Riverview Charter recognizes new board members
Riverview Charter School recognizes its newly elected Board members who will serve on the board from January 2023 to December 2024 – Maurice Greenleaf, Lauren Kelly, Chelsi Everhart, Erica Martin and Bridget Norton.
Riverview Charter School Director Robert Bechtold also wants to thank Lamarr Cooler, MJ Simmons, Carol Smalls Jenkins and Trey Rivers, who worked on the Board for the past several years. Cooler served on the board for a total of eight years.
USC Beaufort graduates 10 from Beaufort in December
The University of South Carolina Beaufort celebrated the graduation of 137 students, including 10 from Beaufort, on Dec. 10, 2022, in the first convocation ceremony for December graduates held on the Bluffton campus.
Beaufort graduates included Kaylee Aiken, Christiana Badger, Wyatt Kenninger, Katherine Lataille, Bradley Moody, Christopher Sanders, Patricia Simmons, Tonya Sneed-Jenkins, Joshua Ward and Nakya Witter.
USCB is the fastest growing four-year institution within the University of South Carolina System. It offers 20 baccalaureate degrees on three campuses – Bluffton, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island. Its 2,000 students hail from multiple states and more than a dozen international locations.
4 from Beaufort graduate College of Charleston
The College of Charleston recently awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees during the Winter 2022 Commencement ceremony. The following local students earned degrees:
Piper Van Buskirk (29906) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Jaxson Lyles (29907) graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Ashley Weber (29907) graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; and Sarah Norwood (29906) graduated with a Bachelor of Professional Studies.
Located in the heart of historic Charleston, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university. Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability.
Beaufort’s Wallace selected to Omicron Delta Kappa at Young Harris
Albert Wallace of Beaufort has been selected for induction into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Honor Society at Young Harris (Ga.) College.
To be inducted into ODK, students must demonstrate strong academic performance and must be nominated for demonstrated leadership in one of the five pillars recognized by ODK: Academics & Research, Athletics, Fine Arts, Communications, and Government & Service. The students selected for induction into the inaugural class of our ODK Circle have attained a GPA of 3.5 or greater and were nominated for their leadership under one of the five pillars of ODK. Wallace was recognized for the Pillar of Athletics.
Young Harris College is a private baccalaureate and master’s degree-granting institution located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris has four academic divisions: Fine Arts; Humanities; Mathematics, Science, and Technology; and Professional Studies. Approximately 1,400 students are enrolled.
Beaufort’s Smith named to Kennesaw State’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List
Brayden Smith of Beaufort has been named to Kennesaw (Ga.) State University’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List in recognition of academic achievement.
Majoring in Psychology, Smith is among more than 7,600 students named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and complete a minimum of nine credit hours.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 43,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges.
2 from Beaufort make Belmont’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List
The following students achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Fall 2022 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses): Kimberly Rauscher (29906) and Nicolas Hackler (29907) of Beaufort.
Located two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University comprises nearly 9,000 students from every state and 33 countries. Nationally ranked and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report for innovation in higher education, the University offers more than 115 areas of undergraduate study, 41 master’s programs and five doctoral degrees.
SNHU announces Fall 2022 President’s, Dean’s lists
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2022 President’s List and the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.
Those honored include Diamond Benitez Ortega of Beaufort (29902), Alysha Kromm of Beaufort (29906), Amber Rose of Beaufort (29906), Devin Williams of Beaufort (29906), Maika Gomez of Beaufort (29906), Elisabeth Hernandez Perez of Beaufort (29907) and Gregorio Pichardo of Lady’s Island (29907).
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List. Those honored include Joel Mulvihill of Beaufort (29906) and Joshua Washington of Beaufort (29907).
SNHU is a private, nonprofit institution with a 90-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 170,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H.
– From staff reports
