Awards & Recognitions

The Elon Dance Program congratulates faculty member Casey Avaunt for her recent achievement of “Summer” being accepted in the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival Virtual Showcase. Avaunt’s work was chosen out of 200 applicants from around the world to be presented in this prestigious festival.

ASCAP is the largest performing rights organization in the world, supporting composers and songwriters.

The annual awards from the Greensboro newspaper recognize the achievements of older residents in Guilford County.

Nicole Plante '20 earned an $8,500 fellowship in support of her graduate school work in Middle Eastern studies at Harvard University.

Research by Assistant Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies Liza Taylor into the democratic feminist politics of renowned feminist theorist Susan Okin has won the “Polity Prize” for the best research article in 2019.

Jessie Ehrisman PA '21 has been named one of three recipients of the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology 2020 Student Scholarship, a $2,500 award for PA students with strong interest in pursuing careers in oncology.

The 2021 edition of "The Best 386 Colleges" guide also recognized Elon's career services, campus, performing arts productions and residential facilities.

The professorships support members of the faculty from a variety of disciplines across the university.

The honor for Kernodle, a 1938 graduate who would go on to a successful medical career, was announced during the university's Opening Day ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

During the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2020 national convention – held virtually for the first time in 103 years – 13 School of Communications faculty members presented research, shared professional experiences and directed topical discussions.