2019 Commencement

— CLASS OF 2019 —

Congratulations

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Mission and Vision 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.

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Message from the President

Dear Lincoln University Graduates and Families: On behalf of the entire University family, I am pleased to extend sincerest congratulations to you, the Class of 2019. We applaud your dedication and determination to earn a degree. 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.

I also extend heartfelt thanks to the parents, guardians, families, and friends of the Class of 2019. Thank you 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 know that you will carryforward our 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

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

A Legacy of Producing Leaders

S

ince its founding in 1854, Lincoln University, the

of President Abraham Lincoln. Since its inception, Lincoln

nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and

has attracted an interracial and international enrollment

University (HBCU), has been internationally recognized for its

from the surrounding community and region, and around the

commitment to excellence in scholarship and service. Lincoln

world. The University admitted women students in 1952, and

University graduates have distinguished themselves in many

formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

fields including medicine, science, theology, education, law,

in 1972 as a state-related, coeducational university. Lincoln

and the arts.

University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

In addition to our more visible graduates - Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ’30, poet and playwright Langston

Lincoln University has had 14 presidents in its distinguished

Hughes ’29, the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe

history with President Brenda A. Allen currently at the helm.

’30, and the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah

They include Dickey (1854-56); John Pym Carter (1856-61);

’39 - Lincoln University and its graduates have achieved

John Wynne Martin (1861-65); Isaac Norton Rendall (1865-

the following additional distinctions: participated in the

1906); John Ballard Rendall (1906- 24); William Hallock

founding of eight universities in the United States; founder

Johnson (1926-36); Walter Livingston Wright (1936-45); Horace

of Crossroads Africa, which served as the model for the U.S.

Mann Bond (1945-57); Marvin Wachman (1961- 69); Herman

Peace Corps; and published the first alumni magazine of any

Russell Branson 1970-85); Niara Sudarkasa (1987-98); Ivory V.

college or university (1884). Lincoln graduates also include the

Nelson (1999-2011); Robert R. Jennings (2012-14); and Brenda

first African American Bishop of the United Methodist Church,

A . Allen (July 2017-present).

Roy C. Nichols ’41, and the first African American female rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, Lillian Fishburne ’71.

Lincoln University’s historic campus is located on 422 acres in Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Currently, Lincoln

The University’s beginnings can be traced back with recognition

also operates an additional location at 3020 Market Street in

to its founder, Presbyterian Minister John Miller Dickey; his

Philadelphia.

wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson; and the first two students, James Ralston Amos and his brother, Thomas H. Amos. Lincoln

Lincoln University remains committed to preserving its

University was initially chartered as Ashmun Institute in

distinction as an intellectual and cultural resource for this

honor of Jehudi Ashmun, the first governor of Liberia, and

region.

renamed Lincoln University in 1866 after the assassination

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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 Lincoln University Symphonic Band

INVOCATION Rev. Frederick T. Faison, Ed.D.

University Chaplain, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of Students

OPENING REMARKS President Allen GREETINGS Theresa R. Braswell ’84

Chairlady, Board of Trustees

ANTHEM Lift Every Voice and Sing Composed by John R. Johnson / Written by James W. Johnson / arr. Sarjeant Lincoln University Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

MUSICAL SELECTION

Clowns by Phillip Parker Lincoln University Symphonic Band Timothy Chambers, Director of Bands Jameel Judge, Assistant Director of Bands

INTRODUCTION OF VALEDICTORIAN Patricia Pierce Ramsey, Ph.D.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Bridget Elizabeth Baldwin MUSICAL SELECTION City Called Heaven Composed by Josephine Poelinitz

Lincoln University Concert Choir – Ameenah Muhammad, Soloist Camilla Horne, Ph.D., Director of Choral Activities

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Jabir McKnight

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

* Audience rises.

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Order of Ceremony COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS U.S. Representative John Lewis

5th Congressional District of Georgia

CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREES Reading of Citation Robert E. Millette, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Doctor of Humane Letters U.S. Representative John Lewis

5th Congressional District of Georgia

 Reading of Citation Mahpiua Deas, Ph.D.

Upperclassmen Dean and Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literature

Doctor of Humane Letters Martin Kilson, Ph.D. ’53 Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government, Emeritus – Harvard University Posthumously

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Allen and Provost Ramsey Patricia A. Joseph, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty

INDUCTION INTO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Meta H. Timmons, DVM, ’79 President, Alumni Association of Lincoln University

CLOSING REMARKS President Allen *ALMA MATER

A. Dennee Bibb, 1911

*BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Faison +RECESSIONAL Regal Procession

Composed by Clifton Williams

Lincoln University Symphonic Band

* Audience rises.

+ Audience remains in place until recessional is completed.

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Commencement Speaker - Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa

U.S. Representative John Lewis 5th Congressional District of Georgia

J

ohn Lewis, the United States Representative of

Despite more than 40 arrests during the movement,

Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, is a living icon of the

physical attacks, and serious injuries, Rep. Lewis has

Civil Rights Movement.

remained an advocate of nonviolence. After leaving SNCC in 1966, he led the Field Foundation, the Southern Regional

Born the son of sharecroppers in rural Alabama, Rep.

