Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23 will be the first alumna of an Elon graduate program to serve a two-year term on the governing board that advances the university’s mission by overseeing its health, strategic direction, educational policy, and finances and operations.
The former president of Elon Law’s Student Bar Association has been elected to serve a two-year term as Youth Trustee on the Elon University Board of Trustees.
Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23, an attorney at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions in Durham, North Carolina, is the first alumna of an Elon University graduate program ever elected by the Board to serve in that leadership role.
The Board of Trustees has ultimate corporate and fiduciary responsibility for Elon University. It is responsible for the university’s long-term health, oversight for its strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations, and for advancing the mission of the university.
The Maryland native hopes her presence on the Board of Trustees will help raise additional awareness across campus of the many ways Elon’s graduate students in law, health sciences, business, and education offer their talents to the university and the community.
“Elon has played such an integral role for me professionally and personally,” Kwon said. “Elon Law prepares graduates who will give back to the community, graduates who dedicate so many hours of pro bono legal work for those in need and graduates who zealously advocate for their clients. I hope to bring that lens and insight to Board discussions.”
Elon Law prepares graduates who will give back to the community, graduates who dedicate so many hours of pro bono legal work for those in need and graduates who zealously advocate for their clients. I hope to bring that lens and insight to Board discussions.
– Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23
Kwon studied international business at the University of Maryland, College Park prior to attending Elon Law as a Dean’s Scholar and Business Fellow. While in law school, she served in leadership capacities for several student organizations, including the Student Bar Association and the Military Law Society.
It was in the latter role that Kwon, whose husband is an officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty, forged a partnership with the North Carolina Bar Foundation to host a Wills for Heroes pro bono program where Elon Law student volunteers assisted veterans and first responders with creating wills and other estate documents.
She today works for Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions as the governance and commercial real estate attorney for the corporation’s worldwide entities.
Prior to this role, Kwon also volunteered her free time as a leader for the Soldier Family Readiness Group at Fort Liberty, the official military spouses and family support group while her husband commanded the 307th Headquarters Company in the 82nd Airborne Division.
And she offers nothing but praise for her colleagues and mentors from Elon Law. “The people are what make Elon Law and Elon University so great,” Kwon said. “It’s not the buildings. It’s the community and the culture that’s been created.”
About Elon University
Elon University is a nationally recognized leader in engaged, experiential learning that prepares graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture.
At Elon, more than 7,000 students learn through hands-on experiences and close working relationships with faculty and staff whose priorities are teaching and mentoring. The curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences with emphasis on global experiences and career development. More than 70 undergraduate majors are complemented by professional and graduate programs in law, business, education and health care. Elon is ranked No. 1 for excellence in undergraduate teaching by U.S. News & World Report.
Elon’s academic divisions include Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law, with programs in Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina.