Lander University conferred bachelor’s and master’s degrees to 270 graduates during the University’s 168th Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The Class of 2023 includes graduates from local communities, cities and regions across South Carolina and other states across the country, as well as internationally. In addition to the list below, graduate information can be found online at www.lander.edu.
***Summa Cum Laude is a distinction awarded to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher.
**Magna Cum Laude is a distinction awarded to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.75-3.89.
*Cum Laude is a distinction awarded to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.74.
+Golden L is given to graduates who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher in the last 60 hours of instruction at Lander.
Abbeville: *+Kionna Odessa Danielle Agnew, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Ontorius Tyrek Clark, Master of Business Administration; and Daelyn Rae Whaley, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
Aiken: **+Carolyn Elaine Carpenter, Bachelor of Arts in English; Kylie Anne Groomes, Master of Business Administration; Maison Chandler-Vance Hall, Bachelor of Science in Sociology; and Ashleigh Nicole Huffman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Allendale: Ashley Mikala Gregory, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Anderson: Chelsea Jonquetta Adger, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Megan Alexandra Berlin, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; +Cadyn Shayne Castro, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Katie Ciara Durham, Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Wellness; *Taylor Nicole Fendley, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Paul Wesley Ferrell Jr., Master of Business Administration; +Shernessa Arbney Alliai Guyton, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Lauren Elizabeth Hayes, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies; Robert James Herring, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Keegan Tanner Strothmann, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; +Lindsay Carey Taylor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and Stevaunie Danyzha Worden, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Beaufort: *+McCayla Ann Denise Willingham, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Blacksburg: +Lindy Gabrielle Keeter, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Blackville: Raykala Latrice Edwards, Bachelor of Science in Human Services.
Bluffton: *+Sarah Katelynn Wise, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Blythewood: Kamryn Xavion Manuel, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; ***+Dasia Raeyana Rhodes, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; *+Alexandra N Saathoff, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and Sinae N Scott, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Bradley: Gabrielle S Larsen, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Branchville: +Sherrelle Ann Infinger, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Buffalo: Ashe-Leigh Jordan Morris, Master of Business Administration.
Chapin: Leslie Diaz Zamora, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *+Shelbi Lynn McDaniels, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Ricardo Louis Montalvo Prybeck, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; *+Hayden Parker Skaggs, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and **+Sarah N Sulkowski, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Chappells: Ethan Alexander Shimoda, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Charleston: Megan Elizabeth Goudy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Cheraw: Destiny Mariah Smith, Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Chester: Sara Katherine Baker, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Clarks Hill: ***+Madeline Skyler Strawn, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Clinton: Jon Bronson Butler, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Kelsey Grace Richards, Bachelor of Science in History; and Jamencia Nathanna Williams, Master of Business Administration.
Clover: Amaya Sierria Love, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Columbia: Azjanae Charnique Anderson, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; *Amariah Marvea Zeonia Chandler, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Allison Dejoyce Demary, Master of Business Administration; Jaylynn Nicole Jones, Bachelor of Science in Public Health; Edwin Ross Mattocks, Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (K-12 Certification); Ainsley Kaethe McGinty, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Brianna Norman, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; +Chasity Ayanna Thomas, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Benjamin Phillip Thompson-King, Bachelor of Science in Media and Communication; and *+Tianna Washington, Bachelor of Science in Media and Communication.
Due West: Darian Denzel-Malik Grier, Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Easley: Daniel John Rader, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Elgin: Antonio Wesley Adams, Master of Business Administration; **+Dalicia Joi Blanding, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Brittany Lauren Davis, Master of Business Administration; Emma Elizabeth Susan Quattro, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Florence: Kendrick Colin Chapman, Master of Business Administration; Dolores LaVera Singletary, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies; and Jamonty Maurice Williams, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Fort Mill: *+Harmony HelenMarie Johnson-Sweem, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Fountain Inn: **+Shelby Nicole Machado, Bachelor of Arts in English (Secondary Education); and Rebecca Danielle Osteen, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Gaffney: Jayla Deray Davidson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Galivants Ferry: Johnathan Lance McAllister, Master of Science in Emergency Management.
Georgetown: Chelsea Aaliyah Gamble, Bachelor of Science in Biology; and Kimberly Elizabeth Wiechmann, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
Goose Creek: *Ayanna Chalice Goodwater, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Graniteville: Jordan Tijan Mosley, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Quenton Deon Washington, Master of Business Administration.
