Family Scholars

The gift from Bill and Pat Inman will fund 10 Inman Family Scholars each year.

The couple wanted to broaden access to Elon’s renowned engaged learning programs, which were transformative

{ Bill and Pat Inman P’00 with daughter Jackie Inman Burns ‘00 & her husband, Matthew Burns. }

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{ The late Edna Truitt Noiles ‘4 4 with President Leo M. Lambert & Laurie Lambert }

for their daughter, Jackie Inman Burns, a 2000 Elon graduate.

“There is so much financial need out there with students, including students at Elon,” Bill Inman said. “We want to make it possible for these students to get a great education at Elon and graduate without taking on unbearable debt. I have been an advocate for years as a trustee to try to increase our endowment so we can help students financially, and now some of that is coming to fruition.”

The Inmans are among the university’s most generous donors, and the impact of their philanthropy can be seen across Elon’s campus.

The Inman Admissions Welcome Center greets thousands of prospective students and their families each year, providing an attractive and welcoming facility to begin their Elon experience. The center houses Elon’s admissions, financial planning and welcome center staffs along with conference rooms, two presentation theaters and office suites.

The Inmans have also made major gifts to support construction of Rhodes Stadium, Alumni Field House, the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center, Numen Lumen Pavilion and Lindner Hall. The Inman Reading Room in Lindner Hall in the Academic Village is named in their honor.

Truitt Noiles scholarships that have been funded through an estate gift from Noiles.

Preference for the Noiles scholarships will be given to students who have completed the Elon Academy, a comprehensive program that encourages promising high school students with high financial need or no family history of college attendance to earn a four-year degree and serve their communities. Edna and her late husband, Doug Noiles, were founding donors to the Elon Academy and provided vital start-up funding and ongoing support for the program.

The Noileses also endowed the Vera Richardson Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life in 2003 in honor of Edna’s mother. In addition, the couple joined with Edna’s five sisters, also Elon alumnae, to establish the Ashton P. and Vera R. Truitt Scholarship Fund to honor their parents. In recognition of her devotion to the university, Edna Noiles received the Elon Medallion, the university’s highest honor, in 2016. She passed away in February 2017.

LabCorp-Alamance Scholars at Elon University A leadership gift from LabCorp will fund four LabCorp-Alamance Scholarships, which will be designated for top-performing graduates of the Elon Academy or top-performing Alamance County students who are the first in their families to attend college.

“We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Elon University to make the LabCorpAlamance Scholarships possible,” said David P. King, chairman and CEO of LabCorp.

“LabCorp has been a strong supporter of the Elon Academy from its very beginning, and we

Edna Truitt Noiles Scholars The late Elon alumna Edna Truitt Noiles ’44 believed strongly in giving back to Elon. During her lifetime, she made gifts to launch several signature university programs, including the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and the Elon Academy, which is a national model for college access and success programs.

Her philanthropic spirit lives on in the six Edna

{ David P. King }

have seen firsthand the incredible potential and drive of the Academy scholars. We are honored to help those young women and men, and other high-achieving students in Alamance County, pursue an outstanding education at Elon.”

LabCorp is one of Elon’s most valued corporate partners with a rich history of supporting education in Alamance County and at the university. The company has made generous gifts to support the university’s Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center and establish a summer internship program for Elon Academy scholars, giving many of those students their first opportunity to make an impact in a professional setting.

In 2011 a major gift from LabCorp established the LabCorp Endowment for Opportunity, providing an invaluable permanent funding source for Elon Academy operations. This gift, combined with the company’s annual gifts and internship experiences for Academy scholars, has helped change lives and propel the Elon Academy to national distinction.

LabCorp is a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care. With a mission to improve health and improve lives, LabCorp delivers worldclass diagnostic solutions, brings innovative medicines to patients faster and uses technology to improve the delivery of care.

Dr. Kerry J. Gilliland Scholars A generous estate gift from alumnus Dr. Kerry Gilliland ’72 will assist four Gilliland Scholars in the future. Gilliland, a cardiologist, earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Elon and his medical degree from Wake Forest University.

Kerrii Brown Anderson Scholars Elon alumna Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79 has continued her loyal support of her alma mater by endowing two scholarships for Odyssey students. Anderson, who serves as chair of Elon’s board of trustees, said the more she learned about the Odyssey Program, the more inspired she was to support it.

“I am so proud that this kind of comprehensive scholarship program was established at Elon,” Anderson said. “I have been fortunate to meet Elon alumni who benefitted from the Odyssey Program, and they are really making a difference in the world, in their relationships and in their families.”

A scholarship recipient herself while at Elon, Anderson has also made a gift to endow three Kerrii Brown Anderson Elon Engagement Scholarships, which will assist fall 2017 11

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{ Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79 }

promising incoming students eager to embrace the university’s engaged learning programs.

“I could not have ever attended Elon without scholarships, and I believe I have a responsibility to give back now that I have been fortunate enough to have the ability to do so,” Anderson said. “Education is the enabler to changing people’s lives and scholarships are the vehicle by which that education and change can take place. Having additional scholarships is critical to the future success of our students and allowing Elon to reach a new level of national recognition.”

Anderson has supported many of Elon’s key strategic priorities, including construction of Koury Business Center and the Numen Lumen Pavilion, as well as Phoenix athletics and Elon Day, the university’s single biggest day of giving. She also established the Kerrii Brown Anderson Endowed Scholarship to assist female students with financial need from her home state of North Carolina or Ohio, where she resides with her husband, Doug. Anderson is the former chief executive officer of Wendy’s International and has served as an Elon trustee since 2008.

Horizons National Scholars Elon parents Cindy and Rob Citrone p’17 have endowed two Horizons National Scholarships, which will be awarded to students who have completed the Horizons National program prior to enrolling at Elon. Horizons National is a tuition-free, academic and enrichment program that serves low-income, public school students at sites throughout the country.

Cindy Citrone has been associated with the Horizons program in New Canaan, Connecticut, and is impressed by the program’s results in serving disadvantaged students. Elon parent Jane Stoddard Williams p’13 serves as chair of Horizons National’s board of directors.

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for both Elon and Horizons,” said Citrone, who has served as a university trustee since 2016.

“Horizons students will have the opportunity to attend Elon and get an amazing education in an engaged learning environment, and Elon will be getting students who value that education. I think that’s a win-win situation for both philanthropies.”

In 2016 the Citrones funded a Design Thinking initiative at Elon, enabling the university to infuse this innovative approach to problem solving into academic courses and student experiences outside the classroom. The Citrones were also lead donors to the recent School of Communications expansion. The spacious Citrone Plaza welcomes visitors to the new communications facilities and seamlessly connects the campus to the Town of Elon. In addition, the couple previously contributed significant matching gifts during the annual Elon Day programs. Their daughter, Gabriela, is a 2017 Elon alumna.

{ Bill & Sue Smith }

the university’s multi-faith center. Bill Smith is chief executive officer of Trust Company of the South in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Paving the way Elon is grateful to the following donors who made gifts earlier this year to endow scholarships for students in the Odyssey Program:

ՔՔElon Trustee and parent Edward Doherty p’07 and his wife, Joan, of Saddle River, New Jersey, who endowed eight Edward W. and Joan K. Doherty Scholarships. The Dohertys are among Elon’s most devoted benefactors and champions, establishing the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and endowing the Doherty Emerging Professor of Entrepreneurship.

ՔՔAn Elon alumnus from the Class of 2000, { Cindy & Rob Citrone P’17 }

Bill and Sue Smith Scholars In his 22 years of service as an Elon trustee, Bill Smith has had a front-row seat to Elon’s rise to national prominence. Watching that transformation inspired Smith and his wife, Sue, to fund two scholarships for students in the Odyssey Program.

“It’s no surprise to anyone that is close to education that the future of our country depends on how successful we are in providing access to a quality education for all children,” Smith said. “Having seen the educational experience that Elon offers and ensuring that the best and the brightest have access to it, that’s the best investment you can make.”

The Smiths have been devoted benefactors to Elon, supporting Koury Business Center and the Numen Lumen Pavilion, which houses

who wishes to remain anonymous, made an estate gift that will endow four scholarships in the future.

About the Odyssey Program The Odyssey Program is part of the university’s Center for Access and Success. In addition to annual tuition assistance, each of the scholarships in this program includes a stipend for books and supplies, and a one-time, global study grant to be used for an approved study abroad or StudyUSA program. Odyssey Program participants are consistently among Elon’s top-performing students.

Throughout the four-year program, students take advantage of intellectually demanding courses. They participate in a first-year summer orientation, attend annual retreats, are involved in one-on-one academic and career planning meetings, and maintain an academic and leadership portfolio.

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making a difference { Anne Colclough Hawes and George Colclough ‘67 endowed the Mable Miles Haith Scholarship. }

Paving the path to Elon

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eorge Colclough ’67 has fond memories of growing up in a house that once stood where Elon’s William Henry Belk Pavilion is located today.

One in particular entails receiving help with his science projects from longtime Elon professor Alonzo Hook, Class of 1913—an interaction that may have sparked a lifelong interest in the subject for Colclough, who later had a successful career in medicine and teaching.

In addition to Hook, another mentor figures prominently into Colclough’s memories from those days: a woman named Mable Haith. During the decades that Haith worked for Colclough’s family, the two forged a bond that has since helped inspire the Mable Miles Haith Endowed Scholarship.

The award provides financial aid to black students from Alamance County or surrounding areas who wish to attend Elon.

Colclough first established the scholarship with his sister, Anne Colclough Hawes, and most recently expanded its impact with a bequest that will make an Elon education possible for additional high-achieving students. As a planned gift donor, he is recognized as part of Elon’s Order of the Oak. Colclough’s generous support of Elon pays tribute to a friendship with Haith that he says “really taught me a lot about life.”

“We would talk about everything from politics to family members, and she had a very keen insight into what motivated people,” says Colclough, recalling the daily conversations he had with Haith during his lunchbreaks from school. “She could read individuals.”

As Colclough came to learn more about

Haith’s childhood, he also became increasingly aware of the differences in their educational opportunities. Growing up near a crossroads in neighboring Caswell County in the early 1900s, Haith lost her mother at a young age.

She was one of five siblings in her household, and resources were scarce. Even with Haith’s clear intelligence and desire to learn, pursuing an education simply wasn’t an option.

“Mable was never taught to read or write well, and I remember helping her go through the newspaper when I was in grade school,” says Colclough, who now lives in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Yet Haith showed a strong interest in his education, asking questions about his classes and encouraging him along the way. “She always believed in me,” he says.

In contrast, Colclough’s path to education was paved with more certainty. His mother worked as a school teacher, and both parents had attended Elon, where his father was a longtime trustee. (The George D. and Sue Watts Colclough Scholarship and a residence hall on campus are named in their honor.)

Several other relatives had also attended Elon including Colclough’s aunt, Elon University Vice President Emerita Jo Watts Williams ’55.

With the Haith Scholarship, Colclough hopes to honor a special friendship while expanding access to higher education for talented students yet to come. It’s a goal that Hawes, of Linville, North Carolina, is proud to share with her brother.

“Mable was a wonderful person. The scholarship is important both to carry on her legacy and to help support those who might not be able to afford higher education,” says Hawes. “I was able to pursue my dreams, and I am gratified to be able to help someone else pursue theirs.”

Colclough values expanding access to higher education for its ability to make an impact not only on individual students, but on society as a whole. “I believe education is the grand unifier that provides our ability to understand and appreciate each other,” Colclough says. “Mable’s legacy will live on in the scholarship recipients who share my family’s warm loyalty to Elon and who encourage and provide financial support for future students.”

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about how you can make a difference at Elon with a planned gift by contacting Carolyn DeFrancesco, director of planned giving, at (336) 278-7454 or cdefrancesco@elon.edu.

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A revol-oceanary approach Have you ever wondered why we call it planet earth? Given that water covers most of our surface and is our primary distinguishing characteristic, shouldn’t we be planet ocean?

That question floats in my head as I walk down 40th Street in Manhattan on a rainy June afternoon. Traffic rushes through the concrete jungle. Being born and bred in a small, rural fishing town in New England, I feel completely out of my element. A fish out of water.

BY BRETT TOLLEY ’05

I arrive to the United Nations building where I’ve been invited to speak on behalf of fishing and food communities from around the country. A bit nervous before the spotlight hits, I strike up a conversation with the ambassador from Peru.

Speaking in Spanish—thanks to Elon and Associate Professor of Spanish Donna Van Bodegraven— we connect and she hands me a pin that says “Amoramar,” a wordplay that combines “love” and “ocean.” I remember my sense of purpose, take a deep breath, and begin to address world leaders who are tackling some of the largest, ocean-sized problems we have on our planet. I think to myself, how did I ever get here?

I graduated from Elon in 2005. With a wave of support from several amazing Elon faculty, including Tom Mould, Brooke Barnett, Laura Roselle and Van Bodegraven, as well as the Elon PERCS program, I produced an award-winning documentary about immigration and human rights at the U.S./Mexico border titled “Dying to Get In.” After graduation the documentary aired on TV stations, screened in hundreds of universities, churches and community spaces around the country, secured professional distribution, and was featured in clips on the Discovery Channel and CBS. At showings people often asked me, “How did you get connected to border issues and human rights?” For them, the link between the documentary and my own fishing family background wasn’t clear. What could I ever share in common with the millions of immigrant families who risk their lives to enter our country?

Food. The vast majority of undocumented folks crossing our borders are displaced family farmers. For many generations, farmers south of our border were able to live off the land, feed themselves, provide for their families and lead lives with dignity. But in recent years that stopped. By the millions, families were forced from their land with no other choice but

to go north to find work. This was all a direct result of globalization and the industrialized food system that values profits over people and the planet. A food system that connects to my family and to us all.

The same policies that displaced families to the south were the ones I had witnessed impacting fishing communities in the north. The strategies that ushered in massive industrial agriculture were now being mimicked on the ocean. Like family farmers in Mexico and the U.S., our family fishermen are being squeezed out by economic policies that are consolidating and concentrating access into fewer but larger entities (just Google “Case of the Codfather”), all coming at the expense of our ocean, coastal economies and food system.

Back at the United Nations, drawing strength from the many families and communities who helped get me here, I lay out all the big problems and then eventually get to the good stuff: solutions. We are currently seeing a tidal wave of momentum from the food movement. The organization I work with, the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, is channeling that energy for the sake of our fishing communities and ocean ecosystems. We are taking models like Community Supported Agriculture and building networks of Community Supported Fisheries. We are connecting institutions like hospitals and universities to leverage their billions of dollars of buying power. We’re uniting family farmers with family fishermen at national events like Farm Aid. We’re branching off international networks like Slow Food to create Slow Fish.

We’re hosting Seafood Throwdown events around the country.

And much more.

Folks often ask, “what can I do?” Voting with our forks is a good start (check out LocalCatch.org), but it’s not enough.

The problems of food industrialization and corporate takeover are not something we just buy our way out of. We need to organize. We need policy change. At the end of the day, our ocean and all its living creatures are a public resource. We all are stewards of it. No one owns it, yet everyone does. Each of us has a stake. Our collective work is to shine a spotlight on the too-big-to-fail models that we’ve seen play out in banking, housing, health care, etc. When all totaled up, these models have universally failed the public and we all deserve better. To learn more about this revolutionary work, or as we like to say in the field, revol-oceanary, visit namanet.org.

Brett Tolley graduated from Elon in 2005 with a degree in international studies. He is a community organizer with Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, a nonprofit that is working at the intersection of marine conservation and social justice.

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A BALANCING ACT

Despite their busy schedules, student-athletes at Elon are encouraged to participate in the five signature Elon Experiences.

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ime. There never seems to be enough of it on campus. Between classes, extracurricular activities, internships, service, religious commitments and social time, students at Elon are perpetually busy.

For student-athletes, this crunch for time is heightened. They wake up at 5 a.m. for daily morning workouts, spend nights and weekends perfecting their skills and travel hundreds of miles for games and tournaments—all while being held to the same academic standards as all students on campus.

“It’s in the fiber of Elon to understand the importance of engagement for students, and athletes are no different,” says Elon Athletic Director Dave Blank. It was this sentiment that inspired a push to make all five of the Elon Experiences—internships, global engagement, service, research and leadership—achievable for student-athletes.

“It’s our intention to knowingly achieve a national model of engagement,” says Blank.

“We’re looking directly at the experiences of students on campus to make them all accessible to student-athletes.”

{ Women’s basketball teammates Malaya Johnson ’18 & Shay Burnett ’18 volunteer at the 2017 Alamance County Walk to end Alzheimer’s. }

Elon has been repeatedly praised for its commitment to academic success for student-athletes. This past May, the NCAA recognized seven of Elon’s athletic teams for proven academic success. This comes as no surprise as these values are echoed throughout Elon’s athletic department.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Support Services Cayce Crenshaw has had the opportunity to watch student-athlete engagement grow significantly during her 10 years at Elon. “A lot has changed but our core values haven’t,” Crenshaw says. “Elon is an institution that pushes everyone to do more. We’re constantly focused on what else we can do.”

To Crenshaw, being a student-athlete means having life changing experiences through both academics and athletics. “We want student athletes to be excited about what they’re doing in the classroom and finding something that they enjoy,” she says.

“We have a very different focus than other schools that are interested in keeping students eligible. For us, it’s about the student

experience. We want them to have a story to be able to tell when they graduate.”

For many student-athletes, these stories include a global education experience. Elon women’s basketball player Shay Burnett ’18 had the opportunity to travel to Italy with her team last summer. “It was such a bonding experience for our team,” she says. Burnett praises the university and her coaches for their commitment to her academic success. “Our coaches always say to us, ‘books come before ball.’ Without academics, there is no basketball,” she says.

For other student-athletes, fitting an internship into their intense schedule is a crucial part of their Elon stories. Such is the case for Elon football player CJ Toogood ’19, who is in the process of applying to internships for next summer. “Everyone in athletics talks about time management, and it’s so much more emphasized with football,” he says. Toogood, a business major and management and finance minor, is planning for a career in financial planning.

His coaches and teammates have been equally supportive of his professional goals.

“The athletics staff knows we’re here to get an education first, and then football,” he says. “They know we need to prepare for life after Elon.”

Campus involvement is yet another way student-athletes engage on campus. Elon men’s basketball player Dmitri Thompson ’18 began working over the summer as a videographer for the Elon football team, a position he looks forward to continuing this season. “I get to film highlights on the field and in the locker room,” he says. “I’m getting more involved this year and it’s a ton of fun.” A sport management major and communications minor, Thompson hopes to continue his basketball career following graduation. He credits the Elon athletic staff for shaping his college experience.

“The athletic support staff does an amazing job of helping us balance all of our commitments,” he says. “They let us grow as students and as men and women.” fall 2017 15

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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JONATHAN COLEBY ’18

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t a glance, it may be easy to tell that Elon men’s soccer player Jonathan Coleby ’18 has had a prolific college career. From earning a spot on the caa All-Rookie Team in his first year, to being a starter for 18 out of 19 matches as a sophomore, to displaying a league-best eight shutouts from his position as a defender, he looks to continue his growing list of accomplishments. He was among the 186 Elon students who earned the caa Commissioner’s Academic Award for the 2016-17 academic year and also received preseason All-caa team honorable mention honors. At 6-feet, 1-inch tall and with many years of the sport behind him, Jonathan is determined to build a legacy of excellence. He sat down with The Magazine of Elon to talk about life outside the pitch.

David Beckham is his inspiration.

Jonathan looks up to soccer icon David Beckham, whose heyday was during the most pivotal years of his younger playing days. “He’s just a world class athlete, always has been,” Jonathan says. “I have incredible respect for the man as a player.”

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His nickname is “Jon-O.” “For the longest time, this was the only name I knew,” he says with a chuckle. “It’s what everyone called and still calls me.” As a senior at Elon, it doesn’t seem likely the name is going anywhere soon.

He enjoys experiencing new places.

Jonathan is an avid supporter of trying new things in unfamiliar locations. Home is a relative term for him. “I just really love and appreciate getting to try different restaurants, experiences, places and cultures; travelling adds variety in my life.”

He prefers television over movies.

For him, it’s a no-brainer. “I can watch my sport on TV live, something that I just can’t do otherwise.” Besides sports, his favorite two shows are “Suits” and “Narcos,” which play on USA Network and Netflix, respectively. “They’re two of the greats. I’d recommend them to anybody.”

The U.S. is his home, for now.

While the South is a lovely place to be, Jonathan always goes back to his original stomping grounds in Middlesbrough, England, the northeastern portion of the country in North Yorkshire.

“It’s a good place,” he says. “It’s what made me.”

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Making WAVES From its 1922 experimental radio course, to the first on-campus radio transmission in 1946, to 40 years of WSOE broadcasting over the airwaves, radio has been an important part of Elon’s history.

BY SARAH COLLINS ’18

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ong before student-run radio station WSOE 89.3 played over the airwaves, there was an eagerness at Elon to interact with this new communication medium. As early as 1920, beloved physics professor A.L. Hook and his students built a crystal receiving set, which allowed them to hear the first broadcast from KDKA in Pittsburgh.

physics at Elon, also recalls learning about radio in his science classes. “The curriculum was a bit different in those days,” says Ramseur, who has spent his career teaching at Sewanee, the University of the South. “I remember in one class called ‘Electricity and Magnetism,’ our project was to buy and assemble an FM radio kit.”

This year Elon’s radio station WSOE 89.3 is celebrating its 40th anniversary on air.

The station has experienced several moves during its decades-long history—from Harper Center to Moseley Twenty-six years later, Center—before settling into Elon partnered with local its new home in McEwen station WBBB in Burlington Building in 2016. The variety to transmit broadcasts from of programming on WSOE, campus. A line installed from which stands for Wonderful Whitley Auditorium to the Sounds of Elon, has increased station provided the link for dramatically since the early the first broadcast from camdays of only two programs. pus on Nov. 13, 1946, featuring Today all students, faculty and the sound of music faculty staff members have the option pianist Amelia Jane Thiele perto host their own radio shows forming a 15-minute version of featuring the programming of Ravel’s “Sonatine.” The station their choice. continued with Elon programWS O E ge n e r a l m an a ge r ming, including two regular Katherine Wolter ’18, a marketing shows from campus: a music major, is thankful for Elon’s hisprogram on Sundays and a relitoric efforts to integrate radio into gious program on Wednesdays. { From left: A Nov. 16, 1946 Maroon & Gold article announcing Elon’s first radio broadcast; George campus life. “It’s crazy to think it’s Elon alumnus George Ramseur ’48 at the control room in Whitley Auditorium in 1947; a radio team from the 1960s. } been 40 years since Elon established R amseur ’48 was one of the first students to assist with Elon’s radio programming. As an its own radio station,” Wolter says, adding that having a frequency, 89.3 assistant to Hook, Ramseur was asked to help with the tech- FM, is special. “A lot of college stations only operate online now, which nical side of each broadcast in Whitley. “My job was to go up is still cool in its own way, but having an actual frequency creates more there on Sunday afternoons, and I’d turn on the switch,” he says. learning opportunities.”

She looks forward to seeing how radio will continue to play a role “At the right time I would get a signal from the station in Burlington, at Elon. “I can’t wait to see how we continue to meld with the School and then we would start the program.”

Ramseur recalls that a microphone was dropped from the center of of Communications,” she says. “I think it makes WSOE more accesthe auditorium’s domed ceiling. The microphone was then connected to a sible for students, and also it will hopefully gain a more prominent small black box in the auditorium’s control room. Ramseur, who studied presence in the school.” fall 2017 17

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GLOBAL LENS

BY OWEN COVINGTON

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron prompts an Elon discussion about the role of the United States in a turbulent world.

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urrent events paint a bleak picture of life in the United States. The “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia; close to 60 people killed and hundreds more injured in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history; the country’s plan to withdraw from the Paris climate accord; and the threat of nuclear war with North Korea are just a few of the recent pressure points in a divisive national landscape.

But alongside that dismal narrative, the values that have always guided American democracy still thrive. People continue to fight for the freedom and equality of marginalized groups. Hard work and creativity drive new discoveries and innovations. Good Samaritans routinely spring to action to help strangers during times of crisis such as natural disasters.

At Elon’s Fall Convocation in October, former British Prime Minister David Cameron urged the United States and the United Kingdom to hold fast to the values that have made them great as they confront a wide range of conflicts and challenges worldwide and at home.

