“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)
Founders & Presidents
FOUNDER
William Jefferson White
ASSOCIATE FOUNDERS
Richard C. Coulter & Edmund Turney
PRESIDENTS OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
joseph T. roBerT 1871–1884
samuel graves 1885–1890
Benjamin e. mays 1940–1967
george sale 1890–1906
hugh m. glosTer ’31 1967–1987
roBerT m. FranKlin ’75 2007–2012
john hope 1906–1931
leroy KeiTh jr. ’61 1987–1994
john silvanus Wilson jr. ’79 2013–2017
h. archer 1931–1937
WalTer e. massey ’58 1995–2007
DaviD a. Thomas 2018–2025
HELD THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT WITH THE TITLE “ACTING” OR “INTERIM”
David Foster Estes 1884–1885
John Hope 1906
Charles D. Hubert ’09 1937–1940
Wiley A. Perdue ’57 1994–1995
Willis B. Sheftall Jr. ’64 2013
William James Taggart 2017
Michael E. Hodge 2017
Harold L. Martin Jr. ’02 2017
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Board of Trustees
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Justin Bayless ’07
Founder & General Partner
Ten Figures
Founder & President
The Journey Venture Studio
A. Scott Bolden ’84
Senior Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Jeffrey Brenzel
Higher Ed Consultant, Writer, and Speaker Yale University
James “Jim” Casselberry Jr.
Chief Investment Officer
4S Bay Partners LLC
Allen M. Chan
President and CEO
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
Delman L. Coates ’95
Senior Pastor
Mt. Ennon Baptist Church
Christopher B. Cowan ’87 (Secretary)
Managing Director Overseas Private Investment Corp.
Javarro Edwards ’92 President JME Group LLC
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ’89
Professor and Department Chair Department of African American Studies Princeton University
Valerie S. Grant
Managing Director Nuveen
Douglas Hertz President & CEO United Distributors Inc.
Frederick S. Humphries Jr. ’83 Vice President, U.S. Government Affairs Microsoft Corp.
Mattie McFadden Lawson
Founder and Principal BHF Enterprises LLC
Samuel R. Johnson ’88 Americas Vice Chair, Market & Accounts Ernst & Young
Jennifer Mann
Senior Vice President and President of North America The Coca-Cola Company
Harold Martin Jr. ’02 CEO Taco Mac Restaurant Group
John O’Neill President, Central Region Cushman & Wakefield
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
David A. Thomas
President
Morehouse College
Javarro Edwards ’92
President Morehouse College National Alumni Association
FACULTY TRUSTEES
Jeffrey Handy ’92
Assistant Professor of Biology
STUDENT TRUSTEES
Rollin Fitzpatrick Jackson Jr. ’25
93rd President SGA
Keisha Tassie
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Ulrica Wilson Associate Professor of Mathematics
Justice Ross ’25
Senior Board of Trustees Representative SGA
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
Robert C. Davidson Jr. ’67
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Billye S. Aaron
Benjamin A. Blackburn II ’61
Robert Davidson Jr. ’67
Valerie Ervin
Otis Moss Jr. ’56
Tyler Mathieu ’26
Junior Board of Trustees Representative SGA
Verdun S. Perry ’94 (Vice Chairman)
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Strategic Partners Blackstone
Ruth Simmons
President Emerita Prairie View A&M University
R. Owens Williams
President Emeritus
Associated Colleges of the South & Transylvania University
Willie E. Woods ’85 (Chairman)
President and Managing Partner ICV Partners
Dale E. Jones ’82
Robert Levin
C. David Moody Jr. ’78
Jim Moss ’70
James L. Hudson ’61
Avery A. Munnings ’86
John L. Thorton
F. Euclid Walker ’94
John A. Wallace
Stanley E. Washington ’85
Dorothy Cowser Yancy
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
2025 Commencement Program
PRESIDING: David A. Thomas, Ph.D., 12th President of Morehouse College
Entrance of the African Drummers
PRE-CEREMONIAL MUSIC
**PROCESSIONAL
THE CROWNING MOMENT
RINGING OF THE BELL
EVOCATION
*PRESENTATION OF COLORS
*SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT
OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” by Fred Bock
arr. David F. Oliver
“War March of the Priests” from “Athalia” by Felix Mendelssohn ALL
Melvin Foster, DMA Associate Professor, Associate Provost of Academic Success
The Rev. Hardy Spurgeon Bennings III Founder’s Representative, Pastor, Springfield Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” Text by Francis Scott Key Music by John Stafford Smith
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” Text by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
Bishop Claude Richard Alexander Jr. ’85 Senior Pastor, The Park Church, Charlotte, N.C.
Morehouse College Joint ROTC Color Guard
Morehouse College Glee Club
Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84
Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Chair, Commencement and Reunion Planning Committee
David Anthony Thomas, Ph.D. President, Morehouse College
INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN President Thomas
GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FACULTY RECOGNITIONS AND VULCAN AWARD PRESENTATION
ALUMNI RECOGNITIONS
ACADEMIC HONORS
ANTHEM
Willie E. Woods ’85 Chair, Morehouse College Board of Trustees President and Managing Director, ICV Partners, New York City, N.Y.
Kendrick T. Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs
Vice President Goodgame
Myles Donahvon Gosha ’25 Salutatorian
Colin Taylor Royal ’25 Valedictorian
Elijah Ali Walker ’25 Valedictorian
“Behold, How Good it is for Brethren to Dwell in Unity ” by Timothy Askew ’83
Provost Brown President Thomas
Morehouse College Glee Club
David E. Morrow ’80, DMA Director
2025 Commencement Program
honorary doctor of humane letters
David Anthony Thomas, Ph.D. 12th President, Morehouse College
honorary doctor of the arts
Ava DuVernay
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
SPIRITUAL
Filmmaker, Writer, Director, and Producer, ARRAY Now, Inc. honorary bachelor’s degree
The Late Dennis T. Hubert, Acad.’29 Ex.’30 Slain Morehouse College Scholar
honorary doctor of humane letters
Cornel West, Ph.D. Philosopher, Theologian, and Activist
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair, Professor of Philosophy & Christian Practice Union Theological Seminary
“Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho” arr. Colin Lett
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY COMMISSIONING OF NAVAL AND ARMY R.O.T.C. OFFICERS
INDUCTION INTO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CHORUS
PRESIDENT’S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES
*COLLEGE HYMN
BENEDICTION
SPIRITUAL
**RECESSIONAL
Provost Brown Chairman Woods
President Thomas
Cornel West, Ph.D.
Morehouse College Glee Club
President Thomas, Provost Brown, Dr. Foster SherRonda Gibbs, Ph.D. Dean, Division of Business and Economics
Eddie C. Red, Ph. D. ’00
Dean, Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Regine O. Jackson, Ph.D. Dean, Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts
Claude P. Hutto Sr., Ed.D. ’94 Dean, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies
Capt. J. A. Rodriguez (U.S. Navy) Commanding Officer NROTC Atlanta Region
Javarro Michael Edwards ’92 President, Morehouse College National Alumni Association President, JME Group LLC
“Prayer” from “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner arr. George Mead
“Dear Old Morehouse” J.O.B. Moseley ’29
“Fare Ye Well” arr. Wendell P. Whalum ’52
Led by Desmond Thompson ’25, Baritone Lesh’In Edwards ’25, Tenor
Morehouse College Glee Club* *Former Glee Club members to join
President Thomas
ALL
The Reverend Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Ph.D. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
“Pomp and Circumstance, Military March No. 1” by Sir Edward Elgar
Morehouse College Glee Club
David F. Oliver, DMA College Organist
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Ceremonial Marshal and Macebearer
Dr. John K. Haynes ’64
Chief Ceremonial Marshal
Dr. Lance Shipman Young ’95 Macebearer
Marshals of the Faculty
Dr. Adria Welcher
Dr. Nina Gilbert
Lead Marshals of the Students
Mr. Illya Davis ’89
Dr. Brian Lawrence
Marshals of the Platform Party
Dr. Aisha Meeks
Dr. Robert Tanner
Marshals of the Students
Dr. Jamie Chavez
Dr. Michael Douglas ’97
Dr. Alison Ligon
Dr. Yohance Murray ’96
Dr. Wallace Sharif ’94
Marshals of the Alumni Classes
Mr. Joseph S. Carlos III ’04
Mr. Michael Levesque ’88
who are able are requested to stand and join in singing.
Morehouse College History then and now
In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, Augusta Institute was established in the basement of Silver Bluff Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga.—the oldest independent African American church in the United States. The school’s primary purpose was to prepare Black men for ministry and teaching. Today, Augusta Institute is Morehouse College, which is located on a 66-acre campus in Atlanta and enjoys an international reputation for producing leaders who have influenced national and world history.
Augusta Institute was founded by the Rev. William Jefferson White, an Augusta Baptist minister, cabinetmaker and journalist, with the encouragement of the Rev. Richard C. Coulter, a former slave from Augusta, Ga., and the Rev. Edmund Turney, organizer of the National Theological Institute for educating freedmen in Washington, D.C. The Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Robert, trained minister, physician, and the father of the author of “Robert’s Rules of Order,” was appointed the Institute’s first President by William Jefferson White.
