Commencement is a special time of year for all our graduates, their families, their friends, and our faculty and staff. Each year, it is an honor to celebrate the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance graduating students during the Commencement Celebration and Awards Ceremony.
This year was extra special as we recognized our two inaugural Alumni of the Year honorees, Mrs. Jane Riley Gambrell and Dr. Emily Darr.
Mrs. Jane Gambrell
Mrs. Jane Gambrell recently retired as the executive director of the Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area, Inc. Under her leadership, the organization grew from its work in one school with 75 students to include as many as 30 schools servings as many as 13,000 students in grades K-12. A Charleston native, Jane was influenced by her family’s commitment to community service when deciding to pursue a career in education.
In addition to her professional responsibilities, Jane has served in many ways, including as chair of the Mayor’s Commission for Children Youth and Families and with numerous other community board memberships in the fields of education, children’s services, and women’s issues. Among the honors she has received, Jane was a recipient of the Dewar Gordon Holmes Award for Alumnae Service to Ashley Hall and was the 2013 Non-Profit Leader presented by the Women’s Leadership Council of the Trident United Way.
Dr. Emily Darr
Dr. Emily Darr completed her undergraduate work here and received the Bachelor of Science in exercise science while playing Division I volleyball. She then acquired her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her internship at Spartanburg Regional Hospital prior to completing her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of Virginia. Following her training, Emily returned to MUSC to start a physiatry practice in 2011.
As a member of theMUSC Department of Orthopedics and the MUSC Spine Center, Emily’s primary focus is providing excellent care to patients with interventional and non-operative spine care needs. We know Emily as an individual who is always willing to lend a helping hand, and we appreciate her efforts on behalf of our students.
EHHP was also proud to recognize students who received departmental awards:
Department of Teacher Education
- Ken Bower Award: Rodrick Bellamy
- Outstanding Early Childhood Education Students: Patricia Cooper, Stephanie Parnell, and Clarissa Scott
- Outstanding Elementary Education Student: Chakadasovavan Or
- Outstanding Middle Grades Education Students: Bennett Carpenter and Alexis Manuel
- Outstanding Secondary Education Student: Ridgeland Welch
- Outstanding Special Education Students: Katherine Atkinson, Kristen Ciurlik, Jillian Laggis and Stacy Phillips
- Outstanding M.A.T. Early Childhood Education Student: Emily Watts
- Outstanding M.A.T. Elementary Education Student: Madelyne Black
- Outstanding M.A.T. Middle Grades Education Students: Jacob Caughman and Carly Kerr
- Outstanding M.A.T. Performing Arts Student: Emily Pears Caitlyn
- Outstanding M.Ed., Foreign Languages Teacher Education Student: Katherine Keys
- Outstanding M.Ed., Teaching, Learning and Advocacy Student: Jennifer Croucher
Department of Health and Human Performance
- Departmental Honors in Athletic Training: Autumn Jordan
- Outstanding Athletic Training Student: Danielle Lampert
- Departmental Honors in Exercise Science: Anastasia Miletich
- Outstanding Exercise Science Student: Mary Leen
- Departmental Honors in Physical Education Teacher Education: Mary Katherine Long
- Outstanding Physical Education Teacher Education Student: Catherine Thomason
- Departmental Honors in Public Health, B.A.: Anna Kooper
- Outstanding Public Health Student, B.A.: Regina Day
- Departmental Honors in Public Health, B.S.: Megan Minchak
- Outstanding Public Health Student, B.S.: Samuel Lawton
Graduates, congratulations. You did it!
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