Lander University has announced the names of 615 outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean's List for earning top academic achievements during the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must earn a grade-point average (GPA) between 3.5 and 3.9.
Students earning recognition for their academic achievements of making the Dean's List at Lander University are listed by county below.
Abbeville County
Sydney Broome, of Abbeville; Regan Butler, of Abbeville; Desmond Edwards, of Abbeville; Brianna Haddon, of Abbeville; Janessa Haddon, of Abbeville; James Hill, of Abbeville; Labreshia Hill, of Abbeville; Ashton Johnson, of Abbeville; Hannah Littleton, of Abbeville; Kaleigh Lollis, of Abbeville; Sara Lumpkin, of Abbeville; Amanda Malone, of Abbeville; Jacob McNeil, of Abbeville; Abigail Mudd, of Abbeville; Ashlann Peacon, of Abbeville; Miranda Scott, of Abbeville; Reagan Abercrombie, of Donalds; Brice Baillet, of Donalds; Mark Mulzer, of Donalds; Whitney Poore, of Honea Path; and Saran Seegars, of Lowndesville.
Aiken County
Rhaja Abney, of Aiken; Kira Brown, of Aiken; Carolyn Carpenter, of Aiken; Abigail Connelly, of Aiken; Aaron Davidson, of Aiken; Kayla Glover, of Aiken; Kylie Groomes, of Aiken; Julia Harper, of Aiken; Tiatra Hill, of Aiken; Courtney Lynch, of Aiken; Jayla Mathis, of Aiken; Zion Truesdell, of Graniteville; Jace Bennefield, of North Augusta; Hayden Boyette, of North Augusta; Julianne Fowler, of North Augusta; Christy Heath, of North Augusta; Kaylee Mays, of North Augusta; Isabella O'Neal, of North Augusta; Elizabeth Wall, of North Augusta; Rachel Wall, of North Augusta; Jacob Withers, of North Augusta; Landon Dupert, of Warrenville; and Jacob Bond, of Windsor.
Anderson County
Emily Austin, of Anderson; Adam Brenneman, of Anderson; Sydney Brown, of Anderson; Madison Campbell, of Anderson; Abigail Cape, of Anderson; Mariyah Clinkscales, of Anderson; Katie Durham, of Anderson; Bryson Ethington, of Anderson; Ramona Everette, of Anderson; Troy Gilbert, of Anderson; Robert Gilbertson, of Anderson; Jeremiah Hutchins, of Anderson; Delois John, of Anderson; Erazah Miller, of Anderson; Emily Mitchell, of Anderson; Meaghan Shanken, of Anderson; Candiea Whitfield, of Anderson; Jennifer Wilson, of Anderson; Erika Brown, of Belton; Cayden Burdette, of Belton; Charli Cisson, of Belton; Jericho Lincoln, of Belton; Rachel Scragg, of Belton; Kerri Bates, of Easley; Hannah Funk, of Easley; Katelynn Green, of Easley; Michael Kline, of Easley; Cassidi Bradshaw, of Honea Path; Michale DePree, of Honea Path; Alleigh Dyar, of Honea Path; Devin Keefe, of Honea Path; Lauren Hall, of Honea Path; Pria Singleton, of Honea Path; Sydney Brewster, of Iva; Emily Gilliland, of Pelzer; James Hawthorne, of Pelzer; Skye Kessler, of Pelzer; Cameron Pate-Addie, of Pelzer; Alexandrea Tripp, of Pelzer; Mackenzie Bryant, of Piedmont; Casey Hunt, of Piedmont; Cali Morella, of Piedmont; Georgia Spann, of Piedmont; Madison Stansell, of Piedmont; Maddison Dobbs, of Starr; Kassidy Shedd, of Townville; and Alydia Evatt, of Williamston.
Bamberg County
Taylor Collins, of Bamberg; Carlee Morris, of Bamberg; and Emily-Ann Whitaker, of Bamberg.
Barnwell County
Julia Richardson, of Barnwell; Victoria Sanders, of Barnwell; Autumn Smoke, of Barnwell; and Jonathan Murdock, of Blackville.
Beaufort County
Andrew Luckey, of Beaufort; Ashley Schatzle, of Beaufort; McCayla Willingham, of Beaufort; Roderick McPherson, of Bluffton; Sarah Wise, of Bluffton; Kayleigh Hahn, of Hilton Head Island; and Christopher Washington, of Hilton Head Island.
Berkeley County
Ashley Beal, of Goose Creek; Desjambra Jackson, of Goose Creek; Kaitlyn Mixson, of Goose Creek; Shiloh Tucker, of Goose Creek; Samuel Wicker, of Goose Creek; Chelsie Reynolds, of Ladson; Kaylee Baggott, of Moncks Corner; Raymond Monnet, of Moncks Corner; Joshua Simmons, of Moncks Corner; Bryson Southard, of Moncks Corner; Travis Beckwith, of Summerville; Ryan Burns, of Summerville; Melanie Murray, of Summerville; and Makayla Treadway, of Summerville.
Charleston County
Kasey Bronco, of Awendaw; John McAlister, of Charleston; Makayla Vandross, of Charleston; Caroline Wright, of Charleston; Daja Butler, of Hollywood; Leken Sallie, of Mount Pleasant; Jordan Yates, of Mount Pleasant; Micah Spickerman, of Mount Pleasant; Luc Atchley, of North Charleston; and Jada Miller, of North Charleston.
Cherokee County
Caitlyn Cash, of Chesnee; and Stephanie Barnette, of Gaffney.
Chester County
Sara Baker, of Chester; Dasha Enix, of Chester; Kaylee Etters, of Chester; and Andrea Burchett, of Great Falls.
Colleton County
Allie Thomas, of Islandton.
Darlington County
Janiah Andrews, of Darlington; Ericka Smith, of Darlington; Jada Bailey, of Hartsville; Tikeyia James, of Hartsville; Destiny Russell, of Hartsville; Sadie Turner, of Hartsville; and Tatum Warr, of Hartsville.
Dorchester County
Omar Alquzah, of Summerville; Weston Bison, of Summerville; Christopher Graham, of Summerville; and Erin Nichols, of Summerville.
Edgefield County
Essence Mealing, of Edgefield; Briele Potts, of Edgefield; Neilysha Plair, of Johnston; Margaret Prince, of Johnston; Haileigh Feagin, of North Augusta; and Abby Johnson, of Trenton.
Fairfield County
Gracie Atkerson, of Winnsboro; CeAndra Bouknight, of Winnsboro; Kennedy Elliot, of Winnsboro; and Reed Elliot, of Winnsboro.
Florence County
Jamie McElveen, of Effingham; Hannah Bridges, of Florence; Kayla Croft, of Florence; Jada Dix, of Florence; Elizabeth Easler, of Florence; Kiana Wolfe, of Florence; Haley Cain, of Lake City; Janae Chandler, of Lake City; and Anna Munn, of Pamplico.
Georgetown County
Gabrielle Moree, of Andrews; Ashley Altman, of Pawleys Island; and Rebekah Stidd, of Pawleys Island.
Greenville County
Kaula Gunter, of Fountain Inn; Kaiya Downs-Santa, of Greenville; Niah Elder, of Greenville; Austin Greer, of Greenville; Thomas Histon, of Greenville; Hayes Holcombe, of Greenville; Sara Hooper, of Greenville; Allyson Jackson, of Greenville; Lydia Maness, of Greenville; Wesley Martin, of Greenville; Nydia Mccullough, of Greenville; Mary Richard, of Greenville; Deshundre Rucker, of Greenville; Anahi Santos, of Greenville; Manuela Velez, of Greenville; Mary Baldree, of Greer; Ian Barrett, of Greer; Lauren Bennett, of Greer; Johanna Clark, of Greer; Caroline Hardee, of Greer; Regan McGaha, of Greer; Abigail McGatha, of Greer; Addie Raines, of Greer; Noah McConnell, of Marietta; Justin Davis, of Mauldin; Keesley Drummond, of Mauldin; Alicia DuBose, of Mauldin; Melysia Grover, of Mauldin; Justin Leonhardt, of Mauldin; Chika Onuoha, of Mauldin; Kaitlyn Ryan, of Mauldin; Akilah Abdullah, of Simpsonville; Abigail Billings, of Simpsonville; Jonathan Chapman, of Simpsonville; Clara Cianfarano, of Simpsonville; Corey Cooper, of Simpsonville; Madison Creamer, of Simpsonville; Connor Cummings, of Simpsonville; Hunter Daves, of Simpsonville; Lauren Fallow, of Simpsonville; Leela Hawkins, of Simpsonville; Eric Moss, of Simpsonville; Anyel Pinto, of Simpsonville; Matthew Shoemaker, of Simpsonville; Hallie Smith, of Simpsonville; Alisa Taylor, of Simpsonville; Carrie Warren, of Simpsonville; Sydney Wyatt, of Simpsonville; Elizabeth Black, of Taylors; Gavin Calderin, of Taylors; Jonathan Larson, of Taylors; Abigail Macias, of Taylors; Ryan Mitchell, of Taylors; Sydney Southerlin, of Taylors; Courtney Weber, of Taylors; Christina Welmaker, of Taylors; and Carrie Yeo, of Travelers Rest.
Greenwood County
Gabrielle Larsen, of Bradley; Kathleen Araya, of Greenwood; Amber Ashley, of Greenwood; Gryphon Balentine, of Greenwood; Peyton Baughman, of Greenwood; Joe Benjamin, of Greenwood; Joshua Bennett, of Greenwood; Max Bolton, of Greenwood; LaShonda Bowman, of Greenwood; Michayla Bradford, of Greenwood; Jaxon Brandt, of Greenwood; Jared Brown, of Greenwood; Niaget Butler, of Greenwood; Savannah Cade, of Greenwood; Jacob Callahan, of Greenwood; Drake Calo, of Greenwood; Keilyn Carter, of Greenwood; Hayley Clayton, of Greenwood; Sydney Cole, of Greenwood; Keri Davis, of Greenwood; Kayla Deal, of Greenwood; Richard Dilleshaw, of Greenwood; Jessica Duran, of Greenwood; William Evans, of Greenwood; Jitwan Floyd, of Greenwood; James Franklin, of Greenwood; Morgan Garner, of Greenwood; Caroline Gary, of Greenwood; Kaylee Gilmer, of Greenwood; Christopher Greenway, of Greenwood; Sierra Harrison, of Greenwood; Haden Hays, of Greenwood; Elizabeth Hensarling, of Greenwood; Jennifer Hill, of Greenwood; Caroline Hinzman, of Greenwood; Caroline Holubek, of Greenwood; Darius Jones, of Greenwood; Turner Kirby, of Greenwood; Ally Knarr, of Greenwood; David Latham, of Greenwood; Michael Lewis, of Greenwood; Aislynn Lopez, of Greenwood; Maria Lopez, of Greenwood; Garrett Major, of Greenwood; Noah Manske, of Greenwood; Rebekah Marcengill, of Greenwood; Brandon Martinez, of Greenwood; Justin Mathis, of Greenwood; Te'yanna Mathis, of Greenwood; Corrie McCoy, of Greenwood; Cheyenne McCune, of Greenwood; Christina Moore, of Greenwood; Martin OBrien, of Greenwood; Lauryn Parris, of Greenwood; Romina Perez, of Greenwood; Michael Prochaska, of Greenwood; Christina Rodriguez, of Greenwood; Hannah Sacay-Bagwell, of Greenwood; Devon Sawyer, of Greenwood; Tyler Schneider, of Greenwood; Jana Shackelford, of Greenwood; Richard Shearer, of Greenwood; Brianna Shumate, of Greenwood; Hannah Simmons, of Greenwood; Stephanie Smith, of Greenwood; Armando Sosa-Martinez, of Greenwood; Marley Spindler, of Greenwood; Jordan Stevens, of Greenwood; Cara Thompson, of Greenwood; Tarah Thompson, of Greenwood; Brianna Thrasher, of Greenwood; Abigail Waters, of Greenwood; Ashya Whitehead-Moore, of Greenwood; Ebonee Simon, of Greenwood; James-Evon Williams, of Greenwood; Timon Windisch, of Greenwood; Grant Witt, of Greenwood; Aly Wright, of Greenwood; Caroline Black, of Hodges; Lauren Covan, of Hodges; Annicia Holloway, of Hodges; Alyssa Fox, of Ninety Six; Marilyn Hilley, of Ninety Six; Erynn Price, of Ninety Six; Chivin So, of Ninety Six; Abby Timmerman, of Ninety Six; David Floyd, of Troy; and Kaitlyn Pilgrim, of Ware Shoals.
Hampton County
Emily Jarrell, of Hampton; Allison Evans, of Varnville; Kayla Stanley, of Varnville; and Jada Hamilton, of Yemassee.
Horry County
Elemia Crankfield, of Conway; Ethan Fowler, of Conway; Jacqueline Altman, of Galivants Ferry; Samantha Blankenship, of Little River; Savannah Jones, of Murrells Inlet; Kennedy Bassard, of Myrtle Beach; Destiny Opotzner, of Myrtle Beach; Christopher Seese, of Myrtle Beach; and Benjamin Whitt, of Surfside Beach.
Jasper County
Alyssa Schrader, of Ridgeland.
Kershaw County
Sarah Heming, of Camden; Hayden Skaggs, of Camden; Peyton Truesdale, of Camden; Kaitlyn Cook, of Elgin; Jenna Koumas, of Elgin; Annaleah Pittelkau of Elgin; Aiyana Gaines, of Lugoff; and Brandon Lankford, of Lugoff.
Lancaster County
Bailee Younce, of Fort Mill; Alexus Cornelius, of Heath Springs; Caroline Vecchio, of Kershaw; Taylor Faile, of Lancaster; Ethan Funderburk, of Lancaster; Maggie McDow, of Lancaster; and Chaney Smith, of Lancaster.
Laurens County
Madison Collins, of Clinton; Cortney Lowman, of Clinton; Kelsey Richards, of Clinton; Brooks Seawright, of Clinton; Katelyn Tinsley, of Clinton; Kenneth Kern, of Gray Court; Orlandria Simpson, of Gray Court; Rayneisha Boyd, of Laurens; Abigail Entrekin, of Laurens; Andriek Evans, of Laurens; Laura Harlan, of Laurens; James Hill, of Laurens; Taylor Powell, of Laurens; Jessi Vinson, of Laurens; John-Christopher Wardlaw, of Laurens; Heidi Ziegler, of Laurens; Elizabeth Moody, of Mountville; Joseph Compton, of Ware Shoals; Darian Ray, of Ware Shoals; Kyndal Jordan, of Waterloo; and Crystalyn Lyerly, of Waterloo.
Lexington County
Devin Hall, of Batesburg; Allissa Reichard, of Batesburg; Mary Taylor, of Batesburg; Anna Burkett, of Cayce; Rozlind Cosom, of Cayce; Ayla Edmiston, of Cayce; Jimmy O'Dell, of Cayce; Brantlee Collins, of Chapin; Susana Garcia, of Chapin; Julia Griffin, of Chapin; Francis Beagen, of Columbia; Kelsey Gordon, of Columbia; Peyton Lumpkin, of Columbia; Emily Ortega-Lopez, of Gaston; Noah Skinner, of Gaston; Deanna Williams, of Gaston; Blythe Faulkner, of Gilbert; Alexis Freeman, of Gilbert; Taylor McLain, of Gilbert; Carla Sease, of Gilbert; Molly Taylor, of Gilbert; Abigail Wills, of Gilbert; Pearlnia Davenport, of Leesville; Mark Geddings, of Leesville; Anna Rodgers, of Leesville; Alexa Abney, of Lexington; Megan Blakley, of Lexington; Trisha Boatwright, of Lexington; Miranda Carroll, of Lexington; Elizabeth Cooper, of Lexington; Chelsea Davis, of Lexington; Caroline Dickey, of Lexington; Alexis Edgerton, of Lexington; Chloe Fink, of Lexington; Kyleigh Foley, of Lexington; Sarah Funkhouser, of Lexington; Marisa Garcia, of Lexington; William Godfrey, of Lexington; Jessica Grillo, of Lexington; Phoenix Henke, of Lexington; Gabrielle Lewis, of Lexington; Audrey Matthews, of Lexington; Kristina Peay, of Lexington; Rion Pittman, of Lexington; Yessica Ramirez, of Lexington; Jewelene Richardson, of Lexington; Mary Robinson, of Lexington; Ashley Sansone, of Lexington; Caleb Sheldon, of Lexington; Korri Truesdale, of Lexington; Rachel Walters, of Lexington; Jasmine Williams, of Lexington; Dalton Bird, of Swansea; Mya Atten, of West Columbia; Marlene Barefoot, of West Columbia; Karla Luevano-Santana, of West Columbia; Landers Morris, of West Columbia; Ashley Salley, of West Columbia; Courtnie Wooten, of West Columbia; and MacKenzie Yandle, of West Columbia.
