Alex Cartwright Presents Senior Fellowship Project

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Alex Cartwright

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (04/18/2013)(readMedia)-- On Thursday, April 18, Hampden-Sydney College senior Alexander Chase Cartwright presented his Senior Fellowship Project in a public lecture at the College. Alex is one of a select group of seniors who undertook an extended, interdisciplinary research project which culminated in a public presentation. Although Senior Fellows are undergraduates, they are expected to pursue their research project at a graduate-school level. Each project is evaluated on its originality, on the thoroughness of its research methods, and on the quality of the final presentation. Alex's project, for Honors in Economics and Mathematics, was entitled "Honor Outside the Shadow of The Law: The Honor Code as Efficient Enforcement."

A Madison Scholar, Alex serves as Chairman of the Student Court, as President of the Union-Philanthropic Society, as Opinion Editor for the student newspaper, The Hampden-Sydney Tiger, and as Vice President for Hampden-Sydney Students for Liberty. He is a member of the Society of '91 (leadership program), the President's Men, and the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa (academics), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Phi Alpha Delta (law), and the Society for Collegiate Journalists. Alex was recognized for leadership in the 2012 edition of Who's Who Among Students in Universities and Colleges and was the recipient of the Samuel S. Jones Phi Beta Kappa Award at Opening Convocation in August 2011. A mathematical economics major, Alex is a graduate of Westfield School and is the son of Bob & Mindy Cartwright of Howard.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.