Rebecca Hardy earns President's Award at Athletic Honors Banquet

2017 Jun 19

Eastern Mennonite University held its Athletic Honors Banquet on April 20 in a time of reflection and honoring the journeys of the Royals' student-athletes. Senior Rebecca Hardy of Port Republic, VA won the President's Award, the highest athletic award given out by EMU.

At the culmination of the evening, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman presented the awards, based on academic achievement, athletic contribution, Christian commitment, leadership, campus involvement and service.

Hardy, a business administration and accounting double major with a 3.94 GPA, was a four-year starter for the EMU women's volleyball team. She began her collegiate career playing all-around as an outside hitter before turning into a dominant middle. Hardy averaged 2.11 kills per set over her four seasons, adding 138 blocks. As a senior, she averaged 2.50 kills and was third in the ODAC with a .335 hitting percentage. Hardy earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and twice was named to the EMU Invitational All-Tournament Team. On campus, Hardy was a student representative for the Business and Economics Department and invested in diversity as a member of the Latino Student Alliance.

"EMU has provided me such a great education that I am now equipped to work in the accounting field and I feel incredibly ready for grad school," said Hardy. "It meant the world to me that my own coach would be so understanding and supportive of my accounting endeavors."

Click here to see photos of the evening.