Lincoln University 2020 Commencement Program

— CLASS OF 2020 —

Commencement

Friday, May 21, 2021 1:00 P.M.

Mission

Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world.

It does so by:

• Providing a rigorous liberal arts education featuring active and collaborative learning;

• Integrating academic and co-curricular programs with the University’s distinctive legacy of global engagement, social responsibility and leadership development; and

• Cultivating the character, values and standards of excellence needed to enable students to become responsible citizens of a global community.

Vision

Lincoln University will be a national model for both 21st century liberal arts undergraduate education and innovative graduate and professional programs.

Message from the President

Dear Lincoln University Graduates and Families:

On behalf of the entire Lincoln University family, I am pleased to extend sincerest congratulations to the Class of 2020. We are happy to be able to gather on the campus today to celebrate and commemorate your achievements. I join all those who provided support and assistance along the way, including your family and loved ones, faculty, mentors, staff, fellow students, alumni, trustees and university supporters in applauding you for the hard work that has made your participation on this occasion possible.

We applaud your dedication and determination to earn a higher education degree, even under the unprecedented circumstances of 2020. These life-changing conditions interrupted the final semester of your studies on campus and necessitated changes in the delivery of your higher education. We acknowledge and appreciate your steadfastness as you persevered through a very difficult period of trial and error, not letting the challenges and uncertainties deter you from achieving your goal. Thank you for staying the course with us!

To the parents, guardians, families, and friends of the Class of 2020 I also extend heartfelt thanks for entrusting us with the humbling responsibility of sharing in the personal and intellectual enhancement of these graduates. While they sit in the seats of honor and receive their treasured diplomas, this graduation belongs to you as well. I know your support has been invaluable to their success.

Graduates, you are forever the sons and daughters of this great institution. Your alma mater is proud of your accomplishments. We are certain that your years at Lincoln have prepared you well for the world beyond the arches. We wish you nothing but continued success as you depart to take on the world. Carry forward the Lincoln University legacy of excellence in all that you do.

You entered to learn –you are now liberated and ready to lead. Congratulations!

Brenda A. Allen ’81 President

A Legacy of Producing Leaders

Since its founding in 1854, Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), has been internationally recognized for its commitment to excellence in scholarship and service by providing a rigorous, world-class liberal arts education. Lincoln University graduates have distinguished themselves in many fields, including medicine, science, theology, education, law, and the arts.

In addition to our more well-known graduates — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ’30; poet and playwright Langston Hughes ’29; the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe ’30; and the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah ’39 — Lincoln University and its graduates have participated in the founding of eight U.S. universities and launched the model for what became the U.S. Peace Corps. Lincoln graduates also include the first African American bishop of the United Methodist Church, Roy C. Nichols ’41, and the U.S. Navy’s first African American female rear admiral, Lillian Fishburne ’71.

The University’s beginnings can be traced back with recognition to its founder, Presbyterian Minister John Miller Dickey; his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson; and the first two students, James Ralston Amos and his brother, Thomas H. Amos. Lincoln University was initially chartered as Ashmun Institute in honor of Jehudi Ashmun, the first governor of Liberia, and renamed Lincoln University in 1866 after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Since its inception, Lincoln has attracted an interracial and international enrollment from

the surrounding community, the region, and throughout the world. The University admitted women students in 1952 and formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1972 as a state-related, coeducational university. Lincoln University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Lincoln University has had 14 presidents in its distinguished history, with President Brenda A. Allen currently at the helm. They include Dickey (1854-56); John Pym Carter (1856-61); John Wynne Martin (1861-65); Isaac Norton Rendall (18651906); John Ballard Rendall (1906- 24); William Hallock Johnson (1926-36); Walter Livingston Wright (1936-45); Horace Mann Bond (1945-57); Marvin Wachman (1961- 69); Herman Russell Branson 1970-85); Niara Sudarkasa (1987-98); Ivory V. Nelson (1999-2011); Robert R. Jennings (2012-14); and Brenda A . Allen (July 2017-present).

Lincoln University’s historic campus is located on 422 acres in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The University operates an additional location at 3020 Market Street in Philadelphia.

Lincoln University remains committed to preserving its distinction as an intellectual and cultural resource for this region.

Order of Ceremony

PRESIDING

Brenda A. Allen, Ph.D. ’81 President, Lincoln University

PRELUDE

Lincoln University Symphonic Band

*PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 Composed by Edward Elgar / Arranged by James Ployhar Professor Charles Pettaway, organist

INVOCATION

Rev. Frederick T. Faison, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Student Success, Health & Wellness, and University Chaplain

OPENING REMARKS

President Allen

GREETINGS

Theresa R. Braswell ’84 Chairlady, Board of Trustees

ANTHEM

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Written by James W. Johnson / Music by John R. Johnson / arr. Roland Carter Lincoln University Concert Choir and Toni Caldwell-Hall, pianist

MUSICAL SELECTION

“Cry Out and Shout” – Knut Nystedt Lincoln University Concert Choir Camilla Horne, Ph.D. Director of Choral Activities

INTRODUCTION OF VALEDICTORIAN

Patricia A. Joseph, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS

Jordyn Imani Adams-Morris

MUSICAL SELECTION

“Battle of Jericho” – arr. Moses Hogan

Lincoln University Concert Choir Camilla Horne, Ph.D. Director of Choral Activities

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Elisabeth Bellevue

Student Government Association Executive President and Student Representative to the Board of Trustees

* Audience rises. + Audience remains in place until recessional is completed.

Order of Ceremony

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Benjamin Lloyd Crump, Esq. Attorney

CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREES

Reading of Citation Chieke Ihejirika, Ph.D. Professor, Department of History, Political Science, & Philosophy

Doctor of Laws Benjamin Lloyd Crump, Esq. Attorney

Reading of Citation James Wadley, Ph.D. Chair & Professor, Human Services, School of Adult & Continuing Education

Doctor of Humane Letters Nelson Henry World War II Veteran, Posthumously

Reading of Citation D. Zizwe Poe, Ph.D. Professor, Department of History, Politicial Science, & Philosophy

Doctor of Humane Letters Leonard L. Bethel, Ed.D. ’61 Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies, Rutgers University

Reading of Citation Sophia Sotilleo, MLS Interim Library Director, Associate Professor, Langston Hughes Memorial Library

Doctor of Humane Letters Emery Wimbish Jr. Former Dean of the Langston Hughes Memorial Library

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Allen and Dr. Patricia A. Joseph

PRESENTATION OF ABSENTEE CANDIDATES

President Allen

INDUCTION INTO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Dawn Fleurizard ’89 President, Alumni Association of Lincoln University

CLOSING REMARKS

President Allen

*ALMA MATER

Words by A. Dennee Bibb, 1911 Lincoln University Concert Choir

*BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Faison

+RECESSIONAL A selection by Professor Charles Pettaway, organist

* Audience rises. + Audience remains in place until recessional is completed.

Commencement Speaker - Honorary Degree

Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Benjamin Lloyd Crump, Esq. Attorney

Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. His legal acumen has ensured that those marginalized in American society are protected by their nation’s contract with its constituency. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law.

Crump’s tireless advocacy has led to legislation preventing excessive force and developing implicit bias training and policies. He has been nationally recognized as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and Ebony Magazine Power 100 Most Influential African Americans. In 2016, he was designated as an Honorary Fellow by the University of Pennsylvania College of Law

He has represented families in several high-profile civil rights cases including Trayvon Martin, who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida, in 2012; Michael Brown, who was killed by a law enforcement officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014; Stephon Clark, who was killed by police officers in Sacramento, California, in 2018; as well as the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by the poisoned water of the Flint River. Crump represented 9 of the 13 black women who were victims in the Holtzclaw Oklahoma City Police rape case in 2015 and worked on the precedentsetting U.S. Supreme Court case involving excessive police force against Robbie Tolan in 2008.

Crump is the President of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association and previously served as President of the National Bar Association. He was the first AfricanAmerican to chair the Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors and currently serves on the Innocence Project Board of Directors. He is the founder and director of the Benjamin Crump Social Justice Institute.

Among dozens of accomplishments, Attorney Crump has been recognized with the NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award, the SCLC Martin Luther King Servant Leader Award, the American Association for Justice Johnnie Cochran Award, and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Eleanor Roosevelt Medallion for Service.

He hosted the critically acclaimed legal docudramas “Evidence of Innocence” on TVOne and “Who Killed Tupac: The Search For Justice” on A&E, and served as executive producer of the documentary, “Woman in Motion,” about Nichelle Nichols, one of the first African-American TV actresses. He is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post Black Voices, CNN, and USA Today.

Crump’s book, published in October 2019, Open Season: Legalized Genocide of People of Color, reflects on the landmark cases he has battled, and how discrimination in the courthouse devastates real families and communities.

Crump graduated from Florida State University and received his law degree from FSU College of Law. He is married to Dr. Genae Angelique Crump.

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Nelson Henry World War II Veteran, Posthumously

Nearly 75 years after World War II veteran Nelson Henry Jr. was given a discriminatory “blue discharge” and after fighting for decades to have it changed, the Army found that an injustice had occurred and finally upgraded the decision to an honorable discharge.

Mr. Henry was among more than 48,000 soldiers who were given “blue discharges” between 1941 and 1945. Of those, a disproportionate number went to black, gay, or lesbian service members. Neither honorable nor dishonorable, the blue discharge denied them access to military benefits such as a funeral honor guard. Printed on blue paper, the discharge was a notice to potential employers who refused to hire soldiers without an honorable discharge.

After several failed appeals in the 1940s to have his discharge changed and his military benefits reinstated, Henry stopped trying until recently when he enlisted the help of lawyers. The Army agreed to expedite the appeal because of his age — then 95.

Mr. Henry, who was born in 1923 and graduated from Lower Moreland High School where he lettered in baseball, football, and basketball. Henry is the secondeldest of seven children and had to work his way through college to augment his scholarship. It was a financial hardship but education was important to his parents. Mr. Henry received a Senatorial scholarship to attend Lincoln University.

With WWII raging, many classmates left Lincoln to join the Army. Henry received a conditional acceptance at Howard University Dental School at the beginning of his junior year at Lincoln in 1942. That same year, he enlisted in the Army Specialized Training Program, a World War II program that was created to meet the wartime demands for junior officers, which promised to pay for the completion of his undergraduate degree in addition to a graduate degree that he envisioned using for dental school at Howard.

The ASTP program was ended prematurely because of the financial needs and requirements for fighting the war in Europe and the Pacific. He was reassigned to a medical training battalion in Texas.

On September 2, 2019, Mr. Henry was honored by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Mu Omega Chapter in recognition of the 75th anniversary of his joining the fraternity.

Post-service, Nelson drove for the Yellow Cab Company. He and his wife, the late Lydia Pritchett Henry, raised their three children, in West Philadelphia. Mr. Nelson returned to college, studying at Temple University evening school, and earned a degree in psychology. He later worked for the Pennsylvania State Employment Service, eventually becoming a manager of the West Philadelphia office. Mr. Henry passed away on May 9, 2020, in Philadelphia.

Honorary Degree

Dr. Leonard L. Bethel is a professor emeritus at Rutgers University. He taught in Rutgers’ Africana Studies Department and retired in June 2011 after 42 years. Born in Philadelphia, he earned a B.A. in political science from Lincoln University in 1961. He then earned a Master of Divinity degree from Johnson C. Smith University School of Theology and a Master of Arts from the New Brunswick Theology Seminary. He completed his Doctorate of Education from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University in 1975.

At the time Rutgers hired him, he was a student at the Theological Seminary and was teaching the new AfroAmerican Studies program at Somerset County College (now known as Raritan Valley Community College). He was also counseling the first group of Black students in the Urban University Program at Rutgers University.

Beginning as an assistant instructor, Dr. Bethel was the second person hired into the Rutgers College Africana Studies Department. He then became the first Black faculty member at Rutgers College to be hired at that rank to rise through the tenure process. He taught courses in Africana while worked towards his doctorate. He served 14 years as department chair and became the first chair when the Africana Studies programs at Livingston, Douglass and Rutgers Colleges united as one in 1980.

He was instrumental in the development of the new joint graduate program with the Africana Studies Department and the Graduate School of Education. In addition to the Africana Studies courses he taught, he was an associate member of the Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Bethel has authored “Africana: An Introduction and Study;” “Plainfield’s African-American: From Northern Slavery to Church Freedom;” “Advancement Through Service: A History of the Frontiers;” LaCitadelle: Layle Lane and Social Activism in Twentieth-Century America,” on the life and times of Layle Lane, a civil rights activist; and a book on the education of African leaders in America who subsequently returned to the continent.

In 2003, he was awarded Rutgers University’s Warren I. Susman Award for teaching excellence and was selected as a fellow of the Oxford Roundtable, Oxford University, England. He has also been named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University and a Rutgers College Fellow. His numerous service awards include The Founder’s Day/Alumni Award from Lincoln University, the Distinguished Service Award from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education Alumni Association and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Man of the Year.

Dr. Bethel has served on the Board of Trustees for Rutgers Preparatory School, Bloomfield College and Lincoln University. In addition, he has served on many advisory boards, including for Union County College, the Plainfield Adult School, New Jersey Afro-American Programming Board for the New Jersey Historical Society and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. He has served Rutgers University through membership on various committees, including 17 years on the University Senate.

Dr. Bethel lives in New Jersey with his wife Veronica. He has two children and five grandchildren.

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Leonard L. Bethel, Ed.D. ’61 Professor Emeritus Africiana Studies, Rutgers University

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Emery Wimbish Jr. Former Dean of the Langston Hughes Memorial Library

After a highly distinguished career of more than 50 years at Lincoln University, Emery Wimbish, Jr. retired in 2004 as the dean of the Langston Hughes Memorial Library.

In 1971, an idea for mini-libraries in Frederick Douglass and Hansberry Halls was created when he gave Dean Bradshaw Kindsey duplicate copies of books from Vail Memorial Library—thereby putting those books in closer reach to the Lincoln community and creating an experience of living and learning in the halls.

During his long tenure as a faculty member, he served as assistant librarian, associate professor, and professor, culminating as dean of the Library—a role that led to him to being the University representative who received the personal library donated by Langston Hughes ’29 as part of his estate.

In February 2012, NPR’s Talk of the Nation aired a nearly 40-minute tribute to Hughes, which featured an interview with Mr. Wimbish. He recalled his personal encounters with Hughes, starting with his experience as a student in Atlanta and ending with Hughes’ special lecture in the University’s historical Mary Dod Brown Memorial Library. Mr. Wimbish also expressed great pride in being named the temporary guardian of the poet’s special collection of books.

He also had wide experience in planning and directing public programming. In addition, he was the recipient of a substantial grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to sponsor a national conference on Hughes.

Mr. Wimbish served on many committees of the Pennsylvania Library Association and received the Association’s Certificate of Merit.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he earned degrees from Clark College and Atlanta University, in Georgia; and Columbia University in New York. He has also completed several post-graduate courses: Howard University’s Special Collections workshop; the University of Maryland’s Library Management course; Case Western University’s Archival Organization course; and Harvard University’s Library Management Certificate program.

Since his retirement, continued Involvement in community activities has proven to be a challenging and rewarding experience for Mr. Wimbish. He is now working on a number of community projects, including the promotion of the work of Martin Luther King, Jr.; the restoration of Hosanna African Union Methodist Protestant Church (adjacent to the Lincoln University campus); and writing the history of the Tick-Tock Day Care Center, located in Avondale, Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the Friends of the Barnes Foundation Group.

Academic Regalia

The pageantry of commencement exercises dates from the Middle Ages and the traditions of Europe’s first universities. The origins of academic attire are obscure, but the ordinary dress of the scholar, whether student or teacher, was the dress of a cleric. The gown appears to be an adaptation of the robe of a priest or friar; the hood and the mortarboard evolved from the cowl and skullcap worn by monks and friars. The gowns, hoods, and caps are different for each degree level - bachelor, master, and doctoral.

GOWN

The bachelor’s gown is a yoked, closed-front garment with long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown can be worn open or closed and has long sleeves, usually closed but slit above the elbow to allow the forearm to protrude. Gowns for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees are untrimmed. The doctoral gown has full, bell shaped sleeves and is trimmed with velvet panels down the front with three velvet bars on each sleeve. Although black velvet is proper trimming for all doctoral gowns, the color of the velvet panels and bars is sometimes varied to indicate the academic discipline in which the degree was earned. For the Doctor of Philosophy {Ph.D.) degree, the dark blue color is used to represent the mastery of learning and scholarship in any field and is not intended to represent the field of philosophy.

HOOD

The hood is worn around the neck and drapes down the back. It varies in length from three feet for the bachelor’s hood to four feet for the doctoral hood. Only the doctoral hood shall have panels at the sides. The hood is lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree. Thus, the hoods of graduates of Lincoln University are orange and blue. The edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen and may be either black or the color that corresponds to the academic discipline. Lincoln University uses white for the Bachelor of Arts, gold for the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Science degrees, light blue for the Master of Education, and citron for the Master of Arts.

TASSEL

An integral part of the headdress, the tassel varies widely in its use and color. The doctor usually wears a gold tassel, although black is acceptable. Tassel colors often correspond to the color of the academic discipline. At Lincoln University, the black is used for the master’s degree and the school colors, orange and blue, are used for the bachelor’s tassel.

CAP

The mortarboard cap is generally recommended. The soft tam is reserved for the doctoral degree.

COLORS

Although there is variation among different universities, the following colors are common: science - gold; educationlight blue; the arts and humanities - white; human services and social work - citron.

MEDALLION

The ceremonial medallion, worn by the University president during Commencement and other academic ceremonies, features the Lincoln University seal. The name of each Lincoln University president is inscribed on an individual plate around the chain.

MACE

The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal and wood that is carried by the marshal ahead of the president and platform-party dignitaries during Commencement and other academic ceremonies to represent authority. Lincoln University’s mace features the University seal. The practice dates back to the medieval times when knights carried maces during processions for kings.

School of Adult and Continuing Education

MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES

BUSINESS Finance

Wilfrid Azandegbe** Benin, Benin Kareema N. Carley** Elmont, NY Lorna A. Chambers** Middletown, DE Saquan Yosef Jones* Queens, NY Jestina Josephine Kanja** Upper Darby, PA Gerald Ifeanyi Konwea F.C.T., Nigeria

Zina Yonta Lee* Philadelphia, PA De’ Von L. Lighty** Brooklyn, NY

Tiara Cecilia Mack** Philadelphia, PA Diamond Mickle* Fredericksburg, VA Onika Palmer** Yonkers, NY

Tytiana Monet Sadler-Churn** Philadelphia, PA Derrick J. Taylor* Newark, NJ

Human Resources Management

Beth A. Abrams** Philadelphia, PA Marilyn Bell** Queens, NY Stephanie Mays Boyd* Philadelphia, PA Kiara La’Shay Bright* Philadelphia, PA Jazmine Frye* Philadelphia, PA Alana Sharay Harris* Philadelphia, PA Nadiah Lester** Philadelphia, PA

Quetcy Maria Lozada** Philadelphia, PA Malcolm A. Newton** Philadelphia, PA Dimita T. Pugh* Los Angeles, CA Alicia Nicole Robinson** Freeport, NY

Sonya D. Searles** Philadelphia, PA Lynn Elaine Shirley** Philadelphia, PA Jennifer Tyler-Hughes** Philadelphia, PA Leo Varfley Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education

Heettu Gemeda Biru** Philadelphia, PA

Julianna C. Griffin Philadelphia, PA

Stacy Aleshia Hewitt** Philadelphia, PA

Akyrah Kay Hicks** Philadelphia, PA

Angel Shareese Jones West Orange, NJ Deshun McCoy Jr.** Los Angeles, CA

Julian A. McNeil Trenton, NJ

José Miguel Tejada Jr.** Philadelphia, PA Hollinda Z. Tudor South Ozone Park, NY Taylor L. Washington Philadelphia, PA

Early Childhood Education and Special Education

Laketa O. Brown Philadelphia, PA

Jazmine Ann Carter Chester, PA

Ashezi Dupree-Ekpaji Philadelphia, PA

Patricia Graham-Thomas Philadelphia, PA

Tiara Lenore Greene Philadelphia, PA

Niambai Marie Lewis Wilmington, DE Hadejia A. Ross Franklinville, NJ Lucaya C. Walton Shillington, PA

