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 (1950-1974): Class of 1971, Chris Lee, Buddy LeTourneau and Cliff Walters with 9.8%.
- General Alumni (1976-2014): Class of 1997, Julie Mayo Bradbury, Ruth Henry Keyes and Katie Mehlburger McGinley with 12.9%.
- Young Alumni (2016-2024): Class of 2016, Wyn Ponder Diaz, Robert Eckstein, Bren Flanigan, Caroline Hutchinson, Charlie Klingenberger, Jack Masterson, Andrew McCaffery, Payson Miller, Raymond Monasterski, Kate Reynolds, Madison Smith Sanders, Jack Thomson and Bailey Russell White with 7.4%.
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 (1950-1974): Class of 1969, Joe Davenport and John Wolf with $178,852.
- General Alumni (1976-2014): Class of 1994, Trabue Bland, Alan McKnight, and Steve Wasser with $357,531.
- Young Alumni (2016-2024): Class of 2016, Wyn Ponder Diaz, Robert Eckstein, Bren Flanigan, Caroline Hutchinson, Charlie Klingenberger, Jack Masterson, Andrew McCaffery, Payson Miller, Raymond Monasterski, Kate Reynolds, Madison Sanders, Jack Thomson, Bailey Russell White with $34,437.
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 (1950-1974): Class of 1957, Bill Kauffman with 63.4%.
- General Alumni (1976-2014): Class of 1996, Caroline Connolly Counselman, David Fosgate, Stuart Hogue, Shelby LaMar, and Ashley Matthews Shilling with 46.1%.
- Young Alumni (2016-2024): Class of 2017, Danielle Amiot, Hugh Boyd, Asha Campbell, Tom Concklin, Pinkney Beal Henderson, Kade Kenlon, Brooke Peccie, Edward Stroud and Steven Yeung with 23.1%.
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 (1950-1974): Class of 1957, Bill Kauffman with 53.6%.
- General Alumni (1976-2014): Class of 1996, Caroline Connolly Counselman, David Fosgate, Stuart Hogue, Shelby LaMar and Ashley Matthews Shilling with 41.1%.
- Young Alumni (2016-2024): Class of 2017, Danielle Amiot, Hugh Boyd, Asha Campbell, Tom Concklin, Pinkney Beal Henderson, Kade Kenlon, Brooke Peccie, Edward Stroud and Steven Yeung with 19.1%.
Past Winners
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 |