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THE PENDULUM Volume 29, Issue 27 May 21, 2004 www.elon.edu/pendulum if it matters to '.k matter: i; Elon community offers graduates tradition Danieley challenges graduates for journey ahead Kristin Simonetti Reporter After today, Dr. J. Earl Danieley can add another line to his already extensive Elon resume: Commencement speaker for the Class of 2004. “I am highly honored to be cho sen,” Danieley said. “The university might have chosen almost anyone in the country.” This isn’t Danieley’s first gradu ation speech; he delivered the keynote address during commence ment ceremonies in 1989 for Elon s 100-year anniversary. He also served one year as the baccalaureate speaker. TTiis year marks Danieley s 61st year of association with Elon. His tenure includes four years as an undergraduate student, 16 years as college president, and several years as a faculty member. Danieley graduated from Elon College in 1946 and has become a fixture of the community as it has changed around him. Immediately after graduating, he became a member of the college s See DANIELEY p. 11 "Let me earnestly urge you with every fiber of my being to establish and uphold the very highest standards for yourself your living and your work. Standards of quality are not relative, they are absolute. ” Dr. J. Earl Danieley i Photos Submitted Dr. j. Earl Danieley has been chosen as this year's commencement speaker and will offer students advice on life at the graduation ceremony this Saturday. Dcinieley has spoken at many Elon events, but this is his first time serving as commencement speaker. He been associated with Elon for 61 years as a stu dent, professor and president fora 1&- year term. Danieley is currently a pro fessor of chemistry in the science department. Elon degree steadily gains clout in uncertain job market Candace Buckman Features Editor This past year, seniors have been facing one of the many fears of col lege graduation; applying for a job. Although Elon is not necessarily in the ranks of Harvard, Princeton or Yale, how does an Elon degree stack up against those of other schools across the country? Allison Deiboldt, a 2002 Elon graduate, currendy works in New York City as a research analyst with the ABC Kids. “I do feel that the Elon name is gaining more recognition in New York City and across the country,” she said. “It seems that whomever I speak to at work and in personal conversations, someone always knows of someone who went to Elon.” Senior business major Erin Dowd agrees with Deiboldt. “Elon is becoming more and more recog nized as a good school,” she said. While she participated in job inter views this year, Dowd said many people she spoke with were familiar with the Elon name. See DIPLOMA p. 11 13/C • outstanding seniors who 1^ Elon faculty and staff offer graduates their own X • comprise this year's graduating class. JL JL v-r • words of wisdom.
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