The Sixteenth of May, Two Thousand and Fifteen Ten O’clock in the Morning
W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium
To Our Guests
Welcome to the 139th annual Spring Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. The University solicits your cooperation in helping to sustain the dignity and solemnity of this happy occasion. We respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in conversation as well as moving about while the Commencement Exercises are in progress. Once the exercises have begun, only members of the authorized working press and authorized photographers are permitted on the Stadium field.
We ask our guests to stand as the academic procession moves into the Stadium and to remain standing until after the singing of the Anthem.
Thank you.
Anthems
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
Lift ev’ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way. Thou who has by Thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, Our God, where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our Native land.
The list of graduates that appears in this booklet is tentative and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all requirements for graduation, and participation in these Commencement Exercises cannot be interpreted as having completed all requirements for graduation from Morgan State University.
The Alma Mater
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Fair Morgan, we love thee, so tried and so true. Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride. We owe thee allegiance; we pledge thee our faith, A faith that shall ever abide.
Chorus
We pledge thee our love; we pledge thee our faith, Whatever the future may bring. And thus our devotion, fidelity too, And homage we pay as we sing.
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Fair Morgan, as onward the years quickly fly, And thou livest in memory sweet, We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet.
Alumni Oath of Allegiance
I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to Alma Mater in appreciation for opportunities for development afforded me as a student at Morgan State University.
I pledge active membership in the National Alumni Association wherever I may be. Through association with fellow alumni, I shall ever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of Alma Mater.
I pledge as a citizen to exemplify the high ideals thus implied, rendering positive service to community, state and nation, and so to live as ever to bring honor and respect to Alma Mater.
Current Morgan Degree and Certificate Programs
Doctoral Degrees
Bioenvironmental Sciences
Business Administration
Community College Leadership
Higher
Industrial and Computational Mathematics
Ph.D.
Psychometrics Ph.D.
Public Health
Dr.P.H.
Science Education Ed.D.
Social Work
Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Systems
Ph.D.
Urban Educational Leadership Ed.D.
Master’s Degrees
African-American
Construction Management
Educational Administration and Supervision
Higher
Master
Museum Studies and Historical
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Bioinformatics
Cyber Security
Health Leadership & Management
Health Records Management
Museum Studies and Historical Preservation
Project Management
Psychometrics
Urban Planning & Health Management
Urban Transportation
Bachelor’s Degrees
Accounting
Eleanor M. Carey, Esq.
Officers of the University
THE BOARD OF REGENTS
The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair
Rev. Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, Vice Chair
Dr. Tyrone Taborn, Secretary
The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings
Mr. Franklin L. Edmonds
Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis
Mr. Dallas R. Evans
Dr. Linda Gilliam
Dr. Charles W. Griffin
The Honorable Laurence L. Levitan
Dr. Shirley M. Malcom
Mr. Martin R. Resnick
Mrs. Penelope J. Taylor
Ms. Latichia Perine, Student Regent
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Dr. David Wilson, President
Dr. Gloria Gibson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Kevin M. Banks, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mr. Sidney Evans, Vice President for Finance and Management
Ms. Cheryl Hitchcock, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Dr. Victor R. McCrary, Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Dr. Joseph Popovich, Vice President for Planning and Information Technology
Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Vice President for International Affairs
Dr. Maurice C. Taylor, Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement
Dr. Willie D. Larkin, Chief of Staff to the President
Dr. Clara I. Adams, Special Assistant to the President
Mr. Claude E. Hitchcock, Assistant to the President for Government Relations
Ms. Julie D. Goodwin, General Counsel
DEANS
Dr. Mary Anne Akers, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning
Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management
Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering
Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Alvin Kennedy, (Interim) Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean of the School of Social Work
Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, (Interim) Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy
Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies
Mr. DeWayne Wickham, Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS
Dr. Yacob Astatke, Chair
Dr. Payam Sheikhattari, Vice Chair
Dr. Joanna Crosby, Secretary
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Ms. Kia Smith, President of the Student Government Association
Ms. Courtney Moore-Mercado, Vice President of the Student Government Association
Mr. Trevor R. McKie, President of the Graduate Student Association
Mr. VerSean Truell, Vice President for Finance of the Graduate Student Association
University Marshals and Order of Procession
CHIEF FACULTY MARSHAL OF THE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah
Associate Marshals
Mrs. Joyce A. Brown
Dr. Edwin T. Johnson
Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume
Ms. Tanya V. Rush
Marshals for the Faculty
Ms. Nina Dobson Hopkins
Dr. Roosevelt Shaw
Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden
Ms. Marsha Logan
Dr. Richard Kitson-Walters
Mr. Windsor Morgan
Marshals for the College of Liberal Arts
Ms. Brenda Brown
Mr. William A. Brown
Dr. Brett Butler
Dr. Elizabeth Gunn
Dr. Angela Howell
Dr. Brenda A. Lorick
Dr. Linda Loubert
Marshal for the School of Architecture and Planning
Mr. Gabriel Kroitz
Marshals for the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management
Dr. Marjorie Adams
Dr. Dennis Agboh
Dr. Duane K. Jackson
Dr. Huey-Lain Sun
Marshals for the School of Community Health and Policy
Ms. Carol-Ann Hendricks
Ms. Shelia Richburg
Marshals for the School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Mr. Virginian Jones
Dr. Michael Koban
Mrs. Shirley Russell
Dr. Haruna Sesay
Marshals for the School of Education and Urban Studies
Mr. Kenneth Bacote
Dr. Iola R. Smith
Dr. Nira Taru
Dr. Henrietta Wright
Marshals for the Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering
Ms. Myra W. Curtis
Dr. Pamela Mack
Dr. John Wheatland
Ms. Judith Wise
School of Global Journalism and Communication
Dr. OluwaTosin Adegbola
Dr. Baruti N. Kopano
Ms. Jacqueline Jones
Marshals for the School of Social Work
Dr. Paul Archibald
Ms. Thelma Rich T
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS
FACULTY EMERITI
FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
CLASS OF 1965
GRADUATE CANDIDATES
Doctorates
Masters
UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES
College of Liberal Arts
Bachelors of Arts
Bachelors of Science
School of Architecture and Planning
Bachelors of Science
Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management
Bachelors of Science
School of Community Health and Policy
Bachelors of Science
School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Bachelors of Science
School of Education and Urban Studies
Bachelors of Science
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering
Bachelors of Science
School of Global Journalism and Communication
Bachelor of Science
School of Social Work
Bachelors of Science
PLATFORM PARTY
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR
CLERGY
REGISTRAR
PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS
SPECIAL GUESTS
IVA G. JONES MEDALLION AWARDEE
SANDYE JEAN MCINTYRE, II, SASH AWARDEE
ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY COUNSEL
CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY
VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Presidential Chain of Office
The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is bestowed upon each president of the University at an official inauguration ceremony and is worn by the President at Commencement and all official occasions requiring the wearing of academic regalia. It is a permanent insignia of office and is passed down to each succeeding president of the University.
The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is cast in bronze with an antique patina and consists of a chain of one-and-one-half-inch medallions engraved with the names of the presidents of the institution and the four periods and dates in its evolution: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The medallions for the current and past presidents drape around the front, and the medallions noting the periods in the history of the institution drape around the back of the academic regalia. Near the bottom of the Chain are two banners with laurel leaves, attached to two round medallions bearing the official logo of the University. At the bottom of the Chain is a banner, crested with laurel leaves, bearing the inscription President, below which sits the official Presidential Medallion, a three-inch round medal with a double-faced design embossed in bas-relief with the Seal of the University and its colors on the front and engraved with the University logo on the verso plane.
The Presidential Chain was designed by the Inauguration Committee for Morgan’s Twelfth President, Dr. David Wilson, in collaboration with the Office of Public Relations and Communications, and crafted by Medallic Art Company of Northwest Territorial Mint in Dayton, Nevada, in 2010. It was donated by Dr. Clara I. Adams, Morgan State University Class of 1954, Special Assistant to the President, and Mr. Wilbert L. Walker, Morgan State University Class of 1950.
The Morgan State University Mace
The mace (Arabic, amūd; Latin, mascea) was originally a weapon: a short handle topped with a metal ball, its bludgeoning force eclipsed that of a club. A common sight in medieval armies, the mace also served as a symbol of authority, appearing on the seals of such monarchs as Edward the Confessor, Philip Augustus, and Frederick Barbarossa. In academic settings, a bedellus (lay church official) processed with the mace during commencement; hence, it was adopted by colleges and universities throughout the West and, in the United States, is usually borne by the Chief Faculty Marshal in academic processions.
