Howard University 154th Commencement Convocation

The

One Hundred Fifty-Fourth Commencement Convocation For the Conferring of Degrees

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Saturday, the Seventh of May Two Thousand Twenty-Two Ten o’clock in the morning Upper Quadrangle University Campus

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minnie Baylor-Henry, Esq. Dr. Charles M. Boyd Mr. Chris Carr Mr. Donald B. Christian Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick President Mr. Godfrey Gill Dr. Richard Goodman Reverend Dr. Michele V. Hagans

Ms. Leslie D. Hale Vice Chair Dr. Danette G. Howard The Honorable Alphonso Jackson The Honorable Marie C. Johns Ms. Tyra A. Mariani Mr. Mark A. L. Mason Vice Chair

Dr. Laurence C. Morse Chairman Mr. James J. Murren Ms. Hilary Rosen The Honorable Ronald A. Rosenfeld Mr. Shelley Stewart, Jr. Mr. Bruce E. Thompson Dr. Reed V. Tuckson Mr. Chris Washington

THE TRUSTEES EMERITI Dr. John E. Jacob, Chairman Emeritus Mr. Robert L. Lumpkins The Honorable Gabrielle K. McDonald Stacey J. Mobley, Esq. Chairman Emeritus Richard D. Parsons, Esq. Martin D. Payson, Esq. The Honorable M. Kasim Reed Mr. Frank Savage, Chairman Emeritus The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder Mrs. Benaree P. Wiley

PATRON EX-OFFICIO The Honorable Miguel A. Cardona United States Secretary of Education

THE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick President

Dr. Anthony K. Wutoh Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. David P. Bennett Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Mr. Frank L. Tramble Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Dr. Cynthia Evers Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Hugh E. Mighty Senior Vice President of Health Affairs

Mr. Stephen A. Graham Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Florence W. Prioleau, J.D. Senior Vice President, and General Counsel

Dr. Bruce Jones Vice President of Research

Ms. Christie L. Taylor Vice President and Secretary Board of Trustees

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Mr. Rashad M. Young Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Order of Exercises For the Conferring of Degrees

DR. WAYNE A. I. FREDERICK President of the University, Presiding

THE PROCESSIONAL (The Assembly Standing)

THE ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL FELIX MENDELSSHON Athalia The War March of the Priests THE PLATFORM PARTY PROCESSIONAL (Audience: Please stand) MLADA “Procession of the Nobles” Eric O. Poole, D.M.A., Conducting

The Chief Marshal and Bearer of the Mace The Candidates for Degrees The Faculty The Class of 1972 The Officers of the University The Trustees of the University The Candidates for Honorary Degrees The Reverend Members of the Clergy The Welcome Orator The Chairman of the Board The Convocation Oratrix The President of the University The Bearers of the Colors The audience will please remain standing for the singing of Francis Scott Key THE NATIONAL ANTHEM and James Weldon Johnson LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING Eric O. Poole, D.M.A., Conducting

THE INVOCATION

The Reverend Dr. Bernard L. Richardson Dean, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel

THE PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

THE CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME

Dr. Laurence C. Morse Chairman, Howard University Board of Trustees

THE STUDENT'S WELCOME College of Medicine

THE MUSIC

Ludwig Van Beethoven Christ on the Mount of Olives "Hallelujah" The Howard University Choir with Orchestra Dr. Poole, Conducting

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THE CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES, HONORIS CAUSA For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters DR. ELIZABETH CLARK-LEWIS The Candidate Will Be Presented by Minnue Baylor-Henry, Esq. Member, Board of Trustees Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, PhD is Professor of History and Public History Program Director at Howard University. A native of Harrisburg, PA, she completed her BA and MA at Howard University; and holds a doctorate from the University of Maryland. The former Director of Graduate Studies was awarded a Ford Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and a Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Her academic appointments before joining the faculty at Howard University include Banneker Professor, George Washington University; Visiting Professor, Pennsylvania State University; and Professor, Northern Virginia Community College. Professor Clark-Lewis is an active member of the academic and Public History community, serving on many boards that work to encourage the general public’s interest in history. Service to the academic community includes election to the Executive Board – Organization of American Historians, Board of Directors–National Council on Public History and National President–Association of Black Women Historians. Other service includes membership on the: Executive Board, African American Experience Fund of the National Park Foundation; Landmarks Committee–National Park Service; and, Executive Council–Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

A founder of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Association, Clark-Lewis has published extensively in the areas of African American and Public History. Among her publications are Keep It Locked: 106 Tributes to A J Calloway From the Mecca (2015); Synergy: Public History At Howard University (2011); First Freed: Emancipation in the District of Columbia (2003); Living In,

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Living Out: African American Women and Migration to Washington, DC (1994); and, This Work Had A End: The Transition From Livein to Day Work (1985). She co-authored Emerging Voices and Paradigms: Black Women Scholarship Today (2007) and Northern Virginia Community College: An Oral History (1987). With Stanley Nelson she co-produced the PBS documentary Freedom Bags, a documentary recently featured at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which won the Oscar Micheaux Award from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

Clark-Lewis has served as the primary investigator (PI) for research grants from government agencies (the National Park Service, the District of Columbia government, National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of Virginia); educational organizations (the Smithsonian Institution, WETA-Channel 26, the DC Community Humanities Council, and the DC Arts and Humanities Council); non-profit organizations (the Peoples Involvement Corporation, the Hattie Strong Foundation, and the Hechinger Foundation); private grantors (the American Express Company, Washington Post and the Martin Marietta Corporations); and, educational institutions (Clark University [Massachusetts] and two Howard University Faculty Research Grants).

Clark-Lewis is the wife of Lawrence Lewis, a wonderful man she met at Rankin Chapel in November of their freshman year. In August they will celebrate 50 years of marriage. Lawrence Lewis and Elizabeth Clark-Lewis –the proud parents of two Howard University alumnae– Abena Lewis-Mhoon, PhD and Mobolanle Ayodeji, MD are honored to have five delightful grandchildren.

For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters MR. ROBERT L. LUMPKINS The Candidate Will Be Presented by Mr. Mark A. L. Mason Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Robert L. Lumpkins is a business executive, board member and philanthropist.

Lumpkins was born in Lawrenceburg, TN, and grew up there, in Florida and in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating magna cum laude in 1966 with a B.S. degree in mathematics. He then attended Stanford University, receiving an M.B.A. degree with honors in 1968.

Lumpkins joined the privately-owned agribusiness trading and processing company Cargill Inc. in 1968, retiring as Vice Chairman in 2006. Over his career he built the company’s planning, analysis and strategy function; founded and led its financial trading and investment businesses; and served in a succession of operating management and functional roles, including 15 years as CFO. In 2004, Lumpkins created the Mosaic Company through a merger of Cargill’s fertilizer group with a Fortune 500 competitor.

He chaired the Mosaic board of directors from the company’s beginning until his retirement in 2018. Mosaic is among the largest fertilizer companies in the world.

Lumpkins has been a board member of several Fortune 500 companies, as well as an advisor to private equity firms and a global credit investment firm.

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Higher education is a particular interest of Lumpkins. He served on the Howard University Board of Trustees from 1999 to 2017, the last several years as Vice Chair. He has been a member of the Notre Dame Science Council for over 25 years, and previously served on the Stanford Business School Advisory Council. He was a trustee of the Educational Testing Service from 2014 to 2020.

Lumpkins and his wife Sara have focused their philanthropy largely on higher education. They have provided scholarships to over 60 lower-income, first-generation-in-college students from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area; endowed scholarships at Notre Dame and Stanford; created a scholarship fund at Howard for students from Alabama, and another for high-performing Howard students with financial need. They have funded a number of faculty positions at Notre Dame, and recently endowed the creation of the Lucy Institute for Data and Society to enhance the study of data science and analytics at the university, as well as bring an ethical perspective to its use.

Lumpkins and his wife reside in the Sarasota, FL area and in La Jolla, CA. They have one daughter and one granddaughter.

For the Degree of Doctor of Laws STACEY J. MOBLEY, ESQ. The Candidate Will Be Presented by the Honorable Alphonso Jackson Member, Board of Trustees Stacey J. Mobley was Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of DuPont. He was a member of Dupont’s Office of the Chief Executive and had been with DuPont for 35 years before his retirement. He later served as Senior Counsel with Dickstein Shapiro Law Firm in Washington D.C. Mobley served on the boards of Hewlett Packard Inc., International Paper Company, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd., Wilmington Trust Company, Hewitt Associates, the American Chemistry Council and the National Association of Manufacturers.

Mobley received the LexisNexis Corporate Legal Times Distinguished Legal Service Award and the Howard University Alumni Award for Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement in the field of Law. He was corporate campaign chairman for the NAACP and was named one of America’s top black lawyers by Black Enterprise magazine. The National Law Journal named him one of the nation's 100 most influential lawyers and the American

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Civil Liberties Union of Delaware awarded him the Gerald Kandler Award for outstanding leadership in the cause of civil liberties.

Mr. Mobley received the Association of Corporate Counsel award for Excellence in Corporate Practice. He was named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list and received the Appleseed award for commitment for promoting pro bono and diversity in the workplace. Upon his retirement The American Lawyer awarded Mobley their Lifetime Achievement Award and later he received the Louis L. Redding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Delaware Barristers Association.

Mobley is Chairman Emeritus of the board of trustees of Howard University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Pharmacy and a Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law. He is a member of Penn Medicine board. Mobley is also a member of the National Association of Guardsmen and a member of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity.

For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters MS. JONELLE PROCOPE The Candidate Will Be Presented by Ms. Leslie D. Hale Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Ms. Jonelle Procope is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Apollo Theater, one of the most iconic artistic venues in the world. Since 2003, she has guided a staff and executive team that is responsible for all financial, production and strategic functions of the Theater and has successfully restored the Theater to preeminence on Harlem’s world renowned 125th Street. Together with the Apollo’s Board of Trustees, she has successfully expanded the Theater’s influence within the United States and internationally and been responsible for its transformation into the nation’s largest African American performing arts center focusing on African American and African diaspora performing arts.

Under Procope’s leadership, the Apollo Theater has dramatically increased its base of financial support which most recently included visionary gifts from The Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. These gifts have anchored the Apollo’s continued transformation into a vibrant 21st century performing arts center for future generations. Through the creation of large-scale artistic initiatives and unique artistic collaborations with an array of prominent cultural organizations including The Smithsonian, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

Procope has been profiled in The New York Times Public Lives column, which recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through significant contributions to New York City, named as one of Portfolio magazine’s “73 Biggest Brains in

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Business”, profiled in Ebony Magazine, and honored by The New York Daily News as one of “100 Women Who Shape Our City”. Ms. Procope was honored by the New York Women in Communications as recipient of its 2014 Matrix award. She is an Executive Producer of the Emmy Award winning HBO documentary -- The Apollo -- which debuted in November 2019. Ms. Procope was selected as one of the women visionary leaders for the Forbes 2021 inaugural “50 over 50” list highlighting exceptional women who are shaping the future of science, technology, and art. In November 2021, Ms. Procope was honored by New York Landmarks Conservancy as one of the “Living Landmarks” for her contributions to the City.

In addition to the Apollo Board of Trustees, Procope is a member of the Board of Directors of SiriusXM, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Gracie Mansion Conservancy and NYC & Company. She also serves on the NYC Landmarks50 Advisory Committee and was appointed by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to the Arts, Culture and Tourism Advisory Council to advise on the re-opening and recovery of New York City from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Procope received her B.A. Degree from Howard University, her Juris Doctor from St. Johns University School of Law and is a retired member of the New York State Bar. Procope is married to Frederick O. Terrell and resides in New York City. They are parents to Matthew and Evan Terrell.

For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters MS. TARAJI P. HENSON The Candidate Will Be Presented by Dr. Laurence C. Morse Chairman, Board of Trustees Taraji P. Henson is a 1995 graduate of what is now Howard University's Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. She is an award-winning actress, producer and director, a best-selling author, and a noted philanthropist and advocate of mental health services in the African American community through her foundation, the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. She launched her foundation in 2018 to work toward eradicating the stigma around mental health issues in the African American community. The foundation, named in honor of her father, who suffered mental health challenges without resources or support, provides access to localized and Black culturally competent therapy resources sourced through a network of clinicians, service providers, counselors and thought leaders.

Henson holds numerous industry awards and nominations for her on-screen roles. In 2016, she was praised for her starring role as Katherine Johnson in the critically acclaimed drama film “Hidden Figures,” for which the cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. In 2015, she began starring as Cookie Lyon in the Fox drama series “Empire,” for which she won a Golden Globe Award, received three Emmy nominations, won three BET awards, and became the first African American woman to win a Critics Choice Television Award for best actress in a drama series.

In 2005, Henson played opposite Terrance Howard in “Hustle & Flow,” for which the cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. She also received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for her starring role in the Lifetime Television film “Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story”

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in addition to Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for best supporting actress for her performance in David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Henson has won numerous NAACP Image Awards for performances in television series and motion pictures, most recently for her performance as Miss Hannigan in NBC’s “Annie Live!” in 2021.

In Fall 2020, Henson launched her production company, TPH Entertainment, with producing partner Christine Conley, with a goal to create projects that challenge audiences to think differently and offer new perspectives and opportunities. TPH Entertainment has previously announced several projects, including “Two-Faced” with Bron Entertainment, which Henson will also direct, marking her feature film directorial debut. They also have “Time Alone” with Alessandro Camon and “Sorcerority,” which they will co-produce with Game Changer Films and Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions.

A New York Times best-selling author, Henson’s autobiography, titled “Around the Way Girl,” chronicled her rise to success, how she overcame adversity and the world-class instruction she received from Howard University. Henson is currently in production on Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” where she will star as Shug Avery.

In early 2020, Henson launched her own haircare line, TPH

by Taraji, which has won numerous awards from industry titans, including Allure, Essence, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, SELF and more. She just announced her expansion into body care with BODY by TPH, offering affordably luxurious, clean, unapologetically self-indulgent products in the bath and body care space.

THE CONVOCATION ORATION Ms. Taraji P. Henson Golden Globe-Winning Actress Filmmaker and Philanthropist

THE MUSIC ERIC O. POOLE, ARR. Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Aroun' Melissa Constantin, Soprano Soloist The Howard University Chorale Dr. Poole, Conductor

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THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE

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FACULTY MARSHALS FOR COMMENCEMENT 2022 UNIVERSITY MARSHAL Dr. Nikki Taylor

PLATFORM MARSHAL Dr. Constance Ellison

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (1868) Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad, Sociology and Criminology

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (1934) Dr. Hyung Bae

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (1960) Mr. Alexander McSwain

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (1970) SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS (1971) Dr. Wei Sun

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (1971) Dr. Jorge Burmicky

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES (1974) Ms. Lisa Brace, Nursing Dr. Carol Porter, Allied Health Sciences

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (1868) Dr. Adedoyin Kalejaiye

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (1868) Dr. Imbi Drame

SCHOOL OF LAW (1869) SCHOOL OF DIVINITY (1870) Dr. Barbara Fears

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY (1881) Dr. Reginald Salter

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (1945) Dr. Gloria Thombs-Cain

GRADUATE SCHOOL (1934) Dr. Earl Ettienne

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THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE

The order of presentation of Schools and Colleges for the conferring of degrees is based on two factors—the year of establishment of the School or College and the distinction between graduate/professional and undergraduate programs. The first six Schools and Colleges, beginning with the College of Arts and Sciences and ending with the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, were established between the years 1868 to 1974. Undergraduate programs are predominant in these six Schools and Colleges. The next six Schools and Colleges, beginning with the College of Medicine and ending with the School of Social Work, were established between the years 1868 and 1945. These Schools and Colleges offer professional graduate level programs. The last School listed, the Graduate School, was established in 1934 and offers graduate-level programs exclusively.

IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Candidates will be presented by Rubin Patterson, Ph.D., Dean DIVISIONS OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS Kiyan Sheree Dorothy Alexander magna cum laude Jordan Alexandria Kasayah Rose Alexis summa cum laude Evan Anthony Allen cum laude Kayla Amani Allen Venus R. Chinazom Amadi Akeelah Oretha Anderson cum laude Lillian Gifty Naamua Antwi summa cum laude Citadel Ebubechukwu Anunobi magna cum laude Angelyn N. Armistead cum laude Stephanie Audain Nasir O. Bakare** summa cum laude Busisiwe D. Banda summa cum laude Bianca J. Baptiste summa cum laude Kora Malika Barnes magna cum laude Jessica Alicia Barr cum laude Madeleine Barry Chelsea S. Bass magna cum laude Kamia A. Bayne

Claudia Alana Beaugard Paige Alexandria Bentum Hannah Queen Bessette magna cum laude Raven Janae Bledsoe Hannah Elisa Blyden** Karla Anthoneth Ashleymaree Bonnick magna cum laude London N. Booker magna cum laude Ayse Amaiya Briggs magna cum laude Chloe Rae Brown cum laude George Anthony Brown Justin R. Brown Kylie Elexia Burke summa cum laude Ashley Brianna Burks magna cum laude Lauren A. Bush** Tatyana Champaign Quantia Byrd cum laude Taylor L. Cabbell magna cum laude Nya-Simone Caldwell Bayley K. Carmichael cum laude Cianni L. Carter summa cum laude Victoria Ashley Carter-Johnston Shayla D. Certain magna cum laude

Kahleah N Chandler** magna cum laude Joshua S. Cole Bryce G. Collier Jahvon Omar Coney summa cum laude Jordette C. Cummings summa cum laude Tisha Rachelle Copeland magna cum laude Clayton Jackson Crowell Madison Renee Curry magna cum laude Tytiana M. Curtain Amani M. Dabney magna cum laude Cydney Alexis Davis cum laude Ian C. Davis cum laude Marissa Roemehl Davis summa cum laude Miguel C. Davis, Jr. magna cum laude Nailah Victoria Davis summa cum laude Jaylah A. Dawson Aissa Lynn Dearing-Benton summa cum laude Stephen D. Deadwyler Lorien Kendell Demeritt Brittany T. Dennis

The appearance of a name in this Program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but it must not in any sense be regarded as conclusive.

The diploma of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officers, remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree. A single asterisk (*) following a name denotes a posthumous degree candidate. A double asterisk (**) following a name denotes a dual degree graduate.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS Tye Lushon Dennis Alpha Ibrahim Diallo magna cum laude Kadidiatou Diallo magna cum laude Cavani E. Diggs Lindsey A. Dixon magna cum laude Anthony Lee Dohman Lyre-Gaelle Dorcé cum laude Barinaale Dube magna cum laude Chanah Bryanne Dunbar magna cum laude Daniel Edem summa cum laude Kennedy Alyse Edwards summa cum laude Curtis William-Grant Eskridge Cassely Rosa Etienne summa cum laude Aliyah Naimah Evans Asha B. Evans Sarita Eunique Evans Folasade Makya-Ahdonis Fashina cum laude Jua Solar Eternal Essences Fletcher summa cum laude Jordan B. Frazier magna cum laude Andrew Londen Frinks magna cum laude Kennedy Germoni Gerard magna cum laude Shakilya Jenise Garrett magna cum laude Ahzaria Tatianna Marie Garris summa cum laude Jessika Lauren Maca Gbai Milan Sadiq George Savanna Jordon Gibson cum laude Anyah L. Gilmore-Jones magna cum laude Rian A. Gipson cum laude Nneka-Shay Jasmine Grant Osaro Isaiah Grayson cum laude 14

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Jordan Terriana Green Summa Cum Laude Eric Jonathan Green II Skylahn S. Gyampoh magna cum laude Steven Ha magna cum laude Ramata Haidara** summa cum laude Jasmine Olivia Hall Summa Cum Laude Grace Hamilton magna cum laude Lakendra Crystal Anita Harden cum laude Eric James Harper, Jr. Dalia K. Harris Jenay Denise Hatchell cum laude Nya Jalon Hayes Mya Amari Hemingway summa cum laude Nicole Noelle Hildreth summa cum laude Charles Landry Huff cum laude Brianna Rose Hutchinson Aaron Harris Ivey magna cum laude Eldrine Sadine Jackson Kara Helena Jackson magna cum laude Fatimah Jaiteh Jenell Cierra Jenkins magna cum laude Dominique Joy Johns Branden Anthony Johnson Iyaana I Johnson Lacey Diane Johnson summa cum laude Nigel Patrick William Johnson magna cum laude Jude Richard Jones cum laude Colin Maurice Joseph Caranda Jasmeth Julius Kaitlyn Paige Kennedy Joyce Mutesi Karekezi

Albina Khatiwoda ** Camara Catherine Kidd magna cum laude Austin C. King Melanie Adefunke Komolafe** summa cum laude Makalah Lamirah Heaven Lawton cum laude Jonah Miles Lee Kamaya L. Lenard Emani Zaire Lesane Kristen Elise Leslie summa cum laude Hadiyyah Lailah Lesure summa cum laude Naomi Noelle Hanson Lewis summa cum laude Kiya Long summa cum laude Marsha Caridad Amor Madrigal magna cum laude Gerald Maurice Mallison Jr. Camille Nicole Carmen Mandeville Matthew Jelani Marchbanks Jeaneen Gianna Martin magna cum laude Kenadi Robyn Maupin magna cum laude Kyra Nicole Maycock cum laude Allison L. Mcadoo Unique A. Mcferguson Ymani Kaylyn McIntosh- Plummer summa cum laude Joy WestLee McQueary magna cum laude Katelyn A Mensah cum laude John Henry Merritt III summa cum laude Kaylynn M. Miller Kenya Antionette Mills summa cum laude Chidinma Sophia Mong magna cum laude Abby Underwood Morrow Gregory Thomas Morton Jr cum laude Raquel Angelita Muniz summa cum laude

BACHELOR OF ARTS Sophie Thandiwe Naidoo magna cum laude Malaika Zakiya Nall summa cum laude Kamryn V. Nelson magna cum laude Tykeisa Mashay Nesbitt Marilyne Nyanbura Njuraita cum laude Chukwuemeka A. Nwokedi magna cum laude Abrianna Eliena Obare Oluwabukola Precious Ogunrinola Nora Folasade Olagbaju Anais Annett Olusola Opara magna cum laude Ja’Mya Danielle Owens magna cum laude Kanyinsola Mercy Oye** summa cum laude Dean A.C. Parham cum laude Ashani Winsley Paul** Corinthians Payne Aliya Joi Perkins Katelyn Grace Perryman magna cum laude Deja Andrea Phillips summa cum laude Handlie Eliza Pierrot summa cum laude Moah Pollas Antoinette Leah Primas Gregory B. Pugh** cum laude Deja Rabb Sydney Alexandra Ragland summa cum laude Aniyah Simone Reed summa cum laude Shelby Jasmin Reese Kyah Nicole Reid

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Rahkiya A. Reid-Alston Saada Renee Revan magna cum laude Alaliyah K. Rhodes magna cum laude Alexus Matene Richards Alyssia Kiera Ricks Zora Dorothy Robinson Maya Allison Rodgers ** Frederick J. Rogers Jamen Christopher Rollins Moriah-Taylor L Rutherford Ameenah Nuri Saalih Ayana Yasmine Sallee summa cum laude Ziyan Adisa Sears summa cum laude Ashley Dovi Segnibo summa cum laude Jenora Charmaine-Alexis Singh Arianna Muriel Lloyd Sharpe Tameara Davette Shorter Maya Chantel Simmons summa cum laude Sequoia R. Simon magna cum laude Jasmine Nicole Smith Zariya J. Spangler** Amari Jennae Spencer** summa cum laude Jason A. Starks Elon - Evan Joshua Stein Adrianna Denise Stewart magna cum laude Brittany M. Stewart cum laude Sarena Marie Kreider Straughter summa cum laude Tayler E. Strickland Shayna Pearl Swanson summa cum laude Makayla Oceana Tabron** summa cum laude

Cionna M. Tatum cum laude Eboni Taylor-Davis magna cum laude Nzinga Aku Temu magna cum laude Samantha Cailida Thomas magna cum laude Camille Elisabeth Thompson Tyniya A. Thompson summa cum laude Saaniyah Litha Artisha Eshe Tomlinson Alexandra Raye Trahan** summa cum laude Xizmenna Walker cum laude Alexis Gabrielle Washburn summa cum laude Kaitlyn Remi Washington summa cum laude Audrey Marie Watt Lamia R. West summa cum laude Tyeesha D. Webber Sanei Ann Whilby summa cum laude Lauren Alexandra White Carrie Cherylle Williams magna cum laude Chaz Sheffron Williams Lee F. Williams summa cum laude Mosiah Asad Williams Rayla S. Wolfe magna cum laude Malik A. Woullard summa cum laude Brianna Michelle Wright Sidney Yvonne-Hazel Wright summa cum laude Lena Nicole Yee-Ross magna cum laude Derrick Anthony Young cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE RaaSia Aaneb magna cum laude Jallenae Abraham Brianna Nichelle Adams magna cum laude Temiloluwa O. Adanlawo summa cum laude Kendall Gabrielle Addison magna cum laude Kehinde Jadyn Adediran magna cum laude Deborah Doris Adu Grace L. Adu Melody B. Adu summa cum laude Oluwaferanmi Deborah Afolayan cum laude Baiyee-Ndang Agbor-Baiyee magna cum laude Octavia J. Allen-Whitfield Jayla I. Allums summa cum laude Jakyra Camille Anderson Tomie Malik Anderson summa cum laude Konadu Asare Annor magna cum laude Obinna H. Anuebunwa summa cum laude Michelle Adanna Anyanwu magna cum laude Ahlina Catherine Archibald Nathaniel Oluwatobiloba Are Michael Reginald Atwater** magna cum laude Ama Asamoah summa cum laude Miguel Kevin Augustin summa cum laude Khukheper J. Awakoaiye summa cum laude Racheal M. Ayankunbi summa cum laude Anisa Kayla Baines magna cum laude Ashlyan Janae Baker cum laude Daudreanna D Baker Myles J. Bankston Presley V. Barnes magna cum laude 16

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Jasmin Andrea Barrios Gwendolynn Briea-Adele Basden magna cum laude Amber Cincere Bausley magna cum laude Jahnayah Sahndra Bellot summa cum laude Cassandra Afua Kyerewaa Berko cum laude Christopher Chazz-Nicolas Bird Kamryn Bacote Boone Jalynn Sierra Borders summa cum laude Kiara Nicole Bowman Marjorie Saphire Bowen-Kauth summa cum laude Brea M. Bradford cum laude Denia Lashay Breaux magna cum laude Jacob Armand Brooks summa cum laude Naya Simone Brooks Essence J. Brown Kaija Niche Brown Maya Naomi Brown Brionne Alina Burnett D’Asia Monique Burrell-Atkins cum laude Lauren A. Bush** Marcelle Rene’ Butler Hannatu A. Bwayili Jhanai C. Campbell Samaria R. Campbell cum laude Miracle M. Cantzlaar Bayley K. Carmichael Victoria Ashley Carter-Johnston Gesmina Cemesca magna cum laude Courteney Charles Gracie Lynn Charles Olivia R. Charles magna cum laude Christina Charmant Laraine Hin Cheung summa cum laude Chinedu Chukwu Aaron Christopher Cleveland Jr. cum laude Christina Faith-Evens Colas

Lindsay Annabelle Collins cum laude Melissa L. Constantin summa cum laude Macuta Precious Sulaina Conteh magna cum laude Jordyn I. Cooper magna cum laude Nefertiti A. Cooper cum laude Jennifer Corriolan Riziki Kativi Covington Sidney M. Cromwell magna cum laude Raven Nicole Cureton summa cum laude Cydney Alexis Davis Nyasia Davis Siara L. Davis magna cum laude Mckenzie Alexa Dawkins magna cum laude Aissa Lynn Dearing-Benton summa cum laude Siobhan Delaney Jielle Ashika Denton Colin Joseph Dickens Annaelle M. Djomo cum laude Le Do summa cum laude Kaliyah Arianna Dotie magna cum laude Alexandra Renee Simone Dumas Car’niyah Aiyanna Amilion Dunn Somtochi A. Edeh Amayah Monae Edwards magna cum laude Brandon Tyler Pierre Edwards Crystal U. Egbe magna cum laude Kanen E. Embery magna cum laude Justyce Anastasia Falkenberg cum laude Olivia Symone Fleming Kenneth William Fling summa cum laude Ryonna Flowers

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Carizma Yvonne Forbes Shatoria Nashari Forte Kyle S. Foster Lidiya Rachel Franklin summa cum laude Kirk Ishmael Frederick magna cum laude Jessica Forbes Frey

Gabriella Lee Forchion summa cum laude Kipp B. Garrett summa cum laude Kaelyn M Gordon Sahar A. Gray

Jarius Alexander Garner magna cum laude Injyil A. Gates cum laude Jessika Lauren Maca Gbai Zoe Tifuh Geh magna cum laude Lilyanah Jade Gomes summa cum laude Jazmine Aliya Grant summa cum laude Alexandra Faith Grayson

Dominique Danielle Jackson magna cum laude India Imani Jackson summa cum laude Jaycey Catherine Jackson Inez Marie Jacobs-Hinton summa cum laude Chase Oteo Jefferson magna cum laude Donjayla B. Jenkins Kayla M. Johnson summa cum laude Cassidy Louise Jones summa cum laude Jordan Elizabeth Jones magna cum laude Lamaria Kendyl Jones Tymek Arshon Jones Mason Adonis Jordan

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Adjoh Zeinab Kamara summa cum laude Syntyche Marie Kane summa cum laude Sunlyn Chiraya Kearney magna cum laude Devante Delon Kerr magna cum laude Thurneisha Kevon Keys magna cum laude Mikayla Deshuntay King Brandon Elliot Knight Jaylyn M. Knotts Michelle Adudonkor Kwarteng Jaime Lafarga de La Cruz Musaabir Laiyemo Ky’Lyn A. Lampkin summa cum laude Noelle Ferin Lang magna cum laude

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Amorr Nelson summa cum laude Carlynn Angel Newhouse Morgan Alexandria Nichols Uchechi A. Njoku summa cum laude Khyla Alexandria Noel cum laude Esther Onyinyechukwu Nwozo summa cum laude Cayde Vellespi Oakley-Ferguson cum laude Prince Obike Antonia Toluwalope Oduguwa magna cum laude Ijeoma Lilian Okocha magna cum laude Oghenevware Crystal Okpomo Bolutife Christiana Olagunju summa cum laude Nya D. Parker cum laude Asia Monise Patton Janice Johnisha Pettyjohn Roseann V. Phan summa cum laude Jahnia Ceniece Phillips summa cum laude Branden Alexander Pierce magna cum laude Tayshaun David Porter Tyler Danielle Powell magna cum laude Charity A. Priester Dominique Breon Prothro magna cum laude Naomi Amira Ann Rankin summa cum laude Destiny Marie Rankins Makenli Somer Raspberry summa cum laude Darren B. Ratliff II Chase Veronica Rector magna cum laude Anvik G. Reddy summa cum laude Nia Simone Richardson Da’Jah Victoria Richey magna cum laude 18

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Sydnei M. Riddick Alijah S. Ridley magna cum laude Delandra Monique Robinson summa cum laude Iyanna H. P. Robinson Devan Marise Rolen magna cum laude James Philip Roscoe Imani Lillian Ross summa cum laude Ameenah Nuri Saalih magna cum laude Kemo Sabi, Jr. Trinity E. Sager cum laude Kurra P. Sallah Cheyenne Leigh Searcy Kyle Thomsen Sleeis Rainey Darrellyn Small Zahra Small Asaya Sabreen Denay Smith summa cum laude Erika D’layn Smith Isheba Rebecca Smith summa cum laude Zahul J. Smith Sarah Solomon summa cum laude Taylor M Guy Southward magna cum laude Michael S. Spurgeon magna cum laude Sidney R. Staples Adrianna Denise Stewart Autumn Lathea Street summa cum laude Kailey T. Strozier summa cum laude Anna G. Suazo magna cum laude Kayla Geneva-Marie Sumpter magna cum laude Precious Jewel Swinton Lyric Adia Sykes Conrad C. Sylvanus, Jr. Haddy Abdul Karim Tambadou Cionna M. Tatum Kennedy Lauryn Taylor Anwar Sadaka Taylor Jr.

J Lynn Marie Terroade magna cum laude Amaya Thomas Kalista Zoe Nicolette Thomas Kiara Tirel Thomas cum laude Kamiya LaShae Turner magna cum laude Karis Danielle Thomas summa cum laude Kayla Lyn Thompson Kevon Thomas Tenya Celin Thomas Gia Larette Thorpe cum laude Imani Simone Tiller cum laude Edu I. Udoh cum laude Lucero L. Walker Sandra Wanjiru Taylor Autumn Jonae Weatherly summa cum laude Indiya Kiara Webb magna cum laude Cassandra Elizabeth West magna cum laude Azariah T. White Dymon Desteney White Jaden D. White Jaela C. Whitfield Lindsey Mashelle Whitmore summa cum laude Tatiyana Melia Wilburn Rajaa Sultanah Wilcox cum laude Charlye Idellia Williams magna cum laude Dejaun David-Anthony Williams summa cum laude Jalen Shane Williams Lauren Robi Williams summa cum laude Robert David Williams III cum laude Danielle Korine Wills summa cum laude Ewurakua Amoakoa Winful magna cum laude Asija Dena’ Woods

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Faraji Joseph Woodson summa cum laude Jordan Marie Wright summa cum laude

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Naya Lynn Wright summa cum laude Chelsea N. Wyatt Austin D. Wyche

Josephine Yeboah Ella Rae Zanders summa cum laude

IN THE CHADWICK A. BOSEMAN COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS The Candidates will be presented by Phylicia Rashad, Dean BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Anthony Anderson Autumn D. Angelettie cum laude Zoë Jillian Bryant magna cum laude Melanie Marie Coleman magna cum laude Taylor Ayanna Crawford magna cum laude Iesha Mardea Daniels magna cum laude Zanyah J. Dorfeuille Deirdre Alexander Jenkins Dunkin summa cum laude Dominic Elijah Fisher magna cum laude Morgan J. Frasure magna cum laude Asha Gaines-Smith cum laude Kaitlyn H. Gilliam summa cum laude Durran Lakest Goodwin, Jr. magna cum laude Chelsey Laurella Greene magna cum laude Jordin Nicole Greene magna cum laude Madison Alexandria Greene summa cum laude Patrick R. Hamilton, Jr. magna cum laude Harmony Danielle Harris

Dillan R. Haynes magna cum laude Joi Josephine Henry magna cum laude Tarah Elizabeth Hill summa cum laude Bailey Elizabeth Hodge Cameron Hodges cum laude Adrienne M. Huggins cum laude Mylan J. Johnson Jaucqir R. LaFond magna cum laude Tanasia Kim Lane Shauna Janiece Lawrence magna cum laude Ellington A. Lindsey summa cum laude Nia Simone Mapp magna cum laude Kyle M. Mells cum laude Daks Lamar McClettie magna cum laude Curtis Alan Melrose cum laude Elizabeth Mpanu-Mpanu magna cum laude Nicole C. Orr magna cum laude Kai N. Patterson summa cum laude Semira I. Paul summa cum laude

Lynée A. Phillips Kaihla J. Powell Adirah B. Robinson magna cum laude Kendall Anita Mae Robinson summa cum laude Philip Xavier Rollins Camryn S. Sherer Jada Lenae Sherman magna cum laude Lauren M. Smith summa cum laude Jared Alexander Smith magna cum laude Maya B. Smithson cum laude Camara N. Stampley magna cum laude Ashante DuJour Stephens-Hoye summa cum laude Desire L. Taylor magna cum laude Jordan C. Toombs magna cum laude Chafik Jaquill Waddy cum laude Alexis Renee White summa cum laude Lauryn Christina Williams summa cum laude Mariama Lynae Williams magna cum laude Consuela Delilah Wintz Terrica Sharnise Woods magna cum laude John Lee Woods III magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF MUSIC Tyree Isaiah Austin Na’Jae A. Collins cum laude

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Teah Pearl England Jamila Ebony Mariama Ford magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF MUSIC Deyzha Monique Gonzales summa cum laude Stephen A. Hurd

Tonya Joyce Khakazi Alexander J. Parchment

Destiny J. Williams cum laude

MASTER OF FINE ARTS Jessica Gayo Art B.A., Stephens College, 2019

Joyce Gayo Apparel Studies B.A., Stephens College, 2019 MASTER OF MUSIC

Muhsinah Abdul-Karim Jazz Piano B.M., Howard University, 2004

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Christian Paul Adkins Music Education B.M., Howard University, 2019

Eileen Johnston Fashion Merchandising B.A., Howard University, 2000

IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The Candidates will be presented by Anthony D. Wilbon, Ph.D., PMP, Dean BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – ACCOUNTING Dayonna M. Berryhill magna cum laude Brandynn L. Blue cum laude Devonte Brown

Janiya E. Dixon cum laude Aundrea Dumas

Nicholas Claud

Charles S. Mainor, Jr.

Kashya A. Johnson

Ijeoma R. Nwankwo magna cum laude Destini Ross Jaylyn N. Smith

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS Michael D. Abodunrin Ayanni J. Charles cum laude

Sydney R. Johnson summa cum laude Madison Jolly

Jasmine M. Davis

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Mahalia Edwards Hakeem R. El

Camille T. Navarro cum laude

Lucille O. Falodun

Jared I. Obozele Chetanna E. Okeke cum laude

Caleb E. Harris cum laude Shaniah T. Headley magna cum laude Julian D. Houston

Evan T. Robbins Josiah F. Scott cum laude Madeline A. Sem Eldren Sparks Ianna A. Spence summa cum laude Azana N. Walker cum laude Isaac R. Ward Brianna A. Williams

Tamia L. Powell magna cum laude BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – FINANCE

Oluwatobiloba Aboaba Joia C. Allen Nina M. Askew summa cum laude Ah’Riaunna T. Austin cum laude Ramsey Awadzi magna cum laude Haby Bah magna cum laude Michael C. Brooks magna cum laude Rae’Shunna D. Camphor magna cum laude 22

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Quiara T. DuBose

William I. Iyere

Najah H. Ellington summa cum laude Nile A. Ellis

Jahad M. Jessup Tira M. Jones magna cum laude

Bryanna M. Gabriel summa cum laude Mikayla M. Gilles

Kevin Lavoe Aaron C. Leonard Isaiah D. Lewis cum laude

Jahi A. Hamilton Alexandria J. Harris

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – FINANCE Journee Lockridge magna cum laude

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DeJanna I. Newkirk magna cum laude Oswin D. Nwabude

Ali Tanweer magna cum laude Shegufta Tasneem summa cum laude Fanta Touré magna cum laude

Tayla J. Warren cum laude Jared J. Washington magna cum laude Faith A. Woodies magna cum laude Sara T. Wunete cum laude

Alexa Orrange Noah Ruffin

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Diana Bishop Shydae Blaine cum laude Jayva I. Blount cum laude Taryn A. Burress cum laude

Imari M. Hawkins Chaney K. Howard

Faith H. Murphy magna cum laude

Elizabeth M. Jean-Jacques Jamila Jeffers

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Jade Kemp

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Oluwatimileh O. Laniyi

Tameara D. Shorter Marlon J. Stokes

Crystal A. Fahie magna cum laude

Nayila V. Moore magna cum laude

Sinclair R. Thomas cum laude Isaiah Willis

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – MANAGEMENT Sidney J. Alston-Hicks magna cum laude

Taylor L. Irish cum laude

Brionna M. Baker

James N. Johnson

Arynn M. Cooper summa cum laude

Jovan M. Kitchen

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Mariano R. Macon Clarence W. Massie III Amaya S. Miller Hailey Monson magna cum laude Simone Outlaw cum laude

Tiana D. Pindell Hilary Pozo magna cum laude Jordan Lancaster Reaves Ryan Tanner Vincent M. Turk magna cum laude Natasha R. Wright Anthony B. Young magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – MARKETING Brynn Adams Adeola J. Adeniyi magna cum laude Armone Antoine

Olivia Fletcher Winsor Flowers

Kristalyn K. Billips magna cum laude Rickyah R. Blake Thalia I. Boucher magna cum laude Alisa Bradshaw Lauren B. Brown Taylor S. Brown cum laude Nia Burnley cum laude Tommie A. Byrd

Nailah I. Harris magna cum laude India Hicks cum laude Halle Hudson magna cum laude Amani S. Hughes

Indigo Charles Jaylen A. Cromwell cum laude Genesis S. Dean Syeara Dunlap Lauren E. Eckels Kai C. Ellis Kenneth Ellis Jasiri S. Evans

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Jordan M. Moore cum laude Jovoney Morton cum laude Selena Norman Omega Nugent Christian Patton Ajeya M. Perrin Aaron W. Richardson cum laude

Gabrielle A. Jackson Jevin D. Jackson magna cum laude Lauren M. Jackson cum laude Sydney G. Jones

Jazzlyn Sims Aniyah L. Smith magna cum laude Janiyah L. Spears Ally N. Stonum magna cum laude

Jaeda Lamar Jade Langley-Mcknight Cameron L. Lewis Kia M. Lewis

Imani R. Thomas Shania M. Thompkins Victoria Thornton magna cum laude Jessica K. Turnage

Nicholas Manning Kalen O. Martin magna cum laude Nia Martin cum laude

Sydni Vega Terell J. Watson Kamari S. Williams

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Mya Biggers Sarah-Ann Davis cum laude Cayla N. Foston Jeffery G. Gallimore Alexander Holiday cum laude Theresa P. Howard magna cum laude Grant D. Hurt

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Y’Maia Jackson Kelsie Jacobs Alexandria R. Jones magna cum laude Gyasi S. Jones cum laude Sheryl G. Jones Jerold Lomotey Evelyn Mathis Lauryn P. McCray summa cum laude

Denisha Philistin magna cum laude Essence B. Powell Najeé Quick DaShawn L. Simon cum laude Christopher Sumners Myka C. Thomas Kayla Warren Gavin S. Williams cum laude

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Stefan K. Ade* B.Sc., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2017

Drew D. Emerson* B.A., Johnson C. Smith University, 2018

Claudia S. Adomah* B.Sc., University of Connecticut, 2017

Juan D. Fosque B.Sc., Wilmington University, 2018

Asmaa A. Aljahdali B.Ec.A., King Abdulaziz University, 2014

Aunamesha T. Henley B.Sc., Howard University, 2009 M.P.H., George Mason University, 2011 D.P.H., Loma Linda University, 2015

Alice Bell* B.A., University of Washington, 2018

Asif Mohiuddin B.Sc., Howard University, 2020 Paul Nicholas B.Sc., University of Maryland University College, 2013 Oluwafolajimi S. Onadeko B.Sc., Howard University, 2017 M.Sc., New York University, 2019 Oluwafolayimika O. Onadeko B.Sc., Howard University, 2018

Alayah M.S. Hightower B.Sc., Howard University, 2020

Oluwatobi A. Orekunrin B.B.A., Temple University, 2016

Kalin A. Houston B.Sc., Florida State University, 2018

Joseph W. Simmons B.Sc., Cornell University, 2019

David J. Hulett* B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2016

Godsgrace E. Tetteyfio B.Sc., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009

Kyron K. Carter B.Sc., Howard University, 2017

De’Sean M. Knockum B.Sc., University of LouisianaLafayette, 2017

Kevin J. Waithe B.B.A., Temple University, 2013

Kaleab F. Debebe B.Sc., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2012

Darnell Millien* B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 2017

Kovid Bhayana* B.Sc., Howard University, 2019 Tatiana N. Bowie B.B.A., Temple University, 2014 Ariel E. Brown B.Sc., University of Maryland College Park, 2015

Alannah M. DeBruce* B.Sc., Spelman College, 2013

Ann-Marie Waterman B.A., Howard University, 1991 M.A., Howard University, 2004 Leigh B. West B.Sc., New York University, 2017

GLOBAL TRILATERAL MBA CERTIFICATE Paul Nicholas B.Sc., University of Maryland University College, 2013

Kevin J. Waithe B.B.A., Temple University, 2013

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE Emery K. Simon B.A., Howard University, 2021

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EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Nikki M. Baker B.B.A., Savannah State University, 1996 Sharon Bentley AA, University of Phoenix, 2011 BS, University of Phoenix, 2013 MS, University of Phoenix, 2015 VaTonya S. Brown BS, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1993 Mary E. Battle Broxton BA, Rutgers University, 2012 Yasmeen A. Cochran A.A.S. in Information Management, Community College of the Air Force, 2011 B.S. in Human Resources Management, Bellevue University, 2019 Daryl R. Cooper BBA, Accounting, Howard University, 1988 Michael Cotton BS, BioPsychology - Boston College, 2000

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Saadia O. Doyle BS in Health Education, Howard University 2013 MSW in Child & Family Welfare, Howard University 2015 George R. Frazier B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1981 Patrice Jones Hunter BA, Howard University, 2011 LaTanya L. Ingram BBA, Georgia State University, 1999 Dimilene G. LaCroix, Esq. B.Sc. in Business Administration and Management, Nova Southeastern University, 2003 J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 2006 Steven Christopher Lacy A.A., St. Louis Community College, 2017 B.S., Marketing, Harris-Stowe State University, 2019 Le’Tasha Carrie McFarlane BS, University of the District of Columbia, 2016 MS, Marymount University, 2018

Dewey L. Sampson, Sr BS, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, 2003 Calvin G. Seino B.B.A., Howard University, 2012 Krystal Singleton BSHA, University of Phoenix, 2014 Alshanté L. Squire BA, University of South Florida, 2001 Faye Virgie Consolda Tinsley BA, Virginia Union University, 2006 M.Ed, Grand Canyon University, 2010 MSL, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2022 Chike Oluebube Ukaegbu B.Eng., City College of New York, 2008 LaTrisha N. Winston BSBA, University of Phoenix, 2009

IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION The Candidates will be presented by Dawn Williams, Ph.D., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DeoVion Embrya Cheek summa cum laude Sydnie Alexandria Denis magna cum laude Fola Eshe Duncan Aliyah Simone Farnum magna cum laude Maya Greer summa cum laude Miniah Nicole Haythe Courvaun M. Hill summa cum laude

Mia Raven Jackson summa cum laude Aaliyah Chantell Jeffries Jacqueline Kiyoko Jones Jadyn Randi Jordan magna cum laude Salima Daniella Koroma Tiara Lynn Amaya Talia Martin Quanicia J. Mcdonald Alani Alexis Miller

Eryn Mitchell Abby Underwood Morrow Suna Genevieve Nallo Olivia Yaniba Nda magna cum laude Rachel Surinder Oluchi Nwosu summa cum laude Ayanna Primus cum laude Bria Lashae Robinson Ashley Adrinne Wallen cum laude

MASTER OF EDUCATION Kiera Renee Abraham B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2019

Zhakiya Bangura BLS, California State University-Northridge, 2018

Faith Ashley Scott B.A., University of South Florida, 2014

Mohsina Zafer Ali Alamri B.A., College of Education for Girls - University of Jeddah in Jeddah, 2007

Adrina DiVonne Burney B.S., University of Central Florida, 2016

Brittany Shanell Thompson B.S., University of Maryland College Park, 2011

Aquiala Alexis Walden B.M., Ithaca College, 2018

Rocket West B.A., The University of The District of Columbia, 2016

Shadan Aldosari B.Ed., Princess Norah Bint Abdul Rahman University, 2018 Khayriah Abdullah Algorabi BA.Ed., King Khalid University, 1988 Nura Nassar A. Alharbi B.S., Al-Imam Muhammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, 2017 Khloud Othman Almahraj B.A., Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, 2011

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Cierra Rashay Dotson B.A., The Ohio State University, 2018 Ty’Kira A’janae Dubose B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 Kayla Nicole Edwards-Scott B.A., Delaware State University, 2018 Fatemh Hazazi B.B.A., Jazan University, 2016 Aziza Joi Kelly B.S., Bowie State University, 2017

Omolegho Jennifer Oyakhire B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2016

Veronica Jeanae Williams B.S., Southern University and A&M College, 2013 Delorie Tamarra Williams B.A., The College of Saint Rose, 2018 Eman Yasin B.A., George Mason University, 2019

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Mariam Awadkoga, Ed.D. B.A., Taiba University, 2005 M.Ed, Marymount University, 2013

Dissertation Title: A Qualitative Study on Parents’ Perceptions of Bullying of Elementary School Students by Their Teachers in Saudi Arabia Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick

Michael Sherwin Browne B.A., University of the West Indies, Mona, 1999 M.S.T. & M.S.Ed., Pace University, 2004 J.D., Howard University School of Law, 2015

Dissertation Title: Construing the Influence of Collective Bargaining Agreements on Chief Education Officers’ Decision-Making in K-12 Public Education in The Eastern Caribbean.

Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick

Shaneena Cole-McDonnaugh Holland, Ed.D. B.A., University of Delaware, 2006 M.S., University of Delaware, 2008

Dissertation Title: “Do You Have What It Takes to Lead Black and Brown Children in Gifted Education?” Maryland Urban Elementary School Principals’ Preparation, Self-Efficacy, and Culturally Responsive Leadership in Gifted Education Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick

Kyeko De’unta Ke’Jae Javenot Henderson B.A., Morehouse College, 2010 M.Div., Howard University, 2017

Dissertation Title: An Examination of Parents’ Lack of Engagement in the Response to Intervention Process and Its Impact on Disproportionate Representation of Black Boys in Special Education.

Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Lisa M. Grillo

Selena Pratt-Swilling, Ed.D. B.A., University of Baltimore, 1993 M.Ed., Bowie State University, 2006

Dissertation Title: The Exploration of New Principals and Leadership Support Staff Perceptions of PSEL and Associated Practices.

Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez

CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY (CAGS) Devon L. Dee Mbappe, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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IN THE CATHY HUGHES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS The Candidates will be presented by Gracie Lawson-Borders, Ph.D., Dean BACHELOR OF ARTS Chanel B. Adavenaixx magna cum laude Samiat A. Adelekan magna cum laude Hana W. Admasse magna cum laude Camille Mary Alexander magna cum laude Kayla Algee A’Maiya Sinclair Allen magna cum laude Taj Imani Alston magna cum laude Eden Ann Jewel Anderson cum laude Jeresa Monique Anderson summa cum laude Skylar Jordyn Anthony magna cum laude Kayla-Ajanae E. Archer-Buckley Kennedy Alexandria Arnold summa cum laude Ruby Madison Avery summa cum laude Tehya Yolana Bailey Alexander Benton magna cum laude Camryn J. Billett magna cum laude Rainey Janelle Bledsoe magna cum laude Marie K. Bobb Kaylin Jolive Bodwin Jemeiya Naeemah Bonner India Aliyah Bookhart Monet S. Bowen magna cum laude Janae Ain Bradford magna cum laude Anna Kathleen Branche magna cum laude Gabrielle Margaret Bright summa cum laude Racquel Elizabeth Bright summa cum laude Kennedy Marshawn Brooks Piaja J. Brooks 29

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Simone Noelle Denard cum laude Lumumba Yao Diop cum laude Fatou Bin Drammeh cum laude Alejandra Christina Elliot summa cum laude Sophia Enriquez-Williams summa cum laude Jasmyn Evans-Samuels summa cum laude Paapa Otoo Ewool Piper Alana Fleming Kiara S. Flynn magna cum laude Tanyia Monet Foster Eskedar Gezahegn magna cum laude Katherine C. Gilyard Lindsay Elizabeth Gould summa cum laude McKenzie Grace Grant-Gordon magna cum laude Alexandria Carolyn Gray Ayannah J. Green magna cum laude Darius J. Griffin Jayiah Rene Gueye Sade I. Hall summa cum laude Ryan Hampton cum laude Ravyn Kennedy Hardwick summa cum laude Maxie A. Harrington Haylee Rhyan Harris magna cum laude Kameron A. Harris Makayla Simone Harris magna cum laude Kai Danelle Hartman summa cum laude Julian Herbert

BACHELOR OF ARTS Mattea D. Horton Ahnayah Renee Hughes magna cum laude Kennedy Jennings Kelsey Elizabeth Johnson summa cum laude Ronald L. Johnson cum laude Taylor Joiner summa cum laude Garmai S. Jones magna cum laude Sarah Rayana Jones-Smith magna cum laude Lydia R. Jules summa cum laude Kemi C. Karim summa cum laude Taniyah Shanelle Keve Adore Kashmir Knight summa cum laude Elena Adriana Lake magna cum laude Gabrielle Michelle Lenoir summa cum laude Kennedy Christine Lewis Airielle Samone Lowe summa cum laude Abriana Luke-Scales Imani Mikell Lynch cum laude Payton S. Mack cum laude Creyona Jacquan Macklin cum laude Nyah T. Marshall summa cum laude Destiny I. Martin magna cum laude Kameron E. Martin cum laude Elijah Jamel Massey Madison Savannah Maxell cum laude Kambra Justine McDaniel magna cum laude Amaiya Marilyn McDonald magna cum laude 30

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Michael Wade Richards Taylor Nicole Richardson magna cum laude Versell Jordan Richardson summa cum laude Madison A. Ridley Mina A. Rodriguez Jamara Nichole Robinson Semira Destiny Robinson Austin Edward Rogers Peyton C. Rodgers summa cum laude Jayden Xavier Rush summa cum laude Nia L. Rutherford magna cum laude Carol J. Ryan magna cum laude Lance J. Salmon Kistralyn Bria Scott summa cum laude Richard J. Simon Cody D. Smith summa cum laude Gregory Smith, Jr. magna cum laude Victoria R. Smith Ayanna Ann Snead summa cum laude Destinye Roberta Stormer summa cum laude Anisa Strachan magna cum laude Nadia Strong Lauren Stuart summa cum laude Lauren Michelle Taylor magna cum laude Julian Andrew Thedford cum laude Donovan J. Thomas cum laude Alana Simone Thomas summa cum laude Maiah L. Thomas summa cum laude Ryan Haley Thomas summa cum laude Maleah Antwanay Thomas-Thornton cum laude

BACHELOR OF ARTS Mickay Jasmene Thompson summa cum laude Rickay Jasmine Thompson summa cum laude Cheyne A. Thompson-Quartey cum laude Allison Nicole Toliver Brie Angelic Turner magna cum laude Faith Gildalee Turner cum laude Chenoa Ifetayo Tyehimba Morgan Olivia Vance Jaylen Vincent cum laude

Mikah Alexis Walker summa cum laude Kayla Wallace Malcolm Walwyn Wansley Jaylin Celina Ward magna cum laude Deante Micah Washington Jordan Bernice Webster magna cum laude Brooks C. Welch Brock Isaac Welch Jarius Wells Megan L. Western magna cum laude

Jade Carina Whaley magna cum laude Jalen C. Whitehead magna cum laude Alex Donielle Williams magna cum laude Courtney Alexis Williams summa cum laude Rainee Gabrielle Wilson summa cum laude Carrington Elise York magna cum laude Brittney Zapata

MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN FILM Briana M. Andrews B.A., Rowan University, 2019

Diamond Imani Ardella Sydnor B.A., Hampton University, 2016

Elon Durant B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2018

Richard Schertzer B.A., Manhattanville College, 2019

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Meagan Sims B.S., Northern Illinois University, 2015

IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE The Candidates will be presented by John Anderson, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Isabella Adekoya Ebubechukwu Ajayi Nico Alexander Clarke Zoe Gabriella Crooks

Zariah Adea Hawkins

Moondera Nodeja Rabb

Aimee M. Latour

Autumn Danielle Tomlin

Kyle Andrae Martin

Jalen Devique Vasquez

Shalena Dupree

Chalya Aaliyah Nimyel

Jenna Nadine Greer Christine Monica Griffith

Jemima Oghenerume Odiete

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDIES Daphne Chantal Arko-Dadzie cum laude Farrington Eve Asberry-Lindquist summa cum laude Dean Muhammad Bailey magna cum laude Bianca R. Briscoe cum laude Tracy Eteh-Benissan magna cum laude

Dorcas Demilade Fasoranti magna cum laude Dia Janelle Harris magna cum laude Kolbi Janae Holston summa cum laude

Amina Arlene Johnson cum laude Malik Johnson Dezja Sabree Etana Kali Sesay cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Josephine Oluwatosin Adelegan Ibukun Alabi magna cum laude Donovan Bryant Sydelle Davis magna cum laude Edwin Ojong Effim Morgan Gibson magna cum laude

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Aria Harris Elan Kimberly Holston Derius Hulbert magna cum laude Abdullah Jeffers Levi Alexander Wendpuire Kafando summa cum laude

Jonathan Rhone Stephan Roberts Neran Roumayah Laurryn Sells magna cum laude Jordan Smith Cameron Temple summa cum laude

Timothy McDonald magna cum laude

Adeya Wyatt summa cum laude

Gadi Makai Purcell

Saron Petros Yoseph magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Moriah J. Brown Cameryn Burnette magna cum laude Olivia Marie Carroll cum laude Kayla Gustina Cash magna cum laude Arthur Reed Cockett

Joshua Davis cum laude Tiajahlyn D. Furr Jarrel King cum laude

Julius Ntui Zachari Toure Yassmine Khiri cum laude

Kouyate Mamadou Lauren Christine Moore magna cum laude BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Roli Peace Bolorunfe summa cum laude Malcolm D. Johnson Davia V. Mckenzie summa cum laude

Chiadikaobi Oguh Essien S. Taylor magna cum laude

Joshua Whitaker summa cum laude De’Johnna Wright magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Eva Achim summa cum laude Elijah Afolabi cum laude Akiria Brianna Anderson cum laude Cassey Anulika Anene magna cum laude

Payton Jabari Dennis magna cum laude

Solomon Elijah Lucas-Thornton magna cum laude

Chima Travis Egbuji cum laude

Spencer Lyles cum laude

Emmanuel A. Fowora cum laude

Jasmine Makombe Alyssa McKenzie

Fareed Balogun magna cum laude Monique Janae Barbour Camryn Belcher cum laude Nazareth Brown cum laude

Robby Gamble magna cum laude Aaron Lamarr Garner Alexis Jazmyn Garrett magna cum laude Christian Goode Jabryl D. Guy magna cum laude

Meissa Ndoye magna cum laude

Collins Chikeluba magna cum laude Christopher Jordan Collins magna cum laude Naja Lauren Crump magna cum laude Alontha M. Cuffee Kamryn Michelle Cutler Marbella Daniel magna cum laude David Charles Daniels cum laude 33

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Gerone Anthony Hamilton Jr. Kayla Harwell cum laude Nubia Akila Johnson Chadille J. Jones magna cum laude Sydney Kadegnon cum laude Charles Lovett cum laude

Aimie Ojuba summa cum laude Oluwatoni Oshikanlu summa cum laude Danae Payne cum laude Elijah Elliot Prentice cum laude J’Nya M. Reese Alexander Rodgers Soliana Seyoum Justin Stewart cum laude Alyssa Sullins cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Nicole Marie Sullivan summa cum laude

Alexander James Weinberg magna cum laude Ciara Wharton cum laude Ternia Wilson cum laude

Tanae Taylor Bradon Thymes magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Jason S. Collins

Williams C. Obidike magna cum laude

Patience Munyimba Jato magna cum laude

Caelia Marie Smith Thomas summa cum laude BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Fawaz Fahad Almasari Oluwatisefunmi Osahon Ayo-Idowu summa cum laude Cheikh Talibouya Badiane magna cum laude Walter Tuoyo Bolorunfe Kelsy M. Coston cum laude Fatima Dorvelus cum laude Sidney Marlene Felts Samuel J. Franco magna cum laude

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Ifeanyichukwu R. Ilo magna cum laude Brian Donald Jackson Jr. cum laude

Mitchell Pete Aisha Philippe magna cum laude Michael Edgar Riddick

Michael Berko Konadu

Nathan Garland Spencer Jr.

Annalesia M. Law

Christopher Oscar Tilford magna cum laude

Kyarha Monique Meadows-Russell Ireoluwa E. Morakinyo Ameen Rasul Muhammad Mayron Mulugeta cum laude

Damiyen Jacquel Wilkerson magna cum laude Jon-Paul Lashawn Williams

IN THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY The Candidates will be presented by Toyin Tofade, MS, Pharm.D., BCPS, CPCC, FFIP, Dean COLLEGE OF PHARMACY DOCTOR OF PHARMACY Claudia Serebour Adomah Nadia Redwan Ahmed Rosemary O. Akpobassa Azhandeh Amad Shivali Amin Stefan Kongwene Assako Ade Phebian Arinola Babalola Mbelli Basil Jessica Bergstrom Dagmawit Demetros Betru Shelly Blake Mieba Constance Chukwueke` Zelma Amofa Daatu Tadesse Lawgaw Dubale Sheena Lindsey Dupuy Jennifer Ugochi Duru Blessing Ekamki David Ukpeoche Emaikwu Prince Ene Joy Etuk

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Ndidi Okoh Kodilorah Ashley Okoye Demilade Jokotola Oloye Adanze Oluchi Onwuliri Lilian Ngozi Opara Seleste Brown Price Stephanie Marissa Reid Samuel Saryee Aisha Siddique Hadiya Asia Yvonne Strong Watio Crystal Joe Puwo Tameko Aminah Amani Taylor Tegesty Terefe Taylor Mone’t Thibeaux Faraz Vatan Speed-Harris Wyniece

IN THE COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES The Candidates will be presented by Gina Brown, Ph.D., MSA, RN, FAAN, Dean DIVISION OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Celina U. Abowu summa cum laude Moriamo A. Adedeji cum laude Faith Setornam Akosua Apeti magna cum laude Britney Asamoah cum laude Chayla Avery

Mariam Thiam Deme cum laude Britney Gabrielle Docsol

Diane Beal-Tydings Myah Makana Blackmon cum laude Kevin L. Bowser cum laude Ayanna Monae Brant cum laude

Isis T. Green magna cum laude

Ashley Clarke cum laude Leighann Jewel Collins Naisha Crystal Coriolan cum laude

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Ciara D. Epps Niya L. Fearrington summa cum laude Adenike Fabunmi

Christina Viviana Johnson summa cum laude Emmanuel Lawer Jr. Eyram Mauna-Woanya cum laude Shailyne Melendez cum laude

Nicollette Nezrae Nelson Lauren U. Obi Jeliah Ogega magna cum laude Vennessa Olalekan Karen Nkechi Osere cum laude Keana Osias magna cum laude Lauryn Julia Reid Nia Spann cum laude Adrianna Tanisha Spence cum laude Skyler Steele cum laude Talarra Yontyana Stone Adammi Royale Wilkerson cum laude

IN THE DIVISION OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE Sydney N. Andrade magna cum laude Tameru A. Assefa summa cum laude Jasmin Barrios Yaa A. Boateng magna cum laude Jenaiya D. Bowens summa cum laude Jirachat Chinboot magna cum laude

Tia J. Epps summa cum laude Cherinet B. Eressi Anastasia N. Hall cum laude Lauren R. Johnson Arianna Jones cum laude Dartanyon Jones Daisha Minner

Nia L. Perkins Ohenenana Sarfowah magna cum laude Anieyah M. Smith cum laude Jade D. Stepney Dnai N. Thomas summa cum laude Brí Asia M. Warren cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES Nena M. Abosi cum laude Nasra Ahmed summa cum laude Lauren S. Berry cum laude Heaven N. Boone

Amber A. Johnson summa cum laude Ryanna S. Johnson Tamra M. Lewis

Dayna R. Carson magna cum laude Naja S. Clarke magna cum laude Makayla E. Clements magna cum laude

Lacey M. Manuel magna cum laude Dwight C. Martin II summa cum laude Andrew M. McDow Shanice L. Mercer Ciera N. Milton cum laude DeOntá D. T. Morris

Meredith E. Exume cum laude

Kayla S. Nias magna cum laude

Imani J. Fulton magna cum laude

Kenard C. Ogbuehi Galaxy C. Okoro cum laude

Kelli L. Gaston cum laude Bryce E. Harper cum laude Eric J. Harper, Jr. Melissa A. Harper Sydney K. Hixenbaugh magna cum laude

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Elon T. Payne magna cum laude Elexa M. Pierson Obsidiana Pratt summa cum laude Cymone M. Rice Alicia A. Roberts cum laude

Patrice E. Rumble cum laude Bria Sancho magna cum laude Kenya A. Saunders cum laude Nyla C. Spence cum laude Tanieca A. Tolbert Dominic M. Tolentino summa cum laude Saadiya S. Toliver Wardaron L. Tucker Hermon Tuquabo Reika O. Valentin magna cum laude Elisha A. Wallace Jayla D. Webster cum laude Michaela E. Welch cum laude Angelle Y. Williams cum laude Chantel Williams magna cum laude Emani T. Williams cum laude Miahje Williams magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES Salimah Z. Williams magna cum laude

Jordan C. Wilson

Hanna M. Wondwosen cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Colette E. Akhimien cum laude

Tajahane Francis magna cum laude Norine E. Fraval cum laude

Jaleen K. Best Jordan Brown

Kimberly M. Gardner summa cum laude

Amber J. Coleman Elan J. Collins-Texiera cum laude

Nazareth N. Henry cum laude Zonnai V. Humphries

Tiffany L. Davidson Chyna J. Desuze

Destiny M. Thomas cum laude Precious A. Wells cum laude Daneen D. Whitlow-Dixon magna cum laude Alayjah D. Young cum laude

Debbie S. Sineus magna cum laude Gabrielle E. Stewart cum laude

Sasha N. Foster magna cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RADIATION THERAPY Onyebuchi P. Emeagwali cum laude

Dynasti A. Newman-Scott magna cum laude

Rihana M. Sarwar magna cum laude

Badjo J. R. Kouadio cum laude

Kennedy N. Roseborough cum laude

Selena Voodre

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Barbara Addo B.S., Shenandoah University, 2017

Melissa Callens B.S., Colorado State University, 2019

Shakila Akhter B.S., Stockton University, 2017

Victoria Chu B.A., University of California, Irvine

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Bernard K Essiful B.S., California Polytechnic University Pomona, 2016 Alexis G. Gabbart B.A., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2019

Frederica C. Cunningham B.S., Lander University, 2019

Selina L. Graham B.A., University of West Florida, 2016

Trianna Davis B.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2017

Tyra C. Hedgepeth B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Charabian Hill B.S., The University of AlabamaHuntsville, 201 Ileana Jackson B.S., Louisiana State University, 201 Andrea Magallanes B.A., McDaniel College, 2019 Cahveevah M. Malik B.S., Albany State University, 201

Elizabeth Manansala B.S., East Carolina University, 2018

Raelyn N. Robinson-Marshall B.S., Howard University, 2016

Miesha J. McBride B.S., Florida A&M University, 2017

Ashley Sheehy B.S., Florida A&M University, 2016

Caroline Ngueko M.Ed., Teacher’s Certificate, 1998

Beverly Uwanaka B.S., George Mason University, 2014

Lauren Y Portee B.S., Howard University, 2019

Bailey Wilson B.S., Salisbury University, 2018

Michelle E. Quintanilla B.S., University of Maryland, 2015

Regine Zephirin B.S., Bowie State University, 2017

DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Monick C. Anderson M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2020

Krisna Patel M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2020

Taylor C. Thomas M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2019

Jutta Brettschneider M.S.O.T., San Jose State University, 2007

DeAnna E. Staten M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2009

Fatoumatta K. Tunkara M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2020

Tasha L. Champagne M.S.O.T., Temple University, 2005 Erika Hairston M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2020

Erin Taliaferro M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2020

Jaleshia J. Washington M.S.O.T., Howard University, 2017 Joylynne D. Wills M.G.A., University of Maryland, 1994

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Morgan Artis B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2015 Shamari N. Carroll M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017 Lawrence Cooper B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017 Matthew Ebalu B.S., CUNY City College, 2017 Loureen Gil B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2018 39

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Maryam Shoubir B.S., Fordham University, Lincoln Center, 2019 Whitney L. Smith B.S., Howard University, 2018 Gabrielle J. Wilson B.S., Howard University, 2017

IN THE SCHOOL OF DIVINITY The Candidates will be presented by Yolanda Pierce, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF DIVINITY Bianca Delancey Allen B.S., Stockton University, 2004 M.B.A., Keller University, 2016

Nicole Marie Melton B.A., Howard University, 2006 M.S., Rutgers University, 2016

Danielle Aurora Dufoe B.S., Old Dominion University, 2019

Nachee Miller B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1989 M.S.A., Central Michigan University, 2000

Rayshod Emmanuel B.S., Coppin State, 2005 M.S., University of Phoenix, 2013 Arlene Denetta Hudson B.A., Pine Manor College, 1994 Ontkean Jamar Maynard B.S., University of Phoenix, 2014

Imhotep Atamebo Newsome B.A., Howard University, 2009 Charlene Iris Press B.S., Coppin State College, 1974 M.Ed., Howard University, 1981

Janice Clarke Preston B.A., Lancaster Bible College, 2014 Josef De Waynne Sorrells A.A., Mountain View College, 2017 B.A., Morehouse College, 2019 Victoria Nicole Thompson B.A., Howard University, 2017 Carleton D. Williams B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1993

MASTER OF ARTS (RELIGIOUS STUDIES) Anitra Kathleen Brown B.A., Grambling State University, 2009 M.P.S., Grambling State University, 2011 J.D., Campbell University Law School, 2014

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Eleanor Louise Gill B.S., Howard University, 1984

Spencer Macklin B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1993

IN THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE The Candidates will be presented by Hugh E. Mighty, M.D., M.B.A, FACOG DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Chika Adaku Adiele Efosa Matthias Aghimien Geeta Ahuja Amal H. Al Ebrahim Rabita Amy Alamgir Chiemelum Amechi Maamie Pomaah Asamoah-Mensah Tiffany Allyson Anthony Onaje Sterling Artist Christina Nicole Augustin Jenna Elizabeth Aziz Dorian Marie Ball Miranda N. Barnes Andrew Elias Barra Ruchika Bhatnagar Kovid Bhayana Eric Bowman, Jr. Karmen Rose Brooks Micah Christine Brown Rikiara Shanae Brown Zackary D. Brown Joshua Daniel Cabral Marie Kathleen Joy B. Calaro Ruchama Leonard Charles Kereen Rebecca Constant Bryan Cortez Julencia Latanya Danielle Curtis Keren Debra Darius Alannah Mack DeBruce Shaan Himanshu Desai Chiamaka Cynthia Ekwunazu Zachary Matthew Eller Caldon Jayson Esdaille Natalia Dornely Antoinette Eugene Ashli C. Everstine Zenobia Faussett Jarvis Jude Garner Gary Malik Gibson Megan Kim Hahn Maya Michelle Hicks Uzma Zafira Hussain 41

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Olajumoke Idris Pearl Igwe Jarrett Michael Jackson Alexis Nicole James David Johnson Boubini Jones-Wonni Lethon Smith Jordan Navya Kanderi Jae Ho Kim Abdoul Kone Alana Kravitz Maryam Abisola Laiyemo Trisha Lal Julian Dominique Earle Lane Justine Abigail Lewis Dedriana Michelle Lomax Danyal Malik Brendon D. Martin Anthony C. May Brandon McKenzie Esther S. Moon Brittney Michelle Morning Akini Moses Precious Adaeze Ndukwe Katie Luu Nguyen Minh D. Nguyen Andy-Bleck Nwancha Somuayiro Nadia Nwokike Diana Ijeamaka Nwokoye Alexandra Maria Ogando Velez Alexis Arnelle O’keiffe Nnaemeka C Okorie, Jr. Akinola Emmanuel Oladimeji DianneMarie Toritseju Omire-Mayor Belita Ndalaku Anwuli Opene Eric Anthony Dalma Otto, Jr. Noordeep Kaur Panesar Camryn Christian Parker Jessica Danielle Perry Margaret Saira Pichardo Lawrence Howard Prince-Wright

Helen Toyer Queenan Vickram V. Reddy Jillian Denise Ross Ornela Rutagarama Brian Joseph Revilla Sajorda Tina Atinuke Seidu Janyla Altamese Seltzer Naa A. Sey George Sidrak Mohamed Simpara Amanda Mary Soo Ping Chow Ardy Rajae Sowe Marcus A. Spady Nikhil Anand Swarup Joseph H. Talbet Henok Berehanie Tesfay Arionne Sharisse Thomas Jasmine Chardai Thompson Camelita Shaina Thrift Lisa Nene Umeh Brittany Baitchev Voth JaNiece Ira Walker Brittain D’Lise Ivy Waller Julius Wells III William Austin Wike Jamil DaCosta Williams Jordan Nicole Williams David Leonard Woods, Jr. Nebiyat Zergabachew Zewdie

IN THE SCHOOL OF LAW The Candidates will be presented by Danielle R. Holley-Walker, J.D., Dean JURIS DOCTOR Ayodele K. Adeyanju Oluwaseun Victoria Ajimoko Khaosara Abisola Akapolawal Kaylah J. Alexander Naomi Elysee Alexander Zariah Teresa Altman Lannette D. Alvarez Courtney Alexis Sallà Anderson Sedinam Michelle Anyidoho Damani N. Ashton Abeje Nkwakaego Ayo Bagamba Aja Naomi Beverly Baker James Henry Battle IV Meron Alemzewd Bayu Saron Fessehaye Berhe Jasmine Vega Bermudez Jade Bianca Bismark Marissa CarrieMarie Boykin Teeanna Alizea Brisco Indigo Leigh Brown Makesi Kareem Buddy Adam W.L. Burrus Ashleigh Dominique Carr John Joseph Chapman III Daniela Alejandra Charris Rachel Verchelle Clark Victoria LaShae Coleman Shelbie Jacqueline Cook Stefani Marie Corbin Barbara Daniel Joshua Stephen Davenport Arielle David Alexis Nicole Davis Jasmine Lauren Davis Astrid Azucena Diaz Nasya Rihana Dodson Alexander Michael Dubose Boniface Leon Echols Jr. Busayo Annabelle Emuze Chasity Ariel Fair Kevin Fervil Brittany Shannon Finley John D. Ford Reinaldo Franqui Machin 42

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Antoine Gabriel Ana Elizabeth Galvez Brittani Shanell Gambrell Elliott Warren Gibson Jr. Taylor Marie Glover Casey Denise Grant Jordan Alexander Greer Ashley Michelle Grey Hailey Simone Guillory Domonique Chenell Hamilton Elizabeth Vivian Hardy Tierra L. Harper Todd E. Harris Trea Nicole Harris Jerron Nicky Hawkins Chloe R. Hill Alicia Nicole Hines Mahaylia Latoya Hines Antione Hudson Jr. Lauren Ashley Jenkins Olivia Aliyah Jenkins Martinette Danielle Jennifer Brittany D. Johnson Jasmine Naomi Johnson Keishunn M. Johnson Cheyenne Tianna Jones Frank Kelvin Jones Jr. Temidayo Joseph Jay Everett Julien Tiffani Linda Kennedy Shanzah Marshal Khan Candace Marie Klyce Kufere Jahi Laing Daniel William Leal Isaiah Lee Drew Alexandria Lewis Omar A. Lewis Douglass Delano Lightfoot III Najah Jasmine Louis Maya Lowe Brianna Latrice Lucas Omoye Assata Lynn Jordan Nicole Malone Kimberly J. Martin

Michael Jerome Massie Alexis Ciera McCullough Alexander Scott McGee Makala Marie McNeil Ian P. Mcgill Darnell Millien Vionna Jade Moore Lianyi de la Caridad Mosqueda Liranzo Aja Simone Nunn Edward Obinna Nwaba Jr. Zoe Chidimma Nwabunka Rasheedat O.A. Ogunfemi Adaeze Ohanenye Oluwatobi Olajubu MaryBeth Adisa Omido Bisola Oni Elsie O. Owolo Omotayo Oziegbe Rachel Nicole Palmer Adrienne Renee Parms Lexus Cheryl Monique Perry Racia D. Poston Sunita Marlena Premysler Corey M. Purnell Brooke Rae’gene Radford James Robert Ramger Nigel Jarred Redic Nia Reese Michelle D. Richards Ajia Antoinette Richardson Tyra Simone Titus Richmond Daesha S. Roberts Emony Michelle Robertson Christian Thomas Hicks Robinson Michael E. Robinson Jr. Catherine A. Ross Elorm Korbla Sallah Taylor Vernice Sayles Angelyna D’yja Hill Selden Korey Jamal Silas Alexander Van Sims Kerrie Malyka Singleton Twanesha Sherell Singleton Sharde C. Slaw

JURIS DOCTOR Noble Smith Simone R. Smith Marcia Staten Trevor Michael Stime Chesley C. Swann Courtney Nicole Taylor Dante M. Taylor Shaquille Rheon Taylor

Bethany Alaina Thomas Zachary A. Toland Genesis Del Carmen Torres Charles Lewis Jiles Turner Alexander D. Villazon Melita Renee Wallace Ellis Walton

John Chandler Wilburn Allyana Adnike Williams Anna Barbrah Williams Darryl Eugene Williams Jr. Devin Xavier Williams Leah Jordan Wilson Reginald D. Young-Drake

JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Alice Kathleen Bell

David Joshua K. Hulett

MASTER OF LAWS Antonette Jefferson

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Carol Ann Martindale-Padmore

Michael Jerome Massie II Darnell Millien

IN THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY The Candidates will be presented by Andrea D. Jackson D.D.S., Dean DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Chinwendu Erin Abakwue Jeffrey Emmanuel Ajayi Jasvir Kaur Ajimal Ihab Al-Jbara Rand Alhija Clarke Monet Allen Idelina Almanzar Ricky Arazas Tabitha Jane Asher Nana Yaw Boamah-Mensah Elias N. Bogale Alexandra Christine Brown Dyren Keon Brown Fransisca Castillo Jamil Rasheem Cherry Jaya Chhabra Stephen P. Clark Safaa Dali Helena Daniel Kavita Apurva Dave Amir T. Deiab Aryagne Hanna Dos Santos Pereira Sheld’onia Khrystel Maudlena Evans Oluwemimo Anuoluwapo Fagbemi Dondra Alexis Fergerson Troy Marcel Finley

Ricardo Sixto Gaitan Brittney C. Gant Anwar A. Gebremichael Noor Abdulsattar Giad Nnyeko Reneish Griffiths Kaelon Jamal Guillory Monireh Hadi Sichani Mieke Jonelle Hampton Rahat Hashmi Courtney Alexis Hollingsworth Briana Rae Hubbard Ali I Jaber Jocelyn Alexzandrea Jordan Jake Samuel Kalkstein Irene Said Kamal Aaron Taehyun Kim Courtney Charnele Lavallais Egypt Reshella Loftin-Smith Jade Rashida Lopez Jessica Ann Lundi Ropafadzo Sipilile Grace Matangira Ayush Mathur Tarik J. Mitchell Sara Mojarrad Francis Alexander Morgan Kulsoom Munir

Gabrielle Anne Nathaniel Bryan Long Nguyen Ifueko Obadiaru Rita Nwaneamaka Okolo Lolade Simisola Olayinka Daniel Owusu-Antwi Alexis N. Payne Kevin Kamta Persaud Don Ray Petty, Jr. Karla Angelika Platzer Patrice Nicole Price Racine B. Ramanand Khushbinder Kaur Sidhu Iman Soleymani Kezia Adjeley Sowah Michaela Rae Thorne Margi Abhishek Vadaliya Iqra Vohra Shaina Rachel Wasser Ambriel Kayla Weatherly Maya Simone White Grace Elizabeth Wilson Sean Michael Wilson Masah Ziashakeri

CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL HYGIENE Demetrious L. Asili Goksu Baltaci Diana Pena Desai Mariam Madison Ghobrial

Wendy Tapia Lopez Yurileidys Garcia Lopez

Christopher Sofoluwe Tracey N. Sullivan

Saladin Rashedd McCullough II

Carmen Nicole Woods

Mursal Rahimi

CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY Hanna Anki, DDS

Manank Pinak Desai, DDS Darakshan Fatmi, MS, DDS

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Miguel Ignacio Solórzano, DDS

CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL DENTISTRY Jennifer Elizabeth Franklin, DDS

Martin Joseph O. Okpala, DDS

CERTIFICATE IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Nnamdi Anosike, DMD, BDS

Michael Earl Hall, Jr. DMD, MS

Francis Mir DDS

CERTIFICATE IN ORTHODONTICS John Ellis Bushrod, DDS Richard Lee Byrd Jr, DDS

Andrew S. Chun, DDS

Donna Lynn Nichols, DDS

Javen Durham, DDS

Dorian Alonza Solomon, DDS

CERTIFICATE IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Fergie Alexa Molina, DMD

Mia A. Ozimba-Mbuya, DDS

Aderonke Oyinlola Ogunbameru, DDS Kelechi Ononauju Okereke, DDS, MA

Ariel Snell, DMD, MPH

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Shantal Jewel White, DDS

IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK The Candidates will be presented by Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Ph.D., ACSW, Dean MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Tarebi Kate Adie BS., University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, 2004 MBA, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, 2012

Ebony Shanice Carter BSW, Salisbury University, 2020

Hamza Kamara BA, Shenandoah University, 2013

Bih Yvonne Chah BA, University of Yaounde, 2007

Mickell Cherice Kenney BA, Florida Atlantic University, 2020

Fernando Lee Andrews, Jr. BSW, Virginia Union University, 2007

Hannah Elizabeth Coleman BA, Michigan State University, 2014

Takema Carshawn Marie Keyes BSW, Bennett College, 2018

Nitza Christina Arroyo BA, New York University, 2017

Kirsten Danielle Dawkins BA, University of Connecticut, 2019

Eric Lloyd Behna BA, St. Louis University, 2014 MA, St. Louis University, 2015

Tobechukwu Stephanie Duruji BS, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2018

Dominique Aleah Knott BA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2019

Esinam Brenda Berchie BS, Liberty University, 2012

Nadiyah Marie Edwards BS, Morgan State University, 2019

Oliany Mendez BA, Bowie State University, 2018

Ian Arthur Berry BA, Salisbury University, 2016

Trenae Evone Ferrell BSW, Albany State University, 2019

Jessica Elize Imani Miller BA, Concordia College, 2015

Kennedy Alexis Blye BSW, Oakwood University, 2019

Alison Eileen Forger BA, Georgetown University, 2018

Knychole Deanna Brock BS, Howard University, 2019

Jasmine N. Garnes BA, College of William & Mary, 2020

Morgan Taylor Moats BSW, Washington Adventist University, 2017

Kaspara Tia Brown BS, Coppin State University, 2013

Natalie Nicole Gayles BA, Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, 2019

Rachel Lynne Brown BSW, Shaw University, 2019 Trenise Angel Shibre Buchanan BSW, Indiana University, 2021 Jewel Leoneslie Campbell BSW, North Carolina A & T State University, 2020

Nia Imani Gibbs-Francis BSW, Austin Peay State University, 2019 MPH, Austin Peay State University, 2020 KriChan M. Green BSW, Coppin State University, 2019

Shawn Phillip Campbell BA, Strayer University, 2018

Carrington Elizabeth Hargrove BA, East Carolina University, 2019

Autum Rose Carlson BA, East Carolina University, 2020

Felicia Lynae Hart BS, Bowie State University, 2020

Destinee De’Chanel Carlyle BA, LaGrange College, 2020

Imani K. Hutchinson BSW, Florida A&M University, 2021

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Kretel Victory Synahne Krah BA, University of Albany, 2016

Oluwanifemi Olugbemiga BA, Connecticut College, 2020 Tebine Jessica Alice Mene Otubu BS, Towson University, 2013 Charon Krystle Owens-Jones BSW, University of the District of Columbia, 2017 Tiahna Pantovich BA, University of Michigan, 2020 Wisline Ruth Pierre BS, Rutgers University, 2020 Katherinne Beatriz Pineda Espadero BSW, University of the District of Columbia, 2020 Kenndra Bradley Powell BS, Delaware State University, 2011

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Karessa Camille Proctor BSW, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2020 Jaris Margarita Pryor BA, Strayer University, 2017 MSA, Strayer University, 2019 Veronica Christine Ramsey BA, Spelman College, 2020

Maxx Taylor Tapp BA, Trinity University, 2017 Rolanda Alexis Taylor BA, Howard University, 2017 Fatmata Bintu Tejan BS, University of Sierra Leone, 2007

Francisca Ana Rodriguez BSW, Virginia State University, 2018

Shamia Tiara Thomas BS, Coppin State University, 2019

Olukemi Salako BA, Temple University, 2015

Oluwadolanimi Zoe Tope-Banjoko BS, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

Dee’Anna Chantel Segee BA, University of California Davis, 2019 Aissatou Sow BS, University of the District of Columbia, 2019 Deja JeMaria Stover BA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021 BSW, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021

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Chanae Nicole Walker BSW, University of the District of Columbia, 2018 Celeste M. Wallace BA, Howard University, 2006 BA, Bowie State University, 2019

Khiana Quantae Ward BSW, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2017 Ha’Leigh Montana Warden BA, High Point University, 2020 Kimberly Mercedes West BSW, Arkansas State University, 2018 Chantel Labria Williams BSW, Western Connecticut State University, 2020 Ste’Niya Ste’Kyla Williams BSW, University of Southern Mississippi, 2020 Jewel Nakemma Wright BA, North Carolina State University, 2014 BSW, North Carolina State University, 2014

IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL The Candidates will be presented by Dana A. Williams, Ph.D., Dean GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER SECURITY Eric Carrington Muhati Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Strathmore University, 2012 M.S., Georgetown University, 2015 M.B.A., Strathmore University, 2017 Ph.D., Howard University, 2021

Acklyn Anson Murray Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.A., Thomas Edison State College, 2009 M.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2012 Ph.D., Howard University, 2021

Jessica Laverne Whitaker Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S.E.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992 M.S.E.E., Clemson University, 1996

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Adisa Vera Louise Beatty History B.S., Emerson College, 1991 M.F.A., Brown University, 1994 Ph.D., Howard University, 2021 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY PREPARATION Shanna Caprice Lee Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S., Southeastern University, 2015 M.S., Southeastern University, 2017 Ph.D., Howard University, 2021 MASTER OF ARTS Elizabeth N. Abreu Economics B.A., Trinity Washington University, 2015 Cecily Anastacia Duffie English B.A., University of Florida, 2015 Gauri Shankar Gautam Economics B.S., Howard University, 2018 Sarah Christine Jenkins English B.F.A., Emerson College, 2011 48

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Saskia Kercy Economics B.A., Temple University, 2018

Sheri-Anne Vaughans Economics B.A., Spelman College, 2020

Delabian Louise Rice-Thurston Political Science B.A., Grinnell College, 1966 M.U.R.P., George Washington University, 1974

Qaseem Rasaad Wajd-Glover Economics B.A., Morehouse College, 2020

Layne Elizabeth Taylor Political Science B.A., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2019

Crystal Ruby Yuille Political Science B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2017

MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Tewodros Dejene Bejiga Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Howard University, 2011

Akhil Mohammad Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.Tech., Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India, 2017 MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Franchino Antonio Chambers Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E., Howard University, 2020

Abimbola Ezekiel Oluwade Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E., Howard University, 2020

Bibek Ramdam Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E., Howard University, 2019

Minyechil Baynesagn Mekonnen Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.Eng., Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2008 MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Veronica Nicole Ashby Public Health B.S., Towson University, 2019 Kayla Beona Bullock Public Health B.S., Howard University, 2017 Clinton Delayfette Burnside Public Health B.S., Fayetteville State University, 1998 Carrie Shannon Crowther Public Health B.S., Howard University, 2017

Nyree Dawn Dawson Public Health B.S., School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, 2012 Blair Tyler Epps Public Health B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2015 Rosa Blanca Jones Public Health B.S., Franklin Pierce University, 2020 Kamari McElroy Public Health B.A., Howard University, 2020 B.S., Howard University, 2020

Maya Patton Public Health B.S., Hampton University, 2018 Ramona Abigail Plummer Public Health B.S., Lincoln University, 2019 Semiyah Lynita Sams Public Health B.S., East Carolina University, 2020 Kailynn E. Savage Public Health B.S., Saint Augustine University, 2018 Shaharahzod Jasminah Woodson Public Health B.S., Michigan State University, 2019

MASTER OF SCIENCE Kaila Olivia Abrams Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., Elms College, 2020 Rasidat A. Adenlola Communication Sciences and Disorders 49

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Malachi Omar Berry Atmospheric Sciences B.S., Morehouse College, 2019 Corbin Alexander Brooks Atmospheric Sciences B.S., Salisbury University, 2017

