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Jim Bissett receives the daniels-danieley AwardBy Eric Townsend

A longtime history professor who “cultivates intellectual curiosity in students and celebrates genuine learning” is the 2008 recipient of the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Jim Bissett is a dedicated professor lauded by colleagues and students, who praise his excitement, depth of knowledge and high standards inside the classroom.

“It is not unusual to hear a Bob Dylan song playing, see a recent news article on the front desk, or have a television clip running when entering his classroom,” a student writes. “Dr. Bissett seems to be a history teacher that is as engaged in the present as he is in the past, and those connections create a feeling of relevancy for his students.”

Bissett served from 1999-2000 as president of the Elon chapter of the American Association of University Professors and chaired the Academic Council from 1996-1997. He co-founded the oral history program at the university and belongs to the Organization of Ameri-can Historians, MARHO: The Radical Historians’ Organization and the Oral History Association.

Bissett, who described himself as a social historian on his faculty Web site, has focused much of his career research on social move-ments, “particularly those associated with late-19th and early-20th century American radicalism (especially Populism, American social-ism and the labor movement).”

He also has interest in the Civil Rights movement and its oral history. He has started a project on race relations in Alamance County during the Civil Rights era.

“He is a clear, energetic lecturer who stirs students with his obvi-ous love for the material,” a colleague writes. “They get interested and excited because he is excited, and as they get involved, they realize exactly how complex and important are the issues he is introducing them to.”

Bissett is the 36th winner of the Daniels-Danieley Award, estab-lished by President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley and his wife, Verona Daniels Danieley, in honor of their parents. Bissett joined the Elon

faculty in 1990 after teaching at Western Carolina University and Duke University, where he earned his doctoral degree.

“Jim is the personification of the teacher-scholar,” a colleague writes. “I envy his ease in the classroom; I respect his dedication and preparation in teaching; I am in awe of his intellect; and I admire him tremendously as a human being.”

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Brian digre selected as Periclean Award winnerBy Eric Townsend

A history professor who organized Elon’s first study abroad program in Africa is the recipient of the 2008 Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Re-sponsibility.

Brian Digre created the program in Africa 12 years ago when he organized a course in Ghana. For his work helping a nation and people with fewer resources than the United States, in 2003, Digre was named development chief by the people of Sokode in the eastern part of the country.

“It is highly unusual for a foreigner to be given a chieftaincy in West Africa or for a community there to have the arrival of Elon stu-

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By Eric Townsend

A marketing professor whose dozens of articles have ap-peared in some of the top journals in his field, and who has co-authored four books in the past seven years, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Elon University Distinguished Scholar Award.

Earl Honeycutt is the ninth recipient of the award, established in 2000 to recognize a faculty member whose research has earned

Earl Honeycutt named distinguished Scholar

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dents, faculty/staff be the motivation for their second largest annual festival,” writes a colleague.

“Dr. Digre has used his expertise in Africa and village level ex-perience in another part of the continent (as a Peace Corps volunteer in former Zaire) to create a highly effective ‘organization’ … that benefits the Elon community and several institutions and communi-ties in Ghana.”

The study abroad program is just one way Digre has assisted the Sokode people. He has also done the following for the population:

• Donated hundreds of books to the main library at the Univer-sity of Ghana at Legon.

• Helped secure a grant from Heifer International to provide honeybees and grasscutters to the Sokode community — and to train its leaders how to raise the animals and sell their products.

• Raised and donated funds and school supplies that included two microscopes and large boxes of books for the secondary school, the equivalent of an American high school, which serves several hundred students from all six Sokode villages.

• Raised funds for the development of youth recreation programs in two predominantly Islamic communities of northern Ghana.

peer commendation and respect and who has made significant con-tribution to his or her field of study.

“Very few faculty members on this campus have achieved this level of scholarship while teaching three different classes many semesters,” writes one colleague in a letter of support signed by 10 other faculty members in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. “Clearly Dr. Honeycutt is a distinguished scholar worthy of recognition on this campus.”

His list of professional accolades is long. Honeycutt received the Innovative Sales Educator Award from the United Sales Center Alliance in 2007; the Marvin Jolson 2005 Award for Best Contribu-tion to Selling and Sales Management Practice; and the Love School of Business Dean’s Intellectual Contribution Award in 2004, among other honors.

Honeycutt also served on the Presidential Task Force on Schol-arship at Elon in 2007 and, since 2006, has been a member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee.

A retired officer from the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Honeycutt earned his doctoral degree in business administration in 1986 from the University of Georgia. He joined the Elon faculty in 2002 hav-ing taught the previous two decades at Old Dominion University, UNC-Wilmington and his alma mater.

