York and Lancaster County Students Recognized for Academic Excellence at College of Charleston

More than 155 students from York and Lancaster counties were named to the College of Charleston’s President’s List or Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester, the institution announced June 15.

To earn a place on the President’s List, designated as Highly Distinguished, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.800 or higher while completing at least 12 semester hours. The Dean’s List, designated as Distinguished, requires a GPA of 3.500 or higher with the same minimum course load.

Students from Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Clover, Indian Land, York, Lake Wylie, Blacksburg and Chester were among those recognized.

President’s List

Fort Mill

Kyle Nitsche, Gabriella Garabedian, John Collins, Maxwell Conetta, Alayne Sack, Mary Lessard, Gianna Cipriano, Dulce Melendez, Jacob Castino, Belen Dwyer, Emma Botzenhardt, Alexa Diederich, Maggie Smith, Georgia Kern, Joshua Silverman, Logan Bamonte, Allison Knauff, Bridget McMillan, Avery Causey, Madelyn Prickett, Grace Ratledge, Mallory Mason, Marina Puno, Taylor Johnson, Maria Harrington, Caroline Drinnon, Jonah Armbrecht, Russell Beilstein, Katherine Vidonic, Julianna Nzambele, Jonathon Barbato, Camryn Clark, Georgia Cox, Jaclyn Salvador, Gianna Cespedes, Emma Bennett, Abigail Lee, Julia Belk, Emily Bojanowski, Sophia Mucci, Lila Hornak

Rock Hill

Raeghan Massey, David Byrd, Aubrey Stevenson, Sequioa Walker, Noah Whisonant, Laura Robinson, Kelsey Carper, Annelise Forrester, Henry Futch, Leah Watson, Carlee Young, Robert Bevilacqua, Madison Reuland, Trinity Moore

Clover

Lauren North, Owen Duckwall, Elizabeth Rizzo, Ava Gaston, Courtney Hill, Aiden Camilleri, Arden De Nicholas, Jackson Williams, Falan Youngblood, Garrison Rickmon, Zoe Muiruri, Ryan Febles, Emma Brennan, Brooklyn Ross

Indian Land

Savannah Dreisbach, Kaitlyn DeWalt, Maranda Buchanan, Sanne Kil

York

Liberty Daves, Jasmin Mendoza-Mateo, Areli Salazar Perez, Ella Reeder

Lake Wylie

Zoe Ohar

Blacksburg

Chloe Marks

Dean’s List

Fort Mill

Kees Vandergriff, Sean Rice, Jackson Wright, Katherine Bui, Brayton Vining, Olivia Bennett, Nitin George, Benjamin Hofmeister, Jacob Spittle, Jack Caudill, Ashbie Gacsy, Ava Scheier, Jeffrey Papin, Kaley Byers, Michael Lindsay, Lily O’Hara, Adam Barham, Brianna Gutierrez, Ella Collins, Emily Jensen, Jumana Martin, Kyra Ruelle, Talia Gluff, Jasalyn Cash, Jordyn Pieper, Robert Garcia, Morgan Nelson, Brayden Dean, Alyssa Tanksley, Leah Hassler, Madelyn Seren, Adelynn Johnson, Emerson Froebrich, Nainika Boppana, Ethan Johnson, Elena Cizmadia, Aidan McMillan, Joseph Lozano, Ryan Rosebrock

Rock Hill

Aidan Ruman, Payton Mosca, Lola Kelly, Riley Nahrgang, Cali Norton, Kendall Cravens, Patrick Ruman, Madeline Gilles, Virginia Gibson, Katherine Westover, William Dalton

Clover

Addison Ferrell, Reagan Walters, Brayden Bobak, Sofia D’Arrigo, Virginia Wallace, Ella Goods, Emily Jackson, Kylie Johnson, Laila Dye-Sharpe, Grace Bailey, Andrew Coon, Kaden Grantham, Paige Joyner

Indian Land

Alexa Madden, Axle Rodriguez, Lilah Parker, Sara Valle, Sarah West, Alexis Jenkins, Franklin Redd, Julianna Lynn Weiss

York

Alexis Turney

Chester

Anari Foster

Lancaster

Abigail Collins

Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston offers programs in the arts and sciences, business and technology, engineering and health sciences. The university is located in Charleston, South Carolina.

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