Over 100 Local Students Named to College of Charleston Fall 2025 President’s and Dean’s Lists

CHARLESTON, SC – The College of Charleston has announced its top scholars for the Fall 2025 semester, and the list includes a significant number of students from York and Lancaster counties.

To qualify for the President’s List (Highly Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours. To qualify for the Dean’s List (Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.600 or higher (or 3.500 depending on student classification) and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours.

Below are the local students honored for their academic achievements:

President’s List (Fall 2025)

Fort Mill

• Jonah Armbrecht (Computer Science)

• Abigail Lee (Art History and Religious Studies)

• Sarah Garvey (English and Secondary Education Cognate)

• Emma Botzenhardt (Political Science and Global Leadership)

• Emma Nottoli (Arts Management and Theatre)

• Madeline Hunter (Secondary Education Cognate and History)

• John Collins (Political Science)

• Russell Beilstein (Economics and Finance)

• Lucas Ruddy (International Business)

• Dorian Aranda (Computer Science and Computing in the Arts)

• Mary Lessard (History and Anthropology)

• Emersyn Martin (Exercise Science)

• Emily Jensen (Philosophy and Political Science)

• Jo-Lynn Odeka (Communication)

• Olivia Bennett (Biology)

• Dominic Voci (Electrical Engineering)

• Jacob Castino (History and International Studies)

• Belen Dwyer (Public Health)

• America Harrington (English and Secondary Education Cognate)

• Alexa Diederich (Computer Science)

• Maggie Smith (Psychology)

• Nainika Boppana (Psychology)

• Georgia Kern (Psychology)

• Kyle Nitsche (German Studies and Urban Studies)

• Caitlin Tolbert (Communication)

• Kaley Byers (Biology)

• Adam Barham (Communication)

• Bridget McMillan (Art History)

• Brianna Gutierrez (Biology)

• Madelyn Prickett (Biology and Communication)

• Talia Gluff (Business Administration)

• Jasalyn Cash (Communication and Political Science)

• Jordyn Pieper (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

• Lucille Bolduc (Early Childhood Education)

• Grace Ratledge (Theatre)

• Mallory Mason (Communication and Women’s and Gender Studies)

• Kamaren Beats (Geology)

• Taylor Johnson (Computer Information Systems)

• Avery Causey (Business Administration)

• Madison LoPresti (Exercise Science)

• Emily Bojanowski (Undecided)

• Jackson Wright (Accounting and Finance)

• Amelia Barnes (International Studies)

• Dulce Melendez (Public Health)

• Katherine Bui (Biology)

• Emma Bennett (Theatre)

• Jacob Spittle (Computer Science)

• Julia Belk (Arts Management and Studio Art)

• Gianna Cespedes (International Studies and Public Health)

• Nathan Argo (Exercise Science)

• Sophia Mucci (French & Francophone Studies and Environmental Geosciences)

• Lila Hornak (Psychology)

• Morgan Nelson (Biology)

• Allison Knauff (Early Childhood Education)

Rock Hill

• Trinity Moore (Accounting)

• David Byrd (Finance)

• Noah Whisonant (Theatre)

• Laura Robinson (Theatre)

• Anna Carter (Environmental Sustainability Studies and Environmental Geosciences)

• Greenly Thompson (Elementary Education)

• Leah Watson (Biology)

• Robert Bevilacqua (Theatre and Early Childhood Education)

• Asia Peay (Sociology)

• Madeline Gilles (Geology and Marine Biology)

• Carlee Young (Accounting)

• Emma Hudspeth (Middle Grades Education)

• William Dalton (Chemistry and Biology)

Indian Land

• Collin Voltz (Computing in the Arts)

• Kaitlyn DeWalt (Psychology)

• Savannah Dreisbach (Commercial Real Estate Finance)

• Sanne Kil (Environmental Sustainability Studies)

• Maranda Buchanan (Biology)

• Joseph Caridi (Exercise Science)

• Julianna Lynn Weiss (Arts Management and Political Science)

Clover

• Moriah Dickey (Psychology)

• Lauren North (Special Education)

• Reagan Walters (Communication)

• Emily Jackson (Health Services Admin and Mgmt)

• Courtney Hill (Environmental Sustainability Studies and Political Science)

