The Elon University Board of Visitors added ten new members at its spring meeting held April 10-11 on campus. Read this note for details...
The new members include the following:
• Hugh and Virginia Cummings of Burlington, N.C.
• Robert and Helen Ellington of Burlington, N.C.
• Tom and Ivy Mitchell of Newport News, Va.
• Robin and Katherine Team of Lexington, N.C.
• Greg and Laura VanDerwerker of Kiawah Island, S.C.
The board also elected officers for the 2008-09 year. They include the following:
• Alva S. McGovern, Atlanta, Ga., chair
• Clifford B. Hardy, Jr., Tampa, Fla., vice chair and chair, student development committee
• Paul H. Amundsen, Tallahassee, Fla., chair, university relations committee
• J. Harvey White, Knoxville, Tenn., chair, development committee
• Linda C. Kelley, Burlington, N.C., chair, events committee
• Russell R. Wilson, Burlington, N.C., chair, membership committee
The Board of Visitors initiates and conducts programs and activities for the advancement of Elon University. Board members recommend ways to strengthen the university, serve as volunteer representatives of Elon, utilize their diverse technical, professional and business talents to advise the university, and identify and secure financial and volunteer support for the university.