2023 Awards Banquet
The fifth annual Charter Institute at Erskine Awards Banquet was hosted on Thursday, May 18, at the Columbia Convention Center. Over 450 attendees from the Institute’s 24 charter schools were in attendance, including students, parents, volunteers, teachers, and school leadership. This year’s Banquet also served as an opportunity for the Institute family to gather and celebrate five years of Moving the Needle in South Carolina.
2023-2024 Nathan Yon institute Teacher of the year
sharmaine roaden
cyber academy of south carolina
2022-2023 institute student of the year Winners
2023 elementary school Student of the year
Landen Killius
Midlands STEM Charter School
2023 middle school student of the year
Addison Stroud
Thornwell Charter School
2023 high school student of the year
Emma Steckly
Brashier Middle College Charter High School
2022-2023 Lynn higgins volunteer of the year
2022-2023 lynn higgins volunteer of the year
Tonya Bouknight
Mevers School of Excellence
2023 state advocates of the year
2023 state advocates of the year
Ainsley & Jessica Crowe
champions of the year
2023 Board Member of the year
Kevin Thomas
Midlands STEM Charter School
2023 Communications champion of the year
Tori Graves
Odyssey Online Learning
2023 federal programs champion of the year
Brenda Hunt
Royal Live Oaks Academy Charter School
2023 Finance champion of the year
Marty Rawls
Gray Collegiate Academy
2023 student services champion of the year
Courtney Boyd
South Carolina Connections Academy
2023 powerschool champion of the year
Mary Morse
Royal Live Oaks Academy Charter School
2023 Testing champion of the year
Kate Lawhon
Virtus Academy of South Carolina
2023 assistant principal of the year
Jordan Coward
Berkeley Preparatory Academy
2023 rookie of the year
Jason Byrd
Cherokee Charter Academy
2023 coach of the year
John Li
Gray Collegiate Academy
2023 educational management organization of the year
Tutelage School Solutions
erskine pillar award recipients
Les Wicks
Co-Founder of Royal Live Oaks Academy Charter School
Deirdre McCullough
Founding Principal of Belton Preparatory Academy
Dr. Cherry Daniel
CEO & School Leader of South Carolina Virtual Charter School
(award accepted by her peers)
Martin O’Connor
Founding Charter Institute at Erskine Board Member