Archive for August 25, 2011

Claudine R. Moreau, lecturer in the Physics Department at Elon University, won first place in the 2011 The Pinch Literary Awards contest in poetry.

Alan Russell, associate professor of mathematics, was invited to give the opening keynote address at the TEAMSwork conference on Aug. 5 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill.

Lynne Kurdziel Formato, associate professor of performing arts, choreographed a professional production of "FAME" for Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y. Directed by Randy Kramer, the show featured 11 current students or alumni of Elon's music theatre program, including Raphael Andrews, Maddie Franke, Clark Kinkade, Em Laudeman, Jared Loftin, Guy Mannick, Ben Redding, Sean Ronayne, Leela Rothenberg, Lucy Ann Werner and Tanner Wilson.

Janet MacFall, in the Department of Environmental Studies, presented a research paper at the recent annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The paper, "Enzyme activity in hyporheic soils of Piedmont streams," was based on research done over the past two years and was co-authored with student Danielle Whitman.

Members of the faculty at Elon Law published books, participated in conferences, and engaged national and local media on legal current affairs this summer. Some of their activities and achievements are noted in this article.

Byung Lee, an associate professor of Communications, presented research and served as a the main instructor for a full-day workshop at two professional conferences in August.

Elon Phoenix athletics has launched a new campaign to encourage all community members to Live the Maroon Life.

School of Communications visiting professor Brian Walsh produced a 20-minute documentary this summer about Bushwick Creek, a small inlet of water off the East River that nestles between the towns of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robert H. Moorman joins Elon University’s faculty this month as the Frank S. Holt, Jr., Professor of Business Leadership in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. Named in honor of the former president of Holt Manufacturing Co. in Burlington, N.C., the professorship honors the vision, leadership and compassion that were trademarks of Frank Holt’s career.

Betsy Stevens, an associate professor of business administration at the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, received a citation award this summer from the Journal of Business Ethics for her article, “An Analysis of Corporate Ethical Code Studies: Where Do We Go From Here?”