Donor Profiles

Bryan ’07 and Liz Padgette ’06, Katie Sherborne P’27, and Grant P’27 and Angie Dorfman P’27 contributed more than $300,000 collectively to the new home for holistic health and well-being initiatives. Their gifts will also create scholarships for students.

The campus community recently gathered at Loy Farm to dedicate a home in honor of Gloria Kaso ’25, whose friendship with Trustee John Replogle and wife Kristin Replogle P’18 helped inspire the couple’s $100,000 gift in support of Elon University's new sustainable living-learning neighborhood.

Funding from the endowment will support the purchase of authentic, handwoven West African Kente cloth stoles that each student receives at the Donning of the Kente ceremony.

Grateful for the life-changing education Elon has given their son Julian ’25, Ashley and Gail Taylor P’25 have generously supported the university’s new health and wellness facility and scholarships to help bring talented students to campus.

The grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust will support the university’s new HealthEU Center and create scholarships in the Nursing Fellows program to address critical healthcare workforce needs.

Michelle Giaquinto Joubran ’93 has created a generous endowment as a part of an effort by the Women of Elon to raise $2.5 million by 2026, ensuring all students have access to valuable hands-on experiences.

The gift from Kristy and Mike Beauvais P’26 will support the university’s new facility to address the holistic health and well-being of students, faculty and staff.

Proceeds from Watson’s gift will strengthen the renowned college access and success program that has transformed the lives of thousands of local high school students with high financial need, including those with no family history of attending college.

Grateful for his Elon education, Ralph O. Mueller ’83 has made a $1.8 million estate gift that, in the future, will fund opportunities for faculty and students from underrepresented groups.

The gift from Elon parents Michael and Marissa McDonnell P’24 will support the university’s new facility to address the holistic health and well-being of students, faculty and staff.