NFF RELEASE
IRVING, Texas – Twelve members of the Washington University in St. Louis football team were named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, the organization announced on Wednesday.
To receive this honor, players must be seniors who will graduate this spring/summer, must have completed their final year of eligibility, must maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale, and must have been starters or contributors during the 2023 season. A group of 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified this year, setting a new record for the number of members in a single year during the program's 19-year history. In total, the initiative has now honored 20,946 student-athletes since its inception.
The recipients for the Bears include:
Collin Goldberg (psychological and brain sciences),
Josh Hartman (psychological and brain sciences),
Brendan Mayo (physics),
Kenneth Hamilton (anthropology),
Zachary Ginsburg (political science),
Clark Stephens (economics),
Grant Purdy (economics),
Collin Hoyhtya (architecture),
Taidhgin Trost (finance),
Peter Lynch (psychological and brain sciences),
Nate Light (architecture), and
Riley Merrigan (chemical engineering).
ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION
The Hampshire Foundation is the charitable arm of The Hampshire Companies, a privately held, fully integrated real estate firm that has more than 60 years of hands-on, cycle-tested experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing, and disposing of real estate. Founded by Jon F. Hanson, who served as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006, Hampshire is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Learn more at www.hampshirere.com.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik, and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship, and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the criteria, selection, and induction of members of the College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta; Future For Football; The William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation & Hatchell Cup presented by the Original Bob's Steak & Chop House; and a series of programs and initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Bruin Capital, Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Hampshire Companies, Hanold Associates Executive Search, Jostens, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.
