Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.

Alumnus Wayne T. Moore '49 dedicated his life to teaching and sharing his passion for classical music with students.

Ilene and Andy Cantos P'25 of Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, made their estate gift to support Elon Hillel in perpetuity because of the powerful impact the organization had on their daughter, Kylie Cantos '25, who served as a peer mentor and executive board member with Hillel.

Nancy Watson '66

Calling the Elon Academy the "neatest thing on God's green earth," alumna Nancy Turner Watson '66 made a generous estate gift in 2017 to support the Elon Academy endowment, helping to ensure that the nationally recognized college access program would continue to change lives in the decades ahead. The lifelong educator passed away in December 2023.

Estate gift by former professor Jim Elder �60 grows endowed lectureship

Elon Trustee Burney Jennings '87 P'18 and his wife Dina Blake Jennings '87 P'18

Elon Trustee Burney Jennings '87 P'18 and his wife Dina Blake Jennings '87 P'18, of Greensboro, North Carolina, have made a generous estate gift...

Estate gift from Elon Trustee Ed Moriarty and Jill Moriarty P�15 P�18 to endow Odyssey Program schol

Elon Trustee and parent Ed Moriarty P'15 P'18 and his wife, Jill Moriarty P'15 P'18, of Far Hills, New Jersey, have made a generous estate gift to endow the Moriarty Family Odyssey Scholarships.

Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown '59

The Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown '59 of Atlanta has continued her philanthropic support of Elon by making an estate gift to the Elon LEADS Campaign to fund...

Alumni Rich �97 and Jenn Nowalk �99 make generous estate gifts to �empower the next generation�

Grateful for their Elon experience and the lifelong relationships they formed, alumni Rich '97 and Jenn Nowalk '99 of Raleigh, North Carolina, have placed the university in their respective...

Gift from alumnus Wally Sawyer �64 and wife Rae Sawyer to provide scholarships for Elon students

Elon alumnus Wally Sawyer '64 and his wife, Rae Sawyer, of Tampa, Florida, have made an estate gift to...

Grayson Whitt '79 P'08 P'09 and his wife, Connie Whitt P'08 P'09, of Eden, North Carolina

Elon alumnus and parent Grayson Whitt '79 P'08 P'09 and his wife, Connie Whitt P'08 P'09, of Eden, North Carolina, have made a generous estate gift...

Christian Wiggins '03: Alumnus makes second estate gift to secure Elon�s future

Growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, Christian Wiggins '03 spent a lot of time traveling with his great aunt, Louise Amburn, who taught him valuable lessons about the importance of family and education.

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