Seniors Advising Sophomores in Honors (SASH)

Hometown: Franklin, T.N.
Major: Health Science
Concentration: Pre-Professional Health Studies

Reese is beyond excited to be back on Clemson’s campus after a semester studying abroad in Florence, Italy.  During her time at the LdM Institute, Reese attended classes with students from all over the world and visited over 30 different cities.  Studying abroad has been one of her most memorable collegiate experiences, and something she highly encourages students to consider pursuing throughout their time at Clemson.

Reese cannot believe how quickly the past three years have gone by and could not be more grateful for her decision to attend Clemson and join the Honors College. This community has provided her with countless opportunities and experiences that have shaped her time at Clemson immensely. She looks forward to sharing these experiences with her mentees and encouraging them as they pursue their passions both on and off campus. As a sophomore, Reese was able to form an incredible relationship with her SASH mentor and looks forward to continuing her SASH involvement by stepping into this role in the fall.  Aside from SASH, Reese has also served within the Honors College as a Student Ambassador and Peer Mentor, as well as living in the HRC during her first year. In addition to her honors involvement, Reese is a member of many other on-campus organizations. She acts as a University tour guide as part of the Clemson University Guide Association, a role that’s allowed her to share such a special place with so many prospective students and families. She is a member of Greek Life where she serves as a leader and volunteer within her chapter. Reese is also starting her fourth year volunteering with ClemsonLIFE and her third semester serving in her favorite role so far as a student mentor. Beyond campus, Reese has spent much of her time gaining clinical and volunteer experience. Last fall she worked closely with two local nonprofit organizations, Greenville’s Gift and the Anderson Free Clinic. As the summer comes to a close, Reese is concluding her internship at Stages Skin Studio, an aesthetics clinic where she has worked as a Medical Assistant gaining a variety of clinical skills, and looks forward to starting her next internship at Piedmont Family Practice in the fall.

Reese hopes that these experiences will equip her to succeed as she takes the next step in applying for graduate school where she plans to earn her Masters of Science in Nursing. She has a passion for building meaningful relationships and looks forward to one day caring for a diverse patient population as a Family Nurse Practitioner. In her free time Reese loves sunset walks on the dikes with friends, concerts, trying new coffee spots, and traveling. She’s so looking forward to meeting everyone soon and can’t wait to see what this year has in store!

Hometown: Greenville, S.C.
Major: Management - Business Analytics
Minor: Sustainability and Food Science

Amandine is in disbelief that her time at Clemson is nearing its end, but she is thrilled to share her love for this wonderful place through the SASH program! She has taken advantage of so many opportunities offered to her by the University and the Honors College and cannot wait to help her mentees do the same.

Some of Amandine's favorite experiences include studying abroad in Spain, South Africa, and Italy through the National Scholars and LDM Programs. She highly recommends studying abroad to anyone even slightly interested, as it was one of her most life-changing experiences. She has also enjoyed participating in the Dixon Fellows program in the Honors College, which has allowed her to build meaningful relationships with Honors Faculty and students, as well as serving on the Honors Student Advisory Board.

Amandine was drawn to a major in Management with an emphasis in Data Analytics and minors in Food Science and Sustainability because she is passionate about the intersection of analytics, sustainability, and business. She is particularly interested in how management can enhance and introduce sustainable practices through data analytics. This academic combination has enabled Amandine to engage in diverse experiences, such as conducting research with Dr. McGregor on the collaboration between food science and entrepreneurship. Additionally, she has taken on the role of Student Consultant and Analyst at the Small Business Development Center, where she discovered a passion for supporting her community by providing market research and intelligence reports for small businesses in South Carolina. This summer, Amandine is interning in Germany at Anton Haering KG to gain insight into the international approach to sustainability within business. In the fall, she plans to apply to Masters programs in Sustainable Development in Europe.

Outside of academics, Amandine is a member of Delta Sigma Pi, where she has formed some of her closest friendships, Tigers4Accessibility, an organization dedicated to educating others about accessibility, and Club Tennis. She is incredibly excited to meet you all this fall!

Hometown: Charleston, S.C.
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Economics and Mathematics

Chloe Crozier is super excited to begin her senior year at Clemson University! As a previous Honors Peer mentor and current Breakthrough Scholars Program mentor, she is excited to begin a new chapter of honors involvement with SASH.

Chloe has been involved at Clemson since her first year. She has had roles in the Honors Student Advisory Board, Clemson Association for Computer Machinery, CUhackit, Alpha Omega Epsilon (STEM sorority), and College Loops (Girls Who Code). She has experience with on-campus UPIC internships, Creative Inquiries, Undergraduate TAing, and Internships (Naval Information and Warfare Center and Deloitte Consulting). This coming semester, she will work as a FIRST mentor, train for SC24’s international Student Cluster Competition (SCC), and begin Departmental Honors in serverless cloud computing.

