BY DUDLEY BROWN
International study
ISAIAH FRANCO ’23, an international affairs and Spanish double major from Newtown, Pa., was the college’s first Frederick Douglass Global Fellow in 2021. More than 500 students from across the United States applied for the prestigious Council on International Education Exchange and Irish Department of Foreign Affairs experience. Franco was one of 14 selected.
Arts
HAILIE GOLD ’23, an English and theatre double major from Simpsonville, S.C., directed more theatre productions than any other student. She directed pulp theatre shows “Fairy Tale Lives of Russian Girls” and “The Rocky Horror Show,” which was the college’s first musical in seven years. Gold also directed the theatre department’s spring production in 2023, “Equus.”
MEGAN SANTOS ’23, a biology and studio art double major from Concord, N.C., left behind a stunning mural in the newly renovated Tony White Theater in the Mungo Student Center. She was supported by the Office of the President.
Change in Spartanburg
DREW WILSON ’23 contributed to research in Spartanburg County’s Una, Saxon and Arcadia neighborhoods that Spartanburg County Council used to support a revitalization plan for those communities.
Nine graduates who took Anthropology 305-405 began projects to serve Spartanburg’s youth that will continue.
NATHAN FAULSTICH ’23, a biology major from Lake City, Fla., helped start the STEM Club at the Salvation Army Community Center.
ISAIAH FRANCO ’23, (Franco earlier in story) helped start Determined Minds, an after-school program based at Camp Croft Courts.
GEORGIA JENKINS ’23, a biology major from Boiling Springs, S.C., and ISABEL HARLOW ’23, a biology major from Summerville, S.C., pitched the STEM Club that serves fourth graders at Cleveland Academy of Leadership.
THOMAS CUTTINO ’23, a government major from Columbia, S.C., and DANIKA MULLER ’23, a psychology major from Denair, Calif., discussed Inspiring Youth Leadership at the Bethlehem Center, which reinforces the leadership qualities possessed by all people through exercises and discussions.
MORGAN RODDY ’23, a biology major from Pauline, S.C., helped start the Homework Club and Teen Outreach program based in the Highland community and Victoria Gardens.
Mock Trial
JORDAN WILLEY ’23, a government major from Moncks Corner, S.C., established the college’s first mock trial team and led efforts to make Wofford a host site for an American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament in 2023.
Athletics
JACKIE CARMAN ’23, an international affairs and Spanish double major from Twinsburg, Ohio, and LILLY HATTON ’23, a biology major from Georgetown, Ind., were the graduating seniors from the women’s basketball team’s historic 2022-23 season that involved a record number of wins, 22, and the team’s first Southern Conference regular season championship. The team also made its second consecutive postseason appearance. Carman made 206 career three-point shots, which is the second most in the program’s history. She’s also the 17th woman to score 1,000 points. Hatton holds the program record for the number of games started with 113 and became the 12th Terrier to record at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
The Wofford baseball team achieved its first top-25 ranking in 2022. Members of the Class of 2023 who were a part of that team were RYAN GALANIE ’23, CAMERON GILL ’23, SHANE LUSSIER ’23, MATTHEW MARCHAL ’23, BRICE MARTINEZ ’23, O’KELLY MCWILLIAMS IV ’23, BEN SCHULTE ’23, DEVON SHARTS ’23, LUKE STEPHENS ’23 and TREY YUNGER ’23.
Senior members of the first Wofford volleyball team to earn a spot in the Southern Conference Tournament Championship game in 2021 were ALEXA BERTSCH ’23, KAITLYN BROWN ’23, CHASIDY SHARPE ’23, KENNEDY SMITH ’23, EMORY WYATT ’23, MEGHAN YAFFA ’23 and BELLA ZEMAN ’23.