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Monday, October 12, 2026

Today at Elon / Elon employees honored during Staff Appreciation Day - Today at Elon

The staff members were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the university at a May 27 awards program during the annual staff day celebration.

Seven Elon university employees were honored on May 28 for their contributions to the university in the annual staff awards program held this year inside Schar Center with the theme of “Be an Adventurer!”

The Phoenix Innovation Award is presented to a member of the Elon staff who has displayed innovation by creating, designing, improving or implementing a new idea or program that benefits the university or our community. The 2022 award was presented to Dan Reis, senior instructional technologist.

The Phoenix Rising Award is presented to one newer member of the Elon staff who has consistently displayed excellence in pursuit of the Elon Commitment with an engaged mind, inspired leadership and global citizenship. The 2022 award was presented to Paul Tongsri, director of student care and outreach.

The Blanche Garrison Memorial Award, which was created in 2020, honors the contributions of hourly staff to mentoring, supporting, training, advising, supervising, coaching and befriending Elon students. It was established in memory of the late Blanche Garrison, an Elon Medallion awardee, who served the university with distinction as a housekeeper at Maynard House and was a friend to many staff, faculty and students across campus. The award was presented to Jan Register, administrative assistant for the Truitt Center for...



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