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A Message from President Wilson. . . 1 Morgan Forever! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Investing in Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter and Class News . . . . . . . . . 4 In the News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 www.alumni.morgan.edu Office of Alumni Relations Alumni House 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Announcing the Retirement of Mrs. Joyce A. Brown July 7, 2021 I am writing today to inform you that Mrs. Joyce Brown, who has served our beloved National Treasure for the last 44 years in a variety of capacities within the Division of Institutional Advancement, has indicated her plans to retire from the University, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Mrs. Brown’s commitment to alumni, students, faculty and staff is reflected in the enduring relationships she has created throughout the years. Mrs. Brown began her employment at Morgan as an Office Secretary, and through-
As the key strategist behind a successful alumni engagement program, during her tenure with the MSU Alumni Office, the reunion luncheon grew to sell-out audiences, membership in the alumni association and chapters increased, a new online alumni community was established and Alumni News was initiated. Among the major projects completed under her watch was the renovation of the 14,000-square-foot Alumni House facility in 2003. I have had the pleasure to work with Mrs. Brown throughout my tenure and have personally witnessed her skill in leading and stewarding a highly successful alumni engagement program which has gone a long way to strengthen the connection with our alumni base.
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out her tenure at the University, she was able to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her talent for planning and organizing did not go unnoticed, and she quickly rose through the ranks, being elevated to numerous positions within the division, including the Director of Alumni Relations and, most recently, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement.
She has served ably under three University presidents and said, “I’m simply ready to spend some quality time enjoying life and doing those things that retirement will allow me to do.” I know all of you join me in thanking Mrs. Brown for her tireless commitment to Morgan. Please know that we will be officially honoring Mrs. Brown’s impressive career at Morgan State University and will communicate the details to you in the weeks and months ahead. Meanwhile, Happy Retirement, Mrs. Brown! With respect and appreciation,
David Kwabena Wilson President Morgan State University
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Morgan Forever! Happy Retirement, Mrs. Brown! Dear Alumni,
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...hold onto your faith and do what is necessary to keep you, your family and your friends safe! Until we meet again, I offer each of you my heartiest and very best wishes.”
After serving the State of Maryland for more than 51 years, including 44½ years here at Morgan, it is with mixed emotions that I pen this letter to let you know I have decided to retire from our beloved Morgan State University on Jan. 1, 2022 — to spend quality time with family and friends, travel, relax and enjoy some of the other things that working people often place on the back burner. I say with much sincerity that it has been a great ride, and that Morgan has been good to me. I cannot adequately express in words how grateful I am to have served you over these many, many years. I have found that Morgan graduates are the most loyal, committed, devoted and supportive group of people any institution would be proud to call “alumni.” Many people have heard me say I never viewed what I do as a job but, rather, truly as a labor of love. This can be attributed, in large part, to working with our Morgan alumni. I would be remiss if I did not thank the past and current administrations for their love and support, and for placing their trust in me to serve each of you. I shall forever be grateful to Dr. David K. Wilson, Dr. Earl S. Richardson and all of the Vice Presidents of Institutional Advancement I have served, all of whom have supported me in every aspect of my career growth here at Morgan. I am also grateful to all of my staff, past and present, for their dedication and support and for playing a major role in the success we have had in the Office of Alumni Relations during my tenure. As the old saying goes, “Teamwork makes the
Bozeman, Phillips and Riley-Bozier of Morgan Honored as Coaching Legends Three current or former Morgan State University Head Coaches have been named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Legends of Coaching list. Todd Bozeman, MSU Basketball Head Coach from 2006 to 2019; James Phillips, Bears Wrestling Head Coach from 1975 to 1994; and longtime Bears Volleyball Head Coach Ramona Riley-Bozier, a two-time graduate of Morgan, were selected for the honor, which concluded the MEAC’s celebration of its 50th year and was presented by The Home Depot. The list, announced in June, comprises 50 outstanding coaches throughout the conference’s history. Nearly 1,900 votes were cast in the selection process, with fans, media representatives, institution sports information contacts and others taking part.
New MSU Alumni Association Officers The newly elected MSUAA officers for 2021–2023 follow: Phyllis Davis, ’82, President Joanne Mack, ’78, 1st Vice President Michael Bell, ’76, 2nd Vice President Gaynelle Lewis-Fleming, ’74, Secretary Leslie Hannibal, ’90, Financial Secretary (Appointed) Todd Beazer, ’91, Treasurer Joyce A. Brown, ’86 and ’01, Executive Director The Rev. Dr. Charles Fletcher, ’70, Immediate Past President Phyllis Davis
Help Us Stay Connected! Let’s stay in touch! Please let us know of any changes to your profile, including your name, address, telephone, email, etc. You may notify us by email at alumni@morgan. edu, by telephone at (443) 885-3015 or through our Online Community (www. alumni. morgan.edu). We would also love to know of any other MSU alumni who are not receiving our mailings. Please check with your MSU family members and friends, and contact us by phone or email if you hear of any missed connections. In addition to housing your profile, the Alumni Online Community provides important alumni information and updates, and we encourage you to log on there on a regular basis. 2
dream work.” I also thank all of the past and present leaders of the MSU Alumni Association, all of the past and present MSUAA Chapter Presidents as well as all of our MSUAA general members who have supported me during my tenure as the association’s Executive Director. Because of the dedication and hard work of these individuals, MSUAA is one of the strongest alumni associations today. As a two-time graduate of Morgan State, I shall forever hold the “Blue and Orange” close to my heart. I encourage you to continue to support your alma mater with your time, talents and treasure. Remember, there is only ONE Morgan State University, and we must always remember that “We are the Bears.” I was hoping to have the opportunity to say “goodbye” to some of you in person, but, the new Delta variant is, unfortunately, preventing that. I hope each of you will continue to hang in there a little bit longer during the pandemic, hold onto your faith and do what is necessary to keep you, your family and your friends safe! Until we meet again, I offer each of you my heartiest and very best wishes. In the Spirit of Morgan,
Joyce A. Brown, ’86 and ’01 MSU Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement and Executive Director, MSU Alumni Association
75 Attendees Celebrated ‘Morgan on the Vineyard’! Hosted by Morgan graduate Greg Jones of the Class of 1980 and his wife, Lauren, this year’s Morgan on the Vineyard fundraiser and reception was a great success! The annual event, held on Martha’s Vineyard, is a weeklong gathering in the famed vacation spot, where Morganites and friends fellowship, renew old bonds, make new friends and support Fair Morgan. Highlights of this year’s Morgan on the Vineyard included a State of the University address from President Wilson, presentation of a $250,000 gift to the University from alumnus Stephanie Nellons-Paige (MSU Classes of 1981 and 1985), and gifts from several other alumni. Lydell Sargeant, Morgan’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations and Development, was among the 75 guests who attended the event, which was held at the Farm Neck Golf Club. Event host Greg Jones was more than pleased with the outcome. “Morgan’s strength is found in us,” he said, “the alumni and friends who support, protect and advance its mission. We have to find creative ways to continue our support and Morgan’s 154-year-old mission.” The next Morgan on the Vineyard will be held Aug. 7–14, 2022, again at the Farm Neck Golf Club. Please visit Morganonmv.com for additional information.
MSUAA Honors Three Classes for Their Giving The MSU Alumni Association has announced its 2021 awards to the three classes with the highest giving rate during the calendar year 2020: • • •
Chairman’s Award, for first place – Class of 1966, 20.47% President’s Award, for second place – Class of 1969, 18.02% Dean’s Award, for third place – Class of 1965, 16.90%
Giving by classes ending in “1” or “6” since their last reunion, five years ago (May 6, 2016 to May 7, 2021), was as follows:
1941 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.00 1946 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,275.54 1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,695.00 1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,995.00 1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,366.00
1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,812.71 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,515.26 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,608.76 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,722.50 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,186.91 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,293.89
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,630.01 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,175.06 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,578.31 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,289.96 Total Gifts: . . . . . $1,283,144.91
Investing in Morgan
Google Awards $5 Million to Grow Morgan’s ‘STEM Equity’ Tech giant Google awarded an unrestricted grant of $5 million to Morgan State University this past June. The one-time grant provides Morgan with financial support for scholarships, technological infrastructure support, career readiness and curriculum development. The award came as part of Google’s $50-million commitment to build tech equity for HBCUs and support a career pipeline for diverse talent in STEM fields. Google’s investment was built on the company’s Pathways to Tech initiative, announced this year, and is designed to build equity for HBCU computing education, help job seekers find tech roles and ensure that Black employees have growth opportunities and feel included at work.
Apple Selects Morgan for $1.25-Million ‘Innovation Grant’ The good news continued in June, as Morgan announced its selection as one of four recipients of a new $1.25-million Apple Innovation Grant, designed to support schools of engineering at HBCUs in developing their silicon and hardware technologies curriculum in partnership with Apple’s experts. The three-year grant came as a component of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative. Morgan’s Innovation Grant includes funding and other support from Apple for lab space, guest lectures, scholarships and fellowships, faculty training, curriculum support and more. The grant is part of Apple’s broader New Silicon Initiative and is designed to inspire and prepare students for careers in hardware engineering, computer architecture and silicon chip design.
NSF Supports Morgan Cybersecurity Students With $3.2 Million A $3.2-million grant from the National Science Foundation to Morgan’s Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy (CAP) Center in July boosted the University’s critical role in preparing skilled professionals to fight the growing problem of cyberattacks and cybercrime. The grant will enable Morgan to implement the NSF’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, providing 24 cybersecurity scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students at MSU. The five-year award recognizes Morgan’s CAP Center as a leader in cyber defense education and the study of secure embedded systems. Kevin T. Kornegay, Ph.D., the Director of the CAP Center and a Professor at MSU, serves as Principal Investigator of the program, which Morgan has dubbed the Secure Embedded Systems Scholarship (SES2).
Varsity ‘M’ Club Selects 2021 Hall of Famers Morgan State University has announced its 2021 induction class of the Varsity “M” Club Athletic Hall of Fame! Congratulations to this year’s class: Troy McIntosh (1992–95), a two-time MEAC MVP sprinter in track and field; Tiffany Pickens Byrd (1995–98), an All-MEAC middle blocker and 1997 MEAC Champion in volleyball; Greg Veal (1979–84) an NCAA Division II National Champion in wrestling; Andre Wickham (1976–79), a two-time MEAC Champion for the Bears in football; Mikal Abdul Saboor (1978–81), a 1979 MEAC Champion and Sheridan Black College All-American in 1981; Marvin Hicks (1975–79), who was a three-time All-MEAC lineman and 1979 MEAC Champion; Kim Whitehead-Barksdale (1981–83), an NCAA Division I Big 8 Conference Champion and All-American; Corin (“Tiny”) Adams (2006–10), Morgan’s all-time leader in scoring, assists and steals; Arthur Cook (1976–79), a twotime MEAC Champion with the Bears football team; and Antoine Maurice Peck (1992–96), an NCAA Division AllAmerican in track and field. Team of Distinction Award
honorees this year are the 1997 Volleyball Team, which posted a 25-10 record, won the MEAC Championship and became the first HBCU team to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament; and the Wrestling Team, which Head Coach James Phillips led to 13 MEAC Championships (1975–94). The group will be enshrined during an awards banquet on Oct. 21, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor Baltimore. Banquet tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online at www.eventbrite. com/e/164228821827 or by contacting the Hall of Fame Program Chair Leonard Braxton by email at lbraxton@ cox.net. The Hall of Fame class will also be recognized at Morgan’s Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 23. The Varsity “M” Club provides financial support to ensure a quality athletic experience for MSU scholarathletes and the entire Morgan community. The club serves as the representative body of more than 3,000 former scholar-athletes.
Morgan Athletics Celebrates a Wealth of Positive News Tyrone Wheatley
Damishah Charles A year and a half into a global pandemic that preempted fall sports at Morgan and the other Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schools in 2020, and gave him a personal bout with COVID-19, Morgan’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Edward Scott, Ph.D., had an abundance of good news to report. At the top of the list was the academic achievement of Morgan’s scholar-athletes, who logged an overall GPA of 3.41 for the 2020–2021 school year and who raised the graduation rate of the Athletics Department to 70%, above the rate for the University as a whole. The talented, hardworking women of Morgan’s softball team brought the University its first-ever championship in the sport, in May. And at the end of August, when we talked with Dr. Scott, star pitcher Stephanie Rundlett was in the running for NCAA Woman of the Year honors in the MEAC. In another first for MSU Athletics, Nihit Rawal, a member of Morgan’s tennis team, was appointed to the
Stephanie Rundlett NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, representing the MEAC and serving as a voice for scholar-athletes across the country. Rawal and Bears softballer Damishah Charles both won MEAC-Nike postgraduate scholarships, which are awarded to only one male and one female athlete each year. Troy Baxter Jr., former star forward with the Bears men’s basketball team, was named MEAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2021 and also played in the summer league with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. And, aptly, with fall and Homecoming fast approaching, Dr. Scott was “super excited” about football. The Bears had a full, 11-game schedule ahead of them, with seven games slated for broadcast on ESPN outlets. The season opened in Hughes Stadium on Sept. 4 with “the Battle for Greater Baltimore,” against Towson State. The Homecoming contest in Hughes Stadium on Oct. 23 will match the Bears with the North Carolina Central University Eagles. Bears Head Football Coach Tyrone Wheatley, now in
his third year, is “doing great, given all the things he’s had to handle,” Dr. Scott said. “Dealing with COVID last year, I learned a lot about Coach Wheatley and his values, which I’ve been extremely impressed by…. Also, “he’s been able to recruit some of the higher-ranked players that Morgan has ever had,” Dr. Scott added. “And he’s established a culture of accountability in academics. The football program is well over a 3.1 GPA now.” Dr. Scott is set to complete his fifth year as Morgan’s Athletic Director this October. “I think the easy way to reflect is on progress,” he said, when asked to comment on his tenure. “We’ve made a lot of progress in a short period of time. What makes me most satisfied is that our former student-athletes come back and the way they talk about their experience. It’s so positive that I know we’ve had such an impact on their lives. “As far as the future, I’m expecting big things,” he added. “I expect to continue to win championships.”
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CHAPTER AND CLASS NEWS Alpha Delta Alumni Chapter Seeks Donations to Boost Morgan Students The Alpha Delta Alumni Chapter of Morgan State University is asking its members, supporters, family and friends, as well as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorors who have yet to join the chapter, to support the group’s 2021 fundraiser. The fundraiser will support Morgan students via the Alpha Delta Endowment Fund in honor of the 95th anniversary of the chapter. Your donations of any amount will help the chapter reach its goal of $50,000! The fundraiser runs through Oct. 16, 2021. Giving is easy! Just go to https://givetomorgan.org/ give. Select “Other” from the dropdown menu to earmark your donation. In the “Instruction about My Donation” box directly below, write “The Alpha Delta Endowment Fund”. After completing the required information, click “Donate Now”. Then PRINT your tax-deductible receipt, and NOTIFY the following members: Nina Spencer at nspencer223@gmail.com; De Jackson at demamaj@comcast.net; or Dorothy Scott Blakely at dorothyellen1908@gmail.com. You may also make checks payable and mail them to: Morgan State University Foundation, Inc., 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, 201 Truth Hall, Baltimore, MD 21251. Enter “Alpha Delta Endowment Fund” in the memo line of the check. Sorors who would like to join the Alpha Delta Chapter, please send an email to the chapter treasurer, Soror Metrica Brown, at metrica13@gmail.com to receive directions.
Football Alumni Chapter Hosts Season-Opening Tailgate
The Howard County Alumni Chapter is still about the business of “giving back.” The chapter’s scholarship fundraising continued during the summer with a Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser and a “Drive-Thru” Crab Feast. Both were successful events. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the chapter’s efforts have again enabled it to award $10,000 in scholarships to five deserving students, this time to members of the freshman cohort entering Morgan in the Fall semester of 2021. Looking forward, the chapter is planning its spring day party scholarship fundraiser for April of 2022, assuming a state of public health “normalcy.” The Morgan State Football Alumni Chapter hosted a tailgating event during the Towson State vs. Morgan State football game at Hughes Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The primary purpose was to celebrate Morgan’s softball team, coming from a winning season as the 2021 MEAC Champions, and to honor the Cheer Bears as they began their season. Chapter President Thomas Potts, ’11, and Chapter Vice President Kelvin Dickens, ’11 (left to right, photo above), worked with other officers and general members to supply food and words of encouragement. Members of the softball team and the Cheer Bears attended. The Football Alumni Chapter welcomes others to join them as they work consistently and aggressively with the University to grow the future. For more information about the chapter, email bearlegacycorporation@gmail.com.
Baltimore Area Alumni Chapter Honors Graduating Seniors The Howard L. Cornish Metropolitan Baltimore Alumni Chapter has continued the tradition of presenting its annual Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury Academic Achievement Award to graduating seniors who excelled academically. This year’s recipients of the scholarship follow: May 2020 – Kendra M. Gantt, a social work major, received her Bachelor of Science degree. Her plans included seeking employment that enabled her to better the lives of disadvantaged youth. May 2021 – Kaylin M. Mallory, a nutritional sciences major, received her Bachelor of Science degree. Her plans include continuing her education to receive certification as a pastry chef. The scholarship winners each received a beautifully engraved, white marble plaque that displays the Morgan colors of a blue background with a distinctive orange border. Congratulations to both Gantt and Mallory, alumni on the move!
Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Works to Empower Local Communities
Members of the Morgan State University Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Alumni Chapter worked with community volunteers to run the concession stand at a baseball game fundraiser for Mercy Street, a Christian group that works to transform and empower under-resourced communities in West and South Dallas, Texas. Funds collected from the concession stand are used to support Mercy Street’s sports programs geared toward low-income families. DFW Alumni Chapter has continued to grow, as two recent Morgan graduates recently relocated to the local area. The chapter’s President and Vice President treated the new members to lunch as a welcome to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. If you are a Morganite new to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, please email the chapter at msuaa. dwfchapter@gmail.com to obtain more information or to join the group.
Delaware Chapter’s Scholarship Giving Continues Apace The MSU Delaware Alumni Chapter awarded five Morgan State University undergraduates from Delaware with scholarship grants of $2,000 each for the Fall 2021 semester. The chapter awards scholarships to undergraduates each year until they graduate, so long as they maintain an above-average or higher grade point average. The chapter is now holding its monthly meetings by Zoom and plans to resume live, in-person meetings by the end of 2021.
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Howard County Alumni Chapter Is Still ‘Giving Back’
In addition to its scholarship fundraising, the Howard County chapter continues to be visible in the community with its quarterly road cleanup (Adopt-A-Road), as it has for the past several years. Four times a year, volunteers from the chapter help maintain a clean environment by picking up litter and debris left on the road. Anyone in the area of Benson Road in Howard County will see a roadside sign that proudly displays the chapter’s name! The Howard County Alumni Chapter just “keeps on keeping on!”
Northern Virginia Chapter Met for Business and Fun
Morgan’s Softball Team, 2021 MEAC Champions Baltimore County Chapter Celebrates 20 Years of Service The Baltimore County Chapter of the MSU Alumni Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The chapter was chartered in September 2001 in the basement of Lochearn Presbyterian Church. A total of 20 devoted Morganites came out that evening to initiate the chapter, including notable alumnus Louis Randall, M.D. Since its establishment, the chapter has supported Morgan financially, recruited students from local high schools, improved the community through Maryland’s Adopt-A-Highway program, participated in the Randallstown Juneteenth Parade and engaged in many other beneficial activities. A highlight of the chapter’s 20 years is MSU President David K. Wilson’s visit to the chapter in 2012. Recurring fundraisers have included “An Evening of Art and Jazz” with the Guy Bragg Band and artist Larry Poncho Brown; a National Harbor Bus Trip; a Line Dance Social; “Breakfast at Applebee’s”; and a White Party; among others. The chapter has been a sponsor of the Morgan vs. Coppin basketball game, has made financial contributions to Morgan’s WEAA Radio and the Student Food Pantry and is now providing scholarships to four graduating seniors and sponsoring a Little League baseball team. Coverage of the chapter’s activities in the Northwest Newspaper has helped enhance the public profile of Fair Morgan. The chapter looks forward to the future. Chapter meetings are now being held via Google Meets. More information is available on the chapter’s Facebook page, “Morgan Alumni Baltimore County.” The current chapter officers are Rhonda Parker, President; Mike Carrington, First Vice President; Jesse Bennett, Second Vice President; Karen Gilmore, Treasurer; and Jacqueline E. Smith, Secretary.
Georgia Alumni Chapter Elects New Executive Board The Georgia Alumni chapter has announced its newly elected Executive Board: Cody Cox – President; Donald McCall – Treasurer; Ryan Wilson – Financial Secretary; and Arthur Burrell – Immediate Past President. The vacant board positions will be appointed by the new President and approved by the Executive Board. The new Executive Board plans to continue the successful direction of its preceding board. The board thanks Immediate Past President Arthur Burrell for his influence and dedication to the chapter, which was reborn and now flourishes because of his leadership. Any interested alumni are welcome to join the chapter, which is now meeting virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. Feel free to contact the chapter, or find more information, at its newly designed website: http:// www.msugaalumni.org.
The Morgan State University Northern Virginia Alumni Chapter held an in-person, end-of-the-chapter-year meeting and cookout on Sunday, June 27. The cookout and fun activities followed a brief business meeting. The event required that all adult attendees be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Family members were welcome to attend if vaccinated. The group truly enjoyed the opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the establishment of the chapter’s endowment fund. The next chapter meeting will be held on Sept. 19, 2021.
Philadelphia Chapter Plans Cruise to Fund Scholarships Join the MSUAA Philadelphia Chapter for an unforgettable scholarship fundraiser: a transatlantic cruise aboard the Norwegian Breakaway, April 20– May 6, 2023! The travelers will leave from New York City and return from Rome after visiting 11 ports of call in the U.S., Bermuda, Ponta Delgada Azores, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. Cabin costs per person range from $1,956 to $2,488, and gratuities are $248 per person. To secure a space, you will need to pay a $150 per person nonrefundable deposit. Final payment is due on Nov. 21, 2022. For more information, please contact Andrea Gaskins-Battle at (215) 545-7460 or amgbpooch0828@gmail.com; Janice Mann at (609) 877-4041 or jejmann70@hotmail.com; or Carolyn Wade, Agent, Roeder Travel, at (410) 668-6090, (410) 984-2515 or achyent@verizon.net. Leave from New York City and return from Rome after visiting 11 ports of call in the U.S., Bermuda, Ponta Delgada Azores, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.
Norwegian Breakaway
Classes Ending in ‘2’ or ‘7’, Get Ready to Celebrate Next May! MSU classes ending in “2” or “7”: It’s time to gear up to celebrate your Anniversary Reunions! In May 2022, we will celebrate at the 82nd Annual Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Luncheon. The luncheon is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2022 in the University Student Center’s Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom. The reception will start at 11 a.m., and the luncheon will begin at 12 noon. Tickets go on sale in early February 2022! The Class of 1972 will be celebrating its 50th anniversary during the event! The Classes of 1971 and earlier will be recognized as the Emeritus Class. If you haven’t begun collecting your class gift for Alumni Day 2022, now is the time to do so. Let’s get started! An early start is essential if you want to make your class shine with a substantial and memorable gift and leave your mark on Morgan, its future and the future of its students!
The Class Agents are listed below. If you have not heard from your agent, or no agent is listed for your class, please take the initiative by contacting him or her or by volunteering to be a Class Agent yourself. Also, don’t hesitate to contact our staff in the Alumni Relations Office for mailing lists and labels for your classmates, or for other reunion needs or questions. We are here and ready to assist you. Please call the Office of Alumni Relations at (443) 885-3015, or e-mail alumni@ morgan.edu. Commit now to making your Alumni Day 2022 event a success. The reunion is not only fun; it’s important for the future of our beloved University and its students. See you at the luncheon!
CLASS NAME PHONE Class of 1947 . . . Hilda E. Kelson . . . . . . . . . . . (410) 496-3143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1952 . . . NO CLASS AGENT — Call the Alumni Relations Office at (443) 885-3015 Class of 1957 . . . Mattie F. Gaines . . . . . . . . . . (443) 756-9788 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1962 . . . Charles C. Hall, Jr.. . . . . . . . . (410) 269-5278 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1967 . . . Edith G. Johnson. . . . . . . . . . (202) 234-0407 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1972 . . . Linda S. Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . (678) 234-2406 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1977 . . . Maureen W. Dodson . . . . . . . (973) 669-3552; (201) 259-8333 . . . . . . . . . Dr. Audrey James. . . . . . . . . (240) 304-2930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1982 . . . Dorothy Scott Blakely . . . . . . (410) 302-1264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1987 . . . Tanya Singleton-Edwards. . . . (301) 213-9143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 1992 . . . Nicole Love Kelly. . . . . . . . . . (410) 355-1444; (410) 852-9246 . . . . . . . . . Class of 1997 . . . Nashad Warfield. . . . . . . . . . (973) 951-8898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 2002 . . . Angel Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . (240) 432-3736 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 2007 . . . Dr. Edna D. Simmons. . . . . . . (410) 302-5865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 2012 . . . Raea A.V. Wilson. . . . . . . . . . (410) 663-8189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 2017 . . . Kalia La-Foley-McIntosh. . . . . (646) 338-2328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Atlantic Chapter Launches New Scholarship Program
The MSUAA South Atlantic Alumni Chapter (SAAC) is delighted to announce the establishment of the Dr. Carl Oliver Clark Scholarship. The first recipient of the scholarship, Emanni Meeks of Cheraw, South Carolina, will attend Morgan beginning in Fall 2021 as an early childhood development major. The scholarship award was presented by the SAAC President, Dr. Carolyn Hunter-Rogers, and members of the chapter. The Dr. Carl Oliver Clark Scholarship and the SAAC-MSU Alumni Foundation Scholarships are available to qualified future and current Morgan students from South Carolina and the surrounding Georgia areas of Chatham, Evans and Augusta. Academic excellence and alumni achievement are at the center of the SAAC Morgan experience. As such, the chapter extends an invitation to all area Morganites, friends and family of Morgan, and those wanting to be a part of something great, to consider becoming a member of the South Atlantic Alumni Chapter. Please contact Dr. Carolyn Hunter-Rogers, the Chapter President, by phone at (803) 240-7525.
South Hampton Roads Chapter’s Raffle Raises Money for Scholarship Fund MSU’s South Hampton Roads Alumni Chapter held a very successful “Southside Raffle,” which raised more than $2,000 for the chapter’s scholarship fund. The chapter’s leadership now includes three new officers installed for fiscal years 2021–2023: First Vice President Chantay Murphy, ’98; Second Vice President Peggy Hughes, ’80; and Financial Secretary Tonya London, ’95. The chapter will host its next meeting on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. All Morgan alumni in the Hampton Roads area are invited to join. For more information, contact the chapter by email at msushralumnichapter@gmail.com.
Class of 1949 Reflects on Its Giving and Collects Memorabilia The Class of 1949 has a proud history of giving to Morgan, having received three annual awards for the largest contribution made by a class to the University. In 2019, the class made a contribution of $1,949.00 to the Morgan State University Memorial Chapel, in memory of deceased members of the Class of 1949. The class is still collecting memorabilia from 1945 through 1949 and beyond. Please send any memorabilia to Ida Jones, Ph.D., MSU Archivist, at the following address: Dr. Ida Jones, Archivist Morgan State University, Earl S. Richardson Library 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251
Class of 1963 Collects Contributions for Its 60th Anniversary The Class of 1963 is just a few years away from its 60th Anniversary Reunion. The class is dedicated to raising $60,000 for the event, to add to the endowment the class established in 2013. The reunion organizers are
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(CHA) of Philadelphia, founded in 1969, one of the nation’s oldest, most respected educational travel companies. The cost will be approximately $5,000 per person and will cover airfare, hotel and two meals daily. The exact cost of the trip is forthcoming, as is a schedule for monthly payments. Final payments will be due by April 2024. Class members and other alumni visited Rome, Florence, Venice, Barcelona and Madrid in August 2017. All adults are invited. For details, contact Paul Evans at (410) 728-6421 or pauliswriting@hotmail.com.
Class of 1971 Members Celebrate at Spring Commencement
Teresa House Sivels (left) and Diane Thomas of the Class of 1971 celebrated their half-century of Morgan memories on campus this past May. They were two members of the 50th anniversary class who felt a need to dress in their academic regalia and visit the campus on the day of Commencement.
Class of 1972, Moving Forward While Giving Back
asking members of the class to raise the bar and make a contribution. Contributions are also welcome from anyone wishing to honor a loved one who was part of the class. Please make your checks payable and mail them to: Morgan State University Foundation P.O. Box 64261, Baltimore, MD 21264-4261
On the memo line of the check, write “Class of 1963 Endowment Fund,” and please notify Lou Jones of your contribution by calling (410) 997-4434 or sending an email to lwj1111@gmail.com. Donations may also be made online at https://givetomorgan.org/give.
Class of 1967 Is on the Runway, Headed for 2022 The Class of ’67 has set its tagline as ’67 @ 55 in ’22. The class plans to reach that milestone with activities that both promote the class and help increase its endowment. Activities will begin with classmates’ travel to James Madison University (JMU) on Sept. 24, 2021, to witness the renaming of one of the oldest buildings on the JMU campus as Gabbin Hall, in honor of ’67 Classmate Joanne Veal Gabbin, Ph.D., and her husband, Alexander Gabbin, Ph.D., both longtime professors at the university. On Friday, Oct. 15, as Homecoming approaches, the class will host “An Evening with Class of ’67 Literati,” featuring classmates who are published authors. On the following evening, Oct. 16, the virtual Soulful Centennials Nightclub will open, featuring songstress Suzette Pritchett along with other artists and activities. The class has also decided to redefine its endowment to create the “Centennial Scholar.” Under this new structure, the student awarded funds from the Class of ’67 Soulful Centennials’ endowment will continue to receive scholarship funds until their graduation and will be provided additional support throughout their Morgan experience.
Class of 1969 Still Helping Students at MSU The Class of 1969 continues to support its class-sponsored endowed scholarship fund and Morgan’s Food Resource Center through class donations. During the 2020 academic year, five additional Morgan students were awarded need-based financial assistance from the Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship Fund. The class extends a special thank-you to everyone for their continued support. The class is planning an on-campus activity to be held when Morgan reopens. Classmates are welcome to join the MSU Class 1969 Facebook group to get more information about upcoming class events and activities. You may also contact Nellie Shields Maskal, Class Agent, at orblue6947@ gmail.com for additional information.
Class of 1970 Invites All Adults to an Adventure in Spain and Italy The Class of 1970 is sponsoring a return trip to Italy and Spain for early August 2024. The 10-day guided tour is being managed and arranged by Cultural Heritage Alliance
The Class of 1972 is moving forward to its Golden Anniversary while giving back to the Class of 2022. With assistance from the MSU Office of Student Success and Retention, members of the University’s Class of 1972 established a groundbreaking alumni initiative in 2018 by “adopting” the incoming freshmen of the Class of 2022. Over the past three years, support for that class has taken many forms: • One-on-one tutoring/mentoring; “Living Your Best Life” Workshops covering such topics as Total Body Wellness, Vision Boards, Financial Literacy and Public Speaking/Public Appearance, to name a few; and weekly, interactive “Cooking for Fun” sessions • Book scholarships awarded to qualified Class of 2022 applicants during their sophomore, junior and now senior year; these scholarships are needed now more than ever, as students face additional financial pressures due to COVID-19. The Class of 1972, as a whole, is closer to reaching its goal of raising $50,000 for the Class of 1972 Endowment Fund and is anxious to present it to “Fair Morgan” at the Alumni Day Luncheon in 2022, as the class celebrates its 50th anniversary during the Spring Commencement Exercises and alumni activities on May 20–22. The Class of 1972 also sends “Kudos!!!” and a big “THANK YOU!” to the more than 100 classmates who are Life Members of the Morgan State University Alumni Association. The numbers would not have increased without the unfaltering support of Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and Strategic Engagement Joyce Brown and her exceptional staff. For additional information on how to support the Class of 1972 Book Scholarship Fund or the Class of 1972 Endowment Fund, or how to become a member of the Class of 1972 Reunion Committee, contact Class Agent Linda Davis at idesofmarch@comcast.net or (678) 2342406.
Class of 1991 to Celebrate Its 30th Anniversary at Homecoming Class of ’91, can you believe it’s been 30 years?! The class missed its opportunity to connect in May, when in-person Alumni Day activities were canceled because of the pandemic. But plans for the class to celebrate its 30th reunion during Homecoming, Oct. 21–24, 2021, are moving ahead. Join the Class of 1991 on Facebook (private group) to stay in the know. You may also email your contact information to Tisha at msu91pres@gmail.com. Activities will be posted and sent via email. Stay safe, healthy and masked-up!
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IN THE NEWS Morgan Graduates Elected to Maryland TEDCO Board TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, has elected Morgan graduate Omar S. Muhammad as Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. He is the first African American to hold the position. Michael J. Howard, a member of Morgan’s Class of 1990 and Founding Member of the private investment and management consulting firm MJH Group, is Maryland TEDCO’s newly elected Treasurer. Muhammad and Howard joined two other new TEDCO Executive Officers during the annual election in August. The organization is dedicated to identifying, investing in and helping grow technology companies in Maryland. Muhammad, who earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Morgan in 1993, has been Director of Morgan’s Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center (EDAC) since 2005. He has also headed the Morgan Entrepreneurship Alumni Chapter since 2015. Howard is a private investor, strategic adviser and philanthropist. Through the MJH Group, he has translated his corporate vision and proprietary investment strategy into consistent economic returns and operational efficiencies for the firm and its clients for more than 20 years. A Certified Public Accountant, he holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Morgan and is a Life Member of the MSUAA.
Bears Track Great Provides TV Commentary for the Olympics Rochelle Stevens, former track and field great, veteran businesswoman and 1989 graduate of Morgan State University, served as a Guest Olympics Analyst for the television station WMC TV5 in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, this past July and August. Stevens attended Morgan on a full athletic scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications. During her time as a scholar-athlete at MSU, she won NCAA All-American honors 11 times and was the Division I champion in the 400-meter dash. After she
left the Bears, Stevens won the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992 and four years later won the gold medal as a member of the women’s 4x400-meter relay team at the 1992 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1996, she and her 4x400-meter relay teammates won the silver at the 2000 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Stevens is also a four-time winner in the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Since retiring from track in 2000, Stevens has been an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author. She is also a philanthropist. Through her annual track meet, she has assisted more than 30,000 inner-city children with opportunities to vie for college athletic scholarships. Stevens is honored in the Garden of Fame of Morgan’s School of Global Journalism and Communication.
Former Bears Forward Wins Swedish Basketball Championship Former Bears basketball standout Phillip Carr helped lead the Norrköping Dolphins to a Swedish Championship, in June. The Dolphins swept the best of seven final series, with a 91-86 victory in their home arena. The championship was the first for the 24-yearold forward, who earned his Bachelor of Science in multiplatform production at Morgan in 2018. Carr has played three years of professional basketball since leaving MSU, where he started more than 70 games, led the team in rebounds from 2015 to 2018 and made the All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) First Team during his senior year.
CORRECTION! Our article in the Spring 2021 issue of MSU Alumni News stated incorrectly that Yogananda D. Pittman of the United States Capitol Police was a member of Morgan’s Class of 1991. Pittman graduated from Morgan with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 1999. The error was the result of a miscommunication from the Capitol Police office.
Morgan Engineers Had Leading Roles in Douglass Memorial Bridge Project
The opening of the new, six-lane, $480-million Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge this summer was a proud moment for Washington, D.C., African-American communities locally and nationally, and Morgan State University. Two MSU-educated civil engineers, Dennis Howland, II, P.E., and Joseph Dorsey, were major players on the team that designed, engineered and built the 1,445-foot span across the Anacostia River as part of a broad initiative to connect the city and redevelop the waterfront. The bridge opened to pedestrians and bicyclists during a celebration on Labor Day and began welcoming cars later that week. Howland, of Morgan’s Class of 1995, is a Program Manager for the $1-billion South Capitol Street Corridor Program, which included the construction of the bridge. His current post adds to a long list of high-profile projects, among them work in New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; in Iraq and Afghanistan supporting U.S. troops; in Juba, South Sudan; and as a senior member of the program management team for the World Trade Center Reconstruction project in New York City. Dorsey, MSU Class of 2004, was a key Project Engineer for the bridge, overseeing design, compliance and administrative functions, including public information.
2021 Life Members This list includes members who completed their Life Memberships between May 8, 2020 and May 7, 2021. Although we have done everything possible to present a full list of Life Members for this period, we apologize should there be any omissions or other mistakes. Please contact the Alumni Relations Office for any corrections. Dr. Adedunni D. Adeyemo, ’04 Dr. Leon E. Andrews, ’73 Stephanie C. Banks, ’77 Joann R. Barber, ’74 Blondelle P. Barnes, ’78 Simone Pierson Barrett, ’89 Juanita Battle, ’00 Katherene W. Bin-Yusif**^ Salahudin M. Bin-Yusif, ’96** Arleen Koger Boulding, ’82 Carla D. Bourne, ’99** Mervin A. Bourne, Jr., ’99** Dr. Michael J. Bowens, Sr., ’06 Sharone Brinkley-Parker, Ed.D., ’00 and ’15 Michelle A. Brown, ’97 Dr. Saundra Cromwell Brunson, ’63 Dr. T.J. Bryan, ’70, ’74 Cheryl D. Bullock, ’99 Antoine Burney, ’93** Pamela A. Burney, ’93** Brenda Harris Burt, ’73 Carlotta Jones Cage, ’70**
Ronald J. Cage, ’69** Dr. Rudolph C. Cane, Jr., ’82 Tawanda M. Nutt Carter, ’91 Augusteria N. Casimir, ’00** Eugene Casimir, Jr., ’00** Elizabeth K. Coakley**^ Stafford R. Coakley, ’93** Cassandra Codes-Johnson, ’97 Shirlene King Colbert, ’70 Tonjia Kenner Coverdale, Ph.D., ’98 and ’10 Kimberly A. Crichlow, ’98 Dewane A. Daley, ’92 Douglas C. Daniel, ’75 Julian H. Dash, ’00 Terra S. Deaton, ’82 Rev. Dr. Lena Marie Dennis^ Elise Adams Dent, ’09 Gwendolyn DeVeaux-Way, ’71 Sharlimar J. Douglass, ’95 Doris Oakcrum Durrett, ’72 Rayna M. Dyton-White, ’00 Stephanie D. Eldridge, ’95
Trishia L. Fayall, ’07 and ’08 Nia I. Grant-Fields, Ed.D., ’04 and ’16** Terry D. Fields, ’13** Kia Gross Foster, ’05** Maurice L. Foster, ’04** Jeanne Murray Franklin, ’75 Lucy Garner**^ William L. Garner, ’65** Kenneth T. Gill, ’71** Dr. Lillian Benton Gill, ’72** Barbara A. Gist, ’87 Henry L. Givens, ’79 and ’85 Janessa M. Givens, ’06 Deborah L. Grady, ’01 Cheryl Jackson Green, ’68** Michael L. Green, Sr., ’68** Sophia R. Green, ’03 Tarrance T. Green, ’10 Ernest C. Hadrick, Jr.,’74 Victoria Irene Barnes Hardman, ’99 Rosina M.A. Hardtman, ’90** Twilton T.S. Hardtman**^
Cari Autrese-Renna Harris, ’18 Kirk A. Hemphill, ’99 Art Henry, ’96** Nikolle Randall Henry, ’96** Gillian M. Hill, ’84 Wendy Y. Hill, ’84 Karen Eubanks Jackson^ Monica R. Jenkins, ’96** Sharod D. Jenkins, ’97** Anastacia Y. Johnson, ’86 Dr. Frank E. Johnson, ’80 Edward L. Joyner, ’57 Lennell (“Poundcake”) Key, ’97 Paul Lawrence Leath, Esq., ’69 Danielle Collick Little, ’96 Ashanti L. London, ’01 Brandon K. Matthews, ’07 Donald E. McCall, Sr., ’93 Bernice G. McCoy**^ Eric A. McCoy, ’98** Stephanie R. McDuffie, ’97 Cicely L. McFarlane, ’98 Shantay M. McKinily, ’98
Donn Miller, ’97 Shawn Arista Millin, ’06 Danny T. Molock, Jr., Ph.D., ’11, ’12 and ’19 Tarik Hasan Moore, ’01 Raja Zakeeyah Nelson, ’03 Sheryl L. Nelson, ’81 Adam J. Neuman^ Kathy Hopkins Norman, ’88 Sharon Jones Offer, ’70 Gwendolyn H. Outen, ’92 Col. Kelvin B. Owens (Ret.), ’83** Pamela W. Owens, ’84** Monique Latoya Peay, ’06 Michelle Pendleton, ’99 Loretta J. Pique, ’61 Felice Palmer Pitt, ’97** Juanson J. Pitt, ’97** Dr. Shirley V. Plater, ’59 Rene Y. Plummer, ’80 Richard A. Pope, Jr., ’83 Nancina Pope-Hammie, ’80 Eunice W. Powell, ’79
Patrick M. Radomsky, ’00 Jamine K. Ramseur, ’03** Micah J. Ramseur, ’03** Marion Washington Redd, ’87 Larry Richardson, ’00 Deborah A. Richmond, ’70 Jennifer Roxanne Robinson, ’14 Lt. Col. Willie Rodney, ’00 Ted R. Rogers, Jr., ’86 Carrie McGirth Jenkins Roper, ’83 Rev. Reginald V. Ryans, ’80 Cherree L. Sanders, ’95 Lynn Simon, M.D., ’68 Henry Smart, III, ’06 Catherine Smith, ’69 Shelby E. Spencer-Jones, ’82 Cherelyn J. Stewart-Tabiri, ’00 Terrance R. Taylor, ’96 Ann Testman, ’93 Eboni A. Thomas, ’01 Nicole L. Thomas, ’07 Patsy Gordon Thompson, ’72 and ’80 Lasava S. Tidwell, ’76
Adrian A. Tiggle, ’73 Tiffany N. Toye, ’15 Latroy M. Wands, ’01 Verelyn Gibbs Watson, ’96 Clarence E. Wayman^ Brittany T. Webb, ’17 Katina F. Webster, Ed.D., ’96 Latonia White, ’00 Patricia G. Wilkerson, ’71 Winston A. Wilkinson, Sr., ’71 Melvina N. Wilson, ’02** Rashad T. Wilson, ’00** Kimberly T. Wood, ’96 E. Arnold Woody, ’71 ^Associate *Deceased **Family Life Membership
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Deceased MSU Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Students ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ Steven R. Barkley, ’80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/17/2021 Barbara L. Marizett Barnes, ’57. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/13/2021 Symone Baynes (Student). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/30/2020 Bruce M. Beach (Former Professor). . . . . . . . . . 5/10/2021 Harry J. Bolden (Former Staff). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/7/2021 Willie L. Bowie (Former Staff). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19/2021 Joyce Bransford Byrd, ’52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/26/2021 Lamont Clark, ’84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/16/2021 Elise Harris Clarke, ’41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/28/2021 Thomas E. Clifford, Jr, ’16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3/2021 Lynne Mallory Conaway, ’78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/22/2021 Donald Cook, ’76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/12/2021 Matthew Cornish, ’71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19/2021 Dr. Roy Winston Cragway, Jr., M.D., ’76. . . . . . . 2/28/2021 Beverly Williams Crisp-Harstad, ’62. . . . . . . . . . 5/24/2021 Joshua Culbreath, ’55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/3/2021 Calvin Daly, Jr., ’69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/17/2020 Carole Daniel, ’62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/05/2021 Robert J. Darden, ’53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/22/2021 Howard L. Dennison, ’58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/28/2021 William P. Dennison, ’61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02/28/2021 Lucy Morton Dixon, ’54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7/2021 Dr. Eric B. Dobson, ’83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/30/2021 6
David Dorsey, ’53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/2/2021 Sheila Gross Dukes, ’67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/12/2020 Ernest Percy Fortson, Jr., ’81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/31/2021 Lillian Kess Frazier, ’49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/26/2021 Sharon K. McClain Gibson, ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/21/2021 Matthew Gillette, ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/19/2019 Dr. Gloria Ford Gilmer, ’49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/25/2021 The Rev. Wilburt Golden, ’62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28/2021 Idelia M. Green, ’74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/17/2021 John Albert Green, Sr., ’52 and ’73. . . . . . . . . . . 7/3/2021 Talmadge L. Hill, Jr., ’55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/6/2020 Sen. Barbara A. Hoffman (Former Staff). . . . . . . 6/20/2021 Vivian Fowlkes Holmes, ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/16/2021 Eric Thomas Howard, ’72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/22/2021 Kimberlee Ingram-Shaheed, ’95. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/27/2021 Irungu M. Karangu (Student). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1/2021 Latanya N. Jenkins (Former Staff). . . . . . . . . . . . 4/13/2021 Doris E. Yarborough Johnson, ’64 and ’75. . . . . . 9/5/2021 Edward B. Jolley, ’85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/2021 Raynard W. Jones, ’69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/7/2020 Patricia E. Lee, ’79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/29/2021 Carlton L. Leverette, ’67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/4/2021 Faye Long Harris, ’81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5/2021
Laurabelle E. Hope, ’61 and ’78 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/28/2021 Kasper McAlister (Former Staff). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/13/2021 Elmer Miller, ’75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/4/2021 Danese Lillian Goodwin Moore, ’57. . . . . . . . . . 4/28/2021 Carlene D. Morgan, ’67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/13/2021 Dr. Sydney Onyberechi (Former Faculty). . . . . . . 2/22/2021 Adetunyi O. Oyensusi, ’94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/8/2021 Dr. Warren D. Palmer, ’50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3/2021 Alexander Pankov (Former Faculty) . . . . . . . . . . 3/12/2021 Anne V. Perry, ’81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/4/2021 Calvin E. Phillips, ’57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/6/2021 Henry Louis Pope, ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/20/2021 Thaddeus L. Price, Sr., ’98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15/2021 Mamie E. Raines, ’50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/04/2021 James Reid (Former Faculty). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/18/2021 Boret Rose, ’89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/18/2021 Stephen O. Russell, ’72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/23/2021 Phyliss Millard Savage, ’55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/28/2021 Marian F. Scarborough, ’75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/18/2021 Paul F. Showell, ’62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18/2021 George Michael Sims, ’64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/31/2020 Henry Everett Smith, Sr., ’57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/24/2021 David A. Stevens, ’05 and ’07. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/7/2021
Walter S. Trezevant, Sr., ’63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/7/2021 Mary Amelia Turner, ’56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/7/2021 Genevieve O. Ungar, ’65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/9/2021 Dr. Ruby Plummer Wade, ’57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/27/2021 Dr. Gloria V. Warren, ’94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/6/2021 Rollie J. Washington, Jr., ’71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/28/2021 Spurgeon B. Washington, ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/30/2021 Ernestine O. Welch, ’44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/31/2021 Betsy G. Williams, ’60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/17/2021 Doris S. Williams, ’51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/7/2021 The Rev. Dr. James Williams, ’61. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/2021 Joyce Holland Williams, ’66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1/2021 Robert Williams, ’85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/29/2021 Maurice S. Wooden, ’69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/20/2021
This list includes notices received on or before Sept. 3, 2021. Any notices received after that date will be published in the next issue of the Alumni News.
