Though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented Lander University from holding its annual Academic Awards ceremony, the University is recognizing student achievements with a special webpage, www.lander.edu/academic-awards, to announce the names of this year's award recipients.
"The students at Lander University are outstanding, and the students that we honor with these awards are truly the best of the best; talented, hard-working students with very bright futures ahead of them," said Dr. Scott Jones, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lander.
Award winners are listed below by college.
College of Arts and Humanities
- Art Discipline Award: Rebekah Smith, of Bennettsville.
- Dessie Dean Pitts Humanities Award: Anna Hyatt, of Greenwood.
- Creative Writing Award: Jordan Morse, of Ninety Six.
- English Discipline Award: Kaitlyn Blakely, of Ware Shoals; and Alison Rodriguez, of Ware Shoals.
- French Discipline Award: Anna Hyatt, of Greenwood.
- Alliance Francaise Award: Taylor Shipman, of Waterloo.
- Spanish Discipline Award: Sarah Floyd, of Troy; and Mekensie Therrien, of Gray Court.
- Margaret M. Bryant Award: Sarah Floyd, of Troy.
- Mass Communications and Media Studies Discipline Award: Joseph Plyler, of Ruby.
- Theatre Award for Excellence: Hannah Gallant, of Williamston.
- Turner Music Award: Taylor Baxley, of Andrews.
- Music Discipline Award: Krislynne Stowe, of Mount Croghan.
- Leadership in Art Award: Stacie Lazo, of Greenwood.
- Art Foundations Award: Brooke Ruhoff, of Greenwood.
- Photography Award: Fiona Newell, of Clemson.
- Graphic Design Award: Brandon Hernandez, of Greenwood.
- Ceramics Award: Ashley Dever, of Lexington.
- Sculpture Award: Katherine Rumminger, of Liberty.
- Painting Award: Victor Santos, of Cheraw.
- Art History Award: Chloe Compton, of Greenwood.
- Art Education Award: Hannah Elmore, of Greenwood.
College of Business
- Accounting Discipline Award: Jonathan Meredith, of Greenwood.
- Financial Services Discipline Award: Roberto Garagorri Aldeanueva, of San Sebastian, Spain.
- Health Care Management Discipline Award: Jessica Boggs, of Irmo.
- Management Marketing Discipline Award: Peyton Mennetti, of Boiling Springs.
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Political Science Discipline Award: Sarah Grigg, of Anderson.
- Criminology Discipline Award: Brooke Trotter, of Boiling Springs.
- Sociology Discipline Award: Morgan Foster, of Rock Hill.
- Alan Jones Award: Courtney Clavel, of Bluffton.
- Display of Outstanding Sociological Imagination: Heidi Liverman, of Greenwood.
- International Studies Award: Amira Abdelwahab, of Greenwood.
- Philosophy Discipline Award: Sarah Grigg, of Anderson.
- History Discipline Award: Abigail Piper, of Simpsonville.
- Margaret M. Bryant Award: Cameron Meadows, of Taylors.
- Barbara A. Jackson Award: Abby Silon, of Beaufort; and Cameron Crawford, of Chapin.
- Psychology Discipline Award: Amber Lee, of Greenwood.
- Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award: Mekensie Therrien, of Gray Court.
- Outstanding Departmental Services Award: Carrie Floth, of Beech Island.
- Colonel James A. Lander Award: Cody Barr, of Spartanburg.
- Lieutenant Colonel Walker Roark Award: Brian Murphy, of Beaufort.
College of Education
- Early Childhood Education Award: TaMauria Mattison, of Anderson.
- Elementary Education Award: Larissa Coreas, of Greenville; and Hollie Lindley, of Greenwood.
- Graduate Education Award for Teaching and Learning: Kaylee Peppers, of Greer.
- Montessori Graduate Education Award: Brittany Dorroh, of Prosperity.
- Secondary Education Award: Matthew Campbell, of Laurens.
- Special Education Award: Megan Brocklehurst, of Honea Path.
- Exercise Science Discipline Award: Marshall Thompson, of Juliette, Ga.
- Excellence in Exercise Science Award: Cassidy Dailey, of Abbeville; and Katelyn Jolley, of West Columbia.
- Physical Education Discipline Award: Danielle Holliday, of Laurens; and Nicole Yaworski, of Lexington.
William Preston Turner School of Nursing
- Prelicensure Nursing Award: Emily Mulholland, of Sumter.
- RN-BSN Nursing Award: Carrie Pundt, of Greenwood.
- Barbara T. Freese Scholarly Development Award: Tranisha Hardy, of Prosperity.
College of Science and Mathematics
- Biology Discipline Award: Jared Newsom, of Lexington.
- Chemistry Discipline Award: Cullen Orcutt, of Mount Pleasant.
- Chemistry Education, Secondary Certification Discipline Award: Wadrian Miller, of Columbia.
- Chemistry and Engineering Dual Degree Award: Cody Funderburk, of Ruby.
- Chemistry Forensic Science Discipline Award: Brian Murphy, of Bluffton.
- Computer Information Systems Discipline Award: Cody Barr, of Spartanburg.
- Environmental Science Discipline Award: Rikki Johnson, of Gray Court.
- Mathematics Discipline Award: Sarah Barr, of Greenwood.
- Mathematics or Computing and Engineering Dual Degree Award: Brody Woodard, of Abbeville.
- Physics - Algebra Discipline Award: Tommaso Rossin, of Aosta, Italy.
- Physics - Calculus Discipline Award: Brody Woodard, of Abbeville.
- Science Scholar Award, Physical Sciences: Adam Mather, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Learnmore Jeremia, of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
- Science Scholar Award, Biology: Jordan Cannon, of Chapin; and Braydon Stevenson, of Gilbert.
- Nell Henry Award: Jessica Elkins, of Beaufort.
The Honors College
- Honors Pin Recipients: Christina Meakim, of Lamar; and Joshua Hackett, of Greenwood.
- Honors College Medalists: Amira Abdelwahab, of Greenwood; Julia Burdette, of Ware Shoals; Carrie Floth, of Beech Island; Sarah Floyd, of Troy; Sarah Grigg, of Anderson; Tranisha Hardy, of Prosperity; James Hawthorne, of Pelzer; Hannah Homovich, of Greenwood; Emma Jetty, of Statesville, N.C.; Peyton Mennetti, of Boiling Springs; Scarlett Singletary, of Charleston; Mekensie Therrien, of Gray Court; and Sarah Williams-Shealy, of Saluda.
"Even in the face of incredible challenges, our student academic award winners have shown exceptional initiative and commitment. The scholarly research and presentations they have produced this year are nothing short of exceptional," said Lander University President Richard Cosentino. "While we wish we were able to celebrate with these young scholars in person, this does not diminish the level of pride we have in their academic achievements."
