The 2015 Awards

Congratulations to the 2015 ExCEL Award Recipients!

The 2015 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.

The recipients are:
 
Outstanding Student of the Year
School of the Arts – Breonta Peterson
School of Business – Katherine Eaton
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Lydia Geathers
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Aliah Muhammad
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Lorena Gonzalez-Marrero
School of Professional Studies – Tammy Williams
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Aliya Dumas
Honors College – Neha Muppala and Needhee Patel
Graduate School – Aaron Holly
Female Student Athlete of the Year – Alexia Neal
Male Student Athlete of the Year – Devon Reed
Outstanding Bonner Leader of the Year – Ansley Pope
Septima P. Clark – Ebony Pollock
Lucille S. Whipper – Natalie Simmons
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Senior Minority Student) – Trevor Stubbs-Stroud
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Junior Minority Student) –  Jasmin Graham
SCAMP Student of the Year – Quinten Meadors
 
Outstanding Faculty of the Year
School of the Arts – Kristin Alexander
School of Business- Daniel Huerta Sanchez
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Andrea DeMaria
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Myra Seaman
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Anthony Greene
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Pamela Riggs-Gelasco
Honors College – Anton Vander Zee

Other Award Categories
Outstanding Staff Member of the Year – Harriet Mazyck
The Unsung Champion Award – Laura Moses
Excellence in Customer Service Award – Janet Brewton
The Good Neighbor Award – Ali Rahnamoon
The Eddie Ganaway Distinguished Alumni Award – Ashley Davis
Safe Zone Advocacy Award – Isabel Williams
Diversity Service of the Year Award – Kesha Rainey
Demetria N. Clemons Distinguished Mentor Award – Jolanda-Pieta van Arnhem  
Administrator of the Year Award -  Frances C. Welch
College of Charleston Impact Award – Demetria N. Clemons

The Presidential Legacy Awards
The President Leo I. Higdon Outstanding Leadership Award – William Youngblood
The President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award – Devon Hanahan
The President Theodore Stern Visionary Award – Anita Zucker
The President Harry Lightsey Humanitarian Award – Valerie Morris