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Business/English standout Ellis Harr named citizen member of Times-Union editorial board

International Business/English double major Ellis Harr, a Presidential Student Ambassador who also heads Sigma Chi fraternity on campus, will bring his voice to The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board this semester as a citizen member, the newspaper announced.

The five members appointed “speak up as the editorial board crafts positions on major issues of the day,” Times-Union Editorial Page Editor Mike Clark wrote. “We also take care to invite one college student in each class to reflect generational diversity.”

The ninth class of citizen members of The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board. Standing from left, Evie Welch, Mary Bland Love and Judy Poppell; sitting from left, Ellis Harr Mario Decunto.
The ninth class of citizen members of The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board. Standing from left, Evie Welch, Mary Bland Love and Judy Poppell; sitting from left, Ellis Harr Mario Decunto.

Harr, a senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., joins Clayton Levins, a 2014 Communications graduate now working as Community Engagement Coordinator for the University, and James Poindexter, a 2014 JU MBA/Florida Coastal School of Law JD graduate who is now an attorney with Delegal Law Offices, on the list of JU students to earn a coveted spot on the high-profile media panel.

The many accolades and accomplishments to Harr’s credit while a JU student include:

  • Positions as a Business Analyst Intern for Black Knight Financial Services, which services nearly half of all U.S. mortgages; Executive Intern for Greenshades Software, owned by JU alumnus and Trustee Matt Kane ’01; and Strategic Sourcing Intern for Bi-Lo Holdings-Winn-Dixie, the ninth-largest grocery store chain in the nation.
  • Business exchange program participant with the European Business School in Germany, and a Study Abroad program participant at the University of Roehampton in London.
  • Named to The Top 40 Talent list by the Davis College of Business in 2014.
  • Member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for students enrolled in business and management programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Election to lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest honor a business student anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate or master’s program at a school accredited by AACSB International.
  • Student Ambassador with Presidential Distinction and recipient of “Finest Fin” Award for job proficiency.
  • Winner of the President’s Award, part of the Jacksonville University Student Leadership Awards, which recognize high-achieving students and organizations, and publicly acknowledge students’ dedication and hard work.
  • President of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
  • Treasurer and Social Chair of the JU Honors Program.