“We need to be more like us, the real us,” said Cameron, who stepped down from his post a little more than a year ago. “Yes, hard-working, pioneering, independent, creative, optimistic and can-do. But also the guardians of freedom, of tolerance, of equality of opportunity and justice. These are the things that made our two countries great. In all the change and uncertainty around us, hold fast to those things. They are what made America, and for that matter, Britain, great, and if we believe in them, work for them, fight for them, then we really will be great again.”

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Cameron drew upon his time serving as political leader of the United Kingdom from 2010 through 2016, a period that saw him shepherd economic and cultural changes in his country after becoming the youngest prime minister in nearly two centuries. He served as leader of the Conservative Party for 11 years, and took office as prime minister during a time of economic crisis in his country. He’s credited with reducing the country’s deficit substantially during his time in office while leading it during a period of record-breaking job creation and economic advancement for the u.k.

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ameron acknowledged the world is experiencing a time of political and cultural turmoil, but said he does not share the pessimism of many. “When you take the temperature of the times we’re in, I don’t deny that the symptoms are very grave,” Cameron said. “But what I do dispute is the diagnosis that many seem to offer.” It’s important to stand back and look at the achievements of modern society in recent years, including advances in public health worldwide and efforts to address global poverty, Cameron said, adding that technological changes have improved our lives in countless ways. “All these good things didn’t happen in spite of our values,” Cameron said. “They happened because of them.”

Cameron detailed three things to do in the face of modern challenges— to understand what lies behind the current unease about globalization, to win the argument, again, for the right values in our politics, and to establish clear thinking about the most important challenges that lie ahead.

Turning to globalization, Cameron acknowledged the role immigration played in the “Brexit” vote that saw British voters supporting his country’s exit from the European Union. That was a step Cameron campaigned against, with the results of the vote prompting his departure from office last year. Voicing his continued support for globalization, Cameron said as prime minister he traveled the world promoting British business, and encouraged other countries to invest in the U.K. That said, he supports “responsible capitalism” that includes pushing for paying taxes, encouraging trade and promoting transparency on a global scale, all priorities he pushed for during his time in office.

However, the pace of change globally has been too fast for many to keep up from a cultural standpoint, he said. An increasingly diverse society in many countries has bred division and given rise to identity politics, Cameron said. “We want countries that are strong and cohesive, where we integrate and build something together,” he said.

“Frankly we all need to give up forever divisive and ultimately destructive identity politics. We’ll never build strong societies by emphasizing our differences and exploiting them for political gain.”

“Frankly we all need to give up forever divisive and ultimately destructive identity politics. We’ll never build strong societies by emphasizing our differences and exploiting them for political gain.”

—David Cameron, former U.K. Prime Minister

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Shifting to the core values in today’s politics, Cameron said it is essential to focus on freedom under the rule of law, a priority he said was passed along to him by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He argued against increasing polarization in today’s politics, in the U.K., in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. “We must not fall for the extremes,” Cameron said. “The center is often the toughest place to be. It’s where you have to balance interests, where you make tough decisions, where you weigh out what is right, and it’s where you get things done.”

Looking at what lies ahead, Cameron identified two great challenges— renewing support for aid and development on a global scale and fighting Islamist extremism. It’s easy to have “giving fatigue” and solely focus on domestic problems while ignoring the impact a country can have on those around the world. “There’s a powerful moral argument that we should love our neighbor, whether at home or on the other side of the world,” Cameron said. With Islamist extremism, it’s important to separate out the religion from the extremism, to “revere Islam but attack Islamist extremism,” he added.

Cameron called on American leadership to help overcome the struggles that the world faces, and said the U.S. will have “no more resolute partner than the United Kingdom.” Though the strong partnership between the two countries was never a given, Cameron said, they have shown what can be accomplished when they work together. Recounting that relationship, Cameron described it as “one giant global exchange of ideas, talent, trade, compassion, and underpinning all of that, values, the values that formed our Magna Carta and your Declaration of Independence, the values that we need as we survey the state of the world today.”

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: P WHAT LIES AHEAD

WORLDLY PERCEPTIONS

By Laura Roselle | Professor of political science and policy studies

As the United States redefines its role in the global stage in the 21st century, we asked members of the Elon community to share their views on how international perceptions of the U.S. are evolving.

erceptions of the United States have changed significantly in the past year according to diplomats and surveys done by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., that provides information on social issues, public opinion and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. Particularly among allies, U.S. foreign policy goals are unclear and there are questions about the ability of President Donald Trump to manage international conflicts.

The Pew Research Center has studied global attitudes and trends for a number of years. The 2017 data show that favorability of the United States and the U.S. president have “shifted dramatically downward” and “concerns about American power and influence have risen in countries around the world.” The often argumentative rhetoric by President Trump in his pronouncements about global affairs have likely contributed to this, as has his perceived lack of diplomatic experience and temperament.

Increasingly, members of both U.S. political parties are focusing on the need to attend to important international issues with diplomacy rather than bluster, a healthier strategy since diplomacy helps establish a shared understanding of issues and the range of potential solutions.

My research on strategic narratives—the ability of a leader to articulate a clear and compelling vision and strategy for the future of a group— suggests that all of this is important because international relations is affected by narratives about state identity and perceived prestige and credibility of states in the international system.

The credibility and prestige of the United States are suffering. That said, many around the world respect the values often associated with the United States. The 2017 Pew Global survey shows that positive views of the American people and American culture have not deteriorated. This ties into former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call to the values of a robust democracy, a free press and the rule of law, during his visit to Elon. His appeal to bolster support for freedom, tolerance, equality, opportunity and justice suggest that U.S. prestige and credibility are tied inextricably to these values. It can be argued that by upholding these values, the American citizenry can therefore strengthen the role the United States can have in the world.

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Laura Roselle is the author of “Media and the Politics of Failure” and the recently published article “Strategic narratives and alliances: The cases of intervention in Libya (2011) and economic sanctions against Russia (2014),” published in the journal Politics and Governance. She is the coauthor of “Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order” and co-editor of “Forging the World: Strategic Narratives and International Relations.”

FROM DREAM TO REALITY

Marina Agaltsova ’10 | Public policy Human rights attorney in Russia

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s a Russian national, my personal perception of the United States has been shaped by my experiences in and outside of Russia.

But for most ordinary Russians, that perception depends a lot on the information they get from various sources, mainly mass media. As such, this mainstream perception is not only a reflection of the U.S. but also of Russian society.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, which happened during my early childhood, the U.S. was perceived as the “dream country.” People believed that basically everything—wages, food, housing, economic, political and human rights conditions—were ideal in the U.S. This positive outlook remained for more than 20 years, so when I was admitted to Elon University in 2006, it was a big deal. Attending an American university was considered very prestigious and my parents were very happy and proud of me. It wasn’t until I was living in the U.S. that I realized it was far from being an ideal country. Racial segregation, poverty and immigration issues were common problems. However, these issues were not shown by the Russian media, and therefore did not affect the mainstream opinion.

The change in people’s perception started in 2010 when the U.S. adopted the so-called Sergei Magnitsky Act, which banned several dozen Russian officials from entering the U.S. Russian mass media started to harshly criticize the U.S. government.

After the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, the U.S. adopted sanctions against Russia, and the Russian state-owned media launched a successful campaign against the U.S. It seems that nowadays, the perception of ordinary people resembles that of the Cold War era, when the U.S. was seen as an enemy.

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during the visit. My parents’ question reflects the fear nourished by the Russian media that the main U.S. objective is to destroy Russia.

As someone who studied public policy at Elon and now works as a human rights lawyer in Russia, I deal with international law and politics daily. My views—shaped by critical thinking skills and an understanding of global perspectives, which I learned at Elon—are quite different from the mainstream. The U.S., together with a number of European countries, supported Russian non-governmental organizations that dealt with the most severe cases of human rights violations. Neither the Russian state nor Russian businesses are willing to support this work. President Barack Obama was constantly pushing Russia to observe human rights, with the Magnitsky Act and Crimean sanctions becoming the climax of the criticism.

When Donald Trump became president, I thought he would work to improve Russian-U.S. relations at the cost of advancing human rights efforts. If the past year has been an indication of what’s to come, I can certainly say I was half right. I was right in supposing human rights are not President Trump’s priority, either at home or abroad. And despite my hopes that the relationship between Russia and the U.S. would improve, it has significantly worsened.

AN EVOLVING PERSPECTIVE

Ian Henderson ’02 | Business administration European corporate real estate and facilities manager at Enterprise Holdings based in London

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he 20th century saw the United States rise to the position of power and standing in the world that most reading this magazine have enjoyed during their lifetime. We were the world power but it seems failed wars and poor attempts to stabilize the Middle East, gun control, racial

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unrest and recent political antics, not to mention the inability of Congress to act, have brought about a degeneration of the perception of our country. Living in a place where there is frustration and discord over the “Brexit” vote, United Kingdom nationals still want to converse with Americans to better understand what it is that our country is doing at times, and why. They’ve just voted to leave the European Union after being a member for nearly 40 years, but would rather talk to me about how a political outsider like Donald Trump could be elected president.

My family and I have only lived in the U.K. for two years and I felt I had a good sense of world affairs before moving here because of family trips, spending my summers as a teenager in Scotland and a study abroad course my senior year at Elon. But even in this short time as a resident, I realize how much my perspective has evolved. I’ve learned just how American-centric my knowledge and thoughts were. Two months after moving to the U.K., the Paris attacks happened and nearly every American was aware of it. But how many Americans knew about the Ankara bombings in Turkey that happened just one month before and left 100-plus dead and 500-plus injured? Gradually, I began seeing the world through a different lens, a world the U.S. is a part of, not the main actor.

Don’t get me wrong. While the United States is not the global power, we are still a global power; being the largest economy in the world as it relates to nominal gross domestic product helps guarantee that. I still feel strongly that the

United States is important, but not nearly as much as I used to. We still have a large part to play in the future of the world and will continue to be given a seat at the front of the table.

However, we need to recognize that there are others at the front of the table alongside us.

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Amy Jo Jenkins ’05 | Journalism and international studies Business activities director for U.S. Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy

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n today’s world, it’s quite easy to create a list of negative perspectives about the U.S., especially from a non-American point of view. But considering I’ve spent the past nine years working and living in Japan, Bahrain, Djibouti and now Italy, I want to focus on the positive aspects of the U.S. in the world. A quick informal poll of my international friends and colleagues showed me that my perspective was similar to theirs. Their thoughts on positive global contributions ranged from music, cinema and television to human rights and military, including disaster relief, rescue efforts and aid. Most could not believe how massive and diverse our country is, and applauded our acceptance of all types of diversity (cultural, racial, geographical, socioeconomical). Even today countless individuals still flock to the U.S. seeking asylum or in hopes of creating a better future for their family. Many even join our military and eventually obtain their U.S. citizenship.

About 35,000 non-citizens are serving in the

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FADING LEADERSHIP

“If the U.S. is so willing to walk away from the values of freedom, justice, peace and security that are at the core of the American identity, one has to wonder if we really deserve to lead at all.”

—Jasmine Whaley ’13 U.S. military. What a remarkable opportunity for them, their families and our military.

One aspect I find interesting, though not surprising, is that literally everyone I have met in my travels says how nice Americans are as individuals. We’re honest, trustworthy, hardworking, positive and always seem to be smiling.

Although our country tends to get an unfavorable reputation on the world stage (usually thanks to politics), we are respected as individuals, especially those in the military providing aid to other countries, such as was the case after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Our armed forces protect our “unalienable rights” to include “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” I have witnessed this firsthand as I am fortunate to not only support our military and their families abroad by providing quality of life services, but also to serve as a positive American role model in the world.

During my time at Elon, I was part of the 2001 pilot program for an international dorm and had a Japanese roommate, Rieko. We quickly became close friends as we explored the differences between the two cultures. I was intrigued by how she learned English; she explained that the Japanese are fascinated with all aspects of American culture, and therefore music and television series were very popular. She watched the TV series “Ally McBeal” and listened to music in order to gain a better understanding of the English language. Looking back on my travels, I cannot think of one country that didn’t have American music or TV programs playing in bars, restaurants or stores. Most globally engaged citizens may not be able to agree on positive U.S. contributions regarding our government and politics, but I have yet to find one that doesn’t appreciate our altruistic military response to disasters nor one who doesn’t indulge in some form of the arts from the U.S. American music, TV and cinema bring people together, inspire people and, yes, also help people improve their English.

Jasmine Whaley ’13 | Political science and international studies Social media coordinator for the Do School and a Masters of Public Policy candidate at the Hertie School of Governance in Germany

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here is very little doubt in Europe that American leadership is fading. Those who still believe in the European project believe the European Union must step up and redefine global leadership without America at the forefront. It is difficult to say if the world would be nominally “better or worse” without American leadership. For all of our mistakes, American leadership has been a stabilizing and reliable force in international decision-making. Should the U.S. government recede from international cooperation efforts, as the current political rhetoric suggests, the global community runs a very real risk of creating a power vacuum where populism and extremism can flourish.

The risk to peace and security is compounded when we consider the current state of Europe. From the U.S., we often think of the continent as a monolith. Living in Germany has given me an appreciation for the incredibly real tensions that exist between domestic policies and EU-level governing. There are real divisions within Europe that make this a particularly volatile moment for America to depart from its traditional role. To be clear, the U.S. has gone through periods of isolationism and the world has continued to spin without our wisdom and authority. The issue here is the perceived fundamental and blatant disregard for the international norms that we helped to create.

For many on this side of the Atlantic, it is shocking that the most powerful country in the world would prefer to completely ignore the dangerous trends toward instability around Europe in the middle of the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II (the Syrian refugee crisis), on the heels of a global recession and at the beginning of a dangerous uptick in populist sentiment. Just look at the rise of the Alternative for Germany party, which recently earned parliamentary representation after taking 12.6 percent of the vote in September’s election. If the U.S. is so willing to walk away from the values of freedom, justice, peace and security that are at the core of the American identity, one has to wonder if we really deserve to lead at all.

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A SHARED COMMUNITY

Bo Hardegree ’10 | Strategic communications and religious studies Director of Marketing & Communications at Concordia International School Shanghai

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efore moving abroad, I was very fortunate to experience many different countries and cultures from around the world.

Between my Elon Winter Term study abroad courses in London and Australia and a number of family vacations over the years, I thought of myself as a worldly and experienced global citizen. But the truth is, I never experienced the world outside of the lens of a tourist. Moving abroad and living in Shanghai, China, has completely reshaped my perspective on the world and what it means to be part of a global community. I work in marketing and communications for an international school and am involved with an international church that brings people from all countries and Christian faith backgrounds together. It has become my job and my life to communicate with individuals from various cultures and meet them in a shared global community.

Living in Shanghai has also allowed me to better understand the role of the United States on the global stage. The U.S. holds a special, and sometimes controversial, place in the minds of people from all over the world.

We are lauded and appreciated for our accomplishments and humanitarian works and recognized as a business hub that helps drive the world economy. We are also seen as a global power that sometimes inserts itself without warrant where it is not needed or appreciated. Love it or hate it, everyone has an opinion about and has been influenced by the United States.

Never before has the world seemed so large and so small to me at the same time. My eyes have been opened to the joys and struggles of individuals from Asian, African and European countries that were just words in news articles before, bringing life and weight to the experiences of other cultures. At the same time, I have been able to see my country through their eyes, a country that influences the world and inspires emotions and actions, both positive and negative. There is so much more in this world to learn and experience and so many amazing people to meet. I’m just now starting to understand and embrace what it truly means to be a citizen of the world.

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ARTFULLY CODE D

BY OWEN COVINGTON

MEGAN SQUIRE’S NONTRADITIONAL PATHWAY TO COMPUTER SCIENCE HAS ALLOWED HER TO SEE COMPUTER CODE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

uring a time when it seems every week brings news of another expansive data breach, Elon’s Megan Squire is doing her part to help people shore up their cybersecurity defenses and protect personal and financial information from hackers and criminals.

Signing up for a new online account, registering for the latest social media startup or making your latest online purchase?

You’d do well to heed her advice.

A professor of computer science at Elon, Squire has recently gained widespread exposure across a variety of media outlets for several articles she penned about passwords and cybersecurity. Her article, “Why we choose terrible passwords and how to fix them,” was published by outlets including TIME, CBS News, Business Insider, PBS, Quartz and Real Clear Science. “People can feel so overwhelmed by cybersecurity threats,” Squire says. “It’s almost like they think, ‘there’s too much for me to worry about, so I won’t care.’ They feel powerless. But I know, and want them to know, that they’re not powerless.”

Along with helping educate the public, Squire is integrating cybersecurity more deeply into the classroom. “For companies and software engineers, security needs to be a top priority, while also keeping the user in mind,” Squire says. “In computer science education, we’re trying to not teach security as an afterthought. Security should be in every unit of every class, and not just one class you take at the end of the curriculum.”

Ironically, for Squire, a career in computer science was not what she first considered. Hanging on the wall of her office at Elon is her diploma from the College of William & Mary, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in art history and public policy. This is not the typical academic pedigree for a professor of computer science such as Squire, who along with her work in cybersecurity has become a leading scholar in the fields of open source software and data mining, and a go-to source for information about how software teams work together to craft programs and apps.

While the study of art might not seem conducive to a career in programming, it was the art world that provided Squire with her first dive into computer science, a move that sparked an enduring passion for exploring realms within the field, with the human experience always in mind.   

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these files more and more organized, and pretty soon I had developed a database,” Squire says. “We decided we should put some of that online, and then I began working to create a website.”

An initial community college class in programming would lead eventually to a master’s degree and doctorate in computer science from Nova Southeastern University.

Squire left the art world behind as she moved into positions with tech companies that focused on web hosting and cybersecurity. She worked for a web hosting company called Highway Technologies in the 1990s when the concept was still relatively new and the internet was very different from what we know today. “We were inventing web hosting and trying to figure out how to make that work when the idea of hosting someone’s website was brand new,” Squire says. “I was working all day and would go to school at night.”

A data mining position at a Raleigh company brought her to North Carolina, and the dot-com bust in the early 2000s, along with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent funding shifts in the software industry, made a move to academia particularly attractive. Squire began her career at Elon in 2003. Along the way, she became a major advocate and resource for the use of open source software, which can be modified and shared because its design is publicly available.

Combining her love for open source software with her skills handling large quantities of data, Squire began compiling massive datasets and making them public. The datasets allow for a more comprehensive view on how open source software is developed and the ecosystem of teams that develop it.

“I’ve always used it and loved it—the ethos of it both politically and emotionally, that’s where my heart is,” Squire says of open source software. “Putting out the source code, and having it open for anyone to see is how I learned to program. If I didn’t have that ethos, I wouldn’t be here. To me, that’s the way to do software, period.”

While cybersecurity is still an interest, open source software is the area Squire chose as the focus of her research when she arrived at Elon. “Open source just felt right,” Squire says.

“It felt like something I believed in and something I could stand to spend the next four decades or more working on.”

BREACHES ARE DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO STOP, BUT I’M HOPING THAT IN THE SAME WAY THREATS FROM VIRUSES SETTLED DOWN A BIT, THE SAME WILL HAPPEN WITH PASSWORDS.” Much of Squire’s expertise had been in collecting data, organizing it, finding patterns within it and providing access to it. She took that expertise and applied it to open source software to begin collecting and organizing data about projects, the programming teams, and how people interact with the projects. That expanded to include all of the source code, the bug reports and logs of chats among collaborators.

“The goal is to learn whether this software and the open

TOP TIPS ON CHOOSING A PASSWORD As tempting as it may be, do not reuse your passwords.  Don’t share your passwords with other people. 

 Focus on making longer, rather than more complex, passwords. Mathematically, “mysuperstrongpassword” is much harder to crack than “Elon!17.”

 Use a password manager software program. This software will generate strong passwords for you and keep track of the ones you’ve already used.

source method makes better software, makes more secure software and how teams interact as they work on this software,” Squire says. “A lot of this is mapping out the ecosystem. It might sound boring, but it’s really foundational. A lot of the reason people will use my data is that the work of organizing it and cleaning it gets done, and they can see how I did it.”

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or Squire, it’s important that the projects and topics she under-

takes as a researcher translate directly into experience and knowledge she can provide to her students in the classroom. “The biggest thing is that I can teach them one-on-one by doing daily hands-on assignments together in the classroom,” Squire says. “I can’t do that in a big class. I couldn’t have even gotten through all the rows of students. Here, everything is about the best way to teach students, and the best way to teach them to program is to have them program in front of you. I can look a student in the eye and say, ‘Did you get that? Why did that code work?’”

Squire became the first faculty member in Elon’s Department of Computing Sciences to publish a book, “Clean Data,” published by PACKT

Publishing in 2015, which she followed in 2016 with a second book, “Mastering Data Mining with Python: Finding patterns hidden in your data,” also with PACKT. Squire believes that she’s able to form connections with students thanks in part to her nontraditional pathway to computing sciences and programming. “At some point, I know these students are going to find something that really sparks them. At some point, they’re going to find something they can’t stop working on,” Squire says, “just as I did.”

Turning back to cybersecurity, Squire notes that widespread concerns about viruses that were generating the most headlines a decade or more ago have now been replaced by worries about password security or largescale data breaches. But just as the computer science industry helped reduce the threats from viruses, advances will help increase password and data security over time, Squire says.

“Breaches are definitely not going to stop, but I’m hoping that in the same way threats from viruses settled down a bit, the same will happen with passwords,” she adds. “Companies are going to focus more on making it easier for us to choose more secure passwords, and that will be a big help.” fall 2017 25

MORE THAN 60 YEARS SINCE THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED,

THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR STILL LOOMS

BETWEEN THE U.S. AND NORTH KOREA.

BY ROSELEE PAPANDREA TAYLOR

C.K. Siler ’54

didn’t often think about the time he spent in the Army fighting in the Korean War. Recurring pains in his legs and feet—remnants of the frostbite he endured while trekking up the frigid mountains of North Korea—were his most consistent reminder of the war he left behind 64 years ago.

The Siler City, North Carolina, native moved on quickly when he returned home from the front lines, finishing his final year at Elon with a determination he hadn’t known until he experienced combat in a war zone. “I guess it did change me some,” says Siler, now 87 and living in Greensboro. “It changed the way I looked at things. I worked a whole lot harder in school to graduate than I had before.”

As for the two countries locked in battle from 1950 to 1953, little has changed between the U.S. and North Korea. While military forces are no longer engaged in hand-to-hand combat in Korea and it’s been more than 70 years since atomic bombs were used in Japan, the threat of nuclear war looms overhead as if the armistice, signed in July 1953 to end the fighting, was just yesterday. “There is a sense of real urgency and crisis about it now,” says Jason Kirk, an associate professor of political science and policy studies who focuses part of his scholarship on American foreign policy, nuclear issues and nuclear deterrence. “It’s not as if this issue is out of nowhere. It goes back to the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. President Obama told President Trump that he thought this would be the No. 1 foreign policy issue confronting the Trump administration.”

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The Korean War, an Asian war fought in the shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with developing Soviet nuclear capability as a backdrop, set the stage for how wars would be fought from that point on—limited, but often inconclusive as well.

“In the North Korean consciousness, the Korean War might as well have been last week and not something that happened in the middle of last century,” Kirk says. “It is so real and visceral for them, not least because the regime feeds continual reminders to bolster its legitimacy.”

The fight over North Korea’s arsenal of nuclear weapons, which imminently may include intercontinental ballistic missiles powerful enough to reach the mainland U.S., is a constant in the news today.

It’s a reality that makes it impossible for Siler not to consider what might have happened if the Korean War had a more definitive end.

As for Siler, he was injured twice and received two Purple Hearts.

He also lost his only shot to play baseball in the major leagues. He spent his 36-year career coaching football and baseball as well as men’s and women’s basketball. During his 26 years as a head coach in Guilford County, North Carolina, he won 12 conference championships. He is a member of the Elon Sports Hall of Fame for both football and baseball and the football field at Southern Guilford High School was named after him. “I had a pretty good career, and I loved it,” Siler says. “I never woke up in the morning dreading going to school.”

Still, as a result of the draft, Siler had to give up a contract to pitch for the Boston Red Sox. And while the armistice put an end to the fighting, a two-mile-wide demilitarized zone still divides North and South Korea to this day. It was a limited war—a war without a winner—an outcome an avid sports fan can’t help but wonder about. “There is no doubt in my mind that we could have taken the whole country,” Siler says. “What’s going on now wouldn’t be happening. If [Gen. Douglas] MacArthur would have been left alone, there wouldn’t be a North and South Korea now.”

