Awards & Recognitions

The associate professor and chair of the Sport Management Department was presented with the association’s annual group service award for her efforts on its JDEI Climate Study Steering Committee. Additionally, she will serve as co-editor of the Recreational Sports Journal’s upcoming JDEI special issue.

Outstanding Elon students were recognized for their achievements and contributions to Elon on April 22.

Twenty-eight students were recognized at the end-of-the-year celebration, including the inaugural recipient of the Christopher Edwards II ’18 Award for Sports Journalism, honoring a graduating senior who has established a record of academic success and demonstrated mastery within sports journalism.

Elon is among the best private colleges and universities in the country for internship placements, according to newly released Princeton Review rankings.

An April 21 dinner and induction ceremony included an address from Joseph Francisco, a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Waters, Master of Education graduate candidate, was awarded the Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Award for Academic Achievement.

During its annual awards celebration, hosted April 20 in Turner Theatre, the School of Communications acknowledged the outstanding contributions of several faculty and staff members, and bid farewell to Glenn Scott and Jeff James.

Fulkerson, assistant vice president for administrative services, was honored by NACAS South with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual conference.

Urquhart's research examines mobile phones' effect on procrastination and mental health as well as the best ways to minimize distractions and determine the relationship between mobile phone usage and academic performance and self-efficacy.

Caroline DiFrango '23 won first place in the 2023 Philip L. Carret Thomas Jefferson Essay Contest. Foster Davis '23 placed second, Claire E. Lancaster '23 and Delaney Guidi '25 tied for third.