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The 12 senior finalists for the annual George Wharton Pepper Prize have been announced. Voting runs April 25-27. A link to the ballot will be emailed to faculty and students.
Read summaries of each finalist’s academic, athletic, community service, and campus activities:
The winner will speak at Lafayette’s 176th Commencement Saturday, May 21.
The prize, which is awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal,” was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, attorney, and founding member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In his gift, Pepper noted that the “ideal” Lafayette student combines a “sound academic record” with “noteworthy participation in College activities and student life.”