Hundreds in Class of 2023 graduate with honors

2023 Commencement at Furman University was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Last updated May 10, 2023

By Furman News

More than 280 members of the Class of 2023 received their bachelor’s degrees with honors. Students who earn at least 64 credit hours at Furman are eligible for graduation honors. The students received their Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science degrees in December 2022 and May 2023.

Summa Cum Laude graduates

Students earning a grade point average of at least 3.90 in all Furman course work are designated as summa cum laude (which means “with the greatest honor” in Latin) graduates. Members of the Class of 2023 graduating summa cum laude include:

Maggie V. Atchley
John Robert Bayne
Adam Anthony Beucler
Margaret Sue Boyd
Christopher Cole Brethouwer
Holly Mackenzie Brown
Ali Danielle Collins
Rebecca Kristen Cowles
Daniel Mateo Cubides Sanchez
Laura Dame
Eme Charlene de Graaf
Brooke Nicole Diederich
Danielle Nicole Drury
Shane Alden Embury
Lauren Margaret Garrison
Alyssa Marie Gibbs
John William Harris
Elizabeth Ann Harris
Ethan Devanie Johnson
Kimberly Jordan Kiepek
Mary Devall Koenigs
John Reynolds Lambert
Eve Noreen Loftus
Shelby Kaitlynn Maier
Thomas James McCoy-Bruce
Michael Ryan McLeod
Kaitlin Renee Militello
Landon Scott Minor
Anna Coleman Muh
Alex John Nagy
Frances Dornin North
Paige Lauren Novota
Macy Alexander Petty
Anna-Lisa Carlisle Pflaum
Joshua Mathew Powers
Julia Porth Rayfield
Grant Allan Richter
Elizabeth Cahill Robinson
Sheridan Tate Rosen
Grace Elizabeth Ryan
Bridget Ann Scalia
Lane Marie Segura
Jason Eric Smith
Brooke Alexis Spears
Salem Elizabeth Wear
April Evelyne White
Thomas James Whittemore
Abigail Elizabeth Wilemon
Elizabeth Parker Yeager

Magna Cum Laude Graduates

Students earning a grade point average of at least 3.65 but less than 3.90 will be magna cum laude (Latin for “with great honor”) graduates. Members of the Class of 2023 graduating magna cum laude include:

Alanna Elizabeth Aga
Callum McCann Allison
Vijay Christus Varick Aluri
Luke Christopher Anderson
Kaitlyn Nicole Applewhite
Ashlyn Michelle Athey
Molly Evelyn Ballenger
Justin Bret Barron
Meagan Alexandra Beal
Z Jean Bekemeyer
Jerry William Blackburn
Lawson Wyatt Blake
Safia Mariam Bouderka
John E. Buehner
Colin Spencer Burdette
Mark Edward Calvin
Noah Chmil
John Campbell Cochrane
Andrew James Cockrell
Madeline Seonmee Coleman
Amanda Renee Cordle
Marc Han-Soong D’Avanzo
Madison Paige Dillon
Hannah Poirier Dintino
Brooke A. Dominiak
Riley McKenzie Draper
Madelyn Kate Dresen
Lauren Ann Eberth
Nicholaus Aron Epstein
Alana Brie Epstein
Kylie Anne Gambrill
Hanna Marie Gemmell
Josephine Giles Geraghty
Claire Elizabeth Gillaspy
Justin Tyler Hager
Lucy Faith Hall
Carson Overstreet Hardigree
Emmaline G Hardin-Parker
Ann Marguerite Hodge
Haley Elizabeth Hopkins
Scott Eric Johnson
Emma Jane Johnston
Christian Hudson King
Eva Kiser
Chloe Elizabeth Kooy
Annelise Hope Kvamme
James Allen Lalonde
Tait Eloise Lamb
Noa Ariel Lipson
Carolyn Little
Emma Scott Livingston
Mayra Gissel Lozano Roman
Jack Christopher Malo
Taryn Juliette Marks
Taryn Cassidy Marshall
Julia Jeannette McCabe
Andrew C. McHorse
Isabella Trevae Meystedt
Robert Kenneth Michaels
Grace Anne Mills
Carolyn Chieu Nghy Nguyen
Samantha Morgan Norton
Madison Marie Oliverio
Sean Michael Pazdera
Jackson Sevier Phillips
Lauren Michelle Pollino
Jacklen Shiann Pope
Lindsey Anna Price
Charles Emerson Reiney
Abby Smith Renner
Rachel Erin Riley
Ansley Dale Roberts
John A. Roper
Mia Suzanne Saltrelli
Chloe Grace Sandifer-Stech
Angel Victoria Sarmiento
Dhriti Kashyap Shah
Comeragh Enda Sheehan
Devin Ryder Simmons
Keely Aidan Simmons
Caroline Jane Singleton
Allison Marie Smith
Mary Alyssa Spangler
Anna Kathleen Spitler
Lauren Alexandra Stanley
Savannah Marlise Steet
Clarissa Rene Steigerwalt
John Bennett Stover
Whitney Brianna Sussman
Lydia Kaleen Taft
Wilson Maxwell Thomas
Jensen Leandro Thomassie
Hannah Louise Trayhan
Mallory Shea Tutterrow
Wyatt Tristan Ware
Anna Frances Weeks
Cameron Elizabeth Whitacre
Emily Grace Wonders
Laura Grace Woody
Peyton Renee Wortz
Taylor Lois Yarbrough
Jordan Michelle Zahora

Cum Laude Graduates

Students earning a grade point average of at least 3.40, but less than 3.65 are considered cum laude (“with honor” in Latin) graduates. Members of the Class of 2023 graduating cum laude include: