May 15, 2023
Many thanks to our mentors
To celebrate the people who make Lafayette Lafayette, we asked these seniors to tell us about their most influential mentors at Lafayette.
Pepper Prize
May 9, 2023
Fatimata Cham ’23 helps young women ‘center their voices’
At an early age, the 2023 Pepper Prize winner dedicated herself to improving not just her own life, but the lives of others around her.
May 5, 2023
Seniors share why they call Lafayette ‘home’
We asked the 2023 George Wharton Pepper Prize nominees: What specific memories or experiences made Lafayette feel like home to you?
May 19, 2022
In the media: Alex Ashley ’22 featured in Jamaica’s national newspaper
Alex Ashley '22, the 2022 George Wharton Pepper Prize honoree, describes his journey in The Gleaner, Jamaica's newspaper of record
May 10, 2020
Their Cur Non Moments
Learn more about the 2020 Pepper Prize nominees and their defining moments at Lafayette College.
May 28, 2019
Her Father’s Legacy
By Kathleen Parrish Reeve Lanigan ’19 had never wanted to come to Lafayette. Her late father, William Lanigan ’52, an emeritus trustee, had filled…
May 20, 2019
Pepper Prize Nominees Share ‘Cur Non’ Moments
“Cur Non,” the motto of the Marquis de Lafayette, is our rally cry. It means “Why Not?”, and it’s within that spirit that students are encouraged…
May 15, 2018
The Best of Times
As our Pepper Prize finalists are about to graduate and leave campus, we asked them to share a defining moment of their college career and the spot where…
May 14, 2018
Be the Change
By Kathleen Parrish Sometimes you choose the book and other times the book chooses you. That’s what happened to Pepper Prize winner Kenzie Corbin ’18…
May 6, 2011
Ines Amenabar ’11 Wins George Wharton Pepper Prize, Will Speak at 176th Commencement
Ines Amenabar ’11 (Guatemala City, Guatemala) is the recipient of the 2011 George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly…