Observed since 1967, the University of South Carolina Sumter's awards recognition program is intended to recognize and honor students who have excelled academically, to encourage their continued pursuit of excellence and to provide an incentive to other students to strive likewise for academic excellence.
Gold Medallion Scholars included Emily Faith Cook; Elena Marie Gibson; Jessica Nicole Kohler; Sean B. Marchman; Monique Renee McCause; Latasha Lashay McKnight; Allison Clarisa Osborne; Victor Sanchez Pacheco; Jake Ronald Smith; Ethan Jackson Coleman Weaver; and Essence Symone White. Silver Medallion Scholars: Jason Garrett Adams; Ahmed Ali Atta; Betty Abygail Avins; Anna Jessup Babb; Hannah Delaney Baker; and Noah Patrick Bittinger.
Shaneel Arun Bivek; James Carter Boswell; Patrick Kelly Brown; Steven Christopher Calcutt; Taylor Michelle Carter; Aden Connor Cheek; Garett Cooper Comley; Mary Elizabeth Cornwell; Lauren Moore Coughlin; Jonathan Lee Dalcourt; Jesse Donald Davis; Julia Marie Davis; Joseph Randall Frazier; Christian E. Gainey; Mekeisha Ardenia Gibbons; John Michael Good; Kelly J. Green; Bryce Gordon Gulledge; Allison Marie Harrison; Julanda McKenny Jackson and Aaliyah Geneva Johnson.
Kameron Dion Johnson; Bethany Megan Jones; Elliott Darrell Jones; Symphanie L. Key; Ian Hutchinson Kimbrell; Bryanne Celeste Long; James Eric Maher; Richardson Stuart Marks; Heidi Brooke Matthews; Savannah Leigh McCause; Rebekah Jean McLendon; Ashlyn Renee McLeod; Cameron David Menser; Kiana Etheline Miller; Sophie Eleonore Mobius; Hung Vu Nguyen; Ami S. Patel; Steven Jeffrey Phillips; Christian Capers Price; Brooke Emily Quiroz and Amanda Yi Redfoot.
Marisol Ayelen Rios Lecaros; Sean Patrick Robinson; Avin Javonte' Sanders-Spann; Taylor Nicole Sandifer; Ruth Hannah Sieger; Franklin Alex Skoler; Julia Margaret Sorrells; Ryan Matthew Stapler; Kensey Nicole Stephens; Kristen Leigh Stringer; Serena Denise Taylor; Elizabeth Jean Teague; Teleshia Annya' Toney; Nautica Leigh Vaden; Jonathan Toy Van Dusen; Mary Elizabeth Vannatter; Lashawnda Maria Wilson; and Hannah Elizabeth Yarborough.
Other awards included the Porter H. Adams Jr. Outstanding Student Leadership Award, Kensey Nicole Stephens; the Fire Ant Athletes of the Year Award in Baseball, Zachary R. Mosay; the Fire Ant Athletes of the Year Award in Softball, Bailee A. Watts; and the Fire Ant Athletes of the Year Award in Tennis, Julia M. Sorrells.
Those noted as Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges included Emma Wynn Betchman Brown; Sherry Kay Burke; Alison Paige Coleman; Rachael Anne Horne; Mary Rachel Hudson; Taylor Nicole Jones; and Devyn Wingard Youngblood.
- Misty Hatfield
