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(03/13/24 3:11pm)
Senior anatomy lab foreman Smythe Lefebvre organizes and hosts the spring 2023 Human Donor Memorial on May 9 in Numen Lumen. “To be able to see TEATAPS get up and speak about how much this program has meant to them, and just for Chaplain McBride to donate his body, I think that showed how special Bubba's legacy is to this university,” Lefebvre said. “I'll remember that for the rest of my career, and it's just so special that the family was able to be here and see what Bubba’s donation meant to all of us.”
(03/13/24 3:11pm)
Right to left: Coordinator of the Undergraduate Human Anatomy Laboratory Matthew Clark, Director of the Anatomical Gift Program Dianne Person, son-in-law Steve Holland and daughter Leslie Holland of one of the four human donors in Elon's spring 2023 human anatomy lab. Known to the students as "Bubba," this is the first time ever that a donor's family members attended the Human Donor Memorial Service and spoke about the life of their loved one.
(03/13/24 3:12pm)
Elon University President Connie Book attends the Undergraduate Human Donor Memorial Service for the first time. “It's very impactful to recognize the humanity of that person that lived, that's in the memory of — in this case — his children, and how important that decision he made to donate his body for further discovery and to prepare young people to go into the health profession,” Book said.
(03/13/24 3:12pm)
Steve and Leslie Holland speak at the podium in front of students, faculty and staff at the spring 2023 Human Donor Memorial Service. Steve and Leslie are the son-in-law and daughter of "Bubba," one of the human donors in the human anatomy lab this semester. They were the first family members to attend a memorial, and they shared photos and anecdotes of Bubba's life.
(03/13/24 3:12pm)
Guest speaker and Chaplain Emeritus Richard McBride embraces Coordinator of the Undergraduate Human Anatomy Laboratory Matthew Clark after announcing his commitment to donate his body to the human anatomy lab program after death.
(03/13/24 3:12pm)
Chaplain Emeritus Richard McBride hugs Coordinator of the Undergraduate Human Anatomy Laboratory Matthew Clark after presenting as the guest speaker for the spring 2023 Undergraduate Human Donor Memorial Service. Before taking the podium, McBride submitted both his and his wife's consent forms to donate their bodies to Elon's Anatomical Gift Program after death. McBride spoke to students and faculty about the value in his decision to donate his body to education.
(03/13/24 3:13pm)
Steve Holland, Bubba's son-in-law, watches Chaplain Emeritus Richard McBride as he speaks at the spring 2023 Human Donor Memorial in Numen Lumen on May 9.
(03/13/24 3:14pm)
Chaplain Emeritus Richard McBride presents as the Undergraduate Human Donor Memorial's guest speaker for the spring 2023 semester. Before taking the podium, McBride committed to donating his body to Elon's Anatomical Gift Program in front of everyone. He also spoke about the importance of the anatomy lab journey and the value of learning of human donors.
(03/13/24 3:14pm)
“This semester we had one of the best programs we have ever had,” Clark said. “Seeing the family, hearing them talk about their loved one. We just came out of the lab from working with those individuals, and then now have an opportunity to hear the family talk about their life."
(03/13/24 3:14pm)
Director of the Anatomical Gift Program Dianne Person shares the history of Elon's gift program with the students completing the spring 2023 human anatomy lab. “You have helped them create a legacy. They put their trust in me. I put my trust in you," Person said. "There is a continuum of trust, respect, compassion and dignity."
(03/13/24 3:14pm)
Clark speaks to his colleagues and students about the personal significance of honoring the anatomy lab's human donors at the end of each semester. Clark has been organizing the memorial tradition since arriving at Elon in 1999, even though the university did not have its Anatomical Gift Program until 2017.
(03/13/24 3:15pm)
Clark and Lefebvre hug as Lefebvre welcomes him to the podium for the last time in her undergraduate career. Lefebvre has been the anatomy foreman for the 2022-23 academic year and organized both the fall 2022 and spring 2023 human donor memorials.
(03/13/24 3:15pm)
Elon University President Connie Book reads the names of those who were targeted and murdered during the Holocaust as part of Elon University's Reading of the Names event to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 18.
(03/13/24 3:15pm)
Director of Jewish Life Betsy Polk watches from behind a Holocaust education table as Elon University President Connie Book reads the names of those who were targeted and murdered during the Holocaust. Book spoke as a volunteer for Elon's Reading of the Names event — organized by Hillel at Elon, Jewish Life and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life — in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 18.
(03/13/24 3:15pm)
Freshman Diego Hernandez observes Holocaust Remembrance Day at Elon University's Reading of the Names event hosted by Hillel at Elon, Jewish Life and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life on Tuesday, April 18. “You're remembering what's going on, and being able to do that every year,” Hernandez said. “That's really important, because other than that, we're not going to move forward or we're not going to get better if we're not constantly being reminded.”
(04/18/23 5:30pm)
An Elon volunteer reads the names of those who were targeted and murdered during the Holocaust as part of Elon University's Reading of the Names event to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 18.
(03/30/23 3:26pm)
On March 22, an unknown woman unwarrantedly entered a dorm room in Elon University's Moffitt Hall located in the Colonnades neighborhood, according to an incident report from Campus Safety and Police.
(03/13/24 3:16pm)
Senior anatomy lab foreman Smythe Lefebvre speaks at the fall 2022 Human Donor Memorial on Thursday, Dec. 1 in upstairs McCoy Commons. “I'm really, really happy with the turnout and especially the students who chose to get up and speak,” Lefebvre said. “I was also really pleased about that, to see that they're not only being impacted by it, but they're being moved enough to get up and say something about it.”
(03/13/24 3:16pm)
Founding Director of the Anatomical Gift program at Elon University Dianne Person speaks at the fall 2022 Human Donor Memorial on Thursday, Dec.1. “In Elon University's Anatomical Gift program, we have developed a culture within our community to meet the curricular needs on this campus and to provide meaningful gifting options for members of the local community and throughout North Carolina,” Person said.
(03/13/24 3:16pm)
Senior anatomy lab foreman Smythe Lefebvre provides former Elon University Dean of Admissions Susan Klopman with an Anatomical Gift Program plaque commemorating Klopman being the very first anatomical donor on the gift program's list. Klopman spoke as a guest speaker at the fall 2022 Human Donor Memorial on Thursday, Dec. 1 in upstairs McCoy Commons.