Floyd Pierce
Forever Buffs Student Award Winner
Floyd Pierce III knows how to make things happen and spread joy while doing it.
“Floyd Pierce is an eternal optimist with a bright personality,” one CU mentor said.
The CU senior from Highlands Ranch, Colo. — a four-year Boettcher Scholar with a 3.8 GPA and a double major in applied math and economics — is also a joiner, a doer and a leader.
Bold but friendly, Floyd is often the first to introduce himself to people in a crowded room and regularly seeks out leadership positions.
A member of the President’s Leadership Class and The Herd Leadership Council, he serves as president of the Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity’s Midwest district. He’s a drum major in the Golden Buffalo Marching Band and sits on the engineering dean’s advisory board and is an engineering fellow.
“Floyd maintains a work ethic that is among the strongest I have encountered over the past 15 years at CU,” said the marching band director, who credits him for improving morale within the group.
Floyd also is active in the community beyond CU. He has interned with the YMCA of Boulder Valley and volunteers with the Dairy Center for the Arts, where he works special events and hangs art exhibits. He is currently an intern at the Boulder Economic Council and conducts research for the Scientific Cultural and Facilities District.
Said a mentor: “He’s a veritable Energizer Bunny, showing up for whatever he commits to happily, responsibly and fully charged and present.”