ALUMNI ON THE MOVE Monique Bell, Ph.D., ’99, and Angela McCrae, ’03, have launched the “Sip Consciously Directory,” a comprehensive resource of more than 100 Black entrepreneurs in the three-tiBell er wine distribution chain. The two Morgan graduates connected through Dr. Bell’s research for her study of Black businesspeople in the wine industry, titled “Terroir Noir: 2020 Study of Black Wine EnMcCrae trepreneurs.” Dr. Bell is an assistant professor of marketing at California State University, Fresno, who earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Morgan. She has joined McCrae’s company, Uncorked & Cultured, a media platform centered on wine, wellness, culture and adventure, as Chief of Cultural Insights and Partnerships. McCrae has a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications from MSU. A recent article in ProFellow featured the thoughts and experiences of Ashleigh Brown-Grier, ’19, participant in a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia in 2016–2017. ProFellow is an online platform for information on professional and academic fellowships. Now a Ph.D. student in higher education leadership and policy studies at Howard University, Brown-Grier is founder of two programs: Fulbright HBCU, a social media platform designed to increase knowledge of and participation in the Fulbright program, and iHBCUx, which aims to make all HBCU students aware of international exchange programs. Cassandra Miller Campbell, ’84, has been elected to the City Council of Laurens, South Carolina. Campbell entered the special election for the city’s District 3 seat as a write-in candidate. The mother of two adult children and one grandchild earned her Bachelor of Science in telecommunications at Morgan State University and is a member of MSUAA’s South Atlantic Alumni Chapter. She works in the Laurens County public school system as a Teacher and also serves as an independent insurance agent. Her motto: “Listen, Learn & Lead.” George F. DeFord, D.Min., ’67, is a published book author for the third time. His latest volume, “Miraculous: Pastor and Wife’s Account of Illness and Recovery from COVID-19,” chronicles his family’s personal battle with the deadly disease, in 2020, and offers his and his wife’s recommendations on being proactive in fighting the virus, especially by getting vaccinated. The Rev. Dr. DeFord is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and has a B.A. in history from Morgan, where he was a member of the class known as “The Soulful Centennials.” Jenyne Donaldson, ’10, has joined the 24/7 multiplatform network Black News Channel (BNC) as a Correspondent. A proud graduate of Morgan State University, with a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications-broadcast journalism, Donaldson arrived at BNC after spending the past four years reporting for WJZY-TV, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was part of the mostwatched 10 p.m. newscast team in the market. BNC is a fast-growing news network dedicated to covering the unique perspectives, challenges and successes of Black and Brown communities. Ivy Tech Community College has selected Lorenzo L. Esters, Ph.D., ’08, as Chancellor of the college’s Indianapolis campus. Dr. Esters, a first-generation college student, earned his doctorate in urban education leadership from Morgan and has held numerous leadership positions in higher education in his professional career, among them Executive Director for Higher Education Partnerships for Educational Testing Services, Vice President of Philanthropy for Strada Education Network, Vice President of Student Success and Enrollment Management for Kentucky State University and Vice President for Access with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. James Madison University (JMU) has named a campus building in honor of its longtime faculty member Joanne Veal Gabbin, Ph.D., ’67, and Dr. Gabbin’s husband, Alexander Gabbin, Ph.D., who is also a member of the JMU faculty. Gabbin
Hall was formerly Maury Hall, named after a Confederate naval officer. A professor in the university’s English Department since 1985, Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Launched as an annual conference in 1994, Furious Flower was formally established as the nation’s first academic center devoted to African-American poetry in 2005. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Morgan and is a member of the MSUAA Alpha Delta Alumni Chapter. Pennsylvania State Rep. Ed Gainey, ’94, has won the Democratic primary election for Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If victorious in the general election in November, he will become the first Black person chosen for the city’s top post. Gainey serves Pennsylvania’s 24th Legislative District, where his legislative priorities are labor issues, working-class families, transportation, education, and community development and enhancement. He is a board member for the Divine Intervention Ministries and PROMISE organizations and, in 2010, became the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Pittsburgh City Democratic Committee. Gainey received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Morgan. Mark A. Harrison, ’95, Founder of the organization Saving Our Kings, will be featured in September in Rally Up Magazine, a faith-based mental health guide for people of all ages. Harrison created Saving Our Kings in 2020 to provide information and resources about mental health within the Black and Brown communities, while decreasing the stigma associated with mental health, particular with Men of Color. Harrison, who earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications at Morgan, serves as the Chief Executive Administrator for a federal contracting agency. Off the job, he has been a frequent public speaker on mental health advocacy on media outlets such as Morgan State University’s WEAA Radio, Howard University’s WHUR Radio and the nationally syndicated Russ Par Morning Show. Rally Up Magazine is on Instagram: search for “rally up magazine.” A chapter written by Morgan State University History and Geography Lecturer Derick A. Hendricks, Ph.D., ’09, has been published in a book titled “Some Unsung Black Revolutionary Voices and Visions from Pre-Colony to Post-Independence and Beyond,” edited by Dr. Bill F. Ndi. Dr. Hendricks’ contribution to the volume, his second published book chapter, is titled “Youth Responses to Discriminatory Practices: College of the Virgin Islands Black Cultural Organization, 1968–1974.” Dr. Hendricks earned his doctorate in history from MSU and has more than 23 years of experience as a teacher in secondary school, community college and postsecondary settings. Adriel A. Hilton, Ph.D., ’08, is the new Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Southern University at New Orleans. Before leaving his last post, Dean of Students and Diversity Officer at Seton Hill University, he held other positions, including inaugural Assistant Vice President for Inclusion Initiatives at Grand Valley State University and Assistant Professor and Director of the Higher Education Student Affairs program at Western Carolina University. Dr. Hilton has earned four academic degrees, including a Ph.D. in higher education with a concentration in administration from Morgan State University. Tracey Jackson, ’05, has been featured in the “Leadership” section of Credit Union Magazine, a publication of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA; news.cuna. org). The profile outlines Jackson’s childhood and her career, beginning with her hiring by Morgan graduate Bert Hash, ’70, who was then President and CEO of the Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore (MECU), for an internship during her senior year at Morgan. She continued working for MECU for 11 years after earning her Bachelor of Science in finance at Morgan. She has served as Chief Financial Officer of Resource One Credit Union in Dallas, Texas, since May 2020 — an organization with more than $650 million in assets.
