JSU 2022 Spring Commencement Booklet

2022 spring commencement contents Notations to Guests | 3 Commencement Etiquette | 4 Congratulatory Messages | 5 - 9 Graduate Commencement Speaker | 10 Graduate Commencement Order of Exercise | 11 - 13 Golden Diploma Recipients | 15 Graduate Candidates for Degrees | 16 - 22 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker | 26 Undergraduate Commencement Order of Exercise | 27 - 29 Honors and Awards | 32 Du Bois-Harvey Honors College Graduates | 33 Undergraduate Candidates for Degrees | 34 - 39 Board of Trustees, Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning | 41 Jackson State University Executive Cabinet and Academic Deans | 42 2022 Senior Class Officers | 49 2022 Graduate Student Leadership | 50 Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement Participants | 51 Commencement Committee | 53

Jackson State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Jackson State University.

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notations to guests WELCOME Welcome to the Jackson State University Spring 2022 Commencement Exercises. Commencement is an important event in the life of the University, its students, faculty, and staff. It is a joyous yet solemn event that represents the culmination of the graduates’ years of study. Thank you for joining us and for being a part of the celebration. Again, we welcome you!

PHOTOGRAPHS Only authorized working press and University photographers are permitted on the floor to take pictures during the commencement ceremony. A professional photographer will take pictures of each graduate.

These pictures will be available for order and purchase. Family and friends of the graduates may take photographs after the ceremony.

special needs Ushers for individuals with disabilities Ushers for attendees with special needs will be available to assist individuals with requests throughout the ceremony.

Accessible seating Accessible seating is reserved for guests who require special seating because of age, illness, or physical impairment. The accessible seating is marked with signage. Given the limited number of accessible seats that are available, please note that only one family member may accompany his or her person with disabilities. The rest of the family must sit in the stands.

American Sign Language American Sign Language interpretation of the ceremony will be provided.

first aid First Aid services will be available through the Jackson State University Health Center during the Graduate Commencement Ceremony. American Medical Response will be available for assistance for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.

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COMMENCEMENT ETIQUETTE OUT OF RESPECT FOR OTHER FAMILIES PRESENT PLEASE:

silence all devices hold all applause until prompted no air horns or noisemakers please take all pictures with your graduate after the ceremony please avoid walking during the ceremony & please remain seated until the end of the ceremony masks are optional maintain 6 feet social distance jackson state university | 4

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Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi 39217

Office Of The President

(601) 979-2323 Fax: (601) 979-2948

April 29, 2022 Dear Class of 2022, The time has come to bask in the success of your academic endeavors. I am filled with a tremendous amount of pride and gratitude, which are two sentiments I hope you feel as well.

When you first matriculated to campus as the class of 2022, I am sure you could not have anticipated the additional stress you would endure navigating a college career amidst a global pandemic. Still, your resilience and fortitude propelled you to this moment. I hope you feel a sense of self-fulfillment in earning your degree.

Of course, becoming a college graduate is a personal achievement, and you deserve every ounce of this celebratory occasion. However, always remember that these journeys are never taken alone.

I offer applause and gratitude to every individual who helped you reach this momentous milestone. From family and faculty members to JSU staff and fellow students, each of you has the support of countless people who help you in ways large and small, seen and unseen.

Class of 2022, as you prepare to transition from JSU students to JSU alumni, hold onto this wonderful feeling of pride and gratitude. It is this delicate balance of hubris and humility that is required for any voyage you will undertake.

Revel in your hard-earned achievement and remember all the memories and experiences gained here. As you look forward to the future, make sure you give back to your “dear ol’ college home” – a place that is now woven into the very fiber of who you are.

Lastly, please consider supporting your local alumni chapters so that a student like you might get the support they need to make it to graduation day.

Once again, congratulations Class of 2022.

Sincerely,

Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. c/o 1999 12th President

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2022 Graduate Ceremony Commencement Speaker Thasunda Brown Duckett is president and chief executive officer of TIAA, a Fortune 100 provider of secure retirements and outcomefocused investment solutions to millions of people working in higher education, healthcare and other mission-driven organizations. As TIAA’s CEO, Duckett leads a company whose mission is defined by financial inclusion and opportunity – goals and values she has upheld throughout her career.

Duckett joined TIAA after serving as chief executive officer of Chase Consumer Banking, where she oversaw a banking network with more than $600 billion in deposits and 50,000 employees. Previously, she was the CEO of Chase Auto Finance, one of the leading U.S. providers of auto financing, and National Retail Sales Executive for Chase Mortgage Banking, where she managed 4,000 mortgage bankers. Earlier in her career, she was a director of Emerging Markets at Fannie Mae, where she led the implementation of national strategies designed to increase homeownership among Black and Hispanic Americans.

Thasunda Brown Duckett President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA

Duckett serves on the boards of NIKE, Inc., Brex Inc., Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Sesame Workshop, National Medal of Honor Museum, Economic Club of New York, University of Houston Board of Visitors and Dean’s Advisory Board for the Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and Jack and Jill of America Inc. She founded the Otis and Rosie Brown Foundation in honor of her parents to recognize and reward people who use ordinary means to empower and uplift their community in extraordinary ways. She is passionate about helping communities of color close achievement gaps in wealth creation, educational outcomes and career success.

Duckett grew up in Texas and lives in Connecticut with her husband and four children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Houston and an MBA from Baylor University.

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graduate commencement Order of exercises 9:00 A.M. Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. ’99 12th President, Jackson State University Presiding Officer Prelude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Fanfare and Processional”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Elgar Arranged by James D. Ployhar The University Symphonic Band Mr. Brandon Jenkins, Conductor Academic Processional Facilitator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alisa L. Mosley, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Processional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Pomp and Circumstance”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Elgar The University Wind Ensemble (Audience remains seated) Presentation of Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JSU Army ROTC Joint Color Guard (Audience stands)

National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“The Star-Spangled Banner” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Scott Key Arranged by William W. Davis Led by Madison Perry, Senior Vocal Performance Major The University Symphonic Band (Audience remains standing) Negro National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson Led by Maya Davis, Senior Vocal Performance Major The University Symphonic Band (Audience remains standing) Invocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Kevin Kosh Wesley Foundation

Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Acknowledgments and Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandi L. Newkirk-Turner, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

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Introduction of Commencement Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darrian Wilson Sport Science ‘22

Commencement Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thasunda Brown Duckett President and Chief Executive Officer of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Presentation of Citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Recognition of Golden Diploma Recipients Presentation of Candidates for Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa L. Mosley, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Fidelis Ikem, Ph.D., Dean Tracy Harris, Ed.D., Interim Dean Girmay Berhie, Ph.D., Dean K.B. Turner, Ph.D., Dean Wilbur L. Walters, Jr., Ph.D., Dean Preselfannie McDaniels, Ph.D., Dean

College of Business College of Education and Human Development College of Health Sciences College of Liberal Arts College of Science, Engineering, and Technology Graduate Studies

Conferring and Awarding of Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Induction of Graduates into the Jackson State University National Alumni Association. . Earlexia M. Norwood, M.D. ’ 84 President, Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc.

Alumni Pledge:

I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to my Alma Mater in appreciation for the opportunity for development afforded me at Jackson State University.

I pledge active membership in the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Incorporated, wherever I may be. Through association with my fellow alumni, I shall forever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of my Alma Mater.

I pledge, as a person, to exemplify high ideals by rendering positive and dignified service to the community, the state, the nation, and the world, thus, living to bring honor and respect to my Alma Mater.

Closing Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Alma Mater (Audience stands)

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“Jackson Fair”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.D. Pawley Arranged by F. D. Hall Led by Rene Young, Graduate Music Education Major University Symphonic Band (Audience stands) Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear Thee I love, my dear old college home Thee I love wherever I may roam Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear.

Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear Thee I love thy colors rich and bright Thee I love, the blue and the white Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear.

Refrain Hail, hail to thee, yes, hail to thee; Hail to the college of my heart, Hail, hail to thee, yes, hail to thee; Hail, to the college of my heart. *Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “God Be With You” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Tomer Led by Rene Young, Graduate Music Education Major Mr. Jerry Smith, Department of Music Staff Accompanist (Audience remains standing) God be with you till we meet again;

By His counsel guide, uphold you.

With His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again!

God be with you till we meet again; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you; Smite death’s threat’ning wave before you; God be with you till we meet again!

Refrain Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus’ feet, Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again! Amen (Audience remains standing) *Following the custom initiated by President Luther G. Barrett, the hymn “God Be With You” has been sung at all Jackson State University Commencements since 1911.

Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Kevin Kosh Wesley Foundation Recessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“His Honor”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giacomo Meyerbeer Arranged by D. Eymann The University Symphonic Band Brandon Jenkins, Conductor (Audience remains seated)

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we honor thee golden class 50th year reunion - class of 1972

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Jessie Ruth Alfred Bishop Mary Louise Alfred Martha Anderson Handy Thomas J. Anderson, Sr. Barbaria J. Anderson-Thomas Vera Banks Watson Donnie E. Banyard Betty Barnes Rhoda Barnes Laura Bass Johnny David Battee Beleven Bell Barnes Patricia Berry Blake Mary Patton Bibbs-Jarrett Gloria Roby Blaylock Joanne Bowie Linda Marie Braddy Ungennette Brantley Dorothy Brown McLin Jacqueline Ann Brown George H. Brown Mildred LaVerne Burnett Otha Burton, Jr., Ph.D. Linda Butler Martin Albert Calvin, Jr., Th.D. Larry D. Camper Alphonse Carter, Jr., Ph.D. Joyce Lee Clark Jennetta Levorn Clark Booker Clay Audrey M. Clemons Green Betty J. Crouther Polly Ann Dean Battee W. Don Denard, Jr. Cheryl Dillion Bibb Maxine Dillion-Dillion Shirley Faye Ellis Saddler Johnnie Bernard Esters Linda Juliette Evans Rigsby Sandra Gail Evans Walker Ruby N. Ferguson-Hendricks Linda Fox Taylor Dessie Franklin-Hinton Shelia Garner Patricia Gaskin Thomas Vern Odell Gavin, Sr. Shelley H. Goldman Lula Grayson Williams

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Robert Green Jr. Tommy Hairston.

Dr. Louis J. Hall Wanda B. Hanshaw Dr. Rosie Harper Austin James M. Hawkins Doris Hearon Richardson Lucy Hendricks Davis Geraldine Holifield Sturgis Betty Hollins Carmon Mamie Ruth Horne Pace Jimmie Horton Andrea Jacqueline Hughes Reeves Montgomery, Ph.D. Jean Hughes Wheeler Clemmie Hughey West Ann Marilyn Johnson McLaurin Olive Johnson Rudd Mildred Johnson Watts Margera E. Johnson Willis Harris COL (Ret) Silvanus Johnson Willie Johnson Annette Jolly-Richards Elizabeth Jones Pamela A. Jones Betty Ann Jordan-Williams Leola Lewis Sanders Patricia Lewis Strong.

Prince E. Lewis Johnnie Lindsey Samuel James Luckett, Jr. Gailya Magee Porter Vivian Mason Roberts Ross B. McCarty Christal McCoy-Hatcher Janice E. McIntosh Dawatha McIntyre Jones Marthella Messenger Robinson Freddye Milam Anthony Mildred Miller Short Dr. Brenda Kaye Miller Thompson Willie Miller Susie Minor Boudreaux Thurman Mitchell Dr.Vashti Moore Clayton Garay Moore Esters Beverly Mosely Barnes Ara M. Mothershed

Gerilynn Gustinette Myers Thomas Rubye L. Myles Joe Neely Jr. Gladys Nelson Warner Willie G. Owens, Sr. Gwendolyn Palmer Ailes Rubbie Patrick-Herring Gilbert Patterson Cynthia Perteet Fountain Henry Pettiegrew Oliver C. Polk, Sr. Jessie O. Pope Jr. Dessye Price McIntyre Judy Randall Coffey Dr. Lois Rankin Jones Edward E. Roberson Patricia Sanders-Ford Eddie G. Sanders Stella Smith Hawkins Smith Richard W. Smith Agnes J. Smith.

Ginger M. Smith Nadean Steed-Evans.

David Theo Stephens Henry L. Stovall, Jr. Jo Ann Taylor Percy L. Taylor Diane Thomas Davis Joseph C. Thomas Delbrah Thompson Devine Bernard Thompson Patricia Toney-McLin Robbie Townsend Bryant.

Lula Mae Tripp Emelle Walker Broome Linda Ward Townes Maggie Warren Gibson George Washington Myers, Jr. Samuel Lee White, Sr. Rose Marie White Linda Wiley Johnson Dr. Hill Williams Jr. Annie L. Williams Porter Glenda Williams Windfield Kendall K. Wilson Williams Tenina D. Wright-McCray

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Fidelis M. Ikem, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business

Doctor of Philosophy BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Joshua Atobra Nyantakyi, Ghana, West Africa

Dissertation: The Effects of Disclosed Audit Quality Indicators on Bank Loan Officers’ Judgement and Decisions Advisor: Dr. Nizar Alsharari Tracy Harris, Ed.D. Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Lynnetta Nesbitt, Eutaw, AL

Dissertation: The Voices of University Professors on the Definition of Teaching: A Life History Approach Advisor: Dr. Dorris Robinson-Gardner

Alfred Earl Smith Jr., Richland, MS

Dissertation: African American College Students’ Perception on Coronavirus and Its Impact on Virtual Learning at a Historically Black College and University in the South Advisor: Dr. Carrine Bishop

Chantill C. Williams-Smith, Louann, AR

Dissertation: An Examination of Test-Optional Plans for Closing the Educational Gap at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Advisor: Dr. Dorris Robinson-Gardner

Urban Higher Education Kenneth Rashaan Crawford, Memphis, TN

Doctor of education

Dissertation: The Role of Cultural and Social Capital in Explaining Retention of First-Generation College Students Who Attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities Advisor: Dr. Nycole Campbell-Lewis

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Eddie C. Cribbs, Columbus, GA

Tiffany Charleston Matlock, Jackson, MS Dissertation: Teacher’s Efficacy of Reading Interventions for Low Achieving Kindergarten Students in a Rural School District Advisor: Dr. Alfonzo Haralson

Dissertation: The Study of First Generation African American Male Student Athletes Retention and Their Sense of Belonging at a Predominantly White Institution Advisor: Dr. Walter Crockett

Talbert Lee Davis, Galveston, TX

Doctor of Philosophy

Dissertation: Faculty Perception of Online Learning Adoption During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of Adkar Model Advisor: Dr. Felix A. Okojie

Education Administration

Dissertation: Analysis of Retention of First Year African American Males at HBCU’s Through Tinto’s Institutional Departure Model Advisor: Dr. Walter Crockett

Rashada Kiara Abraham, Shreveport, LA

Dissertation: It Takes a Village: Understanding the Lived Organic Mentoring Experiences of Black Female Assistant Principals Advisor: Dr. Jeton McClinton

Jing Chang, Beijing, China

Dissertation: Breakthrough the Glass Ceiling: A Case Study on Personality Traits of Female Leaders in Higher Education Advisor: Dr. Benjamin C. Ngwudike

Ethel R. Luckett, Canton, MS

Dissertation: An Examination of Conservators’ Leadership Styles and the Impact on School Change: A Case Study Advisor: Dr. Chandar Lewis

Harrison Michael, II, Jackson, MS

Dissertation: Class Size Reduction and Its Effect On K-8 Grade Teachers And Students In Urban Settings Advisor: Dr. Chandar Lewis 17 | 2022 spring commencement

Chandra Lashalle Hall, Alexandria, LA

Jacqueline D. McGehee, Pine Bluff, AR

Dissertation: The Perception of Faculty Cultural Awareness on the Use of Open Educational Resources Advisor: Dr. Nycole Campbell-Lewis

Sheri Fant Stanley, Huntsville, AL

Dissertation: A Study of Persistence of Nontraditional Students Toward Degree Attainment Through the Lens of Bean and Metzner’s Adult Student Attrition Model Advisor: Dr. Felix A Okojie

Tiffany Camille Tuma, Raleigh, NC

Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Sexual Assault on Retention of Women of Color at Minority Serving Institutions Advisor: Dr. Walter A. Brown

Girmay Berhie, Ph.D. Dean, College of Health Sciences School of Public Health; School of Social Work

Doctor of public health PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE Byron K. Buck, Jackson, MS

Dissertation: Perceived Quality of Life Among Older Adults Aging with HIV in a Mississippi Transitional Home: A Pilot Study Advisor: Dr. Mary Shaw-Ridley

Doctor of Philosophy SOCIAL WORK Stephanie Bundle, Mendenhall, MS

Dissertation: Community Locality Development and Cultural Influence: An analysis of the Flint Water Crisis Advisor: Dr. Isiah Marshall, Jr. KB Turner, Ph.D. Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Doctor of Philosophy PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION Iibrahim Abdulrahman Alhussayen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dissertation: The Impact of Organizational Culture on Job Performance: A Study of Relationship Between Employees’ Performance and Organizational Culture at the Saudi Post in Accomplishing Saudi Vision 2030 Advisor: Dr. Johnny Gilleylen

Courtlandt L. Fouche’, Yazoo City, MS

Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of State Medicaid Medical Assistance Program and State Administration Expenditures on the Impact of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke in Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky from 2010- 2019 Advisor: Dr. Gloria Billingsky

Eric David Griffith, Jackson, MS

Dissertation: Municipal Income Taxes: A Comparative Analysis of Birmingham, Louisville and St. Louis: A Case Study of Possible Implementation in Jackson, MS Advisor: Dr. Johnny Gilleylen

Aundria D. Range, North Little Rock, AR Dissertation: An Impact Analysis of the ACA on Chronic Health Conditions Among Young and Middle-Aged African Americans, 2009-2020 Advisor: Dr. Johnny Gilleylen

Adrieme Walker, Canton, MS

Dissertation: An Examination of the Causes and Impact of Women’s Underrepresentation in the United States Legislature on Public Policies Related to Women and Family Issues Advisor: Dr. Ester Stokes Wilbur L. Walters, Jr., Ph.D. Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology

Doctor of Philosophy

Urban and Regional Planning Romorno E. Coney, Canton, MS

Dissertation: An Integrated Spatial-Based Environmental Planning Approach for Federal Government Agencies for Reuse of a Former Contaminated Federal Land as a National Wildlife Refuge: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal Advisor: Dr. Edmund Merem

Chandra Richardson, New Orleans, LA

Dissertation: The Forgotten Soul of the New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward: An Analysis of Social Equality After Hurricane Katrina in an Urban Neighborhood in New Orleans

Advisor: Dr. Mukesa Kumar

Tracy Harris, Ed.D. Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering

specialist in education

Omar Mohammed Aljawfi, Yemen

EDUCATION

Dissertation: Applying Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Associations Between Educational Background Factors and ProblemSolving in Technology-Rich Environments: An Investigation of Adult’s Proficiency Level in PIAAC Advisor: Dr. Tzusheng Pei

Anirudh Reddy Cingireddy, Hyderabad, India

Dissertation: Classification of Parkinson’s Disease Using Motor and Non-Motor Biomarkers Through Machine Learning Techniques Advisor: Dr. Venkata Kiran Melapu

CHEMISTRY Precious D. Cooper, Vicksburg, MS

Dissertation: Uranium Adsorption on Hydroxyapatites from Water and U Stability in a Weapon Testing Site Under Various Biogeochemical Conditions Advisor: Dr. Fengxiang Han

ENGINEERING Masoud Nobahar, Kish Island, Iran

Dissertation: An Early Warning Protocol Against Highway Slopes Failure on Expansive Soil Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Sadie Khan

Ana Uroic Štefanko, Zagreb, Croatia

Dissertation: Pyrolytic Transformation of Organic Waste-Based Biomass into a Sustainable Carbon Adsorbent for in Situ Removal of Heavy Metals Advisor: Dr. Danuta Leszczynska

Stacey Blackburn - Collins, Osyka, MS Glenda B. Blount, Canton, MS Jennifer Nicole Butts, Columbus, MS Melanie Chambers, Charleston, MS Karyn Elizabeth Charles, Hattiesburg, MS Shameka Clayton, Kansas City, MO Chiquaisha Kashea Done, Friars Point, MS Joyneka C. Gandy, Starkville, MS Betsy D. Harris, Southaven, MS Tiffany Alisha Houze, Natchez, MS Brenda Faye Johnson, Clinton, MS Naomi Jones, Maben, MS Angelia Knox, Byram, MS Tracey N. Marshall, Raymond, MS Connie Williams May, Jackson, MS Magayla McBride,Fayette, MS CoSharalyn O’Harroll, Jackson, MS Melissa Anita Pearson, Gulfport, MS Edaina S. Pickering, Collins, MS Breanna Renee Pittman, Grenada, MS Kimberly Pugh, Starkville, MS Peaches Katrice Roberson, Mendenhall, MS Rofunda Relaine Ross, Osyka, MS Patricia Sherrell Sampson, Cleveland, MS Milton Darrell Sanders, Jackson, MS Rita Singleton, Clinton, MS Carmen Pinkney Taylor, Leland, MS Tony T. Scott, Greenville, MS Jeffrey D. Spencer, Jr., St. Louis, MS Sharon Nicole Stinson, Ridgeland, MS Brittany Reneisha Venson, Bruce, MS Samuel West, Natchez, MS Temka Lasha Williams, Jackson, MS

Aikiah Wilson, Gilbert, LA Tomeca S. Wilson, Byram, MS Fidelis M. Ikem, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business

master of business administration BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ahmad Emad Abdel Rahim Alzeghoul, Jackson, MS Marina Bianchi Brito, Sao Paulo, Brazil Sherece Fashun Brooks, Madison, MS Allante’ Khalil Carter, Cedar Hill, TX Mioshi Laquita Chaffin, Jackson, MS SaVonnea D. Crawford-Leblanc, Houston, TX Sean-Micheal Dumas, New Orleans, LA Deborah Haymon, Jackson, MS Curinetha Patrice Hubbard, Jackson, MS Shedrick Terrell Joiner, Jackson, MS Destiny Nicole Perkins, Jackson, MS Mia Staples-Knox, Yazoo City, MS Timarquez Trey’Rell Steele, Jackson, MS LaDerek Lavell Thompson, Tutwiler, MS Letavius Royale` Wesley, Cleveland, MS

master of public Accountancy ACCOUNTING Jenney Delorse Ainsworth, New Orleans, LA Shebrina Lyles, Canton, MS Stella R. Mushi, Madison, MS DeVonta Marquell Rusell, Jackson, MS Tracy Harris, Ed.D. Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development

master of arts in teaching TEACHING Patrice KeWanna Adams, Yazoo City, MS Dexter Jarrod Allen, Crystal Springs, MS Andrea Allen, Shelby, MS jackson state university | 18

Rosalyn Sharnell Anderson, Lexington, MS Nikita Me’Shell Anderson, Carthage, MS Angelia Raquel Ashford, McCool, MS Ameshia Shardae Bacon, Camden, MS Jacqueline Bacon Hill, Camden, MS Jacositi Korielle Banks, Brookhaven, MS Ethel Lashon Collins-Barnes, Magee, MS Shavesha Bass, Monticello, MS Dominique Bell, Chicago, IL LuTicia Stamps Bennett, Edwards, MS Crystal Bowie, Clarksdale, MS Gwendolyn J. Braddy, Jackson, MS Shameika L. Bronson, Belzoni, MS Rodriquez Rodale Brown, Canton, MS The’Andrea Brown, Greenville, MS Shaikara R. Bryant, Shaw, MS Kimberly Monique Buckhalter, Jackson, MS Simeyon B. Butler, Jackson, MS Sonya L. Chaffee, Flowood, MS Laderka D. Coats, Belzoni, MS Kimwana Reynolds Collins, Yazoo City, MS Argie Cooper-Brown, Biloxi, MS Edna M Daniels, Jackson, MS Kathleen Yolanda Davis, Ridgeland, MS Ollie T. Davis, Bentonia, MS Desmond E. Dixon, Jackson, MS Suzan Hughes Duplessis, Chicago, IL Dabney Bonita Edwards, Yazoo City, MS Stephanie Evans, Jackson, MS Shequida Shenell Flowers, Clinton, MS Terica Butler, Fayette, MS Youlanda Denise Garrett-Trotter, Vaughan, MS Carenzo E. George, Bolton, MS Shevonda L. Gorden, Clinton, MS Victor L Gray, Jackson, MS Jon Hall, Tupelo, MS Derricka Hamlin-Blair, Canton, MS Marquita Chanelle Hargrove, Winona, MS Tabitha Harris, Jackson, MS Rena A. Henderson, Vicksburg, MS Katrina Hughes, Louisville, MS Lajuna Ivory, Greenwood, MS Alexandria Jackson, Indianola, MS Tammie Terrell Jackson, Osyka, MS Corine Charline Jefferson, Lexington, MS Latisha J. Richardson, Philadelphia, MS Michelle R. Jones, Vicksburg, MS De’Mesha Arianna Jones, Hattiesburg, MS Jamila Jones Cooper, Mound Bayou, MS Henry L. Jones, Jackson, MS Kiara Khadjia Jorden, Carrollton, MS Shanton M. Kelly, Canton, MS Lakeishia E. Lewis, Brandon, MS Shonqunettee Lumpkin, Mayersville, MS D’untee Erica Magee, McComb, MS Evalette Renee’ Martin-Westmoreland, Jackson, MS 19 | 2022 spring commencement

Editha Lei’Lani Maxwell, Columbia, MS Brittney L. McMillion, Chicago, IL Tonya Michelle Morris, Meridian, MS Tiffany Nicole Noble, Yazoo City, MS Jennifer Newell, Hazlehurst, MS Shakia Shonte’ Norman, Greenville, MS Ariel S. Payton, Jackson, MS Allea Paz, Byram, MS Jann Gene’t Perry, Hazlehurst, MS Jordan Michelle Phillips, Merrillville, IN Randall DeMond Quinn, Jackson, MS Detria Redding, McComb, MS Lataushia M. Robinson, Beulah, MS Stephanie Loraine Evans Robinson, Newton, MS Robbi Catreece Sanders, Jackson, MS Victoria Ulmer, St. Louis, MO Joe Willie Shanks, Jr., Waynesboro, MS Amber Jachiri Shaw, Jackson, MS Jerald R Shelvy, Sr., Natchez, MS LaKeshia S. Short, Fayette, MS Shaerrecca Arkelia Short, Fayette, MS Isiah Martavious Shoulders, Hermanville, MS Stacey Spencer Sterling, Brookhaven, MS Larry DeWayne Strickland, Jr., Lambert, MS Frank LaRose’ Sutton Jr., Jackson, MS Jennifer Nicole Sykes, Aberdeen, CA Angela R. Tate, Cleveland, MS Ashley Terrell, Byram, MS Marquita Townsend, Monticello, MS Crystal T. Tyson, Greenwood, MS Mari’Onna LaNisea Watson, Port Gibson, MS DAudrek J. West, Hazlehurst, MS Raven Ariel Maxer, Jackson, MS Kianna Monique Williams, Greenville, MS Avia Patrice Williams, Jackson, MS Kira Anita Williams, Greenville, MS Raylanakiesh Griffin, Galilee, MS Trevor Williams, Canton, MS Jalecia Lashonte Williams, Jackson, MS Jasmine Williamson, Camden, MS Madessia Latrice Willis, Jackson, MS Keona Geneva Wilson-Howard, Pattison, MS Kenya Tyuana Wright, Greenwood, MS Kathy M. Young, Jackson, MS

master of Science in Education EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Kiara Antionette Applewhite, Jackson, MS Pearl Latham Bailey, Jackson, MS Ashley Shanika Bell, Toomsuba, MS Monica Hope Berry, Foxworth, MS Shonika Monsha Cooper, Jackson, MS LaQuita Lashay Davis, Shelby, MS Ariel Ellis, Jackson, MS Jerilyn D. Fleming, Canton, MS Taquilla S. Flemon-Price, St. Louis, MO Ora Dorsey Guinn, Vicksburg, MS Kim Hudson, Jackson, MS Deja Danielle Christina Johnson, Durant, MS Latonya Necole Johnson, McComb, MS Rosaline H. McCoy, Jackson, MS LaTonya Renee McGowan, Utica, MS Talakedia Monique Martin, Greenville, MS Latoya Nekkole Mcnair, Magee, MS Hattie Rawls, Columbia, MS LaTrena Anquenette Tarleton, Port Gibson, MS Lakeisha Varnado-Tucker, Magnolia, MS Shamekeon Monique Webber Holmes, Tylertown, MS Jahlun Danielle White, Mobile, AL Monica Green Williams, Jackson, MS Lei Zhang, Beijing, China School Counseling Deidra A. Bullock, Belzoni, MS Carolane Lashelle Lumpkin, Vicksburg, MS Carlton Dontreal Lyons, Utica, MS

master of Science Clinical Mental Health Counseling Denavia D. Bell, Jackson, MS DeShonda LaShae Fortune, Flora, MS Brianna Marie Glenn, Southaven, MS Devin Dement Headley, Madison, MS Jarvis Jones, Jackson, MS Elizabeth J. Jordan, Jackson, MS Caroline Kramer, Jackson, MS Carlton Dontreal Lyons, Utica, MS Imani Monique Miller, Jackson, MS Courtland Sharod Sanders, Jackson, MS

Danielle T. Stamps, Raymond, MS Anna Grace Teal, Brandon, MS Education Administration and Supervision Shakia Mone’t Jacobs, Jackson, MS Candice Renea McDuffey, Newhebron, MS Stephanie C. Roberts, Forest, MS Health, Physical Education and Recreation Alvin C. Carter, Madison, MS Derrick Twan Curtis, Vicksburg, MS Tegra Faye Johnson-Brown, Jackson, MS

master of Public Health School of Public Health Daizha K. Brown, Natchez, MS Andria Carter, Philadelphia, MS Breniss Sheron Duffy, Jackson, MS Jameria Larrisse Hawkins, Jackson, MS Shante’ Monique Jacobs, Jackson, MS Ebone’ E. Woods, Jackson, MS

Rehabilitation Counseling

master of Social Work

April Marie Whalen, Brandon, MS

Social Work

Sport Science Chadwick Dunson, Madison, MS Sundaria Armstrong, Madison, MS La’Kryshna Krissy Johnson, Aledo, TX Pamela D. Johnson, Florence, MS Desmond J. Jones, Jackson, MS Coralyn A. Jones, Jackson, MS Seria Marvel Ross, Memphis, TN Brandon Valentin, Fort Lauderdale, FL Darrian DeVincio Wilson, Brookhaven, MS Tyler Lanard Jones, Columbus, MS Girmay Berhie, Ph.D. Dean, College of Health Sciences School of Public Health; School of Social Work

master of Science Communicative Disorders Teandra Brielle Averett, Jackson, MS Brianna Alisha Ford, Clinton, MS Briana Harris-Harvey, Byram, MS Sydnee Nicole Lollis, Godfrey, IL Katlyn Grace McLellan, Sallis, MS Bailey Renee Nichols, Yazoo City, MS Nia Redd, Ellenwood, GA Kari Lynn Stephens, Madison, MS Kirbi Hurst Thorne, Hickory, MS Shelby Spencer Walters, Brandon, MS Emilee Wilcox, Caledonia, MS Katelynn Marie Yates Norwood, Cleveland, TN

Erika Monique Alexander, Jackson, MS Courtney R. Alexander, Utica, MS Zakiya Anderson Horn, Lake, MS Scotoria Moriah Angrum, Terry, MS Valencia Michelle Banks, Clinton, MS Brittany L. Bass-Jones, Jackson, MS Felicia S. Bates, Canton, MS Andrew Terrell Bates, Forest, MS Shaniece Nicole Birgs, Memphis, TN Kiara Monea Blanche, Ebenezer, MS Courtney M. Bloodsaw, Ferriday, LA Jasmine R. Brooks, Woodville, MS Lekita Shunya Burks, Byram, MS Carrie Shanice Butler, Utica, MS Delesha Danielle Butler, Utica, MS Felicia Denise Byrd, Hazlehurst, MS Terra Santel Carter, Belzoni, MS Brooke Mathis Cole, Columbus, MS Mikayla M. Coleman, Jackson, MS Tabitha Cooper-Henderson, Anguilla, MS Hattie Matitra Covington, Roxie, MS Ashley Rena’ Cumby, Fort Worth, TX Sky Deanna Davenport, Pickens, MS Johnna Lynne Davis, Flora, MS Shomeka Shavante Day, Goodman, MS Chandra Ellis, Sallis, MS Cheryl M. Gray, Jackson, MS Kameshia Hardy, Drew, MS Willie Joynell Haymer, Yazoo, MS Stephanie D.Hooker, Prentiss, MS Andrea Denise Hooks, Mendenhall, MS Whitney Houston-Irving, Natchez, MS Latricia Nicole Hunter, Ludlow, MS Latisha B. Jackson, Louisville, MS Sabrina R. James, Jackson, MS Amena Saja Jamila, Madison, MS A’Lexis B. Jenkins, Pearl, MS Shondrylaya Johnson, Jackson, MS

Melissa L. Johnson, Raymond, MS Shermedria D. Johnson, Pascagoula, MS Lateisha M.Jones, Hazlehurst, MS NKrumah D’Angelo Lewis, Durham, NC Angelica Lewis, Canton, MS Skyler Alyss Lewis- Jackson, Sacramento, CA Pamela Lynette Little, Scooba, MS Laura Claire Livingston, Tiplersville, MS Fredericka L. Luckett, Canton, MS Cynthia Magee, Magnolia, MS Aleasha Shaunta McCullum, Collins, MS Tywanda E. McDonald, McIntosh, AL Taliyiah McInnis, Jackson, MS Melvin Earl McNair, Jr., Jackson, MS Chelsi W. Peters - Means, Bossier, LA Coco Chanail Medford, Philadelphia, MS Sharkeydra Miller, Hermanville, MS Segunna Andrail Mixon, Vicksburg, MS Chasity Nicole Murphy, Gulfport, MS Ekoko Monique Onema, Jackson, MS Breonna C. Owens, Jackson, MS LaPeaches Latrice Pollard, Utica, MS Brieanna Mikael Pollock, Hattiesburg, MS Mercedez Shunta Ramsey, Jackson, MS Elaina Reno, Tupelo, MS Rocsane Inez Robinson, New Orleans, LA DeAirah Latrice Robinson, Atlanta, GA Nicole Antionette Robinson, Grenada, MS Enrico Lorenso Rogers-Atkins, St. Louis, MO Fardarika Nicole Russell, Jackson, MS Shealyn Lanicia Salters, Jackson, MS Chenita Smith Scott, Gulfport, MS Brittane D Shannon, Jackson, MS Christina Shoemaker, Morton, MS Alexis D. Shorter, Utica, MS Zaria Kiera Shumpert, Fulton, MS Julie Marie Sims, Gulfport, MS Patrice Smith, Roxie, MS Marlena Simone Smith, Laurel, MS Tannual L Smith-King, Mendenhall, MS Shaleshia Snowden, Liberty, MS Yemekia Meshon Steele, Jackson, MS Alexia Miaie Steptoe, McComb, MS Markeisha Teeyani’ Stewart, Ridgeland, MS Carla Maria Stubbs, Jackson, MS Moira Taylor, Terry, MS MaKinley Rae Taylor, Hattiesburg, MS Alyssia Nicole Thomas, Clinton, MS Kathy Denise Thompson, Oxford, MS Naudia Tillis, Canton, MS Tenisha Naomi Tolen, Washington, DC Cherie Monet Tucker, Canton, MS Malik Sanchez Vaughn, Abbeville, MS Kizzy Shunta Viverette, Lena, MS Kevin L. Ward, Thibodaux, LA jackson state university | 20

