Morehouse College 138th Commencement Exercises

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138th Commencement

Sunday, the Fifteenth Day of May Two Thousand Twenty-Two

nine o’clock in the morning

Congratulations to the Class of 2022

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“There is an air of expectancy at Morehouse. It is expected that the student who enters here will do well. It is also expected that once a man bears the insignia of a Morehouse graduate, he will do exceptionally well. We expect nothing less. May you perform so well that when a man is needed for an important job in your field, your work will be so impressive that the committee of selection will be compelled to examine your credentials. May you forever stand for something noble and high.

Let no man dismiss you with a wave of the hand or shrug of the shoulder...”

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF ’61

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

President, Morehouse College (1940-1967)

2022 Commencement Program

PRESIDING: David A. Thomas, Ph.D., 12th President of Morehouse College “Improvisation on the Doxology” arr. David F. Oliver

PRE-CEREMONIAL MUSIC

Melvin Foster, D.M.A. Associate Professor, Associate Provost for Student Success

CROWNING MOMENT “War March of the Priests” from “Athalia” by Felix Mendelssohn

**PROCESSIONAL

ALL

The Rev. Hardy Spurgeon Bennings III Founder’s Representative, Pastor, Springfield Baptitst Church, Augusta, Ga.

RINGING OF THE BELL

The Rev. Dr. Joe Samuel Rattcliff Senior Pastor, Brentwood Baptist Church, Houston, Texas

EVOCATION

*PRESENTATION OF COLORS

“The Star-Spangled Banner” Text by Francis Scott Key Music by John Stafford Smith

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

*HYMN

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” Text by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson

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INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT

Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84 Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Chair, Commencement and Reunion Planning Committee

OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME

David A. Thomas, Ph.D. President, Morehouse College

INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN

President Thomas Willie E. Woods ’85 Chairman, Morehouse College Board of Trustees President and Managing Director, ICV Partners, New York City, N.Y.

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FACULTY RECOGNITIONS AND VULCAN AWARD PRESENTATION

Kendrick T. Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs

ALUMNI RECOGNITIONS

ACADEMIC HONORS

Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84

Joshua Curry ’22, Co-Salutatorian Jaeden Charles Johnson ’22, Co-Salutatorian Garret Kahlil Oatis ’22, Co-Salutatorian

Provost Brown President Thomas

Jeffrey Pierre White II ’22, Valedictorian

ANTHEM

*Those who are able are requested to stand and join in singing. **The audience is requested to remain seated during the processional and recessional.

“Strong Son of God” George Elvey arr. Wendell Whalum organ adaptation, David Oliver

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Morehouse College Glee Club David E. Morrow ’80, D.M.A. Director

2022 Commencement Program CONFERRING OF PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS AND HONORARY DEGREES

Honorary Doctor of Laws: The Honorable James E. Clyburn presented by President Thomas and Chairman Woods Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters: The Honorable Raphael G. Warnock ’91 presented by President Thomas and Chairman Woods

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

President Thomas The Honorable Raphael G. Warnock ’91 U.S. Senator, Georgia Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Alanta, Ga.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

SELECTION

“I’m Pressing On”

by Sigmund Moriar Tyonté Williams ’23,Soloist,Tenor Desmond Thompson ’25, Accompanist

Morehouse College Glee Club

President Thomas CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Provost Brown Uzee Brown Jr. ’72, D.M.A. Chair, Division of Creative and Performing Arts Deputy Commander Bobby Jones (U.S. Navy) Lieutenant Colonel Meshack Lee (U.S. Army) Associate Professor of Naval Science

THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY COMMISSIONING OF NAVAL AND ARMY R.O.T.C. OFFICERS INDUCTION INTO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHORUS

Marlon D. Cousin ’87 President, Morehouse College National Alumni Association “Prayer” from “Lohengrin”

by Richard Wagner arr. George Mead

Morehouse College Glee Club

PRESIDENT’S CHARGE TO THE CLASSES *COLLEGE HYMN

President Thomas “Dear Old Morehouse” J.O.B. Moseley ’29

ALL The Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

BENEDICTION

SPIRITUAL

**RECESSIONAL

“Fare Ye Well” arr. Wendell P. Whalum ’52 Led by Javien Moore, ’22, Bass “Pomp and Circumstance, Military March No.1” Sir Edward Elgar

Ceremonial Marshal and Macebearer Dr. John K. Haynes ’64 Chief Ceremonial Marshal

Marshals of the Platform Party Dr. Triscia Wharton Hendrickson Dr. Robert Tanner

Dr. Lance Shipman Young ’95 Macebearer

Lead Marshals Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Illya E. Davis ’89

Marshals of the Faculty Dr. Adria Welcher

Morehouse College Glee Club

Marshals of the Alumni Classes Sean “Skip” Bland ’95 Michael Levesque ’89 Page 3

David F. Oliver, D.M.A. College Organist Marshals of the Students Dr. Brian Lawrence, Dr. Winfield Ward Murray, Esq. ’98, Dr. Yohance Murray ’96, Dr. Wallace Sharif ’96, Dr. Alison D.Ligon, Dr. Levar Smith ’02, Dr. Miesha Williams, Dr. Patrick Bernard Washington

*Those who are able are requested to stand and join in singing. **The audience is requested to remain seated during the processional and recessional.

2019 Commencement Program “ O ver the heads of her students, Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.”

Dr. Howard Thurman ’23 Educator, Minister, Theologian, Philosopher and Author

Howard Washington Thurman Memorial The Howard Washington Thurman Memorial obelisk on the campus of Morehouse College is a celebration of the process of enlightenment, achieved through the deliberate acquisition of knowledge, understanding, and the slow revelation of cosmic wisdom.

The monument rises in the shadow of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, marking the resting place of Thurman, a 1923 graduate and nationally respected theologian who was considered a forerunner in the religious movement of celebrating the unity of all people, and embracing a religious spirituality that was intercultural, interracial, interdenominational, and international.

During its heyday (1580-1200 B.C.), the obelisk was a sun and light symbol, embodying the transcendence immanent in God’s light. The soaring lines of the obelisk were meant to evoke this transcendence and its capstone, often coated in gold-silver alloy, reflected light that could be seen 50 miles away. Light, consciousness, and understanding were synonymous to the ancient priests of the Nile.

The obelisk remains a symbol of man’s creativity and wisdom. At Morehouse, the monument serves as a beacon for scholarly pursuits, visionary leadership, compassionate service, and a worldview that inspires positive change.

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2022 Commencement Program Academic Heraldry

The history of traditional academic dress can be traced to the 12th century, when Oxford University was founded, and to the medieval European universities of the 14th century. Although European universities follow varied patterns in cut and color of gown and type of headdress, academic dress at American colleges and universities is fairly standardized. Since the mid 1960s, it has become popular for some in historically African American colleges and universities to wear kente cloth chevrons, panels, hoods and tam trim on presidential, faculty, and student regalia.

The traditional academic gown is usually black; the pattern varies with the degrees held. The bachelor’s gown has a simple design, with long, pointed sleeves as its distinguishing mark. The master’s gown has oblong sleeves with the rear cut square and the front featuring a cutaway arc.

The most elaborate academic costume is the doctoral gown, with velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars across the sleeves. The velvet is usually black, but it may be a color designating the discipline to which the degree pertains.

The hood of the doctoral gown features velvet trimmings, the width of which designates the level of the degree. The color of the hood indicates the major field of study, and its lining identifies the institution that granted the degree. Morehouse’s doctoral gown is maroon with a maroon-and-white hood lining and white chevrons and panels.

The colors below are associated with the various academic disciplines.

AGRICULTURE: Maize

EDUCATION: Light Blue

LAW: Purple

NURSING: Apricot

ARTS, LETTERS, HUMANITIES: White

ENGINEERING: Orange

LIBRARY SCIENCE: Lemon

OPTOMETRY: Seafoam Green

FINE ARTS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE: Brown

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: Gold

ORATORY: Silver Gray

COMMERCE, ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS: Drab DENTISTRY: Lilac ECONOMICS: Copper

FORESTRY: Russet JOURNALISM: Crimson

PHARMACY: Olive Green

MEDICINE: Green

PHILOSOPHY: Dark Blue

MUSIC: Pink

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Sage Green PODIATRY, CHIROPODY: Nile Green PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING FOREIGN SERVICE: Peacock Blue PUBLIC HEALTH: Salmon Pink

SCIENCE: Golden Yellow SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cream SOCIAL WORK: Citron THEOLOGY: Scarlet VETERINARY SCIENCE: Gray

The Torch of Excellence Soon after Augusta Institute was founded in 1867, the endeavor to educate Black men came under threat: The Klan promised to burn the church down if educating Black men continued there. The founders knew that even if they could not continue on in Augusta, their vision could not die. Two men from Atlanta, the Rev. Frank Quarles and James Tate of Friendship Baptist Church, went down and convinced the founders that the school could continue under their protection and watchful care.

(led by Katherine Fu, Ph.D, assistant professor of mechanical engineering), recognizing decades of collaboration between the two colleges in the Dual Degree Engineering Program.

This Torch was lit in Augusta at Springfield Baptist Church, and then carried on a symbolic run through downtown Augusta before being transported to Atlanta. There, it was relit at the site of Friendship Baptist Church and carried onto Morehouse’s campus to be part of the Commencement exercises.

The Torch now remains a part of Commencement. Every year, the Torch leads the academic procession onto the green, representing the light of knowledge that is passed on from teachers to students to future generations. As the Torch of Excellence comes to the stage, the light is extinguished. It is now the responsibility of this class to take that light of excellence out into the world.

As part of the 2017 Sesquicentennial celebrations, Morehouse College recognized the heroic efforts of those who strove to ensure the light of excellence that is Morehouse never went out.

Envisioned by Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D., a Torch of Excellence was created. The Torch was a special engineering collaboration between Morehouse College (led by Willie Rockward, Ph.D., then chair of the Department of Physics) and Georgia Tech

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Commencement Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipient

DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ’91 made history on Jan. 5, 2021, by becoming Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator.

Warnock was born on July 23, 1969, in Savannah, Ga., and grew up there in the Kayton Homes public housing project.

One of 12 children, he was the son of a father who was a veteran, small-business man, and preacher, and a mother who taught her 12 children that they could do anything they put their minds to.

“I stand before you as a man who knows that the improbable journey that led me to this place in this historic moment in America could only happen here,” Warnock said in his senatorial acceptance speech. “We were told that we couldn’t win this election. But we proved that with hope, hard work, and the people by our side, anything is possible.”

After graduating from Savannah’s Sol C. Johnson High School, Warnock enrolled at Morehouse College, unsure about how he would pay the tuition. With help from sources such as low-interest student loans and federal Pell Grants, however, he graduated cum laude from Morehouse in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Warnock later earned master of divinity, master of philosophy, and doctor of philosophy degrees from Union Theological Seminary, affiliated with Columbia University. He graduated with honors and distinctions, and was ordained in the ministry.

In 2005, at age 35, Warnock became the youngest person ever called to the senior pastorate of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Under Warnock’s leadership, more than 4,000 new members have since joined the historic church.

Warnock’s election to the U. S. Senate in 2021 was in a special election runoff to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the late Sen. John Isakson. Warnock took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2021, and since then, he has served on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, as well as the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and the Joint Economic Committee.

Among other honors, Warnock has been recognized as one of “Atlanta’s 55 Most Powerful” by Atlanta magazine, one of the “New Kingdom Voices” by Gospel Today magazine, one of “God’s Trombones” by the Rainbow Push Coalition, a “Good Shepherd” by Associated Black Charities, one of the “Chosen Pastors” by The Gospel Choice Awards, “A Man of Influence” by the Atlanta Business League, and one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Black Ministers” by Loop 21.

He received the coveted “Bennie Trailblazer Award” from Morehouse College in 2021. Warnock has also received the Reverend Dr. William A. Jones Justice Award from the National Action Network, is a National TRIO Achiever Award recipient, and has been honored by induction into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers.

Warnock is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and 100 Black Men of Atlanta, as well as a lifetime member of the NAACP. His footprints are also on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, and as an opinion leader, Warnock’s perspective has been sought by media, locally, nationally, and internationally. His work has been featured on CNN, the CBS Evening News, The Huffington Post, and in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which hailed him “a leader among Atlanta and national clergy, a fitting heir to the mantle once worn by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

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Honorary Degree Candidate

DOCTOR OF LAWS

James E. Clyburn James E. Clyburn is the Majority Whip, the third-ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, and currently serves as the Chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. He is also the Chairman of the Rural Broadband Task Force and Democratic Faith Working Group.

When he came to Congress in 1993 to represent South Carolina’s sixth congressional district, Congressman Clyburn was elected co-president of his freshman class and quickly rose through leadership ranks. He was subsequently elected Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Vice Chairman and later Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. He previously served as Majority Whip from 2007 to 2011 and was Assistant Democratic Leader from 2011 to 2019.

As a national leader, Clyburn has championed rural and economic development, and many of his initiatives have become law. His 10-20-30 federal funding formula was included in four sections of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and has been expanded to 18 accounts in recent years. Congressman Clyburn is also a passionate supporter of historic preservation and restoration programs. His efforts have restored scores of historic buildings and sites on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. His legislation created the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, elevated the Congaree National Monument to a national park, and established the Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina’s low country.

Congressman Clyburn’s humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, as the eldest son of an activist, fundamentalist minister and an independent, civic-minded beautician grounded him securely in family, faith and public service. His memoir, “Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black,” was published in 2014, and has been described as a primer that should be read by every student interested in pursuing a career in public service.

Congressman Clyburn and his late wife, Emily England Clyburn, met as students at South Carolina State University and were married for 58 years. They are the parents of three daughters: Mignon Clyburn, Jennifer Clyburn-Reed, and Angela Clyburn, and have four grandchildren.

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

HECTOR E. ACOSTA JR. ****

DAVID AMIR BREWER II ****

MATTHEW SOLOMON COOPER ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

SETH JOSEPH ADAMS ****

TRAVIS MAURICE BROOKS ****

CHANCELLOR CLARK CULP ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

INDIGO K. AGEE ***

CHRISTOPHER BERNARD BROWN JR. **

JEAN JELANI CYRIAQUE ***

Business Administration

Business Administration

Economics

MICHAEL ALERT ***

KYLE JACOB BROWN ****

ERIC BEARD DAILY ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

GRANT TAYLOR ALEXANDER ****

KAI DAVID BURGESS ****

DAVID DEVON DANIELS II ****

Economics

Business Administration

Business Administration

JAKOBE TORRYAN ALEXANDER ****

DARRYL CHRISTOPHER BURNS ***

OMARR D. DANSBY **

Economics

Business Administration

Business Administration

LARRY EDWARD ASHBY III ****

CHASE JAVIN BURTON ***

MYLES A. DONES ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

FRANK C. BAILEY JR. ****

TYJUAN TIONTU’E BUSH ****

ALVIN LEON DOSS III ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

KAMERON CUBELL BAIN ****

WALTER RAYMOND BYRD III ****

SANTO JEREMIAH DUNN JR. ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

DORIEN CHRISTIAN BAKER ****

WILLIAM THOMAS CALLAWAY ***

DREW CHARLES DUNSON ****

Economics

Business Administration

Business Administration

D’ONTE R. BATTS ****

SHANE CAMPBELL ****

JAYLIN DUPREE-BROWN ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

CEDRIC MAURICE BEAL ****

PA SANUSI CEESAY ****

ANTHONY EDWARDS ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

GREGORY VON BELL II ****

MARCUS J. CHERRY ****

CAMERON ALEXANDER EVANS ***

Economics

Business Administration

Business Administration

IMANI BLACKMON **

GABRIEL DENARD CLOUD ****

NICHULAS JAMES EVANS ****

Economics

Business Administration

Business Administration

LAQUAN BODY ****

JADEN ALEXANDER CODY ****

BRITIAN JARRED-ALLEN FEAST **

Business Administration

Economics

Business Administration

WILLIAM EARNEST BOHANNON III ****

ISAIAH STEVEN COLBERT ****

JASON CHANDLER FLEMING ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

MARK STEVEN BOULDES JR. ****

COLLIN ROBERT CONCEPCION ****

DA’SAN M FRAZIER ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Important Note: Because printing of this document requires that lists of names be submitted to the external printing company a number of weeks prior to Commencement, the graduation list reflects only the names of those candidates who officially applied for graduation by the stipulated deadline. Therefore, it is possible that some candidates who completed all degree requirements are not listed on the program and that some candidates whose names are listed have not completed all degree requirements. The College grants degrees only to those persons who have satisfied all academic requirements and all financial obligations.

