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Annual Giving Performance Cup awards are a longstanding tradition at the College. Each year, following the completion of the fiscal year, individual classes are recognized for accomplishments that set standards for other classes to emulate. All but the President's Cup are named in honor of an Annual Fund volunteer who provided exemplary service to Hamilton in support of unrestricted giving. The winners of the 2008-09 performance cups are noted below.
 
The Brockway Cup Won by Class of 1950
Established in memory of Louis N. Brockway '17, the Brockway Cup is presented to the non-reunion class achieving the highest unrestricted and restricted dollar total. 
Winner: Class of 1950
Total class dollars: $2,668,430
Class Agents: Donald Gingras and Robert S. Bloomer, Jr.
Class Manager: Amy Palmieri
  
The Connell Cup Won by Class of 2007
Established in honor of Clancy D. Connell '12, the Connell Cup is awarded to the class which has graduated within the last ten years that records the highest percentage of participation in the Annual Fund. (The Senior Gift is restricted and, therefore, not eligible for this award).
Winner: Class of 2007
Participation: 56 percent
Class Agents: Robert Rosenzweig and Eileen Starrett
Class Manager: Dave Steadman '03
 
The Couper Cup Retained by the Classes of 1940 and also won by the Class of 1945
Established in honor of Edgar W. Couper '20, the Couper Cup is cup is awarded to the class that records the highest percentage of donors to the Annual Fund of any class with 10 or more active members.
Co-winner: Class of 1940
Participation: 100.0 percent
Class Agent: Eldred L. Ross
Class Manager: Amy Palmieri

Co-winner: Class of 1945
Participation: 100.0 percent
Class Agent: Gilbert F. Adams
Class Manager: Stephanie Broomfield
 
The Daymont Cup Won by the Class of 1984
Established in honor of Peter B. Daymont '26, whose class was the recipient of the Couper Cup for 13 consecutive years; the Daymont Cup is given in recognition of Peter's devotion to Hamilton's Annual Fund. This cup is awarded to the class that raises the most unrestricted gifts for the college.
Annual Fund Dollar Total: 383,571
Reunion Giving Chairs: Julia Lamson Ross, Montgomery G. Pooley, Jr. and Alan W. Schmiedicker
Class Manager: Erika Klar

The Kayle Cup (2)
Established in honor of Milton P. Kayle '43, Hamilton's first chairman of planned giving, the Kayle Cup is awarded to the class that records the highest percentage increase of bequest intentions and planned gifts.
Winner: Class of 2005
Class Agents: Ginny Smith Rosborough and Elizabeth C. Dolan
Class Manager: Dave Steadman '03
 
The Keehn Cup Won by the Class of 1969
Established in memory of Grant Keehn '21, the Keehn Cup is awarded to the class that records the highest percentage of new donors to the Annual Fund.
Winner: Class of 1969
Percentage of new donors: 12.9 percent
Class Agent: Jeffrey R. Parsons
Class Manager: Erika Klar
 
The Musselman Cup Won by the Class of 1944
Established in memory of J.J. Musselman '17, the Musselman Cup is presented to the reunion class achieving the highest dollar total.
Winner: Class of 1944
Total dollar amount: $1,345,657
Class Agent: John B. Root
Class Manager: Erika Klar
 
The Wenigmann Cup Won by the Class of 1969
Established in memory of Carl B. Wenigmann '13, the Wenigmann Cup is awarded to the reunion class (from the 5th to the 45th Reunion) that achieves the highest percentage of participation in the Annual Fund.
Winner: Class of 1969
Participation: 74 percent
Class Agent: Jeffrey R. Parsons
Class Manager: Erika Klar
 
The President's Cup Retained by the Class of 2007
This cup is awarded to the Senior Class attaining the highest percentage participation in a Senior Gift Campaign.
Winner: Class of 2007
Participation: 97.6 percent (2009 is 94 percent)
Class Agents: Robert H. Rosenzweig, Eileen A. Starrett
Class Manager: Dave Steadman '03

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