The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) — a national association of more than 25,000 public defense lawyers, social workers, investigators and administrative staff — has selected Lori JamesTownes, ’90, as the organization’s new Executive Director. James-Townes, a Ph.D. candidate in public health at Morgan State University, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a bachelor’s degree in social work from MSU and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland. She took her current position at NAPD after three years of working as Assistant Training Director for the association and more than 25 years of working on defense teams representing indigent defendants. From 2010 to 2017, she worked for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender as Director of Social Work, Leadership and Program Development. Architectural Record has named a studio led by Andre L. Johnson, AIA, NCARB, ’99, as a Design Vanguard for 2021. The award is given annually to the firms chosen by the magazine as the world’s top 10 emerging architectural practices “that are demonstrating inventive approaches to shaping the built environment.” Johnson heads two companies based in Raleigh, North Carolina, as President and Design Principal of his award-winning studio and as President of JMJM Development, a small development firm. A licensed and practicing architect since 2004, he has gained more than 23 years of experience in the architecture profession since graduating from Morgan with his Master of Architecture. A scholarship program he established through his firm, the AJA+ Legacy Program, encourages African Americans to enter the career field of architecture. Deja Jones, ’20, has joined Facebook Reality Labs as a Capture Technician. In her new position, Jones has an important role in the organization’s Codec Avatars project, which is using groundbreaking technology and artificial intelligence to enable people to create lifelike virtual avatars of themselves to connect with others quickly and easily in virtual reality. A graduate of Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in screenwriting and animation, Jones also served as a Student Ambassador and as Miss Senior 2019–2020 and participated in campus organizations including the Student Government Association, the National Council of Negro Women and the National Society of Leadership and Success. Kaija Langley, ’94, has launched her debut picture book, “When Langston Dances,” a tale for young readers about the first day of ballet class for a Black boy who has dreamed of dancing since watching the Alvin Ailey Dance Company perform. Langley was born and raised in northern New Jersey and now resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recipient of a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from Morgan and a Master of Fine Arts in fiction from St. Mary’s College of California, she now spends her time writing novels and picture books and raising money for causes that make the world a better place. NaToya Mitchell, ’04 and ’08, a doctoral student in public health at Morgan, has joined the Board of Directors of The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, a nonprofit organization committed to transforming the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has also been honored by Arc Maryland with its 2021 Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award. Mitchell has more than 20 years of experience serving nonprofit, private and governmental professional organizations. As a former administrator for the Maryland Department of Health, she led the Developmental Disabilities Administration delivery model for people self-directing home and community-based supports. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Master of Arts in international studies with a concentration in international relations, both from Morgan.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed Morgan social work graduate Sekile M. Nzinga, Ph.D., ’93, as his administration’s Chief Diversity Officer. Dr. Nzinga brings a wealth of leadership experience and accomplishments in diversity, inclusion and equity issues to her new post and has received national recognition for her work. Before joining Gov. Pritzker’s office in April, Dr. Nzinga served as Northwestern University’s interim Chief Diversity Officer, Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, and Women’s Center Director. She is the author of the book “Lean Semesters: How Higher Education Reproduces Inequity,” published in 2020, and serves as a Member-at-Large on the Governing Council of the National Women’s Studies Association. Dr. Nzinga earned her Bachelor of Science at MSU. Bahaati Pitt, ’95, has been appointed to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, one of three justices selected by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fill vacancies in a jurisdiction that covers Manhattan and The Bronx. Pitt moved to her new bench in May after serving as a Judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Bronx County. Before becoming a judge, she was a Principal Law Clerk in the civil division of the Bronx County Supreme Court, served as a Court Attorney for the Bronx Family Court and the Bronx Civil Court and worked as an Attorney with the criminal defense division of the Legal Aid Society. She earned her B.A. in political science from Morgan and her J.D. at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has named Rodney Redmond, Ed.D., ’08, as Vice President of the college’s new Division of Learning and as its first Provost. Redmond had served CSM as interim Vice President of Academic Affairs since January 2021. In his new role, Dr. Redmond leads an organization that combined the college’s current Departments of Academic Affairs and Continuing Education and Workforce to centralize all areas of learning in one division. Dr. Edmonds earned his doctorate in higher education administration from Morgan and has more than 25 years of experience as an educator and educational administrator. Ambassador Brenda B. Schoonover, ’61, has joined the board of directors of Med Aditus International, Inc., a nonprofit organization that seeks to make quality, life-saving medicines available at affordable prices to patients in sub-Saharan Africa. Now a retired career Foreign Service officer, Schoonover was U.S. Ambassador to Togo from 1997 to 2000, then Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her career includes an array of Foreign Service assignments in Washington, D.C.; Belgium; Sri Lanka; the Philippines; Tunisia; and Nigeria, often tandem assignments with her late husband, who was also a Foreign Service officer. Schoonover earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at Morgan and was among the first Peace Corps Volunteers at the inception of the organization. Later, she was Associate Director of the Peace Corps program in Tanzania then Director of the Peace Corps School Partnership Program in Washington, D.C. Floyd Taliaferro, IV, ’06 and ’08, reports good news in the areas of community service and business ownership. All Walks of Life LLC (AWL), a Baltimore, Maryland-based outpatient mental health clinic he leads as Founder and Chief Executive Officer, received the 2021 Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health from the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. The award was presented during the July American Psychiatric Association Foundation Board of Directors meeting. AWL was recognized for its continued commitment to addressing critical mental health needs and directing resources where they are needed most. In May, Taliaferro opened The Sinclair, a 17,000-square-foot event space in Baltimore City. Black-owned and -operated, the space is geared to those who love Baltimore. Taliaferro has two degrees from Morgan: a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronics engineering and a Master of Science in social work. 7
Football Bears 2021 Football Schedule Date Time At Sept. 4 . . . . 4 p.m. . . . . . Home . . . . Sept. 11 . . . 6 p.m. . . . . . Away . . . . . Sept. 18 . . . 1 p.m. . . . . . Away . . . . . Oct. 2 . . . . . 12 p.m. . . . . Home . . . . Oct. 9 . . . . . 8 p.m. . . . . . Away . . . . . Oct. 16 . . . . 1:30 p.m. . . . Away . . . . . Oct. 23 . . . . 1 p.m. . . . . . Home . . . . Oct. 30 . . . . 2 p.m. . . . . . Away . . . . . Nov. 6 . . . . . 7:30 p.m. . . . Home . . . . Nov. 13 . . . . 1 p.m. . . . . . Away . . . . . Nov. 20 . . . . 12 p.m. . . . . Home . . . .
Opponent Location Towson University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hughes Stadium Tulane University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans, La. Sacred Heart University . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield, Ct. Saint Francis University . . . . . . . . . . . Hughes Stadium Howard University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C. South Carolina State University . . . . . Orangeburg, S.C. Homecoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hughes Stadium North Carolina Central University Norfolk State University . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. Delaware State University . . . . . . . . . Hughes Stadium University at Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albany, N.Y. Georgetown University . . . . . . . . . . . . Hughes Stadium
Parking Information
Homecoming Events Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 MSUAA Virtual Homecoming Business Meeting 12 noon https://bit.ly/3ss5Blu Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 37th Annual Homecoming Gala For more information, go to www.morgan.edu/gala Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 MSUAA Life Member Reception 9 a.m.–1 p.m. MSU Student Center, Ballroom B Alumni Tent at the Homecoming Game 12:00 noon to game end Hughes Stadium Homecoming Parade – CANCELED Tent City – CANCELED Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 Memorial Service – CANCELED
Near Montebello
•Lot Y (Rear of Murphy Fine Arts Center); $5.00 per space – General Event and Tailgate Parking •Lot X (Beside Murphy Fine Arts Center); $5.00 per space – Tailgate Parking •Lot U (Montebello); $5.00 per space – Tailgate Parking (Residential student permit holders will be able to remain on the parking lot.) •Lots T/V (Rawlings Hall, Blount Towers, Thurgood Marshall Apartments); $10.00 per space – Event Parking (Residential student permit holders will be able to remain on the parking lot.) Near Northwood Plaza Shopping Center
•Lot BSSC (Outside the lower level of Jenkins Behavioral and Social Sciences); $10.00 per space – Opponent Tailgate Parking •Lot BSSC (Outside the upper level of Jenkins Behavioral and Social Sciences); $15.00 per space – Morgan Alumni Tailgate Parking
Near Hughes Stadium
•Lot W (Stadium Way) – RESERVED for MSU Athletics: game officials, medical staff, media, police, etc. – Police will block lot by 8 a.m. Not for public parking. •Lot L (Health Center) – RESERVED Parking for Tailgating – Police will block lot the day before event, by 8 a.m. •Lot M (Washington Service Center); $15.00 per space – RESERVED Parking for the Disabled – Police will block lot the day before event, by 8 a.m. •Commons Garage (University Student Center) – CLOSED FOR REPAIRS until the end of spring Near the School of Engineering
•North Campus Garage; $5.00 per space •Lot A (Holmes Hall); $5.00 per space •Lot BCD/E/ER (Roadway behind Holmes Hall, Banneker, Dixon and the Science Complex — accessible from both Hillen Road and Stadium Way); $5.00 per space
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CARL MURPHY FINE ARTS CENTER
MSU’S OFFICE OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION TO HOST ‘ALUMNI MENTORING BRUNCH’
PLEASE NOTE that the Murphy Fine Arts Center’s schedule has been changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New dates and a calendar of upcoming events will be available online, as President Wilson and his cabinet make plans for reopening. Please continue to check the website at https://www2.morgan.edu/mfac for the latest information on events that are placed on the schedule until the end of year. We appreciate your patience and understanding as the Murphy Fine Arts Center — and the University — navigate this changing and dynamic situation.
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