Clemson Honors Student Ambassadors
Looking for a Student Perspective on Clemson Honors?
Clemson Honors Student Ambassadors are Honors student volunteers who are official ambassadors for the Honors College and who are passionate about Honors at Clemson University.
Ambassadors meet with prospective students and their families to provide a student perspective on their various Honors experiences.
They are a diverse group of students, representing each of Clemson's academic colleges listed below, and they are involved in all aspects of campus life. They are developing communication, teamwork, and leadership skills as they interact with prospective students and their families.
You can read more about each ambassador within their major's college.
Name: Deena Warid
Hometown: North Charleston
Major: Biochemistry, Genetics
Class: May 2026
Email: dwarid@clemson.edu
My involvement in the Honors College: I'm the Honors College Inclusive Excellence UPIC Intern, part of the Honors CI: CCARE, and an Honors Student Ambassador. I've previously been part of the Dixon Fellows program and participated in online EUREKA! 2022.
My involvement in Clemson University: I'm a COSMIC mentor, part of the College of Science Student Advisory Board, and do research with the Ingram-Smith Lab.
Why I chose Clemson and the Honors College:
My future goals: Get into a in a biochemistry and/or genetics PhD program possibly researching eukaryotic organisms like I do now!