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The life of John Penniman, ORHS Class of 2001 — Part One Benita Albert and D. Ray Smith/Historically Speaking Benita Albert brings us a great story of yet another amazing Oak Ridge schools graduate. John Penniman’s story is one Benita selected because of his contribution to the 75th anniversary book on Oak Ridge schools. It is a two-part story and Part One of his first-person account of his time in Oak Ridge.  *** John David Penniman arrived in Oak Ridge with his family in the summer of 1995. He began seventh grade at Jefferson Middle School (JMS) soon thereafter, and he graduated from O...

With research adopted by the U.S. government and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Associate Professor Scott Wolter's proudest achievement was returning to his alma mater to develop the engineering program and teach the next generation of world-changing engineers. Share: Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page Scott Wolter jokingly brags that he was Elon’s first dual-degree engineering major. “I graduated from Elon last century,” Wolter, the director of Elon’s dual-degree engineering ...

Share: Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page Elon University has awarded the Leadership Prize to Elon juniors Madeline Attianese and Gillian Kick to support their research into community issues and the development of potential solutions to the problems they see. Started as a gift from alumna Isabella Cannon, the Leadership Prize was established in 2015 to fulfill the former Raleigh, N.C. mayor’s vision of facilitating leadership and change. The Leadership Prize offers a $7,500 award to students to suppo...

March 28, 2021 Bumble bees are welcome additions in early spring. The containers of pansies are colorful as we reach toward the end of March. The bumblebees visit the pansies every afternoon. Very few flowers are in bloom in late March and the bumblebees are attracted to the bright colors of the pansies. The pansies have been in bloom for most of the winter and are now a haven for the early bumblebees of spring. The pansies will have flowers until the end of April. It will be hard to pull them up to replace with the annuals of spring and summer. We will miss the pansies and their pretty faces...

Elon provided COVID-19 testing as faculty and staff return after the winter break in Alumni Gym. The following update from the Ready & Resilient Committee sent to faculty and staff focuses on the increased testing that will begin next week for students, faculty and staff as well as information about volunteering to assist with testing. Share: Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page Dear colleagues, Thank you for participating in and volunteering to facilitate arrival testing. Below are updates regarding ar...