“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
graves 1885–1890
Benjamin e. mays 1940–1967
roBerT m. FranKlin ’75 2007–2012
george sale 1890–1906
hugh m. glosTer ’31 1967–1987
john s. Wilson jr. ’79 2013–2017
john hope 1906–1931
leroy KeiTh jr. ’61 1987–1994
WalTer e. massey ’58 1995–2007
DaviD a. Thomas, hon. ’25 2018–2025 F. DuBois BoWman ’92 2025–Present
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
samuel
samuel h archer 1931–1937
Board of Trustees
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE BOARD
Justin Bayless ’07
Founder & General Partner
Ten Figures
Founder & President
The Journey Venture Studio
A. Scott Bolden ’84
(Vice Chairman)
Senior Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Jeffrey Brenzel
Higher Ed Consultant, Writer, and Speaker Yale University
Jim Casselberry
Chief Investment Officer
Health Forward Foundation
Chairman and Co-Founder
Known Holdings
OF TRUSTEES
Allen M. Chan
President & CEO
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
Delman L. Coates ’95
Senior Pastor
Mt. Ennon Baptist Church
Founder Our Money Campaign
Founder and Board Chair
The Black Church Center for Justice & Equality
Javarro Edwards ’92
President
JME Group LLC
President
Morehouse National Alumni Association
Valerie S. Grant
Portfolio Manager and Managing Director Nuveen
Douglas Hertz
Chairman & CEO
United Distributors Inc.
Frederick S. Humphries Jr. ’83
Corporate Vice President, U.S Government Affairs Microsoft Corp.
Samuel R. Johnson ’88
Americas Vice Chair, Market & Accounts Ernst & Young
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
Founder and Principal BHF Enterprises LLC
Jennifer Mann EVP and President
North America Operating Unit The Coca-Cola Company
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
F. DuBois Bowman ’92
President Morehouse College
PRESIDENTS EMERITI
Leroy Keith Jr. ’61
FACULTY TRUSTEES
Jeffrey Handy ’92
Asssistant Professor of Biology
STUDENT TRUSTEES
Kenneth Ugo ’26
94th President SGA
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
Robert C. Davidson Jr. ’67
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Billye S. Aaron
Benjamin A. Blackburn II ’61
Valerie Ervin
Dale E. Jones ’82
Walter E. Massey ’58
Robert M. Franklin ’75
Keisha Tassie
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Tyler Emmanuel Mathieu ’26
Senior Board of Trustees Representative SGA
Adria Welcher
Associate Professor and Chair of Department of Sociology
Harold Martin Jr. ’02
CEO
Taco Mac Restaurant Group
John O’Neill
President and Managing Partner
Southeast Region
Partners Real Estate
Verdun S. Perry ’94 (Chairman)
Global Head of Blackstone Strategic Partners Blackstone
R. Owen Williams (Secretary)
President Emeritus
Associated Colleges of the South & Transylvania University
Otis Moss Jr. ’56
Charles Winfrey ’27
Junior Board of Trustees Representative SGA
David A. Thomas, Hon. ’25
Robert Levin
C. David Moody Jr. ’78
Jim Moss ’70
Avery A. Munnings ’86
James L. Hudson ’61
Willie E. Woods ’85
John L. Thorton
F. Euclid Walker ’94
John A. Wallace
Stanley E. Washington ’85
Dorothy Cowser Yancy
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
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PRESIDING: F. DuBois Bowman ’92, Ph.D., 13th 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 THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM
INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT
OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” arr. Fred Bock
David Francis Oliver, DMA College Organist
“War March of the Priests from Athalia” by Felix Mendelssohn ALL
Melvin Foster, DMA
Associate Professor, Associate Provost of Academic Success
The Reverend Hardy Spurgeon Bennings III Founder’s Representative; Pastor, Springfield Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.
The Reverend Dr. Kelly Miller Smith Jr. Senior Pastor, Friendship Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Morehouse College Joint ROTC Color Guard
“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
Morehouse College Glee Club
Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84
Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Chair, Commencement and Reunion Planning Committee
F. DuBois Bowman ’92, Ph.D. President, Morehouse College
INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN President Bowman
GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FACULTY RECOGNITIONS AND VULCAN AWARD PRESENTATION
ALUMNI RECOGNITIONS
ACADEMIC HONORS
ANTHEM
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts ’26 Co-Salutatorian
Verdun S. Perry ’94 Chair, Morehouse College Board of Trustees Global Head of Blackstone Strategic Partners, Blackstone
Kendrick T. Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Vice President Goodgame
Mario Darnell Wells ’26 Co-Salutatorian Provost Brown President Bowman
Yamir Adas Richmond ’26 Valedictorian
“The Word Was God” Rosephanye Powell
Morehouse College Glee Club
David E. Morrow ’80, DMA
Professor of Music and Director of the Morehouse College Glee Club
2026 Commencement Program
honorary doctor of humane letters
Christopher C. Womack
Chairman, President, and CEO, Southern Company
honorary doctor of humane letters
The Reverend Dean Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Ph.D.