Honeycutt has co-authored Business-to-Business Marketing (2001), Sales Management: A Global Perspective (2003), Selling Out-side Your Culture Zone (2006) and the forthcoming Sales Manage-ment, scheduled for release this fall.

“In terms of sheer volume and quality of research, the impact of Dr. Honeycutt’s scholarly activity is awe-inspiring,” a colleague writes in a letter of support for the award. “I doubt you will find a more prolific, highly regarded scholar on this campus who has not been so recognized.”

Said a colleague: “Clearly, Dr. Digre and the Ghana Abroad Program participants have helped to bring significant development to educational facilities, educators, and communities more generally in Ghana, making a real difference in people’s lives.”

Digre is the sixth recipient of the Periclean Award, presented each year to a member of Elon’s faculty or staff whose service to the broader community exemplifies the ideals of Project Pericles.

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Chalmers Brumbaugh earns first Ward award

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Faculty receive honorsSchool of Education

Excellence in Teaching: Richard J. Mihans III, assistant professor of educationExcellence in Scholarship: Walter R. Bixby, assistant professor of exercise scienceExcellence in Service: Carolyn B. Stuart, associate professor of education

School of Communications

Excellence in Leadership: Vic Costello, associate professor of communicationsExcellence in Teaching: Anthony Hatcher, associate professor of communicationsExcellence in Scholarship: Michael Frontani, associate professor of communicationsExemplary Service: Linda Lashendock, assistant director of television services

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business

Excellence in Teaching: Jennifer Platania, assistant professor of economicsExcellence in Scholarship: Tina Das, associate professor of economicsExemplary Service — External: Art Fadde, assistant dean of admissions and director of gradu-ate admissionsExemplary Service — Faculty: Coleman Rich, lecturer in business administration

Elon College, The College of Arts and Sciences

Excellence in Teaching:Cindy Fair, associate professor of human servicesKirstin Ringelberg, associate professor of artScott Windham, assistant professor of foreign languagesExcellence in Service/Leadership:Ayesha Delpish, assistant professor of mathematicsBrian Digre, professor of historyPrudence Layne, assistant professor of EnglishExcellence in Scholarship:Megan Conklin, assistant professor of computing sciencesLynn Huber, assistant professor of religious studies

By Katie Parsley ’03

Chalmers Brumbaugh, professor of political science, has received the inaugural Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award.

Throughout his 22 years at Elon, Brumbaugh has been known for his enthusiastic advising sessions. Students and faculty alike turn to him for guidance and support, according to his colleagues in the department of political science and public administration.

“His tireless and unselfish commitment to hundreds of under-graduate students has made a real difference in both the quality of their academic experience while at Elon and to their transition into the adult world,” a colleague writes. “It is hard to overestimate his impact on them and on the university.”

Brumbaugh’s legendary mentoring skills have made him one of the most popular advisers on campus, and students often wait in line for hours to get a chance to speak with him. His lengthy interviews cover everything from a student’s interests and aspirations to their personal and academic struggles.

“Even at Elon, which is known to have a truly caring and in-volved faculty, Dr. Brumbaugh’s commitment to students is excep-tional,” writes a student. “His dedication to my progress — and all of his students’ progress — is nothing but extraordinary.”

In addition to his heavy advising workload, Brumbaugh serves as faculty adviser for Model United Nations and the North Carolina Student Legislature. He was instrumental in establishing an Elon chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, and served as its first adviser in 1992. He has also served as director of the Winter Term Costa Rica course for 19 years.

Brumbaugh is an active member of the National Society for Experiential Education, serves on the Elon Experiential Education Advisory Board and was recently reappointed to a second term on the North Carolina Internship Council of the N.C. State Govern-ment Internship Program.

“Chalmers’ energy for and commitment to finding, developing and disseminating information and opportunities for our students are incessant,” a colleague writes. “Our students are the fortunate beneficiaries of his tireless efforts.”

Brumbaugh is the first recipient of the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award, which was established this year by Tom and Beth Ward; their sons, A.T. ’05, Christopher ’08 and Chase; and Tom Ward’s mother, Dorothy Mears Ward.

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Sophie Adamson, assistant professor of French, presented at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in Myrtle Beach on April 5. The conference theme, “Languages for the Nation,” reflected the vital role of language study in the 21st century. The premise of the presentation was that effective communication is

more than a matter of language proficiency.

