Jackson Scholar Alumni
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Krystina Millar
Graduating with her BA in Sociology in Spring 2019, Krystina started graduate school at Indiana University Bloomington for her PhD. During her time as a Jackson Scholar, she went on to become a Dyer Fellow and conducted research on transgender health care policies in the United States prison system. She was the recipient of the 2019 Lackey Service Award, which is presented annually to a Coastal Carolina University senior who serves the university community with conspicuous service through involvement and leadership in campus and community activities. The award was given in recognition for Krystina’s influential role in making CCU a more gender-equitable and inclusive place to live and work.
Austin Nichols
Austin graduated from CCU in Spring 2017 with a BA in Political Science, and is currently attending law school at the University of South Carolina (Columbia). During his time at CCU, Austin worked in the office of the Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts as a trusted and valued student assistant, and helped to found the African American Initiative for Males (A.A.I.M.), an important and highly successful program for student retention and success. He was also an influential figure in the Student Government Association, serving as its President in his senior year.
Carlie Todd
Carlie graduated as the Undergraduate Student of the Year in Spring 2018 and with a BA in History and Intelligence and National Security Studies. During her time at Coastal, she was a project leader for the Athenaeum Press, where she helped archive Horry county historical records, and won the best overall paper at the 2018 Phi Alpha Theta history conference for her work on a local influenza pandemic. In Fall 2018, she started graduate school at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where she is studying for a PhD in History with a focus on women’s changing roles in national intelligence and security during the cold war.
Nicholas Smith
After attaining his BA in Intelligence and National Security Studies in Spring 2018, Nicholas went on to attend law school at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. During his time in the Jackson Scholar program, Nicholas helped create and present in a panel discussion on “Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Future Warfare” and added a philosophy minor to his degree. After graduating from the program, he received a Dyer Fellowship to conduct research on the privacy rights in the digital age of autonomous computing systems.
2018-2020
Cameron Carroll - Biochemistry
Anaiya Moore - Business Management, minor in Hospitality Resort and Tourism Management
Lauren Palazuelos - Philosophy, minor in English
2017-2019
Kaitlyn Dallis - Communications (concentration in Public Relations), minor in Philosophy
Krystina Millar - Sociology, minor in Women's and Gender Studies
Emily Thibeault - Communications, minor in Photography
2016-2018
Yaicha Ocampo - English
Carlie Todd - History and Intelligence & National Security Studies
Nicholas Smith - Intelligence & National Security Studies
Shadaisha Hamilton - Political Science
Jason Renne II - Communications
2015-2017
Austin Nichols - Political Science
Garland Shrader - Philosophy
Albert "LaTrez" Chestnut - Recreation & Sports Management
Thea McInnis - Hospitality, Resort & Tourism Management
Kira Elton - Sociology
Kaitlyn Powalie - Psychology and Philosophy
Merwan Luck - Computer Science
2014-2016
Darcy Barr - Biology
Julietta Marks - Political Science
2013-2015
Courtney Mills
Sarah Robinson
Nicklaus McKinney
2012-2014
Cherly Anthony
Amber Eckersley
Caitlyn Rhodes
Miranda Frederick
2010-2012
Christine Brown
Tiffani Cosson
Dea Kamberaj
2008-2010
Tarrah Casey
Sara Heishman
Perry Helton
Sonila Merkouris
2006-2008
Tobias Banks
Zebbith Brown
Marissa Mitzner
Amanda Price
2004-2006
Kate Carlier
Anne Tyson