Elon Alumni

Last week, Paula Scherer Sizemore '03, a teacher at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers, Fla., received one of ten Golden Apple Awards given by the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. The awards recognize teachers who demonstrate a mastery of the art of teaching, communicate effectively, show a concern for students’ well-being and inspire a love of learning.

The announcement of two major gifts highlighted a 25th anniversary gala event for Elon University's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the school gathered Feb. 5 to kick off a yearlong celebration of the school's founding in 1985. The gala featured the announcements of major gifts by Elon parent and trustee David Porter and the Martha and Spencer Love Foundation.

Luke Johnson '07, an English major who graduated in 2007, has published a book of poems with New York Quarterly Books.

Alumnus Sam Slaughter, a municipal beat reporter for Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey, recently won a third-place award from the New Jersey Press Association for weekly feature writing. Slaughter, a 2009 graduate, majored in English, anthropology and sociology at Elon.

Elon honored its generous donors and students who benefit from philanthropy at the university’s Scholarship Dinner in McKinnon Hall on Feb. 28. The annual event gives donors the opportunity to meet with their student scholarship recipients and see firsthand the power of scholarships to change lives.