Sean Elliott Content / Sean Elliott Content for 51ԹϺ Davis en Memorial Day Ceremony Honors Sacrifice /news/memorial-day-ceremony-honors-sacrifice <p>Every time the United States has faced a threat around the world, 51ԹϺ Davis students and alumni have been among those who took up arms to defend it —&nbsp;even if it cost them their lives, Army veteran Jake Smith ’03 told a crowd of about 150 people outside the Memorial Union Thursday (May 24) during the campus’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony.</p> May 26, 2018 - 11:05am Cody Kitaura /news/memorial-day-ceremony-honors-sacrifice Memorial Day Ceremony to Add Name /news/memorial-day-ceremony-add-name <p>When Sean Endecott Elliott found new running shoes he liked, he didn’t just switch — he espoused their scientific benefits while on runs with friends. As house manager of a 51ԹϺ Davis fraternity, he didn’t just keep things clean —&nbsp;he gave detailed instructions on scrubbing toilets.</p> <p>“Effort and enthusiasm —&nbsp;no one had more of it,” said Jason Pepper ’10, his former roommate.</p> May 15, 2018 - 9:00am Cody Kitaura /news/memorial-day-ceremony-add-name Alum Killed in Marine Corps Plane Crash Remembered for Enthusiasm /news/alum-killed-marine-corps-plane-crash-remembered-enthusiasm <p>To committed skiers, it’s important to get first chair — to be the first one up the mountain. To Sean Elliott, it was even more important to clean the cabin first.</p> <p>Elliott ’09 would always be blasting music and energetically cleaning by 6 a.m. on trips with the 51ԹϺ Davis Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.</p> July 14, 2017 - 2:36pm Cody Kitaura /news/alum-killed-marine-corps-plane-crash-remembered-enthusiasm