Finale 2026
Finale, the school's annual senior recognition and appreciation ceremony, is held the Saturday prior to Commencement. On May 9, the school celebrated 83 Class of 2026 members, including 61 majors and 22 minors.
Among those who received special recognition were 10 seniors who completed honors research; eight Jepson School of Leadership Studies Honor Society members; four members of the national leadership, service, and academic honor society Mortar Board; 12 members of the national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa Society; and seven members of the national academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.
Jack DeKorte received the James MacGregor Burns Award, the school's most prestigious academic and leadership award; Charlotte Tisdale received the Clarence J. Gray Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership; and Andrea Punishill received the University of Richmond Alumni Association Jepson School of Leadership Studies Outstanding Senior Award.
Following the ceremony, seniors and their families joined Jepson faculty and staff at a reception.