Lander University Recognizes Academic Excellence: Students Honored on Dean’s List for Fall 2023

GREENWOOD, S.C. — Lander University proudly announces the rosterof undergraduates who have been named to the Dean’s List for the fallsemester of 2023. 

In order to secure a position on the esteemed list, students must exhibit outstanding academic ability, maintaining a grade-point average (GPA) ranging from 3.5 to 3.9, while enrolled as full-time undergraduates.

Lander extends its heartfelt congratulations to these accomplished individuals for their outstanding scholastic accomplishments throughout the first semester of the 2023-24 academic year.

Students are listed in alphabetical order based on their respective hometowns.

South Carolina:

Abbeville: Cameron Beauford; Ayden Bernard; Destiny Cockrell; Sydney Dawson; Janessa Haddon; Matthew Hall; Bradey Hedden; Barrett Henderson; Ty’Brea Johnson; Asher Johnston; Aiden Mcclain; Matthew Mcneil; Tyler Overholt; Lizzianna Price; Savannah Price; Ashley Rauton; D’mario Rouse; Lillian Smith; Amber Tyrol; and Nicholas Wengerd.

Aiken: Chanceler Anderson; Alainna Brannon; Autumn Campbell; Connor Couture; Katherine Forker; Jayla Hay; Caiden McCurdy; Natalie Simmons; Schuyler Stamper; and Kayla Williams. 

Alcolu: Christopher Barfield.

Anderson: Chelsea Adger; Julianne Argo; Ashlyn Bannister; Raenisha Bennett; Lucas Boyce; Adam Brenneman; Zy’Kia Brown; Emily Compton; Carolina Elvir; Janisa Farsee; Janiyah Geter; Crystal Grant; Sarah Hamson; Luke Johnson; Thomas McCurley; Ye’Shuntia Pickens; Isabella Reid; Daniela Reyes; Bailey Sage; Katelyn Sanchez; Cheyeanne Simmons; Victoria Taylor; and Angellyn Hyde.

Barnwell: Kaitlin Anderson. 

Batesburg: Grace Burgess.

Beaufort: Meggan Hiers; Quinten Nold; JayLa Stevens; and McCayla Willingham.

Beech Island: Carter Lanier.

Belton: Rileigh Hill; Mycah Hollister; Ryan Mattison; Taylor Patterson; Israel Ruiz Vega; Tucker Starnes; James Stone; and Olivia Stone.

Bishopville: Taylor LeGrand.

Blacksburg: Amaya Childers; Lindy Keeter; and Addison Secrest.

Blackstock: Aniya Minter.

Bluffton: Gabrielle Dilka; and Robert Gadomski.

Blythewood: Faith Bassey; Katiya Daniel; Vivian LeBron; and Hope Quattlebaum.

Boiling Springs: Audrey Moon. 

Bonneau: Jordan Murphy.

Bowman: Damon Huggins.

Branchville: Kimberly Duclos; and Sherrelle​ Infinger.

Buffalo: Kamryn Akins.

Calhoun Falls: Gracee Dixon; James Hembree; Christopher Pless; Artavious Wilson; and Ryan Worden.

Camden: Madison Reid; and Julianna Smith.

Cameron: Presley Collins.

Campobello: Jarren Metcalf.

Cayce: William Ivey.

Central: Aurie Riggins.

Chapin: Olivia Bolton; Payton Coates; Susana Garcia; Carson Graves; Lillian Hayes; John Jenny; Chloe Kirkland; Daislyn Mallett; Cayla Martin; Ricardo Montalvo Prybeck; Phoenix Poole; Sarah Sulkowski; Lindsey Swieringa; William vanVollenhoven; and Abigail Wallace.

Chappells: Ethan Shimoda; and ZyMaurlayjah Watts.

Charleston: Lucille Bova; Declan Dunn; Alarie Hodge; Sydney Lafayette; Anna Martin; John McAlister; Abey McLeod; Sara Robertson; Anna Skinner; and Tailis Vazquez.

Chesnee: Autumn Lockhart.

Chester: Jacey Evans.

Chesterfield: Landon Vick.

Clarks Hill: Ashley Ard; Ansley James; and Lillian Strawn.

Clinton: Tamia Barr; Joshua Bryant; Ivy Codington; Olandria Payne; Kelsey Richards; and William Watts.

Clover: Anna Baker; Connor Jaramillo; Amelia McCauley; and Luke Zirnsak.

Columbia: Elizabeth Brooker; Nathan Buchanan; Moriah Cato; Katherine Egan; William Franklin; Shayla Harris; Danielle Ingram; Jaylynn Jones; Macie Leath; Kadence Livingston; Hanna McCoy; Gabriel Reyes-Espinal; Jade Simmons; Zoe Starr; Liana Thaler; Chasity Thomas; Nykeria Thomas; Carly Vanadore; Darius Wallace; Tianna Washington; Deja’ Wilson; and Bridget Womack.

Conway: Myra Dotson; and Hannah Loudin.

Cope: Grace Cooper.

Cowpens: Kimberly Sparks.

Cross Hill: Katherine DiBari; and Kayla King.

Dalzell: Andre Vaughn.

Darlington: Janiah Andrews; and Tyler Berry.

Dillon: Morgan Rogers.

Donalds: Michael Ashley; Jessica Basheer; Tanner Hagan; Andrew Nickles; and Shelby Slatton.

Duncan: Kaley Mills; Kelsey Mills; and Kimberly Rutledge.

Early Branch: Emily Cope.

Easley: Kaitlyn Beaudreau; Anna-Marie Bright; Tyler Cass; Maisie Cheek; Lizbeth Echeverria; Katelynn Green; Hope Hardy; Starrla Kinseth; Elizabeth Ledbetter; Gabriela Martinez; Mackenzie Mott; Maren Penn; and Madeline Shealey.

Edgefield: Annabelle Leaptrotte.

Elgin: Amelia Beasley; Grace Carman; Jakiara Edwards; Mya Grant; Larry Harris; Sheldon Montgomery; and Trinity Mull. 

Enoree: Zoe Wampler.

Florence: Logan Cooper; Elizabeth Easler; and Dolores Singletary.

Fort Mill: Brooklyn Ashley; Gianna Giudice; Harmony Johnson-Sweem; Madison Pigford; Emma Sexton; and Maren White.

Fountain Inn: Taelyn Calwile; Traylor Calwile; Cameron McDuffie-Garrison; and Rebecca Osteen.

Gaffney: Anna Hulsey; and Ta’Ja Lattimore.

Galivants Ferry: Auron Moore.

Gaston: Simone James; Oscar Ortega Lopez.

Gilbert: Cassie Fabian; and Olivia Price; Saylor Sarokas; Carmen Spears; Emily Trotter; Brandon Wesolowski; and Sarah Whittle.

Goose Creek: Chantal Chandler; Breon Steele; Jalin Wallrath; Alexis Watson; and Samuel Wicker.

Graniteville: Benjamin Avent; and Paxton Yon.

Gray Court: Hailee Thomason; Grace Whitmire; and Jaquavious Young.

Great Falls: Zander Beasley.

Green Sea: Rae Stone.

Greenville: Evangeline Bever; Emili Blanchard; Kaleb Boiter; Faith Evans; Haylee Gower; Joel Guillen; Sierra Hillman; Jermir Humphrey; Allyson Jackson; Hannah Justice; Adias Keita; Abigail Lockhart; Edwin​ Mattocks; Bennett Mendel; Prima Patel; Meghan Phillips; Georgia Salley-Oliver; Hampton Shull; Joseph Strange; Lizbeth Torres Cruz; Chase Turner; and Khalisha Wofford.

