Fall 2020 Commencement Program

Commencement Exercises

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida

Saturday, the Twelfth of December Ten O’Clock in the Morning The Year Two-Thousand and Twenty

Program

Saturday, December 12, 2020 • 10 a.m.

PRESIDENT LARRY ROBINSON, Ph.D. UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, PRESIDING

Prelude: “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Wagner Processional: “War March of the Priests” from Athalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Mendelssohn Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robinson, Ph.D. Selection: “Star Spangled Banner” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Scott Key Kimani Jackson, Music Student Mister FAMU 2020-2021 Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Latricia Edwards Scriven, Ph.D. Director, IMPACT at FAMU Campus Ministry Pastor, New Life UMC Introduction of Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robinson, Ph.D. Commencement Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Scott Congressman, Georgia's 13th Congressional District and Alum Presentation of the Deans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Edington, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs Conferring of the Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robinson, Ph.D. Selection: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Weldon Johnson Kimani Jackson, Music Student Mister FAMU 2020-2021 Senior Transcendent Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ret. Col. Gregory L. Clark President, National Alumni Association Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robinson, Ph.D. Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (No movement during the Alma Mater; and men should remove hats/caps) Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Scriven

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Academic Honors Candidates for the baccalaureate degree who maintain high scholarship are graduated with honors.

Graduation with honors is based on earning a minimum of 45 semester hours at Florida A&M University and maintaining a cumulative 3.00 grade point average or higher for all work completed prior to the awarding of the degree. Candidates graduating with honors wear cords during the commencement exercises. The averages necessary for earning graduation honors for all bachelor and doctor of pharmacy degrees are listed below.

***Summa Cum Laude: 3.70 - 4.00 — Orange and Green **Magna Cum Laude: 3.30 - 3.69 — Green *Cum Laude: 3.00 - 3.29 — Orange

Academic Honors for College of Law Honors for the College of Law graduates will be awarded as follows: ***Summa Cum Laude: highest honors to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or higher — Orange and Green

**Magna Cum Laude: high honors to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 - 3.79 or higher — Green

*Cum Laude: honors to graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.1 - 3.49 — Orange

Military Graduates

(H) Honors Graduates

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Candidates for Degrees COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES PRESENTED BY ROBERT W. TAYLOR, Ph.D., DEAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRIBUSINESS Sean Raybon Miller ***

Yusuf Adebayo Olorunfemi * BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Emily Ann Powell-Abreu Samaria D. McRae

Victor Douglas Cupp

Ebony Nicole Scott *

Duwayne Thomas

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN AGRONOMY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN ANIMAL SCIENCE-INDUSTRY Daaijah Jamilah Ahmad-Rice Mikaela Tawanna Engram Keiondra Lashay Marshall *

Omaria J. Rolle Mariah Elizabeth Shields Kristal J. Smith

Kiara Williams ** Traneise Alexiss Wilson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN ANIMAL SCIENCE PRE-VET

Tyra Danae Platt *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN FOOD SCIENCE Kahtya S. Henderson * Sierra Nicole Johnson ** Alexandra Audrene Reid * Rashawn Wanya Jackson * Raheem D.S. Pierre * BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Ulrick Arthur Cherichel

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

PRESENTED BY ALLYSON WATSON, Ph.D., DEAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6 Roanna Lynn Davis ***

Natalie K. Smith **

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (cont’d) Amber Laiche Smith **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION Emmerson Elsworth Young III **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND FITNESS

Timothy J. Ashley II Radka P. Dimitrova ** Jerrod Antonio Ferguson *

Terrance Ishmael Hyman Mia Marissa Lewis * Cameron Mayweather *

Anthony Quinn Peyton II Deshaun Malik White *

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRESENTED BY RICHARD ALÓ, Ph.D., DEAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY Jenny Farah Allume Alexandra Benjamin Taja Ayanna Bridgewater Ta'Niyah M. Brown Sariah D'Niece Campbell Egypt Ximora Cox Breanna Alechia Daley Jazmine Dawn Dudley Destini B. Ford Asyah D'shawn Fowlkes Sapphire I. Gayle Debriona Lachelle George Widnyr Germinal

Khalisha Mawuena Halley Shannon Ann Hawkins Delvin Donell Herring, Jr. John A. Horton Christiana Catia Hylton-Campbell Dana Terrell Irvin Nija Akia Jones Lindsey Rae Lindor kerline Jasmine Lowe Preston O'Neal Miller Edwin Osse Martin Mompremier *** Cephia Beautie Amoi Nicholson Brinae Lynelle Norton

Asha Regina Odo Dalecia J. Peterson Danecia Diane Price Claranye Kashmir Robinson Remi Jamese Saunders Darriell A. Smith ** Jerome Alexander Stone III Essense Pryce Thompson Janae Breon White Jasmyne Nashell Wilson Ariana LaShantay Woods

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Zhandra Elizabeth Graham Jean woody Luxama ***

Leyah Marie Mooneyham Marcel Trevon Thomas

Sarai B. Thomas

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS Kayla Morét Burke * Vanessa Chery

