Archive for November 24, 2009

Karl Sherrill, VP of Sales for Senn-Dunn and an Elon MBA alum, was a guest speaker in Michael Rodriguez’s Professional Selling class on Friday, Nov. 20.

Love School of Business students Sarah Doggett, Caitlin McGuire and Charles McKenna competed in the Great Northwoods Sales Warmup competition, held Nov. 12-14 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It was Elon’s first appearance in this regional sales competition.

Junior broadcast journalism major Drew Smith won the Alexander M. Tanger Scholarship from the Broadcast Education Association Nov. 24. The scholarship amount totals $5,000.

From the Fayetteville Observer (11/23/09): A wide range in pay for local managers of North Carolina's ABC boards and the reluctance of boards to make that information public has drawn the attention of the governor.

John Sullivan, Elon's Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Philosophy emeritus, was featured in a Nov. 2 front page article in the Raleigh News & Observer on the role that aging adults can play in nurturing spirit and community. Reporter Thomas Goldsmith wrote about an upcoming conference on the issue sponsored by Second Journey. Sullivan will be one of the main speakers at the event on Nov. 7 at North Carolina State University.

Congratulations to the following individuals for placing in the top three of the Male Student, Female Student, Male Faculty/Staff and Female Faculty/Staff divisions of Campus Recreation's 18th Annual Turkey Trot 5K: