Donor Profiles

The “Jordan Jeter ’16 Elon Experiences Scholarship” is a new endowment that will go into effect this fall. Jeter's family and friends donated $50,000 in his memory, honoring the legacy that he leaves behind at Elon.

Supporters of the university and contributors to the record-breaking fundraising effort gathered in Schar Center Friday night to celebrate the conclusion of the university’s Elon LEADS campaign.

The Elon Alumni Board has endowed a new $50,000 scholarship with the hope of making internships a reality for students with financial limitations.

During the largest fundraising campaign in Elon history, donors provided funding for hundreds of new scholarships, access to engaged learning programs, faculty and staff mentors and Elon’s iconic campus.

President Connie Book and Elon LEADS Campaign co-chairs Christian Wiggins ’03, Priscilla Awkard ’95, Maity Interiano ’07 and Jack McMackin ’08 share the historic impact of the largest campaign in the university’s history. There's still time to make a difference in the campaign. Elon LEADS ends on Dec. 31, 2022.

The scholarship established by Elon parents Dave and Suzanne Lissy P’24 through the Lissy Family Foundation will help recruit outstanding students who will become graduates the world needs. The couple’s gift is part of the Elon LEADS Campaign, which concludes Dec. 31, 2022.

Elon alumnus and parent Grayson Whitt ’79 P’08 P’09 and his wife Connie Whitt P’08 P’09 continue their loyal support of Elon athletics by making a generous gift through their estate. Their gift is part of the Elon LEADS Campaign.

The scholarship created by Elon parents William and Laura Wilson P’23 will help recruit outstanding students who will become graduates the world needs. The couple’s gift has helped fuel the success of the Elon LEADS Campaign.

Alumni Rich ’97 and Jenn Nowalk ’99 continue their loyal support of Elon to help secure the university’s future. Their estate gifts are part of the Elon LEADS Campaign, which concludes on Dec. 31.

A generous gift from Elon parents Clay and Cameron Smith P’22 will endow a scholarship in the Elon College Fellows program. Their gift is part of the Elon LEADS Campaign whose top priority is increasing scholarship funding.