Gray Court: *** +Kyndal Alexis Jordan, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Greenville: Wafa Wardeh AbuShanab, Bachelor of Science in Criminology; Lisette Blanco, Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies; *+Charles Phillip Burger, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Nydia Elise Mccullough, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kristen Noelle Miller, Bachelor of Science in History; William O'Brien, Master of Business Administration; Anahi Santos, Master of Business Administration; Dashiona Jazmine Jade Todd, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and Manuela Milena Velez, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Greenwood: Sergio Andres Alvarez, Master of Business Administration; Christopher Donald Banks, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; Georganna Baylor, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; +William Chase Beale, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Marissa Nicole Bowman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Brittany Jeanette Brissey, Master of Education in Teaching and Learning; +Ariana Jhanelle Cruz, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education; **+Lauren Elizabeth Davenport, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; **+Kayla R Deal, Bachelor of Science in History; Katherine Major Fallaw, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *+David Eric Floyd, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics; Katie Breanna Foster, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education; Griffen Montgomery Gurley, Master of Business Administration; Brooke Leigh Haynie, Master of Business Administration; Daniel Holt, Master of Business Administration; Mekenzie Louise Johns, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; ***+Cameron Alexis Jones, Bachelor of Science in Media and Communication; Alexandra Lauren Langley, Master of Business Administration; Lea Lenoir, Master of Business Administration; Summer Lewis, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration Garrett Houston Major, Master of Business Administration; Itzcally Nicole Maldonado, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; ***+Nayeli Elizabeth Martinez Vazquez, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Leslie Horne Mckesson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *+Abbigail Danielle Melton, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education; Jonah Isaac Miller, Master of Business Administration; *+Shannon Alexis Pickell, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Candice Faye Rodgers, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Ashley Denise Salerno, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *+William Jordan Simmons, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Hanin Maher Tamim, Master of Business Administration; +Nathaniel Gage Timmerman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Anna Neighbors Walker, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; and ***+Molly Renee Wanning, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Greer: Molly Kaitlin Davidson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; ***+Madeleine Grace McNeer, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Makenzie Lorraine Reagan, Bachelor of Science in Criminology; +Jonathan Perry Sessions, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Clayton Brandon Williams, Master of Business Administration.
Hampton: Emily Grace Jarrell, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Hartsville: Maya Olivia Wilson, Master of Business Administration.
Heath Springs: **+A'Margieona Ja'Nay Catoe, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Hodges: William Michael Blackwell, Master of Science in Emergency Management; and Preston Mastrangelo, Bachelor of Science in History.
Holly Hill: Hannah Brookshire Adkins, Master of Business Administration.
Hollywood: Kiley Alexis Bennett, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
Honea Path: Destiny Zakia Martin, Master of Business Administration; and Whitney Danielle Poore, Master of Business Administration.
Indian Land: Austin James Ross, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Inman: *+Molly Foxworth, Bachelor of Arts in English (Secondary Education); and Brianne Nicole Johnson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Irmo: +Eric Jovari Burkett, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Andrae Michelle Houghlan, Master of Business Administration; Mikyla Alexis Sturkie, Master of Business Administration; ***+Joshua Elliot Van Ryn, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Grant Avery Wagner, Master of Business Administration; and *Sarah Elizabeth Wertz, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Islandton: +Allie Keaton Thomas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Iva: Julie Anne Barton, Master of Business Administration; and ***+Olivia Calaway Urban, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Johns Island: Kayla Nicole Freeland, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Lancaster: **+Hunter Elizabeth Allen, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; and **+Isabella Nicole Jones, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Latta: +Ja'Mya Kashanna Narciso, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Laurens: +Dylan Chandler Beaty, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education; *+Kenaja Nyirah Burnside, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jason Bryan Garrett, Master of Business Administration; Morgan Elease Marlett, Master of Business Administration; Peytan Riegel Smith, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Travisia A Thompson, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; and Laura Brown Wood, Master of Business Administration.
Leesville: Lydia Rose Swygert, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Lexington: *+Caroline Paige Dickey, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Isabella Samantha Eddy, Bachelor of Science in Public Health; +Skylar Mackenzie Harrell, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Langley Brianna Horton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Liberty: +Emily Marie Jackson, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Little Mountain: Gabriele Elise Mason, Bachelor of Science in Public Health; and Sarah Madison Reta, Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Wellness.
Loris: Gage Kaeden Smith, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
McColl: Krysten Emili Hyduke, Master of Business Administration; and **+Haley Elizabeth Branton, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Moncks Corner: Raymond Thomas Monnet, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Moore: Emmanuel Eugene Dula, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; and Cristina Shabraya Meadows, Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Mount Pleasant: Owen Barrett Hamilton, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; and ***+Brycen Nathaniel Dacus, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Myrtle Beach: Sydnie Jayde Horne, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; and Ashley Elizabeth Vanwinkle, Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies.
Newberry: Stanley Zanquawn Davenport, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Edlin Teran Del Valle, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; Zacharia Kaniya Epps, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Alison Barber Mclawhorn, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; and *+Amie Wicker Morse, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Ninety Six: +Jordan Sophia Alvarez, Bachelor of Arts in English; ***+Cody Blain Fleming, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; ***+Alyssa Nona Fox, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; and Hannah Terri Murray, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
North Augusta: Jasmine Brielle Jones, Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Orangeburg: Anna Katherine McAlhaney, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; *+Tysheona Peoples, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies; and Katelyn Marylee Powell, Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Pauline: **+Raelyn Michelle Chance, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.