Mary Blair Warren, Brandon, MS Deniesha Kiarian Waters, Ridgeland, MS Teyana Rashae White, Vicksburg, MS Ayana Anjenae Whitlock, Philadelphia, MS Gwendolyn Williams, Chicago, IL Candus Williams-Stringer, Hazlehurst, MS Valencia Janee Wilson, Brandon, MS Takyia D. Wilson, Drew, MS Jennifer Wilson, Myrtle, MS LaGrace Shadae’ Woodall, Jackson, MS LaNedra R. Woodard, Yazoo City, MS Regina Elizabeth Youmans, Pfafftown, NC Donald Carroll Youmans, Pfafftown, NC KB Turner, Ph.D. Dean, College of Liberal Arts

master of arts

CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE SERVICES Jamecia LaQuita Astrid Allen, Jackson, MS Kanika Robinson, Hazlehurst, MS Katherine Nicole Hall, Memphis, TN Zerial Kitchens, Flora, MS Katherine Long, Jackson, MS Jason Mathus, Chicago, IL Starnedra Shaynae Thomas, Glendora, MS English Qiana Tysia Chapman, Jackson, MS Tiffanie Christina Herron, Jackson, MS history Ryan Scott Hutchins, Ripley, MS

Thesis: Governance and Empire: The Effects of Imperialism and the Lack of Political Development on Post-Independence Africa Advisor: Dr. Mark Bernhardt

Sariah R. Orocu, Longmont, CO

master of Music Education MUSIC EDUCATION Tommie Leon Green, Vicksburg, MS Ronald Sebastian Hicks, Hazlehurst, MS Thesis: A Conductor’s Analysis and Performance Guide to Trinity: 3 Gospel Meditations Based on Gospel Songs by Robert Leigh Morris Advisor: Dr. Loretta Galbreath

Jasmine Nicole Hunt, Saint Louis, MO

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Thesis: Colorimetric Detection of Carboxylate Anions with a Dinuclear NI(II) Complex of Thiophene Based Polyamine Macrocycle and Cytotoxic Effect on Human Kidney (293T) Cells Advisor: Dr. Ariane Mbemi

Ronika S. Farrish, Pensacola, FL Ravyn Noelle Gines, Moss Point, MS

Terrenell Tezell Galtney, Lorman, MS Darius D. Johnson, Ashburn, VA Daphne Marshall Moore, Jackson, MS Sonyeka Tarrio, Jackson, MS

Michael-Ryan T. Lowe, Columbus, MS

master of Science

Thesis: The Anti-Proliferative an Apoptotic Effects of Garcinia Kola Extract in Breast Cancer Advisor: Dr. Paul Tchounwou

Tierra Chanel Mozee, Jackson, MS Luke Jubal Stuart, Nassau, Bahamas Diamond M. Wooten, Memphis, TN

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES

Computer and Data Enabled Science and Engineering

Dana Buchanan, Atlanta, GA

Ruma Rani Das, Sylhet, Bangladesh-India

Project: The Impact of Social Media on Identity Advisor: Dr. Li-Jing Chang

Rashad Maury, Hattiesburg, MS

Project: The Risks of Playing Football: Does Football Cause Long Term Head Trauma Advisor: Dr. Li-Jing Chang

Reondra J. Smith, Gloster, MS

Bianca Lizetta Smith, Jackson, MS

Arlencia Nichelle Barnes, Indianola, MS

Aliyah Zhakiriel Hawkins, Canton, MS Katelyn M. Irons, Grand Rapids, MI

Chastity Hope Quick, Hazlehurst, MS

SOCIOLOGY

BIOLOGY

PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

Jermaine L Patrick, Jackson, MS

Mia Marie Thompson, Jackson, MS Angelic Lynn Young, Merrillville, IN

master of Science

master of public Daija Imani Green, Baton Rouge, LA Thesis: Targeting IGF2BP1 modulates the Wnt Policy and and Hedgehog (Hh) Signaling Pathways in Basal Carcinoma Xenograft Mice Administration Cell Advisor: Dr. Felicite Noubissi Kamdem

Thesis: Dismantling the Intersectionality of Women’s Sports Advisor: Dr. Mark Bernhardt

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Wilbur L. Walters, Jr., Ph.D. Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology

Project: Incivility in Facebook Comment Threads Advisor: Dr. Li-Jing Chang Project: An Exploration of Stereotype Threat and the Social Media Practices of Black Women in Higher Education Advisor: Dr. Li-Jing Chang

Chesha Antoina Lewis, Jackson, MS

Project: Media Education & Community Engagement: The Importance of Environmental Justice In Jackson, Mississippi Advisor: Dr. Li-Jing Chang

Project: Feature Selection Methods in Regression Datasets Advisor: Dr. Tor A. Kwembe

CHEMISTRY Richard Wiley Neal, Jr., Jackson, MS

Thesis: Prediction of Binding Modes and Affinities of Anticancer Antibiotics with Fullerene as Drug Delivery Vehicle: A DFT Study Advisor: Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski

COMPUTER SCIENCE Derrick Caldwell, Canton, MS Morenike F. Irving-Pittman, Madison, MS Tony McBride, Ridgeland, MS Brittany Breanna Morgan, Clinton, MS Lufat Rahman, Madison, MS Ke Xu, Nanjing, China

ENGINEERING Clifton L. Carroll, Yazoo City, MS Nathan Mays IV, Cincinnati, OH Elizabeth Katherine Mitchell, Corinth, MS Ruth Recinos, Pearl, MS Austin Smith, Brandon, MS Canhao Wang, China HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Latrice R. Evans, Vicksburg, MS Obinna N. Ivoke, Okposi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Mathematics Keiera E. Dotson, Chicago, IL

Thesis: The Derivation and Application of the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) to Image Restoration Advisor: Dr. Tor A. Kwembe

Courtney Patrece Reed, Port Gibson, MS

master of Science in Education TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Dave Barnard McDavid, Jackson, MS Delicia D. McGee, Jackson, MS Talya Morris, Prentiss, MS

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“Where you come from does not dictate where you will end up.”

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- Tommie “Tonea” Stewart, ’69 Dean of Visual and Performing Arts, Retired Alabama State University

2022 undergraduate Ceremony Commencement Speaker Dr. Homer Wilkes, a native of Port Gibson, Mississippi, currently serves as Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment. He also served as the Director of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Team, where he was responsible for overseeing the rebuilding of the Ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill of 2010. He has also served as the Acting Associate Chief of USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Washington DC. Dr. Wilkes’ tenure with the United States Department of Agriculture span’s over 41 years, during his tenure he has served as State Conservationist for Mississippi; Chief Financial Officer for NRCS in Washington, DC; Deputy State Conservationist for Mississippi; Chief of Administrative Staff for the South Technical Center for NRCS in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Wilkes also served as Naval Supply Officer in the United States Navy Reserves from November 1984 – Aprl 2007.

Homer Wilkes, Ph.D., ’78, ’80 & ’06 Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

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He received his Bachelors, Master of Business Administration, and Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education from Jackson State University.

He also successfully completed the USDA Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) through American University’s Key Executive Leadership Certificate in Public Policy.

Dr. Wilkes and his wife Kim, currently reside in Ridgeland, MS. They have three sons, Justin, Austin, and Harrison. He enjoys fishing, restoring antique vehicles and family activities.

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undergraduate commencement Order of exercises 9:00 A.M. Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. ’99 12th President, Jackson State University Presiding Officer Prelude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Triumphal March” from Aida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giuseppe Verdi Arranged by Douglas A. Richard The University Wind Ensemble Mr. Lowell Hollinger, Conductor Academic Professional Facilitator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alisa L. Mosley, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs “Processional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Pomp and Circumstance”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Elgar The University Wind Ensemble (Audience remains seated) Presentation of Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JSU Air Force and Army ROTC Joint Color Guard (Audience stands)

National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“The Star-Spangled Banner” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Scott Key Arranged by William W. Davis Led by Savion Lucious, Junior Music Education Major The University Wind Ensemble (Audience remains standing) Negro National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson Led by Savion Lucious, Junior Vocal Performance Major The University Wind Ensemble (Audience remains standing) Invocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Kevin Kosh Wesley Foundation

Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Acknowledgments and Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandi L. Newkirk-Turner, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Reflective Message to the Graduating Class of 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyra S. McCormick President, Student Government Association Finance ‘22

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Introduction of Commencement Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kiara L. Bulloch Senior Class President, Student Government Association Biology ‘22 Commencement Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homer Wilkes, Ph.D., ‘78, ‘80 & ‘06 Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment Presentation of Citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Recognition of Candidates for Commissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lt. Colonel Natasha Reed Air Force ROTC Lt. Colonel Steven Robinson Army ROTC Presentation of Candidates for Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa L. Mosley, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Fidelis Ikem, Ph.D., Dean Tracy Harris, Ed.D., Interim Dean Girmay Berhie, Ph.D., Dean K.B. Turner, Ph.D., Dean Wilbur L. Walters, Jr., Ph.D., Dean Preselfannie McDaniels, Ph.D., Dean

College of Business College of Education and Human Development College of Health Sciences College of Liberal Arts College of Science, Engineering, and Technology Graduate Studies

Conferring and Awarding of Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Induction of Graduates into the Jackson State University National Alumni Association. . Earlexia M. Norwood, M.D. ’ 84 President, Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc.

Alumni Pledge:

I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to my Alma Mater in appreciation for the opportunity for development afforded me at Jackson State University.

I pledge active membership in the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Incorporated, wherever I may be. Through association with my fellow alumni, I shall forever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of my Alma Mater.

I pledge, as a person, to exemplify high ideals by rendering positive and dignified service to the community, the state, the nation, and the world, thus, living to bring honor and respect to my Alma Mater.

Closing Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. President, Jackson State University Alma Mater (Audience stands)

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“Jackson Fair”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.D. Pawley Arranged by F. D. Hall Led by Rene Young, Graduate Music Education Major University Symphonic Band (Audience stands) Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear Thee I love, my dear old college home Thee I love wherever I may roam Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear.

Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear Thee I love thy colors rich and bright Thee I love, the blue and the white Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear.

Refrain Hail, hail to thee, yes, hail to thee; Hail to the college of my heart, Hail, hail to thee, yes, hail to thee; Hail, to the college of my heart. *Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “God Be With You” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Tomer Led by Rene Young, Graduate Music Education Major Mr. Jerry Smith, Staff Accompanist (Audience remains standing) God be with you till we meet again;

By His counsel guide, uphold you.

With His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again!

God be with you till we meet again; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you; Smite death’s threat’ning wave before you; God be with you till we meet again!

Refrain Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus’ feet, Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again! Amen (Audience remains standing) *Following the custom initiated by President Luther G. Barrett, the hymn “God Be With You” has been sung at all Jackson State University Commencements since 1911.

Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Kevin Kosh Wesley Foundation Recessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Coronation March from the Prophet”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giacomo Meyerbeer Arranged by D. Eymann The University Wind Ensemble Mr. Lowell Hollinger, Conductor (Audience remains seated)

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Candidates for Degrees The commencement program booklet contains the names of candidates for degrees. It is possible that a candidate listed in this publication may not have completed all degree requirements. Failure to remove the name of a person(s) listed in error does not obligate the University to grant the diploma. The student’s transcript is the official record of the University.

Diplomas will be mailed to the student approximately 3 - 4 weeks after commencement at the address indicated on the graduation application.

For additional information, students may contact the Office of the Registrar and Records at 601.979.2300.

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Honors and Awards GRADUATION WITH ACADEMIC DISTINCTION Graduation with academic distinction is based on an earned average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.00 scale for work completed at Jackson State University for all undergraduates degrees. Students who graduate within this grade-point average range are honored with the following: Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum laude Cum Laude

3.80 - 4.00 3.50 - 3.79 3.20 - 3.49

Graduates with academic distinction wear gold honor cords during the commencement exercises.

Notes: A transfer student is eligible to be considered for honors provided: (1) the student has earned a minimum of 48 semester hours at Jackson State University prior to the semester of graduation; and (2) the student maintains a 3.20 or higher grade-point average for the coursework completed at Jackson State University. Students who already hold a baccalaureate degree are not eligible for this distinction.

