The Emerald and Pearl award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Alpha Delta Phi Society at the National level, and secondarily, exemplary contributions to the member’s chapter. Each Chapter and Affiliate may annually nominate only one member who is a current junior or senior, and all applicants must be fully-initiated members and registered on the National Society’s membership list.

One member can be nominated for both Sword & Spear and Emerald & Pearl, if the chapter chooses.

Previous honorees have included:

2023: Ally Bonhaus, CAP 2023
2023: Emery Miller, BING 2022
2021: Jennifer Cheng, CAP 2021
2021: Ian Kavanaugh, CAP 2020
2019: Nora Hennessey, CAP 2019
2018: Emily Law, Cap 2019
2017: Kylie Madden, CAP 2017
2017: Carolyn Dundes, MID 2017
2016: Breanna Tyrell, URS 2017
2015: Max Morant, PENN 2016