Lincoln University 2022 Commencement Program

Commencement

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:

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 2022. 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. The past couple of years created strenuous challenges for all of us. What is important, however, is that you did not let those difficult circumstances keep you from achieving your goal. The administration, faculty and staff have worked hard to make your final year as a student as robust and rewarding as possible both in and out of the classroom. We hope that your experiences throughout your matriculation at Lincoln, even those times of exceptional challenge and uncertainty, have shown you that you have the power within yourselves to overcome and achieve even in the face of hardship and adversity. We salute you for staying the course!

To the parents, guardians, families, and friends of the Class of 2022, 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 now and forever the sons and daughters of this great institution. Your alma mater is proud of your accomplishments. We believe that Lincoln has prepared you well for the world beyond the arches. It is now up to you to explore the possibilities that lay ahead. We wish you nothing but continued success as you depart to take on the world. Carry forward the Lincoln University legacy of excellence as you continue to Learn. Liberate. 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

“All Glory Told” Composed by James Swearingen Lincoln University Symphonic Band

*PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 Composed by Edward Elgar / Arr. by James Ployhar Lincoln University Symphonic Band

INVOCATION

Rev. Dr. Frederick T. Faison

Associate Vice President for Student Success, Health & Wellness, and University Chaplain

OPENING REMARKS

President Allen

GREETINGS

Gerald W. Bruce ’78 Chair, Board of Trustees

*ANTHEM

Lift Every Voice and Sing (verse 1)

Written by James W. Johnson / Music by John R. Johnson / arr. by Sarjeant Lincoln University Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

INTRODUCTION OF VALEDICTORIANS

Mahpiua Deas, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of English

VALEDICTORY ADDRESSES

Onaje Rashaad Cunningham Dakotah West

MUSICAL SELECTION

“Wade in the Water” - arr. Moses Hogan

Lincoln University Concert Choir, Soloist: Journey Fitzgerald ’22 Camilla J. Horne, Ph.D., Director of Choral Activities

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

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

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

Order of Ceremony

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Tricia Rose, Ph.D. Educator, Scholar, and Author

CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREES

Reading of Citation

Nafeesa Muhammad, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Pan-Africana Studies, Philosophy & Religion

Doctor of Humane Letters

Tricia Rose, Ph.D. Educator, Scholar, and Author

Reading of Citation

James Wadley, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services

Doctor of Humane Letters

Clifford E. DeBaptiste, MHS ’84 Businessman, Elected Official, and Civic Leader

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND CONFERRAL OF DEGREES

Dr. Brenda A. Allen and Dr. Patricia A. Joseph

INDUCTION INTO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Charisse Carney-Nunes, JD/MPA ’88 President, Alumni Association of Lincoln University

CLOSING REMARKS

President Brenda A. Allen

*ALMA MATER Words by A. Dennee Bibb, 1911 Lincoln University Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

*BENEDICTION

Rev. Dr. Frederick T. Faison

+RECESSIONAL

“Pomp and Circumstance No. 1” Composed by Edward Elgar / Arr. by James Ployhar Lincoln University Symphonic Band

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

Commencement Speaker - Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa

Tricia Rose, Ph.D. Educator, Scholar,

and Author

Born and raised in Harlem and the Bronx in New York City, Tricia Rose received her B.A. in Sociology from Yale University and her Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University. She has taught at NYU and UC Santa Cruz and currently holds the positions of Chancellor’s Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University. Rose also serves as Associate Dean of the Faculty for Special Initiatives. In addition to her duties at Brown, Professor Rose sits on the Boards of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Color of Change, and Black Girls Rock, Inc.

Rose is an internationally respected scholar of post-civil rights era black U.S. culture, popular music, social issues, gender, and sexuality. She has been awarded for her teaching and has received scholarly fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the American Association of University Women.

She is best known for her groundbreaking book on the emergence of hip hop culture entitled Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America. Considered a foundational text for the study of hip hop, it has defined what is now an entire field of study. Black Noise won an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation in 1995; it was voted among the top 25 books of 1995 by the Village Voice and listed by Black Issues in Higher Education in 1999 as one of its “Top Books of the Twentieth Century.”

In 2003 Rose published a rare and powerful oral narrative history of black women’s sexual life stories, called Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy. In 2008, Professor Rose returned to hip hop to challenge the field she helped found, with her book entitled The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters. Her essays can be found in a range of scholarly journals and popular public venues. She is currently working on a project called How Structural Racism Works.

Tricia Rose lectures, engages in conversation, and presents seminars and workshops to scholarly and general audiences on a wide range of issues relating to race in America, mass media, structural inequality, popular culture, gender and sexuality, art, and social justice. Rose has been featured on PBS, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and other national and local media outlets. She encourages you to connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and her website: www.triciarose.com.

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Clifford E. DeBaptiste, MHS ’84 Businessman, Elected Official, and Civic Leader

The Honorable Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste is best known for visionary civic leadership and outstanding business acumen as the first African American Mayor of West Chester (1993-2002), and as founder, owner, and CEO of DeBaptiste Funeral Homes, Inc. and Milestone Events, LLC. He has earned over 500 awards recognizing 67 years as an elected official, civic and business leader, and active member in religious, educational, and veteran organizations.

Dr. DeBaptiste received his M.A. in Human Services from Lincoln University, and an honorary doctorate in Letters and Government from West Chester University in 1999. His ongoing commitment to education has been demonstrated by distinctive service as Trustee of West Chester University, during which time he promoted the University’s expansion and advocated for enhanced student opportunities and diversity programs. The University’s DeBaptiste Plaza honors his role in bringing a statue of Frederick Douglass and lecture series to the campus.