Council, the Voter Education Project, and was appointed

Lewis rose above the oppression of the “Jim Crow”

by President Jimmy Carter to direct the ACTION federal

South to graduate from the American Baptist Theological

volunteer agency.

Seminary and also earned a B.A. degree in religion and philosophy from Fisk University. As a college student, he

He has received numerous awards, including the

became a leader in the Nashville movement organizing

Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest

sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, as a participant in the

civilian award. In 1981, he was elected to the Atlanta

Freedom Rides, and as an organizer of voter registration

City Council, and, in 1986, to the United States House of

drives. Ultimately, he was elected chairman of the Student

Representatives, where he continues to fight for human

Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), where he

rights and civil liberties and to build what he calls “The

risked his life to bring about positive change.

Beloved Community” in America. Rep. Lewis was elected to Congress in 1986 representing Georgia’s 5th District. He

At the age of 23, he helped organize and gave a keynote

is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and

address at the historic 1963 March on Washington. Two

is the chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight. Rep. Lewis is

years later, he was chosen to lead a march across the

senior chief deputy Democratic Whip and is often referred

Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, which ended

to as the “conscience” of the United States Congress.

with the brutal attack of peaceful protestors by Alabama state troopers. Rep. Lewis himself suffered a concussion on the bridge, but senseless violence jarred the American conscience and helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa

Martin Kilson, Ph.D. ’53

Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government, Emeritus – Harvard University Posthumously

P

rofessor Martin L. Kilson, Jr. was born on February

founded

Harvard-Radcliffe

Afro-American

Students

14, 1931 in East Rutherford, New Jersey to Reverend Martin

Association during the 1960s. In 1966, he published his first

Kilson and Louisa Kilson. He married Marion Dusser de

book, Political Change in a West African State: A Study of

Barenne in 1959; they have three children—Jennifer Kilson-

the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone, based on his

Page, Peter D. de B. Kilson, and Hannah Laws Kilson; six

field research in Sierra Leone. In 1969, Dr. Kilson became

grandchildren and one great grandchild. After his family’s

a full professor of government at Harvard College, making

move to Ambler, Pennsylvania, Dr. Kilson attended Ambler

him the first African American professor to gain tenure

High School, graduating from there as an honor student in

there. A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975,

1948. He then attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania,

Dr. Kilson was instrumental in the development of African

where he studied under then university president Dr.

American studies both as an academic discipline and as a

Horace Mann Bond. Graduating as class valedictorian, Dr.

department at Harvard University. He was appointed the

Kilson received his B.S. degree in political science in 1953,

Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government in 1988, a

and was awarded a John Hay Whitney Fellowship to study

position he held until his retirement in 1999.

at Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. degree in political science in 1959.

In addition to authoring hundreds of academic articles, Dr. Kilson also served as a co-editor of numerous essay

After finishing his doctorate degree, Dr. Kilson spent

collections, including The African Diaspora: Interpretive

eighteen months conducting field research in West

Essays, which was the first published work to use the term

Africa under a Ford Foundation Fellowship. He then

“African diaspora.” He returned to Harvard to deliver the

returned to Harvard as a research associate in the Center

annual W.E.B. DuBois lectures in 2010, and published

for International Affairs, and was appointed lecturer in

his book, The Transformation of the African American

Harvard’s Department of Government in 1962. As one of only

Intelligentsia, 1880-2012, in 2014, the winner of the 2015

two African American junior faculty members at Harvard,

American Book Award.

Dr. Kilson also served as the faculty advisor for the newly

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Academic Regalia T

he 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.

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. The doctoral gown has full, bell­shaped 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; education light 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.

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School of Adult and Continuing Education MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES BUSINESS

Finance Tsehaitu AmLak-OM Abye Kristopher Troy Byes Ishan A. Brew** Valerie Ann Brown** Roslyn Latisha Henley** Kamille E. Henson** Vernon Lamont Hunt** Donna Sue Johnson** Wahome Josephat Kingori Magenta Dominique Riggins**

Human Resources Management Naqisah Sahirah Beccles Andrea Lynn Dykes** Celeste Courtany Fry Beverly Denise Gray* Marsha Jean-Francois Torah Tyanna Mosby** Santibra Rasha Murphy* Ahmani N’Lijah Nkwodimmah* Byshanee Christian Robinson Precious Z. Ubah* Dominique Washington

Hilo, HI Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Pottstown, PA Coatesville, PA Newark, DE Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Newark, NJ Reading, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Jersey City, NJ Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education Vernique S. Cottom Dai’on Lynae Fields Lisa C. Handy Cree Raquel Encarnacion Kyhna S. Hearn Warren C. Inge Ruth Noelle Jean Zephrah C. Pam Michael A. Shannon Naeemah Sahar Waleed

