Honoring Outstanding Classes
Each year, the Annual Giving office awards trophies to recognize collective class giving. These trophies recognize outstanding contributions from non-reunion-year classes. Class rankings as of June 30 determine the winners. The prestigious trophies reside in the Hotchkiss House on campus.
Winners are recognized for classes in the following categories:
- Five-Star: 50 years or more since graduation,
- General Alumni: 11 to 49 years since graduation,
- Young Alumni: less than 10 years since graduation.
The Bierer Trophy
Awarded to the undergraduate classes (excluding those celebrating a milestone reunion 5-50 years post-graduation) that have the highest percentage of members in The President’s Society.
- Five Stars (1950-1975): Class of 1974, Bill Wallace, Jim Farrar, Joe Leary and Matt Towns 9.50%
- General Alumni (1977-2015): Class of 1997, Julie Mayo Bradbury, Ruth Henry Keyes and Katie Mehlburger McGinley with 13.08%
- Young Alumni (2017-2025): Class of 2017, Daneille Amiot, Hugh Boyd, Asha Campbell, Pinkney Beal Henderson, Kade Kenlon, and Brooke Peccie with 7.54%
The Washington Trophy
Awarded to the undergraduate classes (excluding those celebrating a milestone reunion 5-50 years post-graduation) that raise the largest amount of money for the W&L Fund.
- Five Stars (1950-1975): Class of 1975, Ben Bailey, Burr Datz, and Gene Perry with $186,324.98
- General Alumni (1977-2015): Class of 2000, Christopher Ball, Tasha Sedlock Blair, Grady Frank, Trey Kuppin, Scott LeTourneau, Athena Mahoney Meyers and Kelly Sewell Nagel with $365,614.50
- Young Alumni (2017-2025): Class of 2019, Marie Baldwin, Anna Daccache, Hannah Dewing, Allie DiPietro, Jackson Ellis, Bryan Jun and Stephen McCaffery with $61,156.59
The Richmond Trophy
Awarded to the undergraduate classes (excluding those celebrating a milestone reunion 5-50 years post-graduation) with the highest percentage of members participating in donating to the W&L Fund.
- Five Stars (1950-1975): Class of 1957, William Kauffman with 52.50%
- General Alumni (1977-2015): Class of 1980, Gerry Barousse with 37.63%
- Young Alumni (2017-2025): Class of 2020, Kelsey Anderson, Stuart Ayer, Katie Bearup, Kylie Lee, Tim Piece, Bo Torbert, Sloan Warner and Will Webster with 19.46%
The McCutcheon Trophy
Awarded to the undergraduate classes (excluding those celebrating a milestone reunion 5-50 years post-graduation) with the highest percentage of members in the 1749 Circle.
- Five Stars (1950-1975): Class of 1967, Ned Bates, Pete Heumann, Stephen McElhaney, Bob Priddy and Chuck Staples with 43.45%
- General Alumni (1977-2015): Class of 1999, Happy Vaughan Anderson, Caroline Simons Chase, Megan Davis, and Kelly Benson Wellford with 36.97%
- Young Alumni (2017-2025): Class of 2017, Daneille Amiot, Hugh Boyd, Asha Campbell, Pinkney Beal Henderson, Kade Kenlon, and Brooke Peccie with 17.70%
Past Winners
2024-2025
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1971 |
1997 |
2016 |
| WASHINGTON |
1969 |
1994 |
2016 |
| RICHMOND |
1957 |
1996 |
2017 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1957 |
1996 |
2017 |
2023-2024
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1969 |
1997 |
2017 |
| WASHINGTON |
1970 |
1997 |
2016 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1996 |
2015 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1996 |
2015 |
2022-2023
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1969 |
1997 |
2016 |
| WASHINGTON |
1969 |
1994 |
2014 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1996 |
2017 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1996 |
2017 |
2021-2022
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1969 |
1994 |
2020 |
| WASHINGTON |
1969 |
1994 |
2014 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1981 |
2020 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1981 |
2015 |
2020-2021
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1969 |
1995 |
2019 |
| WASHINGTON |
1969 |
1994 |
2012 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1993 |
2017 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1969 |
2007 |
2017 |
2019-2020
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1969 |
1997 |
2018 |
| WASHINGTON |
1969 |
1994 |
2012 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1971 |
2011 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1967 |
2007 |
2017 |
2018-2019
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1971 |
2015 |
| WASHINGTON |
1967 |
1983 |
2005 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1970 |
2006 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1970 |
2007 |
2017-2018
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1969 |
2007 |
| WASHINGTON |
1967 |
1969 |
2004 |
| RICHMOND |
1953 |
1969 |
2006 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1957 |
1969 |
2006 |
2016-2017
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1969 |
2016 |
| WASHINGTON |
1953 |
1969 |
2008 |
| RICHMOND |
1957 |
1968 |
2016 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1968 |
2015 |
2015-2016
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1954 |
1969 |
2012 |
| WASHINGTON |
1953 |
1969 |
2007 |
| RICHMOND |
1957 |
1967 |
2008 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1957 |
1967 |
2009 |
2014-2015
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1969 |
2006 |
| WASHINGTON |
1964 |
1979 |
2006 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1967 |
2006 |
| MCCUTCHEON |
1955 |
1967 |
2006 |
2013-2014
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1971 |
2012 |
| WASHINGTON |
1959 |
1981 |
2006 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1967 |
2006 |
2012-2013
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1971 |
2013 |
| WASHINGTON |
1959 |
1969 |
2004 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1967 |
2013 |
2011-2012
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1959 |
1981 |
2012 |
| WASHINGTON |
1959 |
1969 |
2004 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1965 |
2012 |
2010-2011
| TROPHY |
FIVE-STAR |
GENERAL ALUMNI |
YOUNG ALUMNI |
| BIERER |
1939/1945 |
1967 |
2007 |
| WASHINGTON |
1959 |
1969 |
2002 |
| RICHMOND |
1955 |
1967 |
2002 |
