The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards were established by the New York Southern Society in 1925 in memory of Mr. Sullivan, a Southerner who became a prominent lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist in New York, in the late nineteenth century. The Society, and carefully selected colleges and universities, jointly arrange for the issuance of medallions and certificates which are to be perpetual reminders of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, the memory of whose life had been handed down with loving and grateful admiration as one that was a continuous expression of those high qualities which ennoble and beautify living and bind people in mutual love and helpfulness. Such lives must ever be encouraging and inspiring; they justify our highest ideals and hopes. These prestigious awards for excellence of character and service to humanity are presented annually at Commencement to a member of the community and to one female and one male graduating senior.