Darius Lamon Groves Natalie Yvette Simpson

Trevor Michael Taylor, Jr. Brittany Michelle Young *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Jameeyah Alexus Cody Sara Elizabeth Darensbourg Marisa Omara Ibraheem

Amira Evelyn Spann Jonas Toussaint

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Frederic M. Triplett, Jr. Tikhori Kareem Williams

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (cont’d) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Faterry Lee Cleckley, Jr. Frank Crump IV Ariel Davson Ahmon Ferguson * Christopher Adolphus Flanders, Sr. **

Brooke Zanelle Gordon ** Taliyah Mone't Herring Daezha N. Holden Dexter Alexander Lindsay Mahindra Lutchman **

Antoine Pegues II Shatoria Poole * Jesslyn Mileah Steele *** Kiara Monét Turner Myleen Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS Micah Oran Pryor

Dana Alexis West *

Daryl Lamar Wymes

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES PRESENTED BY VALENCIA E. MATTHEWS, Ph.D., DEAN BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH Tamia C. Dorsey Kaitlin Ashanti Haynes

Linney Linzey Osias *

Teika Dionne Tucker **

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FINE ARTS Imani Kiara Carter*** BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Juleen Jean-Charles ** BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE Marjenique P. Bruton Cierra Marie Cooper *

Shaira Lanice Fitzpatrick

Alex Conell Williams Jr

BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Alexandria Ayanna Anderson Quawanica K. Anderson ** Lamia Barnes *** Chloe Imani Bey * Tamia Areale Bradley Makayla Camille Bryant ** Jaylin D. Busby Joshua T. Crutchfield William Tremaine Ellis Melva Crystal Ford

Alandra Zacara Hicks *** Eltomisha Hutchinson Rozann Isaacs Javeous Javorian Jackson MiKayla Jeanyne Jackson Peterson Thomas Joseph Diana Latisha Lanot * Jada Love McLendon Joseph B. Mentor ** Erica Morisseau

Vonetria Michelle Noble Larry R. Prunty III Damarcus Vonte' Richardson, Sr. Courtney Janell Robinson Justin Bernard Sutton ** Chakeirra M. Towels * Bradley Gordon Valcour * Zoron K. Wade * Samantha Suzanne Williams * T'Yana Dorise Young ***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Tyler T. Barnes *

Séan Christian Coleman

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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (cont’d) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINE ARTS

Kala Nuha Brown

De'Auzhoni Zha'Extasy Woods *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HISTORY

Aaricka E. Freeman

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Stawenky Alcindor LaTayvia Re'Shay Alexander Tyshira Nakia Baker Samoni K. Brown Shakitha Burch Michael R. Combs II Nadarius Jamall Fagan Joe-Lenna E. Fahie Christopher Fletcher *** Joshua Franklin Steven Bernard Glee, Jr. Ayanna Michelle Harris Nadia Simone Hover * Travon Lamar Humphries

Kenneth Jackson * Cory Reneé Johnson Nikia LaToya Johnson Audriana Talisia Jones * Eric Shannon Lock Destinee L. Lovely Lem Anthony Mckinney II Kisha Angeline Michel Brandon Reybo Moise ** Geena Dawn Plowden Tarik B. Powell * Monique Tatyana Ragland Simone Sadler *

Amani Naquel Sapp Cameron Trevell Scott Kimberly Hope Scott ** Annie Sandra Simeon Tabria Leann Smith George Lewis Stakley Naomi J. Tanui Edwin R. Valera Berthony Irving Verna LaQueena Kenya Ward Emonie Laricka White Keenan L. Williams Antonio Christopher Wimberly *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC

Brandy Collot **

Brianna Lemone Joseph *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC INDUSTRY

Justin Oneal Battle Robert Lee Eason, Jr.

Evan C. Gautier ** Israel Abraham Salazar

Mahlik Antonio Omahry Sealey * Elias Jordan Wallace **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

Connor Hosford McMillan

Naomi Renee Armstrong * Ramon Nicolas Baez Kyaira Abriana Brown Diamonde Ileana Cruz * Danielle R. Davis Kareem Le'Nard Davis Ashlyn A. Freeman ***

Amber Selena Barnes Javon Deandre Bolden *** Jada Najee Brown Taliqua Moesha Chambers ** Pilar Mercedes Chase

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE JaMauri Deon Glover * Maryssa Savannah-Lynn Hardy *** Markese Terrell Hargrove * Tatyana Shelby Normande Hippolyte ** Rae Leverne Jones

Jabari Knox Reddlene Lamour * Danny Jerome Olgetree * Maleek Dion Porter Karl Henny Sinsurin Krischan Calyncia Williams ***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Andrea Yari Cintron Jarvis Rodriquez Coleman Wynisa Oshea Coleman * Peletha Madaweh Dahn ** Da'Naizya Z. Dexter *

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Zaria D. Dixon Theresa Elliott LaNiya Nicole Etkins * Cheyenne X. Grant * Arlancia Kiona Hargrove *