The Morgan State University Mace is made of wood from one of the oldest buildings that existed on campus, a polished stone from the campus quarry, and three silver strips, each engraved with an epoch of Morgan’s history. It is decorated with silver clasps and semi-precious stones. It was a gift to the University from the General Alumni Association (June 4, 1956).
The Mace was designed and executed by the late Dr. Charles W. Stallings, formerly of the Morgan State University faculty in the Department of Art.
CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY
1914-1948
1948-1966
1966-1974
1974-2009
2009-
Dr. Milton L. Calloway
Dr. George H. Spaulding
Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor
Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury
Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah
The Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem
Some colleagues and community friends of the late Dr. Iva Gwendolyn Jones, Professor Emerita of the Morgan State University Department of English, honored her as a scholar, leader, and teacher, by extending as a gift to Morgan State University the Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem, which was the conception of the late Assistant Professor of Art Emeritus, Samuel L. Green, who was, likewise, one of the two codesigners of the symbol. The second co-designer, and medallion silversmith, is Associate Professor of Art, Kenneth Royster.
The Emblem fabric approximates in width the border of the master’s hood, is velvet, and employs the University colors blue and orange. The detachable chain which surmounts the emblem and helps to drape the wearer’s front and shoulders, bears silver mounts that hold the medallions in suspension.
Appraisers have assessed each silver medallion at over ten times the value of the United States silver dollar, which the medallions resemble. The twenty-one (21) emblem medallions which the Philadelphia Mint created exclusively for the Negro Commemorative Society (Membership Number 1043) display the images of African-American notables like Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Banneker, Henry O. Tanner, Lorraine Hansberry, Mary Church Terrell, Alaine Locke, and Ralph Bunche.
Annually, colleagues, employing University-approved criteria, select an individual to wear the Emblem. Those honored by this selection are persons who reflect vividly in their professional lives the qualities distinguishing the individual whose name the Emblem bears.
AWARDEES
1986-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1993-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-99
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2005-2006
2007-2008
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Dr. Iva G. Jones, Professor of English Emerita **
Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, Professor of Foreign Languages Emeritus, **
Dr. Esther J. Ridley, Professor of Biology **
Dr. Cecil W. Payton, Associate Professor of Biology
Dr. Vergial S. Webb, Acting Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Professor of English
Dr. Ernest Silversmith, Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Nathan Carter, Professor of Music **
Dr. Dinker Raval, Professor of Business Administration
Dr. Pamela Leigh Mack, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mr. Bala Subramanian, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Dr. Frederick Oliver, Professor of Physics
Dr. Anna R. McPhatter, Associate Professor of Social Work and Mental Health
Dr. Ali Emdad, Associate Professor of Information Science and Systems
Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages
Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Alex Tang, Professor of Finance
Dr. Burney J. Hollis, Professor of English
Dr. Conrad Williams, Professor of Physics
Dr. Sandra Chipungu, Professor of Social Work
** Deceased
The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II International Award
The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award, a sash designed and tailored specifically for this award, is inspired by the diplomatic sash customarily worn for formal occasions by ambassadors, consuls, and other dignitaries. It is red satin accented with a traditional rosette and blue, white, yellow and green ribbons, representing the flags of the United States of America, France, Senegal, and other countries with which Dr. McIntyre had contact in his diplomatic and academic careers. In the center front of the sash, a specially-commissioned gold medal (struck by Charles Nusinov and Sons) features a world map enclosed by laurel wreaths and the name of the award.
The Award was established in 1997 and conferred upon Dr. McIntyre at the annual Founders Day Convocation in 1997. It is given to that member of the Morgan faculty who demonstrates extraordinary commitment to global learning and international understanding and who promotes international programs at Morgan.
AWARDEES
2000 Dr. Joseph Overton, Associate Professor of Political Science
2006 Dr. Carleen S. Leggett, Associate Professor of World Languages
2007 Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages
2008 Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma, Associate Professor of Philosophy
2009 Dr. Joanna Crosby, Associate Professor of Philosophy
2010 Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics
2011 Mr. Sanjit Roy, Assistant Professor of Architecture
2012 Dr. Glenn O. Phillips, Professor of History
2013
Dr. Max Hilaire, Associate Professor of Political Science
2014 Dr Eric Conway, Associate Professor of Music
The Academic Regalia
The traditional black caps and gowns worn by students and faculty in the academic procession have been the historic regalia of scholars since medieval times. Because many scholars of that period were members of monastic orders, the academic regalia probably represents an adaptation of ecclesiastical dress.
A uniform code for academic regalia was drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893 and has since been adopted by the majority of colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the three academic degrees bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown representing the bachelor’s degree is distinguished by its long pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrow, closed sleeve, extending below the knee. The arm is passed through a slit at the elbow. In contrast, the doctor’s gown is faced with wide velvet bands, which may be black or a color indicating the general field of learning of the wearer for example, dark blue for philosophy, green for medicine, and purple for law.
The most colorful and distinctive item of the academic regalia is the hood, which passes around the neck and extends down the back. The doctor’s hood is the largest, and the bachelor’s hood is the smallest. Often the use of a bachelor’s hood is omitted. The wearer’s field of learning is indicated by the color of the hood and the tassel. Among the colors of hoods are:
Architecture ............................................................... Blue Violet
Arts, Letters, Humanities .................................................. White
Commerce, Accountancy, Business .................................... Drab
Education Light Blue
Engineering Orange
Fine Arts .............................................................................Brown
Human Ecology ................................................................. Purple
The colors of the silk lining exposed in the center of the hood are those of the college or university which conferred the degree. The tassel may be either black or the color of the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap is usually gold.
The Academic Degree
The first known degree was a doctorate conferred by the University of Bologna in the middle of the 12th century. Originally, the doctor’s and master’s degrees were used interchangeably, each indicating that the holder was qualified to give instruction to students. The bachelor’s or baccalaureate degree indicated only entrance upon a course of study preparatory to the doctorate or mastership. Gradually, however, the bachelor’s degree came to mean successful completion of one level of study preparatory to the higher degrees.
Today, there are more than 1,600 different academic degrees conferred by colleges and universities in the United States. The advanced degrees granted by Morgan State University are the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Business Administration, Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Engineering, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Public Health.
The Doctor’s Degree
The doctor’s degree or doctorate represents the most advanced degree conferred at institutions of higher education in the United States. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a doctor in the academic sense as “one who, in any faculty or branch of learning, has attained to the highest degree conferred by a university.”
There are two major types of doctoral degrees: earned doctorates and honorary doctorates. Earned doctorates are further divided into two distinct types the research degree and the professional or practitioner degree. The distinguishing feature of the research degree is that it normally requires a lengthy scholarly dissertation which is usually designed to constitute a substantial contribution to the existing body of knowledge in its field. The most important doctorate of the research type at institutions of higher education in the United States is the Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) At Morgan all doctorates, including the Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.), the Doctor of Engineering Degree (D.Eng.), and the Doctor of Public Health Degree (Dr.P.H.), reflect high standards of scholarship and research.
The Master’s Degree
*
The master’s degree is an academic honor conferred upon students who have successfully completed one or two years’ work beyond the baccalaureate. A thesis and an oral examination are usually required. The word magister connected with a qualifying phrase was used among the Romans as the title of honor, but its present meaning must be traced to the time of the establishment of the oldest universities. Regularly organized faculties were not then known as they now exist in the universities. The whole circle of academic activity was limited to seven liberal arts. Those who received public honors in the completed studies, and who had already received the degree of baccalaureus (bachelor), were called magistri artium (masters of the liberal arts).
The Bachelor’s Degree **
The bachelor’s degree represents completion of a four-year course of study of collegiate grade and is the oldest academic degree used at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was the first conferred in the United States in 1642 on nine young men, comprising the first graduating class of Harvard College. Yale conferred its first Bachelor of Arts in 1702; Princeton in 1748; William and Mary in 1753; Pennsylvania in 1757; Columbia in 1758; and Morgan State to George W. F. McMechen in 1895.
* Eells,Walter Crosby. Degrees in Higher Education. New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1967
** Sometimes designated as the baccalaureate degree, from the Latin baccalaris, “under the influence of,” and lauris, “laurel,” used as a designation of honor, distinction, or fame.
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Salutes
The Class of 1965 The Class of 1965 The Class on the Occasion of Its
Fiftieth Anniversary
CLASS OF 1965 HIGHLIGHTS
DEGREES AWARDED
HONOR GRADUATES
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
ALUMNUS-OF-THE-YEAR
HONORARY DEGREES
Four hundred and fifty graduates: one hundred and fifty-six Bachelor of Arts Degrees; two hundred and ninety-four Bachelor of Science Degrees; two hundred and twelve men; two hundred and thirty-eight women
Summa Cum Laude graduates two Magna Cum Laude graduates nine Cum Laude graduates forty
Whitney M. Young, Jr., Executive Director, National Urban League, Inc.
Dr. Lemuel Cleveland Leeper, ‘49
Mary Noble Baskerville Brooks, Doctor of Pedagogy
Jack Greenberg, Doctor of Laws
William Leo Hansberry, Doctor of Letters
William Edward Henry, Doctor of Laws
Cedric Earl Mills, Doctor of Sacred Theology
Stephen J. Wright, Doctor of Laws
Whitney M. Young, Jr., Doctor of Humanities
Celebrating the Life and Legacy
“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
Mandela’s closing statement at the end of the Ravonia Trial, 1964
“Nelson Mandela was a universal symbol of freedom and reconciliation, an icon representing the triumph of the human spirit. . . .
Left: (circa 1952) Nelson Mandela in law practice in Johannesburg, providing free or affordable legal representation for black people. Right: (March 29, 1961) Nelson Mandela and supporters sing “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” at end of the treason trial.
Left: Aerial photograph of Robben Island, with Cape Town in the background, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison. Right: (March 27, 1998) South African President Nelson Mandela and U. S. President Bill Clinton peer through the bars of a cell on Robben Island.
of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
“We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free. Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward. We are both humbled and elevated by the honor and privilege that you, the people of South Africa, have bestowed on us, as the first President of a united, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist government.”
From President Mandela’s May 10, 1994, Inauguration Address
. . . a symbol of the struggle against apartheid and all forms of racism, the icon and the hero of African liberation.”
Left: (December 10, 1993) African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela and South African president F. W. de Klerk hold medals and certificates as they are jointly awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. Right: (April 27, 1994) Nelson Mandela in Oshlange, near Durban, as he cast his vote during South Africa’s first all-race general election.
Left: (May 10, 1994) South Africa’s first Black President, Nelson Mandela, takes the oath of office during his inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Right: (May 29, 2010) Nelson Mandela is reunited with The Elders, from L-R: Graça Machel, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson, Kofi Annan, Gro Brundtland, Marti Ahtisaari, Ela Bhatt and Lakhdar Brahimi in Johannesburg.
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THonorary Degree Recipients
HE HONORABLE GRAÇA SIMBINE MACHEL Doctor of Public Service
he Honorable Graça Simbine Machel is the quintessential woman of contemporary Africa and the consummate political and social activist of the modernday international community. For more than four decades, she has been a national warrior for liberation and independence and an international crusader for human dignity and human rights. She has unrelentingly worked to ensure universal educational opportunity for the children of Mozambique and other children around the world, especially those who are victims and orphans of war. One of the leaders in Mozambique’s successful revolutionary war against Portuguese colonial rule in the seventies; the only woman to be first lady in two countries Mozambique and, later, South Africa; a leader in education and community development at home; an international delegate to U. N. conferences on education and children’s welfare and lead expert of UNICEF’s ground-breaking 1996 study, The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children; and one of the founders and leaders of The Elders, who provide wisdom for tackling some of the world’s toughest problems; Graça Machel has become one of the most revered and highly-respected human rights leaders and stateswomen. The first Minister of Education in Mozambique and the first Black and the first woman to be named Chancellor of the University of Capetown in South Africa, Graça Simbine Machel is a soft-spoken, but powerful advocate for the dignity and freedom of women and children around the world. Currently Chair of the Board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, she is internationally recognized as a spokesperson for justice, peace, and human rights whose good work is grounded in a simple, unwavering commitment: “to try to fight for the dignity and the freedom of my own people.”
HE HONORABLE NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA (Posthumously) Doctor of Humane Letters
For most of his adult life, the late Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a universal symbol of the struggle against apartheid at home and all forms of racism abroad. He was the most honored political prisoner in history, one of the most prominent heroes of African liberation, a champion of freedom and reconciliation, and one of the world’s noblest, most courageous and most valiant warriors for peace. From early childhood, to his years as a pre-college and college student activist, to his years as founding partner in a law firm to defend black citizens who could not afford legal counsel, to the beginning of his tireless work organizing and later leading the African National Congress, through the years of his persecution by the South African government and his incarceration for more than a quarter-century, to his release from prison and return to political activism and leadership, and to his triumphant victory as first black president of a united, democratic, non-racial South Africa; Nelson Mandela was in the forefront of a long walk to freedom for himself and his countrymen. For well over a half-century, he was the consummate political activist, freedom fighter, and long-distance runner for justice and equality, and he, as the most popular President of South Africa, was the force that brought reconciliation and peace to a country long torn by the division and discrimination of apartheid. Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Peace, President Nelson Mandela, in his post-presidency years, continued to work for world peace, for the welfare of children, for the eradication of HIV/AIDS, for addressing the major causes of human suffering, and for promoting the shared interests of humanity. His grace, his humility and his spirit of forgiveness captured hearts and inspired people around the world. He was a man for all seasons, one who was first in the struggle and first in the peace.
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PHonorary Degree Recipients
JAMES EDWARD MACEO WEST Doctor of Science
rofessor James Edward Maceo West is one of the great scientists and inventors of our times and of all times. For nearly sixty years, he has devoted his life to scientific research and to training others to embrace the “privilege” of pursing scientific knowledge and expanding human intelligence. A graduate of Temple University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and studied for the doctorate for two years, James E. West decided to focus his career on scientific research and, beginning in 1957, dedicated forty-four years to research at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hills, New Jersey. In 1962, he and his research partner at Bell Labs conducted pioneering research on charge storage and transport in polymers, and their research led to the invention of the Electroacoustic Transducer Electret Microphone, a rugged transducer that revolutionized the telephone and recording industries and is the heart of over ninety percent, literally billions, of all microphones built today from telephones to sound and music recording equipment, hearing aides, cell phones, portable tape recorders, toys and professional equipment. Professor West holds over fifty U. S. patents and more than 200 international patents, and his research at Bell and at Johns Hopkins, where he has taught since 2002, following his retirement from Bell in 2001, has expanded to include energy harvesting, air and water applications, and medical devices that provide non-invasive critical sound detection in cardiovascular systems. Professor James E. West is currently Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University, where he, a true twenty-first-century pioneer, continues to make inroads in scientific discovery and to sustain his long-standing devotion to mentoring minorities and women and encouraging them to enter careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Alumna-of-the-Year
BBEATRICE “BEBE” ROSS COKER, ‘57
Social Worker, Community and Civil Rights Activist, Volunteer, Playwright, Poet, Lyricist, and Producer
eatrice “Bebe” Ross Coker, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, received her B.A. degree in Sociology from Morgan State College in 1957. Following graduation, she worked in the Division of Social Services in Los Angeles, California. In 1960, she moved to Wilmington, Delaware. In Wilmington, Mrs. Coker joined the Young Adult Group of the NAACP, where she fought to change the segregated housing, schools and public accommodation laws. She lobbied with other political pioneers and was instrumental in getting state legislation passed in these areas.
On December 14, 2014, Delaware State University awarded her the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree at its fall commencement.
Mrs. Coker is a member of the Morgan State University National Alumni Association, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Alpha Gamma Chapter, and an active member of the Delaware Alumni Chapter. She participates in fundraising activities to raise scholarship funds to support new freshman students entering Morgan and funding to assist upperclassmen at Morgan experiencing financial hardship. This year, through her organization, the Black Heritage Education/Theater Group, she is sponsoring two charter buses to bring Delaware high school students to visit and tour her Alma Mater, Morgan State University.
PROCESSIONAL
Order of Exercises
Dr. David Wilson
President of the University, Presiding
“On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss” David Holsinger “Sound Off” John P. Sousa
“Pomp and Circumstance” Edgar Elgar
The Morgan State University Band Mr. Melvin Miles, Conductor
The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the stadium and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”
INVOCATION
ANTHEM
The Reverend Bernard Keels Director, University Memorial Chapel
“The Star Spangled Banner” .................................................................................................................. Francis Scott Key
Played by the Morgan State University Band
HYMN
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ...............................................................