She hopes to make it to every home football game this semester and compete in at least two other University hackathons. For fun, Chloe loves hanging out on Y-beach, running the dikes, and studying at All In (the biggest coffee drinker). She is training for a half marathon in the fall and hopes to make her senior year at Clemson the best and final year! She is super excited to meet this year’s mentees and learn about their life at Clemson and their goals!

Hometown: Bardstown, K.Y.
Major: Animal & Veterinary Science
Minors: Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, Biological Science

Sophia is not quite ready to be a senior at Clemson but is excited to cherish all of the memories that come with her final year as a Tiger, especially being involved with SASH again as a senior. She has had a wonderful experience at Clemson and loves participating in the opportunities the Honors College offers, including living in the community during her first year and participating in programs like Dixon Fellows, Honors Peer Mentoring, and SASH for multiple years. Her favorite memories as a student include studying abroad in Costa Rica, learning to SCUBA dive with her roommate, and watching the men’s soccer team win their fourth national championship in her home state. During her collegiate years, Sophia has been heavily involved with the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences. She serves in various roles, including CAFLS Ambassador, a Student Advisory Board Member, an Alumni Board Student Representative, and she also represented the University at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition this past spring. Some of her other involvements are the Pre-Veterinary Club, The Wildlife Society, Clemson Friday Morning Swim, and various intramural teams. Additionally, she is the Secretary of Agricultural Affairs for Clemson Undergraduate Student Government and heads a committee that aims to educate and spread the importance of agriculture and Clemson’s land grant mission. This past year, Sophia participated on Dr. Cathy Jahowski’s Creative Inquiry team, working on a long-term capture-mark-recapture field study to understand the ecology of Hellbenders in Appalachian Mountain streams. She grew up around animals and spends her school breaks working as a veterinary technician for a mixed animal practice that cares for various species, from squirrels to camels to boa constrictors. She is currently in the process of applying to veterinary schools and aims to work with wildlife and exotic animals in conservation efforts in the future. Outside of academics and her extracurricular activities, Sophia enjoys kayaking on Lake Hartwell, going on sunset walks with her friends, traveling across the country, cheering on the Clemson Tigers at sporting events, and attending concerts. Sophia looks forward to growing her Clemson Family through SASH and cannot wait to meet you all in the fall!

Hometown: Charleston, S.C. 
Major: Bioengineering
Minor: Chemistry

Landon is thrilled for his senior year at Clemson and is excited to serve as a mentor during it! Over the past three years, Landon’s time at Clemson has been filled with incredible experiences that he can’t wait to share with his mentees. Initially drawn to Bioengineering because of its intersection between technology and healthcare, Landon is currently in the process of applying to medical schools with the overall goal of becoming an emergency pediatric physician. During the summers of 2022 and 2023, he completed internship rotations through the Prisma Health MedEx Academy program, which allows a cohort of pre-medical students to gain shadowing hours, learn clinical skills, interact with students and physicians, and prepare for their journey through medicine. This summer, he is continuing his Departmental Honors research through an REU internship, studying photodynamic therapy as a treatment for triple negative breast cancer. He has previously worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Department of General Engineering and currently acts as a TA for the Clemson CURES (Clinical Undergraduate Research Experiences in Surgery) program.

Outside of his academic and professional pursuits, Landon loves to stay involved on campus! He currently serves as Vice President of Theta Tau, Clemson’s co-ed professional engineering fraternity. Additionally, he is a campus tour guide with the Clemson University Guide Association, participates in Clemson FCA, volunteers with his church’s children’s ministry, and stays active within the Honors College. In his free time, Landon loves to work out, listen to music, go to the lake, and play pickleball. Landon is so thankful for everything the Honors College has done for him and is ecstatic to support the next generation of Honors students!

Hometown: Fort Mill, S.C.
Major: Bioengineering
Minor: Chemistry

Audreanna is very excited to be a SASH mentor and for her senior year here at Clemson! Audreanna chose bioengineering because of her combined love of the medical field and math and has loved getting into research to help people through drug discovery. She started out as a pre-medical student, but has since changed directions and is applying to bioengineering PhD programs in the fall! The summer after her freshman year, Audreanna worked at a church in Durham, NC where she mentored high school students, so she is very familiar with mentorship positions. Coming back to school sophomore year she started working in Dr. Alexander-Bryant’s Nanobiotechnology lab in the bioengineering department as a member of a CI project looking at a peptide nanoparticle treatment for HER2+ breast cancer.