Siler first arrived at Elon College in 1947, a recipient of a football scholarship that was his ticket to an education. Without it, he says, college would have been out of the question. Sports, football and eventually baseball, were his lifeblood. During his sophomore year, James Mallory, a former outfielder for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants, started a four-year stint at Elon as head

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football and baseball coach. When baseball season rolled around in the spring, Siler asked Mallory if he could join the team. “He asked what I did,” Siler recalls. “I told him I was catcher. I was a catcher for about five days when he told me I was no longer a catcher.”

Mallory wanted to take advantage of Siler’s throwing arm and made him a relief pitcher. Not long after, Siler was pitching games regularly. The switch from catcher to pitcher was fortuitous but news that he was drafted for military service, received near the end of fall semester his junior year, changed the course of Siler’s career.

He was expecting to be drafted, as most of his peers were at the time. By December 1950, American troops had already been in Korea for five months. Siler was sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for basic training.

When he finished, he celebrated by marrying his late wife, Billie Burgess, who he met through a friend while he was at Elon. They had been married 64 years when she died in 2015.

Siler was sent to leadership school after that and by the summer of 1951, he still hadn’t been sent overseas so he pitched for a minor league team in Sanford, North Carolina. They sold his contract to the Boston Red Sox. He would have reported to the team the following spring. Instead, he left for Korea that September. “That ended that,” Siler says. “I played { Billie Burgess Siler } some semi-pro baseball after the war, but I never figured I had a chance to do too much. It would have been great. I would have enjoyed it if I had the chance, but things have turned out pretty well.”

{ James L. Hamrick ’55 & C.K. Siler ’54, highlighted above, in a 1950 Elon baseball team photo. }

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Siler, who was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, was promoted from private to corporal as soon as he got to Korea. “I was in a combat unit as a foot soldier,” he says.

“As soon as I got there, most of my time from then on was in a combat zone. Contrary to what people think, my outfit was primarily opposed by Chinese soldiers. We hardly ever saw any opposition from North Koreans.”

China’s relationship with North Korea was a factor for the U.S. then as now. The two countries have been allies for a long time. China is North Korea’s most important trading partner and main source for food and energy.

The collapse of the North Korean government, would be a “nightmare scenario as far as China is concerned,” Kirk says. “China would be flooded with North Korean refugees, which would be politically and economically destabilizing. ” There is no doubt that Chinese intervention in the Korean War changed the nature of the war and its potential impact on the U.S. “MacArthur said from the field, ‘We face an entirely new war,’” Kirk

{ C.K. Siler ’54 was injured twice during the Korean War and received two Purple Hearts. }

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says. “When the Chinese intervened, it made it much harder on the United Nations forces under U.S. command.”

When the Korean War started, America viewed it as a border dispute between two unstable dictatorships and at the time American troops were first sent to Korea in July 1950, the mission was to drive the communist North’s forces out of South Korea.

Under President Harry Truman’s expanding policy aims— encouraged by MacArthur’s daring landing at Inchon—it became a war to liberate the North from communists and reunify the Korean peninsula.

Once Americans crossed the 38th parallel—the border that divided South and North Korea—and headed north toward the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China, the threat of a war that included communist China became a reality. Truman had wanted to avoid a war with China. He and MacArthur disagreed and in April 1951, Truman fired MacArthur for insubordination.

Siler joined his unit in South Korea after that. Battles on the front lines continued along with political negotiations to put a stop to the fighting. It was Siler’s first time overseas. He recalls how vastly different the countryside was in South Korea as compared to the North. It was definitely a change of scenery for a country boy from North Carolina. “It wasn’t until we got up along the demarcation line that we got into the mountains,” he says. “That wasn’t so nice. I hadn’t been there too long when I first saw combat.”

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A piece of shrapnel from a mortar round to the shoulder and arm put Siler out of action for a month and a half. According to Korean War records in the National Archives, Siler was “seriously wounded in action by a missile” Dec. 3, 1951.

He was sent to a hospital in Pusan, on the southern tip of Korea.

The shrapnel was removed. After he healed, Siler was sent back to the front lines. “I thought maybe that was going to send me home, but it didn’t,” he says. “I would have hated to leave some of my buddies in the outfit.”

He returned to his unit, once again treading through rice paddies on night patrol. “If you didn’t dig a fox hole, a trench or a bunker to get in, you were mostly unprotected,” he says. One night while on patrol, a fellow soldier hit a trip wire that set off an explosion. Siler was injured again. He was sent to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit.

“It wasn’t serious,” he says. “They had to remove some lead from me. It wasn’t as bad as the first time.” Siler returned to combat again and was in Korea for about 15 months total. “I was in combat the whole time,” he says. “We were making progress.”

In total, nearly 40,000 Americans died and more than 100,000 were wounded in the war.

Meanwhile on campus, news of the war reached students mostly in the form of letters. One such letter written by Cpl. James L. Hamrick ’55 to head basketball coach Doc Mathis was printed in the Maroon and Gold in 1952. In addition to receiving news directly from the Korean front, students were encouraged to write to Hamrick, who had been a star forward on the basketball team and a pitcher on the baseball team. He was inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame in 1973.

He died March 4, 2010, in Roanoke, Virginia. He served as a section leader for two .50-caliber machine guns, a job he preferred over being a rifleman, according to the letter. “It isn’t a soft job, but it sure beats being a rifleman. Boy, I mean those riflemen really catch it,” he wrote.

Similar to Siler, he spent a lot of time in the mountains. “I thought those mountains up in western North Carolina were big, but they are just foothills compared to some of these over here,” Hamrick wrote. “You would never believe it until you see some of them.

You have heard of people going to the mountains for a vacation, but by golly, I never want to see another mountain, much less climb one.” Time in the war also had inspired Hamrick to make sure he applied himself more once he returned to Elon. “Boy, if I knew when I was in school what I know now, you couldn’t have kept my nose out of the book, but that’s the way the ball bounces.”

Lessons learned from the past are a clear indicator that it is unlikely that today North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, will give up the country’s nuclear weapons. “There’s a generally held view that longrange nuclear weapons aren’t really good for anything other than preventing war and deterring an adversary,” Kirk says. “The thinking in North Korea seems to be, ‘the U.S. will never hit us if it knows we can hit back.’”

North Korea has tested more than 80 missiles in recent months, and Kim is trying to figure out President Trump, who has said that North

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Korea’s threats will be met with “fire and fury.” What that might look like remains to be seen. “It’s one thing to talk tough and engage in tough rhetoric,” Kirk says, “but when you run through all the U.S. warfighting scenarios, you likely end up in a place where past presidents have been: all the options are terrible.”

There does seem to be a sense of paranoia on both sides. “Is what we are perceiving real or a game of mirrors?” Kirk says. “If we had a different president, there is no reason to think this issue wouldn’t be at the top of the inbox. We can fall into thinking this is all about Trump and his style, which isn’t the case, but it does take a difficult situation and makes it more complicated.”

Kirk says a lack of experience with national security and defense policies for the leaders in both countries also adds to the unpredictability of the current situation. Prior to his presidency, Trump was a real-estate mogul and reality-TV star, and Kim is a third-generation dictator who has never met a head of state. They have about seven years of political experience between them and six are on the North Korean side. Regardless of his experience, it’s a foreign policy dilemma Trump inherited, like the presidents before him. “There was never any real resolution to the Korean War,” Kirk says. “The North Koreans are still fighting it, and I guess whether we realize it or not, so are we.”

While all eyes are on North Korea right now and Kim’s next move, Kirk questions whether the threat of a nuclear strike by either side is imminent. “I won’t be surprised if we are in a different position by the end of 2020,” he says. “And we will say, ‘What was that crisis about?’

We are focusing so much attention on it right now but how different is it really than the Chinese’s development of nuclear weapons a half century ago? The North has steadily pursued its nuclear and missile programs for years, and no U.S. administration has found a way to stop them.”

THE NORTH KOREANS ARE STILL FIGHTING IT,” KIRK SAYS, “AND I GUESS WHETHER WE REALIZE IT OR NOT,

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An increasing number of faculty members call the university home as Elon’s residential campus grows.

BY ALEXA BOSCHINI ’10

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UCKED BEHIND THE POOL TABLE in the foyer of William W. Staley Hall is the T-Room.

It’s a small space that was initially intended as an office, but Faculty Director Terry Tomasek, Community Director Cristina Vega and neighborhood students transformed it into a social and intellectual haven for the neighborhood’s residents.

In one sense, it’s the picture of stress relief. Teas from around the world and delicate cups line the shelves.

Board games are stacked against the wall and a halffinished puzzle covers one of the tables. A cozy throw is draped over a rocking chair in the corner. And a fold-up ping pong table is propped behind the door for those occasions when demand for the T-Room exceeds its capacity and the action spills into the common area. A white board on the wall also displays the name of the T-Room’s next faculty or staff guest, who will converse with the students about their careers, their research and their passions. After campus events like September’s common reading lecture, you’ll likely hear extensive discussions as students process the speaker’s remarks.

“We at Elon run a million miles an hour because there are so many wonderful opportunities here and we don’t want to miss any of them,” says Tomasek, associate professor of education and wellness and director of Elon Academy. “Sometimes we run from one thing to another and never stop long enough to process the experiences we’re having. We never stop long enough to sit down and have a conversation. That’s really why we created the T-Room, to create a space to make meaning from our experiences.”

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Tomasek is one of eight faculty members who make their homes on campus through Living and Learning at Elon, an effort designed to transform the Elon experience by creating one of the nation’s most vibrant residential campuses. The T-Room embodies the initiative’s mission—to integrate students’ academic, residential and social experiences.

“What we’re trying to do with the initiative is acknowledge that learning takes place inside and outside the classroom,” says Jon Dooley, vice president for student life. “Students spend a lot of time in their residential spaces, so how can we ensure those spaces are not at the periphery of campus, either physically or intellectually, and that they are a place where learning happens? Having faculty living in residence is a logical extension of that.”

Developing the program Faculty-in-residence positions have existed at Elon in some capacity since 2001, but as the residential campus has grown, so has the breadth of live-in roles available to faculty members. The Living and Learning at Elon initiative grew out of the residential campus plan, a component of the Elon Commitment strategic plan. In addition to constructing new residence halls to meet rising student demand for on-campus housing, the plan aimed to develop stronger academic-residential partnerships, offer a wider variety of themed

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{ Associate Professor of Education Terry Tomasek hosts a Tuesday tea in the T-Room in her role as the faculty director in Colonnades Neighborhood. }

living-learning communities, and integrate classrooms and faculty apartments into residence halls.

“We studied a number of different models, and also visited quite a few campuses with strong residential communities,” says Nancy Midgette, professor emerita of history and a former member of the Residential Campus Committee. “In looking at a map of Elon’s campus, the neighborhood concept that we settled on seemed like it was an obvious choice, because geographically, residence halls were already in clusters.”

Those clusters became Elon’s seven distinct residential neighborhoods—Colonnades, Danieley Center, Global, Historic, Loy Center, The Oaks and The Station at Mill Point—which today house about 64 percent of the undergraduate population. The neighborhoods feature groupings of residences and common spaces that form intimate student communities, each with its own unique identity. Five neighborhoods now have faculty directors, who work in tandem with residence life staff and student leaders to promote students’ academic, social and personal development.

The faculty director role was created in 2013 to bring Elon’s teacherscholar-mentor model into the residential space. It connects living on campus with the notion that intellectual growth happens continuously at Elon, both in and out of the classroom. “The purpose of the faculty director is to do more than just engage with students who live in their building,” says Shannon Lundeen, director of academic initiatives for the residential campus. “It’s to oversee the development of the intellectual identity and programming in the neighborhood, and to help build relationships between students and faculty.” The program is a joint effort between Student Life and Academic Affairs. The

faculty director works in close partnership with the community director, a full-time residence life staff member responsible for the overall administration of the neighborhood.

Faculty can participate as faculty-in-residence, living-learning community advisers or faculty affiliates. Each position aims to make interacting with professors outside the classroom a more approachable experience for students. “It creates a stronger sense of community and connection, even as the institution has grown,” Dooley says. “Part of the residential campus initiative is about retaining the best of the small Elon College feeling and making sure that continues to resonate throughout the campus.”

ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY Elon’s live-in faculty positions attract professors from a wide variety of backgrounds, ranging from individuals looking to downsize to families with children and pets. Most apartments are the same size as student rooms, and faculty even receive a partial meal plan. Lundeen says the university has made accommodations for families as the program has grown, because “we don’t want anything to close the door on prospective faculty members who want to participate.”

For example, Phoenix Card holders typically have to be age 16 or older, but Elon now has several under age 8 who live on campus.

After all, even the littlest residents need to be able to swipe into their buildings. “We have a lot of kids living on campus,” Lundeen says. “[Senior Lecturer in Music] Clay Stevenson is in Kenan Pavilion with his wife, two kids and dog. They just downsized from a 10-acre farm. fall 2017 31

{ Colin Donohue, director of student media and instructor in the School of Communications, hosts a community dinner in Daniel Commons in October. }

Now, the whole campus is their backyard. The students love it. For many of them who have young siblings, it reminds them of home.”

For Midgette, becoming a faculty director was a natural next step after the integral role she played in developing the residential campus. She was only three years away from retirement when her term began in 2013, and she welcomed the opportunity to interact with students in a more casual environment. She lived off campus for her first year, but moved into the faculty apartment in the Isabella Cannon Pavilion in 2014 with her cat, Cali. One of her primary responsibilities was planning quality academic programming for students in the Historic Neighborhood, including screening the film “United 93” on the anniversary of 9/11, providing sessions with representatives from Career Services about internship opportunities and supporting campus charity events such as Relay for Life.

But she also regularly attended and hosted social gatherings in the neighborhood, most notably “Cookies with Cali,” in which students would relax with refreshments and play with Cali on Sunday afternoons. Both Midgette and Cali were also sources of comfort for residents during times of stress. “I welcomed the challenge of interacting with students in very different ways than I ever had before,” Midgette says. “Just as they got to know me as a person, I also got to know them out of the classroom setting. I especially enjoyed casual conversations that sprang up as we met on campus or in the dining hall.”

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so drastically sparked a sense of adventure for the couple. Living on campus was a major life change, but they adjusted quickly. Tomasek’s husband, Dave, is a worship pastor, and he loves the wide variety of music events on campus. The couple frequently eat together in the Colonnades Dining Hall and converse with students during meals.

Living alongside Tomasek affords students the opportunity to get to know her as a person, not just as an educator. “Students often ask me why I would do this,” she says. “Living in the community, I get to do all the things I love about teaching—interacting with students, talking about hard topics—but I don’t have to give grades. The power differential that is inherent in a classroom is definitely much less. The nature of my interaction with students is much freer.”

Tomasek breaks down the barriers between the walls of the classroom and the walls of the residence by crafting programming that is unique to the Colonnades community ethos. Though the overarching goal of the residential neighborhoods is the same, the ideas that stimulate intellectual discussion in one neighborhood may not be as impactful in another. “One of the things I love about Elon is the university encourages this innovative approach to things,” Tomasek says.

“Whenever I did things that were less than successful, I tried something different. That’s really what the T-Room has been, an innovative exploration into what-ifs.”

Colin Donohue, director of student media and instructor in communications, became faculty director of the Danieley Neighborhood at the start of the 2016–17 academic year shortly after his younger son was born. The faculty director position appealed to him because it offered him an opportunity to engage with students on a daily basis, including

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“Just as they got to know me as a person, I also got to know them out of the classroom setting. I especially enjoyed casual conversations that sprang up as we met on campus or in the dining hall.” —Nancy Midgette, professor emerita of history those from backgrounds outside of communications. Donohue says the position allows him to provide students with a different level of mentorship and support their educational growth in new ways.

It’s also a rewarding experience for his family. Living at Danieley Center allows his wife, Alyssa, a program assistant in the School of Communications, to form closer relationships with students from different disciplines. And the residents love interacting with their two young sons. “For my older son, it’s an opportunity to have a conversation, whatever that might look like for a 3-year-old, with an 18-, 19- or 20-year-old, and I think that’s a good thing,” Donohue says. “He has little conversations with his friends all day, but these are a little bit different, and that socialization aspect is nice for him.”

Danieley Center’s theme this year is “leadership through active citizenship,” so Donohue creates or promotes programming that expands on related conversations from students’ classes. For example, the neighborhood’s most recent community dinner featured a panel of speakers from different disciplines discussing media literacy in the era of “fake news.” “I don’t want students to go to their apartments and just close the door both literally and metaphorically on everything that happens on the rest of this campus,” Donohue says.

“If we instill that passion for learning while they’re here, I think that will continue when they graduate.”

The students in residential neighborhoods benefit from living alongside faculty members not only because of the thirst for knowledge they impart but because of the long-term mentoring relationships they form. Alex Attanasio ’18, who served as residence area coordinator for the Danieley Neighborhood her junior year, says working alongside faculty directors ignited a passion for helping students succeed. She is applying to graduate programs in higher education and plans to pursue a career in residence life at a university. “I think that having the opportunity to live right next door to professors is one of the reasons that the Elon community is as vibrant as it is,” Attanasio says. “The faculty director program is one of the many things that contributes to the intellectual climate at Elon and allows students to start networking and building relationships in a natural and organic way, even as a first-year student.”

LOOKING AHEAD Living and Learning at Elon will continue to evolve long after the Elon Commitment strategic plan concludes. Ultimately, Lundeen says she hopes to develop ways to address what sophomores, juniors and seniors need from faculty living in residence more deliberately. But for now, the focus is primarily on the neighborhoods that have first-year residents: Colonnades, Danieley, Global, Historic and soon the new residence halls opening on the former site of East Gym in fall 2018.

In all five neighborhoods with first-year students, Lundeen hopes to have one live-in faculty member for every 250 to 300 students. “To say we have a residential campus where every single first-year student is going to experience having a faculty member living in residence and can plan to be educated in their residential

experience, that’s huge,” Lundeen says. “There are not many other campuses that could offer that with a 6,000-plus population.”

In addition to completing the new neighborhood, there are plans to increase the number of faculty and staff in residential mentoring roles, develop new academically linked living-learning communities and standardize apartments to attract faculty and provide more space for student-faculty engagement. “For some alumni, this should not seem like a new initiative,” Dooley says. “This will feel like an Elon that is familiar to them, where faculty are living near students as part of the campus community. In higher education today it feels like a novelty, but in many ways this is a reflection of who Elon is and has always been.”

Donohue agrees. “I like this job because I get to work with students all the time,” he says. “That’s the most energizing, invigorating thing. Being faculty director is the best kind of service I’ve ever done on campus.”

Faculty roles in the residential campus ........................... .............................................. ...................................................... ...................

Faculty director

• Full-time teaching faculty member • Lives in a neighborhood residence hall • Develops the academic theme and relevant programs for the neighborhood, including at least three events per semester • Co-chairs the neighborhood association with the community director Faculty-in-residence

• Full-time teaching faculty member • Lives in a neighborhood residence hall • Coordinates at least one academic initiative in the neighborhood (i.e. advising a living-learning community, overseeing an event) • Member of the neighborhood association Living-learning community adviser

• Full-time teaching faculty member or staff member • Can be a faculty director or faculty-in-residence, or can live off campus • Provides support, establishes goals and coordinates events for one of Elon’s 23 living-learning communities (i.e. business, communications, international) Faculty affiliate

• Full-time teaching faculty member • Lives off campus • Paired with one building within a residential neighborhood and initiates one program for those students once a semester • Attends at least one larger neighborhood event per semester To learn more about the Living and Learning at Elon program, visit www.elon.edu/u/academics/living-and-learning.

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Sustainable sanitation A team of Elon researchers is working to develop an efficient and effective way for communities in the developing world to help combat water, sanitation and hygiene problems.

BY OWEN COVINGTON

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or the 2.5 billion people worldwide without access to reducing the amount of helminth, rather than trying to safe and affordable sanitation, a competitive challenge essentially eliminate it.” to reinvent the modern toilet isn’t just a high-tech comThat’s where electroporation comes in. The Elon team is focused on employing this technique, which uses electrical petition, but a potential lifesaver. pulses to open pores in substances. The process creates tiny An initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, holes in the helminth eggs so more traditional disinfecthe Reinvent the Toilet Challenge is backing teams of tants can penetrate the eggs and destroy them. “By using a researchers around the world to develop an efficient and changing electrical field, we can open up small holes in the effective way for communities in the developing world walls that protect the helminth eggs, and then use the same to help combat water, sanitation and hygiene problems. disinfection species we’re using to eradicate everything Now a group of Elon faculty and student researchers is else,” Parker says. “Potentially, if this is a good approach, playing a key role in one team’s effort to develop a toilet it could be rolled out to other teams that are working on that can operate “off the grid” in a cost-effective and susthe toilet challenge.” tainable way, while removing germs from human waste Dryzer and Niven have made key contributions to the and recovering energy, clean water and nutrients. effort. Niven is majoring in public health and interned at Associate Professor of Engineering Scott Wolter ’85 is working with Caitlin Niven ’18 and Michael Dryzer ’19 THE GOAL OF THE Duke University this past summer to work on the project. She helped determine that C. elegans, a nonparasitic on a key contribution to one team’s effort, with their focus TOILET PROTOTYPE roundworm species that is far less hazardous than helon how to destroy virtually indestructible eggs of a parasitic worm commonly found in human waste. The work IS TO BE A CLOSED minths, was the ideal substitute for use in the lab as the team experiments with using electroporation to attack at Elon is part of a larger effort headed by researchers at LOOP THAT CAN the eggs. Dryzer, who is conducting this research as a Duke University and RTI International, a nonprofit institute located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, BE USED WITHOUT Lumen Prize winner, pursued the idea of using specific chemicals to peel back external layers of the eggs so that and one of the few groups to obtain financial backing PIPED-IN WATER, A the electroporation can more efficiently attack the harderfrom the Gates Foundation. to-penetrate interior layer. Since they have determined A prototype developed by RTI is designed with the SEWER CONNECTION that electroporation can open up holes in the eggs, the goal of being a closed loop that can be used without OR EXTERNAL focus now is on how to produce the effect using the least piped-in water, a sewer connection or external electricamount of energy, says Dryzer. “We need to find out the ELECTRICITY. ity. The system separates human waste into solids and minimum it takes to form pores in the eggs to kill them, liquids, with the solid waste dried and burned to create since we’re trying to put this to use in a toilet that is supposed to be energy. That generated electricity is used to fuel an electrochemical self-sufficient,” he says. disinfection process for the liquid waste, with the disinfected liquid That’s part of the broader, overall challenge—not just develop used to flush the toilet. The researchers at Elon have focused on the the technologies and techniques needed to reinvent the toilet, but electrochemical disinfection process—how to eliminate even the to produce a prototype that is cost-effective and sustainable. That’s most resilient contaminants and parasites using an efficient approach making this a true team effort, with different researchers tackling that can be powered by the electricity the system itself generates. their own portions of the challenge, while also looking at the bigger The challenge for Elon’s research team is how to kill the eggs of picture of how these different developments will come together to helminths, which are parasitic worms that can impact a host’s ability produce a new toilet that can have long-term public health benefits. to absorb nutrients and in turn cause weakness and disease. The eggs RTI’s prototype is now in place in India, and the hope is that the Elon are commonly found in human waste in the developing world, but team’s findings will be integrated into future prototypes to address a multilayered casing of the eggs is nearly impermeable to common the helminth problem. The project, Wolter says, is creating new disinfectants such as bleach and other chemicals. “Most developing research experiences for students, while opening up more research countries have a major disease burden from helminth,” says Charles opportunities for Elon to participate in.

Parker, director of the Nanomaterials and Thin Films Lab at Duke’s Niven agrees. “My experience with this effort has really illustrated Pratt School of Engineering and a visiting professor at Elon who the true nature of research—that you kind of have to create your own is working on the project. “It’s particularly a problem where waste path,” she says. “It’s just such a powerful experience realizing that water is used to irrigate crops. It is such a problem that the World we are part of an effort to truly make a change in the world that can Health Organization has set a goal that for now is just focused on extend across all boundaries, and benefit everyone.”

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ALUMNI ACTION

Stronger than ever

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write to you today with great pride as the president of the Elon Alumni Board, and most importantly, a representative of the alumni body. Many great alumni have held this position before me, and their accomplishments serve as a powerful source of inspiration for our goals to come.