Marlon J. John Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S., Towson University, 2019 Botagoz Kuspangaliyeva Chemical Engineering B.Eng., Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, 2019

MASTER OF SCIENCE Taylor L. Mathews Communication Sciences and Disorders Brittney Nicole Menefee Chemistry B.S., Metropolitan State University, 2017 Anaiya Lynese Reliford Chemical Engineering B.S.Ch.E., Howard University, 2018 Kenyane Shundai Simpson Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S., West Virginia University, 2019

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Kenyetta T. Smith Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., University of South Florida, 2018 Casimir James Tawiah Biology B.S., Troy University, 2020 Melanie Rachelle Thomas Nutritional Sciences B.S., Texas Southern University, 2014 Zachary Truesdell Biology B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, 2018

Tava Renee West Psychology B.S.C., University of Miami, 2013 Malynda Wenee’ Williams Anatomy B.S., Florida State University, 2017 Alia Rènique Wofford Atmospheric Sciences B.S., Elizabeth City State University, 2017 Jayla Wright Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., University of Central Florida, 2020

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Nancy Ajaa Counseling Psychology B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2009 M.Ed., Howard University, 2013

“Living in America: Exploring the Impact of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, Afrocentric Worldview and Spirituality on West African Immigrants’ Professional Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes”

Folasade Patricia Akinkuotu Psychology B.A., York University, Toronto, 2011 B.A., York University, 2012 M.A., American University, 2015

“Socio-Cultural Influences of Courtesy Stigma Among Family Members of Nigerians Living With Mental Health Challenges: A Multi-National Study”

Yetunde Oluwafunmilola Akinola Psychology B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010 M.S., Howard University, 2016

“Leveling the Playing Field: The Effects of Learning Contexts on the Math Achievement and Academic Engagement of African-American High School Students”

Uhuud Fahad Al-Assaf School Psychology B.A., King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2003 M.S., Howard University, 2013

“The Relationship Between Teacher Job Stress and Teacher Motivation From SelfDetermination Framework: The Case of School Teachers in Saudi Arabia”

Gadah Saad Algarni English B.A., King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2007 M.A., Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia, 2009

“Slaves or ‘Black Moors’ in Captivity: The Enslaved African Muslim in the Transatlantic Discourse of Islam, Humanity and Freedom”

Sara Alhaif Economics B.A., Prince Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2007 M.S., Prince Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2013

“Three Essays on Search and Matching Model, On-the-Job Search Model, and the Minimum Wage in Labor Market Dynamics”

Shoaa Almalki Communication, Culture and Media Studies B.A.,, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, 2011 M.A., St. Mary’s University, 2017

“Online Shaming on Twitter: Examining the Experiences of Women From the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region”

Ghaida Saad Alorini Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Marymount University, 2014 M.S., Marymount University, 2016

“Machine Learning Enabled Sentiment Analysis Using Social Media Big Data”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Dalal A. Alotaibi School Psychology B.A., Princess Noura University, Saudi Arabia, 2006 M.S., Howard University, 2014

“Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Students With Disabilities in Saudi Arabia”

Yahya M. Alqahtani Physics and Astronomy B.S., King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, 2006 M.S., Howard University, 2019

“A Study on the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Graphene and Other Advanced Nanomaterial Additives”

Abdullah Zabbar Alruhaymi Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1983 M.Eng., Howard University, 2017

“Data Analytics and Imputation for Detecting Cyber Threats”

Amani Mousa Alshaikhi Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.A., Umm al Qura University, Saudi Arabia, 2009 M.S., Lewis University, 2015

“Robust Wireless Network Virtualization With Security and QOS Constraints”

Azam Ardakani Nutritional Sciences B.S., Kar University, Iran, 2011 M.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2019

“The Relationship Between Parenting Practices and Eating Behaviors Among African-American Adolescents”

Olufolasade Foworola Atoyebi Chemistry B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2012

“Study of HA-PEG Hydrogels and PHBV Matrices Loaded With Protein Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications”

Joseph Isaac Aubee Microbiology B.S., Shepherd University, 2010

“Post-Transcriptional Regulation and Function of MiaA in Escherichia coli”

Samantha Tyesha Averett-Boyd History B.A., Howard University, 1999 M.A., Howard University, 2002 M.Ed., Walden University, 2016

“Dreams Deferred or Actualized: Examining the Great Migration Through the Lens of Educating the First and Second Generational Chicagoans”

Adisa Vera Louise Beatty History B.S., Emerson College, 1991 M.F.A., Brown University, 1994

“A Return Migration: The Afro-Jamaican Garveyites of Liberia, 1920-1964”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Chynere Victoria Best Psychology B.S., Howard University, 2014 M.S., Howard University, 2018

“Attitude, Communication, Gender and Risk Behaviors: Perspectives of Caribbean Parents, American Adolescents and Emerging Adults”

Noel Hanson Bourne Mathematics B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana, 2016 M.S., North Carolina Central University, 2018

“Classification of Pointed Hopf Algebras in Characteristic 2”

Desperina Emily Broaster English B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1997 M.A., Howard University, 2009

“Scattering Texts: Translation of Dani Kouyate’s Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (1995), Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies (2008), and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) as Edouard Glissant’s Relationality and Diasporization”

Brianna Akia Shanae’ Brower Psychology B.A., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2013 M.A., Marymount University, 2015

“Don’t Move, Please Don’t Move”: A Serial Mediation Analysis of Race-Related Stress, Trauma, Mistrust and Perceptions of Police”

Karen Elizabeth Bussey Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies B.S., South Carolina State University, 2011 M.Ed., University of West Georgia, 2015

“Examining the Racialization of Higher Education: A Focus on Student Loan Debt, Institutional Revenue and Agency at Historically Black Colleges and Universities”

Jennifer Leighann Caldwell Genetics and Human Genetics B.S., University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 2011 B.S., University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 2012 M.P.H., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2014

“Identifying Genetic and Bio-Cultural Linkages to Cardiovascular Disease Amongst the Gullah Geechee and Affiliated Groups”

Matthew Guy Cavallo Mathematics B.A., Queens University of Charlotte, 2013 M.A., Appalachian State University, 2016

“An Example of Top-Down Replacement in the Surgery Theory of Stratified Spaces”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Brianna Chanel J. Clark Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies B.S., Virginia State University, 2012 M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University, 2014

“Revival: Reimagining Our Reach Examining Stakeholder Perceptions Concerning the Future of HBCU Athletics in a Time of Multiple Crises”

Vedet R. Coleman-Robinson History B.A., Virginia State University, 2002 M.A., Howard University, 2006

“Slighted Stories in Presentation: African-American History and Culture Within the National Park Service, 1916-2020”

Tricia A. C. Crosby Economics B.A., Howard University, 2004 M.A., Howard University, 2010

“Three Essays in Market Access”

Madelyn Galimore Crowell Anatomy B.S., Virginia State University, 2011 M.S., Virginia State University, 2014

“Correlation of Bone Density in Phocids With Ecological and Dietary Specializations”

Camille Ciara Dantzler African Studies and Research B.A., Indiana University, 2009 M.A., The Ohio State University, 2012

“Rising Screen: Women Filmmakers, Poetic Politics and the Developmental Cinema Complex of the Rwandan Film Industry, 1991-2018”

Kisha M. Dasent Communication, Culture and Media Studies B.S., SUNY Empire State College, 2013 M.A., Kean University, 2015

“Geriatric Ph.D.: How Black Female Students Navigate the Intersections of Age, Race and Gender While Maintaining a Healthy Life Balance”

Leonna M. Davis-Ross Psychology B.A., San Jose State University, 2011 M.S., Howard University, 2017

“The Ebony Complex: The Effect of Body Enhanced Social Media Images on Black Women’s Body Esteem Satisfaction and Attitudes Towards Cosmetic Surgery”

Devon Lynntrice Dee Mbappe Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., University of Buffalo, 2003 B.S., University of Buffalo, 2003 M.A., University of Buffalo, 2007

“Utilizing Visual Scene Displays With Dynamic Features to Facilitate Word Recognition in Adults Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Service Provision Through Telepractice”

Cindy Uchenna Dike Counseling Psychology B.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2009 M.Ed., University of Houston, 2011

“Relationship Dynamics and Gendered Racism as Predictors of Sexual Health and Mental Health Outcomes Among Black College Women”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Cecil Andrew Duffie Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies B.S., University of Florida, 2011 M.Div., Howard University, 2016

“A Charge to Keep I Have!”: Examining the Lived Experiences of Black Religious and Spiritual Life Leaders in Higher Education”

Olasunbo Zainab Farinre Physics and Astronomy B.S., Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, 2014 M.S., Howard University, 2018

“Spectroscopic Characterization and Computational Study of Pristine and Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets (GnPs) for Gas-Sensing Applications”

Courtnee R. Fenner English B.A., Dillard University, 2014

“Into the Thick: Conceptualizing Black Women’s Representation of the Body in Memoir, Hip-Hop and Photography”

Kenisha Vernée Ford Physics and Astronomy B.S., Spelman College, 2002 M.S., Howard University, 2016

“Using Biophysical Metrics to Analyze the Effect of Environmental Parameters on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Black Women”

Tanya Elise Gardner Communication, Culture and Media Studies B.A., Temple University, 1990 M.A., Howard University, 1992

“Can the Church Say Amen? African-American Pastors’ Lived Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study”

Michael Anthony Garvey, Jr. Economics B.S., Virginia State University, 2010 M.S., Virginia State University, 2012 M.A., Virginia State University, 2015

“The Effects of Climate Change on Residential Rental Markets: How Rising Heat is Altering Rents”

Karen S. Gray-Adams Educational Psychology B.S., Howard University, 1995 M.A., Howard University, 1997

“Understanding Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Self-Efficacy During the Pandemic: Teacher Perspectives in a Virtual Environment”

Azizah Bakr Hafed Anatomy B.M.S., Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, 2006 M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2013

“Morphological and Molecular Analyses of Pinnipedia (Otariidae, Odobenidae, Procidae); With Classification of New Fossil Material”

Jamal H. N. Hailey Counseling Psychology B.S., Towson University, 2005 M.A., Towson University, 2011

“Partner Violence and African-American Men: An Examination of Attitudes Toward Partner Violence Among African-American Men With Same-Sex Attraction”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Sahran A. Hamit Counseling Psychology B.A., University of California, Riverside, 2005 M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, 2010

“Exploring the Impact of Parental Behaviors on the Career Development and STEM Major Choice of African-American Undergraduates”

John D. Harvey Anatomy B.S., University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1984 D.D.S., Howard University, 1989 M.S., Mayo Graduate School of Medicine 1993

“Triclosan-Induced Epigenetic Changes in Oral Mucosa”

Nichole Gloria Hawkins Counseling Psychology B.A., University of Buffalo, 2011 M.S., University of Buffalo, 2013

“Adult Attachment and Spiritual Attachment: Exploring the Mediation Effects of Addiction, Trauma and Self-Sufficiency Among African-American JudeoChristian Women”

Julius G. Johnson African Studies and Research B.A., St. Lawrence University, 1989 M.A., Yale University, 1992

“The Role of Islam in the Construction and Affirmation of Identity in the Nation of Islam and the Layenne Brotherhood of Senegal”

Arshdeep Kaur Psychology B.S., Michigan State University, 2012 M.S., Eastern Michigan University, 2014

“The Role of Patient-Provider Communication and Psychosocial Mediating Factors on Quality of Life in Women With HR+ Breast Cancer”

Trevor Kinlock Sociology and Criminology B.A., Oakwood University, 1998 M.Div., Andrews University, 2001

“Raising Black Excellence: An Exploration of How a Black Operated SeventhDay Adventist School Empowers Black Student Achievement and Development Through Liberation and Resistance”

Lindsey Leanne Koper Anatomy B.A., Augustana College, 2008 M.S., Northern Illinois University, 2013

“The Hearing of Pinnipeds: The Comparative Auditory Osteology of the Phocid Basicrania and Other Semiaquatic Carnivorans”

Shanna Caprice Lee Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S., Southeastern University, 2015 M.S., Southeastern University, 2017

“African-American English Articulation Tool and Its Impact on Differentiating Speech Sound Delays/Disorders”

Abdullah Yahya Mashraqi Biology B.S., King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2010 M.S., Howard University, 2015

“Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Bacteriocin-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria in Laban, a Middle Eastern Fermented Milk”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Arden Victor Blanc Matthew School Psychology B.S., Montclair State University, 2000 M.A., American University, 2009

“Inclusion: Examining Factors That Predict Efficacy and Attitudes Toward Inclusion Among Urban High School Teachers”

Rachel Kerubo Mayaka Pharmaceutical Sciences B.Pharm., The University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010 M.B.A., The University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2015

“An Assessment of Telehealth Patient Targets From HCV-HIV Hospitalizations and an Evaluation of the Post-Pandemic Acceptability of Pharmacist-Delivered Telehealth Services Among HCV-HIV Patients in Washington, D.C.”

