Elon LEADS

The first Inn at Elon Scholarship recipients have been notified of their awards and events were held in their honor. These events brought university staff, students, and Inn at Elon employees together to celebrate and learn more about how these funds will change lives.

Elon's faculty and staff raised more than $338,000 during the 2022-23 academic year for various philanthropic efforts at the university.

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 Emmy Award-winning journalist and on-air talent at Univision Network in Miami has been named co-anchor of the late evening edition of its national newscast, “Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna.”

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.

The Elon LEADS Campaign made stops in five cities this fall, bringing together alumni, parents and friends across the nation to hear about the profound impact donors to the campaign have made on Elon students and the future of the university.

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.