Greenwood: Carson Ables; Ajang Aguek; Grayson Allen; Sierra Arostegui; Mya Atten; Benjamin Bagwell; Benjamin Bates; Georganna Baylor; Joshua Bennett; Megan Berlin; Timothy Beshers; Sydney Black; Zeth Brower; Trenton Burroughs; Alexis Burton; Savannah Cade; Kadarias Carter; Cailyn Coffman; Ravon Cook; Elijah Corbin; Daniela Corona-Moran; Anna Davis; Kayla Deal; Taj Dimiati; Keesley Drummond; Rebekah Duffie; Andi Fair; Kelsey Farmer; Lucas Fox; Lauren Gilbert; William Goodwin; Elizabeth Gordon; Reid Guy; Chance Hainey; Lauren Hall; Skylar​ Harrell; Thomas Hazel; Jose Hernandez; Adrian Hernandez Herrera; Heaven Hewett; Steven Holtzclaw; Cooper Jackson; Claudia Jensen; Mary Lawson; Curtis Laymon; Tonna Lee; Marcus Lewis; LaBre Long; Aislynn Lopez; Anderson Lowe; Catia Magalhaes Billings; Brenda Marshall; Damon Martin; Gavin Martin; Zyesha Martin; Nadiyah Morton; Anna Moss; Angel Moya; Keygarion Mursier; Joshua Neff; Isabella Olson; Christopher Parrish; Kristina Peay; Gracyn Peppers; Cassie Peterson; Madison Polasky; Kirsten Poore; Za’Kira Price; Madalin Radcliffe; Maura Reier; Sophia Reyes; Klaire Rice; Heidi Roby; Shannon Rose; Olivia Rowland; Catalina Santander; Silas Schiera; Emma Scott; Mattison Shaw; Alexandra Shuttleworth; William Simmons; Caleb Singleton; Jacob Stearns; Carlee Stockman; Emily Suddeth; Frances Thomson; Alana Turner; Karlie Turner; David Urbanic; Sophie Watterson; Brooke Welborn; and Railey Wilkie.

Greer: Jake Allen; Megan Bennett; Gabrielle Cantarella; Emma Cox; Ashley Gomez; Laura Guerin; Keaston Hampton; Danielle Louw; Abigail McGatha; Jackson Pare; Timothy Reece; Keanu Ridgill; Marcus Riggs; and Jonathan Sessions.

Hampton: Ryan Vincent.

Hanahan: Rylee Hoffman; and Travis Jones.

Hardeeville: Harvey Buruca; and Emilee McKenzie.

Harleyville: Taylor Murray.

Heath Springs: Hannah Hewitt.

Hilton Head Island: Mallory Russell.

Hodges: Elijah Blizzard; John Clegg; William Lindley; Kim Rosa; and Hunter White. 

Holly Hill: Payton Radewitz.

Hollywood: Kiley Bennett.

Honea Path: Anna Ashley; Kaitlyn Ashley; Alandra Burns; Shania Carmona; Olivia​ Fields; Katelyn Friar; Alyssa Glazer; Bryenna Hayes; Jericho Lincoln; Nalmary Rivera; Matthew Tomczyk; and Devon Watson.

Hopkins: Demarcus Williams.

Indian Land: Anastasia Kharabadzhu; Emma Palka; and Austin Ross.

Inman: Casey Keller; Robert Lafortune; Lanie Lawson; Micha Oslund; Michael Pearson; Elana Raines; Robert Risdon; William Tavernetti; and Randall Willard.

Irmo: Lila Bagley; Kimyana Brown; Brady Detwiler; Xander DeVall; Alexander Hall; Benjamin Hawkins; Mary Moosbrugger; Carson Paulk; Taylor Perkins; Khayla Risher; Alexis Robinson; and Courtney Wilson.

Iva: Elijah Richey.

Joanna: Madison Collins.

Kingstree: Grayson Copeland.

Ladson: Kendall Gray; Parker Kauffman; and Elizabeth Sivertsen.

Lancaster: Kendall Bohn; Gracie Helms; Ashton Neal; Taylor Neal; Karli Rathel; and Ashtyn Sanders. 

Landrum: Alison Ayers; and Elijah Powell.

Laurens: Kaleah Hill; Peytan Smith; and Ashley Walker.

Leesville: Madison Faulkner; Savannah Poole; and Hannah Sprouse.

Lexington: Amaria Alston; Allison Beebe; Emilee Black; Joshua Davies; Owen Deer; Caroline Dickey; James Durrance; Zachary Ebert; Chase Elston; Meaghan Fournier; Olivia Herring; Haley Heustess; Chelsea Jeffcoat; Robert Kirk; Danielle Langley; Kent Mccathern; Katherine Meredith; Caroline Myrick; Amelia Paxton; Santo Pellettiere; Caroline Porter; Angelina Rabon; Zoe Tantum; Rachel Walters; Amber Whetstone; and Elaina Woodard.

Liberty: Emily Jackson.

Little Mountain: Gabriele Mason.

Loris: Tra’Mya Felton; and Dalton Stroud.

Lugoff: Kyla Cantey.

Lyman: Pamela Brewton; Sally Clark; and David Hunsberger.

Marion: James Singletary.

Mauldin: Gretchen Frayseth; Morgan Grom; Savannah McKee; and Anastasia Muzzarelli.

McBee: Soraya Johnson; and Abigail Sims.

McCormick: Malia Tabb.

Moncks Corner: Bastian Wishart.

Moore:  Brayden Rogers.

Mount Croghan: Kayden Douglas. 

Mount Pleasant: Samantha Bumgarner; Dylan Reafler; Abby Talbott; Katherine Weston; and Louis Whitesell.

Mullins: Madison Hunt; and Kiersten White.

Murrells Inlet: Jolie McMenamin.

Myrtle Beach:  Victoria Callahan; Amber Christy; and Savannah Maxwell.

Newberry: Tamera Farrow; Emily McCullough; Mia Russo; Elizabeth Saddler; Katie Smith; and Kenneth Whitesides.

Nichols: Hannah Lovett.

Ninety Six: Jordan Alvarez; Caden Arrington; Abigail Buckingham; Brianne Eklund; Nevaeh Gillian; Olivia Gouldsmith; Jessica Gutierrez; Mary Morrow; Hannah Murray; Delea Shay; and Landon Surrett.

North Augusta: Gerardo Farias-Chocon; Brennley Furness; Anna Hightower; Carson Kervin; Gracie Kervin; Kenyce Rodriguez; and Madison Usry.

North Charleston: Nadia Polite; and Julia Werner.

Patrick: Samantha Jordan; and Summer Scott.

Pauline: William Rhyne; and Haylen Satterfield.

Pawleys Island: Garrett Smith; and Rebekah Stidd.

Pelion: Caroline Johnson; and Devin Rosenbusch

Pelzer: Bethany Bagwell; Morgan Davis; Angie Fugon; and Skye Kessler.

Pelzer: Jakob Leitner; Celina Miller; Carly Shepherd; and Gabrielle Wright.

Pendleton: Krystiana Devaux; and Dawson Swaney.

Pickens: Lauren Dow; Zoey Fernstrom; Samuel Holcombe; Wesley Page; Junius Smith; and Elizabeth Tibbs.

Piedmont: Grace Harvey; Amari Holloway; Charisma Hughes; Madison King; Noelle Kowalski; Laci Newsom; and Daviya Smith.

Pomaria: Calvert Smith; Leya Tyson; and Ethan Waites.

Prosperity: Olivia Abrams; Taylor Crouch; Avery DuBose; Haley Patterson; and Leah Ruiz.

Ridgeway: Erin Lewter.

Rock Hill: Necyah Harris; Nicole Higginbotham; Mariama Jobe; JazhaJohnson;

Anna Joyner; Benson Kellum; Tabitha Ogden; Emily Roberts; Jacob Socha; Tamara Stewart; and Remy Thomasson.

Roebuck: Raquel Brown; Maxwell Porterfield; and Clay Taylor.

Saint George: Destiny Davis.

Saluda: Emma Black; Alberto Gomez Deleon; Araceli Lezama de Jesus; Kanvious Lott; and Brenna Minick.

Seneca: Danielle Brooks; and Zybre Lee.

Silverstreet: Allahjah Jones; and Derrick Jones.

Simpsonville: Evan Ainslie; Emma Avant; Mackenzie Belenky; Riley Bird; Savannah Bowles; Charles Burger; Korina Byland; Alexandria Castro; Grace Childers; Hunter Daves; Logan Dorcas; Isabella Erskine; Lakisha Frazier; Shelli Gunnoe; Hannah Haupfear; Hayley Hellams; Emily Hibbs; Kristian Hunter; Mackenzie Jones; Allison Lollis; Jacob Maddox; Payton Mcclellan; Jesse McLorie; Alex Moreno; Ana Moreno; Bennett Nix; Morgan Sally; Sophia Shortall; Jaden​ Simpkins; Bennett Sloper; Miranda Stout; Alyssah Whitman; and Riley Yearout.

Six Mile: Isaac Stewart.

Spartanburg: Christian Coggins; Jack Coleman; Zane Genovese; Raygan Jeter; Hannah Lazenby; Caleb Martin; Andrew Miller; Taihia Minton; Patience Ninneman; Adamaris Ortiz Vega; Lacey Stoner; and Abigail Wilson.

Springfield: Aurie Robinson.

Starr: Michael Hilley; and Leah Potter.

Summerville: Lilly Atkins; Virgil Brooks; Selitah Burns; Mackenzie Colvin; Brandon Eisenstein; Zoie Fleming; Emily Folk; Madison Graziani; Shea Gunn; Reagan Hardy; Colby Hillier; Zachary Meyer; Marissa Moore; and Josie Woods.

Sumter: Keyirie Davis-Bracey; Jessica Palmer; and Austin Thomas.

Sunset: Caleb Ridgeway. 

Swansea: Madison Bloome; and Mikayla Rager. 

Tamassee: Adam Addis.

Taylors: Aja Campbell; Brooks Grayson; John Hubbard; Payton Larke; and Lawrence Salley.

Townville: Ryland Holbrooks.

Travelers Rest: Morgan Swinton; Carlee Phillips; and Scarlett Smith.

Troy: Ethan Farrell; and Megan Farrell.

Union: Abbigail Freeman; and Kimora Sims.

Varnville: Monyetta Scott.

Wagener: Gary Romines.

Walhalla: Sarah Osteen.

Walterboro: Hope Crosby; and Alaysia Stephens.

Ware Shoals: Ronan O’Dell; Tara Webb; and Zaida Williams.

Waterloo: Alysa Bagwell; Matthew Perez; Hailey Phillips; Tamera Thompson; and 

Savanna Vinson.

West Columbia: Marisa Browder; JaseAnne Harmon; Rylee King; William Mcmickens; Julian Millender; and Alejandra Rubio.

Westminster: Scott Queen; and Anna Smith.

Williamston: Benjamin Bear; C.J. Doss; Chloe Phillips; Makinlyn Shockley; and Leslie Terrazas.

Windsor: Davida Flores; and Jamesha Hatcher.

Woodruff: Kenna Hudson; Lexsis Jennings; Jacob Jeter; Maleah Jones; and Cassandra Rollins.

Yemassee: Jada Hamilton.

York: Areane Arroyo-Mancera; Hailey​ Bond; Nathan Brown; Laila Gore; Jonathan Mead; Hannah Nathe; McKenzie Pless; and Sarah Quinn.​

Out-of-State:

Alabama: Hunter Jones, of Trussville; and Xander McWilliams, of Wetumpka.

California: Aaron Hernandez, of Durham; Brookelyn McCaffrey, of Lodi; and Sarah Locke, of Murrieta.

Colorado: Sha-Lea Davison, of Colorado Springs; Sophia Warren, of Denver; and Gage Bernall, of Lakewood.

Florida: Madison Owens, of Davenport; Mattye Geddings, of Haines City; Noah Curdt, of Howey-in-the-Hills; Kara Krusbe, of Jupiter; Brandon Perkins, of Lake Mary; Inady Legiste, of Laud Lakes; Kaleigh Cato, of Ocala; Paul Abolafia, of Pembroke Pines; Joshua Sanchez, of Pembroke Pines; Calogero Mazzrillo, of Plantation; Jake Larson, of Ponte Vedra; Emilee Moberg, of Port St. Lucie; Danielle Kuusisto, of Rotonda West; and Luke Cusick, of Saint Augustine.

Georgia: Kaylee Youmans, of Baxley; Sebastian Augustave, of Buford; Garrett Wood, of Colbert; Zion Pullins, of Covington; Lillian Connelly, of Cumming; Makenley Rorick, of Elberton; Chloe Powers, of Hull; Connor McKay, of Lakemont; Trinity Thomas, of Lawrenceville; Kylie Fragala, of Marietta; Dawson Campbell, of Marietta; Adam Love, of Roswell; Madison Kay, of Sharon; and Charles Higdon, of Woodstock.

Illinois: Rachel Hammelman, of Aurora; Jack Bond, of O Fallon; and Brady Foote, of Palatine.

Indiana: Tyler Nemtuda, Chesterton.

Maryland: Michaela Burnett, of Baltimore; and Sean Reilly, of Mount Airy.

Michigan: Tommy Moore, of Battle Creek; Nigel Colvin, of Lincoln Park; and Annie Holesinger, of Rockford.

Montana: Richard Cortese, of Laurel.

North Carolina: Reed Samson, of Charlotte; Ronald Shumaker, of Charlotte; Katie Bell, of Concord; William Hammond, of Huntersville; Corbin Esquivel, of Monroe; Kaiden Fisher, of Mooresville; Juan Rodriguez, of Nebo; Oliver Zohn, of Raleigh; Phillip Burwell, of Raleigh; Britton Weems, of Taylorsville; Samuel Gerard, of Terrell; Jordan Sikes, of Wadesboro; Tyler Hall, of Waxhaw; Christopher Manriquez, of Waxhaw; Tyler Carroll, of Waxhaw; and Matthew Peach, of Weddington.

New Jersey: Logan Kobis, of Branchville; and Gabriel Baldosaro, of Vineland.

New York: Julia Zarra, of Bethpage; Kayla Smith, of Bohemia; Ashley-Robyn Tucker, of Buffalo; Nicholas Winegard, of Islip Terrace; and Kacey Reynoso, of Yonkers.

Ohio: Mikaela Stahli, of Hudson; and Ethan Kevelder, of Pickerington.

Oregon: John Downing, of Redmond.

Pennsylvania: Avery Tworkoski, of Bernville; and Anthony Yacovetti, of Bridgeport.

Tennessee: Daniel Eaton, of Athens; Kaylynn Hamby, of Calhoun; and Grant King, of Knoxville.

Texas: Lukas Simons, of Friendswood; and Breana Pelbath, of Lampasas.

Utah: Ashlynn Olsen, of Eagle Mountain.

Virginia: Rhys Peterson, of Glen Allen; Blake Moore, of Manassas; Jacob Cooper, of Virginia Beach; and Amani Melendez, of Woodbridge.

Wisconsin: Alix Kundinger, of Hortonville.

West Virginia: Riley Hendricks, of Hurricane; and Rachel Schenck, of Martinsburg.

International Students

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Bavaria: Annika Fuhrmann, of Munich.

Canada: Nathan DeThomasis, of Amherstburg in Ontario; Chase Hanson, of Coquitlam in British Columbia; and Zachary Kobzar, of Calgary in Alberta.

France: Ambroise Marchand, of Amiens; Claire Regnault, of Paris; and Maria Zarza Mojoli, of San Lorenzo.

United Kingdom: Bailey Hall, of Cheshire in England; Jake Wakeford, of Cobham in England; Euan Bunn, of Kingsdown in England; Christian Hatley, of Nottingham in England; and Corey Edgar, of Elgin in Scotland.

Mexico: Joaquin Villegas, of Santa Rosa.

Netherlands: Pieke Bouman, of Maastricht; Leira Van Tilburg, of Nieuw-Vennep;

Charlotte van Galen Last, of Bussum; Francien Rosink, of Hengelo; and Isabel Elenga, of Hillegom. 

New Zealand: Nicholas Beamish, of Rotorua. 

Norway: Vilde Ostensen, of Skoppum.

Spain: Edward Rahm, of Saro; David Velasco Maier, of Arona; and Charlie Bushby Barros, of Ponteareas.

Sweden: Ludvig Eriksson, of Nassjo.

Vietnam: Kieu Ho, of Sa Dec in Dong Thap; and Duc Duy Huynh, of Ho Chi Minh.

Zimbabwe: Betserai Magarire, of Glendale in Mazowe.

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Submitted by Deb C. Nygro

About Lander University:

Located in Uptown Greenwood, Lander University is a state-assisted, four-year institution of higher education that serves nearly 4,300 students and offers more than 90 areas of study in the liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1872, Lander has a long-standing tradition of providing a challenging education that equips graduates with the skills to be successful in their professional endeavors while fostering a commitment to serving others. To learn more, visit www.lander.edu.