Educational Leadership

Anthony Guildford** Philadelphia, PA Trane’ Alicia Overton Philadelphia, PA David Anthony Rosario Philadelphia, PA Charles A. Williams Newark, NJ Tracy Wood North Wales, PA

COUNSELING & HUMAN SERVICES

Counseling

Sarah-Ashley S. Andrews Philadelphia, PA

Silvine Belzince Brooklyn, NY

Walton Andrew Brown (deceased) Norristown, PA

Guy-Manno Cine Anse-Rouge, Haiti

Nancy M. Coleman Philadelphia, PA

Donna L. Edmonds Philadelphia, PA

Jessie M. Reed Middletown, DE

Elizabeth MarSheri Richburg Philadelphia, PA

Shaneequa Monique Robinson Jersey City, NJ

William C. Rogers Tobyhanna, PA

Nicole D. Turner Philadelphia, PA

Gregory Welcome Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

Human Services

AmyAbrams-Beverly**

ShantáAtkins**

LashawnS.Ayers**

HermanLeeBentley**

KyiaNicoleBristol** CliftonBrown,Jr**

DáReeshaLáTreeceBrown**

EbonyBrown**

TanieshaArciniaCheatham-Stewart** CandiceS.Coleman

MarieCarmenCollazo

ErikaD.Collins**

LenoreAnnDavis**

ChristinaLynnEdwards** SheliaFord-Sanders

JahbriaM.Geddy**

HabibahA.Haqq**

NataniaN.Harris**

KaronK.Hill** ShekiaM.Howell**

LakeshaDarleneHowerton**

JasmineC.Jefferson**

BrandonRichardJohnson

TerrenceD.Johnson** BrianH.Jones

ToniJoseph-Douglas** MaryL.Lee**

KristieLouiseMcClairen-Barnes

RaquelM.McNeely**

KhariLateefNgozi**

SimbiatA.Owodunni**

D’AndreT.Parmley

BeatrizPeŕez**

AndreS.Price**

AvereéLorenRobinson**

RobinR.Robinson**

MichelleSmith**

JonnelleToriaTaylor**

TymeyaM.Thompson**

GabrielleZuriWelch**

TamikaS.Wilson

Philadelphia,PA DelawareCounty,PA Philadelphia,PA AtlanticCity,NJ Washington,DC Paterson,NJ Washington,DC Pittsburgh,PA Chester,PA Harrisburg,PA Lancaster,PA Philadelphia,PA Newark,NJ Philadelphia,PA Newark,NJ Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA NewYork,NYDrexel Hill,PASouth Central,CA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Washington,DC Chester,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Lancaster,PARialto, CAHarrisburg,PA Philadelphia,PA WillowGrove,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA Philadelphia,PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

SCHOOL OF ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Criminal Justice

Denise Collins Philadelphia, PA Keith Lamont Waltower Philadelphia, PA

Human Services

Tawandaa Yasmir Austin Philadelphia, PA Timothy Barnes Rocky Mount, NC Lisa Diane Bryant-Nelson Philadelphia, PA

Bryson Cheung** Coatesville, PA Carlita D. Coates Philadelphia, PA

Christina Denise Collins Philadelphia, PA Myisha N. Cosby-Dennis Philadelphia, PA

Federico A. Douglas Panama City, Panama Indigene’ Ifé Hamlin Philadelphia, PA

Amelia Wilson Henise Hellam, PA Altovise C. Jackson Philadelphia, PA

Karen Y. Jones** Philadelphia, PA

Terri Lynn Joseph** Coatesville, PA

Dwight Erwin Lee** Camden, NJ

Antar Yusef Drake Ford Lindsay** Philadelphia, PA Shanay D. Lindsay Staten Island, NY Daysha M. Lloyd Pennsauken, NJ

Sheneik Nelson Philadelphia, PA Edward Harris Nibblins* Philadelphia, PA

Cha’ron A’Jay Reid Philadelphia, PA

Magalie Romero Bronx, NY

Daarinah Sabree Chester, PA

Alicia Dolores Sanchez Philadelphia, PA

Amman Smalls Philadelphia, PA

Mario Rey Vasquez** Philadelphia, PA

Aquilla Doshie Jasmin Walker Philadelphia, PA

William Morelee West Philadelphia, PA

Charles Edward Wilkinson Jr. Jersey City, NJ

Malynda Williams** Philadelphia, PA

Tierra Latrease Williams Philadelphia, PA

Tyarah Wilson** Philadelphia, PA Krystal Young Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Management

Jasmin Dione Eason Philadelphia, PA

Gregory Graham Camden, NJ

Helena Ketter Graham Philadelphia, PA

Chanin Angela Ricketts Bryn Mawr, PA

Tommie Wilson Suggs ll Philadelphia, PA

HONORARY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

A Bachelor of Science degree is being awarded (posthumously) to Denise Tabb

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

THE COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Biology

Ayomide Mariam Akano Philadelphia, PA Solomon Jack Bassett Fort Worth, TX

Tara Alexis Brookins Sewell, NJ

Kayla Ari-Elle Butts** Lansdowne, PA

Marquise Salim Cannon Philadelphia, PA

Favour C. Chibueze Oba, Anambra, Nigeria

LaAzia G. Davis Cleveland, OH

Lyn’Nazia Davis Cleveland, OH

Temiwande Craig Esho Lagos, Nigeria

McCathie A. Eugene Kingshill, VI

Phenol Junior Faublas Roselle, NJ

Kiara Markia Jones Reisterstown, MD

Saharah A. Lawrence Philadelphia, PA

Sarina Dion Murray Roosevelt, NY

Anonda DaNé O’Brien Voorhees, NJ

Felicia Ikeoluwa Ogunsola Bowie, MD Cieara R. Rouse Miami, FL

Omotola Precious Shode Ojokoro, Lagos, Nigeria

Chrisel Alisa Telemaque Woodford Hill, Dominica Kristoffer D. White** Downingtown, PA

General Science

Cariece Hope Maurica Browne St. John’s, Antigua

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

Accounting

JeNae M. Moye** Pittsburgh, PA

Daliso Talimi Lusaka, Zambia Amani M. Yagboyaju Osun, Nigeria

Finance

Mohammed Sekou Donzo Queens, NY

Amina Kalifa Lafleur Willingboro, NJ

Quaiyr Shawn Maurice Levi Philadelphia, PA

Henry Oyinpreye Ndiomu Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Briana Marie Russell Philadelphia, PA Tiara I.C. Wade** Newark, NJ

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Information Technology

Kyuande Dajon Johnson** Cambridge, MD Rhonice La’Nae Miles** Washington, DC Breanna Rose Pigford* Mickleton, NJ Daliso Talimi Lusaka, Zambia Amani Yagboyaju Osun, Nigeria

Management

Adekunle A. Adefemi** Chesilhurst, NJ Desmond William Bowser* Suitland, MD

Robert Merritt Catchings V** York, PA

Jamal Clarke Jamaica, NY Meghann Ahlana Cowan Brooklyn, NY

Raymond M. Friday** East Orange, NJ Nahshon B. Griffin Brooklyn, NY

Alexus Tavia Harrison** Philadelphia, PA Khyre Yomar Jackson** Meriden, CT DeJiah J. Jefferson Chicago, IL Devon Gregory Jones Sicklerville, NJ Dave A. Jourdain** New Castle, DE Jerome Dion Kyler Washington, DC Tynae M. Lamb Philadelphia, PA Jasmine Erika Lee Philadelphia, PA

Aliea Mone’t Rothwell Chester, PA Niya Stricklan Philadelphia, PA Arionne D. Thomas Teaneck, NJ

Daquan S. Thompson Brooklyn, NY

Destiny Monique White Pleasantville, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Tamia R. Casey Fontana, CA Makiya Noelle Isaacs East Orange, NJ

John Oloruntobi Jegede Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria Emmanuella Chidimma Ojukwu Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Chemistry

William Christopher Bell** Washington, DC Engineering Science

Devin Bracey St. Albans, NY Jaznae’ Smith Wilmington, DE Roshaun Titus Christiansted, St. Croix

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer Science

Michael Abakporo** Baltimore, MD

Lelisa Aguma Lancaster, PA

Lelise N. Aguma Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia

Phylicia Yanietta Ayim-Bey Pittsburgh, PA Mohammed Sekou Donzo Queens, NY

Antonio Dawhight Grant Sr.** Charleston, SC Jahi Nnamdi Hall Philadelphia, PA

Christene E. Harris Wilmington, DE

Malik Jones** Baltimore, MD

Goshen M. A. Nkanta Lagos, Nigeria

Emmanuel Odofin

Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria Kyle Parker Teaneck, NJ

Tyler Da’Junae Spears** Prince George’s County, MD

Trevor L. Vaughan Brooklyn, NY

Ny’asia Gabrielle West Chester, PA Justin T. White** Queens, NY

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE

Health Science

Brianna B. Alexander Brooklyn, NY

Dominique Symone Alleyne Brooklyn, NY Anthony Britt Brooklyn, NY Autumn Alexandria Capers Englewood, NJ

India Narjee’ Chavis** Washington, DC

Johnanthony Ruben Cruz Frederick, MD

Lanay Imani Dyson Lansdowne, PA

Tatyana Danielle Ellis Philadelphia, PA

Tyana Diamonique Gray Baltimore, MD C’Yonna Alexis Henry Wilmington, DE

Shinise R. Hopson Philadelphia, PA

Adriane Karen Jackson** Peekskill, NY

Sara James** Philadelphia, PA

Teasha Ann Johnson** Philadelphia, PA

Verlonda Marline Johnson-Baker Washington, DC

Tony Linwood Jones Jr.** Baltimore, MD

Janel Moné Lane Philadelphia, PA

Asia Shawnae Leake Baltimore, MD

Devin Michael Legins** Baltimore, MD Richarma Louineus West Philadelphia, PA

India Adrianna Matthews Olney, MD

Health Science, continued

Mariah Miller Bear, DE Makayla Tyler Nicholson Pittsburgh, PA Taylor Janae Peebles Philadelphia, PA Amani Brionne Pierre Boston, MA

Bobbi Orlandria Pough* Philadelphia, PA Rashard O. Rae** Dunellen, NJ Tierra Rene Russaw Westland, MI Natacia Annicia Russell Orange, NJ Cobi Mariah Bene Shaw Washington, DC Travis Demond Simmons** Philadelphia, PA

Aaleeyah Jaklyn Smith Crisfield, MD Aaliyah J. Smith Pittsburgh, PA Anna-Jane Amarachukwu Smith* Philadelphia, PA McKenzie S. Spencer Richmond, VA Roesha Tiwana Thelmon Brooklyn, NY Marsha Nia Vil Queens, NY Deashia Adolphus Young Detroit, MI

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Pan-Africana Studies

Priscilla Asare Gaithersburg, MD Khayriyah Jordan Philadelphia, PA Desanni Scherie Penn Baltimore, MD Joseph Matthew Purnell** Philadelphia, PA Miracle Mo’nay Smith Salem, NJ

Political Science

Brithney Actable Paterson, NJ Priscilla Asare Gaithersburg, MD Burnell C. Barnes Jr.** Hamilton, NJ Kamaryn Alexis Burris Elkins Park PA Janae Carter East Chicago, IN Saviare Gilliam Philadelphia, PA Kirk T. Henderson** Baltimore, MD Willie A. Howard Jr. Wilmington, DE Didier E. Hughes lll St. Croix, VI Charles Curtis Jennings Jr. Baltimore, MD Danielle Alexandria Jones Salem, NJ Jabir A. McKnight** Philadelphia, PA Imani Lawson Queens, NY

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Political Science, continued

Sharifa Rowe Brooklyn, NY

Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott Willingboro, NJ

Langston Jacob Jerome Sheppard Yeadon, PA

Anissa Diamonte’ Williams** Baltimore, MD

Religion

Devon M. Horne Coatesville, PA

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

English Liberal Arts

Chanté Cadiz Arverne, NY

Jasmine C. Gayle Brooklyn, NY

Cole Allen Klubek Biloxi, MS

Prince Massaquoi Darby, PA

Renee E. Onque Newark, NJ

Sharifa Rowe Brooklyn, NY

Spanish

Deja’rene M. Harris Wilmington, DE

Tyra Cheyenne Lewis New Castle, DE

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS

Mass Communications

Jordyn Imani Adams-Morris Pittsburgh, PA

Kennedy Alexis Bailey Columbia, SC

Elisabeth Bellevue Harrisburg, PA

Nia Danielle Bennett Baltimore, MD

Bradford Berry lll Glenside, PA

Kyah Imani Black Brooklyn, NY

Ikeis J. Bradley Philadelphia, PA

Kyhlon C. L. Callender Philadelphia, PA

Jacob I. Conyers Brooklyn, NY

Natalya Annjelica Coote Philadelphia, PA

Meghann Ahlana Cowan Brooklyn, NY

Aisja M. Cunningham Washington, DC

Ajamu Davis Philadelphia, PA

Tiffany Desiree Davis Meriden, CT

Luz A. De Los Santos Virgin Islands, US

Jahmir Ennett-Reel Philadelphia, PA

Tekia Nichele Ezell Collegeville, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Mass Communications, continued

De’Mare Lamont Harris Jr. Washington, DC Miles Sphere Harrison Lansdowne, PA Courtney Victoria Hughes Brandywine, MD

Khary Sharod Jacobs Philadelphia, PA Kianna Melinda Lawrence Bronx, NY Grant Raymond Lindsey Lynwood, IL Shahrazad Victoria Ann Madison Chesapeake, VA Myles Parnell Markland** Petersburg, VA Anndrea Marlisa McDaniels Coatesville, PA

Kyle Veronica McDowell Newark, DE Madelynn Y. Mitchell Pittsburgh, PA

Kwanza Murray Summerville, SC

Taylor Milan Norman Philadelphia, PA Mya Jonay Oliver Bronx, NY Renee E. Onque Newark, NJ

Taylor Lashaé Paris Philadelphia, PA Jasmine S. Payne Bronx, NY Terrin Poe-Johnson Sicklerville, NJ

Gabrielle Powell Chicago, IL Makhya Purvey Baltimore, MD Chelsea Nicole Reshard Elmont, NY Bria A. Rouse St. Croix, VI Marc Sketers** Baltimore, MD Maureik Lamont Vickers Pittsburgh, PA

Tearah Emma Wheeling Philadelphia, PA Jordan Whittaby Waterbury, CT

Anita Jasmine Williams Nassau, Bahamas Kiefer Wilson Willingboro, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Mathematics

Emmanuel Odofin Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria

Jaznae’ Smith Wilmington, DE Roshaun Titus Christiansted, St. Croix Aangoo Tucho East Lansdowne, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Nursing

Natonia Alford Bowie, MD

LaTazia A. Best** Newark, DE

T’yonna Bianca Brinkley* Philadelphia, PA

Corian L. Campbell Irvington, NJ

Rajae Coates Eddystone, PA

A’Rreal Makayla Collins York, PA

Jessica Danielle Cruz Moreno Valley, CA

Zy’Naya Edwards York, PA Tamara Desiree’ Finger Philadelphia, PA

Talin LaVelle Glasco* Wilmington, DE Ahyanna Grant Baltimore, MD

Taylor Lana Hall-Johnson Philadelphia, PA Brianna Henry Brooklyn, NY

Bendu Jackson Baltimore, MD Golder Kportufe* Staten Island, NY

Kenasia Nasha Mack East Orange, NJ Ifeoma Lois Mbachu Houston, TX

Angelique Simone McCoy Philadelphia, PA Marcia Neufville Monrovia, Liberia

Kara Ashley Geneva Noel Brooklyn, NY Nkechi S. Ojeah Lagos, Nigeria

Rita Oghenero Omuero Yenegoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Déjanae Elaine Sellars* Coatesville, PA

Esther Ama Nkumah Tackie Willingboro, NJ

Zakiya Hadiya Wade Central Islip, NY Kwabena Yeboah Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES

Human Services

Maya Symone’ Allison* Oxford, PA

Latoia Alston Philadelphia, PA

Sydney Dorothy Anderson Williamstown, NJ

Damiah Maxine Bowden-Wigfall Boston, MA

Lea’yana Azhané Brinkley Philadelphia, PA

Arianna Elise Douglas Newark, DE

Sebria Iman Evans Philadelphia, PA

Alecia Foster Baltimore, MD

Diamantis Gustave Brooklyn, NY

Deja’rene M. Harris Wilmington, DE Courtney Harris-Gardner Yeadon, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Human Services, continued

Cy’ana Aleah Hicks Philadelphia, PA

Moshea Lazha Hoggard Coatesville, PA

Tyianna Danaé King Brooklyn, NY

Alexus Tamara Kirksey Chester, PA

Desiree Achel Massiah-White Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Tiara Moore Philadelphia, PA

Owyn D. Otero Baltimore, MD

Destini Nina Penn Baltimore, MD

Jamal Khalil Rasheed lll Chester, PA

Marissa Hope Rivers Philadelphia, PA

Neshon Daisha Eleaser Samuel Brooklyn, NY

Kaylarose Scott Orange, NJ

Mohamed Turay Hyattsville, MD

Khadija Jovanni Walker Washington, DC

Ny’Jaisha Jameia Washington Boston, MA

Romello Sam West** Washington, DC

Alexis J. Williams Baltimore, MD Myasia Lashay Wright Wilmington, DE

Psychology

Rianna Christian Elizabeth, NJ Naseer Durham Philadelphia, PA

Talia J. Edmonds Washington, DC

Briana Aleisha Fields Philadelphia, PA

Bianca Shanece Gurley Indian Head, MD

Courtney Renee Harris Philadelphia, PA

Nadiya Charnay Jackson Philadelphia, PA

Jaleca C. Lowery Bayonne, NJ

Brandy Martin Philadelphia, PA

Tiara LaShawn McDuffie Pennsauken, NJ

Tyler McKenzie Murray* Bowie, MD

Oksana Anastasie Elizabeth Poulis Brooklyn, NY

Grace Naomi Elizabeth Rush Philadelphia, PA

Te’Ajea Snow Atlantic City, NJ

Natasha Jeavonne Thomas Washington, DC

Zyaire Natay Twyman Parkesburg, PA

Lauren Mickel Washington Capitol Heights, MD

Ny’Jaisha Jameia Washington Boston, MA

TreVaughn B. Wilkerson Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Anthropology

Shakirah Saidah Heyward Beaufort, SC

Nadiya Charnay Jackson Philadelphia, PA

Ra Keyla L. Little Pittsburgh, PA Miracle Mo’nay Smith Salem, NJ

Criminal Justice

Taj Asante Arrington-Jones East Orange, NJ

Benjamin Asante-Tannor Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana Natrona Nancy Burroughs Philadelphia, PA

Imani Kierra Coleman Washington, DC

Marcia Charice Daniels Washington, DC

Talia J. Edmonds Washington, DC

Ashley Nicole Gallatin** Harrisburg, PA

Babington B. Ghartey Jr.** Silver Spring, MD

Briana A. Harris** Union, NJ

Monique Ashlei Harris Brooklyn, NY Briana Sharda Hatcher Baltimore, MD Kamani Henson Baltimore, MD

Kayylah Aleah Hodges Philadelphia, PA Emmett G. Hunt Jr. Coatesville, PA Chasity Brianna Jenkins Washingtonville, NY

Keyahna-S King Brooklyn, NY Jahmia J. Mason Washington, DC

Bryan T. McRae Philadelphia, PA

Tae’Juan Payne Chester, PA

Shanell Mone’t Pommells Paterson, NJ

Lena Amara Rodriguez Lockport, IL

Chancy D. Scott Jr. Philadelphia, PA

Mark Anthony Stephens Neptune, NJ

Tirzah Elizabeth Terry Lancaster, PA

Dante Lavon Watson ll** Philadelphia, PA Jaquaina I. Williams** Philadelphia, PA

Marques Gregory Shaquan Wright North Philadelphia, PA

Sociology

Brittany A. Benson Philadelphia, PA

Shyeah Bragg-Taylor Philadelphia, PA

Babington B. Ghartey Jr.** Silver Spring, MD

Ra Keyla L. Little Pittsburgh, PA

Lena Amara Rodriguez Lockport, IL

Miracle Mo’nay Smith Salem, NJ

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Music

Melchizedek Price Aarons Wyandanch, NY

Shawn Evan Weaver Lansdowne, PA

Visual Arts

Kyle Gordon** Chester, PA

Daija S. Riggins Newark, NJ

Terrell Hugh Wallace Upper Darby, PA

* August, 15, 2019 graduate

**December 15, 2019 graduate

PROGRAM NOTES

As final requirements cannot always be completed by the time this program is printed, these lists of degree and prize recipients are tentative. The student’s transcript is the official record of the university.

The School of Adult and Continuing Education is located at 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Jordyn Imani Adams-Morris Favour C. Chibueze

Johnanthony Ruben Cruz Aisja M. Cunningham Lanay Imani Dyson Temiwande Craig Esho McCathie A. Eugene Bianca Shanece Gurley Christene E. Harris Kirk T. Henderson

Amina Kalifa Lafleur Dwight Erwin Lee Emmanuel Odofin Nkechi S. Ojeah Emmanuella Chidimma Ojukwu Renee E. Onque

Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott

Tommie Wilson Suggs ll Daliso Talimi

Ny’Jaisha Jameia Washington

Ny’asia Gabrielle West Amani M. Yagboyaju Kwabena Yeboah

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Devin Bracey Chanté Cadiz Corian L. Campbell Meghann Ahlana Cowan Lyn’Nazia Davis

Mohammed Sekou Donzo Arianna Elise Douglas Naseer Durham Ahyanna Grant Nahshon B. Griffin Taylor Lana Hall-Johnson Deja’rene M. Harris Makiya Noelle Isaacs

John Oloruntobi Jegede Terri Lynn Joseph Antar Yusef Drake Ford Lindsay Ifeoma Lois Mbachu Angelique Simone McCoy Anndrea Marlisa McDaniels

Henry Oyinpreye Ndiomu Goshen M. A. Nkanta

Kara Ashley Geneva Noel Rita Oghenero Omuero Tae’Juan Payne Taylor Janae Peebles Terrin Poe-Johnson Oksana Anastasie Elizabeth Poulis Chanin Angela Ricketts Cieara R. Rouse Amman Smalls Miracle Mo’nay Smith Chrisel Alisa Telemaque Natasha Jeavonne Thomas Roshaun Titus Aangoo Tucho Marsha Nia Vil Charles Edward Wilkinson Jr.

Latin Honors

Ayomide Mariam Akano

Natonia Alford

Sydney Dorothy Anderson

Kennedy Alexis Bailey Elisabeth Bellevue

Cariece Hope Maurica Browne

Rajae Coates

LaAzia G. Davis

Tatyana Danielle Ellis Moshea Lazha Hoggard Altovise C. Jackson Kyuande Dajon Johnson Khayriyah Jordan

Keyahna-S King Alexus Tamara Kirksey

Cole Allen Klubek Kianna Melinda Lawrence Kenasia Nasha Mack

Prince Massaquoi

CUM LAUDE

Madelynn Y. Mitchell

Anonda DaNé O’Brien

Owyn D. Otero

Bria A. Rouse Sharifa Rowe

Grace Naomi Elizabeth Rush

Natacia Annicia Russell Cobi Mariah Bene Shaw

Omotola Precious Shode Jaznae’ Smith

Esther Ama Nkumah Tackie Zakiya Hadiya Wade Khadija Jovanni Walker

Lauren Mickel Washington Shawn Evan Weaver Tearah Emma Wheeling Destiny Monique White Anita Jasmine Williams

*GRADUATION HONORS

Tawandaa Yasmir Austin

Damiah Maxine Bowden-Wigfall

Lisa Diane Bryant-Nelson

Carlita D. Coates

Denise Collins

Christina Denise Collins

Myisha N. Cosby-Dennis

Karen Y. Jones** Sheneik Nelson Edward Harris Nibblins* Cha’ron A’Jay Reid

Daarinah Sabree Tierra Latrease Williams

Graduating seniors in good standing who have earned at least 60 credit hours from Lincoln University, and who have attained a final cumulative average of 3.40 to 3.59 shall graduate cum laude. Those meeting the same conditions with a final cumulative average of 3.60 to 3.79 shall graduate magna cum laude. Those meeting the same conditions with a final cumulative average of 3.80 or higher shall graduate summa cum laude.

*Graduating seniors who have earned less than 60 credits from Lincoln and who have attained a final cumulative average of at least 3.40 shall graduate with Honors.

Distinctions

THE HORACE MANN BOND HONORS PROGRAM

Jordyn Adams-Morris

Devin Bracey Chante Cadiz

Mohammed Donzo McCathie Eugene Christene Harris Amina Lafleur

Lamar McMillan Madelynn Mitchell

Renée Onque Aaleeyah Smith Miracle Smith Aangoo Tucho

PRE-LAW CERTIFICATE

Priscilla Asare

Burnell C. Barnes Jr. Elisabeth Bellevue

Kamaryn Alexis Burris Chanté Cadiz Janae Carter Briana Sharda Hatcher

Willie A. Howard Jr. Danielle Alexandria Jones Sharifa Rowe

Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott Anissa Diamonte’ Williams

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA –INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Keyahna-S King Miracle Smith Damiah Maxine Bowden-Wigfall

ALPHA MU GAMMA

Dejarene Harris Chinweotito Ihejirika Tyra Lewis Walkirya Peralta Reinaldo Rivera

BETA BETA BETA NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY

Ayomide Akano

Tara Brookins Careice Browne Favour Chibueze La’Azia Davis Temiwande Esho McCathie Eugene Phenol Faublas Makiya Isaacs John Jegede Kiara Jones Felicia Ogunsola Nkechi Ojeah Emmannuella Ojukwu Cieara Rouse Chisel Telemaque Natasha Thomas Nyjaisha Washington

KAPPA DELTA PI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY

Heettu Gemeda Biru Jazmine Ann Carter Patricia Graham-Thomas Julianna C. Griffin Anthony Guildford Stacy Aleshia Hewitt Akyrah Kay Hicks Angel Shareese Jones Ni’Ambai Marie Lewis DeShun McCoy Jr. Trane’ Alicia Overton David Anthony Rosario Hadejia A. Ross José Miguel Tejada Jr. Lucaya C. Walton Taylor L. Washington Charles A. Williams Tracy Wood

Honor Societies

PI GAMMA MU INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sarah-Ashley S. Andrews

Shantá Atkins

Silvine Belzince Herman Lee Bentley Walton Andrew Brown (deceased)

