News
February 12,1998
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Changes in Elon College
under Dr. Young
Dr. Young has been Elon's president since before most
current Elon students were born. Here is a brief look at
some of the changes Young presided over.
• Construction of Fonville Fountain
• The enroHment has more than doubled
• Addition of Masters in Education, Masters in
Business Administration and Master in Physical
Therapy programs
• Creation of "Elon Experiences" — study
abroad, vohmteer services, leadership develop
ment, internships
• Expanded campus to more than 500 acres
• Change in General Studies curriculum and
expanded class to four hour system
• Construction of the Model Center for the Arts,
the Koury Center, the Moseley Center,the Story
Center, Jordan Center and East Campus apart
ments.
• Move to Division I athletics
• The start of construction of the new science
building and securing of the money for the new
library and stadium
• Elon was ranked 19 out of 123 Southern col
leges and universities by U.S. News & World
Report in 1998
Photo courtesey College Relations
President Young addresses the faculty and staff at the faculty meeting on Friday.
from YOUNG, page 1
Chairman of the Board of Trust
ees Robert LaRose said, “Fred
Young has provided extraordinary
leadership for the college. His en
ergy, vision and commitment to the
institution and the students it serves
have created an amazing legacy.”
“It’s going to be a real chal
lenge to find a successor,” Special
Assistant to the President Jo Watts
Williams said.
“(Young has) tremendous vi
sion and energy that has placed the
college in the forefront of higher
education.”
Elon College has changed dra
matically in the almost 25 years of
Young’s presidency. The enroll
ment has more than doubled and
expanded the geographic appeal of
Elon.
Coordinator of Cultural Pro
grams George Troxler said that
while the increase in enrollment
and the quality of students Elon
attracts is one of Young’s most
obvious accomplishments he does
not think it is Young’s greatest.
“I think the way we perceive
ourselves is his greatest accom
plishment,” said Troxler, who was
teaching history at Elon when
Young began his presidency
“He has given us a sense of
self. The college perceives itself in
a very different way. The college is
better than we thought ourselves to
be in 1973.”
Elon has also added masters
programs in physical therapy, busi
ness and education as well as com
munications and computer science
majors.
The changes in Elon have not
just been academic. The campus
has “ expanded from 145 to more
than 500 acres. Among the build
ings constructed under Young’s
supervision are the Faith
Rockefeller Model Center for the
Arts, the Koury Center, Jordan Cen
ter and Moseley Center.
“Dr. Young has strategically
placed the college in the position to
reach greater achievement in the
coming years,” said Williams.
Troxler said, “I think his length
of service and the continuity he has
had have been a great assett to the
college.”
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