Isabella Cannon Global Education Center

Known as “the little old lady in tennis shoes” when she made history as the first female mayor of Raleigh, N.C., Isabella Cannon ’24 led a life of leadership that still stands as a model for Elon students to follow, current school leaders said March 10 in a Founders Day ceremony to honor the late alumna.

The Isabella Cannon Centre for International Studies (ICCIS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Study Abroad Essay and Photo Contests. Please congratulate these students for their writing and photography! All the photography entries are still on display at the ICCIS (Carlton First Floor). Please come by during office hours (8 am - 5 pm) March 31-April 14 and view all the wonderful entries and to vote for the Viewers’ Choice Category. The winner of the Viewers’ Choice category will be announced on April 15.

Isabella Cannon ’24, an immigrant from Scotland who would travel the world before her election as the first female mayor of North Carolina's capital city, will be recognized March 10 as part of Elon University’s annual Founders Day celebrations to commemorate the lives of administrators, faculty and trustees who impacted the growth of the institution.