Congratulations to Our Graduates!

Published May 12, 2026

O Eternal God, bless all schools, colleges, and universities, that they may be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

High School

Charles Robertson Allen III
Porter-Gaud School, attending University of Mississippi

Molly Bissell Anderson
James Island Charter High School, attending The Citadel

Jackson James Chadwick Arnold
Porter-Gaud School, attending Florida State University

Bennett Anderson Bair
Academic Magnet High School, attending The Citadel 

Bowen Christopher Barber
Porter-Gaud School, attending the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina

Anne Perry Davis
Ashley Hall, attending Clemson University

John Nolte Dukes
Episcopal High School, attending The University of Virginia 

Woods Pollard Gamble
Porter-Gaud School, attending The University of Virginia

Robert Tazewell “Wells” Gamble
Porter-Gaud School, attending The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Honors 

Emily Marie Hunt
Lucy Beckham High School, attending University of South Carolina 

Nora Anne Kanich
Porter-Gaud School, attending Clemson University 

Neely Bennett E. Lauffer
West Ashley High School, attending University of South Carolina

Kennerly Grace Lustig
Wando High School, attending Berry College

Louise Burton Martin
Academic Magnet High School, attending Harvard University 

Kimbrough Sinclair McEniry
Bishop Moore Catholic High School, attending Rollins College

Josiah Lee Miller
Porter-Gaud School, attending Samford University

Mary Elizabeth Molten
Porter-Gaud School, attending University of Colorado Boulder 

Granger Christian Osborne III
Porter-Gaud School, attending United States Merchant Marine Academy

James Harrison Ray
Philip Simmons High School, attending Wofford College 

Jeffrey Scott Tibbals, Jr.
Porter-Gaud School, attending Sewanee: The University of the South

Elizabeth Tillman Werntz
Porter-Gaud School, attending Clemson University 

College or Graduate School

Georgia Watson Arnold
Claremont McKenna College
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Minor in Leadership Studies

Jackson Parker Ayers
Clemson University
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communications, Minor in Athletic Leadership,
attending University of Georgia for Master of Science in Sports Management and Policy

Caitlyn Bergner
Stanly College
Associate of Business Administration

Eliza Ann Compere Ford
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences, Minor in Business

Julian Anthony Ford
United States Naval Academy
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering,
attending Naval Postgraduate School followed by flight school

Rayna Shively Gilbert
Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Commercial Real Estate Concentration;
Minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Clay Wallace Hershey, Jr.
Sewanee: The University of the South
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minors in Business and French

William Steele Kanich, Jr.
Clemson University
Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

John Barnwell Kerrison, Jr.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Computer Science

Mary Kathryn Lancaster
Furman University
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Affairs, Spanish;
Minor in Medicine, Health, and Culture;
Minor in Latin American and Latinx Studies

Lucy Addison Manuel
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts in English, Spanish;
Minor in Real Estate

Camille Legrand Molten
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Minors in Business Administration and Psychology

Thomas James Parsell III
Wake Forest University
Bachelor of Arts in Communication 

Ashley Nicole Schmidt
Anderson University
Doctor of Physical Therapy

Connor Lee Shannon
College of Charleston
Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Lillian Carrington Smith
Wofford College
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Spanish 

Eleanor Hope Walters
College of Charleston
Bachelor of Science in Business

William Crayton Walters IV
Elon University
Bachelor of Science in Sociology