Articles by Eric Townsend
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Documentary by Elon alum to be aired on One Africa TV
April 8, 2010
A 2009 Elon University alumna will have a documentary she produced as a student broadcast this month on One Africa TV. Erin Barnett's film, "My Name is Anita," introduces viewers to Anita Isaacs, a former Periclean-in-Residence at Elon and an HIV/AIDS activist in Namibia.
Elon young alum honored by Wake County Public School System
April 8, 2010
Elon University alumnus Preston Williams Jr. ’09 was named one of four recipients of this year’s Diane Kent-Parker First Year Teacher Award in the Wake County Public School System, which serves more than 139,000 students in North Carolina’s second most populous county.
School of Communications announces leadership appointments
April 7, 2010
The School of Communications on Wednesday announced the appointments of two associate deans, with associate professors Don Grady and Kenn Gaither assuming their new responsibilities on June 1. Associate professor Jessica Gisclair will succeed Grady as the school’s department chair.
Elon junior recognized by Goldwater scholarship program
April 7, 2010
For the second consecutive year, Elon University junior Amanda Leigh Clark has been recognized with an honorable mention in the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships to students planning for careers in science, math or engineering.
Charles Irons receives NEH award for summer research
April 1, 2010
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded associate professor Charles Irons a $6,000 summer stipend to research how white and black Southerners interacted in church after the Civil War – and why some congregations stayed integrated for years while others split almost instantly along racial lines.
Chronicle of Higher Education cites Tony Weaver in story on athletics
April 1, 2010
In an online story posted March 31, the Chronicle of Higher Education cited work by assistant professor Tony Weaver on the recent trend of colleges and universities paying their new basketball coaches higher salaries than the men who were replaced.
Allen Gant receives top Elon award for business leadership
April 1, 2010
Allen E. Gant Jr., chief executive officer of Burlington, N.C.-based Glen Raven, Inc., a global provider of innovative fabric-based solutions, was honored at a March 30 campus luncheon with the Frank S. Holt, Jr. Business Leadership Award, Elon University’s highest honor for business leadership.
President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 reflects on his legacy in exclusive interview
March 31, 2010
Perhaps no other man captures the spirit of the university better than President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley '46, who was honored at Elon's 2010 Founders Day celebrations. Danieley not only made his career at the institution and served as its sixth president but also doubles as a walking encyclopedia of all things Elon.
Elon students finalists in advocacy competition
March 31, 2010
A letter from two Elon students to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, in which they urge the Massachusetts senator to support legislation that funds the development of nuclear energy technology, is a finalist in a contest that will be judged April 8 by prominent former lawmakers at a Project Pericles conference in New York City.
Article by David Noer published in Leader to Leader journal
March 31, 2010
David Noer, a professor emeritus in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, had an article headlined "Six Crucial Leadership Competencies for an Era of Downsizing" published in the spring edition of Leader to Leader.