College of Charleston Awards Student Work at EXPO 2026 

Undergraduate and graduate students gathered on April 16, 2026, to share mentored research and community-based projects during EXPO 2026. 

Poster projects, oral presentations and arts performances spanned academic disciplines. Topics included artificial intelligence, public health disparities, cultural preservation, environmental issues, entrepreneurship, global studies and more.  

The following students were recognized for the excellence of their presentations and impact of their work within their respective disciplines. 

EXPO 2026 Winners 

School of the Arts 

• Laila Hall – First Place 
• Tovah Levenson – Second Place 
• Quint Wingate – Third Place 
• Danielle Drummond – Alumni Association Award 

School of Business 

• Laren D’Agostino – First Place 
• Ariel Spach – Second Place 
• Savannah Sturkie – Third Place 
• Riley Davis – Alumni Association Award 

School of Education 

• Chloe Holt – First Place 
• Emily Lipe – Second Place 
• Hannah Clay and Katie Reynolds – Third Place 
• Alexis Carr – Alumni Association Award 

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics 

• Cody Paquette – First Place  
• Olivia Valente – Second Place 
• Jason Bluhm – Third Place 
• Jenna Flemming – Alumni Association Award 

School of Health Sciences 

• Grace Wharton – First Place 
• Reina Nathanson – Second Place 
• Abbi McCurry – Third Place 
• Mia Hilton – Alumni Association Award 

School of Humanities and Social Sciences 

• Mo Spragins – First Place 
• Graham Glaab – Second Place 
• Katie Cole – Third Place 
• Jake Castino – Alumni Association Award 

School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs 

• Casey Elinger – First Place 
• Charleston Burton – Second Place 
• Ella Barry and Ani Tamboe – Third Place 
• Kyle Singleton – Alumni Association Award 

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences 

• Kennedy Cruskie – First Place (Biology) 
• Colin Cody, Zoe Garcia, Ella Jennings, Aasim Khan, Jordyn Pieper and Will Vandergrift – First Place (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 
• Nikolai Sarlo – First Place (Geology and Environmental Geosciences) 
• Griffin Brown – First Place (Physics and Astronomy) 
• Jordyn Pieper – Alumni Association Award (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 

Graduate School 

• Kylie Warden – First Place 
• Jesi Gibbs – Second Place 
• Chynell Mitchell – Third Place 

Phi Kappa Phi 

• Undergraduate: 
  • Sarah Peterson – First Place  
  • Tovah Levenson – Second Place  
  • Grace Warren-Page – Third Place  
• Graduate: 
  • Olivia Cohn – First Place 

Sustainability 

• Undergraduate: 
  • Sally Peyrebrune – First Place 
  • Emma Botzenhardt and Jadyn Lembeck – Second Place 
• Graduate: 
  • Melanie Thorn, Daniel Barney, Angelina Arcidi and Jacqueline Winston – First Place 
  • Laina Caywood – Second Place 

Learn more about the projects by reading the presentation abstracts in the program brochure.