In 1879, Augusta Institute was invited by the Rev. Frank Quarles to move to the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, and the school changed its name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary. Later, the Seminary moved to a 4-acre lot near the site on which the Richard B. Russell Federal Building now stands in downtown Atlanta. Following Robert’s death in 1884, David Foster Estes, a professor at the Seminary, served as the institution’s first Acting President.
In 1885, when Dr. Samuel T. Graves was named the second President, the institution relocated to its current site in Atlanta’s West End community. The campus encompasses a Civil War historic site, where Union forces battled Confederate soldiers during William Tecumseh Sherman’s famous siege of Atlanta in 1864. The land was a gift of John D. Rockefeller. Atlanta Baptist Seminary became Atlanta Baptist College in 1897, during the administration of Dr. George Sale, a Canadian who served as the third and youngest President from 1890 to 1906.
A new era dawned when Acting President John Hope became the fourth President in 1906, characterized by expanded academic offerings and increased physical facilities. Hope was the College’s First African American President, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University and a pioneer in the field of education and has been recognized as the first “civil rights President” in the American Academy. He encouraged an intellectual
climate comparable to that of his alma mater and openly challenged Booker T. Washington’s view that education for African Americans should emphasize vocational and agricultural skills. Atlanta Baptist College, already a leader in preparing African Americans for teaching and the ministry, expanded its curriculum and established the tradition of educating leaders for all areas of American life. In addition to attracting a large number of talented faculty and administrators, Hope contributed much to the institution we know today.
Upon the death of the College’s founder in 1913, Atlanta Baptist College was named Morehouse College in honor of Henry L. Morehouse, the corresponding secretary of the Northern Baptist Home Mission Society. Dr. Samuel H. Archer became the fifth President of the College in 1931 and headed the institution during the Great Depression. He gave the school its colors, maroon and white, the same as those of his alma mater, Colgate University. Archer retired for health reasons in 1937. Dr. Charles D. Hubert served as the third Acting President until 1940, when Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays became the sixth President of Morehouse College
A nationally noted educator and a mentor to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’48, Mays is recognized as the architect of Morehouse’s international reputation for excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. During the presidency of Mays, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bates College and the University of Chicago, the number of faculty members grew and those holding doctoral degrees increased from two to 34 out of 65 teachers. The College earned global recognition as scholars from other countries joined the faculty, an increasing number of international students enrolled, and fellowships and scholarships for study abroad became available. Morehouse received full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1957, and Mays’14-year effort to win a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Morehouse was realized in 1968.
In 1967, Dr. Hugh Morris Gloster ’31, was selected by Dr. Mays to become the first alumnus to serve as President of the College. Under his leadership, Morehouse strengthened its Board of Trustees, conducted a successful $20-million fundraising campaign, grew the endowment from $3 million to more than $29 million and added 12 buildings to the campus, including the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. became the first Dean of the Chapel in 1979. Morehouse established a dual-degree program in engineering with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of
Samuel T. Graves Hall
Hugh M. Gloster ’31 and Benjamin E. Mays
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Michigan, and Boston University. Gloster also founded the Morehouse School of Medicine, which became an independent institution, in 1981. He appointed Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan ’54, its first dean; Sullivan later became the school’s first President.
In 1987, Dr. Leroy Keith Jr. ’61, was named eighth President of Morehouse. During the Keith administration, the College’s endowment increased to more than $60 million and faculty salaries and student scholarships significantly increased. Construction of the Nabrit-MappMcBay science building was completed. In 1994, Nima A. Warfield, a member of the graduating class that year, was named the College’s first U.S. Rhodes Scholar. The “A Candle in the Dark” Gala was founded in 1989 to raise scholarship funds.
In October 1994, Wiley Abron Perdue ’57, vice president for business affairs, was appointed the fourth Acting President of Morehouse. Under his leadership, national memorials were erected to honor Dr. Benjamin E. Mays and internationally noted theologian Dr. Howard W. Thurman ’23. Perdue launched an initiative to upgrade the College’s academic and administrative computer information systems and undertook construction of a 5,700-seat gymnasium, which served as a basketball venue for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
On June 1, 1995, Dr. Walter Eugene Massey ’58 was named the ninth President of Morehouse College. A noted physicist and university administrator, Massey called on the Morehouse community to renew its longstanding commitment to a culture of excellence. Before joining the College, Massey had held several notable positions, including dean of the college and professor of physics at Brown University, professor of physics and vice president for research at the University of Chicago, director of the National Science Foundation, and senior vice president and provost of the University of California System. Under Massey’s leadership, Morehouse expanded its dual-degree program in natural sciences with Georgia Tech, and launched the Center for Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics with a $6.7-million Defense Department grant and established a new African American studies program and a center for international studies named for former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. The College was reaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Division of Business Administration and Economics was accredited by the American Association of Schools and Colleges of Business, making Morehouse one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges in the nation with both AASCB accreditation and a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
During Massey’s tenure, two more Rhodes Scholars were named—Chris Elders in 2002 and Oluwabusayo “Tope” Folarin in 2004. In June 2006, the College successfully completed Morehouse’s most ambitious capital campaign as of that date—raising a record $112 million, which exceeded the campaign’s goal of $105 million. The same year, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin raised $34 million to give to Morehouse College to acquire the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection. Today, Morehouse is the permanent custodian of this coveted collection, which includes more than 13,000 hand-written notes, sermons, letters, books, and other artifacts belonging to its most noted alumnus, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’48.
On July 1, 2007, the Rev. Dr. Robert Michael Franklin Jr. ’75 was appointed the 10th President of Morehouse College. The former president of the Interdenominational Theological Center had previously served as presidential distinguished professor of social ethics at the Candler School of Theology and senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, both at Emory University. During his tenure, Franklin led the institution forward with his vision of the “Morehouse Renaissance,” further elevating public confidence in the College’s continuing stature as a premier institution providing a high-quality education and enhancing the intellectual and moral dimension of Morehouse’s mission and mystique. In part, he accomplished this by establishing the concept of the “Five Wells,” an ideal to cultivate men of Morehouse as “Renaissance men with social conscience and global perspective” who are wellread, well-spoken, well-traveled, well-dressed, and well-balanced. Under Franklin’s leadership, the College reaffirmed its commitment to academic rigor, underscored by re-accreditation in 2009 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In a $20-million project initiated by Massey, Franklin oversaw the completion and opening of the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Aretha Robinson Music Academic Building, a 75,000-square-foot facility named
Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
The Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
Walter E. Massey ’58
Robert M. Franklin Jr. ’75
and now...cont’d
Morehouse College History then
after the late, legendary musician. Franklin led and supported cultivation efforts—such as establishing the Renaissance Commission, a blue-ribbon group of 150 influential volunteer stakeholders—which increased the total number of new donors by 4,500. The College had generated more than $68 million in institutional funds ($33 million during the silent phase of the comprehensive capital campaign) and $60 million in restricted funds from federal sources.
After a period of transitional leadership, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79, an accomplished university administrator, professor, and former executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, stepped into office as the College’s 11th President on Jan. 28, 2013. Under his leadership, the College improved student achievement across a wide range of metrics. In addition, Wilson played a pivotal role in bringing President Barack Obama to Morehouse as the Commencement speaker in 2013, and, in 2015, hosting then Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. In 2016, Prince Abudu became the College’s first international Rhodes Scholar, making him the fourth Rhodes Scholar the College has produced.
percent, and a fifth Rhodes Scholar was named— Franck Nijimbere, a computer science and mathematics major who was selected in May 2018. The prestigious honor made Morehouse the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among HBCUs.
President Wilson served the College for four years, ending his tenure on April 7, 2017. William James Taggart, a graduate of Howard and Harvard universities, assumed the role of the sixth Acting President of the College after serving as the chief operating officer at Morehouse since 2015. Tragically, just two months after his appointment, Taggart suddenly passed away on June 8, 2017. Two Acting Presidents then led the campus, including Harold Martin Jr. ’02, who left the Morehouse Board of Trustees temporarily to accept the appointment as the eighth Acting President.