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
SPIRITUAL
Founding Dean
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College
honorary doctor of humane letters
Chris Paul
12-Time NBA All-Star, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Leader
“I Can’t Tarry”
arr. David Morrow ’80
Soloist: Stephen Goff IV ’26, Tenor
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY COMMISSIONED NAVAL AND ARMY ROTC OFFICERS
INDUCTION INTO NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CHORUS
PRESIDENT’S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES
*COLLEGE HYMN
BENEDICTION
SPIRITUAL
**RECESSIONAL
Provost Brown
Chairman Perry
President Bowman
Chris Paul
Morehouse College Glee Club
President Bowman
Provost Brown
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. Hal Vasquez (U.S. Navy) Commanding Officer, NROTC Atlanta Region
Michael Levesque ’88 Executive Director, Morehouse College National Alumni Association
“ ‘Prayer’ from Lohengrin ” by Richard Wagner arr. George Mead
Morehouse College Glee Club* *Former Glee Club members to join
President Bowman
“Dear Old Morehouse” J.O.B. Moseley ’29 ALL
The Reverend Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Ph.D. Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
“Fare Ye Well” arr. Wendell P. Whalum ’52 Led by Elijah Gatling ’26, Tenor
“Pomp and Circumstance, Military March No. 1” by Sir Edward Elgar
Morehouse College Glee Club
David F. Oliver, DMA
2026 Commencement Program
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. Derrick M. Bryan ’04
Dr. Dwayne Johnson
Dr. Aisha Meeks
Dr. Robert Tanner
Marshals of the Students
Dr. Howard Jean-Denis
Dr. Alison Ligon
Dr. Yohance Murray ’96
Dr. Wallace Sharif ’94
Dr. Corey Stayton
Dr. Taura Taylor
Marshals of the Alumni Classes
Mr. Joseph S. Carlos III ’04
Mr. Michael Levesque ’88
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. The Reverend 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 Michigan, and Boston University. Gloster also founded the Morehouse School of Medicine, which became an independent institution, in
Samuel T. Graves Hall
Hugh M. Gloster ’31 and Benjamin E. Mays
Morehouse College History then and now...cont’d
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 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 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
Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
Walter E. Massey ’58
Robert M. Franklin Jr. ’75
Morehouse College History then
and now...cont’d
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.
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 had 30 years of higher education experience as a professor and an administrator when he was named President of Morehouse in 2017. 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 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 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. Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan ’26 is the latest Morehouse Rhodes Scholar. He was selected in November 2025 as part of the 2026 cohort.
Under Thomas’ eight years of leadership, Morehouse raised more than $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 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 also 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.
The Morehouse Board of Trustees appointed renowned public health leader and biostatistician Dr. F. DuBois Bowman ’92 as the 13th President of Morehouse College, succeeding President David A. Thomas. His tenure began July 15, 2025, ushering in a new era of excellence and innovation.
A nationally respected academic leader, Bowman returned to Morehouse after serving seven years as dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. He brings decades of experience advancing research capacity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and institutional transformation. Bowman is a 1992 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He also has a master’s from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both in biostatistics.
President Bowman is the proud parent of four children, two daughters and two sons, one who is a 2024 Morehouse graduate and the other a member of the Class of 2028. His wife, Cynthia Bowman, First Lady of Morehouse College, is a 1991 Spelman College alumna and an accomplished corporate executive.
Barack H. Obama II
The 44th President of the United States
John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79
F. DuBois Bowman ’92
David A. Thomas, Hon ’25
Morehouse College History then and now
In his inaugural year, President Bowman introduced his administration’s theme, “Building Principled Leaders: Steadfast, Honest, True,” which aims to reinforce Morehouse’s historic mission while positioning the College for continued impact and strengthening its role in developing ethical, competent, future-ready leaders. He launched the first annual Presidential Hackathon in Spring 2026 to inspire student innovation in AI and entrepreneurship, while expanding investments in preparing graduates for 21st-century careers that leverage modern technology across academic disciplines. Supporting this effort, Morehouse secured a $5 million National Science Foundation construction grant to house one of the Southeast’s most powerful supercomputers, enhancing research in artificial intelligence, climate modeling, and biomedical science and expanding access for HBCUs nationwide.
Bowman is also working to advance Morehouse’s “Building the Campus of the Future” initiative, including fundraising for a 58,000-square-foot Campus Center to serve as a hub for student life, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The College is continuing to make gains in its $500 million fundraising campaign. By Spring 2026, nearly $370 million had been raised and the College endowment reached a record $309 million. Fundraising had been boosted in Fall 2025 by a landmark $16.5 million commitment from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to establish critical gap scholarships to support student retention and degree completion for juniors and seniors.
Enrollment climbed to nearly 2,600 students, with applications surpassing 7,100 for Fall 2026, alongside increased selectivity and academic achievement among admitted students.
Morehouse Athletics also achieved historic success, with the basketball team winning the 2026 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament—its first conference title since 2003—and the Maroon Tigers becoming the first SIAC program to earn a “triple crown,” sweeping cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field championships. The outdoor title marked the department’s fourth championship of the 2025–26 academic year.
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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.
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 would never go 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 Department of Physics chair) and Georgia Tech (led by 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.
“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.
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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 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
Law: Purple
Library Science: Lemon Mathematics and Science: Gold
Medicine: Green
Music: Pink
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
Academic Honors and Affiliations
The academic regalia worn by today’s graduates includes cords, stoles, and medallions that signify membership in prestigious national honor societies, completion of departmental honors, and affiliation with specialized academic programs or organizations.
Depar T men T s an D program
Business Administration Department Majors
Copper, Drab, Maroon Cords
Economics Department Majors Copper Double Cords
Education Department Majors Blue Cords Medals (Honors)
Howard Thurman Honors Program White Stoles bearing the HTHP insignia
Morehouse Advocacy Reaching Capitol Hill (M.A.R.C.H.) Ambassador Program
Green and White Cords
honor socie T ies an D organizaT ions
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Teal Cords
Chi Alpha Sigma
National College Athlete Honor Society
Black and Gold Cords
Lambda Pi Eta Communication Studies Honor Society Red and White Cords
Morehouse Biology Club
Emerald, Black, and White Cords (Majors)
Emerald and White Stoles with Gold Lettering (Officers)
Sigma Delta Pi, Omicron Beta Chapter
National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Red and Gold Cords
Pi Delta Phi, Beta Upsilon Chapter National French Honor Society Blue, White, and Red Cords
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society Red, Black, and White Cords
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Red and Black Cords
recogni T ions
Morehouse First-Generation Students Teal and Gold Cords
Morehouse Online Students Maroon and Gold Cords
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Christopher C. Womack Chairman, President, and CEO, Southern Company
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Christopher C. Womack is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company, one of the nation’s leading energy providers serving 9 million customers and businesses nationwide. Under his leadership, Southern Company is navigating a transformative era for the energy industry—meeting rapidly growing demand while staying grounded in what customers value most: reliability and affordability. Under his leadership, Southern Company was also named to FORTUNE’s 2026 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, earning the No. 1 spot in the electric and gas utilities industry.
Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and has served in senior leadership roles across the system spanning operations, external affairs, corporate communications, and human resources. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as chairman, president, and CEO of Georgia Power, Southern Company’s largest subsidiary; he had previously led Southern Company’s external positioning and public policy strategy as executive vice president and president of External Affairs. Earlier in his career, he worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide to former Congressman Leon E. Panetta and as staff director for the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police for the Committee on House Administration.
A native of Greenville, Alabama, Womack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Western Michigan University, was awarded a Master of Public Administration degree from American University, and completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Womack is active locally and nationally in civic and industry leadership. He serves as vice chair of the Edison Electric Institute’s board of directors, second vice chair of the board of directors of the Electric
Power Research Institute, and vice chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority.
In the broader Atlanta community, Womack’s work has been equally sweeping. He has previously served as chair of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the East Lake Foundation, the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Communities in Schools of Georgia. He was also recently inducted as a Georgia Historical Society Trustee—the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer—for his embodiment of the organization’s motto “Not for Self, but for Others.” He demonstrates that corporate leadership and civic responsibility are not separate callings but one.
Under his leadership, Southern Company continues to deliver on its $50 million Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) initiative—supporting scholarships, internships, leadership development, and expanded technology access for students across six states.
Womack’s bond with Morehouse College and the Atlanta University Center is also personal and enduring. He has participated in conversations with Morehouse leaders about the role of Black institutions in shaping national life and has contributed to the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Danforth Dialogues leadership series, engaging Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice on equity, diversity, and the responsibility of leadership.
“The idea of ‘service’ has always resonated with me, because it’s the quiet thread that ties meaningful work to a meaningful life,” Womack has said. “We have to see service as more than an idea—it’s a discipline. It’s listening before leading and making sure everyone feels heard. It’s putting the common good ahead of convenience. And it’s doing the next right thing, even when no one is watching.”
Lawrence
Edward Carter Sr., Ph. D.
Founding Dean, Martin Lunter King Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. privately recruited Lawrence Edward Carter, then a 10th grader, to attend Morehouse College. Twenty-one years later, in 1979, Carter became the first dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. Today, he is a tenured professor of religion, College curator and archivist at Morehouse College.
For 66 years, Dr. Carter has studied and worked at 14 universities, colleges, and professional schools. He has spoken at more than 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries, and has received more than 1,000 speaking invitations from 18 Christian denominations, as well as Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist communities. And he has traveled to 38 countries and made more than 80 radio and television appearances, including broadcasts heard nationwide in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, India, China, Malaysia, Australia, and South Africa, as well as across Africa and Oceania.
Carter was born in Dawson, Georgia, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social science and psychology from Virginia University of Lynchburg, as well as a Master of Divinity degree in theology, a Master of Sacred Theology degree in pastoral care, and a doctorate in pastoral psychology and counseling from Boston University. He also pursued additional study at Andover Newton Theological School, The Ohio State University, Georgia State University, New York University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brown University, Spelman College, and George Washington University. In addition, he taught at Harvard Divinity School.
Carter holds certifications in multidisciplinary clinical training, clinical pastoral education, editing historical documents, and community nonviolence training. He is also a licensed and ordained American Baptist minister. Carter was a 1994 Fulbright-Hays Scholar in
Brazil and a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow in 1993 and 1996.
Carter most recently taught Introduction to Religion, Psychology of Religion, Religion and Ethics, World Religions, and The Life and Thought of Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Daisaku Ikeda at Morehouse College. His fourth book, “The Baptist Preacher’s Buddhist Teacher: How My Interfaith Journey with Daisaku Ikeda Made Me a Better Christian,” has been translated into Japanese and Portuguese. He was also honored with a festschrift, edited by Echol Nix Jr., titled “In the Beginning: The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.”
Carter is the founder and fundraiser for Morehouse College’s International Hall of Honor, which features more than 300 oil portraits honoring civil and human rights activists internationally. He also founded the 500-member Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel Assistants Preseminarians Program in 1979 and the MLK College of Pastoral Leadership. He has raised more than $650,000 in scholarship funds for the Morehouse Chapel Assistants.
On April 1, 2000, Carter founded the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Cosmopolitan Ethics and Reconciliation Institute on Millennium Sunday, unveiling larger-thanlife busts of Mahatma Gandhi and his wife, Kasturba Gandhi, a gift from the people of India. Carter also received three grants totaling $3.5 million from the Lilly Endowment’s Program for the Theological Exploration of Vocation.
Carter is married to Marva Griffin Carter, a tenured associate professor of music history and literature at Georgia State University, where she has served as director of graduate studies in the School of Music. The Carters have one son, Lawrence Edward Carter Jr., a 2008 graduate of Morehouse.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER & HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE
Chris Paul
12-Time NBA All-Star, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Leader
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Chris Paul is a 12-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic Gold medalist. He was named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, and in 2021 became the first player in league history to record 20,000 career points and 10,000 assists. Paul also ranks second on the NBA all-time career assists and steals list.
Off the court, he’s also a father, husband, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His New York Times best-selling memoir, “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court”, is a powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy, and life's most important lessons.
As a leader, Paul served as the former president of the National Basketball Players Association from 2013 until 2021. He spearheaded the 2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), established THINK450 to manage the group licensing rights and create additional business opportunities for all 450 NBA players, and launched the first insurance benefit plan for retired NBA players.
Paul’s business footprint is diverse and includes a multi-platform production company Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment, the experiential agency Playbook Group, as well as ownership of Good Eat’n, a nationally distributed snack brand. Additionally, he retains minority ownership of the Indian Premier League’s Rajasthan Royals, Jupiter Links GC team of the TMR Golf League, Angel City Football Club, The Basketball Tournament (TBT), and The Soccer Tournament (TST), as well as the CP3 Basketball Academy in North Carolina.
Through the Chris Paul Family Foundation (CPFF), Paul continues to provide advocacy and resources that enrich and strengthen communities across the country through its Club 61 Leadership Alliance and the accredited HBCU Business of Entertainment Media and Sports class at North Carolina A&T, as well as Southern University and A&M College. CPFF is also a proud supporter of HBCU in LA, a platform that provides HBCU students interested in careers in sports and entertainment a pipeline to summer internships. In addition, the foundation hosts the Chris Paul HBCU Classic, which provides HBCU basketball programs an opportunity to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Paul also co-launched the Social Change Fund United with Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony, dedicated to investing in and supporting organizations that empower communities and advocate for basic human rights and liberties. He previously served on former President Joe Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. His philanthropic efforts have earned him the 2016 ESPYs Sports Humanitarian of the Year Award, the 2016 Mannie Jackson Human Spirit Award for his significant humanitarian, philanthropic, and community efforts, and the NBA Community Assist Award, five times. Paul is also the first recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball and advocacy for the WNBA.
Paul attended Wake Forest University and completed his degree as a proud HBCU graduate of WinstonSalem State University. In 2026, he announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons.
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
MARK ANTHONY ABREU *** Business Administration
CAYDEN HENRI ALEXANDER *** Economics
ERIC RONALD ANDERS JR. *** Business Administration
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PRICE ERIC ARISTILDE II *** Business Administration
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KIBWE ATO BASDEO *** Economics
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MALIK ISAAC BECKMAN *** Business Administration
RONN JERMAINE BELL JR. *** Business Administration
JEFFREY WARD BLACKSHEAR JR. *** Business Administration
MATHIAS OMARI BLAKE *** Economics
KYLE M. BOBB *** Business Administration
ANTHONY DEQUAN BOX JR. *** Business Administration
DYLAN BROOKINS-COPELAND *** Business Administration
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COREY CLARK *** Business Administration
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DAMIAN LAWRENCE COVINGTON JR. *** Business Administration
RONALD JOHN DAVID *** Business Administration
IMANI M. DAVIS *** Business Administration
JORDAN RODERICK DUNSTON *** Business Administration
MAXWELL KENNETH EDMONDS *** Business Administration
EVERETT EVANS JR. *** Business Administration
JIVONNE WALLACE FELICIANO *** Economics
DANIEL RICARDO LOUREIRO FERNANDES *** Economics
JOSHUA EUGENE FISHER *** Business Administration
PATRICK ORLANDO FOGO JR. *** Business Administration
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COREY FORVILUS * Business Administration
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SAVION ALAN-MICAH GALLEMORE *** Business Administration
TYREL GAYLE *** Business Administration
REUBEN WAMBOYE GIRENGE *** Business Administration
AMARE’ KHALIL GLENN *** Business Administration
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MACEO JAMES-CHRISTOPHER GORDON *** Business Administration
DARQUIS DAQUAN GRAY *** Business Administration
JORDAN MYLES GREEN *** Business Administration
BLAKE ALEXANDER GREENE *** Economics
AMAJE HANDY *** Business Administration
KHALIL MESSIAH HARPER-ARIAS *** Business Administration
TYLER JADEN HARRIS *** Business Administration
CORTNEY JAMIL HAYES *** Business Administration
SHILOH HENRY *** Economics
EMMETT GEORGE HILL *** Business Administration
LEE ARTHUR HODGES III *** Business Administration
OMARION STANTON HOLMES * Business Administration
EARLE CICERO HORTON IV *** Economics
JALEN LAMONTE HORTON *** Business Administration
TYMOTHI MEKHAI DAVIS HOWARD ** Business Administration
CARSON SHAW HOLLOWELL *** Economics
ELLIOT C. HOWSIE III *** Business Administration
MALCOLM BERNARD HUBBARD JR. *** Business Administration
AHMAD ISAIAH JACKSON *** Business Administration
IAN V. JACKSON *** Business Administration
DANIEL SIJUWADE JAIYESIMI *** Business Administration
ELIJAH MICHAI JAMES *** Business Administration
BRYCE MILES JOHNSON *** Business Administration
ISAIAH JULIUS JOHNSON *** Business Administration
JEFFREY JADEN JOHNSON *** Business Administration
JOHN JOHNSON *** Business Administration
JONATHAN TERRELL JOHNSON *** Economics
ALEXANDER MICHAEL JONES *** Business Administration
DILLON SEBASTIAN JONES *** Business Administration
KENDALL ERNEST JORDAN *** Business Administration
GARRISON CLARK KEITH *** Business Administration
SINCERE KENNETH JERMAINE KEY *** Business Administration
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DEVON ELIJAH LEWIS *** Business Administration
ELIJAH JAMES LEWIS *** Business Administration
MAURICE LEWIS *** Business Administration
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WILLIAM LONGS *** Business Administration
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JIBRI KASIB MARTIN-EDWARDS *** Business Administration
NOAH DAVID MASON *** Economics
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MARTIN SANDERS MAZE JR. *** Economics
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AMIR L. MCKOY *** Business Administration
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AARON JAVAN MITCHELL JR. *** Economics
MALIK ROBERT MONDS *** Business Administration
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BENJAMIN GARRISON MOORE *** Business Administration
JONATHAN DAVID MOORE *** Business Administration
QUINCY A. MORRIS ** Business Administration
EMMANUEL CAMERON MOSLEY *** Business Administration
ANIABA JEAN-BAPTISTE N’GUESSAN *** Economics
CHUKWUEBUKA CHUKWUMA OKAFOR *** Business Administration
ARMANI DEANTHONY OLIVER *** Business Administration
KYMARNI PARRIS *** Business Administration
CHRISTIAN MARQUI’S PATTERSON *** Business Administration
FREDERICK MALCOLM PATTERSON *** Business Administration
MILES EUGENE PAYNE *** Business Administration
HASHIM DE’MARI PENDERGAST *** Economics
COREY PENDERGRASS *** Business Administration
GARNET PERSON II *** Business Administration
SPENCER ROBERT PETERS *** Business Administration
JAYLEN-ANTHONY JOSIAH PHILLIP *** Business Administration
JOHN BRADSHAW PHILLIPS III *** Business Administration
MICHAEL EDWARD PHILLIPS II * Business Administration
JAMES REUBEN PIERSON *** Business Administration
GREGORY LAMONT POE JR . ** Business Administration
JADON ANDREW POLLARD *** Business Administration
ANDARIOUS M. PORTER * Business Administration
MICHAEL EVERS POWELL JR.*** Business Administration
WISDOM FRANKLIN PURCELL *** Business Administration
JALIL DORNELLE QUICK *** Business Administration
JAYDEN RAINEY *** Business Administration
TREVOR HAMPTON REDD *** Business Administration
OMARI DENNIS REID *** Economics
DYLEN DAYLON DOMENIQUE RICHMOND *** Economics
AYDEN JASPER RILEY *** Business Administration
ALEXANDER ROBBINS III *** Business Administration
MATTHEW RODERICK ROBINSON *** Economics
EUGENE ROCKETT III *** Business Administration
MANUEL JOSEF RODRIGUEZ *** Economics
KYE HUNTER SABBATH *** Business Administration
BRIAN BOADI ANIM-SACKEY *** Business Administration
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CALEB ASHTON SAULSBERRY *** Economics
MICHAEL NATHANIEL SAVAGE *** Business Administration
DAMON KHALIL SCOTT *** Business Administration
ALRIC JAMES SIMMONDS *** Business Administration
ELIJAH N. SMILEY *** Economics
DESHAUN C. SMITH ** Business Administration
DONYAE CANTRELL SMITH *** Economics
AARON QUENTONE TATUM *** Business Administration
ADDISON LUKE TAYLOR *** Business Administration
JADON TELEMAQUE *** Business Administration
NORMAN HAROLD THOMAS III *** Business Administration
TK THOMAS *** Business Administration
MATTHEW THOMPSON *** Business Administration
JAMES THORPE *** Business Administration
STAFFORD ANTHONY TIPPEN *** Economics
JUSTIN D. TOMLINSON *** Business Administration
JOSHUA ALBERT LEWARS TUBOKUMETZGER *** Business Administration
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TRENT ALEXANDER TURPIN *** Business Administration
KENNETH UGO *** Business Administration
AARON WADE WALDRON JR. *** Business Administration
JAMES L. WALLACE IV *** Business Administration
ANTHONY JAYDEN WARD JR. *** Economics
WILLIAM CHASE WATSON *** Business Administration
JONAH AHMAN WATTS *** Business Administration
GAVIN ALEXANDER WEDDINGTON *** Economics
BRINARO L. WHITE *** Business Administration
TIMOTHY ADRIAN WHITEMAN JR. *** Business Administration
ELIJAH M. WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
JALEN WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
JUSTIN DARNELL WILLIAMS *** Business Administration
JORDAN PATRICK WILSON *** Business Administration
KENDALL ANDRE’ WINSTON *** Business Administration
CHASE ALLEN WOODARD *** Business Administration
MICHAEL ANTHONY WOOLCOCK *** Business Administration
HAYDEN NICHOLAS WYATT *** Business Administration
PARIS DEMETRIUS YATES JR. *** Business Administration
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EDDIE C. RED, PH. D. ’00 Division Dean
GABRIEL ABDUL-ZAHIR *** Psychology
UNIMASHI UTSU AKANDE *** Biology
BENJAMIN JAMAINE ALLISON II *** Biology
AMAR’E JOSEPH ANDERSON *** Biology
JAMARREA TAYSEAN ANDERSON *** Psychology
JEAN-DOMINIQUE MICHAEL EZAN ANOH *** Computer Science
BRENDEN JAVIER ARCHER *** Software Engineering
MARCUS JULIUS BANKS *** Applied Physics
NORMAN M. BANTOE * General Science
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JORDAN SHAMAR BENNETT *** Biology
TROY BOXTON JR. *** Computer Science
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HENDON BRADFORD *** Computer Science
SIMEON MICHAEL BRANCH-EASON *** Software Engineering
ASHTON TARAINE BRANDON *** Psychology
JAH-MALI RAHLEEK BRATHWAITE ** Computer Science
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LOREN BRODDIE *** Applied Physics
ANDREW THOMAS BROWN *** Physics
ASHTON MAKAI BROWN *** Psychology
JALEN BROWN *** Psychology
JAYLIN MALACHI BROWN *** Psychology
AUSTIN W. BURNS *** General Science
ISAIAH OMAR BURRELL *** Biology
AUNAJE’ MAAIER CALDWELL *** Software Engineering
DAELON MALIK CANN *** Psychology
KEIRNAN EDWARD CATLEY *** Psychology
SIDNEY LOUIS DANIEL CAZENO *** Software Engineering
JEREMIAH L. WORRELL *** Morehouse Online Business Administration
2026 Valedictorian
Yamir Adas Richmond
AGE: 22
MAJOR: Mathematics
HOMETOWN: Chantilly, Virginia
PARENTS’ NAMES: Yasmin Shiraz and (the late) Michael M. Richmond
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society, Lomax Success Scholar, Woodruff Scholarship, James King Jr. Scholarship, the National Society of Black Engineers, and math tutor to fellow Morehouse students for two years.
MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative Program, which provided scholarships and resources to navigate upper-level research.
WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
I chose Morehouse because I believed it would transform me into a strong African American leader.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Highest Ranking Student for Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Introduction to Linear Algebra, Set Theory, Differential Equations, Abstract Algebra I, Abstract Algebra II, Real Analysis I, and Machine Learning; Internships such as the SPIRAL (Summer Program In Research And Learning), and the summer MSRI Undergraduate Program for research in the mathematical sciences; and a Black Belt in Taekwondo.
INTERNSHIPS:
SPIRAL (Summer Program In Research And Learning), and the summer MSRI Undergraduate Program for research in the mathematical sciences.
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
Consider offers to graduate programs and go into Actuarial Science.
PARENTS’ NAMES:
2026 Co -Salutatorian
o’rell William pressley roBerTs
AGE: 36
MAJOR: Psychology
HOMETOWN: San Bernardino, California
Sherri Staton and William Pressley Roberts
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership Social Justice Scholar, New Student Orientation Leader, Treasurer, Morehouse College Association of Black Psychologists, Member, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Member, AUC Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Constitutional Convention Junior Delegate.
MOREHOUSE PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
The Social Justice Scholars program was the most transformative part of my Morehouse experience. It expanded my understanding of global and domestic justice issues and pushed me to see the world through a more critical, historically grounded lens. The internship placement at R2ISE I received through Social Justice Scholars became the most personally meaningful experience of my time at Morehouse. Working in a recovery-oriented, communitybased setting helped me confront and heal parts of my own story. And the Ronald E. McNair Scholars strengthened my research training, expanded my scholarly confidence, and connected me to a community of first-generation and underrepresented researchers committed to advancing the discipline.
WHY YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
I chose Morehouse because I wanted to study in a place where Black men are seen, challenged, and developed with intention. I also came to Morehouse with a deep academic desire to study psychology in a space that would tell the truth about the discipline’s history and center on the contributions of African American people. Morehouse offered both a community that shaped me as a Black man and a curriculum that honored what our people have contributed to the field of psychology.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Highest Ranking Scholar, School of Psychology, Harry and Sophie Rosenman Scholarship Recipient, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Dean’s List, Honor Roll (multiple semesters).
INTERNSHIPS:
R2ISE—a recovery oriented arts organization where I supported creative healing programs and participant engagement.
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
I will continue my work in recovery oriented research and community mental health while completing plant science coursework at UCLA and enrolling in the University of Florida’s Horticultural Therapy Certificate program. My long term vision is to create spaces where individuals in recovery and people from marginalized communities can return to themselves through the land, bringing healing back into the soil, the seasons, and the rhythms that have always sustained us. It’s about making recovery rooted and embodied by decentering the couch and recentering the land.
PARENTS’ NAMES:
2026 Co -Salutatorian
Mario Darnell Wells
AGE: 21
MAJOR: Psychology
HOMETOWN: Sugar Hill, Georgia
Mario Wells Sr. and Donna Wells
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE AFFILIATIONS:
Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program, Environmental Justice and Sustainability Scholar, MCEE Literary Society co-president, Morehouse Chapter of Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, and Black Male Achievement Scholar.
MOREHOUSE
PROGRAM MOST INTEGRAL TO YOUR SUCCESS AND WHY:
The Morehouse program most integral to my success is the Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program (OWSP). While this program offers a scholarship, it is much more than that. This program provided me with a brotherhood within a brotherhood. Moreover, this program, in particular, has facilitated my growth both as a leader and as an individual, ensuring that my Morehouse experience encompassed service and student leadership, enabling me to lead with intentionality both on and off campus. OWSP refined my character and deepened my commitment to service.
WHY
YOU CHOSE MOREHOUSE:
I chose Morehouse for various reasons. One particular reason is the institution’s mission and commitment to develop men with disciplined minds who lead lives of leadership and service. I recognized the core values of the institution and saw myself and the person I hoped to be in Morehouse. The other reason I chose Morehouse was because of the energy. There is a palpable energy of home at Morehouse. My first visit was marked by an incredibly welcoming atmosphere, where I was not only affirmed in my academic acumen but also in my humanity.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Dean’s List, second place at the Oral Presentation at the 27th Annual AUC Psychology Research Symposium, and second place at the Second Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Expo.
INTERNSHIPS:
UGA Undergraduate Research Education Program, FSU-APA Summer Scholars Program, Environmental Justice and Sustainability Program.
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:
I intend to attend NYU for a master’s program in General Psychology.
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ACADEMIC HONORS
valedictorian
Yamir Adas Richmond
co-salutatorian
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts
rhodes scholar (west africa)
Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan
co-salutatorian
Mario Darnell Wells
summa cum laude
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.
Jamarrea Taysean Anderson
Ashton Makai Brown
Charles William Cherry III
Stephen Douglas Cooper
Omar Jamel Culbreath Jr.
Chakym Jaquavios Cummings
Nedav Daniel-Mitchell
Ryan O’Neil Davidson
Kade Judge Davis
Tiger R. Dawson
Rory Dubose
Jordan Roderick Dunston
Maxwell Kenneth Edmonds
Aren Jordan Egwuekwe
Jordan Malik Freeman
Kyle Jeffrey Givens
Joseph Derron Grant
Jordan Myles Green
Ryan Keith Grimmett
Tre’von Arthur William Henderson
Vernard Laerte Hodges II
James Edward Ivy II
Ikhwan Calib James
Bryce Miles Johnson
Micah Amani Kelley
Lennox Quentin Nelson Lee Sr.
Terrance Shalone Lockett
Jeremiah Essien Gibson Lowther
Jibri Kasib Martin-Edwards
Xavier Pierce McDaniel
Divine N. McNeil
Emmanuel Cameron Mosley
Frederick Malcolm Patterson
Omari Dennis Reid
Yamir Adas Richmond
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts
Aaron Matthew Robinson
Donte Antoine Snell
Kenneth Ugo
Mario Darnell Wells
Kollin Louis White
Tarius Jermaine Williams Avery
Michael Anthony Woolcock
Jeremiah L. Worrell
ACADEMIC HONORS
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.
Mark Anthony Abreu
Unimashi Utsu Akande
Tayvian Dwayne Allen
Tristen James Nealon Ard
Aaron Joseph Armstrong
Huascar Emilio Benoit
Chase L. Bethea
Jeffrey Ward Blackshear Jr.
Mathias Omari Blake
Daniel Brown Jr.
Jalen Amos Brown
Jackson Buckner
Richard Valdez Burch Sr.
Keirnan Edward Catley
Ian Joseph Chamberlin
Antonio Eugene Chambers
David Donevin Clements
Cameron M. Cleveland
Edward A. Coit Jr.
Alimamy Abdulrahaman Conteh VII
David Cox
Ronald John David
Brian David Davis
Jason Renard Davis
Guadalupe Marc Deanda III
Eldon Louis DeVille Jr.
Theotis Van Dowe
Mahamad D. Drammeh
Ihsaan Akil El-Amin
Samuel Allen Exume
Joshua Eugene Fisher
Kendyn Madgai Fredieu
Reuben Wamboye Girenge
Robert Alexander Godhigh Jr.
Hanif Aziz Goins
Dante Grange
Darquis Daquan Gray
Christian Jermaine Gray
Azekel Hartley
Jabari Van Hayes Jr.
Emmett George Hill
Brodric Houston
Elliot C. Howsie III
Malcolm Bernard Hubbard Jr.
Michael F. Hubbard
Julian Hutchins
Stephen Wayne Jackson II
Daniel Sijuwade Jaiyesimi
Masai Dorsey Jenkins
Isaiah Julius Johnson
Juan Johnson
Phillip T. Johnson Jr.
Sergil Johnson
Dillon Sebastian Jones
Joel Abijah Jones
Felix Chinemelum Kamuche Jr.
Brogan Andrew Korta
Lamont Xzavier Leigh
Ayden Percell Longoria-Harris
William Longs
Harvis J. Macon
Amir Kaleb Makle
Marcus Bryant Marshall
Corey J. Martin
Maxwell Joshua Martin
Ty L. Martin
Tyler Emmanuel Mathieu
Martin Sanders Maze Jr.
Farrell R. McCullough Jr.
Waymond Santora McIntee Sr.
Jared Alexander McKenzie-Smith
Ssuuna Kakumba McKitty
Benjamin Garrison Moore
Melvin Lorenzo Morgan Jr.
Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan
Reginal T. Nelson Jr.
John Joseph Oliga II
Ian Christian Patterson
Miles Eugene Payne
Tarplah Wellington Payne Jr.
Walter Joseph Payton
Corey Pendergrass
Spencer Robert Peters
Kaleil Patrick Pierce
James Reuben Pierson
Nicholas DuPree Pittman
Jadon Andrew Pollard
Cameron Bradley Ponton
Haki Pasha Pratt
Jack Reese II
Ernest Reid Jr.
Jacob Alexander Robertson
Chantz Alexander Robinson
Randall Hennix Robinson
Yasir Raken Saleem
Jeremy Craig Samuel
Damon Khalil Scott
William Scott Jr.
Frederick Walter Shepard III
London Wade Shepherd
Alric James Simmonds
Evan Sinclair Spann
Jamal Andre Spencer
William Francis Swann Jr.
Kanye Deshon Sweeney
Aaron Quentone Tatum
Otto Benjamin Clarence Taylor III
Keith Wardell Terry
Bernard Thomas Jr.
Ronico Thompson
James Thorpe
Stafford Anthony Tippen
Joshua Albert Lewars Tuboku-Metzger
Joshua Jevan Ward
Jonah Ahman Watts
Gavin Alexander Weddington
Bryson Quinton White
Lonnie Joseph White IV
Omar Michael White-Evans
Kendrick Williams II
Mason Rafael Williams
Robert Terrance Williams
Simeon Jerome Williams II
Paul James Wilson Jr.
Omar O. Wood
Marcus Lee Woodard
Linden Martin Young
magna cum laude
ACADEMIC HONORS
cum laude
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.
Keaton Isaiah Anderson
Jean-Dominique Michael Ezan Anoh
Price Eric Aristilde II
Asan John Baddoo Sr.
