CLEMSON – Oliver Bernard Tucker of Winnsboro is a newly appointed Second Lieutenant. On May 20th, Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units held a joint online ceremony to commission fifty Second Lieutenants. Twenty-five students received commissions into the U.S. Army, and twenty-five students received commissions into the U.S. Air Force. Tucker also participated […]

CLEMSON – Clemson University awarded more than 4,007 degrees in May 2020. Fairfield County residents receiving degrees: Wesley C. Britt, Ridgeway, BS in Financial Management William M. Renwick, Winnsboro, BS in Mechanical Engineering Noah S. Ward, Winnsboro, BS in Psychology

CLEMSON – Clemson University has announced the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2020 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a 4.0 grade-point average. From Blythewood: Rylie Elisabeth Beasley, Special Education Jonathan Bryce Carter, Electrical Engineering Eric Dante Coleman, Secondary Education Haley Elizabeth Daniel, Parks, Recreation and Tourism […]

CHARLESTON – College of Charleston congratulates more than 2,600 students who were named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for Spring 2020. The following local students earned honors: President’s List: Margaret Cathcart, Supply Chain Management Vernon Kennedy, Biology Dean’s List: Vernetia Anderson, Political Science

CHARLESTON – Margaret Cathcart was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management from The College of Charleston in May 2020. Cathcart will have the option to be recognized by the College during a ceremony tentatively planned for October 11, 2020.

GREENWOOD – Lander University conferred bachelor and master degrees upon over 300 graduates at the close of the 2020 academic year. Graduates from Fairfield County are: Annie Laurie Farris Mattox, BS in Early Childhood Education  Anna Grey Walters, Master of Education in Montessori Education.

SPARTANBURG – Blythewood resident Kathryn Salyer has been named to Sherman College of Chiropractic’s Dean’s List for grades earned during the winter 2020 academic quarter. Dean’s List students have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the quarter.

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Verlisha Goins of Blythewood received a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in Nursing from Wilkes University. The degree was one of 720 degrees awarded at a virtual degree conferral ceremony on May 16.

TUSCALOOSA, AL – The University of Alabama awarded some 6,326 degrees this spring. Among the graduates was Elijah Teixeira of Blythewood who received a Bachelor of Arts. The recent change to remote learning during this unprecedented time affected the University’s plans for traditional commencement activities. However, commencement is a milestone, and the University wants graduates […]

ATLANTA, GA – Elaine Patterson of Blythewood has earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Patterson was among approximately 4,050 undergraduate and graduate students who earned degrees during the Spring 2020 semester. Students were celebrated during a virtual celebration held on May 1. They will also be honored during […]