Annual Student Awards

Earle Bates Award for Academic Achievement

This award recognizes a senior major for outstanding achievement in classes at W&L (as evidenced by GPA) and for their performance in the capstone course. Note that the outcome of the capstone project is given greater weight than GPA when selecting the recipient.

Earle Bates Award for Environmental Citizenship

The award for Environmental Citizenship recognizes a senior major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding environmental citizenship through participation in co-curricular activities and contributions to campus and community sustainability.

Al Knight Conservation Award

This award is presented to an ENV major or minor in recognition of significant accomplishment in the area of applied environmental conservation while enrolled at W&L. Preference is given to students working in river conservation or the American West. Students must be nominated by an ENV affiliate or core faculty member and there is no requirement for the award to be given annually.

Bruce M. Flohr Sustainable Commerce Award

This award is presented to a W&L student in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of sustainable commerce. Sustainable commerce includes those value creation and trade practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Past Recipients