Lincoln University 2021 Commencement Program

— CLASS OF 2021 —

162ND

Commencement

Sunday, May 23, 2021 11:00 A.M.

Mission

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

It does so by:

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

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

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

Vision

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

Message from the President

Dear Lincoln University Graduates and Families:

On behalf of the entire Lincoln University family, I am pleased to extend sincerest congratulations to the Class of 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

A Legacy of Producing Leaders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Order of Ceremony

PRESIDING

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

PRELUDE

Lincoln University Symphonic Band

*PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 Composed by Edward Elgar 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. + Audience remains in place until recessional is completed.

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. + Audience remains in place until recessional is completed.

Commencement Speaker - Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa

Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. Academic, Author, Ordained Minister and Media Host

Michael 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.

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.”

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Gloria Carter

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Carter Foundation

Ms. 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.

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Percy Robert Miller

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

Percy (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!”

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.”

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

Dr. 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).

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:

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.”

Academic Regalia

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

GOWN

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

HOOD

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

TASSEL

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

CAP

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

COLORS

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

MEDALLION

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

MACE

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

School of Adult and Continuing Education

MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES

BUSINESS

Finance

Janeen A. Caldwell** Philadelphia, PA

Kimberlee Carter** Philadelphia, PA Autumn Fair* Harrisburg, PA Rowland Tochukwu Ihejirika* Imo, Nigeria

Rumeel Jessamy* Philadelphia, PA Morgan R. Kemper* Sharon Hill, PA

Tajerah Angél Stackhouse** Bound Brook, NJ Jay Don Tembo* Philadelphia, PA

Human Resources Management

Ny’Air Lenise Best* Burlington, NJ Kimberly Curtis* Philadelphia, PA Stefan Maxwell Gordon* Queens, NY Anthony Waddell Jefferson** Philadelphia, PA Desmond Richard King Philadelphia, PA

Du’ Shawn R. King** Philadelphia, PA Monique Nicole Marcus* Philadelphia, PA

Mykeah LaShay Parker* Chester, PA Kristen A. Smith* Queens, NY

EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education

Tanoka K. Chapman Elizabeth City, NC

Grace Miriam Holt** Lansdale, PA

Judene E. Jimenez Philadelphia, PA

Keaira Jones-Smith** Philadelphia, PA Sirena S. Ollison Philadelphia, PA

Arianna Renee Page Woodlyn, PA

Alicia S. Williams** Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

Early Childhood Education and Special Education

Le’Shay Frazier Philadelphia, PA

Deneir Sharae Holland** Philadelphia, PA Nikaya Dominique Johnson** Philadelphia, PA

Velia Nadell Moore** Philadelphia, PA

Lorna Theresa Reynolds Elkins Park, PA Roheem C. Roten Chester, PA

Educational Leadership

Ashanta Che’ Austin Philadelphia, PA

Carl Canty Newark, NJ

Shaquille Ryshaun Harrison** Philadelphia, PA

Mary L. Holmes Chester, PA

Lafay D. Johnson Philadelphia, PA

Angelee Velasquez Rivera Philadelphia, PA

Courtney M. Simpson** Philadelphia, PA Jasmine Tiara Harris Smith Philadelphia, PA

Vanessa A. Smith Philadelphia, PA Rhonda Francine Williams Philadelphia, PA

Tanesha L. Wilson** Philadelphia, PA

Shayne Barclay Witherspoon Jr. Philadelphia, PA

COUNSELING & HUMAN SERVICES

Counseling

Patricia A. Taylor Womelsdorf, PA

Human Services

Lanetta Britt** Philadelphia, PA Autumn K. Brown** Philadelphia, PA

Reginald Dontá-Halek Buckner Philadelphia, PA Drue Edna Burks** Bridgeton, NJ

Michael Dewayne Burks Sr.** Homer, LA Cameron Claiborne Philadelphia, PA

Sandra Cribbs-Ingram** Philadelphia, PA Asia N. Crimm** Philadelphia, PA

Katrina Y. Ebron** Lansdowne, PA

Latifaha D. Evans** Philadelphia. PA

Nadia Fife** Philadelphia, PA

Donielle N. Harrison Philadelphia, PA

Alvin R. Herring Jr.** Chester, PA

Lucy Chidinma Ibe** Upper Darby, PA Tenika Laurice Jackson York, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

Human Services cont.