Marlboro County
Haley Branton, of McColl.
McCormick County
Daishawna Gilyard, of Clarks Hill; Kaisha Houston, of Clarks Hill; Lillian Strawn, of Clarks Hill; Ryan Fyffe, of McCormick; and Alicia Harrison, of Troy.
Newberry County
Dustin Phillips, of Kinards; Reagan White, of Little Mountain; Susan Rikabi, of Newberry; Destiny Sims, of Newberry; Miracle Summers, of Newberry; Leanna Kiker, of Pomaria; Katherine Arthur, of Prosperity; Cameron Stutts, of Prosperity; Carlee Washington, of Prosperity; and John Eason, of Silverstreet.
Oconee County
Lauryn Young-Fenwick, of Salem; Khyliah Mahdi, of Seneca; Shelby Tonkin, of Seneca; Katera Watson, of Seneca; Claire Baumgarner, of Walhalla; Emily Rodriguez, of Walhalla; Whitney Bowen, of Westminster; Madison Burton, of Westminster; Samuel Williams, of Westminster; and Hayden Wright, of Westminster.
Orangeburg County
Grace Cooper, of Cope; Aniukha Davis, of Eutawville; De'Asia Jenkins, of Eutawville; Darrelleja Taylor, of Holly Hill; RaQuan Phelps, of Orangeburg; James Weeks, of Orangeburg; Ivyaun Williams, of Orangeburg; and Octavia Durant, of Vance.
Pickens County
Isabelle Jensen, of Central; Jaylen Carter, of Easley; Malcolm Coles, of Easley; Jordan Fogarty, of Easley; Evan Burton, of Pickens; and Olivia Dow, of Pickens.
Richland County
Zeleigh Baughman, of Blythewood; Evan Hatch, of Blythewood; Harrison Love, of Blythewood; William Edenfield, of Chapin; Alison Staton, of Chapin; Sarah Sulkowski, of Chapin; Timia Benson-Gibbs, of Columbia; Amariah Chandler, of Columbia; Allison Demary, of Columbia; David Edmonds, of Columbia; Isaiah Gordon, of Columbia; Michaela Harrison, of Columbia; Rachel Hurlbert, of Columbia; Brooke Isern, of Columbia; Jenesia Johnson, of Columbia; Evangeline Kinard, of Columbia; Quatasia Roberts-Pickney, of Columbia; Landon Santino, of Columbia; Liana Thaler, of Columbia; Nalaishah Vannoy, of Columbia; Jaquariana Weary, of Columbia; Devin Weathers, Columbia; Kasia Keith, of Elgin; Emma Quattro, of Elgin; Niya Richardson, of Hopkins; David Jeffrey, of Irmo; Megan McDonald, of Irmo; Alexis Robinson, of Irmo; Grant Wagner, of Irmo; Johnelle Weekley, of Irmo; and Sarah Wertz, of Irmo.
Saluda County
Georgia Watts, of Batesburg; Matthew Bailey, of Leesville; LeeAnna Fingerlin, of Saluda; Moises Flores, of Saluda; Araceli Lezama de Jesus, of Saluda; Kari Miller, of Saluda; and Brandon Vasquez, of Saluda.
