Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Carroll Phillips Bassett Prize is awarded annually to senior students deemed most outstanding by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Background on Carroll Phillips Bassett:  Mr. Bassett graduated from the Newark Academy, and entered Lafayette College in 1879, being graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1883, with the degree of Civil Engineer. [...]

The Russell C. Brinker Prize in Civil Engineering is awarded to that junior in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department who, in the opinion of that department’s faculty, is deemed most deserving on the basis of self-reliance, scholarship, and student activities. Background on Russell C. Brinker:  BSCE Lafayette College 1929 (Barge Math prize 1927, Citation [...]

Aaron O. Hoff Award   “On May 9, 1832, at nine o’clock in the morning, an African American student, Aaron O. Hoff ’36, had blown the horn that called 43 students and three teachers to their first class at Lafayette” (Gendebien, 1986). Since 1991, the Office of Student Life Programs has been honoring Aaron’s legacy with [...]

The Lehigh Valley Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers – Outstanding Senior Award is awarded to a senior civil engineering student who exhibits outstanding scholastic ability as well as involvement in extracurricular activities.     The award recipients for the Lehigh Valley Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers are: Donovan Hayes [...]

The Moles Scholarship Award The Moles is an organization of persons working in the heavy construction industry. This scholarship (amount to be determined by The Moles) is awarded to a deserving and academically qualified senior studying Civil Engineering with an interest pursuing the construction industry.   The award recipients for the Moles Scholarship are: Gerald [...]

This fund is named in honor of Daniel Patrick O’Neil ’06 whose life was cut short in the tragic shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. It is with heartfelt remembrance of Dan that this scholarship is offered to support engineering students pursuing senior projects such as individual research, honors work, or their own [...]

The B. Vincent Viscomi Engineering Prize was established in the Fall of 2004 in honor of Professor B. Vincent Viscomi’sretirement after more than forty years of distinguished service to Lafayette.  During this time, Professor Viscomi has been an outstanding scholar, an active participant in service to his profession, and a highly valued colleague.  But, Professor [...]

  The entire faculty and student body are invited to vote for the final recipient of the Pepper Prize.The George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal,” was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22, a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, an attorney, and a founding [...]

Maroon Club Student-Athlete Award – What is the Maroon Club? The Maroon Club is an organization comprised of alumni, parents, and friends which promotes an excellent undergraduate experience for all Lafayette students. The Club funds, sponsors, and hosts various athletic and academic programs and provides up-to-date information about Lafayette College’s 23 NCAA Division I intercollegiate [...]