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*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Business Administration and Economics...cont’d THOMAS J. FULLER ***

JAMON TYREEK HOYTE ****

STEFAN WEBSTER MACK ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

DENTON SHIKARL GARRETT JR. ****

ALEXANDRE MICHEL CALHOUN HURLEY ****

DANGELO D. MANNING ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

JARRETT LEE-ANDRE GILBERT ****

Economics

HENRY LOUIS MASON II **** LELAND PAUL JACKSON **

Business Administration

KEVIN JARUS GOODEN ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

PHITO AHMIR JEAN-LOUIS ****

JALEN CHRISTOPHER BERNARD MATHIS ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

CARLYTO KENDALL JOHNSON ***

TARIQ KAMAR MCALLISTER ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

ANDRE MICHAEL JOHNSON II ****

CALVIN ALEXANDER MCGARY ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

TEKO T. JOHNSON ****

MATTHEW CLARK MCLAUGHLIN ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

AMARI ALAGHAJI KENDALL ****

HERMY MESIDOR ****

Economics

Economics

LENNIER DONOVAN KEYES-CLARK ***

BONGANI TITO MLAUZI ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

JASON JAMES LAWRENCE ****

DONALD W. MOORE III ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

BARRINGTON COLE LINCOLN ****

JOSHUA WAYNE MORROW **

Economics

Business Administration

JAVEN JEROME JACKSON LOGAN ****

JACOB RYAN MOSLEY ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

TYLER CHRISTIAN LUMPKIN ****

CALEB E. MURPHY ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

WILLIAM LANCE LUNDERMAN ****

KALU N. NCHEGE ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

D’YONTAE MALIK LUSTER ****

ETHAN GRANT LAZARO NELSON ****

Economics

Economics

TROY JOSHUA LYKE ****

CHAUNCEY NIOULUS-OSBORN NEWTON ****

JAYSON SAMWELL GRAY ****

Business Administration MILES LOGAN GRAYSON ****

Business Administration ZAKI GREGORY ****

Economics JAYLIN STUART GRIER ****

Business Administration VINCENT MAURICE GROVER JR. ****

Business Administration BRANDON JEWEL HARNESS ****

Business Administration CAMERON M. HAUGABROOK ****

Business Administration KEITH G. HEARD II **

Business Administration ZYON T. HENDERSON ****

Business Administration ELLIS LEMOINE HERRING III ****

Business Administration AUNDRAY DE’RON HILL-AVI’I ****

Business Administration TRE’ A. HILTON ***

Business Administration

Business Administration

J’SON DEVON HODGE ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

RODERICK G. MACK III ****

Business Administration

MYLES ANTHONY HOWARD ****

Business Administration

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JAMARI A. NORWOOD ****

Business Administration *Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Business Administration and Economics...cont’d DEREK BERNARD ODOM JR. ****

JANSSEN J. SLADE JR. ****

ZACHARY THOMPSON ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

RODNEY JULIAN PENNINGTON II ****

ARI SLAUGHTER ***

ISAIAH JEREL THOMPSON ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Economics

QUENTIN J. PHANORD ****

ABRAHAM BRINSON SMITH ****

MALIK ISAIAH THORNTON ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

KHALIL DAMISO PICKERING ****

BAKARI SENCERE SMITH ****

RASHAD LANGSTON TOWNSEND ****

Economics

Business Administration

Economics

FREDERICK TOUISSANT POLLARD ***

BRIAN C. SMITH ****

MYONNE DEWAYNE TURNER ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

CHRISTOPHER BRIAN PONTON **

JORDAN GABRIEL SMITH ****

CHRISTOPHER UDO ***

Business Administration

Business Administration

Economics

KYLE JORDAN EPPENGER-POPE ****

REGINALD FRANKLIN HILLIARD SMITH ****

CALEB TYLER VAUGHAN ****

Economics

Business Administration

BRYCE ALEXANDER PRETLOW ****

Business Administration

Business Administration LAWRENCE EXANDER WARNER SR. ****

JALEN EUGENE SORRELLS ****

Business Administration

MARCUS-TYLER CHRISTIAN PURVIS ***

Business Administration ELLIS FITZGERALD WESTER II ***

Business Administration

JAPHET OBADIAH EMMANUEL SPRINGER ****

Business Administration

ENRIQUE JUAN PYFROM JR. ****

Business Administration

HASANI OMARI WHITE ****

Economics ISAIAH LUCUS RANDOLPH ****

Business Administration KAI ANDREW REAVES ****

Business Administration ERIC ANDRE ROBINSON II ****

Business Administration JORDAN TAMIR RUFFIN ****

Business Administration FERNANDO S.DELAMORA ****

Business Administration BERNATHO SOUGGY SAINTHEA ****

Business Administration DAVID WESTLEY SHARPE ***

Business Administration MICHAEL TODD SIMS ****

TAHIR ALI SPRINGS ****

Business Administration JIMMY M. STANCIL II ****

Economics

Business Administration RAEKWON SHAHEED WILLIAMS ****

Business Administration CHARLES ALBERT WILSON III ***

JORDAN THOMAS STERLING ****

Business Administration EZEKIEL JUILANO STEVENS ****

Business Administration ETHAN ALEXANDER STRADER ****

Business Administration JAMIR B. WITHERS ****

Business Administration DAVID WILLIAM WRIGHT ****

Business Administration

Economics MARLON DIONE SUMMERS II ****

Business Administration KHAIRI ISAIAH TAHIR ****

Business Administration MICHAEL THOMAS-LOVING ****

Business Administration

Business Administration

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DIVISION OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS WALADI B. ALI ****

Art

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

JAVARIS RAESEAN DEWAYNE DENMAN ****

SAMUEL CHANCE ALICEA ****

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

MIKYLE SAMMUEL DIXON ****

MARSHALL STURDIVANT ANDERSON ****

Theater and Performance

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies ELMER DOUGLASS ELLIS JR. ****

MANSA IBN JAMES AZIZ ****

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

AKEAL EVANS ****

CHRISTIAN JAPRI BRYANT ****

Art History

CALEB B. MARTIN ****

Theater and Performance AMON THOMAS MCEACHERN ****

Music LENZELL MAURICE-HIRAM MCNEELEY ****

Music

Music

BRANDON MALIKE GILPIN ****

Theater and Performance

KENNETH ALAN BROWN II ****

Music

Theater and Performance

JAVIEN LORENZ MOORE ****

Music

GABRIEL SAMIR BROWN ****

Drama

KENNETH CARNELL LEWIS JR. ****

COREY DEANGELO GUY JR. ****

JONATHAN LESLIE PALMER ****

Theater and Performance

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

BERNARD VERNON PEPUKAYI JR. ****

GABRIEL ARTHUR HANSLEY ****

JULIAN TIBERIUS JACCAR RUCKER ****

Theater and Performance

JOSHUA BURRELL ****

Theater and Performance

Music

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

REED ELIJAH HEARD ****

CHRISTIAN LAMONT SHORTT ****

WILLIAM R. CROWDER ****

Theater and Performance

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

Theater and Performance KENYON DARNELL SPOTTS ****

RICHARD SPENCER DAVIS ****

Art

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies

AUBY ALFRED LEGALL III ***

KAMEL WORGS****

KENDALL REED HEGGIE ****

Music

Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies Theater and Performance

DIVISION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

JOSHUA CURRY ****

KOFI ERIK FORD ****

KEITH HUMPHREY SETTLE ****

Software Engineering

Software Engineering

Software Engineering

DARIUS JEROME FAISON ****

DIMITRI ALEXANDER FOSTER ****

Software Engineering

Software Engineering

†Deceased

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DIVISION OF HUMANITIES KAORI MARQUES ANDERSON-WALKER ****

English AUSTIN WESTLY ASTWOOD ***

English BJ MARTIN BAIRD ****

English JARED DEVONTE’ CORR BETHEA ***

English CARLTON E. BLAKELY II ***

Philosophy LARRY DARNELL BROWN JR. ****

English

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

JEREMIAH DAVID DAVIS ****

ORWIN O. MAYERS JR. **

Philosophy

English

ANTHONY JAMES DEVONE ****

SHAKIM MUHAFIZ ****

English

English

RAHIM DIAITE **

NASIR ARIONNE PHILLIPS ****

English

English

TRISTAN JEREMIAH GEORGE ****

ROBERT RAGLAND ****

English

English

PHILLIP O. GRAHAM ****

AVONTAY RUFF ****

Philosophy

English and Communication Studies

STEPHEN ANDREW GRANT ****

QUINCY NII SACKEY SACKEY-MENSAH ****

History

History

XAVIER HALE *** MICHAEL A. CANNON ****

History

JONATHAN XAVIER SIMMONS ***

English

English

THEODORE KEITH HYDE **** DWAYNE EVERETTE CARSON JR. ****

Africana Studies

LOU PERRY SLAUGHTER III **

English

Religion

CHRISTIAN A. JOHNSON *** ROGERICK THOMAS WHITE ****

English

History

DALE ALAN KIGHT II *** CAMERON R. WILLIAMS ****

English

History JOHN FITZGERALD WILSON ***

Philosophy

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DIVISION OF LIFE SCIENCES

Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

STEPHEN YAW AGYEPONG ****

JORDAN ZAIRE ARTHUR CHAMBERS ****

BRENT LOUIS FITZGERALD JR. ****

Biology

Chemistry

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

OLISA BLAISE AKONOBI ****

JOSHUA ANDRE CHATMAN ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

JAHI C. FLOWERS ****

YASIN AMIRI AL-HADID ****

THEODORE COLBERT IV ****

TAVIS JACOBIE FLOYD ****

Biology

Biology

Biology

JELANI ANDERSON ****

AARON L. COOPER ****

JOSEPH CARL FONSECA II ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Psychology

Biology

MICHAEL SAMUEL CORTEZ ****

MICHAEL ANTHONY FOSTER ****

Psychology

Biology

MELVIN DAVIS COSTON JR. ****

SEAN WINSTON MATTHEW FRIDAY ****

Psychology

Chemistry

DAVID LEELLIS CRAWFORD ****

CHRISTOPHER JAMES GOOLSBY ****

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

EDMOND DANTE ANDERSON IV ****

Psychology and Mathematics MAKALAN D’UNDRA ARLINE ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education CAMERON TREMAINE BARROW ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education JACOB FRANCIS BOSS ****

Biology KEITH DEVION BRADFORD ****

Psychology XAVIER EMMANUEL BREWER ****

SHILOH DAWSON **** JUSTIN TERRELL GRANT ****

Biology

Biology

JOHARI AMIR DEAN-LINDSEY **** JALAND L. GREEN ****

Biology

Biology

JORDAN ISAIAH DEVOE **** KE’VON TYRESE HAMILTON ****

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

ZJITAHJ AHSAN AZIZ DILIZA **

SHAUN JORDAN BRIM ****

KARSTON E. DYE ****

Chemistry

Psychology

JAYLIN EMIL BROOKS ****

ALEC MICHAEL EASTON ****

Psychology

JAIMAN SHEMAR BROWN ****

MILES ISAIAH EDMOND ****

Psychology SHAUN L. BUTLER JR. ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education MAXXIM HOLYFIELD CAMEAU ***

Chemistry KEON X. HARDY ****

Biology

CAMERON LAMAR BURRIS-GREENE ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education DONOVAN JANTE HARDY ***

Biology

Psychology

Psychology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education EMMANUEL ONYEKWELU EZIAKOR JR. ****

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education KODI WILLIAM HARRIS ****

Chemistry and Biology DEVIN AJAY HAWKINS ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education DEVEN EDWARD HERRON ****

ASHTON MORGAN FARRAR ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Chemistry

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education ANDREW ROBERT HICKS ****

Biology

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*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Life Sciences...cont’d RYAN DESHAUN HINTON ****

CAMERON BRYCE LYTHCOTT ****

MICAIAH PAUL PAIGE ***

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Psychology

Biology

AH’JON AKIL MANION ****

JAYSON WILLIAM PALMER ***

Psychology

Biology

WILLIAM HENRY MARSHALL VI ****

GARRIUS M. PEOPLES ****

Biology

Psychology

JOSEPH DARON MARSHALL ****

STEPHEN D. PETERS ****

Biology

Biology

RICKY DWAYNE MATHIS-MCGRUDER ****

ANARI CHRISTOPHER PRIDE ****

GREGORY DENNIS HOLLIS ****

Biology TYRONE W. HOLMES ****

Psychology CAMERON AMMAR HUDSON-SCOTT ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education AMOZ MACKEF HUNTER ****

Biology BENAHILI BABATUNDE IBOAYA ****

Biology KWASI KARL IRVING JR. ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education ROBERT TYE JACKSON JR. **

Biology JORDAN EMMANUEL ELIJAH JACKSON ****

Biology

AARON A. RAMTULLA **** CAMERON RODNEY MAYS ***

Psychology

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

ZAKAI MIKEL MEGHOO-PEDDIE ****

OMAR-SHARIFF SANDY ROBERTS II ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Biology CARLITO KARLTON RODRIGUEZ ****

IRA NIGEL MOORE **

Chemistry

XION ALONZO JOHNSON ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education DESMOND TREY MATTHEW MOORE ****

Psychology

Psychology

Biology

Chemistry

Psychology CALEB E. KEITH ****

Biology

MICHAEL AARON ROUNDTREE JR. **

Chemistry

Biology BRYSON KYLE SATTERWHITE ****

EDIVALE CALIXSTE MUIANGA **** TYJAE MALIK JORDAN ****

Biology

IAN MIKAL SALTER ****

SALIH RAFIQ MUHAMMAD **** TROY ANTHONY JONES ****

Biology ARTHUR ROSENTHAL III ****

PATRICK S. MOORE ****

JOSHUA JOHNSON ****

Biology RYAN JUDE RICHARD ****

ZIHA GEBRE MEGHOO-PEDDIE ***

Biology

Biology

Biology

Biology

Biology

SIMMIONE A. SAULS ****

WAKEER LAMAR-LAMONT MURRAY ****

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Biology

RAYSHON DEMET’RE SHELTON ****

Psychology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

SAMAD TAQEE NOBLE ****

GREGORY SINGLETON II ****

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Psychology

CHRISTIAN JELANI-MATTHEW LUBIN ****

AUSTIN OPPONG-BRENYAH ****

Chemistry

Biology

CHAZZ EVERETT NEWMAN **** JASON VICTOR LETT ****

Biology JABARI A.S. LOTTIE ****

AMYR SMITH ****

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Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Life Sciences...cont’d MARION ALEXANDER STAMPLEY III ****

MEKHI JAMAL TRYMAN ****

KEYON IAN WHYTE **

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

Biology

BRYAN STAPLETON ****

Biology

LEONARD CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS **** ERICK REUBEN TYSON ****

Psychology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

MARSHALL MARQUIS VANNESS ****

RYAN XAVIER WORLEY WILLIAMS ****

Biology

Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education

TORRE OSHAY STOKES ****

Psychology CARSON BENJAMIN TAYLOR ****

Biology

RYAN KEON WASHINGTON **** MESHACK K. WILLIAMS ****

Biology

Psychology

DARNELL ALEXANDER TAYLOR JR. ****

Psychology

JEFFREY PIERRE WHITE II *** MILAN RYAN WOMACK-DAWSON ****

Biology

Biology

MYLES LANE TRACY ****

Biology and Philosophy

DA’JION NASZER XAVIER WHITFIELD **

Biology

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DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES

Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

REGINALD B. ABRON ****

STORM E. CHIN ****

PAUL M. LOCKETT ****

Computer Science

Computer Science

Computer Science

ADETOWO J. ADEMILUYI ****

CHARLES COLEMAN ****

SHAWNTRAREE LUCAS ****

Computer Science

Applied Physics

Computer Science

JOHN PEYTON ALI ****

NICHOLAS ANTONIO CUMMINGS ***

CHADD DANIEL MONTGOMERY ***

Computer Science and Mathematics

Computer Science

General Science

MITCHELL AUSTIN ALLEN ****

JOSHUA E. DRAKES ****

CLAYTON JOHN MARSHALL MURRAY ****

Physics

Computer Science

Mathematics

DOUGLAS L. ANDERSON ****

DOMINIC PAONE DUCRE ****

CHANCELLOR AMIN MYERS ****

Physics

Computer Science

Computer Science

ZYAHN FOSS ARCHIBALD ****

AMIETEE TSOMIEE FUONDJING ****

TIWONG L. NANCE JR. ****

Computer Science

Computer Science

Computer Science

ANTHONY JAY ARNOLD ****

DARREN JAMES BUTLER GILES ****

BLAIR LEE NEWMAN JR. ****

General Science

Computer Science

Computer Science

NICHOLAS AUGUSTIN AROSEMENA ****

BRANDON JOSEPH GRADNEY ****

MUBOTU JASON NZUWAH ****

Mathematics

Physics

Computer Science

JORDAN J. BOWMAN ****

JEDEDIAH AYODELE OLUYEMI GRADY ****

JULIAN P. PARKER ****

Mathematics

Computer Science

RONALD TAYLOR BRADLEY ****

Physics

ERIC R. PATTERSON *** CALVIN J. GREEN JR. ****

Computer Science

PARKER DURRAH BROADNAX ****

Computer Science

Applied Physics

General Science

Physics

Applied Physics

Computer Science

Computer Science DANIEL SADOH **

SABEER MUHAMMAD ****

General Science

MYLES JUSTIN JAMES CARSWELL ***

Computer Science

General Science JONATHAN L. RUSS ****

KALEN JAVON SCOTT JONES ****

TYLER CHRISTIAN CARROLL ****

Physics

Mathematics ALI D. ROBINSON ****

CARL JOHNSON ****

RENAUD ANTHONY BRUCE ****

Applied Physics

Physics RAPHAEL JOSHUA RICHARDSON ****

HART-HUNTER D. HORTON ****

KYLE JEFFERY BROWN ****

Computer Science

Computer Science ANGELO ISAIAH PIKE ****

SEMAJ K. HAYDEN ***

MALCOLM ROY BROWN ***

Physics

Applied Physics REGINALD A. B. PEOPLES ****

CHARLES TERRELL HART ****

JUSTIN KYLE BROWN ***

General Science

Computer Science

Applied Physics ALIEU M. SAHOR JR. ****

QUINN EUGENE JOPLIN ***

Computer Science

Applied Physics

ERIC MICHAEL CARTER ****

Applied Physics

KENNEDY E. KISHUMBUA ****

General Science Page 16

*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Mathematics and Computational Studies...cont’d RODNEY SHERON SAMPSON II ****