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Langhorne, PA Philadelphia, PA Covington, GA Philadelphia, PA Syracuse, NY Bensalem, PA Philadelphia, PA

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School of Adult and Continuing Education

Early Childhood Education and Special Education Tierra Jynneé Arrington Nisiah E. Bouie Briana Janel Brown Kimberly D. Carter-Ford** Linnea Griffith Reneé Bonita Johnson Sharon M. Lucas Brenden T. Nimmons Jr.** Tiffany B. Patterson Jasmine Michelle Rice Ninian Fatimata Rogers Aleywa J. Taylor** David E. White

Educational Leadership Emma Addo-Asare** Robert D. Canady Kasey McClary Jones** Sean G. Kelly Jah-Kefim R. McKenzie Kenneth B. Moore Jr. Ieisha Niara Saran Patterson Christopher B. Richard LaTasha Chanel Stone

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA New York, NY

Koforidna, Ghana Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Newport News, VA Roslyn, PA Yeadon, PA Philadelphia, PA

HUMAN SERVICES

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Human Services Basheerah Abdul-Hameed Timothy Lamar Alston** Foluso Adesayna Balogun** Khalisha T. Benson** LaTasha Dawn Black Bridget Danielle Brown** Stephanie Lynn Brown** Sean Anthony Bruce** Jessica Marie Carvin Christopher Lawrence Coffie** Desire Fortune Pamela Shalene Gadsden Daphne Lynn Gilliam** Giorgio D. Hawthorne

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Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA Cinnaminson, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Sicklerville, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Wappingers Falls, NY Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education Shakita Shanell Haynesworth** Michael Lynn Hill** Kathryn Hunter Brenda R. Jones** Panagar Augustin Kawah** Jasmine Tanayah Lane** Felisa S. Leonard** Erica A. Lockwood** Lillie M. Maldonado** Corinne N. Mason** Cynthia A. Mason** Cindya Mercado Yvette Nicole Pittman Tahirah Amina Prather** Courtney R. Proctor** Russell Lamont Richmond** Evelyn Lucille Samuel** Aaliyah Sellers** Domonique N. Smith Brittany Tannehill** Charnise S. Taylor** Saeedia RaBia Thompson Tiffany René Williams** Samuel Boye Willie**

Counseling Chavelle R. Carter Martine Du’Shea Crawford Toyyé S. Hargrove Bridget Annette-Nicole Jacobs Shahadah Lucas-Curtis Makkah I. Hayes Amirah Haniah Lindsay Samantha Lynne McKeon Angel T. Nichols Kahina Senice Ray Kenisha Alfreda Sullivan April Cotrina Taylor

Philadelphia, PA Audubon, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Liberia, West Africa Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY Pennsauken, NJ Philadelphia, PA Paterson, NJ Camden, NJ Newark, NJ Riverdale, MD Coatesville, PA Verbena, AL Rome, GA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Abington, PA Wilmington, DE Bristol, PA

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Darby, PA Lincoln University, PA Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates SCHOOL OF ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Criminal Justice Dwayne M. Keys** Alicia L. Milbourne

Human Services Drue Edna Burks Michael Dewayne Burks Sr. Tunisia Asalma Crosby Katrina Y. Ebron Susie S. Gberi Mary L. Holmes Kareem Johnson* Aisha Nichole Lester Luis I. Morales* Sherald Ray Judith A. Richardson Deeporche Faison Simmons Jasmine Tiara Harris-Smith Kiara A. Stevens Robin Walker

Management Lorna A. Chambers** Robert T. Chambers Jr Billie P. Purnell Ian Eugene Warsteane Tamika Monique Williamson  

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Philadelphia, PA Coatesville, PA

Bear, DE Bear, DE Montclair, NJ Lansdowne, PA Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA Philadelphia, PA Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Kennett Square, PA Philadelphia, PA

Middletown, DE Chester, PA Philadelphia, PA Ft. Collins, CO Tacoma, WA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Biology Jeffrey Syed Ahmed Jane-Frances Chiemezie Aruma Valdi Belton** Davisha A. Brown Chantel Marie Carter* Terrell Ellis Carter** Tamia Roshawn Casey Charlene L. Combs Ria Damarcia Dudley Chidirim Chelsea Etumnu JorDonna Alexis Frazier* Deja Lynn Garcia Naimah Patricia Alexandra Gibbs Saran Andi Hendrickson Victoria Oluwajuwon Hunsu Chiamaka A. Ihejirika Nancy Ogechi Ihejirika Emmanuela Chiamaka Ikechukwu Joslyn Styer Jackson Keiara L. Lewis Mydirah Vanee Littlepage-Saunders Sarai Adina McCoy Gabriel D. Nah Rebecca L. Neikam** Anija Nelson Ime Nkanta Oreoluwa M. Oladimeji Ramona Abigail Plummer Latoshia Ruth Ross** Karyne Rebecca Thadal

