The Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards recently honored more than 30 students, staff, faculty and community members for their commitment to creating a campus environment that promotes diversity and excellence.
Professor Kendall Deas accepts an award during the 2016 ExCEL Awards.
The 101h Annual Awards, organized by Multicultural Student Programs and Services, took place in Sottile Theatre.
This year’s 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 Students 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
Honor College – Kendall Deas
Other Award Categories
College of Charleston Impact Award – Joseph and Charlotte Riley
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
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
