Hayden DiBona ’20 has a real knack for running. One of two recipients of the Otto B. German ’73 Endowed Alumni Scholarships in Athletics, DiBona is a member of the men’s cross-country team and ranks second in school history in the 8K (24:53.78) and 10K (31:25.6).Read More

Inspired by the Willard A. Silcox ’33 Memorial Scholarship that their daughter, Kellee Ann ’15, received while a student at the College, Scott ’83 and Janet Cracraft ’85 established the Cracraft Family Endowed Scholarship in 2015. Read More

Friend. Mentor. Role model. Grandfather. There are a thousand other words I could use to describe Tony Meyer ’49, but honestly none of them would do him justice.Read More

Henry David Thoreau famously said, “I have traveled a great deal in Concord,” meaning he had visited many a far-flung locale through the pages of books. In a similar fashion, Lucia “Lou” Vest ’47 traveled to Greece, Rome and other ancient places by way of McClellanville, Conway and Roanoke.  Read More

The Croghan name is famous for its namesake jewelry store on King Street, which opened more than a century ago, but perhaps the most valuable heirloom passed down from generation to generation is the education many of the family members have received at the College.  Read More

College of Charleston Distinguished Alumnus Joseph “Joe” Warren Cabaniss ’47 had a lifelong pursuit of justice and equality. That is why his sons saw it fitting to make a gift to the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture in memory of their father.  Read More

This past June, as communities across the U.S. celebrated LGBTQ Pride month and marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the College Libraries announced the successful match of a $25,000 challenge gift for LGBTQ Life in the Lowcountry, a project dedicated to collecting and sharing the stories of the region’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...Read More

When Broadway actor Bret Shuford landed in Charleston, he brought with him enough professional experience to light up Times Square.Read More

During the College’s centennial celebration of its first female students, the Friends of the Library invited Distinguished Alumna and former board member of the College of Charleston Foundation Arlinda Locklear ’73 to be the featured speaker of the 2019 Winthrop Roundtable.Read More

Leadership, volunteerism and philanthropy are family principles to Bill ’89 and Kathleen Penney, especially when it comes to the College of Charleston.Read More