The 2016 Awards

Congratulations to the 2016 ExCEL Award Recipients!

The 2016 Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards honored more than 30 students, staff, faculty and community members for their commitment to creating a campus environment that promotes diversity and excellence.
The recipients were selected from more than 126 nominations.  See The College Today Article College Announces ExCEL Awards Winners

The recipients are:

Outstanding Student of the Year
School of the Arts – Claire Ahlin
School of Business – Kelli Smiling 
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Ellie Smith
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Shannon Wischusen
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Anjali Naik
School of Professional Studies – Linda Meehan
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Wendell Roberson
Honors College – Jenesha Nance
Graduate School – Stephanie Meier 
Female Student Athlete of the Year – RoShani Glover
Male Student Athlete of the Year – Rodrigo Encinas Yanez
Outstanding Bonner Leader of the Year – Angel Fross
Septima P. Clark – Trevor Stubbs-Stroud
Lucille S. Whipper – Quinandria Lee
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Senior Minority Student) – Sierra Small
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Junior Minority Student) –  Brandi Bell
SCAMP Student of the Year – Victoria Edmund and Needhee Patel

Outstanding Faculty of the Year
School of the Arts – Laura Turner
School of Business- Peter Calcagno
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Kendall Deas
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Beth Sundstrom 
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Andrew Alwine
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Neal Tonks
Honors College – Kendall Deas

Other Award Categories
Outstanding Staff Member of the Year – Nandini McCauley
The Unsung Champion Award – Anita Gadsden
Excellence in Customer Service Award – Lauren Fludd
The Good Neighbor Award – Lauren Herterich
The Eddie Ganaway Distinguished Alumni Award – Ebony Hilton
Safe Zone Advocacy Award – Clyde Moser
Demetria N. Clemons Distinguished Mentor Award – Devon Hanahan  
Administrator of the Year Award -  Godfrey Gibbison 
College of Charleston Impact Award – Joseph and Charlotte Riley 

The Presidential Legacy Awards
The President Leo I. Higdon Outstanding Leadership Award – Warren Steele
The President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award – Donald Belk 
The President Theodore Stern Visionary Award – Graeme Coetzer
The President Harry Lightsey Humanitarian Award – Jim Deavor