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My Fellow Alumni, I bring you greetings from the Morgan State University Alumni Association (MSUAA). I hope this message finds you safe and well during the ever-present pandemic. As the Homecoming season is fast approaching, I am happy to announce the campus will be open and ready to receive you with open arms. We have taken precautions to keep you safe, and we have several activities planned for your enjoyment, entertainment and information sharing. I look forward to seeing you. Upon your arrival at Morgan, you will see many surprises and lots of activities taking place on and around campus. You will be astounded and impressed by what Morgan has accomplished in the past few years, during the pandemic and under the leadership of our President, Dr. David K. Wilson. Morgan has been very busy and intentional in its efforts to preserve our legacy while striving toward our future. The campus is all abuzz with new infrastructures, technology and academic pursuits. The annual MSUAA Business Meeting will be held on campus on Oct. 7, 2022. This is a welcomed change, as we have not been together in more than two years. You will receive the latest updates and news about Morgan during the Association board meeting, as well as the much anticipated “State of the University Address” by President Wilson. You will hear of student housing plans, new lecture halls, a future sports complex and the impressive Northwood Commons redevelopment. The President will share the good news of increased enrollment for undergraduate and graduate programs, higher graduation rates and additional degree offerings at the University. This is an exciting and impressive time for the University, alumni and students, as we bask in the pride and thankfulness of being a part of this transformational and historic period. Surely you must come see it for yourself! In honor of your return, the Association has planned an alumni welcome home event to be held on Oct. 8, 2022. The “Homecoming Orange and Blue Extravaganza” is a family gathering for all alumni, which features entertainment, fellowship and the Morgan spirit. It is a venue to reconnect and make more memories of “Fair Morgan.” Visit the Alumni Relations Office website at www.alumni.morgan.edu for more details about this event and others during Homecoming The2022.Association and Morgan give thanks to you, our alumni, for your many contributions to the University and for your unwavering support. We could not reach the heights we do without each of you. Your commitment of time, talent and treasure are deeply appreciated.
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The Real Hillman Khalilah Harris, then Khalilah Nugent, came to Morgan as a first-year student when she was 16 and credits her Morgan professors with lifting her and her classmates to high standards of cultural and political awareness, community service and Black excellence. For Harris, that meant completing the job her extended family of Caribbean and Afro Latinx immigrants had begun earlier in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York. At the Philippa Schuyler Middle School for the Gifted and Talented, she recalls, her classmates included many students who went on to great success, among them hip hop artist and actor Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def.
Soon after taking her second highranking federal government post during the Obama presidency, in 2016, Khalilah Harris, Ed.D., J.D., posted this message on Facebook: “Attending an HBCU cultivated my passion to serve others & build community. I’m glad I went to Morgan State and am honored to serve w/ OPM (the U.S. Office of Personnel Management)!” Dr. Harris exemplifies Morgan’s motto of “growing the future” and “leading the world.”
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After graduating from the University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, in 1998, she earned her law degree at the University of Maryland, practiced family law for a short time then answered her calling to the field of education, where she has worked for, advocated for and demanded excellence in service to students in grades K–12 and college for more than 20 years. Excerpts of her resume include service as Director of Advancement for Baltimore City Public Schools; Executive Director of BFA Foundation, Inc., in support of a public charter school named Baltimore Freedom Academy; Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African
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Americans; Senior Advisor to the Director of OPM; and Managing Director of K12 Education Policy for the Center for American Progress. She has also shared her knowledge and expertise in the media, as a regular contributor to MSNBC and Forbes and as a producer and show host for The Real News Network. In April, she began her second tenure at OPM, as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of the Director, where her work includes “helping initiatives that ensure young people, particularly those attending Minority Serving Institutions, are able to consider the federal government as a place they can work and use their talents,” Harris explains.
“The professors at Morgan were raising us. Similar to my vice principal in middle school, we were part of their extended family…. They would not allow us to fudge our work or half-step.”
“My hero was Claire Huxtable, and I thought for many years that I was going to Hillman College,” says Harris, who is a firstgeneration U.S. citizen and first-generation college attendee. “…So early in life I knew I wanted to go to an HBCU.” Having learned the fictional Hillman was not a real option, Harris applied to Morgan State, Howard and Hampton Universities when she was a senior in high school, was accepted to all and quickly decided on MSU. She arrived on campus in August 1994 with little money but very high expectations. Morgan, she says, exceeded her hopes. “My mom brought me to Morgan on a charter bus. She didn’t drive, and we didn’t have that kind of money,” Harris recalls. “We took cabs to campus. She got back in a cab and went back home. She gave me $80 a month to survive. Again, I was 16, so the prospect of getting a job without a car was not really a possibility. So that’s how I came to Morgan, and I’m so grateful.”“…The professors at Morgan were raising us,” Harris explains. “Similar to my vice principal in middle school, we were part of their extended family. Their expectation of us was like we were children in their own home. And that was very palpable, that they would not allow us to make excuses. They would not allow us to fudge our work or half-step. And I needed that as a Those16-year-old.”surrogateMorgan parents included, among others, political science professor Michael Kamara, who steered her to enrollment at the University of Maryland School of Law; English professor Lois McMillan; and history professor Brenda Brown, who demanded knowledge of the continent of Africa. Equally respected was Ms. Singleton, the no-nonsense resident director of her dormitory, HarperTubman House. And then there were her supportive elders and peers in Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc., Alpha Delta Chapter, with whom she still has invaluable bonds today. Timeless Bonds Morgan also gave her ample opportunities to continue serving the local community, as she had since her early teens.
Today, Harris’ timeless bond to Morgan extends to many students of her generation. She has served as president of the NeXtGen MSU Alumni Chapter since 2018, leading the chapter’s virtual networking, its advocacy of continuing education programs geared toward Generation X Morganites and its fundraising for the University.
