Lincoln University 2021 Commencement Program

— CLASS OF 2021 —

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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 Lincoln University family, I am pleased to extend sincerest congratulations to the Class of 2021. We are happy to be able to gather on the campus today to celebrate and commemorate your achievements. I join all those who have 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 that began in 2020 and continue today. These life changing conditions necessitated changes in the delivery of your higher education through your final semester at Lincoln.

We salute you for persevering 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 2021, 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

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

A Legacy of Producing Leaders

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ince its founding in 1854, Lincoln University, the

the surrounding community, the region, and throughout the

nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and

world. The University admitted women students in 1952 and

University (HBCU), has been internationally recognized for

formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

its commitment to excellence in scholarship and service

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

by providing a rigorous, world-class liberal arts education.

University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on

Lincoln University graduates have distinguished themselves in

Higher Education.

many fields, including medicine, science, theology, education, law, and the arts.

Lincoln University has had 14 presidents in its distinguished history, with President Brenda A. Allen currently at the helm.

In addition to our more well-known graduates — U.S. Supreme

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

Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ’30; poet and playwright

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

Langston Hughes ’29; the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi

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

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

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

’39 — Lincoln University and its graduates have participated in

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

the founding of eight U.S. universities and launched the model

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

for what became the U.S. Peace Corps. Lincoln graduates

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

also include the first African American bishop of the United

A . Allen (July 2017-present).

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

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

The University’s beginnings can be traced back with recognition

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 of President Abraham Lincoln. Since its inception, Lincoln has attracted an interracial and international enrollment from

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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 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 (verse 1) 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 J. Horne, Ph.D., Director of Choral Activities INTRODUCTION OF VALEDICTORIANS Mahpiua Deas, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English, Dean of Upperclassmen VALEDICTORY ADDRESSES Sonia Jenelle Caton Renee Kiana Halsey Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin Unekwu-Ojo Shaibu MUSICAL SELECTION “We Shall Overcome” - arr. By Shelton Ridge Love Lincoln University Concert Choir, Soloist: Rai’Chel Irving Camilla Horne, Ph.D., Director of Choral Activities INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Niare Galvez Student Government Association Executive President and Student Representative to the Board of Trustees

* Audience rises.

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Order of Ceremony COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. Academic, Author, Ordained Minister, and Media Host CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREES Reading of Citation Gwinyai H. Muzorewa, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Department of History, Political Science & Philosophy Doctor of Humane Letters Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. Academic, Author, Ordained Minister, and Media Host Reading of Citation Karen Baskerville, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biology Doctor of Humane Letters Gloria Carter Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Carter Foundation Reading of Citation Sam Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Business & Entrepreneurial Studies Doctor of Humane Letters Percy Robert Miller Hip-Hop Mogul, Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist Reading of Citation Sema Hande Ogutcu-Fu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Political Science & Philosophy Doctor of Humane Letters Charles V. Hamilton, Ph.D. W. S. Sayre Professor Emeritus Government and Political Science, Columbia University PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Allen and Dr. Patricia A. Joseph Presentation of Absentee Graduates Live Presentation of Graduates 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.

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Commencement Speaker - Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D.

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Academic, Author, Ordained Minister and Media Host

ichael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned professors, writers, preachers, lecturers, and media personalities. Dyson, who earned his Ph.D. in religion at Princeton University, has taught at some of the nation’s most distinguished universities, including Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, Columbia, DePaul, Georgetown and the University of Pennsylvania. He is presently NEH Centennial Chair; Distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science; and Distinguished University Professor of Ethics and Society, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University.

One of America’s premier public intellectuals, he is the author of 24 books. His seven New York Times bestsellers include volumes on Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, 2Pac, Marvin Gaye, Bill Cosby, and Barack Obama. Among his notable publications are Reflecting Black: African American Cultural Criticism, his pioneering book of black cultural studies; I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr., his book on the civil rights icon that probed his radical dimensions; Holler if You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur; and Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?

Dyson’s bestselling The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America, was a finalist for the prestigious 2016 Kirkus Prize. His bestselling Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, was called by the New York Times, “one of the most frank and searing discussions on race… a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and King’s Why We Can’t Wait.” The book won the 2018 Southern Book Prize.

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His Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster won the American Book Award. Dyson’s New York Times bestseller, What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation on Race in America, was named by the Washington Post as one of the “50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018.”

His bestselling JAY-Z: Made in America, won Dyson an African American Literary Award as “Author of the Year.”

His most recent book, the bestseller Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America, was nominated for a 2021 NAACP Image Award.

As a preacher and sometime pastor for the past 40 years, Dyson—who was licensed and ordained at Detroit’s historic Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church—has delivered sermons from many of the nation’s most noted pulpits, including at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, his current home church.

Lecturing across the country and the world, Dyson has also served for the last 30 years as a media commentator and host on such major radio and television shows as NPR’s Morning Edition, The Takeaway, and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and television’s Meet the Press, Face the Nation, Today Show, Good Morning America, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Dyson is both a contributing editor for the ESPN web site, The Undefeated, and a political analyst for MSNB, CNN, and Fox News. Dyson has also made guest appearances on scripted cable and network television programs such as Soul Food, The Game and Black-ish.

Writer Nathan McCall captures it best when he says that Dyson “is a street fighter in suit and tie.”

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Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Gloria Carter

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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Carter Foundation

s. Gloria Carter is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF). SCF was established in 2003 as a 501c3 public charity (“Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund”)

by Ms. Carter and her son, Shawn Carter. The Foundation was formed in response to Ms. Carter’s desire to create “something that would enhance the future of our young people.” Its mission is to help individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education at institutions of higher learning. As such, SCF Scholars represent diverse backgrounds, and typically face significant barriers to success such as teen pregnancy, homelessness, former incarceration, interrupted schooling, and sexual and domestic abuse, but they all possess an extraordinary desire to pursue their educational and professional dreams. Through the Foundation’s signature scholarship fund, annual college tours, study abroad experiences, counseling initiatives, wealth-building workshops, career exposure opportunities, and holiday toy and meal drives, youth and communities in need have benefited and been able to overcome obstacles to success.

Ms. Carter has received numerous honors for the impactful contributions made through the Shawn Carter Foundation to local, national and global communities. In 2020, the SCF earned the Joyce E. Smith Excellence in Education Award by the National Association for College Admissions Counselors.

Prior to that Ms. Carter received a Special Recognition Award at GLAAD on behalf of her son for the song, Smile, and that same year she also received the Everyday People Award from the WACO Theater in Los Angeles, CA. In 2017 she launched a national fundraising campaign in partnership with eBAY to raise awareness about SCF engaging the support of various celebrities and the general public. In 2016 she was honored during the Toast to Our Mothers celebration hosted by Dress for Success.

In 2014, she was presented with the inaugural Generation Study

Abroad Award, to recognize the outstanding contributions that the Shawn Carter Foundation has made in partnership with the Institute for International Education and the US Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program in “encouraging purposeful, innovative action to get more Americans to undertake an international experience.” She was also featured in publications such as USA Today, US Weekly, and in Morgan Stanley’s Perspectives in Philanthropy, highlighting her thoughts on the importance of education as well as the origin and impact of SCF. Prior to 2014, she was recognized by various groups including The Wall Street Alphas Charitable Foundation (Think Black Award for her dedication to building social and intellectual equity for youth); Boys and Girls High School (Tohma Faulkner Women of Distinction Award for her commitment to community service); Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter; and Zeta Amicae of Newark/Orange. In 2007, Ms. Carter received a proclamation from the New York City Council for her outstanding contributions to the community.

Ms. Carter is the former owner of Newark-based café and lounge, “Diamondz N Da Ruff”, where she offered local youth etiquette classes and stage presence training in partnership with TEAMWORK (Talented Entertainers, Artists & Musicians at Work).

Whether on stage receiving awards, in the boardroom making decisions on the Foundation’s strategic direction, on a charter bus motivating students on the annual HBCU tour, in the office reading scholarship applications, in the housing projects distributing meals to families impacted by natural disasters, or on the ground handing toys and spreading holiday cheer to residents of the Marcy projects, Ms. Carter proves that service is both a responsibility and lifestyle.

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Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Percy Robert Miller

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Hip-Hop Mogul, Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

ercy (Master P) Miller is a hip-hop mogul, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who founded No Limit Records, which has sold 100 million records. In 1990, at a time when record labels were still reluctant to look beyond New York or Los Angeles, he formed his own label, No Limit—a label whose artists have included Mystikal, Kane & Abel and Snoop Dogg. Miller also has established himself as a savvy businessman with a range of investments and interests beyond rap.

Born in New Orleans’ Calliope Projects, Miller was a talented basketball player who played for the University of Houston and, in pre-season games, for the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors. He ultimately majored in business at Merritt College in California. After his late grandfather left him $10,000, he opened a record shop in Richmond, California— where his mother was living—called No Limit Records.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, when it was hard for regional rappers to attract major labels, Master P decided to bankroll his own music. No Limit’s first release was Mind of a Psychopath by The Real Untouchables (TRU), which included him. He sold the limited number of gangster rap four-track cassettes out of his car’s trunk.

Then a distribution deal with Priority Records made No Limit an under-the-radar phenomenon. In 1995, Miller relocated his company to New Orleans and began signing such acts as Mia X, Mr. Serv-on, and Mystikal. Master P’s real commercial breakthrough came after the release of his fifth album, Ice Cream Man (1996) and his sixth, Ghetto D, a year later. The album went triple platinum while spawning such hit singles as “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!”

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Master P’s seventh album, MP Da Last Don (1998), sold more than 4 million copies while Mystikal and Mia X also had hit albums. That same year, he scored a huge coup when Snoop Dogg signed with No Limit. Meanwhile, a year earlier his successful independent film I’m Bout It set a trend for other rappers to release their own direct-to-video films.

It was part of a growing portfolio of projects for the entrepreneur, who invested in real estate, the stock market, shops, energy drinks, clothing lines. and cable television.

“I’m in it to make money,” he told the New York Times. “I guess I want to be the ghetto Bill Gates.”

Such success runs in the family. His son Romeo Miller, who recorded as Lil Romeo on his father’s label, has acted in several TV shows and films. I Got the Hook Up 2, a sequel to his cult comedy, I Got the Hook Up, was one of 2019’s top urban films.

Master P is still releasing solo albums and is also involved in politics and philanthropy. He founded the Team Hope NOLA Foundation, which serves at-risk children across the U.S. Speaking of Master P, rapper 2 Chainz recently told Vibe: “I just want to let him know how he influences the whole South in hip hop. It was his grind, his hustle. He’s the reason why a lot of us are here, including myself.”

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Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Charles V. Hamilton, Ph.D.

W.S. Sayre Professor Emeritus of Government and Political Science, Columbia University

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r. Charles V. Hamilton, a former Lincoln University professor, is a political scientist, civil rights leader, and the Wallace S. Sayre Professor Emeritus of Government at Columbia University. One of the first African Americans to hold an endowed chair at an Ivy League university, Hamilton focused his research on urban politics and the civil rights movement. His most famous and best-selling book, which he co-authored with Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), is “Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America” (1967).

Dr. Hamilton’s other important books include: “The Black Preacher in America” (1972); “Bench and the Ballot: Southern Federal Judges and Black Voters” (1973); “Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma” (1991); and, coauthored with Dona Cooper Hamilton, his late wife of 60 years, Dona Cooper Hamilton, “The Dual Agenda: Race and the Social Welfare Policies of Civil Rights Organizations” (1997). She was professor of social work at Herbert Lehman College, City University of New York.

The publication of the book transformed Hamilton into a high-profile public intellectual. Four years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication, Penguin Random House, the book’s publisher, declared:

Dr. Hamilton is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He retired from Columbia in 1998 and later moved to Chicago.