Frances Roberta Johnson Tampa, FL

Jai Nikol Johnson Philadelphia, PA Dwayne M. Keys** Philadelphia, PA

Kristian A. Latimore** Philadelphia, PA

Aisha Nichole Lester** Philadelphia, PA

Zaréya Zaire Lewis** Staten Island, NY

Raymond Lockhart Jr. Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Monique Martin Philadelphia, PA Shakeema R. Paris** Philadelphia, PA

Sharee Patrice Pinckney** Philadelphia, PA Mariah E. Powell Philadelphia, PA

Robin D. Pryor** Philadelphia, PA Shamir M. Sass Philadelphia, PA Angelque’ Evangalin Satchell** Chester, PA Sheila Denise Shamsid-Deen Philadelphia, PA Kalik Stanley Philadelphia, PA Shawynna L. Tucker** Philadelphia, PA Robin M. Walker** Philadelphia, PA

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Criminal Justice

Leslie Trammell-Wright Philadelphia, PA Jovanne E. Watson-Brown** Philadelphia, PA

Human Services

Juanita I. Allen* Philadelphia, PA

Carla A. Beaty Philadelphia, PA Maurice D. Bell* Philadelphia, PA

Kia Colene Brown* Philadelphia, PA

Monica Cynthia Brown** Philadelphia, PA Octavia Michelle Burton** Chester, PA

Genese Camille Dean** Camden, NJ

Benita C. Dixon Philadelphia, PA

Balorie J. Fields Philadelphia, PA

Bianca R. Green Philadelphia, PA

Billena Greene Philadelphia, PA

Richard James Hampton Lancaster, PA Cherida L. Hartzog Philadelphia, PA

Yolanda Racine Henderson Coatesville, PA Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno** Lancaster, PA

Human Services cont.

ReinaldoRiveraHernández**

TinitaHolliday

RhodaN.Howard

VernetteG.Johnson**

ShawnnaKinsler**

JennelleNicoleKnight MonicaLynnMason KellenOshanMassie**

TroyJ.Mayo

TabithaMays-Wilson

ChelseaTianaMorris**

LindaP.Myers

SaniyyahI.Overby SotoniusS.Quinn ShovonnaChezarae

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

RandolphSamiraRegag** SheenaShaleaScott** DeniseP.Swygert-Huzzy PamelaTaylor** TeralynnTurner PaulineWashington CarrieAnitaWilliams** SherryDeniseWilson** Philadelphia, PA

Management

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

Spanish

Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno**

Lancaster, PA

Reinaldo Rivera Hernández** Lancaster, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

THE COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Biology

Leyitha Princesse Achoute Philadelphia, PA Brittany Adaugo Chidindu Amadi Hyattsville, MD Rhyana Sabrina Belnavis Queens, NY Jasmide Bernard Port-au-Prince, Haiti Asia D. Boyd Dayton, OH

Paige Mallory Brooks York, PA

Donyaé Nubian-Rose Brown Randallstown, MD

Braulio Cervantes Rivera Parkesburg, PA MaKenna Dalcour Prince George’s County, MD

Cedar Robin Davidson Richmond Hill, Ontario

Japria Rochelle Davis Baltimore, MD

Osarieme Osarhume’ Enabulele East Orange, NJ Imani Rochelle Estrada Randallstown, MD

Shagasbie Georges Baltimore County, MD Lindsay Gibson Baltimore, MD P’Azhae N’Dia Harrigan** St. Thomas, VI Brittney Tierra Hayes Pittsburgh, PA Saran Andi Hendrickson Bronx, NY

Lauren Holman** Philadelphia, PA Danae Naomi Johnson Lancaster, PA

Carla Janaé Joiner Cleveland, OH

Christina Monae’ Leatherbury Philadelphia, PA

Angel LeBlanc Elkton, MD

Jennifer Llamocca Silver Spring, MD

Tarik Samuel Mamo Alexandria, VA

Ellisa Briana Martin** Philadelphia, PA

Josephine Blessing Nimely Baltimore, MD

Oluwaferanmi David Oketunji Abuja, Nigeria

Aamirah Taa’liyah Prioleau Philadelphia, PA

Auzsa Nichole Pryor Rockville, MD

Breiyanna Carissma Reed Philadelphia, PA

Kyra Korynn Scott Middletown, DE

Taylor Elise Shelton Philadelphia, PA

Tyrese Sherrill-Coulverson Pittsburgh, PA

Najae R. Simmons Reading, PA

Shaniya Koran Miracle Smith Trenton, NJ Monae Cynthia Spears Brooklyn, NY

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Biology cont.

Zechariah Zion Benjamin Stephens Hartford, CT Ciera Janae Stokes Philadelphia, PA Timeka Latoya Thompson, Jr. Pittsburgh, PA

Jai Sidney Tipton Pittsburgh, PA Brianna E. Washington Baltimore, MD Cameron Noel Williams Baltimore, MD

Environmental Science

David A. Brown, Jr. Sacramento, CA

General Science

Korri L. Cokley Pittsburgh, PA

Kennedy Paige Lowery Baltimore, MD Kairi W. Purnell** Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

Accounting

Bukola Bola Adewuyi

Navy Town, Nigeria

Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola Ibadan, Nigeria Mariah Coleman-Bowman Philadelphia, PA Afolabi O. Fajobi Ikorodu, Nigeria Brandi K. Frazier Baltimore, MD Munir Hadid Philadelphia, PA Darlene Theresa Hopkins Quarryville, PA Shazingie I. Samuels Brooklyn, NY Arielle R. K. Saunders Nassau, Bahamas

Courtney M. Thomas Pittsburgh, PA Roshell C. Titus St. Croix, VI

Destiny Dominique Williams Atlanta, GA Nasira S. Wilson Philadelphia, PA

Business Administration

Jabbar Wahid Irby* Camden, NJ

Finance

Devin Myles Adams Abingdon, MD

Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola Ibadan, Nigeria

Bryanna Alexis Brown Harlem, NY

Jendayi Etana Campbell** East Orange, NJ

Zimirah Michelle DeBarros North Plainfield, NJ Devron Dickens, Jr. Baltimore, MD Afolabi O. Fajobi Ikorodu, Nigeria

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Finance cont.

Kristian Marshall New York, NY Darnelle Makasa Mwendwa* New Castle, DE Jenai Victoria Patrick Brooklyn, NY Jalen Brian Scott-Davis Philadelphia, PA Khanina Lorrin Stanford Sicklerville, NJ Kaylah L. Stringfield Baltimore, MD Gianna Marina Washington Philadelphia, PA Jordan A. Whisler Parkesburg, PA Dmitri Mendel Yearby Washington, DC

Information Technology

Bukola Bola Adewuyi Navy Town, Nigeria Austin Tyler-Kyle Carpenter Reisterstown, MD Jade Bernea Dorsey ** Coatesville, PA Francis Mambu Philadelphia, PA

Management

Christian Alvarado-Jones** Philadelphia, PA Jayelin Emmanuel Cameron Pittsburgh, PA Antonio Echevarria, Jr. Lincoln University, PA Cameron I. Edwards Philadelphia, PA Chloe Lillian Gore Philadelphia, PA James Antonio Haston Washington, DC Willie Hines Bowie, MD Darlene Theresa Hopkins Quarryville, PA Kaitlyn Taylor - Anne Hott Lewisburg, PA

Cherokee Huff-Peete Philadelphia, PA

Aliyah Renée Jones Hackensack, NJ Precious Jones Washington, DC Mark A. Lurry East Hartford, CT

Zion Winston McFarland Baltimore, MD

Ta’Yauna Michelle Montgomery York, PA Richard Omotayo Ojuri Lagos, Nigeria Cydnee-Tilr Foster Ross Philadelphia, PA Mikalah Tyler Simpson Baltimore, MD Shadai Smith Plainfield, NJ Shatira Williams Baltimore, MD

Melissa Tricia Woods Hazlet, NJ Tanysha M. Young Windsor, CT

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Sade A. Benjamin Orange, NJ Brianna LaNay Blake Upper Marlboro, MD Tarik Samuel Mamo Alexandria, VA Eunice Chidinma Obi Hanover, PA Oluwadamilola Samuel Oduntan Ikorodu, Nigeria Ayomide Vigrey Ogunsakin Kensington, MD Oluwagbemila Oluwanifemi Ondo, Nigeria Jessica Chioma Orizu Anambra Nigeria La’cendria Mo’nae Pulley Baltimore, MD

Engineering

Science

Kwasi K. Graham* Maplewood, NJ Umar Saaba** Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer Science

Bazit Opeyemi Adebiyi Ibadan, Nigeria Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed Ibadan, Nigeria Taylor Alexandria Anderson Upper Marlboro, MD Tymera Crudup Barnegat, NJ Arin Lamar Tyree DeLoatch Washington, DC Marcell Dwight Denmark** Philadelphia, PA Fopefoluwa Gbosibo* Ogun, Nigeria Seoul E. Gunter-King Mount Laurel, NJ James Hooker, III Brooklyn, NY Mmelona L.S. Hughes Sandy Ground, Anguilla Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe Lagos, Nigeria Jaelyn Jackson** Coatesville, PA Da’Sha Jenifer** Chester, PA Kashamar A. Lewis** Island Harbour, Anguilla Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin** Isolo, Nigeria Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo Ogun, Nigeria Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu Kogi, Nigeria

David Dominique Taylor Philadelphia, PA Shaniah Tullis Washington, DC Noah Otuke Unor** Lagos, Nigeria

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE

Health Science

Kyasia Aytch Orange, NJ Melanie N. Bady Brooklyn, NY Devin Bannister Philadelphia, PA

Kevon Wayne Baxter** Silver Spring, MD Elijah Bolden Philadelphia, PA Cyanne Brown Bronx, NY Shanijah Byrd York, PA Antwon’yae A’lexus Chavous Philadelphia, PA Nydirah Cheeks Philadelphia, PA Rhianna Crawford-Davis Brooklyn, NY Bianca M. Dunn Philadelphia, PA Deja Chanel Felder Philadelphia, PA Kiara Elizabeth Fischer Eastvale, CA Breah Frazier Baltimore, MD Anthony Frazier-Armstrong Philadelphia, PA Aniya Freeman Brooklyn, NY Deitra M. Gilbert Washington, DC Emmillie A. Glass North Plainfield, NJ Krystahl S. Gordon Frederiksted, VI Brandon D. Harding** Rosedale, NY James Hill-Browne** Philadelphia, PA Brittany Hinton** Philadelphia, PA Amani S. Howard-Earle Lancaster, PA Natasha De’anna Howell** Norristown, PA

Tatayana Alexandria Jackson Baltimore, MD Ja’Niah Karron Jerry** Baltimore, MD Aniyah Leah-Nancy Johnson** Brooklyn, NY Justin Tyler Johnson Etters, PA Nydia Johnson Philadelphia, PA Junie Alexia Jolifils Brooklyn, NY Shalon Essence Love Baltimore, MD Briana Princess Lumpkin Harrisburg, PA Ashley Nicol’ Marcus Philadelphia, PA Sadara Amelia A Marshall Queens, NY Jerneice Morton Jackson, NJ Destiny Taylor Joinee Perry** Philadelphia, PA

Taahirah A. Prioleau Philadelphia, PA Ludin Rattigan, Jr. Philadelphia, PA Bradley Andrés Regalado Queens, NY

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Health Science cont.

Chauncey Laron Roman Baltimore, MD Taylar Elexis Rone Rochester, NY Edward Isiah Ryans** Fort Washington, MD

Claire Laury SaintFleur Brooklyn, NY Voyttina M. Cauley Savoy Washington, DC Regianie Simeon Brooklyn, NY Brittany K. Smith Newark, NJ Brianna Helene Spain** Baltimore, MD Kendra Danielle Stanford Philadelphia, PA Myeisha Taylor Philadelphia, PA

Tyreke Thompson Capitol Heights, MD Janaia Briannah Thorpe Philadelphia, PA

Kayla Charnel Tisdale Chesterfield, VA Ameena Sumaiyah Walker Pleasantville, NJ

Cione Washington-Johnson Philadelphia, PA Mira Ny’l Whaley** Philadelphia, PA Quantae’ White Baltimore, MD Mersadezs Love Wiley** Philadelphia, PA

Erin Patrice Williams Cleveland, OH Flolesha Williams Brooklyn, NY Jala A. Williams Philadelphia, PA Kailah Cyanne Williams Roosevelt, NY Kayla Monique Willis Brooklyn, NY Bria D’Nicole Wilson Greece, NY Damani Kashif Yarbrough Washington, DC

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY History

Anijah K. Branch Newark, NJ David Lane Smylie II* Randallstown, MD

Pan-Africana Studies

Anijah K. Branch Newark, NJ Dumar Qadir Burgess Swedesboro, NJ Troi Spencer Denkins Philadelphia, PA Marchello Areese George Hands Philadelphia, PA

Christian L. Harris Philadelphia, PA Eternity McMullen Brooklyn, NY Jeremy Marquise Ross Philadelphia, PA Niá Makayla West Atlanta, GA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Philosophy

Sonia Jenelle Caton Bergenfield, NJ Derrick Nathaniel Pouncy Elmont, NY

Political Science

Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Baltimore, MD

Dumar Qadir Burgess Swedesboro, NJ Jamal R. Clark Philadelphia, PA

Kendra Nicole Cooper Baltimore, MD

Chandler Marie Cowan Philadelphia, PA

Imani R. Decuir Staten Island, NY

Niare Annette Galvez Boston, MA

Renee Kiana Halsey Newark, NJ

Paige Chanel Chima Harris Prince George’s County, MD

Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Philadelphia, PA

Charles Curtis Jennings Jr.* Baltimore, MD

Trinell Demond Jones Mechanicsburg, PA

Heaven Elise Lassiter Ambler, PA

Akilah N. Milo Queens, NY

Khadijah T. Morgan Philadelphia, PA

Faith Nana Nimely Baltimore, MD

Dawniqua D. O’Garro Brooklyn, NY

Nazirah Chrishona Purnell Williamsport, PA

Sterling Sims Blacksburg, VA Briyah M. West Philadelphia, PA Kenneth Yeah Trenton, NJ

Religion

Lawrion Kiaron Anderson Lawrenceville, GA

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

English Liberal Arts

Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Baltimore, MD

Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown York, PA

Janelle Marie Castellon Ontario, CA

Taylor TaRan Clark Harrisburg, PA

Lamar McMillan** Bowie, MD

Destiny N’Talya Queen Waldorf, MD

Aaliyah J. Quick Philadelphia, PA

Abigail Seraphin Maplewood, NJ

Diamond Brianna Smith-Cyrus Brooklyn, NY

Jane’yah Tamara Wilson Baltimore, MD

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

French

Faith Nana Nimely Baltimore, MD

Spanish

La’Reyna Monae Allen Baltimore, MD

Kaitlyn Taylor - Anne Hott Lewisburg, PA

Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Philadelphia, PA

Heaven Elise Lassiter Ambler, PA

Lamar McMillan** Bowie, MD Gloria Salinas** Oxford, PA

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS

Mass Communications

E’Shawn G. Andrews Philadelphia, PA

Tiffany Ashwood Brooklyn, NY

Brittany Lynaí Dashay Bacon Baltimore County, MD

Hajah Mariatu Bah Woodbridge, VA

Nadir Jamaal Rahim Banfield** Baltimore, MD

Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown York, PA

Janelle Marie Castellon Ontario, CA

Sonia Jenelle Caton Bergenfield, NJ

Romello Christopher Chambers Middletown, DE

Tamia L. Coleman** Pittsburgh, PA

John H. Cook Philadelphia, PA

Danny Davis Jr. Philadelphia, PA Taylor J. Davis Chicago, IL

Nakiaya Denae Gainey District Heights, MD Jordan T. Griffin Brooklyn, NY

Maximino Guadalupe Brooklyn, NY

Keedrick L. Gupton-Young ll** Wilmington, DE

Glenn Isaiah Hall Washington, DC

Ariel Moriyah Holmone Philadelphia, PA

Kai Jamerson Cusseta, GA

Troy B. Johnson Washington, DC

Jarmar Layne Washington, DC

Tatyana Crystal Livingston Brooklyn, NY

Darius Harry Martin Philadelphia, PA

Kristopher Cleveland McClendon II Philadelphia, PA

Daijah Milton Far Rockaway, NY

Antone’ Mitchell-Drew Fort Washington, MD

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Mass Communications cont.

Kyree Moody Staten Island, NY

Deja Patricia Outterbridge Philadelphia, PA

Kerry Richard Owings Jr. Reisterstown, MD

Jasmine Iris Pearce Largo, MD

Kapri Imani Piner Lanham, MD

Christian B. Robinson Washington, DC

Christopher M. Seyoum Washington, DC

Aleah Monae Shell Harlem, NY

O’Neil Maurice Singleton Jr Camp Springs, MD

Lakeishia S. Stewart Baltimore, MD

Michael Sutton Philadelphia, PA

Elijah Townes Kansas City, MO

Serene Watts Philadelphia, PA

Anya G. Wescott Philadelphia, PA

Destiny Dominique Williams Atlanta, GA

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Mathematics

Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed Oyo, Nigeria

Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe Lagos, Nigeria

Pedro Adiel Martinez-Soto** Patillas, PR

Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin** Isolo, Nigeria

Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo Ogun, Nigeria

Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu Kogi, Nigeria

Shaniah Tullis Washington, DC

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Nursing

Bukola Rebecca Adebayo Osi-Ekiti, Nigeria

Andre’ J. W. Bennett Sr. Coatesville, PA

Hawine Eticha Bokore Oromia, Ethiopia

Amaya Kennedy Booze Baltimore County, MD

Avani Sincere Cheatham Baltimore, MD

Leah Verlena Nicole Dawson* Washington, DC

Imanie Essance Dowdy Baltimore, MD

Chinwenwa Macdonald Eluagu Lagos, Nigeria

Kyahna Brianne Johnson Philadelphia, PA

Abigail Adah Peter Ikorodu, Nigeria

Vanessa Romulus Irvington, NJ

Estelle Gabrielle Rowland Thorndale, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Nursing cont.

Hazel Romania Magnolia Seay York, PA

Anna-Jane Smith Philadelphia, PA

Danielle G. Terry Asbury Park, NJ

Melaija Ameenah Waller Philadelphia, PA Alana R. Ward Trotwood, OH

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES

Human Services

Shawnnae M. Baldwin Bridgeton, NJ

Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish Philadelphia, PA

Brielle Kiara Brookins Upper Darby, PA

Jaila Antionette Burress** Pittsburgh, PA

Devon G. Cathcart Lansing, IL

Remi Michelle Challenger Jersey City, NJ

Kayla R. Daniels Baltimore, MD

Jessica Monette Deltus Asbury Park, NJ

Abigail A. Dennis Brooklyn, NY

Zhané Damysha Hallager DeShields West Chester, PA

Gia Grier** Coatesville, PA

William Bernard Harris, III Washington, DC Makala Denise Hebert Bowie, MD

Yasmeain Nijia Hill Collingdale, PA

Tayelor Monet Mayberry San Antonio, TX

Adrienne Marnyece Monroe Waldorf, MD

Elina Mushimiyimana Scranton, PA

Yanique Rahjina Renwick Queens, NY

DaChanel Kylar Rutherford Pittsburgh, PA

Gloria Salinas** Oxford, PA

Chandler Simone Salley Lincoln University, PA

Shanee Karrin Saunders* Philadelphia, PA

Omolara Afua Caroline Saundo Brooklyn, NY

Ayani Smith Washington, DC

Nina Siani Stevens Philadelphia, PA

Towanna Victoria Tatum Camden, NJ

Charles Trabi Philadelphia, PA

Brendan Samuel Wagner Allentown, PA

Meliyah Waller Philadelphia, PA

Anthony G. Watkins Jr Wilmington, DE

Romani Breajia Wilkes Pittsburgh, PA

Deaquan F. Williams Camden, NJ

Jada S. Williams Jersey City, NJ

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Psychology

Rachel Alexander Philadelphia, PA

Lawrion Kiaron Anderson Lawrenceville, GA

Nadir Jamaal Rahim Banfield** Baltimore, MD

Cieanna Bell Bowie, MD

Hamidah Brown Philadelphia, PA Kelli Erin Dixon Baltimore, MD

My’Najah DeShaun Fitzgerald Rocky Mount, NC Amber Noel Glenn** Philadelphia, PA

Ajae Ruin Moore Howard Philadelphia, PA

Shamya Hutchinson Trenton, NJ

Eban Jamal Jackson ll Carson, CA

Sydni Alana Jones Philadelphia, PA

Janaya Crystal Kemp Plainfield, NJ

Kaymoni A. Kent Philadelphia, PA

Felicia Marie Kuyateh* Prince George’s County, MD

Cyrena Kayla-Ann Lawrence Baltimore, MD

Da’Von Mitchell Washington, DC

Alexys M. Naranjo** Mount Pocono, PA

Tracy Peprah Brooklyn, NY

Denise Pugh Valley Township, PA Gloryjah Robinson Brooklyn, NY Bri’Ana D. Simmons Brooklyn, NY

Taylor Marie Stewart Pittsburgh, PA

Joi A. Sumler Harrisburg, PA Kayla A. Wallington Philadelphia, PA

Cheyenne Sarai Watts-Bey Brooklyn, NY

Jane’yah Tamara Wilson Baltimore, MD

Dasia Jalon Young Abingdon, MD

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Anthropology

Sharon Tiffany Davis St. Albans, NY

Xavier Nathaniel Hare Prince George’s County, MD

Jadea L. Morris Philadelphia, PA

Kaya LeAnne Mosley Roselle, NJ Tierra Sinclair Queens, NY

Criminal Justice

Peyton Reneé Adams Glen Burnie, MD

La’Reyna Monae Allen Baltimore, MD

Rolando Alvarez Jr. Brooklyn, NY

Cynthia Sade Anderson-Parker Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Criminal Justice cont.

Norrasia A. Bacon Philadelphia, PA

Iniah Benjamin Brooklyn, NY Samone Angel Brown Baltimore, MD Nakany Camara Silver Spring, MD Kayla Carter** Clinton, MD Destiny Joy Chambers New Castle, DE Marlyn Contreras-Martinez Lincoln University, PA

Genesis Ebony Cruickshank Mount Vernon, NY Imani N. Dennis Philadelphia, PA Vaughn Diggs III District Heights, MD

Sha-Deya Dixon Newark, NJ Deidre H. Donaldson Philadelphia, PA Imari Alayah Dotson Philadelphia, PA Shanice Jada Fabre Baltimore, MD Jemiah Maria Groce Newark, DE Isaiah S. Hall Clifton, NJ Amari Alisa Hanberry Boston, MA Kashif Hill Brooklyn, NY Arielle Elyse Jennings Chester Springs, PA Hezekiah Edward Johnson Pittsburgh, PA Carlia Breyona Jones Washington, DC Shania Regina Jones Brooklyn, NY Mia Patushka Joseph Boston, MA Taylor Jania King Lorton, VA Benjamin Martin Quarryville, PA Alayzia Michelle McKeithan Washington, DC Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah Brooklyn, NY Daejah L. Merrill Philadelphia, PA Jadea L. Morris Philadelphia, PA Khalifa Ndir Bowie, MD Lashay I. Parker Philadelphia, PA Skydajah Patterson Bronx, NY April Danae Patton Philadelphia, PA Elias R. Beltre Perez Bronx, NY

Ryan Petgrave Landover, MD Morgan A. Pinkney Baltimore, MD

Destiny N’Talya Queen Waldorf, MD

Maquida Amanita Reynolds** St. Croix, VI

Brittany Irene Sellow Paterson, NJ

Catera A. Simpson** Clinton, MD

Malcolm Alexander-Clifton Smith Los Angeles, CA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Criminal Justice cont.

Yvonne Chanice Smith Richmond, VA

Markus Isiah Stevenson Voorhees, NJ

Brielle N. Thornton Linden, NJ

Brionna Ka’ren Thompson Baltimore, MD

Phillip D. Tomsic** Grand Junction, MI

Fifia Waithe Bronx, NY

Kayla A. Wallington Philadelphia, PA

Domonique Tyler Ward Waldorf, MD

Briyah M. West Philadelphia, PA

Aleena Elaine Wright Wilmington, DE

Kyra Luz Wright Brooklyn, NY

Sociology

Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish Philadelphia, PA

Tyson Fletcher Basham Temple Hills, MD

Christopher Malik Bonds-Minter Newark, NJ

Mario O. Bowler, Jr. Chester Springs, PA

Samone Angel Brown Baltimore, MD

Xavier Nathaniel Hare Prince George’s County, MD

Gionni Hunt Blackwood, NJ

De’Yonna Ambra Jackson Camden, NJ

Za’Naisha Z. Johnson Barnegat, NJ

Jada Jones Willingboro, NJ

Emmanuel Earl Hwaw Mensah Montgomery Village, MD

Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah Brooklyn, NY

Gianna Moon Newark, DE

Jadea L. Morris Philadelphia, PA

Kaya LeAnne Mosley Roselle, NJ

Zuri Poole** Philadelphia, PA

Tierra Sinclair Queens, NY

Ge’Kiara R. Spann Baltimore, MD

Phillip D. Tomsic** Grand Junction, MI

Kayla Vickers Newark, NJ

Linquoia Walker Philadelphia, PA

Khardiyé Damirah Willis Philadelphia, PA

Aleena Elaine Wright Wilmington, DE

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Music

Daizah Giovanni Chiles Washington, DC

David Sachai Randolph Jackson Washington, DC

Ameenah Muhammad Philadelphia, PA

Visual Arts

Khalil Az-Amir Dowdy Springfield, NJ

Jonathan M. Gordon Bronx, NY

Nicolas Anthony Hodgson Bladensburg, MD

Jeffrey Holmes Bowie, MD

Marcus William McNeill* Bronx, NY

Ronald Shipman-Scott Philadelphia, PA

Mariah M. Stanton Baltimore, MD

Ausar Ayin-Dia Stephens 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.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Devin Myles Adams Bukola Rebecca Adebayo Bukola Bola Adewuyi Akinlade Mofoluwasho Ahmeed Lawrion Kiaron Anderson Faith Oluwanifemi Ayoola

Iniah Benjamin Brianna Blake

Amaya Kennedy Booze Bryanna Alexis Brown Shaniece Renee Holmes Brown Dumar Qadir Burgess Kayla Carter** Janelle Marie Castellon Sonia Jenelle Caton Cedar Robin Davidson Danny Davis Jr. Jordan T Griffin Glenn Isaiah Hall Renee Kiana Halsey Yolanda Racine Henderson Lauren Holman** Mmelona L.S. Hughes Shamya Hutchinson Denise P. Huzzy Chidera Emmanuel Iguwe Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Heaven Elise Lassiter

Angel LeBlanc Pedro Adiel Martinez-Soto** Daejah L. Merrill Gianna Moon Kaya LeAnne Mosley Linda P. Myers Eunice Chidinma Obi Oluwadamilola Samuel Oduntan Ayomide Vigrey Ogunsakin Daniel Olaoluwa Olusakin**

Adedapo Nathaniel Onabajo Jessica Chioma Orizu Jenai Victoria Patrick Nazirah Chrishona Purnell Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno**

Abigail Adah Peter Reinaldo Rivera Hernández** Unekwu-Ojo Abdullahi Shaibu Sterling Sims Kendra Danielle Stanford Timeka Latoya Thompson Jr. Alana Ward Serene Watts Cameron Noel Williams Destiny Dominique Williams Shatira Williams Nasira S. Wilson Dmitri Mendel Yearby

Latin Honors

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Taylor Alexandria Anderson

Cynthia Sade Anderson-Parker

Tiffany Ashwood

Brittany Lynaí Dashay Bacon

Norrasia A. Bacon

Cieanna Bell Ena Letitia Bell** Sade A. Benjamin

Hawine Eticha Bokore Anijah K. Branch Shanijah Byrd Avani Sincere Cheatham

Taylor TaRan Clark Marlyn Contreras-Martinez Taylor J. Davis

Imani R. Decuir

Arin Lamar Tyree Deloatch

Kelli Erin Dixon

Sha-Deya Dixon Imanie Essance Dowdy Kiara Elizabeth Fischer Fopefoluwa Gbosibo*

Krystahl S. Gordon

Jemiah Maria Groce Amari A. Hanberry

Marchello Areese George Hands P’Azhae N’Dia Harrigan**

Cherokee Huff-Peete

Jaelyn Jackson**

Nydia Johnson

Carla Janae Joiner

Shania Regina Jones Kashamar A. Lewis**

Shalon Essence Love Tarik Samuel Mamo

Darius Harry Martin Tabitha Mays-Wilson Lamar McMillan** Yaasantewa Salimah Mensah Faith Nana Nimely Josephine Blessing Nimely Dawniqua D. O’Garro Richard Omotayo Ojuri

Oluwagbemila Oluwanifemi Deja Patricia Outterbridge Tracy Peprah Kapri Imani Piner La’cendria M. Pulley

Destiny N’Talya Queen Yanique Rahjina Renwick Gloryjah Robinson Vanessa Romulus Dachanel Kylar Rutherford Arielle R. K. Saunders

Omolara Afua Caroline Saundo Taylor Elise Shelton Regianie Simeon Bri’Ana D. Simmons Danielle G. Terry Courtney M. Thomas Roshell C. Titus

Kayla Vickers

Melaija Ameenah Waller Gianna Marina Washington Jovanne E. Watson-Brown**

Kayla Monique Willis

Sherry Denise Wilson** Melissa Tricia Woods Dasia Jalon Young

Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim

Leyitha Princesse Achoute

Brittany Adaugo Chidindu Amadi Kyasia Aytch

Hajah Mariatu Bah Anisah Sh’me Barber-McNish Donyae Nubian-Rose Brown Nakany Camara

Jendayi Etana Campbell**

Austin Tyler-Kyle Carpenter Chandler Marie Cowan Rhianna Crawford-Davis MaKenna Dalcour Benita C. Dixon Chinwenwa Macdonald Eluagu Afolabi O. Fajobi Najah DeShawn Fitzgerald Niare Annette Galvez Seoul E. Gunter-King Munir Hadid

Paige Chanel Chima Harris Brittney Tierra Hayes

Jeffrey Holmes

James Hooker, III Rhoda N. Howard Danae Naomi Johnson Junie Alexia Jolifils

Trinell Demond Jones

Taylor Jania King

Jannelle Nicole Knight

Cyrena Kayla-Ann Lawrence Shannon M. Lawrence

Christina Monae’ Leatherbury

CUM LAUDE

Tatyana Crystal Livingston Kristian Marshall

Zion Winston McFarland Alayzia Michelle McKeithan Akilah N. Milo

Ta’Yauna Michelle Montgomery Jadea L. Morris Jerneice Morton Ameenah Muhammad Alexys M. Naranjo** Khalifa Ndir Jasmine Iris Pearce Denise Pugh Christian B. Robinson Gloria Salinas**

Hazel Romania Magnolia Seay Abigail Seraphin Tyrese Sherrill-Coulverson Shadai Smith

Diamond Brianna Smith-Cyrus Khanina Lorrin Stanford Kaylah L. Stringfield Brielle N. Thornton Shaniah Tullis Teralynn Turner Kayla A. Wallington Briyah M. West Niá Makayla West Carrie Anita Williams** Jada S. Williams

Aleena Elaine Wright Tanysha M. Young

Carla A. Beaty

Latin Honors

*GRADUATION HONORS

Genese Camille Dean**

Balorie J. Fields

Bianca

R. Green Tinita Holliday Monica Lynn Mason

Troy

J. Mayo

Saniyyah I. Overby Shovonna Chezarae Randolph

Sheena Shalea Scott**

Pamela Taylor**

Leslie Trammell-Wright 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.

Distinctions

THE HORACE MANN BOND HONORS PROGRAM

Leyitha Achoute

Lawrion Anderson

Brianna Blake Cedar Davidson

Kelli Dixon

Renee Halsey

Marchello Hands Chinweotito Ihejirika Kaya Mosley Faith Nimely Josephine Nimely Ayomide Ogunsakin Jenai Patrick Gloryjah Robinson Kayla Tisdale

PRE-LAW CERTIFICATE

Aneesa Monique Abdul-Rahim Samone Angel Brown

Dumar Qadir Burgess

Sonia Jenelle Caton

Taylor TaRan Clark Jamal R. Clark

Sha-Deya Dixon Niare Annette Galvez

Renee Kiana Halsey

Amari Alisa Hanberry

Paige Chanel Chima Harris

Chinweotito Ulumma Ihejirika Shania Regina Jones Khadijah T. Morgan Kaya LeAnne Mosley Dawniqua D. O’Garro Lashay I. Parker Abigail Seraphin Sterling Sims Briyah M. West

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

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.

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 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

SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY

Marlyn Contreras-Martinez

Chinweotito Ihejirika

Imani Decuir Destiny Queen Kashamar Lewis Taylor Clark Shaniece Brown Lamar McMillian Sterling Sims

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

President Brenda A. Allen, Ph.D.

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

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

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

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

Chief of Staff Diane M. Brown, MHS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director of Major & Planned Gifts Kymberly Truman Graves, JD

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

Acknowledgements

Candidate Announcers

Ms. 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

Ms. Nikoia Forde Mr. Gerard Garlic Ms. Angela Grove Ms. Donna Hess Dr. Camilla Horne Ms. Deborah Johnson Dr. Patricia A. Joseph Ms. Laura King Ms. Jernice Lea Dr. Lenetta Lee Dr. Christine Limb Ms. Caprice Love Mr. Corey Lowery Dr. Marlayne Manley Ms. Annette Matthews Ms. Maria McGill Mr. Justin McKenzie Ms. Jackie McNeil Ms. Melanie Murray Mr. Antonio Ortega

Mr. Marc R. Partee Ms. Shanice Pereira

Ms. Annie Phanthayoum Ms. Evelyn Poe Ms. Lynn Powell Ms. Lyndsay Raymond Mr. Michael Reed

Mr. Charles Ricketts Ms. Catherine Rutledge Ms. Latania Smith

Ms. Sophia Sotilleo Mr. Seitu Stephens

Ms. Sandy Sweet Ms. Amy Taylor

Dr. Kimberly Taylor-Benns Ms. June VanRooyen Ms. Dee VanSant

Ms. Robin Wilson Mr. Terrance Young

Lift Every Voice and Sing

James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938)

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list’ning skies,

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

A. Dennee Bibb, 1911

Dear Lincoln, Dear Lincoln, To Thee we’ll e’er be true. The golden hours we spent beneath The dear old Orange and Blue, Will live for e’er in memory, As guiding stars through life; For thee, our Alma Mater dear, We’ll rise in our might.

For we love ev’ry inch of thy sacred soil, Ev’ry tree on thy campus green; And for thee with our might We will ever toil

That thou mightest be supreme. We’ll raise thy standard to the sky, Midst glory and honor to fly. And constant and true We will live for thee anew, Our dear old Orange and Blue. Hail! Hail! Lincoln.

Learn. Liberate. Lead.