Morehouse College 2024 Commencement Exercises Program by Morehouse College

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“There is an air of expectancy at Morehouse. It is expected that the student who enters here will do well. It is also expected that once a man bears the insignia of a Morehouse graduate, he will do exceptionally well. We expect nothing less. May you perform so well that when a man is needed for an important job in your field, your work will be so impressive that the committee of selection will be compelled to examine your credentials. May you forever stand for something noble and high.

Let no man dismiss you with a wave of the hand or shrug of the shoulder...”

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF ’61

Dr. Benjamin e. mays

President, Morehouse College

(1940-1967)

2024 Commencement Program

PRESIDING: David A. Thomas, Ph.D., 12th President of Morehouse College

PRE-CEREMONIAL MUSIC

**PROCESSIONAL

CROWNING MOMENT

RINGING OF THE BELL

EVOCATION

*NATIONAL ANTHEMS

INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT

OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME

INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FACULTY RECOGNITIONS AND VULCAN AWARD PRESENTATION

"Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" by Fred Bock arr. David F. Oliver

“War March of the Priests” from “Athalia” by Felix Mendelssohn ALL

Melvin Foster, D.M.A. Associate Professor, Associate Provost of Academic Success

The Rev. Hardy Spurgeon Bennings III Founder’s Representative, Pastor, Springfield Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.

The Rev. Dr. Claybon Lea Jr., D.Min., Ph.D. ’89 Senior Pastor, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Fairfield and Suisun City, Calif.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” Text by Francis Scott Key Music by John Stafford Smith ALL

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” Text by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson

Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84 Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Chair, Commencement and Reunion Planning Committee

David A. Thomas, Ph.D. President, Morehouse College

President Thomas

Willie E. Woods ’85 Chair, Morehouse College Board of Trustees President and Managing Director, ICV Partners, New York City, N.Y.

Kendrick T. Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs

ALUMNI RECOGNITIONS Vice President Goodgame

Dwayne Allen Terrell II ’24 Salutatorian

ACADEMIC HONORS

ANTHEM

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher ’24 Valedictorian

“Hehlehlooyuh (A Joyful Expression)” by James Furman arr. Julius Green

Provost Brown

President Thomas

Morehouse College Glee Club

David E. Morrow ’80, D.M.A. Director

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters: Michael Lucius Lomax, Ph.D. ’68 President and CEO, United Negro College Fund presented by President Thomas and Chairman Woods

Honorary Doctor of Laws: The Honorable Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. 46th President of the United States of America presented by President Thomas and Chairman Woods

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER President Thomas

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

SPIRITUAL

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY COMMISSIONING OF NAVAL AND ARMY R.O.T.C. OFFICERS

INDUCTION INTO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CHORUS

PRESIDENT’S CHARGE TO THE CLASSES

*COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION

SPIRITUAL

**RECESSIONAL

Ceremonial Marshal and Macebearer

Dr. John K. Haynes ’64

Chief Ceremonial Marshal

Dr. Lance Shipman Young ’95 Macebearer

Marshals of the Faculty

Dr. Adria Welcher

Dr. Nina Gilbert

“I Ain’t Got Weary Yet” arr. Courtney Carey

Soloist: B’Nathaniel Orlu, ’24, Baritone

The Honorable Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

Morehouse College Glee Club

President Thomas, Provost Brown, Dr. Foster Dean, Division of Business and Economics: SherRonda Gibbs, Ph.D. Dean, Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Eddie C. Red, Ph. D. ’00 Dean, Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts: Regine O. Jackson, Ph.D. Dean, Division of Continuing Professional Studies: Claude P. Hutto Sr., Ed.D. ’94

Lt. Col. Darrell L. Lyles Sr. (U.S. Army) APMS/Executive Officer, Georgia State University

Javarro Michael Edwards ’92 President, Morehouse College National Alumni Association President, JME Group LLC

“Prayer” from “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner arr. George Mead

“Dear Old Morehouse”

J.O.B. Moseley ’29

“Fare Ye Well”

arr. Wendell P. Whalum ’52

Led by Gregory Brown ’24, Bass

Morehouse College Glee Club* Former Glee Club members to join

President Thomas

ALL

The Reverend Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Ph.D. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

“Pomp and Circumstance, Military March No.1” Sir Edward Elgar

Marshals of the Platform Party

Dr. Derrick M. Bryan ’04

Dr. Triscia Wharton Hendrickson

Dr. Robert Tanner

Lead Marshals

Dr. Keith Hollingsworth

Mr. Illya E. Davis ’89

Morehouse College Glee Club

David F. Oliver, D.M.A. College Organist

Marshals of the Alumni Classes

Mr. Joseph S. Carlos III ’04

Mr. Michael Levesque ’89

Marshals of the Students

Dr. Jaime Chávez

Dr. Michael Douglas ’97

Dr. Brian Lawrence

Dr. Alison D. Ligon

Dr. Yohance Murray ’96

Dr. Wallace Sharif ’96

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In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, Augusta Institute was established in the basement of Silver Bluff Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga.—the oldest independent African American church in the United States. The school’s primary purpose was to prepare Black men for ministry and teaching. Today, Augusta Institute is Morehouse College, which is located on a 66-acre campus in Atlanta and enjoys an international reputation for producing leaders who have influenced national and world history.

Augusta Institute was founded by the Rev. William Jefferson White, an Augusta Baptist minister, cabinetmaker and journalist, with the encouragement of the Rev. Richard C. Coulter, a former slave from Augusta, Ga., and the Rev. Edmund Turney, organizer of the National Theological Institute for educating freedmen in Washington, D.C. The Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Robert, trained minister, physician, and the father of the author of “Robert’s Rules of Order,” was appointed the Institute’s first President by William Jefferson White.

In 1879, Augusta Institute was invited by the Rev. Frank Quarles to move to the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, and the school changed its name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary. Later, the Seminary moved to a 4-acre lot near the site on which the Richard B. Russell Federal Building now stands in downtown Atlanta. Following Robert’s death in 1884, David Foster Estes, a professor at the Seminary, served as the institution’s first Acting President.

In 1885, when Dr. Samuel T. Graves was named the second President, the institution relocated to its current site in Atlanta’s West End community. The campus encompasses a Civil War historic site, where Union forces battled Confederate soldiers during William Tecumseh Sherman’s famous siege of Atlanta in 1864. The land was a gift of John D. Rockefeller. Atlanta Baptist Seminary became Atlanta Baptist College in 1897, during the administration of Dr. George Sale, a Canadian who served as the third and youngest President from 1890 to 1906.

A new era dawned when Acting President John Hope became the fourth President in 1906, characterized by expanded academic offerings and increased physical facilities. Hope was the College’s First African American President, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University and a pioneer in the field of education and has been recognized as the first “civil rights President” in the American Academy. He encouraged an intellectual

climate comparable to that of his alma mater and openly challenged Booker T. Washington’s view that education for African Americans should emphasize vocational and agricultural skills. Atlanta Baptist College, already a leader in preparing African Americans for teaching and the ministry, expanded its curriculum and established the tradition of educating leaders for all areas of American life. In addition to attracting a large number of talented faculty and administrators, Hope contributed much to the institution we know today.

Upon the death of the College’s founder in 1913, Atlanta Baptist College was named Morehouse College in honor of Henry L. Morehouse, the corresponding secretary of the Northern Baptist Home Mission Society. Dr. Samuel H. Archer became the fifth President of the College in 1931 and headed the institution during the Great Depression. He gave the school its colors, maroon and white, the same as those of his alma mater, Colgate University. Archer retired for health reasons in 1937. Dr. Charles D. Hubert served as the third Acting President until 1940, when Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays became the sixth President of Morehouse College

A nationally noted educator and a mentor to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’48, Mays is recognized as the architect of Morehouse’s international reputation for excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. During the presidency of Mays, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bates College and the University of Chicago, the number of faculty members grew and those holding doctoral degrees increased from two to 34 out of 65 teachers. The College earned global recognition as scholars from other countries joined the faculty, an increasing number of international students enrolled, and fellowships and scholarships for study abroad became available. Morehouse received full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1957, and Mays’14-year effort to win a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Morehouse was realized in 1968.

In 1967, Dr. Hugh Morris Gloster ’31, was selected by Dr. Mays to become the first alumnus to serve as President of the College. Under his leadership, Morehouse strengthened its Board of Trustees, conducted a successful $20-million fundraising campaign, grew the endowment from $3 million to more than $29 million and added 12 buildings to the campus, including the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. became the first Dean of the Chapel in 1979. Morehouse established a dual-degree program in engineering with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of

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Samuel T. Graves Hall

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Hugh M. Gloster ’31 and Benjamin E. Mays

Michigan, and Boston University. Gloster also founded the Morehouse School of Medicine, which became an independent institution, in 1981. He appointed Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan ’54, its first dean; Sullivan later became the school’s first President.

In 1987, Dr. Leroy Keith Jr. ’61, was named eighth President of Morehouse. During the Keith administration, the College’s endowment increased to more than $60 million and faculty salaries and student scholarships significantly increased. Construction of the Nabrit-MappMcBay science building was completed. In 1994, Nima A. Warfield, a member of the graduating class that year, was named the College’s first U.S. Rhodes Scholar. The “A Candle in the Dark” Gala was founded in 1989 to raise scholarship funds.

In October 1994, Wiley Abron Perdue ’57, vice president for business affairs, was appointed the fourth Acting President of Morehouse. Under his leadership, national memorials were erected to honor Dr. Benjamin E. Mays and internationally noted theologian Dr. Howard W. Thurman ’23. Perdue launched an initiative to upgrade the College’s academic and administrative computer information systems and undertook construction of a 5,700-seat gymnasium, which served as a basketball venue for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

On June 1, 1995, Dr. Walter Eugene Massey ’58 was named the ninth President of Morehouse College. A noted physicist and university administrator, Massey called on the Morehouse community to renew its longstanding commitment to a culture of excellence. Before joining the College, Massey had held several notable positions, including dean of the college and professor of physics at Brown University, professor of physics and vice president for research at the University of Chicago, director of the National Science Foundation, and senior vice president and provost of the University of California System. Under Massey’s leadership, Morehouse expanded its dual-degree program in natural sciences with Georgia Tech, and launched the Center for Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics with a $6.7-million Defense Department grant and established a new African American studies program and a center for international studies named for former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. The College was reaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Division of Business Administration and Economics was accredited by the American Association of Schools and Colleges of Business, making Morehouse one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges in the nation with both AASCB accreditation and a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

During Massey’s tenure, two more Rhodes Scholars were named—Chris Elders in 2002 and Oluwabusayo “Tope” Folarin in 2004. In June 2006, the College successfully completed Morehouse’s most ambitious capital campaign as of that date—raising a record $112 million, which exceeded the campaign’s goal of $105 million. The same year, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin raised $34 million to give to Morehouse College to acquire the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection. Today, Morehouse is the permanent custodian of this coveted collection, which includes more than 13,000 hand-written notes, sermons, letters, books, and other artifacts belonging to its most noted alumnus, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’48.

On July 1, 2007, the Rev. Dr. Robert Michael Franklin Jr. ’75 was appointed the 10th President of Morehouse College. The former president of the Interdenominational Theological Center had previously served as presidential distinguished professor of social ethics at the Candler School of Theology and senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, both at Emory University. During his tenure, Franklin led the institution forward with his vision of the “Morehouse Renaissance,” further elevating public confidence in the College’s continuing stature as a premier institution providing a high-quality education and enhancing the intellectual and moral dimension of Morehouse’s mission and mystique. In part, he accomplished this by establishing the concept of the “Five Wells,” an ideal to cultivate men of Morehouse as “Renaissance men with social conscience and global perspective” who are wellread, well-spoken, well-traveled, well-dressed, and well-balanced. Under Franklin’s leadership, the College reaffirmed its commitment to academic rigor, underscored by re-accreditation in 2009 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In a $20-million project initiated by Massey, Franklin oversaw the completion and opening of the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Aretha Robinson Music Academic Building, a 75,000-square-foot facility named

Ray Charles Performing Arts Center The Martin Luther King Jr. Collection Walter E. Massey ’58

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Robert M. Franklin Jr. ’75

after the late, legendary musician. Franklin led and supported cultivation efforts—such as establishing the Renaissance Commission, a blue-ribbon group of 150 influential volunteer stakeholders—which increased the total number of new donors by 4,500. The College had generated more than $68 million in institutional funds ($33 million during the silent phase of the comprehensive capital campaign) and $60 million in restricted funds from federal sources.

After a period of transitional leadership, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79, an accomplished university administrator, professor, and former executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, stepped into office as the College’s 11th President on Jan. 28, 2013. Under his leadership, the College improved student achievement across a wide range of metrics. In addition, Wilson played a pivotal role in bringing President Barack Obama to Morehouse as the Commencement speaker in 2013, and, in 2015, hosting then Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. In 2016, Prince Abudu became the College’s first international Rhodes Scholar, making him the fourth Rhodes Scholar the College has produced.

computer science and mathematics major who was selected in May 2018. The prestigious honor made Morehouse the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among HBCUs.

Under Thomas’ leadership from 2018–May 2024, Morehouse raised more than $262 million in generous donations to: establish endowed scholarships; expand academic program offerings, such as the Black Men’s Research Institute and the Center for Broadening Participation in Computing; and update campus facilities, namely the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and the Edwin C. Moses Track & Field at B.T. Harvey Stadium. With Thomas at the helm, the College has continued to climb national ranking lists, breaking into the list of top 100 liberal arts colleges in the country, while remaining the #1 liberal arts college for men in Georgia. As the #5 HBCU in the nation, Morehouse has advanced to the top 20 best institutions for undergraduate teaching and social mobility. Of the College’s selective group of approximately 2,300 students, more than half come from families with household incomes of $40,000 or less, yet they continue to be highly recruited by Fortune 500 companies, post-graduation—speaking directly to the return on investment for a Morehouse education.

President Wilson served the College for four years, ending his tenure on April 7, 2017. William James Taggart, a graduate of Howard and Harvard universities, assumed the role of the sixth Acting President of the College after serving as the chief operating officer at Morehouse since 2015. Tragically, just two months after his appointment, Taggart suddenly passed away on June 8, 2017. Two Acting Presidents then led the campus, including Harold Martin Jr. ’02, who left the Morehouse Board of Trustees temporarily to accept the appointment as the eighth Acting President.

In October 2017, the Morehouse Board of Trustees voted to name Dr. David A. Thomas as the 12th President of Morehouse, ushering in a new era of leadership for the College. Thomas took office on Jan. 1, 2018. A visionary leader, Thomas has 30 years of higher education experience as a professor and an administrator. He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior studies and a master’s degree in organizational behavior, both from Yale University. He also has a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a bachelor of administrative sciences degree from Yale College. Thomas is the former H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the former Dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. President Thomas has significantly prioritized fundraising to support campus renovations, faculty research, infrastructure improvements, and other needs. During the President’s first year in office, enrollment applications increased by more than 40 percent, and a fifth Rhodes Scholar was named—Franck Nijimbere, a

Morehouse College, the only HBCU focused on educating and developing Black Men, continues its legacy of delivering an exceptional educational experience that meets the intellectual, moral, and social needs of students representing more than 35 states and 17 countries. Morehouse is a top feeder school for Black men entering prestigious graduate schools and MBA programs. The National Science Foundation also ranked Morehouse as the No. 1 producer of Black men who receive doctorates in education, life and physical sciences, math and computer sciences, psychology, and social sciences, as well as humanities and the arts. Morehouse currently

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Barack H. Obama II The 44th President of the United States

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David A. Thomas

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“Over the heads of her students, Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.”

Dr.

Howard Thurman, Class of 1923 Educator, Minister, Theologian,

Philosopher, and Author

Howard Washington Thurman Memorial

The Howard Washington Thurman Memorial obelisk on the campus of Morehouse College is a celebration of the process of enlightenment, achieved through the deliberate acquisition of knowledge, understanding, and the slow revelation of cosmic wisdom.

The monument rises in the shadow of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, marking the resting place of Thurman, a 1923 graduate and nationally respected theologian who was considered a forerunner in the religious movement of celebrating the unity of all people, and embracing a religious spirituality that was intercultural, interracial, interdenominational, and international.

During its heyday (1580-1200 B.C.), the obelisk was a sun and light symbol, embodying the transcendence immanent in God’s light. The soaring lines of the obelisk were meant to evoke this transcendence and its capstone, often coated in gold-silver alloy, reflected light that could be seen 50 miles away. Light, consciousness, and understanding were synonymous to the ancient priests of the Nile.

The obelisk remains a symbol of man’s creativity and wisdom. At Morehouse, the monument serves as a beacon for scholarly pursuits, visionary leadership, compassionate service, and a worldview that inspires positive change.

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2024 Commencement Program

Academic Heraldry

The history of traditional academic dress can be traced to the 12th century, when Oxford University was founded, and to the medieval European universities of the 14th century. Although European universities follow varied patterns in cut and color of gown and type of headdress, academic dress at American colleges and universities is fairly standardized. Since the mid 1960s, it has become popular for some in historically African American colleges and universities to wear kente cloth chevrons, panels, hoods and tam trim on presidential, faculty, and student regalia.

The traditional academic gown is usually black; the pattern varies with the degrees held. The bachelor’s gown has a simple design, with long, pointed sleeves as its distinguishing mark. The master’s gown has oblong sleeves with the rear cut square and the front featuring a cutaway arc.

AGRICULTURE: Maize

ARTS, LETTERS, HUMANITIES: White

COMMERCE, ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS: Drab

DENTISTRY: Lilac

ECONOMICS: Copper

EDUCATION: Light Blue

ENGINEERING: Orange

FINE ARTS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE: Brown

FORESTRY: Russet

JOURNALISM: Crimson

The Torch of Excellence

LAW: Purple

LIBRARY SCIENCE: Lemon

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: Gold

MEDICINE: Green

MUSIC: Pink

Soon after Augusta Institute was founded in 1867, the endeavor to educate Black men came under threat: The Klan promised to burn the church down if educating Black men continued there. The founders knew that even if they could not continue on in Augusta, their vision could not die. Two men from Atlanta, the Rev. Frank Quarles and James Tate of Friendship Baptist Church, went down and convinced the founders that the school could continue under their protection and watchful care.

As part of the 2017 Sesquicentennial celebrations, Morehouse College recognized the heroic efforts of those who strove to ensure the light of excellence that is Morehouse never went out. Envisioned by Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D., a Torch of Excellence was created. The Torch was a special engineering collaboration between Morehouse College (led by Willie Rockward, Ph.D., then chair of the Department of Physics) and Georgia Tech

The most elaborate academic costume is the doctoral gown, with velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars across the sleeves. The velvet is usually black, but it may be a color designating the discipline to which the degree pertains.

The hood of the doctoral gown features velvet trimmings, the width of which designates the level of the degree. The color of the hood indicates the major field of study, and its lining identifies the institution that granted the degree. Morehouse’s doctoral gown is maroon with a maroon-and-white hood lining and white chevrons and panels.

The colors below are associated with the various academic disciplines.

NURSING: Apricot

OPTOMETRY: Seafoam Green

ORATORY: Silver Gray

PHARMACY: Olive Green

PHILOSOPHY: Dark Blue

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Sage Green

PODIATRY, CHIROPODY: Nile Green

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING FOREIGN SERVICE: Peacock Blue

PUBLIC HEALTH: Salmon Pink

SCIENCE: Golden Yellow

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cream

SOCIAL WORK: Citron THEOLOGY: Scarlet

VETERINARY SCIENCE: Gray

(led by Katherine Fu, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering), recognizing decades of collaboration between the two colleges in the Dual-Degree Engineering Program.

This Torch was lit in Augusta at Springfield Baptist Church, and then carried on a symbolic run through downtown Augusta before being transported to Atlanta. There, it was relit at the site of Friendship Baptist Church and carried onto Morehouse’s campus to be part of the Commencement exercises.

The Torch now remains a part of Commencement. Every year, the Torch leads the academic procession onto the green, representing the light of knowledge that is passed on from teachers to students to future generations. As the Torch of Excellence comes to the stage, the light is extinguished. It is now the responsibility of this class to take that light of excellence out into the world.

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Honorary2024Degree Candidate

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Michael Lucius Lomax, Ph.D. ’68

President and CEO, United Negro College Fund

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Michael Lucius Lomax, Ph.D., serves as president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization and the largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to underrepresented students.

A native of Los Angeles, Lomax entered Morehouse College at 16 and in 1968 was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in English as one of the College’s inaugural Phi Beta Kappa graduates. He earned a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from Columbia University in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in American and African American Literature from Emory University in 1984.

In 1969, Lomax joined Morehouse as an English instructor. Over the next 20 years, he served on the faculties of both Morehouse and Spelman Colleges.

