Clemson’s Lyceum Scholars Celebrate Graduation and Future Endeavors

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The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism held recognition ceremonies on April 8 and 9, 2024, for its Lyceum Scholars and Fellows. The events celebrated the graduation of nine Scholars and fifteen Fellows who completed the Lyceum Program. This program focuses on a great books approach to study the foundations of a free society and includes a minor in political and legal theory.

During the 2023/2024 academic year, the Lyceum students achieved notable academic success. Caroline O’Neal won the Marian L. Harris Award for economics and the Horace Fleming Award for political science. Stewart Dalton received the Harvey J. Wheeler Award as the top senior in economics. Raleigh Adams, a Lyceum Fellow, was named a Distinguished Ethics Scholar and joined Phi Beta Kappa.

The Lyceum Scholars contributed to extracurricular academic activities, including publishing the third edition of The Aurantiaco, Clemson University’s student-led humanities and social sciences journal. Andrew Hiner and Caroline O’Neal served as editors, focusing on English, history, philosophy, and religious studies.

After graduation, the students have varied plans. Andrew Hiner and Matthew Chisholm will stay at Clemson for an M.A. in history and an M.B.A., respectively. Jared Uhle and Anna Gregory will attend law school at the University of South Carolina. Blake Mauro will start a journalism career at the Washington Free Beacon, while Emma Culberson and Dodson Wood will begin their engineering careers.