Elon University alumna Gail LaRose ’64 and her daughter Michele LaRose, an Elon trustee, have made a $2.5 million gift to name a commons building for Historic Neighborhood, the only neighborhood currently without a commons building. Elon president Leo Lambert announced the gift at a Board of Trustees luncheon Oct.21 and held it at the future site of the LaRose Student Commons. The building will provide a gathering and study space for West, Sloan, Virginia, Smith, Carolina, and Hook, Brannock and Barney residence halls.
“I felt this gift was the right thing for us to do and is something I feel very good about doing,” Gail LaRose said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to have the LaRose name on the historic campus. I have four wonderful grandchildren, and I hope one day one of them will make use of this terrific building.”