“A revolutionary work since its publication, ‘Black Power’ exposed the depths of systemic racism in this country and provided a radical political framework for reform: true and lasting social change would only be accomplished through unity among African-Americans and their independence from the preexisting order. An eloquent document of the civil rights movement that remains a work of profound social relevance 50 years after it was first published.”

Three years ago, he established The Drs. Charles V. and Dona C. Hamilton Institute for Research and Civic Involvement at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago.

The institute provides visitors a range of opportunities to peruse its non-circulating reference collection, including rare books, to research the museum’s archives and to attend lectures and history and policy discussions—many of which are aimed at youth audiences.

Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Dr. Hamilton graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1951 and earned a master’s degree in 1957 from the University of Chicago. After teaching for several years at the Tuskegee Institute, he returned to the University of Chicago, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1964. He was on the faculty of Rutgers University, Lincoln University and his alma mater, Roosevelt University, before joining Columbia in 1969.

“I was interested in combining academic studies with political action,” Dr. Hamilton told Good Black News. “My concern was not only to profess but to participate. I see the DuSable Museum as a repository of those efforts; and people will come look at them with those eyes; that people will see someone who not just wrote books but participated.”

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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 - 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, 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 Janeen A. Caldwell** Kimberlee Carter** Autumn Fair* Rowland Tochukwu Ihejirika* Rumeel Jessamy* Morgan R. Kemper* Tajerah Angél Stackhouse** Jay Don Tembo* Human Resources Management Ny’Air Lenise Best* Kimberly Curtis* Stefan Maxwell Gordon* Anthony Waddell Jefferson** Desmond Richard King Du’ Shawn R. King** Monique Nicole Marcus* Mykeah LaShay Parker* Kristen A. Smith*

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA Imo, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Sharon Hill, PA Bound Brook, NJ Philadelphia, PA

Burlington, NJ Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Queens, NY

EDUCATION Early Childhood Education Tanoka K. Chapman Grace Miriam Holt** Judene E. Jimenez Keaira Jones-Smith** Sirena S. Ollison Arianna Renee Page Alicia S. Williams**

Elizabeth City, NC Lansdale, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Woodlyn, PA Philadelphia, PA

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School of Adult and Continuing Education Early Childhood Education and Special Education Le’Shay Frazier Deneir Sharae Holland** Nikaya Dominique Johnson** Velia Nadell Moore** Lorna Theresa Reynolds Roheem C. Roten Educational Leadership Ashanta Che’ Austin Carl Canty Shaquille Ryshaun Harrison** Mary L. Holmes Lafay D. Johnson Angelee Velasquez Rivera Courtney M. Simpson** Jasmine Tiara Harris Smith Vanessa A. Smith Rhonda Francine Williams Tanesha L. Wilson** Shayne Barclay Witherspoon Jr.

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Elkins Park, PA Chester, PA

Philadelphia, PA Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

COUNSELING & HUMAN SERVICES Counseling Patricia A. Taylor

Womelsdorf, PA

Human Services Lanetta Britt** Autumn K. Brown** Reginald Dontá-Halek Buckner Drue Edna Burks** Michael Dewayne Burks Sr.** Cameron Claiborne Sandra Cribbs-Ingram** Asia N. Crimm** Katrina Y. Ebron** Latifaha D. Evans** Nadia Fife** Donielle N. Harrison Alvin R. Herring Jr.** Lucy Chidinma Ibe** Tenika Laurice Jackson

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Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Bridgeton, NJ Homer, LA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Lansdowne, PA Philadelphia. PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Upper Darby, PA York, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education Human Services cont.

Frances Roberta Johnson Jai Nikol Johnson Dwayne M. Keys** Kristian A. Latimore** Aisha Nichole Lester** Zaréya Zaire Lewis** Raymond Lockhart Jr. Jasmine Monique Martin Shakeema R. Paris** Sharee Patrice Pinckney** Mariah E. Powell Robin D. Pryor** Shamir M. Sass Angelque’ Evangalin Satchell** Sheila Denise Shamsid-Deen Kalik Stanley Shawynna L. Tucker** Robin M. Walker**

Tampa, FL Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Staten Island, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Criminal Justice Leslie Trammell-Wright Jovanne E. Watson-Brown** Human Services Juanita I. Allen* Carla A. Beaty Maurice D. Bell* Kia Colene Brown* Monica Cynthia Brown** Octavia Michelle Burton** Genese Camille Dean** Benita C. Dixon Balorie J. Fields Bianca R. Green Billena Greene Richard James Hampton Cherida L. Hartzog Yolanda Racine Henderson Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno**

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chester, PA Camden, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA Philadelphia, PA Coatesville, PA Lancaster, PA

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School of Adult and Continuing Education Human Services cont.

Lancaster, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Camden, NJ Philadelphia, PA Laverock, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Elkins Park, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Berlin, NJ Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA East Orange, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA

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Management Ena Letitia Bell** Stacey M. Holder Shannon M. Lawrence Daphne C. McGee-Geathers* Amin A. Shabazz**

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

Spanish Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno** Reinaldo Rivera Hernández**

Lancaster, PA Lancaster, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates THE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Biology Leyitha Princesse Achoute Brittany Adaugo Chidindu Amadi Rhyana Sabrina Belnavis Jasmide Bernard Asia D. Boyd Paige Mallory Brooks Donyaé Nubian-Rose Brown Braulio Cervantes Rivera MaKenna Dalcour Cedar Robin Davidson Japria Rochelle Davis Osarieme Osarhume’ Enabulele Imani Rochelle Estrada Shagasbie Georges Lindsay Gibson P’Azhae N’Dia Harrigan** Brittney Tierra Hayes Saran Andi Hendrickson Lauren Holman** Danae Naomi Johnson Carla Janaé Joiner Christina Monae’ Leatherbury Angel LeBlanc Jennifer Llamocca Tarik Samuel Mamo Ellisa Briana Martin** Josephine Blessing Nimely Oluwaferanmi David Oketunji Aamirah Taa’liyah Prioleau Auzsa Nichole Pryor Breiyanna Carissma Reed Kyra Korynn Scott Taylor Elise Shelton Tyrese Sherrill-Coulverson Najae R. Simmons Shaniya Koran Miracle Smith Monae Cynthia Spears

Philadelphia, PA Hyattsville, MD Queens, NY Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dayton, OH York, PA Randallstown, MD Parkesburg, PA Prince George’s County, MD Richmond Hill, Ontario Baltimore, MD East Orange, NJ Randallstown, MD Baltimore County, MD Baltimore, MD St. Thomas, VI Pittsburgh, PA Bronx, NY Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA Cleveland, OH Philadelphia, PA Elkton, MD Silver Spring, MD Alexandria, VA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Abuja, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Rockville, MD Philadelphia, PA Middletown, DE Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Reading, PA Trenton, NJ Brooklyn, NY

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Biology cont.