††† Denotes Summa Cum Laude graduate †† Denotes Magna Cum Laude graduate † Denotes Cum Laude graduate

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W.E.B. Du BoisMaria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College The W.E.B. Du Bois-Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College (Du Bois-Harvey Honors College) is an enhanced collegiate experience that facilitates leadership development through self, community and global awareness; involvement in scholarship that fosters uniqueness and decision-making maturity; research-based inquiry and discovery of solutions to local, national and international dilemmas; and immersion of techonolgy usage.

The Du Bois-Harvey Honors College offers members an opportunity to: • Follow a program of study at a pace commensuate with their ability • Increase intellectual interaction among their peers, professors, and advisory • Provide the opportunity for experiential learning and research Graduation requirements for Du Bois-Harvey Honors College members: • Complete 30 hours of Honors courses and/or contracts with one hour in an Honors Colloquium • Participate annually in honors community service projects • Participate in a minimum of four honors enrichment sessions, monthly meetings, or activities annually • Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

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W.E.B. Du BoisMaria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honor College Graduates Chioma Ajuonuma Oluwaseun Akintade Kharynton Allen Zari Anderson Pierre Andrews David Bernard Kenya Bowers Erik Bozeman Brianna Brown Chassidy Buckner Kiara Bulloch Miriah L. Christian Shuziya Clemmons Quadejia Crockett Mikayla Davis Tania Dell Dasia Dyson Jerrietta Emerson Ameera El’Amin-White Desiree Ferrell Emerill Green Makail Green Jayda Grissett Qaylin Holliman Atayliya Irving Dwan Jackson Jiris Killingsworth Frema Kwarteng Teia McCormick

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Hakeem Menefee Ariana Montgomery Essence Morgan Kennedy Neal Jamari Noland Inman Ogletree, III Jasmine Quinn Neya Robinson Kaylin Robinson Audra Robinson Anyela Saa Destiny Sears Lazarick Shaw Amani Rucker Lauren I.Scott Lauryn Smith Makaiya Smith Michael C. Smith Aijjone Stokes James Tatum Shakena Thomas Alycia Triplett Azarias Vasser Chelsea Waddell Ashlee Walker Larryn Warren Miyah Westbrook Armani Wooden Cleveland Yancovita

jac k s o n s tat e U n i v e r s i t y ®

undergraduate candidates for degrees 2022 spring commencement

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Bachelor of Business Administration

Myrtis D. Thompson, Jackson, MS ††Larryn Verneda Giavonna Warren, Kansas City, MO Marquita S. Williamson, Canton, MS †Armani D. Wooden, Dallas, TX †Tariah Nia Woods, Peoria, IL

Economics

ACCOUNTING

†Kamaria Dove, Meridian, MS

††Austin LaRon Campbell, Starkville, MS Keundria Lashay Dunson, Jackson, MS †††Desireé Tania Ferrell,Tuscaloosa, AL Taronta Gines Jr., Moss Point, MS †††Jayda Ivonne Grissett, Chicago, IL Devin J. Heidelberg, Byram, MS LaWanda B. Ingram, Terry, MS ††Courtney Renee’ Logan, Clinton, MS ††Doshua Kiera McCray, Brandon, MS Aliyah Rae Moore, Meridian, MS †Mya L. Newson, Detroit, MI †Deundra Owens-Blackmon, Natchitoches, LA †††Ja’Nya Elise Puryear, Memphis, TN Phylisha Reed, Jackson, MS ††Aaron Ridley, Memphis, TN ††Devon Rosa, Madison, MS †††Jameria Shunta Stokes, Brandon, MS Jarriot Tripp, Jackson, MS Destan Rhae Wilkerson, Little Rock, AR Ahmad Zayed, Madison, MS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ty-Asia Allen, Canton, MS †Markia D. Anderson, Vicksburg, MS Joia Leonae Bonner, Clarksdale, MS Lemontez Brown, Edwards, MS Hannah Gabrielle Bullock, Tylertown, MS ††Oronde M. Fleming, Round Lake, IL †Kenyota Graham, Byram, MS †Tamiia K. Griffin, Hattiesburg, MS ††Cierra Z. Guyton, Pelahatchie, MS †Jordan Maurice Hart, Canton, MS †Fredrika Shanice Jackson, Hazlehurst, MS †Robin Elise Knox, Pascagoula, MS Yeminya Shaunette McGee, Flowood, MS Brittany LeeNesha Myles, Jackson, MS Vashti Chardae Napier, Arlington, TX Marvin DeWayne O’Neal, Jr., Lexington, MS †Briunna Lynsha Outlaw, Jackson, MS †Yuehai Pan, Clinton, MS †Kayla Peterson, Chicago, IL Kendria Leigh Roberts, Ridgeland, MS ††Jayla A. Spencer, St. Louis, MO †Aleah Chanice Sutton, Jackson, MS Davorius L. Terry, Jackson, MS Desmeon D. Thomas, Jackson, MS Courtney Y. Thompson, Pearl, MS 35 | 2022 spring commencement

Philip D. Bell, Ridgeland, MS ††Jasmine O. Handy, Jackson, MS Kelsey Kenolia Price, Clinton, MS A’lysea Sharnae Rucker, Louisville, KY †Cecelia Simmons, Chicago, IL †††Ashlee Monique Walker, Houston, TX

FINANCE Epiphany Faith Baldwin, Detroit, MI Dione Monique Bennett, Jackson, MS ††Jamal Branch, Chicago, IL Renzo Miguel Carrillo, Ridgeland, MS †††Desireé Tania Ferrell, Tuscaloosa, AL †††Juan Agustin Soria Forcada, San Juan, MS Jartayvis Devon Gooden, Detroit, MS Tommie Hughes, Chicago, IL Jordan Tyler Hurns, Meridian, MS ††J’Ceon Xavier Marshall, Bolton, MS Makaela Mays, Byram, MS ††Tyra S. McCormick, Clinton, MS ††Aaron Ridley, Memphis, TN ††Aujone Stokes, Chicago, IL †††Jameria Shunta Stokes, Brandon, MS

MANAGEMENT Tre’Vaughn L. Allen, Washington, DC †DeAnbranesia Denise Brown, Lexington, MS ††Aaron Cummings, Byhalia, MS Adrienne Rodnae’ Kemp, Columbia, MO †††Helouise Lane, Canton, MS Santee Marshall, New Orleans, LA †Annie K. May, Lake County, IL De’Vonte Derrell McSwine, Greenwood, MS Mac’Quinn Norris, Conyers, GA ††Da’Naeja Alexus Malune Porter, Magnolia, MS ††Jasmine Makyla Quinn, Indianapolis, IN Jaleel Tynier Reliford, Chicago, IL Louis Skipper, Hazlehurst, MS Adriene Roshune Williams, Canton, MS

MARKETING ††Kaleb Leatherman, East St. Louis, IL John F. Newsom, Gautier, MS ††Martrell Dejon Robinson, Belleville, IL

Tracy Harris, Ed.D. Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development

bachelor of Science in Education CHILDCARE AND FAMILY EDUCATION †Jordonna T. Allen, Jackson, MS Concepcion Daville Estralita Anderson, Greenwood, MS LaTyra Nicole Ashley, Magnolia, MS ††Keshauna Shanette Barnes, Yazoo City, MS Khadejah R. Beasley-Lutin, Jackson, MS Jessica Brown-Hobson, Brandon, MS †Dorianna Latrinice Brown, Chicago, IL †††Adrionna Nakia Childress, Jackson, MS ††Yolanda Sherre Dora, Starkville, MS Lola Edwards, Hattiesburg, MS Lashunda Edwards, Carthage, MS ††Leatrice Fakes, Hattiesburg, MS Bridgette Darlene Farabee-Williams, Jackson, MS Mikea Roshae Hall, Yazoo City, MS †Jayla Yarnae Jones, Jackson, MS †Janet A. Lee, Lorman, MS Alexia S. Lewis, Pelahatchie, MS †Destiny Kenshell Martin, McComb, MS †Petra Urice Martin, McComb MS Stephanie Poole, Hattiesburg, MS Kiara Marshae Roller-Wordlaw, Moss Point, MS †††Keona TaChea’ Sanders, Hazlehurst, MS ††Jalonda Michelle Smith, Jackson, MS †††Charlisha Qunete Stepter, Magnolia, MS †McKinley Steven Williams, Gluckstadt, MS Jennifer Wince, Hazlehurst, MS

SOCIAL SCIENCE †Peyton Patrick Bell, Jackson, MS †Cianna Marie Hooker, Lexington, MS Devine M. Kimble, Brandon, MS Carlos Nelson, Jr., Memphis, TN †Richette Sharee Palmer, Jackson, MS

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ††Emily Rose Amos, Madison, MS Sherida Danyelle Banks, Canton, MS †††Sarrah Bell, Jackson, MS ††Charity Brinson, Jackson, MS †Octavia Davis, Jackson, MS Tekita Yvette Franklin, Jackson, MS Jasmine Shantrel Green, New Orleans, LA Kevia Latrice Hall, Vicksburg, MS

college of business | COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Fidelis M. Ikem, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business

Ashley Nicole Harris, Jackson, MS Glennetta Marie Hollins, Flora, MS Diamond Nicole Isaac, Magnolia, MS Rolundria Jackson-Brock, Jackson, MS ††Kyla Deloise Kennedy, Jackson, MS Tyesha Nicole Lee, Chicago, IL ††Teri Anne McDaniel, Holly Bluff, MS Ajah Christina Brenn’e McGee, Belleville, IL †††Amber Danesha Scott, Byram, MS ††Destiny Deona Sears, Memphis, TN Devinese Smith, Jackson, MS Kourtney M. Spann, Jackson, MS †Ja’Mareous Charveze Thompson, Columbia, MS Ernestina E Waugh, Shaw, MS Brianna Emiberly Nicole White, Forest, MS †††Carmen Destiny Younger, Jackson, MS

bachelor of science HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION ††Brianna Brand-Pulliam, Rock Island, IL †Paxton B. Branning, Hollandale, MS Kiara T’cha Brown, Utica, MS †Christopher Michael Calhoun, Jr., Chicago, IL Morgan Raeonna Catchings, Byram, MS †Lawrence M. Clark, Jackson, MS Christiana Rose De Silva, Milwaukee, WI KeyShawn Harper, Mobile, AL Marcus Terrell Haynes, Jr., Pascagoula, MS Destiny L. Henning, Chicago, IL John Pendleton Higgins II, Madison, MS †Amos Hightower, Durant, MS Audriana Xiziril Denise Howard, Columbia, MS †Jalen J. Huddleston, Bay Springs, MS ††Bryon Anthony Johnson, Clinton, MS †Jada Monique Kinloch, Columbia, SC Cameron Lewis, Jackson, MS †††Dyrell Lyles, Camden, MS Christian McNair-Jones, Atlanta, GA Rakyle’ O’Neal Mister, Southaven, MS †††Willie George Owens II, Jackson, MS †Katie De’Angelic Page, Taylorsville, MS Tayler Ranae Reed, Milwaukee, WI ††Jazmyn Andanesha Smith, McComb, MS †††Joshua Or’mon Sturgis, Jackson, MS †Dorian Richard Taylor, Chicago, IL ††Brittney N. D. Williams, Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago

PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES †Yashieka J. Brookins, Madison, MS Pamela D. Colbert, Jackson, MS Chelsie JaSondra Coleman, Jackson, MS ††Patricia Rose Collins, Jackson, MS Dynasti D. Galloway, Jackson, MS Bonita Shanate’ Harris, Madison, MS †††Loretta R. Hollingbird, Jackson, MS †††Hiromu Ikeda, Kyoto, Japan Raven James, Shaw, MS Javerro Lamar January, Jackson, MS †Theresa Kelly-Tanner, Canton, MS ††John S. Lampley, Kennesaw, GA †Takita R. Leflore, Mckinney, TX †Andrea D. Leflore, Jackson, MS †Kenya Zaire Long, Jackson, MS ††Beverly Annette Love, Pickens, MS Clyde S. Marshall, Chicago, IL †Juan Marulanda, Miami, FL ††Samoyne’ LaNise Odoms-Redmond, Utica, MS Kierston Reed, Canton, MS Shana Latrice Sheffield, Hattiesburg, MS †††LaMiracle GaBrielle Sims, Moss Point, MS Jeffrey P. Sloan, Meridian, MS Ashley Mar’tika’ Taylor, Pearl, MS Joe Ann Thomas, Jackson, MS Tasha L. Watson, Hazlehurst, MS Bryanna Ke’shai White, Jackson, MS Fricka Blackmon-Ruffin Willis, Canton, MS

Special Education †Makeisha Renea Walker, Brandon, MS

University Studies Kasandra J. Allen, Madison, MS Gladys Artis, Snellville, GA Antoine Willie Battle, Gulfport, MS Ashley Brianna Benjamin, Brookhaven, MS ††Karmisha LaDiedre Bowman, Brookhaven, MS Jocelyn Brown, Jackson, MS Jessie Cocroft, Carthage, MS Farmika Michelle Cooper, Hazlehurst, MS Vanessa Epting, Frisco, TX Mary L. Hill, Yazoo City, MS Nicole L. Jointer, Jackson, MS Shannon S. Lee-Battle, Jackson, MS Aramis M. Liddell, Belzoni, MS Carlos J. Lockhart, Arlington, TX ††Alvin J. McFarland Sr., West Point, MS Marie A. Nelson, Brookhaven, MS Linda M. Parker, Louisville, MS Cennica Nishelby Ebony Scott, Jackson, MS

Antoinette Sharrieff, Madison, MS Cassandra Johnson Smith, Columbia, MS Madison Janell Pennaman Stanford, Jackson, MS Wanda Sylvester-Johnson, Bossier City, LA Marilyn Marie Goshen Springs, Brandon, MS Lillie Washington, Jackson, MS Eboni B. White, Port Gibson, MS Girmay Berhie, Ph.D. Dean, College of Health Sciences School of Public Health; School of Social Work

bachelor of science COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS Verlondrea Renee’ Austin, Flowood, MS Jerita Janae Baker, Brookhaven, MS ††Anaiah Terrece Evans, Bartlett, TN Kevin Glenn, Jr., Horn Lake, MS Myia Teshay Harris, Clinton, MS Earnestine Ciera Kirkwood, Jackson, MS †††Kennedy Lynn Neal, Jackson, MS Lauren Iman Scott, Meridian, MS †Keishawna Washington, Jackson, MS †Deja Tamar Williams, Jackson, MS ††Courtney Lynette Williams, Flowood, MS †Jaidin A. Winfield, Chicago, IL

HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION ††Britney Denise Bobo, Pine Bluff, AR Jacqueline Bracey, Jackson, MS Quamia M. Collins, Jackson, MS Amerris Monique Davis, Greenville, MS †††Dasia Denise Dyson, New Orleans, LA †Ahmad Courtlan Javier Gage, Gulfport, MS †Shiterricka Green, McComb, MS †Jada Elizabeth Hodge, Jackson, MS Bianca R. Howard, Flora, MS Jocelyn Alyse Hunt, Roxie, MS Rodneyia RoChelle Jones, Greenville, MS †Alexandria N. Langham, Pearl, MS Chanise Lathan, Miami, FL Montez De’Vonta Mack, Key West, FL ††Teia S. McCormick, Clinton, MS Maurice Mosley, Jackson, MS Cherinise Donbria Nichols, Jackson, MS ††Chioma C. Okoye, Clinton, MS John Wayne Price, Jr., Meridian, MS Latisha Minyon Richardson, Pinola, MS Jennifer R. Ross, Hollandale, MS †††Natasha Taplin, Summit, MS ††Marcus J. Washington, Jackson, MS †††Kaylin Nicole Winters, Cleveland, MS

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bachelor of social work SOCIAL WORK ††Kennedy R Allen, Little Rock, AR ††D’Asysa Y. Butler, Jackson, MS Za’Dosha Joyce Daimya, Kissimmee, FL Daisha K. Davis, Jackson, MS ††Tania Dell, Detroit, MI Timothy Dennis, Jackson, MS ††Taylor Ellana Graham, Picayune, MS ††Alexis Katherine Hewitt, Jackson, MS †Brandi Coreese Elizabeth Jackson, Matteson, IL †††Peyton Elizabeth Jones, Flowood, MS ††Janiyah De’une Jordan, St. Louis, MO Ja’Kyla Shantinique Jorden, Carrollton, MS Jasmine King, Austin, TX Isis’Odarriana Kirkland, Chicago, IL ††Jessica Liggins, Memphis, TN ††Tra’Shawn Mackey, Hattiesburg, MS ††Faith A. Mayfield, Ruston, LA †Malon Cabrina McGee, New Orleans, LA Falshanin Monique Meeks, Jackson, MS †Samantha Senclaire Mitchell, Magee, MS †Kamri Moton, Jackson, MS †Kendra S. Newell, Jackson, MS †††Niyah Odum, Olive Branch, MS †Erica K. Patterson, Springfield, IL †Sydney Lavonne Pearson, Freeport, IL Ashley Breonshae Powe, Meridian, MS †Carla Alexis Reddin, Morton, MS Kierra Tyanna Sherrod, Oxnard, CA Samahni Miracle Squalls, Los Angeles, CA ††Audreana Nicole Steele, Pearl, MS Olivia A. Taylor, Brandon, MS †Zakiya Deundria Thaggard, Jackson, MS Raven-AlexZandrea DaShaun Thomas, Vaughan, MS †††Taderia Jodae’ Twillie, Olive Branch, MS ††Kyoukius Untrenes Washington, McComb, MS KB Turner, Ph.D. Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts

bachelor of arts ART ††Devin Michael Boutte, New Iberia, LA 37 | 2022 spring commencement

††Natalie Renee Cura, Aurora, IL Jaylin Guice, Dallas, TX †Daleicia K Hart, Stockton, CA †Nin Sikenya Hoard, Brandon, MS Jasmine Latanya Johnson, Clinton, MS James A. McGowen, Hernando, MS Marcus O’Neal, Jackson, MS ††Devontae Rhodes, Greenville, MS

ENGLISH

bachelor of music MUSIC PERFORMANCE †Dorien Hamilton Bruce, Albany, GA †Esperanza M. Jones, Fort Meade, MD George B. Williams, Camden, NJ

HISTORY

bachelor of music education

Aisha Erma Lenora Saffold, Lexington, MS

MUSIC EDUCATION

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Erika S Alford, Loganville, GA †Dorien Hamilton Bruce, Albany, GA ††Demarques Kian Daniels II, Charlotte, NC Tyreke J’Quan Dawson, St. Thomas, VI Krystal Frank, New Orleans, LA Anthony Harris, Jr., Shreveport, LA †Aaron Jamal Hill, Jackson, MS ††MaKayla Alayne Miller, Columbus, MS Travis Prewitt, Memphis, TN Curtez Rasool, Little Rock, AR Jazmine D. Short, Chicago, IL

Shanel Jenea James, Magnolia, MS Alysha Marshell Moses, Jackson, MS †Kaitlyn Turnage, Flowood, MS †Azia Walker, Jackson, MS

††Chioma Ajuonuma, Atlanta, GA †††David Reginald Bernard, Jackson, MS David Brimmer II, Jackson, MS Micheal D. Chester, Chicago, IL †Kya Chase Green, Gary, IN †Makail Marie Green, Byram, MS Dorian Joseph Hairston, Charlotte Amalie, VI †LaBrandon E. Hill, Pelahatchie, MS Shanel Jenea James, Magnolia, MS Ivy Je’lease Johnson, Southaven, MS †††Cameron Johnson, Allen, TX Johnnie Mae Martin McDonel, Jackson, MS ††e’Dereka Newsone, Rock Island, IL ††Kaylin Reona Shuntryl Robinson, Olive Branch, MS Sunceray Rodgers, Chicago, IL ††Hailey Calize Singleton, Houston, TX Ariel K. D. Smith, Chicago, IL A’Mya Washington, Olive Branch, MS ††Miyah Rhanyse Westbrook, Memphis, TN †Casharia L. Wiley, Jackson, MS

SOCIOLOGY ††Brittney Alexis Battle, Jackson, MS ††Chassidy Chanel Buckner, St. Louis, MO ††Bria’nna Wilson, Canton, MS

SPEECH Joyanne Floyd-Wells, Kosciusko, MS †Brandon Lewis, Memphis, TN †Alan Phillips, University City, MO

bachelor of science CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES Amber N. Adams, Chicago, IL †††Yayira Zigi Ahortor, Poplarville, MS Levi M. Aldridge, Jackson, MS †††Varsharske S. Anderson, Woodville, MS †Kalajah Sharonique Bell, Lexington, MS Patrice Bolls, Jackson, MS Cierra Simone Devon Brooks, Chicago, IL Quittin Brown, Monticello, MS †Miles Obrian Brown, Milwaukee, WI Lauryn Kelly Carter, Chicago, IL †††Kansas Biancé Carter, Biloxi, MS Maryah E. Clark, Aurora, IL Kennyetta Marie Cooper, Detroit, MI †Jaumonie Malik Crain, Puckett, MS ††Erin Lindsey Farmer, Little Rock, AR Jinaya Ford, Lexington, MS †††Kelsee Nicole Ford, Jackson, MS †††Anansa Elnora Ford, Jackson, MS †Tszaunte Tashon Green, Chicago, IL

COLLEGE OF health sciences | college of liberal arts

††Katrina M. Woodard, Gloster, MS

Ajanee Leshay Greene, San Francisco, CA Kaitlind Shontilett Grenell, Cleveland, MS †Connie T. Harper, Mobile, AL La’ Kendra Heck, Jacksonville, FL ††Shraena Ingram, Chicago, IL ††Lauryn Lynnell Marie Jefferson, Jackson, MS Destiny D. Johnson, Memphis, TN Anaje’ B. Johnson, Compton, CA Khalijah Tyeisha Johnson, Canton, MS ††Amber Kristina Johnson, Jackson, MS Ni’Jay Solee Jolla, Harvey, LA †Makya Armoni Jones, Memphis, TN Loftin Keys, Jr., Rayville, LA ††Tylor B. Knox, Clinton, MS †††Macie Kuppenbender, St. Louis, SK- Canada Roshaad Shamari Lewis, Shelby, MS Minitial Mallard, McComb, MS ††Destinee’ Hope Malley, Florence, MS Jayveous McKinnis, Pearl, MS ShaVonne Victorea Mitchell, Chicago, IL Handaron Jemar Moore, Jackson, MS Teanna Marshae Moore, Carthage, MS Destinee Payne, Olive Branch, MS †Corey Marcus Reed, Jr., Atlanta, GA Mi Andria Roberts, Fishers, IN †Neya L. Robinson, Cahokia, IL ††Makayla Roper, Raymond, MS ††Gioia S. Russell, New Orleans, LA †††Alexes Nicole Sanchez, Dallas, TX Jonah Christopher Simpson, Jackson, MS Whitney Lakyra Nelson Singleton, Chicago, IL †Jerry Smith, Jackson, MS ††Kanyana Yonise Tennin, Lambert, MS Kennedy Trotter, West Memphis, AR ††Willean Turner-Hathorn, Jackson, MS †††Chelsea Waddell, Clinton, MS Reginald Lunsford Walton, Memphis, TN Kee’Achizia Willis, Jackson, MS

Journalism and Media Studies Necho John Richard Adams, Loganville, GA †††Kharynton Sandra Allen, St. Louis, MO Alfred Lee Barnes, Jr., Vicksburg, MS †Anthony Bowen, Jr., Vicksburg, MS Jefrey M. Rodriguez Castillo, New York, NY †††Halle Simone Coleman, Clinton, MS James Christopher Cooley, Laurel, MS †††Morgan T’Nia Cowan, Little Rock, AR KeShun Cox, Memphis, TN Diamond Alexus Forrest, Smyrna, TN †††Jantomi Janelle Hall, Denton, TX †Jhanae Harris, Madison, WI †Dejah Kierra Nicole Hawkins, Tinley Park, IL Tomika D. Hope, Chicago, IL Sidney Hudson McKissack, Chicago, IL Breana B. Mitchell, Memphis, TN

Luis Daniel Montgomery, Carthage, MS †Kai S. Moore, Chicago, IL Sunshine Noel, Saint Paul, MN Rielly Pulliam, Atlanta, GA †††Fabiola Candal Ranalli, Valencia, Venezuela †Latre’ce B. Steward, Hazlehurst, MS

PSYCHOLOGY †††Kayla R. Birdlong, Shaw, MS Kindalin Ne’Kitta Mone’t Blocker, Jackson, MS †Camelia Sharmaine Bryant, Jackson, MS †††Mariah LaShun Christian, Memphis, TN ††Shuziya Clemmons, Jonesboro, GA Steven Davila, Yabucoa, PR ††Kojo Amoaning Davis, Jayess, MS †††Mikayla DeShaun Davis, Birmingham, AL Ashley Adaobi Eugene, Decatur, GA Khalidah Destiny Donecia Francis, Port St. Lucie, FL †Jasmine Jackson, Chicago, IL †Skylarr Alexious Johnson, Gulfport, MS Diarra Keathley Jones, Little Rock, AR ††Brycelynn Kelly, Jackson, MS Ebony Charnese Mayweather, Jackson, MS Demonta McBeath, Philadelphia, MS †††Jamari Noland, Naperville, IL ††Jacobi R. N. Pennymon, Macomb, MI Briana Alexandria Smith, Jackson, MS †Chavone Latae Thomas, New Orleans, LA Danyelle Tillman, Jackson, MS Keiosha Iliaunta Turner, Memphis, TN ††Masiel Vargas, Kentwood, MI Nashantia Chavez Washington, Bassfield, MS ††Karen Y. Williams, St. Louis, MO Matthias Dwayne Wilson, Jackson, MS Wilbur L. Walters, Jr., Ph.D. Dean, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology

bachelor of science BIOLOGY ††Angelique La’Shea Alexander, Jackson, MS MyQuashia Tatianya KaRonda Anderson, Canton, MS Shirley Alyece Baldwin, Richton Park, IL Rayvn Basinger, Inglewood, CA †Valencia Alya-Marie Baxter, Chicago, IL Aliyyah Blakley, Flint, MI †Bethany Boston, Aurora, CO †††Kenya Aliseia Bowers, Hernando, MS †Tempestt Bowman, Greenville, MS

††Genise Bradford, Ridgeland, MS ††Janiece Kitonna Brady, Columbia, MS ††Carin Bridges, Concord, NC †Kori Brooks, Saint Louis, MO †††Brianna Brown, Little Rock, AR ††Kiara LaMonica Bulloch, Olive Branch, MS ††Britasia M. Burks, Vicksburg, MS Tashyana Mae Alice Burton, Jackson, MS †Caria T. Carter, Memphis, TN †Briana M Clay, Chicago, IL ††Keanna L. Coleman, Canton, MS †Keyanna Conner, Jackson, MS †Quadejia Crockett, Byram, MS JaKayla Dancy, Aberdeen, MS ††Tyronza Vonee Davis-Jackson, Jackson, MS Kenyader Dixon, Jackson, MS †Kaylah Janae Dowdell, Atlanta, GA †Jerrietta Mariah Emerson, Meridian, MS ††Cameryn Alana Fairley, Biloxi, MS †Alexiea Briana Feaster, Chicago, IL †††Lydia Almethia Fields, Jackson, MS †Deja A. Finner, Matteson, IL Elaunjuia Furdge, Jackson, MS †††Taylor Andreia Gentry, Raymond, MS ††Ricaria Gordon, Leland, MS Marshawn Darieon Grady, Jackson, MS †††Kelechi S. Greene, Gary, IN Kristina Alexandria Greenlaw, Calumet City, IL Denver Teresa Hall, Madison, MS ††Makaila Handy, Canton, MS ††Tanaesia Hester, Tulsa, OK ††Jayewon Hill, Mobile, AL ††Courtney Hunt, Jackson, MS ††Izury Sofia Trejo Islas, Morton, MS †††Dwan Makaela Nettiebell Jackson, New Iberia, LA Kahlil Cornell Johnson, Jackson, MS †Aarionna Marie Kelly, Jackson, MS ††Zoey JaNiya Keyes, Bay Springs, MS †Iyanna King, Chicago, IL ††Frema Ama Kwarteng, Chicago, IL Makaylah Lewis, Memphis, TN Kierra D. Lindsay, Jackson, MS Tamaria Shunta Lucious, Jackson, MS ††Theadore Lyons III, Memphis, TN †Aireyunna Mallett, Byram, MS †Destiny Chantal Maxwell, Brookhaven, MS ††Breonna Jenae McDonald, Natchez, MS Fulton McField, Jr., Madison, MS †Marcus Vershad McWilliams, Utica, MS ††Maya McWilliams, Carthage, MS Shanice L. Mitchell, Clinton, MS Artavia Mornee Moreis, Memphis, TN KymMiyiah Paxton-Vernado, Jackson, MS Victoria Roshella Payne, Port Gibson, MS ††Tiranda Mikole Plummer, Albany, GA †Ayanna Preyor, Saint Louis, MO jackson state university | 38

Chemistry †††Zari Taylor Anderson, Saint Louis, MO †††Ana Letícia de Freitas Batista, Jackson, MS Aundrea N. Charles, Detroit, MI †††Taylor Andreia Gentry, Raymond, MS LaNeisha Johnson, Detroit, MI †Derrilynn Annaleise Leach-Wilson, Montgomery, AL †Keanna Danielle Lee, Clarksdale, MS Jasmine Lenise Weatherspoon, South Bend, IN

Civil Engineering ††Sydnei Arielle Bracey, Raymond, MS †Tiffany Allison Campbell, Ferguson, MO †††Simon E. Dabadie, Anaco, Venezuela Benjamin T. Douglas, II, Greenville, MS Akinola IfaJemiduro Gonzalez, Chicago, IL George D. Graham, Jr., Braxton, MS Jerry Tyrone Jackson Jr. Jackson, MS †††Blake Jobe, Vicksburg, MS Mi’Chaela Johnson-Williams, Little Rock, AR 39 | 2022 spring commencement

Nathanial Frederick Kenner, New Orleans, LA †Lee M. Mangum, Jr., Jackson, MS Anthonee Mark, Sandy Hook, MS ††Anjulie Danielle Morehead, Arlington, TX †Micheal Christopher Rosenthall Jr., Sharon, MS Samuel Lemount Smith, Canton, MS †††Charles N. Spain, Jr., Brandon, MS ††Jaydon Ja’Brari Tate, Jackson, MS Kolby Woods, Byram, MS †††Oluwaseun Daniel Akintade, Akure, Ondo State Dyamond Anylah Monae’ Anthony, Canton, MS †Erik D. Bozeman, Byram, MS ††Jasmine S. Cole, Byram, MS ††Ameera El’Amin-White, Seattle, WA Brandon M. Green, Memphis, TN Antonio Demond Harper, Clarksdale, MS Joquez De’daveon Johnson, Meridian, MS ††Jiris A’Kevion Killingsworth, Utica, MS †††Getnet Melkamu Mekuriyaw, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia †††Hakeem Menefee, Woodbury, MN Devonte Moore, Jackson, MS ††Inman Ogletree, III, Lawrenceville, GA ††Audra George Raziel Robinson, Meridian, MS Makaiya Alissia Smith, Saint Louis, MO †Aurion Taylor-Burks, Utica, MS Malliyah Olivia Weatherspoon, Canton, MS

Industrial Technology

Computer Science

†Dream Armani Juliano Box, Las Vegas, NV Keonna Conkle, Zion, IL ††Frederick Wesley Jackson II, Hazlehurst, MS †Jawnaye Alese Nash, Little Rock, AR †James M. Tatum Jr., Jackson, MS

†††Tara Francia Amos, Madison, MS Kobe Dixon, Natchez, MS ††Qaylin Isaiah Edwards-Holliman, Hattiesburg, MS †††Emerril Green, Jackson, MS ††Ken-Jeffery Harmon, Jackson, MS Vermont N. Haymon, Jackson, MS ††Gregory F. Hobson, Jackson, MS †††Nia Hodges, Tuscaloosa, AL †Atayliya Natasha Irving, Dallas, TX †††Shamia A. Johnson, Jackson, MS ††Bernard Kemboi Kite, Clinton, MS †Ariel McGee, New Orleans, LA †††Basel Qasem Muthanna Moqbel, Ridgeland, MS ††Cleveland Grady Yancovitz, Jackson, MS

Electrical Engineering Jalaani Christopher Gary, Atlanta, GA †Tyler J’Louis Justice, Covington, GA Cameron Dominique Nelson, Jackson, MS Malik Shavers, Flowood, MS †Cameron Joel Wilborn, Marks, MS

Pierre B. Andrews, Laurel, MS D’Andre Rammel Bell, Jackson, MS Fredrick D. Blackmon, Canton, MS †Victor Brown, Jr., Pensacola, FL Jwaun Dooley, Jackson, MS Yafeu Cameron Gary, Jackson, MS †Jordan Lamar Hundley, Pearl, MS Kendall J. Jackson, Jackson, MS Jimmy T. Page III, Chicago, IL Rashad Sayles, Jackson, MS Ernest Smith, Southaven, MS Devin Starks, Westwego, LA Talik Towns, Saint Louis, MO Damion Williams, Memphis, TN

Mathematics †††Amaya Kelsey Butler, Merrillville, IN ††Essence Armani Renee Morgan, Greensboro, NC

Meteorolgy Alexis Domonique Floyd, Greenville, SC Lance C. Perrilloux, Reserve, LA Siarrah L. Taylor, Memphis, TN †††Alycia Taylor Triplett, Kennesaw, GA

Physics

college of science, engineering & technology

Aniyah Primm, Decatur, IL Tatyana Tiarra Quinonez, Brooklyn, NY Justin Ragin, Collierville, TN ††Amani Marie Rucker, Jackson, MS †Korte’ria Rudd, Marks, MS ††Anyéla Jamila Dominique Saa, Los Angeles, CA Makala Scott, Tulsa, OK ††LaZarick G. Shaw, Ashland, MS JaKira Patrice Smith, Natchez, MS †JaMira Betrice Smith, Natchez, MS †Michael C. Smith, Detroit, MI †Kaylei Aniyah Smith-Taylor, St. Louis, MO †Lauryn Nakala Smith, Saginaw, MI ††Cornelia Jenae’ Smith, Jackson, MS Grace Alexandria Stafford, Chicago, IL †DeAsia DaMaria Stanton, St. Louis, MO †††Z’akeemaa Kahira Starch, Chicago, IL LaJerrica Stewart, Jackson, MS Xavier Antwoin Tanner, Jackson, MS †Shakena Denise Thomas, Walls, MS †Jonovan Maurice Tyler, Glen Allan, MS Angel L. Varner, Racine, WI ††Azarias Cedrion Vasser-Cochran, Pine Bluff, AR ††Bryce O. Walker II, Chicago, IL †Arreonna Walton, Ridgeland, MS Danielle Naomi Watson, Chicago, IL Eryn Alexis White, Jackson, MS †Jean-Paul Jude Willard, New Orleans, LA Ashley Williams, Atlanta, GA Enjoli Hunter Wilson, New Orleans, LA Desiree Leeann Winters, Kosciusko, MS Chekitta Letate Young, Tchula, MS

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Board of Trustees MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING Alfred Rankins, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner of Higher Education Greenville, Mississippi

BOARD MEMBERS J. Walt Starr, DMD, President Columbus, Mississippi Tom Duff, Vice President Hattiesburg, Mississippi Ormella Cummings, Ph.D. Tupelo, Mississippi Steven Cunningham, M.D. Hattiesburg, Mississippi Teresa Hubbard Oxford, Mississippi Jeanne Carter Luckey Ocean Falls, Mississippi Bruce Martin Meridian, Mississippi Alfred E. McNair, Jr., M.D. Ocean Falls, Mississippi Chip Morgan Stoneville, Mississippi Gee Ogletree, J.D. Jackson, Mississippi Hal Parker Bolton, Mississippi Gregory Rader Columbus, Mississippi

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Jackson State University Executive Cabinet and Academic Deans Executive cabinet Thomas Hudson, J.D., President Alisa Mosley Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Howard Brown, Vice President for Business and Finance, Chief Financial Officer Joseph Whittaker, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Economic Development/Associate Provoss Ashley Robinson, Vice President and Director of Athletics Robin M. Pack, Executive Director of Human Resources Edward Watson, J.D., General Counsel Michael Bolden, Executive Director of Campus Operations Alonda Thomas, Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications

deans Fidelis Ikem, Ph.D., College of Business Tracy L. Harris, Ed.D., (Interim), College of Education and Human Development Girmay Berhie, Ph.D., College of Health Sciences KB Turner, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts Wilbur Walters, Jr., Ph.D., College of Science, Engineering and Technology Preselfannie McDaniels, Ph.D., Graduate Studies Locord D. Wilson, Ph.D., Libraries

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Jackson State University Seal and Mace THE SEAL The University Seal was designed by Freddy Norman, graphic artist. The Seal displays the University’s motto: Excellentia, Academica, Investigatio et Officium (Academic Excellence, Research, and Service). Three significant elements are presented in the design. At the center of the configuration is a winged torch. The flame signifies the light of learning and the search for truth. It leaps upward, borne aloft by outspread wings symbolic of the quest for excellence. Within the wing on the left side is an open book symbolic of research and publication. The globe inscribed within the wing on the right side symbolizes the University’s commitment to service to the state, the nation, and the world. The year 1877 represents the founding date of the university. The laurel wreath, which is reminiscent of the victor’s crown awarded to the best competitors in the arts and sciences during the Classical Era, encircles the design and represents the pursuit of excellence in every field. On March 15, 1974, the Seal was revised to include the institution’s university designation.

THE MACE The Mace was originated and first used in Egypt, where it represented creativeness, achievement, and the assertive tendency in man. In the Middle Ages, it was used as a weapon of war. Today, however, the mace represents deputized authority and dignity.

The Jackson State University Mace is carried in all formal University convocations. It was carved from a piece of solid American black walnut. The upper portion of the Mace is in the shape of a pentagon and contains the University’s logo and Seal. Dr. Sam Cobbins, retired Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts, designed and constructed the Jackson State University Mace.

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The Presidential Chain of Office and Medallion THE presidential Chain of office The Chain of Office is a symbol of office dating from medieval times. It is worn by the President with academic regalia on ceremonial occasions. The Chain of Office honors the highest official at an educational institution as a symbol of leadership and responsibility vested in that office.

The Chain of Office for Jackson State University’s President is made of antiqued silver plated bronze metal and is made up of curved banners engraved with the names of the University’s previous presidents.

From the chain hangs a medallion. A banner engraved with the President’s name is located at the center of the chain directly above the University Medallion. This banner is adorned with a leaf and inscribed with the year representing the President’s first year in office.

THE presidential Medallion Traditionally, the medallion is a symbol of academic leadership. It is one of the oldest symbols of authority. The medallion is worn by the President as part of his/ her presidential regalia at commencement and other ceremonial occasions at the University. It symbolizes the President’s authority as the highest officer of the University. The medallion is inscribed with the Jackson State University Seal, which represents the Office of the President and the University’s commitment to academic excellence, research and service.

The three-inch circular medallion is made of antiqued silver-plated bronze metal with blue enamel. This unique mount represents a single-faced imagery in bas-relief creating a two-level projection with the three significant elements in the overall design encircled by the laurel wreath. At the center of the configuration is a winged torch. The flame signifies the light of learning and the search for truth. It leaps upward borne aloft by outspread wings symbolic of the quest for excellence. Within the wing on the left side is an open book symbolic of research and publication; the globe inscribed within the wing on the right side symbolizes the University’s commitment to service to the state, the nation and the world. The year 1877 represents the founding date of the University. The laurel wreath, which encircles the design, represents the pursuit of excellence in every field.

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The Academic Costume ACADEMIC REGALIA The custom of wearing academic regalia stems from the Middle Ages when scholars were also clerics and wore the costumes in their Monastic orders.

The most common headpiece for the ceremony is the black square, flat topped or mortar board which is shaped like a board of the mason which holds the mortar.

The tassel on the doctor’s cap is usually gold in color and is worn on the left. The tassel on the master’s cap is usually black and is also worn on the left. The tassel on the bachelor’s cap, usually black, is worn on the right prior to graduation, then moved to the left when instructed by the presiding officer.

The hood, which is mentioned as early as 1480 in clerical literature, was originally used as a head covering, a shoulder cape, and a bag in which alms could be collected.

The gown is usually black. The traditional doctor’s gown has velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on the sleeves. The master’s gown has no velvet but does have unusually long sleeves. The bachelor’s gown is similar to the master’s but has regular length sleeves which are pointed. Some gowns may be the color of the department granting the degree, such as “Education Blue.” Others may be “Yale Blue” or “Harvard Crimson” for graduates of these universities.

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Hood and Tassel Colors Shown below is a listing of hood and tassel colors established by the Intercollegiate Code to represent several departments of learning. (Please note that not all departments listed here are established at Jackson State University.)

Agriculture |Maze Medicine |Green Arts, Letters, Humanities |White Music |Pink Business Administration, Accountancy |Drab Nursing |Apricot Dentistry |Lilac Oratory (Speech) |Silver Gray Economics |Copper Pharmacy |Olive Green Education |Light Blue Philosophy |Dark Blue Engineering |Orange Physical Education |Sage Green Fine Arts, including Architecture |Brown Public Administration, Service |Peacock Blue Forestry |Russet Public Health |Salmon Pink Home Economics |Maroon Science |Golden Yellow Journalism |Crimson Social Work/Science |Citron Law |Purple Theology |Scarlet Library Science |Lemon Veterinary Science |Gray Lifelong Learning |Garnet

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Academic Degrees THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE A bachelor’s degree is the first academic degree that is conferred by a university to students who have completed the undergraduate coursework of study. The bachelor’s degree is sometimes called a baccalaureate degree. This degree is the most common type of college degree awarded by institutions of higher learning in the United States. The bachelor’s degree provides students with a foundation for entering many professional career fields and for further education.

THE master’S DEGREE The master’s degree is an academic degree that is conferred by a university to students who have successfully completed one or two years of approved course work beyond that of the bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree candidates are expected to exhibit and demonstrate mastery of a specialized body of theoretical and applied subject matter. A thesis or a project is usually required in many master’s degree programs.

THE specialist DEGREE The specialist degree is common in many education and psychology programs. It is conferred by a university to students who have completed academic study beyond the master’s level and below the doctorate level.

THE doctoral DEGREE The doctoral degree is the highest of the academic degrees conferred by a university.

It is offered in most fields of study. Doctoral degrees include the professional degree and the research degree. The professional doctoral degree calls for advanced training for the practice in professional fields such as medicine, pharmacy, law or nursing. The research doctorate requires approximately four years of advanced study and independent research. The years of study and excellent research are typically accompanied by a dissertation. The doctoral candidate is expected to make a contribution to the body of knowledge in the field of study.

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The Academic Procession The academic procession dates back to the Middle Ages when universities were closely associated with the Medieval Church. Since that time, the academic procession has become a treasured tradition in higher education institutions.

During the academic procession, university officers and others related to the university march in formal university events in academic regalia.

The pageantry of the academic procession is a featured part of commencement programs and other formal university events. The Academic Procession is generally initiated by the university’s mace bearer. During commencements, the mace bearer is generally followed by the chief faculty marshal. The academic procession brings into the arena the President, other officials of the university, representatives from the governing board, the guest speaker, college deans, other platform guests, administrators, faculty and graduating students.

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Senior Class Officers 2022 spring Semester Kiara Bulloch, President Frema Kwarteng, Vice President Courtney Logan, Secretary Anyela Saa, Treasurer Erin Farmer, Miss Senior Keaton Richardson, Mr. Senior Scottie Willis, Jr. Senior Class Advisor

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Graduate Student Leadership 2022 spring Semester Sreenath Panchagnula, President Deepak Vadlamudi, Vice President Lauren Corby, Secretary Jessica Orey, Parliamentarian Jenney Ainsworth, Treasurer Carlton Lyons, Coordinator of Member Development Symone Lawson, Student Advisor Deborah Washington, Advisor

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Jackson State University 2022 spring Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement Exercises COMMENCEMENT MACE BEARErs Dr. Okechukwu D. Anyamele Dr. Dawn McLin

president’s standard BEARErs Dr. Sharon Simmons Dr. Felicite Noubissi-Kamdem

college standard bearers College of Business Dr. Nizar Alsharari Dr. Hyunseob Kim College of Education and Human Development Dr. Joon Young Lee Dr. Brieah Hudson College of Health Sciences Dr. Vincent Mendy Dr. Whitney Perkins College of Liberal Arts Dr. Li-jing Arthur Chang Rev. Barron Banks College of Science, Engineering and Technology Dr. Kejun Wen Dr. Francis Tuluri Division of Graduate Studies Dr. Dennis Williams

Undergraduate and graduate Student/faculty Marshals College of Business Jayda Grissett Jameria Stokes Marina Brito Jenney Ainsworth Dr. Donald Causey Dr. Edith Davidson College of Education and Human Development Sarrah Bell Loretta Hollingbird Seria M. Ross Shakia Jacobs Dr. Tierra Flowers Dr. Karen Linstrum 51 | 2022 spring commencement

College of Health Sciences Dasia Dyson Taderia Twillie Teandra Averett Brenniss Duffy Dr. Yalanda Barner Dr. Jennifer Wiles College of Liberal Arts Jamari Noland Halle Coleman Sariah Orocu Ronald Hicks Dr. Shanna Smith Dr. Thomas Kersen College of Science, Engineering and Technology Oluwaseun Daniel Akintade Dwan M. Jackson Getnet Mekuriyaw Obinna N. Ivoke Masoud Nobahar Dr. Sungbum Hong Dr. Carolyn Howard

Readers

Dr. Preselfannie McDaniels Dr. Tomaz Cunningham Dr. Loria Brown-Gordon

Registrar and Records

Dr. Harrison P. Johnson, Registrar Donna Epps, Assistant Registrar Raquel Milton, Graduation Specialist LeKesha Tubbs-Hadley, Registration Information Specialist Rosalind Shaw, Student Records Associate Stephanie Stevens, Transcript Processor Ella Ainsworth, Administrative Assistant

American Sign Language Interpreters Vicki Lewis Toni Thompson Tiffany Leach

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Yolanda T. Brown

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2022 spring Commencement committee Frankie Adams Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts Dr. Girmay Berhie, Ex-Officio Donald Bilbro Dr. M. Juette Bingham Dr. William Brown Dr. Loria Brown-Gordan Celia Burse Dr. Tomaz Cunningham Alla Frank Dr. Elayne Hayes Anthony Dr. Tracy Harris, Ex-Officio Kamesha Hill Chief Herman Horton David Howard President Thomas Hudson, Ex-Officio Dr. Fidelis Ikem, Ex-Officio Dr. Harrison Johnson Spencer McClenty

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Dr. Preselfannie McDaniels, Ex-Officio Raquel Milton Dr. Alisa Mosley, Ex-Officio Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner, Chair Dr. Shayron Nichols Dr. Arron Richardson Dr. Michael Robinson Assistant Chief Janet Samuel Don Spann Douglas Stringfellow Dr. April Tanner Dr. KB Turner, Ex-Officio Dr. Wilbur Walters, Ex-Officio Sherree White Angela Williamson-Bratton Dr. Carlos Wilson Carol Woodson Esther Young

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