Awards & Recognitions

Planning Week, a collection of welcome events, orientations and workshops ahead of the 2026-27 academic year begins on Aug. 17 with Opening Day.

School of Communications faculty members contributed to conversations on artificial intelligence, internships, mentorship, workplace experiences and First Amendment issues during the August gathering in New Orleans.

Students in the Designing and Assessing Human Services Programs course received a grant to help the formerly incarcerated gain and sustain employment.

Hwayeon Ryu in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has been recognized for teaching and making a lasting impact on mathematics education.

Associate Chaplain for Catholic Life Father Peter Tremblay achieved a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Preaching from the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, in May 2026.

The Elon graduate’s work developing feature films at Imagine Entertainment earned her a place on Variety's annual list recognizing the entertainment industry's next generation of influential professionals.

With deep family roots at the university, the Raleigh native and his wife, Amy Hendrickson ’69, have for decades provided invaluable leadership, guidance and transformative support to Elon and Phoenix athletics.

Assistant Professor of Biology Efraín Rivera-Serrano and undergraduate researchers Ryder Hutchinson ’28 and Alex Roberts ’27 received travel awards from the American Society for Virology to attend and present their research at the organization’s 2026 annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Recipients of the 2025-26 Elon University Los Angeles Alumni Short Film Grant Competition premiered their grant-award winning short films at a sold-out event.

In a podium presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society's 37th International Research Congress in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 16-18, 2026, faculty members Cathy Quay, Shirley Etienne, Jeanmarie Koonts, and Lori Hubbard highlighted unique features of the innovative Elon Nursing curriculum scaffolded to build equity competence through intentional community and global engagement.