It is such an honor to be hosting this annual event which recognizes your accomplishments as students at Charleston Southern University. Being selected to receive these academic awards is but one of the milestones you will pass in your careers, and it is always a pleasure to be able to celebrate your success. Your hard work and determination are being recognized at today’s Academic Awards ceremony, and you deserve this time as we acknowledge the winners across campus.
The CSU faculty is so privileged to see you reach your goals. Keep on growing, keep on achieving. Take strength from the Word of God as you walk in this good work of academic achievement:
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)
We know you will always remember CSU and our vision for Academic Excellence in a Christian Environment, and to keep Christ foremost in your life.
Congratulations and all the best! The CSU family prays for your success in every challenge you accept, and we cannot wait to hear of your future accomplishments. Whatever you do, never stop learning, exploring, growing, and believing God has a plan for you!
Congratulations and Blessings to YOU!
Michael S. Wilder, PhD Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
60 th Annual Academic and Student Life Awards
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
INVOCATION
Elizabeth England 2024-2025 SGA President
WELCOME AND COMMENDATION
Mr. B. Keith Faulkner President
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Dr. Michael S. Wilder Provost
AERONAUTICS
Presented by Professor Lloyd Richardson Amelia Bartholow
ART
Presented by Professor Aaron Baldwin Sydney Miller
ATHLETIC
TRAINING
Presented by Dr. Renae Bomar Hunter Mixon
BIOCHEMISTRY
Presented by Dr. David Perry Zane Nolan
BIOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Melinda Walker Emily Heape
BUSINESS
Presented by Dr. David Palmer
Undergraduate - Brooks Ball
Presented by Dr. Maxwell Rollins
Graduate - Cheryl Gimple
CHEMISTRY
Presented by Dr. David Perry
Stephanie Colon
CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Presented by Dr. Ben Phillips
Skylar Scott
CLINICAL COUNSELING
Presented by Dr. Viki Kelchner
Kelli Kerkhoff
COLLEGE OF ADULT AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Presented by Dr. Marc Embler
Undergraduate - Justin Murray Graduate - Amanda Head
COMMUNICATION
Presented by Dr. Jason Peterson
Nicholas D. Brown
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Presented by Dr. Sean Hayes
Undergraduate - Justin Pike
Presented by Dr. Yu-Ju Lin
Graduate - Roshni Bharadiya
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Presented by Dr. Gary Metts
Undergraduate - Ella Segard Graduate - Reginald Burton
EDUCATION
Presented by Dr. Julie Fernandez
Leandra Watts
ENGINEERING
Presented by Dr. Andrew Blauch
Andrew Smoak
ENGLISH
Presented by Dr. Melissa Parker
Luke Rodgers
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Presented by Professor Andrea Glover
Eva Casas
HISTORY
Presented by Dr. Mark Williams
Jessica Miller
KINESIOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Michael Shipe
Hailey Keyes
BRYCE HANLON MATHEMATICS AWARD
Presented by Dr. Denise Dawson
Alessandro Russo
MUSIC
Presented by Dr. Julie Stordahl
Iris Salvador
NURSING
Presented by Dr. Vicki Ball
JaNya Johnson
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Presented by Dr. Mark Williams
Elizabeth England
PRE-LAW
Presented by Dr. Mark Williams
Samuel Troncoso
PSYCHOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Christina Sinisi
Alexander Waldrop
PUBLIC HEALTH
Presented by Professor Steele Morris
Zoey Strickland
SOCIOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Gary Metts
Kourtney Boivin
SPANISH
Presented by Dr. Hannah Sullivan Emma A. Vinson
THEATRE
Presented by Professor Thomas Keating Anna Blaser
RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT
Bridge Program
Presented by Dr. David Floyd
Kha Vo
Honors Program
Presented by Dr. Peter Beck
Caroline Jacky
Veteran Achievement
Presented by Ms. Angelyn Taylor
Kiven Hernandez Hernandez
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
WOMEN'S COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIPS
Presented by Mrs. Patty Faulkner
Mattie Leigh Francese Scholarship
Meredith Long
Nathan Corley
Charlene B. Kirk Scholarship
Alessandro Russo
CSU Women's Council Endowed Scholarship
Ashton Becks
Isabelle Lewis
Charles Potts
Anya Swift
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Presented by Mr. B. Keith Faulkner
The Myrtle E. Hamrick Award
Madison Bailey
The John A. Barry Scholar Award
Caroline Jacky
The Hunter Cup
Chloe Greene
Carolyn Killen Hunter Outstanding Christian Teacher
Endowed Scholarship and Award
Hannah Dawson
RECOGNITION OF HONOR STUDENTS AND
HONOR SOCIETIES
STUDENT LIFE AWARDS
Presented by Rev. Jody Jennings, Dean of Students and Mr. Justin Brown
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Elizabeth England
SENATOR OF THE YEAR
Hannah Dawson
LUIS OROZCO AWARD
Evan Rapp
SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Black Student Union
GREEK ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Delta Sigma Theta
ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Mentors in Science and Technology
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Professor Dan Leach
BENEDICTION
Hannah Dawson 2025-2026
SGA President
Caleb Blankenship
Violet Brown
Mia Castaldi
Theodore Chesebro
Alanna Costello
Annabelle DeAngelo
Sarah Grace Duncan
Honors Program
2024-2025 New Members
Victoria Eccher
Luke Gross
Olivia Hunt
Anneliese Little
Nuria Luft
Leelyn Mazer
Ashlyn McCain
Alpha Chi
National College Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Christian Morton
Kylee Roberts
Caitlin Tabbot
Macie Thomas
Teaundra Thompson
Mack Vickery
Roman White
Josh Anderson
Emma Bedenbaugh
Katie Bland
Stephanie Bland
Rosemary Blomberg
Ava Brannen
Chris Brown
Whitney Carpenter
Hannah Casto
Reanna Clarke
Ryan Coleman
Rebekah Dawson
Eve Devera
Riley Dickson
Alyse Durel
Bailey Fleming
Okon Francis Jr.
Eunice Gheorghias-Pali
Annabelle Hamrick
Arsany Hanna
Grace Haughn
Karlie Hayes
Emily Heape
Kallie Henderson
Kiven Hernandez Hernandez
Brooks Julius II
Megan Lane
Emily Leckie
Christian Ledford
Evann Long
Cassondra Miles
Eliza Mills
Marin Moody
Kaylee Nolen
Tirzah Nyamutsaka
Talitha Owens
Robert Page
Kara Perkins
Alpha Phi Sigma
Nathan Power
Evan Rapp
Anna Reynolds
Makenzie Rice
John Bradley Richards
Cooper Richardson
Nicholas Rider
Chaley Robb
Isaac Roddy
Sandra Rossner-FitzGerald
Kiran Sharma
Kathryn Sharp
Nolynn Smith
Jessley Spivey
Madeline Van Huss
Dmitri Virnig
Evan Wilson
National Criminal Justice Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Lindsey Barnette
Tais Pineda
Alpha Sigma Lambda
Premier Honor Society for Nontraditional Students 2024-2025 New Members
DeAngelo Clark
Heather D. Clark
Rinesha Grimes
Sade Holmes
Kathryn E. Sharp
Alanna Costello
Beta Beta Beta
National Biological Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Sarah Durham
Kappa Delta Pi
Kiley McGee
National Professional Association and Honor Society for Educators 2024-2025 New Members
Mackenzie Adams
Sydney Altman
Heather Beck
Emma Bennett
Megan Bono
Emilye Bryant
Tiernan Courtney
Emily Cox
Hannah Dawson
Allie Dombkowski
Ashley Downs
Susan Fisk
Tynnely Lopez
Macy Gleaton
Katelyn Gray
Crystal Hallman
Evani Harris
Abigail Linder
Gabrielle Linnartz
Elizabeth Margolis
Taylor Moorer
Macy Pegram
Victoria Riesebos
Vivian Risher
Corinna Salter
Piper Shawkey
Mia Simard
Kylie Strickland
Reagan Trantham
Laura Jo Underwood
Corey Vanhorn
Leandra Watts
Sarah West
Jaidyn White
Timothy Wolfe
Rebekah Wyndham
Psi Chi
The International Honor Society in Psychology 2024-2025 New Members
Lindsey Barnette
Emma Bedenbaugh
Emily Bauer
Amanda Kamryn Brown
Autumn Carey
Allyson Cross
Alyse Durel
Jordyn Fogle
Alicia Fowler
Stefano Guadarrama
O’Melia Knight
Jacob Manzi
Talitha Owens
Angel Parker
Diamond Powell
Katie-Lynn Ramsey
Pi Kappa Lambda
National Music Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Melody Butcher
Susan Fisk
Anna Riddle
Seth Shealy
Alexis Spohnholz
Catherine Sweatt
Emma Vinson
Harleen Virk
Hannah Grace Williamson
Sofia Gutstein
Corey Vanhorn
Hallie Aslinger
Anastasia Astakhova
Melany Chacha
Ana DeCoe
Eve Devera
Brandon Diehl
Bailey Fleming
Sigma Beta Delta
International Honor Society for Business 2024-2025 New Members
Kallie Henderson
Brenda Chagoya Hernandez
Emily Leckie
Hailey Grace Matijow
Serena Fullerton Nicholson
Robert Page
Isaac Roddy
Sigma Delta Pi
National Collegiate Hispanic Society 2024-2025 New Members
Peyton Bennett Nolynn Smith
Savanna Alexander
Caitlyn Alford
Abby Allen
Mario Andrade
Catherine Bedard
Callie Brown
Makayla Carson
Emma A. Vinson Emma Wagner
Sigma Tau Delta
International English Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Eve Devera
Sigma Theta Tau
International Nursing Honor Society 2024-2025 New Members
Katie Chace
Haley Dabbs
Chelsea E Davis
Trina Downs
Whitney Fischer
Betsy Hudson
Amanda Ilagan
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines 2024-2025 New Members