My first message to you comes during a historic season of change at Elon, with many looking toward the future and wondering what it holds. However, I would like to begin by pressing pause on the world around us and creating a space for reflection. Elon is a university on the move, creating a growing global footprint that represents true educational progress, thanks to the work of President Leo M. Lambert and many others so tirelessly devoted to Elon’s mission. Since 1999 President Lambert has been a catalyst for Elon’s rise to national prominence and has transformed the way alumni interact with the university. Under his leadership, the university achieved its goal of becoming a national model of engaged learning and has earned top national accreditations for academic programs. These successes have allowed Elon to expand both in size and reputation, a direct benefit to current and future alumni.

One of my favorite aspects of President Lambert’s leadership has been his emphasis on maintaining Elon’s sense of community, which he refers to as “the glue that holds us together.” With this in mind, it is clear why Elon strives for an alumni network comprised of inspired, engaged and connected graduates who live out Elon’s values. To accomplish this, the Building a Vibrant Alumni Network (BVAN) operational plan was created to connect alumni as partners, advocates and investors, and the results have

been impressive. From 2010 to 2017 the number of engaged alumni has nearly tripled from 2,227 to more than 6,400. So far in 2017, 2,200 alumni advocates volunteered for Elon, nearly 10 times the number compared to 2010. The alumni giving participation rate has risen from 16 to 23 percent in the past seven years, with the 6,757 alumni donors in 2017 representing a 56 percent increase.

After reading these numbers, I hope you share my excitement for the future of our university and agree that the community “glue” binding us together is stronger than ever. As alumni, we truly have a lot to look forward to, such as increasing the number of regional events held by alumni-led chapters, the creation of programs promoting relationships between alumni and faculty, and developing more campus-based engagement opportunities. This bright future is laid out in a new alumni strategic plan that will drive Elon’s alumni engagement goals from 2018 to 2022 (read more about the plan below).

The Elon Alumni Board will continue working to represent alumni from different graduating years, locations and ideas on how to improve alumni experiences. With the foundation laid by President Lambert, no goal or idea is out of reach. Please join me and my fellow board members in warmly welcoming our new president, Connie Ledoux Book, to the Elon community. We all play a role in the future of Elon and I invite you to discover or continue yours with open hearts and minds. It is my sincere hope that you experience the progress happening through Elon and the positive changes we are striving to achieve.

Chris Bell ’92 President, Elon Alumni Board

Elon’s next level of alumni engagement

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new strategic plan will chart the course for Elon’s alumni engagement efforts into the next decade, providing alumni with value and support at every stage of their lives.

“Our new strategic plan will leverage the success of our current alumni engagement efforts and deepen that impact over the next five years,” says Brian Feeley ’03, director of alumni engagement. “It will serve as an extension of relationships formed at Elon, strengthening alumni ties with each other and the university.”

Eight themes make up the plan, which will guide alumni engagement programs and strategies from 2018 to 2022:

1. Deepen Elon’s regional alumni engagement program by adding new events and programming.

2. Further integrate Elon’s academic community

6. Enhance student engagement and

philanthropy by supporting the Student Alumni Ambassador program, expanding Elon 101 collaborations and building class affinity.

with alumni through speaking opportunities and alumni involvement in academic programs.

7. Further diversify affinity networks and

engagement by expanding Homecoming events and reimagining milestone class reunions.

8. Reposition Elon’s alumni engagement efforts

3. Create opportunities for campus-based 4. Empower alumni leadership through additional volunteer recognition and opportunities.

5. Outpace peer and aspirant alumni

participation rates by highlighting the impact of annual giving.

initiatives to provide additional avenues for alumni to engage within the relationships and identities they formed at Elon.

by sharing stories that highlight alumni and the strength of the Elon network.

The Elon Alumni Board and Young Alumni Council provided their initial feedback about the plan in the fall, and both groups will continue to help shape it in coming months.

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on the town

Evening for Elon

MEMORABLE EVENINGS

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early 2,000 alumni, parents and friends attended fall Evening for Elon events in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Boston to greet fellow members of the Elon community and hear about the future of the institution from President Leo M. Lambert, who is concluding his presidency and transitioning to the role of president emeritus.

In New York City, more than 1,100 Elon alumni, parents and friends gathered aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid on Sept. 13, the largest crowd ever for Evening for Elon in the Big Apple. The annual event is hosted by Trustee Ed Doherty and his wife, Joan.

The events featured tributes to President Lambert and his wife, Laurie, delivered by alumni representatives Kerrii Anderson ’79, Buck Russell ’08 and Ricky Rosati ’14.

In each event, President Lambert highlighted alumni who benefited from scholarship support and have continued along impressive career paths since graduation. Among those highlighted were:

{ Evening for Elon in Boston } Additional fall Evening for Elon events were held in Los Angeles and San Francisco in November. The spring event schedule will be announced soon.

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NEW YORK • Nikki Morillo ’12, a distinguished elementary school teacher in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; Morgan Smith ’16, a corporate development program analyst for JP Morgan Chase & Co.; and Jordan Robinson ’13, a client solutions manager at Nielsen.

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Hundreds participate in the 2017 event series

In the summer, we asked Alumni 360 volunteers to share their insights about Elon’s regional programs. Below is a snapshot of their responses. Visit www.elon.edu/alumni360 for more information.

Thank you to everyone who attended a Welcome to the City event this fall.

More than 1,000 alumni attended an event as part of the annual series that serves to welcome the newest class of alumni to their regional alumni chapters. We can’t wait to see everyone at your next chapter event!

{ Atlanta }

{ Pittsburgh }

{ Greenville, S.C. }

{ Richmond, Va. } WASHINGTON, D.C. • Erick Brown ’09, a database and administration manager at the Association of American Law Schools; Tess Pearson ’16, an EAB account management associate at The Advisory Board Company; and Megan Sibree ’16, a Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow at the National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research.

BOSTON • Kelli Accardi ’11, relationship manager at Flywire, and Greg Honan ’14, research assistant for David Gergen at The Harvard Kennedy School.

TO FIND A CHAPTER NEAR YOU, GO TO www.elon.edu/alumni

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Rekindling connections

Elon is committed to engaging alumni who share common identities, passions and connections that exist through various affinities. Led by alumni and supported by staff, Elon’s affinity networks are continuously growing and are critical to the empowerment of both students and alumni. To learn more or get involved, email alumni@elon.edu.

Elon Black Alumni Network (EBAN)

LGBTQIA Alumni Network

Elon Latinx/Hispanic Alumni Network (ELHAN)

Founded in 1996, EBAN has continued to grow in numbers and scope. It now includes substantial Homecoming activities, regional alumni engagement programs, an alumni awards program and mentorship initiatives.

In 2011 the Black Alumni Scholarship was fully endowed and is awarded each year by EBAN. “As the leader of the network, I appreciate Elon’s commitment to its alumni base and growing the alumni affinity networks,” says Cameron Davis ’06, EBAN president. “EBAN gives me a sense of community and family as a part of the larger Elon alumni network.”

Established in 2012, the network unites and represents the interests of Elon University’s LGBTQIA alumni and advocates by building partnerships and promoting the university’s commitment to an inclusive and respectful community. “The LGBTQIA affinity network recognizes alumni who make significant contributions to Elon and the LGBTQIA communities and helps our alumni remain connected to Elon,” says Bud Harrelson ’99, LGBTQIA Alumni Network president. “It also provides them with a means to actively support the university in a way that is meaningful to them.”

Formally launched in September 2017, ELHAN is the latest addition to the growing number of alumni affinity networks at Elon. With an increasing number of Hispanic and Latinx students studying at Elon, ELHAN will act as a voice for this historically underrepresented population. Latinx is an inclusive term used in place of the words Latino or Latina. “The ELHAN leadership board is excited about providing our students and alumni with a network that will build connections, provide a mentorship program and organize activities both social and educational to bring our alumni together,” says Maity Interiano ’07, ELHAN president.

ELON ALUMNI BUILD ON REUNION TRADITION A

lumni celebrated class and affinity reunions by reconnecting with each other at Homecoming 2017 and raising more than $3.8 million in support of Elon. More than 200 reunion volunteers planned events specific to their class or affinity groups and coordinated outreach to encourage fellow alumni to support reunion giving efforts.

To serve as a volunteer for an upcoming class or affinity reunion, please contact reunions@elon.edu.

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CLASS NOTES

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John Swain, an actor and

director with a career spanning more than 40 years, is excited to announce the release of his new book, “The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera.”

Published by Routledge Press, the book details John’s acting technique and lessons learned throughout his career. Besides appearing on the stage and in TV and films, he has coached many clients ranging from first-time performers to Emmy Award-winning actors, Supreme Court justices and Fortune 500 executives. He has also staged more than 20 plays and directed four films.

John lives in Montclair, N.J., with wife Marsha.

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Ella Roane Lively has

been living at Arbor Acres Retirement Home in Winston-Salem, N.C., since 2005.

Prior to that, the retired school teacher volunteered for 12 years at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital in Reidsville for a total of 3,600 hours.

• Sandy Watson Porterfield retired last year after working 37 years for Alamance County and three years for the State of North Carolina. She and husband Jeff ’77 live in Elon.

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performance, service and excellence within the business over time. Also a recreational coach and a fan of all kinds of sports, he translates much of his mentality of working in athletics to his business management style.

He and wife Sarah live in Virginia Beach, Va.

While attending a Miami Marlins game in August, Robert de la Fé was lucky enough to meet and take a picture with the legendary Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon ’56, who won a World Series with the team in 2003. Robert is in his 25th year as the scorekeeper for Hialeah High School.

He also keeps score for the Florida Legends Baseball Club, an 18-under Connie Mack summer team.

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In March, Brian Andrews was named head football coach at Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, N.C., where he lives. Previously he served as defensive coordinator for South Point High School in Belmont winning three state football championships.

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Best Lawyers recently named J. Dennis Bailey the 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation– Defendants in the Winston-Salem/ Greensboro metropolitan area of North Carolina. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Dennis is a partner at Wall Babcock LLP and has more than 30 years of litigation experience.

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Dana Crothers Obrist

and husband Patrick Obrist welcomed daughter Delaney Francesca on 6/10/16. She joins older brother Ryan, who is 5.

The family lives in Charlotte, N.C. • Lori Michelle Zannino recently accepted a new position as the manager of television analytics for the NASCAR Analytics & Insights Team in its Charlotte, N.C., office.

Before the exciting shift in her career, Lori was the director of research and programming for WJZY/WMYT FOX46 & My12.

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Scott Kellam, owner of Kellam Mechanical, a 20-year-old full service company, has been named the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association’s Contractor of the Year. He is being recognized for his consistency in

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J. Dennis Bailey ’82

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Kevin Brandt has been

named executive director of Trusted Choice, a consumer branding program for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Since arriving in 2003, he has had a prolific career within the company as a software developer and later as director of operations. He lives in Annandale, Va.

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Marsha Kmiec Jordan and

husband Brian Jordan welcomed daughter Hadley Noelle on 12/30/16. She joins older siblings Jaxon and Kaelyn. The family lives in Colfax, N.C.

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Jeanette Olli Mokry and

husband Gilbert welcomed son Austin James on 5/3/17.

Jeanette is an associate professor of mathematics for Dominican University in River Forest, Ill. The family lives in Elmhurst. • Heather Trant Mullane and husband Patrick Mullane welcomed daughter Isla on 7/7/17. She joins older sister Edie.

Heather is a conference assistant to Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Elena Kagan. The family lives in Alexandria, Va.

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Erin Bass was one of five finalists for the 2017–18 Randolph County (N.C.) School System Teacher of the Year.

Erin works at Trinity High School, where she has taught English for the past 11 years. This past summer, she was selected to attend two conferences in Washington, D.C., concerning Holocaust education.

She lives in High Point. • Wesley Langford Swain was recently promoted to principal of Park View High School in South Hill, Va. Prior to that position, she worked for three years as an assistant principal with Mecklenburg County Schools.

Wesley and husband Jacob live in Clarksville, Va. • Sally Lynch Zabel and husband Matt Zabel welcomed daughter Quinn Elizabeth on 7/24/17. Sally is the manager of

outreach and partnerships at the TJ Partnership Fund, which works to support Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. The family lives in Chevy Chase, Md.

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Matthew R. Crews was

invited to display his gold medals from the 1997 AAU Junior Olympic Games at the Amateur Athletic Union’s national office located in Florida. Having won the tournament for his 13-14 age division 20 years ago, Matthew was a part of the golf team during his time at Elon and is active in the Phoenix Club to this day. Matthew is a vice president with Fifth Third Bank in Charlotte, N.C., where he lives. • Gillian Ruttkay and Andrew Feldman ’09 were married 7/22/17. Alumni in attendance included Sara Cohen, Adam Dorfman, Morgan Dorfman, Alex Ellis, Allie Gilkey, Keegan Heise, Matt Holland, Tina Jackman, Lisa

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Kevin Brandt ’99

Erin Bass ’04

Marsha Kmiec Jordan ’02, Brian Jordan & children

Sally Lynch Zabel ’04, Matt Zabel & daughter Quinn Elizabeth

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Heather Trant Mullane ’03, Patrick Mullane & children

Gillian Ruttkay Feldman ’05, Andrew Feldman ’09 & friends

Michael Cox, Jackie Cox ’07 & daughter Olivia “Livie” Gaile

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Mike Kanner, portfolio management director, senior vice president– wealth management and financial advis0r at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, was included in the Forbes 2017 list of America’s Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors.

Mike, who began his career at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis, ranked as No. 48 out of 500 “resilient millennials.” Before his graduation from Elon in 2002 with a degree in economics, he interned for Legg Mason Wood Walker and traveled Europe to gain further business insight. Shortly afterward he started professional work with Edward Jones Investments in Missouri, and transitioned to Florida where he stayed with the company for seven years before starting the Leyda Kanner Group at Morgan Stanley. He lives in Vero Beach, Fla.

CLASS NOTES

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED

At 100 years of age, Dr. Charles Kernodle, Jr. ’38 is still doing what he loves for the benefit of his community.

BY KEREN RIVAS ’04

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here are few things that are as constant in the life of Dr. Charles Kernodle, Jr. ’38 as his Bulldogs. Since 1949 Kernodle has been the team doctor for Williams High School’s football team in Burlington, North Carolina, the city where he has spent most of his adult life. In that time, he has bonded with hundreds of players, becoming a father figure to many and helping others to get scholarships to continue their education. “I enjoy the kids,” Kernodle says. “We’ve won four state championships and I still enjoy being with them.”

It’s this connection to his community that grounds him and keeps him going. The son of a farmer and country doctor, and a school teacher, Kernodle followed in the footsteps of his brother, Harold, and attended Duke University’s School of Medicine after graduating from Elon in 1938.

His studies were interrupted by World War II; he joined the army and spent two years in Europe serving as chief of surgery. He completed his residency at Duke in 1946 and returned to Burlington to practice as a surgeon in 1949. That same year, he started working as the Williams High School football team doctor, a decision made easier by the fact he lived across the street from the school at the time. Kernodle also served as team physician for several Elon teams, working alongside legendary coaches like Sid Varney (football) and Bill Miller and Bill Morningstar (basketball).

In 1950 he, alongside Harold and cousin John Robert ’35, started the Kenodle Clinic, which has now grown to be a multi-specialty group practice with more than 50 medical providers in 15 areas of specialty as part of Duke Health. For the next 34 years, Kernodle took care of the sick, just as his father had done before him. He also started giving free physical exams, first only to Williams football players and later to all athletes from area middle and high schools, a tradition the clinic continues to this day.

{ Dr. Charles Kernodle, Jr. ’38 has been on the sidelines for the Bulldogs for 68 years. }

“I’m very proud of that,” he says.

When high school football season starts, Kernodle can be found on the sidelines, watching the Bulldogs play and providing assistance when needed. He doesn’t miss a home game and often travels with the team for away games, unless he is bird hunting in Oklahoma. “He is an anchor, as solid as it gets,” says James { Dr. Charles Kernodle, Jr. ’38 & coach Sam Story ’69. } McGill ’98, the Bulldogs head coach. “He has touched the lives of thousands of young men and women.

He is such a great role model; you never see him with a negative attitude even when things are not going the right way [on the field].”

Nevermind the fact he retired from private practice in 1984 or that he recently turned 100—not that anyone would have guessed it by looking at him. He still walks to the library, which is a mile away from his house, attends as many Duke football and basketball games as he can and musters enough energy each summer to plant more than 500 tomato plants at his garden at a friend’s farm in western Alamance County on land that once belonged to his family. He later distributes those tomatoes to people in the community and friends, including Duke’s Coach “K” and football coach David Cutcliffe. “I’ve touched hundreds of people with my tomatoes,” he says, “I enjoy doing it.”

His dedication to the team and his community has not gone unnoticed.

In 2015 he was recognized with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina’s highest honor, and in 2011 the Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce recognized him with the Distinguished Service in Sports Award. For his 90th birthday on Oct. 26, 2007, Williams High School renamed its football field in his honor. This year at its final home game of the season on Nov. 3, the team surprised Kernodle with a special recognition. Longtime friend and retired football coach Sam Story ’69 was there to celebrate the man he considers a second father. Story first met Kernodle as a high school student and later as the two were on the sidelines during his years coaching the Bulldogs from 1983 to 2007. He has loved having Kernodle visit his home on holidays and swapping Bulldogs, Blue Devil and Elon stories. “He is an amazing individual,” Story says. “His dedication and his love for the game has earned him not only the respect of Williams High School athletes, but unconditional love from our entire community who know him as ‘Dr. Charles.’”

McGill agrees. “He is irreplaceable. There will never be another Dr. Charles Kernodle. He’ll always be looked upon and spoken to with reverence.”

While his hearing is not as sharp as it once was and he no longer can run five miles twice a week as he used to when he was in his 70s, Kernodle is determined to keep going. If there is a downside to living this long, he says, it’s the fact that you outlive your friends and loved ones. Out of seven siblings, he is one of two who are still alive. Yet, he can look back at his life and be proud of what he has accomplished. “I’d like to be remembered, through the clinic, as a caring surgeon, one who tried to always be honest with his patients, did things that were right for them and did not overcharge them,” he says. “And also I’d like to be remembered as active in the community, working with young people and trying to help them go down the right track.” fall 2017 41

CLASS NOTES Peterson, Vicki Robella, Melissa Scanlon, Andrea Wierengo, Travis Wierengo, Jenna Fusaro ’06, Adeline Vadini ’06, Sean Barry ’08, Kaley Cahill ’08, Michael Cahill ’08, Mac Griffin ’08, Kathryn Boothe ’09, Chris Eydt ’09, Chris Farnsworth ’09, Colby Hart ’09, Sean Hetherington ’09, Jonathan Isley ’09, Anna Lamback Isley ’09, Joe Saladino ’09, Carmen Vadini ’09, Mac Bleser ’10 and Gini Hetherington ’11. Gillian and Andrew

live in Kensington, Md.

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Brian Wetzel and Mallory

Czaja were married 5/20/17 in Mooresville, N.C. Alumni in attendance

included Justin Wetzel ’03, Brad Avakian ’04, Doug Andrews, Brent Baker, Drew Hensley, Pat McConnell, Charles Schoch, Nick Stein, Colin Wyatt, Alex Betzwieser ’07, Bill Campbell ’07, Allie Dennis Fackler ’07, Blake Fackler ’07, Kristen Hensley ’07, Ben Schroll ’07, Cara Schroll ’07, James Schwenk ’07, Jonathan Tripp ’07 and Justin Van Cleave ’08. They live in Charlotte.

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Jackie Cox and husband Michael welcomed daughter Olivia “Livie” Gaile on 5/20/16. Jackie is a teacher for the Houston County School System. The family lives in Warner Robins, Ga. • ALUMNI ALBUM

Catherine Colvard Grable ’07, Scott Grable ’11 & daughter Reese Ashley Hawkes-Juska ’07 & Andrew Juska

Dianne Cook Johnson ’08, Dave Johnson & friends

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Erica Ayala ’08 was recently named a “40 under 40 Rising Star” by New York Nonprofit Media. She became the project manager for Westchester Children’s Association in 2016, where her focus has been to advance the Gathering Policy Solutions for Kids (GPS4Kids) Collective Impact Initiative. A 2015 Elon University Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award recipient, Erica brings together school districts, students, parents, business leaders and a number of other stakeholders in order to promote the best policies and practices for the children in Westchester. She lives in New York City.

Ashley Hawkes and Andrew Juska

were married 4/29/17 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Ashley works for Oncology Solutions and Andrew is a director of sales at Jackson & Coker. They live in Atlanta.

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Dianne Cook and Dave Johnson were married 9/30/16. Alumni in attendance included Libby Burns Rogers and Allison Price Taylor, who were in the bridal party, as well as Lauren LaDuke and Dave Day ’09.

Dianne is an operations project manager with Crown Castle. They live in Pittsburgh.

Sarah Garnitz Benedict ’09, Paul Benedict ’09 & friends

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David Depman ’09, Liz Jones Depman ’11 & friends

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Paul Benedict and Sarah Garnitz were married 5/13/17

in Newman, Ga. Elon alumni in attendance included Emily Kamischke Bratton, Kasey Calvert, Lauren Greaves, Bennett Hart, Bonnie Harvey, Craig Johnson, Jen Johnson, Kyle Kolkman, Lisa Burzotta Kolkman, Liz Lenahan, Chrissy Orangio, Emily Paradowski, Kayla Rodrigues and Ryan Catanese ’10.

After living in Philadelphia for five years, Paul and Sarah now call Atlanta home. • Bernadette Bui and Raj Deshmukh were married 1/14/17.

Alumni participating in the bridal

CLASS NOTES

UNEXEPECTED REWARDS

BY KEREN RIVAS ’04

PHOTO COURTESY OF AFI DOCS

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t was the summer of 1987 and Tony Settles had just wrapped up his fifth year at Elon as a business administration major and a linebacker for the football team. It was also the NFL pre-season, and when players decided to go on strike in September, citing unrestricted free agency as the cause, clubs were desperately looking for replacement players. That’s when Settles’ phone started to ring. { Tony Settles ’87 } An all-conference performer at Elon, Settles had signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins earlier that year and attended training camp but was released on the final cut. Before he left, he was asked if he would be willing to come back and play if there was a strike. He told them he’d think about it. He had played the game long enough to know his chances to play professionally were slim. Still, this was an opportunity he couldn’t resist. Two weeks into the 1987 season, the NFL’s players went on strike.

When Settles got the call, he decided to go for it. “I’m just going to make the best of it,” he told himself.

What happened next and how that decision impacted replacement players like Settles was the focus of “Year of the Scab,” a “30 For 30” documentary by ESPN that aired in September. Settles’ replacement team played and won three crucial games for the Redskins, which eventually went on to win the Super Bowl.

Yet the replacement players were never recognized by the organization. While Settles had long put that part of his life behind him, the documentary brought back some memories from those days in the limelight.

Playing as a replacement, Settles didn’t expect to have a career as a professional football player after the strike. And while he believes he and his teammates deserve to receive a ring for their role in the club’s championship season, he is more interested in being a part of the Redskin family. “I had my fun; I had already made peace with watching football on Sundays,” he says. “I just would like to be accepted into the family.”

Even without that recognition, Settles has no regrets. If anything, playing as a replacement led him to a great business career. When he returned to North Carolina, there was a job offer waiting for him from Automated Information Management Inc., a small business in Maryland. It turns out an executive at the company had attended one { Tony Settles ’87 at the documentary’s of the strike games and saw that Settles had screening at the AFI DOCS Festival. } graduated from Elon, which happened to be the same school his daughter was attending.

“My first day there was the day after the Redskins won the Super Bowl,” Settles says. “I was with them for 16 years.” In that time, he met many people in business and learned to bring to life the basics he had learned at Elon, which gave him the foundation to carve a successful business career. He now works as a financial management analyst for the federal government. Looking back, it’s clear now that his short professional football stint opened the door for greater things. “God works in mysterious ways,” he says.

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CLASS NOTES party were Natalee Tubman ’06, Caeli Corradini, Jennifer Hiltwine and Diane Bui’ 14. Bernadette is an

events manager with Management Leadership for Tomorrow. She and Raj live in Rockville, Md. • David Depman and Liz Jones ’11 were married 4/29/17 in Cornelius, N.C. Liz is a treasury analyst and Dave is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. They live in Charlotte, N.C. • Dana Funk Green and husband Jason Green welcomed son Beckett on 12/17/16. She is a senior marketing coordinator for Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC. The family lives in Raleigh, N.C.

