CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference is set to recognize 59 student-athletes, highlighted by 35 who were selected as 2025 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipients and three student-athletes who will receive the 2025 Jim & Pat Thacker Scholarship Award.
In addition to those chosen as scholarship award recipients, 24 additional student-athletes who plan to pursue professional careers in their chosen sports or career field of study, were named to the 2025 ACC Excellence Award list (formerly called Honorary Scholarship nominees).
For Miami, Dorian Gonzalez (baseball) and Alexa Noel (women’s tennis) were Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford recipients, and Max Flory (men’s diving) and Mia Vallée (women’s diving) were Excellence Award winners.
“This year’s class of ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipients showcases the best of collegiate athletics,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “The student-athletes in the ACC consistently excel in both academics and athletics, as demonstrated by this remarkable group of nearly 60 individuals. Their dedication and commitment to excellence in competition and in the classroom is truly impressive. The future is extremely bright for these outstanding student-athletes, and we are excited to continue supporting them.”
The Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford and Jim & Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree after completing their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $9,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community and were approved by the league’s Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) at the ACC Winter Meetings.
To be eligible for ACC Postgraduate Scholarships, nominees must have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically with an overall minimum accumulative grade point average of 3.0 or its equivalent. The student-athlete must have completed at least seven semesters and completed or will complete their baccalaureate degree, at an ACC institution, prior to receiving the postgraduate scholarship, and performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team specifically represented by local, conference, regional and/or national athletic recognition. The nominees also must have conducted themselves, both on and off the field, in a manner that has brought credit to themselves, their institution, intercollegiate athletics, and the ideals and objectives of higher education.
The ACC has selected postgraduate scholarship recipients annually since 1971. Over that time, the league has provided nearly $4.7 million to more than 1,000 ACC student-athletes.
Each member institution may nominate a maximum of two candidates to be eligible for the postgraduate scholarship awards. Institutions are recommended to nominate a student-athlete from one men’s and one women’s sport.
Student-athletes nominated for the ACC Excellence Award are also eligible for the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship.
This year’s class of postgraduate scholarship recipients will be highlighted on ACC Network during live programming from March through June. Each of the ACC’s 18 member schools will also recognize their respective honorees on each of the leagues 18-member schools. In addition, the ACC’s 18 member schools will also recognize their honorees on each of their respective campuses.
