Elon Alumni

Steve Ellington ’80, Michelle Wideman ’00, Priscilla Awkard ’95 and Kevin Gilmore ’96 will be recognized as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients at a ceremony on May 2.

The special Elon Day gathering inside Alumni Gym offered a chance for students, faculty, staff and supporters to celebrate the university they love.

Twenty-one students attended the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, interacting with Elon alumni working – and gaining recognition – in the film and entertainment industries.

The Pendulum and Phi Psi Cli repeat with Best of Show honors at the annual North Carolina College Media Association gathering at East Carolina University.

Among medium-sized colleges and universities, Elon ranked No. 25 for the number of Peace Corps volunteers it produced in 2019.

Mustakeem, who was the first African and African-American Studies graduate at Elon and now serves as an associate professor of history and African and African-American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will deliver an address during a March 9 luncheon in McKinnon Hall.

The honor recognizes 40 executives under the age of 40 who are excelling in the sports business industry.

Mark your calendars: On March 5, the global Elon community is invited to participate in a daylong celebration by making a gift to the university, attending on-campus and regional alumni chapter events, and sharing their Elon pride on social media.

Jonathan Granville and Crystal Sharp, both members of the Class of 2019, were awarded grants to teach English in Austria during the 2019-20 school year.

Grant Buckner L’13 leads a small team at the Supreme Court of North Carolina that crafts rules, reviews opinions, and provides counsel for the state’s highest court.