Spartanburg County
Alayna Harding, of Boiling Springs; Ashton Pless, of Boiling Springs; Annie Clyborne, of Campobello; Jordyne Manzer, of Chesnee; Abby Harris, of Chesnee; Jesse Seay, of Chesnee; Julianna Yeatts, of Chesnee; Melissa Moss, of Cowpens; Hannah Walden, of Cowpens; Thomas Cox, of Duncan; China Hood, of Duncan; Madison Williams, of Duncan; Aaron Groomes, of Enoree; Logan Melton, of Enoree; Kaitlyn Adams, of Inman; Molly Foxworth, of Inman; Gracie Greene, of Inman; Madeline Reed, of Inman; Raelyn Chance, of Moore; Emmanuel Dula, of Moore; Samantha Kuehl, of Moore; Joshua Willis, of Moore; Justin Cooper, of Pauline; Landon Jennings, of Pauline; Haylen Satterfield, of Pauline; Carter Caggiano, of Roebuck; Kennedy Henjes, of Roebuck; Ethan Parton, of Roebuck; Iesha Brown, of Spartanburg; Grayson Downs, of Spartanburg; Aza Goodwin, of Spartanburg; Lanie Graves, of Spartanburg; Eric Melgar, of Spartanburg; Andrew Miller, of Spartanburg; Sarah Parris, of Spartanburg; Julian Roberts, of Spartanburg; Jenny Tellez, of Spartanburg; Anna Turner, of Spartanburg; and Abigail Wilson, of Spartanburg.
Sumter County
Liam Miller, of Dalzell; and McKenzie Michelson, of Sumter.
Union County
Samantha Hindman, of Buffalo; Cayla Smith, of Jonesville; Tashure Lott, of Union; and Ashley Vinson, of Union.
York County
Colin Pendergrass, of Catawba; Anna Baker, of Clover; Ja'Meria Jackson, of Clover; Connor Jaramillo, of Clover; James Linn, of Clover; Luke Zirnsak, of Clover; Sarah Carlyon, of Fort Mill; Taryn Samons, of Fort Mill; John Weiss, of Fort Mill; Alasia Hall, of Rock Hill; Megan Higginbotham, of Rock Hill; Nicole Higginbotham, of Rock Hill; Sabrina Johal, of Rock Hill; Benson Kellum, of Rock Hill; Hannah, Kirkland, of Rock Hill; Anna Oliver, of Rock Hill; Jacob Socha, of Rock Hill; Thaddeus Williams, of Rock Hill; Sierra Hevel, of Tega Cay; Mikayla Thompson, of Tega Cay; Tyler Anderson, of York; TyShondria Freeman, of York; and Tierra Thompson, of York.
Out of State
Logan Bradley, of Hoover, Ala.; Carson Schlegel, of Clermont, Fla.; Tyler Prell of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; Cynthia Santiago, of Orlando, Fla.; Kylee Eppl, of Sanford, Fla.; Trenton Fewox, of Tallahassee, Fla.; Deon Berrien, of Augusta, Ga.; Taylor Frew, of Bogart, Ga.; Roury Glanton, of Carrollton, Ga.; Bree Kelly, of Carrollton, Ga.; Shea Connelly, of Cumming, Ga.; Morgan Watson, of Cumming, Ga.; Makaila Cange, of Douglasville, Ga.; Allison McGarity, of Elberton, Ga.; Kaitlyn Chasteen, of Evans, Ga.; Quin'De'Ja Hamilton, of Hephzibah, Ga.; Elizabeth Copeland, of Peachtree City, Ga.; Kaitlyn King, of Pooler, Ga.; Dalton Brunner, of Ranger, Ga.; Rebekah Grant, of Roswell, Ga.; Bianca Booher, of Bloomington, Ind.; Alexander Ellis, of Sykesville, Md.; Kyrah Phelix, of Indian Trail, N.C.; Jordan Sikes, of Wadesboro, N.C.; Alexandria Mercer, of Waxhaw, N.C.; Amiaya Melvins, of Sicklerville, N.J.; Christina Aguayo, of Las Cruces, N.M.; Kelly Weeks, of Oneonta, N.Y.; Megan Tucker, of Huntsburg, Ohio; Devin Duhme, of West Chester, Ohio; Abbie Bailey, of Reading, Pa.; Parker Lambert, of Riegelsville, Pa.; Zachary Barnard, of Warfordsburg, Pa.; Cole Hunter, of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; Abbigail Melton, of Celina, Texas; Blake Moore, of Manassas, Va.; Thomas Neuman, of Mechanicsville, Va.; Emma Scott, of Edwall, Wash., and Jade Green, of Oconomowoc, Wis.
International
Tinotenda Viga, of Harare, Zimbabwe; Liam Mackay, of Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Alyssa Suchan, of Leduc, France; Joseph Linley, of London, England; Miriam Recarte, of Nevarra; Emma Arifin, of Red Deer, Canada; and Eduarda Ferreira, of Rondonopolis, Brazil.