Environmental Science Kayla Jasmine McCline**

General Science Charles Clifton Andrews Jr. Jarrett Ahmad Brown Marc Stanley Hill Jr. LaToya Clara Rhines** Zora Helen Wesley*

Manchester Township, NJ Enugu, Nigeria Morris Plains, NJ Sacramento, CA Utica, NY Dover, DE Fontana, CA Washington, DC York, PA Lansdowne, PA Upper Marlboro, MD Bowie, MD Harrisburg, PA Bronx, NY Lagos, Nigeria Oxford, PA Sharon Hill, PA Obowo, Nigeria Coatesville, PA Paterson, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Media, PA Oxford, PA Prince George’s County, MD Lagos, Nigeria Ekiti, Nigeria Lanham, MD Union, NJ Brooklyn, NY

Warrington, PA

San Antonio, TX Plainfield, NJ Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Accounting Annell Franciné Abraham Erin Serena Dobson Joyce Chinwendu Esedebe Kion Melvin Gibson Summer Moné McKinney Nichole Renee James Preston**

Finance Krisna Samanta Sosa Marlia Stovall Stone Joseph Hugene Webb

Management Brianna Gabrielle Baylor Ny’air Lenise Best De’aarius Devontea Cornelius Bland Dashawn Brice** Christopher Carothers Carlos Duane Croslin Jr. Jefari Davis* James K. Dobson Adunni Adrienne Alexis Hall-Modeste Tomell Elijah Harbison Shandria Rochelle Laing Cierra Dianté Latham Markel T. Lucas Tiffany Jonelle Mitchell Chanel M. Ruff Dewey Ruth Cobyn M. Savage-Byers Myrakle Stokes Nia S. Ward Hezekiah Williams

St. Croix, VI Philadelphia, PA Abuja, Nigeria Baltimore, MD Rochester, NY Waldorf, MD

San Pedro Sula, Honduras Philadelphia, PA Hollis, NY

Philadelphia, PA Burlington, NJ Hammond, LA Brooklyn, NY Linden, NJ Baltimore, MD Syracuse, NY Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Odenton, MD Piscataway, NJ Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Roselle, NJ Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA St. Thomas, VI Buffalo, NY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Kimonni Jhané Driver Destiney N. Taylor

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Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Chemistry Amber Monique Cale Bria Nicole Garcia

Engineering Science Tyia M. Pratt Osamuyi Amir Uwadia

Physics William F. Moncrief III**

Middletown, DE Bowie, MD

Pittsburgh, PA Yeadon, PA

Williamstown, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer Science Deiondre’ Winston Brown* Travis Odinga Charles Joyce Chinwendu Esedebe O’Daiyah Harper Kameron Anthony Hayman Tyler Johann Jefferson Davin Miner Tamia Marie Powell Kalu C. Uche Timothy Wall Craig Vernell Watson

Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA Abuja, Nigeria Suitland, MD Laurel, MD Washington, DC Bronx, NY Orange, NJ Laurel, MD Lincoln University, PA Smyrna, DE

Health Science Dasimah Rajaa Alford Safonda Lynn Andrews Bridget Elizabeth Baldwin Adolphus Wayne Barron Jr.* Zayrron Wesley Blake, Sr. Nailah Simone Broadnax-Threadgill Marquis T. Coleman Isis Alexandra Ferguson Caleb Gentry Christian Michael Gil Aidan Michael Dayne Gomes Lindsay Richelle Harris** Jelani Ayinde Anthony Hendrickson Karon Kevin Hill* Chrisarah Ann Johnson*

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Philadelphia, PA Havre de Grace, MD Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Lansing, MI Brooklyn, NY Bronx, NY Yeadon, PA Plainfield, NJ Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE

Pittsburgh, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Health Science, continued Kaci Lynnette Johnson Shakeema Shanae Leake Luis Kyle Nieves, IV Vincent E. Riggins, II* Brandon Rowe** Joslyn Janae Royster** Michael Shuler Dominique Alexis Milan Smith Anthony Spinner Taylor Joanne Timothy Ashley Varice** SeanElle Weaver* Siani Aliyah Williams Izaiah A. Wright

Capitol Heights, MD Philadelphia, PA Manhattan, NY Brooklyn, NY New York, NY Linden, NJ Philadelphia, PA Prince George’s Los Angeles, CA Yeadon, PA Hillside, NJ Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY History Marcus McKoy

Pan-Africana Studies Alaze Moriah Clausell Valerie L. Jackson Mydirah Vanee Littlepage-Saunders Zayna Danyell Parham Khaliyah Kai Pugh BreJona A. Whitlock**

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Landover, MD

Sacramento, CA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Eastampton, NJ Pittsburgh, PA

Philosophy Voneisha N. Humphrey-Wagner Celisse Candice West

Brooklyn, NY Bronx, NY

Political Science Stardiazia Zikiya Zenobia Chambliss Jasmine Dawn Chisholm** Jenika Janielle Amari Douglas India Bri-onne Folk Alaina Marie Foulkes Kinoia A. Fredericksen Aislynn Jae Griffin Voneisha N. Humphrey-Wagner Yolanda M. Johnson Du’Shawn R. King