KEITH WESLEY STROZIER ****

JOSEPH NICHOLAS WILLIAMS JR. ***

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Physics

Computer Science

GERRY SCOTT ****

CAMERON DEONE THOMAS ****

TITUS HENRY WYNN ****

Computer Science

Mathematics

Mathematics

ISRAEL STRICKLAND ****

GEOFFREY LEOTIS ABAYOMI THORPE JR. ****

XIANRUI ZENG ****

Applied Physics

Mathematics

Computer Science

PETER CHINEDUM UYANNE ****

Physics

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*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND CULTURAL STUDIES

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

PAUL ATTA-ENNIN ABEGYA ****

ALBERT ANTHONY CONNELL JR. ****

RODERICK WAYNE HART III ****

Sociology

Sociology

Political Science

ZUBIN ARMAN ABRAHAM-AHMED ****

DAVID MICHAEL CRUMP **

JALYN RASHAAD HAWKINS ****

Political Science

Spanish

Communication Studies

ERNEST QUINTELL ADDISON ****

PATRICK J. DARRINGTON ****

LINCOLN AMARIUS HAYES ****

Sociology

Political Science

Sociology

REMINGTON GARTH ALLEN ****

JONATHAN ROSS DIXON ****

MICHAEL PORTER HEISKELL JR. ****

Communication Studies

Political Science

Sociology

MILES RAJESH ARTHUR ****

CAMERON SCOTT DUCKER ***

ZACHARY DREW HENEDEN ****

Communication Studies

Sociology

Political Science

DONOVAN ALEXANDER BAILEY ****

OLAMIDE BOLUWATIFE FAGBAMIYE ****

TISI I. HICKS **

Political Science

Sociology

International Studies

NICHOLAUS BALDWIN **

BRANDON C. FORNEY ****

BRYSON D. HILL ****

Political Science

Communication Studies

Communication Studies

JOSEPH LAWRENCE BEARD ****

LEANTHONY FREEMAN ****

ERIK BRANDON HOLSTON JR. ***

International Studies

Political Science

Political Science

OMARRI CHRISHAUN BECK ****

RONALD JEFF FREEMAN JR. ****

ZION LORENZ HORTON ****

Sociology

Communication Studies

Sociology

ELIJAH BLADES ****

GEORGE TONY FRENCH III ****

MYLES DRAKE HOWARD ***

Sociology

Political Science

Political Science

MARLON GOH BOOKER ***

WILLIAM JAMAL GAMBLE ****

AMILCAR HOSEA HUDSON ****

International Studies

Sociology

Political Science

JAHSAVE RADAY BROOKS ****

NDAYLAY DIAMONE GARRETT ****

CHRISTOPHER DONTE’ JACKSON ****

Sociology

Political Science

Chinese Studies

JONATHAN ZION BROWN ****

KUNTA AUNGKH HERU MEN GARY ****

JAEDEN CHARLES JOHNSON ****

Political Science

Communication Studies

Political Science

NICHOLAS JACOBY BURGMAN ****

JASON JABRIL JUAN CARLOS GILL ****

LIONEL CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON JR. ****

Sociology

Sociology

Sociology

KENDALL CORNELISON CAMP ****

DERRICK AARON GRAHAM JR. ****

LARRY DAVON JONES ****

Communication Studies

Political Science

Communication Studies

D’ANDRE DARAZMUND CHAMBERS ****

ZACHARY THOMAS THEODORE GREENE ****

MARCELLUS KIRKLAND ****

Political Science

Communication Studies

CAMERON D. CHESTNUT ****

Sociology

MORRIS BENJAMIN KIRKLAND III **** BRANDON JAMAL HARDRICK ***

Sociology

DRE’QUAN NATHANIEL CHISHOLM ****

Political Science

Sociology

Communication Studies CAMERON JABARI LAWRENCE ****

NIGEL D. HARRIS ****

Communication Studies Page 18

Sociology

*Spring 2019 **Summer 2021 ***Fall 2021 ****Spring 2022

Division of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies...cont’d AYRON MAURICE LEWALLEN *

JESIAH TAYLOR OSBOURNE ****

ADEWOLE ISSA KWAME TRAVITT-LEE ****

Sociology

Political Science

Chinese Studies

KAVON M. LEWIS ****

DARZAE ALONZO OWENS ****

GRANT A. TROWELL ****

Sociology

Sociology

Political Science

TINO ANTHONY LYONS ****

MORGAN ALEXANDER PALMER ****

JORDAN ROMAL TUNE ****

Communication Studies

International Studies

Political Science

MALIK DEMONTAY MABLES ****

KENNEDY WILLIAM PENN ****

ALEXANDER XAVIER TUNNELL **

Sociology

Communication Studies

Political Science

JUSTIN MICHAEL MARROW ****

DEVIN RASHAWN PINKSTON ***

DEMETRIUS ERVIN UNDERWOOD ****

Communication Studies

Political Science

Sociology

CHRISTION DI’JOIR MASON ****

JOSHUA POWELL ****

PARIS WILLIAM VENABLE ****

Communication Studies

Sociology

Sociology

JONATHAN D. MATHIS ****

DRAKE ALLEN RAND ****

JUSTIN TYREEK DIME VOLTAIRE ****

Sociology

Spanish and Business Administration

Communication Studies

DEONTE TREMAINE MAYFIELD ****

JARED Z. RATCLIFF ****

MALACHI JAMES WALDEN ****

Political Science

International Studies

Political Science

MICHAEL DANIEL MCGIRT ****

JORDAN ELIJAH ROSE ****

MATTHEW WALKER IV ****

Political Science and Economics

Political Science

Political Science

DEMELL ANDRE MITCHELL II ****

WARDELL ROYAL III ****

ROBERT SHAWNDALE WALLACE JR. ****

Sociology

Sociology

Communication Studies

TYREYE DEQUAN NATHANIEL MORRIS ****

DAVID-JEREMIAH M. RUSSELL ****

ALLEN L. WATSON JR. ****

Sociology

Sociology

RONNIE EARL SIMON III ****

DARKESE M. WICKER ***

Sociology

Sociology

RASHEED H. SLADE ****

TYESE MARCUS WILLIAMS ****

Sociology

Political Science

JAMARI TAYSHAUN STANTON ****

TIMOTHY WILLIAMS IV ****

Communication Studies

Political Science Economics

Sociology

GARRET KAHLIL OATIS ****

CHRISTIAN JAMES TERRY-TAYLOR ****

International Studies

Sociology and Africana Studies

MARCUS D. OFFORD JR. ****

BRANDON ADAM THORPE ****

Sociology

Sociology

QUINCY TYLER OGLESBY ****

KEENE JOSEPH TOLMAN ****

Political Science

International Studies and Chinese Studies

PATRICK UGOCHUKWU OHAZURIKE JR. ***

OMAR TOUMBOU ****

Political Science WAYSHAWN DARNELL MURPHY ****

Political Science DELANEY JAMES NASH JR. ****

Political Science HAROLD CHARLES NORWOOD III ****

JAMIE L. WILSON III ****

Sociology MARQUIS DESHAWN WILSON ****

Political Science XAVIER MARTIZE WOOD ****

Communication Studies and Political Science NACALAN SHERROD WOODS ****

Political Science

Political Science Page 19

Sociology

Academic Honors 2022

2022

Jeffrey Pierre White II

Joshua Curry

Valedictorian

Co-Salutatorian

AGE: 29

AGE: 20

MAJOR: Biology

MAJOR: Software Engineering

HOMETOWN: Suffolk, Virginia

HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Georgia

Jeffrey White is a biology major with a passion for scientific inquiry. His research interests lie in neglected tropical diseases that are endemic within low-income subpopulations of developing regions. The Suffolk, Virginia, native is particularly interested in visceral leishmaniasis (a parasitic disease found in tropical and subtropical areas), “and the biochemical modalities that underpin its pathogenesis.”

From a very young age, Joshua Curry has been interested in technology. However, growing up in the Bahamas, opportunities for him to participate in STEM activities were scarce. After attending a summer program focused on science and technology at an elementary school in Atlanta, Curry was sure that this was the place for him to be.

The 29-year-old chose to attend Morehouse “due to its storied commitment to social equity beyond its hallowed gates,” he said, “as well as its acceptance of the manifold Black and male identities that inhabit the space.”

Fast forward a few years later. Curry is now a freshman in high school and living in Atlanta. He meets several friends who foster his love for technology and computer science. And, it is in high school that Curry decides that he will pursue a career in software engineering, starting with obtaining a degree in the field.

Activities White has been involved in during his campus career include volunteering for environmental justice initiatives as a member of the NAACP Youth & College Division, and working at the Davenport Laboratory of Pathogenic Protozoa as a Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Scholar, studying the kinetoplastid L. donovani.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS The McNair Scholars Program, Phi Delta Epsilon Health Fraternity, the Health Careers Society, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Honor Roll, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Scholar, Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, U.S. Department of Energy STEM Scholar, Morehouse College Departmental Scholar NAME OF THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY “The Department of Biology, and the culture of assiduous scholarship and mentorship therein, facilitated my acquisition of requisite skills, which proved auspicious during my matriculation at the College. They helped me to grow as a nascent researcher capable of contributing to the corpus of knowledge in my subdiscipline of interest.”

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE “Given what the halls of this erudite mother had to offer, I knew that the only choice was to seek my own place amongst this number and enroll.”

SENIOR AWARDS RECEIVED Valedictorian INTERNSHIPS Connect to Clinic Care intern for Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Inc. PLANS AFTER GRADUATION Pursuing a Master of Public Health degree with Global Health Concentration at Brown University.

Today, Curry is graduating from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering as Co-Salutatorian along with exceptional academic honors.

It’s been a long ride, but he’s finally at the finish line.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS National Society of Black Engineers, CodeHouse Student Mentor, Karat Student Ambassador, Howard Thurman Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Culturally Relevant Computing Lab Undergraduate Researcher NAME OF THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY “Culturally Relevant Computing Lab has been the most integral to my success.

The lab, along with Dr. Kinnis Gosha, Dr. Naja Mack, and Dr. John Porter, has offered me a multitude of opportunities to better my technical skills in an environment that fosters learning and collaboration with other students, both undergraduates and postgraduates.”

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE “I’ll be honest. I went with Morehouse because they gave me the most money and allowed me to graduate debt free. However, I stayed for the people. I have met some of my best friends here in the AUC, and I’m eternally grateful for that. These are bonds that will last well after graduation. Not only are my peers amazing, but I’ve met some of the most genuine and caring professors here, as well.”

SENIOR AWARDS RECEIVED Co-Salutatorian, Summa Cum Laude, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Honors, Dean’s List, Honor Roll INTERNSHIPS Software Engineering Intern for Autodesk, #EarlyBird Participant at Twitter, Computer Science Summer Institute Participant at Google, Software Engineering Intern for URx InternHacks, Software Engineering Intern for Compa, Software Engineering Intern for Vower PLANS AFTER GRADUATION “Currently still seeking entry-level software engineering opportunities but I’m also thinking of taking a much-needed break from four years of work and school or following in my mother’s footsteps and becoming a teacher. I’d like to teach computer science to younger students since I didn’t have as many opportunities to learn about the subject until I moved to the U.S.”

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Academic Honors 2022

2022

Jaeden Charles Johnson

Garret Kahlil Oatis

Co-Salutatorian

Co-Salutatorian

AGE: 22

AGE: 21

MAJOR: Political Science

MAJOR: International Studies and Spanish Minor

HOMETOWN: Texas City, Texas

HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois Jaeden Charles Johnson, a political science major, is graduating as a Howard Thurman Honors Scholar, a King Legacy Scholar, a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. They began teaching, speaking, and organizing around police violence and carcerality as a junior in high school, and have since participated in several teach-ins and panel discussions on prison and police abolition.

Garret Kahlil Oatis of Chicago is receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies with a minor in Spanish. At the age of 15, Oatis decided that he wanted to pursue his higher education at a Historically Black College/ University (HBCU). Three years later, he was admitted into Morehouse College on a full-tuition scholarship.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS Howard Thurman Honors Program, Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Scholars Program, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, Phi Beta Kappa Society NAME OF THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY Most integral to Johnson’s success at Morehouse has been the cross-registration program the College offers with the Atlanta University Center and the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education. Through both programs, they have been able to take full advantage of Atlanta’s rich inter-institutional scholarly community.

In registering for elective courses at Spelman College, Georgia State University, and Emory University, Johnson learned from, and built relationships with, professors who offered invaluable support.

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE One reason Johnson chose Morehouse was because of the strong community of student organizers associated with the College, whose premier organization went by the name of AUC Shut it Down, and whose impact was reverberating across the country. Johnson sought to learn from these students about the work of ending sexual violence, queer and transphobic violence, police violence, gentrification, and houselessness in Black communities. Morehouse, the AUC, and Atlanta offered opportunities to grow politically and intellectually.

His parents, Kimberly and Mitchell Oatis, and older siblings, Khari Shelton and Ianna Oatis, all graduated from college. Kahlil Oatis, however, is the first one in his family to graduate from an HBCU. In the fall, Oatis will attend Northwestern University to pursue a doctorate in African American Studies. Oatis hopes that his work in graduate school will contribute to the advocacy and activism surrounding albinism, an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed in the skin.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS Phi Beta Kappa Society, Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society, Foreign Language Peer Tutor

SENIOR AWARDS RECEIVED Co-Salutatorian INTERNSHIPS At the end of their freshman year, Johnson received an opportunity to participate in a first-year research program sponsored by the Leadership Alliance Mellon Initiative. This allowed them to receive experience as a research assistant in the University of Virginia’s Department of Politics. The program offered Johnson information and guidance about applying to, and attending, graduate school, while also helping them craft a research paper to present at the 2019 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. In 2020, Johnson received another research assistant position with the University of Minnesota’s ICW Public Scholarship and Teaching program.

PLANS AFTER GRADUATION Pursuing a doctorate in philosophy at Emory University.

Throughout his undergraduate career, Oatis dedicated himself to academic excellence by maintaining a 3.9+ GPA for nearly eight semesters. In addition to his strong performance in the classroom, Oatis developed an affinity for scholarly research within the field of humanities. During the summer of 2019, he worked as a summer research assistant at the University of Virginia as part of the Leadership Alliance Mellon Initiative First Year Research Experience Program. During the spring semester of 2020, he was selected to be a UNCF Mellon Mays Research Fellow where he developed his own independent research project. Oatis has also presented some of his past projects at conferences, such as the 2019 Leadership Alliance National Symposium and the 2020 University of Florida Political Science Research Symposium at Tuskegee University.

NAME OF THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY “The UNCF/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship was instrumental to my current success as it prepared me for graduate school. It provided me with invaluable resources and connections that aided in the application process and the overall expectations of pursuing a career in academia.”

WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE “I chose Morehouse College because I wanted a place that would allow me to build community and deepen my passion for education and scholarship. I can confidently say that I have done both things in my time at Morehouse College.”

SENIOR AWARDS RECEIVED Co-Salutatorian INTERNSHIPS Summer research assistant at the University of Virginia, and undergraduate research fellow with the UNCF/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) PLANS AFTER GRADUATION In the fall, Oatis will be attending Northwestern University to pursue a doctorate in African American Studies.

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Academic Honors valedictorian JEFFREY PIERRE WHITE II

c0-salutatorian

c0-salutatorian

c0-salutatorian

JOSHUA CURRY

JAEDEN CHARLES JOHNSON

GARRET KAHLIL OATIS

summa cum laude The following members of the graduating class, having earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.81 or higher for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with Highest Honors (summa cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

Adetowo J. Ademiluyi

Jordan Isaiah DeVoe

Roderick G. Mack III

Yasin Amiri Al-Hadid

Jonathan Ross Dixon

Javien Lorenz Moore

Edmond Dante Anderson IV

Miles Isaiah Edmond

Shakim Muhafiz

Mansa Ibn James Aziz

Emmanuel Onyekwelu Eziakor Jr.

Garret Kahlil Oatis

David Amir Brewer II

Jahi C. Flowers

Kyle Jordan Eppenger-Pope

Malcolm Roy Brown

Justin Terrell Grant

Jordan Tamir Ruffin

Chase Javin Burton

Roderick Wayne Hart III

Christian James Terry-Taylor

Storm E. Chin

Alexandre Michel Calhoun Hurley

Geoffrey Leotis Abayomi Thorpe Jr.

Joshua Curry

Jaeden Charles Johnson

Jeffrey Pierre White II

magna cum laude The following members of the graduating class, having earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.51 to 3.80 for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with High Honors (magna cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

Hector E. Acosta Jr.

Shiloh Dawson

Carl Johnson

Ernest Quintell Addison

Johari Amir Dean-Lindsey

Joshua Johnson

Stephen Yaw Agyepong

Anthony James Devone

Paul M. Lockett

Michael Alert

Alvin Leon Doss III

Javen Jerome Jackson Logan

Grant Taylor Alexander

Joshua E. Drakes

Christian Jelani-Matthew Lubin

Waladi B. Ali

Alec Michael Easton

Justin Michael Marrow

Zyahn Foss Archibald

Cameron Alexander Evans

William Henry Marshall Vl

Makalan D’Undra Arline

Nichulas James Evans

Bongani Tito Mlauzi

Nicholas Augustin Arosemena

Akeal Evans

Tyreye Dequan Nathaniel Morris

Cedric Maurice Beal

Olamide Boluwatife Fagbamiye

Jacob Ryan Mosley

Omarri Chrishaun Beck

Thomas J. Fuller

Tiwong L. Nance Jr.

Gregory Von Bell II

Jarrett Lee-Andre Gilbert

Ethan Grant Lazaro Nelson

William Earnest Bohannon III

Darren James Butler Giles

Austin Oppong-Brenyah

Mark Steven Bouldes Jr.

Derrick Aaron Graham Jr.

Jesiah Taylor Osbourne

Shaun Jordan Brim

Ke’Von Tyrese Hamilton

Kennedy William Penn

Jonathan Zion Brown

Gabriel Arthur Hansley

Rodney Julian Pennington II

Walter Raymond Byrd III

Charles Terrell Hart

Bryce Alexander Pretlow

Theodore Colbert IV

Zyon T. Henderson

Aaron A. Ramtulla

Isaiah Steven Colbert

Bryson D. Hill

Jared Z. Ratcliff

Charles Coleman

Gregory Dennis Hollis

Wardell Royal III

Eric Beard Daily

Benahili Babatunde Iboaya

Jonathan L. Russ

Omarr D. Dansby

Jordan Emmanuel Elijah Jackson

Rodney Sheron Sampson II

Patrick J. Darrington

Phito Ahmir Jean-Louis

Kenyon Darnell Spotts

Jeremiah David Davis

Lionel Christopher Johnson Jr.

Marion Alexander Stampley III

Richard Spencer Davis

Xion Alonzo Johnson

Jamari Tayshaun Stanton

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Academic Honors magna cum laude...cont’d Bryan Stapleton

Michael Thomas-Loving

Ryan Keon Washington

Ezekiel Juilano Stevens

Keene Joseph Tolman

Meshack K. Williams

Ethan Alexander Strader

Rashad Langston Townsend

David William Wright

Keith Wesley Strozier

Jordan Romal Tune

Xianrui Zeng

Cameron Deone Thomas

Marshall Marquis VanNess

cum laude The following members of the graduating class, having earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 to 3.5 for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with Honors (cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.

Paul Atta-Ennin Abegya

Kevin Jarus Gooden

Enrique Juan Pyfrom Jr.

Zubin Arman Abraham-Ahmed

Christopher James Goolsby

Drake Allen Rand

Miles Rajesh Arthur

Jedediah Ayodele Oluyemi Grady

Ryan Jude Richard

Donovan Alexander Bailey

Miles Logan Grayson

Omar-Shariff Sandy Roberts II

D’onte R. Batts

Calvin J. Green Jr.

Ali D. Robinson

Jacob Francis Boss

Corey DeAngelo Guy Jr.

Carlito Karlton Rodriguez

Keith Devion Bradford

Brandon Jewel Harness

Arthur Rosenthal III

Travis Maurice Brooks

Kodi William Harris

Avontay Ruff

Kyle Jeffery Brown

J’son Devon Hodge

Quincy Nii Sackey Sackey-Mensah

Kenneth Alan Brown II

Zion Lorenz Horton

Alieu M. Sahor Jr.

Nicholas Jacoby Burgman

Jamon Tyreek Hoyte

Bryson Kyle Satterwhite

Joshua Burrell

Kwasi Karl Irving Jr.

Gerry Scott

Cameron Lamar Burris-Greene

Caleb E. Keith

Christian Lamont Shortt

William Thomas Callaway

Marcellus Kirkland

Ronnie Earl Simon III

Kendall Cornelison Camp

Kennedy E. Kishumbua

Abraham Brinson Smith

D’Andre Darazmund Chambers

Jason James Lawrence

Jordan Gabriel Smith

Marcus J. Cherry

Jason Victor Lett

Reginald Franklin Hilliard Smith

Cameron D. Chestnut

Kenneth Carnell Lewis Jr.

Jalen Eugene Sorrells

Jaden Alexander Cody

Shawntraree Lucas

Jimmy M. Stancil II

Aaron L. Cooper

Cameron Bryce Lythcott

Jordan Thomas Sterling

Chancellor Clark Culp

DAngelo D. Manning

Chase R. Stokes

David Devon Daniels II

Caleb B. Martin

Zachary Thompson

Mikyle Sammuel Dixon

Ricky Dwayne Mathis-McGruder

Timmy Thongkham

Myles A. Dones

Hermy Mesidor

Malik Isaiah Thornton

Karston E. Dye

Desmond Trey Matthew Moore

Omar Toumbou

Elmer Douglass Ellis Jr.

Edivale Calixste Muianga

Myles Lane Tracy

Darius Jerome Faison

Delaney James Nash Jr.

Mekhi Jamal Tryman

Ashton Morgan Farrar

Blair Lee Newman Jr.

Erick Reuben Tyson

Jason Chandler Fleming

Harold Charles Norwood III

Demetrius Ervin Underwood

Joseph Carl Fonseca II

Derek Bernard Odom Jr.

Matthew Walker IV

Kofi Erik Ford

Jonathan Leslie Palmer

Allen L. Watson Jr.

Dimitri Alexander Foster

Garrius M. Peoples

Rogerick Thomas White

Da’San M Frazier

Bernard Vernon Pepukayi Jr.

Kamel Worgs

Ronald Jeff Freeman Jr.

Quentin J. Phanord

Ryan Xavier Worley Williams

Amietee Tsomiee Fuondjing

Nasir Arionne Phillips

Timothy Williams IV

William Jamal Gamble

Angelo Isaiah Pike

Jamie L. Wilson III

Ndaylay Diamone Garrett

Anari Christopher Pride

Jamir B. Withers

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Prizes and Awards phi beta kappa honor society The following members of the class of 2022 have been elected to the Delta of Georgia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Yasin A. Al-Hadid Mana I. Aziz

Joshua Curry Emmanuel O. Eziakor

Jahi C. Flowers Justin Grant

Jaeden C. Johnson Garret K. Oatis

beta gamma sigma honor society Beta Gamma Sigma, founded in 1913, is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Mark S. Bouldes David A. Brewer Chase Burton Walter R. Byrd Skyye C. De Catur

Alexandre M. Hurley Phito A. Jean-Louis Roderick G. Mack Jordan T. Ruffin Michael Thomas-Loving

Herbert B. Walker Bongani T. Mlauzi Alvin L. Doss Bryan Hudson Eric B. Daily

Hector E. Acosta Jr. Nichulas J. Evans Rodney J. Pennington Robert Malcolm

omicron delta kappa honor society Omicron Delta Epsilon is one of the world’s largest academic honor societies. The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are: recognition of scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics; the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty in economics within colleges and universities, and among colleges and universities; the publication of its official journal, The American Economist; and sponsoring of panels at professional meetings, as well as the ODE Graduate Research and Undergraduate Research Award competitions.

Calvin Bell III ’24 Grant Commodore ’23

Johari Dean-Lindsey ’22 Aylon Gipson ’24

the howard thurman honors program

Matthew Walker

Yasin A. Al-Hadid Edmond D. Anderson Zyahn F. Archibald Nicholas A. Arosemena Shaun J. Brim Storm E. Chin Omarr Dansby Johari A. Dean-Lindsey Emmanuel O. Eziakor Amietee T. Fuondjing Ndaylay D. Garrett Darren J. Giles Jaeden C. Johnson Trevon King Tiwong L. Nance Ethan G. Nelson Patrick Ohazurike Kyle J. Pope Arthur Rosenthal Jordan T. Ruffin Jonathan L. Russ Christian J. Taylor Cameron D. Thomas Omarr Toumbou Rashad L. Townsend Myles Tracy

ups community service scholars Ronald Bradley Marquise D. Collins Jordan Elliott Kivinie D. Johnson Tyler C. Lumpkin Delaney J. Nash

emma & joe adams scholars program Frank C. Bailey Omarri C.Beck Ronald T. Bradley Olamide B. Fagbamiye Joshua D. Griffin Malik I. Thornton

Evan Gray ’23 Jared Holt ’23

corella & bertram f. bonner scholars Nicholas A. Arosemena D’onte R. Batts Cedric Maurice Beal Gregory Von Bell Dre’Quan N. Chisholm Eric B. Daily Elmer Z .Ellis Jahi C. Flowers Malcom Jones Amari A. Kendall Hermy Mesidor Donald W. Moore Kenyon D. Spotts Chase R. Stokes Lunden Stubbs

inaugural covenant fellows Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fellow Olamide B. Fagbamiye Coretta Scott King Fellow Tristan J. George Samuel Dubois Cook Fellow Michael D. McGirt Page 24

Kamar Montgomery ’24

martin luther king jr. scholar Tyler Micah Washington ’23

cheryl g. franklin health professions scholars Jordan I. Devoe Theodore Colbert

fulbright u.s. student study research award Keith Corprew-Asberry ’17 Philosophy Major

the barry goldwater scholar Malik McRae ’23 Biology Major

knight-hennessey scholar Willie Thompson ’16 Economics Major

Prizes and Awards business administration and economics

humanities

business administration

Top-Ranking Senior Shakim Muhafiz

James A. Hefner Award – Outstanding Senior Phito A. Jean-Louis

Departmental Honors Anthony J. Devone Shakim Muhafiz

Finance David A. Brewer

philosophy

Accounting Bongani T. Mlauzi

Top-Ranking Senior Jeremiah D. Davis

Management Herbert B. Walker

Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society in Philosophy Jeremiah D. Davis

Marketing Jordan T. Ruffin

english

life sciences

economics

chemistry

E.B. Williams Award – Outstanding Senior Alexandre M. Hurley

Top-Ranking Senior Christian J. Lubin

Outstanding Senior in Economics: Kyle J. Pope

creative and performing arts cinema, television, and emerging media studies Top-Ranking Senior Mansa I. Aziz Departmental Honors Mansa I. Aziz

music Pi Kappa Lamba Music Honor Society Javien L. Moore Akeal Evans Departmental Honors Kenneth A. Brown

biology Top-Ranking Senior Yasin A. Al-Hadid Emmanuel O. Eziakor

psychology Harry and Sophie Rosenman Award In Psychology – Top-Ranking Senior Jahi C. Flowers Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology Meshack K. Williams Edmond D. Anderson Joshua Johnson Alec M. Easton Michael Cortez Cameron L. Burris Green Ernest Q. Addison Jahsave R. Brooks Departmental Honors Edmund D. Anderson Keith D. Bradford Cameron L. Burris-Greene Michael Cortez Alec M. Easton Jahi C. Flowers Desmond T. Moore Garrius M. Peoples Meshack K. Williams

kinesiology, sports studies, and physical education

dual degree engineering – general science

Samuel H. Archer Sr. Big Boy Prize Kwasi K. Irving

Top-Ranking Senior Sylvester F. Jackson

Top-Ranking Senior Miles Edmond Departmental Honors Miles Edmond Kevon T. Hamilton Makalan D. Arline Kwasi K. Irving Ryan X. Williams Ashton M. Farrar Mekhi J. Tryman Joshua A. Chatman Christopher J. Goolsby Olisa B. Akinobi

mathematics and computational studies computer science Top-Ranking Senior Adetowo J. Ademiluyi Storm E. Chin

mathematics Top-Ranking Senior Edmond D. Anderson Geoffrey L. Thorpe Departmental Honors Edmond D. Anderson Geoffrey L. Thorpe Cameron D. Thomas

physics Top-Ranking Senior Keith W. Strozier Charles Brown Research Award in Physics Mitchell A. Allen Departmental Honors Angelo I. Pike

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Departmental Honors Semaj K. Hayden

dual degree engineering – applied physics Top-Ranking Senior Charles T. Hart Departmental Honors Tyler T. Houston

software engineering – general science Top-Ranking Senior Joshua Curry Departmental Honors Joshua Curry

Prizes and Awards social sciences and cultural studies political science Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society – Political Science and International Studies Jaeden C. Johnson Roderick W. Hart Jonathan R. Dixon Jonathan Z. Brown Tyreye D. Morris Patrick J. Darrington Jamari T. Stanton Jordan R. Tune Derrick A. Graham Jesiah T. Osbourne Harold C. Norwood Matthew Walker Robert Brisbane Award – Top-Ranking Senior Jaeden C. Johnson Departmental Honors Jaeden C. Johnson Roderick W. Hart Jonathan R. Dixon Jonathan Z. Brown Patrick J. Darrington Jamari T. Stanton Jordan R. Tune Derrick A. Graham Ndaylay D. Garrett

international studies Sigma Iota Rho (International Relations Honor Society) Garret K. Oatis Keene J. Tolman Jonathan R. Dixon

international honor studies Garret K. Oatis Keene J. Tolman

Top-Ranking Seniors Justin Marrow Departmental Honors Kendall C. Camp Bryson D. Hill Justin M. Marrow Justin T. Voltaire

sociology Top-Ranking Senior Christian J. Terry-Taylor

communication studies Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society – Alpha Zeta Zeta Chapter Miles Arthur Nicholas J. Burgman Kendall C. Camp Richard S. Davis Ronald J. Freeman Zachary T. Greene Bryson D. Hill Justin M. Marrow Harold C. Norwood Kennedy W. Penn Jason J. Roberson Avontay Ruff Harry C. Todd Justin T. Voltaire Xavier Wood

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Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society Ernest Q. Addison Nicholas J. Burgman William J. Gamble Andrew R. Hicks Zion L. Horton Ronnie E. Simon Caleb M. Strickland ’23 Christian J. Terry-Taylor Paris W. Venable Jamie L. Wilson

spanish Excellence in Spanish Award Drake A. Rand

Prizes and Awards 2021 vulcan teaching award winner Dr. Nathan Nobis | Department of Philosophy and Religion Established in 1991, the Vulcan Materials Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, sponsored by the Vulcan Materials Company, is presented to a deserving Morehouse College faculty member each academic year. The award recognizes an outstanding faculty member who demonstrates strong academic skills in the classroom and provides leadership and support in other areas of campus life. These faculty members are recognized for assisting the institution in nurturing an academic climate which fosters teaching, and for providing leadership to enhance the campus community.

Past Morehouse College Recipients: Dr. Melvin Rahming Department of English

Dr. Lawrence Blumer Department of Biology

Dr. Ida R. Mukenge Department of Sociology

Dr. James Richardson Department of English

Dr. Cynthia Hewitt Department of Sociology

Dr. Dolores Stephens Department of English

Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Department of Business Administration

Dr. Gloria da Cunha Department of Modern Foreign Languages

Dr. Tobe Johnson Department of Political Science

Dr. Hamid Taqi Department of Political Science

Dr. Marcellus Barksdale Department of History

Dr. Miesha Williams Department of Economics

Dr. Emmanuel Onifade Department of Business Administration

Dr. Uzee Brown Jr. Department of Music

Dr. Ethell Vereen Department of Biology

Dr. David Morrow Department of Music

Dr. John Handy Department of Economics

Dr. Muhsinah Morris Department of Chemistry

Dr. David Cooke Department of Biology

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Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Lift ev’ry voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty.

Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening 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.

Dear Old Morehouse Dear old Morehouse, dear old Morehouse, We have pledged our lives to thee; And we’ll ever, yea forever, Give ourselves in loyalty.

True forever, true forever To old Morehouse may we be; So to bind each son the other Into ties more brotherly.

Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, Make us steadfast, honest, true To old Morehouse and her ideals And in all things that we do.

J.O.B. Moseley ’29

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