Archive for June 16, 2011

Todd Lee, a longtime mathematics faculty member renowned for his infectious enthusiasm both inside and outside the classroom, is the 2010 recipient of the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Eric Ashley Hairston, associate professor of English and law and humanities, authored a chapter in the recently-published book, New Essays on Phillis Wheatley, edited by John C. Shields, distinguished professor of English at Illinois State University, and Dr. Eric Lamore.

The Elon University Board of Trustees has elected spring 2011 graduate Greg Mader to a two-year term as youth trustee on the board. Mader is a Durham, N.C., native who received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics.

Associate Professor of Communications Amanda Sturgill completed the Newsplex Summer Seminar training Teaching and Research in Convergent Media in early June.

Elon University School of Law has received full accreditation by the American Bar Association. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved Elon’s application June 10, at its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From SPLC.org (6/15/11): The North Carolina Court of Appeals decided Wednesday not to delay the court-ordered release of athletic records by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From Mountain Xpress (6/14/11): While the all-important $19.7 billion state budget labored its way through the General Assembly en route to Gov. Bev Perdue's historic June 12 veto (the first time a North Carolina governor has ever rejected a budget), legislators also pushed a number of other bills along the Statehouse corridors toward the June 9 crossover deadline (after which most bills can't be considered for the rest of the two-year session). Some lost their earlier patina; others made light of the serious business at hand.