James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson
Led by The Morgan State University Choir
GREETINGS
The Honorable Kweisi Mfume Chairman, Board of Regents
INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ................................................................... President David Wilson
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
MUSIC
“Some Day”
The Honorable Graça Simbine Machel Chair, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Chancellor, University of Capetown
The Morgan State University Choir Dr. Eric Conway, Conductor
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES
Mr. James Edward Maceo West, Doctor of Science
Charles A. Tindley, Arr. by Nathan Carter
Presented by Chairman Kweisi Mfume and President David Wilson
Citations Read by Professor Burney J. Hollis
The Honorable Graça Simbine Machel, Doctor of Public Service
Video Tribute to The Late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
The Honorable Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Posthumously), Doctor of Humane Letters
CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Presented by Dr. Gloria Gibson
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Candidates presented by Dr. Mark D. Garrison, Dean
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Candidates presented by Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson, Interim Dean
Candidates presented by Dr. Mary Anne Akers, Dean
EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ................................ Candidates presented by Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POLICY
Candidates presented by Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES .........................................................................................................................
Candidates presented by Dr. Alvin Kennedy, Interim Dean
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND URBAN STUDIES ......................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Candidates presented by Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Dean
SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION ..................................
Candidates presented by Mr. DeWayne Wickham, Dean
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK .................................................................................................
Candidates presented by Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS .......................................................................................................By College/Schools, as above
RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Major David Bornn Chairperson, Department of Military Science
RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES .....................................................................
Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASS AWARDS AND PRIZES
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS ........................................................................................
THE ALMA MATER ............................................................................................... Led by the Morgan State University Choir
BENEDICTION The Reverend Bernard Keels
RECESSIONAL
“Pomp and Circumstance” ................................................................................................................................ Edgar Elgar
The Morgan State University Band
Candidates for Degrees
School of Graduate Studies Doctoral
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy Degrees
Musab Mohammad Ababneh Business Administration
B.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2002
M.B.A., Morgan State University, 2010
Dissertation: “The Association Between Going Concern Audit Opinion Corporate Governance and Real Earnings Management”
Dissertation Advisor: Sheela Thiruvadi, Ph.D.
Biebele Abel
B.S., University of Maiduguri, 2006
M.S., Morgan State University, 2011
Bioenvironmental Sciences
Dissertation: “Enzymatic Signal Amplification Using Plasmonic Nanostructures for Applications in Bioenvironmental Science and Engineering”
Dissertation Advisor: Kadir Aslan, Ph.D.
Rita N. Agugoesi Social Work
B.S., Abia State University, 1991
M.S.W., University of Maryland Baltimore, 2000
Dissertation: “An Exploration of Birth Parents' Child Welfare Mandated Service Experiences”
Dissertation Advisor: Sandra Chipungu, Ph.D.
Katherine Elizabeth Cottle ............................................................................................................................................... English
B.A., Goucher College, 1995
M.F.A., University of Maryland College Park, 1997
Dissertation: “Baltimore’s Desires: Mapping Intimacy Through Letters From Slavery to Civil Rights”
Dissertation Advisor: Julie Cary Nerad, Ph.D.
Erik D. Davenport ............................................................................................................................. Bioenvironmental Sciences
B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1997
M.S., Morgan State University, 2005
Dissertation: “Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Aquatic Ecosystem Stability and Structure After Hurricane Passage”
Dissertation Advisor: Kelton Clarke, Ph.D.
Olukemi Olutoyin Fasipe ..................................................................................................................... Business Administration
B.S., University of Ibadan, 2000
M.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2010
Dissertation: “Stock-for-Stock Mergers, Directors’ Characteristics and Real Activities Manipulation”
Dissertation Advisor: Huey-Lian Sun, Ph.D.
Douglas F. Gwynn
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
M.A., Morgan State University, 2008
Higher Education
Dissertation: “The Impact of Two Residential Models For African American Students at a Historically Black Institution”
Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.
Avis D. Jackson ....................................................................................................................................................... Psychometrics
B.S., Morgan State University, 2008
Dissertation: “The Engagement and Satisfaction of Adult African Americans at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Adult Hispanic Americans at Hispanic Serving Institutions”
Dissertation Advisor: Carrol S. Perrino, Ph.D.
Frederick O. Kumolalo ...................................................................................................................................................... History
M.A., University of Ibadan, 1997
M.A., Morgan State University, 2008
Dissertation: “Social Institution of the New African Diaspora: A Study of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America, 1992-2012”
Dissertation Advisor: Jeremiah I. Dibua, Ph.D.
Michael Martir Lindsay ..................................................................................................................................................... English
B.A., North Carolina A&T State University, 2002
M.A., North Carolina A&T State University, 2004
Dissertation: “Real Gods Require Blood”: The Religious Significance of Death in James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk”
Dissertation Advisor: Linda M. Carter, Ph.D.
Ebonee Rae Mayo-Mitchell ............................................................................................................................. Higher Education
B.A., Johnson C. Smith University, 2006
M.A., Howard University, 2005
Dissertation: “African-American Students’ Decision to Attend College, College Choice Experiences, and the Decision to Attend an Historically Black College University”
Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.
Henry Kimani Mburu ........................................................................................................................... Business Administration
B.S., Kenyatta University, 1990
M.S., Kenyatta University, 1995
Dissertation: “Firm-Initiated Clawback Provisions: Real Activities Earnings Management, Analyst Coverage, and Innovation”
Dissertation Advisor: Alex P. Tang, Ph.D.
W. Dennis McCunney ................................................................................................................................... Higher Education
B.A., Loyola University, 1998
M.Div., Boston College, 2003
Dissertation: “Striving for the Magis: An Ethnographic Case Study of Transformative Learning and Sustained Civic Engagement at a Jesuit University”
Dissertation Advisor: Benjamin Welsh, Ph.D.
Branden Anthony McLeod ...................................................................................................................................... Social Work
B.S., Lincoln University, 2002
M.S.W., University of Maryland Baltimore, 2006
Dissertation: “Factors Associated With Fathers' Involvement With Their Children Among Black Fathers With Criminal Records”
Dissertation Advisor: M. Taqi Tirmazi, Ph.D.
Muzaffer Mohammed ....................................................................................................................... Bioenvironmental Sciences
Dissertation: “Development of Rapid Analysis System Based on Microwave-Accelerated Bioassay Technique for Point-ofCare Applications”
Dissertation Advisor: Michael Koban, Ph.D.
Ruby Burnetta Nelson Social Work
B.S., Bowie State University, 1976
M.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1981
Dissertation: “Organizational Culture and Vicarious Trauma”
Dissertation Advisor: Halaevalu Vakalahi, Ph.D.
Delvin Dwayne Seawright...................................................................................................................... Business Administration
B.S., Spring Hill College, 1998
M.S., Alabama State University, 2002
Dissertation: “The Association Between Audit Committee Directors’ Political Skill and Audit Committee Quality and Effectiveness”
Dissertation Advisor: Sheela Thiruvadi, Ph.D.
Jahmaine R. Smith ........................................................................................................................................... Higher Education
B.S., Delaware State University, 2006
M.B.A., Morgan State University, 2009
Dissertation: “Enrollment Management: The Graduate Education Professional's Perspective”
Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.
Sherry Lee Sechrist Welsh ........................................................................................................................................ Social Work
B.S.W., Millersville University, 2007
M.S.W., Millersville University, 2008
Dissertation: “Parents of Adult Victims and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence: The Degree to Which Selected Predisposing Variables and Support Mechanisms Influence Clinical Depression”
Dissertation Advisor: Rhonda Wells-Wilbon, Ph.D.
Charisse F. Wernecke ...................................................................................................................................... Higher Education
B.A., Loyola College, 1978
M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1989
Dissertation: “How One Small, Private Non-Profit University Has Prospered During and After the Great Recession: An Ethnographic Case Study”
Dissertation Advisor: Benjamin Welsh, Ph.D.
Kasi K. Williams ............................................................................................................................................... Higher Education
B.S., Grambling State University, 2006
M.B.A., Morgan State University, 2009
Dissertation: “The Impact That Technology and Social Systems Have on African American Student Enrollment Growth in Totally Online, Hybrid/Blended Online, and Face-to-Face Undergraduate Degree Programs”
Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.
Dana Burdnell Wilson .............................................................................................................................................. Social Work
B.S.W., Ohio University, 1975
M.S.W., University of Maryland, 1978
Dissertation: “Predicting Success for Youth in Foster Care and Foster Care Alumni”
Dissertation Advisor: Sandra Chipungu, Ph.D.
Doctor of Education Degrees
Chad Edward Adero ................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2000
M.Ed., Goucher College, 2006
Dissertation: “Persistence and Successful Course Completion of Academically Underprepared Community College Students in the P.A.S.S. Program”
Dissertation: “Senior Native and Community College Transfer Student Engagement at Maryland Public Four-Year Institutions”
Dissertation Advisor: Robin L. Spaid, Ed.D.
Sung-Yoon Kim .........................................................................................................................
Community College Leadership
B.A., Maryland Bible College and Seminary, 2009
M.A., Liberty University, 2011
Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship Between Mentoring Experiences and Intent to Persist and Complete for African American Male Students at Maryland Community Colleges”
Sheila White Lucas ..................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership
B.S., Disctrict of Columbia Teacher's College, 1968
M.S., Trinity University, 2004
Dissertation: “An Exploration of Chronic Absenteeism from the Perspective of Students in an Urban Public High School”
Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.
Caryn Sue Martin ...................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership
B.A., University of Maryland College Park, 1979
M.A., Goucher College, 1984
Dissertation: “Exercise Self-Efficacy and Perceived Wellness in Community College Students”
Dissertation: “The Voice of African American Males Revealed: A Qualitative Study of Suspension Experiences”
Dissertation Advisor: Warren Hayman, Ed.D.
Charlene L. Matthews Stewart .................................................................................................. Community College Leadership
B.S., Bowie State University, 2007
M.S.W., University of Maryland Baltimore, 2009
Dissertation: “The Effects of Financial Aid on Persistence and Degree Attainment Among Underrepresented Community College Students”
M.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2012
Dissertation: “Closing the STEM Gap with Culturally and Cognitively Appropriate Cyber-Instruction in an All-Girl Inner City Charter School STEM Program: A Case Study”
Dissertation Advisor: Carl White, Ph.D.
Judy Ann Jackson-Pringle Civil Engineering
B.S., Sojourner Douglass College, 1990
M.S., Morgan State University, 2000
Dissertation: “Utilizing Geospatial Technologies (GST) to Enhance Commuter Biking as a Viable Alternative Mode of Public Transportation System in Baltimore City, Maryland”
Dissertation Advisor: Frederick K. Wilson, Ph.D.
Selwyn McMillan Jones .............................................................................................................................
Electrical Engineering
B.S., University of Guyana, 1981
M.S., Hood College, 2008
Dissertation: “An Adaptive Integrated Interoperative Development E-Learning Platform”
Dissertation Advisor: Carl White, Ph.D.
Nii Laye ......................................................................................................................................................
Electrical Engineering
B.S., California State University Los Angeles, 1990
M.S., California State University Los Angeles, 2010
Dissertation: “Maintaining Transformer Equilibrium in the Presence of Electric Vehicles Using Incremental Learning Predictive Analytics”
Dissertation: “Building a Pavement Sustainability Index for Highway Infrastructures: A Case Study of Flexible Pavements”
Dissertation Advisor: Charles Oluokun, Ph.D.
Ali Saboonchi ...........................................................................................................................................
Industrial Engineering
B.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2008
M.E., Morgan State University, 2011
Dissertation: “Implementation of Systems Engineering Approaches in Academic Projects: Software Defined Radio Technology Development as a Case Study”
Dissertation Advisor: Guangming Chen, Ph.D.
Doctor of Public Health Degrees
Sabriya Drachele Sturdavant Dennis Public Health
B.A., East Carolina University, 2003
M.A., Fayetteville State University, 2007
Dissertation: “Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Outcomes Among Serious Juvenile Offenders”
Dissertation Advisor: Kim Dobson Sydnor, Ph.D.
Antoinette L. Percy-Laurry ..................................................................................................................................... Public Health
B.S., Oakwood University, 1993
M.P.H., University of Alabama, 1996
Dissertation: “Socioeconomic Status and the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer Among Black Males”
Dissertation Advisor: Farin Kamangar, Ph.D.
Jamaal Akii Russell Public Health
B.S., Morgan State University, 2001
M.P.H., Morgan State University, 2003
Dissertation: “Understanding the Utility of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications and Emergency Department (ED) Data in a Syndromic Surveillance System”
Dissertation Advisor: Randolph Rowel, Ph.D.
Master’s Degrees
Master of Architecture Degrees
Stacy S. Boles ................................................................
Architecture
B.S., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2000
Elizabeth F. Deveau ......................................................
B.S., Morgan State University, 2011
Mariam F. Eshete .........................................................
These students will be recognized during the Commencement Exercises They will wear gold Honors Cords and orange and blue tassels
University Honors Program Graduates
Students earning 3.40 cumulative academic averages and higher will wear the Honors Stoles at Commencement.
Reserved Officers Training Corps Commissions
The following students were commissioned into the United States Army as 2nd Lieutenants:
Name Branch
Kanesha Pendleton
Andresa Turner
Elijah Lake
Harold Ogunbo
U. S. Army Reserve, Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army Reserve, Transportation Corps
U. S. Army Reserve, Signal Corps
U. S. Army Active Duty, Chemical Corps
Announcer
Mr. Vincent Stringer ................................................................................. Assistant Professor of Music
Degree Candidate Readers
Ms. Shirley Basfield-Dunlap
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
Dr. Elizabeth Gunn ................................................................ Associate Professor of World Languages
Mr. Ricardo Howell ..............................................Assistant to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Willie D. Larkin ................................................................................Chief of Staff to the President
Dr. Leyland Lucas ....................................................... Associate Professor of Business Administration
Mr. Brian Naughton Instructor of Communication Studies
Dr. Maurice C. Taylor Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement
Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society
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Tierra N. Abrams
Gloria S. Akpabla
Amber L. Andrews-Richardson
Khadnye T. Augustine
Jannay N. Brown
Ariel C. Butler
Rachael E. Cheek
Alicia R. Gormes
Yasmine A. Harding
Kevin D. Hicks
Toni A Hornes-Sullivan
Justin C. Johnson
Taelor A. Jones
Ashley L. King
Imani M. Richardson
Portia D. Savoy
Natasha M. Short
Victor V. Simms
Ebony C. Smith
Francina D. Smith
Tiffany N. Toye
Aja Williams
Sheniquica R. Williams
Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society
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Mikell Forrester
Alicia Gormes
Saada Jobe
Rakim White
Members of National Honor Societies
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in Business
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Graduate
Namita Acharya
Diaminatou Ba
Angela Dukes
Uchenna Ifeagwazi
Adugna Mekonnen
Sheldon Miller
Seema Poudel
Michael Thomas
Undergraduate
Wisdom Dafeamekpor
Oreoluwa Adeniji
Queen Armstead
Anuja Dane
Freddie Davis
Mikell N. Forrester
Alicia Gormes
Tranesha Hines
Aimalohi Imoukhuede
Saaada Jobe
Imani Joly
Irene Kengne
Joan Odogwu
Dania Smith
Ebony Smith
Stacia Smith
Surodaya Timsina
Jasmine Tompkins
Ime Ukpong
Sidney Vass
Rakim White
Kwaun Williams
Eta Sigma Gamma Health Education Honor Society
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Creonna E. Burns
Zsanai Epps
Tiffany N. Hughes
Nyanda G. Tamu
Javonna E. Welch
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
Crystal R. Charles
Marquita C. Friend
Kappa Omicron Nu
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La-Kia Kommeren
Tierra Abrams
Carol Antoine
Angela Njob
Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work
Nun S. Amen-Ra
Ericca L. Blake
Carrie S. Boone
Kionna T. Bowles
Nichelle R. Branch
Natasia D. Brown
Shannon R. Cole
Sylvester A. Conn
Romona C. Dixon-Smith
Lisa D. Fisher
Brenda A. Gaines
Nikcole L. Gray
Keona M. Green
Christina W. Hendricks
Denisha D. Hightower
Mwuese L. Igyor
Nashey D. Ingram
Wesley Ingram
Melanie A. Iyoriobhe
Christine N. Kamau
Ikea KissiAnwi
Melissa C. Lewis-Ransom
Ashley N. Lowe
Gabrielle E. McLeod
Lamarenee R. Montgomery
Andy A. Moxey
Letethia D. Nathan
Ashley R. Oakes
Yemi J. Ojo
Evans O. Okokoni
Onaubuchi E. Okpon
Adenike O. Omisore
Natashia A. Rhoden
Kimberly L. Roberts
Jeffrey A. Rosenfelt
Tiffany L. Schley
Billie J. Shabazz
Phoebe L. Sheppard
Delilah Springs
Hawa S. Tandia
Charlene S. Thomas
Joel B. Tinsley-Hall
Jessica E. Tyson
Erin F. Volz
Tyronda Weedon
Ashley White
Brittney Yun
Pi Sigma Alpha
Political Science
Honor Society
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Esoso Aimufua
Members of National Honor Societies
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology
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Temitope Adeyoye
Jenae Bryant
Taylor Clay
Amber Dortch
Willie Drayton
Jerry’l Ellis
Paula Gordon
Letia Hooker
Celena Jenkins
Taelor Jones
LaKeisha Mixon
Anthonia Ogbuka
Monique Rodriguez
Michael Smith
John Thompson, III
Sheniquica Williams
Karrie Woodlon
Tau Beta Pi Engineering
Honor Society
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Adeyemi Adegbite
Kenneth Davis, Jr.