The summer after Audreanna’s sophomore year, she worked for Dr. Joseph Delaney at MUSC in Charleston as part of a summer undergraduate research program. This past summer, she worked here at Clemson in Dr. Alexander-Bryant’s lab continuing her CI project work and got to start animal studies with the project. On campus, Audreanna is actively involved in Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity and Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). Audreana is completing her Departmental Honors thesis on Targeting Peptides for HER2+ breast cancer treatment under Dr. Alexander-Bryant and Dr. Booth. In her free time, she loves to run, read, hike, and cook! Audreanna has loved her time here at Clemson and cannot wait to see what this next school year brings!

Hometown: Fort Mill, S.C.
Major: Accounting
Major: Finance

Jonny is excited to return to Clemson this fall, and he is looking forward to the opportunity of being a SASH mentor. He knows how helpful his mentor was during his sophomore year and is excited to get involved. Recently, Jonny moved to Washington D.C. to work for Deloitte in their Tax and Legal Services line. He had the opportunity to work on a few different teams providing consulting and compliance services to some of the largest companies in the world. While not at work, Jonny enjoyed exploring the D.C. metro area and hiking throughout Northern Virginia. Jonny also has prior experience in audit, internal controls, and data analytics. After his senior year, he plans to return to Deloitte for the summer before pursuing a master's degree next fall while sitting for the CPA.

During his time at Clemson, Jonny has been very involved with the Supplemental Instruction program which provides peer academic support to students at Tri-County Technical College. He is also part of the Dixon Fellows program, spending the last two years as a junior fellow, and a member of Beta Alpha Psi, the honors Accounting and Finance organization. Jonny enjoys reading, exploring nature, and hanging out with friends in his free time. Jonny looks forward to meeting you all this fall and helping you find meaningful experiences to make the most of your short time here at Clemson.

Hometown: Atlanta, G.A.
Major: Genetics
Minor: Biological Sciences

Taylor is excited to begin her final year at Clemson, looking forward to creating lasting memories while serving as a mentor for SASH. Taylor has enjoyed the STEM field since fourth grade and chose to attend Clemson because of the strong Genetics and Biochemistry program. Her decision was guided not only by academic aspirations as a pre-medical student but also by the prospect of forging meaningful connections and gaining the life experiences essential for her future as a physician. Currently preparing for the MCAT, Taylor is focused on her goal of specializing in Genetics as an Interventional Cardiologist.

Taylor has actively pursued clinical experience, including participation in an immersive medical intensive at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and roles as a Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens, an Obstetrics Medical Assistant, and an intern for an Interventional Cardiologist in Atlanta—a role she regards as her most impactful job by far. As an active member and Historian Chair in Phi Delta Epsilon, Clemson’s only pre-medical fraternity, she is able to significantly contribute to the fraternity through the documentation of both professional and social events. Looking ahead to the upcoming semester, Taylor eagerly anticipates her role as an undergraduate teaching assistant for Dr. Espinoza’s Functional Human Anatomy lab.

Outside of academics, Taylor dedicates her free time to volunteering at the Clemson Free Clinic, where she facilitates patient check-ins, shadows doctors during appointments, and undertakes administrative duties. She prioritizes maintaining balance in her life through activities like hot yoga and Pilates at Solshine Wellness, sunset runs along the lake, and nightly cooking sessions with her roommates in which salmon is often on the menu. Of course she also enjoys the spectacle of Game Day—getting ready with friends, sweating in her cowboy boots while dancing in the lower deck, and finishing the night at Todaro’s with a slice of pesto pizza.

Taylor is thankful for the honors college and the substantial opportunities it provides. She looks forward to sharing her experiences with her mentees in SASH, being a friendly face, personal cheerleader, and inspiring mentor every step of the way. Moreover, she looks forward to learning from and growing alongside her mentees.

Hometown: Eliot, M.E.
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Going into his senior year, Ned is looking forward to working with this year’s SASH mentees and continuing to be active in the Honors College! He is pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree but has a wide range of other interests, from geology to archaeology to astrophysics. He is a member of the Dixon Global Policy Scholars program (and highly recommends it to any curious sophomores!), and is interested in the intersection of engineering and policy, especially with regards to nuclear power, classical renewables, and other sustainable energy initiatives. He is also a member of Clemson Rocket Engineering’s Flight Dynamics sub team, and is hoping to specialize in aerospace engineering after graduating. He has been engaged in fluid dynamics research with Dr. Bostwick of the Mechanical Engineering department, initially through the Creative Inquiry program and later as a Departmental Honors project, studying interfacial fluid phenomena such as granular rafts and hydrophobic impactor entry. In 2023, he joined a research group at Hochschule Emden-Leer in Emden, Germany, developing a scale-model testing platform for Hyperloop technology; this past summer, he interned with Weave Filtration near home in New Hampshire, doing research and development work on industrial filter press systems. When not in the lab or the library, Ned crews for a keelboat sail-racing association off Kittery Point, and enjoys reading, writing, and watching movies in his free time. This fall, he’s hoping to get back into hiking and trail running, attend more home football games, and meet his new mentees!