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Two Love School of Business students, Hector Serrano Martin ’26 and Gabrielle Lerner ’27, turned New York City into a hands-on classroom through internships in global finance and luxury fashion.

Ann Fritchman, former senior vice president of sales at HanesBrands, joins Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business as an Executive in Residence, where she will mentor students, expand sales focused events and sponsor the Women in Sales club.

Taylor Casey ’16 secured a $50K NC IDEA Seed Grant for Kahmino, her neighborhood-matching startup, with support from Elon mentors, fueling plans for nationwide expansion.

Shane O’Kelly, president and CEO of Advance Auto Parts, visited Elon to share lessons on leadership, strategy and career growth during a Lessons from Leaders event.

Energized by mentorship, finance major Duncan George ’25 turns a two-year marketplace concept into a global fintech partnership, building a unified digital storefront for student businesses.

From a sight-unseen admission choice to first place in a sales role-play, Macey Rodrigues-Cowl blends global insight, hands-on project management, and faculty mentorship into a Charlotte sales position.

Kevin A. Trapani, the retired co-founder, president, and CEO of a North Carolina insurance provider who serves as an executive-in-residence for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, delivered a Commencement address to Elon University master's candidates in the Class of 2025 whom he challenged to "teach character" by embracing habits for life in a chaotic world.

Margarita Kaprielyan, associate professor of finance, and Mark Kurt, assistant dean of global education and professor of economics, will assist incoming Dean Haya Ajjan in leading one of the nation’s top-ranked schools for business education.

At its annual awards ceremony in LaRose Digital Theatre on April 24, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business celebrated graduating seniors, standout sophomores, and dedicated faculty and staff for excellence in academics, leadership, teaching, scholarship and service across every discipline.

For four years in a row, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has been named a Top 40 school for undergraduate business education by Poets&Quants, with high marks this spring for career outcomes, admissions standards, and academic experiences.