In 1999, as Mayor of West Chester and chair of the Bicentennial Committee, DeBaptiste led a memorable yearlong celebration of West Chester’s 200th birthday. He generously credits the people of the borough for the success of many initiatives undertaken during his two terms of service.

The DeBaptiste Funeral Homes, Inc., founded in 1954, have flourished under his guidance. The new funeral home was constructed in 1964 and in 2008, the cornerstone was laid for the Inez E. DeBaptiste Building which houses the Milestone Events, LLC. reception center. Dr. DeBaptiste has served on many professional governing boards, including the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors as Chair, the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association as President, and the Quaker State Funeral Directors Association. Dr. DeBaptiste also served for 35 years as Director of the First National Bank of Chester County (1975- 2010).

His other civic contributions have been recognized by the following prestigious awards: the Chester County Historical Society Founders Award; the 1984 West Chester Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year; the 2011 Frederick Douglass Institute Multicultural Leadership Award; and the 2014 Leon Sullivan Award.

Clifford E. DeBaptiste holds membership in St. Paul’s Baptist Church of West Chester and the Church of the Holy Trinity. He is a 33rd Degree member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Consistory No. 86 of Freemasonry; a Past Grant Exalted Ruler by the IBPOEW (Elks); and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi (Boule) Fraternities, Rotary International, NAACP, Chester County Private Industry Council, and the Chester County Art Association.

During the 1940s DeBaptiste was assigned by the State Department to the Far East, and in 2009, he was recognized for his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War by the National Purple Heart Association.

Throughout his extraordinary career, Dr DeBaptiste has been guided by the belief that “There are more good people in this country than otherwise.” This confidence has sustained his efforts to bring unity and a spirit of friendliness to the communities he serves.

Dr. DeBaptiste is the proud father of Lillian DeBaptiste Lambert, FD; Inez A. DeBaptiste, Esq.; and Celeste E. DeBaptiste, M.D. He attributes much of his success to his beloved late wife Inez, and to his single parent mother Lillian, for teaching the values of loyalty and truthfulness. He is grandfather to four: Elizabeth, Webster, Leanna & Clifford and great-grandfather to six.

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, citron for the Master of Arts, and drab for the Master of Business Administration.

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 school colors, orange and blue, are used for the 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; business administration - drab.

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.

MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

Business Administration - Finance

Brendan Andrew Coble

Jersey City, NJ

Zion Storm Diggs Philadelphia, PA Randis MaRelle Doster Pittsburgh, PA

Amina Whitney Lowery** Daytona Beach, FL Daphne C. McGee-Geathers* Philadelphia, PA

Business Administration - Human Resources Management

Gerald Dyches Jr.* Philadelphia, PA

Fatima Swaray Hoff* Monrovia, Liberia

DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES

Counseling

Atraia A. Johnson* Philadelphia, PA

Human Services

Tawandaa Yasmir Austin** Philadelphia, PA

Christopher Samuel Bell Philadelphia, PA

Alexis Shant’e Marie Bland Philadelphia, PA

Lisa Diane Bryant-Nelson** Philadelphia, PA

Chantel A. Carden** Philadelphia, PA

Rashida Ebony Coleman** Philadelphia, PA

Tyler M. Garbett Philadelphia, PA

Susie S. Gberi** Coatesville, PA

Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno Landisville, PA

Reinaldo Rivera Hernández Lancaster, PA

Kayylah Aleah Hodges Philadelphia, PA

Tema Nichole Kidd** Philadelphia, PA

Shawnna Kinsler Philadelphia, PA

Lanijah N. Lawler Chester, PA

Brittany Janae Lowman Philadelphia, PA

Xury K. Mboya** Queens, NY

Siani Toni Mitchell** Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Tiara Moore** Philadelphia, PA

Sheneik Nelson** Philadelphia, PA

Edward Harris Nibblins** Colwyn, PA

Samira Regag Coatesville, PA

Charla T. Reynolds** Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

Human Services, continued

Judith A. Richardson** Newark, NJ

Alicia D. Sanchez** Wynnefield, PA

Sheila Denise Shamsid-Deen* Philadelphia, PA

Lisa Yvette Smith** Philadelphia, PA

Pamela Taylor East Orange, NJ

Keith Lamont Waltower** Philadelphia, PA Carrie Anita Williams Baltimore, MD

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education

Janice Marie Durrant** Philadelphia, PA

Richard N. Faison Jr. New Orleans, LA Dwayne Eric Frazier Philadelphia, PA

Brenda R. Jones* Philadelphia, PA Tamara Starr Jones** Philadelphia, PA Robert Lee Taylor Philadelphia, PA

Early Childhood Education and Special Education

Ikenna Ezenma Anyanwu Philadelphia, PA Tanya Dorelle Baker* Philadelphia, PA Unice Bey Pittsburgh, PA

Jamar Durelle Brownlee Philadelphia, PA Junay M. Carlisle Philadelphia, PA

Stefanie Riley Doctry Camden, NJ

Karla Tamera Hughes* Chester, PA Darnell L. Johnson Philadelphia, PA Nydira Sahar McSween Philadelphia, PA Sheree Deborah Monroe** Darby Township, PA

Erica Mwanza M. Mukongo** Philadelphia, PA

Taschell Phillips Washington, DC

David Anthony Rosario* Philadelphia, PA

Faheemah Shabazz Philadelphia, PA

Kevonda Renee Sims Philadelphia, PA

Dawayne Raymond West Sr.** Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

Educational Leadership

Shawn H. Adderley Drexel Hill, PA

Timothy Barnes Rocky Mount, NC Chanelle Nicole Baylor Camden, NJ Sherron L. Boyd Philadelphia, PA