Robert Anderson, associate professor of political science, was interviewed March 21 by Jonathan Lowe at News 14 Carolina about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s campaign strategy in North Carolina. He also was the guest speaker in the Twin Lakes Great Deci-sions Foreign Policy Lecture Series on April 4.

Hunter Bacot, associate professor of political science and director of the Elon University Poll, spoke in March with news anchor and Elon alumna Tracey Early at News 14 Carolina for a “Political Connections” segment on

third-party political candidates. Bacot and dale Harrison, assistant director of the Sunshine Center and instructor in the School of Communications, presented April 5 at the first annual North Carolina College Media Association conference at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The conference centered on how to cover national and state politics in this election year.

Stephen Bailey, associate professor of physical therapy education, and Elizabeth Bailey, instructor in exer-cise/sport science, recently published an article titled “Lack of relationship between functional and perceived quality of life outcomes following pulmonary re-habilitation” in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. Stephen Bailey, Paul Miller, as-sociate professor of sports medicine, and Eric Hall, associate professor of sports medicine, recently published an

article titled “Impact of prolonged exercise in the heat and carbohy-drate supplementation on performance of a virtual reality task” in Military Medicine.

Jim Barbour, associate professor of economics, and Thomas Tiemann, Jef-ferson Pilot Professor of Economics, presented “Crafters and Competition: The Impact of Amateurs on Profession-als’ Livelihoods” at the 34th Annual

Conference of the Eastern Economic Association, March 7-9, in Bos-ton. Barbour also presented “Journeys of a Medieval Master Stone Carver in Catalonia.”

Brooke Barnett, associate professor of communications, recently published a study with political science profes-sor Laura Roselle. The paper, titled “Patriotism in the News: Rally Round the Flag,” ran in Electronic News in February.

Larry Basirico, sociology professor and dean of international programs, was quoted twice recently in prominent North American newspapers. In a New York Times story headlined “See You Next Year” published online on March 21, Basirico talks about travelers who develop friendships during vacations — and how those

friendships are based on annual trips to the same resorts or locales. Basirico was also quoted in a March 24 story headlined “Family val-ues redux” in the National Post in Canada. The National Post article looked at the phenomena of “black sheep” in families.

Cherie Bower, assistant professor of dance; Jane Wellford, associate professor of performing arts; and Lauren Kearns, assistant professor of dance, presented master workshops at the American College Dance Festival at Goucher College in Maryland in mid-March. Kearns also led a panel discussion on incorporating somatic theories into the curriculum.

Kevin Boyle, professor of English, recently had two poems accepted by Poetry East. One, called “Horse Chestnut,” is a meditation on death via a horse chest-nut, and the other, “Young Girl Abroad,” is a medita-tion on death via a young girl living in Europe. Boyle also read poems and talked about the influence of fam-

ily on his work during a March 30 panel that was part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, an annual event in Charlottesville, Va.

Jim Brown, associate professor of history, deliv-ered a paper Feb. 27 at the European Social Science History Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. His paper, titled “Solitary Families in Nineteenth Century Lower Austria,” demonstrated the difficulties in classifying historical household structure according to the most

common typologies used by family historians.

Matthew Buckmaster, assistant professor of mu-sic and coordinator of music education, recently presented at the North Carolina Trombone Festival. His presentation for the festival, titled “Versatility: Set Yourself Up For Success,” was at the UNC-Greensboro School of Music.

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John Burbridge, professor of busi-ness administration, and Coleman Rich, lecturer in business adminis-tration, presented a paper titled “Supply Chain Management: Past, Present, and Future” on March 12 at the 14th An-nual Conference on Industry, Engineer-ing, and Management Systems in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The paper discusses both the history of the concept and future chal-lenges in moving supply chain forward. Burbridge also presented a paper jointly

written with Tina das, associate professor of economics, and Casey diRienzo, assistant professor of economics, at the 65th International Atlantic Economic Society meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on April 12. The title of the paper was “Drivers of National Com-petitiveness: The Past and the Future.”

Stephen Byrd, assistant professor of education, made a presentation titled “Characteristics and Perspectives of Special Education in India” at the international convention of the Coun-cil for Exceptional Children (CEC) in

Boston April 2-5. Judith Howard, professor of education, also made a presentation at the conference on the connections between two education initiatives, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI).

Kenneth Calhoun, assistant professor of communications, was named in late March as a finalist in the Burnside Review Fiction Chapbook Competition. Calhoun entered “Primal Scenes,” a story about a family’s collapse while living in Mexico, and the exploits of the pet pygmy chimp they left behind.