A leader in multiple areas of her life, Harris names motherhood as her most important position. And like other talented young people, her three daughters — an 8th grader, a 12th grader and a college sophomore — help keep her optimistic about the future and her work in diversity, equity and inclusion. Regarding her current work with OPM, she says, “I enjoy it a lot, coming back into a more senior role and being able to help this organization; building morale and making sure that the largest workforce in the country is treated well and that we’re recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects the American public in all its richness.” n
“When I first got to Morgan, I began volunteering, true to form, at a school named Lexington Terrace Elementary, which doesn’t exist anymore. At Lexington Terrace, I saw these young people who were brilliant: smart, funny, but they could not read. And it struck me immediately that something was wrong, that the adults were failing the children. And even now in my career, I don’t permit people to use words like ‘at-risk youth’ or ‘low-income kids.’ Using labels that hide what adults are supposed to do is not acceptable to me. And that connects back to my first experiences volunteering at Morgan. I also volunteered in Kuumba, with (Morgan’s Director of Community Service) Deanna Ikhinmwin, during the Kwanzaa programming.”
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When Alfonso Bell climbed onto a steamboat on the Old Bay Line in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, headed to Baltimore, in 1949, he had no way of knowing that his experiences at Morgan State College would change the course of his family’s life for generations. Bell, the son of a maintenance man and a homemaker, was the 16th of 20 siblings, four of whom perished in a tragic house fire that left him the youngest. He arrived at Morgan, Maryland’s largest HBCU, with a tuba scholarship to play in the band.
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A few years later, the math major, ROTC Cadet and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., inductee met and fell in love with first-year Morgan student Sarah Bagwell, from Baltimore City, the child of a theater hostess and a chauffeur. The college couple married in 1953 and began their family as Alfonso decided to interrupt his higher education to enlist in the Army. While Alfonso did his military service in Greenland, Sarah continued at Morgan, earned her bachelor’s degree in 1956 and joined the main branch of the Pratt Library as a librarian.
Alfonso Bell and Sarah Bagwell on Morgan’s campus in the early 1950s
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Alfonso returned to Morgan after his stint in the military, switched his major from math to geography and moved with his wife and two young sons to a treelined neighborhood in what is now the Morgan Community Mile, in the late 1950s — the first Black family in a middle-class community that became a strong, predominantly African American community by the time Alfonso graduated from Morgan with his bachelor’s degree in 1961.
Bell joined the ROTC program after his sophomore year and excelled there under the mentorship of men such as Lt. Col. John Branch, Professor of Military Science; Capt. Robert Cheeks and Maj. David Branch, Assistant Professors of Military Science; and Capt. Jimmy Jones, a fellow student who had returned from his second tour of duty in Vietnam and was earning his bachelor’s degree through the Army’s Degree Completion program. Bell says he “thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Morgan” outside of the military training as well. “I will always remember the campus life, such as the Homecoming concerts, Greek step shows, parties, etc. In addition, I worked at the Soper Library and with the Pimlico Hotel Caterers on weekends and during the summer.”
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“I have Morgan in my blood,” says Sarah and Alfonso’s eldest son, Michael, now Lt. Col. Michael L. Bell, U.S. Army (Ret.), who earned a bachelor’s degree in math and physics from Morgan and an ROTC commission from the University’s Bear Battalion, in 1976. “Morgan was instilled in me from the beginning. I remember attending the Homecomings with my parents and my brother, Tony. I also attended Cub Scout meetings at the Christian Center (now the University Memorial Chapel) on campus with my father, who was the Assistant Scoutmaster, and I took swimming lessons on campus when I was 12, taught by one of Morgan’s swim team champions and coaches, JamesWhenMack.”he was in elementary school, the U.S. space program fed Michael’s dreams of becoming an astronaut, and those dreams continued to grow during his high school years at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he planned the intermediate step of becoming an aircraft“Afterpilot.high school, I had to decide on joining the military to pursue my dream of flying, or going to college. With the Vietnam War in full escalation, my dad recommended college,” Bell recalls. “I was accepted at several colleges, but my heart was with Morgan and attending an HBCU.”
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Third Generation Today, Lt. Col. Bell’s granddaughter, Amenta Bell-Richardson, represents the third generation of her family to attend Morgan. The senior electrical engineering major, with a focus on computer engineering, spent her early years in Brooklyn, New York, before moving with her family to Baltimore. But still, like her grandfather, she grew up hearing spellbinding tales of Morgan’s past and present, mainly from her granddad, who told her about Homecoming, the opportunities Morgan gives its students and Continued Bell-Richardson
www.givetomorgan.org 5 entrepreneur, running a catering business for many years. Sarah moved on from Pratt to the Baltimore City Public Schools, where she had a long, distinguished career as a special education teacher.Alfonso passed away in 1999, and Sarah passed five years later. But their happy memories of Morgan live on in the stories they told and the experiences they shared with their children and grandchildren, including two who went on to attend Morgan State University themselves.
Bell-Richardson has made the most of Morgan’s campus life, participating in organizations such as the MSUAA Pre-Alumni Council and the University’s chapters of the Society of Women Engineers, which she serves as president, and the National Society of Black Engineers. And again like her granddad, her plans for her career postgraduation involve space.“It’s kind of my dream to work with NASA, she says. “So I guess my career plan would end up there.”
Dreams Achieved After leaving Morgan as a distinguished military graduate, Michael Bell went on to serve 23 years in the Army, where he achieved his dream of flying — as a pilot of the Blackhawk and other helicopters. He retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel in 1999, spent another five years working on military projects for TRW and Northrop Grumman and ended his career as an Army civilian engineer working at the Pentagon then Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he set up a summer internship for Morgan students at the Army Test and Evaluation Command, with the University’s founding Dean of Engineering, Eugene DeLoatch, Ph.D. Along the way, Bell’s calling back to alma mater grew stronger. In the late 1990s, he worked to revitalize Morgan’s ROTC program as a member of the Enhancement Team of Rocks, Inc., a mentoring organization for Army officers. He also served three separate terms as President of Morgan’s ROTC Alumni Chapter, which he helped to charter. In 2016, he established an endowment to support Morgan math students and ROTC cadets: the Michael L., Sarah E. and Alfonso M. Bell Endowed Scholarship Fund.
“I had so much fun, and it really exposed me to Morgan’s alumni. I’ve been going ever since,” says Bell, who is now Class Agent for the Class of ’76 and Second Vice President of the MSU Alumni Association. His good work for Morgan has not gone unnoticed. Bell’s induction into the Bear Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame in 2006, his National Association of Black Veterans Leadership Award in 2018 and his Morgan State University Mathematics Department Alumnus of the Year honor in 2020–2021 all came as a result.Like his granddaughter, Lt. Col. Bell is pleased with the progress Morgan has made over the decades, and he gives credit for that where he feels it’s due.
