Fall 2021 Commencement Program

COMMENCEMENT

F A L L 2 0 2 1

The Seventeenth of December, Two Thousand and Twenty-one Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning Talmadge L. Hill Field House

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

C OMMENCEMENT D ECEMBER 2019

To Our Guests

Welcome to the eighth Fall Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. 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.

In the interest of public health during the COVID 19 pandemic, all guests will be required to wear masks and adhere to all University COVID 19 safety protocols, including social distancing. We strongly encourage family members who reside in the same household to sit together during the ceremony.

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.

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.

Anthem

LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING

Composed by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson

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.

The Alma Mater

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

Author: Flora E. Strout

Alumni Oath of Allegiance

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.

Officers of the University

THE BOARD OF REGENTS

The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair

Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis, Vice Chair

The Honorable Tracey L. Parker Warren, Secretary

Ms. McCall Brown, Student Regent

The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr.

Dr. Linda J. Gilliam

Dr. Burney Hollis

Ms. Emily M. Hunter

Dr. Shirley M. Malcom

Mr. Wayne Resnick

Mr. William A. Sherman, II

Ms. Shelonda D. Stokes

Mr. Carl Turnipseed

Mr. Winston A. Wilkinson

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Dr. David Wilson, President

Dr. Hongtao Yu, 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. Cleo Hughes Darden, Interim Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Prof. Jacqueline Jones, Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication

Dr. Bernard Keels, Dean of the University Memorial Chapel

Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean of the School of Social Work

Dr. Farzad Moazzami, Interim Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies

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

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS

Dr. Tonya Sanders Thatch, Chair

Dr. Ernest Brevard Jr., Vice Chair

Ms. Keisha Campbell, Secretary

Dr. Michael Sinclair, Parliamentarian

STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS

Ms. Jamera Forbes, Student Government Association President

Ms. Dai’Shona Jones, Student Government Association Vice President

Ms. Karen Irving, Graduate Student Association President

Mr James R. Morgan, III, Graduate Student Association Vice President

Order of Procession

MARSHALS

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

Associate Marshals

Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Mrs Natasha Lewis Williams Dr. Edwin T. Johnson Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume

Marshal for the Faculty Dr. Ernest Brevard

Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies Mrs. Carol Ann Hendricks Dr. Cleo Hughes Darden

Marshals for the James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Ms. Promis Crawford Dr. Amber Hodges

Marshals for the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Samia Kirchner Mr. Zev Sequean Mahnke Mrs. Rosita Hicks Walker

Marshals for the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Mr. Freddie Davis Mr. George Manso Ms. Nia Scott

Marshals for the School of Community Health and Policy Mrs. Michelle Gross Mrs. Shelia Richburg

Marshals for the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Ms. Rolicia Martin

Dr. Ernest C. Steele, Jr. Ms Kierra Stephens

Marshals for the School of Education and Urban Studies

Mr. Devin Brown Ms. Raven Williams

Marshals for the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Ms. Vanessa Branch Ms. Lafaun Davis Ms. Myra W. Curtis Dr. James Hunter Dr. Monica Poindexter

Marshals for the School of Global Journalism and Communication Mrs. Angela Gaither-Scott Ms. Ayana Shannon

Marshals for the School of Social Work Dr. Sharlene Allen-Milton Ms. Danielle Ballard

THE PROCESSION

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS

FACULTY EMERITI

FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE CANDIDATES Doctorates Masters

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES

College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies Bachelors of Science

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES

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

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

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

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

PLATFORM PARTY

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

PRESIDENT OF THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CLERGY

REGISTRAR

PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS

SPECIAL GUESTS

ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT

UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT

CHAIR OF MILITARY SCIENCE

CHAIR OF THE COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

T e Presidential Chain of Office

he 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 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 ten 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

1974 2009 Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury 1948 1966 Dr. George H. Spaulding

2009 Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah 1966 1974 Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor

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 ion of the late Assistant Professor Emeritus Samuel L. Green, who was one of the two 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

Appraisers have assessed each silver medallion at more than ten 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 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. 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 Dr. Christine Hohmann, Full Professor of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences 2020 2021 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.

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 omitte d. The wearer’s field of learning is indicated by the color of the hood and the tassel. Among the colors of hoods are:

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

Pink Nursing

Music

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

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.

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.

Commencement Speaker

APRIL D. RYAN

White House Correspondent April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House a position she has held since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her unusual insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation’s past presidents.

April Ryan can be seen almost daily on CNN as a political analyst. She is also the Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief for TheGrio. She has been featured in Essence, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Elle magazines to name a few. Ms. Ryan has served on the board of the prestigious White House Correspondents Association. She is one of only three African Americans in the Association’s more than 100 year history to serve on its board. She is also an esteemed member of the National Press Club. In 2015, Ms. Ryan was nominated for an NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Literary Work Debut Author) for her first book and was named, in 2016, the Mary McCloud Bethune Trailblazer by the National Council of Negro Women

In 2019, April Ryan became an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and was recognized as the 2019 Freedom of the Press Award Winner by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. She was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Social Justice Impact in 2021 Ms. Ryan is a Baltimore native whose late mother, Vivian Ryan, served as Morgan’s Coordinator for Student Activities for 40 years. A Morgan State University graduate, she gives back to this community by serving as a mentor to aspiring journalists and assisting with developing “up and coming” broadcasters. She considers her greatest life’s work raising her two daughters, Ryan and Grace who are phenomenal young women.

April Ryan is the author of the award winning book “The Presidency in Black and White” and the author of “At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White” (December 2016), a volume in which she looks at race relations through the lessons and wisdom that mothers have given their children. Her latest book is “Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. ”

Dr. David K. Wilson

President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL

and Circumstance”

Order of Exercises

Sir Edward Elgar

The Morgan State University Band Mr. Melvin Miles, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing

after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”

Dr. David K. Wilson, President

Minister Clarence A. Wayman, Methodist Chaplain, University Memorial Chapel HYMN

Ev’ry Voice and Sing”

GREETINGS

James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson

Led by De’Ja Ja’Nae Crenshaw, Soprano Dr. Eric Conway, Conductor

The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair, University Board of Regents

Dr. David K. Wilson, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Ms. April D. Ryan, White House Correspondent, CNN Political Analyst, D.C. Bureau Chief for TheGrio, and Morgan Alumna (’89)

RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES

Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude

PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS

Dr. David K. Wilson, President Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Second Mile Award

Award for Exceptional Creative

RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

LTC Malika Morgan, Chair, Department of Military Science

PRESENTING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

Dr. David K. Wilson, President

Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE

GRADUATE DEGREES

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

by Dr. Darryl Peterkin, Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College DOCTORATES

presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE

presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean

by Ms. Keisha Campbell, University Registrar,

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

JAMES H. GILLIAM, JR., COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POLICY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES

Candidates presented by Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean

Candidates presented by Dr. Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Dean

Candidates presented by Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean

Candidates presented by Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean

Candidates presented by Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden, Interim Dean

Candidates presented by Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND URBAN STUDIES

Candidates presented by Dr. Oscar Barton, Dean

Candidates presented by Prof. Jacqueline Jones, Dean SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION

Candidates presented by Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean

By College/Schools (as above) SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS

Ms. Jada Prater, 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 Stephen Jones, Tenor

Minister Clarence A. Wayman, Methodist Chaplain, University Memorial Chapel

Sir Edward Elgar

The Morgan State University Band

Mr. Melvin Miles, Conductor

Candidates for Degrees

Doctoral Degrees School of Graduate Studies

Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

Isaac Yao Addae Business Administration

B.S., Tennessee State University, 2004 M.S., Tennessee State University, 2006

Dissertation: “An Exploratory Study on Compassion, Intrinsic Motivation, Entrepreneurial Imaginativeness, Stakeholder Diversity, and Growth Expectations of Social Impact for Social Entrepreneurs: A Moderated-Mediation Approach” Advisor: Dr. Christopher Mathis

Salwa S. Almasabi Business Administration B.S., King Saud University, 2006 M.S., King Saud University, 2011 Dissertation: “Essays on Mandating Board Gender Quotas and the Impact on Financial Reporting Quality and Firm Performance” Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carter

Brittany N. Boyd Psychometrics

B.A., The Ohio State University, 2013 M.S., Saint Joseph’s University, 2015

Dissertation: “Examining The Bridge: Validating Instruments Used to Study the Impact of Recent High-School Graduate Summer Intervention Programs” Advisor: Dr. Charlene Chester

Tiffany Quawaine Brown Higher Education B.S., Colorado Technical University, 2007 M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2009 Dissertation: “An Analysis of the Relationship Between Student Behavior, Community Characteristics, and Crime on HBCU Campuses” Advisor: Dr. Glenda Prime

Mona Y. Calhoun Psychometrics

B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1988 M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1991 M.Ed., Coppin State University, 2012 Dissertation: “Parental Involvement as a Moderator for Students with Learning Disabilities Aspiring to Attend College” Advisor: Dr. Duvon Winborne

Muni Kelly Business Administration

B.S., Regent University College of Science and Technology, 2011 M.B.A., Morgan State University, 2014 Dissertation: “Essays on Audit Engagement Partners and Financial Reporting Quality” Advisor: Dr. Alex Tang

Fatimah Abdullah Mansour

Higher Education B.S., King Khalid University, 2004 M.A., King Khalid University, 2010 Dissertation: “Academic Writing Difficulties for Graduate Saudi International Students in U.S. Higher Education Institutions” Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Welsh

Fatemeh Norouzi

Mathematics

B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2012 M.S., Khatam University, 2016 Dissertation: “On Fractional Differential Calculus and Applications to SIR Epidemic, Financial Investment, and Crisis Models” Advisor: Dr. Gaston N’Guérékata

Kathleen A. Rankin

Business Administration M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 Dissertation: “Essays on Dual Class and the U.S. Firm: The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral” Advisor: Dr. Dina El Mahdy

Karen E. Sutton

History B.S.N., Coppin State University, 1980 M.A., University of Maryland, 1997 Dissertation: “The Nickens Nine: Free African Americans in Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Virginia, During the American Revolution.” Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Peskin

Maxine Jacqueline Taylor

Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2016 M.S.W., Coppin State University, 2017 Dissertation: “Glaring Disproportionality in the Court and Judicial Processing of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Offender Cases: A Study of Contrasts” Advisor: Dr. Rhonda Wells Wilbon

Doctor of Education Degrees

Kenneth M. Gillespie

Community College Leadership

B.S., Morgan State University, 2010 M.S., Morgan State University, 2011 Dissertation: “The Academic Success of African American Male Student Participants in a Sponsored Club or Organization at Community Colleges” Advisor: Dr. Uttam Gaulee

Adaria K. Hathaway

Urban Educational Leadership B.S., Morgan State University, 2007 M.S., Morgan State University, 2009 Dissertation: “Matter or Marginality: A Qualitative Study of African American Students’ Experiences in a Proactive Intervention at a Predominantly White Community College” Advisor: Dr. Warren Hayman

Leslie Y. Jackson

Community College Leadership B.S., SUNY Empire State College, 1998 M.S., SUNY Buffalo State College, 2003 Dissertation: “From Struggle to Triumph: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Single MothersWho Graduated from an Urban Community College” Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Anderson

Ernest Johnson, Jr.

Community College Leadership B.S., Southern University, 1988 M.S., Xavier University of Louisiana, 2000

Dissertation: “Relationships Among Student Goals, Effort, and Engagement for Community College Minority Males” Advisor: Dr. Robin Spaid

Olando M. Paye

Community College Leadership B.S., Morgan State University, 2002 M.S., University of Maryland University College, 2008 Dissertation: “Examining the Effects of Demographics on Degree Completion of Community College Students in the Mid Atlantic Region” Advisor: Dr. Russell Davis

Lennie A. Smith

Community College Leadership B.A., New York University, 1996 M.A., New York University, 1998 Dissertation: “The Effects of Student Engagement of African American Males at Community Colleges: Focusing on Active and Collaborative Learning, Student and Faculty Interaction, and Support for Learners” Advisor: Dr. Russell Davis

Shannon D. Stiffler Community College Leadership B.S., University of Maryland, 2005 M.S., University of Maryland University College, 2014 Dissertation: “Student Involvement, Participation in a Student Success Course and First-Time Success Rates on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination: A Correlational Study” Advisor: Dr. Wilbur Hicks

Christopher L. Tucker Community College Leadership B.A., Adelphi University, 2000 M.B.A., Trinity Washington University, 2007 Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Financial Aid Advising, Student Loans, and Student Engagement for Low-Income Community College Students” Advisor: Dr. Robin Spaid

Muhammad S. Uddin

Urban Educational Leadership B.Ed., Bangladesh Open University, 2005 M.A., Metropolitan University, 2014 M.S., Morgan State University, 2017 Dissertation: “A Mini Ethnography on Virtual Elementary Student Teaching During the Covid 19 Pandemic with a Focus on the Subject of Mathematics” Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Welsh

Dela Weeks Morris Community College Leadership B.S., University of Phoenix, 2008 M.A., Chapman University, 2011 Dissertation: “Investigating Correctional Education Programs: A Phenomenological Study from the Perspectives and Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Males” Advisor: Dr. Rhonda Baylor

Dionne D. Woolford Hudgins Community College Leadership B.S.N., Coppin State University, 1996 M.S.N., Notre Dame of Maryland University, 2012 Dissertation: “Understanding the Relationships Between Selective Admission Criteria and Successful Outcomes for African American Registered Nursing Students” Advisor: Dr. Uttam Gaulee

Doctor of Engineering Degrees

Christian O. Emiyah

Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2015 M.A., Morgan State University, 2017 Dissertation: “Framework for Extracting Relevant Transportation Metrics from Drone Surveillance Videos Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning” Advisor: Dr. Kofi Nyarko

Mudasiru K. Olaegbe Engineering H.N.P , Ibadan City Polytechnic, Ibadan, 1990 P.G.D., Enugu State University of Technology, 1995 M.Eng., Enugu State University of Technology, 1997 Dissertation: “Effects of Immersive Virtual Learning Environment on Minority Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy in Engineering” Advisor: Dr. Carl White

Rayan J. Dunkley Engineering B.Eng., University of Technology, 2011 M.Eng., Morgan State University, 2015 Dissertation: “Optimization of Nodes in Mixed Small Cell Networks for Rapid Transit Communication System Using Four Distance Measures” Advisor: Dr. Farzad Moazzami

Doctor of Public Health Degrees

Dana D. Farrakhan

Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 1993 M.H.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1995

Dissertation: “The Impact of Maryland's Global Budget Revenue Model on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preventable Hospitalizations”

Advisor: Dr. Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

Enyinnaya Nwokoma Merengwa Public Health M.D., Abia State University, 2005 M.P.H., Saint George’s University, 2008 M.H.A., University of Minnesota, 2018 Dissertation: “Sexual Functioning Among MSM with Prostate Cancer: Subgroup Analysis with a Focus on HIV”

Advisor: Dr. Yvonne Bronner

Oluwatosin H. Olateju Public Health B.S.N., University of Maryland, 2011 M.S.N., University of Maryland, 2015 Dissertation: “An Evaluation of Maryland Providers’ Knowledge, Comfort, Likelihood of Prescribing Prep, and Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Prescribing Prep”

Advisor: Dr. Sharon Barrett

Master

s Degrees School of Graduate Studies

Master of Architecture Degrees

Jeremiah Ekoja Architecture

B.S., Morgan State University, 2017

Jason Moore

Architecture B.A., Appalachian State University, 2016

Mary Selsor Architecture B.S., Morgan State University, 2017

Dwayne Wilkins

B.S., Morgan State University, 2016

Master of Arts Degrees

Architecture

Ruwaida Aldrsoni

B.S., University of Hail, 2005

Mathematics

Thesis: “Statistical Analysis of the Economic Growth of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Advisor: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Talal Alshehri

B.S., King Khalid University, 2014

Mathematics

Thesis: “A Numerical Algorithm for the Fully Dynamic Poroelastic Model Based on a Multiphysics Reformulation” Advisor: Dr. Mingchao Cai

Mohammed Alzahrani

Mathematics

B.S., Umm Al-Qura University, 2014 Thesis: “Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between CO2 Emissions, and Selected Variables in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Advisor: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Bryce Gibson

B.F.A., Morgan State University, 2016

Journalism

Ronald Oliver Higher Education

B.S., University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2018

Ryan Ricketts

B.A., University of Delaware, 2019

African American Studies

Thesis: “Walter E. Fauntroy and the Self Determination of Washington, D.C., 1965 1979” Advisor: Dr. Brett Berliner

Karina Sanchez

Higher Education B.S., Bowie State University, 2017

Journalism B.S., Coppin State University, 2012

Devin Walker

Wesley Wolfolk Journalism B.A., Hampton University, 2018

Duan Woods

African American Studies B.A., Morgan State University, 2019 Thesis: “Contextualizing the Experience of Enslaved Black Men: The Denial of Black Manhood During the Antebellum Era” Advisor: Dr. Dexter Blackman

Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees

Shalise Allison Teaching B.S., Morgan State University, 2019

Edgar Chambers

Teaching B.S., Morgan State University, 2013

Dezmond Covington Teaching B.A., Morgan State University, 2020

Alexis Griffin

Teaching B.A., Morgan State University, 2019

Sedric Lawston Teaching B.A., Morgan State University, 2008

Master of Business Administration Degrees

Amrita Bhandari

Business Administration M.A., Tribhuvan University, 2006

Anthony Bush......................................... Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2018

Ellena Byrd Business Administration M.P.A., University of Baltimore, 2019 B.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2000

Damishah Charles

Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Gerard Charlot

Business Administration B.A., Harvard University Extension School, 2001 M.S., George Washington University, 2011

Fiona Fennel

Business Administration

B.S., Northern Caribbean University, 2005 M.S., Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2013

Peter James

Business Administration

B.S., University of Liberia, 2007 M.S.C., The Australian National University, 2015

Dilly Okonkwo Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2017

Master of Engineering Degrees

Engineering B.S., Yanbian University of Science and Technology, 2019

Donghui An

Kendell Costley Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Lionel Thierry Fossi Tapong

Engineering B.Eng., University of Dschang, 2013

Stephanie Rundlett

Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Master of City and Regional Planning Degrees

Pedro Garcia Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Benjamin Hall

Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2018

Kara Brogden

City and Regional Planning B.S., University of Baltimore, 2016

Carla Hinson City and Regional Planning B.A., Susquehanna University, 2012

Adam Kureshi .................................... City and Regional Planning B.S., Towson University, 2017

Najahla Olumiji City and Regional Planning B.A., University of Virginia, 2015

Master of Education Degrees

Vanessa Darling ................... Community College Administration and Instruction B.A., University of California, 2018

Carol Ann Hendricks Community College Administration and Instruction

B.A., University of the Virgin Islands, 1996

Kevin James .......................... Community College Administration and Instruction

B.S., Bowie State University, 2012

Tenesha Riden Community College Administration and Instruction

B.S., Howard University, 2006

Ventris Wright

Community College Administration and Instruction

B.S., Virginia State University, 2015 B.A., Thomas Edison State University, 2020

Yonas Imer Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2019

Kayondoamunmose Kamafrika

Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2018

Joseph Kuate

Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Sanaz Mohammadi

Engineering B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2011

Milion Negewo

Engineering B.S., University of Maryland, 2018

Edirin Ojo Engineering B.S., University of Maryland, 2014

Tyra Pitts

Engineering B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2019

Ahmed Samsudeen Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2017

Idriss Aime Tchoumi

Engineering B.S., Texas Tech University, 2000

Desmond Yangeh Engineering B.S., University of Maryland, 2019

Master of Public Health Degrees

Andre Anglin

B.S., University of Baltimore, 2018

Public Health

Allegra Hicklin Hospitality Management B.S., University of Maryland, 2018

Thamar Burke

Public Health B.S., Bowie State University, 2014

Kenneth Hodge, Jr......................................... Project Management B.S., DeVry University, 2006

Oreva Iliromah

Public Health B.S., Armstrong State University, 2015

Leorian Grant

Obi Obike Public Health

B.S., Morgan State University, 1999

Comfort Zion

B.Pharm., University of Lagos, 1985 M.S., King’s College, 2000

Master of Science Degrees

Public Health

Project Management B.S., University of Lagos, 2011

Inzamamul Islam

Electrical Engineering B.S., BRAC University, 2017

Amro Jaghoob..................................... Construction Management B.S., University of South Florida, 2020

Babajide Kuforiji Kehinde Project Management B.S., Babcock University, 2010

Gbemisola Labisi

Hospitality Management M.S., Morgan State University, 2021

Faris Ibrahim Alnahaas

Afrah Alzaher

B.A., University of Maryland, 2016 Thesis: “Structural and Dynamic Factors Impacting Vaccine Efficacy of SARS COV 2” Advisor: Dr. Monir Sharker

Kenechukwu Aneke Project Management B.S., Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 2012

Accounting B.S., Federal University of Agriculture, 2016

Megan Miskowski Educational Administration & Supervision B.S., Florida State University, 2005 M.S., Florida State University, 2007

Somayeh Moslehi

BioInformatics B.S., Shiraz University, 2011

Thesis: “Mining of Natural Products Datasets for Rift Valley Fever Virus Ribonucleocapsid Assembly Inhibitors” Advisor: Dr. James Wachira

Bimpe Arojojoye

Accounting B.S., Osun State University, 2014

Ashley Bell Project Management B.A., University of South Florida, 2017

Taofeek Obafemi-Babatunde...................... Advanced Computing B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Olufunmilayo Oyekoya Advanced Computing B.A., Frostburg State University, 2017

Tyrone Beverly

Urban Transportation B.A., Widener University, 2017

D’ante Bryant Sociology B.A., American Military University, 2019

Tamara Combs.............................................. Project Management

B.S., Morgan State University, 1998

Cornelius Djameh Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

Donald Peart....................................... Construction Management B.S., Morgan State University, 1999

Gloria Smalls Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2018

Yosabet Tibebu

Construction Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Mohammad Yamani Construction Management B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2019

Shindell Henry

Hospitality Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2019

Master of Science in Integrated Science Degrees

Brook Daba

Science B.S., University of Baltimore, 2018

Oluwadamilola Oloko Science B.S., Osun State University, 2016

Master of Social Work Degrees

Sumari Golphin

Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2019

Nashonda Johnson

Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2018

Aljanat Sanni

Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2020

Russia Singleton

Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2015

Anthony Somerville Social Work B.A., Sierra Nevada College, 2012

Mi Cha El West, Jr.

Social Work B.S., Western Connecticut State University, 2019

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

David Pinckney Urban Transportation B.S., Howard University, 1997

Candidates for Degrees

Bachelor’ s Degrees

The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts

B.S.,AppliedLiberalStudies

Larry Vananzo Alston, Jr. Shantel Anderson Eunice V. Brewer Bianna Bright Eric Lee Brown Dimitrius Lance Byrd Keturah Ishaani Davis Gardner Kaylin Anne-Marie Ellis Kierstan Elizabeth Etheridge Quinyse Fowler Robert Dudley Gill

Jordan Daniel Green Hanna Gyamfi Kailah L Jefferson Yusuph Johnson Bob Jonjo

Jordan Little Esther Marcel Alaundra McDaniel Kenneth Wayne Morris, Jr. Dazzanna C. Munford Ariel Margaret Perkins Nathan Perry Heavenly B. Pickett Anitra Dannette Pope Manijah O. Pugh Donna Shant’e Queen Tanika Jeannette Rice Tiffany S. Rich Angela Patrice Robinson Johnaé Cherise Rogers Janae Ashley Savage Barbara Smith Hamilton Robria Patricia Washington

Alesha Dionne Webster Alvin West Lori A. Williams Richard G. Wingo, III Makenzie Dakota Young

B.A.,Economics Joshua Chijioke Asomugha Jourdan Coppage

B.A.,English Nijah Broady-Lewis

B.A.,FineArt Jasmine M. Adams Eve Nyjah D’Antignac Robert Lee Fordham, Jr. Deanna Troy Manning Kirsten Taylor

B.A.,History Eric Charles Stewart, Jr.

B.A.,Music De’ja Ja’Nae Crenshaw Stephen Jones, Jr. Diamond Elexus Lonon James Martin, Jr. Bobbi Lashae Sydnor

B.A.,Philosophy Christopher D. Dickens LaShaunta Lusk Pearlie Mae Manley

B.A.,PoliticalScience

Faris Alshammari

Nyasia Augustson Daniel I. Chukwu Amani E. Fisher Esraa Hassan Mikalah Kristina Mack Aaron Kwartei Quartey Natayia I. Reid Na’taya Richardson David D. Robinson, II Jamila Faith Sutton Tracy Cassandre Villard Gabrielle Renee Walker Cebrina Lanae Webb

B.S.,Psychology

Equiajah M. Adams Adaeze Chizurum Anokwuru Charnnette Annmarie Bailey Amonie Aliyah Baker Taylor Jordyn Chambers Shanaya N. Fortune Mijiza A. Green Jemandari Herron JaVon Johnson DaMariah Rahvonne Jones Diamond K Jones Justin Gerald Medley David D. Merrifield Christopher Antonio Myles Nnedi K. Oguayo Cabrea Claudia Toland Shamara B Williams Fatumata Zweh

B.F.A.,ScreenwritingandAnimation

Shaunyce K Lee

Niajea Yvette Randolph Karlin Edwin Smith, Jr.

B.A.,Sociology

Destiny Jordan Butler

Daja Erin Contee-Hill

Ajeé Michela Davis Burley

Domingo Delgado

Mateo Ali Gregory Delia Hatten

Nia Grace Page Jourdan Alexandra Wallace Aniya Lenae Watkins Erica K. Williams De’Aunjana’e Shirmae Wise

B.A.,TheaterArts Andrea Monique Blanchard James Gallmon, Jr. Briyanna Sheri Rusley

The School of Architecture and Planning

B.S.,Architectureand EnvironmentalDesign

Ellena Calloway

Kai A. Carson

Roman James Clark Raven Connor Dominique Cunningham Nicholas F. Dennis Amina Etienne

Brandon C. Jones Kevin Michael Jones Jalon Lee Robinson Fatima Maisha-Pia Tribble Danielle Woodard

B.S.,ConstructionManagement Mohammed Abdullah Alrazook Morgan Elaine Blackwell

Shileke Westley Edmond

Anwar K. Epps Christian Allen Jones, Jr. Cameron Israel Smith Facundo Thammavong

B.S.,InteriorDesign Amy C. Rittenhouse

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

B.S.,Accounting

Olutumi O. Abioye Saad Almutairi Ahmari J. Benjamin Vernee Carr Amarachi M. Elendu Kerdija Gai

Michael Wayne Heier, Jr. Terrance MarQuise Holtz Ajani Johnson

Joshua Uzodinma Ogbuokiri Olayeni O. Popoola

Chae Nicolette Scott Jazmin Simms

Yaseen Amin Thomas La’Nya Milan Wiley Martin Wokocha

B.S.,BusinessAdministration

Jamia J. Baker Taylor Nicole Childs

Cem Erturk Sianni M Faust Kerdija Gai Christie Gray Evile-Currat Piana Kabongo Serhii Kharchev Zeenat Omobolanle Kukoyi Shyderia Vanessa Leigh

I’Liah Nyche Meadows Kiara Miller Hafeesah Aamirah Moore Mikhial Jorge Muir Ami Ogblomesse Desirae Anita Palmer Brandin Labon Peters Marilyn Renee Pickens Javier Eduardo Renderos Rya S Rogers Beatrice Yamba Senesie Jairhon J. Smalls James Smith, Sr. Sharon Lynette Spence Kyle Evan Stokes Randall O Taylor Shakera Lakesha Wade

B.S.,Entrepreneurship

Naya M. Nelson

B.S.,Finance Nathanael Elijah Cambridge Alexus C. Gill George Allun Hargrove, IV Antonio Maurice Joseph Hill Akeem Myers-Blakney Arianna Dahne Wilson

B.S.,HospitalityManagement

Sahmiyah Daná Darby Melanie P. Hooker Debora Thomas

B.S.,InformationSystems

Akinwole Stephen Akinnusi Turki Ibrahim Alqarni Babalola Usman Asamu Brielle Lanee Bradford Kayla Brown Obinna Chikere Markiedra Edler Justin Oladeji Fabiyi-King Abdulazeez Olalekan Idowu Kendrick McFadden, Jr. Taeja Moffitt Jennevy Santos Mohamed Alieu Sheriff-alghali Tyler Varner Shiniya Washington Amoura Whitney

B.S.,Management Darius Allen Whitmire

B.S.,Marketing

Kenyatta Elizabeth Bender Aaron Chase, Jr. Daria R Granderson Sadé L. Johnson Francisco Antonio Molas Rodriguez

Alexander Epps Nzambi Jasmin D Perry Lana Albertovna Skripkina Donte Marquis Small Milan Niasiah Walker

B.S.,ServicesandSupplyChain Management Byron Gilliam Cloyd

The School of Community Health and Policy

B.S.,HealthEducation

Angel Chukwu

Mariama Alhassandra Cathy Kamara Anuoluwapo Abosede Kehinde London K. Washington

B.S.,Nursing Oluwaseyi Kemi Eniobamo Kimora Olivia Jordan Tamia Manuel Keiona Breché McRae Daenah Pressley

B.S.,NutritionalSciences Dasia A. Whigham

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

B.S.,ActuarialScience

Ayanki Sarah Laethitia Aida Gnissi

B.S.,Biology

Andre Alexander Booth Amara A. Brown, I Cameron Brown Carah Lené Conner Vinnea Flowers Jasmine R. Gray Tamia Mahagony Johnson Rosemie N. Louis Babah Mansaray Kayla Monet Medley Yona Nguerekata Boris Che Niba Maximillien Njomegne Kamdem

Maryann Chidinma Okeke Consolata Adanna Olemgbe Naheemat Ololade Taoheed Brittani Marie Toney Aderinsola Opeyemi Toyinbo

B.S.,Chemistry Deidre Yvette Grogan Desmond J. Robinson

B.S.,ComputerScience Olusegun Joseph Adeyemo Olawoyin John Akinbolajo Torry Nicholas Burton Nathaniel Tajai Coger Donald Sahid Conteh Geoff Nelson Desir

Niles Stanley Dobbs Rachel L. Field

Mardokai Habtemariam Hintsa Navissia Antonette Jaggan Rose Marie Oliver Teanna D. Pearson Xavier Eugene Ray Jaccori M Scott Khalia Danee Scott Shamariah T. Walker Benjamin K. Youngblood

B.S.,MedicalLaboratoryScience Naheemat Ololade Taoheed

The School of Education and Urban Studies

B.S.,ElementaryEducation

Joi Naya Belton-Summerville Aniyah Benjamin-Gray Danielle Shaniya Brooks Brittnee Le’Shay Clanton Nydashia Fowler JaVale McBride Anita Torres-Waugh

B.S.,FamilyandConsumerSciences

Kelsey T. Ashton Journee Simone Jones, I Persia Ransford Breana Latrice Webb

B.S.,PhysicalEducation Marcus Andrew Bell Jaelen D. Byrd Erica DeLoatch

Larissa Nastashia George Dion Golatt Nina Mason Michael E. Nwachukwu Christopher Allen Scott Marc A Smith Karell Joshua Ward De’Shauna Williams Kenyatta James Williams, Jr. Aaliyah Kari Wilson-Smith

The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering

B.S.,CivilEngineering

Koffi Victor Adou

Ousmane Kouegnon Agossou Abdullah Hamad Alalwesh Bader Alfadhli

Hajraf Alhajraf Khalid Faisal Alqarni Ayoub Alrashdi Yibi Ulrich Wilfried Bakouane Anthony Thomas Booth, II Kai Malik Cullens

Jeffrey B. Edwards, Jr. Jerome Jacob Kennard F. Johnston Issa Husam Makhamreh

Boris Sekyere Marboah Stephen Ndigwe, Jr Peter Vincent Partlow Ephraim F. Schecter Christian Albert Cataylo Tabo DeJonna M. Victor Eugene M Wureh

B.S.,ElectricalEngineering

Basir Abdul Ahmed Adedeji Adewumi Oluwakayode Sunday Alabi Mohammad F.F.F.M. Alajmi Mohammad N M A Alajmi Salman Alajmi Mohammad N.M.M.H.T. Alhajri Omer Almulla

Abdullah Almuqait

Bassel Alotaibi Saad Jaber Alsaidi Mohammed Hatem Alzeabi Gerald Amory Kamal Leland Batie Rebecca E. Blalock Kaylynn Renee Butler Connor Paul Damon Ambria S. Dolison Jelani Du Bois Dula Chinedu Godfrey Egeolu Uchenna Emerson David Allen Funderburk, III Stephen Michael Giorgis Brandon Jason Jackson Branden M Johnson Chaim Alexander Johnson Faizat O. Kaffo Mardis Amadeus Leigh Melvin Mitchell Cameron Nathaniel Moorehead Stephen Kivoto Musyoki Alvin Kamsiyo Nnabue Stanley Akachi Nwakamma Omoshalewa Olukotun Oluwaseun Faith Onaolapo Davis Ndubuisi Orubele Tobechukwu K. Osuzoka Amani D Rogers Javaun Howard Rose Fehintola Daniel Babatunde Sangodeyi Daijah’ Ny’quasha Smith

Waleed Turkistani Martins Chinedu Umeh, Jr. Gregory Watt Terrell Chamar Williams

B.S.,IndustrialEngineering

Saheed Akinsowon Mikayla Anderson Kristen Lavelle Arey Daniel Yurily Derbin Ezra Napoleon Dorsey Tariq Abdullah Hamdi Seydou Mbaye Robert Esemuede Nappier Joshua Okwaisie Godsfavour Iseoluwa Opadeji

B.S.,TransportationSystems Gary Charles Nadaya J. Everett Davon Hall-Dingle Christian Henry Richard A Pitts, III Ajani L Riley Ivah Tukpah Brayon Matthew Williams

B.S.,TransportationSystems Engineering Olukayode Fawibe Mahmud Mustapha

The School of Global Journalism and Communication

B.S.,MultimediaJournalism

Chloe D. Johnson

Aziah A. Siid

Amaya Brandi Web Cara L. Williams

B.S.,MultiplatformProduction

Taylah Dean Ashford Devonte Berry Phylecia Racheal Dyson

Zachery Jamel Faison JaLena Markeea Findley Michael Hudson, II Jason Nolan James Rachelle Antonette Keaton Christopher Marsh Keanu Sayon Miller Voncia Abrienda Molock Kayla Lashelle Moore Zorie Owens Raven Randall

The School of Social Work

B.S.,SocialWork

Kenyawna Emijae Holder

Teaira Alexus Nicole Randle Anyae Jewel Stanfield

B.S.,StrategicCommunication

Reality Jalyn Anderson Jocelyn Janae Davis Ryan H. Hogan Stephanie Skyy Jackson Nicholas Griffin O’Shea Steven Reynolds Ashley Marie Wildes

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.

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 chair. 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

Latin Honors Graduates

These students will be recognized at Commencement. Summa Cum Laude graduates will wear the gold Honors Stole. Magna Cum Laude graduates will wear the silver Honors Stole. Cum Laude graduates will wear the bronze Honors Stole.

Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates

These students will wear the blue Clara I. Adams Honors College Stole

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Commissions

The following students were

into the United States Army as 2nd Lieutenants:

Name Branch

Rebecca Blalock

Kierstan Johnson-Etheridge

Mason

Announcer

Ordnance Corps

Maryland Army National Guard

Army Reserves

Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin

Ms. Keisha Campbell

Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin

Director, Clara I. Adams Honors College

Degree Candidate Readers

University Registrar

Director, Clara I. Adams Honors College

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY REMEMBERS EDWARD N. WILSON

ON THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLASS OF 1921

Edward Nathaniel Wilson matriculated at Morgan College in 1916. His undergraduate studies were interrupted by his service in the United States Army during World War I. While a student at Morgan, he served as Secretary to President John O. Spencer. In this capacity, Wilson organized and established Morgan’s first filing system for student records. Also while an undergraduate student, Wilson was the second person to buy a plot of land and build a home in the Morgan Park community. Wilson not only knew the value of owning real estate at a young age, he also knew that he wanted to spend his professional life serving Morgan College. Wilson graduated as Class Salutatorian in 1921.

Wilson’s service as Morgan College Registrar began immediately after his graduation. He served as Registrar for 42 years and remains the longest-serving Registrar in the history of the University. He also served Morgan twice as acting President and once as acting Dean. In addition, Wilson served as the Morgan College Historian. He wrote “The History of Morgan State College: A Century of Purpose in Action 1867 1967,” which was published in 1975. In 1964, the Carter Grant Wilson Building was erected on Morgan’s campus in honor of Wilson along with two of his longtime friends and Morgan colleagues: James H. Carter and Dean George C. Grant.

On today, we remember Edward Nathaniel Wilson’s life of service to his alma mater on this, the centennial anniversary year of his graduation from Morgan College in 1921.

Academic Degrees

Alumni

Board of Regents

Allegiance

for Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees

The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts

School of Architecture and Planning

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

School of Community Health and Policy

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

School of Education and Urban Studies

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering

The School of Global Journalism and Communication

School of Social Work

Doctor of Education

Doctor of Engineering

25

Doctor of Philosophy 14

Doctor of Public Health 17

Master of Architecture

Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Teaching

Master of Business Administration

18

18

Master of City and Regional Planning 19

Master of Education 19

Master of Engineering

Master of Public Health

Master of Science

Master of Science in Integrated

Master of Social Work

19

20

20

Chief Faculty Marshals of the University 7 Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates

Commencement Speaker

Degree Candidate Readers

Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem

Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International

Latin Honors Graduates

Morgan State University Mace

of the University

of Exercises

of Procession

Post-Baccalaureate

Presidential Chain of Office

Awards

Remembrance of Edward N. Wilson,

Reserve Officers’ Training

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