Elon Alumni

The Phoenix overcame a 2-1 deficit with five runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat UNC-Greensboro and capture its first Southern Conference tournament title, 6-3, in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Friday, May 14. Elon will face the host University of Georgia Bulldogs in the Athens Regional of the 2010 NCAA Softball Tourament on Friday, May 21.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. announced that effective June 14, David Stevens '81 will become President and Chief Executive Officer of the company's Central Carolina Region. The position covers the I-40 corridor from Wilmington to Morganton and includes both the Triangle and the Triad areas of North Carolina.

The Jackson (Miss.) Free Press featured 2009 alumnus Jordan Mohr as its "Person of the Day" in an April 27 article that highlighted his work with Americorps NCCC in Yazoo City, Miss.

ELONTHON, the university’s annual 24-hour dance marathon to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and Duke Children’s Hospital, raised more than $100,000 this year, organizers announced Tuesday in the final College Coffee of the semester.

Karen Clark Holmes '08 was among 38 women selected to join the Flight Crew, the cheerleading squad for the NFL's New York Jets.

Elon Career Services has started utilizing Google Map system technology to highlight student outcomes and networking opportunities. Maps have been created as part of the ongoing effort to highlight direct measures of student success to the campus community.

Some of the top students on campus were honored April 24, 2010, during an annual awards program that recognizes the accomplishments of African-American students at Elon University.

Elon’s commitment to sustainability has earned the university the distinction of being named one of the “greenest” schools in the country. The university’s profile is included in The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges, which was released April 20 and profiles the nation’s most environmentally-responsible campuses.