Queens, NY Wyandanch, NY Mount Vernon, NY Lancaster, PA Nassau, Bahamas St. Croix, VI Smyrna, DE Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Tania S. McCalman Dyshea Prince Phillip T. Quander-Mosley

Alexis S. Ramsey Samantha Ryan Robinson Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott India Sadiqia Tucker Celisse Candice West

Religion Tomanise Denise Chalmers

Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Bowie, MD Uniontown, PA Mt. Vernon, NY Willingboro, NJ Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY

Newark, DE

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

English Liberal Arts Brianna Kaná Banks-Barnes Marcos Antonio Castillo Jr. Sharnika Marie Clark Ronald Quincy Evans, III Briana Nikia Felder Eric Daniel Hilliard Jewel Juanita Lee** Sharday Michelle Mack Tadia Monique Nicholson Nichole A. Robert Marc Darwin Sketers Courtney Michelle Smith Vincent Anthony Thomas**

French Jamila Mandisa Jacob

Liberal Studies Diane D. Neikam Spanish Safonda Lynn Andrews Jamila Mandisa Jacob

Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Pittsburgh, PA Drexel Hill, PA Brooklyn, NY Washington, DC Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Elmont, NY Baltimore, MD Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA

San Fernando, Trinidad

Oxford, PA

Philadelphia, PA San Fernando, Trinidad

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS

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Mass Communications Chinonye Oluwadamiloju Agu Jemilah I. Alghali Lathan J. Atkinson Darieus C. Baker Quincy Montel Barnes Daria Boone Alexis Adaeze Chike

Joshua Clements Aunyae Chanel Cunningham Brittany Lexus Cureton Anwar J. Curtis Olivia Leigh Foster Kinoia A. Fredericksen Zelda E. Glenmore Danielle Groomes* Arenrenae I. Hamer Essence Bynum Hayes Moses A. Hernandez Immanuel Caleb Hollingshed Dijion Taquan Howard Kashmere C. Hunter Jamila Mandisa Jacob Imani NiShaé Jarmon Avyanna Starr King Courtney Zaelyn Knight Xavier K. Lawrence** Kiara Nicole Leath Aasanté D’Aamyrii Love Mitchell MarQuell Mason** Tekera Jelana McGeary Miciah Mills Nataisha Nathaniel Rameses Owens Anthony Parker Jr. Joèlle Aurice Love Polk Aliyah Simone Roberts** Frederick Sutton Sinclair Elijah Shakim Smith* Imani Tiara Stafford Nia Imani Tooks Nia Jonae Toussaint-Adams

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Lagos, Nigeria Franklin Township, NJ Philadelphia, PA Lansdowne, PA Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Potomac, MD Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA Linden, NJ Harrisburg, PA Coatesville, PA St. Croix, VI Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Chicago, IL Silver Spring, MD Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Washington, DC San Fernando, Trinidad Chester, PA Willingboro, NJ Brooklyn, NY Bronx, NY Accokeek, MD Coatesville, PA Coatesville, PA Queens, NY Chester, PA Brooklyn, NY Cleveland, OH Wilmington, DE Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY Cheyney, PA Elmont, NY Hillside, NJ New York, NY Brooklyn, NY

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Destinee Valerie Veronica Truluck Bridget VanSant BreJona A. Whitlock** Ryan Cornell Wilcox** Camrie Nicole Wilkins Rhys Durrell Williams

Brooklyn, NY Oxford, PA Pittsburgh, PA Clinton, MD Capitol Heights, MD Enola, PA

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Mathematics Jamal Bénoit Jun King Anjolaoluwa Ayomide Popoola Stephen Dion Smith Jr.**

Bloomfield, NJ Trenton, NJ Lagos, Nigeria Los Angeles, CA

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Nursing LaTazia A. Best Karin Ruth Bey Nailah Samira Blanchard T’yonna Bianca Brinkley Ashley Butts Eryn J. Campbell Leah Verlena Nicole Dawson Talin LaVelle Glasco Haseena Abdul-Malik Hayes Tia Tina Yvonne Hicks-Hunter Bendu Jackson Jada Elyse Johnson* Grace N. Kareithi Golder Kportufe Christine K. Mayaka La’Kiah A.T. Meade Déjanae Elaine Sellars Mildred Steele Sameerah E. Stokes Lorraine Denise Thompson Stephen Townes

Newark, DE Philadelphia, PA Stroudsburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Joppa, MD Washington, DC Wilmington, DE Philadelphia, PA Neptune, NJ Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Upper Chichester, PA Staten Island, NY Middletown, DE St. Croix, VI Coatesville, PA New Castle, DE Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Nottingham, PA

