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Kim Poe, a sixth-grade intensive reading and social studies teacher at Hawfields Middle School in Mebane, N.C., is one of six finalists for the Alamance Burlington School System's 2012 Teacher of the Year Award.

Grace McPhillips '03 has completed a script and is working to produce a film about fellow Montgomery, Ala., native Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

During the annual awards ceremony for Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences, the school recognized the first three recipients of its Distinguished Alumni Award.

More than 60 graduates attended the Volunteer Leadership Summit May 4-5, learning how to become critical partners, advocates and investors in Elon.

That's what we asked alumni in our last issue. See all the photos and stories that didn't fit in our print edition here.

Elon honored 10 outstanding graduates of the past decade on March 31 at the annual Top 10 Under 10 Awards banquet.

The School of Communications and Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, selected the inaugural recipients of their Distinguished Alumni Awards this spring. Jo Craven McGinty '85 and Doug Finberg '94 were honored by the School of Communications. Niclas Stiernholm '89, Letitia Lee '99 and Britten Ginsburg Pund '06 were recognized by Elon College.

Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the bank he founded, headlined Elon's 2012 Convocation for Honors.

Durice White '09, coordinator of alumni engagement for affinity programs, was named the African & African-American Studies at Elon (AAASE) Staff Person of the Year.

Five local young alumni returned to campus April 30 to share advice with more than 100 Elon students preparing to embark upon summer internship experiences.