Elle Jones

Class of 2030

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Elle Jones, of Oldham, Ky., is a member of the McConnell Scholar Class of 2030 at the University of Louisville. She studies political science with a minor in Spanish. 

Honors Societies 

  • University of Louisville Honors Program

Scholarships & Awards

  • The Mahan Foundation Scholarship
  • University of Louisville Trustees Academic Scholarship
  • East Oldham Middle School Booster Club Scholarship

Campus & Extracurricular Activities

  • Student Council, Senior Class President
  • Varsity Field Hockey
  • Kentucky Youth Assembly
  • Kentucky United Nations Assembly
  • Speech and Debate, Debate Captain 2024-25
  • Academic Team, Individual Writing Composition
  • Link Crew
  • Governor's Scholars Program Alumna
  • National Honor Society
  • Beta Club

Community Service

  • Vice Chair of the Oldham County Junior Conservation Board
  • Lead Organizer for Holiday Toy Drive and Thanksgiving in a Box
  • Peer Tutor
  • Humane Society of Oldham County, Volunteer 
  • South Oldham Little League, Volunteer

Favorite Books

  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

High School

Elle Jones is a graduate of South Oldham High School, where she served as the Student Council President for the Senior Class and held the position of Debate Captain for two years for the Speech and Debate Team. She was also active in the Kentucky Youth Assembly and Kentucky United Nations Assembly, the Academic Team and the Beta Club and played varsity field hockey.

In my first interview for the McConnell Program, it took no more than three minutes before I was defending my point about the nature of the relationship leaders should have with their constituents. After leaving that room, I realized that if the Program were anything like that interview, I was right where I belonged. In these next four years, I expect to be challenged and invigorated by the kind of discourse that advances thinking and drives change. I couldn't be more excited to join a community of people equally capable of defending their convictions and to learn from all the perspectives each scholar has to offer.