Kyle C. Edmonds
Ricky Jajistar
Oluwatomi Kolawole
Malcolm Lewis
Maya N. McAllister
Kendra A. McDonald
Rachel Ogunsalu
Laura Okororie
Ifeoluwa Orewanwo
Darian Phillips
Abiana Sackey
Alfred P. Shoetan
Idris O. Somoye
Edward S. Tukpeyi
Marcus R. Ward
Tau Sigma
National Honor Society for Transfer Students
Sandra Oh Boun
Crystal Charles
Samuel Gift Dogini
Saada Jobe
Imani Jenea Joly
Prativa Kafle
Esther Kinyua
Olufisayo Kuforiji
Shankia Little
Monique Maison
Amber Morris
Rebecca M. Ambouroue Mpemba
Kenneth Muthee
Christelle Nounke
Udodiri Onwubiko
Juan Xavier Sian
Thania Villalobos
Leeandrea Lyneece Walker
Rakim White
Christine Yan Yeung
The President’s Second Mile Award
The President’s Second Mile Award was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to outstanding leadership and participation in student affairs. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made the most outstanding contribution to the campus community during his or her undergraduate days.
“Going the Second Mile” means doing more in any given task or activity than can reasonably be expected. It is hoped that “Going the Second Mile” will be characteristic of every Morgan State University student and graduate and that it will become one of the firmly established traditions of the University community. The winner of the Second Mile Award is selected by a committee consisting of the president of the Junior Class and Junior Class representatives in the Student Government. Organizations and individuals are invited to submit nominations for the award. Nominations are supported by a description of the individual’s achievement.
Previous Recipients of the Award
1953 Louis Randall Chemistry
1954 Clarence Dunnaville Political Science
1955 George Outen Sociology
1956 Herbert O. Edwards History
1957 Ruby Plummer Thompson Education
1958 Walter W. Black, Jr. Business Administration
1959 Louis J. Boston Political Science
1960 Ronald B. Merriweather Chemistry John W. H. McClain Economics
1961 Hughlyn F. Fierce Economics
1962 Beresford Swan Chemistry
1963 M. Reginald Lewis History
1964 Karen Elaine Brownlee History
1965 Thomas Pinder, Jr. Biology
1966 Robert M. Bell History
1967 Doris A. Reynolds Sociology
1968 Burney J. Hollis, Jr. English
1969 Carolyn P. Loney Business Administration
1970 Geneva A. Jones English
1971 Mary L. Jackson History
1972 Samuel B. Little Sociology
1973 Marilyn Lewis History
1974 Anthony Kai Kai Biology
1975 Jerry Pittman Sociology
1976 Denise Theodora Spence Psychology
1977 Stephen A. A. Glaude Mental Health
1978 Linwood Nilson Accounting
1979 Henry Givens Biology
Sheila Tillerson Psychology
1980 Grace C. Greene Business Administration
1981 Wilma D. Beckwith Speech Communication
1982 LaRue Wesley Business Administration
1983 Laura C. Murdock Mathematics
1984 Sharon A. Thomas Psychology
1985 Latonya S. Cargile Telecommunications
Airuel D. Singletary Business Administration
1986 Derrick S. Campbell Physics
1987 Florence Marcus Biology
1988 Sandra Johnson Elementary Education
1989 Donald M. P. Sharpe Marketing
1990 Stephen G. Hall History
1991 Satima Fofana Political Science
1992 Nicole Love Political Science
1993 Cindy Yvonne Hooper Political Science
1994 Alanna Dixon Physics
1995 Sheronda Rae Ball Social Work
1996 Kaliq Hunter English
1997 Lonnie Morris Marketing
1998 Dara Govan Physical Education
1999 Michelene Doesroches Biology
2000 Angela McMillan Sociology
2001 Jenelle Murph Marketing Kizzie Smith Telecommunications
2002 Aisha Oliver Business Management
2003 Ashika Severin Chemistry
2004 Jakeisha Frierson Political Science
2005 N.Dama M. Bamba Biology
2006 Christopher Cash Physical Education
2007 No Award Made
2008 Sally McMillan Philosophy
2009 Akeem O. Croft Telecommunications
2010 Shade Y. Adu History
2011 Eugene H. Smith Psychology
2012 Arlene A. Asante Biology
2013 Christian Kameni Hospitality Management
Emmanuellé P. Willis History
2014 Glenn George, II (May) Mathematics
Shaquayah McKenzie (May) English
Triston R. Bing-Young (Dec.) Civil Engineering
The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement
The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to the expression of worthwhile original ideas among the students of the university. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made an exceptional contribution of a creative nature.
One of the most important functions of an institution of higher education is to stimulate the development of original ideas. Although major contributions are hardly to be expected, certainly the techniques of creative thought and the habit of expressing original ideas should be developed during the undergraduate days. The budding techniques and habits so developed, it is hoped, will come to fruition in post-university years.
The Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement may go to a student who makes a creative contribution in any field or area. The winner of the President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement is selected by a faculty committee. Departments and individual faculty members are invited to submit nominations for the award through the appropriate department chairperson. Nominations are supported by adequate description of the nominee’s achievement.
Previous Recipients of the Award
1953 Clifton Sands Chemistry
1954 Clara Adams Chemistry
1955 Gilbert Ware Political Science
1956 John H. Onley Chemistry
Paul M. Neale Music
1957 Franklin D. Tucker Psychology
1958 Raymond B. Webster Psychology
1959 No Award Made
1960 Donald C. Gwynn Art Education
1961 Vasily C. Cateforis Mathematics
1962 Oliver P. Scott Art Education
1963 Thomas E. Arthur Music
1964 Earl Russell Barnes Mathematics
Stephen H. Foreman English
1965 Germaine Dennaker Biology
1966 Harmon Watson English
1967 Preston H. Winkler History
1968 Michael E. Cryor Psychology
1969 Joseph Kokosinski Physics
1970 Joseph C. Dorsey Modern Languages
1971 Gregory A. Shannon Psychology
1972 Gayle L. Martin Chemistry
1973 No Award Made
1974 Sandra Swann Psychology
1975 Barbara Armstead Biology
1976-77 No Award Made
1978 Anita Joyce Willis Psychology
1979 No Award Made
1980 Evette E. Strothers Theatre Arts
1981 No Award Made
1982 Alpha J. Williams Telecommunications
1983
Karl Thompson Physics
1984 No Award Made
1985 Curtis L. Jones Physics, Engineering Physics
1986-93 No Award Made
1994 Weyden Wedderburn Electrical Engineering
1995-96 No Award Made
1997 Kim Sydnor Psychology
1998 No Award Made
1999 Akilah L. Boomer Biology
2000 Andrea Jones Psychology
2001 Malini M. Jagdel Biology
2002 Tanika Allen Chemistry
2003 Vernon Paris Webb Engineering Physics
2004 Jesus J. Hernandez Electrical Engineering
2005
Elwood Green, III Electrical Engineering
2006 Brandon A. Reid Engineering Physics
2007 Abidla Odesanmi Computer Science
2008 Ronnie L. Thompson Architecture and Environmental Design
2009 Olusanmi Fewehinimi Architecture and Environmental Design
2010 Christina F. Southhall Architecture and Environmental Design
2011 Melissa A. Pinard Chemistry
2012 Tsehai Grell Chemistry
2013 Craig S. Cornish, Jr. History
2014 Mr. Ralph Harper (May) Architecture and Environmental Design
Courtney J. Morgan (Dec.) Architecture and Environmental Design
Honors and Awards
University-Wide Awards
A. Bernice Suggs Hunley Endowed Scholarship Fund .......................................................................................... Toshiba Thompson
Associated Black Charities Walter Amprey Education Scholarship Crystal Charles Baltimore Chapter of the Links, Inc. GRASP.......................................................................... Briana Butler, Che’Yona Henderson, Ashley Jemerson, Shifawu Odunsi, Leah Warren Bank of America Scholarship Program formerly MBNA Scholarship Program ...................Christopher Hylton, Suryodaya Timsina Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship ................................................................................................................................... Mikell Forrester
Bishop Edward G. Carroll Endowed Scholarship Fund Jamar Giddins Boeing / Comsare Carlos Neal
Carrol S. Perrino Scholarship Fund Temitope Adeoye Clare Boothe Luce Scholars Fund ................................................................................................................................... Kayla Thomas Dr. Kay & William Massey Black Heritage Endowed Scholarship ....................................................................... Christopher Hylton
DuBois Circle Melissa Perdue Memorial Scholarship..................................................................................................... Tierra Abrams
Earl G. Graves Endowment Fund ........................................................................................ Kia Hall, Uchenna Ifeagwazi, Imani Joly, Brian Stewart, Suryodaya Timsina Engineering Department Scholarship Akindele Akinhanmi, Bionca Brown Enos and Emily Roberts Endowed Scholarship Fund.................................................................................................. Lindsey Spencer
Ercell A. Grimes Endowment ................................................................................................................................. Chimsomaga Ozuzu
General Scholarships ................................................................................................................