Pelzer: +Alexandrea Brooklyn Tripp, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Pendleton: Ashlyn Emma Wilson, Bachelor of Arts in English.
Rock Hill: +Nicole Jade Higginbotham, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; +Sydney Makayla Holmes, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Makayla Elizabeth Williams, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Saint Stephen: Stephany Schurlknight Ipock, Master of Business Administration.
Salters: Karisma Jamin Epps, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Saluda: *+Cameron Scott Campbell, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and *Araceli Lezama de Jesus, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and Ricardo Zamorano-Juan, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Seneca: Jacqueline Rose, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Simpsonville: Grace Caroline Baessler, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Lorena Maria Mejia Collins, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; ***+Leela Paige Hawkins, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and +Rina Patel, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Spartanburg: Kelli Jayne Brannon, Master of Business Administration; Raquel Angelica Faith Brown, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Iesha Somone Brown, Master of Business Administration; Jesse Carl Lee, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Alisha Lashai Morrow, Master of Business Administration; Kentaisa Williams-Hamilton, Master of Science in Management; and Abigail Gray Wilson, Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Summerville: Kyleigh Marie Gregg, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and +Nicole G. Willsea, Bachelor of Science in Criminology.
Sumter: **+Christopher Devon Barfield, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Christopher Thomas Wesley Parrish, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
Taylors: +Lawrence Dukes Salley III, Bachelor of Science in History, and Certificate in Warfare, Military and Diplomatic Studies.
Tega Cay: Sierra M Hevel, Master of Business Administration; and Brian Robert Grohe, Master of Business Administration.
Townville: McKinzie Sierra Chenvert, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Trenton: ***+Mallory Harling Rearden, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Vance: Tyrine Jamel Mazyck, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Varnville: *+Allison Dianne Evans, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; and *Kayla Rolynn Stanley, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Ware Shoals: +Erin Elizabeth Allen, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kristen Mountz O'Dell, Master of Science in Management; Kaitlyn Abby Pilgrim, Master of Business Administration; and Haley Rose Strickland, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
West Columbia: Marlene Elease Barefoot, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Ashlyn Paige Simon, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and *+Kanshara De'shell Watson, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Windsor: Davida Justine Flores, Bachelor of Science in Human Services.
Williston: +Sabrina Nichole List, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Woodruff: Kathyn Amanda Allred, Master of Business Administration.
York: Taylor Danielle Allen, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Out-of-State
India D'anne Lockhart, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Trisha Andrea Chandler, of Scottsdale, Arizona, Master of Science in Emergency Management; Virgil Grant Robitzsch, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Master of Science in Emergency Management; Ashly Z Maria, of Orlando, Florida, Master of Science in Management; Jocelyn Maria Woodard, Orlando, Florida, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Emilee Marie Moberg, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; +Barbara A Cook, of Tequesta, Florida, Bachelor of Arts in English (Secondary Education); Kalisa Monèt Palmer, of Augusta, Georgia, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; *+ Zion Pullins, of Covington, Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; ***+Shea Elizabeth Connelly, of Cumming, Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Allison Michelle McGarity, of Elberton, Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *Elise Renee Choate, of Toddville, Iowa, Bachelor of Science in Biology; Caleb Keith Craig, of Evansville, Indiana, Master of Business Administration; Brian Kenneth Melvoen, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; *+Annie Elizabeth Holesinger, of Rockford, Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; **+Colin William Parsons, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; *Abigayle Elisabeth Allen, of Eden, North Carolina, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art; **+Erin Elaine Raper, of Murphy, North Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Maranda Sumer Adair, of Shelby, North Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Shania Janet Findlay, of Bronx, New York, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Shannon Lee Rose, of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Public Health; Wykira Ny'avia Johnson-Kelly, of Franklinville, New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies; Julianna Kimberlee Germond, of Marcy, New York, Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Wellness; ***+Nicholas Ross, of Spencer, Ohio, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Bennett Charles Mendel, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science in Biology; Patricia Pantoja, of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, Master of Business Administration; Anthony Leon Balthrop, of Petersburg, Virginia, Master of Business Administration; Jasmin Raeylean Serdahl, of Des Moines, Washington, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; and Morgan Nicole Ferrance, of Seattle, Washington, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
International
Kevin Quinn Ingalls, of Moose Jaw, Canada, Bachelor of Science in Political Science; **+Simon Reithmeir, of Westendorf, Germany, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Lorenzo Ferrari, of Cremona, Italy, Master of Business Administration; ***+Robert William Dymond, of Auckland, New Zealand, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Charlie Miguel Bushby Barros, of Vigo, Spain, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration; Aingeru-Abel Aguirre Uriarte, of Vitoria, Spain, Master of Business Administration; Megna Gurung, of Basingstoke, United Kingdom, Master of Business Administration; and Chivin So, of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Master of Business Administration.