Carlton P. West Award Winners Announced for 2026

The Carlton P. West Phi Beta Kappa Award was established in 1985, and honors Carlton P. West, who retired in 1975 after serving Wake Forest University as faculty member and librarian for forty-seven years. Carlton West was the person responsible for bringing our chapter of Phi Beta Kappa to Wake Forest, in 1940. The award is presented annually to the members of Phi Beta Kappa graduating with the highest academic average. In recognition of their consistently outstanding academic work, it is with great pleasure that Phi Beta Kappa presents this year’s C.P. West award to the following members of Phi Beta Kappa who tied for this honor by graduating with a perfect GPA:

Matthew Bourguignon
Jack Carson
Betsy George
Zach Hansen
Cassandra Hung
Carter Kowalski
Lila Mercurio
Foster Pierce
Sierra Smith
Jack Xie
Scott Zhao