Isaiah Dixon-Nelson** Sharon Hill, PA Michael A. Flemming Philadelphia, PA

Clarence Hailey Foster Philadelphia, PA Rashead A. Grant Philadelphia, PA Shahdae J. Holland Ardmore, PA

Janee Franchesca Huff-Truesdale Philadelphia, PA

Khayriyah Latifah Jordan Philadelphia, PA

Christopher D. Lashley* East Stroudsburg, PA

Karen Denise Lewis Philadelphia, PA Marlon D. Lewis Philadelphia, PA Shanice E. Maloney Yeadon, PA Loretta C. McCoy Philadelphia, PA Tiffanni Lateesha Osborne Philadelphia, PA Ryan A. Owens Philadelphia, PA Richard D. Pemberton** Philadelphia, PA Delores A. Richardson Philadelphia, PA Memuna T. Sesay Philadelphia, PA Deeporche Faison Simmons** Philadelphia, PA Brittney Smith Philadelphia, PA LaShaé DaShawn Spratley Philadelphia, PA Antoine K. Stroman** Philadelphia, PA Sherece Nicole Talley Philadelphia, PA Kristin Thompson** Philadelphia, PA

School of Adult and Continuing Education

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Management

Anthony Chambers

Middletown, DE Derrick M. Pratt Jr. Philadelphia, PA Russell Carl Raison-Lloyd Coatesville, PA

DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES

Human Services

Joyce A. Bacon** Philadelphia, PA

Marjorie S. Davis** Philadelphia, PA Rodney Byron Gainey Greensboro, NC

Angela Taria Germany Barnes

Chadds Ford, PA Nashaé Greene** Philadelphia, PA

Tabitha Z. Hamilton-Fudge Millstone Township, NJ Daniel Isaiah Hawk Trenton, NJ

Christine Johnson* Richmond, VA Shakia Ashlee Johnson Baltimore, MD

Barbara Marie King** Sicklerville, NJ

Troy J. Mayo* Philadelphia, PA Darren K. Napier Sr. Paterson, NJ

Tyrone Joseph Norris** Philadelphia, PA Bendu Josephine Outland Atglen, PA Blair G. Silver Bordentown, NJ

Velma Thomas Philadelphia, PA Krystal Wilson Hillside, NJ Luther K. Wood** Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

THE COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Biology

Mackayla Bennett Medford, NY Kristina Boadi Philadelphia, PA

Alexis Llewellyn Stewart Brown Dunellen, NJ Ashley E. Cruckshank Queens, NY

Onaje Rashaad Cunningham Middletown, DE Nicholas James Evans Jr.** Baltimore, MD

Journey Chiffon Fitzgerald Morton, PA

Iseoluwanimi Aliyah Gamu Parkville, MD

Nakeya Shawntae Hamilton** Brooklyn, NY Brittney Tierra Hayes Pittsburgh, PA

Lorielle Grace Laforest Chester, PA Kenda Jonet’ Lowery** Norristown, PA

Joyce Samantha Adhiambo Mango Bowie, MD Safari N. Mathis** Washington, DC

Deja S. McKnight Baltimore, MD Rebecca Amanda Morris Norristown, PA Nia Taylor Jaelyn Murphy Upper Darby, PA Kelesha L.M Nelson** Hackensack, NJ

Edwin Boluwatife Nicholas** Ilaje, Ondo, Nigeria

Zaria April-Nicole Smith Sicklerville, NJ Alexia Lee Tirado Brooklyn, NY

Marjanii Zhane Walton Philadelphia, PA

Zaria Monae Willis-Boggs Norristown, PA Vincent J. Woodard** Accokeek, MD

General Science

William Ward Daniels Jr. Brunswick, GA

Lindsay Gibson Baltimore, MD

Michael Chukwuemeka Melekwe** Bronx, NY

Hanady Shaifek Taleb Queens, NY

Tahir Jordan Khary Taylor Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

Accounting

Michael S. Billups Philadelphia, PA

John Henry Brandon** York, PA

Isaiah S. Burnell** Queens, NY Bermary Calderon St. Croix, VI Maitay A. Cattouse** Brooklyn, NY Cierra Crawford Washington, DC

Afolabi O. Fajobi** Ikorodu, Nigeria Darlene Theresa Hopkins** Quarryville, PA

Lea Janay Lockman Philadelphia, PA

Derrick Peter Lyles Washington, DC

Zhayda Lyn Murphy Harrisburg, PA

Sequoia Toneá Rantin Baltimore, MD LaTania Smith Wilmington, DE Ken’yon Webb Baltimore, MD CarVonte Flint-Devon Williams Cleveland, OH Matteisha Sylvania Young Philadelphia, PA

Finance

Jakeyla Brooks Washington, DC Bryanna A. Brown Harlem, NY Gaelle E. Chanoine Bronx, NY Keith Cole Jr. Philadelphia, PA Devron Dickens Jr.* Baltimore, MD Marquise Hull** Philadelphia, PA Justin Lee McClain New Castle, DE Jayla D. Ross Atlanta, GA Charity Denise Tate Philadelphia, PA

Information Technology

Bryanna A. Brown Harlem, NY Christopher Cunningham Newark, NJ Jaryn Michael Dixon** Philadelphia, PA Joy Lucille Morton Yeadon, PA

