LAFAYETTE TODAY
Honoring Aaron O. Hoff
A SCHOLARSHIP in the name of Aaron O. Hoff helped Danielle Bero ’07 study in Africa. The award,  established by the Office of Intercultural Development, honors Lafayette’s first African American student and a member of the inaugural class.
Hoff blew a trumpet summoning Lafayette’s first 43 students on the first day of class, May 9, 1832. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death, in 2002, students led an initiative to create a memorial at his gravesite in Easton and the College conferred an honorary A.B. degree.
The College is also honoring Hoff by awarding a book grant to a first-year student leader in promoting diversity and social justice and a grant aimed at furthering relationships between Lafayette and Easton. A library pertaining to diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice has been established in Hoff’s name in the Portlock
Black Cultural Center.
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