Following the 2009 Mount David Society Scholarship Luncheon, David Libbey '70 (right), a math and physics major at Bates, attends the Mount David Summit, where he listens to Nyan Aung '09 discuss his research poster, "Galactic Dark Matter."

The Mount David Society shares a spirit of leadership and excellence with the annual Mount David Summit, Bates’ annual celebration of student academic achievement. Society and Summit alike honor the bedrock principle of Bates’ founding: Amore ac Studio  — Ardor and Devotion, to excellence and to Bates.