Megan Conklin, associate professor of comput-ing sciences, spoke with News 14 Carolina on March 5 about the obstacles law enforcement faces when investigating online child pornography. She has also been named to the Editorial Review Board of the new International Journal of Open Source Software & Processes (IJOSSP).

david Copeland, A. J. Fletcher Professor in the School of Communications, presented research at the Organization of American Historians 2008 Confer-ence in New York City, March 28-31. “Getting the Most Out of Digital Historical Newspapers” discussed how online digital collections are assembled and ways

they can be used by students and scholars in the classroom and for research.

Vic Costello, associate professor of com-munications; Anthony Hatcher, associate professor of communi-cations; and Lee Bush, assistant professor of communications, presented a panel called “Service-Learning, Civic Engagement, and Communications: Utiliz-ing Media to Build Awareness of Community-Based Organizations and Issues.” The session took place in Nashville on March 14 during the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engage-ment in Higher Education, a two-day conference hosted by Belmont University.

Cheryl Crabb, senior instructional designer, and Cleo Magnuson, in-structional designer, co-presented at the 2008 Society for Applied Learning Technology conference in Orlando, Fla. Crabb and Magnuson’s presentation,

“The Power of Blended Learning Strategies to Meet Specific Learn-ing Styles,” discussed student identification of individual learning styles and refinement of preference through cooperative groups, problem solving, mind mapping and other blended learning strate-gies.

The Greensboro News & Record published a guest column by Ocek Eke, assistant professor of com-munications, in its March 6 edition. Eke recounted his experience of helping to lead a class to the Gulf Coast over winter term for a course on volunteer work and social justice. Eke argued that the recovery efforts

taking place in Mississippi and Louisiana are due in large measure to the work of volunteers.

Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, was a judge at the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s As-sociation District VI Festival held in Blacksburg, Va., March 6-9. He also served recently on the North Carolina state team involved in the re-accreditation of the education program at Salem College.

Cynthia Fair, associate professor of human ser-vices, recently had an article published in Mountain-rise, an electronic journal dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning. The article focuses on the use of community-based research in a research methods class for human service majors.

Eric Hall, associate professor of sports medicine, co-authored a manuscript recently published in the Journal of Sports Sciences. The title of the article is “The Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exer-cise Questionnaire: A Psychometric Evaluation Among College Women.”

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Professor of English Rosemary Haskell’s op-ed es-say, “Shaping the Nation We Fight In,” was published March 20 in the Raleigh News & Observer. The essay connects the early 20th-century life and career of Ger-trude Bell with views of current U.S. policy in Iraq.

Mike Kingston, associate professor of biology, served as a judge of the Derieux Award competition for best student paper in zoology and presented the Resolution of Thanks at the North Carolina Acad-emy of Science Annual Meeting at UNC-Greensboro March 28-30. He also presented a paper titled “Tem-

poral and Vertical Distribution of Euglena spp. in Beach Sand” at the Northwest Algal Symposium at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston, Ore., April 4-6.

deborah Long, faculty administrative fellow and assistant to the president; darris Means, assistant director of student life and leadership development for the Elon Academy; and Kimberly Johnson, associate director of admissions and director of multicultural recruitment, presented “Elon Academy: Education, Leadership, Outreach, Now” at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 63rd Annual Conference, Reinventing Schools: Courageous Leadership for Positive Change, on March 16 in New Orleans.

Yoram Lubling, professor of philosophy, was appointed co-chair of an international task force on humanities by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

Kathy Lyday-Lee, pro-fessor of English; Richard Lee, ad-junct assistant professor of English; and Tom Nelson, associate professor of communications, presented papers at the 2008 National Popular Culture

Association convention in San Francisco. Lyday-Lee spoke about W.A. Dromgoole’s impact on Melungeon scholarship, Lee spoke about emerging visions of sci-ence fiction at Elon and Nelson spoke about antique Baedecker travel guides to the French battlefields of World War I.

david Morton, Web site manager; John david Parsons, Web applica-tions developer; and dan Anderson, assis-tant vice president and director of university relations, presented a session on E2 at the spring conference of the College News Association of the Carolinas, March 2-4. E2 is Elon’s online social network.

Brian Nienhaus, associate professor of business administration, took part in a community confer-ence on April 6 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The conference, “Community Impacts of Local Policy Responses to Undocumented Immigra-tion,” looked at the ways various town and county governments throughout the state handle illegal immigrants.

david Noer, the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership, had his monthly column published March 9 in the Greensboro News & Record. The topic was the effect of layoffs on a community and what he calls “layoff survivor sickness.”

Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communi-cations, has been elected to his third term on the Teaching Standards Committee of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

Michelle Pautz, instructor of political science, presented a paper at the 66th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, held April 3-6 in Chicago. Pautz’s paper, “Inspectors and Regulated Officials: Are Their Relationships Adversarial?” details a portion of her dissertation research on the nature of the relation-ships between environmental compliance inspectors and facility personnel in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Lisa Peloquin, assistant professor of sociology, and Kim Jones, assistant professor of anthropology, organized and led a roundtable discussion on feminist praxis in study abroad courses at the 2008 Southeastern Women’s Studies Association meeting in Char-lotte. Peloquin; Aaron Peeks, assistant professor of sociology; and Angela Lewellyn Jones, associate professor of social justice, presented several pa-pers at the Southern Sociological Society meetings in Richmond, Va.

Toddie Peters, associate professor of religious studies, traveled to New York in early April to head a new study process by the Faith and Order Commis-sion of the World Council of Churches (WCC), exam-ining the topic of moral discernment in the churches.

Rebecca Pope-Ruark, assistant professor of Eng-lish, published a short article, “The Interview Project: Reinforcing Business Communication Competence,” in the March 2008 issue of Business Communication Quarterly. She also attended the Association for Busi-ness Communication Southeast regional convention in Columbia, S.C., March 13-15.

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Kirstin Ringelberg, associate professor of art history, presented “Not So Cute: Kawaii as Critique” as part of a panel called “Cute” held at the College Art Association in Dallas-Fort Worth on Feb. 21. She also gave one of two keynote lectures March 27 for the American Studies program at Long Island University

on material from a chapter of her recently completed manuscript, Gender, Domesticity, and the Artist’s Studio in American Impressionism.

Laura Roselle, professor of political science, was selected to serve as president of the International Com-munication (ICOMM) Section of the International Studies Association for 2008-2009 at the ISA’s annual meeting in San Francisco in March. Roselle served as program chair for the ICOMM section for the meet-

ing this year, organizing more than 30 panels on issues related to media, technology, communication and international relations.

L.d. Russell, lecturer in religious studies, was in-terviewed March 29 on Atlanta radio station WCXR’s weekly NASCAR talk show, The WSB 120 with Cap-tain Herb Emory, about his book, Godspeed: Racing Is My Religion.

Michael Skube, associate professor of communi-cations, wrote a review of “Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism,” for the March 9 edition of The Washington Post.

Mina Garcia Soormally, assistant pro-fessor of Spanish, presented a paper in March in El Paso, Texas, for the Association of Hispanists of Clas-sical Theater. In the paper, “El (H)amete de Toledo en el contexto de las expulsiones: Ecos a ambos lados del Atlántico,” she discussed three plays that share the

same name written by Lope de Vega, Belmonte and Martinez, and Tres Ingenios, and studied the treatment of the Moor at the time this community was expelled from Spain.

An article by Barth Strempek, doherty Professor and associate professor of business administra-tion, has been published in the spring 2008 issue of the Journal of the Acacdemy of Business Education. “Aca-demic Benefits, Practical issues: Assessment of an Inte-grated Entrepreneurship Program” details the complete

assessment results of the Elon Enterprise Academy (EEA) program that was conducted in 2002-2004 with the support of a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

Amanda Tapler, lecturer in health education, was honored April 1 as one of United Way’s 2008 Alamance County Volunteer Award winners. Tapler received the Health Award for her work with Women’s Resource Center’s “Growing Up and Liking It” pro-gram, which she developed.

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Michelle Trim, lecturer in English, presented a paper at the national College English Association conference on March 28, in St. Louis. Her paper, “Just Because We Can: The Good Rhetor as an Alternative for Fos-tering a Social Conscience,” discusses some of the ways that assignments in her English 110 College Writing

courses can offer teachers alternatives to service learning that still provide students with opportunities for democratic participation.

david Vandermast, assistant professor of biol-ogy, presented some of his research at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Science Colloquium in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on April 14. The presentation, titled “Temporal trends in diameter, basal area, and biomass in high-elevation beech forests,” reported on

unusually high rates of biomass accumulation in what are supposed to be stable, slow-growing forests.

Matthew Valle, associate professor of business administration, presented two manuscripts at the 2008 International Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Management in Arlington, Va.

Frances Ward-Johnson and John Guiniven, associate pro-fessors in the School of Communica-tions, presented their research at the 11th annual International Public Rela-tions Research Conference held March

6-9 in Miami. The presentation was titled “Ethical Dilemmas: The Social Media Release and its Implications for the PR-Journalist Rela-tionship.” Guiniven also presented a paper titled “Reflexive Emo-tions and Their Role in Communication Strategy on Public Issues.”

Tony Weaver, assistant professor of leisure and sport management, spoke with News 14 Carolina on April 11 about recent protests in cities that have hosted the Olympic torch. He also spoke for an April 19-20 segment on Siena Alumni Connection out of WVCR-FM in Albany, N.Y., about his work at Elon and the

business of college athletics.

Bill Webb, assistant professor of performing arts, and Luke Lemanski, assistant technical director, joined two performing arts students during spring break to install a new lighting sys-tem at WFMY News 2 in Greensboro. The Elon crew served as electricians working with New York City Lights on the project.

Tripp York, instructor in religious studies, recently published an article on the misuse of Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory and legacy called “Dethroning a King” in Christian Ethics Today.

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darlene B. Mcdowell, assistant director of career services for the School of LawDarlene joined the School of Law after working as a recruitment coordinator for several law firms in North Carolina and Virginia. She has also worked as the director of placement for the Washington &

Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Va. Darlene said she was attracted to Elon by the opportunity to be part of the new law school’s development. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, decorat-ing projects and visiting North Carolina’s mountains.

Mike McCarty, assistant football coachMike comes to Elon from a previous position at Arkansas State University. A native of Oregon City, Ore., Mike earned a history degree from Portland State University. He lives with his wife, Kim, and their two children, Macy and Beau.

Tony M. Martin, security officerOriginally from Siler City, N.C., Tony has worked part time with Elon Security for three years and has had experience with the Burl-ington Fire Department. He is a certified EMT who enjoys fishing, hunting and working out in the gym. With two grown children — Tonnelle and Sherome — and a 16-year-old, Marcus, Tony was attracted to Elon by the beauty of the campus, its respected reputa-tion and its growing sports programs.

Kathryn Bennett, gift planning program assistantKathryn grew up in Elon and returned to work for the university after spending a few years working as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Triad Realtors and as a receptionist for the Alamance Skin Center. She graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a degree in

psychology. Married to Clark Bennett, an Elon alum, the couple has two daughters – Emerson, 10, and Kennedy, 8. Kathryn enjoys read-ing, photography, scrapbooking and spending time with family.

Lisa Purtz, senior assistant to the presidentLisa, an Ohio native, is an Elon alum who worked for the admissions office before earning her law degree from Stetson University. She is engaged to John Kee-gan, director of international admissions at Elon.

Brian Fitts, media technicianBrian designed and installed structured cabling and home theater systems as part of his own business before coming to Elon. He earned his undergraduate degree in music education and today enjoys classic muscle cars, playing and singing in various music

groups, and spending time with family – Linda, his wife, and his 20-year-old son, Thomas. Brian finds the people and the professional environment at Elon appealing.

Kehaya Wescott, internship coordinator in busi-ness administrationA native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Kehaya joined Elon after working for the Johnetta B. Cole Global Diversity & Inclusion Institute at Bennett College in Greensboro. She was attracted to the university by “the opportunity

to assist students in such a wonderful educational institution.” When not helping students find internships, Kehaya enjoys life with her son, Joshua, who turns 1 this month.

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Vicki Hightower, assistant professor of comput-ing sciences

Vicki Hightower is quick to show off a photo of her two grandchildren. These two cuties are the precise reason why she will end her 26-year career at Elon this spring.

“I don’t want to miss too much more of my grandkids growing up,” Vicki says.

In 1981, Vicki came to Elon with her husband, a former Elon professor, to begin the computing sciences department. Later, she became involved with the athletics department, serving as the faculty athletics representative for the past 17 years. In this position, she is responsible for oversight of the athletics programs. Vicki enjoys at-tending all of the games, especially baseball.

One of her fondest memories at Elon was when the football team won the NAIA National Championship in 1981 for the second year in a row.

“We all sat in the snow for the entire game,” she says. “What an introduction to Elon sports!”

Vicki plans on moving to Dallas after retirement to be closer to family. She anticipates volunteering in her grandchildren’s schools to spend more time with them.

david Bragg, senior faculty fellow of musicAfter investing 46 years teaching in universities

and public schools, David Bragg has mixed feelings about retirement.

“This is a huge step in my life,” he says. “I some-times feel very apprehensive and other times I am

looking forward to this ‘new life.’” When David first came to Elon 38 years ago, he did not antici-

pate being here for a substantial period of time. However, that soon changed. He says he has been privileged to work with an array of students and colleagues along the way.

