Elon leaders are among the Triad's "most influential" and engaged citizens

President Leo M. Lambert and several Elon trustees, advisory board members and alumni are named to the Triad Business Journal's 2016 list of inspirational leaders. 

The Triad Business Journal paid tribute to President Leo M. Lambert and many others associated with Elon University in its 13th annual special section that celebrates 97 individuals who are making an impact through their leadership. The special publication was included in the Oct. 28, 2016, edition.

Lambert was recognized for leading Elon’s university’s transformation from a “regional institution to one with national prominence that draws students from around the nation.”

Others associated with Elon who are among the Business Journal’s “most influential” leaders are the following:

  • Ian Baltutis, Mayor of Burlington, N.C.; a 2008 Elon alumnus
  • Carol Bruce, partner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP; member of the Elon University School of Law Advisory Board
  • Louis Dejoy, former CEO, XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.; Elon University Trustee
  • Henry Frye, former chief justice of N.C. Supreme Court; member of the Elon University School of Law Advisory Board
  • Allen Gant Jr., Chairman/CEO, Glen Raven Inc.; Elon University Trustee
  • David King, chairman/CEO, LabCorp Inc.; Elon University Trustee
  • Bobby Long, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation; Elon University Trustee
  • Thomas McGowen Jr., partner with Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP member of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Board of Advisors