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Young Alumna or Alumnus Award
Celebrating our alumni leaders
This award recognizes an alumna or alumnus whose life has expressed the finest of College of Charleston traditions through service to his or her community or profession. The recipient’s class year must be within the past ten years.
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2022 Young Alumnus Award
Catherine Clifton ’12 
Catherine Clifton is the Experiential Account Director for 160over90, representing major brands at major sporting events including the NFL Super Bowl, the NFL Draft, the U.S. Open (golf), the Miami Open (tennis), the FIFA World Cup, and more. Formerly, she was the Director, Championships, for the PGA of America and successfully faced daunting challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the health and wellness of athletes and fans.
During her time at the College, she double-majored in hospitality and tourism management and business administration. She joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority, was named to the National Honor Society, and was inducted into the Hall of Leaders in 2012. Ms. Clifton currently resides in Atlanta with her fiancé and her dachshund, Eloise.
Young Alumna or Alumnus Award Past Recipients
| 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
John F. Martin ’82 W. Kurt Taylor ’84 Maria Mansfield Richardson ’84 Margaret Collins Frierson ’85 Cynthia A. Pittman ’91 Arlene Anderson Harrington ’91 Erica Henderson Brown ’93 Sheryl Snyder Matthews ’93 Brian C. Rutenberg ’87 Jackson Lee Davis, IV ’90 Troy Guerard Knight ’89 * Stephanie S. Sheffield ’93 Scott J. Buchanan ’92 * Wyndi M. Anderson ’93 Scott A. Heavin ’93 Anthony M. Johnson ’97 Chesley K. Stetten ’02 Keiron T. Kennedy ’01 Stephanie Rice Jones ’99 Nicholas C. Glover ’05 Margaret Anne Florence ’01 Carol Hannah Whitfield ’07 Cyrus A. Buffum ’06 Adam Paul ’06 Stephanie Felder ’04 Brett Gardner ’05 Harriett E. Lee ’08 Rebecca Shaw Whitener ’06 Donald F. Schneider ’12 Jerry Casselano ’08 Shaun D. Kraisman ’12 George Patrick McLeer Jr. ’10 Adeyemi M. Oduwole ’19 |
* Deceased