Profile Magazine

Senior Maggie Keller has molded her degree and time at LR to include her passions ­— visual arts and environmental stewardship.

With an enthusiasm for students and technology, Bjarne Berg, Ph.D., uses his knowledge and skills to teach future tech experts.

Fueled by passion, these three Lenoir-Rhyne alumni have applied the skills they gained at LR and used them to advance their careers.

As students in the Master of Science in Sustainability Studies program at LR complete their degrees - they are making a difference in the world one step at a time.

The men’s lacrosse team makes a historic run to the national championship game in spring 2021 season.

Appointed in June, the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer – Avery Staley – sets his intentions and goals for the role.

Professor Taylor Newton, Ph.D., had been approved to spend a year as a visiting researcher at the University of Birmingham before the pandemic. Instead, she used the time to address vaccine hesitancy in Catawba County and throughout the state.

With a love for space travel and NASA, senior Madeline Schmidt spent 10 weeks of her summer as a NASA intern – leading to her completely changing the way she sees assignments and future job prospects.

With a passion for traveling, alumna Chrissy Elliott '96 has been to 55 countries, 47 states and five continents in the last 25 years – and has no plans of slowing down.

Phillips comes to LR from Davidson-Davie County Community College where he served as coordinator of engagement, persistence, retention and completion after spending four years at Winston-Salem State where he was assistant director for freshmen admission.

A veteran human resources manager with nearly 15 years of experience, Angelene Fortune was the senior strategic human resource business partner for HCA Healthcare, formerly known as Mission Health System, before being promoted to human resource manager.

Throneburg is tasked with collecting observational data on Louie the elephant to develop the NC Zoo's understanding of his daily behaviors. She is also tasked with recording interactions between Louie and the zoo's four females — Rafiki, Nekhanda, Tonga and Batir — as they integrate into a herd.