Class of 2021

Top Scholar

This award is presented to the senior who has the highest scholastic average in the grade for the year.

Cumulative Top Scholar

This award is presented to the senior who has the highest cumulative scholastic average.

Victora Ludorum

This award is presented to the senior girl who has made, through excellence of performance and leadership, the greatest contribution to athletics at Country Day.

The Athlete’s Cup

This award is presented to the senior boy who has made, through excellence of performance and leadership, the greatest contribution to athletics at Country Day.

The Emma Watts Pickens Classics Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence of performance in the field of classics.

The Mary Nicholson Goddard French Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and interest in French.

The Suzanne Pardee Hynes Spanish Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and interest in Spanish.

The Charlotte Country Day School Chinese Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and interest in Chinese.

The Charlotte Country Day School German Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and interest in German.

The Mary Allen Todd English Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated notable interest in and enthusiasm for the field of English at Country Day.

The J. R. Williams History Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated interest and enthusiasm in the field of history and continuing contribution to history at Country Day.

The Dolly S. Hickman Science Award

This award is presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and interest in the study of science.

The Charles Heisler Bodine, Jr. Mathematics Award

This award is presented to the senior who best exemplifies excellence in mathematics, creative curiosity, and a spirit of altruism.

Outstanding Cultural Contribution Award

This award is presented to the senior who has significantly contributed to the quality of life at school through involvement in the arts.

The Katy McCanless Underwood Spirit Award

This award is presented to the senior, voted by the Senior Class, who best exemplifies enthusiastic spirit, unselfish commitment, and genuine love for others at Country Day.

The Head of School’s Award

This award is presented by the Head of School to a member or members of the senior class for outstanding contribution to all phases of school life.

Senior of the Year

The “Senior Cup” was presented to the school by the Class of 1968. It is presented to the Senior of the Year, chosen by the faculty from persons nominated by the Senior Class. This award is based on superior citizenship and constructive contribution to the school. Neither scholarship nor athletics dominates the choice, but both can contribute to it.

Ekene Chinenye Afulukwe: Princeton University
Alexandra Rose Alcorn: Skidmore College
Robyn Gloria Ardern: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raechel Ellen Babb: Auburn University
Daniel Alan Bach: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Madeline Elizabeth Bartlett: Washington University in St. Louis
Lindsay Marie Batten: University of Richmond
Samuel David Baumstein: University of Michigan
Joseph Watson Beach: George Washington University
Calvin Michael Benson: Dartmouth College
Plovyt Nsinga Bikumbu: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Evan Frederick Biller: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Megan Ainsley Birenbaum: Claremont McKenna College
Landon James Bosco: University of Mississippi
William Hemingway Bossong: Clemson University
Eugene Gray Bowles IV: Appalachian State University
John McDaniel Bowling: Swarthmore College
Arjunpaul Singh Brar: Georgetown University
Marshall Thomas: Broadfoot Cornell University
Vincent Carlo Calamia-Reyes: University of North Carolina at Asheville
Edison Foard Cassels: Clemson University
Armando Francisco Chardiet: University of Pennsylvania
William Fairfax Cooper, Jr.: Southern Methodist University
Lacey Spencer Cory: Georgia Institute of Technology
Charlotte Lenssen Demas: Wake Forest University
William Thomas Denton: Lafayette College
George Steele Dewey V: Sewanee: The University of the South
Elizabeth Lindley Dixon: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Gap Year)
Reagan Elizabeth Domeier: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Samantha Cruz Elias: Wake Forest University
Alexandra Katherine Eliasek: Wake Forest University
Jordan Christopher Erwin: East Carolina University
Jack Ryan Marshall Feldstein: Duke University
Kate Elizabeth Fligel: Clemson University
James Ray Flowers IV: East Carolina University
Joseph Bradley Forsythe: Georgetown University
Elizabeth Chapman Foster: University of Virginia
Chantell Dianne Frazier: North Carolina A&T State University
Timothy John Gannon, Jr.: Elon University
Luke Edward Gardner: University of Arizona
Evelyn Leigh Gates: Rice University
William Harrison Gillespie: Northwestern University
Charles Dunn Gorelick: University of Virginia
Elizabeth Anne Hamil: Miami University
Rockell Nathan Hankin II, University of California, San Diego
Lynden Allen Hansen II: North Carolina A&T State University
Richard Henry Hecimovich: Southern Methodist University
Samuel Jamieson Hedrick: University of Richmond
Johnathan Curtis Hicks: North Carolina Central University
William Patrick Hobson II: Clemson University
Mary Katherine Hoefer: Miami University
James Scott Hosmer: Austin College
Chihao Huang: University of Wisconsin
Jakob Garrett Humphrey: Clemson University
Anne Davis Jones: University of Virginia
Henry Holbrook Jordan: Tulane University
Anjali Kapadia: University of Virginia
Williams Hartman Kercher: Davidson College
Donovan Joseph King: Gonzaga University
Sydney J. Kippelman: American University
Bari Klarberg: University of South Carolina
Ryan William Kochan: Purdue University
Manu Koya: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sofia Boyd Ladley: Tulane University
Daniel Taylor LaFar: United States Naval Academy
Lorraine Amelie Lang: Boston University
Caroline Marie Lauer: Clemson University
Emma Kate Lauf: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eleanor Bernice Less: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Olivia Emmye Levine: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alexandra Elizabeth Lostetter: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tyanna Alecia Latoya Mann: Temple University
Claire Elise Martin: Savannah College of Art and Design
Matthew Woods McCormick: Sewanee: The University of the South
Lewis Hall McCurdy IV: University of California, Los Angeles
Connor Walton Miller: University of Pittsburgh
George Howard Miller: Bates College
Jordyn Isabel Miller: University of Michigan
James Yates Mitchell: Sewanee: The University of the South
Francis Davis Moïse III: University of South Carolina
Patrick Killip Moore: Cornell University
Adele Price Morris: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Grace Morris: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ella Ashe Mountcastle: Clemson University
Kristen Carter Murr: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adam Paul Ogden: New York University
Lilah Eden Peck: University of California, Los Angeles (Gap Year)
Adam Perry Peterson: Wake Forest University
Addison Suzanne Pignetti: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Virginia Bladen Pitts: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Garrett Virginia Portland: University of Virginia
Davis Wade Prevette: University of Alabama
Alexander Cauble Price: Davidson College
Kaia Jessica Putman: James Madison University
Jacobo Rassa: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Cameron Hunter Ray: Pfeiffer University
Thomas William Redvanly: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Maximilian August Reuter: University of Alabama
Laurel Ross Richardson: Sewanee: The University of the South
Emma Duvall Ricks: University of Chicago
Addison Davis Riley: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Dandridge Rodgers: University of Mississippi
Sophie Anne Rucker: Marshall University
Carson Gregory Russo: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Laura Maria Saavedra Forero: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Walker Holman Sadusky: Wofford College
Bartow Livingston Shaw, Jr.: Clemson University
Grayson Clark Shelton: College of Charleston
Jaclyn Mia Siesel: American University
Molly Ann Simon: Wake Forest University
Sarah Truesdale Smith: College of Charleston
Wilkes Andrew Smith: Clemson University
Mikayla Corynne Spangler: University of South Carolina Upstate
Kurt David Steelman: The Ohio State University
Judson King Stewart, Jr.: Wofford College
Tyler Justice Swinehart: Calvin University
Russell Preston Tabor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Foster Eason Thomas: Davidson College
Lawton Walters Thompson: University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew Calloway Tierney: Furman University
Henry McNeill Upchurch: Wofford College
Kaelan Arya van Cleeff: University of California, Los Angeles
John Angelo Vassallo: University of South Carolina
Ashlyn Rae Wagner: University of Georgia
Huck James Wathan: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Alice Hearne Whisnant: Davidson College
Sydney Alexis Whitfield: Louisiana State University