Lomax also began his civic career in Atlanta, working as the director of research and special assistant to Maynard Holbrook Jackson ’56, the city’s first African American mayor. During the Jackson Administration, he also helped establish Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

In 1978, Lomax was elected to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and became the first African American to be elected board chairman, responsible for a $500 million annual operating budget and 5,000 county employees. He founded the Fulton County Arts Council and the National Black Arts Festival, and oversaw the building of Georgia's Interstate 400, the expansion and renovation of historic Grady Hospital, and construction of the Fulton County Government Center. In 1988, Lomax co-chaired the Democratic National Convention and was instrumental in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta. Then, in 1994, he became president of the National Faculty, an Atlanta-based organization dedicated to bringing together arts and sciences higher education scholars with K-12 teachers.

From 1997 to 2004, Lomax served as the fifth president of Dillard University. During his tenure, he led a successful $60 million campaign and saw student enrollment increase by nearly 50 percent, accompanied by dramatic increases in private funding and alumni giving.

Since 2004, Lomax has served as president and chief executive officer of UNCF. Under his leadership, UNCF has raised more than $4 billion and helped more than 200,000 students earn college degrees and launch careers. Annually, UNCF’s work enables 50,000 students to go to college with UNCF scholarships and attend its 37-member Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Lomax also oversees the organization’s 400-plus scholarship programs, which award more than 10,000 scholarships a year. In addition, he launched UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building, which supports member HBCUs to become stronger, more effective and self-sustaining.

Under Lomax’s leadership, UNCF has engineered partnerships with reform-focused leaders and organizations and worked to further advance HBCUs with Congress, the administration, and the Department of Education.

Among his many honors, Lomax was appointed to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President George W. Bush. He serves on the boards of Handshake, the KIPP Foundation, Cengage Group and Teach for America. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Senate, a trustee of the Studio Museum in Harlem, a founding member of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a past board member for America’s Promise Alliance.

A former Emory University trustee, Lomax, received the university’s most prestigious alumni honor, the Emory Medal, in 2004. His other awards include the Omicron Delta Kappa Laurel Crowned Circle Award, Morehouse’s Bennie Achievement Award, and 17 honorary degrees.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Lomax resides in Atlanta, and is the father of three daughters, Deignan, Michele and Rachel, as well as the grandfather of Chloe, Averie, Bailey, Ethan and Michael, who is a rising senior at Morehouse College.

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HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER & HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE

The Honorable Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

46th President of the United States of America

Honorary Doctor of Laws

President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four children of Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden and Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. In 1953, the Biden family moved to Claymont, Delaware. President Biden graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council.

At age 29, President Biden became one of the youngest Americans ever elected to the United States Senate. Just weeks after his Senate election, tragedy struck when his wife Neilia and daughter Naomi were killed, and sons Hunter and Beau were critically injured, in a car accident. He was sworn into the U.S. Senate at his sons’ hospital bedsides and began commuting from Wilmington to Washington every day, first by car, and then by train, in order to be with his family. In 1977, he married Jill Jacobs, and in 1980, their family was complete with the birth of their daughter Ashley.

As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, then-Senator Biden played a leading role addressing some of our nation’s most important domestic and international challenges. As Vice President, he worked alongside President Obama to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, oversee the then-largest economic recovery plan in history, and strengthen American leadership on the world stage.

In 2020, President Biden ran for the White House to restore the Soul of America, rebuild the backbone of America – the middle class, and unite the country. After being sworn in as the 46th President on January 20th, 2021, he took swift action to get America vaccinated and jumpstart an economic recovery that created more jobs than any other President has created in four years. The President’s agenda is investing in all Americans. His Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is rebuilding our roads and bridges, removing lead pipes, and expanding internet access. His Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in climate action in history. And his CHIPS and Science Act is making cutting-edge technology here in America with American workers.

The President beat Big Pharma – negotiating lower prescription drug costs and capping insulin at $35 a month for seniors. His agenda is lowering health insurance costs, cutting utility bills, and taking on corporate rip-offs like junk fees. The President is investing in America’s future: he made a record $15 billion investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He nominated the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. And he signed into law the first meaningful gun safety bill in nearly 30 years.

President Biden came to office determined to build an administration that looks like America — and that’s what he’s done. Having served as Vice President to the nation’s first Black President, and now as President alongside the nation’s first Black woman to be Vice President, Joe Biden has been at the center of the great American story of expanding opportunity and making real the promise of America to everyone.

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2024 Graduates

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SHERRONDA GIBBS, PH.D.

Division Dean

MAXWELL PATRICK ADAMS ***** Business Administration

ASEDA AYODEJI ADEBAMGBE ***** Business Administration

ADEDOLA MARK ADENIYI ***** Business Administration

JULIAN CHRISTOPHER AMAYA ***** Economics

JACKSON ANTOINE ***** Business Administration

DIDIER ETONAM KLUSSE ATTIPOU **** Business Administration

JORDAN ALEXANDER AYOUB ***** Business Administration

LONDON THOMAS BAILEY ***** Business Administration

CAMRYN STEFAN BANKS ***** Business Administration

BRACE NIKOLAS BARNES ***** Business Administration

BASIL WILLIAM BARRETT ***** Business Administration

DEVAN ADAM BELL ***** Business Administration

JACOBEY DE’SHAUN BELL ***** Economics Political Science

JAYLEN MAXWELL BENSON ***** Business Administration

DYLAN MILES BOLTON ***** Business Administration

WILLIAM JOHN DAVID BRILEY ***** Business Administration

BARRINGTON BROWN ***** Business Administration

DAIMEAR R. BRYANT ***** Business Administration

ZACHARY DAVID-MICHAEL BRYANT ***** Business Administration

JALEN GYLES BUFORD ***** Business Administration

ETHAN CHRISTIAAN BURKE ***** Business Administration

MICHAEL MAURICE BURKES ***** Business Administration

ALEXANDER E. BURT ***** Economics

JERRY A. BYRD ***** Business Administration

AUSTIN GRANT CARTER ***** Business Administration

TARRON AMIRI CARTER ***** Business Administration

JAMARI TAREAN CHAVIS ***** Business Administration

PHILLIP MESSIAH CHERRIE ***** Business Administration

ZION ERIC CHERRY ***** Business Administration

STEVEN B. CLAY JR. ***** Economics

CASEY FREEMAN COATES ***** Business Administration

CHARLES RUSSELL COCKERHAM ***** Business Administration

ARMAAN RODERICK COLEMAN ***** Business Administration

TERENCE A. COLES JR. ***** Business Administration

MICHAEL COLLINS ***** Business Administration

BRYCE KEITH COOPER ***** Business Administration

CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER CRAIG ***** Business Administration

D'ANGELO CROSBY **** Business Administration

ALLEN RASHAWN DONEGAN ***** Business Administration

MONDO VAIRON DONOVAN JR. ***** Business Administration

JAIDEN DAVARIO DOWNING ***** Business Administration

JOSEPH EDWARD DOWNS ***** Business Administration

MILES LANGSTON DREW ***** Business Administration

BRYAN ISAAC DUNCAN ***** Economics

JEREMY THOMAS EDWARDS ***** Economics

ESAIAS JAMES-JOHN ESTER ***** Business Administration

DALTON AVERY FAVORS ***** Economics Chinese Studies

RANSOME AARON FREEMAN ***** Economics

DANNY GARNER JR. **** Business Administration

MARQUISE GAYWOOD ***** Business Administration

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts * Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024 Important Note: Because printing of this document requires that lists of names be submitted to the external printing company a number of weeks prior to Commencement, the graduation list reflects only the names of those candidates who officially applied for graduation by the stipulated deadline. Therefore, it is possible that some candidates who completed all degree requirements are not listed on the program and that some candidates whose names are listed have not completed all degree requirements. The College grants degrees only to those persons who have satisfied all academic requirements and all financial obligations. Page 15

DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

RAHIM HASHIM GIBRILL ***** Business Administration

AYLON DE'ON GIPSON ***** Economics

AZIAN A. GOODRICH ***** Business Administration

SEBASTIAN ANTONIO GORDON ***** Business Administration

DEVON GRAY ***** Business Administration

JAYLEN A. GREENE ***** Business Administration

JIBRIL AHMAN GRIFFIN ***** Business Administration

WADE JALEN HALL ***** Business Administration

MILES J. HARRISON ***** Business Administration

JONATHAN E. HENLEY JR. *** Business Administration

MILES NEVON HICKMAN ***** Business Administration

IMANI LATRELL HIGHTS ***** Business Administration

KOBE BRENT DUFFYN HOLDER ***** Business Administration

SILVER STONE HORSLEY ***** Business Administration

KALEB D. HOWARD ***** Business Administration

CHRISTOPHER A. HOWZE ***** Business Administration

ETHAN ALEXANDER HUNT ***** Business Administration

KELECHI EAGLE IKEASOGUH **** Business Administration

KINGSLEY REESE JOHN ***** Business Administration

JESSIE D'MARCUS WAYNE JOHNSON ***** Business Administration

KIVINIE DEON JOHNSON JR. ***** Business Administration

KOMICHEL LATREAN JOHNSON JR. ***** Business Administration

CHRISTOPHER CHALON JONES ***** Business Administration

HERBERT CHRISTOPHER JONES ***** Business Administration

MICHAEL DEWAYNE JONES JR. ***** Business Administration

MYLES CHANDLER TYREE-KAKOU ***** Business Administration

TYLER JORDAN KENNEDY ***** Business Administration

SEKOU MILES KINGSLOW ***** Business Administration

DARRIUS JULIAN KIRTON ***** Business Administration

DAYLON JAMES LAND ***** Business Administration

JOSHUA JEREMIAH LAYTON ***** Economics

GEORGE LEROY LESTER III ***** Business Administration

ETHAN CHRISTOPHER LEWIS ***** Business Administration

WILLIAM LANCE LUNDERMAN ***** Business Administration

SETH ALEXANDER MAPP ***** Business Administration

TORRY BRANDON MARSHALL ***** Business Administration

PRECIOUS TYRONNE MARTIN JR. **** Business Administration

MYLES ALEXANDER MAYES ***** Business Administration

SETH A. MAYFIELD ***** Business Administration

XAVIER ZAIRE MCKINNEY ***** Business Administration

HENRE' SEMAJ MCKNIGHT ***** Business Administration

KEYSHAWN DEUCE MCMILLER **** Business Administration

LEONARD CARL ALLEN MCREYNOLDS V ***** Business Administration

BRYCE TRINITY MEREDITH ***** Business Administration

TYRECE JORDAN MIDDLETON ***** Business Administration

JONATHAN BANCROFT MINOR ***** Business Administration

KAMAR MALIK MONTGOMERY ***** Economics

AMMON AUGUSTUS MOORE JR. ***** Business Administration

JOHN WALKER MOORE ***** Business Administration

KENDALL TYRON MOORE II **** Business Administration

MARCUS MYLES MOORE ***** Business Administration

MALIK KAMTIM MOSES ***** Business Administration

SAMUEL EFFIMBE MOSISA JR. ***** Business Administration

DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

of Arts * Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024 Page 16

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor

CHUKWUEBUKA JOSHUA NWAFOR ***** Economics

CHIMA VINCENT ADEWALE OGBOI ***** Business Administration

DEVLIN OLAWUMI JR. ***** Business Administration

SATCHEL NICHOLAUS PARKER * Business Administration

QUENTIN C. PATTERSON II ***** Business Administration

SEKAI TERRELL PEARSON ***** Business Administration

DENNIS LLOYD PERKINS III ***** Business Administration

JAMES NOLAN PETERSON **** Business Administration

ROBERT LEONARD PINKNEY ***** Business Administration

ANDARIOUS M. PORTER ***** Business Administration

SHEMAR POWELL ***** Business Administration

RALPH DAVID PRESLEY JR. ***** Business Administration

MARQUEIZ PRIDE ***** Business Administration

DYLAN JAY PRITCHETT ***** Business Administration

JAIDEN LAWRENCE PROPER ***** Business Administration

DEXTER MAURICE REDDING II ***** Business Administration

KOREY REID ***** Business Administration

CORNELL DEVON ROBINSON JR. ***** Business Administration

JOSHUA JEROME ROBINSON ***** Business Administration

KASAI CHARLES ROGERS ***** Economics

RAHMON DANGELO SCRUGGS ***** Business Administration

KAHLIL MAURICE SHAIFER JR. ***** Business Administration

EDWARD CHARLES SHENAULT II ***** Business Administration

COLTON STEVEN DOUGLAS

SHERBURNE *** Economics

RICHARD STEVEN SLATON JR. ***** Business Administration

CAMERON DEON SMITH ***** Business Administration

JUSTIN DAVON SMITH ***** Business Administration

MAKHAI Q. SMITH ***** Business Administration

RYAN ISHMAEL SMITH *** Business Administration

ANDRE LAMARR SPIVEY II ***** Business Administration

CLARENCE STERLING III ***** Business Administration

SPENCER JOSE SUTTON ***** Business Administration

ALEXANDER BRAND TAYLOR MR. ***** Business Administration

DWAYNE ALLEN TERRELL II ***** Business Administration

ANTHONY TERRELL THOMPSON JR. ***** Business Administration

ERYAN GAERTEUS THOMPSON JR. ***** Business Administration

AMARI MARK TORRANCE ***** Economics

JALEN M. TURNER **** Business Administration

PORTER ALEXANDER TYNES III ***** Business Administration

DARIUS TATE VAN DEN AKKER ***** Business Administration

CALEB TYLER VAUGHAN *** Business Administration

ROHAN ISSAAC WALKER JR. **** Business Administration

KYLE ALAN WARMACK ***** Economics

KINGSTON E. WASHINGTON ***** Business Administration

DESMOND WATLEY ***** Business Administration

TYSON J. WEATHERS ***** Economics

DERRACH WEST ***** Business Administration

JAYLON CHARLES WEST ***** Business Administration

JAMES NATHAN WHITE ***** Economics

TREYVON NICHOLAS WILSON ***** Business Administration

FARIS MAKAI WOMACK ***** Business Administration

EZEBUOLA IFEACHO WONODI ***** Business Administration

DEWAN ANTHONY JUSTYN WRIGHT ***** Business Administration

CYRUS VARNER **** Business Administration

* Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024

BUSINESS

the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Page 17

DIVISION OF

AND ECONOMICS Candidates for

DIVISION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

EDDIE C. RED, PH. D. ’00 Division Dean

ALIJAH ANTHONY ALEXANDER ***** Psychology

TAJ KEANE ALLAMBY ***** Mathematics

BRETT MICHAEL ANDERSON ***** Mathematics

RALPH T. ANDERSON JR. *** Biology

MILES YAW ANIM ANIM-APPIAH ***** Psychology

DE'SANTI J. ARMAND ***** General Science

CHASE ALEXANDER MCKAY ARMSTRONG ***** Psychology

TARIQ HASSAN ASIM ***** Biology

JAMAR MOSEKA AUSTIN ***** Biology

WILLIAMS BABALOLA ***** Psychology

KORAN A. BAILEY ***** Psychology

CALEB HAILE BAINES ***** General Science

JONATHAN B. BANKS ***** Physics

RODNEY LAMAR BARBER II ***** Psychology

THOMAS BARNES III ***** Biology

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES BASS ***** Biology

JEFFERSON JUNIOR BASSY **** Computer Science

GYASI IMMANUEL BOWENS ***** Biology

AMARI BOWMAN ***** Psychology

JOSHUA A. BRANCHE ***** Biology

ISAIAH HASAUN BRAZIL **** Psychology

JUSTIN JAMES BROMELL **** Biology

GREGORY CHARLES BROWN ***** Psychology

KHYLAN ANTHONY BROWN ***** Psychology

RAHSAN DE’ANTHONY BUTLER ***** Psychology

KAI LEVERTIS BYRD ***** Computer Science

LLEYTON TAHJ CARR ***** Biology

WISLER XZAVIER CHARLES ***** Biology

ZAYDEN CHIN ***** Computer Science

WILLIAM EMERSON CHRISTIAN **** Psychology

JHYTAE DIAMELL COLEMAN **** Psychology

CAMERON REYHAHN COOPER ***** Biology

ADDISON COUSIN-HARDRICK ***** Computer Science

THEODORE M. CRUZ ***** Applied Physics

JOSEPH EMILE CUMMINGS III ***** Biology

JABEZ FITZGERALD DAILEY ***** Computer Science

ERIC KEITH DARGAN II ***** Computer Science

CEIWAN JAMES DAVIS ***** Biology

ROLAND HENRI DAVIS JR. ***** Biology

BRYANT C. DEAN JR. ***** Applied Physics

KEVIN WAYNE DICKERSON JR. ***** Biology

RANDOLPH S. DIGGS V ***** Biology

KEVIN CHRISTOPHER DREW ***** Computer Science

BYRON KEITH ELLIS II **** Biology

TORITSEMOSE ROBINSON EMIKO ***** Biology

HERBERT FILES IV ***** Physics

DMITRI FINCH ***** General Science

DEANGELO JEREMIAH FLETCHER ***** Psychology

NICKLAUS JUSTIN FOSTER **** Applied Physics

ALONZO ARSENE FREDERIC ***** Biology

ELIJAH AMARI’ ERIC GILCHRIST ***** Biology

CHANCE MYLES GLADNEY ***** Biology

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for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts Page 18

Candidates

DIVISION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

KAMAHL LEWIS GRANT ***** Mathematics

JOSHUA LEWIS GRAVES ***** Physics

SENAI BRADEN GRIFFIN ***** Biology

NEAL PATRICK HAMILTON III ***** Chemistry

JOURDAN EDWARD HARRIS ***** Biology

MEKHI NOEL MORENO HARRIS ***** Biology

JABIN B. HENDERSON ***** Psychology

THOMAS D’ORSEY HILLIARD ***** Physics

GABRIEL AMIR HOWELL ***** Physics

AHMAD K. JACKSON ***** Biology

KAIRO OMAR MARQUES JACKSON ***** Computer Science

MATTHEW WILLIAM JACKSON ***** Computer Science

BRYSON JAMES *** Chemistry

RASHEED BILAL SALAAM JEHEEB ***** Physics

TREMAYNE EUGENE JOHNSON II ***** Biology

ALEXANDER LEE JONES ***** Psychology

DRAKE LAWRENCE JONES ***** Biology

MALCOLM RAHKAI JONES ***** Psychology

ODEIN KARIBI-WHYTE ***** Psychology

TREVON D. KING ***** Applied Physics

REUBEN KYLES III ***** Computer Science

JORDAN R. MALONE ***** Psychology

KOREN JAMAL MAYSON ***** Psychology

XAVIER N. MCCARTHY ***** Applied Physics

WADE JERRY MEDFORD III ***** General Science

DAWIT ABERA MESELE ***** Chemistry

JEREMIAH CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL ***** Psychology

TRUTH AGYEI EKUNTUNDE MJUMBE ***** Psychology

ZACHARY ISAIAH MOORE ***** Biology

TRENT J. MOSLEY ***** Mathematics

AKEEM MICHAEL-ANTHONY MULLER JR. ***** Psychology

GIDEON FRU NDEH ***** Applied Physics

FABIAN SOMAWINA NWADUBA ***** Software Engineering

ADETOKUNBOH ABDUL-RAHMAN OSINEYE ***** Biology

LAWSON FRANKLIN PAOLINI ***** Psychology

Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts

PRINCE TRACE CHRISTOPHER PARKER ***** Psychology

JADEN LARRY PERPIGNAN ***** Computer Science

QUINN JEVARD POWELL ***** Physics

COLBY ALEX PRINCE ***** Computer Science

JOSHUA A. PRYOR ***** Psychology

THAILER MATTHEW RAGLAND ***** Physics

ZAIRE B. RANCE ***** Psychology

JEREMIAH REYNOSO ***** Physics

STANLEY RICHARDS JR. ***** Computer Science

STEVEN RILEY JR. ***** Psychology

JOSIAH MALIK ROBINSON ***** Psychology

EA-RHON ROGERS ***** Software Engineering

CHRISTIAN ELIJAH SHIELDS ***** Physics

DEVIN WILLIE SMALL ***** Biology

GERALD BAANO-STEWART II ***** Software Engineering

KENDALL STYLES ***** Psychology

SHELTON SUTTON II ***** Computer Science

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DIVISION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