Zechariah Zion Benjamin Stephens Ciera Janae Stokes Timeka Latoya Thompson, Jr. Jai Sidney Tipton Brianna E. Washington Cameron Noel Williams

Hartford, CT Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD

Environmental Science David A. Brown, Jr.

Sacramento, CA

General Science Korri L. Cokley Kennedy Paige Lowery Kairi W. Purnell**

Pittsburgh, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Accounting Bukola Bola Adewuyi Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola Mariah Coleman-Bowman Afolabi O. Fajobi Brandi K. Frazier Munir Hadid Darlene Theresa Hopkins Shazingie I. Samuels Arielle R. K. Saunders Courtney M. Thomas Roshell C. Titus Destiny Dominique Williams Nasira S. Wilson Business Administration Jabbar Wahid Irby* Finance Devin Myles Adams Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola Bryanna Alexis Brown Jendayi Etana Campbell** Zimirah Michelle DeBarros Devron Dickens, Jr. Afolabi O. Fajobi

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Navy Town, Nigeria Ibadan, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Ikorodu, Nigeria Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Quarryville, PA Brooklyn, NY Nassau, Bahamas Pittsburgh, PA St. Croix, VI Atlanta, GA Philadelphia, PA Camden, NJ

Abingdon, MD Ibadan, Nigeria Harlem, NY East Orange, NJ North Plainfield, NJ Baltimore, MD Ikorodu, Nigeria

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Finance cont.

Kristian Marshall Darnelle Makasa Mwendwa* Jenai Victoria Patrick Jalen Brian Scott-Davis Khanina Lorrin Stanford Kaylah L. Stringfield Gianna Marina Washington Jordan A. Whisler Dmitri Mendel Yearby

New York, NY New Castle, DE Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Sicklerville, NJ Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Parkesburg, PA Washington, DC

Information Technology Bukola Bola Adewuyi Austin Tyler-Kyle Carpenter Jade Bernea Dorsey ** Francis Mambu

Navy Town, Nigeria Reisterstown, MD Coatesville, PA Philadelphia, PA

Management Christian Alvarado-Jones** Jayelin Emmanuel Cameron Antonio Echevarria, Jr. Cameron I. Edwards Chloe Lillian Gore James Antonio Haston Willie Hines Darlene Theresa Hopkins Kaitlyn Taylor - Anne Hott Cherokee Huff-Peete Aliyah Renée Jones Precious Jones Mark A. Lurry Zion Winston McFarland Ta’Yauna Michelle Montgomery Richard Omotayo Ojuri Cydnee-Tilr Foster Ross Mikalah Tyler Simpson Shadai Smith

Shatira Williams

Melissa Tricia Woods Tanysha M. Young

Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Lincoln University, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Bowie, MD Quarryville, PA Lewisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Hackensack, NJ Washington, DC East Hartford, CT Baltimore, MD York, PA Lagos, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Plainfield, NJ Baltimore, MD Hazlet, NJ Windsor, CT

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sade A. Benjamin Brianna LaNay Blake Tarik Samuel Mamo Eunice Chidinma Obi Oluwadamilola Samuel Oduntan Ayomide Vigrey Ogunsakin Oluwagbemila Oluwanifemi Jessica Chioma Orizu La’cendria Mo’nae Pulley

Orange, NJ Upper Marlboro, MD Alexandria, VA Hanover, PA Ikorodu, Nigeria Kensington, MD Ondo, Nigeria Anambra Nigeria Baltimore, MD

Engineering Science Kwasi K. Graham* Umar Saaba**

Maplewood, NJ Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science Bazit Opeyemi Adebiyi Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed Taylor Alexandria Anderson Tymera Crudup Arin Lamar Tyree DeLoatch Marcell Dwight Denmark** Fopefoluwa Gbosibo* Seoul E. Gunter-King James Hooker, III Mmelona L.S. Hughes Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe Jaelyn Jackson** Da’Sha Jenifer** Kashamar A. Lewis** Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin** Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu David Dominique Taylor Shaniah Tullis Noah Otuke Unor**

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Ibadan, Nigeria Ibadan, Nigeria Upper Marlboro, MD Barnegat, NJ Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Ogun, Nigeria Mount Laurel, NJ Brooklyn, NY Sandy Ground, Anguilla Lagos, Nigeria Coatesville, PA Chester, PA Island Harbour, Anguilla Isolo, Nigeria Ogun, Nigeria Kogi, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Lagos, Nigeria

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE Health Science Kyasia Aytch Melanie N. Bady Devin Bannister Kevon Wayne Baxter** Elijah Bolden Cyanne Brown Shanijah Byrd Antwon’yae A’lexus Chavous Nydirah Cheeks Rhianna Crawford-Davis Bianca M. Dunn Deja Chanel Felder Kiara Elizabeth Fischer Breah Frazier Anthony Frazier-Armstrong Aniya Freeman Deitra M. Gilbert Emmillie A. Glass Krystahl S. Gordon Brandon D. Harding** James Hill-Browne** Brittany Hinton** Amani S. Howard-Earle Natasha De’anna Howell** Tatayana Alexandria Jackson Ja’Niah Karron Jerry** Aniyah Leah-Nancy Johnson** Justin Tyler Johnson Nydia Johnson Junie Alexia Jolifils Shalon Essence Love Briana Princess Lumpkin Ashley Nicol’ Marcus Sadara Amelia A Marshall Jerneice Morton Destiny Taylor Joinee Perry** Taahirah A. Prioleau Ludin Rattigan, Jr. Bradley Andrés Regalado

Orange, NJ Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Silver Spring, MD Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY York, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Eastvale, CA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Washington, DC North Plainfield, NJ Frederiksted, VI Rosedale, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Lancaster, PA Norristown, PA Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Brooklyn, NY Etters, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD Harrisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY Jackson, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Health Science cont.