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES

Human Services Terri Doniece Banks Arianna L. Blaylock Alexis Marie Carter

Duquesne, PA Philadelphia, PA Silver Spring, MD

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Human Services, continued Tomanise Denise Chalmers Kyla Renee Davis Taylor Yvonne Freeland Tyler M. Garbett Jakel Taira Grantham Melissa Grace Guerrera Savannah Dystiny Jett Tiona Arshe’ Lancaster Lanijah Lawler Noel Gillian Liverpool Ayana Shani Lucas* Samia Naimah Lyons Emanuel McNealy Siani Toni Mitchell** Brittany Phyall Solomon D. Potter Orlando Perez Roberson Jr. Kimani Daro Simmons Corrél T. Skinner Dominique Spruill** Nashae Stewart** Treasure Jalay Sutton April L. Troshak* Gecinda Lynn Turner Ariana Alexus Williams Jermaine C. Williams Briana Quaniece Jackson-Winters Ciarra Stephanie Wiseley Psychology Carolyn Nashae Coleman Jada Natasha Johnson Naomi R. Louis Ariana Queen Lumpkin Alaina Natasha Marshall** Danielle A. Murphy** Amber S. Murray Infinity Pennington Jakara Nemesia Morgan Rance-Fisher Asha Denae Rothwell* Brietnni J. Singletary Bridget VanSant Maiah Latrease Wright 20

Newark, DE Corning, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Oxford, PA Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Chester, PA Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY Camden, NJ Germantown, MD Harlem, NY Brooklyn, NY East Earl, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD York, PA Philadelphia, PA Silver Spring, MD Brooklyn, NY Brookhaven, PA Philadelphia, PA

Milledgeville, GA Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA Bensalem, PA Philadelphia, PA Augusta, GA Philadelphia, PA Bellport, NY Chester, PA Brooklyn, NY Oxford, PA Baltimore, MD

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Anthropology Asyrra Jacqueline-Nora McCoggle Cleo Bella Spear

Criminal Justice Alexis Abdullah-Jackson Taylor Lanae Randolph Blake** Autumn Brown Colin Burke Jr. Santasia Cadet Ashleigh Nikole R. Chinn Kendall Clinton Nadirah Halimah Dabney Shakia Manek Day Mafisa M. Everett Kareem Xavier George Jr. Destiny A. Greene Ashley Brittany Hamlin-Bramble Shaquita R. Hebb Jenessa Chanice Hunter* Jawon Jalen Jay** Tazhe Imani Johnson Edward F. Keitel Porsheia A. Lake Lanijah Lawler Reginald Louis Irving Mays Jr. Asyrra Jacqueline-Nora McCoggle Ajani Ahlee McEady Courtney S. Miles Deion Taj Miller** Alexus B. Robinson Rashad Maliq Robinson Ndiya Sawyer Charnice Sessoms Alexys Marie Madeline Smith Shawn Wesley Steward Dane Benjamin Tyree Amina Yasmeen Williams

Rahway, NJ Sydney, Australia

Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Philadelphia, PA Teaneck, NJ Rahway, NJ Boston, MA Matawan, NJ Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Germantown, PA Baltimore, MD Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Suitland, MD Harrisburg, PA Chester, PA Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Baltimore, MD Rahway, NJ Pennsauken, NJ Philadelphia, PA Sayreville, NJ Chester, PA Upper Marlboro, MD Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Willingboro, NJ Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Sociology Santasia Cadet Ja’Myra Nah’Yae Cooper-Cobb Diana Caridad Martinez Deion Taj Miller** Tadia Monique Nicholson Diara Maleisha Oliver Alexys Marie Madeline Smith Cleo Bella Spear Shawn Wesley Steward Briana Quaniece Jackson-Winters

Rahway, NJ Chester, PA Kissimmee, FL Sayreville, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Sydney, Australia Willingboro, NJ Brookhaven, PA

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Visual Arts Naeemah Ralika Foxworth Dorian J. Monique McKinney Xavier C. Moon Thomas V. Nash Julian Martel Saunders

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA Washington, DC Voorhees, NJ

* August, 15 2018 graduate **December 15, 2018 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.

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Latin Honors SUMMA CUM LAUDE

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Chinonye Oluwadamiloju Agu

Ashley Butts

Jeffrey Syed Ahmed

Tomanise Denise Chalmers

Jane-Frances Chiemezie Aruma

Alaze Moriah Clausell

Bridget Elizabeth Baldwin

Erin Serena Dobson

Davisha A. Brown

Alaina Marie Foulkes

Marcos Antonio Castillo Jr.

