Awards & Recognitions

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.

Contest winners all move on to the national round of judging against students from 11 other regions.

Nearly two dozen Elon University students and a staff member were recognized for their leadership at a special virtual awards ceremony sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society.

Garner is one of two recipients for the competitive, national award, and the first Elon University student to receive it.

Morgan Collins ’20, with the guidance of Professor of Strategic Communications Barbara Miller Gaither, is conducting Lumen Prize research about outdoor retailer Patagonia, Inc., and its efforts to engage in environmental issues and policies.

Maxime Prissert, a music theatre major from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will compete in the National Society of Arts and Letters competition this May

Elon University’s Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows program was selected for national recognition of its immersive course on the Civil Rights Movement.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, fifteen undergraduate and seven graduate students in the School of Education were inducted virtually into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education that promotes the highest ideals of the teaching profession, on April 23, 2020. 

Outstanding Elon students, along with distinguished faculty and staff, were recognized for their achievements and contributions to Elon during a virtual version of the campus tradition on April 25.

This fall, Jizelle Campbell, will follow her passion for advocacy and connecting with others all the way to American University in D.C., earning a master’s degree in International Affairs Policy and Analysis.