Walker Cup records

Collection — Folder: Walker Cup, DePauw Vertical File

Identifier: DSU-2014-0680

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Walker Cup history, photographs, newspaper clippings and a list of awardees from 1927-2011.

Dates

1927 - 2011

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Historical Note

Mr. Guy Morrison Walker, lawyer and reorganization expert (A.B., 1890; A.M. 1893; LL. B., 1891 - DePauw), made provision for the Walker Cup to be presented annually to the member of the Senior Class who shall be determined to have done the most for DePauw during his or her college course. Selection shall be made in the following manner:

Each member of the Senior Class shall vote for that member of the class (man or woman) whom he or she deems most worthy of receiving the cup and shall also indicate a second choice, giving in each case his or her reasons for so choosing. From the three receiving the largest number of votes in this nominating election, a committee composed of the President and those members of the faculty who are heads of departments shall select the one to whom the cup shall be awarded. However, if in the opinion of the faculty committee no one of the three so nominated is worthy of receiving the cup, then they shall withhold the awarding of the cup for that year.

The Walker Cup was first awarded in 1927 to the member of the senior class determined to have done the most for DePauw University during their college course.

A list of awardees can be found in the Walker Cup Libguide, here: https://libguides.depauw.edu/walker_cup