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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (cont’d) Nia Simone Holmes * Jasmine J. Hudson * Tiasia Talysia Jackson Malaika Sukari Jefferies Bernard Jerome Jennings III Tabitha A. Jewell * Jahveh Abraham Jimenez * Johnny Joseph-Vilpin ***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY (cont’d) Jodecia Precillia Lamothe *** Jada Janea Lee Janeesa C. Lewis * Vanessa Arinda Little Semaj Lockett ** Sofeline Molin Tahmar Moreau Antoinette L. Murray

Chelsie Alexandria Cleaves ** Kaila Logan Dunlap Timia Green

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY Raegan Alexis Hamilton *** Chadrick O. Hunter, Jr. Melody Johnson *

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Gena Latrell Cliatt Asia Denise Crawford

Samiyah Leeann Reddick Lucero Saldierna *** NyKael DaeShawn Sanders Gabriela Chelsie Sevrin * Anthony L. Turner Rhashad Joseph Wilson **

Britney Solange LaFortune * Taylor Danielle Scott

Regina O'Dell Rush Bailee B. Smith Daria Nicole Straughn **

Karlyta Emily Shealey Zai'Kerria Tai'Kiyah Talley *

FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PRESENTED BY J. MURRAY GIBSON, Ph.D., DEAN

Brandon James Bolware * Brian Joseph Coogan ***

Dock Luckie III *

Joshua Christopher Steven Rakestraw **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Jayson Evenson Francois

Alex Dongmo Ndekeng *

Kayla N. Miller

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Donnell Alexander Smith

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SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

PRESENTED BY CYNTHIA HUGHES HARRIS, Ph.D., DEAN

Kayla Iyanna Bronson Isaiah E. Butterfield

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT Ty' Won Jones Marcus McDuffie **

Rashard Raheem Woods **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT David Hyppolite

Kgalalelo Dahlia Alford * Tyler Denzel Baker Kakhyia Kataria Aneka Barnes Chasidy S. Bentley Brianna D. Bivins * Sierra Nicole Black ** Richannah Naomi Chin Morgan Larae Conley Andrea Hindouina Ducasse * Aleiah J. Edwards Olivier C. Etienne Shanice Gabrielle Galvin

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCE Charnae Dionne Glover Kaprisha Nikita Hamm Kenyata M. Handley Jelan L. Harrison Ashley Ronnelle Johnson Kelicia Anna-Kay Johnson Sydnie Dionne Miller Jeanella Courtney Nicolas Danielle Whitney Orange *** LaBrea Christiana Page * Gianni Malik Caswel Pryce Eriana Ashlyn Redix **

Chloe Idara Ross Isaiah Damarcus Sanders * D'Ayezhia Kimaya Inez Simons Ericka Deshawna Smith ** Maya Samayria Smith * Miya D. Swift * Kaitlyn LaJuan Vassell * Tranez Sierra Wilks Ayanna Na'Shi Williams ** Na'Veair A. Williams * Lariesha Shante` Wilson ** Mercedez L. Wood **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN PRE-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Tara Latrell Asberry Kervens Benoit * Denisha Sharle Cook Kayelynn S. Cooper * Taylor L. Davis * Kayla Sha'nee Dennis * Biancah Alexandra Derival **

Abdulmajeed Al-Kadah JaMari De'Quan Anderson * Anthony Malik Baker Wilda L. Boileau * Juwan Bracey Danielle Nicole Butler Renaldo Isaiha Flowers, Jr. ** Tiara N. Gooch **

Kerpens Evariste Dustyn Quartel Floyd India Alexis George * Deandrea Alexia Hardee * Olivia Symone Howard Kingston Jean Auriyan Emili Johnson **

Jatia Brianna Littles * Devond Moody III Hilnesha Cartyera Rollison * Madison L. Sessions *** Martina Michelle Steverson *** Koby Martino Wynn

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY Hennekual Shannise Gunn ** Najah Elizabeth Harvey *** Jeane' Donique Johnson *** Bianca Tajá Knowles Xavier Cyrus Lanier * David Lemington Liburd, Jr. * Cedaja D'Kari McKoy * Ramon Perez ***

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Ivan Manchester Roundtree ** Jharmara Quensha Simmons Sandy C. Thermidor *** Alexandria Janae Thompson ** Jayna Leigh Tobler Ashante Lynette Williams

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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PRESENTED BY RODNER WRIGHT, M. ARCH., AIA, DEAN BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Sierra C. Webster

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

Amy Kay Dodson

Dominique Alexa Le Maitre

Kelvin F. Lyles-Mclaurine

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Stephen A. Bridges Clemence Earl Crawford ***

Alon Jerome Cullins

Frederica Ann Young

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Jonathan Dewayne Smith

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

PRESENTED BY SHAWNTA FRIDAY-STROUD, Ph.D., DEAN

N'maya Danielle Bryant *** Travis Sentell Dickey, Jr. ** Ti'Kerria D. Edison * Brittany Cierra Ellison **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING Princess Crystal Escarment * Brittany N. Perez ** Wildine Pierre Andrae' Alissia Smith *

Courtney Nicole Smith James H. Thomas III Jelani Malik Williams ***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Geordan Alexander Baker ** Thomas James Bartley III Krystilee Mariel Olivia Bogle Arjani B. Claitt * Chanel Chanta Davis William Gabriel Davis * Essence Denyl Davis-Diaz ** Davion J. Dunston * Cameron Alexander Freeman *** Tierra Shanell Grant Alisha Greene Ashton Christopher Harris * Kymarnie Iquane Hibbert Tabious J. Hollis

Mathania Germain

Shelia Jenkins Ayana Johnson * Cameron J. Johnson ** Jazmin J. Johnson Jeremi Xzavier Johnson Tiana Monique Jones Shelday Jules Jonas DeLorian LaBoo * Claudia Leggette-Counts Warren C. Lewis Rahjanique K. Locklear Marzjhane Zjhanna McBride Deana Rachana Mckoy DeMarcus Jabarie Means, Sr.

Dean Merisier Sianne R. Neston *** De'nakicus Jaquez Postell Ra'Shawn Antwan Smiley ** Danielle Antoinette Tate * Savitri Chavon Thomas ** Maya Lynn Thompson * Holden J. Trimble *** Drew D. Weaver II Miya Markeisha Webb * Cloys Tyrone Wiggins II Javaris Tiykee Williams, Jr.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS Matthew Maxime

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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION PRESENTED BY BETTYE A. GRABLE, Ph.D., INTERIM DEAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Gianni Raphael Scales ***

Vijay Romario Webb *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM

Adriana E. Alexander Alfonso Barber Tracey Ruth Belizaire ** Arryana Ashaunte Brunson Christopher Bryant II * Vladimir Van Bastien Cadet * Calaydria Trichelle Callins

Mack Jacob Green Alexys Zandria Lynn ** Caleesha Tylese Moore ** Titilayo Tatyana Okuwa * Ari Cordel Payne * Kasherah Ashuntae Reynolds * India S. Rhodes

Lakeecia Shanise Russell * Sha'Tara J. Simmons ** Tenae M. Taylor * Devon Watson, Sr. Jasmaine M. Williams *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS

Richard Theodore Anderson Marlene Anne-Marie Barnett * Tatiana Lissette Camacho Arjani Brejuan Cherlyn Claitt * Erin Kennedy Coleman *

Ezekiel Phillip Hobbs * Sydney Alexis Jasper Andy Jean-Baptiste Christopher Vincent Banjo Miller Jamal J. Sharp *

Stephan Gary Wellington Symonette Jalen DeShawn Williams James Anthony Williams ** Nicole Williams Vincent Antony Williams, Jr.

SCHOOL OF NURSING

PRESENTED BY SHELLEY JOHNSON, Ed.D., MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNE, DEAN

Jaqueline Arriaza * Bianca Blas * Katiana Desarmes * Arteshia Chemese Dickey ** Sheliah M. Fairman * Amani Dene Guerrier ** Asia Monae Hall * Lyndria Janae Hatten ** Romalous David Jones *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Jerry Joseph * Tiara V. King ** De'Kayla Salice Lawson ** Alanah Inez Lewis * Chynna A. Little ** Alexis M. Maginness * Tanaia L. Marshall ** Fredeline Metellus ** Shalet Mitei **

Mischma Petit-Frere * Rose M. Pierre Sidney Simone Polite * Tytiasha C. Sumlin * Sianiya I. Thorne * Aniah Watts ** Azra Yasmeen *** Yasmine Yelverton *

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

PRESENTED BY JOHNNIE L. EARLY, II, Ph.D., RPH, FELLOW NPHA, DEAN AND PROFESSOR Jane N. Amaku Alexis Blount

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Ashley Marie Laurore Merna Samaan Wasif

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Brennan White

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SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT

PRESENTED BY VICTOR IBEANUSI, Ph.D., DEAN BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Harbria Shannon Gardner *

Haley Vanessa Howard **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Malachi Emmanuel Sealey

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

PRESENTED BY JOHNNIE L. EARLY, II, Ph.D., RPH, FELLOW NPHA, DEAN AND PROFESSOR DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

Alice Sezine Nkembo

Mitchell Aaron Smith *

COLLEGE OF LAW

PRESENTED BY DEIDRÉ KELLER, ESQ., DEAN

Manal Alamri Jennifer Altreche * Fahad Alwurayki Scott Andrew Armstrong * Laura Lynn Cepero ** Christopher Charnell Kelly Clerveaux Imran Dhanani Andrew David Easler ** Cynthia Carrasco Escalera *

JURIS DOCTOR

Louis James Fields III Tiara Monay Fields Mary Rebekah Fritz * Jennifer Vanessa Gonzalez Ashley Toné Hicks Michael C. Ihe * Cherrelle Lawson Glorimar Maldonado * Tyler V. Miller * Cristina Montenegro

Luis Miguel Perez Simon Safir Ryad Samhan Kevin Timothy Senak Rayan Bin Shayhan Sergio Anthony Torres Jariel Borges-Del Valle * Carlo Alejandro Vargas Yanwen Wu

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH PRESENTED BY DAVID H. JACKSON JR., Ph.D., DEAN

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Jacenta Patrice Hinton

B.S., Alcorn State University, 2016

Raquel D. McArthur

B.A., Coker College, 2017

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES (cont’d) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION IN ENTOMOLOGY

Tashani Tashico Brown

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

CONCENTRATION IN PLANT SCIENCE

Feyisola Mubarak Adetoyese

B. Tech., The Federal University of Technology, 2018 Jiovan Kevar Campbell

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

Oluwaseunfunmi Samuel Olaborode

B. Tech., The Federal University of Technology, 2018

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Conchita C. Newman Josue' Aristyld

M.S., Florida A&M University, 2012

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2014 Rashod Mykel Woods Kevin Kenard Lynum, Sr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2015

MBA, Warner University, 2015 MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

TaiQuay Smith Bogle

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2010

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORT MANAGEMENT

James A. Foster, Jr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018 Stephen Jerome Lightfoot, Jr.

B.S., Albany State University, 2016

Joshua Emmanuel Lowder

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Jalaycia O. Hughes

B.S., Florida State University, May 2018 David Perez

B.S., Florida State University, May 2018

Sierra J. Sylvester

B.S., Florida A&M University, December 2017

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Colten Brickler

B. S., University of Wisconsin, Platteville,

December 2018

Thesis Title: “Innovative Soil Additives to

Mitigate Agricultural Runoff Contamination

and Nitrous Oxide Emissions”

Thesis Chair: Gang Chen, Ph.D.

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Simone R. Burns

B.S., Syracuse University, August 2019

Thesis Title: “Assessing the Vulnerability of

Florida Panhandle Communities Impacted by

Hurricane Michael Using Geographical

Information Systems”

Thesis Chair: Eren Ozguven, Ph.D.

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (cont’d) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Charissa E. Lucien

B.S., Florida State University, May 2019

Thesis Title: “Applied Machine Learning

Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

Processes: Towards In-Situ Monitoring”

Thesis Chair: Tarik Dickens, Ph.D. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Brianna Marie Wylie

B.S., Florida State University, August 2018

Oluwafemi E. Ojo

B. Tech., The Federal University of Technology,

Akure, May 2017

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY

Nina Danielle Salgado

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2010

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY

Mahal S. Alamri

Maryam Abdulaziz Alsabt

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCES

Bertony Bornelus

B.S., Florida State University, 2010 Robert Alexander Dunn, Jr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2011 Keith Purless Merrell, Jr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2009

Rachael CaDebra Richardson

David Orlando Angulo Rubio

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2009 Eleason Anthony Williams

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2015 Yanwen Wu

B.S., Guangxi University, 2005

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES MASTER OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Jhazmine Alexis Allen

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2013 Natalia L. Close

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2013

Alexandra Mehu

B.S., Monroe College, 2018

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (cont’d) CONCENTRATION IN GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MASTER OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthony Cross, Jr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

Lonnie Von Johnson III

BCJ, Florida A&M University, 2017

CONCENTRATION IN HISTORY

Janorris F. Hunter

B.A., Florida A&M University, 2019

CONCENTRATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Glenwood Avery, Jr.

B.S., Fayetteville State University, 2019 Mavis L. Brown

B.A., Flagler College, 2015 Keith Lamar Butler, Jr.

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018 Regina L. Harris

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

Kristen Avonne Hayman

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2012 LaDonna Taylor Hogue

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2001 Karen Campbell Miller

B.S., Florida Atlantic University, 2008 Gwendolyn M. Staten

B.S., Florida A&M University, 1980

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Ruthshell Duval

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2014

Brikarri Jarvarus Williams

B.A., Albany State University, 2016

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Fahad Mashan M. Alwurayki

Ryad Fahad I. Samhan

B.S., Islamic University, 2015

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Yeisha M. Arcia de Jesus

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

Deanna T. Simmons

B.S.B.A., University of West Florida, 2009

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Gwendolyn Ann McGary

B.S. Polk State College, 2018 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Carly Laken Sapp

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Cristina Montenegro

B.S., Polytechnic University of Peru, 2017

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Mara Ernestina Burnside

B.S., Florida State University, 2017 Kaylan Leon Coffie

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2019 Lauren Vanessa Coleman

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018 Adrienne Dallas Nicole Floyd

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018 Renicia Donasia Heaven

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2019 Kaiden Ali Hope

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2019 Brittanye Kaye Jacobs

JD, Florida A&M University, 2018 Jonas DeLorian LaBoo Cherrelle J. Lawson

M.S., Bethune-Cookman University, 2018

Le'Undra Renee Lee

B.S., Florida State University, 2016 Antoine Mercidieu

B.S., Florida State University, 2018 Michael Brice Payne

B.S., University of Central Florida, 2017 Taylor Alexis Rosier

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2019 TraVaughn L. Scott

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018 Rayan Bin Shayhan Danielle Antoinette Tates Savitri Chavon Thomas Miya Markeisha Webb Dale Omega Whitehead, Jr.

B.S., Webber College, 2017

JOINT MBA/MS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Brandon M. Allen

B.S., Florida A&M University, 2018

Kirk Antonio Murphy

B.A., Sewanee University of the South, 2017

SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Jaden Eaton Hunt

B.S., Albany State University, 2016

Thesis Title: “In-Silico Survey & Comparative

Genomic of Heavy Metals & Antibiotic

Resistance in Pseudomonas B1”

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Marlee M. Gil

B.S., Florida State University, 2016

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Taofeek K. Akintola

B. Eng, The Federal University of Technology,

Akure, May 2017

M.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical

University, December 2019 Dissertation Title: Investigation of Lithium

Titanate Oxide (Li4ti5o12) as a High-Power,

Long Cycle Anode Material in Lithium-Ion

Capacitor (Lic)

Dissertation Chair: Jim Zheng, Ph.D.

Dhevathi Rajan Rajagopalan Kannan

B.S. Anna University, India, April 2015

M.S., Florida A&M University, December 2018

Dissertation Title: The Effects of Pulse

Charging on Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries

Dissertation Chair: Mark Weatherspoon, Ph.D.

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Shallu Kutlehria

MS, Panjab University, 2009

Dissertation Title: Dissertation Title: “Drug

delivery strategies for treatment of triple negative

breast cancer, ocular diseases and

biofabrication of invitro models”

Dissertation Chair: Mandip Sachdeva, Ph.D. Ebony L. Nottingham

B.S., Norfolk State University, 2014

Dissertation Title: “Oral Combination

Therapy Dosage Forms for Improved Response

in Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”

Dissertation Chair: Mandip Sachdeva, Ph.D.

Taylor A. Smith

B.S., Jackson State University, 2015

Dissertation Title: “Preparation and In Vitro, in

vivo evaluation of 5-fluorouracil using novel

delivery systems of colorectal cancer treatment”

Dissertation Chair: Edward Agyare, Ph.D. Rashidra R. Walker

MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2014

Dissertation Title: “A Novel Phytoalexin,

Glyceollins, Triggers Anti-Proliferative and

Apoptotic Effects in Letrozole Resistant T47D

Breast Cancer Cells”

Dissertation Chair: Syreeta Tilghman, Ph.D.

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS Georges Said Jaar

M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2015

Dissertation Title: “Experimental Studies and

Applications of a Microsecond X-Pinch Plasma”

Dissertation Chair: Bidhan Saha, Ph.D.

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH (cont’d) SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Ivory S. Council Christianah Aderonke Oyenuga

B.S., Florida State University, 2012

M.S., Florida A&M University, 2011

Dissertation Title: Leaching, Extraction and

Dissertation Title: Towards Climate-Smart

Bioremediation of Metals Found in Florida

Agricultural Transformations: Examining Phosphogypsun

Smallholder Farmers Adaptive Responses

Dissertation Chair: Victor Ibeanusi, Ph.D.

through Conservation Practices and

Perceptions of Climate Risks in Ekiti, Nigeria

Dissertation Chair: Elijah Johnson, Ph.D.

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH Sade E. Collins

MPH, Florida A&M University, 2013

Dissertation Title: “More than school grades:

An exploration of creating opportunities

for a positive school culture through

the adoption of psychological and

social supports”

Dissertation Chair: Fran T. Close, Ph.D. Windy Y. Cunningham

MS, Florida A&M University, 2005

Dissertation Title: “The influence of adverse

childhood experiences, social support, and

coping on cardiovascular risk among Black

women in the stroke belt states of Alabama,

Georgia, North Carolina, and North Florida”

Dissertation Chair: Torhonda Lee, Ph.D. Chika Elechi-Onicha

MPH, Chicago State University, 2015

Dissertation Title: “Predictors and Disparities

in Cause-Specific and Overall Survival

types among Early-Stage Breast

Cancer Patients in the NSABP and TAILORx

Oncotype Dx RS Cutoff Categories:

Comparative Analysis and Implication for

Precision Medicine Application”

Dissertation Chair: Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Ph.D.

Dwayne L. Michell, Jr.

MPH, University of West Florida, 2016

Dissertation Title: “Racial differences in

hospital readmissions, readmission diagnoses,

and readmission timing following a

hospitalization for heart failure”

Dissertation Chair: Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Ph.D. Natasha T. Rubie

MASS, Florida A&M University, 2008

Dissertation Title: “Toxicity in the workplace:

An investigation of adverse childhood

experience (ACES0 and workplace conflict

among Black women working in the State of Florida”

Dissertation Chair: Torhonda Lee, Ph.D.

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Commencement Committee Members Audrey Alexander Sylvia Barge Claudine Beale Mildred Brickler Carey Brown, Sr. LTC V. Quinn Brumfield Vernon E. Bryant Thomas Cavano, Ph.D. Shelby Chipman, Ph.D. Ralph G. Coleman Jr. Carmen Cummings Martin Bruce Daniels Terence Davis Rufus Ellis, Ph.D.

Regina Gardner Carrie Gavin Chazmen Geames Breyon Glenn Aaron Hayden Lavetta B. Henderson, Ed.D. Erica Herring Desi Jenkins Heather Johnson Kenneth Kirksey Merlin R. Langley, Ph.D. Cornelius McGlockton Carucha Nelson Agatha Onwunli, Ed.D.

Harold Parker Antoneia Roe Audra Salter Bomani Spell Tanya Tatum Baron Thomas Joshlyn Thomas Kenedria Thurman Vernese Wade Michael Walker Roger Walker Angela Williams Kevin Williams

Genyne H. Boston, Ph.D., Chair

Valencia E. Matthews, Ph.D., Co-chair

Britney Smith, M.B.A., Co-chair

Special Acknowledgements FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication Print Shop

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Senior Transcendent Ceremony Alumni President Will the members of the graduating class please stand? As you prepare to make the transition from student to alumnus, I want to impress upon you that, for the past several years, you have been an integral part of the many exciting events that have taken place at Florida A&M University. You are now about to become a part of its history, forever.

You are among the privileged who have been nurtured in the spirit of the many men and women who have passed this way and are rendering distinguished service to mankind because of the dedication of Florida A&M University to QUALITY EDUCATION. You have been trained by men and women who have passed on to you, the very best that time and experience have given to them and that you do well to remember their dedicated service.

As a member of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association, do you solemnly promise to: REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE THE RECIPIENT OF A GREAT AND PRECIOUS HERITAGE; THAT YOU WILL STRIVE WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT AND ENERGY TO PROVE YOURSELF WORTHY, THROUGH SERVICE TO MANKIND; AND TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY AND ITS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. DO YOU SO PROMISE?

Graduates I DO!

Alumni President By the authority vested in me as President of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association, I pronounce that you have full membership in the Association with all the rights, privileges and duties appertaining thereto. We invite you to join us for progress at the University in the years ahead.

Congratulations! Please be seated.

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About The Speaker DAVID SCOTT

United States Congressman and Alum

Congressman David Scott was elected to the United States Congress in 2002. He is currently in his ninth term representing Georgia's Thirteenth Congressional District, which includes 6 counties around metro Atlanta. He began his public service by being elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1974.

In Congress, David Scott is a strong voice for jobs, healthcare, education, our veterans, our children, and transportation. He serves on the Financial Services Committee, Agriculture Committee, and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

He has authored several laws including student loan repayment assistance for law students who become public prosecutors and defenders so that top attorneys will be attracted to public service.

Congressman Scott secured $80 million in funding in the 2018 Farm Bill for agriculture-focused scholarships at the 19 Historically Black 1890’s Land-Grant Colleges and Universities across the country.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha (Beta Nu), a Mason and a Member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. He received a “Trumpet Award” in 2008, the Urban League’s “Congressional Leadership Award” in 2010, has been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” and was named to the “Most Influential” list of Georgians by James Magazine.

David Scott received several academic scholarships and attended Florida A&M University where he earned his BA degree and graduated with honors in 1967. During the summers of his junior and senior years at FAMU, David was selected to serve as a management intern in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Management Relations in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation, he was awarded scholarships to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and he earned his MBA degree with honors in 1969.

David Scott is married to Alfredia Aaron Scott. Their family includes two daughters, Dayna and Marcye; two grandchildren, Kimani and Kaylin; a son-in-law Kwame; and brother-in-law and good friend Hank Aaron. David Scott is the son of a minister and a man of strong faith. Scott was recently approved by the Democratic Caucus to serve as the first African American Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

The committee is empowered with legislative oversight relating to the U.S. agriculture industry, forestry, nutrition, and rural development.

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The Academic Attire The academic attire, which makes an inaugural procession colorful, is as old as universities. The attire represents eight centuries of a continuous tradition; it is not a modern revival of medieval customs. It goes back to the days when students were “clerks” – that is, members of the minor clergy – and wore monkish gowns and hoods. In those days of unheated study halls and garret sleeping quarters, the hoods served a very practical purpose. When the hood was pulled over the head, the “tippet,” a sort of hollow tail, served as a convenient pocket. Today, the hood is only an adornment.

The mortarboard, which seems to have evolved from the square biretta of Renaissance churchmen, came into use after the hood had ceased to be worn on the head. The tassel on the mortarboard may be either black or the “color of the faculty” – as described below; or for the holder of a doctorate degree, it may be of gold.

Many universities replace the mortarboard with their own distinctive headgear.

Both the gown and the hood indicate the degree held by the wearer. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves. Bachelor’s hoods have only recently become a part of the attire in the United States. In the master’s gown, the wearer’s arm projects from the sleeve at the elbow, or, in the more modern gowns, at the wrist, and the lower part of the sleeve, ending in another tippet, dangles below the arm. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns have no trimmings, but the doctor’s gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three velvet cross-bars on each sleeve. This velvet may be either black or the color of the faculty members’ discipline.

Graduates of some institutions, on all continents, may wear gowns in the color of the university that awarded their degree, for instance, orange and green for Florida A&M University. In the United States, the hood is edged with velvet in the color of the faculty and lined with the colors of the university conferring the degree.

For all academic purposes, trimmings of the doctor’s gowns, edgings of hoods and tassels of caps, adhere to the colors for the different subjects as indicated: College of Agriculture and Food Sciences - Maize; College of Education - Light Blue; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering - Orange; College of Law - Purple; College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Forest Green; College of Science and Technology - Bright Gold; College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities - White; School of Allied Health Sciences - Olive; School of Architecture and Engineering Technology Lilac; School of Business and Industry - Drab; School of Journalism and Graphic Communication - Crimson; School of Nursing - Apricot; School of the Environment - Light Gold; Doctor of Philosophy - Royal Blue; Doctor of Physical Therapy – Sage Green; Doctor of Public Health - Salmon

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The Ceremonial Mace Symbolizing the authority vested in the president by the university’s governing body, the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Ceremonial Mace is made of bright gold plated bronze and mahogany wood. The shaft of the mace bearing the seal of the university is made of bright gold plated bronze, double-sided medal surrounded with orange and emerald green Swarovski crystals around the outer edge upon a six inch diameter chrome plated polished mace head with clear Swarovski crystals around the circumference.

Ten gold plated engraved nameplates featuring the names of each university president are mounted on a 2-inch diameter mahogany baton. A 1.5 inch mahogany wood staff with wood and chrome plated polished aluminum turnings separates the rest of the baton from its base. The baton is made of mahogany, which symbolizes the trees of knowledge, which adorn the campus of the university. The overall length of the mace is 30 inches long. At the very base of the mace is a gold plated brass “Rattler”, the symbol of the university. Its coiled posture represents the fact that although the dark clouds may surround the horizon, the “Rattler” will strike, strike, and strike again!

The Presidential Medallion and Chain of Office Dating to medieval times, the Presidential Medallion and Chain of Office signify the symbol of authority vested in the President as head of the University. The current chain is approximately 36 inches long and is made of gold plated bronze. It features ten 1-3/4 inch gold plated sculpted engravings of each president from 1887 to the present. Under each sculpted model are ten banner link engravings inscribed with the names of each president and his term of office. At the base of the chain is the presidential Medallion, which features the seal of the University.

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Board of Trustees Kelvin L. Lawson, Chair Director, National Client Service Acosta Sales and Marketing

David Lawrence Jr. Chair, The Children’s Movement of Florida

Kenward Stone Co-Chief Executive Officer, Broughton Pharmaceuticals

Kimberly Moore, Vice Chair Vice President, Workforce Development

Xavier McClinton President, Student Government Association Florida A&M University

Nicole Washington Principal, Washington Education Strategies

Belvin Perry Jr., J.D. Personal Injury Attorney Law Firm of Morgan & Morgan

Robert L. Woody Director of Youth Service and Community Relations Bureau Gainesville Police Department

Ann Marie Cavazos, J.D. President Faculty Senate Florida A&M University/ Professor of Law Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TWD, Inc. Kristin Harper CEO of Driven to Succeed, LLC

Craig Reed Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Corporate Real Estate for Corteva Agriscience

University Administrators Larry Robinson, Ph.D. University President Maurice Edington, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs William Hudson Jr., Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs Alan Robertson, Ed.D. Vice President for Finance and Administration Charles Weatherford, Ph.D. Vice President for Research

Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D. Vice President for University Advancement Keith Miles Interim Director Office of Communications Carmen Cummings Martin, M.S. Director of Alumni Affairs

Kortne Gosha, M.S. Vice President and Director of Athletics Beverly Barrington, M.S. Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Rica Calhoun, Esq. Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer

Linda Barge-Miles, Esq. Chief of Staff

Denise Wallace, Esq. Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Danielle McBeth, J.D. Director of Government Relations

Erick Akins, Ph.D. Director of Title III

Joseph Maleszewski, MBA Vice President for Audit

Academic Deans Robert Taylor, Ph.D. College of Agriculture and Food Sciences Allyson L. Watson, Ph.D. College of Education Richard Aló, Ph.D. College of Science and Technology Valencia E. Matthews, Ph.D. College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D. School of Business and Industry

Deidré Keller, J.D. College of Law J. Murray Gibson, Ph.D. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Rodner B. Wright, AIA School of Architecture and Engineering Technology Cynthia Hughes Harris, Ph.D. School of Allied Health Sciences David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies and Research

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Bettye A. Grable, Ph.D. (Interim) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication Victor M. Ibeanusi, Ph.D. School of the Environment Shelley Johnson, Ed.D. School of Nursing Johnnie L. Early II, Ph.D. College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health

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Alma Mater College of love and charity We gather ‘round thy noble shrine; We lift our voice in praise to thee, And ask a blessing all divine.

Chorus FAM-U! FAM-U! I love thee!

I’ll fight and win whate’er the battle be, The Orange and the green thy sons shall e’er defend And loyal to thy voice of love attend FAM-U! FAM-U! FAM-U! I love thee!

On gridiron, diamond, track and field, Thy sons the vict’ry never yield, And while they tread a broader life Thy love shall stay them in the strife. (repeat chorus) God ever keep us true to thee; Thy faith that truth shall make men free, Shall guide thy loyal sons aright And fend them thru the skeptic night. (repeat chorus)

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