Leadership Prize

Surya Shahi, who is majoring in acting and international studies, has received the Samuel Huntington Public Service Award to advance his nonprofit that is building a school in his native Nepal. 

A recipient of Elon’s Leadership Prize, Perry Elyaderani is taking a three-pronged approach focused on better understanding the mental health issues college students grapple with and seeking to reduce the stigma many attach to mental health. 

A recipient of Elon's Leadership Prize, Kobos is responding to the needs of educators in linguistically diverse schools.

Eddahiri is using the support of the Leadership Prize to increasing mental health awareness among college students in her home country.

Josephine Gardner, a public health studies major from Maine, has received the Samuel Huntington Public Service Award to grow a nonprofit she founded to empower low-income women in Ethiopia. 

The daylong event puts the spotlight on cutting edge undergraduate research through poster and oral presentations around Elon's campus. 

The spring Elon graduate is honored by the international nonprofit organization for his work to create positive media images of black men and other minority groups.

The award provides students with $10,000 to research and understand problems of interest to them and then use their leadership abilities to test potential solutions.

A new award provides students with $10,000 to research and understand problems of interest to them and then use their leadership abilities to test potential solutions.