Chauncey Laron Roman Taylar Elexis Rone Edward Isiah Ryans** Claire Laury SaintFleur Voyttina M. Cauley Savoy Regianie Simeon Brittany K. Smith Brianna Helene Spain** Kendra Danielle Stanford Myeisha Taylor Tyreke Thompson Janaia Briannah Thorpe

Kayla Charnel Tisdale Ameena Sumaiyah Walker

Cione Washington-Johnson Mira Ny’l Whaley**

Quantae’ White Mersadezs Love Wiley** Erin Patrice Williams

Flolesha Williams Jala A. Williams Kailah Cyanne Williams Kayla Monique Willis Bria D’Nicole Wilson Damani Kashif Yarbrough

Baltimore, MD Rochester, NY Fort Washington, MD Brooklyn, NY Washington, DC Brooklyn, NY Newark, NJ Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Capitol Heights, MD Philadelphia, PA Chesterfield, VA Pleasantville, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Cleveland, OH Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Roosevelt, NY Brooklyn, NY Greece, NY Washington, DC

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY History Anijah K. Branch David Lane Smylie II* Pan-Africana Studies Anijah K. Branch Dumar Qadir Burgess Troi Spencer Denkins Marchello Areese George Hands Christian L. Harris Eternity McMullen Jeremy Marquise Ross Niá Makayla West

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Newark, NJ Randallstown, MD

Newark, NJ Swedesboro, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Philosophy Sonia Jenelle Caton Derrick Nathaniel Pouncy

Bergenfield, NJ Elmont, NY

Political Science Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Dumar Qadir Burgess Jamal R. Clark Kendra Nicole Cooper Chandler Marie Cowan Imani R. Decuir Niare Annette Galvez Renee Kiana Halsey Paige Chanel Chima Harris Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Charles Curtis Jennings Jr.* Trinell Demond Jones Heaven Elise Lassiter Akilah N. Milo Khadijah T. Morgan Faith Nana Nimely Dawniqua D. O’Garro Nazirah Chrishona Purnell Sterling Sims Briyah M. West Kenneth Yeah

Baltimore, MD Swedesboro, NJ Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Staten Island, NY Boston, MA Newark, NJ Prince George’s County, MD Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Mechanicsburg, PA Ambler, PA Queens, NY Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Brooklyn, NY Williamsport, PA Blacksburg, VA Philadelphia, PA Trenton, NJ

Religion Lawrion Kiaron Anderson

Lawrenceville, GA

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE English Liberal Arts Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown Janelle Marie Castellon Taylor TaRan Clark Lamar McMillan** Destiny N’Talya Queen Aaliyah J. Quick Abigail Seraphin Diamond Brianna Smith-Cyrus Jane’yah Tamara Wilson

Baltimore, MD York, PA Ontario, CA Harrisburg, PA Bowie, MD Waldorf, MD Philadelphia, PA Maplewood, NJ Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates French Faith Nana Nimely

Baltimore, MD

Spanish La’Reyna Monae Allen Kaitlyn Taylor - Anne Hott Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Heaven Elise Lassiter Lamar McMillan** Gloria Salinas**

Baltimore, MD Lewisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Ambler, PA Bowie, MD Oxford, PA

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS

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Mass Communications E’Shawn G. Andrews Tiffany Ashwood Brittany Lynaí Dashay Bacon Hajah Mariatu Bah Nadir Jamaal Rahim Banfield** Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown Janelle Marie Castellon Sonia Jenelle Caton Romello Christopher Chambers Tamia L. Coleman** John H. Cook Danny Davis Jr. Taylor J. Davis Nakiaya Denae Gainey Jordan T. Griffin Maximino Guadalupe Keedrick L. Gupton-Young ll** Glenn Isaiah Hall Ariel Moriyah Holmone Kai Jamerson

Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Baltimore County, MD Woodbridge, VA Baltimore, MD York, PA Ontario, CA Bergenfield, NJ Middletown, DE Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL District Heights, MD Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Wilmington, DE Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Cusseta, GA

Washington, DC Washington, DC Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Far Rockaway, NY Fort Washington, MD

Troy B. Johnson Jarmar Layne Tatyana Crystal Livingston Darius Harry Martin Kristopher Cleveland McClendon II Daijah Milton Antone’ Mitchell-Drew

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Mass Communications cont.

Kyree Moody Deja Patricia Outterbridge Kerry Richard Owings Jr. Jasmine Iris Pearce Kapri Imani Piner Christian B. Robinson Christopher M. Seyoum Aleah Monae Shell O’Neil Maurice Singleton Jr Lakeishia S. Stewart Michael Sutton Elijah Townes

Serene Watts Anya G. Wescott Destiny Dominique Williams

Staten Island, NY Philadelphia, PA Reisterstown, MD Largo, MD Lanham, MD Washington, DC Washington, DC Harlem, NY Camp Springs, MD Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Kansas City, MO Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Mathematics Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe Pedro Adiel Martinez-Soto** Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin** Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu Shaniah Tullis

Oyo, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria Patillas, PR Isolo, Nigeria Ogun, Nigeria Kogi, Nigeria Washington, DC

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Nursing Bukola Rebecca Adebayo Andre’ J. W. Bennett Sr. Hawine Eticha Bokore Amaya Kennedy Booze Avani Sincere Cheatham Leah Verlena Nicole Dawson* Imanie Essance Dowdy Chinwenwa Macdonald Eluagu Kyahna Brianne Johnson Abigail Adah Peter Vanessa Romulus Estelle Gabrielle Rowland

Osi-Ekiti, Nigeria Coatesville, PA Oromia, Ethiopia Baltimore County, MD Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Baltimore, MD Lagos, Nigeria Philadelphia, PA Ikorodu, Nigeria Irvington, NJ Thorndale, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Nursing cont.

