Elon Alumni

Grateful for his Elon education, Ralph O. Mueller ’83 has made a $1.8 million estate gift that, in the future, will fund opportunities for faculty and students from underrepresented groups.

The Elon student, originally from North Eastham, Massachusetts, died in April 2023 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in what police investigated as a fatal hit-and-run incident.

The newspaper of Elon News Network was recognized as part of the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest.

The cinema and television arts major recently won a film contest celebrating the stories of African Americans and the positive impact they have made in Guilford County communities.

Smith followed his Elon education with a 12-year career in the U.S. Army that prepared him for his current role at chief financial officer.

A May swearing-in ceremony hosted by the Greensboro Bar Association inside the Old Guilford County Courthouse offered graduates a moment to celebrate and reflect on achieving their dreams of serving others as North Carolina attorneys. 

More than 1,400 students across two ceremonies participated in Elon University's Commencement in Schar Center on Friday, May 24.

The journalism major is applying what she learned on campus and during her internships in a full-time role as a digital content producer at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Boyle is the grandson of Bob and Faye Smithwick, who met as new students at Elon in 1948, and will receive his Elon diploma on Friday, May 24.

Ryan Kupperman ’25, Donelle Leak ’25 and Isabel Gouveia ’24 produced video and social media content at the 46th and 47th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals, the globe’s oldest, largest and most prestigious programming competition.