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Jennifer Scotto and Scott Bruckner were married on 5/6/17 in Reston, Va. Alumni in attendance included Jennifer Hiltwine ’09, Laura Bradford

Mark Raymond Bronzo were married on 5/20/17 at the Larchmont Yacht Club in New York. Meredith works in logistics for Pasternak Baum & Co, Inc. They live in White Plains.

• Erin Sawyer and Sean Herlihy Scott live in Arlington, Va. were married 5/27/17 on the island Christine DeFina and Jordan of Oahu in Hawaii. Many of Erin’s Alpha Omicron Pi sisters attended McDonough were married 6/10/17 in Montauk, N.Y. The the wedding, including Anne Garfinkel ’09, Susan Esrock ’10 and two have been together since they Georgina Oram ’12. Erin and Sean met at Elon while studying abroad live in Charlottesville, Va. • Geoff in Florence and were surrounded Hall and Hannah Lane were married by 40 of their closest Elon friends to celebrate their union. Christine is 5/28/17. Alumni in attendance were one of four sisters, all of whom have Peyton Jenkins ’10, Daniel Bates {MBA ’15}, Victoria Brown, Jessica attended or are attending Elon. She and Jordan live in Brooklyn. • Dahlia Burzotta, Jessie Frederick, Julie Gutterman and Hal Corin {MBA ’14} Halm, Lauren Hawkesworth, Krysten were married on 5/28/17. They live Malcolm, Caroline Peckels, Kelly in Denver. • Meredith Naughton and Rizzuto, Tony Rizzuto, Neha Sampat, Hunter ’09, Emily Gaul Canarini, Matt Hunter {Interactive Media ’10}, Pat Kelley, McNeill Smart Kelley, Rachel Guild Knickerbocker, Andrea Medinaceli, Jonathan Rubongoya and Erika Hakanson ’11. Jennifer and

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Instilling a love

for reading

BY MADISON MACKENZIE ’18

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any teachers look forward to summer vacation as a breather from their day-to-day activities. Not Kara Cowdrick ’10. For the past two summers, she has been helping children be active readers while school is out.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GWINNETT DAILY PRESS/KEITH FARNER

Cowdrick has been teaching at Chesney Elementary in Atlanta since she graduated from Elon in 2010 with a degree in elementary education and a minor in Spanish. As her experience grew in the classroom, she began to notice a few things about her students. “One, the kids’ reading levels dropped every

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summer, and, two, they did not always look forward to summer and that’s what really tugged at my heartstrings,” says Cowdrick. “When I was a kid I loved summer and going to camps, but they didn’t have things to look forward to in the summer.” She made it her mission to kill two birds with one stone and so the Chesney Champion Bookmobile was born.

The idea behind the bookmobile was to bring joy to students during the summer in the form of reading. In summer 2016, Cowdrick and other volunteers began using her mother’s minivan as a makeshift bookmobile and traveling to apartment complex parking lots so kids could come and check out five books a week. She was able to buy the books with the help of a grant she received as part of her 2015 Atlanta Families Award for Excellence in Education. The children not only read the books but were also asked to write down their opinions of them so they could strengthen their comprehension skills. “The biggest thing is they are bringing more joy into our school about reading because they associate the bookmobile with fun and that’s the goal,” she says.

The project caught the attention of the city’s mayor and a local car dealer and this summer, the Chesney Champion Bookmobile was able to use a van from the dealership along with two employees who drove the vehicle, which was stocked with about 1,400 books. The success of the program also attracted media coverage, something that prompted her to reach out to her Elon mentor, Associate Professor of Education Jean Rattigan-Rohr, for advice on how to stay grounded. Cowdrick worked with Rohr, who serves as Elon’s executive director of community partnerships and director of the Center for Access and Success, during her senior year as part of the “It Takes a Village” Project. “[Dr. Rohr] has really helped me keep the media focus on the actual goal and has helped me realize that my support goes beyond the Georgia community I’m in,” Cowdrick says.

Besides the Village Project, Cowdrick was involved in multiple service organizations at Elon, something she believes helped her in executing the bookmobile successfully. “The EV! experience instilled in me that we don’t do service for us, we do service for others,” she says. “This bookmobile has been completely driven on the needs of our community and it brings so much joy to my life.” Now that school is back in session, the bookmobile is taking a break, but Cowdrick says the essence of the program lives on every day. “We want our students to learn that reading is fun and that reading can take them places, even when they can’t go anywhere.”

CLASS NOTES Allie Stolte, Caitlyn Yuschak, Sam Speicher ’12 and Carly MacDougall ’13.

• Allie Stolte and Sam Speicher ’12

were married 1/17/16. Friends in attendance were Dave Depman ’09, Alex Coffman ’10, Michael Hesch ’10, Marcus Lockamy ’10, Sarah Borowski, Abby Broughton, Claire Cox, Liz Jones Depman, Cece FitzGerald Hesch, Marie Jarvis, Kelly Krech, Hannah Lane, Krysten Malcom, Gina Giuricich O’Rourke, Luke O’Rourke, Anna Powell, Maureen Skelly, Caitlyn Yuschak, Alex Dempsey ’12, Drew Drbal ’12, Andrew Fezza ’12, Ally Norell ’12, Raj Rawal ’12, Kelly Troianello ’12, Andrew Weller ’13 and Sammi Wiltse ’14.

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Ten days after graduating from Elon, Amanda Steinman and Nick Suarez joined two-dozen cyclists to participate in Bike the U.S. for MS, a nonprofit that organizes several cross-country bike trips to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis research. Their journey began on June 1 in Yorktown, Virginia, and concluded Aug. 1 in San Francisco. After two months, they biked nearly 4,000 miles and raised more than $8,000 for MS research—$1 for every mile they biked.

Collectively, their group raised more than $100,000 to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis. Amanda is actively seeking a communications position in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Boston areas, while Nick recently joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a management consultant in D.C.

Charity Holloway {Interactive Media ’12} has

joined Saturday Branch Communications as an account executive. The full-service ad agency headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., specializes in building consumer passion for national and international brands that people typically use on Saturdays. She lives in Charlotte.

• Elizabeth Johnson and Chasen Davis were married 6/17/17 in Seattle. Alumni in attendance included Katie Seringer, Jackson Brodie ’13, Alexandria Weller Palombo ’13, Michael Palombo ’13 and Danielle Baker ’14. Elizabeth is an advancement coordinator with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County and Chasen is a captain and deckhand for Davey’s Locker Whale Watching. They live in Huntington, Calif. • Dan O’Connor and Erica Quinn were married 7/8/17 in Morristown, N.J., surrounded by many of their Elon friends. They live in New York City.

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Jason Green, Dana Funk Green ’09 & son Beckett

Jennifer Scotto Bruckner ’10, Scott Bruckner & friends

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After earning a master’s in international education from George Washington University, Arayael Brandner received a post-master’s fellowship at The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil to study Portuguese and Brazilian culture. While there, she gave a lecture on internationalization strategies and cited Elon as an example of a campus that actively works to become more international and global. She lives in Washington, D.C., and works as an academic adviser for the Embassy of Kuwait.

• David Brown has joined software company Pegasystems as a sales and business development executive for financial services. Prior to that role, he served as senior analyst with

Meredith Naughton Bronzo ’11 & Mark Bronzo

Hal Corin {G ’14} & Dahlia Gutterman ’11 Geoff Hall ’11, Hannah Lane ’11 & friends

Christine DeFina McDonough ’11, Jordan McDonough ’11 & friends

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CLASS NOTES Dell Technologies, formerly EMC. He lives in Brighton, Mass., and serves as president of the Elon Alumni Boston Chapter.

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Lauren Cox {MBA ’14} is

one of 38 Certified Public Accountants to be recognized and honored by the American Institute of CPAs as part of the Leadership Academy’s ninth graduating class. She was chosen for the four-day leadership program because of her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience. After a successful corporate career at a Fortune 200 company, Lauren is now the assistant vice chancellor for foundation finance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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Gina Apperson has been

promoted to executive director for Developmental Connections, a Virginia

nonprofit that aids children with developmental disabilities in the area of social skills development. In her new position, Gina has strategic and operational responsibility over the staff, programs and growth of the organization. She lives in Ashburn.

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Cole Hyman and Ashlyn Tuttle were married

6/17/17 in Cleveland, S.C., surrounded by family and many of their Elon friends. Cole is a coordinator for annual giving at Elon University and Ashlyn is a public accountant for Bernard Robinson and Co. They live in Burlington, N.C.

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Nicole Ackman is on her way

to City University of London to pursue a master’s degree in culture, policy and management.

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Elizabeth Johnson ’12, Chasen Davis & friends

Gina Apperson ’15

Cole Hyman ’16, Ashlyn Tuttle Hyman ’16 & friends

CLASS NOTES

A lasting legacy

BY MADISON TAYLOR

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HEN MICHAEL POTEAT ’04 PASSED AWAY IN 2014 AT AGE 31 after nearly a lifetime of chronic illness, his family looked for a way to honor his memory. They wanted to perpetuate his legacy in a way that would reflect the person Michael was, and impact the lives of others in similar circumstances.

A $100,000 gift endowing the Michael Poteat ’04 Global Education Scholarship at Elon University was the right fit. After all, a Winter Term study abroad course in Australia while he was a student at Elon was a life-changing experience for Michael, says his sister, Nicole Poteat. Nicole, with her wife Emilie Poteat and Michael’s parents George and Kathy Poteat, made the endowment gift to Elon in May. The scholarship is unique. It reflects the significance of the Elon experience abroad, which was the highlight of his time as a student, and will be a powerful memorial to Michael’s physical struggles. Michael was stricken with brain cancer at age 5 and Crohn’s disease at age 15. Recipients of the Michael Poteat ’04 Global Education Scholarship will be students with financial need who are suffering from a debilitating chronic disease. The scholarship will include funding to enable recipients to study abroad, a critical component of Elon’s commitment to experiential learning.

Endowing the scholarship helped the Poteat family deal with their feelings of loss. “We funneled our grief into thinking about how we could honor Michael, be proactive, positive, and impact other people’s lives and put that into a scholarship,” says Nicole, who grew up in Southern Pines, North Carolina,

{ Michael Poteat ‘04, left, with mother Kathy, sister Nicole and father George. } and now lives in New York. “We wanted it to be a purposeful reflection on what affected Michael’s life the most as someone who lived with a chronic illness.”

In his obituary published in The Pilot of Southern Pines, Michael is remembered for his compassion, kindness and wry sense of humor as well as an adventurous spirit and courage in the face of lifelong health challenges.

That adventurous spirit was fueled by Elon’s study abroad program, something that impacted him for the remainder of his short life.

“We all bore witness to what it was like to live day to day being chronically ill,” Nicole says. “We saw what it was like for Michael to have an extracurricular experience while at Elon that opened the door to a new horizon for him and ended up being really life-defining. We wanted to help other people with chronic illness find that for themselves.”

IN MEMORIAM Edith Brannock ’39, Elon, N.C., 9/25/17. A

longtime friend of Elon, Edith taught home economics and other subjects from 1962 until 1980. She was the daughter of Ned Faucette Brannock, an 1899 graduate of Elon, and a much-loved chemistry professor.

Margaret Rawls Bullard ’46 p’73 p’75 p’79 p’83,

Mebane, N.C., 8/25/17.

Elmer Keith “Pete” Hensley ’49,

Burlington, N.C., 8/8/17.

William H. Kernodle ’49,

Salisbury, N.C., 8/14/17.

Dr. Willie “Bill” R. Stafford, Jr. ’49,

Greensboro, N.C., 8/3/17.

Foy Euliss Becknell ’50, Mooresville, N.C., 9/15/17.

David Darden ’50, Suffolk, Va., 5/20/17.

Melva G. Foster ’51, Burlington, N.C., 8/4/17.

Don Clinton Allred ’58, Burlington, N.C., 8/26/17.

Gary E. Umstead ’59,

Bahama, N.C., 9/12/17.

Stuart Toms ’60, Burlington, N.C., 8/21/17.

David Mullis ’65, Wilmington, N.C., 9/8/17.

David A. Winfrey ’65, Beaverdam, Va., 8/6/17.

Jerry Wayne Moore ’66, Winston-Salem, N.C., 8/22/17.

William Oman, Sr. ’69, Greensboro, N.C., 7/12/17.

David Leo Miller ’74, Indian Land, S.C., 7/25/17.

John F. Ferguson ’80, Annapolis, Md., 8/1/17.

Ronald Steven “Steve” Pillar II ’90,

Reidsville, N.C., 8/20/17.

Jennifer Dorsey McDevitt ’94,

Garner, N.C., 9/3/17.

Angela Anne Olsen ’99,

Raleigh, N.C., 8/25/17.

Professor Emeritus F. Leary Davis, Jr., the founding dean of the Elon University School of Law, passed away July 20, 2017. Before joining the Elon community, Davis played an integral role in developing the Campbell University School of Law in 1975.

From 2004–08, he led the efforts to launch Elon’s Law School in downtown Greensboro. As founding dean, Davis welcomed a charter class that would graduate in 2009, shortly after Elon Law had received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association.

Ruth L. Cheek, Elon, N.C., 9/20/17. Cheek taught chemistry at Elon for 22 years from 1964–86. She was the wife of the late Paul Cheek, Elon’s Vaughn Professor Emeritus of Chemistry who passed away May 2.

Dr. Walter Lawrence Floyd, Gainsville, Ga., 9/27/17. Dr. Floyd served on the Elon University Board of Trustees from 1976–96 and established the H. Terry and Nonnie B. Floyd Scholarship in honor of his parents, who graduated from Elon. fall 2017 47

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2016 2017

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n my final letter to the Elon donor community as president, it gives me great pleasure to state that the university’s future has never been brighter. During fiscal year 2016-17, you set yet another record for contributions to the university by giving more than $23 million. I am profoundly grateful for the spirit of philanthropy that strengthens our community again and again.

Over the past year, Elon lost two of our leading lights with the passing of President Emeritus J. { Leo M. Lambert } Earl Danieley ’46 and Edna Truitt Noiles ’44. Both helped shape the modern Elon in numerous ways and both were devoted to the institution for their entire lives as alumni. My own experience in 19 years as Elon’s president has been influenced wonderfully by these two dear friends and benefactors. Dr. Danieley’s untiring devotion and physical presence on campus are sorely missed, but his legacy as an educator will continue to enrich Elon for generations to come. Edna Noiles’s legacy of support for the Elon Academy and the Vera Richardson Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life has now expanded to include an estate gift that is funding six new scholarships through the university’s Odyssey Program. The Odyssey Program provides financial and personal support to exceptional young people of great potential who persevere in their educational pursuits despite significant financial need. Her legacy, too, will change lives in perpetuity.

Thankfully, Elon is blessed each day by thousands of devoted people, who together are changing lives directly and immediately. We are enormously proud of the university’s ability to continue to inspire steady growth in every sector of our donor community—alumni, parents, students, friends, and faculty and staff. While alumni giving rates across the country have fallen sharply over the past decade, Elon’s alumni giving percentage enjoyed its eighth consecutive annual increase to 23 percent. That same spirit was again alive and well on campus—faculty and staff giving reached 76 percent, and 56 percent of the Class of 2017 contributed to the senior class giving campaign. We broke another record in March 2017 with more than $1 million raised on #ElonDay, an annual event that continues to inspire our community to greater heights of generosity.

The university celebrated that generosity in part by hosting the inaugural “Women at Elon: Moving Philanthropy Forward” event in May, which featured keynote speaker Lauren Bush Lauren and the inspirational story of her philanthropic venture, FEED. The event showcased several of Elon’s own stellar women in philanthropy: trustees Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79, Cindy Citrone, and Kebbler McGhee Williams ’98; parent Abby Chung; and students who are already earning recognition for their own good works. The student panel included Edna Noiles’s granddaughter, Josephine Gardner ’17,

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who has earned university and national awards for her nonprofit work to help low-income women in Ethiopia and African immigrants in Greensboro, North Carolina.

We also celebrated Elon donors who have helped build one of the nation’s finest collegiate campuses, one that supports innovation and personal connections. In fall 2016, we observed the groundbreaking for the Schar Center, named for Elon parents Dwight and Martha Schar, who led the fundraising effort. The building, quickly taking shape as a place to gather our community to listen, learn, debate, and play, will be open in 2018. The dedication of the expanded and renovated School of Communications facilities in spring 2017 highlighted the many Elon families who made leadership gifts to move the school to a new level of excellence. Included were these lead donors: parents Dwight and Martha Schar, Robert and Lauren Steers, David and Lynette Snow, Rob and Cindy Citrone, Brian and Jane Williams, Jim and Toni Turner, and alumni Parker Turner ’06 and Garrett Turner ’08. We also broke ground on Richard W. Sankey Hall, an inspirational and forward-looking expansion of the university’s teaching and learning spaces that, once finished, will resemble Elon’s architecture on the outside but feel like Google on the inside. This building was made possible by a naming gift from Jim and Beth Sankey of Charlotte, North Carolina, parents of two Elon graduates and a current sophomore. Other donors followed with gifts to support this effort, and Sankey Hall will be open in fall 2018. These and other projects still to begin are part of a facilities master plan designed to support the university’s mission by providing a tight-knit, connected campus central to our rich learning environment.

At the conclusion of the fiscal year on May 31, Elon’s endowment had reached $232 million, of which nearly 70 percent is designated for scholarships. We remain firmly focused on growing our endowment for scholarships to continue to shape each incoming first-year class with an engaged and promising community of learners. In particular, we must continue to increase support for our Odyssey Program, our six Fellows programs, and Elon Engagement scholarships, which provide an important measure of difference for students from middle-income families. Our scholarship students and, indeed, all our students, truly reflect Elon’s motto of Numen Lumen: “intellectual light and spiritual light.”

As alumni, those students will carry that light into the world, to change it and us for the better. With enormous gratitude, I thank you all.

Leo M. Lambert President

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Elon Society founder’s circle $50,000+

Steven C. & Dayna M. Anderson Howard F. Arner ’63‡ & Beverly F. Arner ’66‡◆ Jeffrey W. Bacciocco & Karena Zakhour-Bacciocco BB&T Corporation◆ The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation Julius H. Caplan Charity Foundation Reid T. & Suzanne C. Campbell◆ John D. & Mary P. Chadwick Robert K. & Cynthia Citrone Lawrence S. & Anne M. Clark Robert A. Clohan III ’67‡* Mr. & Mrs. William S. Creekmuir Ralph & Mary Margaret Darling Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Doherty◆ Beth D. Drubner◆ David V. Drubner◆ Mattie Pickett Edwards ’39* Jeffrey R. Eisenstadt◆ Mary Vaden Eisenstadt◆ Wes & Cathy Elingburg◆ Barry S. Frank Greenspring Associates, Inc.◆ Jeffrey C. & Victoria A. Hadden Dr. William N.P. Herbert ’68‡ & Marsha Herbert◆ Christopher C. & Alice B. Holbrook Ernest C. Hunt, Jr. R. Samuel Hunt IV & Krista Hunt◆ Sam & Vicky Hunt◆ Maurice N. Jennings, Jr. ’87‡ & Dina B. Jennings ’87‡◆ Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57‡◆ Robert & Dilek Koenigsberger Ann Koury◆ Ernest A. Koury, Sr. ’40 & Marie C. Koury◆ Gail & Beau Lane Gail H. LaRose ’64‡ A. Michelle LaRose & Nathan Sowden Robert E. Long, Jr. & Kathryn Long Thomas P. & Sarah Mac Mahon Mark & Marianne Mahaffey◆ John J. & Mary T. McCombe Mark A. & Kelly S. McDonald◆ MKM Foundation Edmond N. Moriarty III & Jill Moriarty◆ C. Ashton Newhall ’98‡ & Rebecca Newhall◆ *deceased

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Tracey Nugent ’84 & James R. Nugent, Jr. Dr. Emilie Dubois Poteat & Nicole K. Poteat Dr. James B. & Anne E. Powell John P. & Kristin G. Replogle The Riversville Foundation Dr. William S. & Amy H. Roberts Jerry & Jeanne Robertson◆ Dr. Tricia & Jack Ryan, Jr.◆ James K. & Beth H. Sankey Bruce M. Satalof & Marie O’Donnell Dwight C. & Martha M. Schar◆ John H. Sellers ’66‡ & Faye T. Sellers William H. & Susan K. Smith Kevin A. Tedeschi R. Christopher & Frances J. Teter◆ Brian & Lisa Thebault W. Campbell Tims ’00 Garrett A. Turner ’08‡◆ J. Parker Turner IV ’06‡ James P. Turner III & Toni L. Turner Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc. William J. & Kristen F. Woolfolk◆

chairman’s circle $25,000–$49,999

Anonymous David K. & Margaret G. Blakelock Wallace L. Chandler ’49‡◆ Charles R. Clohan ’98‡ & Brittany K. Clohan Cone Health John R. Congdon, Jr. & Leslie R. Congdon Louis DeJoy & Dr. Aldona Z. Wos Gregory L. Ebel John & Robin Fox◆ Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc. Michael T. & Susan A. Gannaway Bartlett R. & Susan W. Geer Myles D. & Kimberly A. Gillespie John R. Hill ’76‡ & Lesley W. Hill Richard R. Johnson ’87‡ & Laurie L. Johnson◆ Robert C. & Charlotte R. Kettler Robert Burns King* Gary D. & Roberta E. Kleiman Christopher T. Kraus & Darcy A. Stacom Dr. W. Bryan & Janet M. Latham◆ Marc B. & Joy H. Lautenbach Christopher M. & Katherine A. Linneman ◆ phoenix club (elon Society level)

Mark & Janelle Mariani◆ Christopher P. Martin ’78 & Nicolette Martin◆ Nicholas C. Martin ’13◆ Dalton L. McMichael, Jr. & Susan F. McMichael Siddhartha & Sophie D. Mookerji Stephen & Susie Paneyko David C. & Jennifer M. Porter Dick Shirley◆ Eric R. & Lori Sklut Howard & Cynthia Steinberg Stanley S. Tananbaum Cordelia Thompson Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr.◆ Nancy Turner Watson ’66‡ Laurence G. & Beth Zuriff Sophie Zuriff ’19

president’s circle $10,000–$24,999

Anonymous Anonymous Alexa S. Aycock Dr. Robert & Rosemary Baffi Joshua & Jill Baker Gregory G. & Shelley J. Bausch Raymond L. Beck ’75‡ & Dr. Deborah Hatton Beck◆ Even Berntsen & Krysten Ericson Donald K. Blalock ’60‡ & Glenda F. Blalock ’61‡◆ Paul & Mindee Blanco Donald E. Bolden◆ & Billie Faye J. Bolden ’56* Brad W. & Michelle M. Brinegar Michael L. & Deborah S. Bunder Samuel L. Burke, Sr. ’89‡ & Kelly D. Burke Bret A. & Alison B. Caller Beulah B. Cameron* Dr. Vinton G. Cerf Thomas E. & Lynn B. Chandler◆ Chip & Meg Clark◆ J. Philip & Deborah K. Clark Stephen M. & Carol F. Cohen Soraya H. Cricenti ’95‡ & William A. Collins Michael S. & Mary Ellen B. Cross◆ Edwin L. Daniel ’46* Calisle S. Dean◆ Malcolm & Deborah V. Donley M. Kevin & Margaret I. Dugan◆ Stephen & Deborah C. Ellick

