Alex Gannon of Richmond, Virginia, Recipient of CSS Award

LEXINGTON, VA (01/30/2014)(readMedia)-- Alex Gannon, of Richmond, Va., is a fall 2013 recipient of the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative at Washington and Lee University. It is sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at W&L. 

CSS seeks to recognize students who are not typically or sufficiently touted for the depth and breadth they add to the W&L campus community.

Gannon is majoring in business administration at W&L. He is the president of Campus Community Coalition, which works to improve relations between the University and the residents of Lexington; co-chair of the Voting Regulations Board; and co-chair of the Student Financial Aid Committee.

A graduate of St. Christopher's School, Gannon is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Sigma Society.

Recipients were selected by the CSS Committee, which is composed of students, faculty and staff. Any member of the campus community can nominate a W&L student at any time.