In October 2017, the Morehouse Board of Trustees voted to name Dr. David A. Thomas as the 12th President of Morehouse, ushering in a new era of leadership for the College. Thomas took office on Jan. 1, 2018. A visionary leader, Thomas has 30 years of higher education experience as a professor and an administrator. He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior studies and a master’s degree in organizational behavior, both from Yale University. He also has a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a bachelor of administrative sciences degree from Yale College. Thomas is the former H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the former Dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. President Thomas has significantly prioritized fundraising to support campus renovations, faculty research, infrastructure improvements, and other needs. During the President’s first year in office, enrollment applications increased by more than 40
Under Thomas’ eight years of leadership, Morehouse raised nearly $330 million in generous donations to: establish endowed scholarships; expand academic program offerings, such as the Black Men’s Research Institute, the Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, and Morehouse in the Metaverse; and update campus facilities, namely the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and the Edwin C. Moses Track & Field at B.T. Harvey Stadium. In 2021, the College launched the Morehouse Online degree completion program, an answer for the more than 3.4 million Black men over the age of 25 in the United States who have some college credits but no degrees. With Thomas at the helm, the College has continued to climb national ranking lists, breaking into the list of top 100 liberal arts colleges in the country, while remaining the #1 liberal arts college for men in Georgia. As the #5 HBCU in the nation, Morehouse has advanced to the top 20 best institutions for undergraduate teaching and social mobility. Of the College’s selective group of approximately 2,300 students, more than half come from families with household incomes of $40,000 or less, yet they continue to be highly recruited by Fortune 500 companies, post-graduation—speaking directly to the return on investment for a Morehouse education.
Morehouse College, the only HBCU focused on educating and developing Black Men, continues its legacy of delivering an exceptional educational experience that meets the intellectual, moral, and social needs of students representing more than 35 states and 17 countries. Morehouse is a top feeder school for Black men entering prestigious graduate schools and MBA programs. The National Science Foundation also ranked Morehouse as the No. 1 producer of Black men who receive doctorates in education, life and physical sciences, math and computer sciences, psychology, and social sciences, as well as humanities and the arts. Morehouse currently has nearly 19,800 alumni.
Barack H. Obama II
The 44th President of the United States
David A. Thomas
“Over the heads of her students, Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.”
Dr. Howard Thurman, Class of 1923 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.
2025 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.
AGRICULTURE: Maize
ARTS, LETTERS, HUMANITIES: White
COMMERCE, ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS: Drab
DENTISTRY: Lilac
ECONOMICS: Copper
EDUCATION: Light Blue
ENGINEERING: Orange
FINE ARTS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE: Brown
FORESTRY: Russet
JOURNALISM: Crimson
The Torch of Excellence
LAW: Purple
LIBRARY SCIENCE: Lemon
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: Gold
MEDICINE: Green
MUSIC: Pink
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.
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 (led by
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.
NURSING: Apricot
OPTOMETRY: Seafoam Green
ORATORY: Silver Gray
PHARMACY: Olive Green
PHILOSOPHY: Dark Blue
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
Katherine Fu, Ph.D., then assistant professor of mechanical engineering), recognizing decades of collaboration between the 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.
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HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE
David
A. Thomas, Ph.D. President, Morehouse College
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
David A. Thomas, Ph.D., has served as the 12th President of Morehouse College since January 2018, leading the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts college for men through a transformative era of strategic growth, institutional innovation, and national distinction. A visionary in higher education leadership, President Thomas retires in June 2025, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of impact, purpose, and progress.
Under his leadership, Morehouse has raised nearly $330 million during the most successful fundraising period in the College’s history, fueling ambitious goals in student scholarships, faculty research, academic excellence, athletics, and campus development. Among those achievements was the historic launch of the College’s “Making Men of Consequence” Campaign, with a $500 million goal, which included a record-setting $20 million anonymous gift to establish seven endowed professorships.
Thomas catalyzed the expansion of academic offerings and institutional reach through the creation of groundbreaking initiatives such as the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, Morehouse in the Metaverse, Black Men’s Research Institute, the Morehouse Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, the Real Estate Institute, and the Morehouse Online degree completion program, an answer for the more than 3.4 million Black men over the age of 25 in the United States who have some college credits but no degrees. His tenure saw the College rise in national rankings, breaking into the top 100 liberal arts colleges and maintaining its distinction as the #1 liberal arts college for men in Georgia and one of the top five HBCUs in the nation.
In February 2025, Thomas led the launch of the first major construction effort at Morehouse in over a decade—a new residential hall and the future Campus Center set to transform the Central Campus into a modern hub for innovation, community, and brotherhood.
Throughout his Presidency, Thomas remained committed to removing barriers to education, advancing the College’s goal of becoming a need-blind institution, and ensuring that Morehouse Men—many from families with household incomes under $40,000—continue to thrive as global leaders recruited by top graduate programs and Fortune 500 companies.
Before joining Morehouse, Thomas held senior academic and administrative positions at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. He was the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, dean and William R. Berkley Chair at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. His scholarly work has helped to shape the fields of organizational behavior, diversity, and leadership, with numerous books, articles, and accolades to his name—including the 2020 HBR McKinsey Award for “Best Harvard Business Review Article of the Year.”
Thomas holds a doctorate in Organizational Behavior Studies and a Master of Philosophy degree in Organizational Behavior from Yale University, as well as a Master of Organizational Psychology degree from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences degree from Yale College. He currently serves on the boards of DTE Energy, Vanguard, Commonfund, and the Yale Corporation.
For his extraordinary service and enduring contributions to the Morehouse mission, the College is proud to confer upon Dr. David A. Thomas the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony.
HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE
Ava DuVernay Filmmaker, Writer, Director, and Producer; Founder
of ARRAY Now, Inc.
Honorary Doctor of Arts
Ava DuVernay is a visionary storyteller, groundbreaking filmmaker, and cultural force whose work has redefined the possibilities of American cinema. Though she did not pick up a camera until the age of 32, DuVernay has since made history as the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival, direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (Selma), helm a movie with a budget over $100 million (A Wrinkle in Time), and be nominated for an Academy Award in a feature directing category (13th). She also became American box office history’s highest-grossing Black woman director with A Wrinkle in Time.
DuVernay’s work across film and television has garnered critical acclaim and cultural resonance. Her Netflix limited series When They See Us, which dramatized the story of the Exonerated Five, earned 16 Emmy nominations and drew more than 23 million viewers in its first month. She also created and executive produced the acclaimed OWN series Queen Sugar, which made history as the longest-running Black family drama on television with 88 episodes across seven seasons. Her most recent feature, Origin, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where she became the first African American woman director in the festival’s 100-year history to compete in its official selection.
Born in Long Beach, California, and raised in Compton, DuVernay spent summers in Lowndes County, Alabama, where her father shared memories of witnessing the historic Selma marches—experiences that later inspired her film, Selma. She earned degrees in English and African American Studies from UCLA and began her career in journalism and publicity before founding The DuVernay Agency, a boutique PR firm. Her early films, including Saturday Night Life, This Is the Life, I Will Follow, and Middle of Nowhere, established her distinctive voice and deepened her commitment to stories that center Black life and liberation.
A champion for inclusive storytelling, DuVernay founded ARRAY, a narrative change collective and independent distribution company dedicated to amplifying films by women and people of color. ARRAY was honored with the prestigious Peabody Institutional Award. DuVernay serves on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and holds leadership roles with the Directors Guild of America and the American Film Institute.
Her impact on American culture has been widely recognized, from being the subject of a Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery commission to becoming the inspiration for a Barbie doll, a Funko Pop figure, and even a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor. She holds an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale University and lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
The Late Dennis Taylor Hubert, Acad.’29 Ex.’30
Slain Morehouse College Scholar
(Photo reflects the soil collected from the site of Hubert’s death.)*
Honorary Bachelor’s Degree
Dennis T. Hubert was a beloved son, devoted student, and aspiring minister whose life was tragically cut short by racial violence. Born in 1912 to the Rev. Gaddus J. Hubert and raised in Atlanta’s historically Black Pittsburgh neighborhood, Dennis embodied the hopes and promise of a new generation of Black scholars and spiritual leaders in the Jim Crow South.
In 1930, Dennis was a sophomore at Morehouse College, studying in the divinity school and preparing for a life of service and ministry. He was just 18 years old when, on the evening of June 15, he was lynched by a mob of seven white men on the playground of the segregated Crogman School for Black children. The mob falsely accused Dennis of insulting a white woman and confronted him as he left Sunday School. Eyewitnesses reported that Dennis, bewildered and pleading, said, “What do you want from me? I have done nothing.” Moments later, he was shot at point-blank range.
The brutality of Dennis Hubert’s murder shocked Atlanta. His family’s standing in the community and the sheer injustice of the act sparked a rare legal response: Seven white men were indicted for his murder. Though two dozen witnesses came forward and confessions were given, however, the men were acquitted of murder. Only two received minimal sentences for lesser charges—a verdict that laid bare the depth of systemic racism in the legal system. In retaliation for the family’s pursuit of justice, Ku Klux Klan members burned several homes in the community, including the Hubert family home.
Dennis Hubert’s death left a profound and lasting wound on his family, particularly on his 12-year-old sister, whose life was forever shaped by the trauma of losing her older brother. Though she seldom spoke of him, her silence and sorrow bore witness to the enduring impact of that loss. In later years, her own children would understand how deeply Dennis lived on in her heart—and, through them, his legacy would rise anew.
Nearly a century after his death, Morehouse College honors Dennis O. Hubert as more than a name in history—we honor him as a brother, a scholar, and a symbol of resilience and remembrance. He was a Morehouse Man whose life embodied dignity, courage, and the pursuit of truth. His posthumous honorary degree stands as a solemn affirmation of his humanity, intellect, and the promise his life held.
* The soil collected at this site was part of the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition’s reconciliation project with the Equal Justice Initiative.
Philosopher, Theologian, and Activist; Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair, Professor of Philosophy & Christian Practice, Union Theological Seminary
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Cornel West, Ph.D., is one of our time’s most provocative and prophetic public intellectuals—an esteemed philosopher, author, educator, artist, and activist whose work has helped shape national and global conversations about race, democracy, and justice.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1953 and raised in Sacramento, California, West was deeply influenced by the Baptist faith tradition and the bold political energy of the Black Panther Party, whose offices were near the church he attended as a youth. These early forces ignited in him a passion for love-driven truth-telling, grassroots activism, and moral courage.
West graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in three years, earning a bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, before completing both his master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy at Princeton University. His academic career has included appointments at many of the world’s most respected institutions, including Yale, Union Theological Seminary, the University of Paris, Princeton, and Harvard, where he became the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor. West has inspired generations of students and scholars throughout his teaching with his commitment to academic excellence and social transformation.
A prolific and wide-ranging author, West has written more than 20 books that bridge the disciplines of philosophy, religion, African American studies, cultural criticism, and political theory. His most celebrated work, Race Matters (1993), published in the aftermath of the Los Angeles uprisings, remains a foundational text in American discourse on race and Black life. In it, West confronts the pervasive despair and “nihilism” affecting Black communities while also critiquing the limitations of Black political leadership. His other significant works include Democracy Matters, The American Evasion of Philosophy, The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought, and his memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud
West’s activism is inseparable from his scholarship. He has marched, organized, spoken, and been arrested in pursuit of justice, never shying away from aligning himself with the poor, the marginalized, and the truth. In 2023, he entered the U.S. presidential race, initially as a candidate for the People’s Party before declaring an independent bid—using the campaign as a platform to amplify urgent issues, including poverty, militarism, environmental justice, and moral integrity.
Beyond the classroom and podium, West has brought his ideas to popular culture, recording spoken-word albums, such as Sketches of My Culture, and appearing in The Matrix film series. His ability to speak across generations, disciplines, and communities makes him one of the most compelling voices in American life.
Morehouse College is honored to bestow upon Dr. Cornel West a Doctor of Humane Letters, and welcome him as the 2025 Commencement Speaker—a truth-teller in the tradition of prophetic Black leadership and a beacon of moral clarity for our time.
2025 Graduates
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.
DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
SHERRONDA GIBBS, PH.D.
Division Dean
NOAH MONROE ABRAMS *** Business Administration
CAMERON DAVID ALEXANDER * Business Administration
DERRICK ADDAI AMOATENG JR. *** Business Administration
MAXIMILIAN EDWARD ARMSTEAD *** Business Administration
JOSEPH LEFA LAVON ASKEW *** Business Administration
AMIR LAURE BADDOO *** Business Administration
TYRONE RANDOLPH BAINES III *** Business Administration
DORIEN CHRISTIAN BAKER *** Economics
MICAH DUPREE BALL *** Business Administration
EDDIE LORENZO BANKSTON *** Business Administration
MAHDI MOHAMED BARAKI *** Business Administration
KIBWE ATO BASDEO *** Economics
ANDRE LAMONT BASS JR. *** Business Administration
JACOBEY DE’SHAUN BELL *** Economics
JAYLEN MAXWELL BENSON ** Business Administration
NEIL BLAIR JR. *** Business Administration
DENNCEY MARVIN BOIS *** Business Administration
CHRISTOPHER ROULHAC BOOTH III ** Business Administration
JUSTIN D. BOX *** Economics
QUINCY BOX *** Business Administration
DYLAN BROOKINS-COPELAND *** Business Administration
FREDDIE ELIJAH BROWN III *** Business Administration
CALEB AUSTIN BRINSON *** Business Administration
TYLER DOUGLAS BROWN *** Business Administration
WINSTON SCOTT BROWN *** Economics
EVERTON K. BROWNE JR. *** Business Administration
ETHAN CHRISTIAAN BURKE *** Business Administration
MICHAEL MAURICE BURKES *** Business Administration
WALTER CLAUDE BURKS ** Business Administration
OWEN ALEXANDER BURNSIDE SR. *** Business Administration
JAMAAL CLAY BUSCH *** Business Administration
MCMILLON ALEXANDER CAMP *** Economics
ELIJAH CARMICHAEL-MYRIE *** Business Administration
Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor
BRIAN O. CARTER JR. *** Business Administration
AUSTIN GRANT CARTER * Business Administration
JALEN MARQUES CEASAR *** Business Administration
ZEBULUN ZEBRON CHAPOMBA ** Business Administration
ZAVIER DONNELL CHATMAN ** Business Administration
OMAR IDRIS CHEESEBORO *** Business Administration
HOUSTON RANDALL COLE *** Business Administration
MICHAEL COLLINS * Business Administration
JOSEPH PAUL COSBY *** Business Administration
SPENCER DESHAWN COX *** Business Administration
DARRYL CROCKETT II *** Business Administration
KELVIN JAMAR DENNIS JR. * Business Administration
KE’AUN DAMONE DENT *** Business Administration
ERIC ANTONIO DEWBERRY ** Business Administration
CALEB ABIJAH DIXON *** Business Administration
KYLE MEEK DIXON *** Economics
KEVIN EMIL DONALSON JR. *** Business Administration
DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEREKE CARL DORSEY ** Business Administration
JADEN PAUL DOUCETTE *** Business Administration
HUGH T. DOUGLAS *** † Business Administration
DANIEL AARON DUDLEY *** Business Administration
DREW CASSIDY DUFF *** Business Administration
JOSEPH DALKEITH EADIE JR. *** Business Administration
BELAL ELNAGGAR ** Business Administration
DEONDRAY VERNARD EPPS II *** Business Administration
EGARNOISE CATHIERS EVANS II *** Business Administration
CHRISTION X. FILES *** † Business Administration
JANCI CINQUE FINKLEY JR. *** Economics
AHMARI NASIM FISHER *** Business Administration
DEVIN M. FLETCHER *** Business Administration
DAVID EVERETT MILTON FLOWERS JR. *** Economics
EMEKA WINFRED FLOWERS *** Business Administration
COREY FORVILUS *** Business Administration
STERLING LEONARDO GABRIEL II *** Business Administration
ETHAN XAVIER GADSON ** Business Administration
STERLING H. GARRETT * Business Administration
ANTHONY DAVID GEORGE II *** Business Administration
RICHARD NYIL GLADNEY *** Business Administration
VICTOR JEROME GLOVER JR. *** Business Administration
JEREMIAH MICAH-EL GOODEN *** Business Administration
KENNER T. GRANT *** Business Administration
GIDEON YOREL GREEN *** Business Administration
TOUSSAINT A. HALE *** Business Administration
JORDAN CAMERON HALL *** Business Administration
GARRISON HAND *** Business Administration
WILLIAM L. HARPER *** Business Administration
COLIN JAVIER-ALI HARRIS *** Business Administration
PAUL MATTHEW HARRIS *** Business Administration
RESHAD J. HARVEY *** Economics
RUFUS WILLIAM HINES JR. *** Business Administration
OMARION STANTON HOLMES *** Business Administration
ERIC J. HOLMES ** Business Administration
Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of
KALEB D. HOWARD *** Business Administration
BRANDON KEITH HOWARD ** Business Administration
MASON RAFAEL HUDSON *** Business Administration
AIDAN RICHARD HURLEY *** Business Administration
DAKARI ALEXANDER JACKSON *** Business Administration
ISAIAH ROBERT JACKSON *** Business Administration
LANGSTON CHANDLER JACKSON *** Business Administration Spanish
OSIRIS JACKSON *** Economics
QUINCY ISAIAH JACOBS ** Business Administration
JOVENSON JEROME *** Business Administration
PARKER L. JESSIE * Business Administration
HOWARD DWAYNE JONES ** Business Administration
NICHOLAS COLE KEMP *** Business Administration
JA’SHUN OCTAVIOUS KENT *** Business Administration
BROGAN ANDREW KORTA *** Business Administration
JESSE EUROPE KWABI *** Business Administration
HASAAN LANE *** Business Administration
WILLIAM EDWARD LEE LATHAN *** Business Administration
JAMIE BERNARD LAWRENCE III *** Business Administration
STEVEN LEGGETT II *** Business Administration
CHAD EMMANUEL LOCKARD *** Business Administration
KYLE LOUIS LOWE *** Business Administration
KRISTOPHER WARREN LUCY *** Business Administration
LORENZO OTILIO LUGO *** Business Administration
DARIUS MARTIN *** Business Administration
SEBASTIAN MASON II *** Business Administration
JELANI MASSEY *** Economics
FRANCIS RYAN MATHIS *** Business Administration
MILES LLOYD BYRD MAYFIELD *** Business Administration
ROLLINS MONROE MCCOY *** Business Administration
TAYLOR MCNEIL ** Business Administration
LEONARD CARL ALLEN MCREYNOLDS V * Business Administration
CONRAD WAYNE MCTAVISH INGRAM *** Economics
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY MILLER ** Business Administration
CHRISTOPHER A. MILTON *** Business Administration
CARSON TYLER MING *** Business Administration
JACOBI ISRAEL MITCHELL *** Business Administration
TERENCE DARRYL MITCHELL *** Economics
JAYDON ANDRE MOLAND *** Business Administration
KAMAR MALIK MONTGOMERY *** Economics
TAHJ’ERE KIRI AMILLIAN MORRIS *** Business Administration
SAMUEL EFFIMBE MOSISA JR. ** Business Administration
MILES GUY MOTEN *** Business Administration
ENOSH UTAWASHE MUTENDA *** Economics
TARELL MARQUIS MYERS *** Business Administration
TEVIN MEREDITH NESBITT * Business Administration
CHIMEZIE ANDREW NWABUEBO *** Business Administration
CHIMA VINCENT ADEWALE OGBOI *** Business Administration
IKENNA SAMUEL OJIEGBE *** Business Administration
AKINTOLA OLUWASEUN OSHO *** Business Administration
MICHAEL DWAYNE OVERTON JR. *** Business Administration
STEVEN JAY PARKER III *** Business Administration
DONOVAN LANGSTON PARKS *** Business Administration
DAMIAN J. PATTERSON JR. *** Business Administration
TILLMAN WILLIAM PAYNE IV *** Business Administration
MICHAEL EDWARD PHILLIPS II *** Business Administration
JADEN JAMES PITT *** Business Administration
JIMAL J. PORTEOUS *** Business Administration
SHEMAR POWELL * Business Administration
MAXIMILLION ZALDEZ JAMES POWELL-FOUNTAIN JR. ** Business Administration
OMAR DUPREE PRICE JR. *** Business Administration
EZEKEIAL RAYSHOD RABB *** Economics
KINION DWAYNE RABOTTE *** Business Administration
NOAH MOSI REESE *** Business Administration
DAVID VINCENT RICKETTS JR. *** Business Administration
OMAR ANTHONY ROWE *** Business Administration
DAMONTE DARIUS RUSH *** Business Administration
I’VIAUGHN IZAIAH RUSSELL *** Business Administration
FUBENUH FUHNWI SAMA *** Business Administration
DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Candidates for the Degree of
SETH B. SANDERS *** Economics
NICHOLAS JOSEPH SARTIN *** Business Administration
RAHMON DANGELO SCRUGGS ** Business Administration
JAMAR SHACKELFORD JR. *** Business Administration
JALEN PAUL SHELTON *** Business Administration
IAN JAMES SHEPHERD *** Business Administration
DESONN ALIJAH SHIPP *** Business Administration
DESHAUN C. SMITH *** Business Administration
JOSIAH MANUEL SMITH *** Business Administration
LADARRICK SHERROD SMITH *** Business Administration
VALTON D. SMITH ** Business Administration
JATHAN KENDRICK SPAULDING *** Business Administration
WIADREGUS D. SPENCER *** Business Administration
ETHAN ZURI STEVENSON *** Economics
MASON MITCHELL SUTTON *** Business Administration
ALEXANDER BRAND TAYLOR ** Business Administration
CAI JORDAN TEAGUE *** Business Administration
ANTHONY TERRELL THOMPSON JR. *** Business Administration
DYLAN ALEXANDER THOMPSON *** Business Administration
MYRICKS KENYEL THOMPSON ** Business Administration
CANAAN TOMLIN *** Economics
AMARI MARK TORRANCE *** Economics
LARRY ALEXANDER TROTTER III ** Business Administration
MALCOLM ISAIAH TUCKER *** Business Administration
QUENTIN MALIK TUCKER *** Business Administration
SYRIS TURKS *** Business Administration
BRIAN AUGUSTUS URQUHART II *** Business Administration
DARIUS TATE VAN DEN AKKER * Business Administration
DONOVAN TERRELL WALTON *** Business Administration
KEENAN D. WASHINGTON JR. *** Business Administration
EVAN KAHLIL WASSON ** Business Administration
NATHANIEL ROBINSON WAYE *** Business Administration
JONAHH NICHOLAS WEATHERS *** Business Administration
TYSON JAVAN WEATHERS *** Economics
CALEB SIRON WEAVER *** Business Administration
DAVID LEE WHATLEY III *** Business Administration
ALEXANDER JONATHAN WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
JOSHUA ALEXANDER WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
OSCO SCOTT WILLIAMS III *** Business Administration
RUFUS WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
ROMARIUS LAMON WILLIAMS ** Business Administration
RONNIE WILLIAMS JR. ** Business Administration
COURTLAND DANIEL WILSON II *** Business Administration
QUINCY JAIR WORKS *** Business Administration
TARIQ RASHAAD WYLIE *** Business Administration
KENDALL ALLYN YOUNG *** Business Administration
DIVISION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
EDDIE C. RED, PH. D. ’00 Division Dean
TAJ KEANE ALLAMBY *** Mathematics
JONATHAN B. BANKS * Physics
NASIR AKHIL BARNES *** Computer Science
CONNER MITCHELL BELL *** Biology
MARCUS TERRELL BILLINGSLEA II *** Computer Science
Frank S. Royal Jr. ’90, Wale Adekoya ’14, Clarence Jenkins ’21
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., The Maroon Tiger (editor-in-chief, staff member for three years), Howard Thurman Honors Program
MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
The English and Journalism departments were both integral to my development as a student. Each department helped to refine the skills and talents that I had, and professors from both departments mentored me both academically and professionally.
WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
Out of all of the schools that I applied to, I felt like Morehouse was the institution that invested the most into me. Morehouse saw me as an asset, not just a number. It made me feel wanted and seen, while other schools did not.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Dean’s List (every semester), Morehouse College Highest Ranking Scholar Award by Year (four-time recipient), Michael Jordan Journalism Scholar (2023-2024), Nike Scholar (2024), Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
INTERNSHIPS:
Harvard Business Publishing’s SOAR Internship Program, Inaugural class of the Dow Jones HBCU Media Collective, HBCU All Stars LLC Media Intern, Head Staff Writer for Makingabrand.co, National Association of Investment Companies Externship, Inaugural class of the Atlanta Chapter for the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, Research Intern for the UCSB AfroLatinidades Institute
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
I will be obtaining my master’s degree in journalism at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
2025 Valedictorian
Elijah Ali Walker
AGE: 21
MAJOR: English and Spanish
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, Nev.
PARENT AND/OR GUARDIAN’S NAME:
Sonya Daniels Walker, Ph.D. C ’95 (Mother), Willis Welton Walker III ’95 (Father)
FAMILY AFFILIATIONS:
Willis W. Walker III ’95, Tobias R. Walker ’99, Clarence Anwar Daniels II ’04, Willis W. Walker IV ’23
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
AUC C.H.I.L.L., Morehouse Writing and Thinking Society, Student Representative for the English professor hiring committee, Howard Thurman Honors Program
MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
I participated in four study abroad programs at Morehouse, two of which were with the Morehouse Pan African Global Experience Program (MPAGE). The MPAGE trips to Colombia and Belize broadened my perspective in ways I had never imagined. I explored new cultures and enhanced my intellectual undertakings, connecting me to the larger African diaspora and bringing my learning outside the classroom. More importantly, I developed relationships that last to this day.
WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
I chose to attend Morehouse after visiting the campus almost 10 years ago. Growing up, most of the men in my life were Morehouse Men: my dad, Willis Walker III ’95; my uncles Tobias Walker ’99 and Anwar Daniels ’04; and, eventually, my brother, Willis Walker IV ’23. I spent much of my childhood hearing about their incomparable undergraduate experiences. However, it was not until I stepped onto the campus that year that I fully understood what it meant to be a student at this historic College. My parents decided to take my brother and me to Atlanta for Homecoming. They claimed that they wanted us to have a better idea of what college life looked like. More than that, I think they really wanted to reunite with old friends. During the trip, I sat in on classes taught by my father’s classmates and chatted with gracious and friendly students. I knew then that this would one day be my school, and I spent the following years preparing for it.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Morehouse College Highest Ranking Scholar Award by Year (four-time recipient), Howard Thurman Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Goethe-Institut Transatlantic Outreach Scholar, Middlebury Language Schools Top Scholar (Spanish level 3), Universidad Anáhuac México’s Selected Program Graduation Speaker
INTERNSHIPS:
Mosaic Media Group Inc. Intern, National Education Equity Lab Teaching Fellow, and UCSB Santa Barbara AfroLatinidades Institute Intern/Student
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
I have been selected as this year’s Fellow for the Woodruff, Whitehead, and Evans Foundations.
2025 Salutatorian
Myles Donahvon Gosha
AGE: 21
MAJOR: Biology
HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Ga.
PARENT AND/OR GUARDIAN’S NAME:
Kenya Gosha (Mother), Gregory Gosha (Father)
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative – Morehouse Pathways Program, McNair Scholars Program, Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy
MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
The Biology department consists of some of the most supportive faculty, so attending office hours and getting to know my professors was the most integral decision to my success here at Morehouse.
WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
The student body, small class sizes and proximity to multiple R1 (top-tier) research institutions made me attend Morehouse. It allowed me to build a community, confidently participate in class, and engage in leading research.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship, NSF-GRFP, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
INTERNSHIPS:
Fruit bat research at Johns Hopkins University’s REU Behave program and fungi research at Emory University’s Laney Graduate School SOAR program
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
Pursuing a doctorate at the University of Georgia to study mycology in human, agricultural, and forestry settings
THE CAMPAIGN FOR MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
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While Morehouse’s world-class academic programs and enduring mission to produce exceptional leaders have positioned the College as a national treasure, financial support is crucial for its continued growth and stability. Greater philanthropic investment is vital for Morehouse to continue to offer the kind of cutting-edge programs, scholarships, and initiatives that greatly enhance the student experience.
We invite you to consider making a gift to fund student scholarships, which help to make a Morehouse education more affordable for students in need. More than 60 percent of rising Morehouse Men come from households with an average income of $40,000 or less.
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ACADEMIC HONORS
valedictorian
Colin Taylor Royal
summa cum laude
valedictorian
Elijah Ali Walker
salutatorian
Myles Donahvon Gosha
The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.8 and above 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.
Nasir Akhil Barnes
Quincy Box
Antonio P. Brown Sr.
Julius Taavon Brown
Daniel Fotouhi Buchanan
Daniel Isaiah Fairfax
David Everett Milton Flowers Jr.
Sterling H. Garrett
Edwin Ayers Townsell Gore
magna cum laude
Myles Donahvon Gosha
William Edward Lee Lathan
Michael Miles Jr.
Christopher Anthony Miller
Mark Alphonso Norrell II
Ryan A. Norris
Colin Taylor Royal
Phoenix Andrew Ellis Satterfield
Andre Maurice Seay
Nathan Simmons
LaDarrick Sherrod Smith
Levi Springs IV
Terrence Christopher Teel
David O. Totty
Pascal Uchechukwu Uchehara
Elijah Ali Walker
The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50-3.79 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.
Chad Gerald Anderson
Maximilian Edward Armstead
Zachary Blankenship
Joshua James Brooks
Andre Jerome Brown Jr.
Jaden Donte Brown
Jamaal Clay Busch
George Nehemiah Cadle
Zebulun Zebron Chapomba
Ayden Anthony Clark-Veal
Miles Clifton Samuel Colbert
Caleb Harrison Cole
Noah Collier
Michael Collins
Christian Bernard The
Joseph Paul Cosby
Jeffrey Wayne Cross
Blake Donte Crump
Ramiah Delas Curry Jr.
Ryan O’Neil Davidson
Jaden Donovan Davis
Ke’Aun Damone Dent
Caleb Justin Dixon
Dereke Carl Dorsey
Hugh T. Douglas
Peter Vermont Dutton Sr.
Jayden Alexander-Devon Ellison
Belal Elnaggar
Dmitri Aurelius Finch
Janci Cinque Finkley Jr.
Emeka Winfred Flowers
Anthony David George II
Sage Tyler Golden
Charles Ridley Gooden Jr
Jeremiah Micah-el Gooden
Bryce Christian Green
Derrell Hernandez Green
Zachary Jeremiah Gunn
Jordan Cameron Hall
James Nicholas Harper III
Colin Javier-Ali Harris
Malone Lincoln Hemsley
Brandon Maurice Henry
Ryan Alexander Hunt
Langston Chandler Jackson
Rollin Fitzpatrick Jackson Jr.
Truth Thishin Jackson
Jovenson Jerome
Kedar Asad Johnson
Alonzo F. Jones Sr.
Howard Dwayne Jones
Anthony Scott Kemp Jr.
Javen D. Kent
Antonio Jai Knox
Brogan Andrew Korta
Josh O. Kyei
Jamie Bernard Lawrence III
Jordan Lawton
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
Kyle Louis Lowe
Kristopher Warren Lucy
Lorenzo Otilio Lugo
Marcus Bryant Marshall
Darius Martin
Francis Ryan Mathis
Taylor McNeil
Elijah Megginson
Christian Moore
Jordan Marcus Mosby
Miles Guy Moten
Enosh Utawashe Mutenda
Tevin Meredith Nesbitt
Kyshan Jay Nichols-Smith
Chimezie Andrew Nwabuebo
Ikenna Samuel Ojiegbe
Leader A. Omokanye
Tillman William Payne IV
Joshua Isaiah Porter
Charles Pounds
Omar Dupree Price Jr.
Aidan Aragorn Pullian
Ezekeial Rayshod Rabb
Jermale Ransby
Noah Mosi Reese
Ernest Reid Jr.
Malik Jamauri Richardson
David Vincent Ricketts Jr.
Bryson Fennell Ruffin
I’Viaughn Izaiah Russell
Rodney Sheron Sampson III
Evan Robert Sanders
Nicholas Joseph Sartin
Michael Maymon Scott
ACADEMIC HONORS
Javonte Leeandre Sellers
Ian James Shepherd
Desonn Alijah Shipp
Stephen Bernard Lorenz Singleton III
Earl C. Taylor Jr.
cum laude
Quentin Malik Tucker
Jamarr Thomas-Aqui Watson
Alexander Jonathan Williams
Bryce Taylor Williams
Dylan Alexander Williams
Kendrick Williams II
Omar O. Wood
Liam Wuestman
Jerad Evan Young
The following members of the graduating class, having each earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25-3.49 for the entire college course of study, are granted their degrees with Honors (cum laude). These graduates are wearing gold honor tassels and cords.
Tsuki Stilton Alfani
Rece Jaron Allen
Malik R. Armstead
Amir Laure Baddoo
Jeremiah Baker
Ryan N. Barnes
Taylor Lexington Battle
Conner Mitchell Bell
Kai Amare Birch
Hunter Jackson Bonaparte
Christopher Roulhac Booth III
Terrence Demond Brent Jr.
Dylan Brookins-Copeland
Everton K. Browne Jr.
Ethan Christiaan Burke
Myles Louis Butler
Caleb Cage
Lance Albert Carter
Jalen Marques Ceasar
Zavier Donnell Chatman
Amir Isan Childs
Jah’Karious Nkosi Ajanku Elexzar Conley
D’Marre Justin Lamar Craddock
Ronald Cornelius Davis III
Richard MarShawn Lemar Deal
Caleb Abijah Dixon
Daniel Aaron Dudley
Drew Cassidy Duff
Mykhi Kristoff Dunn
Horace Saint Mark Durrant
Craig Lamar Edelin Jr.
Camron El-Amin
Jordan M. Elliott
Obi Michael Chigbundu Emerole
Ahmari Nasim Fisher
Corey Forvilus
Sterling Leonardo Gabriel II
Joshua Darnell Gandy
George William Gatling III
Jackson Xavier Gleser
Asa Jerome Gourdine
Lucas Saul Grajales
Kenner T. Grant
Devin Michael Greer
William L. Harper
Paul Matthew Harris
Reshad J. Harvey
Jonathan William Haywood
Chase Dean Marquis Heard
Harlem Daniel Henderson
Kyler Malík Henderson
David Alexander Xavier Holden
Samuel James Hooper
Julian Andrew Hudson
Cameron N. Ivey
Dalon N. Iyen
Dakari Alexander Jackson
Osiris Jackson
Tori Lamar Jackson
Parker L. Jessie
Avery Mandel Jett
Darion Johnson
Juan Johnson
Kennedy Johnson
Zuriel Jeremiah Johnson
Julian Joseph
Jace David La Saint
Elijah James Lee
Michael Lewis
Delbert Edward Longino II
Sebastian Mason II
Jelani Massey
Chavier Franklin-Alexander McDaniel
Steven Edward McKinley
Leonard Carl Allen McReynolds V
Saivion Amir Mohammed
Jaydon Andre Moland
Samuel Effimbe Mosisa Jr.
Torrien M. Nelson
Michael Anthony Newman
William David Page
Grant Edward Palmer
Steven Jay Parker III
Damian J. Patterson Jr.
Devontae Trevon Patterson
Christian James Pearson
Winston J. Perryman
Michael Edward Phillips II
David Seth Pilson
Dwayne Pittman III
Trent Langston Rallins
Jack Reese II
Alieu M. Sahor Jr.
Marchellos Alexander Scott II
Rahmon Dangelo Scruggs
Cameron Mikal Selders
Paul Simon Jr.
William Simon
Deshaun C. Smith
Valton D Smith
Cedric Hamilton Spain Jr.
Jathan Kendrick Spaulding
Tristan St. John
Jordan Roland Stewart
Mason Mitchell Sutton
Jimmie Allen Terrell II
Gavin Mayur Thorn
Canaan Tomlin
Zephaniah Marlando Townsend
Larry Alexander Trotter III
David Ryan Troy
George Edward Turnipseed
Joshua Alexander Vaughn
Zachary Christopher Von Lotten
Keon Bernard Waller
Keenan D. Washington Jr.
Tyson Javan Weathers
Caleb Siron Weaver
Courtland Grant Wesley
Elijah Alexander Scott Williams
Osco Scott Williams III
Rufus Williams
Kristopher Jalen Woods
magna cum laude ...cont’d
HONOR SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
T
he phi BeTa Kappa socieT y†
The following members of the class of 2024 have been elected to the Delta of Georgia Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Dr. Matthew B. Platt ’03, Secretary
Jaden Donte Brown
Daniel Fotouhi Buchanan*
Ayden Anthony Clark-Veal
Christian Bernard Conyers
Janci Cinque Finkley Jr.
David Everett Milton Flowers Jr.
Sage Tyler Golden
Edwin Ayers Townsell Gore*
Myles Donahvon Gosha*
Zachary Jeremiah Gunn
Malone Lincoln Hemsley
Rollin Fitzpatrick Jackson Jr.
Alonzo F. Jones
Antonio Jai Knox
Josh O. Kyei
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
Mark Alphonso Norrell II
Ryan A. Norris*
† At the time of printing, the following graduates have been confirmed as inductees to The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
* Inducted as a Junior
Omar Dupree Price Jr.
Ezekeial Rayshod Rabb
Colin Taylor Royal*
Bryson Fennell Ruffin
Phoenix Andrew Ellis Satterfield
David O. Totty*
Pascal Uchechukwu Uchehara
Elijah Ali Walker*
Bryce Taylor Williams
BeTa gamma sigma honor socieT y – T he in T ernaT ional honor socieT y oF Business
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.
Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs, President
Dr. Aisha Meeks, Secretary
LaDarrick Sherrod Smith
William Edward Lee Lathan
Quincy Box
Darius Martin
David Vincent Ricketts Jr.
Miles Guy Moten
Jeremiah Micah-el Gooden
Langston Chandler Jackson
Brogan Andrew Korta
Francis Ryan Mathis
Maximilian Edward Armstead
Lorenzo Otilio Lugo
Anthony David George II
Alexander Jonathan Williams
Quentin Malik Tucker
Noah Mosi Reese
I’Viaughn Izaiah Russell
Emeka Winfred Flowers
Chimezie Andrew Nwabuebo
omicron DelTa epsilon – T he in T ernaT ional honor socieT y in economics
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 panels at professional meetings, as well as the ODE Graduate Research and Undergraduate Research Award competitions.
Dr. David Poyer, Advisor
David Everett Milton Flowers Jr.
Jelani Massey
Ezekeial Rayshod Rabb
Canaan Tomlin
Janci Cinque Finkley Jr.
Reshad J. Harvey
ORGANIZATION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
Barry golDWaT er scholar
Faculty Advisor:
Wallace Sharif, Ph.D. ’96
Myles Donahvon Gosha
chi alpha sigma
naT ional college
aT hleT e honor
socieT y
Department Chair:
Claude Hutto, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Youdlyne Renard, Ph.D.
Ikenna Samuel Ojiegbe
Kristopher Jalen Woods
Jamie Bernard Lawrence III
Stephen Bernard Lorenz
Singleton III
Brogan Andrew Korta
cheryl g. FranKlin healT h proFessions scholars
Cameron N. Ivey
Anthony Scott Kemp Jr.
Dallas Alexander Ricketts
Jamarr Thomas-Aqui Watson
T he Dr. hugh m. anD
yvonne K. glosT er premeDical prize
Jamarr Thomas-Aqui Watson
T he Dr. michael l. lomax sT uDen T success scholars
Staff Advisor:
Rhonda I. Elmore
Cameron Renard Ages
Isaiah Omar Burrell
Brian O. Carter Jr.
Amir Isan Childs
D’Marre Justin Lamar Craddock
Caleb Justin Dixon
Drew Cassidy Duff
Omarion Stanton Holmes
Tahj’Ere Kiri Amillian Morris
Miles Guy Moten
SeMaj Hashim Musco
Tarell Marquis Myers
Jathan Kendrick Spaulding
Amari Mark Torrance
environmen Tal jusT ice anD susTainaBili T y scholars
Faculty Advisor:
Ethell Vereen, Ph.D.
Ervin Aaron Walker
Jeffery Joshua Jenkins
F ulBrigh T scholar
semi-FinalisT
Truth Thishin Jackson
Neil A. Grasty ’24
gray scholars
Jaden Donte Brown
Anthony Scott Kemp Jr.
T he hoWarD
T hurman honors
program scholars
Maximilian Edward Armstead
Nasir Akhil Barnes
Hunter Jackson Bonaparte
Christopher Roulhac Booth III
Daniel Fotouhi Buchanan
Jalen Marques Ceasar
Caleb Harrison Cole
D’Marre Justin Lamar Craddock
Ramiah Delas Curry Jr.
Nathaniel Amani Fields
Janci Cinque Finkley Jr.
Joshua Darnell Gandy
Sage Tyler Golden
Zachary Jeremiah Gunn
Paul Matthew Harris
Omarion Stanton Holmes
Cameron N. Ivey
Isaiah Robert Jackson
Langston Chandler Jackson
Josh O. Kyei
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
Lorenzo Lugo
Jordan Marcus Mosby
Miles Guy Moten
SeMaj Hashim Musco
Enosh Utawashe Mutenda
Michael Anthony Newman
David Seth Pilson
Aidan Aragorn Pullian
Dallas Alexander Ricketts
Shawn Jeffrey Ross
Colin Taylor Royal
Rodney Sheron Sampson III
Marchellos Alexander Scott II
William Simon
Desmond Cortez Thompson
Canaan Tomlin
David O. Totty
David Ryan Troy
Zachary Christopher Von Lotten
Elijah Ali Walker
Bryce Taylor Williams
Kendrick Williams II
T he KenneT h
chenaulT-quicK
Family puBlic hisTory anD hisToric preservaT ion FelloW
Taylor Lexington Battle
morgan sTanley sT uDen T success scholars
Staff Advisor: Rhonda I. Elmore
Richard Abraham Chandler
Coriss Tristan Redmond
Damonte Darius Rush
omicron DelTa Kappa
naT ional leaDership
socieT y
Rollin Fitzpatrick Jackson Jr.
Darion Johnson
Marchellos Alexander Scott II
Liam Wuestman
oprah WinFrey scholars
Staff Advisor: Marissa Baham
Caleb Abijah Dixon
Isaiah Robert Jackson
Javen D. Kent
Javonte Leeandre Sellers
Jordan Marcus Mosby
Kennedy Johnson
Maximilian Edward Armstead
Michael Anthony Newman
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
oT is moss jr. + oT is moss iii oraTorical
con T esT Winner
George William Gatling III
T he rhoDes scholarship
FinalisT Quincy Box
uncF/mellon mays
unDergraDaT e
FelloWs
Kyler Malík Henderson
Taylor Lexington Battle
Isaiah Mojica
vivien T homas scholars
Faculty Advisor:
Wallace Sharif, Ph.D. ’96
Javen D. Kent
Josh O. Kyei
Malik Jamauri Richardson
Malone Lincoln Hemsley
Myles Donahvon Gosha
Pascal Uchechukwu Uchehara
WooDruFF,
Whi T eheaD, anD
evans FounDaT ions
FelloW
Elijah Ali Walker
yarDi scholars
Staff Advisor:
Rhonda I. Elmore
Kyshan Jay Nichols-Smith
Division of Business Administration and Economics (BE)
business administration
James A. Hefner
Outstanding Student Award
Caleb Austin Brinson
Outstanding Senior in Finance
LaDarrick Sherrod Smith
Outstanding Senior in Accounting
Jeremiah Micah-el Gooden
Outstanding Senior in Management
Miles Guy Moten
Outstanding Senior in Management
Quincy Box
Departmental Honors
Maximilian Edward Armstead
Amir Laure Baddoo
Quincy Box
Jamaal Clay Busch
Jalen Marques Ceasar
Joseph Paul Cosby
Ke’Aun Damone Dent
Emeka Winfred Flowers
Sterling Leonardo Gabriel II
Anthony David George II
Jeremiah Micah-el Gooden
Jordan Cameron Hall
William L. Harper
Colin Javier-Ali Harris
Paul Matthew Harris
Langston Chandler Jackson
Jovenson Jerome
Brogan Andrew Korta
William Edward Lee Lathan
Jamie Bernard Lawrence III
Kyle Louis Lowe
Kristopher Warren Lucy
Lorenzo Otilio Lugo
Darius Martin
Sebastian Mason II
Francis Ryan Mathis
Jaydon Andre Moland
Miles Guy Moten
Chimezie Andrew Nwabuebo
Ikenna Samuel Ojiegbe
Tillman William Payne IV
Michael Edward Phillips II
Omar Dupree Price Jr.
Noah Mosi Reese
David Vincent Ricketts Jr.
I’Viaughn Izaiah Russell
Evan Robert Sanders
Nicholas Joseph Sartin
Ian James Shepherd
Desonn Alijah Shipp
LaDarrick Sherrod Smith
Jathan Kendrick Spaulding
Quentin Malik Tucker
Alexander Jonathan Williams
Osco Scott Williams III
economics
E.B. Williams
Outstanding Student Award
LaDarrick Sherrod Smith
Outstanding Senior in Economics:
David Everett Milton Flowers Jr.
Departmental Honors
Janci Cinque Finkley Jr.
David Everett Milton Flowers Jr.
Reshad J. Harvey
Jelani Massey
Ezekeial Rayshod Rabb
Canaan Tomlin
Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media and Arts (HSSMA)
africana studies
Department Chair: Ovell Hamilton, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Samuel Livingston, Ph.D. Haile Larebo, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Noah Collier
art
Top-Ranking Senior
Phoenix Andrew Ellis Satterfield
art history
Top-Ranking Senior
Harlem Daniel Henderson
cinema, television, and emerging media studies
Department Chair: Stephane Dunn, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Stephane Dunn Ph.D.
Departmental Honors
Bryson Fennell Ruffin
Sage Tyler Golden Alonzo F. Jones Sr.
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
international studies
political science
urban studies
Department Chair:
Felicia Stewart, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Keisha Tassie, Ph.D.
Departmental Honors
Miles Clifton Samuel Colbert
Jackson Xavier Gleser
Stephen Bernard Lorenz Singleton III
Lambda Pi Eta
National Communication Honor Society
Jeremiah Baker
Kai Amare Birch
Lance Albert Carter
Jordan Xavier Christian
Miles Clifton Samuel Colbert
Charles A. Daniels IV
Jackson Xavier Gleser
Devin Michael Greer
Devontae Trevon Patterson
Stephen Bernard Lorenz Singleton III
Zephaniah Marlando Townsend
Trysten A. Williams
english
Top-Ranking Senior
Colin Taylor Royal
Elijah Ali Walker
Departmental Honors
Kyler Malík Henderson
Elijah Megginson
Dylan Alexander Williams
history
Top-Ranking Senior
Caleb Harrison Cole
Top-Ranking Seniors
Truth Thishin Jackson
Departmental Honors
Kyshan Jay Nichols-Smith
Sigma Lota Rho
International Studies
Honor Society
Truth Thishin Jackson
music
Department Chair:
David Morrow, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Chad Hughes, Ph.D.
Pi Kappa Lamba National Honor Society for Music
Julian Andrew Hudson
Theodore Presser Student Leader in Music Award
Julian Andrew Hudson
philosophy
Department Chair:
Harold V. Bennett, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Nathan Nobis, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Caleb Harrison Cole
Departmental Honors
Caleb Harrison Cole
Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society for Philosophy
D’Marre Justin Lamar Craddock
Isaiah Mojica
Department Chair:
Andrew Douglas, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Platt, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
Pi Sigma Alpha
National Honor Society of Political Science
Joshua Alexander Vaughn
Rollin Fitzpatrick Jackson Jr.
Kennedy Johnson
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
Kyshan Jay Nichols-Smith
Robert Brisbane Award –
Top-Ranking Senior
Phillip Kyle Leatherman
religion
Faculty Advisor: Harold V. Bennett, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Antonio Jai Knox
sociology
Alpha Kappa Delta
International Sociology Honor Society
Faculty Advisor: Curtis Clark, Ph.D.
Javonte Leeandre Sellers
Mykhi Kristoff Dunn
theatre and performance
Department Chair: Robert Tanner, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Robert Tanner, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Aidan Aragorn Pullian
Department Chair: Ebenezer Aka, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Ebenezer Aka, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Cameron Renard Ages
Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
biology
Top-Ranking Seniors
Myles Donahvon Gosha
David O. Totty
chemistry
Top-Ranking Seniors
Pascal Uchechukwu Uchehara
Samuel James Hooper
The Yang Award
Pascal Uchechukwu Uchehara
computer science
Department Chair: Kinnis Gosha, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Sonya M. Dennis, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Nasir Akhil Barnes
mathematics
Top-Ranking Senior
Josh O. Kyei
Departmental Honors
Taj Keane Allamby
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
psychology
Top-Ranking Senior
Jaden Donte Brown
Department Honors
Jah’Karious Nkosi Ajanku
Elexzar Conley
Joseph Ayinde Smylie
Cedric Hamilton Spain Jr.
Jaden Donovan Davis
Jayden Alexander-Devon Ellison
Harry and Sophie Rosenman Award in Psychology TopRanking Senior
Jaden Donte Brown
physics
Top-Ranking Senior
Kedar Asad Johnson
Carlyle Moore
Academic Achievement Award
Kedar Asad Johnson
Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS) education studies
Department Chair:
Nina L. Gilbert, Ed.D.
Kristin Moody, Ed.D
Faculty Advisor:
Nina L. Gilbert, Ed.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Joshua Isaiah Porter
Department Honors
Marchellos A. Scott
Ronald C. Davis III
Torrien M. Nelson
Darion Johnson
Asa Jerome Gourdine
kinesiology, sports studies, and physical education
Top-Ranking Senior
Mark Alphonso Norrell II
Departmental Honors
Edwin Ayers Townsell Gore
William David Page
Dwayne Pittman III
Evan Robert Sanders
George Edward Turnipseed
Kristopher Jalen Woods
HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
2025 VULCAN TEACHING AWARD WINNER
Sonya M. Dennis, Ph.D.
Senior Assistant Professor of Computer Science Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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 that fosters teaching, and for providing leadership to enhance the campus community.
Past Morehouse College Recipients:
Dr. Melvin Rahming Department of English 2001
Dr. James Richardson Department of English 2002
Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Department of Business Administration 2003
Dr. Hamid Taqi Department of Political Science 2004
Dr. Emmanuel Onifade Department of Business Administration 2005
Dr. David Morrow Department of Music 2006
Dr. Lawrence Blumer Department of Biology 2007
Dr. Cynthia Hewitt Department of Sociology 2008
Dr. Gloria da Cunha Department of Modern Foreign Languages 2009
Dr. Marcellus Barksdale Department of History 2010
Dr. Uzee Brown Jr. Department of Music 2011
Dr. John Handy Department of Economics 2012
Dr. David Cooke Department of Biology 2013
Dr. Ida R. Mukenge Department of Sociology 2014
Dr. Dolores Stephens Department of English 2015
Dr. Ulrica Wilson Department of Mathematics 2016
Dr. Tobe Johnson Department of Political Science 2017
Dr. Miesha Williams Department of Economics 2018
Dr. Ethell Vereen Department of Biology 2019
Dr. Mushinah Morris Department of Chemistry 2020
Dr. Tanya Clark Division of Humanities, English Program 2021
Dr. Nathan Nobis Department of Philosphy and Religion 2022
Dr. Lance Shipman Young Department of Chemistry 2023
Dr. Adria D.Welcher Department of Soiciology 2024
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
2025 STEERING COMMITTEE
Henry Goodgame Jr. ’84
Chair, Commencement and Reunion Committee
Vice President, Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
Tiffany Allen-Potts Assistant Project Manager Office of Information Technology Services
Candace Bazemore Director Digital Strategy and Transformation Office of Strategic Marketing, Communications, and Admissions
Joana Blankson Degree Works and Graduation Analyst Office of Records and Registration
Kevin R. Booker ’90 Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College Office of Student Services
Kendrick Brown
Provost and Senior Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs
William Brown 25Live Administrator Event Support Services
Kimberly M. Brown
Signature Events Coordinator Office of External Affairs & Alumni Engagement
Michelle Burwell Director for Student Financial Services Office of Business and Finance
Joseph S. Carlos III ’04 Director of Alumni Engagement, Programming and Events Office of External Affairs & Alumni Engagement
Michael Carswell Mathes Events Productions
Sulé O. Carpenter ’98 Senior Project Manager Dept. of Campus Operations
Lawrence E. Carter Sr. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
Shiekgo Carter Associate Director Event Support Services
Gary C. Clark Multimedia Coordinator Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
Gary Clayton ’88 Alumni Induction Lead
Morehouse College National Alumni Association
Christian Cobb
Assistant Director of Facilities C&W Services
Leah Creque
Professor, Department of English Oratorical Contest Co-Chair
Michael Davenport Director of Transportation Office of External Relations & Alumni Engagement
D. Aileen Dodd
Associate Vice President of Advancement Communications and Marketing Office of Institutional Advancement
Illya E. Davis ’89 Director of Freshmen and Seniors’ Academic Success, Dean of the Senior Class Professor of Philosophy
Jesse Finch Manager of Parking Services Morehouse Parking Office
Javarro Edwards ’92 President Morehouse College National Alumni Association
Kennard Garrett ’01 Director of Multimedia Services Director of Operations Ray CharlesPerforming Arts Center
Joana Blankson Degree Works and Graduation Analyst Office of Records and Registration
Warren Green Event Support Services Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