• Brooklyn Ross (Geology)

• Aiden Camilleri (Statistics)

• Arden De Nicholas (Urban Studies)

• Emma Brennan (Music and Psychology)

• Mackenzie Linn (International Studies and Computer Science)

• Garrison Rickmon (Astrophysics and Physics)

• Zoe Muiruri (Biology and Environmental Sustainability Studies)

• Kaden Grantham (Music)

• Addison Ferrell (Psychology)

• Owen Duckwall (Computing in the Arts)

• Jackson Williams (Computing in the Arts)

• Justin Suddee (Biology)

• Ava Gaston (Mathematics and Secondary Education Cognate)

• Elizabeth Rizzo (Business Administration)

York, Lake Wylie & Lancaster

• Ella Reeder (York – Public Health)

• John Hickey (Lake Wylie – Undecided)

• Zoe Ohar (Lake Wylie – Undecided)

• Tomayer Stover (Lancaster – Exercise Science)

Dean’s List (Fall 2025)

Fort Mill

• River Bernick (Undecided)

• Kees Vandergriff (International Studies)

• Tyler Goodman (Computer Science and Computing in the Arts)

• Madelyn Labarge (Theatre)

• Maxwell Conetta (Business Administration)

• Sean Rice (Undecided)

• Alayne Sack (Historic Preservation and Community Planning)

• Camryn Clark (Communication and Marketing)

• Gianna Cipriano (Elementary Education)

• Alexa Milwood (Psychology)

• Matthew Marx (Systems Engineering)

• Rosemary Blackman (Archaeology and Geology)

• Jack Caudill (Marine Biology)

• Keelyn Feneis (Biology)

• Ashbie Gacsy (Accounting)

• William Hasty (Business Administration)

• Joseph Ramey (Computer Information Systems)

• Jumana Martin (Undecided)

• Joseph Griffin (Supply Chain Management)

• Gabrielle Thomas (Public Health)

• Ava Pidhayny (Public Health)

• Hannah Walch (Psychology)

• Michael Lindsay (Undecided)

• Brayden Dean (Marine Biology)

• Alyssa Tanksley (Undecided)

• Caroline Drinnon (Theatre)

• Kyra Ruelle (Public Health)

• Abigail Castino (Biology)

• Katherine Vidonic (Arts Management and Theatre)

• Olivia Wade (Marketing)

• Logan Bamonte (Biology)

• Delaney Vickery (Business Administration)

• Matthew Jackson (Biology)

• Joseph Lozano (Studio Art)

• Ryan Rosebrock (Hospitality and Tourism Management)

Rock Hill

• Aidan Ruman (Classics and Computer Science)

• Raeghan Massey (Exercise Science)

• Aubrey Stevenson (Undecided)

• Kelsey Carper (Psychology)

• Cali Norton (Psychology)

• Jt Rollins (Computer Science)

• Amy Eisentrout (Public Health)

• Patrick Ruman (Classics and Computer Science)

• Virginia Gibson (Business Administration)

• Annelise Forrester (Exercise Science)

• Zoie Seay (History)

Indian Land

• Cole Dombkowski (Psychology)

• Emily Urban (Business Administration)

• Devin Lamontagne (Computer Information Systems)

• Sarah West (Biology)

• Alexis Jenkins (Undecided)

• Axle Rodriguez (Political Science)

• Sara Valle (Marketing)

• Diana Kiger (Psychology)

Clover

• Cooper Visser (Elementary Education)

• James Gray (Music)

• Sofia D’Arrigo (Biology)

• Virginia Wallace (Commercial Real Estate Finance)

• Cameron Zinn (Finance)

• Cailyn Haynes (Marine Biology)

• Andrew Coon (Music and Psychology)

• Falan Youngblood (Health Services Administration and Management)

York 

• Liberty Daves (York – History)

• Jasmin Mendoza-Mateo (York – Environmental/Sustainability Studies)

• Areli Salazar Perez (York – Business Administration)

Lancaster

• Olivia Crockett (Lancaster – Psychology)

• Abigail Collins (Lancaster – Sociology)

Also Recognized

• Sienna Ligonde (Biology)

• Matthew Walker (Business Administration)