Hazel Romania Magnolia Seay Anna-Jane Smith Danielle G. Terry Melaija Ameenah Waller Alana R. Ward

York, PA Philadelphia, PA Asbury Park, NJ Philadelphia, PA Trotwood, OH

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES Human Services Shawnnae M. Baldwin Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish Brielle Kiara Brookins Jaila Antionette Burress** Devon G. Cathcart Remi Michelle Challenger Kayla R. Daniels Jessica Monette Deltus Abigail A. Dennis Zhané Damysha Hallager DeShields Gia Grier** William Bernard Harris, III Makala Denise Hebert Yasmeain Nijia Hill Tayelor Monet Mayberry Adrienne Marnyece Monroe Elina Mushimiyimana Yanique Rahjina Renwick DaChanel Kylar Rutherford Gloria Salinas**

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Chandler Simone Salley Shanee Karrin Saunders* Omolara Afua Caroline Saundo Ayani Smith Nina Siani Stevens Towanna Victoria Tatum Charles Trabi Brendan Samuel Wagner Meliyah Waller Anthony G. Watkins Jr Romani Breajia Wilkes Deaquan F. Williams Jada S. Williams

Bridgeton, NJ Philadelphia, PA Upper Darby, PA Pittsburgh, PA Lansing, IL Jersey City, NJ Baltimore, MD Asbury Park, NJ Brooklyn, NY West Chester, PA Coatesville, PA Washington, DC Bowie, MD Collingdale, PA San Antonio, TX Waldorf, MD Scranton, PA Queens, NY Pittsburgh, PA Oxford, PA Lincoln University, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Camden, NJ Philadelphia, PA Allentown, PA Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Pittsburgh, PA Camden, NJ Jersey City, NJ

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Psychology

Rachel Alexander

Lawrion Kiaron Anderson Nadir Jamaal Rahim Banfield** Cieanna Bell Hamidah Brown Kelli Erin Dixon My’Najah DeShaun Fitzgerald Amber Noel Glenn** Ajae Ruin Moore Howard Shamya Hutchinson Eban Jamal Jackson ll Sydni Alana Jones Janaya Crystal Kemp Kaymoni A. Kent Felicia Marie Kuyateh* Cyrena Kayla-Ann Lawrence Da’Von Mitchell Alexys M. Naranjo** Tracy Peprah Denise Pugh Gloryjah Robinson Bri’Ana D. Simmons Taylor Marie Stewart Joi A. Sumler Kayla A. Wallington Cheyenne Sarai Watts-Bey Jane’yah Tamara Wilson Dasia Jalon Young

Philadelphia, PA Lawrenceville, GA Baltimore, MD Bowie, MD Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Rocky Mount, NC Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Trenton, NJ Carson, CA Philadelphia, PA Plainfield, NJ Philadelphia, PA Prince George’s County, MD Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Mount Pocono, PA Brooklyn, NY Valley Township, PA Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Pittsburgh, PA Harrisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD Abingdon, MD

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Anthropology Sharon Tiffany Davis Xavier Nathaniel Hare Jadea L. Morris Kaya LeAnne Mosley Tierra Sinclair

St. Albans, NY Prince George’s County, MD Philadelphia, PA Roselle, NJ Queens, NY

Criminal Justice Peyton Reneé Adams La’Reyna Monae Allen Rolando Alvarez Jr. Cynthia Sade Anderson-Parker

Glen Burnie, MD Baltimore, MD Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Criminal Justice cont.

Norrasia A. Bacon Iniah Benjamin Samone Angel Brown Nakany Camara Kayla Carter** Destiny Joy Chambers Marlyn Contreras-Martinez Genesis Ebony Cruickshank Imani N. Dennis Vaughn Diggs III Sha-Deya Dixon Deidre H. Donaldson Imari Alayah Dotson Shanice Jada Fabre Jemiah Maria Groce Isaiah S. Hall Amari Alisa Hanberry Kashif Hill Arielle Elyse Jennings Hezekiah Edward Johnson Carlia Breyona Jones Shania Regina Jones Mia Patushka Joseph Taylor Jania King Benjamin Martin Alayzia Michelle McKeithan Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah Daejah L. Merrill Jadea L. Morris Khalifa Ndir Lashay I. Parker Skydajah Patterson April Danae Patton Elias R. Beltre Perez Ryan Petgrave Morgan A. Pinkney Destiny N’Talya Queen Maquida Amanita Reynolds** Brittany Irene Sellow Catera A. Simpson** Malcolm Alexander-Clifton Smith

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Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD Silver Spring, MD Clinton, MD New Castle, DE Lincoln University, PA Mount Vernon, NY Philadelphia, PA District Heights, MD Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Newark, DE Clifton, NJ Boston, MA Brooklyn, NY Chester Springs, PA Pittsburgh, PA Washington, DC Brooklyn, NY Boston, MA Lorton, VA Quarryville, PA Washington, DC Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Bowie, MD Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY Philadelphia, PA Bronx, NY Landover, MD Baltimore, MD Waldorf, MD St. Croix, VI Paterson, NJ Clinton, MD Los Angeles, CA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Criminal Justice cont.

Yvonne Chanice Smith Markus Isiah Stevenson Brielle N. Thornton Brionna Ka’ren Thompson Phillip D. Tomsic** Fifia Waithe Kayla A. Wallington Domonique Tyler Ward Briyah M. West Aleena Elaine Wright Kyra Luz Wright

Richmond, VA Voorhees, NJ Linden, NJ Baltimore, MD Grand Junction, MI Bronx, NY Philadelphia, PA Waldorf, MD Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Brooklyn, NY

Sociology Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish Tyson Fletcher Basham Christopher Malik Bonds-Minter Mario O. Bowler, Jr. Samone Angel Brown Xavier Nathaniel Hare Gionni Hunt De’Yonna Ambra Jackson Za’Naisha Z. Johnson Jada Jones Emmanuel Earl Hwaw Mensah Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah Gianna Moon Jadea L. Morris Kaya LeAnne Mosley Zuri Poole** Tierra Sinclair Ge’Kiara R. Spann Phillip D. Tomsic** Kayla Vickers Linquoia Walker Khardiyé Damirah Willis Aleena Elaine Wright

Philadelphia, PA Temple Hills, MD Newark, NJ Chester Springs, PA Baltimore, MD Prince George’s County, MD Blackwood, NJ Camden, NJ Barnegat, NJ Willingboro, NJ Montgomery Village, MD Brooklyn, NY Newark, DE Philadelphia, PA Roselle, NJ Philadelphia, PA Queens, NY Baltimore, MD Grand Junction, MI Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE

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Baccalaureate Degree Candidates DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Music Daizah Giovanni Chiles David Sachai Randolph Jackson Ameenah Muhammad

Washington, DC Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA

Visual Arts Khalil Az-Amir Dowdy Jonathan M. Gordon Nicolas Anthony Hodgson Jeffrey Holmes Marcus William McNeill* Ronald Shipman-Scott Mariah M. Stanton Ausar Ayin-Dia Stephens

Springfield, NJ Bronx, NY Bladensburg, MD Bowie, MD Bronx, NY Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Coatesville, PA

* August 15, 2020 graduate **December 15, 2020 graduate * Main Campus

HONORARY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE A Bachelor of Science degree is being awarded (posthumously) to Jamain L. Pink A Bachelor of Science degree is being awarded (posthumously) to Sonia A. Roumaniotis

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 Devin Myles Adams

Angel LeBlanc

Bukola Rebecca Adebayo

Pedro Adiel Martinez-Soto**

Bukola Bola Adewuyi

Daejah L. Merrill

Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed

Gianna Moon

Lawrion Kiaron Anderson

Kaya LeAnne Mosley

Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola

Linda P. Myers

Iniah Benjamin

Eunice Chidinma Obi

Brianna Blake

Oluwadamilola Samuel Oduntan

Amaya Kennedy Booze

Ayomide Vigrey Ogunsakin

Bryanna Alexis Brown

Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin**

Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown

Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo

Dumar Qadir Burgess

Jessica Chioma Orizu

Kayla Carter**

Jenai Victoria Patrick

Janelle Marie Castellon

Nazirah Chrishona Purnell

Sonia Jenelle Caton

Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno**

Cedar Robin Davidson

Abigail Adah Peter

Danny Davis Jr.

Reinaldo Rivera Hernández**

Jordan T Griffin

Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu

Glenn Isaiah Hall

Sterling Sims

Renee Kiana Halsey

Kendra Danielle Stanford

Yolanda Racine Henderson

Timeka Latoya Thompson Jr.

Lauren Holman**

Alana Ward

Mmelona L.S. Hughes

Serene Watts

Shamya Hutchinson

Cameron Noel Williams

Denise P. Huzzy

Destiny Dominique Williams

Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe

Shatira Williams

Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika

Nasira S. Wilson

Heaven Elise Lassiter

Dmitri Mendel Yearby

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Latin Honors MAGNA CUM LAUDE Taylor Alexandria Anderson

Darius Harry Martin

Cynthia Sade Anderson-Parker

Tabitha Mays-Wilson

Tiffany Ashwood

Lamar McMillan**

Brittany Lynaí Dashay Bacon

Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah

Norrasia A. Bacon

Faith Nana Nimely

Cieanna Bell

Josephine Blessing Nimely

Ena Letitia Bell**

Dawniqua D. O’Garro

Sade A. Benjamin

Richard Omotayo Ojuri

Hawine Eticha Bokore

Oluwagbemila Oluwanifemi

Anijah K. Branch

Deja Patricia Outterbridge

Shanijah Byrd

Tracy Peprah

Avani Sincere Cheatham

Kapri Imani Piner

Taylor TaRan Clark

La’cendria M. Pulley

Marlyn Contreras-Martinez

Destiny N’Talya Queen

Taylor J. Davis

Yanique Rahjina Renwick

Imani R. Decuir

Gloryjah Robinson

Arin Lamar Tyree Deloatch

Vanessa Romulus

Kelli Erin Dixon

Dachanel Kylar Rutherford

Sha-Deya Dixon

Arielle R. K. Saunders

Imanie Essance Dowdy

Omolara Afua Caroline Saundo

Kiara Elizabeth Fischer

Taylor Elise Shelton

Fopefoluwa Gbosibo*

Regianie Simeon

Krystahl S. Gordon

Bri’Ana D. Simmons

Jemiah Maria Groce

Danielle G. Terry

Amari A. Hanberry

Courtney M. Thomas

Marchello Areese George Hands

Roshell C. Titus

P’Azhae N’Dia Harrigan**

Kayla Vickers

Cherokee Huff-Peete

Melaija Ameenah Waller

Jaelyn Jackson**

Gianna Marina Washington

Nydia Johnson

Jovanne E. Watson-Brown**

Carla Janae Joiner

Kayla Monique Willis

Shania Regina Jones

Sherry Denise Wilson**

Kashamar A. Lewis**

Melissa Tricia Woods

Shalon Essence Love

Dasia Jalon Young

Tarik Samuel Mamo

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Latin Honors CUM LAUDE Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim

Tatyana Crystal Livingston

Leyitha Princesse Achoute

Kristian Marshall

Brittany Adaugo Chidindu Amadi

Zion Winston McFarland

Kyasia Aytch

Alayzia Michelle McKeithan

Hajah Mariatu Bah

Akilah N. Milo

Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish

Ta’Yauna Michelle Montgomery

Donyae Nubian-Rose Brown

Jadea L. Morris

Nakany Camara

Jerneice Morton

Jendayi Etana Campbell**

Ameenah Muhammad

Austin Tyler-Kyle Carpenter

Alexys M. Naranjo**

Chandler Marie Cowan

Khalifa Ndir

Rhianna Crawford-Davis

Jasmine Iris Pearce

MaKenna Dalcour

Denise Pugh

Benita C. Dixon

Christian B. Robinson

Chinwenwa Macdonald Eluagu

Gloria Salinas**

Afolabi O. Fajobi

Hazel Romania Magnolia Seay

Najah DeShawn Fitzgerald

Abigail Seraphin

Niare Annette Galvez

Tyrese Sherrill-Coulverson

Seoul E. Gunter-King

Shadai Smith

Munir Hadid

Diamond Brianna Smith-Cyrus

Paige Chanel Chima Harris

Khanina Lorrin Stanford

Brittney Tierra Hayes

Kaylah L. Stringfield

Jeffrey Holmes

Brielle N. Thornton

James Hooker, III

Shaniah Tullis

Rhoda N. Howard

Teralynn Turner

Danae Naomi Johnson

Kayla A. Wallington

Junie Alexia Jolifils

Briyah M. West

Trinell Demond Jones

Niá Makayla West

Taylor Jania King

Carrie Anita Williams**

Jannelle Nicole Knight

Jada S. Williams

Cyrena Kayla-Ann Lawrence

Aleena Elaine Wright

Shannon M. Lawrence

Tanysha M. Young

Christina Monae’ Leatherbury

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Latin Honors *GRADUATION HONORS Carla A. Beaty

Saniyyah I. Overby

Genese Camille Dean**

Shovonna Chezarae Randolph

Balorie J. Fields

Sheena Shalea Scott**

Bianca R. Green Tinita Holliday

Pamela Taylor**

Monica Lynn Mason

Leslie Trammell-Wright

Troy J. Mayo

Pauline Washington

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.

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Distinctions THE HORACE MANN BOND HONORS PROGRAM

PRE-LAW CERTIFICATE Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Samone Angel Brown

Leyitha Achoute

Dumar Qadir Burgess

Lawrion Anderson

Sonia Jenelle Caton

Brianna Blake

Taylor TaRan Clark

Cedar Davidson

Jamal R. Clark

Kelli Dixon

Sha-Deya Dixon

Renee Halsey

Niare Annette Galvez

Marchello Hands

Renee Kiana Halsey

Chinweotito Ihejirika

Amari Alisa Hanberry

Kaya Mosley

Paige Chanel Chima Harris

Faith Nimely

Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika

Josephine Nimely

Shania Regina Jones

Ayomide Ogunsakin

Khadijah T. Morgan

Jenai Patrick

Kaya LeAnne Mosley

Gloryjah Robinson

Dawniqua D. O’Garro

Kayla Tisdale

Lashay I. Parker Abigail Seraphin Sterling Sims Briyah M. West

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Honor Societies ALPHA KAPPA DELTA –INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Sha-Deya Nixon Amari A. Hanberry Kaya Mosley Gianna Moon Jadea Morris Jemiah Groce

ALPHA MU GAMMA

Leyitha Princesse Achoute Kyasia Aytch Marlyn Contreras-Martinez Cedar Davidson Faith Nana Nimely

BETA BETA BETA NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY Brittany Amadi Brianna Blake Asia Boyd Donyae Brown Cedar Davidson Shagasbie Georges Brittney Hayes Lauren Holman Danae Johnson Christina Leatherbury Josephine Nimeley Eunice Obi Ayomide Ogunsakin Chioma Orizu Auzsa Pryor Lacendria Pulley Kyra Scott Tyrese Sherrill-Coulverson Taylor Shelton Najae Simmons Shaniya Smith Timeka Thompson Jai Tipton

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KAPPA DELTA PI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY Ashanta Cheˈ Austin Carl Canty Tanoka K. Chapman LeˈShay Frazier Shaquille Ryshaun Harrison Deneir Sharae Holland Mary L. Holmes Grace Miriam Holt Judene E. Jimenez Lafay D. Johnson Nikaya Dominique Johnson Brenda R. Jones Keaira Jones-Smith Velia Nadell Moore Sirena S. Ollison Lorna Theresa Reynolds Angelee Velasquez Rivera Roheem C. Roten Courtney M. Simpson Vanessa A. Smith Alicia S. Williams Rhonda Francine Williams Tanesha L. Wilson Shayne Barclay Witherspoon Jr.

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Honor Societies PI GAMMA MU INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Lanetta Britt Drue Edna Burks Michael Dewayne Burks, Sr. Latifaha D. Evans Donielle N. Harrison Lucy Chidinma Ibe Tenika Laurice Jackson Frances Roberta Johnson Jai Nikol Johnson Dwayne M. Keys Aisha Nichole Lester Raymond Lockhart Jr. Jasmine Monique Martin Shakeema R. Paris Sharee Patrice Pinckney Robin D. Pryor Robin M. Walker

SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY Marlyn Contreras-Martinez Chinweotito Ihejirika Imani Decuir Destiny Queen Kashamar Lewis Taylor Clark Shaniece Brown Lamar McMillian Sterling Sims

SIGMA BETA DELTA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION Graduate Ny’Air Lenise Best Janeen A. Caldwell Kimberly Curtis Autumn Fair Rowland Tochukwu Ihejirika Anthony Waddell Jefferson Desmond Richard King Du’Shawn R. King Monique Nicole Marcus Kristen A. Smith

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Board of Trustees 2020 - 2021 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 Noe Ortega, Acting Secretary of Education** Dr. Brenda A. Allen ’81, President Mr. Robert A. Allen ‘80 Robert L. Archie, Jr. ’65, Esquire 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 Ms. Niare Galvez ’21, Student Trustee Ms. Nandi Jones-Clement ’94 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. Tanya Garcia

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President’s Cabinet 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.

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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 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

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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

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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

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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