2020-21 Commencement Program by Morgan State University

COMMENCEMENT S P R I N G | FA L L 2 0 2 0 SPRING 2021

Table of Contents To Our Guests .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ............................................................................................................................................... 3 The Alma Mater ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Alumni Oath of Allegiance .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Officers of the University .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Presidential Chain of Office .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Morgan State University Mace ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Chief Faculty Marshals of the University ......................................................................................................................... 5 Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem ................................................................................................................................. 6 Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre II International Award ........................................................................................................... 6 Academic Regalia ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 19th Amendment Centennial Anniversary ...................................................................................................................... 8 Academic Degrees ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises, Spring and Fall 2020 ................................................................................. 10 School of Graduate Studies Commencement Exercises, Spring and Fall 2020, Spring 2021 ........................................ 27 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises, Spring 2021 ............................................................................................... 44

C OMMENCEMENT SPRING | FALL 2020 SPRING 2021

C OMMENCEMENT Undergraduate Commencement Exercises | and Fall 2020 Spring The Fourteenth of May Two Thousand and Twenty-One Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium

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School of Graduate Studies Commencement Exercises Spring and Fall 2020, Spring 2021 The Fourteenth of May Two Thousand and Twenty-One Two-thirty O’clock in the Afternoon W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium ————— Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Spring 2021 The Fifteenth of May Two Thousand and Twenty-One Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21251

To Our Guests Welcome to the Spring Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. Due to the disruption of in-person commencement exercises for Fall and Spring 2020 as a result of the pandemic, Morgan State University will honor degree recipients in three separate ceremonies: first, a ceremony to honor undergraduate degree recipients from the Spring, Fall and Winter of 2020; a second ceremony to honor 2020 and 2021 graduates receiving master’s or doctoral degrees; and, lastly, the culmination of the series of ceremonies, the 144th Spring Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University, honoring Spring 2021 graduates. The University solicits your cooperation in helping to sustain the dignity and solemnity of this happy occasion. We respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in conversation as well as moving about while the Commencement Exercises are in progress. Once the exercises have begun, only members of the authorized working press and authorized photographers are permitted on the arena floor. We ask our guests to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of the Hymn. Thank you. The list of graduates that appears in this booklet is tentative and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all requirements for graduation, and participation in these Commencement Exercises cannot be interpreted as having completed all requirements for graduation from Morgan State University.

Anthem LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING Composed by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson Lift ev’ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning 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.

Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way. Thou who has by Thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, Our God, where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our Native land.

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The Alma Mater

Alumni Oath of Allegiance

I. Fair Morgan, we love thee, so tried and so true, Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride; We owe thee allegiance, we pledge thee our faith, A faith which shall ever abide. –Chorus– We pledge thee our love, we pledge thee our faith, Whatever the future may bring, And thus our devotion, fidelity too, And homage we pay as we sing. II. Fair Morgan, as onward the years quickly fly, And thou livest in memory sweet. We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet. –Chorus–

I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to Alma Mater in appreciation for opportunities for development afforded me as a student at Morgan State University. I pledge active membership in the National Alumni Association wherever I may be. Through association with fellow alumni, I shall ever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of Alma Mater. I pledge as a citizen to exemplify the high ideals thus implied, rendering positive service to community, state and nation, and so to live as ever to bring honor and respect to Alma Mater.

Author: Flora E. Strout

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Officers of the University THE BOARD OF REGENTS The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair Gen. Larry R. Ellis, U.S. Army (Ret.), Vice Chair The Honorable Tracey L. Parker-Warren, Secretary Mr. Wayne Resnick Ms. Shelonda D. Stokes Mr. Carl Turnipseed Dr. Marquis T. Walker Mr. Winston A. Wilkinson

The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr. Dr. Linda J. Gilliam Dr. Burney Hollis Dr. Shirley M. Malcom Ms. Stanley Nwakamma, Student Regent

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Dr. David K. Wilson, President Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Kevin M. Banks, Vice President for Student Affairs Mr. Sidney H. Evans, Jr., Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Ms. Armada Grant, Special Assistant to the President Ms. Donna J. Howard, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Willie E. May, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo, Vice President/Chief Information Officer for Division of Information Technology Dr. Edward Scott, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Kara Miles Turner, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success Dr. Don-Terry Veal, Vice President for State and Federal Relations and Chief of Staff to the President Sen. Joan Carter-Conway, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Ms. Julie D. Goodwin, General Counsel

ACADEMIC DEANS Dr. Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Oscar Barton, Jr., Dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Mark D. Garrison, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Bernard Keels, Dean of the University Memorial Chapel Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean of the James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy Prof. DeWayne Wickham, Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication Dr. Hongtao Yu, Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Dr. Uttam Gaulee, Chair Dr. Tonya Sanders-Thatch, Vice Chair Dr. Maija Anderson, Secretary

STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS Mr. Alexander Freeman, Student Government Association President Ms. Simone Lonas, Student Government Association Vice President Mr. Muhammad Sharif Uddin, Graduate Student Association President

The Presidential Chain of Office The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is bestowed upon each President of the University at an official inauguration ceremony and is worn by the President at Commencement and all official occasions requiring the wearing of academic regalia. It is a permanent insignia of office and is passed down to each succeeding president of the University. The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is cast in bronze with an antique patina and consists of a chain of 1 1/2-inch medallions engraved with the names of the presidents of the institution and the four periods and dates in its evolution: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The medallions for the current and past presidents drape around the front, and the medallions noting the periods in the history of the institution drape around the back of the academic regalia. Near the bottom of the Chain are two banners with laurel leaves, attached to two round medallions bearing the official logo of the University. At the bottom of the Chain is a banner, crested with laurel leaves, bearing the inscription President, below which sits the official Presidential Medallion, a 3-inch round medal with a double-faced design embossed in bas-relief with the Seal of the University and its colors on the front and engraved with the University logo on the verso plane. Below the Presidential Medallion is a banner inscribed with the name of the current President. The Presidential Chain was designed by the Inauguration Committee for Morgan’s Tenth Inaugurated President, Dr. David Wilson, in collaboration with the Office of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, and crafted by Medallic Art Company of Northwest Territorial Mint in Dayton, Nevada, in 2010. It was donated by Dr. Clara I. Adams, Morgan State University Class of 1954, former Special Assistant to the President, and Mr. Wilbert L. Walker, Morgan State University Class of 1950. ————————————————————————

The Morgan State University Mace The mace (Arabic, amūd; Latin, mascea) was originally a weapon: a short handle topped with a metal ball, its bludgeoning force eclipsed that of a club. A common sight in medieval armies, the mace also served as a symbol of authority, appearing on the seals of such monarchs as Edward the Confessor, Philip Augustus and Frederick Barbarossa. In academic settings, a bedellus (lay church official) processed with the mace during commencement; hence, it was adopted by colleges and universities throughout the West and, in the United States, is usually borne by the Chief Faculty Marshal in academic processions. During its Sesquicentennial Celebration — December 2016 through December 2017 — Morgan State University retired its sixty-year-old mace and replaced it with a longer mace that can accommodate the names of additional Presidents over the years and that displays more prominently the insignia of the four major periods of its development: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The new mace, crafted by the Medallic Art Company in Dayton, Nevada, has a 36-inch-tall fluted mahogany staff with 14 antique brass banners encircling it, the first 10 engraved with the names and terms of the inaugurated Presidents of the University. The mace head is a four-sided mahogany crown that bears images of three iconic Morgan structures and, on one side, the seal of the University, all in bronze, and, at its top the traditional flame of knowledge. The base of the mace is adorned with a tiered brass foot. The new mace was designed by the Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Committee, and it is a Sesquicentennial Gift to the University from the MSU Alumni Association.

CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1914–1948 Dr. Milton L. Calloway 1948–1966 Dr. George H. Spaulding 1966–1974 Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor

1974–2009 Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury 2009– Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

The Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem Some colleagues and community friends of the late Dr. Iva Gwendolyn Jones, Professor Emerita of the Morgan State University Department of English, honored her as a scholar, leader and teacher, by extending as a gift to Morgan State University the Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem, which is the conception of the late Assistant Professor Emeritus Samuel L. Green, who was one of the two co-designers of the symbol. The second co-designer, and medallion silversmith, was retired Associate Professor Kenneth Royster. The Emblem fabric approximates in width the border of the master’s hood, is velvet and employs the University colors — blue and orange. The detachable chain, which surmounts the emblem and helps to drape the wearer’s front and shoulders, bears silver mounts that hold the medallions in suspension. Appraisers have assessed each silver medallion at more than 10 times the value of the United States silver dollar, which the medallions resemble. The twenty-one (21) emblem medallions — which the Philadelphia Mint created exclusively for the Negro Commemorative Society (Membership Number 1043) — display the images of African-American notables such as Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Banneker, Henry O. Tanner, Lorraine Hansberry, Mary Church Terrell, Alaine Locke and Ralph Bunche. Annually, colleagues, employing University-approved criteria, select an individual to wear the Emblem. Those honored by this selection are persons who reflect vividly in their professional lives the qualities distinguishing the individual whose name the Emblem bears.

AWARDEES 2019–2020 2020–2021

Dr. Christine Hohmann, Full Professor of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dr. Celeste Chavis, Associate Professor of Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Studies For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II International Award The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award, a sash designed and tailored specifically for this award, is inspired by the diplomatic sash customarily worn for formal occasions by ambassadors, consuls and other dignitaries. It is red satin accented with a traditional rosette and blue, white, yellow and green ribbons, representing the flags of the United States of America, France, Senegal and other countries with which Dr. McIntyre had contact in his diplomatic and academic careers. In the center front of the sash, a specially commissioned gold medal (struck by Charles Nusinov and Sons) features a world map enclosed by laurel wreaths and the name of the award. The Award was established in 1997 and conferred upon Dr. McIntyre at the annual Founders Day Convocation in 1997. It is given to that member of the Morgan faculty who demonstrates extraordinary commitment to global learning and international understanding and who promotes international programs at Morgan.

AWARDEES 2019

Dr. Mingchao Cai, Associate Professor of Mathematics, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

The Academic Regalia The traditional black caps and gowns worn by students and faculty in the academic procession have been the historic regalia of scholars since medieval times. Because many scholars of that period were members of monastic orders, the academic regalia probably represents an adaptation of ecclesiastical dress. A uniform code for academic regalia was drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893 and has since been adopted by the majority of colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the three academic degrees — bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral — has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown representing the bachelor’s degree is distinguished by its long pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrow, closed sleeve, extending below the knee. The arm is passed through a slit at the elbow. In contrast, the doctor’s gown is faced with wide velvet bands, which may be black or a color indicating the general field of learning of the wearer — for example, dark blue for philosophy, green for medicine and purple for law. The most colorful and distinctive item of the academic regalia is the hood, which passes around the neck and extends down the back. The doctor’s hood is the largest, and the bachelor’s hood is the smallest. Often the use of a bachelor’s hood is omitted. The wearer’s field of learning is indicated by the color of the hood and the tassel. Among the colors of hoods are: Music ................................................................. Pink Nursing ......................................................... Apricot Philosophy ................................................ Dark Blue Physical Education ................................. Sage Green Public Administration ......................... Peacock Blue Public Health ....................................... Salmon Pink Science ............................................... Golden Yellow Social Science ................................................ Citron Social Work ................................................... Citron Speech (Oratory) ............................................. Silver Theology and Divinity ................................... Scarlet

Architecture ........................................ Blue Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities ........................... White City Planning ....................................... Blue Violet Commerce, Accountancy, Business ............. Drab Education ............................................. Light Blue Engineering ................................................ Orange Fine Arts ..................................................... Brown Human Ecology ......................................... Purple Journalism ................................................ Crimson Library Science ........................................... Lemon Medicine ..................................................... Green

The colors of the silk lining exposed in the center of the hood are those of the college or university which conferred the degree. The tassel may be either black or the color of the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap is usually gold.

Morgan State University Makes Note of the Centennial Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Ratified on August 18, 1920 Morgan State University joins the nation in observing the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. As the state of Maryland’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan specifically commemorates the leadership and legacies of African-American women suffragists. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman are all honored by buildings on Morgan’s campus that bear their names. The late Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, Ph.D., University Professor of History Emerita at Morgan State University and author of “African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850–1920,” broke new ground by documenting that, contrary to previous reports, Black women actively participated in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States and by chronicling that, at every stage of the long-fought struggle for the vote, Black women organized on behalf of the suffrage movement, argued Constitutional doctrine and staged protests to secure the franchise for all women. As the world celebrates the first woman and the first woman of color to be elected to the Office of Vice President of the United States of America, we remember the fearless, pioneering women who paved the way for the history to which we bear witness today. We are forever grateful for their fight for our freedom more than 100 years ago.

“I sell the shadow to support the substance.” — Sojourner Truth. Carte de Visite, circa 1864, from the collections of the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97513239)

Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825–1911, from the collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c18946)

Portrait of Harriet Tubman, 1822–1913, from the collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/2018645051)

The Academic Degrees The first known degree was a doctorate conferred by the University of Bologna in the middle of the 12th century. Originally, the doctor’s and master’s degrees were used interchangeably, each indicating that the holder was qualified to give instruction to students. The bachelor’s or baccalaureate degree indicated only entrance upon a course of study preparatory to the doctorate or mastership. Gradually, however, the bachelor’s degree came to mean successful completion of one level of study preparatory to the higher degrees. Today, there are more than 1,600 different academic degrees conferred by colleges and universities in the United States. The advanced degrees granted by Morgan State University are the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Engineering, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Public Health and Doctor of Business Administration.

THE DOCTORAL DEGREE The doctoral degree or doctorate represents the most advanced degree conferred at institutions of higher education in the United States. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a doctor in the academic sense as “one who, in any faculty or branch of learning, has attained to the highest degree conferred by a university.” There are two major types of doctoral degrees: earned doctorates and honorary doctorates. Earned doctorates are further divided into two distinct types: the research degree and the professional or practitioner degree. The distinguishing feature of the research degree is that it normally requires a lengthy scholarly dissertation, which is usually designed to constitute a substantial contribution to the existing body of knowledge in its field. The most important doctorate of the research type at institutions of higher education in the United States is the Doctor of Philosophy. The only other earned doctorate of the research type which has secured wide recognition and use by a large number of leading United States universities is the Doctor of Education.

THE MASTER’S DEGREE * The master’s degree is an academic honor conferred upon students who have successfully completed one or two years’ work beyond the baccalaureate. A thesis and an oral examination are usually required. The word magister connected with a qualifying phrase was used among the Romans as the title of honor, but its present meaning must be traced to the time of the establishment of the oldest universities. Regularly organized faculties were not then known as they now exist in the universities. The whole circle of academic activity was limited to seven liberal arts. Those who received public honors in the completed studies, and who had already received the degree of baccalaureus (bachelor), were called magistri artium (masters of the liberal arts).

THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE ** The bachelor’s degree represents completion of a four-year course of study of collegiate grade and is the oldest academic degree used at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was the first conferred in the United States in 1642 on nine young men, comprising the first graduating class of Harvard College. Yale conferred its first Bachelor of Arts in 1702; Princeton in 1748; William and Mary in 1753; Pennsylvania in 1757; Columbia in 1758; and Morgan State to George W. F. McMechen in 1895. * Eells, Walter Crosby. Degrees in Higher Education. New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1967. ** Sometimes designated as the baccalaureate degree, from the Latin baccalaris, “under the influence of,” and lauris, “laurel,” used as a designation of honor, distinction or fame.

