The Arnold School is proud of our 2025 graduates, who will go on to change the world locally and globally. Every year, faculty, staff, students, friends and family look forward to celebrating graduates at hooding and commencement ceremonies.
Each year, the Arnold School and our departments recognize outstanding graduate students with awards. Check back to see who won the 2025 Student Awards.
We have featured a few of our outstanding students who are graduating in 2025. Click on the stories below to learn more about their journeys.
Scout player for Gamecocks Women's Basketball Benjamin White is wrapping up his exercise science degree with a sports performance internship, and it's the perfect segue into the next phase of his USC journey: enrolling in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
Public health major Muskaan Makkar has been awarded the SCPHA Public Health Scholarship. The Honors College student and Stamps Scholar is also a Fulbright France semi-finalist.
Tony Brown's doctoral studies helped refine his evaluation/data analytics and infectious disease expertise, specifically in the areas of HIV and other STIs with the goal of advancing health equity for sexual and racial minority groups.
A Gamecock at heart, Elizabeth Cole knew that studying at South Carolina's flagship university would cement her ties to the state, and she chose the Arnold School's B.S. in Exercise Science program as her major due to its strong scientific foundation.
Bethany Cotton's various leadership roles and volunteer activities - along with a strong foundation from the only accredited school of public health in the state - cemented her commitment to a career in health care.