6 Alumni News Fall/Winter 2022/23 MORGAN LEGACIES alumni, the strength of the engineering programs, and the nurturing environment of HBCUs.“The main thing I heard about HBCUs is that they’re very family-oriented: everybody feels like a family. It’s one big community,” she recalls. “So that’s what I was specifically looking for when I came to Morgan…people who actually care about you and want to work with you. You hear about that with schools, and it’s never actually true. But with Morgan it was.”
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“I am so impressed not only with the job that Dr. Richardson did but the way Dr. Wilson has picked up the ball and has done just a tremendous job with Morgan,” he says. “He has done so much for the school, and he has really put Morgan on the map. Fair Morgan, forever.” n Sarah Bell with son Michael
He’s also been actively involved with his Morgan class since 2001, when his mother convinced him to attend her class’s 45th Anniversary Reunion at the annual Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Luncheon.
Athletics Vice President and Director Dena Freeman-Patton and Head Football Coach Damon Wilson with Morgan Mascot Benny the Bear
Homecoming Spotlights New Beginnings for the Bears
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In May, the University named 25year athletics executive and administrator Dena Freeman-Patton as Morgan’s new Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, replacing Edward Scott, Ph.D., who left in January to pursue another career opportunity. She is the first woman to hold the post. A former standout scholar-athlete at Lake Clifton High School, Freeman-Patton was born and raised in Baltimore City and grew up in a Morgan family: her mother, Doris Freeman, is a Morgan graduate, Class of 1969. Coming to Morgan after leaving her last job, as Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Freeman-Patton went straight to work on the high-priority task of leading a national search for a new Head Football Coach. The search ended with a prize catch: Damon Wilson, who accepted the top post with Bears Football in May, after a 13-year, championshipwinning tenure at Bowie State University. Wilson replaced Tyrone Wheatley, who left early this year to take a coaching job with the NFL’s Denver Broncos, after three seasons with the Bears.Like Freeman-Patton, Wilson is direct in his speech, and he doesn’t deviate from that in discussing his budding relationship with Morgan alumni. “I think I’ve met with every group that cares about Morgan State University, and one thing that I can tell is that (alumni are) excited, they care about the University, and they’re going to have a job in this as well. I’ve let all of them know that,” Wilson says. “We’re going from just talking about how excited you are. Now you’re going to have to show, whether it’s with your time or your treasure, whatever it may be. We have to embrace our current student-athletes to provide them with an opportunity to be successful, once again, on and off the football field.”The new Athletics Director and new Head Football Coach both say they expect near-term gains and long-term greatness for Morgan Athletics.“Our long-term goal is to be as successful on the athletic side of the house as we are on the academic side of the house and to live up to that National Treasure name in all aspects,” says Freeman-Patton. “…Ultimately, I want our student-athletes to be champions in every aspect of their life. Our short-term goals are to grow the program, meaning we’re growing in number of sports. We’re adding wrestling, and tumbling and acrobatics, for 2023–24. We’re just hiring the coaches now,” she continues. “We’re also getting football on the right track and moving forward, helping that program to be successful. And we’re positioning Morgan for the changes that are coming with the NCAA transformation and conference realignment.” This year’s Homecoming game will be Wilson’s first ever at Morgan and FreemanPatton’s first as an adult. (She participated in some Bears Homecoming events when she was a three-sport athlete at Lake Clifton High.) Both are pumped about the event, but when we talked with Wilson in August, he reminded us that the team’s season opener was next. “Our focus is first Georgia Southern, but I understand the importance of Homecoming. And I’m a firm believer that Homecoming is not for the current student-athletes. It’s for everyone who’s paved the way for us all,” Wilson said. “We’re going to make sure our guys understand the importance of that event and that game as well.” n
Homecoming at Morgan State University is always a celebration like no other, but the 2022 iteration will add a commencement, of sorts, to the mix: a new start and another step up for Morgan Athletics.
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Morgan’s Greater Houston Area Alumni Chapter (GHAA) attended and recruited students at the HBCU College Fair held in the city on March 5. Houston area students were provided with a link to information for future students on Morgan’s website and were given an opportunity to explore the University through the virtual campus tour and student life videos posted on GHAAYouTube.Chapter members celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19, 2022, by attending a special presentation at Miller Outdoor Theater in observation of Juneteenth. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and various local and professional artists explained the importance of Juneteenth through dance, music, spoken word and much more.
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Howard L. Cornish Chapter Continues 40 Years of Excellence and Service
On Sept. 10, the GHAA Chapter participated in the South Texas UNCF 5K Walk for Education at Tom Bass Park in Pearland, Texas, to help UNCF raise funds to support HBCUs and students. Immediately after the walk, the chapter held a meet and greet at the HBCU Village Tent, sponsored by the Houston HBCU Alumni Association. To join the Greater Houston Area Alumni Chapter, or to pay fiscal year 2023 GHAA Chapter and MSUAA dues, visit msuhoustonalumni@gmail.comchaptercheddarup.comghaa-collection-site-fiscal-year-2023-copy.https://msuaa-Formoreinformationabouttheand/oritsevents,pleaseemail
The Howard L. Cornish Metropolitan Baltimore Alumni Chapter recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding on June 14, 1982. Chapter President Carole Jeffries presided over a luncheon in the food court at the Morgan State University Student Center. Chapter members in attendance reminisced about countless memories of chapter events of the past four decades. MSUAA President Phyllis Davis shared the day with the chapter. The Howard L. Cornish Chapter has been named the MSUAA Chapter of the Year four times and has had a record 15 of its members honored as MSUAA Alumnus of the Year!