Sequoia Toneá Rantin Baltimore, MD

Malcolm J. Rolle Staten Island, NY Kenan Brandon Willis Jr.* Washington, DC

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Management

Jayelin Emmanuel Cameron* Pittsburgh, PA Keith Cole Jr. Philadelphia, PA Anthony Denby Philadelphia, PA Cameron I. Edwards* Philadelphia, PA Kamirah Gates Brooklyn, NY La’Juan E. Hance Philadelphia, PA Takira Letha Harris Baltimore, MD Korey Hayman Laurel, MD Darlene Theresa Hopkins** Quarryville, PA Nadirah S. Jackson** Philadelphia, PA Dayjah Merci Leneus** East Orange, NJ Tyree Rodney Morris Long Branch, NJ Joy Lucille Morton Yeadon, PA Toi’yonda Orr York, PA

Jordan Galil Patten* Philadelphia, PA Danielle Marie Paul Princeton, NJ Malyra Marie Philippe Harrisburg, PA Briyanah Richardson Cliffwood, NJ Jordan Rorer Cheltenham, PA Serena Violet May Roye Washington, DC Dyzhon Sanders Erie, PA Mikalah Tyler Simpson** Baltimore, MD Premier Lashay Skipwith** Pottstown, PA Mikasa D. Staton Philadelphia, PA Cordelle Swinson Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Tatyana Patricia Charles Easton, PA Mary-Pearl Tobechukwu Ojukwu Onicha Mbaise, Imo, Nigeria Chisom Prisca Orizu Nanka, Anambra, Nigeria Marjanii Zhane Walton Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry

Jewel Maleah Ford** Lansdowne, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer Science

Elizabeth Adjoa Ansong Bronx, NY Ifeoluwa John Balogun Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria Kelechi Lloyd Ekwerike Philadelphia, PA Maximilian Francis Philadelphia, PA Joseph T. Lindsay Wilmington, DE Chanel D. Mack** California, MD Corey R. Mouzon Atlanta, GA Jabre Norfleet Newark, NJ Jordan Taylor Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE

Health Science

Islam I. Abdul-Rabb McKeesport, PA David Ernest Adams Deer Park, NY Diamond Andrews** Bowie, MD Devin Bannister** Philadelphia, PA Kenya Andrea Barbee-Coates Brooklyn, NY Anthony V. Bludson Brooklyn, NY Elijah Bolden* Philadelphia, PA Damir Boone Philadelphia, PA Amonte T. Boyd Washington, DC Cyanne Brown Bronx, NY Monique Delphine Cheek Teaneck, NJ Sekai Clark Brooklyn, NY Nasiya T. Dennis-Walton Philadelphia, PA Makayla J. Dereef Goose Creek, SC

Tamara Simone Evans Newark, DE Breah Frazier Baltimore, MD Aniya Freeman** Brooklyn, NY

Emmillie A. Glass** North Plainfield, NJ

Kryshell Cherron Joy Gordy Chester, PA Yasiera Monique Gowdy Bronx, NY

Christine Raquel Gray Philadelphia, PA

Jaquan Anthony-Eugene Green York, PA Shannell Antoinette Hamilton Philadelphia, PA Tyjae T. Hamilton Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Health Science, continued

Zaire Lloyd Hariston Bronx, NY Aziza Trinity Harmon Philadelphia, PA Sha’riah Harris West Orange, NJ Makiah Hayes Baltimore, MD

Stephanie Hite-Witt Staten Island, NY John W. Horsley Jr. Pittsburgh, PA Kayla Marie Horton Philadelphia, PA Mike Johnson Edgewood, MD Imani Raven Florence Lamarr Upper Darby, PA Shalon Essence Love* Baltimore, MD

Isaiah Elijah Matunda Philadelphia, PA Jordyn Nicole Melvin Philadelphia, PA Alyah Louise Moore Philadelphia, PA Tamia Tashira Nurse Uniondale, NY Michael Anyiouofu Ojeh Staten Island, NY Cynthia Ifeoma Orji Philadelphia, PA Darian A. Payne Chester, PA Desirae S. H. Rawlins Brooklyn, NY Chauncey Laron Roman** Baltimore, MD Kayla Sade Saunders Baltimore, MD Nicole Ann-Marie Saunders Brooklyn, NY Kyla Dione Sead** West Haven, CT Jasmine L. Simmons Clinton, MD Ashley Simpson Philadelphia, PA

Jamaiya Renee Staples Chester, PA

Casey Tamara Taliaferro Sharon Hill, PA Essence Nichelle Turner Chester, PA

Zi-Nei Jalaya Ward Philadelphia, PA Jeana Catrice Weatherspoon Columbus, OH

Khanise Webster Newark, DE Dymir David Armani Wiggins Philadelphia, PA

Alexis B. Wilgis Coatesville, PA

Taylor Williams Baltimore, MD Bria D’Nicole Wilson** Greece, NY

Taylor Alexandra Wood Washington, DC Damani Kashif Yarbrough* Washington, DC

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, PAN-AFRICANA STUDIES, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

History

Etana Laing Pittsburgh, PA

Pan-Africana Studies

Tiffany Chambers Harlem, NY Troi Spencer Denkins** Philadelphia, PA Christian L. Harris* Philadelphia, PA Chamir Marcelles James Philadelphia, PA Etana Laing Pittsburgh, PA Shamica A. Terry Brooklyn, NY

Philosophy

Jody-Ann Campbell** Kingston, Jamaica Quadir Lamar Preston Philadelphia, PA

Religion

Ezekiel Quattlebaum Denver, CO

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

English Liberal Arts

Tamara Chalmers** Newark, DE Everene Ayo Downing Pemberton, NJ Arnelle O. Grant Philadelphia, PA Zachary Hughes-Summers Philadelphia, PA Mylachi Mikya Moore Washington, DC Jalen Reginald Pritchett Baltimore, MD Jane’yah Tamara Wilson Baltimore, MD

French

Kristen Tiana Ransome Clinton, MD

Liberal Studies

Shakira J. Woodard* Hamden, CT

Spanish

Keshia Michele Butler** Pennsauken, NJ

CarVonte Flint-Devon Williams Cleveland, OH

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS

Mass Communications

Regina Christina Angell Philadelphia, PA

Kenneth E. Barrow Willingboro, NJ

Keona Bonamy Chester, PA

Deontae Marquese Brockington Randallstown, MD Keyana Sharee Brooks Philadelphia, PA

Sabire B. Bruce Philadelphia, PA

Kobi Calhoun** San Jose, CA

Iaundi B. Carrington Pittsburgh, PA

Onyx Afi Clemons Quakertown, PA

Nina Elizabeth Clinton Vallejo, CA

Jacob Sax Conteh Jr. Alexandria, VA

Bryana V. Crump Philadelphia, PA

Zoë Dasia Cunningham Laurel, MD

Cinnaya Demby Philadelphia, PA

Maximino Guadalupe* Brooklyn, NY

Christopher Alfonso Houston Baldwin, NY

Tyler Marie Howard Philadelphia, PA

Z’sakina S. Jackson Philadelphia, PA

Amber N. Johnson Philadelphia, PA Brandon J. Knight Baltimore, MD Zaire I. Langdon Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Nicole Mathis Harrisburg, PA

Jala Von McKan** Washington, DC

Marcus C. Mitchell Philadelphia, PA

Kyree Moody* Staten Island, NY

Ricardo James Patterson IV Willingboro, NJ

Tyra Chasidy Phillip* North Haledon, NJ

Tarin Anyae Richardson Chester, PA

Takyah S. Rivers Philadelphia, PA

Jorden Scruggs Owings Mills, MD

Ashley Marie Sealey Staten Island, NY

Brooke McKenzie Shelton-Epps Washington, DC

Camille J. Shields Bronx, NY

Faith Elizabeth Smith Piscataway, NJ

Donna Romaine Smithers* Doswell, VA

Kira Alani Washington** Philadelphia, PA

Blaine M. Williams** Philadelphia, PA

Trinity Lynn Williams Philadelphia, PA

Diondre Marquis Worrell Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Nursing

Kendall Bonner Chicago, IL

Cierra Lanee Guerrant Pittsburgh, PA

Daivon Lamar Gunter Bridgeton, NJ

Marina Ajahnae Hernandez Oxford, PA

Britney T. Morgan Montego Bay, Jamaica

Dixonna Elizabeth Ndanemah Philadelphia, PA

Nicholas Eiteinne Rains II Fort Washington, MD

Zyaire Natay Twyman Coatesville, PA

Anne Kosisochukwu Udeh Onicha-Ugbo, Delta, Nigeria

Dornella M. Waterton Dahlia, Linden, Guyana

Lauren Barbara Wilkerson Philadelphia, PA

Vashti Wlue New Castle, DE

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science

Ramotalai Adunni Alabi Staten Island, NY

Felicia Monique Banks** Philadelphia, PA

Kendra Nicole Cooper Baltimore, MD

Opeoluwa Daniel Markson** Lagos, Nigeria

Chase Christian Evans Baltimore, MD

Keyziah George Brooklyn, NY

Daisha Graves Philadelphia, PA

Joseph Quadir Harris** Philadelphia, PA

Obinna U. Ihejirika Sharon Hill, PA

Jamaal Douglas Martin* Chester, PA

Ezekiel Quattlebaum Denver, CO

Kristen Tiana Ransome Clinton, MD

Darius Shaun Simmons Philadelphia, PA

Jadyn Dejanique Tyler Waldorf, MD

Kenneth Yeah Trenton, NJ

Gregory A. Young Jr. Winslow, NJ

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES

Human Services

Tonice So’mae Arnold Philadelphia, PA

Arianna C. Ashby Pittsburgh, PA

Elijah A. Bah* Chester, PA

Mwangaza Mustafa Baines-Tumaini** Philadelphia, PA

Sarata A. Bello Sagamu, Ogun, Nigeria

Tatiana Burnett Bronx, NY

Jordan A. Camper** Chester, PA

Bronell M. Chandler II Sicklerville, NJ

London Monnia Davis Baltimore, MD

Valentine Encarnacion Silver Spring, MD

Je T’aime Johnese Fadlin Silver Spring, MD

Tiyana Nicole Fortune Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Jackay-Gilmore Hamilton** Temple Hills, MD

Devyn Herbert Philadelphia, PA

Kimberly Markia Jackson Washington, DC

Tahira A. Mackie** Philadelphia, PA Armand J. Malone Baltimore, MD Miara Marshall Washington, DC

Tayelor Monet Mayberry* San Antonio, TX

Adrienne Marnyece Monroe* Waldorf, MD

Moesha G.C. Moore Chicago, IL

Shakima Vanessa Pegues Brooklyn, NY

Miracle Porter Philadelphia, PA

Lonnay Rayford Philadelphia, PA

D’Avian Robinson-Smith Philadelphia, PA

Cydney JeNai Smith-Mosley Coatesville, PA

Janae Taylor Stackhouse Baltimore, MD

Jada S. Williams* Jersey City, NJ

Kamryn Cynthia Wilson** Baltimore, MD

Psychology

Rhemie Jiana Adams Boston, MA

Matthew Alexander Ashley Brooklyn, NY

Alaysha Bailey Philadelphia, PA

Nya Monáe Bell** Philadelphia, PA

Ndeja Brooks Queens, NY

Juanita Brown-Lyons Philadelphia, PA

Iseoluwanimi Aliyah Gamu Parkville, MD

Jasmine Reneé Gant Washington, DC

Sunni L. Gunn Brooklyn, NY

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Psychology, continued

Da’Myah Victoria Haines Philadelphia, PA Shalilya Shanae Henry Norristown, PA Eban Jamal Jackson II Carson, CA

Eliza Mae-Dixie James Williamstown, NJ Cierra A. Johnson Philadelphia, PA

Kaiya Lewis Queens, NY

Sheaira L.U Madden Baltimore, MD

Forsythia Rose Mitchell Willingboro, NJ

JoMaraé Lanae Monroe Harrisburg, PA

Aissatou Ramou Ndiaye Bethlehem, PA

Kirsten Diane Sloan Baltimore County, MD

India Mone’t Springfield Baltimore, MD

Quanisha Lanette Swiggett Chester, PA Anaya Thomas-Gomez Philadelphia, PA

Kandra Thornton Brooklyn, NY

Brianna Elizabeth Washington Philadelphia, PA

Trina Yvonne Weaver Philadelphia, PA

Jordan Cameron Williams Philadelphia, PA

Jane’yah Tamara Wilson Baltimore, MD

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Anthropology

Markeeta K. Bolden Philadelphia, PA

Sharon Tiffany Davis** St. Albans, NY

Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson Decatur, GA Keisha Lewis Philadelphia, PA

Tierra Sinclair** Queens, NY

Joshua Thompson** Norfolk, VA Dakotah West Fort Washington, MD

Criminal Justice

Destiny A. Ailes Roselle, NJ

Nya Monáe Bell** Philadelphia, PA

Eliane R. Bellevue Enola, PA

Kimora Catherine Bowles Edgewood, MD

Destiny Joy Chambers Middletown, DE

Shantel Constance Cheeks Washington, DC

Kendall Clinton* Matawan, NJ

Daisha R. Coates Baltimore, MD

Imani Lynne Coats Philadelphia, PA

Xavier Francis Crawford Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Criminal Justice, continued

Eric Dickerson Philadelphia, PA

Sha-Deya Dixon Newark, NJ Ronald James Files Orlando, FL

Jade Hampen Baltimore, MD

Monijhae Capri Harrison Philadelphia, PA Alysa Jordon Holmes Queens, NY Ayanna T. Holt Wilmington, DE Eric Allan Hopkins Quarryville, PA Jayson Andrew Hopkins Quarryville, PA

Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson Decatur, GA

Lanycia Jennings Chester, PA

Elias Isaiah Johnson Yeadon, PA

Mia Patushka Joseph* Boston, MA

Taylor A. Lampkin St. Croix, VI Kayla Linda Landers Newark, NJ

Emonae Briana Boggs-Leggett Philadelphia, PA Davier Edward Justin Massey Philadelphia, PA Donnera Massey** Philadelphia, PA

Tori McClain Washington, DC Brashon Marcus McRae Philadelphia, PA Daylen A. Miller Brooklyn, NY Mia Rickae Mitchell Pittsburgh, PA

Talana Monai Moore Long Island, NY Ian Morris* Washington, DC Tyerra Murphy Philadelphia, PA Jewel N. Myers Philadelphia, PA

Cache’ Marie Odom Pittsburgh, PA

Skydajah Patterson Bronx, NY Briana Petersen Queens, NY

Czaria Danielle Reid Miami, FL

Ahyana M. Sewell Baltimore, MD

India Courtney Snowden Baltimore, MD

Trevon P. Sutton Chicago, IL

Johneka Antionette Thompson Burlington, NJ

Ziana Mahogany Thompson Trenton, NJ

Jalen S. Wellington Baltimore, MD

Kyle Laurence Wilkins** Dickerson, MD

Turrayana R. Wright Milton, DE

Jade Young Philadelphia, PA

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Sociology

Markeeta K. Bolden Philadelphia, PA Tiffany Chambers Harlem, NY David Free Washington, DC

Neja Alexis Jackson** Kennett Square, PA Keisha Lewis Philadelphia, PA

Ivan Mertilus Revere, MA Sadique K. Moore Philadelphia, PA

Jermaine A. Morris** Vineland, NJ Shakima Vanessa Pegues Brooklyn, NY Czaria Danielle Reid Miami, FL

Tierra Sinclair** Queens, NY Brianna A’Miel Smith** Washington, DC Jada Nicole Thompson Reading, PA Kaylah L. Vereen Queens, NY

Khardiyé Damirah Willis** Philadelphia, PA Abigail B. Wilson Brockton, MA

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Music

David Sachai Randolph Jackson Washington, DC

Visual Arts

Taheara S. Chapman Norristown, PA Jordan Cinque Clark Cherry Hill, NJ Charles Eugene Green Jr.** Pittsburgh, PA Jasmine Leigh Mendez** Washington, DC Ausar Ayin-Dia Stephens** Coatesville, PA Jalin Dashanae Mersadie Walker Houston, PA * August 15, 2021 graduate **December 15, 2021 graduate

HONORARY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

A Bachelor of Science degree is being awarded (posthumously) to Jawine V. Evans

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.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Regina Christina Angell Mackayla Bennett

Jakeyla Brooks Bryanna A. Brown Bermary Calderon Jody-Ann Campbell** Onyx Afi Clemons Onaje Rashaad Cunningham Iseoluwanimi Aliyah Gamu Keyziah George Obinna U. Ihejirika Mike Johnson Taylor A. Lampkin Joy Lucille Morton Aissatou Ramou Ndiaye Mary-Pearl Tobechukwu Ojukwu Chisom Prisca Orizu Ezekiel Quattlebaum Sequoia Toneá Rantin Jayla D. Ross LaTania Smith

Velma Thomas Joshua Thompson** Dornella M. Waterton

Dakotah West Gregory A. Young Jr.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Alaysha Bailey

Ifeoluwa John Balogun Kristina Boadi

Tamara Chalmers** Gaelle E. Chanoine

Kryshell Cherron Joy Gordy Monijhae Capri Harrison Shalilya Shanae Henry Marina Ajahnae Hernandez

Ayanna T. Holt

Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson Brandon J. Knight

Etana Laing Shalon Essence Love* Kenda Jonet’ Lowery** Jasmine Nicole Mathis Deja S. McKnight Kelesha L.M Nelson**

Tarin Anyae Richardson Takyah S. Rivers

Darius Shaun Simmons Anne Kosisochukwu Udeh Marjanii Zhane Walton

Lauren Barbara Wilkerson

CarVonte Flint-Devon Williams Jade Young

Latin Honors

CUM LAUDE

Tonice So’mae Arnold Matthew Alexander Ashley Nya Monáe Bell** Kendall Bonner Kobi Calhoun** Anthony Chambers Nina Elizabeth Clinton Keith Cole, Jr. Ashley E. Cruckshank Cinnaya Demby Makayla J. Dereef Sha-Deya Dixon

Valentine Encarnacion Nicholas James Evans Jr.** Afolabi O. Fajobi**

Journey Chiffon Fitzgerald

Jewel Maleah Ford**

Tiyana Nicole Fortune Kamirah Gates

Nakeya Shawntae Hamilton** Sha’riah Harris Stephanie Hite-Witt Nadirah S. Jackson** Z’sakina S. Jackson

Chamir Marcelles James Lorielle Grace Laforest Zaire I. Langdon Dayjah Merci Leneus** Justin Lee McClain Mylachi Mikya Moore Rebecca Amanda Morris Corey R. Mouzon Darren K. Napier Sr. Dixonna Elizabeth Ndanemah Jordan Galil Patten* Shakima Vanessa Pegues Briana Petersen Jalen Reginald Pritchett Kristen Tiana Ransome Czaria Danielle Reid

Serena Violet May Roye Mikalah Tyler Simpson** Shamica A. Terry Jada Nicole Thompson Kandra Thornton Jadyn Dejanique Tyler Jada S. Williams* Vashti Wlue

*HONORS

Nashaé Greene** Daniel Isaiah Hawk Troy J. Mayo* Tyrone Joseph Norris**

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

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

Distinctions

THE HORACE MANN BOND HONORS PROGRAM

Bryana V. Crump Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson Mary-Pearl Tobechukwu Ojukwu CarVonte Flint-Devon Williams

PRE-LAW CERTIFICATE

Ramotalai Adunni Alabi

Nya Monáe Bell Eliane R. Bellevue

Kimora Catherine Bowles

Ndeja Brooks Imani Lynne Coats Xavier Francis Crawford Cinnaya Demby Eric Dickerson

Sha-Deya Dixon Keyziah George Joseph Quadir Harris Takira Letha Harris Alysa Jordon Holmes Obinna U. Ihejirika

Elias Isaiah Johnson Mia Patushka Joseph Taylor A. Lampkin

Davier Edward Justin Massey Daylen A. Miller Mia Rickae Mitchell Talana Monai Moore Jewel N. Myers Skydajah Patterson Briana Petersen

Jalen Reginald Pritchett

Kristen Tiana Ransome Czaria Danielle Reid

Tarin Anyae Richardson

Ahyana M. Sewell

India Courtney Snowden India Mone’t Springfield Jadyn Dejanique Tyler Gregory A. Young Jr.

Honor Societies

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA –INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Kimora Catherine Bowles

Sha-Deya Dixon

Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson

Taylor A. Lampkin Briana Petersen Czaria Danielle Reid

ALPHA MU GAMMA

Jasmine Nicole Mathis Takyah S. Rivers

CarVonte Flint-Devon Williams

BETA BETA BETA NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY

Mackayla Bennett

Kristina Boadi

Ashley E. Cruckshank

Onaje Rashaad Cunningham Journey Chiffon Fitzgerald

Iseoluwanimi Aliyah Gamu

Nakeya Shawntae Hamilton Brittney Tierra Hayes

Lorielle Grace Laforest Kenda Jonet’ Lowery Deja S. McKnight

Kelesha L.M Nelson

Rebecca Amanda Morris Mary-Pearl Tobechukwu Ojukwu Chisom Prisca Orizu

Zaria April-Nicole Smith

Zaria Monae Willis-Boggs

KAPPA DELTA PI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY

Chanelle Nicole Baylor Unice Bey Sherron L. Boyd

Jamar Durelle Brownlee Junay M. Carlisle

Janice Marie Durrant Rashead A. Grant

Janee Franchesca Huff-Truesdale

Darnell L. Johnson Shanice E. Maloney

Nydira Sahar McSween

Taschell Phillips Delores A. Richardson Faheemah Shabazz LaShaé DaShawn Spratley

Honor Societies

PI GAMMA MU INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Tawandaa Yasmir Austin

Christopher Samuel Bell

Alexis Shant′e Marie Bland

Lisa Diane Bryant-Nelson

Chantel A. Carden

Rashida Ebony Coleman Tyler M. Garbett

Walkirya Henriquez-Moreno Reinaldo Rivera Hernández

Kayylah Aleah Hodges

Tema Nichole Kidd

Lanijah N. Lawler

Brittany Janae Lowman

Siani Toni Mitchell Sheneik Nelson

Charla T. Reynolds

Judith A. Richardson

Alicia D. Sanchez

Lisa Yvette Smith Pamela Taylor Keith Lamont Waltower

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

Graduate

Brendan Andrew Coble Zion Storm Diggs Randis MaRelle Doster Gerald Dyches Jr. Fatima Swaray Hoff Amina Whitney Lowery Daphne C. McGee-Geathers

Undergraduate

Gaelle E. Chanoine Justin Lee McClain Joy Lucille Morton Sequoia Toneá Rantin LaTania Smith

SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY

Tamara Chalmers

Xhavé-Zaire LaRuth Jackson Etana Laing Kaiya Lewis Mylachi Mikya Moore Darius Shaun Simmons

Board

Officers

Mr. Gerald W. Bruce ’78 - Chair Mr. James W. Jordan ’88 - Vice Chair Ms. Jalila Parker - Secretary* Mr. Henry Lancaster, II ’76 - Parliamentarian

Ex Officio Trustees

Honorable Tom Wolf, Governor Honorable Noe Ortega, Secretary of Education Dr. Brenda A. Allen ’81, President Trustees

Mr. Robert Allen ’80

Mr. Robert L. Archie, Jr. ’65 Mr. Steven Board ’81 Mr. Owen Cooks Mr. Van Corbin ’81 Honorable Andrew E. Dinniman Mr. William F. Dunbar ’05 Ms. Judith L. Fitzgerald ’85 Mr. Michael Hancock ’88 Ms. Nandi Jones-Clement ’94 Mr. Steven Kenric Lewis ’94 Ms. Kimberly A. Lloyd ’94

Ms. Felicia McDade Rev. Dr. Frances E. Paul ’79 Dr. Charmaine Spence Rochester Ms. Jayla Ross ’22, Student Trustee Mr. Jose Sabastro Ms. Sandra F. Simmons Honorable Doris Smith-Ribner Dr. Deborah C. Thomas ’76 Mr. Kevin E. Vaughan Dr. Corey D.B. Walker Mr. Joseph V. Williams, Jr. ’68 Mr. Gregory S. Works

Faculty Representative Dr. Karen Baskerville

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

Governor’s Representative*

Secretary of Education’s Representative Dr. Tanya Garcia

President

Brenda A. Allen, Ph.D.

Provost & 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 and Chief Operating Officer Tiffany Lee, Ph.D.

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

Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Executive Director, Lincoln University Foundation Ava Willis-Barksdale, M.Ed.

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

Chief of Staff Diane M. Brown, MHS

Acknowledgements

Candidate Announcers

Dr. Jean Bernard Cerin Dr. Dafina Diabate

Marshals

Dr. Dana Flint, Head Marshal Ms. Kim Anderson

Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Ms. Brandi Berry Dr. Tedra Booker Ms. Natasha Faison Dr. Carla Gallagher Dr. Thomas Gluodenis Ms. Terri Joseph

Ms. Jernice Lea Dr. Christine Limb Dr. Michael Lynch Dr. Marlayne Manley

Mr. Ralph Rogers Ms. Cathie Rutledge Dr. Susan Safford Ms. Leonie Waters Dr. Linton Williams

Commencement Coordination

Ms. Kim Anderson Ms. Yeda Arscott Ms. Marion Bernard-Amos Ms. Brandi Berry Dr. Tedra Booker Mr. Mario Bowler Sr. Mr. Alan Box Ms. Diane M. Brown Ms. Shari Burruss Ms. Lorna Chambers Ms. Renee Clark Ms. Maxine Cook Ms. Jennifer Cotton Ms. RaVonda Dalton-Rann, Consultant

Dr. Maphiua Deas

Mr. Brian Dubenion

Ms. Yoli Echevarria

Rev. Dr. Frederick T. Faison

Ms. Natasha Faison Dr. Dana Flint Dr. Carla Gallagher Mr. Gerard Garlic Dr. Thomas Gluodenis Ms. Angela Grove Ms. Donna Hess Dr. Camilla Horne Ms. Deborah Johnson Dr. Patricia A. Joseph Ms. Terri Joseph Mr. Jamel Judge Ms. Jernice Lea Ms. Renee LeClerc Dr. Christine Limb Ms. Caprice Love Dr. Michael Lynch Dr. Marlayne Manley Ms. Annette Matthews

Ms. Maria McGill Mr. Justin McKenzie

Ms. Jackie McNeil Mr. Antonio Ortega

Mr. Marc R. Partee Ms. Shanice Pereira Ms. Annie Phanthayoum Mr. Jayson Ameer Rasheed Ms. Lyndsay Raymond Mr. Charles Ricketts

Mr. Ralph Rodgers Ms. Grace Rush

Ms. Cathie Rutledge Dr. Susan Safford Ms. Sandy Sweet Ms. Amy Taylor Ms. Dee VanSant Ms. Leonie Walters Dr. Linton Williams

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.

The Graduating Class of 2022 - Autographs

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