Lancaster Students Earn Top Honors at University of South Carolina for Fall 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Academic excellence is in high demand in the Red Rose City. The University of South Carolina has announced its President’s Honor List for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring a standout group of scholars from Lancaster.

To qualify for this elite recognition, undergraduate students must earn a perfect 4.00 grade point average on a minimum of 12 credited semester hours. This achievement represents the pinnacle of undergraduate academic performance at the university.

These Lancaster residents have demonstrated exceptional discipline and commitment to their studies, successfully navigating a rigorous semester to reach the top of their class.


Lancaster President’s Honor List Recipients

The following local students achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Fall 2025 term:

  • Mason Adams

  • Jonathan Anteneh

  • Melinda Bain

  • Makena Barker

  • Jackson Beachum

  • Luke Beja

  • Kaleb Boykin

  • Kaylie Bratton

  • Kennedy Bumbrey

  • Jasmine Cross

  • Ny’Kendria Elder

  • Jack Estrada

  • Rose Harden

  • Kemari Hatchett

  • Caysen Horton

  • Michael Howie

  • Mackenzie Jackson

  • Abaan Jafri

  • Caleb Jones

  • Isabella Lee

  • David Lothers

  • Olivia McKinney

  • Prit Patel

  • Shantel Seecharan

  • Nathan Shute

  • Nolan Shute

  • Kaitlyn Veltkamp

  • Olivia Vincent

  • Sophia Walz

  • Ciara Wemes

  • Rylen Witherspoon

  • Lucy Wooldridge


Congratulations to these students for their remarkable achievements and for representing the Lancaster community so well in Columbia!

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