Jay Simmons Receives Final Convocation Award

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Left to right: Jay Simmons and Professor Frank Archer

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (05/09/2012)(readMedia)-- At Final Convocation on April 26, Hampden-Sydney College sophomore Jamar Rodnique Simmons received the C.T. Crawley Music Award, presented by Professor Frank C. Archer '73, Associate Professor of Fine Arts. Established in 1948 and given in memory of Camilla Virginia Taylor Crawley, this award is given to an underclassman who has contributed significantly to the music program and shows the most promise as a musician.

Jay is a member of the Acousticals, an a capella group. A psychology major, he graduated from Prince Edward County High School and is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Bobby L. Simmons, Sr. of Cullen.

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 needs of young men.