Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Washington and Lee University is proud to announce this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners. We will celebrate the recipients during Alumni Weekend, May 4-7, 2023.
MR. DONALD EAVENSON, JR. ’73
Don entered Washington and Lee in the fall of 1969 as an undergraduate student. He double majored in History and Journalism, was a Dean’s List and Honor Roll student and was tapped as a member of Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Society. An active campus leader, he served as a dorm counselor, senior class vice president, and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was selected for Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.
He was a four-year letterman in both football and lacrosse. As a senior, he served as the team captain for both sports. In football, he was named all-conference and received the Clovis-Moomau Trophy for Spirit and Sportsmanship. Don was a two-time All-American in lacrosse, was awarded the Wheelwright Trophy as the team’s most valuable player as a junior, and was selected for the North-South All-Star Game. Don was named an Outstanding College Athlete of America in both his junior and senior years. He capped his athletic career by being named the recipient of the Preston R. Brown Most Outstanding and Most Valuable Senior Athlete Trophy. In recognition of Don’s outstanding athletic performance, he was inducted into the Washington and Lee Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 and in 2019 as a member of the 1973 Men’s Lacrosse Team. He was also inducted into the Eastern Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2021.
MR. CRAIG B. JONES ’73
Mr. Craig Jones obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, summa cum laude. He earned a juris doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977. Craig was a member of the Student Executive Committee, Sigma Society, Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and he is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Craig practiced law for ten years with King & Spalding, from 1977 to 1987, where he was a partner in the Real Estate Department in the firm’s Atlanta office. In 1987, he left King & Spalding to join New Market Development Company, an Atlanta-based shopping center developer, where he served as the Executive Vice President in charge of development and financing.
MR. ANDREW W. TATE ’98
Andrew Tate graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science with Special Attainments in Commerce. He was a Kathekon member, and member of the Sigma Society, served as a Social Organization Officer for his class and is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity for which he served as president.
Andrew is a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at UBS Financial Services and Private Wealth Advisor with The O’Brien Tate Group, in Charlotte, N.C.
He holds more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry. As an advisor, Andrew provides financial planning services and portfolio management for ultra-high net worth families and business owners. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001.
