Elon Alumni

Around this time last year, Chris Brumbaugh '98 and Lynn Terrell '97 lived comfortably in Denver when they heard through the grapevine that their beloved Sidetrack Grill had closed. Both had worked at the iconic Elon restaurant for periods during their undergraduate days, and the news hit them hard. That's when the wheels behind The Root Trackside, the couple's new downtown Elon restaurant, began to turn.

Daniel Scagnelli, a 2006 graduate of the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, has been chosen to lead the Beech Mountain (N.C.) Department of Parks and Recreation.

Virginia Tech has named Eleanor Finger '90 its new director of housing and residence life. She previously served as dean of students and director of residence life at Washington State University.

Elon's new master of science program in physician assistant (PA) studies will be located on the university's main campus. Elon's board of trustees made the decision in a special vote on Jan. 5, following more than two months of study and fundraising efforts.