JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn - A whopping and record-setting 314 Carson-Newman student-athletes have been lauded with status as Eagle Scholars, the athletic department announced Monday.
The grouping will be formally recognized during the 12th annual Eagle Scholars Ceremony, which will take place Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. inside tbe Maddox Student Activities Three Gym. Due to potential technical constraints, there may not be a live stream of Tuesday's festivities. However, if a live stream is technically impossible, an on-demand video of the ceremony will be posted to the athletic department's Facebook page and Youtube channel.
Roughly 60 percent of Carson-Newman's student-athlete population will be lauded during the ceremony.
Carson-Newman's overall Eagle Scholars count has stayed remarkably consistent over the last four years. Carson-Newman has honored 300+ Eagle Scholars each of the last four years.
The record count of 314 bests the previous mark of 306, set in 2022.
It marks a stark contrast since the program began in 2013 with 72 being recognized.
The Director's Cup will also be presented during the Eagle Scholars Ceremony.
The Eagle Scholars Program recognizes academic achievements among Carson-Newman student-athletes. To become an Eagle Scholar, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Eagle Scholars receive a patch to wear on their uniforms during regular season competition. This year also marks the fifth year that the program also includes the introduction of the Gold Scholars. These honorees will receive a golden patch to wear on their uniforms for maintaining a GPA higher than 3.75. There are 84 such gold scholars (exactly the same amount as last year's) in this year's program and 47 Platinum Scholars, which recognizes students with perfect 4.0s.
Carson-Newman is the only school in the South Atlantic Conference to offer such a program.
It was the teamwork of Gloria Walker and Amy Humphrey, then members of the University's Student Success Center that helped to bring the program together in 2013.
2013 - 72
2014 - 93
2015 - 128
2016 - 160
2017 - 177
2018 - 213
2019 - 220
2020 - 243
2021 - 305
2022 - 306
2023 - 304
2024 - 314