AMANI TREY TALBERT ***** Chemistry

ELISHA HAKEEM TALLEY *** Chemistry

KAI SEBASTIAN TANN ***** Biology

OMAR JAMEL SHABAR TISLARM TAYLOR **** Biology

MICHAEL JOSEPH-AMEER THOMAS ***** Biology

AENEAS LETT THOMPSON ***** Biology

FRANK EDWARDS THORNTON ***** Chemistry

ADAM GABRIEL THRASHER ***** Psychology

CHASE ALEXANDER TOOMER *** Biology

JADEN JOHN TRIPETTE **** Biology

ELIJAH EMMANUEL ANTONIONE TRUITT ***** Computer Science

CHIMEZIE ERIC UGBAJA ***** Biology

DE’ANDRE NASIR VAUGHN ***** Psychology

NICHOLAS CRESCENCIO VIGIL ***** Biology

GREGORY ANTHONY VOLCY ***** Biology

JOEL ANTHONY WALKER JR. ***** Biology

JORDAN MAURICE WASHINGTON ***** Biology

JUSTICE KHALIL WASHINGTON ***** Biology

ISAIAH ELIJAH WHITE ***** Psychology

DE'ANDRE WILLIAMS ***** Biology

FAHIM SHAREEF WILLIAMS ***** Computer Science

IBN KAREEM JABULANI WILLIAMS ***** Psychology

MICHAEL-ANTHONY WILLIAMS **** Psychology

JAWAUN RASHAUN WILLOUGHBY ***** Psychology

KENDALL EVERETT WOOD ***** Biology

Candidates for the Degrees of

Bachelor of Arts * Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024 Page 20

Bachelor of Science and

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MEDIA AND ARTS

REGINE O. JACKSON, PH.D. Division Dean

DEVIN A. AIKEN ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

LONDARIUS DWIGHT ANDERSON ***** Music

QUENTIN MARTIN-AMIR ANDERSON **** Communication Studies

GREGORY WILLIAM ARISTILDE ***** History

EKUNDAYO OLITUNJI BANDELE ***** Theater and Performance

BRYCEN BARNES ***** Theater and Performance

ERIC ANTONIO BASS ***** English

ALBERT BATTLE **** Political Science

CALVIN ROOSEVELT BELL III ***** Philosophy Political Science

BENJAMIN BOISY BENNETT **** Philosophy

COBY EMMANUEL BENNETT ***** Music

KALIN SHAMAR BENNETT **** Communication Studies

CHASTIN ELAN BRATHWAITE ***** Sociology

ALAN D. BROWN ***** Communication Studies

ISAIAH CHARLES BROWN ***** Communication Studies

KEITH ANDREA' BROWN JR. ***** Africana Studies

RAYMOND JAMES BROWN ***** Communication Studies

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES BUTLER ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

JERALD NATHANIEL WAYNE BUTLER ***** Art

WILLIAM OSCAR BUTLER IV ***** English

DEON ANDRE CAIN JR. ***** Art

JALEN JACORIUS CAMPBELL ***** Political Science

PAUL MARTIN CARR **** Political Science

RYAN JAMES CARR ***** Communication Studies

WRIGHT DAVID CARUTH ***** Sociology

TREY MALCOLM CAUSEY ***** Philosophy

KEITH JORDAN CLARK * Political Science

MAASAI MUNIR COLEMAN-JOHNSON ***** Sociology

ELIZJAI Q. COOLEY ***** Political Science

DAWSON THOMAS COX ***** Music

SHEMAR CHRISTIAN CUYLER ***** International Studies

DAVID JOSEPH DANIELS *** Political Science

JUSTIN ANTONIO DARDEN ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice Communication Studies

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of

JUSTUS REDMAN HARRELL DAVIS ***** Communication Studies

RUSSELL KAMDEN NOAH DOBBS ***** Sociology

SOLOMON C.H DOBBS ***** Theater and Performance

CHRISTIAN JOSEPH ETHEREDGE ***** English

SHAWN MARCUS FOWLER II ***** Art

LEANTHONY FREEMAN ***** Political Science

DAKOTA ALLEN GARNER ***** Art

DREKEVIOUS DEJUAN GIBBS ***** Communication Studies

JOEL ANTHONY GIRTMAN JR. ***** Art

SCHNEIDER GRANDPIERRE ***** Music

NEIL ALBERTY GRASTY ***** Art History

JOHN PRESTON GRAY ***** Political Science

TYLER AYAHUN GREEN ***** Communication Studies

TYLER JADEN GREENE ***** Sociology

MATTHEW ALEXANDER HARRELL ***** Political Science

AARON B. HARRIS ***** Urban Studies

CHRISTIAN FITZGERALD HARVEY ***** Africana Studies

KIMARLEY HENRY ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

Arts * Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024 Page 21

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MEDIA AND ARTS

MICHAEL ALLEN HENRY JR. ***** Political Science Sociology

DAVID ALEXANDER HILL ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

GREGORY DAVID HUNT II ***** Music

DALON N. IYEN ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

DANIEL MORGAN JENKINS JR. ***** Philosophy

AMARI LLOYD JOHNSON *** Religion

BRADLEY JAMES JOHNSON ***** Communication Studies Psychology

ERIC JONES JR. ***** Political Science

DIRK BEBION JOSEPH II ***** History

OMAR WALLACE KABA ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

MATTHEW TESSEMA KASSA ***** Political Science

MAURICE KENNEDY ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

KRISTOFF ALEXANDER KERR **** Communication Studies

CHRISTIAN PATRICK SIMPSON KIMBLE ***** Communication Studies

LUIE ALBERT KIMBROW IV ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

JULIAN A. LARRIEU ***** Sociology

TYLANVIS LAWSON ***** Communication Studies

DA'RIAN TYREKE MALLORY ***** Theater and Performance

JASON CHRISTOPHER DAVID MANN ***** Political Science

GAVIN BERNARD MARTIN ***** Political Science

JULIUS HARRISON MCALLISTER ***** Political Science

JOSHUA JAMES MCDONALD ***** English

FREEMAN CHRISTIAN MCGAHEE ***** Communication Studies

KWINTON MALIK EDWARD MCKILLION ***** Political Science

ROBERT A. MCNEILL ***** Theater and Performance

MICHAEL E. MEADOWS ***** Religion

JEREMY K.D MENSAH ***** Political Science

DA'MARION A. MILLER ***** Art

JORDAN KEON MILLS ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

WILLIAM LANGSTON MORRIS ***** Political Science

ELIOTT JAMES MOSELY JR. ***** History

NA’IM QAADIR MUHAMMAD ***** Political Science

WILLIAM JOSEPH MURPHY ***** Philosophy

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

B'NATHANIEL AMADI ORLU ***** Music

CARLEON KEVON OUTLAW ***** Theater and Performance

FLOYD PATTERSON ***** Communication Studies

MEKHI N. PERRIN ***** Philosophy

DAVION DESHOD PIKES ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

LAZARO ALBERTO QUINTANILLA ***** Political Science

JELANI AYINDE RASHAD ***** Art

PHILLIP LANGSTON REDDEN ***** Music

JOHNNIE WESTLY RESHARD ***** English

MARQ J. RIGGINS ***** Sociology

CHRISTOPHER CRAIG ROBINSON ***** Political Science

LAMONT ROGERS JR. ***** Communication Studies

KEON SANCHEZ ROSADO ***** Political Science

MILES ALEXANDER ROSS ***** Political Science

HORACE RYANS III ***** Sociology

JOSHUA ONEIL SALMON ***** Sociology

KOBE MALCOLM SCALES ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

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DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MEDIA AND ARTS

MARLON DARNELL SCOTT JR. ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

WILLIAM MALIK THOMPSON SHELTON **** English

BRAEDEN JON SHORT ***** Communication Studies

KERRY DEMOND SINGLETON JR. ***** Political Science

KAMERON MARTELL SMITH *** Political Science

DAVION LAMONT STACKER ***** Religion

DIONTE VONTRESE STALLINGS ***** History

VONZELL STAMPS ***** Theater and Performance

NICHOLAS NEAL STEPHENS *** History

LIONEL JAQUAN STEVENS ***** Music

CALVIN MARKESE SWINT ***** Political Science

RICKY VERNON SYNDAB JR. ***** History

DAVID L. THOMAS III ***** Communication Studies

RIAN TOUSSAINT **** English

CALEB TSEGAYE ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

ELIJAH ALI TURNER ***** Political Science

JOHN TERRELL UNDERDUE ***** Political Science

DAVID JOHN VALDES ***** Political Science

NICHOLAS LAWRENCE VAUGHN ***** Philosophy

ALLEN MONTREY WALKER ***** Sociology

KENDALL DOUGLAS WALKER ***** Sociology Spanish

KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH WALKER ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

ELIJIAH JAHAAD TIVON WALLER ***** Religion

KEVIN LADARIUS WASHINGTON JR. ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

KOLLIN THOMAS WASHINGTON ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

MALCOLM AARON WEST ***** Theater and Performance

Candidates

LEON WHIPPS JR. **** History

NATHANIEL WHITAKER ***** Africana Studies

HAKEEM JAMAL WHITE ***** Political Science

ALPHOUNCE THOMAS WILLIAMS III ***** Music

BENNIE NIKYLE WILLIAMS **** Political Science

JAYLEN JOSEPH WILLIAMS ***** Communication Studies

KEVIN JALEN WILLIAMS ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

VICTOR H. WILLIAMS IV ***** Political Science

VIJAY MARCEL WILLIAMS ***** Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies

CHRISTIAN WILLS ***** Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice

KAYDEN NILES WILSON ***** English

CEDRIC LORENZO WINSTON JR. **** Political Science

KOLLYN WYCHE **** Sociology

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for the Degree of

DIVISION OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

CLAUDE P. HUTTO SR., ED.D.’94

Division Dean

DEJUAN L. ALFORD *****

Morehouse Online Business Administration

MALIK R. ARMSTEAD ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

PERRY AVANT JR. *****

Morehouse Online Business Administration

DEMETRIUS BERNARD BANKS I *****

Morehouse Online Business Administration

RONALD BARNES ****

Morehouse Online Business Administration

KEDRIC BENEFIELD SR. *** Morehouse Online Business Administration

JOSIAH I. BLAKLEY *****

Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

ARTTRIC BERNARD BOSTWICK ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

ZION ANTHONY BROWN-BURSTINE ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

TERRANCE DAYSHAWN BUTLER ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

AUSTIN JERARD BYRDSELL ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

ZAVIAN L. CLARKE *****

Morehouse Online Business Administration

QUINTAEVIOUS JACQUON CLAY ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

DION HAYWARD CORLEY **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

FRED ANTHONY ELTON DAVIS ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

JELANI AMEER DAVIS **** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

OUSMAN ALIEU DEMBA ***** Education Studies

KENNETH LAMAR DONE JR. ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

JALEN MEKHI RICHARD ELLIS ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

CHAD MICHAEL FEGGINS ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

JUSTIN MICHAEL FRANK ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

DAVID LEE GARRETT III *** Morehouse Online Business Administration

TITUS HALEY ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

YOHANCE DAUDI HARRISON ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

JAQUEZ DAMON HOYTE ***** Early Childhood Education

JUSTIN IRICK ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

DONTE M. JOHNSON ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

ENOCH GERALD JOHNSON III **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

MICHAEL CURTIS DAVIS JONES ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

ANTHONY IZELL JORDAN ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

BRANDON LEE JOSEPH **** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

NOBLE ELIJAH BEY KEMP ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

RASHAUD O. KIRKPATRICK **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

CHRISTIAN B. LAMAR ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

AHMAD LATEEF ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

VINCENT LATIMER III ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies Physical Education

JACOB LESANE ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

VICTOR A. MAINOR ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

CEDRIC DARIUS MARSHALL ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

TARON ANTHONY MARSHALL ***** Morehouse Online Businesss Administration

KENDALL MASON ***** Morehouse Online

Business Administration

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JUILYEN NADIR MOHAMMED ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

CHARLES MANDRELL MOORE ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

CHRYSTOPHER LEO’NARD MOULTRIE ***** Education Studies

SAMAD TAQEE NOBLE ** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

WILLIE L. OWENS JR. ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

ANDRE MYLES PEAVY ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

PHILLIP ANDRE PEOPLES ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

ROBERT ERIC PERSON **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

MYKAL MACGREGOR POINDEXTER ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

JERMALE RANSBY ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

STUDIES

TYRONE L. REED SR. **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

FREDERICK MOYLAN RUSSELL JR. ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

EVAN ROBERT SANDERS ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

MICHAEL ANDREW SCOTT ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

KENDELL MAURICE SHIVERS JR. ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

COLLINS COLE SIMMONS IV ***** Education Studies

RAYSEAN SMITH JR. ***** Morehouse Online B usiness Administration

GREGORY A. SNEED JR. **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

AARON DEMETRIUS JOHNSON SOLOMON ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

CLARENCE DAVID STEPHENS IV ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

W. PRICE STEVENS *** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

Candidates for the Degree of

JOHN HAMILTON STRINGER IV **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

BRIAN CHRISTOPHER STRONG **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

BRODERICK D. TALLEY ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

BRENTON WALTERS **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

IRRIAN ANTONIO WATSON ***** Education Studies

ROBIN ADAIR WHITE JR. ***** Kinesiology - Sports Studies & Physical Education

JOE E. WILLIAMS JR. ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

ROMARIUS LAMON WILLIAMS ***** Morehouse Online B usiness Administration

CARLETON DELANO WINFREY ***** Morehouse Online Business Administration

TORRENCE WRIGHT **** Morehouse Online Business Administration

* Spring 2020 ** Spring 2023 *** Summer 2023 **** Fall 2023 ***** Spring 2024

DIVISION OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

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Academic Honors

2024 Valedictorian

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

AGE: 22

MAJOR: Psychology

HOMETOWN: Chicago

PARENT AND/OR GUARDIAN’S NAME:

Angela Morris (Mother), Alexander Fletcher (Father)

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:

Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative, Howard Thurman Honors Program, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Phi Delta Epsilon Health Fraternity, The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Dr. Chris Markham’s Research Lab

MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:

The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative (VTSI) is a professional development program aimed at nurturing young men in pursuit of higher degrees. Our program director, Dr. LaTanya Dixon, worked tirelessly to deliver weekly workshops on presentation skills, professional networking, cultural competencies, service, CV/resume building, and personal statement development. Additionally, Dr. Dixon worked with each of us one-on-one bi-weekly to check in on post-graduation plans, even going as far as to job and apartment hunt with me. VTSI kept me honest about my own goals and helped me build a community with my other brothers in pursuit of higher education.

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:

I took a college tour of Morehouse during my junior year of high school. Ever since, Morehouse has had this magnetic pull to it that is hard to explain. The institution’s culture, history, and mission all speak to me. Morehouse is an environment enriched with education and has allowed me to be my authentic self every day that I step on campus. Most importantly, I chose Morehouse because I wanted to be in a collegiate environment where it was expected for Black Men to succeed.

AWARDS RECEIVED:

Winkler Academic Scholarship, Morehouse College Dean’s List, ABRCMS Outstanding Presentation Award, AUC Psych Research Day Presentation Award, Genentech/Roche Outstanding Student Award, Highest Ranking Scholar of Psychology at Morehouse

INTERNSHIPS:

Health Careers Intensive Clinical Exposure Program 2022 (HCICE), Summer Health Professionals Exposure Program 2022 (SHPEP), Pharma Technical Development US-Devices Intern 2023 (PTDU-D)

PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:

By 2026 I plan to attend the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in pursuit of a career in child/adolescent psychiatry. Immediately after graduation I will be relocating to the West Coast. While preparing for the MCAT, I will be continuing my work in the behavioral health space as a registered behavior technician for children with autism.

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Academic Honors

2024 Salutatorian

Dwayne Allen Terrell II

AGE: 20

MAJOR: Business Administration

HOMETOWN: Stone Mountain, Ga.

PARENT AND/OR GUARDIAN’S NAME:

RaTonya Terrell (Mother), Dwayne Terrell Sr. (Father)

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:

Morehouse Business Association (MBA), E.B. Williams, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, L.E.A.D Certificate Program, Maurice Washington Emerging Leaders Program, Destined for Greatness Outreach Youth Center (Department of Student Life)

MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:

I believe that the MBA was the most integral to my success. Upon entering Morehouse and being recommended to join the Morehouse Business Association, I really got to see an overview of how business students are meant to look and handle themselves in a professional setting. I was able to attend meetings and events with a myriad of successful businesses/companies including, but not limited to, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase which delivered extensive knowledge and guidance on leadership roles and duties. My time with the MBA was outstanding and really delivered a strong foundation for my success at Morehouse College.

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:

I cannot pinpoint the exact time. However, when I was much younger, I took a tour of Morehouse College. I remember the College being a fresh breath of air. I began seeing young scholars that I would aspire to be like, and something about Morehouse was truly enthralling to say the least. As someone who grew up lacking a real sense of sibling brotherhood, hearing how Morehouse made this a focal point was an undeniable factor in choosing Morehouse. However, none of this comes close to the fact that Morehouse is the number-one school when it comes to the acceptance and development of Black men. It is as if this College exists for me to succeed.

AWARDS RECEIVED:

E.B. Williams Outstanding Student Award in Economics, Outstanding Senior in Finance in the Division of Business and Economics, Morehouse College Dean’s List, FMI Certification, Porsche Scholarship, Kwame Manley SS Scholarship, EBW-Boeing Scholarship, Bank of America Scholarship

PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:

After graduation, I plan to apply my extensive knowledge and skills in the industry to gain thorough experience and develop my career. As I was a dual enrollment student during the pandemic, fitting in internship opportunities while completing coursework posed significant scheduling issues (even during the summer as I took extra classes). Upon graduating, I will further develop my understanding of the financial field, as well as obtain certifications (SIE, Series 7 and 63, CPA/CFA). I am currently sorting through some offers and waiting for others to determine the best workplace for me at the moment.

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Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing

Lift ev’ry voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty. Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies; Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us; Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

Dear Old Morehouse

Dear old Morehouse, dear old Morehouse, We have pledged our lives to thee; And we’ll ever, yea forever, Give ourselves in loyalty.

True forever, true forever To old Morehouse may we be; So to bind each son the other Into ties more brotherly.

Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, Make us steadfast, honest, true To old Morehouse and her ideals And in all things that we do.

J.O.B. Moseley ’29

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Academic Honors

valedictorian

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

summa cum laude

salutatorian

Dwayne Allen Terrell II

The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.8 and above for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with Highest Honors (summa cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

De’Santi J. Armand

Perry Avant Jr.

Ekundayo Olitunji Bandele

Ronald Barnes

Basil William Barrett

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Amari Bowman

Justin James Bromell

Zachary David-Michael Bryant

Dion Hayward Corley

Byron Keith Ellis II

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Justin Michael Frank

magna cum laude

Joshua Lewis Graves

Senai Braden Griffin

Titus Haley

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Miles Nevon Hickman

Ahmad K. Jackson

Omar Wallace Kaba

Trevon D. King

Rashaud O. Kirkpatrick

George Leroy Lester III

William Joseph Murphy

Gideon Fru Ndeh

Willie L. Owens Jr.

Mykal MacGregor Poindexter

Dexter Maurice Redding II

Josiah Malik Robinson

Kasai Charles Rogers

Gregory A. Sneed Jr.

Clarence David Stephens IV

Brian Christopher Strong

Amani Trey Talbert

Broderick D. Talley

Dwayne Allen Terrell II

Jaden John Tripette

Kendall Douglas Walker

Kyle Hollingsworth Walker

The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50-3.79 for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with High Honors (magna cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

Maxwell Patrick Adams

Adedola Mark Adeniyi

DeJuan L. Alford

Julian Christopher Amaya

London Thomas Bailey

Caleb Haile Baines

Demetrius Bernard Banks I

Josiah I. Blakley

William John David Briley

Zion Anthony Brown-Burstine

Alexander E. Burt

Jerry A. Byrd

Jalen Jacorius Campbell

Lleyton Tahj Carr

Wisler Xzavier Charles

Zayden Chin

Zavian L. Clarke

Steven B. Clay Jr.

Casey Freeman Coates

Armaan Roderick Coleman

Maasai Munir Coleman-Johnson

Michael Collins

Elizjai Q. Cooley

Cameron Reyhahn Cooper

Joseph Emile Cummings III

Jabez Fitzgerald Dailey

Kevin Christopher Drew

Jalen Mekhi Richard Ellis

Esaias James-John Ester

Christian Joseph Etheredge

Dmitri Finch

Nicklaus Justin Foster

Danny Garner Jr.

Aylon De'on Gipson

Sebastian Antonio Gordon

Neil Alberty Grasty

Tyler Ayahun Green

Tyler Jaden Greene

Yohance Daudi Harrison

Kobe Brent Duffyn Holder

Silver Stone Horsley

Ethan Alexander Hunt

Justin Irick

Dalon N. Iyen

Enoch Gerald Johnson III

Alexander Lee Jones

Drake Lawrence Jones

Anthony Izell Jordan

Dirk Bebion Joseph II

Odein Karibi-Whyte

Cedric Darius Marshall

Precious Tyronne Martin Jr.

