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List of College of Charleston people

This list contains people associated with the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty members.

Alumni

Actors

Artists and architects

  • Christopher Boffoli, class of 1993 - fine art photographer
  • Ben Hollingsworth, class of 2004 - former professional soccer player, abstract artist and sculptor
  • Samuel Lapham VI, class of 1913 - architect with the firm Simons & Lapham (1920–1972), which designed the west wing of Randolph Hall/Chemistry Wing (1930), the Student Activities Building (1939), Craig Dormitory and Cafeteria (1962), Robert Smalls Library (1972) and Cougar Mall
  • Francis D. Lee, class of 1846 - architect and inventor; several of his buildings are on the National Register for Historic Places
  • Robert Mills (1781–1855) - studied at the College in the late 18th century; first American-born man to be professionally trained as an architect; designed the Washington Monument, Department of Treasury building, and U.S. Patent Office Building
  • Brian Rutenberg, class of 1987 - abstract painter

Athletes

Musicians

Politicians

  • Mendel Davis, class of 1966 - Democrat, United States House of Representatives representing the First Congressional District of South Carolina (1971–1981)
  • James B. Edwards, class of 1950 - oral surgeon; former Governor of South Carolina; Secretary of Energy under President Ronald Reagan; president of the Medical University of South Carolina
  • John Charles Frémont, class of 1836 - "the Great Pathfinder;" explored the West in the 1830s and 1840s;an outspoken opponent of slavery; in 1856 the first Republican nominee for president; major general for the Union during the Civil War; in 1861, issued a proclamation (overturned by President Lincoln) freeing slaves; later governor of Arizona
  • John Geddes, class of 1795 - 22nd governor of South Carolina (1818-1820)
  • James E. Gonzales, class of 1956 - member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
  • Burnet R. Maybank, class of 1919 - mayor of Charleston; 99th governor of South Carolina; US Senator for South Carolina 1941-1954; chaired the Senate Finance Committee; played a key role in the development of the New Deal; namesake of Maybank Hall, one of the main academic buildings on campus
  • Glenn McConnell, class of 1969 - attorney; influential force in South Carolina politics for more than two decades; elected to public office in 1981; president pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate from 2001 until he replaced the disgraced Ken Ard as the state's Lieutenant Governor; namesake of McConnell Residence Hall dormitory; president of the College of Charleston 2014-2018
  • Arthur Ravenel, class of 1950 - real estate developer; member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, South Carolina senator (1980-1986); elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986; returned to the South Carolina Senate in 1996, serving until 2005; elected to the Charleston School Board in 2006, at age 79; namesake of the bridge connecting Charleston to Mt. Pleasant
  • Nick Shalosky, class of 2010 - first openly gay elected official in South Carolina; serves downtown Charleston on the District 20 Constituent School Board
  • Casey DeSantis, class of 2003 - News reporter and First Lady of Florida
  • Julius Waties Waring, class of 1900 - U.S. federal judge who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American Civil Rights Movement
  • Madeleine Westerhout, class of 2013 - former personal secretary to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations for the Trump Administration

Writers

Others

Faculty

Current

  • Bret Lott - professor of English, best-selling writer

Former

  • Alison Piepmeier - professor of Women's and Gender Studies, known for her zine scholarship

References