The chapter is proud of its history of providing financial assistance to Morgan students. Through its Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, the chapter has provided 260 laptop computers and almost $950,000 in scholarships to deserving Morgan students. COVID-19 pandemic restrictions caused a two-year absence in hosting the breakfast as a live, public event, in 2020 and 2021, but the chapter is pleased to announce that it will host its 39th MLK Breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom of the University Student Center. Dena Freeman-Patton, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Morgan, will be the keynote speaker. The chapter also encourages academic excellence and connection to students through its annual Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury Academic Achievement Award. The award is presented to a high-achieving, graduating senior who has received assistance from the Howard L. Cornish Chapter’s scholarship fund during their tenure at Morgan. In May 2022, this honor was presented to computer science major Makhya S. Wilridge, who secured employment as a software developer for American Airlines in Dallas, Texas, before receiving her Bachelor of Science from the School of Computer, Mathematical and NaturalTheSciences.Howard L. Cornish Chapter continues to exemplify alumni excellence by living up to its theme: Motivate! • Support! • Unite!
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Students Benefit From Howard County Chapter Fundraising
The Howard County Alumni Chapter kicks off a new year of fundraising in September with its “Let’s Give Something Back” campaign.
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Delaware Chapter Gets Jazzy for Scholarships
The Morgan State University Northern Virginia Alumni Chapter (MSUNOVAAC) held its End of Year Chapter Meeting and Celebration at Quattro Goombas Winery, Brewery & Pizza Kitchen, in Aldie, Virginia, on June 26. The event offered a great atmosphere, good food, outstanding service, wine, beer and lovely scenery. Everyone in attendance had a wonderful time. Although COVID has limited some of the activities of chapter, the meeting was a great opportunity to celebrate the chapter’s accomplishments for 2021–22.
Join the Philadelphia Chapter’s Transatlantic Cruise for Scholarships! Northern Virginia Chapter Celebrates a Year of Accomplishment
The MSU Delaware Alumni Chapter will host its annual Jazz Matinee on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 2–6 p.m. The event will feature live jazz music by Pristine Raeign and a sumptuous meal, including salmon and chicken breast entrees with roasted red skin potatoes, green beans, green salad appetizer, dinner rolls, tea, coffee and dessert. A cash bar will be available throughout the event. The tickets are $60 per person and can be reserved by calling or texting (302) 229-9571. The proceeds benefit the Delaware Alumni Chapter MSU Scholarship Fund.
Join the MSUAA Philadelphia Chapter for an exciting scholarship fundraising getaway: a 16-day transatlantic cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway, in 2023. The ship will depart from New York City on April 20. Travelers will disembark in Rome on May 6. Passports and COVID-19 vaccinations are required. Balcony, Ocean View and Interior cabins are available upon request. The original inventory has been exhausted, therefore, cabins are now based on ship availability and pricing. Flights, hotel and insurance are also available. Ship gratuities are $248 per person and can be prepaid or added to your total cost. A deposit of $250 per person ($150 nonrefundable) is payable by cash, check or money order. A deposit is required for a reservation to hold the quoted price. Final payment is due Nov. 21, 2022.
After another successful year of fundraising, the Howard County Alumni Chapter ended its fiscal year with a Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 6, honoring four deserving students. Scholarships totaling $12,000 were awarded to four deserving students. All were very appreciative! Before the awards dinner, the chapter held a business meeting and installed new officers for terms beginning July 1, 2022 and extending through June 30, 2024. The officers follow: President Paul Haley, Vice President Keisha Shepard, Treasurer Jackye Malloy Jones, Financial Secretary Pamela Banks, Recording Secretary Harriette Page and Corresponding Secretary Cystale Dunham. (left–right) Howard County 2022–24 Chapter Officers: Keisha Shepard, Jackye Malloy Jones, Paul Haley, Cystale Dunham and Harriette Page. Not pictured: Pamela Banks
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Giving by classes ending in “2” or “7” since their last reunion, five years ago, was as follows: Class Gifts – Classes Ending in ‘2’ or ‘7’ (May 6, 2018–March 31, 2022) 1947 $31,280.00 1952 $6,645.00 1957 $45,605.00 1962 .................. $46,037.00 1967 $312,593.00 1972 $141,853.00 1977 $674,752.00 1982 $60,373.19 1987 $35,104.51 1992 .................. $56,837.20 1997 $106,729.00 2002 $23,194.40 2007 $70,494.81 2012 $22,156.72 2017 $13,509.60 2022 ................ Not Calculated
• President’s Award, for second place – Class of 1968, 33.57%
• Chairman’s Award, for first place – Class of 1969, 34.85%
• Dean’s Award, for third place – Class of 1966, 33.14%
The Morgan State University Alumni Association has announced its 2022 awards to the three classes with the highest participation-in-giving rate during calendar year 2021
MSU Alumni Association Honors Three Classes for Outstanding Giving
Prince George’s County Alumni Chapter
The MSU Prince George’s County Alumni Chapter continues to support Morgan State University’s mission. On June 23, the chapter hosted a Freshmen Meet & Greet and welcomed more than 80 incoming freshmen and transfer students as they began the Fall 2022 semester. During the event, the students had a chance to ask questions — related to class enrollment, time management and college life in general — to a panel of Morgan students who provided great personal experiences and recommendations on being a successful student at Morgan. The Freshmen Meet & Greet continues to be a popular annual event for the chapter and is praised by many students and their parents in Prince George’s County. During the same week, the chapter participated in the Ninth Annual DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance 5K Walk/Run, to show its support for all HBCUs. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, at The St. James Sports, Wellness and Entertainment Center in Springfield, Virginia. It provided participants a great opportunity to fellowship with other local HBCU alums during a relaxed race filled with family and friends from the DC Metro area. During this event, the chapter had an exhibit on Alumni Row, where Morgan alumni were signed up as chapter members and to promote Morgan’s mission. The chapter looks forward to another successful year, as it welcomes a new executive board: President Angela Holmes, Vice President Eboneé Knight, Secretary Nicole AmbroseJones, Treasurer Dawn Ambrose, Financial Secretary Sophia Green and Parliamentarian Kristina Biscoe. Several community service initiatives and fundraising events are being planned, along with the chapter’s annual Homecoming Meet & Greet. If you are interested in hearing more about the Prince George’s County Alumni Chapter, please contact the group via Instagram at “MSUPGCAC” or via Facebook by searching “Morgan State Univ. Prince George’s County Alumni Chapter.”