Raechel Elaine McKinley Anatomy B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2013

“The Impact of DNA Methylation Changes Following Lipopolysaccharide Treatment in Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells”

Kirsten Elizabeth McLeod Economics B.S., University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2008 M.S., University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2010

“Three Essays on Poverty Reduction and Income Mobility”

Parnell O’Brey Minter Counseling Psychology B.A., Morehouse College, 2011 M.Ed., Howard University, 2013

“The Association Between Internalized Racism, Racial Identity, Mental Distress, Trauma and African-American Adolescent Female Delinquency”

Tigist Mussa Mohammed Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Haramaya University, Ethiopia, 2011 M.S., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2015

“Modeling, Optimization With Uncertainties and Cyber Security of Microgrid”

Eric Carrington Muhati Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Strathmore University, 2012 M.S., Georgetown University, 2015 M.B.A., Strathmore University, 2017

“Data Driven Network Security Through Augmented Machine Learning With Attack and Defense Visualization”

Acklyn Anson Murray Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.A., Thomas Edison State College, 2009 M.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2012

“Performance Evaluation of Mode Collapse in Generative Adversarial Networks for Security Engineering Techniques”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Kamrun Nahar Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2009 M.S., University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2012

“Combined Artificial Neural Network and Stochastic Learning Automata Architecture for Enhanced Machine Learning”

Tara D. Newton Social Work B.A., Spelman College, 1995 M.S.W., Howard University, 1999

“School Social Workers’ Perceptions of Microaggressive Experiences of Black High School Students: A Qualitative Analysis”

Blessing Oyindamola Ogunlade Pharmacology B.S., University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2009 M.S., University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012

“Modulation of ACE2 Intracellular Trafficking as a Novel Approach in the Regulation of Cardiovascular Activity”

Kafayat Olajumoke Olayinka Atmospheric Sciences B.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2012

“Twelve (12) Years Cirrus Clouds Analysis at the South Great Plain (SGP) Using Passive, Active and In-Situ Instruments”

Felix Opeyemi Olowononi Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.Eng., Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 2009 M.Eng., Covenant University, Nigeria, 2013

“Adversarial Resiliency in Machine Learning-Based Networked Cyber Physical Systems”

Karyn Njideka Onyeneho Nutritional Sciences B.S., Howard University, 2012 M.S., George Mason University, 2014

“Genetic Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults of African Ancestry: Identification of the Associated Factors”

Maame Frema Praa Osei Boakye African Studies and Research B.A., Hampton University, 2005 M.A., Howard University, 2012

“An Assessment of the Impact of Oil Revenues on the Social Sectors in Ghana”

Tierra Nichole Patterson Psychology B.A., Alabama A&M University, 2013 M.S., Howard University, 2017

“Discrimination and Academic Socio-Emotional Adaptations Among Low-Income African-American Elementary School Students: The Buffering Effect of Cultural Socialization and Belonging”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Constance Monique Pruitt Political Science B.S., Howard University, 2009 M.A., Webster University, London, 2012

“Cooperative Liberalism or Competitive Realism in International Organizations in Africa? A Case Study of the Nature of the BRICS in Nigeria, Angola and South Africa”

Mustafa Qasim Microbiology B.S., Arab International University, Syria, 2011 M.S., Isra University, Jordan, 2013

“Association of KISS1/KISS1R Expression in Breast Cancer With ER-α Signaling”

Ximena Radjenovic Counseling Psychology B.S., University of Bucharest, Romania, 2003 M.S., University of Phoenix, 2010

“Cultural Influence on Resilience and Trauma Associated Cognitive Appraisals”

Raina E. Rhoades Biology B.S., Morgan State University, 2007 M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2011

“The Role of Sequence Variations in the Coronavirus Spike Function and the Development of Mental Illness”

Shadya Joycel Sanders Atmospheric Sciences B.S., Purdue University, 2011

“An Examination of Decision Making During Severe Weather Events: A Test of Fuzzy Trace Theory”

Kotou Sangare Biology B.S., University of Mali, Bamako, 2004 M.S., University of Mali, Bamako, 2011

“Adenovirus Early Genes Modulate Vaccine-Induced Immune Responses in an HIV Prime/Boost Regimen in rhesus macaques”

Hoda Sheet Nutritional Sciences B.S., American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2002 M.S., American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2008

“Assessing the Impact of a Market Share Program on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Low-Income Families, During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Christin Maureen Smith Communication, Culture and Media Studies B.A., Elizabeth City State University, 2016 M.A., Morgan State University, 2018

“I saw things I imagined”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Spirituality as a Communication Practice in the 2019-2020 Visual Albums by Beyoncé and Solange”

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Adebiyi B. Sobitan Biology B.S., Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria, 2010 M.S., University of the District of Columbia and Georgetown University, Lombardi Cancer Center, 2014

“Analysis of Coding Mutations and Post-Translational Modifications in Peroxidases”

Alicia Tearie Stokes Psychology B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2013 M.S., Howard University, 2015

“The Effects of Thought Control Strategies on Sleep and Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in African Americans”

Shayna Aishia Waites Social Work B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2001 M.A., North Carolina Central University, 2005 M.S.W., Howard University, 2012

“Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care: The Relationship Between Trauma Exposure, Social Support and the Outcomes of Economic Well-Being”

Mar’Kayla Kyerra E. Walker-Jones Counseling Psychology B.A., Bennett College, 2008 M.S., Columbia University, 2011

“Beyond the Principal’s Office: Examining School Based Violence and Its Impact on the Academic Motivation and Psychological Well-Being of African-American Adolescents”

Amber Christine Wingfield Electrical Engineering and Computer Science B.S., Norfolk State University, 2012 M.S., Howard University, 2015

“Parameter Characterization for the Fabrication of a Diamond Light Emitting Diode”

Kweli J. P. Zukeri Psychology B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008 M.S., Howard University, 2018

“An Exploration of Africana Heritage Engagement and Racial Identity Development in Black High School Students That Participate in African-Centered Programming”

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THE INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. Mr. Charles Lewis, President THE PASSING OF THE TORCH Margo M. Bouchet, Esq. and Alice G. Bullock, Esq. Class of 1972

Miss Dominique Jackson B.S., Sports Medicine College of Arts & Sciences THE PLEDGE Miss Kylah Hughley B.A., English College of Arts & Sciences THE ALMA MATER

Reared against the eastern sky Proudly there on hilltop high, Far above the lake so blue Stands old Howard firm and true.

There she stands for truth and right, Sending forth her rays of light, Clad in robes of majesty; O Howard, we sing of thee.

Be thou still our guide and stay, Leading us from day to day; Make us true and leal and strong, Ever bold to battle wrong.

When from thee we’ve gone away, May we strive for thee each day As we sail life’s rugged sea, O Howard, we’ll sing of thee.

—Words, J.H. Brooks, ’16 —Music, F.D. Malone,’16

THE BENEDICTION The Reverend Dr. Bernard L. Richardson Dean, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel THE RETIRING ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL (The assembly will stand until the graduates have filed out.)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Athalia

"War March of the Priests"

THE FANFARE TO SIGNAL END OF RECESSIONAL Eric O. Poole, D.M., Conducting

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THE PLEDGE

I am a graduate of Howard University.

I am the bearer of the flame of a Howard University education that has brought light to many generations.

It is through the indelible love and support of my family, and the courage and sacrifices of my ancestors that I am here today.

I accept the historic trust of their gifts and pledge to lift others who come after me.

Howard University is my home.

No matter how far I travel from her, no matter how long I am absent from her, Howard University is always here for me.

I am defined by the privilege of a Howard University education.

I cannot fail in life; leadership, service, and the search for truth and right will light my way.

My potential contributions to humankind are unlimited, and I will give them freely and in abundance.

I am a Howard University graduate.

The opportunity of the Howard University experience has conveyed to me a responsibility to assure the strength of this great University.

It is only through my support that the Capstone can remain strong and focused.

I pledge support and understand that it is not a matter of choice, but one of responsibility.

I will never forget that responsibility.

I am a graduate of Howard University!

By Shawn Barney and Kofi Rashid, 1996

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HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING DEPARTMENT OF ADDICTION MEDICINE Norris Von Curl, M.D. DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY Nitheesha Ganta, M.D.

Bidhya Timilsina, M.D. DEPARTMENT OF DENTISTRY

Jennifer Elizabeth Franklin, D.D.S.

Martin Joseph O. Okpala, D.D.S. DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY

Benjamin B. Nia, M.D.

Sahil Singh Sekhon, M.D.

Ajay Kailas, M.D.

Ibilola Adekunle, M.D.

Rachel V. Thakore, M.D.

DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Aytan Mammadova Saniev, M.D. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & FAMILY MEDICINE Mary Olubunmi Fakorede, MD

Mary Rose Anne M. Manibog, MD

Wardah Siddiq, MD

Mahwish Hussain, MD

Oyinkansola Ogundipe, MD

Shemele Brelaun Smith, MD, MS, MBA

DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY Nebiyou Wondimagegnehu, M.D. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE – THREE YEARS Diena Abdelmaged, M.D. Joseph Asemota, M.D. Oluwafunmilayo Atanda, M.D. Saman Azam, M.D. Gregory Benn, M.B.B.S.

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Aaron Cheatham, M.D.

Mohamed Jalloh, M.D.

Lamrot Greffie, M.D.

Akhil Kathi, M.D. Reiad Khan, M.B.B.S.

Racquel Hammonds-Miller, M.D. Mohd Elmugtaba Ibrahim, M.D.

Daniel Nepaul, M.B.B.S. Germaine Tobu Noukelak, M.D.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE – THREE YEARS Suchelis Rhodd, M.B.B.S.

Deepali Shah, M.D. Vidur Singh, M.D.

Ayesha Samreen, M.D. Amare Samuel, M.D.

Matthew Tang, M.D. Sundas Zahid, M.D.

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Seyedeh, Mahsa, Alaie, M.D.

Monique M. McDermoth-Grimes, M.D., MPH

Jare Melanie Philip, M.D.

Alana Eason, M.D., MPH DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Allyshah M. Allahdina, M.D.

Simone Elaine Ferguson, M.D.

Rodney Christian Daniel Guiseppi, M.B.B.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Nnamdi L. Anosike, BDS, D.M.D.

Michael E. Hall, Jr., D.M.D., MS

Francis Mir, D.D.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHPAEDIC SURGERY Moses Adedamola Adebayo, M.D.

Patrick Lloyd Narcisse, M.D.

Karnesha D. Goins, M.D.

Stefan Coombs, M.D.

Jordan Carolina Villa Martinez, M.D.

Chika Okafor, M.D.

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Walid Ali, M.D.

Abiye T. Kassa, M.D.

Fareed Rajack, MBBS

DIVISION OF PHARMACY – ONE YEAR Sasha Pierre-Paul, PharmD

Edidiong Umoren, PharmD, MPH

Shreeya Upadhyay, PharmD, MBA

Ja’Miera Stuart, PharmD DEPARTMENT OF PRELIMINARY MEDICINE – ONE YEAR Uchenna Agbim, M.D. Nneka Amadife, M.D. Patrick Assoua, M.D.

Apurva Chopade, M.D.

Narges Rahimi, M.D.

Ahmed Farhat, M.D.

Peterson Saint Cyr, M.D.

Jalaluddin Baten, M.D.

Qaren Quartey, M.D.

Taylor Wells, M.D.

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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY Ebony Faith Caldwell, MD, MPH

Do Gwak, M.D.

Valerie Dorcelus, M.D.

Natasha C. Haddad, M.D. DIVISION OF PULMONARY MEDICINE Laimiaa Rougui, M.D., MPH DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Kenisha Atwell, M.D. Dylan Bezzini, M.D.

Nadege Toubou Fackche, M.D. Deangelo H. Ferguson, MBBS

Ahmed Raza, MBBS

The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of course completion, but it must not in any sense be regarded as conclusive.

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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCES COMMISSIONS*

SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS Second Lieutenants, The United States Army Samaria R. Campbell

DeOnta D. Morris

AEROSPACE STUDIES SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS COMMISSIONS* Second Lieutenants, The United States Air Force

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THE MACE THE MACE is the ceremonial symbol of the University and is carried by the University Marshal. One of the earliest visual images of the mace is the front-side of the “Narmer Palette” of Ancient Egypt, an oval-shaped cosmetic palette inscribed with human and anthropomorphic figures. King Narmer is depicted on the palette as a mighty conqueror wielding a mace over a symbolic enemy. King Narmer, also known as King Menes or King Midas to the ancient Greeks, unified Upper and Lower Egypt circa 3100 B.C., ushering in the great pyramid building of the old kingdom dynasties (c. 3000-2150 B.C.) of Imperial Egypt. At today’s Convocation, the entry of the mace heralds the arrival of the academic procession.

THE BATON THE BATON carried by the Marshals and Assistant Marshals of each School is being used to lead the academic procession of the respective Schools and Colleges into and out of the place of the ceremony. The batons are made of wood, painted blue, and tied with red, white and blue ribbons denoting the colors of Howard University.

THE ACADEMIC DRESS THE CAP, GOWN, AND HOOD worn at college and university functions date back to the Middle Ages. Monks and students used them to keep warm in medieval castles and halls of learning. From these practical origins, they have developed into the accepted garb which symbolizes scholarly achievement.

Baccalaureate gowns have a long pleated front with shirring across the shoulders and back. They are primarily distinguished by flowing sleeves, pointed at the fingertips. These gowns may be worn either open or closed.

The Master’s degree gown is worn open, and the sleeve is cut so that the forearm comes through a slit just above the elbow.

Gowns for the Doctorate degree are also worn open. They carry broad, velvet panels down the front, and three velvet bars on the full, round sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the degree.

Mortar board or caps worn with Baccalaureate and Master’s gowns generally have black tassels. The tassel of the doctoral cap is usually made of gold bullion.

The blue Kente stole worn by the graduates was commissioned for the 1996 Commencement by the University and produced in Ghana. The stole depicts the Nkasewa pattern, which means eloquence, wisdom, and intelligence, and the symbol, Fi-Hankra, means safety, security, brotherhood, and solidarity.

Faculty members and guests in today’s procession are robed in gowns and hoods which represent the institutions from which they have received degrees.

The hood gives color and real meaning to the academic costume. Its silk lining bears the colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of prescribed width and color to indicate the field of learning to which the degree pertains as follows: medicine, green; music, pink; nursing, apricot; pharmacy, olive green; public administration, peacock blue; science, gold yellow; social work, citron; theology, scarlet; architecture, blue violet; arts, letters, and humanities, white; business, drab; dentistry, lilac; education, light blue; engineering, orange; fine arts, brown; law, purple; and philosophy, dark blue.

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THE HONOR MEDAL AND HONOR CORD THE HONOR MEDAL and HONOR CORD are worn by graduates who have achieved cumulative grade point averages making them eligible for the cum laude, magna cum laude, or honors. The Medal and Honor Cord symbolize that excellence is a hallmark of Howard University. The Medal was commissioned by Howard’s President Emeritus, H. Patrick Swygert, for the 1996 graduating class. Its round shape is enhanced with a gold finish, symbolizing the eternal and universal value of excellence. The center of the seal asserts the mission of the University –“Truth and Service.”

Encircling the seal is the phrase, “Honors Graduate and Leadership for America,” which heralds excellence and the contributions of Howard University to the nation. The silver Honor Cord symbolizes the high academic rank of magna cum laude. The gold Honor Cord worn by graduates symbolizes the highest academic rank of summa cum laude.

THE TORCH PIN THE TORCH PIN symbolizes that responsibility and excellence in leadership have been passed down and entrusted to the graduating seniors. It was commissioned by Howard’s President Emeritus, H. Patrick Swygert, for the 1997 graduating class.

Its round shape is enhanced with a gold finish, symbolizing the eternal and universal value of excellence. Encircling the seal is the phrase, “Howard University — Bearers of the Torch,” which emboldens graduates to go forth in the Howard tradition to serve as beacons of hope and light in their respective communities.

THE UNIVERSITY’S HONORARY DEGREE MEDAL THE UNIVERSITY’S HONORARY DEGREE MEDAL, worn today by our distinguished honorary degree recipients, is formally presented to them at the annual Commencement Dinner held last evening in their honor at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. These medals commemorate the high esteem and honor bestowed upon them as honorary degree recipients at Howard University’s Commencement Convocation.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN OF OFFICE THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN OF OFFICE, worn by President Wayne A. I. Frederick, was presented to the University on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration in 1967 by the late Trustee Emeritus, Herman B. Wells, and his late mother, Mrs. Granville Wells. It is a visible symbol of the Office of the President and has been worn by all presidents of Howard University, since 1967. The basic material of the chain is sterling silver, plated with hard gold. Both the University Seal and the Centennial Seal are appended to the chain.

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Lift Every Voice and Sing Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, High as the listening skies.

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou Who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou Who has by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee, Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land.

--- James Weldon Johnson (1900)

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