Hendrix '25 starred in football and track at Davidson and later became one of the nation's leaders in internal medicine. At Davidson he was the student body president and starred on the 1924 football team, which finished 7-2-1 and matched the school record (since broken) for most victories in a season. The James P. Hendrix Award - one of the school's highest athletic awards - is presented in his honor. He served as National Alumni Association President and as a Davidson Trustee for 15 years. Dr. Hendrix was Professor Emeritus at Duke University School of Medicine and professor of pharmacology and therapeutics and for 20 years was a research member for the Encyclopedia Americana Annual.