Elon Alumni

David M. Powell '86 has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Piedmont Triad Partnership, one of seven regional economic development partnerships in North Carolina. PTP is the economic development organization representing the 12-county Piedmont Triad region.

Emily Rice '10 and Eric Mann '10 have been cast in the national tour of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, "A Chorus Line."

Michele Woodson, a 2001 graduate of Elon's master of education program, has been named principal of Pleasant Grove Elementary School in Burlington, N.C.

Olympic Marathoner Blake Russell, a 2001 graduate of Elon's physical therapy program, recently spoke with Runner's World contributor Peter Gambaccini for a July 19 Q&A item on the website's Racing News section.

A collection of collages by Megan Coyle '08 has been juried into The Art League of Alexandria's visiting artist program.

Hollywood doesn’t really like government, judging by the movies it produces, but when you look at the way film directors portray individual employees, new research co-authored by an Elon University professor and alumna reveals a lot of on-screen respect for civil servants.