Established in memory of John Brookings Imrie '71, the John B. Imrie Memorial Award is awarded annually to a senior in Harvard's Eliot House. The recipient of this prize "should above all be an individual whose interests are not bounded by academic or institutional structures. A joyous, deeply-rooted affirmation of life, disdain for the purely conventional; a love of adventure, and desire to learn by experiencing; the ability to respond creatively to difficult situations: these are the qualities which John Imrie exemplified through his actions, and which we feel represent a style of life that will forever be worthy of recognition."