Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university’s highest honors:

Scholarship Cup Awards

Catherine Lippert

Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed herself 100% in her pathway. She exemplified an ideal, engaged sustainability science student of highest academic integrity. “Without a doubt, Catherine Lippert demonstrates the highest level of integrity and empathy in the classroom that I have seen in 20 years as a professor,” one of her professors said of her. “In multiple classes, I have seen Catherine work with peers to share her gifts and surface the gifts of others, all with an amazing sense of patience and genuine interest, while elevating everyone’s performance.” Catherine represents the utmost scholarly excellence across all phases of The Furman Advantage, including study away in Africa, internships, undergraduate research and community engagement in Greenville, while participating in co-curricular activities such as Mere Christianity Forum and the Millennium Fellows program. Catherine Lippert is also a recipient of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholar award for 2019-20.

Madeline Holt

Madeline Holt graduated Phi Beta Kappa at Furman with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences. During her time at Furman, she was well known among peers and faculty as an exceptionally hardworking student, committed to constant learning and high academic standards. She went above and beyond the traditional academic pre-medical course of academic studies, seeking out unique opportunities to learn about social determinants of health through her work with underserved communities in the