Connie Ledoux Book

Constance "Connie" Ledoux Book, Ph.D. is President of Elon University, a private university located in Elon, North Carolina. On October 9, 2017, the Elon Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Book as the ninth president of Elon.[1][2] She became president on March 1, 2018.[3] Prior to her appointment as President of Elon, Book served for two years as the first female Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.[1]

Education
  1. Ph.D., Grady College of Journalism, University of Georgia. Dissertation: Municipal Officials' Attitudes toward Cable Television Regulation: A National Study[4]. (1990-1993)
  2. M.Ed., Education Administration and Supervision, Northwestern State University. (1987-1989)
  3. B.J., Manship School of Journalism, Louisiana State University. (1983-1986)[5]

Background

She is the granddaughter of sharecroppers from Louisiana. [6]

In the news

Under Book's leadership in 2019, Elon University was recognized as a top-100 National University and as second among national universities for best undergraduate teaching.[7]

Book has been noted for her defense of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.[8]

Recognition

2009 Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award[6]

Outstanding Service and Leadership Award from the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters 2009[6]

References
  1. Newsom, John. "Former Elon professor, administrator picked to be university's ninth president". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. "Elon University names first woman president". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. Stancill, Jane. "Elon University's first female president takes the reins". newsobserver. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. Book, Constance (1993). "Assessing municipal officials' attitudes toward cable television regulation : a national study". University of Georgia Special Collections Library Repository.
  5. "President-elect Book's CV". Elon University. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. "About President Book". Elon University. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  7. Newsom, John. "In the latest U.S. News college rankings, Elon debuts in the top 100 among some famous names". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  8. Newsom, John. "Guilford College and Elon University sign 'friend of the court' brief in DACA case before Supreme Court". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-10-13.


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