Kendall Mason

Wade Jerry Medford III

Truth Agyei Ekuntunde Mjumbe

Ammon Augustus Moore Jr.

Charles Mandrell Moore

Kendall Tyron Moore II

B'Nathaniel Amadi Orlu

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Phillip Andre Peoples

Robert Leonard Pinkney

Jaiden Lawrence Proper

Joshua A. Pryor

Phillip Langston Redden

Jeremiah Reynoso

Evan Robert Sanders

Ricky Vernon Syndab Jr.

Porter Alexander Tynes III

John Terrell Underdue

David John Valdes

De’Andre Nasir Vaughn

Jaylon Charles West

Leon Whipps Jr.

Joe E. Williams Jr.

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Academic Honors

cum laude

The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25-3.49 for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with Honors (cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

Alijah Anthony Alexander

Didier Etonam Klusse Attipou

Williams Babalola

Rodney Lamar Barber II

Devan Adam Bell

Coby Emmanuel Bennett

Dylan Miles Bolton

Gregory Charles Brown

Ethan Christiaan Burke

Tarron Amiri Carter

Jamari Tarean Chavis

Christopher Alexander Craig

Bryant C. Dean Jr.

Kevin Wayne Dickerson Jr.

Allen Rashawn Donegan

Joseph Edward Downs

Miles Langston Drew

Dalton Avery Favors

Shawn Marcus Fowler II

Dakota Allen Garner

David Lee Garrett III

Chance Myles Gladney

Azian A. Goodrich

Kamahl Lewis Grant

Jaylen A. Greene

Wade Jalen Hall

Neal Patrick Hamilton III

Imani Latrell Hights

Jaquez Damon Hoyte

Kingsley Reese John

Komichel Latrean Johnson Jr.

Michael Curtis Davis Jones

Michael DeWayne Jones Jr.

Vincent Latimer III

Jason Christopher David Mann

Torry Brandon Marshall

Leonard Carl Allen McReynolds V

Jonathan Bancroft Minor

Juilyen Nadir Mohammed

Marcus Myles Moore

William Langston Morris

Malik Kamtim Moses

Samuel Effimbe Mosisa Jr.

Carleon Kevon Outlaw

Quentin C. Patterson II

Sekai Terrell Pearson

Mekhi N. Perrin

Robert Eric Person

Dylan Jay Pritchett

Jermale Ransby

Jelani Ayinde Rashad

Marq J. Riggins

Steven Riley Jr.

Horace Ryans III

Kobe Malcolm Scales

Michael Andrew Scott

Rahmon Dangelo Scruggs

Kahlil Maurice Shaifer Jr.

Cameron Deon Smith

Aaron Demetrius Johnson Solomon

W. Price Stevens

John Hamilton Stringer IV

Adam Gabriel Thrasher

Chase Alexander Toomer

Elijah Emmanuel Antonione Truitt

Gregory Anthony Volcy

Joel Anthony Walker Jr.

Kyle Alan Warmack

Jordan Maurice Washington

Kevin LaDarius Washington Jr.

Fahim Shareef Williams

JaWaun Rashaun Willoughby

Treyvon Nicholas Wilson

Carleton Delano Winfrey

Faris Makai Womack

Ezebuola Ifeacho Wonodi

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Honor Societies and Organizations**

the phi Beta kappa society*

The following members of the class of 2024 have been elected to the Delta of Georgia Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Dr. David E. Morrow ’80, Advisor

Julian Christopher Amaya

Ekundayo Olitunji Bandele

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Amari Bowman

Justin James Bromell

Lleyton Tahj Carr

Wisler Xzavier Charles

Zayden Chin

Steven B. Clay Jr.

Joseph Emile Cummings III

Jabez Fitzgerald Dailey

Byron Keith Ellis II

Christian Joseph Etheredge

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Aylon De’on Gipson

Neil Alberty Grasty

Joshua Lewis Graves

Senai Braden Griffin

Titus Haley

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Ethan Alexander Hunt

Drake Lawrence Jones

Omar Wallace Kaba

Truth Agyei Ekuntunde Mjumbe

William Joseph Murphy

B’Nathaniel Amadi Orlu

Mykal MacGregor Poindexter

*At the time of printing, the following graduates have been confirmed as inductees to The Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Phillip Langston Redden

Josiah Malik Robinson

Kasai Charles Rogers

Clarence David Stephens IV

Ricky Vernon Syndab Jr.

Jaden John Tripette

Porter Alexander Tynes III

Kendall Douglas Walker

Kyle Hollingsworth Walker

Beta gamma sigma honor society – the international honor society of Business

Beta Gamma Sigma, founded in 1913, is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs, President

Dr. Aisha Meeks, Secretary

Basil William Barrett

Zachary David-Michael Bryant*

Armaan Roderick Coleman

Esaias James-John Ester

Miles Nevon Hickman*

Ethan Alexander Hunt

George Leroy Lester III

Dexter Maurice Redding II

Dwayne Allen Terrell II*

omicron Delta epsilon – the international honor society in economics

Porter Alexander Tynes III

Omicron Delta Epsilon is one of the world’s largest academic honor societies. The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are: recognition of scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics; the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty in economics within colleges and universities, and among colleges and universities; the publication of its official journal, The American Economist; and sponsoring panels at professional meetings, as well as the ODE Graduate Research and Undergraduate Research Award competitions.

Dr. David Poyer, Advisor

Julian Christopher Amaya

Alexander E. Burt

Steven B. Clay Jr.*

Dalton Avery Favors

Aylon De’on Gipson*

Kasai Charles Rogers*

as a Junior

names of

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*Inducted

**The

some

our award-winners were not available at the time of this Commencement program deadline. For more information, please consult the appropriate academic division.

Organization Honors, Prizes, and Awards*

alpha epsilon Delta (aeD) national health pre-professional honor society

Drake Lawrence Jones

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Joel Anthony Walker Jr.

Beinecke scholarship program

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Boston gloBe metro reporting fellowship

Austin Jerard Byrdsell

cheryl g. franklin health professions scholars

Jaden John Tripette

Aeneas Lett Thompson

Drake Lawrence Jones

Senai Braden Griffin

Joseph Emile Cummings III

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Michael Joseph-Ameer Thomas

Joel Anthony Walker Jr.

Cameron Reyhahn Cooper

Amani Trey Talbert

corella anD

Bertram f. Bonner scholars

Allen Rashawn Donegan

Aylon De’on Gipson

Truth Agyei Ekuntunde Mjumbe

Carleon Kevon Outlaw

Dexter Maurice Redding II

Horace Ryans III

Joshua Oneil Salmon

Caleb Tsegaye

Porter Alexander Tynes III

David John Valdes

covenant fellows

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fellow

Kameron Martell Smith

Samuel Dubois Cook Fellow

Matthew Alexander Harrell

DeBate team memBers

Trey Malcolm Causey

Dalton Avery Favors

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Ahmad Lateef

environmental justice anD sustainaBility scholars

Elizjai Q. Cooley

the kenneth chenault-quick family puBlic history anD historic preservation fellows

Keon Sanchez Rosado

KiMarley Henry

hugh m. anD yvonne k. gloster premeDical prizes/scholar

Byron Keith Ellis II

martin luther king jr. legacy scholar

Jeremiah Christopher Mitchell

omicron Delta kappa national leaDership society

Yohance Daudi Harrison

William Joseph Murphy

Porter Alexander Tynes III

oprah winfrey scholars

Williams Babalola

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Jalen Jacorius Campbell

Jamari Tarean Chavis

Kairo Omar Marques Jackson

Noble Elijah Bey Kemp

Josiah Malik Robinson

Jordan Maurice Washington

otis moss jr. + otis

moss iii oratorical contest winner

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

smash scholars

Miles Yaw Anim Anim-Appiah

Michael Maurice Burkes

Cameron Reyhahn Cooper

Mekhi Noel Moreno Harris

Jeremiah Christopher Mitchell

the howarD thurman honors program

Williams Babalola

Basil William Barrett

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Chastin Elan Brathwaite

Alexander E. Burt

Kai Levertis Byrd

Jamari Tarean Chavis

Byron Keith Ellis II

Christian Joseph Etheredge

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Aylon De’on Gipson

Kamahl Lewis Grant

Neil Alberty Grasty

Joshua Lewis Graves

Senai Braden Griffin

Neal Patrick Hamilton III

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Miles Nevon Hickman

Jaquez Damon Hoyte

Kairo Omar Marques Jackson

Drake Lawrence Jones

Odein Karibi-Whyte

George Leroy Lester III

Seth Alexander Mapp

Precious Tyronne Martin Jr.

Jonathan Bancroft Minor

Kamar Malik Montgomery

William Joseph Murphy

Lawson Franklin Paolini

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Dennis Lloyd Perkins III

Colby Alex Prince

Joshua A. Pryor

Joshua Oneil Salmon

Marlon Darnell Scott Jr.

Kerry Demond Singleton Jr.

Jaden John Tripette

Porter Alexander Tynes III

De’Andre Nasir Vaughn

Kyle Hollingsworth Walker

Jordan Maurice Washington

Kevin LaDarius Washington Jr.

Tyson J. Weathers

the rhoDes scholarship finalist

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

spike lee fellow

Devin A. Aiken

uncf/mellon mays fellows

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Neil Alberty Grasty

Horace Ryans III

university of california

san francisco research fellowship (rehaBilitation science)

Jalen Mekhi Richard Ellis

Titus Haley

vivien thomas scholars

Justin James Bromell

Wisler Xzavier Charles

Kevin W. Dickerson

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Amani Trey Talbert

white house h Bcu scholar recognition program

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

*The names of some of our award-winners were not available at the time of this Commencement program deadline. For more information, please consult the appropriate academic division. Page 32

Division Honors, Prizes, and Awards*

Division of Business

aDministration

anD economics (Be)

business administration

James A. Hefner

Outstanding Student Award

Miles Nevon Hickman

Outstanding Senior in Finance

Dwayne Allen Terrell II

Outstanding Senior in Accounting

Dexter Maurice Redding II

Outstanding Senior in Management

Ethan Alexander Hunt

Departmental Honors

Maxwell Patrick Adams

London Thomas Bailey

Basil William Barrett

Dylan Miles Bolton

William John David Briley

Zachary David-Michael Bryant

Jerry A. Byrd

Jamari Tarean Chavis

Casey Freeman Coates

Armaan Roderick Coleman

Christopher Alexander Craig

Allen Rashawn Donegan

Esaias James-John Ester

Azian A. Goodrich

Sebastian Antonio Gordon

Miles Nevon Hickman

Kobe Brent Duffyn Holder

Silver Stone Horsley

Ethan Alexander Hunt

Kingsley Reese John

George Leroy Lester III

Ammon Augustus Moore Jr.

Malik Kamtim Moses

Robert Leonard Pinkney

Dylan Jay Pritchett

Jaiden Lawrence Proper

Dexter Maurice Redding II

Rahmon Dangelo Scruggs

Cameron Deon Smith

Dewayne Allen Terrell II

Porter Alexander Tynes III

Jaylon Charles West

Treyvon Nicholas Wilson

Ezebuola Ifeacho Wonodi

economics

E.B. Williams

Outstanding Student Award

Dwayne Allen Terrell II

Outstanding Senior in Economics:

Kasai Charles Rogers

Departmental Honors

Julian Christopher Amaya

Alexander E. Burt

Steven B. Clay Jr.

Aylon De’on Gipson

Kasai Charles Rogers

Dalton Avery Favors

Division of humanities, social sciences, meDia anD arts (hssma)

africana studies and history

Top-Ranking Senior

Dirk Bebion Joseph II

Departmental Honors

Ricky Vernon Syndab Jr.

Leon Whipps Jr.

art history

Top-Ranking Senior

Neil Alberty Grasty

chinese studies

Top-Ranking Senior

Dalton Avery Favors

cinema, television, and emerging media studies

Top-Ranking Senior

Omar Wallace Kaba

Kyle Hollingsworth Walker

communication studies

Lambda Pi Eta National

Communication Honor Society

Tyler Ayahun Green

Top-Ranking Seniors

Tyler Ayahun Green

Christian Patrick Simpson

Kimble

Freeman Christian McGahee

english

Sigma Tau Delta

International English Honor Society

Christian Joseph Etheredge

Top-Ranking Senior

Christian Joseph Etheredge

journalism in sports, culture, and social justice

Top-Ranking Seniors

Justin Antonio Darden

KiMarley Henry

music

Pi Kappa Lamba Music Honor Society

Phillip Langston Redden

Departmental Honors

Phillip Langston Redden

philosophy

Top-Ranking Senior

William Joseph Murphy

Departmental Honors

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Trey Malcolm Causey

Mekhi N. Perrin

political science

Robert Brisbane Award –

Top-Ranking Senior

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Departmental Honors

Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

Jalen Jacorius Campbelll

Elizjai Q. Cooley

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

William Langston Morris

John Terell Underdue

David John Valdes

religion

Top-Ranking Senior

Michael E. Meadows

sociology

Alpha Kappa Delta

International Sociology Honor Society

Jalen Jacorius Campbell

Maasai Munir Coleman-Johnson

Tyler Jaden Greene

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Marq J. Riggins

Kendall Douglas Walker

Top-Ranking Senior

Michael Allen Henry Jr.

Departmental Honors

Marq J. Riggins

Horace Ryans III

theatre and performance

Top-Ranking Senior

Ekundayo Olitunji Bandele

Departmental Honors

Ekundayo Olitunji Bandele

Division of science, technology, engineering, anD mathematics (stem)

computer science

Top-Ranking Senior Jabez Fitzgerald Dailey

mathematics

Top-Ranking Senior

Kamahl Lewis Grant

software engineering –general science

Top-Ranking Senior Fabian Somawina Nwaduba

*The names of some of our award-winners were not available at the time of this Commencement program deadline. For more information, please consult the appropriate academic division. Page 33

Division Honors, Prizes, and Awards*

psychology

Psi Chi International

Honor Society in Psychology

Alijah Anthony Alexander

Rodney Lamar Barber II

Amari Bowman

Rahsan De’Anthony Butler

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

Jordan R. Malone

Truth Agyei Ekuntunde Mjumbe

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Joshua A. Pryor

Josiah Malik Robinson

Steven Riley Jr.

De’Andre Nasir Vaughn

Odein Karibi-Whyte

physics

Top-Ranking Senior

Joshua Lewis Graves

Departmental Honors

Steven Riley Jr.

Truth Agyei Ekuntunde Mjumbe

Prince Trace Christopher Parker

Odein Karibi-Whyte

Rodney Lamar Barber II

Koran A. Bailey

DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher

De’Andre Nasir Vaughn

Division of professional anD continuing stuDies (pcs)

kinesiology, sports studies, and physical education

Phi Epsilon Kappa Honor Society

Jalen Mekhi Richard Ellis

Vincent Latimer III

Juilyen Nadir Mohammed

Top-Ranking Senior

Titus Haley

Departmental Honors

Josiah I. Blakley

Zion Brown-Burstine

Jalen Mekhi Richard Ellis

Vincent Latimer III

Juilyen Nadir Mohammed

Mykal MacGregor Poindexter

Evan Robert Sanders

Michael Andrew Scott

Clarence David Stephens IV

*The

of some of our award-winners were not available at the time of this Commencement program deadline. For more information, please consult the appropriate academic division. Page 34

names

Honors, Prizes, and Awards*

2024 VULCAN TEACHING AWARD WINNER

Adria N. Welcher, Ph.D.

Director of General Education, Department Chair, and Associate Professor of Sociology Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and Arts

Established in 1991, the Vulcan Materials Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, sponsored by the Vulcan Materials Company, is presented to a deserving Morehouse College faculty member each academic year. The award recognizes an outstanding faculty member who demonstrates strong academic skills in the classroom and provides leadership and support in other areas of campus life. These faculty members are recognized for assisting the institution in nurturing an academic climate that fosters teaching, and for providing leadership to enhance the campus community.

Past Morehouse College Recipients:

Dr. Melvin Rahming Department of English

Dr. James Richardson Department of English

Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Department of Business Administration

Dr. Hamid Taqi Department of Political Science

Dr. Emmanuel Onifade Department of Business Administration

Dr. David Morrow Department of Music

Dr. Lawrence Blumer Department of Biology

Dr. Cynthia Hewitt Department of Sociology

Dr. Gloria da Cunha Department of Modern Foreign Languages

Dr. Marcellus Barksdale Department of History

Dr. Uzee Brown Jr. Department of Music

Dr. John Handy Department of Economics

Dr. David Cooke Department of Biology

Dr. Ida R. Mukenge Department of Sociology

Dr. Dolores Stephens Department of English

Dr. Tobe Johnson Department of Political Science

Dr. Miesha Williams Department of Economics

Dr. Ethell Vereen Department of Biology

Dr. Muhsinah Morris Department of Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Nobis Department of Philosphy and Religion

Dr. Lance Shipman Young Department of Chemistry

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2024 STEERING COMMITTEE

Henry Goodgame Jr. ’84

Chair, Commencement and Reunion Committee Vice President, Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement

Candace Bazemore Director Digital Strategy and Transformation Marketing and Communications

Joana Blankson Degree Works and Graduation Analyst Office of Records and Registration

Kevin R. Booker ’90 Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College Office of Student Services

Kendrick Brown Provost and Senior Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs

Marie L. Brown Registrar Office of Records and Registration

Kimberly M. Brown Executive Assistant Office of the President

Veronica Brown Senior Procurement Specialist Office Business & Finance

Michelle Burwell Director for Student Financial Services Office of Business and Finance

Joseph S. Carlos III ’04 Director of Alumni Engagement, Programming and Events

Michael Carswell Mathes Events Productions

Lawrence E. Carter Sr. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Chair, Founder’s Day Worship Service

Shiekgo Carter Associate Director Event Support Services

Gary C. Clark Multimedia Coordinator Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement

Leah Creque, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of English Associate Provost for Pedagogy and Assessment Oratorical Contest Co-Chair

Michael Davenport Director of Transportation MDMC Transportation Services

D. Aileen Dodd

Associate Vice President of Advancement Communications and Marketing Office of Institutional Advancement

Illya E. Davis ’89 Director of Freshmen and Seniors’ Academic Success, Dean of the Senior Class Professor of Philosophy

Jesse Finch Manager of Parking Services Morehouse Parking Office

Kennard Garrett ’01 Director of Multimedia Services Director of Operations Ray CharlesPerforming Arts Center

Warren Greene Event Support Services Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement

Renee Grier-Calhoun Executive Administrative Assistant Protocol Facilitator

Maisha Gunter Administrative Assistant Student Services

Jasmine Gurley Director of Brand Marketing & Communications Office of Strategic Communications, Marketing, and Admissions

Wilford Harewood Photographer Wilford Harewood Photography

Kenneth Harris III ’13 Budget Analyst Event Support Services

Melvin Foster, D.M.A.

Associate Provost of Acadaemic Success Office of Academic Affairs

Hodan Hassan Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer Office of Institutional Advancement

Katina Henderson Hawkins Director of Parent Engagement, Partnerships and Event Sponsorships Office of External Relations

Lisa Howley Associate Vice President of Strategic Advancement Operations Office of Institutional Advancement

Enrico Hunter General Manager Operations Aramark at Morehouse

Ibiyomi Jegede Freelance Creative Director I. J. Creative Design LLC

Deborah Lawson Board Logistics Coordinator Office of General Council

Adrienne Lance Lucas Reunion Implementation Partner Lance Lucas and Associates

Adrienne Madkins Web Manager Office of Strategic Communications, Marketing, and Admissions

Brock Mayers ’99 Associate Vice President Student Services & Dean of Students

Phillip McCollum Photographer McCollum Photography Inc

Sidney Miller Media Relations Manager Office of Strategic Communications

Charles Prescott ’07 Chief of Police Campus Police & Security

Paula Resley Chief Brand Officer and Vice President, Office of Strategic Communications, Marketing, and Admissions

Haskell Ruff Associate Vice President/Controller Office of Business and Finance

Peggy J. Shaw Public Relations Wren Cottage Writing & Editing

James Smartt Director Event Support Services Office of External Relations

Thelbert Wayne Snowden Jr. Chief of Staff to the President Office of the President

Philmon Thomas Associate Vice President Purchasing and Procurement Office of Business and Finance

Michael Turner Associate Dean of Students and Ombudsperson

Terry F. Walker ’89 Convocation Coordinator Director of Chapel Relations Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Harold Ellis ’92 Director of Athletics

Nakia Washington Senior Executive Assistant Office of the President

Klara S. Wesley Executive Assistant Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement

Brittany Wilkins Executive Services Coordinator Davidson House

Tracie Young Senior Financial Analyst Office of VP for Business & Finance

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