Our Awards

This award is named in honor of the late Alfred S. Reid, a former English professor at Furman. The award is given by the Furman Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa to a first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior student in the top 35% of their class who has demonstrated the most outstanding qualities of leadership in service to campus or community or creative and performing arts.

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation facilitates annual awards on 61 college and university campuses in the American South. Sullivan Awards have been given to students since 1890, recognizing individuals whose “nobility of character” and service to others sets them apart as examples to all.

The American Legion, Department of South Carolina, awards medals to a senior man and woman for qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Recipients are recognized as individuals who possess the highest qualities of citizenship.

This award is presented to the organization or group which sponsored the most innovative, creative, and groundbreaking project or program that has established a new standard in Furman’s student life.

This award is named in honor of the late C. Dan Joyner, an exemplary Greenville community leader known affectionately to the Furman community as “Furman’s Biggest Fan” because of his unwavering support for Furman athletics.  This award is presented annually to a senior student athlete on a men’s varsity athletic team and a women’s varsity athletic team. The recipients will be individuals who are respected by athletic teammates and who have demonstrated effective leadership of the team. The recipients will each be recognized as an athlete who has positively impacted their sports team as a role model, a resource, a motivator, and an encourager.

This award is presented to a select group of seniors who have demonstrated outstanding involvement with campus life and extracurricular activities and who, through this service, have exemplified a four-year commitment to the positive enhancement of the Furman campus.

The Harry B. Shucker Outstanding Student Leader Award was established in 1999 and is named for Furman’s former Vice President for Student Services. Dr. Shucker is well known among Furman students and alumni as a man of great compassion. He often went above and beyond his responsibilities to help a student in need. He made every effort to know students individually and he displayed a sincere desire to see each student succeed. This award is presented to the senior student(s) who has been involved in multiple dimensions of Furman student life and who has exemplified a four-year commitment to effecting positive change on the Furman campus. The recipient of this award will be a person with compassion for others who, through their role as a student leader, has embodied the spirit of leadership as action, not just position.

This award is named for Joseph Vaughn, the first African-American admitted to Furman. Mr. Vaughn entered Furman in 1965 and in 1968 received a B.A. in English. Mr. Vaughn passed away in 1991. This award is given to recognize the multicultural senior who has typified model citizenship, outstanding student leadership, and high academic achievement.

This award is named for 1971 alumnus and former Furman trustee Lillian Brock-Flemming. Mrs. Brock-Flemming was one of the first African-American women to graduate from Furman. This award is presented to a multicultural senior who has displayed leadership in student organizations throughout their Furman career and has been effective in advancing the concerns of multicultural students.

This award is named in honor of the late Joan Lipscomb Solomon, a 1956 Furman graduate. As a student, Lipscomb spoke out against Jim Crow and segregation, and this award is presented to a current student who continues her legacy through advocacy for those whose voices have been silenced, erased, or denied power. A monetary grant will accompany this recognition to further the recipient’s advocacy efforts. This award will be presented at fall convocation rather than the banquet in the spring.

This award is named in honor of a family whose legacy was to change lives and communities, one person at a time. This award is presented annually to the individual or campus group who, through actions of service to the community, has reflected the ideals of good citizenship. Good citizenship means that the individual or campus group has accepted their responsibility to support the Furman, Greenville, or greater community.

This award is named in honor of the late Rosa Mary Bodkin. The award is presented to the student who has encouraged meaningful dialogue among diverse groups and provided leadership in activities and programs which promote understanding, awareness, and appreciation of the many dimensions of diversity. This award will be presented at fall convocation rather than the banquet in the spring.

This award is presented to the recognized student organization or group which, through its activities and projects, has had the most significant positive influence on Furman and the surrounding community. This award is based on the quality and impact of campus events held, the group’s support of and collaboration with community engagement initiatives, and/or the group’s commitment through programs and actions to further advance the education of Furman students beyond the classroom.

This award is presented to the Student Organization Advisor who has committed exceptional time and energy to supporting the efforts of a campus student organization.

This award, named in honor of the late former Furman Professor of History, William “Bill” Leverette, is presented annually to the student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in promoting sustainability service and/or research and contributed to efforts to promote energy conservation and environmental stewardship on the Furman campus or within the greater Greenville community.

The President’s Award is presented to two senior students who, by general conduct and relationships with others, has exhibited high aspirations and noble humanitarian qualities of character in one or more areas of campus life: academic, social, religious or athletic.

This award is presented annually to students who, through their behind the scenes involvement with student life, have exemplified a commitment to enhancing Furman campus life.

This award, established in 2002, is named in honor of the late Willard A. Metcalf. Mr. Metcalf was known for his unique contributions to the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Greenville community. His life has inspired many students to strive passionately toward the ideals to which he himself was committed. This award is presented to the senior student who exemplifies personal character through high ambitions and a congenial disposition, as well as a selfless commitment to the betterment of others in the community.

This award is named in honor of the late Winston Babb, a former History professor at Furman. The award is given by the Furman Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa to a first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior student in the top 35% of their class who has demonstrated the most outstanding qualities of leadership in academics or research; communications; or athletics.