SMAC is recruiting new members to carry out the organization’s commitment to Morgan, the University’s students and the broader community. Volunteers engaged in SMAC’s award-winning work will gain opportunities to enhance their leadership, organizational development and event management skills in chapter initiatives such as Feeding the Homeless Night, a Scholarship Dinner Dance and Awards Program, an Adopt a Road Clean-Up Campaign, college fairs and other community outreach events. Please visit www.msusma.org to join the Southern Maryland Alumni Chapter and let the chapter know your areas of interest. The chapter membership fee will be waived for MSU graduates of the last two years.
Kudos to chapter member Shawn Coates (Class of 2003), who was selected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College of Southern Maryland.
As the chapter focuses on its continuing contribution to Morgan’s legacy, we encourage and look forward to the participation of recent graduates, including SMAC scholarship recipients.
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Morgan’s Southern Maryland Alumni Chapter (SMAC), founded in 2005, is pleased to announce the election of its new officers, who were installed on Saturday, June 25, 2022, during the chapter’s annual picnic, which was held this year at the riverside home of Vincent Watson, ’68. The chapter’s new officers are: President – Rochelle Savoy, Vice President – Denise Chapman Barnes, Treasurer – Victor Watson, Financial Secretary – Joan Chapman, Recording Secretary – Janice Cooper, Corresponding Secretary – Gloria Savoy, Chaplain – Delores Countiss Datcher, Historian –Thomas Datcher.
In September, the chapter resumed its in-person BODD and awarded scholarships to eligible entering and current MSU students.
SMAC continues to make an impact on the region. Through its Blue and Orange Scholarship Dinner Dance and Awards Program (BODD), the chapter has funded scholarships for numerous MSU students from southern Calvert, Charles, southern Prince George’s and St. Mary’s Counties. Despite the public health crisis, the chapter used its raffle activity to fund more than 15 scholarships in 2020 and 2021.
Southern Maryland Chapter Is Back in Stride and Seeking the Next Legacy Builders
SMAC members at Morgan’s 145th Spring Commencement Exercises, in May: (left to right) Victor Watson, ’70; Denise Chapman Barnes, ’72; and Ernest Washington, ’72
Several SMAC members participated in the 50-Year Anniversary Class Reunions held during the weekend of Morgan’s 2022 Spring Commencement, in May.
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50th Anniversary Classes Honored at Spring 2022 Commencement
As of May 20, 2022, the Class of 1972 had an approximate Endowment Fund balance of more than $88,000 — $38,000 over the intended goal, thanks in large part to the efforts of their beloved classmate, the late Stephen O. Russell, who established the MSU Class of 1972’s Endowment Fund. The class had also more than doubled its number of MSU Alumni Association Life Members, from 31 to 71, and had mentored students of its “adopted” Class of 2022 since 2018, providing one-on-one tutoring/mentoring, “Living Your Best Life” Workshops and more than $5,000 in book scholarships. Since reading about the University’s Food Resource Center (FRC), the Class of 1972 has supported the Pre-Alumni Council and Food Resource Center’s Community Service Project, by donating toiletry bags and making individual and group donations of nonperishable items.
Class of 1972 Continues Golden Anniversary Service and Celebration
During a regularly scheduled monthly meeting in 2016, the MSU Class of 1972 Reunion Committee decided to design and pursue a multifaceted plan to celebrate the class’s Golden Anniversary by establishing a Class Endowment Fund of $50,000 by 2022; asking all Classmates to become Life Members of the MSU Alumni Association; and establishing the groundbreaking alumni initiative to “adopt” Morgan’s incoming freshmen in 2018, who are now the Class of 2022.
The Class will culminate the celebration of its Golden Anniversary during Homecoming Weekend by attending the Gala on Friday, Oct. 7; hosting a Class Meet & Greet Reception on Saturday, Oct. 8; and attending the Annual Candlelight Memorial Service on Sunday, Oct. 9. For additional information regarding the Class of 1972’s Fall Golden Anniversary Activities, please contact the Co-Class Agents: Linda Davis at idesofmarch@comcast.net or (678) 234-2406 or Celeste Scott at cscott3958@aol.com or (410) 608-1293.
The Class of 1972 took the traditional place of honor as the 50th Anniversary Class at Morgan State University’s Spring 2022 Undergraduate Commencement Exercises, at Hughes Stadium on May 21. Co-Class Agent Linda Davis reports that 50 members of the class donned gold-colored caps and gowns to lead the Class of 2022 degree candidates into the arena. Approximately 65 Class of ’72 classmates attended a reception hosted by the class the day before at the Morgan Business Center. Members of the Classes of 1970 and 1971 also participated in the graduation ceremony as 50th Anniversary guests of honor, having missed their opportunity to stand in the spotlight in 2020 and 2021, respectively, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of in-person Spring Commencement events at Morgan in those years.
The members of the Class of 1968 have begun planning activities for their 55th anniversary. A number of fun, fundraising activities are being considered or planned. The first of these is a bus trip from Baltimore County to the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to see the Biblical musical production “David,” which features Psalm 23. The cost of the trip, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, is $165.00 and includes a luncheon buffet at Shady Maples
The Class Agents for classes ending in “3” or “8” are listed below. Commit now to making your 2023 Alumni Day Anniversary Reunion a grand success!
Class of 1968 Carolyn Classcajasmin@aol.comJasmineof1973
ClassClassClassnatashatbrown@gmail.comNatashajarrett.carter@gmail.comCarterT.BrownWatsonof2008LatriceChess-Storylatticecs@outlook.comNatoyaMitchenatoyamitchell@gmail.comof2013BeulahM.Lewisladylewis24@yahoo.comTiyeC.Lewistiye.lewis@yahoo.comof2018NoClassAgent*
Mary Bunn
Class of 1983 Lt. Col. Annette
ClassClassClasssheliaplee26@gmail.comSheliabighat42@yahoo.comBrownPetersLeeof1988NoClassAgent*of1993CindyHooperdsthooper@yahoo.comof1998TanyaD.McDuffie,Esq.tanya.mcduffie98@alumni.morgan.edu
Class of 1968 Plans Its 55th Anniversary for 2023
Class of 2003 Jarrett L.
