Both awards are given annually to senior student-athletes “who, in addition to athletic and scholarship achievement, exhibit in great degree the qualities of leadership, integrity and courage.”
The Cliff Hare Award is given in memory of Clifford Leroy Hare, a member of Auburn’s first football team, professor of chemistry, president of the Southern Conference and longtime chairman of Auburn’s Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics.
The Leah Rawls Atkins Award is presented in honor of Dr. Leah Rawls Atkins, noted Alabama historian, world champion water skier and the first woman in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. She also served as Director of the Auburn University Center for the Arts and Humanities.