Taniesha Arcinia Cheatham-Stewart

Guy-Manno Cine Candice S. Coleman

Erika D. Collins

Lenore Ann Davis

Christina Lynn Edwards Donna L. Edmonds

Jahbria M. Geddy

Shekia M. Howell

Lakesha Darlene Howerton

Jasmine C. Jefferson Brandon Richard Johnson

Brian H. Jones

Toni Joseph-Douglas

Mary L. Lee

Kristie Louise McClairen-Barnes

Simbiat A. Owodunni

Beatriz Pérez

Jessye M. Reed

Elizabeth MarSheri Richburg Avereé Loren Robinson Robin R. Robinson

Shaneequa Monique Robinson Gabrielle Zuri Welch Tamika S. Wilson

PSI CHI – NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY

Naseer Durham

Felicia Kuyateh

Oksana Poulis Natasha Thomas Nyiaisha Washington

SIGMA BETA DELTA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION

Graduate

Wilfrid Azandegbe Marilyn Bell

Stephanie Mays Boyd

Kiara La’Shay Bright Kareema N. Carley Alana Sharay Harris Nadiah Lester De’Von L. Lighty

Quetcy Maria Lozada Tiara Cecilia Mack Malcolm A. Newton Tytiana Monet Sadler-Churn Sonya D. Searles Lynn Elaine Shirley Derrick J. Taylor

Undergraduate Chanin Angelo Ricketts

SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY

Chante’ Cadiz Danielle Jones Prince Massaquoi Renee Onque Chelsea Reshard Sharifa Rowe

Board of Trustees 2019 - 2020

Officers

Ms. Theresa R. Braswell ’84 - Chairlady Rev. Dr. Frances E. Paul ’79 - Secretary Dr. Deborah C. Thomas ’76 - Parliamentarian

Ex Officio Trustees

Honorable Tom Wolf, Governor* Honorable Pedro Rivera, Secretary of Education** Dr. Brenda A. Allen ’81, President

Mr. Robert A. Allen ‘80

Robert L. Archie, Jr. ’65, Esquire Ms. Elisabeth Bellevue, Student Trustee Mr. Gerald Bruce ’78 Mr. Mack A. Cauthen ’75

Mr. Owen Cooks

Honorable Dr. Andrew E. Dinniman Mr. William F. Dunbar ’05 Ms. Judith L. Fitzgerald ’85 Mr. James W. Jordan ’88 Mr. Henry M. Lancaster II ’76 Mr. Steven Kenric Lewis ’94 Ms. Kimberly A. Lloyd ’94 Ms. Felicia A. McDade Mr. Kenneth A. Poole ’73 Dr. Charmaine Spence Rochester Mr. Jose Sabastro Ms. Sandra F. Simmons Mr. Kevin E. Vaughan Mr. Joseph V. Williams Jr. ’68 Mr. Gregory S. Works

Faculty Representative Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde

Emeritus Trustees

Dr. William E. Bennett ’50 Dr. Walter D. Chambers ’52 Dr. Theodore Robb Dr. Kenneth M. Sadler ’71

Governor’s Representative* Ms. Jalila Parker

Secretary of Education’s Representative** Dr. Noe Ortega

President

Brenda A. Allen, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty Patricia A. Joseph, Ph.D.

Vice President for Finance & Administration Charles T. Gradowski, CPA

Vice President for Student Success & Dean of the College Lenetta R. Lee, Ph.D.

Vice President for Human Resources Jake Tanksley, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Chief of Staff Diane M. Brown, MHS

Director of Athletics & Recreational Services Harry O. Stinson III, M.S.-SA

Director of Public Safety Marc R. Partee, M.S.

Chief Information Officer Justin McKenzie, M.S., M.B.A.

Associate Provost for Enrollment Management Kimberly Taylor-Benns, Ed.D.

Associate Vice President for Student Success, Health and Wellness Frederick T. Faison, M.Ed., M.Div., Ed.D.

Associate Vice President of Advancement Services Operations Samira Malik, M.S.

Director of Major & Planned Gifts Kymberly Truman Graves, JD

Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning Tiffany Lee, M.Ed., M.S.

Acknowledgements

Candidate Announcers

Ms. Evelyn Poe

Marshals

Dr. Dana Flint, Head Marshal

Ms. Kim Anderson Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Dr. Tedra Booker Ms. Natasha Faison Dr. Thomas Gloudenis Dr. Sharone Jones Ms. Jernice Lea Dr. Christine Limb

Dr. Michael Lynch Dr. Marlayne Manley Dr. Melina McConatha Mr. Ralph Rogers Mr. Fred-Rick Roundtree Ms. Cathie Rutledge Dr. Susan Safford Dr. Kimberly Taylor-Benns Ms. Leonie Walters

Commencement Coordination

Ms. Kim Anderson Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Mr. Brandon Bigelow Mr. Mario Bowler Sr Mr. Alan Box Ms. Diane Brown Ms. Shari Burruss Ms. Lorna Chambers

Mr. Timothy Chambers Ms. Kathy Clark Ms. Renee Clark Ms. Maxine Cook Ms. Jennifer Cotton Ms. RaVonda Dalton-Rann, Consultant Dr. Mahpiua Deas

Mr. Brian Dubenion

Ms. Yoli Echevarria Rev. Dr. Frederick T. Faison Dr. Dana Flint

Ms. Nikoia Forde Mr. Gerard Garlic Ms. Angela Grove Ms. Donna Hess Dr. Camilla Horne Ms. Deborah Johnson Dr. Patricia A. Joseph Ms. Laura King Ms. Jernice Lea Dr. Lenetta Lee Dr. Christine Limb Ms. Caprice Love Mr. Corey Lowery Dr. Marlayne Manley Ms. Annette Matthews

Ms. Maria McGill Mr. Justin McKenzie Ms. Jackie McNeil Ms. Melanie Murray Mr. Antonio Ortega

Mr. Marc R. Partee Ms. Shanice Pereira Ms. Annie Phanthayoum Ms. Evelyn Poe Ms. Lynn Powell Ms. Lyndsay Raymond Mr. Michael Reed Mr. Charles Ricketts Ms. Catherine Rutledge Ms. Latania Smith Ms. Sophia Sotilleo Mr. Seitu Stephens Ms. Sandy Sweet Ms. Amy Taylor

Dr. Kimberly Taylor-Benns Ms. June VanRooyen Ms. Dee VanSant Ms. Robin Wilson Mr. Terrance Young

Lift Every Voice and Sing

James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938)

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list’ning skies,

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

Let us march on till victory is won.

A. Dennee Bibb, 1911 Dear Lincoln, Dear Lincoln, To Thee we’ll e’er be true. The golden hours we spent beneath The dear old Orange and Blue, Will live for e’er in memory, As guiding stars through life; For thee, our Alma Mater dear, We’ll rise in our might. For we love ev’ry inch of thy sacred soil, Ev’ry tree on thy campus green; And for thee with our might We will ever toil That thou mightest be supreme. We’ll raise thy standard to the sky, Midst glory and honor to fly. And constant and true We will live for thee anew, Our dear old Orange and Blue. Hail! Hail! Lincoln.

Notes from Classmates

Learn. Liberate. Lead.