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Class of 1973 Closes In on Its 50th Anniversary Endowment Goal
Each day is bringing the Class of 1973 closer to its goal of contributing $50,000 to its class endowment by its 50th anniversary year, 2023! So, the Class of ’73 “Change Makers” are pushing for “50 by 50”: seeking to reach and surpass the $50,000 goal by having every member of the class commit to making a lump sum or monthly donation to the endowment over the next nine months. Are you up to the challenge? If so, make checks payable to “MSUF” and mail them to: MSUF, P.O. Box 64261, Baltimore, MD, 21264-4261. Write “Class of 1973 End” in the memo section of the check. You may also donate by credit, debit, wire or automatic bank draft to the “Class of 1973 End”. For more information about the endowment, contact Denise Smith at denise.smith@morgan.edu or (410) 440-0281. For 50th Anniversary Reunion information, contact Gail Robinson-Brown, at g_robinsonbrown@msn.com or (410) 961-5916. Please update your contact information with the Alumni Relations Office to stay informed about the Class of ’73 50th Anniversary plans.
Smorgasbord. Tickets for the trip are limited and must be purchased no later than Sept. 30, 2022. Checks should be made payable to “MSU, Class ’68” and mailed to Carolyn Jasmin, 6716 Fox Meadow Road, Baltimore, MD 21207. All are welcome to join the class to see this inspirational production. For ticket information, contact Gloria Griffin at (410) 241-2889, Phyllis Reese at phylliseva@msn.com, Jackie Wilson at jacchris@verizon.net or Martena Wylie Clinton at wylieclinton@aol.com.
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80th Anniversary Class No Class Agent* Class of 1948 75th Anniversary Class No Class Agent* Class of 1953 No Class Agent* Class of 1958
Classes Ending in ‘3’ or ‘8,’ Get Ready to Celebrate in Spring 2023! MSU classes ending in “3” or “8”: prepare to celebrate your anniversary reunions in spring 2023, at Alumni Day! After a two-year hiatus, the luncheon will return to the Calvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom, on the second floor of the University Student Center.
Class of 1943
*Call the Alumni Relations Office at (443) 885-3015.
Classgraymatter1637@verizon.netBenjaminmejones7@comcast.netJonesMasonof1963SonjaE.Swygertseswygert@gmail.comJennetteWadejet2lag@aol.com
Classwilhelmina2001@aol.comWilhelminag_robinsonbrown@msn.comBrownFriesonof1978Dr.JeromeBoydjboyd16@verizon.netJoanneS.Mackmsualumna78@gmail.comDr.AddiePerkinsWilliamsonaddie@pwassoc.com
50th Anniversary Class Gail Robinson
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Recovery Centers of America (RCA) Capital Region has promoted Marcus Smith, ’04, to Chief Executive Officer. Smith now leads the substance use disorder treatment facility and its team of addiction professionals to provide high-quality treatment and deepen the organization’s relationship with the local community. He formerly served as Clinical Director of RCA Capital Region. Smith brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having worked in the clinical treatment field for more than a decade. He is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, specializing in the treatment of adults experiencing depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and sexual and general trauma. Smith is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a clinical member of the Association of the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and holds affiliations with the American Counseling Association, Maryland Counseling Association and D.C. Mental Health Counseling Association, among other clinical professional bodies. He received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Morgan. “Growing up in southern Maryland, an area deeply affected by the opioid pandemic, I had so many opportunities from education, athletics and community,” Smith says. “My goal is to help ensure others can benefit from the same meaningful life experiences I had.”
Howard, a Certified Public Accountant, is the Founder and Managing Member of the MJH Group, a private investment and management consulting firm, where he provides private investment in early-stage technology companies and serves as a strategic advisor to corporate executives, entrepreneurs, government officials and high-net-worth individuals. Before founding the MJH Group, he worked with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance and, before that, with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ high-technology team. During his extensive public accounting career with PwC and other public accounting firms, he led or co-led audits of state and local governments, venture-backed media companies, iconic consumer brands and the largest casino and resort in North America, among many other projects. He recently served as Board Treasurer and Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee for the Maryland Technology Development Corporation.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Michael J. Howard, ’90, to the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS), the organization that administers death, disability and retirement benefits for nearly 412,000 active and former State employees, teachers, State police, judges and law enforcement officers. Howard serves on SRPS’ Audit Committee and its Member, Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation Committees. His term runs through June 30, 2023.
Howard was born and raised in Baltimore City and earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Morgan.
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Thompson serves on the boards of DC Building Industry Association and Women in Construction and is an active member of African American Real Estate Professionals and Urban Land Institute. She holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Morgan and a master’s degree in business administration and management from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Larry D. Turner, ’78, has been appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Labor. Before taking his current post, he had served in other Senior Executive Service positions: as the department’s Acting Inspector General since June 2020 and, before that, as Deputy Inspector General since September 2014. As head of the Office of Inspector General, Turner leads a nationwide, independent oversight organization with an annual budget of $91 million. He is one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. government, overseeing criminal investigators, auditors, attorneys, subject-matter experts and management professionals whose mission is to detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement in Department of Labor programs and to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in department operations. Turner, an alumnus of Morgan’s ROTC Bear Battalion, is one of the 30 presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed U.S. Inspectors General, of whom only three are African American. He joined eight other Inspectors General who were invited to the White House to discuss the government’s work on the COVID-19 pandemic with President Biden this past spring. A Life Member of the MSU Alumni Association, he and his wife have raised or contributed a generous sum toward the renovation of the University Memorial Chapel.
Maria Porter Thompson, ’94, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Hoffman & Associates, a leading developer of innovative mixed-use and residential communities across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Thompson joined the company in 2015 as the Vice President of Construction and has been promoted four times in only seven years, now managing the operating divisions of the company. Thompson has played an instrumental role in the successful delivery of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of The Wharf, an award-winning, $3.6-billion, mixed-use neighborhood featuring 3.3 million square feet of development along Washington, D.C.’s waterfront. This fall, under Thompson’s leadership, Phase 2 will conclude, and construction of The Wharf neighborhood will be complete. Thompson also oversees all ongoing projects for Hoffman & Associates, which total more than $6 billion of new development.
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Wilson joined the center after his tenure as a Senior Public Health Advisor with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health, where he recently received the CMS Impact Award for advancing health equity and accessibility in COVID-19 for persons living with disabilities. Earlier, he received awards from National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, for his work in identifying a solution to a global infectious disease threat by advancing a malaria vaccine through a clinical trial.
Wilson completed the Doctor of Public Health program at Morgan. In addition to his work with Community Catalyst, he holds public health faculty appointments at Purdue University and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Brandon G. Wilson, Dr.P.H., ’20, has joined Community Catalyst as the Director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation. Dr. Wilson now leads the center’s mission to deliver better care, better value and better health for every community, particularly vulnerable and historically underserved populations, by bringing the community’s experience to the forefront of health systems transformation and health reform efforts.
Monica L. White, ’98 and ’19, Transit Services Administrator for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, has been named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2022 by The Daily Record. The annual recognition, now in its 27th year, recognizes outstanding achievements by women, in their professions, in community leadership and in mentoring. White has held her current post with the Baltimore City DOT since June of 2020. Before that, she gained more than six years’ experience at Maryland Transit Administration, where she rose to the position of Regional Planner. She holds two degrees from Morgan: a Bachelor of Science in business management and a Master of Science in urban transportation. Long active in addressing Baltimore community concerns, White is a member of the local Young Professionals in Transportation and has served on the board of House of Ruth Maryland, among her other civic“Communityinvolvements.service has been pivotal in my personal leadership journey,” she told The Daily Record, “as it has given me the training ground to hone my leadership abilities (and) acquire knowledge and skills above and beyond my very technical career arena of transportation…. Being of service to my community is important as I believe we all have a responsibility to leave our small piece of this world better than how we found it.”
Guest Artist Corner: Alma Roberts, James E . Lewis Museum of Art Ongoing Museum Permanent Collection, James E Lewis Museum of Art Oct. 1 G Thomas Allen Quartet in Concert, PreHomecoming Event, Turpin-Lamb Theatre, 7 p .m .
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec 1; 6 p m , Baltimore Washington Monument, 699 N Charles St , Baltimore, MD 21201
Sept. 17 ..... Home .... 12 p.m. .... Sacred Heart University ....... Hughes Stadium
Sept. 3 Away 6 p.m. Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Sept. 10 ..... Away ..... 7 p.m. ..... Towson University ........... Towson, MD
Oct. 15 Away 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Oct. 22 Away 3 p.m. University of Delaware Newark, DE Oct. 29 Home 12 p.m. South Carolina State University Hughes Stadium
Nov. 5 Away 1 p.m. Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Nov. 12 ...... Away ..... 2 p.m. ..... Delaware State University ...... Dover, DE Nov. 19 ...... Home .... 12 p.m. .... Howard University ........... Hughes Stadium
*Homecoming Game Fall 2022–Winter 2023 • Visit www.msuchoir.org for the latest information. Monterey Jazz Festival Sept 23–25, Monterey, CA Concert at Prince George’s Community College . . . Oct . 2, 4 p .m . Concert at New Shiloh Baptist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 13; 6 p .m ., 2100 N . Monroe St ., Baltimore, MD 21217
Dec. 11 MSU Choir Christmas Concert, Dr Eric Conway, Director, Gilliam Concert Hall, 4 p .m . Events – Fall 2022 • Visit www.murphyfineartscenter.org for the latest information.
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Nov. 11–13 Theatre Morgan presents “Antigone,” Directed by Reggie Phoenix, Turpin-Lamb Theatre . Fri ., Nov 11, 7:30 p m ; Sat , Nov 12, 2 p m and 7:30 p m ; Sun , Nov 13, 3 p m
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Nov. 17–20 Opera@Morgan Presents “Highway 1,” by William Grant Still, Recital Hall . Thu ., Nov . 17, 7:30 p m ; Fri , Nov 18; 7:30 p m ; Sat , Nov 19, 3 p .m . and 7 p .m .; Sun, Nov . 20, 3 p .m .
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MLK Tribute Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan . 21, 4 p .m ., Penn State University, State College, PA CARL J. MURPHY FINE ARTS CENTER
Christmas with Choral Arts Dec 6, 7:30 p m , The Baltimore Basilica, 409 Cathedral St , Baltimore, MD 21201
MLK Tribute Concert Jan 17; 4 p m , Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Exhibition: “United We Thread: African American Quilters of Baltimore,” James E . Lewis Museum of Art Through Sept. 22 Guest Artist Corner: Ram Brisueno, James E . Lewis Museum of Art Sept. 23–Dec. 9
Oct. 1 ....... Home .... 12 p.m. .... Virginia University of Lynchburg .. Hughes Stadium Oct. 8 ....... Home .... 1 p.m. ..... Norfolk State University ...... Hughes Stadium*
Homecoming 2022 Homecoming Football! Saturday, Oct. 8 Bears vs. Spartans, 12 p.m., Hughes Stadium
Sept. 25 MSU Delaware Alumni Chapter Jazz Matinée Brandywine Plaza, Claymont, Delaware, 2–6 p m Music by Pristine Raeign Hot entrées, cash bar, door prizes, raffle . Call or text (302) 229-9571 for more information . Oct. Alumni6 Reception, Sponsored by Bristol Myers-Squibb Morgan Business Center Atrium, 6–8 p m RSVP; registration required . Please check your email for more information .
Oct. Annual7 MSUAA Homecoming Business Meeting
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Oct. Candlelight9 Memorial Service University Student Center Theater, 11 a .m . Due to space limitations, registration will be required .
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Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom B, 9 a m –12 p m RSVP; registration required Please check your email for your invitation Class of 1969 Annual Homecoming Brunch/Hospitality Gathering University Student Center, Room 212, 10:30 a m –1 p m Note: This event is SOLD OUT! For more information, please contact Nellie Maskal at orblue6947@gmail com or (301) 445-1433
University Student Center, 11 a m 38th Annual Homecoming Gala Martin’s West, 6817 Dogwood Rd ., Baltimore, MD 21244, 7 p .m . For more information, please visit www .morgan .edu/gala . Oct. Homecoming8 Parade Parade begins at the Alameda Shopping Center, 8 a m Tent City Visit homecoming .morgan .edu for more details .
Morganites, Northwood Commons, the $50-million revitalization of the former Northwood Plaza Shopping Center, is now open!
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The 100,000-square-foot retail, restaurant and services destination adjacent to Morgan’s West Campus features a Lidl supermarket; a Fulton Bank; IHOP; Chipotle Mexican Grill; Tropical Smoothie Café; Wingstop; a new, state-of-theart facility for the MSU Police and Public Safety Department; and more exciting venues soon to come, among them a new Barnes & Noble Morgan State University Campus Store, which will open in the spring. Please plan to drop by Northwood Commons during the Homecoming festivities.
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June E. Thomas, ’59 .............11/16/2021 Dr. Cynthia D. Tollerson (Former Faculty) 6/27/2022
Dr. Dolores O. Morris, ’56 5/21/2022
Joe L. Speight, ’65................ 6/25/2022
Dr. Aimee J. Wiest, ’74 1/8/2022
Carlene L. Eggleston Johnson, ’71 .... 6/21/2022
Marian L. Stokeling, ’50 4/16/2022 Fabian V. Stokes, ’85 ............. 7/16/2022
Helen L. Williams, ’49 ............. 5/22/2022
Mildred B. Johnson, ’57 ............ 7/18/2022
Lora Warrick S. Hill, ’65 ............ 3/22/2022
Ivy Logan Harris, ’47 1/21/2022
Lorraine A. Gibbs, ’72 5/16/2022 Stanley R. Gnatowski, ’66 3/30/2022
Charles J. Meese, ’71 ............. 5/11/2022
Annchanette Patricia Wiggins, ’94 6/23/2022
Margaret A. Grasty, ’68 ............ 1/24/2022 Butler B. Green, ’59 ................ 7/3/2022
James Pinkney (Former Staff)......... 5/2/2022
John A. Makell, Jr.,’52 6/16/2022
Lorie Bailey Ojo, ’83 .............. 6/14/2022
*This list includes notices received on or before Aug. 11, 2022. Any notices received after that date will be published in the next issue of Alumni News.
Dr. Burton R. Davis, Sr., ’66 8/1/2020 Dorothy H. Diggs, ’58 10/22/2021 Warren G. Dorsey, ’43 .............. 7/8/2022 Jacqueline Freeman, ’86 ........... 4/11/2022
Ometriss G. Hubbard, ’72 5/14/2022
Lora L. Littlejohn (Former Staff) ...... 7/19/2022 Ronald Lomax (Staff) 6/11/2022
Vascar E. Hancock Blackwell, ’61 7/17/2022 Dr. Kreista Laniece Watson Bonaparte, ’05 ........... 6/1/2019 Beverly Johnson Boston, ’62 ........ 7/14/2022 Brenda Carter-Bonds, ’60 6/19/2021 Kip B. Branch, ’71 10/21/2021 Harry E. Cole, ’74 .....................2022 Ellen Carter Cooper, ’59 ............ 6/24/2022 William C. Crenshaw, ’78 8/21/2021
Dr. Augustus Abbey (Former Faculty) ... 4/6/2022 Timothy M. Abron, ’61 7/23/2022 Dr. Frederick Kit Adams, Jr., ’64 8/6/2022 Brenda Alford, ’71 ................. 5/5/2022 Gloria Davis Armstrong, ’77 .......... 7/6/2022 Bessie M. Black, ’73 7/14/2022
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Linda A. Richardson,’73............. 6/9/2022
Gladys B. Smith, ’57 ............... 5/3/2022
LIFE MEMBERSHIP... JOIN TODAY! Individuals .............. $500 Spouse/Family ........... $700* Payable Over 2 Years Get Started for Only $50 Visit alumni.morgan.edu to submit your application. Benefits Include: • 10% off at the Barnes & Noble campus store • Use of Richardson Library • Discounts to sporting events — including Homecoming • 10% discount to the National Aquarium • Access to Hurt Gymnasium fitness center *Both parties must be Morgan alumni to receive discount.
Mary Anna Green, ’73 ............. 7/13/2022 Col. (Ret.) George E. Harley, ’66 1/20/2022
Robert C. Jackson, Sr.,’65 5/29/2022 Dorothy Jennings, ’78 3/8/2022
Jonathan Passley, ’11 ............. 6/12/2022
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Edward M. Scott, ’54 5/1/2022
Eleanor Jones Rivers White, ’48 ...... 7/30/2022 Ricky Whittington, ’05 ............. 6/10/2022
Robert Murphy Matthews, Sr., ’70 1/14/2022
Reginald Springfield, ’76 4/15/2022
Barbara Jordan, ’67 5/9/2022 Benjamin Douglass Jubilee, Sr., ’50 5/18/2022 Edward A. Knox, Sr. (Staff) .......... 5/12/2022
Helen L. Meldin, ’80 ............... 1/1/2011 Lillian Faye Potts Minus,’65 6/14/2022
Melvin Ellis Rollins, ’70 7/15/2022
James H. Sledge, ’66 6/5/2022
Deceased MSU Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Students ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’
Arnold J. Hayes, ’57................ 6/2/2022
Alumna Highlights Morgan on Atlanta Children’s Horizon Morgan State University was a hit with some fortunate kindergarten through grade 5 students in Atlanta, in June, thanks to the efforts of Morgan accounting graduate Arnel Richardson of the Class of 2000. Richardson responded eagerly to a friend’s call for her to speak to four groups of future college students participating in the Horizons summer enrichment program at Atlanta Technical College. Richardson created a Morgan banner for each student to fill in with color and talked with them on topics including their career aspirations; HBCUs; basic information about Morgan of interest to their age group — the University’s location, mascot, school colors, marching band, academic offerings, athletics, etc.; and the importance of doing well in elementary school to prepare for their college years, which she told them, would come sooner than they expected. “It was great. It was a great experience. The kids were very engaged. They had a blast,” says Richardson, who is a Higher Education Consultant for her own firm, enrich.ED Consulting LLC, which assists students and their families with the college admissions process. “I’m really glad that I did it.”
June Waters Rhodes, ’55 ............ 4/6/2022
Paul E. Weisengoff, ’69 5/30/2022
Carol Waller Preston, ’51 3/17/2022 Shirley F. Reason, ’59 6/9/2022
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