David and his wife, Mary Alice, are moving to Raleigh soon. He plans to spend retirement volunteering, traveling and adjusting to a schedule that doesn’t involve going to work every day at 7 a.m.

“No one can honestly say they have enjoyed every single minute of a career, but I have enjoyed most of them and had a lot of fun in the process,” he says. “Elon has been very good to me and my family, and it has been a wonderful place to work. I don’t think I could have found a more caring community anywhere else.”

Priscilla Lipe, associate director of academic advising and disabilities services coordinator

Priscilla Lipe has worked in schools for more than 40 years, with 33 of those spent at Elon.

Priscilla began her Elon career in the English de-partment, but decided to make a change when she “got

too tired of all the grading.” When she moved to what was then the LaRose Resources Center, she knew she’d found her home.

“I realized that I really enjoyed working one-on-one with stu-dents,” she said. “I missed the classroom, and still do, but that was the right place for me.”

Priscilla said she found variety in disabilities work that suited her far more than grading papers.

“In disabilities work, there’s always something new. It’s always changing, I just found out about a disease yesterday that I’d never heard of!”

In retirement, Lipe has said she would like to take some time to work on her house and her garden. She also plans to visit her daugh-ter, son-in-law and three granddaughters in Greensboro, as well as her son, who lives outside of North Carolina.

Carol Oakley, executive assistant to the vice president

After 22 and a half years at Elon, Carol Oakley retired from her post on Dec. 31.

During her time at Elon, she worked not only for the vice president’s office, but also for the provost’s

office and the fine arts department. Carol is credited — along with then-provost Warren Board and

George Troxler — with beginning in 1987 the tradition of holding commencement ceremonies outside under the oaks. She has worked with commencement planning for the past 21 years, and will return to campus for commencement on May 24 this year.

“I enjoy [commencement]; I’ve always loved seeing the students so happy,” she said. “That’s the fun part of the this job.”

Carol said that much of her time before retirement was spent arranging speakers and coordinating ceremonies. Her favorite speaker to visit campus was Colin Powell in April 2006.

Carol’s son and daughter are Elon alums. She said her connec-tion to the campus has continued through them.

In retirement, Carol will continue working at Elon, filling in when help is needed. She will also continue teaching shag dancing and working on call at Carolina Bank.

Richard Haworth, professor of mathematicsThirty-four years ago, Richard Haworth sent out

120 resumes. Elon was his first and last interview.“I hit the jackpot when I came here,” Richard

says. “But I had no idea how much was in the pot.”Richard arrived early for his interview for a

position in the mathematics department. He noticed students and professors talking in the hallways. Some were talking about class, others about personal issues. He knew that this close-knit environ-ment was for him.

Richard has formed close relationships with students and col-leagues throughout his three and a half decades at Elon. He has taught most of the math courses offered and served as faculty adviser to Intervarsity for 17 years. Richard treasures all of his experiences at Elon and cannot name a fondest memory.

“Oh gosh! They are all so good,” he says. Richard has no specific plans for retirement. He and his wife,

also newly retired, will remain residents of Alamance County. He will continue to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle, enjoy the out-doors, spend time with family and stay close to Elon.

“It will unfold like the rest of my life has. Opportunities have always come,” he says. “I’ve got to be close to Elon. Elon and I have held hands for over half of my life.”

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May 6David l. Schaeffer peter J. tulchinsky teresa m. walker

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mike Sanford

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Aug. 23allen e. poe

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Joseph l. rich James S. Starnes nina o. wheeler

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Sept. 1Jonathan w. rahilly Jennifer r. rivers Jane w. romer

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Sept. 6Sean m. watkins

Sept. 7Beverly w. coletrane Brian B. Fitts Sharon K. hodge lucas o. langdon

Congratulations to the newest members of the Elon community:

Robert Vick, associate professor of biology, and his wife, Jennifer, welcome a daughter. Ca-mille Grace Vick was born on Friday, April 18.

Paula Rosinski, assistant professor of Eng-lish, and Michael Carignan, assistant professor of history, welcome a baby girl. Charlotte Eliza-beth was born Wednesday, March 12.

Helen Grant, professor of law, and Bob Eddy welcome a son. Logan William was born Friday, April 25.

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Katie Parsley ’03, editorEric Townsend, writerHolley Berry, production assistantGrant Halverson, photographerRobert Hoppey ’09, student writerBethany Swanson ‘09, student writerMegan Kirkpatrick ‘09, student writerdan Anderson, director of university relations

The @Elon newsletter is published by the Office of University Relations for the faculty and staff of Elon University. If you have faculty/staff news to share, e-mail Eric Townsend in the News Bureau (etownsend4@elon.edu) Please send your com-ments and story ideas to Katie Parsley (kparsley@elon.edu).

