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E. F. DRAKE, P’32 AWARD
The Trustees established the E. F. Drake, P’32 Award in 1980 in memory of
Brother Edwin Francis Drake, P’32 who was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Class
President, Editor-in-Chief of the Scarlet Letter and associate editor of the
Targum. Brother Drake played football, basketball, and raced at the Penn Relays as
a member of the track team. In September 1932, he was the youngest of five
men from the Mid-Atlantic Region to receive a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford.
Brother Drake served with the Intelligence Division of the Army Air Forces for
16 months in North Africa. While there, he gathered information that
resulted in a successful attack on the German airbase at Foggia, Italy. He
died in a plane crash over the Mediterranean shortly after being promoted to
Major. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of outstanding service in the Northwest African
Strategic Air Force.
The members of the Alpha may nominate an
undergraduate member for consideration by the Trustees of the Alpha Rho
Alumni Association and by the Trustees of the Foundation for this
prestigious and infrequently given award. The Trustees closely review the
application to determine if the nominee excels in both scholarship and
campus activities in a manner similar to that of Brother Drake. An award of
$500 is available. |
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