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Commencement Exercises SPRING 2021 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Spring and Fall 2020 The Fourteenth of May Two Thousand and Twenty-One Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium

Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21251

Order of Procession MARSHALS Chief Faculty Marshal of the University Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah Associate Marshals Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Dr. Edwin T. Johnson

Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume Mrs. Nina Nash

Marshals for the School of Architecture and Planning Prof. Dale Green Prof. Charles Thomas Marshals for the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Margaret Alston Mrs. Shelia Richburg Marshals for the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Ms. Myra W. Curtis Dr. Monica Poindexter Dr. James Hunter Marshals for the School of Social Work Dr. Sharlene Allen-Milton

THE PROCESSION

PLATFORM PARTY

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS

PRESIDENT OF THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CLERGY

FACULTY EMERITI

REGISTRAR PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Bachelors of Arts Bachelors of Fine Arts Bachelors of Science

SPECIAL GUESTS UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Bachelors of Science

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

School of Community Health and Policy Bachelors of Science School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Bachelors of Science School of Education and Urban Studies Bachelors of Science Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Bachelors of Science School of Global Journalism and Communication Bachelors of Science School of Social Work Bachelors of Science

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Order of Exercises Dr. David K. Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” WELCOME................................................................................................................................. President David K. Wilson INVOCATION .......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel HYMN “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ........................................................................ Led by Mr. Cameron Potts, Baritone GREETINGS ............................................................................................................... Gen. Larry R. Ellis, U.S. Army (Ret.) Vice Chair, Board of Regents RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES ....................................................... Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Honorees Stand in Audience) Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS ............................................................................ President David K. Wilson (Recipients Stand in Audience) President’s Second Mile Award President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement PRESENTING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN COURSE ...................................... Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES ................................................................................................. President David K. Wilson SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES .......................................................................................................... Ms. Jordan Dawson President of the Senior Class INDUCTION INTO THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ........................................................... Mrs. Phyllis C. Davis President of the MSU Alumni Association ALMA MATER .............................................................................................................. Led by Mr. Cameron Potts, Baritone BENEDICTION.......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar

Candidates for Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts B.S., Applied Liberal Studies Winter 2020 Jeanea Cherise Benovil Henry Jackson III Niya Tarika Spencer Allen E. Stith

Spring 2020 Makiah Nijé Addison Michael Temitope Afolabi Toni Chika Aniugo Sharie Brice Nakia D. Brown Gabrielle Aleah Bullock James Butler Blake A. Camara Naomi M. Campbell Jajuan David Christie Michelle Earnestine Craft Allison Derico Tytianna Nishae Dow Duane Dowell Dominique L. Felder Lashawn M. Gardner Simeon B. Gatling Yaniz D. Gaymon Dawn R. Gipson Christopher C. Grant Jerrell Green Timothy Greene Justin Lamar Hayward Deidra Kanda Henry

Marcus Hicks Keyonna Lashawn Hill Kayla Regine Johnson Camille Denise Jones Anita Lawson Tyree Kenyon Lewis Candace Lee Little Alex Luis Samantha I. Mapp Ivion A. Moore Nyjai G. Muhammad Vincent Chiduzem Ononogbo Randy Kwabena Opong Christopher M. Paige Zamirah Brianna Parramore Dashia Elizabeth Pennington Tiffany Ralston Ashley Noelle Royster Anais S. Salomon Ashley Y. Smith Camille N. Snow Justin Drake Spencer Janelle Tabb Justin Isiah Thompson Kaliya Jonita Wright

Summer 2020 Rashad J. Blackwell Mikaela Elizabeth Browdy Steven D'armond Burnett II Vernon Davis 3rd Tykisha Mykira Jackson Unique C. Seldon

Jacqueline D. Snell Kamren Alston Watkins Jabari S. Whyee

Fall 2020 Jarelle Joseph Allen Terrell Robert Anderson I Will-Anne Carla Auguste Tamarra Banks Bonita E. Bordley Tymeek Brown Isiah Chestnut III Tenika Antionette Christian Joslyn Melena Rochelle Cobbins Kai Joh'nae Drayton Nzubechi Ijeoma Emerenini Elizabeth Evans Briyana Fraser-Wilkerson Haley Iman Fuqua Taylor Yasmen Gamble Kevin Steve Garcia Araba Akyere Ghartey Donja Hamlin-Houston Nancy A. Harvey Annika Henry-Johnson Brittany Hunter Ophelia F. Jackson Kalen Z. Jennings Myesha Latifah Kelly Spencer S. Kelson Teryn Langford Ashley Nicole Lyles Donisha Martin

Chynna Aliyah Meredith Christine G. Moody Jordan Terrell Richardson Summer Simpson Danielle O. Smith Gisselle Soriano John Sunday, Jr. Justen Sutton Kelie Leukeu Tchouya Alice R. Williams Takhirah Williams Imani Ciera Wright

Fall 2020

Spring 2020

Alexis Nysa Gadsden Brandon Lamar Holmes Naomi Ruth Hudgins Langston Bernard Lee Tarikuwa Nigist Lemma Natalie Renee Mack Sophia Decontee Tugba

Nala S. Price Stanley R. Price II

Summer 2020

Reginald Burrell Ashley Sabrina Epps

B.A., History

Ketsia Lovinsky

Fall 2020

B.A., Economics

Kayla Mariah Clayton Mariatou Mendy Sydni Salome Ratliff-Phillips

Spring 2020

B.A., Music

Hatem Abdullah Althebeati

B.S., Economics Spring 2020 Erin Jeannette Cole Olamiposi Itiola Sunmola

B.A., English Spring 2020 Chloe Nicole Colbert Briana Eleah Crudup DaVionne V. Ferdinand Patrick Lewis Freeman Je'taun Maryelizabeth Irby Akiliah Radford

Spring 2020 Arsene Bien-Aime, Jr. Kiana S. Cobb Dezmond W. Covington Amirah La'eunice Farmer Nicholas Allan Ford Corey J. Harvey Taylor Carnanciá Jackson Jaelyn A. Marshall Aaron Nathaniel McLaurin Kori Elizabeth Melton Thaddaeus I. Mitchell Victor Ntam Kendra Speight

Fall 2020

B.A., Fine Art Spring 2020

B.A., Philosophy

Iyana Teona Burch Shaunea Latriece Robinson

Christina A. Carter Michael Anthony Dickens Janai Ewings Joshua Greene Nicholas J. Huff Justice Brynae Lanclos Bibek Maharjan Imani Pruitt Chrystal Sade Wilson

Summer 2020

Paula M. Hughes India Rebecca Jones Olujinmi Ozioma Odunlami

B.S., Psychology

Gerald Chukwuemeka Apugo JaVonn B. Bright Taniya G. Moses Collin Murray Aliyah Nashae Nowlin James N. Williamson

Fall 2020

Spring 2020 Kelley Ann Brett Semora Lyn Council Faramoluwa Patience John-Williams Makayla Renee Redman

Spring 2020 Alexis Rebecca Becton William Standhope Beverly III Mark Anthony Chin-Mook, Jr. Markeisha Annette Coleman Gary Brandon Matthew Cullen Shirleyanna Davis Jahmera Elsie Dozier Talitha A. Frison Chardone't Xia Handy Monica Henry Leeya N. Jackson Arbria Johnson Alexis M. Knight-Kemp Savannah A. Lacy Mercedez Mitchell Marvellous T. Oke Samantha J. Palencia Kytazha Camille Pope Chelsea T. Scott Harrison Seaton Jordan Antwan Shepard Sydney Simpson Keona Skye Smith Tanai M. Smith Jayln T. Toatley Damion Trotter Chakel Walker

Summer 2020 Jada Guyton

Fall 2020 Faye E. Wing

Fall 2020

B.A., Political Science

Curtis L. Cherry III

Spring 2020 DeJanee Fennell

Temitope Atere Lanaya Body Laquasia Artamia Coe Tobias T. Davis, Jr.

Qamara Yaja'meah DuBois De'Lecia L. Ellis Amber Denese Fowler Nina Victoria Hemphill Marketa Nicole Lewis Dazia T. Moore Mariama Ndure Nakia Nnenna Onuorah Jonathan Antonio Romero Cherone Juanita Simmons Aaliyah Monique Wellington

B.F.A., Screenwriting and Animation Spring 2020 Jasmine M. Blackson Messiah Justus Dale Kendall Robert Davis Dezimond Salvatore Fisher, Jr. Evan Essence Hall Kalen L. Hicks Jaylen K'yree Johnson Deja Monet Jones Inphinittii Joseph Leroy Andrew Marshall

Fall 2020

Dezyree Jenae Morales Tamia N. Nelson Amy Pacheco Avreis Damare Wallace Mikaila Tauryn Wallace Roi Makaila Wallace

Jermaine Damion Miles Jordan Michael Queen

Fall 2020

Myla Renee McLeod Zakiya Davidia Murphy Kamera Reshard Kameryn M. Robinson

B.A., Sociology Spring 2020 Olivia A. Boreland Jihayah Chavis Iisis Geneva Chestnut Tierney Nadiyah Cooper-Chasten Diamond L. Cunningham Victor Curry Iesha Monet Dennis Jade Kristi Dodge Niesha Quanika Frogg Al'shanique Mekiyah Hankins Nichkole Johnson Zaynah Bint Abdul-Malik Lundy Tedora Brianna Matthews DeAnna M. McCollum

Jada Bates Nicholas Kevin Booker I Malaika Gabrielle Geffrard Jared Phelps Arthur Maxwell Powell II Dakotah Strother Kyla Ann Thompson

B.A., Theater Arts Spring 2020 Donovan Bivins White Fowler JacQuan Knox

Fall 2020 Dylan Mckenzie Joi Clark

The School of Architecture and Planning B.S., Architecture and Environmental Design Spring 2020 Akiel Elijah Allen Meshari Saeed W. Alsubhi Graclyn Anomnachi Jordan Antonio Brooks Khalil Eric Gibran Campbell Selina Dandy Ngoc Linh Thi Danh Micah Amere Floyd Brian Keith Helfer, Jr. Sultan Hjazi Nolan Xavier Johnson Ciera Nicole Jones Ashleigh E. Jubinski Rasheeda Kadija Kanu Ruqayya Khalid Robin Lazio Yujie Lin Valencia Deria McDowell Amber Monet Nelson Ugonnaya Comfort Okoro

Samuel E. Penn II Michael Paul Pulsifer Monique Jane Robinson Christopher David Sudler Blair Elizabeth Timberlake Daryl J. Vargas Stephanie Walker DeJanae J. Wright

Summer 2020 Ahmed Fahad Almasoud

Fall 2020 Nadir Alhosawi Abdulrahman Ibrahim Asiri Ayite Esenam Ayivi Tyriq Tupac Charleus Jordan Javon Hendrickson Ashley Holmes Mark Anthony Jacoby Aleyna Kaymak Jamaal Anthony Ledbetter Dymond Deonte McMillon Justin E. Naylor

Stephanie Rogers Griffin Cole Sanderoff

B.S., Construction Management Spring 2020 Michael Antonio Bernal Williams Manda-Trogo Djepeno Trevor Thomas Fidler Zachary Benson Jones Andre G. Lacerda Michael Angelo McCray, Jr. Michael Anthony Mercuri Nia Ashanti Pitt Abdulkarim Faisal R. Qassim Christopher Joseph Santos Autumn Jasmine Scott

Summer 2020 Nathaniel Charles Ja-Mes Erell Jones Oluwarotimi E. Oyemade Nathan Alexander Tate

Fall 2020 Diamond Denise Brown Shelly Ann Marsha Lee Daley Ashanti Briann Hobbs Jonathan Jerome Jackson, Jr. Christopher Jessie Kauffmann Ashley Tricia-Marie Mbemba Lance Moore

Robin D. Moore Dionte Maurice Myles, Jr. Kayla N. Pitts

B.S., Interior Design Spring 2020 Julia S. Heard Alexis D. Mozier

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management B.S., Accounting Spring 2020 Esther O. Akinfe Hawraa S. Alanezi Salman Ahmed Alhusayni Abdullah Alsuleli Yasser Omar A. Bakraa Taylor Boykin Patrick Adam Negri Rasheeda Odutayo Tilia Ann Shepherdson

Fall 2020 Simran Ale Maurice Evonte Beecham Teonshi India Jones John Wesley Jordan III Elizabeth Iredele Oluwate Olusola Mohammed Sumaily

B.S., Business Administration Winter 2020 Mohammed Alsuwailem

Spring 2020 Amma Njeri Ankobia Adepeju Badru Britney Ebony Cassey Best Faith N. Boyer David A. Brown, Jr. Robtrea LaQuay Vera Brown Daja Gineva Campbell Sydney M. Carrington Yvette Chambika Damishah Charles Armond Glenn Cross Andre Tyrone Curtis III Lowell Dancy Rosa Daniels Destiny Allis Darrington

Shaina Nichole Diggs Briana Dixon Shelby Camaryn Drake Darnell David Felder, Jr. Demerius Goodwin Asante K. Goodwyn-Bey Joseph Alexander Gregory Kendra J. Hargrove Michael Anthony Haynes Diamond Jacqueline Hunter Sharae Kierra Johnson Martasia C. Kelly-Davenport Carmen Emorey Leach Nijera Manuel Ian-Spencer McBorrough Monica McGill Ayanna Miller David Josiah Mincey Jeana Newell Kailyn Christine Ragland Buford Fred Stennis III Ke'maya Anise Sutton Whendee Toney Destiny Nicole Warfield Sheena Nashay Williams Amani Mynia Wilson Diara Jahi Woodard Albert Woodley, Jr. Genneh-ba Fatima Yancy

Stacey Chinyere Chinekezi Keshara Crippens Aman Daniel Jaquetta Eaton Sydney Joi Fitzgerald Shrey Gupta Malcolm M. Harley Rashawneda S. Jones Shaniqua Chanté Knight Malik Mathew Lawal Haven Briana-Symonne Logan Kayla Molock Aja Janee Queen Dana Santiago Diamonique Mia Ussery-Coles Jaelund Aviana Emonie Williams Janaya Williams I

B.S., Entrepreneurship Spring 2020 Charles Willis, Jr.

B.S., Finance Winter 2020 Bader Ahmed M. Alamri Abdulaziz Almutairi

Spring 2020

Summer 2020 Rayan Abdulrhman Abdulrahim Mareco U. Edwards Vincent Rhashaud Smith

Fall 2020 Hassan Sulaiman Alhoshani Waverly Chantal Allen Omar Baze Alshammari Malik Dashawn Applewhite Adebisi Adegboyega Awolesi Florence Yvette Bosley

Sarah Aljaffar Wail Almogbel Ghaze Almutairi Khaled Almutairi Salman Abdullah Z. Alruhaymi Ahmed Babkor Abdulrahman Omar Binmahfooz Abdullah Binobed Imani Amira Dews Adefemi Falade Paul Phillip Gaines Caniggia Larson Harriott

Faris Theeb N. Ibn Obud Niya Marlana Johnson Rose Marie laure Kebe Allison Tonia Murdock Nkeiruka J. Okororie Alejandro Raya Evan L. Robertson Tyler C. Waugh

Summer 2020 Yasir Ahmed A. Ajlan Qais Nasar Alghamdi Moteb S. AlRoayli Sultan Alshaalan Talal Alshammari Abdulkarim Hisham A. Alsharif

Fall 2020 Abdullah Almutairi Myrah Nicole Bivens Tarij Deja Collins Kyle Juwan David Nihit Rawal Jai Birk Swittenberg

B.S., Hospitality Management Spring 2020 Karawn Jackson Curtis Shaunelle Ornella Esemuze Takeira Marie Fairfax Jessica M. Faulkner Janaé Lavee Henderson Antonio Holley Kiambre A. Johnson Trevon D. Oliver Donte Keyon Reed Brittany Simone Thornhill Tanija J. Warren Ashlyn A. Womack

Bolaji Temitope Ajayi Eniola Oluwatobi Akinbileje Fahad Ayidh Alotaibi Abdullah Talal I. Amer Brandon Beason Ernest J. Buren Shiri R. Fitzgerald Antonio Donald Gardner Kayla Cian Johnson Gladys Isha Kanu Michael Kanu Maurice O. Lewis, Jr. Maumba Mabiala, Jr. Leslie O. Maconi Omasirichukwu Madu Ayoola Oyinade-Ogun Farooq Olagoke Sanusi Shayna Taylor Taylor Nicole Turner Samuel A. Winston

Summer 2020 Zamil Hisham Z. Alshareef Brandon Jerel Parker

Fall 2020 Ibrahim Ahmed Albibi Emmanuel Ijeh Donald Watson Imes Tariq Irving Emanuel Devon Jones Daryel Morgan Grace W. Mwangi Yousef Shamroukh Colby Trajan Warrior

B.S., Management Spring 2020

Shadae Emonie Capers Monice Antoinette Greene Lamont Sean Dré Hutt Manasseh Moriah Joyner

Mohammad S. Alenezi Shauntai Denise Doughty Alicia Emmons Roamel Saafir Randall Henry Destini Minter Clifford Romeris Ward III Marcus Williams

B.S., Information Systems

Fall 2020

Winter 2020 Emad Alabdali

Spring 2020 Adebayo Adepegba Olayinka Bartholomew Afolabi

Abdullah Khalid Alraihan Lanisha Bailey Christopher Miles Henderson, Jr. Divine Kapinga Kandolo Janae T. Pernell Brian Kevan Phillips, Jr.

Bruce Trigg, Jr. Charlene Vernet Wilson-Stanley

B.S., Marketing Winter 2020 Saad Nasser M. Aldawsari

Spring 2020 Mansour Aldhalaan Abdullah Abdulrahman M. Alrajhi Abdulmalyk Alsaif Saud Alsaif Camille Danielle Coleman Cristen N'Cole Coryatt Kurt C. Goodlitt Chanel Hamm Monyaé Re'nee Hughes Tarik Stephen Johnson Kendal J. Jones Kya Jones Kylah C. Langston Loic Jacques Ngatou Tinfang Amirah Onte Pierce Teirra Chanel Slater Mache Kiaria Steed Mariah Nicole Tunstall Te'ya Yahnae Williams

Summer 2020 Michael Anthony Ragland, Jr. Damir Alexander Rose-Ginn

Fall 2020 Anna Patricia Maglana Aguilo Tyree Brandyn Bethea Devin T. Booker Jameela Ayan Chisolm Royal Warren Churchill Zikomo Samuel Essamuah Arianna V. Jackson Lauryn N. Molock Ariyan S. Ramsey

B.S., Services and Supply Chain Management Spring 2020 Kortney Michelle Cooper

Fall 2020 Deirdre Arielle Doughlin Kyle Edwards Tyrone Marson Latia Thomas

The School of Community Health and Policy B.S., Health Education Spring 2020 Abdullah Saleh Al Rayshan Naif Alshermah Catherine Iye Conteh Oluchi Elendu Amir A. Garrett Whitney Hawthorne Quianna Chalinda Howell Godwin Olakanmi Abayomi Iroko Olivia Dominique Jamison Obianuju Chioma Onuegbu Raphael Lavon Thompson

Fall 2020 Deshanae Destinyk Alexander Aiyanna Andrews Raykeyah Kemauni Carter Kyundra Reneé Everett Danieqa Charde Freeman Reina Howard Jarahtu Ngowo Luma

Bethanya Tadesse Solomon Feyisayo Talabi

B.S., Nutritional Sciences Spring 2020

B.S., Nursing Zakiyah Ilysah Archbold Courtenay Brown Aaron Davis Wendy Ofosu Koranteng Breonna McNeil Oloruntoba Israel Oladimeji Tyiesha Perry Tichelle Mariah Destiny Rose Tamia Marie Scott Marieme Keita Seye Schmoi N'kia Stewart Tajah Shadiamond Tyson

Cecily Brooks Janelle Alise Coles Jordan Nicole Durante Sarah Eibner Adrienne Faulcon Shariya Latoi Graves Ashley Emma Kost Jessica Lawson Goldberg Taylor Love Jene Madison Elizabeth McCahill Samantha Jo Snyder Edikan Victoria Ubak-Offiong Fatima Walton Natasha Elsie Whitmore

Fall 2020

Grace Uzochukwwu Okoro

Noor Seth

Spring 2020

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences B.S., Actuarial Science Spring 2020 Mustafa Abderrahman Roshan Ghimire Shane Shamar James Donald R. Malone III Jamyra Day'sha Tingle-Baltimore

Fall 2020 Iman Fakheri Brienne Nicole Johnson Akiem Watley

B.S., Biology Spring 2020 Zayied Abubakar Adedoyin Mary Adesida Osaretin Lydia Aimufua Ferdinand Otuodi Anokwuru, Jr. Mercy Arkorful Bolutife Baiyewu Destiny M. Blackshear Haylee M. Bobos

Lashai Monae Bunn Wendy Alexandra Camejo Nunez Razmiyah Carter Curtlyn Chambers Imani S. Cooper Erica Linda Denise Dorsey Chukwuebuka Eburuoh Zoria Monique Green Dashanay Lenizah Hall Morgan Hall Alliyah Rose-Mary Jamison Adyn Ross Johnson Darius Timothy Johnson Fred Johnson III Anastaisa S. McLean Alexia Kaylan Nicole Morgan Emma Marie Murray Amanda Nweke Habibat Biola Oladosu Henry Onyedum Ngumbele Kang Palle Tierra Anyai Perry Kaela Eliana Pone Kayla R. Powell Priyanka Sarker

Alea Lacey Shipp Taiwozainat Busola Smarton Chynna Cherise Stanton Jeffon Felton Stubbs Chiara Welch Asa Wilson Kojo David Yeboah II Lance A. Youngfellow

Fall 2020 Toluwanimi Emmanuel Adejumo Amber Milahn Bigio Elizabeth-Sarah Mansou Bile Ismael Bousso Lynnea Brown Mariah Vittoria Brunes India Tatiana Burch Bre'Asia Michelle Gillis Quiara Marie Hiligh Kijah Noah Jamerson Samira A. Mack Dreyani R. Mason Kayla Alisa Moore Rachell L. Quarles Tresherr Utazia-Jean Reaves

Cortez Smith Laryn Ashlei Stewart Octavia Weems Michael James Williams Rolling Zebaze Lekane

Elwin Ready, Jr. Joshua Smith Lee N. Washington III Morgan Whitaker Trevon Antonio Wiggs

B.S., Engineering Physics

B.S., Chemistry

Summer 2020

B.S., Mathematics

Spring 2020 Adetunji Adeyinka Adeniran-Adetoye, Jr. John-Paul Toluwase Akinbami Ayanna Marisa Culmer-Gilbert Lydia Taylor Johnson

B.S., Computer Science Spring 2020 Cleveland Boyd Tynika L. Brogdon Marissa Bush Shelaniece Q. Clash Saraah Cooper Chad-Roye Rasheed Dixon William Doran IV Austin L. Edwards Shodhu Gouli Darryl Harris Michael McDonald Kaitlyn Marissa Mooney Dontè Moore, Jr. Joshua Osemudiamen Olumese

Saad Alziyadi Joy Ashley Elias Stephen-Michael Austin Thompson, Jr. Malik P. Warren

Fall 2020 Olajumoke Anthonia Ajiniran Samuel Ifeoluwa Aribilola Nabin Baral Sabnam Bhattarai Isa Jabari Bolling Dionna Burrell Christopher A. Clark Marc Anthony Curry, Jr. Cory Dashiell Trustin L. Harris Charnelle Fabiola Kaham Djuikam Charles A. Monie Robert Edward Morina IV Chukwuemeka Okafor Subas Subedi Kedar Prasad Timalsena Briana Linette Williams David Dasean Williams

Spring 2020 Tyler Amory-Moody Jesse Dampare

Spring 2020 Tatiana Latice Bowman Toluwalope Oluwatobiloba Ologun Staryana Shimecca Pollard

Fall 2020 Laurynn Lee Dennis

B.S., Medical Technology Spring 2020 Jambria Shakera Gallman Jyoti Maharjan

B.S., Physics Spring 2020 Atiyya Davis DeOndre Kittrell Nathaniel Andrew Tyree

The School of Education and Urban Studies B.S., Elementary Education Spring 2020 Jonece Marie Asiedu Kiera Amanda Brown Samone J. Crews Rachel Daugherty Alliyah Nicole Gordon Derrick Jamaal Harrell Gentry Lamar Harris De'jah Unique Herndon-Johnson Tykia Jalisa McNeill Kristina Kira Owens Janide Laura Rene Deonte Larry Thomas Evalyn J. Waller I'Nel West Darnell Tyree White

Summer 2020 Courtney Farris Outlaw

Fall 2020 Kayla Alexis Ambrose Alexia A. Black Leah Rachel Blacks Tatyana Alyse Brown Evelyn Ruth Buehlman Allure Casiano Antoinette Denise Ceasar Kheira Jharde Driver Ashli Hamilton Etana Nzinga Hill-Nash Sania I. Jefferson Taylor Mance Alexis Renee Pierce Tyler O. Richardson Matthew Ross Ishakeema Lorraine Swain

Ajanae Thomas Aliyah Genise Thompson Dymond Azania Thompson Jazlyn A. Wheaton Nya U. Wheeler

B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences Spring 2020 Jasmine Aaliyah Brown Tihira M. Fahie Kameron A. Feggins Christal Cymoné Harley Maurice Herndon Alexis Portia Holland Anaya Kasson McGhee Airiell Shaila Purcell Brooke Jessica Richardson Naomi Adrianne Royster December Danielle Smith

Summer 2020

Taylor Nicole Campbell Adebayo Peter Olayemi Tamia Monea Sneed

Jada Marie Henderson Kezia Melissa Jenkins Jarrett A. Livas Stephanie M. Rundlett Lamont M. Sample Osman Victor Turay Alexander Eugene White

B.S., Physical Education

Summer 2020

Tashia Nicole Solomon

Fall 2020

Spring 2020 Olujuwon Adetokunbo Adepegba Idahota Akojie Mia Consuella Belsches Daneé Chanel Crooke Asya Y. Dezurn Simone Maria Harrison

Nehemiah Sade Austin Evalyne M. Kogi I Evelyne Wangaru Murei Avionne Sloan Schqueil L. Snell

Fall 2020 Emmanuel O. Akinkuolie Kordell Blake Asia Clay Damion Benjamin Dobson Rafael H. Ferguson Taylor Capri Frederick David Cecil Jackson Sean Michael Lewis Stanley Chinomnso Onyedum, Jr. Christopher Eric Porter III Derek Lamont Seawell, Jr. Kasun Lakwan Thompson Rodney L. Wair Kendra Aaliyah Williams Jowel Vonyee Wreh

The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering Winter 2020 Husain F.M.H.A. Alajmi Jasem M.O.Z. Almaia

Spring 2020 Charles Adams-Daniels, Jr. Prince C. Agubuzo Basmah H.M.M.F.A. Alajmi Mohammad N. Alajmi Bandar Alanezi Jordyn Penny Alderman Hamad Aldousari Hasayaan Aldusari Yousef Alenezi Maryam Alfaresi Ebaid Alharbi Fatemah Aljutaili Humoud Alkhaldi Mohammed Fahmad S.Sh.A. Alotaibi Shaikhah Alqabandi Saad Alshammari Dana Omar Altuwaigri Ali Alzeebi Nicolette Chanice Archie Ahmad Ben Salama Sean Michael Boyle Stephen J. Brooks Ludovic Djoko Devon Montee Gaskin Gregory Gee II Ja'Sonne A. Jones Kaelin Drew Keyes-Moten

Devin A. Knight Matthew Korang Gyamfi Trashawn Niair Mackey Mario Aleksandrov Moraliev I Daniella Afia Nkrumah-Boateng Hope Ifechukwudeni Opia Yosabet F. Tibebu Tiffany T. Trinh

Summer 2020 Sultan Alanzi Ayesh Alazemi Ahmed Albakr Fahad N. M. Z. Alhajeri Mezeyd Alharshani Maan Ibrahim Aljuaid Mohammad Alkhalidi Fahid Almarri Mohammad Almarri Nawaf Alrashidi Fahed Alsaad Turki Oudah Alshammari Michael Amanor Mohammad Ashour Maged Ba Zuhair Isaac Oluwatimilehin Lana Mohammed Mahmood Madkhali Abdulgader Zohair Mokhlis Iritie Adolphe Niamien Bi Tykia Yavonnia Ouzts

Saad Alazemi Ahmad Alenezi Saad Khalid Al-Gahtani Wasim Maher Alhabachi Mohammed Alharbi Abdulmuhsen Almutairi Fahad Alrouq Daniel Alvarez Ayodeji Basirudeen Awosemusi Demarquis Barnes Katrina L. Canlas Malik K. Corum Phelipe Miranda De Sousa Gent Didi Maia A. Freeman Jeremy Nicholas Jefferson Markell Deandre Maryland Amara McKinney Oluwaferanmi Oluwapelumi Olulana Joshua David Pierrelus Adam Saed Ramdan Malik R. Singletary Tesfay Gebremedhin Tefera Fadil Tejan Brian Anthony Triolo Ian Njuguna Wanjau Taylor Sashah Waugh

B.S., Electrical Engineering Spring 2020

Fall 2020 Abbas Hassan Al Idhaim Mohammed Ibrahim M. Al Rushaid

Bader K.H. Alajmi, Sr. Misfer Abdullah M. Alajmi Saad Ibrahim Alatwi

Naser Alazemi Abdulrahman Alharbi Khaled Alharbi Omar Alhedhal Mohammad FALAH Alhussaini Sultan Faisal Aljoode Abdullah B.A.A. Almutairi Dhuwaihi Almutairi Omar B.E.A.S. Almutairi Waleed Almutairi Omar M.N.S.A. Alosaimi Omar Alshammari James H. Berkley Zanel M. Camielle Kendell D. Costley Troy Damion Cottrell Oluwatobi A. Dedeke Dennis Kerwin Dorsey, Jr. Mohammed Eknifeth Vikarie G. Elliott Deepak Ezekiel Balraj Christopher S. Feldman Joshua Glenn Fitchett Charne C. Folks Jalil R. George Oluwakayode Ayomide Jasanya Mohammad W.A.H.A. Jasem Deon James Jennings Aliya A. Kingwood Caroline Wanjiku Kinyanjui Joseph Kuate Muhammad Moiz Marieme Soda Ndaw Godfrey Chisom Ndu Chukwuma Nzeako Njoku Taofeek Obafemi-Babatunde Christian Ogbeifun Oyare V. Oko Malik Monté Smith Alexander Sofela Fitsum Tadesse Aaron Justin Thompson Candice Alexis Tranks Anthony N. Turner, Jr. Joy Williams Zo Victor Za Ho

Summer 2020 Kelthoum Alhamadi Abdullah Farrag Alharbi Utsav Sigdel

Fall 2020 Mohammed Hadi A. Alabbas Basel Alazmaa Ahmad Abdullah Alkhaldi Ali Hamad Almarri Saleh M. Alotaibi Abdulaziz Alshahrani Sultan M. Alshammari Zaid Alsuhail Justin Evan Boykin Khaleefah Buhamad Devin H. Carmichael Jeffrey Renaldo Clark, Jr. Randall Jamar DeBrew Kaymin Daye Dixon Nyah N. Drummond Tobechukwu Gabriel Ejike Mfon Okon Etuk William Anthony Hamilton-Turner Hamed Hashem Amrit Kafle Michael Roland Lewis, Jr. Dorian Nasir Mabrey Reuben Terigho MacKintosh Brian Keith Melton, Jr. Ahysha K. Morales Akinolu Olagunju James Raynard Robinson Christopher J. Taylor Rakeb G. Teklu Malaika Wairimu Wanjihia Alicia Washington

Starr S. Rasheed Avian Lynnette Richardson Alexander W. Sedgwick Kenneth Marshall Staton

Summer 2020 Tymel Brownlee Kiemoni Chandar Butler, Jr. Jeremiah M.S. Parker

Fall 2020 Victoria Oluwagbemisola Agboola Khalefah N.K.M. Alhajeri Faisal Abdullah Alzahrani Tahj Eugene Coleman Cai Lorenza Davis Kierra S. Jackson Giovanni Gregory Lawrence Jovan Alejandro Luna, Jr. Mohammed Salem Mahroos John Dashaun McQueen Andre D. Nottingham II

B.S., Transportation Systems Spring 2020 Mohammed Abdullah Alabbas Benjamin E. Duncan Montrae Brigel Jones Lamar Alexander Montgomery Myles Wayne Rome Jawiyambe Ricardo Thomas-James

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Summer 2020

Winter 2020

Naseer Alghfen Mohammed Almanajam

Omar Ahmed Alardhawy

Fall 2020

Spring 2020 Faisal Abdullah Al Kharsan Faisal Talal Alghamdi Safwan Hamed Aljahdali Abdulaziz Hisham A. Alsharif Avangela A. Bond Ryan Braxton, Jr. Aigner Marie Shandria Chavis-Turner Ngozi Dacres Onyekachi C. Ekeagwu McKala A. Johnson Halim Carver Joseph William Anthony Long

Rakan Nasser S. Almansour Keith Eugene McGlown, Jr.

The School of Global Journalism and Communication

B.S., Multi-Platform Production

Jade A. Patterson Cheri L. Scruggs Iyana Janelle Simmons Tyler Smith Aaron Joshua Stewart Michelle Thigpen Cherie Thomas

Spring 2020

B.S., Multimedia Journalism

B.S., Broadcast and Integrated Media Production Spring 2020 Kiara Briana Harvey

Chynna Biddle Keano Leo Brin Kierra Lynn Clanagan Donethe Cyprien Kelsey M. Groom Scottie Hardy Christiana N. Hilton Kayla Paige Horn Kendall X. Joyner Breonna Lang Sean K. McBean Devin J. McCoy Mario S. Murray Ashley C. Ukegbu John Ellerbee Wesby, Jr. Baldwin George Williams, Jr. Keiswana Williams Adam Maurice Ford

Fall 2020

Leah Askew Alisha Coates Amber Nichelle Coleman Makhno Dunn Nicholas Henry Friedman Shamar A. Greenwood Garry Antoin Lewis, Jr. Vincent Tyler McCall Anthony Nichols

B.A., Speech Communication Spring 2020 Linda Ann Carter

B.S., Strategic Communication

Spring 2020 Traevon Benjamin Jelani Bonds Destiny Vania Campbell-Scott Alana Cooper Keyon Daniel Grayson Alexis Evalyna Hall Rushaad L. Hayward Aaron Joseph Jackson Alia M. Knight-Kemp Maya Elizabeth Lowe Cameron Earl Potts Aaron E. Rayfield Joshua Jeremiah Sampson Ty'rique Khalil Sims Courtney Lynea Smith Jordan Christian Thomas Jarron Williams Cordell Woodland

Summer 2020

Lana Lorraine Shellman Csakyeii Q. Williams Tory Jamal Young

Emmanuel AyoAriyo Adeyemi Karen Lucrece M. Agbodjogbe Airiel Sharice Braswell-Holland Nisa Campbell-Christie Adrian Ramon Garcia II Wesley D. Marsh Tyler B. Medley Marcus Jordan Miller Jaylynn S. Moffat-Mowatt

Spring 2020 Taylor Corporal Natasha Drew Kaylin Gardner Cheyanne S. Gordon Eryn Renee Johnson Eboneé Daria Knight Erica M. Knox Sierra Desiree Nance Asya Jasmire Nicholson Roneisha Aleya Pierce Troi Malone Ratchford

Fall 2020 Nya J. Banks Tyler Nicholas Brown Candyce Burke Autumn N. Green Justus Jermaine Hawkins Mori Noelle Johnson Morgan Taylor Myers Amber Michelle Robinson Michelle Veronica Saunders Rufus Lamont Settles, Jr. Marcia Virginia Thomas

The School of Social Work B.S., Social Work Spring 2020 Lessie Loney Abron Mary Ajeigbe Shaunna N. Anderson Zachary E. Barmore Amanda Beatty Hannah Belcher Alicia Tierra Berry Leezette Antoinette Bethea David A. Boateng Alexandra O. Brown Harvey Brown Usman Butt Hannah L. Cangco Gianni N. Caple Wandago K. Choge-Arum Jada Amani Clark Ryan Alexander Daniel Kaiya Davis Melvina During Danene A. Epps

Tiera Nateka Ford Nadia L. Ford-Barnett Shianna Chantelle Fray Kendra Mariah Gantt Edwina M. Gray Kevin Green, Jr. Christina Marie Haas Kamree Hall Quiana Grace Hatcher Shamyah A. Hawkins Deameshia B. Hayes Teresa M. Hewlin Alexis J. Hill Olivia Iyalla Maressa Jersild Daria R. Johnson Olive Sia Lebbie April Rene McIntire Jasmin J. Moseley Destiny Nguasong Keeshawna V. Nutt Folake Opara Oladayo Owoeye

Tabria Ashlee Perrin Tamara T. Pierre Charles Flemming Reese III Aljanat A. Sanni Almira Vanessa Smith Raven A. Smith Yvette Mignon Stevenson Alexandria Stewart Tiera R. Taylor Holly Bingdi Thompson Olubunmi Kayode Tofowomo Tatiana Toppin Eleanor Laura Webb Nicole White Nava M. Williams Janai Woods Maya Ebony Wright

Summer 2020 Sydni Janae McMillan

Latin Honors Graduates These students will be recognized during the Commencement Exercises. They will wear gold Honors stoles and orange and blue tassels.

Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates These students will wear gold Honors cords and orange and blue tassels.

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Commissions The following students were commissioned into the United States Army as 2nd Lieutenants:

Name

Branch

Olujuwon Adepegba ....................................................................... Military Police Michael Bernal .............................................................................. Corps of Engineers Cooper Clarkin ............................................................................... Infantry Tierney Cooper-Chasten ................................................................ Transportation Corps Williams Djepeno ........................................................................... Armor Emma Murray ................................................................................. Ordnance Kaela Pone ...................................................................................... Transportation Corps Makayla Redman ............................................................................ Adjutant General Julia Rocha...................................................................................... Transportation Corps Justin Spencer ................................................................................. Ordnance Chynna Stanton ............................................................................. Military Intelligence Jawiyambe Thomas-James .............................................................. Transportation Breana Wooten ................................................................................ Adjutant General

Announcer Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin....................................................................... Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College

Degree Candidate Reader Ms. Keisha Campbell........................................................................ University Registrar

The President’s Second Mile Award The President’s Second Mile Award was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to outstanding leadership and participation in student affairs. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made the most outstanding contribution to the campus community during his or her undergraduate days. “Going the Second Mile” means doing more in any given task or activity than can reasonably be expected. It is hoped that "Going the Second Mile" will be characteristic of every Morgan State University student and graduate and that it will become one of the firmly established traditions of the university community. The winner of the Second Mile Award is selected by a committee consisting of the president of the Junior Class and Junior Class representatives in the Student Government. Organizations and individuals are invited to submit nominations for the award. Nominations are supported by a description of the individual’s achievement. For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to the expression of worthwhile original ideas among the students of the university. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made an exceptional contribution of a creative nature. One of the most important functions of an institution of higher education is to stimulate the development of original ideas. Although major contributions are hardly to be expected, certainly the techniques of creative thought and the habit of expressing original ideas should be developed during the undergraduate days. The budding techniques and habits so developed, it is hoped, will come to fruition in post-university years. The Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement may go to a student who makes a creative contribution in any field or area. The winner of the President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement is selected by a faculty committee. Departments and individual faculty members are invited to submit nominations for the award through the appropriate department chairperson. Nominations are supported by adequate description of the nominee’s achievement. For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

C OMMENCEMENT SPRING | FALL 2020 SPRING 2021

C OMMENCEMENT SPRING | FALL 2020

School S P ofR Graduate I N G 2 0Studies 21 Commencement Exercises

Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21251

Order of Procession MARSHALS

THE PROCESSION

Chief Faculty Marshal of the University Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

Academic Administrators Faculty Emeriti Graduate Faculty of the University Graduate Candidates Doctorates Masters

Associate Marshals Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Dr. Edwin T. Johnson Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume Ms. Nina Nash

PLATFORM PARTY Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies Mr. Kenneth Bacote Ms. Vanessa Branch-Nance Dr. Daniel Campo Dr. Denise Jarrett Ms. Carol-Ann Hendricks Dr. James Hunter Dr. Omari Jackson Mr. Jeremy Kargon Dr. Charlene Allen Milton Mr. Windsor Morgan Dr. Huey-Lian Sun Mr. Paul Voos Dr. Leon Woodson

President of the University Council President of the MSU Alumni Association Clergy University Registrar Master’s Degree Representative Doctoral Degree Representative University Board of Regents Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Chairman of the Board of Regents President of the University

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Order of Exercises Dr. David Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” WELCOME..................................................................................................................................President David K. Wilson INVOCATION ......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel HYMN “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ..................................................................... Led by Ms. Anitra McKinney, Soprano GREETINGS ................................................................................................................ Gen. Larry R. Ellis, U.S. Army (Ret.) Vice Chair, Board of Regents SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES ...................................................................................................................... Tenyo Pearl, Doctoral Candidate Victor Opadeji, Master’s Degree Candidate PRESENTING OF DEGREES IN COURSE ........................................................................... Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DOCTORATES ..........................................................................................President David K. Wilson Names Read by Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College CONFERRING OF MASTER’S DEGREES ..............................................................................President David K. Wilson Names Read by Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College ALMA MATER .......................................................................................................... Led by Ms. Anitra McKinney, Soprano BENEDICTION......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ...................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar

Candidates for Degrees School of Graduate Studies Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Philosophy Degrees Spring 2020 Afua Agyekum ...................................................................................................................................................... Business Administration Dissertation: "Essays on Director Compensation and its Impact on the Speed of Mergers and Acquisitions and Financial Reporting Quality"

Zeinab Bandpey ....................................................................................................................................................................... Mathematics Dissertation: “Topological Properties Using a-Sets, Some Combinatorial Problems of Stanley, Along with Applications to Counterterrorism and Snow Removal”

Dana Hammond............................................................................................................................................................................... History Dissertation: “The Panther Comes to Baltimore: The Formation, Ideology, Activities, and Repression of the Baltimore Branch of the Black Panther Party, 1968–1972”

Israel Kpekpena .................................................................................................................................................... Business Administration Dissertation: “One Good Turn Deserves Another? From Personalized Content to Consumer Citizenship Behavior in Online Brand Communities”

Trevor McKie ...................................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Student Engagement and the Academic Success of African American Males Enrolled at an HBCU”

Tassew Mekuria ................................................................................................................................................. Bioenvironmental Science Dissertation: “Carbon Nanotube Magnetic Nanoparticle Composite as Nano Sensor for Monitoring Heavy Metals in Water”

Tobias Morgan.................................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “Owt on the Yard: An Exploration of Masculinity Among African American Members of Historically Black Greekletter Fraternities Who Identify as Gay, Bisexual, or Same-Gender Loving at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” ............................................

Sherna Ann Phillips ........................................................................................................................................................................English Dissertation: “Distressing the Damsel with #Blackgirlmagic in the ‘Me Too’ Era (2006–Present): A Discourse Analysis of Black Women in Plays by Marginalized Authors”

Rhea Porter ...............................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Sexual Assault Among Black Students: An Assessment of Campus Climate and Disclosure”

Corey Robinson...............................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “The Role That Society and Culture Play in African American Students' Decisions to Attend HBCUs”

Monet Stevenson ............................................................................................................................................... Bioenvironmental Science Dissertation: “Metal-Assisted and Microwave-Accelerated Germination of Plant Seeds”

Marc Strothers .................................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “Administrators’ Perceptions of and Responses to Sexual Assault and Violence Against Women at an Urban/Historically Black University”

Latanya Townsend ....................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “A Quantitative Analysis of Standardized Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in an Emergency Department”

Aysha Zaakan ............................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Rapid Crystallization of Biological Samples Using Medical Microwave Heating and Metal Oxide Surface Additives”

Fall 2020 Mona Aldahlawi ..............................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “Examining The Relationship of Student Characteristics on Engagement to Predict Academic Gains of Saudi Female International Students in the United States of America”

Mona Bakhtiary ................................................................................................................................................................................ History Dissertation: “William Morgan Shuster’s Mission in Iran in 1911: An Episode of Dollar Diplomacy in the Middle East”

Sulakshana Bhatt ............................................................................................................................................... Bioenvironmental Science Dissertation: “Phytoremediation Of Triclosan From The Freshwater Environments by Elodea canadensis and the Enhancement of the Removal Efficiency by Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes”

Diana Degnan-Lafon ........................................................................................................................................................................English Dissertation: “Elevating Consciousness Through Central American Women’s Testimonios as a Womanist Hybrid”

Kyle Drake ......................................................................................................................................................... Bioenvironmental Science Dissertation: “A Semi-Autonomous Sensor Station for Remote Assessment of Soil Quality in Rooftop Gardens and Agricultural Farmlands”

Jasmine Evans .......................................................................................................................................................................... Mathematics Dissertation: “RNA Combinatorics and Secondary Structure Prediction with Applications to Microrna Structure Analysis”

Galamo Monkam .................................................................................................................................................................... Mathematics Dissertation: “A Multinomial Theorem for Formal Power Series Under Composition”

Dierdre Powell ..................................................................................................................................................................................English Dissertation: “Transformative Speculative Fiction: Black Women Writers Save the Genre, Save the World”

Charlotte Teague ..............................................................................................................................................................................English Dissertation: “Matrilineal Dysfunction: An Analysis of Spatiality of Power in Representational Novels by African American Women”

Spring 2021 Samira Ahangari .................................................................................................................................................................. Transportation Dissertation: “The Impact of Eco-Speed-Control System on Driver Behavior and Emissions Reduction at Signalized Intersections Using a Driving Simulator”

Shahinaz Alkhaldi ...........................................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “Examining Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of Saudi International Students Attending Colleges in the United States of America”

Nicole Arnold .................................................................................................................................................... Bioenvironmental Science Dissertation: “Association of Poverty on Differential Gene Expression in At-Risk Populations”

Olushola Emiola-Owolabi ...............................................................................................................................................Higher Education Dissertation: “The Use of Active Learning Pedagogy in Two Undergraduate Civil Engineering Courses: A Mixed Methods Study”

Mesfin Etefa ............................................................................................................................................................................. Mathematics Dissertation: “Deformable Derivative and Application to Some Abstract Differential Equations”

Taylor Geyton ...........................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Shattered Resilience: The Identity Formation of Black Women Activists”

Juanita Gilliam .................................................................................................................................................................................English Dissertation: “Looking Back and Wandering How We Got Over: The Influence of Time, Place, and People in Creating the Creative Literary Voice of Adele V. Holden”

Nia Johnson ..............................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Double-Dutching: Cultivating the Professional Identity of Dual Degree Social Workers”

Amirreza Nickkar................................................................................................................................................................. Transportation Dissertation: “Developing an Optimal Dynamic Feeder Transit Service”

Elizabeth Perryman ...................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Examining the Role of Emotional Protective Factors in Mitigating Suicidal Ideation Risk Among Service Members and Veterans”

Dasha Rhodes ...........................................................................................................................................................................Social Work Dissertation: “Am I Next? An Examination of Black Americans' Anxiety During Police Encounters”

Papa Seck ................................................................................................................................................................................. Mathematics Dissertation: “Computational Mathematics in Density Functional Theory” Mohammad Tavakolifar ....................................................................................................................................... Business Administration Dissertation: “Non-GAAP Informativeness, Corporate Governance, and Managers’ Emphasis on Non-GAAP Measures”

Doctor of Education Degrees Spring 2020 Joyce Albert .................................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “The Relationship Between the Implementation of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Suspension Rates of Students”

Khadijah Ali-Coleman .............................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Dual Enrolled African American Homeschooled Students’ Perceptions of Preparedness for Community College”

Mark Brown ................................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “The Impact of Teacher-Student Relationships on Students’ Self-Reported Self-Control Levels”

Patricia Burke-Black.................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Impact of Non-Academic Determinants on the Academic Success of Community College Students”

Audra Butler ............................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Faculty Perceptions of Instructor-Centered and Learner-Centered Practices in Student Success Courses”

Cristina Cardona ............................................................................................................................................................ Science Education Dissertation: "Experiences of Students and Faculty in Online Physical Science Courses at a Community College”

Andrew Coston ........................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Perceptions of the Academic Experience of Community College Student-Athletes”

Joevanne Estrada ...................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Race, Culture, & Resilience: An Ethnographic Study of an Undocumented Latina Student at a Community College”

Emmanuel Jaff ................................................................................................................................................................ Science Education Dissertation: “Underrepresented Minority Students’ Perceptions of the Impact of an Off-Campus Summer STEM Internship on their STEM Persistence”

Lauren Liburd........................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Relationships Among Food Insecurity, Academic Performance Indicators, and Campus Food Pantries in a Community College”

Anthony Mooring .......................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “Perceptions Black Students Have of White Teachers”

Marvin Perry ............................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Degree Completion in Blue Collar STEM Associate’s Degree and Certificate Programs at Community Colleges in a Mid-Atlantic State: An Exploratory Analysis of Three Critical Factors for Educating African American Students”

Bertrand Tchoumi ......................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “Why Do You ‘Talk’ Like That? The Accented Voices of Black African Immigrants in School Leadership”

Darlene Williams ...................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Measuring the Impact of Dual Enrollment on Community College Admissions, Enrollment, and Degree Attainment”

Fall 2020 Nashae Bennett ..........................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “Teacher Retention in Title I Schools” Felita Carr ................................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Demographic Variables of Student Identity and Trio Support Services on Academic Success and Persistence at a Community College”

Ja’ken Caston ............................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Shattering the Revolving Door of Recidivism: A Case Study of Returning Citizens’ Perceptions of the American Community College”

Daisy Clarke.............................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Transformation of Traditional Community Colleges in Jamaica to Learning Colleges”

Gary Clarke............................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Members Only: Examining Community College as a Source of Social Capital for African American MaleStudents Through Early Integration into the Academic and Social Network”

Angel Clay ................................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Impact of a Strategic Partnership Dual Enrollment Program on Transfer and Bachelor's Degree Attainment”

Kuburat Famuditimi-Bello ....................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Harnessing Title IX to Improve Gender Parity in Community College STEM Education: A Case Study”

Tondaleya Jackson .................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Transfer Experience: Understanding the Perspectives of Nontraditional Transfer Students From a Two-Year College to a Historically Black College”

Darissa Monroe ........................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Student Success Among African American/Black Community College Students”

Briana Murrell .......................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Exploring the Identity Development of Early College High School Students”

Shauntisha Pilgrim ................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Exploring the Relationship between the Support Services for Teen Parents Attending Community Colleges and Student Engagement”

Sylvia Rochester ........................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Relationship between Satisfaction with Academic Advising and Student Engagement for African American Women”

Demetrice Smith-Mutegi ................................................................................................................................................ Science Education Dissertation: “Exploring the Career Choice of Black Novice and Pre-Service Science Teachers: An Explanatory MixedMethods Study of the Fit Choice Model”

Maureen Toler .......................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Comparing Face-to-Face and Online Academic Outcomes of African American Women Students Enrolled in Developmental Mathematics at an HBCU”

Spring 2021 Edward Ayuk ......................................................................................................................................................... Mathematics Education Dissertation: “Differential Application of Learning Strategies: A Comparative Study of Metacognition and Self-regulation Among Students in a Computer-Based Developmental Mathematics Program at One Community College”

Johari Barnes ............................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “The Journey to the Top: Black Women's Paths to the Community College Presidency”

Khalilah Burton ........................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Accreditation Pressures, Culture, and the Lived Experiences of Community College Administrators: A Case Study”

Estenia Goodridge ......................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “An Exploration of the Role of the Black Church Christian School in the Transmission of Cultural Wealth to African American High School Students”

Nicole Lee ................................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership Dissertation: “An Examination of Student Engagement Among Native First-Generation Students and Community College Transfer First-Generation Students Enrolled at Selected Mid-Atlantic Public Four-Year Institutions”

Latonia Moss ............................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Community College Completers: A Poetic Inquiry Study Exploring Black Women's Spirituality as a Factor in Student Success”

James Padden ..............................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “Urban Trauma: Mental Health Clinicians’ Perception of Trauma Informed Care, Trauma Responsive Practice, and Trauma Resilience”

Rolonda Payne ....................................................................................................................................................... Mathematics Education Dissertation: “The Culture of Urban Learning: A Case Study of Secondary Mathematics Teachers Preparing Mathematics Students in Underperforming Urban Schools for College and Career”

Tenyo Pearl ............................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “An Examination of the Leadership Frames of African American Graduates of the Thomas Lakin Institute Who Aspire to Become Community College Presidents”

Jacqueline Pressey ..................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: Spirituality and Leadership: A Study of Community College Chief Student Affairs Officers and Their Personal and Professional Practices as It Relates to Three Spirituality Foci Darryl Richards............................................................................................................................................................... Science Education Dissertation: “The Experience and Enactment of Teaching a Culturally Relevant Ecology Curriculum in Urban Science Classrooms”

Monica Sample ...........................................................................................................................................Urban Educational Leadership Dissertation: “The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Female Relationships”

Melenese Sivells ........................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Factors That Influence Retention of Faculty at Community Colleges”

Joy Ukpong ............................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership Dissertation: “Differences Between Community College Entry-Level Students in Their Engagement and Use of Counseling Services”

Doctor of Engineering Degrees Spring 2020 Rogelio Agbanlog ..................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Design & Development of a Combined Water Storage and Hydrokinetic Power Generation”

Neda Bazyar Shourabi .............................................................................................................................................................. Engineering Dissertation: “Feasibility of Using Bike Lanes in Conjunction With Sidewalks for Ground Drone Applications in Last Mile Delivery for Dense Urban Areas”.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Shaynee Contee ........................................................................................................................................................................ Engineering Dissertation: “Development of a Self-Structuring Filter Prototype”

Michael Edwards ...................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “An Assessment and Characterization of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in the Great Lakes Basin Coastal Zone”

Fathy Elgendi ............................................................................................................................................................................ Engineering Dissertation: “Access to Schools Using Public Transit in Baltimore: Optimal Allocation of Supplemental Service to Schools”

Tony Odita ............................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Application of Model-Based Systems Engineering Using Made, and Magicdraw Modeling Tools to Ascertain Reliability, Risk, and Safety of Aerospace Components”

Hayford Tuffour ....................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “An Assessment of MS4 Phase I Street Infrastructure Maintenance Programs and Targeted Urban Intervention Practices”

Fall 2020 Muritala Adegoke ..................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Cyclic Investigation of Composite Reinforced Concrete Column with Controlled Rocking System”

Hussain Almakrami .................................................................................................................................................................. Engineering Dissertation: “Solar PVT Development and Integration Strategy for Saudi Arabia”

James Ekeh................................................................................................................................................................................ Engineering Dissertation: “A GIS-Based Optimization Model to Minimize Urban Flood Risks Due to Storm Drain System Deficiencies”

Chungom Ntonifor .................................................................................................................................................................. Engineering Dissertation: “Investigation of the Rotation Capacity and Flexural Strength of Web-Tapered Hybrid High Strength Steel I-Beams”

Peter Taiwo ............................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Blind Adaptive Beamforming for Multi-User Mimo Systems with Channel Estimation for Millimeter-Wave Communications”

Wondimu Zegeye ...................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Hidden Markov Model Based Intrusion Detection System”

Spring 2021 Enrique Pajardo ........................................................................................................................................................................ Engineering Dissertation: “Assessment of University Building Sustainability and Management”

Latha Suryavanshi Karakos....................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Security Analysis of Z-Wave Home Automation with Countermeasures”

Kelechi Uradu .......................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Characterization of Iron Nanowires Grown by Directed Electrochemical Nanowire Assembly (DENA) Method”

Ijeoma Walter ........................................................................................................................................................................... Engineering Dissertation: “Multi-Modal Traffic Signal Reallocation for an Intersection with High Freight Volumes and the Impact of COVID”

Seyed Zahraei ............................................................................................................................................................................ Engineering Dissertation: “A System Approach: Model Development of Employee Engagement Factors Which Impact an Organization’s Productivity”

Doctor of Public Health Degrees Spring 2020 Binnae Bridwell ..................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Addressing Social Determinants of d/Deaf Population Health: Constructing a Social Justice Framework for ASL/English Interpreters”

Richard Curley ...................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “The Feasibility of a Peer-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in African American College Students at Morgan State University”

Anthony Duah-Agyemang ..................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Disparities in Organ Donation Among African Americans: The Association Between Attitudinal and Sociodemographic Factors and the Willingness to Donate Organs Among U.S.-Born Blacks, African Immigrant Blacks and Caribbean Immigrant Blacks in the United States”

Laurice Howell....................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Assessing Chronic Kidney Disease Knowledge and Risk Perception Among Church Members: A Mixed Method Participatory Research Study”

Opuruiche Ibekwe ................................................................................................................................................................. Public Health Dissertation: “The Association Between Medical Mistrust and Health Literacy and Colorectal Cancer Screening Utilization Among African Americans”

Gloria Ngeno ......................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Association Between Household/Housing Characteristics and Childhood Overweight/Obesity Among African American Children Aged 6 to 11”

Georgia Sawyer ...................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Exploring the Dissonance Between Perception of Risk and HIV Acquisition Among African American Emerging Adults at a Historically Black College and University”

Brandon Wilson .................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Cultural Adaptation of NIH’s PROMIS-29 Profile with Black MSM Living with HIV/AIDS in the US: A Mixed-Methods Pilotstudy Using the Rasch Rating Scale Model”

Fall 2020 Adanna Agbo ......................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Exploring the Factors Associated with the Use of Skilled Birth Attendants at Delivery in Rural South East Nigeria”

Jamal Bankhead ..................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Marijuana Use and its Implications Among Females 18-25 Years”

India Johns ............................................................................................................................................................................ Public Health Dissertation: “Engagement in Recommended Healthy Habits During Preconception and Infant Birth Weight Among Primiparous African American Women”

Arif Mahmud ......................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Building Capacity of Barbers as Effective Peer Educators for Smoking Cessation in West Baltimore: A Mixed Methods Study”

Irene Molina .......................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Sustainability Capacity Assessment of Selected Grantees From the Maryland Department of Health Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Minority Outreach and Technical Assistance Program: A Mixed Method Study”

Jovonni Spinner..................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “What Is Impacting the Waistline of Black Women Living in Prince George’s County, Maryland?”

Erica Turner .......................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Examining the Association Between Mental Health Status and IPV Re-Victimization Among Abused Women During Postpartum who Participated in the DOVE Study”

Spring 2021 Hamideh Taraji ..................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “A Study of Risk Factors Linked to Depression Among the Elderly Population of Iran: A Systematic Review Across 20 Years”

Duane Wallace ...................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Youth in Action: A Positive Youth Development Program Combining Photovoice and Youth-Led Grantmaking: A Multiple-Case Study to Assess its Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes”

Francesca Weaks .................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health Dissertation: “Health Care Reform: Exploring Health-Related Quality of Life of HIV/AIDS Patients in Baltimore Post Implementation of the Affordable Care Act”

School of Graduate Studies Master’s Degrees Otu Obot II ......................................................Higher Education Tekeya Peterson ........................................................... Journalism Francisco Rodriguez .......................................................... History Toni Smith ............................................................... Mathematics Veronica Sweet .................................... African American Studies Desjanee Threat................................................Higher Education Charles Tucker ............................................................ Journalism Amber Wilson ..................................................Higher Education

Master of Architecture Degrees Spring 2020 Richard Allen .......................................................... Architecture Jessica Batista De Freitas .......................................... Architecture David Blouch ............................................................ Architecture Faranak Ghanaatpisheh Sanaei ................................ Architecture Naomi Hemme ......................................................... Architecture Benjamin Riniker ..................................................... Architecture Alexander Wong....................................................... Architecture

Fall 2020 Aishah Alhwashi....................................................... Mathematics Nicholas Creary ................................................Higher Education Glenn Eichelberger ............................................................. Music Violet Kulo ............................................................... Mathematics Camden Musgrave....................................................... Journalism Florence Opadeji Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Ruchita Sharma ........................................................ Mathematics Jennifer Short .............................................................. Journalism

Fall 2020 Faranak Ghanaatpisheh Sanaei ................................ Architecture

Spring 2021 Gregory Dorsey ......................................................... Architecture Jeremiah Ekoja.......................................................... Architecture Max Fineblum .......................................................... Architecture Amos Gambrah ........................................................ Architecture Yewoinhareg Geberemariam .................................... Architecture Matthew Hawkins ..................................................... Architecture Rubaiya Kibria .......................................................... Architecture

Spring 2021 Ashley Abrew .............................................. Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Amal Aldakhil .......................................................... Mathematics Abdullah Alotaibi ..................................................... Mathematics Talal Alshehri ........................................................... Mathematics Mohammed Alzahrani ............................................. Mathematics Alayah Austin .................................................................... History Desmond Baker ................................................Higher Education Vivian Bethea ...................................................Higher Education Camille Cipollone ............................... African American Studies David Evans .............................................................. Mathematics Aisha Flowers .............................................................. Journalism Jasmine Gabriele ......................................................... Journalism Nada Hamouh ..................................................Higher Education Valecia Hanna .............................................................. Sociology Tristine Harris ............................................ International Studies Natasha Henry ..................................................................... Music Raejéan Hill ......................................................................... Music Fatima Imani Smith ............................................................ Music Tyler Johnson ...................................... African American Studies Horatio Kitwala ................................... African American Studies Anitra McKinney ................................................................. Music Danielle Muse...................................................................... Music Marcus Nicks ....................................... African American Studies Ikechukwu Nwamadi................................................ Mathematics Ronald Oliver ...................................................Higher Education Everse Pullen ....................................................Higher Education Jerel Roane ............................................................... Mathematics

Master of Arts Degrees Spring 2020 Ashley Abrew .............................................. Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Ademola Adesanya ..................................... International Studies Nia Avery ......................................................... Higher Education Carine Andrea Ayivi-Fandalor ................................. Mathematics Joshua Bester ............................................................... Journalism Taylor Brookins .......................................... Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Jennifer Dasilva-Hassiman .......................... International Studies Jamesia Downer ........................................................... Journalism Glenn Eichelberger.............................................................. Music William Engstrand ........................................................... English Sheryll-Ihna Famularcano................................ Higher Education Christopher Gee .................................................................. Music Alex Guinn ..........................................African American Studies Jasmyn Hall .................................................................. Journalism Armon Hasheminejad ..................................... Higher Education Jessica Haywood...................................African American Studies Alexis Jennings ........................................... Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Janãe Johnson ...................................................................... Music Lubna Kadhim .......................................................... Mathematics Alicia Miller ..................................................... Higher Education

Fall 2020

Tellie Simpson ............................................ Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Imani Smith ......................................................................... Music Sharon Taylor .................................................. Higher Education Sterling Warren .......................................... Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Wesley Wolfolk ........................................................... Journalism Duan Woods .......................................African American Studies

Oluwashade Ajibade ........................... Business Administration Elvis Andrews ..................................... Business Administration Avonette Blanding .............................. Business Administration Princewill George ............................... Business Administration Kamaris Grier ...................................... Business Administration Olalekan Ibidapo ................................. Business Administration Ryan James ......................................... Business Administration Natalie Lott ......................................... Business Administration Tamika Mason..................................... Business Administration Dede Nyeplu II .................................... Business Administration Rashard Smith ..................................... Business Administration Nikita Sutton ....................................... Business Administration Jiaying Yu .......................................... Business Administration Bandar Zaakan .................................... Business Administration

Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees Spring 2020 Terree Black ....................................................................Teaching Gwendolyn Branch.........................................................Teaching Yasmin Clark .................................................................Teaching Benjamin Davis ..............................................................Teaching Humberto Henriquez .....................................................Teaching James Hill........................................................................Teaching Jocelyn Lay ......................................................................Teaching Traylene Parker ...............................................................Teaching Tariq Shaheed.................................................................Teaching Kavon Smith ...................................................................Teaching

Spring 2021

Moneshia Davis ..............................................................Teaching Robert Horne .................................................................Teaching Marlene Peery .................................................................Teaching Jarvis West ......................................................................Teaching

Destini Baker ......................................... Business Administration Taylor Bradley ....................................... Business Administration Anthony Bush ....................................... Business Administration Richaun Dickens ................................... Business Administration Joan Gbalah ........................................... Business Administration Neale Glinowiecki ................................. Business Administration Jorge Godoy Gomis ............................... Business Administration Michael Ligons ...................................... Business Administration Cameron Smith ..................................... Business Administration Amir Whitaker ...................................... Business Administration Miriam Williams ................................... Business Administration Taijah Williams ..................................... Business Administration

Spring 2021

Master of City and Regional Planning Degrees

Fall 2020

Victoria Ham ..................................................................Teaching Donald Schuler...............................................................Teaching

Spring 2020 Justin Fair ......................................... City and Regional Planning Washina Ford ................................... City and Regional Planning Kristen Misage .................................. City and Regional Planning Reginald Warren .............................. City and Regional Planning

Master of Business Administration Degrees Spring 2020 Trevor Alexander ...................................Business Administration Stefanie Carey ........................................Business Administration Cooper Clarkin .....................................Business Administration Bolanle Daniel .......................................Business Administration Donte Dixon..........................................Business Administration Ryan James.............................................Business Administration Troy Jefferson ........................................Business Administration Ergun Kacar ...........................................Business Administration Pamela Love Manning ...........................Business Administration John Norton ..........................................Business Administration Bartholomew Omoba ............................Business Administration Bharat Kumar Peddu .............................Business Administration Donnell Taylor ......................................Business Administration Samina Warner......................................Business Administration Antoine Wright .....................................Business Administration Fong Yau ................................................Business Administration

Fall 2020 Kshitiz Gurung ................................. City and Regional Planning Latisha Johnson ................................ City and Regional Planning Conley Kinkead ................................ City and Regional Planning

Spring 2021 Kadra Adderly .................................. City and Regional Planning Sabrina Bland ................................... City and Regional Planning Byron Gibson ................................... City and Regional Planning Adam Kureshi .................................. City and Regional Planning Najahla Olumiji................................ City and Regional Planning April Smith ....................................... City and Regional Planning Cedric Southerland .......................... City and Regional Planning Khalia Young .................................... City and Regional Planning

Kimera Peterson ........................................................ Engineering Dewayne Taylor ......................................................... Engineering Kherna Tchoutang .................................................... Engineering Tiyobistiya Tsegaye .................................................... Engineering Stephaun Ward ......................................................... Engineering Ayodeji Wemida ........................................................ Engineering

Master of Education Degrees Spring 2020 La-Basha Alexander ........... Community College Administration and Instruction Gina Bush .......................... Community College Administration and Instruction James Mensah .................... Community College Administration and Instruction Kheli Sharpe ...................... Community College Administration and Instruction

Master of Landscape Architecture Degrees Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Brittney Baltimore .................................. Landscape Architecture Varun Gupta .......................................... Landscape Architecture Mia Quinto ............................................. Landscape Architecture

Ciara Williams ................... Community College Administration and Instruction

Master of Public Health Degrees

Master of Engineering Degrees

Spring 2020 Candice Buchanon................................................. Public Health Jessica Dawson........................................................ Public Health Kaelyn Dickinson ................................................... Public Health Nikira Epps ............................................................. Public Health Raykyle Highsmith ................................................. Public Health Doniqua Jenkins .................................................... Public Health Vanessa Lathan....................................................... Public Health Toni-Ann Lee ......................................................... Public Health Rolicia Martin ........................................................ Public Health Trisha-leigh Porter .................................................. Public Health Saarah Syed............................................................. Public Health Minyan Watson-Faulkner....................................... Public Health Ashleigh Williams .................................................. Public Health Lawanda Williams .................................................. Public Health Brandon Wood ...................................................... Public Health

Spring 2020 Oludayo Alamu ......................................................... Engineering Payam Asban.............................................................. Engineering Marc Caballes ............................................................ Engineering Pedro Garcia .............................................................. Engineering Chike Onyeabo.......................................................... Engineering Cameron Weir ........................................................... Engineering Yulai Yang .................................................................. Engineering

Fall 2020 Jalil Abdul .................................................................. Engineering Winta Assefa .............................................................. Engineering Mohamed Bah ........................................................... Engineering Morgan Branch .......................................................... Engineering Gian Claude .............................................................. Engineering Eric Colston ............................................................... Engineering Ehigie Irabor .............................................................. Engineering Kodjovi Komlan Wome ............................................ Engineering Elijah Lewis ................................................................ Engineering Muluken Mekuriya .................................................... Engineering Matthew Miller .......................................................... Engineering Cynthia Nyarku ......................................................... Engineering Aderemi Oke ............................................................. Engineering David Osafo ............................................................... Engineering Tyler Rembert ............................................................ Engineering Antarpreet Sandhu .................................................... Engineering Yared Sisay ................................................................. Engineering Samson Tsegaye ......................................................... Engineering Eric Walker ................................................................ Engineering

Fall 2020 Stacey Dickens ........................................................ Public Health Chukuma Ijioma .................................................... Public Health Brittany Kelly .......................................................... Public Health Jalynn Lane ............................................................. Public Health Endurance Poku-Maboah....................................... Public Health Marsena Robinson ................................................. Public Health Precious Saah.......................................................... Public Health

Spring 2021 Steffi Anderson ...................................................... Public Health Kaysha Davis........................................................... Public Health Regina Freeman Young .......................................... Public Health Jada Ledbetter......................................................... Public Health Mary Lewis .............................................................. Public Health Yanique Linton ...................................................... Public Health Zedra Taylor ........................................................... Public Health Trina Ward ............................................................. Public Health

Spring 2021 Joseph Abujana .......................................................... Engineering Lafaun Davis .............................................................. Engineering Aaron Edmond .......................................................... Engineering Daniel Jenkins ........................................................... Engineering Samuel Kimani .......................................................... Engineering Mofoluwaso Ogunleye ............................................... Engineering

Akim Mahadiow ....................................... Urban Transportation Letitia Matthews .......................................... Project Management Amber Moreland ......................................... Project Management Hassan Munirah .............................................. Integrated Science Omar Noor ........................................ Construction Management Chinedu Nwokeafor.................................... Project Management Adebola Odebunmi.................................................... Accounting Chiamaka Okonkwo ................................... Project Management Olubukola Osituwo .................................................... Accounting Sara Rostampour ................................................... Bioinformatics Josephus Sam................................... Educational Administration and Supervision Clinton Simpkins .............................. Construction Management Michael Straker ............................................... Integrated Science Mikel Tucker ................................................... Integrated Science Tochukwu Ugoamadi ........................ Construction Management

Master of Science Degrees Spring 2020 Kehinde Ajayi .............................................. Project Management Olaide Akinbode .................................. Hospitality Management Musharraf Alanazi ...................................................... Accounting Dhifullah Alharbi ............................................................. Science Zahrah Alyousef ................................................................ Science Kenneth Appiah-Kubi ................................................... Sociology Tarnisha Bailey ............................................ Project Management Feleke Belay .............................................. Urban Transportation Patience Boadu Abbam ........................ Hospitality Management Brina Bolden................................................ Project Management Da'vona Boyd ..........................................................Psychometrics Robert Brown ............................................................. Accounting Michael Bryant ............................................ Project Management Briana Butler ..............................................................Accounting Kaveh Emdad.................................................................... Science Tyler Ferrara ..................................... Construction Management Tajiri Gourdine ........................................... Project Management Miriam Hagan.............................................. Project Management Haneef Hardy ................................................................ Sociology Melanie Hardy ............................................................... Sociology Deborah Hargrave ......................................................... Sociology Danielle Lee ............................................ Mathematics Education Alliyah Moore ................................................................ Sociology Caroline Ndirangu ........................................................... Science Chinedu Nwokeafor .................................... Project Management Olamide Okelowo ...................................................... Accounting George Okojie ...................................... Hospitality Management Ebony Quinones .......................................... Project Management Joshua Samba.................................................................... Science Ver-Lyssa Timms .................................Education Administration and Supervision Mohammed Umoru .................................... Project Management Breana Wooten............................................ Project Management Damali Young ................................... Construction Management

Spring 2021 Byron Abaidoo .................................. Construction Management Olubimpe Akinyelure....................................................... Nursing Ahmed Almousa............................................................ Sociology Faris Ibrahim A. Alnahaas .................... Hospitality Management Brandon Ashworth ..................................... Project Management Tania Carter ..................................................................... Nursing Brook Daba ..................................................... Integrated Science Kaveh Emdad .................................................. Integrated Science Delona Gaines ............................................. Project Management Dion Golatt ................................................. Project Management Bayan Halawani .......................................................... Accounting Michael Hallmen ......................................... Project Management Britanni Harris ............................................ Project Management Arsalan Hassan Pour ................................ Urban Transportation Cassandra Jacobs .............................................................. Nursing Md Muhib Kabir ...................................... Urban Transportation Adia Key ............................................ Construction Management Abdul-Hamid Kiawen................................................. Accounting Maria Marquez .................................. Construction Management Maria Martin ..................................... Construction Management Shiva Mehravaran.................................................. Bioinformatics Darwin Milburn .............................................. Integrated Science Aliyah Moye................................................................... Sociology Eidel Nicholls ........................................................... Mathematics Oluwadamilola Oloko ..................................... Integrated Science Victor Opadeji ....................................................... Bioinformatics Eseosa Osunde ............................................ Project Management Subhadra Paudel ................................................... Bioinformatics Nahfisa Richardson ......................................... Integrated Science Joshua Ross...................................................... Integrated Science Zachary Stimely ...................................................... Psychometrics

Fall 2020 Olugbenga Adeyemo ........................ Construction Management Oluwashade Ajibade .................................... Project Management Dhifullah Alharbi ............................................ Integrated Science Wijdan Alresheed .......................................................... Sociology Mohammed Alshehri ............................... Urban Transportation Kevin Amos ................................................................... Sociology Shannon Brooks .............................................. Integrated Science Karon Carter..................................... Construction Management Christopher Coleman ................................................... Sociology Lloyd Davis .................................................. Project Management Aws Ezzat .......................................... Construction Management Jazmin Gonzalez............................................... Integrated Science Alaa Hijazi................................................................... Accounting Temiotope Ige ............................................................. Accounting Olufisayo Kuforiji ........................................ Project Management Oyebisi Layode...................................................... Bioinformatics

Master of Social Work Degrees Spring 2020 Love Abdallah ...........................................................Social Work Ashley Aikoo .............................................................Social Work

Harry Martin .............................................................Social Work Berneva McClarin .....................................................Social Work Aunish McDaniel ......................................................Social Work Winterford Mensah...................................................Social Work Evelin Merchant ........................................................Social Work Dyjae Mooney............................................................Social Work Irene Nabalamba .......................................................Social Work Shantell Nelson .........................................................Social Work Brenda Nnadi ............................................................Social Work Jeremiah Odukoya.....................................................Social Work Tiffany Oglesby..........................................................Social Work Shay'Erica Parker .......................................................Social Work Ernestine Peah...........................................................Social Work Jessica Pelaez ..............................................................Social Work Brianna Robinson .....................................................Social Work Shanté Ryan ..............................................................Social Work Tiana Sanders ............................................................Social Work Joseph Santangelo .....................................................Social Work Chloe Sauls................................................................Social Work Renee Scott................................................................Social Work Erin Sessions .............................................................Social Work Seamourn Simmons ..................................................Social Work Aisha Small ................................................................Social Work Ayaana Smith ............................................................Social Work Vernay Snow .............................................................Social Work Destinie Statum .........................................................Social Work Denesha Tatum .........................................................Social Work London Thomas ........................................................Social Work Montressa Tripps.......................................................Social Work Crystal Ward .............................................................Social Work Tiffani Ward..............................................................Social Work Rebekah Washington ................................................Social Work Elena Wengert ...........................................................Social Work Ingra Williams ...........................................................Social Work Marlene Williams ......................................................Social Work

Beatrice Aina ............................................................ Social Work Sitra Ali ..................................................................... Social Work Amber Banks ............................................................ Social Work Rita Bisong ............................................................... Social Work Jasmine Bolden ......................................................... Social Work Ericka Brown ............................................................ Social Work Ashley Buie ............................................................... Social Work Shavonne Byrd.......................................................... Social Work Nia Caldwell ............................................................. Social Work Malcolm Campbell ................................................... Social Work Alexia Carter ............................................................. Social Work Talethea Carver ........................................................ Social Work Amber Cofield .......................................................... Social Work Jaren Colbert ............................................................ Social Work Monteana Conley ..................................................... Social Work Shayne Couch-Murray .............................................. Social Work Torkwase Creek ........................................................ Social Work Nimrod Davis ........................................................... Social Work Guy Degreaffenreidte ............................................... Social Work Jessica Dennis ........................................................... Social Work Jada Dubose .............................................................. Social Work Pearl Ewuzie .............................................................. Social Work Shardae Fitzgerald..................................................... Social Work Tracy Fletcher ........................................................... Social Work Jacqueline Floyd ....................................................... Social Work Lateria Floyd ............................................................. Social Work Tiarah Funderburk ................................................... Social Work De'Ja Geter-Jackson .................................................. Social Work Lea Green ................................................................. Social Work Kelly Hall .................................................................. Social Work Kenya Hall-Phyall...................................................... Social Work Kimberly Halls .......................................................... Social Work Breonna Harris ......................................................... Social Work Bria Harvey ............................................................... Social Work Jessica Hill ................................................................. Social Work Darrell Hillery ........................................................... Social Work Tyra Hinton .............................................................. Social Work Janaé Jackson ............................................................ Social Work Dominick Jenkins ..................................................... Social Work Marcus John.............................................................. Social Work Saminata John .......................................................... Social Work Alexus Johnson ......................................................... Social Work Mariah Johnson ........................................................ Social Work Chanell Jones............................................................ Social Work Kevena Jones ............................................................. Social Work Letisha Jones ............................................................. Social Work Takerrah Jones .......................................................... Social Work Kimani Joseph .......................................................... Social Work Malika Joyner ............................................................ Social Work Mukaji Kanda ........................................................... Social Work Monique King........................................................... Social Work Natasha Lawson ........................................................ Social Work Brittany Leach........................................................... Social Work Jayik'quille Mabry-Evans ........................................... Social Work Amber March ........................................................... Social Work

Fall 2020 Benjie Alatise .............................................................Social Work Chantelle Crawford ..................................................Social Work Ariel Harris ................................................................Social Work Bria Harvey ................................................................Social Work Tara Hayes .................................................................Social Work Ifeoma Okeke Diliji...................................................Social Work Kevin Stanley .............................................................Social Work Sha-Tia White............................................................Social Work

Spring 2021 Shaunna Anderson ...................................................Social Work Amanda Beatty ..........................................................Social Work Odejah Berry .............................................................Social Work Kevin Betters, Jr.........................................................Social Work Victoria Bizzell ...........................................................Social Work Breon Blount .............................................................Social Work Clara Bobo ................................................................Social Work Alexandra Brown.......................................................Social Work

Lionelle Nange Tatah ................................................Social Work Daniel Nathanson .....................................................Social Work Damara Nesmith .......................................................Social Work Nia Noakes ................................................................Social Work L'tanya Noble.............................................................Social Work Rea Page ....................................................................Social Work Maya Parker ...............................................................Social Work Lidette Pearman ........................................................Social Work Tamara Pierre ............................................................Social Work KeVonna Quarles ......................................................Social Work Taylar Reed ................................................................Social Work Aljanat Sanni .............................................................Social Work Ronald Satterfield .....................................................Social Work Stephanie Shelton .....................................................Social Work Raven Smith ..............................................................Social Work Dwayne Speaks ..........................................................Social Work Alexandria Stewart ....................................................Social Work Keyonna Stewart........................................................Social Work Amber Stogsdill .........................................................Social Work Tiera Taylor ...............................................................Social Work Tatiana Toppin..........................................................Social Work Mykel Townes............................................................Social Work Tara Webb .................................................................Social Work Mi Cha El West .........................................................Social Work Kye White ..................................................................Social Work Ashley Williams .........................................................Social Work Janel Williams ...........................................................Social Work Nava Williams ...........................................................Social Work Claudia Winder.........................................................Social Work

Geneil Brown ........................................................... Social Work Brandi Buckley ......................................................... Social Work Usman Butt .............................................................. Social Work Gianni Caple ............................................................ Social Work Jasmine Carmichael .................................................. Social Work Vonyeh Clanton ....................................................... Social Work Ryan Daniel .............................................................. Social Work Niliyah Davis ............................................................ Social Work Christine Douglas ..................................................... Social Work Unique Eaton ........................................................... Social Work Latonya Epps ............................................................ Social Work Desiree Fisher ........................................................... Social Work Amber Flanigan ........................................................ Social Work Nadia Ford-Barnett ................................................... Social Work Edwina Garnett ........................................................ Social Work Granville Garnett ..................................................... Social Work Niquita Gilliam ........................................................ Social Work Samantha Gordon .................................................... Social Work Edwina Gray ............................................................. Social Work Breonna Green ......................................................... Social Work Teresa Hewlin ........................................................... Social Work Alexis Hill ................................................................. Social Work Nile Howard ............................................................. Social Work Charde Johnson........................................................ Social Work Daria Johnson ........................................................... Social Work Salome Kioko ........................................................... Social Work Cecile Lancaster ........................................................ Social Work Jacob Levy ................................................................. Social Work Ta'merri Lewis .......................................................... Social Work Daijah Mack.............................................................. Social Work Edwyna Mayson ........................................................ Social Work Akiras McCants ........................................................ Social Work Deidre McClellan ..................................................... Social Work Jalyn McDermott ...................................................... Social Work Torie Mendes ............................................................ Social Work Jasmin Moseley ......................................................... Social Work Kira Mosley ............................................................... Social Work

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Spring 2021 Kirk Carrington .......................................... Project Management Joan Gbalah ................................................. Project Management

C OMMENCEMENT SC P R IOMMENCEMENT NG | FALL 2020 TM

S P R ISNPG R I|N FGA 2L 0L 2210 2 0 SPRING 2021

C OMMENCEMENT SPRING | FALL 2020

Undergraduate S P R I N G Exercises 2021 Commencement

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises The Fifteenth of May Two Thousand and Twenty-One Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium

Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21251

Order of Procession MARSHALS Chief Faculty Marshal of the University Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah Associate Marshals Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Dr. Edwin T. Johnson

Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume Mrs. Nina Nash

PLATFORM PARTY

THE PROCESSION

PRESIDENT OF THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS

CLERGY

FACULTY EMERITI

REGISTRAR PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS

FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

SPECIAL GUESTS ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Bachelors of Arts Bachelors of Fine Arts Bachelors of Science

CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE HONORARY DEGREE CITATION READER UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Bachelors of Science

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

School of Community Health and Policy Bachelors of Science

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Bachelors of Science School of Education and Urban Studies Bachelors of Science Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Bachelors of Science School of Global Journalism and Communication Bachelors of Science School of Social Work Bachelors of Science

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Commencement Speaker DR. MICHAEL V. DRAKE In August 2020, Michael V. Drake, M.D., became the 21st President of the University of California (UC): a renowned system of 10 campuses, five medical centers, three nationally affiliated labs, more than 280,000 students and 230,000 faculty and staff. Dr. Drake previously served as President of The Ohio State University, from 2014 through June 2020, and in other leadership positions at UC, including Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, from 2005 to 2014, and as the Systemwide Vice President for Health Affairs, from 2000 to 2005. Dr. Drake received his A.B. from Stanford University and his residency, M.D., and fellowship in ophthalmology from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He subsequently spent more than two decades on the faculty of the UCSF School of Medicine, including as the Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. Drake has published numerous articles, has co-authored six books and has served as a reviewer for several medical journals, among them the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is a member of several national scientific and scholarly societies and has received various awards for teaching, public service, mentoring and research. Dr. Drake is a former chair of the board of directors of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He now serves as a member of the board of directors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as chair of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Fund, among other high-level appointments.

Honorary Degree Recipient LONNIE LISTON SMITH, ’61 Doctor of Fine Arts Lonnie Liston Smith was part of a cadre of talented musicians who studied music education at what was then Morgan State College and grew their skills, concurrently, in the fertile ground of the jazz club scene on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore City, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As an undergraduate, Smith became well known locally as a backing vocalist as well as pianist, and soon after receiving his Bachelor of Science at Morgan in 1961, he was accompanying jazz singers as a member of the house band at the renowned Royal Theater, in Baltimore. Late in 1965, Smith began a six-month turn on piano with drummer Art Blakey’s sextet, the Jazz Messengers, which was then one of the main proving grounds for up-and-coming jazz musicians. In 1973, he formed the group Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, which blended atmospheric fusion, soul and funk into a sound that propelled him to stardom a year later with the album “Expansions.” In October 1986, Smith turned back to his musical roots with creation of the album “Make Someone Happy,” an acoustic session that included new recordings of several jazz standards. In the early 1990s, Startrak released his “Love Goddess” and “Magic Lady” albums. During the same period, hip-hop artists took an interest in his earlier work, and Smith appeared on the rapper Guru’s groundbreaking album “Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1,” in 1993. He then spent several years setting up his own label, Loveland, which released his latest recording, the album “Transformation,” in 1998. Still expanding the legacy of the gospel music family into which he was born, in Richmond, Virginia, Smith now passes on his knowledge and wisdom at music workshops and continues to perform live, mainly in Europe and Japan, where he remains popular with new generations of listeners.

Order of Exercises Dr. David K. Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” WELCOME................................................................................................................................. President David K. Wilson INVOCATION .......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel HYMN “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ......................................................................... Led by Ms. Makayla Banks, Soprano GREETINGS.........................................................................................................................The Honorable Kweisi Mfume Chair, Board of Regents INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER..............................................................................................President David K. Wilson COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ................................................................................................... Michael V. Drake, M.D. President, University of California CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE ................................................ Presented by Chairman Kweisi Mfume and President David K. Wilson Citation Read by President David K. Wilson Lonnie Liston Smith, Doctor of Fine Arts RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES ....................................................... Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Honorees Stand in Audience) Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS ............................................................................ President David K. Wilson (Recipients Stand in Audience) President’s Second Mile Award President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ....................................................................... Maj. Malika Morgan Chair, Department of Military Science (Cadets Stand in Audience) PRESENTING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN COURSE ..................................... Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES ................................................................................................. President David K. Wilson SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES .......................................................................................................... Ms. Jordan Dawson President of the Senior Class

INDUCTION INTO THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ........................................................... Mrs. Phyllis C. Davis President of the MSU Alumni Association ALMA MATER .............................................................................................................. Led by Ms. Makayla Banks, Soprano BENEDICTION.......................................................................................................................... The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels Dean, University Memorial Chapel RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar

Candidates for Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts B.S., Applied Liberal Studies Winter 2021 Qualani Ferguson Danielle J. Smith

Spring 2021 Daviah Barnett Seanasia Baronette Kayla N. Bates Troy L. Baxter Niambi Kai Bien-Aime Myles Jordan Bowman-Carter Jamar Rashied Brown, Jr. Y'mani Alexis Brown Joyce Lynn Darby Oscar La Fortune De Etoulem Elaija L. DeMeza Shakira Doughty Chima Ezewuchi Dunga Jarrod Anthony Edwards Natalia Harvin David Lacque Hughes, Jr. Nastosha T. Johnson Ebony Keys Davongah Justine Martin-Lewis Ellen Elizabeth Martinez Daphne D. Mayo McDonald Chan'tel McIntyre Amber Raquel Mitter Mariah Moore Derek Scott Mossman Amirah Muhammad Godlyvictor Okafor

Dean Scott Parris Paula J. Parris Nathan Perry Donna Shant'e Queen Kevin Ray, Jr. Dahnye M. Redd Micah Alexander Robinson Shaniqua Shantell Scott Christian G. Seymour Giovanni P. Shaw Shauntay Smith Paul Bernard Tolliver, Sr. Jasmyne K. Williams Bryce Alexander Wilson

B.A., Economics Spring 2021 Jiair Arne Jackson

B.S., Economics Spring 2021 Anjali Gulati Ebunoluwa Taiwo Oni Dara A. Tankard

Spring 2021 Shanice Natalie Andall Jerred D. Anderson Kirsten C. Beverly Nia Boulware Brandon E. Gibson Dominique Alexis Holder

B.A., Fine Art Spring 2021 Joshua Christian Brown Nia Clark-Dallas Alliya Dotson Cameron Dudley Ontonio Patrick Harmon Deionna-Jay Alexcia Haye Keyshana Holmes Sydnee Johnson Nailah B. Lundy Caigea Michelle Milfort I Sierra T. Stansberry Kaela Marissa Wills

B.A., History Spring 2021 Nicholas Christian Anderson Layla Summiyah Huff Rafael Serra-Flayhan

B.A., English Winter 2021 Kaila Chernell Dodd Amber B. Shephard

B.A., Music Spring 2021 Parker Allen Brock Micah Eugene Duckett Laurie Pamela Farber Hakeem Khaleel Henderson Larry Donell Hylton Myia Chebria Johnson Brandon Fru Nsameluh Faith T. Oliver McKenzie N. Sherman Arnetta C. Smith Anthony Pender Stanton, Jr. Jasmyn C. Toon

B.A., Philosophy Spring 2021 Charlisha Nicole Johnson Tamika Lawanda Rose Bernice Awah Ngem Tamukong

B.A., Political Science Spring 2021 Esther Opeyemi Abatan Zemini Deanna Astatkie Nyasia Augustson Beverly Podeh Barou Esraa Hassan Nia S. Hyndman-Lanier Jamilatou Jallow Cheyenne Jenkins Aerial Emonni Johnson Barakat A. Labisi Simone Felice Lonas JQuan McGhee Gianni Roniya Morsell Sophie Pajevic Dominique Jamilah Patrick Stephen M. Pearson Ajaee Smith Emari M. Thornhill Javawna Nycole West

B.S., Psychology Winter 2021 Isibhakhomhe E. Iseghohi

Spring 2021 Sham Abraham Rosely Agramonte Marcial

Olamide I. Alabi August Alderman Daesja Barnes Jaedynn Renee Nicole Bentz Aleta Boulware Asia Mon'et Boulware Naomi Brown Kaisa A. Browne Khyra Butterfield Markez Elijah Camphor Elijah Craig Christmas Onose Oreoluwa Daodu Diajrah Dockery Lauryn McKenzie Fields Janae C. Freeman Courtney Nicole Gilchrist Justiss D. Gilliam Morgan Mary-Veronica Greene De'Aisha Hasty Breanne Ashley Hawkins Ania Diamond Hughes Nicholas Brandon Hughes Julian Drew Jacobs Maliyah Danielle Johnson Kezia Joyner Layschel Stefany Kemp Jestina Sia Mabay Gabrielle Ebony Marshall Ymahne Simone McKenzie Alexus McKoy Kayla Marie Mercer Micah Mitchell Kelly Patrice Moore Savannah Morganne Renee Moore Christina Mountain Felicia Ofori-Mintah Cierra Nicole Owens Chrystle Josefa Pelzer Isaiah Thomas Queen Thomas Frank Reeves Kayla Kasey Reid Tylar Ella Mae Roberson Kenni S. Rudd Madre Leair Simons Khelli Jaylen Sinkfield-Scarbor Chynna M. Smith Triniti Terré Celene Smith Jasmine M. Stewart Meikel Kayla Turner Kristen Williams Dyani Janae Wilson Destinee Young Octavia Linnea Young

B.A., Screenwriting and Animation Spring 2021 Ciara Jewell Evans Brandon Tyler Towns

B.F.A., Screenwriting and Animation Spring 2021 Jillian M. Brewer Janai A. Cherry Andre Vaughn DeNeal, Jr. Afiya Ervin Brianna Laurice Gregory Erik Hamlet Jared Mobley Thandi Moore Julian K. Owens-Brunt Fareeda Shanika Pringle Allen Milan Warner

B.A., Sociology Spring 2021 Hamad Musabbeh Alkaabi Aaliyah B. Baker Serena Asia Bryant Ka'Maree Donald I Teai Chantel Early Lauren Farrell Joseph K. Felton Quamira Yasmina Fogler Tamir Coblah-Quree Green Mia Richelle Hickman Andrew Joseph Hill Cameron Alonzo Hines Jhonae A. Jackson Nicole L. Jackson Markell Jamal Mayhew Erin Mya Miles Jalen A Milton Anthony Moore, Jr. Jah'nasia Leslie Oliver Gabrielle Imani Scott Kaitlyn Arnelle Thomas Destinee Sade Turner Karin White Christina Tailor Williams

The School of Architecture and Planning

Morgan Aliese Dow

David Oghenekevwe Owe Keith A. Rantin, Jr. A. Shalom Immanuel Sabater Courtney H. Souvenir, Jr. Irene Charwanda-leigh Worsham

Spring 2021

B.S., Construction Management

B.S., Architecture and Environmental Design Winter 2021

Hamdi Nasser Alotaibi Nikyah R. Barber D’avon Byrd Courtney Carrington Kai A. Carson Daniel T. Collins Caleb Christian Cooke Pilar Hambrick Taylor Martha Yvonne Harvey Durmon William Jones III Ayla Lubben Dulce Margarita Awurama Nettey

Winter 2021

Shawaun Abdullah Johnson Devrone V. McKnight Darius Satterfield Cameron Israel Smith Dameatria Washington Sylvanus R. Zinsou

B.S., Interior Design

Odell M. Richardson

Spring 2021

Tyra Clark Leslie Vanessa Contreras Shanna-Kaye Naisha Martin

Makenna Centel Borders Myoni Campbell Benjamin M. Dearborn Tatianya Evans Everette Leon Jackson MacKenzie Jackson Jeremy Jose Jimenez

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management B.S., Accounting Winter 2021 Deborah Maxine Williams

Manish Thapa Martin Wokocha

B.S., Business Administration

Spring 2021

Winter 2021

Olutumi O. Abioye Naijay Adams Joshua Awoyera Norah Beth Bourdeau Shamar Tavon Campbell Paige Chatmon Kishore D. Comrie Amarachi M. Elendu Kerdija Gai Mark Anthony Harley, Jr. Michael Wayne Heier, Jr. Aaron Lawrence Herald-Cole Sudip Khadka Enysia Mance Rahim Ayomide Ogunsakin Marian Victoria Powell Traci Rambert Augustine Thomas Sahr III Emmanuel E-man Saygbah Chae Nicolette Scott Jazmin Simms Nyesha Renee Skinner Dominic Solomon, Jr.

Laura A. Gamble

Spring 2021 Janay Eveline Abolo Makayla Banks Ramarco Daray Barrier Karleshia Ziairre Benn Javazyera Yvonne Blake Nathan Kendell Brown Oguzhan Ceylan Cindy Karla Cherichel Rashaad Cromer Kimani Branae Davis Shadae Lalannie Debraux Shimano M. Dendoe Kayla Monique Elam Awa Cheikh Fall Kerdija Gai DeAndré Gaskins Russell Vaughn Geater, Jr. Allia Tanee Graham Amber Griffin Candace Noelle Hill

Dennell Eri Hines Tyler C. Holley Reginald Holmes Danetta Tyjae Huggins Najae Princess Jackson Justin Edward Johnson Godson Joseph Charles Brandon Christian Kelly Steven Leroy Mack, Jr. Alor Moore Daishon Wykeem Murrell Abidemi Olubukola Onibatedo Devin Panama Peters Cierra Danielle Powell Cory Rascoe, Jr. Tatyanna Richardson Christelle D. Rival Brianna Marie Robinson Sanja Demarley Shand Nila F. Toure Candice Cashay Wade Keyonnah M. Walker Ranardo Wright

B.S., Entrepreneurship Spring 2021 Lakiara Destiny Dix Dominique Frederick

Asya Scott Kadijah N. Smith

B.S., Finance Winter 2021 Christian Jacob Anderson, Jr.

Spring 2021 Meshal Majed Alharbi Abdulrahman Alhussain Lekensha B. Allen Mbongeh Whitney Bassah Alexis V. Bennett Florancia Leandra Casseus Tenyah Hall Yousef M.M. Maseer Hillary Mbonye Anaya Jonae Monroe Iyana Kai Nelson Toritseju Quincy Ogbe Earl Jacolby Pope Joshua Savory Jason Ololade Sofolahan Joianna Imani Wallace Jaida S. West

B.S., Hospitality Management Spring 2021 Gabrielle Cannon Marcus Jonathan Covington Oshan Tamar Donegal Tiffany A. Glasgow Je'lynn Myanna Gould Adriana Kimberly Henry Kenyatta R. Johnson

B.S., Information Systems

B.S., Marketing

Spring 2021

Katelyn Agyabeng-Dadzie La'Quasia Arrington Claude Hanna Bou-Abboud, Jr. Michal Malik Bowry Brianna N. Gilliam Robert Lee Ingram V M. Muneeb Javed Kevin J. King II Frederic Kouka Tuenebari Kumahle-Vincent Leah Mulugeta Mesfin Abidemi Olubukola Onibatedo Chinonso Ifeatumma Ossai Leeona Sherrene Pierce Tobi Matt Plumpter Dymond Lisa Thompson Michael Damiyon Timmons Osita M. Unamba, Jr. Tairon A. Walker Alicia Renee Ward Kiley Janae Williams

Ibrahim Moharib Almoharib Esther Appiah-kubi Aaron Chase, Jr. Elijah Earl-Porter Fraley Zoe Imani Gaynor Julius Avon Harvey Monley Julien Elie Mulanga Lukusa Christian Howard Mason Khairiya T. Merritt Tyra Noelle Moore Leilani Noelana Moten Cynthia A. Paddyfote Mykaela N. Ross Ayrianna Christine Stansberry Jessalyn Mariah Thoman Tamia Antionette Underdue-Wells Alexa Monique Walker

B.S., Management

Spring 2021

Spring 2021 Moayad Alhelal Christopher Almaroof Britney N. Odom Oludamilare Olubunmi Ogunkile Shawnna M. Thomas

B.S., Services and Supply Chain Management Omolola Anjorin Ryan Delano Ablaye Kebe Christopher C. Shoulders Janoah Antonine Smith

The School of Community Health and Policy B.S., Health Education

Tolani Taiwo Shontia D. Waddell

Spring 2021 Victoria Alo Emerlyn Jazel Beasley Ramika James Haja Koroma Chelsea Lacaba Lizardo Shanick S. McLean Nashae Regene Prout Asmara Rose Kolbi Mya Stennett Andreana M. Stevenson

B.S., Nursing Spring 2021 Olubola Adetutu Awe Lisha Yvette Barnes Kahmai Leslie Clark Oriana Constant Briahna Davis Oluwaseyi Kemi Eniobamo Asia Jayde Henderson

Kimora Olivia Jordan Marvellous Jesunifemi Kehinde Tamia Manuel Shennel Victoria Gabriel Matthews Keiona Breché McRae Natalie Frances Moore Toricah Kaggwa Nakigudde Oluwakemi Bukola Ojo Tolulope Christabel Oluwatayo Josephine Iredia Otasowie Asia Renea Panton Daenah Pressley Traniya M. Roots

Roshae Amani Samuels Arianna Alexandria Simon Effanie Simon Kye D. Stewart Tashauna Zinay Twyman Tamara Lekiyah Williams Turaija Monet Williams

B.S., Nutritional Sciences Spring 2021 Scarllette Cecilia Ardon-Espinal Kaneesha Bailey Jenna Marie Deak Ormah Johnson

Louquasha Depray Lett Kaylin Morgan Mallory Antonio Lorenzo Marcano-Javier Tiffany Morris A'dil Alim Saafir Devin Marquise Saunders Janyia D. Warner

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences B.S., Actuarial Science Spring 2021 Haya Albuenain Steven Earl Anderson III Delasi Yaw Aveh Daniel Kevyn Eya Amame

B.S., Biology Winter 2021 Chukwunonso Francis Okonkwo

Spring 2021 Yewande Oluwatumininu Adisa Christabelle Boateng Agyapong Salehah Bilal Ahmad Abibat Amoz Beonca Armstrong Christal Shanise Carr Brianna M. Davidson Jordan Maya Dawson Staisha Ford-Barnett Tionie Micah Gregory Garchele Elaine Griffin Gianni R. High Jade Hodge Wanjiru Afua Iandiataiyero Janel Elizabeth Jackson Jessica K. Julmice Sidra Shaheen Khan Alexzondria Z. McLean Aunjuli Breeanna Meggs Rodney Mensah Jadah-Toni Ada Mitchell Boris Che Niba Dolapo Nurudeen Queendalyne Adaugo Ofoegbu

Chimdia Gloria Onwuama Sheila Chidinma Onyekah Jonathan C. Oriala Michael A. Pierce III Maya Nekesa Purnell Kobe-Jordan Shakur Platini Rhooms QuaAsia C. Robinson Betty T. Rucker Karanon Osii Tubo Jasmine Re'ne Tyler Whitney Kouplue Williams Adbul Quadir Abiodun Yussuf Benhura Zeggai

B.S., Chemistry

Deandra Monique Harvin Touri Evelyn-Marie Holmes Quinlan Olivia Kimble-Brown Myles Lewis George M. Martin Della Mbaacha Somtochukwu Chiemeka Nweke Teslim B. Oderinde Xavier Eugene Ray Khalia Danee Scott Kayla Alexis Thompson Nile Walker Maya A. Whaley Shawn R. Wilson, Jr.

B.S., Mathematics

Spring 2021 Khayra Alabrash Safiyyah Aishah Alexandre Nyah Johnson Jane Chiamaka Oge

B.S., Computer Science Winter 2021 Charles Jerrod Edmunds Dawan Rashad Teel

Spring 2021 David Oluwaseun Adeleke Jaiye Maalik Agbonavbare Ayomide Deborah Ajayi Taiwo Akinnuoye Hollys Anaele Zipporah Monifah Bright Geoff Nelson Desir Sparkle Amari Dickerson Joseph Ibok Esema

Spring 2021 Kristen Noel Jones Marcus Kendall McLaurin Mustafa Pitts Myka D. Terry

B.S., Medical Technology Spring 2021 Yusur Almubarak Jennifer L. Hill Nina Roselle Orozco Manio Christelle Stella Nana Mfomen Imani Mersadies Perkins

B.S., Physics Spring 2021 Michael Boyd Guy III

The School of Education and Urban Studies B.S., Elementary Education Spring 2021 Maya R. Boulware Zaniah Chante Bowman Imani N. Carson Kayla Aline Dukes Danielle K. Fernandez Lydia Charnelle Ford Mykiyah Jhanae Furline Resa Ann Garvin Dayziah Gray Shyniece Cynora Malinda Hardy Imani Hemsley Stephanie A. Hogarth Jayda Ajai De-Laine Hubbard Tatyana Jetoi Owens

Lashay Tatiana Porch Sydnee Moné Simms Dazhia Tucker Brittany Diane Wilkerson Jalian J. Young

B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences Spring 2021 Christine Shikata Ambwere Amina Joleen Bright Precious N.D. Bryant Dasia Joyelle Kegler Tyshawna Alisha Simmons Jasmine Claydonyea Tolson Crystal Washington

B.S., Physical Education Spring 2021 Christian R. Bell Nyere Lucas Brown-Wilson Erica Deloatch Dion Golatt Journey Reign Hudson Jordan Thomas Jacintho Maya Bailey McIntyre Nahshon L. Robinson Robert Lamont Teachey, Jr. Stefan Frank Touani De'shauna Williams Brandon Theodore Womack

The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering

B.S., Electrical Engineering

Winter 2021

Spring 2021

Ahmed Hani Albahrani

Mohammad A.M.A. Abdulrahem Jubril A. Aderomilehin Ahmed Adedeji Adewumi Faysal Adebisi Adigun Abdullah Aldaas Saad Jaber Alsaidi Rene Ezequiel Alvarado Dan D. Anyumba Suliat Modebola Atoba Mutlaq Bintwaiq Robert Borris Nathaniel Tajai Coger Connor Paul Damon Loic Jephson J. Djomo Tchuenkou Jose Alberto Dominguez-Cortez Nafetalai S. Fifita Maryline Ivana Happy Kamaha Robert Hill Darius Keith Jeffers Noah J. Johnson Faizat O. Kaffo Similolu O. Kuforiji Mardis Amadeus Leigh Cynthia Chidera Nosiri Rebecca O. Olusola Sam B. Ottey Abimbola Emmanuel Oyewole

Spring 2021 Ali Abul Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Mutairi Bader Alfadhli Hajraf Alhajraf Talal Almutairi Mishal Olaian Alonazi Tegan Bargasse Cameron Dajuan Costin Boubacar Daouda Diakite Antwann Easton Jeffrey B. Edwards, Jr. Shaquille O. Griffith Lawrence Harmon III Madison Savonne Harris Sebastian Lopez Ivanna-Grace Oparebea Parry Chandra K. Paudel Selina Rana Magar Andres O. Restrepo Kayla Christyian Thames Estelle Akouele Yovo

Xavier Christopher Page Cornelius Opal Rodriguese Frantz J. Sabbat Nicholas Shanklin Antwaan C. Thomas Niko T. Ware Terrell Chamar Williams Edward Young-Muhammad II

B.S., Industrial Engineering Spring 2021 Meshal Alajmi Amal Saleh Alshammari Ezra Napoleon Dorsey Fonté Goggins Robert Esemuede Nappier Aisha Janae Nelson Temitayo O. Ogunduyilemi Mikenzhie Smith Shawnice L. Thomas Wanjiru R. Wangati Thomas Jerome Williams

B.S., Transportation Systems Spring 2021 Abdulaah Alhutaylah Saleh Almansour Abdalla Ali Almazrouei

Randolph Steven Brent Ridwan A. Coker Christian Henry

Faisal Saeed Alneyadi Jermel A. Bailey Chappelle Branch

Darren R. McDonald

The School of Global Journalism and Communication B.S., Multi-Platform Production Spring 2021 Michael O. Agbeja Matthew Dashawn Barnwell Jessica Barton Darryl Collins Sameer Naeem Copper Jaichaun Ashante Diggs Aaron M. Dillingham Sade Glasgow Taylor Avonte Harris Jared Emmanuel Hester Latrice Hill Tatiyana Imani Jackson Amani Adaira Jones M'Jwan Nazhe Newell Dominick Philippe-Auguste Teaira Alexus Nicole Randle Willie S. Robinson III

Sydney N. Searcy David Joseph Syfax Xavian Kwasivi Tay Natalie Gabrielle Thomas

B.S., Multimedia Journalism Spring 2021 Oyin D. Adedoyin Taylor Bozeman Lorel D. Carroll NyKera' Joy Fooks Deja Lashawn Heard Jonathon L. Lewis Windham Katia Laquita Parks Sydney Michelle Sears Kendall Danielle Smith Brianna Taylor NaTavia Williams

B.S., Strategic Communication Spring 2021 Reality Jalyn Anderson Raven Alexus Chapman Desmond Chukwuma Des-Ogugua Jr. Imany Abigail Dye Iyanna Mikayla Harris Zuri Houston Jamira Newby Devoria Ayana Radway Joshua Thompson D’iara Tajaé Washington Jasmine Yvonne Young

The School of Social Work B.S., Social Work Winter 2021 Dakkia Nicole Fedd

Spring 2021 Salma H. Abdulrahman Evelyn Addai Tanea Antoinette Agbara Funmilayo Elizabeth Ajala Glennis Marie Armstrong Mikaela Charon Ballard Wykeba Shaneka Barnes Jordyn Trynity Bell Micaiah Alexandria Bell Jacqueline Branch Tejah Branch Taila Sare Brooks Rardnina Decontee Mariann Brown JaLesa Monae Byes I Abigail S. Campbell

Tamika Carter Johnae Mary-Ragine Clark Briana Geshae Corbin Tishina Cox Detra Mariah Craig Jamie R. Esters Tamarra Nicole Farrow-Stewart Ke'Asia I. Foster Tamarra S. Francis Destiny Jean Brenae Gaskins Marquitta D. Golston Breshay Euneice Green Taylor Gyant Dominic N. Hampleton Shira Lynn Hanna Michael Kenneth Hill Amira Q. Jabbar Jamilla Diamond Jackson Barbara Johnson Tracy Wanjiko Kamau Chante Charee Knight

Kaci Nicole Lassiter Akosua A. Lee Clarisleida Mateo Lebron Kaytlin Leonay McDuffie Shaiye Anné McNeal Jenae Morgan Briana A. Nemieboka Ange N. Noubissie Diamond Lashae Moena Patrick Adrian Pierre, Jr. Taya Amani Randall Akina J. Reed Aziza Zakiyyah Saafir-Johnson Latoshia R. Smith-Brown Taelor Tristan Staton-Gutrich Verlea Stokes Destiny Terchelle Thrweatt Kenyotta Stephanie Wedington Mirranda Dehsawna Williams

Latin Honors Graduates These students will be recognized during the Commencement Exercises. They will wear gold Honors stoles and orange and blue tassels.

Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates These students will wear gold Honors cords and orange and blue tassels.

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Commissions The following students were commissioned into the United States Army as 2nd Lieutenants:

Name

Branch

Lekensha Allen ................................................................................. To Be Designated Steffi Anderson ................................................................................ Medical Service Myles Bowman-Carter ...................................................................... Infantry Kaisa Brown ...................................................................................... Transportation Corps Precious Bryant ................................................................................. Ordnance Marcus Covington ............................................................................ Transportation Corps Erica Deloatch .................................................................................. Military Intelligence Tatianya Evans .................................................................................. Military Intelligence Nafetalai Fifita .................................................................................. Engineer David Hughes ................................................................................... Infantry Nicole Jackson .................................................................................. To Be Designated Kendal Jones ..................................................................................... To Be Designated Nina Mason ...................................................................................... Quartermaster Gauthier Manyo ............................................................................... Chemical Quincy Pettis..................................................................................... Quartermaster Earl Pope........................................................................................... Ordnance Gabrielle Scott .................................................................................. Military Police Shaniqua Scott.................................................................................. To Be Designated

Announcer Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin....................................................................... Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College

Degree Candidate Reader Ms. Keisha Campbell........................................................................ University Registrar

Honors and Awards INDEX Academic Degrees ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Academic Regalia ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Alma Mater ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Alumni Oath of Allegiance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Anthem ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Board of Regents ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Chief Administrative Officers ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chief Faculty Marshals of the University ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Graduate Commencement Exercises, Spring and Fall 2020, Spring 2021 ................................................................................................................................27 Candidates for Degrees .......................................................................................................................................................................................................30 Doctor of Education .....................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Doctor of Engineering .................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Doctor of Philosophy ...................................................................................................................................................................................................30 Doctor of Public Health ...............................................................................................................................................................................................36 Master of Architecture .................................................................................................................................................................................................38 Master of Arts ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................38 Master of Arts in Teaching ..........................................................................................................................................................................................39 Master of Business Administration .............................................................................................................................................................................39 Master of City and Regional Planning ........................................................................................................................................................................39 Master of Education Degrees ........................................................................................................................................................................................40 Master of Engineering ..................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Master of Landscape Architecture ...............................................................................................................................................................................40 Master of Public Health ...............................................................................................................................................................................................40 Master of Science .........................................................................................................................................................................................................41 Master of Social Work .................................................................................................................................................................................................41 Order of Exercises................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Post-Baccalaureate Certificates ............................................................................................................................................................................................43 Order of Procession .............................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Historic Anniversary ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Index ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 Morgan State University Mace ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Officers of the University ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Presidential Chain of Office ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Student Government Association Officers ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 To Our Guests ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises, Spring and Fall 2020 .............................................................................................................................................10 Announcer ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Candidates for the Bachelor’s Degree ................................................................................................................................................................................14 The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts .......................................................................................................................................................14 School of Architecture and Planning ..........................................................................................................................................................................16 Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management .................................................................................................................................................17 School of Community Health and Policy ...................................................................................................................................................................19 School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences .........................................................................................................................................19 School of Education and Urban Studies .....................................................................................................................................................................20 Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering .......................................................................................................................................................21 The School of Global Journalism and Communication ..............................................................................................................................................23 School of Social Work .................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Degree Candidate Reader ...................................................................................................................................................................................................25

Latin Honors Graduates .....................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Order of Exercises................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Order of Procession .............................................................................................................................................................................................................11 President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement ................................................................................................................................................26 President’s Second Mile Award ..........................................................................................................................................................................................26 Reserve Officers' Training Corps Commissions ................................................................................................................................................................25 University Honors Program Graduates ..............................................................................................................................................................................25 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises, Spring 2021 ...........................................................................................................................................................44 Announcer ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Candidates for the Bachelor’s Degree ................................................................................................................................................................................50 The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts .......................................................................................................................................................50 School of Architecture and Planning ..........................................................................................................................................................................52 Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management .................................................................................................................................................52 School of Community Health and Policy ...................................................................................................................................................................53 School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences .........................................................................................................................................54 School of Education and Urban Studies .....................................................................................................................................................................55 Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering .......................................................................................................................................................55 The School of Global Journalism and Communication ..............................................................................................................................................56 School of Social Work .................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Commencement Speaker ....................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Degree Candidate Reader ...................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Honorary Degree Recipient ................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Latin Honors Graduates .....................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Order of Exercises................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 Order of Procession .............................................................................................................................................................................................................45 President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement ................................................................................................................................................58 President’s Second Mile Award ..........................................................................................................................................................................................58 Reserve Officers' Training Corps Commissions ................................................................................................................................................................57 University Honors Program Graduates ..............................................................................................................................................................................57 University Council Officers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

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