Bria Nicole Garcia

Charlene L. Combs

Victoria Oluwajuwon Hunsu

Kimonni Jhané Driver

Chiamaka A. Ihejirika

Joyce Chinwendu Esedebe

Joslyn Styer Jackson

Kinoia A. Fredericksen

Shandria Rochelle Laing

Tomell Elijah Harbison

Jewel Juanita Lee

Kameron Anthony Hayman

Anija Nelson

Jamila Mandisa Jacob

Khaliyah Kai Pugh

Jun King

Chanel M. Ruff

Tiona Arshe’ Lancaster

Cleo Bella Spear

Mydirah Vanee Littlepage-Saunders

Treasure Jalay Sutton

Ime Nkanta

Lorraine Denise Thompson

Oreoluwa M. Oladimeji

Bridget VanSant

Anjolaoluwa Ayomide Popoola

Robin Walker

Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott

Joseph Hugene Webb

Krisna Samanta Sosa

Ryan Cornell Wilcox

Destiney N. Taylor Stephen Townes Camrie Nicole Wilkins Tamika Monique Williamson

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Latin Honors CUM LAUDE Annell Franciné Abraham

Aasanté D’Aamyrii Love

Dasimah Rajaa Alford

Christine K. Mayaka

Terri Doniece Banks

Thomas V. Nash

Karin Ruth Bey

Jakara Nemesia Morgan Rance-Fisher

Nailah Samira Blanchard

Dominique Alexis Milan Smith

Carolyn Nashae Coleman

Imani Tiara Stafford

James K. Dobson

Shawn Wesley Steward

Jenika Janielle Amari Douglas

Myrakle Stokes

Dijion Taquan Howard

Sameerah E. Stokes

Kaci Lynnette Johnson

Marlia Stovall Stone

Yolanda M. Johnson

Kalu C. Uche

Grace N. Kareithi

Celisse Candice West

Cierra Dianté Latham

Ariana Alexus Williams

Kiara Nicole Leath

*GRADUATION HONORS Drue Edna Burks Michael Dewayne Burks Sr. Lorna A. Chambers Robert T. Chambers Valerie L. Jackson Diane D. Neikam Billie P. Purnell Judith A. Richardson Deeporche Faison Simmons Mildred Steele

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 3.40 shall graduate with Honors.

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Distinctions THE HORACE MANN BOND HONORS PROGRAM Chinonye Olowadamiloju Agu Tamia Roshawn Casey Alaze Moriah Clausell Nancy Ogechi Ihejirika Emmanuela Chiamaka Ikechukwu Jewel Juanita Lee Mydirah Littlepage-Saunders Sarai Adina McCoy Gabriel D. Nah Anija Nelson Ime Nkanta Oreoluwa M. Oladimeji Khaliyah Kai Pugh Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott Craig Vernell Watson

PRE-LAW CERTIFICATE Chinonye Oluwadamiloju Agu Brianna Kaná Banks-Barnes Stardiazia Zikiya Zenobia Chambliss Jenika Janielle Amari Douglas Ashley Brittany Hamlin-Bramble Yolanda M. Johnson Tiona Arshe’ Lancaster Asyrra Jacqueline-Nora McCoggle Dyshea Prince Alexis S. Ramsey Alexus B. Robinson Gabrielle Ta’Sheilah Angel Scott Natasha G. Teape Amina Yasmeen Williams

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Honor Societies ALPHA KAPPA DELTA –INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Alexis Abdullah-Jackson Asyrra Jacqueline-Nora McCoggle Tadia Monique Nicholson

ALPHA MU GAMMA Jeffrey Syed Ahmed Anija Nelson

BETA BETA BETA NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY Alexis Abdullah-Jackson Jeffrey Syed Ahmed Davisha A. Brown Jarrett Ahmad Brown Tamia Roshawn Casey Kimonni Jhané Driver Deja Lynn Garcia Naimah Patricia Alexandra Gibbs Chiamaka A. Ihejirika Nancy Ogechi Ihejirika Mydirah Vanee Littlepage-Saunders Sarai Adina McCoy Anija Nelson

KAPPA DELTA PI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY Tierra Jynneé Arrington Robert D. Canady Kimberly D. Carter-Ford Vernique S. Cottom Dai’on Lynae Fields Lisa C. Handy Ruth Noelle Jean Reneé Bonita Johnson Kasey McClary Jones Kenneth B. Moore, Jr. Jasmine Michelle Rice Michael A. Shannon Aleywa Janaan Taylor Naeemah Waleed

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PI GAMMA MU INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Basheerah Abdul-Hameed Faluso Balogun Khalisha T. Benson LaTasha Dawn Black Bridget Danielle Brown Jessica Marie Carvin Martine Du’Shea Crawford Desire Fortune Pamela Shalene Gadsden Daphne Lynn Gilliam Giorgio D. Hawthorne Shakita Shanell Haynesworth Michael Lynn Hill Kathryn Hunter Bridget Annett-Nicole Jacobs-Dow Panagar Augustin Kawah Felisa Shaneen Leonard Lillie M. Maldonado Corinne N. Mason Yvette Nicole Pittman Tahirah Amina Prather Courtney R. Proctor Kahina Senice Ray Domonique N. Smith Saeedia RaBia Thompson Tiffany Rene Williams

PSI CHI – NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY Carolyn Nashae Coleman Tiona Arshé Lancaster Ariana Queen Lumpkin Jakara Nemesia Morgan Rance-Fisher Brietnni J. Singletary Bridget VanSant