Saliyha Abdul-Nuwr, Ashley Jemerson Goldseker Fund ........................................................................ Rita Agugoesi, Jon Bass, Jade Johnson, Selwyn Jones, Kafayat Lawal, James Mayo III, Reanna Rogers, Pamela Smith, Jalisa Taylor
Grace & Wilbert Walker Social Work Endowed Scholarship Fund Olaide Arowona
H. Garland Chissell, Jr. ,MD, Endowed Scholarship Fund ........................................................................................... Rachael Cheek
Helen League Endowed Fund .................................................................................................................................... Shaunté Shipman
James H. Ashby, Jr. Award of Excellence ....................................................................................................................Francis Adewumi
Joe Black Endowed Scholarship Fund for Aspiring Teachers .........................................................................................Brittani Wynn
Joe Black - Maryland Private Donor, Inc. Program (PDIP) ...............................................................
Briona Findley, Chasidy Taylor
Julian Joshua Brett Benson Endowed Scholarship Brian Stewart
M&T Bank Scholarship Fund Rodney Nesbitt, Ifeoluwo Oresanwo Marriott Foundation - Hospitality Management Tonisha Patterson, Stacia Smith
McMillan - Stewart Foundation STEM Scholarship........................................................................................... Olumayokun Odukale
MSU Class of 1957 Endowment Fund ....................................................................................................................... Folasayo Onireti
MSU Class of 1958 Endowment Fund ........................................................................................................................ Olaide Arowona
MSU Foundation General Scholarships .................................................. Chelsea Brantley, Raykyle Highsmith, Uchenna Ifeagwazi, Christopher Hylton, Stephanie Mason, Chimsomaga Ozuzu, Whitney Southerland, Brian Stewart, Leah Warren
MSU National Alumni Association Baltimore County Chapter ...................................................................................... Dania Smith
Penelope & W. Stewart Taylor Scholarship Fund Emmanuel Uzoechi Pfizer Inc. Endowment Sharise Wiltshire
SunTrust Endowed Scholarship Fund Saada Jobe
Terrence A. McKoy Endowed Scholarship Fund ........................................................................................................... Jade Cramartie
Teamsters Local No. 639 Scholarship Fund ............................................................................................................ Raykyle Highsmith
The Cryor Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship Fund ......................................................................................................... Felicia Thomas
The Gorman / Earl C. Banks Endowed Fund ................................................................................................................ Ranita Mealer
The Wellington D. Swindall Book Scholarship Fund Todd Queen
University Expense Charles Nyantakyi
University Memorial Chapel Fund Stephanie Slater
Walter James Kershaw, Jr., Second Mile Endowed Scholarship ...............................................................................Charles Nyantakyi
William & Catherine Gross Family Endowment Fund .............................................................................................. Latiyfa McAlpin
William A. Anderson Endowment Fund ...................................................................................................................... Priscilla Nartey
The College of Liberal Arts
The Department of English and Language Arts
Adele V. Holden Creative Writing Prize New Voices Award
Taelor L. Clay, Ma’ Chin-yer Wright Award for Creative Writing .................................................................................................................................. Jo-Wayne McCurbyn Award for Senior Scholarship Imani Richardson, Jahmeela Tucker, Whitney Williams
Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey Endowed Scholarship in English Jahmeela Tucker
Ivan L. Johnson Student Award for Service ................................................................................ Hermann Brown, Derwin Campbell
Michael D. Bayton Award for Service Ashley Coar
Nick and Ola Ford Endowed Scholarship .................................................................................................................... Dante Williams
The Department of Fine Arts
Departmental Chairperson’s Award for Highest Grade Point Average .............................................. Francina Dealva-Juanita Smith
President’s Committee Award for All-Around Choral Excellence Jasmine Arielle Barnes
Outstanding Band Member Award Curtis Sample-Hawkins
MSU Band Musicianship Award .................................................................................................................................. Jennelle Stewart
C. Thomas Johnson Award for Performing Arts Tavon Elijah McLaughlin-Steel
Arthur C. Lamb Award for Theatre Service Francina Dealva-Juanita Smith
Waters E. Turpin Award for Academic Excellence ...................................................................................... Eirin Christine Stevenson
The Department of History and Geography
Dr. Roland C. McConnell Scholarship and Achievement Award Toni Homes-Sullivan
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Bishop Edward G. Carroll Endowed Scholarship .......................................................................................................... Jamar Giddins
Dr. Richard I. McKinney Philosophy Prize .................................................................................................................. Chamaya Harris
The Department of Political Science
Departmental Scholar Award
William E. Jay
G. James Fleming Award for Academic Excellence Emmanuel Davies
Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Highest Scholastic Average .................................................................................................. Esosa Aimufua
Ralph Bunche Award for Academic Excellence Esosa Aimufua
The Department of Psychology
Psychology Department Achievement Award Celena Jenkins
The Mae P. Claytor Award for Research Excellence ..................................................................... Temitope Adeyoye, Crystal Dorsey
The John E. Richardson, III, Award for Commitment to Applied Psychology .............................. Taelo Jones, Monique Rodriguez
The Clayton C. Stansbury Award for Leadership and Service Temitope Adeyoye, Reginald Butler, Taelor Clay, John Thompson, III
The Roger K. Williams Award for Academic Excellence
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Temitope Adeyoye, Celena Jenkins, Taelor Jones
DuBois-Diggs Award for Academic Excellence in Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Amber Andrews-Richardson, Ronald Beverly, Tiffany Toye
The School of Architecture and Planning
2014 FAR AIA Baltimore Undergraduate Scholarship Award Pauline Sipin
2014 FAR AIA Baltimore Undergraduate Scholarship Honorable Mention ............................. Christine Dohery, Christian Cueva
2014 Maryland AIA 3rd/4th-Year Student Architectural Design Award Pauline Sipin
2014 Maryland AIA 5th/6th-Year Student Architectural Design Award Jason Knight
2015 Baltimore Architecture Research and Travel Scholarship Award .................................................................. Christine Doherty
Alpha Rho Chi Medal Winner Pauline Sipin
The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management
The Department of Accounting and Finance
Accounting Majors Academic Achievement Award Mikell N. Forrester
Finance Majors Academic Achievement Award .......................................................................................................... Ime U. Ukpong
The Department of Business Administration
Business Administration Majors Academic Achievement Award ............................................................................... Tranesha Hines
Hospitality Management Majors Academic Achievement Award Stacia Smith
Hospitality Management Majors Service Award ...................................................................................................... Tonisha Patterson
Management Majors Academic Achievement Award Aimalohi Imoukhuec
Management Majors Service Award Jasmine Morrisey
Marketing Majors Academic Achievement Award ........................................................................................................... Jason Gibert
Marketing Majors Service Award Imani Joly
The Department of Information Science and Systems
Information Science and Systems Academic Achievement Award
School
of Community Health and Policy
Freddie L. Davis
Highest GPA in Nursing Program Nadege Baptiste-Delerme
Highest GPA in Nutritional Sciences Laura Menefee
The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Shining Star Award (MSU/NSF STARS-1 Program)
The Actuarial Science Program
Tesfay M. Hailu, Shardai M. Hines, Richie Onwuchekwa Uba, Bfendan T. Steele