College Matriculations as of 5/17/2021

Ekene Chinenye Afulukwe

University of Chicago Scholarship and Dean’s Scholar Award

Robyn Gloria Ardern

Furman University Townes Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Housing Grant

Samuel David Baumstein

University of Georgia Classic Scholars Award, Indiana University Deans Scholarship

Calvin Michael Benson

National Merit Dartmouth College Scholarship

Evan Frederick Biller

Case Western Reserve University Scholarship

Megan Ainsley Birenbaum

College of Charleston Merit Scholarship

Marshall Thomas Broadfoot

University of Georgia Classic Scholars Award

Edison Foard Cassels

Sewanee: The University of the South Ecce Quam Bonum Award

William Fairfax Cooper, Jr.

Auburn University Academic Charter Scholarship, Denison University Alumni Award

Charlotte Lenssen Demas

Rhodes College Award and Grant

William Thomas Denton

Dickinson College Benjamin Rush Scholarship

George Steele Dewey V

Sewanee: The University of the South Ecce Quam Bonum Award

Alexandra Katherine Eliasek

Commonwealth Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Memorial Scholarship

Jordan Christopher Erwin

Campbell University Scott Ellis Scholarship, Seton Hall University Scholarship, Temple University Grant

Kate Elizabeth Fligel

Auburn University Academic Charter Scholarship, Clemson University Scholarship, Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Superlative Award

Joseph Bradley Forsythe

National Merit Boston College Scholarship

Elizabeth Chapman Foster

University of Georgia Classic Scholars Award, University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Excellence Award

Elizabeth Anne Hamil

University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship, Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, University of South Carolina Academic Scholarship, Southern Methodist University Distinguished Scholar Award

Samuel Jamieson Hedrick

University of Richmond Athletic Scholarship

William Patrick Hobson II

University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship, Texas Christian University Scholarship

Mary Katherine Hoefer

Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship

James Scott Hosmer

Austin College Academic Excellence Scholarship, Birmingham-Southern College Presidential Scholarship, Hendrix College Scholarship, Maryville College Scholarship, University of Lynchburg Scholarship

Jakob Garrett Humphrey

Appalachian State University Excellence Scholarship, Clemson University Laurens & Anne Floyd Scholarship and Palmetto Pact Scholarship, South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, University of South Carolina Dean’s Scholars Award

Henry Holbrook Jordan

Arizona State University Scholarship, University of Arizona Excellence Award, University of California, Santa Cruz Dean’s Award

Donovan Joseph King

Canisius College Ignatian Scholarship and Visit Grant, Creighton University Founders Award, Fairfield University Loyola Scholarship, Gonzaga University Dussault Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago Dean’s Scholarship, Loyola University Maryland Loyola Scholarship, Marquette University Père Marquette Scholarship
Saint Joseph’s University Scholarship, Saint Louis University Ignation Scholarship, University of San Francisco Dons Scholarship Award, Seattle University Academic Achievement Scholarship, Xavier University Fr. J. Peter Buschmann Award

Sydney J. Kippelman

George Mason University Mason Recognition Award, Pace University Honors Scholarship, Honors Opportunity, Scholarship and Resident Scholars Tuition Award

Daniel Taylor LaFar

United States Naval Academy Scholarship

Caroline Marie Lauer

University of Alabama UA Scholar Scholarship, University of South Carolina Academic Scholar – Distinction Award

Alexandra Elizabeth Lostetter

Charlotte Knights STEM Scholarship

Tyanna Alecia Latoya Mann

Drexel University Founder’s Scholarship and Grant

Lewis Hall McCurdy IV

University of California, San Diego Shores Scholarship, George Washington University Corcoran Scholars Award, University of Miami President’s Scholarship
Northeastern University Honors Scholarship and College of Arts, Media and Design Creative Leaders Portfolio Scholarship, University of Southern California University Scholarship

Connor Walton Miller

Denison University Alumni Award, Flagler College Presidential Merit Scholarship, Seton Hall University Scholarship and Summer Scholarship, St. John’s University Academic Achievement Scholarship and Explore New York Grant, Stetson University Faculty Scholarship and Dean’s Scholarship

James Yates Mitchell

Augustana College Presidential Scholarship, Birmingham-Southern College Presidential Scholarship, Connecticut College Deans Scholarship, DePauw University Merit Award, Dickinson College 1783 Scholarship, Kenyon College President’s Scholarship, Lake Forest College Mid-Atlantic Scholarship, Rhodes College Award
Roanoke College Trustee Award, Sewanee: The University of the South Wilkins Scholarship, St. Lawrence University Momentum Scholarship

Patrick Killip Moore

National Merit Scholarship

Adele Price Morris

University of South Carolina Academic Scholarship

Ella Ashe Mountcastle

Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, University of Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship

Kristen Carter Murr

Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, Sewanee: The University of the South Ecce Quam Bonum Award, University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Recognition Award, Texas Christian University Founders’ Scholarship, Wofford College Merit Scholarship

Garrett Virginia Portland

University of Georgia Classic Scholars Award

Davis Wade Prevette

University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship and Leadership and Achievement Scholarship, Clemson University Scholarship, University of Mississippi Academic Scholarship, University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Superlative Award, University of Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship

Kaia Jessica Putman

James Madison University Athletic Scholarship, Twenty Pearls, Incorporated Academic Scholarship Award

Cameron Hunter Ray

Campbell University Scott-Ellis Scholarship, Elon University Grant, Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship, George Mason University Deceleration Award and Green and Gold Scholarship, High Point University Grant, Pfeiffer University Scholarship, Temple University Grant

Thomas William Redvanly

Baylor University Academic Scholarship, University of Georgia Classic Scholars Award

Laurel Ross Richardson

Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship, Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, Sewanee: The University of South Ecce Quam Bonum Award

Emma Duvall Ricks

Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, University of Miami President’s Scholarship, National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship, University of South Carolina Academic Scholarship, Clemson University Academic Scholarship

Carson Gregory Russo

Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship

Laura Maria Saavedra Forero

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Morehead-Cain Scholarship and Pogue Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholarship, Johnston Ziegler Youth Leadership Scholarship, Vanderbilt University Chancellor’s Scholarship 

Bartow Livingston Shaw, Jr.

Texas Christian University Frog Family Scholarship, Wofford College Merit Scholarship

Molly Ann Simon

Elon University Presidential Scholarship 

Wilkes Andrew Smith

Sewanee: The University of the South Ecce Quam Bonum Award

Mikayla Corynne Spangler

Coker University Dean’s Scholarship and Volleyball Scholarship, Limestone College Academic Dean Scholarship and Women’s Volleyball Scholarship, Mars Hill University Presidential Scholarship, University of South Carolina Upstate Dean’s Scholarship

Judson King Stewart, Jr.

University of Alabama Foundation in Excellence Scholarship, Wofford College Grant

Tyler Justice Swinehart

Calvin University President’s Scholarship, James E. Smith Scholarship and Knollcrest Supplemental Grant

Andrew Calloway Tierney

Fordham University Jogues Scholarship and Tuition Award, Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship

Henry McNeill Upchurch

Furman University Bell Tower Scholarship, Wofford College Grant

Huck James Wathan

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Athletic Scholarship 

Sydney Alexis Whitfield

George Washington University International Baccalaureate Scholarship, Louisiana State University Merit Scholarship

College Scholarships as of 5/17/2021