Aiken Technical College honored outstanding student leaders, service contributors, and academic achievers during its 2025 Awards Night Ceremony on Thursday, April 17.
The annual event also celebrated scholarship recipients for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.
Students were recognized across several categories, including leadership awards for involvement in campus organizations such as the Christian Life Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Student Government Association, Student Medical Assisting Association, Student Nurses’ Association and Student Veterans’ Association. Jaleea B. Jones of Bath, S.C., received the Outstanding Student Leadership Award, one of the evening’s top honors.
In addition to leadership recognitions, students were celebrated for service contributions, including the Most Ambitious Campus Ambassador Award presented to Symone N. Grant of Martinez, and the Outstanding Student Service Award presented to Philip Caleb Harris of North Augusta.
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Outstanding Academic Awards were distributed to students across Aiken Tech’s schools, including General Education, Health Sciences, Nursing, and Technical and Continuing Education. Notable awardees included Shayna R. Autwell (Associate in Arts) and Hunter D. McClinton (Associate in Science), both from Aiken.
The ceremony also spotlighted scholarship recipients for 2025-2026. More than 100 students received scholarships funded by local businesses, organizations, and endowments. Scholarships included the Aiken County Community Association Scholarship, the ATC Presidential Scholarship, and industry-specific awards like the Bridgestone Americas Scholarship and the BAE Systems, Inc. Scholarship.
Aiken Technical College, part of the South Carolina Technical College System, continues to provide high-quality education and workforce development opportunities, supporting students across the Central Savannah River Area.
Additional Student Leadership Awards
- Christian Life Club Leadership Award:
- Alice L. Brown (Warrenville)
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Leadership Award:
- Alexander Finley (Jackson)
- Student Government Association Leadership Award:
- Jasmine E. Ingram (Warrenville)
- Student Medical Assisting Association Leadership Award:
- Aundria N. Dukes (Augusta)
- Student Nurses’ Association Leadership Award:
- Allison N. Lebo (North Augusta)
- Jodi A. Fogg (Aiken)
- Student Veteran’s Association Leadership Award:
- Justin D. Knight, Sr. (Jackson)
Additional Student Service Awards
- Most Impactful Student Organization Service Award:
- Student Nurses’ Association
- Student Organization Engagement Award:
- Christian Life Club
Additional Outstanding Academic Awards
- Associate in Applied Science in Public Services:
- Tametha Jones (Aiken)
- School of Health Sciences Outstanding Student:
- Casey N. Terry (North Augusta)
- School of Nursing Outstanding Student:
- Kenneth D. Evenson (North Augusta)
- School of Technical and Continuing Education:
- Business & Computer Technology Outstanding Student:
- Lucius J. Corley (Graniteville)
- Technical Education Outstanding Student:
- Alice L. Brown (Warrenville)
- Business & Computer Technology Outstanding Student:
- Buck Grant Award:
- Victoria A. Cuevas (Beech Island)
Additional Scholarships
Aiken County Community Association Scholarship
- Cierra Aldrich (North Augusta)
- Arianna Black (Beech Island)
- Leana Clark (Aiken)
- Emma Craig (Blackville, S.C.)
- Lauren Effler (Aiken)
- Alexis Harvin (Aiken)
- Christina Hunt (Warrenville)
- Porsche Jenkins (Augusta)
- Karen Karlak (Aiken)
- Shantel McLeod (Augusta)
- Tori Rutland (North, S.C.)
- Karely Sanchez-Meza (North Augusta)
- Vianey SenaRosales (Aiken)
- Sydney Shealy (Aiken)
- Alexis Spann (Graniteville)
Aiken Lions Club Scholarship
- Benjamin Greene (Trenton, S.C.)
- Porsche Jenkins (Augusta)
Aiken Masonic Lodge: John D. Bryan Criminal Justice Scholarship
- Janae Gilbert (Graniteville)
- Michelle Mitchell (Graniteville)
Aiken Newcomers Club Scholarship
- Eboni Heyward (Aiken)
Aiken Performing Arts Scholarship
- Jalen Bennett (Harlem)
- Christina Hunt (Warrenville)
Aiken Sertoma Club Scholarship
- Sydney Shealy (Aiken)
Alfred F. Endler, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
- Jacqueline Nicholson (North Augusta)
Angela Crosby Wicker Endowed Scholarship
- Aaron Roche (Aiken)
Ashley J. Little Family Endowed Scholarship
- Karen Karlak (Aiken)
- Candida Spiak (Aiken)
- Lillian Stewart (Aiken)
ATC Book Scholarship
- Sharah Spargo (Aiken)
ATC Industrial Maintenance Technology Faculty Scholarship
- Clyde Best (North Augusta)
- Noah Pinero (Batesburg, S.C.)
ATC Nursing Faculty Scholarship
- Emma Craig (Blackville, S.C.)
- Benjamin Greene (Trenton, S.C.)
ATC Presidential Scholarship
- Carson Browder (New Ellenton)
- Lauren Effler (Aiken)
- Alexis Harvin (Aiken)
- Sydney Holland (Grovetown)
- Samantha Huff (Aiken)
- Ashley Merchant (Graniteville)
- Anjali Negrete (Windsor, S.C.)
- Alexis Spann (Graniteville)
- Candida Spiak (Aiken)
- Lillian Stewart (Aiken)
ATC Within REACH Scholarship
- MacKenzie Achuff (Graniteville)
- Camila Avalos (North Augusta)
- Addison Barton (Aiken)
- Alexander Bautista-Reyes (Graniteville)
- Gabrielle Brister (Aiken)
- Jacquelyn Chavez (North Augusta)
- Melissa Corona (Aiken)
- Leondrez Curry (Aiken)
- Samira Davis (Aiken)
- Esther Diggs (North Augusta)
- Kaitlyn Drawdy (Gloverville)
- Daen Figueroa (Batesburg, S.C.)
- James Gonzalez (Salley)
- Nathin Gregory (Beech Island)
- Matthew Griffin (Graniteville)
- Jaelynn Gunn (Wagener)
- Jared Harris (Graniteville)
- Calleigh Hucksam (Graniteville)
- Samantha Lazar (Aiken)
- Jackson Lilly (North Augusta)
- Kaila Lovett (Aiken)
- Y’nya Middleton (Salley)
- Fernando Rosales (Warrenville)
- Haydon Ryals (North Augusta)
- Jaiden Samuel (Aiken)
- Aubrey Sharp (Aiken)
- Earnest Simmons (Aiken)
- Steven Simpkins (Aiken)
- Emily Tindal (Wagener)
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
- Elizabeth Wendt (Aiken)
- Jakobee Widner (Graniteville)
- Zakiyah Wigfall (Aiken)
- Alyssa Williams (North Augusta)
- Alexa Zeller (Aiken)
Home Builders Association of the Aiken-Augusta Region Scholarship
- Abigail Martinez (Aiken)
BAE Systems, Inc. Scholarship
- Alexander Bautista-Reyes (Graniteville)
- Dylan Buck (North Augusta)
- Aidan Cox (Aiken)
- Leondrez Curry (Aiken)
- James Gonzalez (Salley)
- Jared Harris (Graniteville)
- Samantha Huff (Aiken)
- MacKenzie Mace (North Augusta)
- Earnest Simmons (Aiken)
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
Ben and Gen Rhoden Endowed Scholarship: Electronic Engineering
- Jared Harris (Graniteville)
Beta Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
- Imani Brown (Wagener)
- Octavia Hatcher (Windsor, S.C.)
Bridgestone Americas Scholarship
- Jordan Jennings (North Augusta)
- Hunter Mundy (Gilbert, S.C.)
- Aramis Taylor (Augusta)
Bridgestone Industrial Maintenance Scholarship for Females & Minority Students
- Noah Pinero (Batesburg, S.C.)
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness Scholarship
- Tori Rutland (North, S.C.)
D.A. Norton Endowed Scholarship
- Cierra Aldrich (North Augusta)
- Shantel McLeod (Augusta)
Dale Phelon Endowed Scholarship
- Clyde Best (North Augusta)
- Hunter Mundy (Gilbert, S.C.)
- Noah Pinero (Batesburg, S.C.)
Donald Bleasdale Memorial Book Scholarship
- Elizabeth Liner (North Augusta)
- Shantel McLeod (Augusta)
Donald Cheeks Jr Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Aramis Taylor (Augusta)
Energy Solutions Engineering Technology Scholarship
- Noah Pinero (Batesburg, S.C.)
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
ETEBA Scholarship
- Jacqueline Nicholson (North Augusta)
- Tori Rutland (North)
George Dickey Endowed Scholarship
- Vianey SenaRosales (Aiken)
Greg and Betty Ryberg Scholarship
- Leana Clark (Aiken)
Henry Pickens Cato II Endowed Scholarship
- Candida Spiak (Aiken)
Hilda Delionbach Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship
- Jalen Bennett (Harlem)
Hospital Auxiliary of Aiken County Scholarship
- Eva Williams (Aiken)
- Anjali Negrete (Windsor, S.C.)
- Delyna Lucas (Aiken)
- Chantel Afamefuna (Aiken)
- Emma Craig (Blackville, S.C.)
- Karley Martinez (Aiken)
- Monisha Gunter (Warrenville)
Joe DeVore Endowed Scholarship
- Lillian Stewart (Aiken)
Johnny Hill Computer Technology Scholarship
- Anthony Kramer (North Augusta)
Marlin L. Knight Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship
- Christina Hunt (Warrenville)
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
- Cierra Aldrich (North Augusta)
- Leana Clark (Aiken)
Mr. and Mrs. William Kolosvary Scholarship
- Carson Browder (New Ellenton)
- Janiya Dunbar (North Augusta)
Nancy Moore Thurmond Endowed Scholarship
- Karely Sanchez-Meza (North Augusta)
Dennis and Pam Rogers Book Scholarship
- Cierra Aldrich (North Augusta)
- Journee Catoe (Aiken)
- Shantel McLeod (Augusta)
- Karely Sanchez-Meza (North Augusta)
Roy G. Post Foundation Scholarship
- Jacqueline Nicholson (North Augusta)
Rudy Mason Endowed Scholarship
- Sharah Spargo (Aiken)
Sand River Woman’s Club Scholarship
- Karen Karlak (Aiken)
- Vianey SenaRosales (Aiken)
- Candida Spiak (Aiken)
Shaw Industries Scholarship
- Clyde Best (North Augusta)
- Noah Pinero (Batesburg, S.C.)
Surgical Technology Scholarship
- Caitlyn Miskelly (Columbia, S.C.)
Susan A. Winsor Endowed Scholarship
- Cierra Aldrich (North Augusta)
Town and Country Club Endowed Scholarship
- Arianna Black (Beech Island)
Poole Family Endowed Scholarship
- Janson Creager (Augusta)
Vernon R. Ford Endowed Career Center Scholarship
- Earnest Simmons (Aiken)
- Haydon Ryals (North Augusta)
- Nygel Bright (Graniteville)
- Terrence Leverette (Aiken)
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
Vernon R. Ford Endowed High School Scholarship
- Melissa Corona (Aiken)
- Dylan Buck (North Augusta)
- MacKenzie Achuff (Graniteville)
- Esther Diggs (North Augusta)
- Daen Figueroa (Batesburg, S.C.)
- Zakiyah Wigfall (Aiken)
- Samantha Lazar (Aiken)
- Kathryn Jinks (Trenton, S.C.)
- Jaelynn Gunn (Wagener)
ATC Faculty Welding Scholarship
- Owen Trippi (Aiken)
Women of Woodside Scholarship
- Shantel McLeod (Augusta)
- Sydney Shealy (Aiken)