The Robert J. Randall Actuarial Science Achievement Award Edem Assogba
The Department of Biology
Cooperative Center for Promotion of Diversity in Reproductive Research Award
Rachel Cheek
Kenneth F. Jerkins Award for Academic Achievement ................................................................................................. Brendan Steele
Ernest E. Just Award for Academic Achievement/Outstanding Service Darian Barrow, Ashley Vane
NIH/MBRS RISE Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship .................................... Nunana Gamedagbao, Chante Vines
MSU/NSF STARS-1 Program Shining Star Award ............. Tesfay Hailu, Sardai Hines, Richie Onwuchekwa Uba, Brendan Steele
Tamika Price Memorial Award for Academic Achievement Monique Maison
Esther J. Ridley Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in Cellular & Molecular Biology ....... Rachel Cheek, Tesfay Hailu
Cheryl Torrence-Campbell Memorial Award for Academic Achievement Rezia Braza, Marvin Thomas
Lucy W. Warrington Award for Outstanding Performance in Developmental Biology Lashaunda Johnson, Christina Sao
The Department of Chemistry
The American Institute of Chemists Award Roshelle A. Bailey
The George H. Spaulding Award ................................................................................................................................ Adeolu Mojibola
The George T. Stansbury Award Janelle A. Wilson
The Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society Award ............................................................................. Adeolu Mojibola
The Organic Chemistry Award .................................................................................................................................... Adeolu Mojibola
The Department of Computer Science
Gold Academic Excellence Award Corey Johnson
Academic Honors Jasmine N. Mickens, Rashanda Russell, Miguel Osorio
The Department of Mathematics
Robert J. Randall Actuarial Science Achievement Award Edem Assogba
The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
The Julius Taylor Academic Achievement Award Jaime Arribas Starkey-El
The Medical Technology Program
2015 Medical Technology Academic Award ........................................................................................................... Prativa Kafle
Anne M. Dickens Honor Award ....................................................................................................... Esperancia G. Azondekon
School of Education and Urban Studies
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Academic Achievement Award ....................................... Carol Antoine, Dierdre Campbell, Robichaud Graham, Ashley Jamerson, La-Kia Kommeren, Kenyetta McAllister, Miranda McClellan Bowden, Angela Njob, Aja Williams
Departmental and Community Service Award La-Kia Kommeren
Highest Academic Achievement Award ......................................................................................................................... Tashawna King
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Joselyn Jackson, Tierra Abrams
The Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Outstanding Senior Award Shante E. Johnson
Joy of Effort Award ............................................................................................................................................... Shaunte O. Shipman
The Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development
Highest Academic Achievement Award ............................................................................................................ Christopher S. Caruso
Meritorious Academic Achievement Award
Tyneika D. Brown, Briona R. Findley, Evelyn L. Harris, Brianna I. Sollers, Traeh N Solomon, Chasidy A. Taylor
Outstanding Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence Christopher S. Caruso, Marquita C. Friend, Crystal R. Charles
The Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Academic Achievement Award Babatunde A. Odukoya, Mainali Bipin, Kenneth E. Davis, Jr. Brandon Devon, Christian O. Emiyah, Kevin D. Hicks, Betelhem M. Mengiste, Oluwakorede J. Okelowo, Ifeoluwa V. Oresanwo, Darian A. Phillips, Robin Shrestha
Academic Performance and Professionalism Award
Habtamu A. Betelle, Habtu K. Habtu, Guy E. Ndzengue Ndzebe
Rachel Ogunsalu
Chair Award Most Improved Candace J. Dillard
Technical Achievement Award Akindele S. Akinhanmi, Eric R. Dorsey, Christian O. Emiyah, Idris O. Somoye Leadership Award ............................................................................................................................................................Alfred Shoetan
The School of Global Journalism and Communication
Dr. Lucia S. Hawthorne Award for Outstanding Speech Communication Graduate Brittany Fauntleroy
The School of Social Work
Dr. Anna McPhatter Second Mile Award (BSW)
Nichele Tarpley-Young
Dr. Elmer P. Martin Outstanding Student-of-the -Year Award (BSW).................................................................. Khadyne Augustine
Dr. Mildred McKinney Outstanding Community Service Award Toluwani Ilupeju
James H. Ashby Scholastic Achievement Award (BSW) Francis Adewumi
The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies
Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarships
Maudthin Abdul-Majid, Khadyne Augustine, Arphelia Cabell, Christopher Caruso, Freddie Davis, Clayborne DeVaughn, Marquita Friend, Maya Gilmore, Alicia Hill Gross, Michael Hallmen, Jarrett Ingram, Sherry Richburg
The Counseling Center
Peer Leadership Award .........................................................................................................................
Khari Whitmyer, Brian Stewart
Director’s Award .....................................................................................................................
Doreatha C. Jordan Award
Alice W. Parham Award
Richard E. Robinson Award ...............................................................................................................
Vivian G. Ryan Award
Other awards and prizes have been announced and distributed at college/school and departmental ceremonies.
Rudy Daniel, Kia Hall, Chijioke Nweke
Evelyn Harris
Teon Dolby
Tiffany Hughes, Javonna Welch
Troy Griffin, Jr.
The Commencement Committee
Dr. Burney J. Hollis (Chairperson)
Dr. Willie D. Larkin (Co-Chairperson)
Dr. Mary Anne Akers
Ms. Saudat Almaroof
Dr. Kevin A. Banks
Mr. Rufus Berry
Dr. Fikru Boghossian
Mrs. Joyce A. Brown
Mr. Clinton R. Coleman
Mr. Dwight R. B. Cook
Mr. Hans Cooper
Ms. Myra W. Curtis
Dr. Eugene DeLoatch
Mr. Sidney Evans
Dr. Anthony Fitchue
Dr. Mark D. Garrison
Dr. Gloria Gibson
Ms. Earlene Goodson
Mr. Lance Hatcher
Mrs. Carol-Ann Hendricks
Mr. Bickram Janak
Dr. Milford Jeremiah
Dr. Edwin T. Johnson
Dr. Alvin Kennedy
Mr. Claton Lewis
Mr. Gregory Lloyd
Ms. Marsha W. Logan
Mrs. Monica McKinney Lupton
Mrs. Vinetta P. McCullough
Dr. Anna McPhatter
Dr. Gaston N’guerekata
Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin
Ms. Shelia A. Richburg
Ms. Tanya V. Rush
Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson
Dr. Praria Stavis-Hicks
Mr. Philip Stewart
Mr. Ron Stevenson
Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor
Mr. Floyd E. Taliaferro, III
Mrs. Moni Tenabe
Dr. Kara Miles Turner
Dr. Patricia Welch
Mr. DeWayne Wickham
Professor of English
Chief of Staff to the President
Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning
President of the Senior Class
Vice President for Student Affairs
Interim Financial Manager/Buyer
Dean of the School of Business and Management
Director of Alumni Relations
Director of Public Relations and Communications
Production Manager of the Murphy Fine Arts Center
Registrar
School of Engineering Retention Support Specialist
Dean of the School of Engineering
Vice President for Finance and Management
Assistant Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Recruitment Coordinator in the Office of Career Development
Interim Chief of Police
Student Affairs Coordinator of the School of Community Health and Policy
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Management
Chief University Marshal
Senior Coordinator of Disability Support
Interim Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Director of SCMNS Transfer/Pre-professional Programs
Manager of the University Print Shop
Director of the School of Business and Management Undergraduate Programs and Student Services
Director of the Murphy Fine Arts Center
Director of Business and Auxiliary Services
Dean of the School of Social Work
Assistant Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Director of the University Honors Program
Student Support Services and Outreach Coordinator of the School of Community Health and Policy
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Assistant Director of the Physical Plant
Director of the Morgan Bookstore
Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy
Director of the University Student Center and Student Activities
Bursar
Associate Provost for Enrollment Management and Student Academic Support Services
Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies`
Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication
