Seventy eight students from York and Lancaster counties earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the College of Charleston during the school’s Spring 2026 commencement, which the college held May 7 through 9 in Charleston.
The graduates came from Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Clover, Indian Land, York and Lancaster, with Fort Mill accounting for the largest share of the local class. Many earned Latin honors, which the college awards as cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude based on grade point average.
Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston enrolls students across the arts and sciences, business and technology, engineering and health sciences. The full local roster appears below, listed by hometown.
Fort Mill
- Melody Aranda, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Logan Bamonte, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Kamaren Beats, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Julia Belk, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management and Studio Art
- Lucille Bolduc, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education
- Emma Botzenhardt, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and an Undergraduate Certificate in Global Leadership
- Jackson Brutzman, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Hailee Carson, Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Jacob Castino, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in History and International Studies
- Gianna Cespedes, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Public Health
- Hope Cornette, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Computing in the Arts
- Alexa Diederich, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Caroline Drinnon, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
- Ashbie Gacsy, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Nitin George, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Joseph Griffin, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
- America Harrington, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education Cognate
- Evan Heisler, Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Joseph Henry, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
- Benjamin Hofmeister, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Madeline Hunter, Artium Baccalaureatus in Secondary Education Cognate and a Bachelor of Arts in History
- Georgia Kern, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Madelyn Key, Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Psychology
- Abigail Lee, summa cum laude, Artium Baccalaureatus in Art History and Religious Studies
- Christina Manfredini, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Blair McGowan, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Secondary Education Cognate
- Mia Moran, Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Psychology
- Sophia Mucci, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in French and Francophone Studies and Environmental Geosciences
- Ava Pidhayny, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Public Health
- Jordyn Pieper, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Chemistry
- Madelyn Prickett, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Communication
- Benjamin Roberts, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Ryan Rosebrock, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Lucas Ruddy, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science in International Business
- Alayne Sack, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation and Community Planning
- Jaclyn Salvador, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
- Madelyn Seren, Bachelor of Science in Sociology
- Benjamin Shaffery, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Joshua Silverman, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
- Maggie Smith, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Jacob Spittle, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Kayleigh Stover, Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- Caitlin Tolbert, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Shaun Treend, Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Olivia Wade, Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Hannah Walch, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Rock Hill
- David Byrd, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Finance
- William Dalton, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Biology
- Sarah Elkins, Bachelor of Arts in Art History
- Madeline Gilles, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Geology and Marine Biology
- Rafael Guerra, Master of Public Administration
- Emma Hudspeth, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education
- Noe Martinez, Bachelor of Science in Finance
- Raeghan Massey, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
- Asia Peay, Bachelor of Science in Sociology
- Madison Reuland, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Aidan Ruman, cum laude, Artium Baccalaureatus in Classics and Computer Science
- Patrick Ruman, cum laude, Artium Baccalaureatus in Classics and Computer Science
- Leah Watson, summa cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Carlee Young, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Clover
- Aiden Camilleri, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Statistics
- Brynn Dickerson, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Paige Joyner, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Noelle Kinney, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Hailey Saul, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Cognate and English
- Virginia Wallace, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Commercial Real Estate Finance
- Reagan Walters, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Indian Land
- Olivia Gruver, Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- Diana Kiger, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Devin Lamontagne, Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems
- Talicia Mathieu, Bachelor of Arts in Public Health
- Sara Valle, Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Collin Voltz, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts in Computing in the Arts
- Peyton Woodworth, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
York
- Sage DiPietro, Bachelor of Arts in Biology
- Jasmin Mendoza Mateo, Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Environmental Geosciences
- Ella Reeder, cum laude, Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Lancaster
- Abigail Collins, Bachelor of Science in Sociology