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Charles d. Johnston Ministerial Scholarship, Effie Wicker Johnston Music Scholarship, Edwina Graff Hughes Johnston Art Scholarship: $1,271,603Bequests from the estate of edwina h. Johnston

The Mac Mahon Family Scholarship: $1,000,000thomas p. mac mahon Sally mac mahon

Margaret Ann Hall Endowed Scholarship: $529,000 michael t. hall p’02 the hall Family Foundation

Frank R. Lyon ’71 and Natalie duPont Lyon Endowment in support of the Elon Academy: $500,000Frank r. lyon ’71 natalie dupont lyon

Koury Field House Renovation: $250,000anonymous

Elon Academy Endowment for Personal Finance: $200,000ing Foundation

Unrestricted: $150,000Bequest from the estate of louise t. Smith ’33

Unrestricted: $31,044Bequest from the estate of Vera e. hirsch

Carole W. Bruce Endowed Scholarship: $100,000 the Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation

Ever Elon Campaign: $100,000 leo lambertlaurie lambert

Riversville Foundation Scholarship for Elon Academy: $75,000the riversville Foundation

Robert d. and Florence N. Barker international Study Endowment: $25,000robert g. Barker p’08 Sandralee Barker p’08

Hilboldt Family international Study Endowment: $25,000James S. hilboldt, Jr. p’06, p’09 wendy c. hilboldt p’06, p’09

Elon Academy: $13,000the cricenti Family Foundation

The Chandler Family Professional Sales Centerthomas e. chandler lynn B. chandler

Law School Fund: $50,000Brooks, pierce, mclendon, humphrey & leonard, llp

Law School Annual Scholarship Fund: $25,000maurice Jennings, Jr. ’87 Dina B. Jennings

Parents & Grandparents Fund, Law School Annual Scholarship Fund: $12,500Daniel henson p’08 lauren henson p’08

Elon Fund: $10,308christopher p. martin ’78 nicolette martin

Unrestricted Annual Fund: $10,000the thomas S. Kenan Foundation

Hillel: $10,000Jill esrock p’09 Bernard S. esrock p’09

Elon Fund: $10,000george J. Kilroy peggy F. Kilroy

Elon Fund: $10,000Kerrii B. anderson ’79 Douglas t. anderson

Phoenix Club: $10,000william J. inman p’00 patricia K. inman p’00

Estate Commitments Jack R. and dorothy C. Lindley Endowed Scholarship Fund: $250,000Jack r. lindley, Sr. ’56, p’83 Dorothy c. lindley p’83

Gift of Life insurance: $250,000rear adm. edward K. walker, Jr. p’78, p’79, gp’06

Gift of Real Estate george t. nall ’56 Jerolene K. nall ’60

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$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 o r m o r e Clementine Pinnix, custodian For Clementine Pinnix, working at Elon has been

a family affair. In her 18 years here, she has worked alongside her sister, daughter, granddaughter and grandson. Her granddaughter, Mary Ector, is a 2003 Elon graduate who works in a management position.

A lifelong Elon resident, Clementine worked in several places on campus before working primarily in Belk Library until her retire-ment. During her time at Elon, she has witnessed the campus evolve.

“I have seen lots of changes and comings and goings,” she says. Clementine will miss her interaction with students, which was

at its peak when she worked in several dorms on campus. “I would often talk to students in the morning,” she says. “They

would tell me what was going on, and I would give them advice.”Clementine plans to spend her retirement doing missionary and

volunteer work through her church, the Greater Hope of Greens-boro. She also plans to spend time with her great-grandchild.

Robert Blake, professor of English Robert Blake is retiring after a career at Elon that

spans 40 years. In the winter of 1968, Robert was living in West Virginia when he received an offer from then-President Earl Danieley to come to Elon. After visiting campus, he decided it was the place for him.

“I was impressed by the friendliness of the people, the beauty and serenity of the campus and the overall ambience of the com-munity,” Robert recalls. “(My wife and I) have found Elon to be a marvelous place to raise a family, and we don’t regret for a moment our decision to come here.”

Robert plans to spend his retirement summering at his second home in western North Carolina and returning to Elon in the winter to watch university football games and enjoy a warmer climate. While he will miss regular contact with students and colleagues, he expects to return to campus fairly regularly with his wife, Carol.

Sadie Allen, custodian Sadie Allen is retiring after a distinguished 18-year career with

Elon’s physical plant.

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