Fifty-Seven Student-Athletes Earn Degrees in May
CLEMSON, S.C. - Fifty-seven student-athletes from thirteen programs have completed their degree requirements and are set to graduate from Clemson University. The May commencement ceremonies were initially scheduled for Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8, but have been postponed. An additional 34 spirit squad and support staff students will also graduate.
The University is exploring alternatives to celebrate the newest graduates at a later date, and graduates will receive their diplomas by mail.
The list includes Kobi Thornton, a third-round pick of the Atlanta Dream in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Grant Voeks, an All-ACC thrower, is earning his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, while All-ACC Rower and ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient Aliute Udoka earns her degree in animal veterinary sciences.
Nine members of Clemson’s 2018 National Championship Football team, led by Nyles Pinckney (Sociology), a third-team All-ACC pick in 2019, who earned his second undergraduate degree. Brian Dawkins Jr., son of Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Clemson All-American Brian Dawkins (‘01) earned his degree in communication.
Fernanda Navarro, who won the 2018 ITA Fall Doubles National Championship earned her degree in language and international trade. Five members of Clemson’s women’s soccer program are graduating after going to NCAA Tournaments in all four seasons on the field.
Richie Shaffer, a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 who appeared in 51 Major League games, earned a degree in marketing as a member of the Tiger Trust program. The Tiger Trust program, established in the 1980s, provides an opportunity for all student-athletes who have exhausted athletic eligibility or left early for a professional opportunity to return to Clemson to earn their undergraduate degree if they left the university in good standing.
BASEBALL
Mat Clark: BS-Health Science
Evan Estridge: BS-Biological Sciences
Jacob Hennessy: BS-Management
Ryne Huggins: BS-PRTM
Sheldon Reed: BA-Communication
Carson Spiers: BS-Management
MEN’S BASKETBALL
E. Jonathan Baehre: BS-Economics
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Chyna Cotton: BA-Communication
Kendall Spray: BS-Health Science
Destiny Thomas: BA-Sports Communication
Kobi Thornton: BA-Criminal Justice
DIVING
Megan Hays: BS-Biological Sciences
Hannah Phelan: BS-Management
FOOTBALL
Chase Brice: BS-PRTM
TJ Chase: BS-PRTM
Brian Dawkins: BA-Communication
Landon Holden: BS-Ag Mech and Business
Tristan Walliser: BS-Financial Management
Nyles Pinckney: BS-Sociology
Logan Rudolph: BA-Communication
Cade Stewart: BS-Construction Science and Management
Regan Upshaw: BS-Economics
WOMEN’S GOLF
Ana Paula Valdes: BA-Communication
ROWING
Maura Chozick: BA-Special Education
Katie Kerrick: BA-Sociology
Carolina Kranz: BS-Civil Engineering
Rachel Mumau: BA-Communication
Hannah Niedojadlo: BA-Psychology
Rebecca Pulsifer: BS-Marketing
Elise Sum: BS- Food Science and Human Nutrition
Aliute Udoka: BS-Animal Veterinary Sciences
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Danielle Antieau: BS-Accounting
Julie Mackin: BS-Nursing
Sarah Osborne: BS-Genetics
Maddie Weber: BA-Political Science
Courtney Jones: BS-Psychology
MEN’S TENNIS
Pierre Louis Dodens: BA-Sports Communication
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Fernanda Navarro: BA-Language and International Trade
Tate Schroeder: BA-Psychology
TIGER TRUST
Richie Shaffer: BS-Marketing
MEN’S TRACK
Terrell Jackson: BS-Biological Sciences
Christopher McBride: BA-Sports Communication
Daniel Shaughnessy: BS-Mechanical Engineering
Grant Voeks: MS-Civil Engineering
WOMEN’S TRACK
Laurie Barton: BS-Health Science
Grayce French: BA-Psychology
Jenna Gearing: BA-Sports Communication
Amelia Jones: BA-Religious Studies
Danielle Little: BS-Health Science
Sidney Marshall: BS-Biological Sciences
Carley McGlinn: BS-Biological Sciences
Logan Morris: BS-Industrial Engineering
Claire Strickler: BS-Marketing and Management
Lakeisha Warner: BA-Criminal Justice
Morgan Wittrock: BS-Language and International Health
VOLLEYBALL
Emily Curtis: BA-Elementary Education
Madison Howell: BS-Marketing