Martin J. Emerson ’08‡ & Kimberly S. Emerson ’08‡ Laurence S. & Michelle Forte Jonathan A. & Jennifer S. Frattaroli Jameson S. & Priscilla S. French Annie Bennett Glenn Fund J. Thad Gulliford ’94‡ & Kristina K. Gulliford◆ J. Travis & Lise O. Hain Glen Hanson◆ James A. Hendrickson ’71‡ & Amy T. Hendrickson ’69‡◆ M. Clayton Hollis, Jr. & Beverly D. Hollis◆ Steven & Pat House◆ John R. & Christine Humphrey Robert E. Hutchinson, Jr. & Catherine Hutchinson Susan Shepherd Ittner Dr. Jed C. & Terri A. Kaminetsky William B. & Katherine A. Kanarick Richard F. & Kristin Z. Kane George J. Kilroy ’73‡ & Peggy F. Kilroy◆ David & Cynthia King Dr. Leo M. & Laurie F. Lambert◆ The Leon Levine Foundation/ Sandra & Leon Levine Drew & Karen Levinson Ikey Tarleton Little ’59* Kurt A. Locher & Anne Stark-Locher Carol Marrion Warner P. Mason, Sr. & Cary S. Mason Dr. G. Sealy & Deborah S. Massingill James W. & Jo Anne A. Maynard J. Alex McCrary III & Dr. Ellen G. Piwoz James C. McGill, Sr. & Gail S. McGill◆ Michael Merchant & Kim E. Covey John T. & Judith A. Mitchell Dr. Wayne T. Moore ’49‡ Norris P. & Ann W. Moses Timothy J. & Maureen K. O’Connor David P. & Sara K. Osborn Richard W. & Helen S. Parker Donald S. Pennington ’54‡ & Helen H. Pennington ’52‡ Robert N. & Laurel L. Pokelwaldt Lonnie C. Poole, Jr. & Carol L. Poole Dr. Thomas E. Powell III B. Clyde Preslar ’76‡ & Carol R. Preslar Janie Crumpton Reece* Geoffrey S. Rehnert, Sr. & Laura A. Rehnert fall 2017 49

HONOR ROLL Fairfax C. & Ann F. Reynolds Kathryn F. Richardson ’91‡ & Mark S. Richardson◆ Patrick D. Rudd Howard M. & Julie W. Sakin Sapphire Foundation/Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Woods Jeffrey N. & Lisa A. Saviano Scott & Sandra Segrist◆ Jay B. & Daphne H. Shipowitz Richard C. Sneed, Jr. ’60‡ & Eva B. Sneed◆ Joel Spolin & Margot Parker Edward & Laurel D. Stack Paul M. & Alysa M. Stafford Hattie M. Strong Foundation Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Tabor◆ Raghu & Rekha Tadepalli Richard D. & Donna G. Tadler James M. & Laurie A. Theiss Triad Foundation, Inc. William T. & Susan V. Tucker Twin Lakes Community United Way of Alamance County H. Michael Vinson ’07‡ & Kyle Dore Pamela B. Vinson Andrew R. & Karen L. Vollmer Zac Walker ’60‡ & Dot Walker◆ Joseph N. Walsh III & Barbara J. Walsh John & Sally Walters Mike & Katherine Weaver Randall J. & Catherine P. Weisenburger Samuel W. White ’61‡ C. Grayson Whitt ’79‡ & Connie Whitt◆ Russell Wilson◆ Spencer Woolfolk ’17‡◆ W. Cecil Worsley III ’86‡ & JoAnna S. Worsley ’87‡◆ Alan J. Young◆ David & Kelly Young◆ Dr. Fred Young & Phyllis Young◆ Dr. Fritz Zimmer, Jr. & Susan Zimmer

provost’s circle $5,000–$9,999

Scott & Mary Aiken Scott M. & Karen F. Amero Anonymous Malcolm L. Astley Heather K. Athey ’02‡ & Clifford Athey 50 the MAGAZINE of ELON

Walter H. Bass III ’62‡ & Barbara D. Bass ’61‡◆ Christopher J. Bell ’92‡ & Mason H. Bell Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Luke Bierman Paul E. Bijou & Donna A. DeMaio-Bijou David M. & Amy T. Blumberg Steven A. & Susan E. Bozkurtian Dr. Michael J. Brennan & Dr. Marjorie P. Brennan Bruce Brown & Susan D. Benfield-Brown Joel E. Brown ’75‡ & Beverly W. Brown Gary A. & Jennifer S. Budlow Andrew M. & Deborah D. Cable Jay & Patricia Caler Eric & Kerian L. Carlstrom Gregg K. & Jennifer C. Carpenter Richard N. & Ellen Chassin Matthew & Mary Ellen Clark J. Mark & Barbara R. Coble Adminta E. Coeyman Charles E. Cooper, Jr. ’01 & Casondra Cooper Robert J. & Jeanne M. Coughlin L. Jay & Devon G. Cross James B. Crouch, Jr. & Janie R. Crouch◆ Julia M. Cullen Foundation Dr. Lawrence J. D’Angelo & Dr. Dolores A. D’Angelo Dr. Robert L. Daniel ’50 & Shirley C. Daniel Wendy L. deMonchaux & David N. MacWilliams James J. & Karen K. Dooling James A. Drummond ’50‡ & Joan S. Drummond ’52*‡ Mary K. Dunne Steven L. Ellington ’80‡ & Cynthia A. Ellington Shawn W. & Roberta N. Ellsworth John S. & Anne S. Fink Neal & Ann Maragret Fleming Thomas P. & Cynthia S. Flynn Ronald J. Foresta ’68 & Carolyn C. Foresta ’71◆ H. Andrew Fox & Stacy K. Fox◆ Michael G. & Deborah M. Franklin John & Shirley Gaither Robert J. Gallagher, Jr. & Jena Gallagher◆ Allen Gant & Denise Gant Margaret E. Gant Roger Gant III & Susan Gant◆ William & Denise Garrigan◆ Steven M. Glazer

Glen Raven, Inc. Dr. Adam R. Goldstein & Dr. Beth G. Goldstein Thomas J. Grathwohl & Dorothy Jordan Harold W. Hawkey, Jr. & Jackie M. Hawkey Dr. Richard W. Hawkins & Trena Griffith-Hawkins Caroline Plyler Haye ’12 Shelly S. Hazel ’78‡ & Jack Hazel◆ Russell H. & Jennifer E. Herndon Harold W. Hill, Jr. ’83‡ & Michelle F. Hill ’83‡◆ Keith E. & Denise J. Hudson Charles D. & Grace A. Huebscher Craig C. & Lane A. Huggins Lisa Huntting Henry C. Huth, Jr. & Barbara K. Huth William J. & Patricia K. Inman◆ T. Woodruff & Kathleen A. Jay◆ Jay & Karen Johnson◆ Randall Kaplan & Kathy E. Manning Peter M. Kennedy III & Carroll C. Kennedy Geoffrey R. & Sidney A. Kenyon Frank I. & Jane S. Ketcham John W. Kincaid, Jr. ’78‡ & Barbara S. Kincaid◆ Robert V. & Helen S. Kirchen Steven J. & Kim M. Klinger Chris & Joanna Kowalewski◆ Alan Kronovet & Cary Bernstein Mark & Laura Kundla Steven & Francine S. Kyriakos Ronny B. Lancaster Ken & Keryn Lane George & Heidi Laub Learning by Giving Foundation, Inc. Robert D. & Margaret L. LeBlanc◆ David A. Levy & Judith Butler Mark D. & Rebecca A. Linsz Thomas L. Lively ’72* & Linda Lively Mark London & Dania Fitzgerald Dr. Vincent A. & Joanne Margherita Victoria Mars & David Spina James D. McCauley ’59‡ & Donna G. McCauley ’96‡◆ John A. & Emily R. McDonald◆ A.W. McGee ’76‡ & Sandra McGee◆ Michael McGee & Olga Castellanos Dr. Joshua G. McIntosh ’97 & William B. Lumpkin Dr. Jerry L. Michael ’66 & Barbara Michael Benjamin R. & Marla G. Miller◆ Skip Moore ’77‡ & Victoria Moore◆ Donald L. Morrison ’68‡* & Barbara I. Morrison ’68‡◆

Elizabeth V. Myer-Tobey Richard T. & Laura E. Needham Robert C. & Merideth M. Newman John & Nancy Oglesby William A. Oglesby ’17 Timothy M. & Cynthia C. O’Neill Michael R. Piercy & Wendy C. Drucker David B. & Johanna B. Plyler T. Scott Quakenbush ’53‡ & Jenny Quakenbush◆ Michael V. & Frances M. Quinlan Joseph J. Radecki, Jr. & Deborah D. Radecki William G. & Jacqueline F. Reilly◆ Wesley B. Reynolds, Sr. ’59‡ & Betty F. Reynolds ’58‡◆ David K. Rich ’87‡ & Sue H. Rich ’85‡◆ John N. & Rebecca B. Richardson James E. Robertson ’50‡ & Gloria A. Robertson Rockwell Foundation Thomas J. Rose ’00‡ & Jill Rose ’00‡ RTI International Lawrence J. & Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Brett W. Rule III & Elizabeth S. Rule Bennett B. & Adelaide R. Sapp◆ Sanford S. Satullo II◆ Mark A. Schwartz ’06‡ & Meredith P. Schwartz ’08‡ Robert & Elizabeth Siletzky Anthony & Diane Sirabella W. Gregg & Kathy Smart James H. Smith, Jr. & Christine G. Smith Andrew P. & Candace N. Smoller◆ Evan & Heather A. Solender Jeffrey T. & Virginia A. Stannard Katherine G. Stern William A. Stern Foundation David A. Stevens ’81‡ & Beth G. Stevens William M. Stewart, Jr. ’40‡◆ Jessalynn R. Strauss James L. & Catherine R. Stuart Peter H. & Annmarie L. Tallas Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, Inc. Peter F. Tauck R. Howard Taylor III & Shawn Taylor Robb & M. Karin Thomson◆ Curt R. Tobey Samuel P. Troy ’67‡ Steve A. & Mary N. Van Pelt Dr. Thomas S. Vates II & Molly J. Vates Wells Fargo

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STUDY ABROAD William & Christine Westendorf Norbert M. & Suzanne Williamson Archie S. Wingfield, Jr. Charitable Trust Stephen R. & Kathleen W. Winslow Alan D. Woodlief, Jr. & Wendy B. Woodlief Ernest K. & Katharine J. Yenke Youths’ Friends Association

leadership circle $2,500–$4,999

Brian & Geraldine Abdoo Bruce & Kiersten Allen◆ Amica Mutual Insurance Company Daniel J. & Janna Quitney Anderson Peter R. & Shawn E. Anderson◆ Anonymous Anonymous Benjamin R. & Caroline B. Ansbacher Mark R. & Debbie B. Antonelli◆ Tom L. & Karen Armstrong Athenahealth, Inc. Robert P. & Kalliope D. Badavas A. Christine Baker ’88 Wayne & Maritza Balta Anthony & Bridget Baranello◆ Barnes & Noble A.M. Barnes III ’87‡ & Frances E. Barnes◆ Charlie & Laura Barnes *deceased

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Michael & Lori Bass Beach RE Limited Jane Beck◆ Dr. Gregory C. & Diane L. Berlet David W. Black & Lizanne Thomas Jake Blanchard ’50‡ Kathryn Blanchard & Greg Ross Maryjohn Blanchard David L. & Leslie A. Blank◆ Glen D. Bolger & Carol A. Farquhar Barry A. Bradberry ’75‡ & Martha F. Bradberry◆ Dr. Oscar & Karyn Brann Drew F. & Allison L. Breittholz Larry J. Brooks ’66‡ & Bonnie D. Brooks ’66‡ Michael & Toni Brown Michael S. Bruno, Jr. & Margaret Bruno J. Timothy & Nan Bryan Philip B. Cady, Jr. & Candace B. Cady Dr. Michael G. Callum & Dr. Julie R. Callum Camp-Younts Foundation Carl Carney◆ Robert B. & Ames G. Chandler◆ Chandler Concrete Company, Inc.◆ Dr. Paul H. Cheek* & Ruth L. Cheek* Mitchell & Sara Chwatt Ray & Barbara Coble David A. & Robyn Cole Thomas G. Conally ’67‡ & Faye D. Conally ’61‡◆

◆ phoenix club (elon Society level)

Jeffrey D. & Julie A. Cristal Alan & Connie Crouch◆ Timothy & Jennifer Dagit Jeffrey & Marci Daly Nader F. Dareshori Rick Davenport◆ Michael P. Day ’89‡ & Janelle A. Day◆ Stephen J. & Deborah T. DeAngelis Zachary T. DeBusk ’04‡◆ William E. DePuy, Jr. & Patricia L. DePuy R. Francis DeSouza, Jr. ’99 Paul C. Dewey, Jr. & Alexandra S. Dewey Leonard & Lisa Dick Daniel & Lisa Diehl◆ Keith N. & Christine L. DiGrazio◆ Rob & Peggy Dill Barry & Mary DiRaimondo Robert T. Dooley III & Anne H. Dooley Robert T. Dooley, Jr. Raymond J. Dorado & Kathryn L. Carson John E. & Pamela Doubek◆ Catherine R. & Jeff Dunham Dr. James P. Elder, Jr. ’60 Edward & Donna Eng Frank H. Fannon IV ’91‡◆ Donald Flow◆ Richard C. & Rebecca G. Flower Dr. Walter L. & Helen B. Floyd Louis F. Foy III ’96‡ & Emilie Foy◆ Kahlil M. Ganim ’86‡◆

Marvin D. & Marilyn R. Genzer Thomas & Catherine Giegerich David & Stephanie Gitlin Elizabeth M. Goldstein ’82‡ & Douglas R. Goldstein Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the Internet Society Herbert & Anne Gullquist Dr. Scott D. & Melissa M. Gullquist D. Keith Hall ’72‡◆ Sherrill G Hall ’55‡ & Martha Hall ’56‡◆ Marc D. & Elizabeth C. Hallberg◆ Greg G. Halvorsen & Laurie A. Inadomi-Halvorsen Hanesbrands, Inc. Barbara Hudson Harrell ’69‡ & Dr. James A. Harrell, Jr. Dr. Joseph K. Harris & Dr. Nancy E. Harris Eleanor S. Hartley ’63‡ & Paul B. Hartley Dr. Mark & Lisa Hartman◆ Dr. Robert B. Heaton, Jr. & Lisa R. Heaton Thomas J. Hedrick ’71‡ & Phyllis W. Hedrick James D. Henderson, Jr. & Cynthia J. Henderson◆ Louis V. Henston Sean & Joanne Hickey Robert C. Hill, Jr. G’01‡ & Ami L. Hill Monty & Traci Hoffman

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HONOR ROLL Marcus R. & Vae R. Hudgins John N. Hutson, Jr. & Joan S. Hutson Robert E. & Kathy Hykes Independent College Fund of North Carolina Dr. G. Smith & René Jackson Michael & Linda Jbara George R. Johnson, Jr. & Dr. Linda Morris Nathaniel W. Jones ’97‡ & Kiera M. Jones◆ Dr. Jeffrey N. Kann Dr. Randy Kansky & Dr. Beverly Kansky Ellen C. Kay Michael P. & Caroline R. Keigher Mark & Shannon Kelsey R. Ruffin King IV & Dr. Adelaide W. King Ted & Nancy Koenig Ernest A. Koury, Jr. & Tami T. Koury◆ Dr. David C. & Jeanette J. Kowalski William E. LaCoste, Sr. ’62‡ & Patricia R. LaCoste◆ Dr. Richard I. Landesberg & Dr. Ginette Archinal Jack R. Lindley, Sr. ’56‡ & Dorothy C. Lindley Ron & Angela Lombard Dr. Silas E. Lucas III & Dr. Lindsay Lucas◆ Warren & Holley Lutz Steve Lynch Robert G. MacDonald, Sr. & Margaret M. MacDonald Bruce J. & Lisa C. Mactas◆

William H. Mann, Jr. ’67‡ & Earline D. Mann Todd E. Martineau ’94‡◆ Alison G. McCall Bridge D. & Ann P. McDowell Patrick & Trish McGowan David L. & Denise L. McKissock John J. McMackin III ’08‡ John J. McMackin, Jr. & Kathleen McMackin Daniel J. McNulty & Melanie A. Bloom DeWitt T. Methvin IV ’10‡ & Caitlin S. Methvin ’09‡ P. Scott Moffitt & Dr. Kristen Moffitt David R. Moore ’72‡ & Cathy W. Moore◆ The Rev. Dr. Marvin L. Morgan ’71‡ & Dr. Mae T. Morgan Thomas & Demetria Moritz Arthur E. Morrissette IV◆ Dr. Thomas C. Mould & Dr. Brooke L. Barnett Bryan W. Moylan, Jr. & Elizabeth P. Moylan James Mullery, Jr. & Cheryl Mullery Ocie F. Murray, Jr. ’64‡ & Deborah Murray◆ David & Tonja Murray Chris S. Myers F. Brad Myers, Jr. ’73‡ & Leigh Myers George T. Nall ’56‡ & Jerolene K. Nall ’60‡ John & Georgiana Nderitu Drew Niven ’89‡ & Kathie Niven ’89‡ James H. Niven John J. Norris ’11‡ Robert B. & Kay A. Norris

Richard K. Nowalk ’77‡ & Jennifer B. Nowalk ’99‡◆ W.R. O’Brien ’70‡◆ Mark S. & Luanne L. Paley Carol A. Park Rob & Martha Park Dr. Jana Lynn F. Patterson & John M. Patterson Paycom Payroll, LLC Alfred M. Payne ’70‡ & Phyllis J. Payne◆ C. Andrew & Zelie N. Pforzheimer Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Foundation Asa E. Phillips III & Margaret B. Phillips James B. Piatt, Jr. & Amy E. Piatt Brian F. Pickler ’05‡ & Kara M. Pickler ’06‡ Dr. Luis & Diane Pineda Dr. Richard C. Pipan & Dr. Barbara A. Israel Lacy M. Presnell III & Sydnor Presnell The Presser Foundation David H. & Marjorie Priebe Kelly O. Provenzano ’92‡ & Steven J. Provenzano Dr. Jeffrey C. Pugh & Dr. Janice M. Rivero Robert S. & Joy G. Rangel The Redwoods Group/Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Trapani Dr. Elizabeth A. Rogers & Marianne Hart William G. Rudd, Jr. ’50‡ John J. Ryan III & Virginia L. Ryan John M. Sadler ’81‡ & Miriam M. Sadler

Richard D. Salvatierra, Jr. ’95‡ & Julie H. Salvatierra Norman & Sylvia Samet SAS Institute, Inc. Neil A. & Anne M. Schneider Michael J. & Laura A. Schulte Brian P. & Catherine J. Schwartz Walter & Jeanne Sedgwick Mary Leighton Sellers W. David & Jane W. Sellers Mark D. & Jane E. Shutt Scott & Laurie Silberstein Wendy J. Smith L’17 James C. Snyder, Jr. Dr. Kerry & Cynthia A. Solomon The Hon. James C. Spencer, Jr. & Jane Spencer Staples James M. & JoAnne Staten Julie H. Stein Jeffrey R. & Diane M. Steinhilber Daniel F. & Chun C. Stenger Estate of Kathleen Miles Stevens ’61 Kent Strosnider ’91‡ & Laura A. Strosnider◆ Douglas A. & Jeanne T. Swope Tonya R. Taylor ’94‡ Dr. Richard L. Thompson ’64‡ & Peggy H. Thompson◆ Dr. Jerry R. & Joanie M. Tolley◆ Greg & Ann-Marie Trepp Dr. George W. Troxler & Dr. Carole W. Troxler Dolores H. Truitt ’53‡◆ Dr. William L. & Jill M. Vantine Carmine A. & Linda P. Venezia Christopher J. & Yvonne M. Ventresca

A member of the Odyssey Program, Jasmine Smith ’20 is a music education and psychology major with a neuroscience minor. She plans to use her musical talent and her research experiences at Elon to open a private practice specializing in the use of music therapy to treat Alzheimer’s disease and Asperger’s Syndrome.

The four-year Odyssey Program is a selective program for academically strong, civically engaged, action-oriented leaders with demonstrated financial need.

“With this scholarship, I plan to take full advantage of all the opportunities at Elon University. I am looking forward to engaging in undergraduate research and studying abroad in Denmark, the current heart of psychological research,” Jasmine says. “I am so grateful, because without the Lorraine Fogleman Grant and Muir William Grant Music Scholarship, I would not be able to follow my dreams.”

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The 1889 Society: Elon’s Most Loyal Alumni to become The 1889 Society: Elon’s Most Loyal Donors Elon launched The 1889 Society during the 2012–13 academic year to honor our most loyal alumni.

Named for the year the university was founded, The 1889 Society celebrates alumni who make annual gifts of all sizes and designations to their alma mater. The 2016–17 Honor Roll of Donors includes recognition of those alumni whose support places them in The 1889 Society.

Over the course of this year, The 1889 Society will expand to include all donors who make gifts for two consecutive years and continue to give annually in any amount, or who establish a recurring monthly or annual contribution. We look forward to welcoming all of Elon’s most faithful friends— including parents, faculty and staff, and members of our extended community— to The 1889 Society.

Bruce D. & Janet G. Voelker Ron & Marsha Wagner Dr. Joel W. Walker ’60‡ & Phyllis F. Walker◆ Scott P. Warner ’97‡◆ Michael B. & Tiffanee D. Watts Stephen W. & Joann M. Webster Marie S. Wertz ’67‡ James W. White ’40‡ Gerald O. & Roberta Whittington Bonnie I. Williams ’79‡ & Thomas E. Williams, Jr. The Rev. David R. & Sarah Williams The Rev. Edward C. Wilson ’60‡ & Nancy H. Wilson ’60‡ Grover F. Yancy ’78‡ Hal & Susan Yarwood Jon R. Yenor & Caroline L. Brecker Dr. Deborah A. Yow-Bowden ’74‡ & Dr. William W. Yow-Bowden◆ Rene Zakhour William C. Zint III ’79‡ & Patricia M. Zint Jay H. Zukerman & Anne M. Morin

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Lisa A. Afshar ’87‡ & Dr. John K. Afshar Brian N. Allen ’92 G’08‡ & Suzanne Allen ’94‡ Reginald R. Allen ’67‡ & Lorraine M. Allen ’79‡ Dewey V. Andrew ’63‡ & Susan M. Andrew◆ Debbie W. Andrews ’81‡ & George H. Andrews Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous ARAMARK Food Services◆ *deceased

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Tait P. Arend ’96 G’00‡ & Elsa M. Arend◆ Andrew J. Armstrong, Jr. & Brenda E. Armstrong Dwight I. & Bonnie E. Arnesen Lindsey Baker ’04‡ & Matthew L. Baker◆ Jeremy D. & Angela L. Ball John H. Barnhill ’92‡ & Amy Barnhill James A. Barnwell, Jr. & Diane G. Barnwell◆ R.H. Barringer Distributing Co. Stephanie S. Basirico ’89‡ & Dr. Laurence A. Basirico Joseph A. & Emma S. Battle Allen D. Beck ’85‡ & Shannon G. Beck◆ Matthew S. Belanger ’05‡ Anne R. Bell ’72‡ & Ron Bell◆ Dr. Rhonda A. Belton ’87 G’92‡ J. Davis Benfield ’14‡ Lindsey G. Benfield ’15‡ Jeffrey D. Bennett ’98‡ & Wendy A. Bennett◆ Peter & Robyn Benton Clement M. Best III ’94‡ & Angela Best◆ Munroe Best, Jr. & Ellen D. Best◆ Mary Hope Best-Crocker ’92‡ & Blain R. Crocker◆ Lynne W. Bisko Eric H. & Joyce A. Bloom Bryan T. Bostic, Sr. & Marguerite P. Bostic Daniel W. Bowers ’93‡ & Tiffany L. Bowers ’93‡ The Hon. J. Fred Bowman ’51‡ Bonnie A. Brackett ’08‡ Wesley F. Brewer ’16‡ Thomas M. & Susan Brinkley Gilbert C. Brittle, Jr. ’55‡ & Dale Brittle Robert & Mary Pat Brody Dr. Carol A. Brown ’68‡ ◆ phoenix club (elon Society level)

D. Wade Brown ’71‡ & Ashley K. Brown◆ Dr. Janie P. Brown◆ Richard C. & Mary Lee Brown Carole Bruce Dr. Chalmers S. Brumbaugh III & Pamela P. Brumbaugh J. Steven & Sue Buckley◆ Dr. Scott H. & Sara Buechler Dr. Michael G. Bumbry ’07‡ Grant & Wendy Burcham Dr. William J. Burpitt, Jr. & Martha E. Burpitt Jeanne M. Busse ’49‡ Dr. Robert M. & Lydia C. Califf M. Scott Camp ’91‡ & Shilo A. Camp David A. Campbell ’13‡ & Rachel E. Campbell ’13‡ Joshua Carter L’’17 Dr. Barbaros Celikkol ’64‡ & Miryana T. Celikkol Catherine Chiang Jeffrey D. Clark & Diane Scott-Clark Dr. Jim Clark◆ Derick S. Close Steve Codner Thomas J. Collamore & Dr. Jacqueline K. Collamore Dr. David A. Copeland James L. Correll, Jr. ’72‡ & Lizabeth Z. Correll◆ Richard Covey Douglas H. Cox ’78‡ Robert L. Cranston II & Laura J. Cranston Marvin L. Crowder, Jr. ’62‡ & Betty T. Crowder◆ Nicholas J. Cruise ’16‡ Dell & Sonya Curry◆ Andrew M. Cushman ’10‡ Timothy M. Czyzak ’02‡ James W. Daniel ’69‡ & Resa Daniel ’70‡◆ Dr. Jayoti Das & John F. Clark

Kumar & Katharina Das Gupta F. Leary Davis, Jr.* & Joy B. Davis Joseph N. Davis ’93‡ & Rebekah Davis ’95‡ R. Scott Davis ’93‡ & Amy Davis ’95‡◆ Joseph F. DeFina, Jr. & Josephine A. DeFina Carolyn K. DeFrancesco & Dr. Martin A. DeFrancesco Dr. John D. Denning ’93‡ & Jill Denning Dominick D. DeSarro ’58‡ & Doris H. DeSarro◆ Dr. John R. & Linda J. Donahue Dr. Jonathan C. & Stacie Dooley Laura E. Dorado ’11 Donald M. Doster ’86‡ & Lenore L. Doster James & Joyce Draper Damon T. Duncan ’06 L’09‡ & Melissa A. Duncan ’06 L’09‡ Thomas L. Dunleavy, Jr. & Christine E. Dunleavy Reid & Cathy Dusenberry David F. Dziok ’05‡ Dr. Robert N. & Helen A. Ellington Edward A. Esters, Jr. & Christina H. Esters Dr. Benjamin A. Evans & Dr. Elizabeth S. Evans Art W. Fadde IV & Shelley Fadde◆ Douglas M. & Patricia L. Faris Brian T. Feeley ’03‡ & Lauren B. Feeley ’04‡◆ Dr. Peter F. Felten & Sara Walker First Presbyterian Church Dr. Richard N. Fisher, Sr. & Linda Fisher◆ Serena P. Fisher Thomas F. Flournoy IV & Bonnie S. Flournoy Peter H. Fox ’14‡◆ Dr. Gerald L. & Laine Francis Robert E. & Diane H. Fried fall 2017 53

HONOR ROLL Kathleen L. Galbraith ’07‡ & Mike Galbraith Dr. Neal & Yvonne Galinko Victor D. Galloway, Jr. ’09‡ & Durice N. Galloway ’09 G’14‡ Dr. Kathleen K. Gallucci & James E. Gallucci C. John Gardner, Jr. ’01‡ & Anderson W. Gardner◆ Mark J. & Margaret M. Gerenscer Dr. Russell B. & Diane B. Gill Dr. Kerry J. Gilliland ’72‡ Mark W. & Kim S. Goldberg Christopher M. & Brenda S. Gorman John D. & Margaret N. Gottwald Don A. & Joan W. Grady Bobby L. Green ’57‡◆ Peter H. Green ’94‡ Robin W. & Patricia Grier Larry Grisolano Jamie A. Grosso◆ Richard W. Gunn, Jr. & Gayle C. Gunn◆ Donna F. & Tommy L. Haddock Jaleh M. Hagigh◆ Matthew & Cynthia Haiken Paul & Brooke Hamlin Dr. Sean P. & Suzanne M. Harbison Clifford B. Hardy, Jr. ’62‡ & Judy Morris-Hardy Dr. Kenneth L. Harper ’65‡ & Lou F. Harper◆ Capt. Thomas J. & Sandra E. Harper June S. Harris Donald K. & Rosemary M. Harty Eric M. & Ellen S. Heer David A. Henkel ’03‡ & Jessica L. Henkel ’03‡ Dr. Thomas S. & Judy S. Henricks Dr. Ted S. Henson◆ John R. Hill, Jr. & Eileen K. Hill Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Dr. Stephen H. & Kimberly A. Hochschuler Gary Hoeni ’92 & Lori W. Hoeni Steven L. Holeman, Sr. ’93‡ & Shevine G. Holeman◆ Jillian H. Hollis ’13‡ Brian Hooper ’06‡ & Kelly Hooper◆ David S. Hornaday ’82‡ F.D. Hornaday III & Mary Zeta Hornaday Linda Hornaday Arianna Huffington Bassam N. Ibrahim ’83‡ & Mary B. Ibrahim Annette J. Igou ’76‡ & Steven W. Igou Mary Lee L. Ingold◆ Stephen H. & Nina V. Israel 54 the MAGAZINE of ELON

John & Gail Jacobson Peter Mark James ’83‡ Mark S. Jetton, Jr. ’06 L’09‡◆ Barbara A. Johnson Dr. David S. & Becky H. Johnson◆ James F. Johnson, Sr. & Alliene H. Johnson◆ Jason R. Kahn ’09‡ & Laura A. Kahn ’09‡ Donald R. & Ina Kamenz Margaret R. & Robert C. Kantlehner Gordon & Erin Kapes Leo & Barbara Karas Peter M. & Christine I. Keaveney John J. Keegan III ’96‡ & Lisa P. Keegan ’03‡◆ Joseph T. Keener ’02‡ & Kristina A. Keener ’03‡◆ Ron & Julie Keller Linda C. Kelley ’63‡◆ John P. Kelly, Jr. John P. Kelly, Sr. & Ann W. Kelly Virginia C. Kelly Michael D. Kennedy ’91‡ & Lizbeth A. Kennedy◆ Trent M. Kernodle ’74‡ & Carol Ann Kernodle◆ Dr. Caroline J. Ketcham & Thomas Perciaccante Jim & Jamie Killorin◆ Mark R. & Janet M. Kindy Matthew F. & Robin S. King Dr. Mark D. & Lynn Klaiman Peter & Susan Klopman The Rev. Robert & Jean Knox John & Julia Koenig Christopher & Renee Kopkowski A. Randall Kornegay G’90‡ & Janice H. Kornegay◆ James E. Ladd, Jr. & Laura S. Ladd Elias & Madelene Lambiris Dr. Gerald J. Lavandosky Scott D. Leighty ’09‡ & Kimberly W. Leighty ’08‡ Peter A. Lembo, Jr. & Jenifer Lembo◆ Jeff & Susie Leonard Manning H. Lilienthal III ’72‡ & Theresa R. Lilienthal◆ Kathryn L. Link ’12‡◆ Gregory A. Livengood ’09‡ Harmon L. Loy, Jr. ’71‡ & Amy V. Loy ’74‡ Kevin M. & Lisa L. Lucey Timothy B. & Lauren E. Lufkin Dennis S. & Jean W. Lutes◆ Derek M. Luther ’01‡ & Brittany S. Luther ’05‡ Stacey A. Mahoney ’00‡ The Maner Family◆

Bill R. Maness ’65‡◆ Brian W. Martindale ’95‡ & Brianne Martindale◆ Christopher B. & Elizabeth G. Marx Dr. Allen G. Mask, Jr. & Dr. Deirdre V. Mask Matthew & Jennifer Matheny◆ Dr. Alex & Carol Maybach The Rev. Richard W. & Wendy McBride R. Tyrone McDuffie ’66‡ & Carolyn W. McDuffie ’64‡◆ Gabrielle L. McGee ’06 & Luke McGee Thomas D. McGowen, Jr. & Gail L. McGowen Kelly & Freebird McKinney Bruce K. & Mary E. McMeekin Ronald E. & Deidra D. McRae DeWitt Methvin III & Stacy Methvin Douglas & Maria Meyer Jeff S. Michel ’83‡ & Laura O. Michel◆ Dr. Nancy S. Midgette Suzanne J. Miller ’89‡ & Timothy O. Miller Michael H. Moffo ’53‡ & Dolores M. Moffo◆ David M. & Marie M. Monde Dr. H. Reid Montgomery ’50 & Martha Montgomery Dr. Jessie L. Moore Dr. Robert H. Moorman John L. Morel III ’98‡ & Tonya K. Morel◆ Meaghan H. Moriarty ’15‡ Virginia Moriarty James W. Morris III ’72‡◆ Michael A. Morris ’65‡ & Diane A. Morris Richard J. Morris & Gail A. Miller Zachary A. Morris ’06‡ & Ashley S. Morris ’07‡ William B. Morten, Sr. & Beverly A. Morten Buell E. Moser, Sr. James D. Moser, Jr. ’61‡ & Brenda W. Moser◆ William D. Moser, Jr. & Evelyn W. Moser David B. & Peggy W. Murphy Michael T. & Mary K. Murren◆ NCS-AAPT Dr. William O. Ntim & Sally O. Kwarteng-Ntim Susan O’Hara Susanne E. Olfson Dr. Steve A. Olson & Dr. Diane E. Olson James A. Overby II & Melanie T. Overby

James W. Pack & Dr. Daina Pack Dr. Kelli E. Palmer ’98‡ & James Bennett Robert J. & Gina M. Palmer Leo & Therese Papadopoulos Richard A. Parker ’80‡◆ Paul & Mary Helen Parsons Clark B. Patterson ’65‡ & Lila W. Patterson ’67‡◆ James D. Peeler ’50‡◆ Dr. Timothy A. & Margaret B. Peeples Gregg A. & Tamara D. Penman Nan P. Perkins John M. & Paula D. Perlowski Dr. John N. Perry, Jr. & Kirsten W. Perry Dr. Rebecca T. Peters & Dr. Jeffrey C. Hatcher Frank & Kimberly Petrella Frank B. & Angela P. Petty Gregory J. Pfister & Rebecca A. Brewer Dr. Mark P. & Linda O. Posner Bennie L. Poulson, Jr. G’07‡ & Dr. Linda L. Poulson Dr. Lacy M. Presnell, Jr. ’51 Rose C. Prey ’01‡ & Kevin Prey Donald L. Proffitt ’81‡ & Gail L. Proffitt◆ George J. & Ewa L. Prussin◆ Zachary E. Pund ’05‡ & Britten Ginsburg Pund ’06‡ Joey W. Purgason ’10‡◆ Patricia G. Qualls Robert W. Rabbitt, Jr. & Cheryl C. Rabbitt

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VIEW an honor roll of everyone who made a gift to Elon University in fiscal year 2016–2017 at www.elon.edu/honorroll.

You may search the database by donor’s name or use the drop-down menus to search by class year or donor category (parent, faculty, friend, etc.).

HONOR HONOR ROLLROLL Dr. Thomas B. Shelton & Dr. Barbara K. Jackson Richard L. Shoe ’62* & Sandra Shoe◆ Charles K. & Carolyn B. Simmons◆ Michael & Angela Simon◆ Richard B. Simpson ’57‡ & Tandy J. Simpson Roger L. Sims ’70‡ & Celia T. Sims◆ Dr. Paul A. Slota & Dr. Geralyn C. Slota◆ Carter M. Smith ’92‡ & Sarah K. Smith◆ Dr. Gabie E. Smith & Brian D. Angell Kristin D. Smith ’07 G’12‡◆ The Rev. Phillip W. Smith◆ William R. & Amy V. Smith Thomas H. Snow ’08‡ Jozi E. Snowberger ’07‡ Dr. Lawrence T. Sondhaus ’80‡ & Maria S. Sondhaus Southland Electrical Supply Brian W. Spangler ’96‡ & Nancy L. Spangler ’97‡◆ Kimberly V. Spina ’13‡ William & Meredith B. Starr Derek B. Steed Julie Steed C. Thomas Steele, Sr. ’61‡ & Barbara J. Steele ’61‡◆ Kimberly H. Steele ’87‡ & C. Thomas Steele, Jr.◆ Jeff & Chrissy Stein Scott D. Stevens ’03‡ & Gavin S. Stevens ’07 G’12‡ David W. Stone ’14‡ & Kelly A. Stone ’’14‡ Stephen F.J. Stone ’09‡◆

Philip D. & Marie S. Stuart Gregg Winn Sullivan ’85‡ & Dr. John G. Sullivan Dr. Patrick & Annie Sullivan Timothy L. & Anne W. Swanson Dr. Wonhi J. & Grace Synn Jeffrey M. & Wende Szyperski Dr. George A. Taylor & Dr. Rebecca A. Olive-Taylor Patricia A. Teter ’13‡ Donald S. & Christine J. Thompson Christen E. Trivette ’06‡ & Proctor Trivette John C. & Susan L. Trumbule F. Davis Turnage, Jr. Ricardo C. & Mignon R. Valeriano Dr. Matthew & Patricia A. Valle Dr. Donna L. Van Bodegraven◆ Dr. Scott J. & Karen E. Van Steyn John H. Vernon III & Vicki Vernon Robert D. & Betsy S. Wadsworth Cynthia F. Ward◆ W. Hunt Ward, Sr. ’82‡ & Julia S. Ward◆ Dr. Janet L. Warman Dr. Mark L. Warren & Dr. Norma R. Warren Christopher C. Waters ’94‡ & Susan Waters ’89‡◆ Akilah L. Weaver ’00‡ Dr. Linda T. Weavil & Robert B. Weavil Meredith L. Webster ’96‡ & Michael Dunlap Clyde E. Welch, Jr. ’59‡ & Faye W. Welch◆ Hanna M. Wentz ’14‡◆

The power of philanthropy: John & Faye Sellers ’66 “I always gave to Elon but felt like we were in the position to do more and establish this endowment,” John Sellers ’66 says. “I believe that now Elon is starting to compete against schools like Davidson and Wake Forest for the best students. Those schools give very attractive scholarships to these very good students that may not be able to afford the experience. We felt like Elon needed to do that, too.”

John is a retired director of financial aid at a nearby regional university, so he knows firsthand how scholarships can sway the college decisions made by the most promising and talented students and their families. That’s why John and his wife, Faye, recently established an Elon Engagement Scholarship as part of their philanthropic legacy.

Elon Engagement Scholarships help to inspire promising students who embody the spirit and values of Elon to matriculate at the university.

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Dr. Alan J. & Norma M. White◆ Malika Irving White ’03‡ & Wilson L. White Stephen K. & Nancy Whitfield◆ Whitt Family Farms◆ William C. Wilburn ’64‡ & Virginia S. Wilburn ’72‡◆ Ronald R. Willacker & Judith A. Maness David W. & Christine F. Williams Dr. Jo W. Williams ’55‡ Dr. Kebbler M. Williams ’98‡ & Mark D. Williams Dr. Randolph Williams, Jr. & Chiquita Williams Kyle D. Wills ’81‡ & Linda L. Wills ’83‡◆ David & Tina Wilson Michael A. & Nancy C. Yaffe Brady A. Yntema ’95‡ & Kristen W. Yntema ’95‡◆ James M. Young ’70‡ & Pamela M. Young ’69‡◆ Yingxue Yu & Yang Liu Blaire A. Zachary ’13‡ Greg L. Zaiser ’90 G’95‡ & Michelle J. Zaiser Dr. Jonathan B. & Renée S. Zung

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Michael N. & Kathryn K. Radutsky Dr. Patricia D. Ragan Dale & Laurie Rains Logan W. Rains ’14‡ Daniel H. & Rhonda S. Ransdell◆ Ryan J. Rate ’06‡ & Kimberly F. Rate ’06‡ Renée D. Reimer ’89‡ & Douglas P. Reimer Nicholas J. Roby ’07‡ Timothy D. & Janet S. Rogers◆ Lauren E. Ross ’09‡ The Hon. Stephen M. Ross ’73‡ & Tammy T. Ross Frederick J. Rubeck Joan D. Ruelle & Todd Ristau L.D. Russell William J. Ruth ’66‡ & Mary C. Ruth ’66‡ Leonard Y. & Sarah W. Safrit Mary B. Safrit ’12‡ Gonzalo J. Sanfiz ’98‡ & Beatriz Cucalon Dr. Miguel J. Santaella & Maria E. Ferre Thomas A. & Kelly F. Sapio Save the Montagnard People Joseph & Rosanna Savino◆ Terrie Horner Schiffman ’84‡ & Arnold Schiffman◆ Matthew C. Schimenti, Sr. Troy P. Senkiewicz ’98‡ Tom & Christine Shapero◆ Devlin Shaw & Dr. Marie Shaw Robert Shea, Jr. & Tracey Shea Charles M. Shelton, Jr. & Jennifer K. Shelton◆

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Cumulative Giving Societies numen lumen society

The university’s premier cumulative giving society, the Numen Lumen Society recognizes benefactors whose cash gifts to Elon equal $1 million or more. The Latin words “numen” and “lumen,” which mean “spiritual light” and “intellectual light,” signify the highest purposes of an Elon education. Numen Lumen Society members embrace the vision of Elon’s founders, an academic community that transforms mind, body, and spirit.

Edward W. & Joan M. Doherty & Family Wes, Cathy & Nolan ’11 Elingburg Allen & Denise Gant Glen Raven, Inc. Dr. John M. Godfrey & Flavel M. Godfrey Marsha A. Hale Shelly S. Hazel ’78 & Jack Hazel Jay ’71 & Amy ’69 Hendrickson R. Samuel Hunt IV & Krista Hunt Sam & Vicky Hunt William J. & Patricia Inman Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57

The McMichael Family Foundation Furman C. Moseley, Jr. ’56 & Susan Reed Moseley Edna Truitt Noiles ’44* The Oak Foundation, USA James B. & Anne Ellington Powell T.E. Powell, Jr. Biology Foundation Warren G. “Dusty” & Margaret L. “Peggy” Rhodes John G. & Cammie Rice The Riversville Foundation Jerry & Jeanne Robertson James K. & Beth H. Sankey Dwight C. & Martha M. Schar David & Lynette Snow Robert H. & Lauren J. Steers Garrett A. Turner ’08 J. Parker Turner IV ’06 James P. Turner III & Toni L. Turner Zac Walker ’60 & Dot Walker Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.

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Alamance Regional Medical Center Kerrii B. Anderson ’79 & Douglas Anderson ARAMARK/The Newport Group Dr. James H. Baird Bud & Suzanne Baker Dr. James L. Barbour & Jo Ann S. Barbour The Children of Roger & Bernice Barbour Dr. Irwin Belk The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation Wallace L. Chandler ’49 Robert K. & Cynthia Citrone Robert A. Clohan III ’67*

William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust Robert & Dilek Koenigsberger Ann Koury, Ernest ’40 & Marie Koury & Family The Kresge Foundation LabCorp Gail & Beau Lane A. Michelle LaRose & Nathan Sowden Gail Hettel LaRose ’64 Lincoln Financial Group Carl H. Lindner III & Martha S. Lindner Robert Long Family Martha & Spencer Love Foundation Frank R. Lyon ’71 & Natalie Lyon Thomas & Sarah Mac Mahon Family Charitable Foundation Mark & Marianne Mahaffey James W. Maynard & Jo Anne A. Maynard Bob E. McKinnon ’62 & Ray Kirbo McKinnon

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palladian society

“Palladian” is derived from Latin and means “pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.” Members of the Palladian Society have made cumulative lifetime cash gifts to Elon totaling between $500,000 and $999,999.

Howard F. Arner ’63 & Beverly F. Arner ’66 Bank of America/Merrill Lynch BB&T Corporation Belk Foundation Booth Ferris Foundation Cannon Foundation, Inc. Capital Bank Foundation

The Cemala Foundation, Inc. Thomas E. & Lynn B. Chandler Louis DeJoy & Dr. Aldona Z. Wos A.J. Fletcher Foundation Michael T. Hall Dr. William N.P. Herbert ’68 & Marsha Herbert

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“Aesculus” is an ancient Latin term for “tallest oak.” Members of the Aesculus Society have made cumulative lifetime cash gifts to Elon totaling between $100,000 and $499,999.

AIG United Guaranty Alamance County Economic Development Foundation Noel L. Allen ’69 & Sandra R. Allen ’72 Philip D. & Teresa M. Ameen Steven C. & Dayna M. Anderson *deceased

Andras Foundation/David S. & Anne B. Andras/Cody J. Andras ’08 Anonymous Andrew J. Armstrong, Jr. & Brenda E. Armstrong AT&T North Carolina

International Textile Group, Inc. ITG Brands, LLC R. Scott LaRose Dr. W. Bryan & Janet M. Latham Mr. William E. Loy, Jr.* Christopher P. Martin ’78 & Nicolette Martin MKM Foundation C. Ashton Newhall ’98 & Rebecca Newhall David C. & Jennifer M. Porter Phyllis S. Pruden Ellen Scott

Eric & Lori Sklut William H. & Susan Smith Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Mike & Katherine Weaver Weaver Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Brian & Jane Williams W. Cecil Worsley III ’86 & JoAnna S. Worsley ’87

Jeffrey W. Bacciocco & Karena Zakhour-Bacciocco Robert P. & Kally Badavas A. Christine Baker G’88 Tony Baker & Adrienne A. Livengood-Baker James A. & Diane Barnwell John & Anne Barry Walter H. Bass III ’62 & Barbara D. Bass ’61 Beazley Foundation, Inc.

Raymond L. Beck ’75 & Dr. Deborah Hatton Beck The Hon. Claudia W. Belk* Charles G. & Kathleen C. Berg Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Donald K. Blalock ’60 & Glenda F. Blalock ’61 Donald E. Bolden & Billie Faye J. Bolden ’56* Boone Station North Associates Limited Partnership fall 2017 57

HONOR ROLL The Hon. J. Fred Bowman ’51 The Brightwater Fund Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Brown Michael S. Bruno, Jr. & Margaret Bruno Douglas & Carole Bruns J. Chris & Nancy Bryan Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund Samuel L. Burke, Sr. ’89 & Kelly D. Burke Anita L. Butler ’88 Dr. Robert M. Califf & Lydia Califf Bruce B. Cameron Foundation, Inc. Reid T. & Suzanne C. Campbell Canada Dry of Greensboro, Inc. Capital Bank Julius H. Caplan Charity Foundation Damion & Sherri Carufe John H. & Nancy Cavanaugh Century Foundation, Inc. Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. Lawrence S. & Anne M. Clark Beegi O. Clohan Cone Health John R. Congdon, Jr. & Leslie Congdon Dr. Paul M. Copeland & Dr. Maura P. Copeland

James L. Correll, Jr. ’72 & Lizabeth Z. Correll William S. & Frances Creekmuir Soraya Cricenti ’95 & William A. Collins Michael S. & Mary Ellen B. Cross Alan H. & Connie D. Crouch Donald R. & Lucy Dancer Dr. Lawrence D’Angelo & Dr. Dolores D’Angelo Ralph & Mary Margaret Darling The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations John & Trish Deford The Dickson Foundation, Inc. Brian C. & Debra Ann Domeck Beth D. Drubner David V. Drubner James A. Drummond ’50 & Joan S. Drummond ’52* Duke Energy Anthony D. Duke, Jr. & Olga Duke Bruce A. & Susan Edwards Estate of Mattie Pickett Edwards ’39 Jeffrey R. Eisenstadt Mary Vaden Eisenstadt Dr. Robert N. & Helen A. Ellington John G. Ellison, Jr. & Jane Ellison The Evergreens Foundation Barry S. Frank

The Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation Frechette Family Foundation Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc. John & Shirley Gaither Michael T. & Susan A. Gannaway Edmund R. & Betsy Gant Bartlett R. & Susan W. Geer Ken & Malinda Gill Myles D. & Kimberly Ann Gillespie Annie Bennett Glenn Fund Golden LEAF Foundation Sheldon M. & Christine E. Gordon B. Kelly Graves, Jr. & Meredith Graves Greenspring Associates, Inc. Jeffrey C. & Victoria A. Hadden Michael W. & Lynn Haley Dr. Bernhard Hampl & Dr. Carmen Hampl William A. & Jennie Hawks The Hearst Foundations, Inc Eric & Joellyn Helman Dr. Richard R. Henderson & Marjorie Henderson John R. Hill ’76 & Lesley W. Hill Hillsdale Fund, Inc. Victor H. Hoffman ’61 Christopher C. & Alice B. Holbrook Holt Sublimation Cheryl T. Holt ’72 & George H. Holt

Frank S. Holt III William A. Hopkins ’51 Dr. Steven House & Dr. Patricia House Timothy A. & Cindy Hultquist Ernest C. Hunt, Jr. The Hon. Bonnie McElveenHunter & Bynum Hunter Gordon P. & Carolyn Hurley The Hon. Jeanette W. Hyde Donald D. Jansen* Gloria Jarecki Thomas A. & Donna C. Jarecki Maurice Jennings, Jr. ’87 & Dina B. Jennings ’87 Joan Fabrics Corporation Richard S. & Laurie L. Johnson John M. & Margaret Jordan Thomas S. Kenan III Esther C. Kernodle ’36 George J. Kilroy ’73 & Peggy Kilroy Walter C. & Linda King Margaret L. Kirbo The Thomas M. Kirbo & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust Bradford A. Koury ’82 & Lynn H. Koury William E. LaCoste, Sr. ’62 & Patricia LaCoste Dr. Leo M. Lambert & Laurie F. Lambert

The power of philanthropy: Wynne Treco ’19

In January 2016, Treco, a marketing major with minors in economics and communications, studied in Argentina and Chile, where she visited nine different businesses ranging from profit-maximizing software companies to microcredit non-governmental organizations. She is vice president of fundraising for Elon’s chapter of the American Marketing Association, a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity’s social committee and an Orientation Leader. During her time at Elon, Wynne has already held three marketing internships.

“When I first came to Elon, I couldn’t fathom all the amazing opportunities and memories my first year would contain,” Wynne says. “Elon has helped me change and develop into a stronger, more confident person. Elon has become my home.”

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Wynne Treco ’19 is an Elon Business Fellow, which places her among the students with the highest academic profiles of her class. Elon Fellows Scholarship recipients like Wynne receive outstanding faculty support and grants; the Fellows’ peer networks continually challenge them to set and achieve their goals.

HONOR HONOR ROLLROLL Mittie C. Landi ’96 & John N. Landi Marc B. & Joy H. Lautenbach Jack R. Lindley, Sr. ’56 & Dorothy Lindley Estate of Ikey T. Little ’59 George W. Logan Madison Presbyterian Church Jo Ann M. Madren ’60 Mark & Janelle Mariani Thomas P. & Anita Maroney Carol Marrion Victoria Mars & David Spina Cynthia P. Martinian Dr. Rose C. Mattioli/ Pocono Raceway Graham & Kitty McBride John J. & Mary Theresa McCombe Harold V. McCoy, Jr. Michael McGee & Olga Castellanos James C. McGill, Sr. & Gail McGill Alva S. McGovern ’72 & John F. McGovern Thomas J. & Deborah M. McInerney Della Vickers McKinnon ’62 Mebane Lumber Company, Inc. Sanjeev K. & Karen P. Mehra Willard L. Mills, Jr. ’69 & Mary Mills Stewart P. & Ivy Mitchell Skip Moore ’77 & Victoria Moore Dr. Wayne T. Moore ’49 Edmond N. Moriarty III & Jill Moriarty William T. Morris Foundation, Inc. Ocie F. Murray, Jr. ’64 & Deborah Murray Bill L. Nall ’51 George T. Nall ’56 & Jerolene K. Nall ’60 New Breed Logistics

News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina Tracey W. Nugent ’84 & James Nugent, Jr. Francis Asbury Palmer Fund David E. Pardue, Jr. & Rebecca Pardue Richard W. & Helen S. Parker Robert & Kathleen Patrick Igor V. Pavlov ’94 & Mia Pavlov Donald S. Pennington ’54 & Helen H. Pennington ’52 Shirley M. Perry John William Pope Foundation John Powell & Martha Hamblin Dr. Thomas E. Powell III T. Scott Quakenbush ’53 & Jenny Quakenbush G. Alan & Susan Rafte The Redwoods Group/Kevin A. & Jennifer Trapani Geoffrey S. & Laura A. Rehnert Brad & Ash Reifler John B. & Kristin G. Replogle Charles H. & Diana Revson Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc. Neil M. Richie, Jr. & Rosemary Richie Dr. William S. Roberts & Amy H. Roberts Dr. Tricia Ryan & Jack Ryan, Jr. Carolyn P. Sabates Anne R. Sanford & Clifford W. Sanford, Jr.* Bennett B. & Raye Sapp Sapphire Foundation/Daniel J. & Laurel Woods Milton T. Schaeffer, Jr. & Anne Schaeffer

Steve J. & Tara L. Schneider Dick Shirley Linda B. Shirley James C. Showalter, Jr. & Jane V. Showalter Dr. Richard B. Simpson ’57 & Tandy J. Simpson Dr. Martha Smith-Trout* Richard C. Sneed, Jr. ’60 & Eva Sneed Southern Conference, United Church of Christ Festus & Helen Stacy Foundation, Inc. Mona C. Stadler ’88 Carroll A. Stearns III Dale A. & Ann H. Stearns Stephen L. Stearns Joan Z. Steinbrenner Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Stepelton Mr. Sean D. Stepelton Katherine G. Stern William M. Stewart, Jr. ’40 Dr. Elwood Stone, Jr. & Barbara Stone Mary Behrend Straub ’82 Hattie M. Strong Foundation Student Government Association David & Jane Tabor Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, Inc. Teagle Foundation R. Christopher & Frances J. Teter Brian & Lisa Thebault James M. & Laurie A. Theiss Cordelia Gant Thompson & Dr. W. Chandler Thompson Times-News Publishing Company W. Campbell Tims ’00

Dolores H. Truitt ’53 Twin Lakes Community Mary S. Underwood United Church of Christ Local Church Ministries Michael A. & Kathleen Vadini Valdese Weavers, Inc. John H. Vernon III & Vicki Vernon Voya Financial Foundation Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr. Arthur T. Ward III & Elizabeth Ward Arthur T. Ward IV ’05 Charles E. Ward ’14 Christopher V. Ward ’08 Cynthia F. Ward Robert A. & Margaret Ward W. Hunt Ward, Sr. ’82 & Julia Ward Thomas C. Watkins Nancy Turner Watson ’66 The Weezie Foundation Randall J. & Catherine Weisenburger Western Electric Company James W. White ’40 Shirley A. White T. Leonard White, Jr. & Judy White C. Grayson Whitt ’79 & Connie R. Whitt Dr. William E. Wilkinson, Sr. & Frankie Wilkinson Wade Williamson, Jr. ’70 Russell R. Wilson William J. & Kristen F. Woolfolk Alan J. Young David & Kelly Young Dr. J. Fred Young & Phyllis Young Youths’ Friends Association

Grandparent Leadership Society The Grandparent Leadership Society includes grandparents of current students and Elon alumni who contribute $5,000 or more annually to the Parents & Grandparents Fund or other Elon operating funds, whose cumulative gifts to Elon total $25,000 or more, or who have made a planned gift to the university valued at $25,000 or more.

Mary Lou C. Boal ’63 & Robert L. Boal Wallace L. Chandler ’49 Robert A. Clohan III ’67* Dr. J. Earl Danieley ’46* Herbert & Anne Gullquist Sherrill G. Hall ’55 & Martha L. Hall ’56 Dr. R. Leroy Howell ’51 *deceased

Ernest C. Hunt, Jr. Gloria Jarecki Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57 John M. & Margaret C. Jordan Esther Cole Kernodle ’36 Jean Killorin Ernest A. Koury, Sr. ’40 & Marie C. Koury Leon & Sandra Levine

Dr. Deborah T. Long Yardley M. Manfuso Dr. Rose Mattioli James W. & Jo Anne Maynard James C. McGill, Sr. & Gail S. McGill Norris P. & Ann W. Moses Edna T. Noiles ’44* Robert N. & Laurel L. Pokelwaldt Lonnie C. Poole, Jr. & Carol Lynn Poole Patricia G. Qualls Anne R. Sanford & Clifford W. Sanford* Richard J. Schmeelk C. Thomas Steele, Sr. ’61 & Barbara J. Steele ’61

Joan Z. Steinbrenner Katherine G. Stern Mr. Stanley S. Tananbaum Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr. Cynthia F. Ward William & Christine Westendorf Shirley A. White

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Phoenix Club IMPACT Circle The IMPACT Circle is the premier donor recognition group for the Phoenix Club and Elon athletics. Donors who make annual contributions of $5,000 or more to athletics or have made cumulative gifts of $1 million or more exclusively designated for annual, endowment, and capital athletics purposes are members of the IMPACT Circle.

Anonymous Anonymous Howard F. Arner ’63 & Beverly F. Arner ’66 BB&T Corporation Donald K. Blalock ’60 & Glenda F. Blalock ’61 Donald Bolden & Billie Faye J. Bolden ’56* J. Chris Bryan & Nancy L. Bryan Busta, LLC Reid & Suzanne Campbell Wallace L. Chandler ’49 Chip & Meg Clark Michael S. & Mary Ellen Cross Calisle S. Dean Edward W. & Joan M. Doherty Beth D. Drubner David V. Drubner M. Kevin & Margaret Dugan Jeffrey R. Eisenstadt

Mary Vaden Eisenstadt Wesley R. & Cathy Elingburg Ronald J. Foresta ’68 & Carolyn C. Foresta ’71 John & Robin Fox Robert J. Gallagher, Jr. & Jena Gallagher Roger Gant III & Susan Gant William & Denise Garrigan Greenspring Associates, Inc. J. Thad Gulliford ’94 & Kristina Gulliford Glen Hanson James A. Hendrickson ’71 & Amy T. Hendrickson ’69 Herrman Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Harold W. Hill, Jr. ’83 & Michelle F. Hill ’83 R. Samuel Hunt IV & Krista Hunt Sam & Vicky Hunt William J. & Patricia K. Inman

T. Woodruff & Kathleen Jay Maurice Jennings, Jr. ’87 & Dina B. Jennings ’87 Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57 Horace M. Johnson, Jr. & Karen W. Johnson Richard S. Johnson ’87 & Laurie L. Johnson George J. Kilroy ’73 & Peggy Kilroy Ann Koury Ernest A. Koury, Sr. ’40 & Marie Koury Chris & Joanna Kowalewski Dr. W. Bryan & Janet M. Latham Robert D. & Margaret LeBlanc Mark T. & Marianne Mahaffey Mark & Janelle Mariani James D. McCauley ’59 & Donna G. McCauley ’96 Mark A. & Kelly S. McDonald A.W. McGee ’66 & Sandra McGee James C. McGill, Sr. & Gail McGill Benjamin R. & Marla G. Miller Skip Moore ’77 & Victoria Moore Donald L. Morrison ’68* & Barbara I. Morrison ’68 C. Ashton Newhall ’98 & Rebecca Newhall T. Scott Quakenbush ’53 & Jenny Quakenbush

William G. & Jacqueline Reilly Wesley B. Reynolds, Sr. ’59 & Betty F. Reynolds ’58 Dusty & Peggy Rhodes David K. Rich ’87 & Sue H. Rich ’85 Kathryn Richardson ’91 & Mark S. Richardson Jeanne S. & Jerry R. Robertson Dr. Tricia Ryan & Jack Ryan, Jr. Bennett & Raye Sapp Mr. Sanford S. Satullo II Dwight C. & Martha M. Schar Scott & Sandra Segrist Richard H. Shirley, Jr. Andrew & Candace Smoller Richard C. Sneed, Jr. ’60 & Eva Sneed William M. Stewart, Jr. ’40 R. Christopher & Frances J. Teter Robb & Mia Thomson Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr. Zachary T. Walker III ’60 & Dorothy Walker C. Grayson Whitt ’79 & Connie Whitt Russell Wilson William & Kristen Woolfolk Spencer Woolfolk W. Cecil Worsley III ’86 & JoAnna S. Worsley ’87

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SERVICE School of Law Founders Society Donors who have contributed $25,000 or more to the Elon University School of Law are included in the Founders Society.

AIG United Guaranty Alliance Management Anonymous BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Margaret W. Brooks Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation The Cemala Foundation, Inc. Donald R. & Lucy M. Dancer Joy B. Davis & F. Leary Davis, Jr.* Louis DeJoy & Dr. Aldona Z. Wos Jeff & Catherine R. Dunham *deceased

John G.B. Ellison, Jr. & Jane Ellison The Evergreens Foundation Barry S. Frank William A. & Hughlene Frank David R. & Anne E. Gergen Flavel M. Godfrey & Dr. John M. Godfrey Greensboro Bar Association Foundation, Inc. D.H. Griffin, Sr. Michael W. & Lynn Haley Shelly S. Hazel ’78 & Jack Hazel Hillsdale Fund, Inc. Sam & Vicky Hunt ITG Brands, LLC

Maurice N. Jennings, Jr. ’87 & Dina B. Jennings ’87 Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57 George R. Johnson, Jr. & Dr. Linda Morris Gail & Beau Lane Michael W. Lebo & Ellen Gregg Lincoln Financial Group Mark London & Dania Fitzgerald Robert E. Long, Jr. & Kathryn Long The Hon. Bonnie McElveenHunter & Bynum Hunter Dalton L. McMichael, Jr. & Susan McMichael The McMichael Family Foundation E.S. & Susan Melvin Kenneth D. Miller E.A. Morris Charitable Foundation

Nexsen Pruet Timothy J. & Maureen K. O’Connor Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc. The Hon. James C. Spencer, Jr. & Jane P. Spencer Katherine G. Stern Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, Inc. Mike & Katherine Weaver Weaver Foundation, Inc. T. Leonard White, Jr. & Judy White Alan D. Woodlief, Jr. & Wendy B. Woodlief

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Order of the Oak Barry A. Bradberry ’75 C. Merrill Branch Edith R. Brannock ’39* Eddie C. Bridges ’57 Frederick W. Bright ’67 & Sandra S. Bright Caroline S. Baskin Gilbert C. Brittle, Jr. ’55 Thomas L. Bass, Jr. ’67 & C.B. ’51 & Peggie Brown Sandra B. Bass ’67 Eloise Stephenson Brown ’41 Walter H. Bass III ’62 & Dr. Janie P. Brown Barbara D. Bass ’61 Pam & Chalmers S. Brumbaugh Dr. Billy S. Batts ’56 & Judson D. Bryant ’66 Emma W. Batts ’57 James A. Buie ’63 Barbara Bayliff ’70 Vincent R. Bujan ’59 C. Conway Bayliff ’70 Samuel L. Burke ’89 David Beahm ’83 Allen Bush ’68 Barbara Lilienthal Bearce ’74 James D. Bush ’91 Raymond L. Beck ’75 Linda B. Byrd Louise Giovane Becker Jerry D. Cameron ’66 Leota Taylor Beisinger Roy C. Campbell ’68 John W. Blanchard ’50 Marcia E. Pann Capuano Paul R. Bleiberg ’69 Jane Aaron Carmichael ’68 Jackie Boada Richard D. Carmichael Mary Lou Chandler Boal ’63 Wallace L. Chandler ’49 Don Bolden & Billie Faye Bolden ’56* Colleen Minnock Chulis ’04 Elizabeth & Robert Bowater Beverly A. Clement ’68

Established in 1988, the Order of the Oak recognizes donors who are securing the future of Elon University through planned gifts such as bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, pooled income funds, and life insurance policies.

The Rev. Donald J. ’71 & Carole Allen J.B. Allen, Jr. ’63* L. Carl Allen III & Peggy S. Allen Louise C. Allen ’47 Noel Lee Allen ’69 Jean A.F. Amundsen Paul H. Amundsen ’69 Dewey ’63 & Susan Andrew Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mildred Daniels Argyle Beverly F. Arner ’66 Howard F. Arner ’63 Priscilla D. Awkard ’95 Josh & Jill Baker L.M. Baker John & Anne Barry

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Robert A. Clohan III ’67* Dr. George W. Colclough ’67 Faye Danieley Conally ’61 Thomas G. Conally ’67 Angel Conger & Luther R. Conger, Jr. ’55 Vera W. Congleton* John & Maxine Cookston Dr. Paul M. Copeland & Dr. Maura P. Copeland The Rev. John R. Corbiere ’70 Dr. Joseph A. Cote ’65 Dr. Alonzo Hook Covington ’73 Dr. Donald V. Covington ’75 & Ellen R. Covington ’73 Frank E. Covington Patricia Bryan Covington Ray Covington ’86 Robert L. Covington ’79 Douglas Cox ’78 Robert D. Craig ’80 Alan H. Crouch James B. Crouch, Jr. David M. Crowe Kathryn Moore Crowe James Benton Dailey ’67 Jane Marie Benton Dailey ’67 Jane Danek Drs. Lawrence & Dolores D’Angelo Edwin L. Daniel ’46* Earl Danieley ’46* Joy Davis & Leary Davis* Lynne M. Davis ’71 Robert A. de la Fé ’81 Rexanne A. Domico ’87 Kathleen Niple Donohue ’05 J. Mike ’89 & Robin Driskill James A. Drummond ’50 Dr. & Mrs. James P. Drummond Ken Dudley ’59 Mattie Pickett Edwards ’39* James Perry Elder, Jr. ’60 Helen A. Ellington Dr. Robert N. Ellington Margrit M. Emerson Gary W. Evans ’74 Patricia Russell Evans ’73 Trudy Rogers Evans J. Michael Fargis ’58 Joshua Felix ’00 Helen B. Floyd Walter L. Floyd Margaret V. Foreman Oscar Fowler ’67 & Margaret Fowler ’66 L. Alvin Garrison, Jr. ’67 A. Roger Gibbs ’52

HONOR HONOR ROLLROLL Dr. Kerry J. Gilliland Thomas B. Gold ’68 Thomas J. Grathwohl Kelly & Meredith Graves Adele J. Gray John Bowie Gray V Martha M. Grimson ’67 Bob Gwaltney ’64 Robert A. Hall Liz Harper Capt. & Mrs. Thomas J. Harper Jeanne H. Harrell ’45 Dr. W. Kelly Harris ’78 Allison Connelly Hart ’98 Thomas R. Hart ’98 Mary Glenn Briggs Haskell ’63 Virginia Pruitt Hawks William A. Hawks Shelly Skeens Hazel ’78 Marje G. Henderson Dr. Richard Henderson Amy Thomas Hendrickson ’69 James A. Hendrickson ’71 Marsha T. Herbert Dr. William N.P. Herbert ’68 David E. Hibbard ’89 John R. Hill ’76 & Lesley Hill Victor H. Hoffman ’61 Brenda D. Hogan Rachel Y. Holt ’64* William Andrew Hopkins ’51 Dr. Herbert W. House, Jr. Steven & Patricia House Dr. R. Leroy Howell ’51 Jack Huber ’70 George W. Hughes ’69 Faye G. Humphrey ’61 James E. Humphrey ’60 Catherine & Rob Hutchinson Robert T. Inzetta ’68 Arthur M. Ivey ’60 E. Vennecia Bynum Jackson, M.D. ’81 Donald D. Jansen* Dorothy B. & Geoffrey H. Jenkins Dina Jennings ’87 & Burney Jennings, Jr. ’87 Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57 Mr. & Mrs. James F. Johnson, Sr. Thomas P. Johnson, Jr. ’66 D. Watt Jones Lindley & Susan Jones John M. & Margaret C. Jordan Seymour E. & Maxine Kaplan Ellen Chapline Kay Esther Cole Kernodle ’36 Leslie Roessler Kernodle ’99 George J. Kilroy ’73 & Margaret F. Kilroy Susan C. Klopman *deceased

Gregory L. Knott ’67 & Jean A. Morrison Ernest A. Koury, Sr. ’40 William E. LaCoste, Sr. ’62 Leo & Laurie Lambert Gail H. LaRose ’64 Mary Anne Elder Larson Linda M. Lashendock Joe G. Lee ’68 Loyce H. Lesley Jack R. Lindley ’56 & Dorothy C. Lindley Ikey Tarleton Little ’59* Thomas L. Lively ’72* Nicholas M. Livengood ’12 L’15 Evelyn P. Lloyd Amy V. Loy ’74 Lee Loy ’71 William E. Loy, Jr.* Yoram Lubling George C. Ludden Mark T. & Marianne D. Mahaffey Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Martin, Jr. ’58 Christopher P. Martin ’78 Mr. & Mrs. David S. Massey ’83 Sally O’Neill Mauldin ’70 Dr. Harold E. ’41 & Jolene C. Maxwell C.V. May ’67 James W. & Jo Anne A. Maynard The Rev. Richard W. McBride Donna G. McCauley ’96 James D. McCauley ’59 Michaelyn P. McClure Tim McDowell ’76 Nancy Smith Midgette Carol A. Miskelly James R. Miskelly* Betty Mooney Krista H. Mooney ’94 Michael A. Mooney ’93 David R. Moore ’72 Dr. Wayne T. Moore ’49 Dick More ’62 Kay Kennedy More ’62 Shigemi Morita ’59 Michael A. Morris ’65 Furman C. Moseley, Jr. ’56 Ann Watts Moses C.S. Myers George T. Nall ’56 & Jerolene K. Nall ’60 Janell Otis Niebuhr ’02 Dr. Beulah O’Donnell Alex W. Oliver ’68 Virginia Moorefield Ortiz ’62 Sunshine Janda Overkamp John P. Paisley, Jr. ’70 Joy Pamplin David E. Pardue, Jr.

Dr. Richard E. & S. Diane Park Paul & Mary Helen Parsons Ann T. Patterson Susan Morgan Patton ’02 Stafford R. Peebles, Jr. ’70 Donald S. Pennington ’54 Helen Hodge Pennington ’52 James Patrick Pepe ’66 Nan Phipps Perkins The Rev. & Mrs. Robert E. Peterson Dr. & Mrs. Edward F. Pinn Leroy Pittman, Jr. ’61 Anne E. & James B. Powell Ed Powell III Esther Stuart Presnell* Lacy M. Presnell, Jr. ’51 Zachary E. Pund ’05 & Britten Ginsburg Pund ’06 Patricia G. Qualls Rosalie I. Radcliffe ’62 Janie C. Reece* Charles R. Remy ’07 Dusty Rhodes Peggy Rhodes Neil M. Richie, Jr. Rosemary B. Richie William Wynn Riley ’60 Emma Lou Sockwell Rinaldi ’54 Dr. William D. Rippy ’43 & Helen B. Rippy ’46 Patricia L. Roughton & Peter R.W. Roughton, Jr. ’80 M. Tyrone Rowell ’66 C. Wayne Rudisill ’59 Mary Coolidge Ruth ’66 William J. Ruth ’66 Clifford W. Sanford* & Anne R. Sanford Adelaide Raye Sapp Bennett B. Sapp Brian P. Scales ’96 R. Brent Sexton ’75 Larry W. Sharpe ’69 Grace D. Shepherd Linda B. Shirley Karen W. Small ’70 Larry K. Small ’68 D. Wayne Smart ’68 Carter M. Smith ’92 Kristin D. Smith ’07 G’12 Sarah R. Smith ’98 Dr. Martha Smith-Trout* Richard C. Sneed ’60 & Eva B. Sneed Joanne Soliday Vickie L. Somers ’89 Charles C. Springs ’69 Mona C. Stadler ’88 Anne Dechert Staley ’74 Betsy Stevens David A. Stevens ’81

Gavin S. Stevens ’07 Scott D. Stevens ’03 Elwood E. Stone, M.D. Mary Behrend Straub ’82 Catherine & James Stuart Margaret Johnson Tarkenton ’70 Barbara Z. Taylor ’77 Sandra Thomas Shelby Gunter Thomas ’62 Demus L. Thompson ’64 W. Campbell Tims ’00 Dr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Tolley Samuel P. Troy ’67 Dolores Hagan Truitt ’53 F. Davis Turnage, Jr. Garrett A. Turner ’08 Mary S. Underwood Drew L. Van Horn ’82 Alex S. Vardavas, Jr. ’72 Paul V. Varga ’51* & Joanne M. Varga Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr. Zachary T. Walker III ’60 & Dorothy S. Walker Rena Mauldin Wall ’90 Diana H. Wallace Christopher A. Walsh ’72 Judith W. Walsh* Cynthia F. Ward Hunt Ward ’82 & Julia Ward Nancy H. Ward Nancy Turner Watson ’66 Dr. & Mrs. Frederic T. Watts, Jr. Odell L. Welborn ’57 Ed Welch ’59 Faye Welch Nelson A.L. & Elaine K. Weller Marie Schilling Wertz ’67 James W. White ’40 Kathryn C. White ’69 Samuel Wade White ’61 Christian Adam Wiggins ’03 Ann M. Wilkins ’53 C. Jeter Wilkins ’53 Debra S. Willard ’86 Jonathan W. Willard ’84 Jo Watts Williams ’55 Wade Williamson ’70 Edward C. Wilson ’60 Russell R. Wilson Brad Rader Winstead ’03 Janet M. Winstead ’70 William C. Winstead, Jr. ’70 Delhis M. Wolf Frances D. Wood ’55* Dr. & Mrs. Fred Young Dr. Deborah A. Yow-Bowden ’71 Dr. William W. Yow-Bowden Joey Zeller ’85

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