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Honor Societies SIGMA BETA DELTA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION Graduate Naqisah Sahirah Beccles Valerie Ann Brown Andrea L. Dykes Beverly D. Gray Roslyn Latisha Henley Kamille Elise Henson Vernon Lamont Hunt Marsha Jean-Francois Donna Sue Johnson Torah Tyanna Mosby Ahmani N’Lijah Nkwodimmah Magenta Dominque Riggins Byshanee Christian Robinson Tamika Monique Williamson

Undergraduate Annell Franciné Abraham Lorna A. Chambers James K. Dobson Shandria Rochelle Laing Krisna Samanta Sosa Myrakle Stokes Marlia Stovall Stone

SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY Chinonye Oluwadamiloju Agu Brianna Kaná Banks-Barnes Sharnika Rochelle Clark Briana Nikia Felder Valerie L. Jackson Shandria Rochelle Laing Tiona Arshé Lancaster Jewel Juanita Lee Courtney S. Miles Tadia Monique Nicholson Nichole A. Robert

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Board of Trustees 2018 - 2019 Officers Ms. Theresa R. Braswell ’84 – Chairlady Rev. Dr. Frances E. Paul ’79 – Assistant 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 Trustees Mr. Robert A. Allen ’80 Robert L. Archie, Jr. ’65, Esq. Ms. Stephanie Mays Boyd Mr. Gerald Bruce ’78 Mr. Mack A. Cauthen ’75 Mr. Dimitrius M. Hutcherson Mr. James W. Jordan ’88 Mr. Henry M. Lancaster, II ’76 Honorable Harry Lewis, Jr. Ms. Kimberly A. Lloyd ’94 Mr. Jabir McKnight, Student Representative Mr. Kenneth A. Poole ’73 Ms. Sandra F. Simmons Mr. James G. O. Sumner Mr. Kevin E. Vaughan Mr. Joseph V. Williams, Jr. ’68 Faculty Representative Professor Sophia Sotilleo ’10 Emeritus Trustees Dr. William E. Bennett ’50 Dr. Walter D. Chambers ’52 Dr. Theodore Robb Dr. Kenneth M. Sadler ’71 Secretary of Education’s Representative* Mr. Noe Ortega

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President’s Cabinet President Brenda A. Allen, Ph.D. Chief of Staff Diane M. Brown, M.H.S.

Sr. Advisor to the President (Interim) Dorcas L. Colvin, Ed.D.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Pierce Ramsey, Ph.D. Vice President for Finance and Administration Charles T. Gradowski, CPA Vice President for Student Success and Dean of the College Lenetta R. Lee, Ph.D. Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mellissia M. Zanjani, Ph.D., CFRE Director of Athletics and Recreational Services Harry O. Stinson III, M.S. Director of Public Safety Marc R. Partee, M.S. Dean of Faculty Patricia A. Joseph, Ph.D. Chief Information Officer Justin McKenzie, M.S., MBA Associate Provost for Enrollment Management Kimberly Taylor-Benns, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Academic Support Evelyn Davis-Poe, M.A. Associate Dean of the College and Dean of Students Frederick T. Faison, M.Ed., M.Div., Ed.D.

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Acknowledgements Candidate Announcers Ms. Nikoia Forde Ms. Evelyn Poe Marshals Dr. Dana Flint, Head Marshal Ms. Kim Anderson Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Mr. Kennie Edwards Dr. Carla Gallagher Ms. Jernice Lea Dr. Christine Limb Dr. Marlayne Manley Dr. Melissa McConatha Mr. Ralph Rogers Mr. Fred-Rick Roundtree Dr. Susan Safford Ms. Carla Sarratt Dr. Charles Sutton Dr. Kimberly Taylor-Benns Ms. Leonie Walters

Commencement Coordination Dr. Patricia Pierce Ramsey, Chair Ms. Kim Anderson Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Mr. Brian Bernas Mr. Alan Box Ms. Diane Brown Ms. Reachell Chambers Mr. Timothy Chambers Ms. Kathy Clark Ms. RaVonda Dalton-Rann Dr. Mahpiua Deas Mr. Kennie Edwards Rev. Dr. Frederick T. Faison Dr. Dana Flint Dr. Camilla Horne Ms. Deborah E. Johnson Ms. Laura King Ms. Jernice Lea

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Dr. Christine Limb Ms. Caprice Love Dr. Marlayne Manley Ms. Jackie McNeil Ms. Shelley Mix Mr. Marc R. Partee Ms. Evelyn Poe Ms. Lynn Powell Mr. Michael Reed Ms. Sue Reed Mr. Charles Ricketts Ms. Catherine Rutledge Ms. Carla Sarratt Ms. Sophia Sotilleo Ms. Amy Taylor Dr. Kimberly Taylor-Benns

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Anthem

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.

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Alma Mater 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.

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— CLASS OF 2019 —

Congratulations

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