Reginald Jerome Barlow III
Langston Dean Bassett
Malcolm Elijah Batten
Malik Isaac Beckman
Ronn Jermaine Bell Jr.
Nashon Areez Blash
Anthony Dequan Box Jr.
Jah-Mali Rahleek Brathwaite
Samuel Christopher Loren Broddie
Collin Michael Brown
Torrence Woodrow Brown
Everton K. Browne Jr.
Aunaje’ Maaier Caldwell
Daelon Malik Cann
Khamar A. Carlisle
Keith L. Carr Jr.
Jalen Marques Ceasar
Corey Clark
Joshua William Coleman
Kennal S. Coleman
Jah’Karious Nkosi Ajanku Elexzar Conley
Christopher Jaraye Cooper
Reese Autry Dangerfield
Josiah Alphonso Davis
Tyler Sherrod Davis
Mykhi Kristoff Dunn
Camron El-Amin
Raman Abidemi Enigbokan
Adrian Le Ron Evans Jr.
Jayson Kent Faulkner
Jivonne Wallace Feliciano
Daniel Ricardo Loureiro Fernandes
Patrick Orlando Fogo Jr.
Austin Thomas Ford
Corey Forvilus
Dalen Cortrez Frazier
Alex French V
Keith Nathaniel Gabbidon Jr.
Chase Zion Garrison
Niles Frederick Garrison
Shayvon L. Gee
John Sidney George
Isa Elijah German
Amari Vashon Gray
Randall Jason Gray Jr.
John Greene
Wamiek I. Greene
Daine Arthur Grey III
Timothy Owen Harrell
Tajeh Lamario Harris
Tyler Cristian Harris
Tyler Jaden Harris
Luke Emanuel Hayes
Drake Lamar Heard
Kagan Charles Henry
Shiloh Henry
Tavon Hill
Marques Devon Hogans Jr.
DeRenn Lanier Hollman
Robert L. Holloway
Zion Egzaibher Horn
Earle Cicero Horton IV
Tymothi Mekhai Davis Howard
Marc Hughes
Jairus Lloyd Hunter
Austin Ahmad Inman
Jacob Batiste Jack
Elijah Michai James
Olutade Adewale Jegede
Jakari Lasameul Jewell
Amir Ajene Johnson
Brendt Mekhi Johnson
DayMond DeAnthony Johnson
Eligah Peyton Johnson
Jonathan Terrell Johnson
Alexander Michael Jones
Jyhir Jesse Jordan
Kendall Ernest Jordan
Anwar Falah Karim
Brian Kiprop Kemei
Jackson Pierce Kennedy
Emmanuel Lee
Travaris Lavon Lee Sr.
Edwin Jarad Lewis II
John Christopher Massey
Chavier Franklin-Alexander McDaniel
Collin Vince McNatt
Marcellis Cornell McQueen
Malik Robert Monds
Jonathan David Moore
Bradley Quinten Watson Morrison
Pierce Nabors
Myles Ndiritu
Nigel King Newell
Ivan M. Newton
Anthony Jerode Nicholson Jr.
Jordan Laurent Noeuku
Marlon Nurse II
Daniel Elijah Oliphant
Adian Dawyne Patterson
Jordan Oniel Peart
Michael Edward Phillips II
Steve Joseph Presha
Wisdom Franklin Purcell
Jayden Rainey
Dylen Daylon Domenique Richmond
Ayden Jasper Riley
Alexander Robbins III
Milton Tommy Rogers
Mark Justin Ross Jr.
Nico L. Ross
Terrell Setti
Ian Naanlong Shaiyen
Jaylon Thomas Simmons
Johnny Lee Griffin-Simmons
Donyae Cantrell Smith
Josiah Cole Smith
Deshaun C. Smith
Jadon Telemaque
Jimmie Allen Terrell II
Norman Harold Thomas III
Jared Elijah Thompson
Matthew Thompson
Fonda EurekaTrice
Danny Tucker
Jordan Gregory Kael Turner
Trent Alexander Turpin
Brian Anthony Tutt
Aaron Wade Waldron Jr.
Ellis Thomas Ware III
Zion Reign Washington
William Chase Watson
Brinaro L. White
Timothy Adrian Whiteman Jr.
Edward Lemoine Williams
Jalen Williams
Marlon J. Williams
Chase Allen Woodard
Mekhi Woods
HONOR SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
T he phi Be Ta Kappa socie T y†
The following members of the class of 2026 have been elected to the Delta of Georgia Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Matthew B. Platt ’03, Ph.D., Secretary
Unimashi Utsu Akande
Jamarrea Taysean Anderson
Mathias Omari Blake
Daniel Brown Jr.
Jackson Buckner
Keirnan Edward Catley
David Donevin Clements
Omar Jamel Culbreath Jr.
Brian David Davis
Kade Judge Davis
Aren Jordan Egwuekwe
Kyle Jeffrey Givens
Ryan Keith Grimmett
Tre’von Arthur William Henderson
Vernard Laerte Hodges II
Brodric Houston
Julian Hutchins
Micah Amani Kelley
Lamont Xzavier Leigh
Jeremiah Essien Gibson Lowther
Amir Kaleb Makle
Maxwell Joshua Martin
Corey J. Martin
Melvin Lorenzo Morgan Jr.
Yamir Adas Richmond
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts
Jacob Alexander Robertson
Chantz Alexander Robinson
† At the time of printing, the following graduates have been confirmed as inductees to The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
London Wade Shepherd
Evan Sinclair Spann
William Francis Swann Jr.
Kanye Deshon Sweeney
Otto Benjamin Clarence Taylor III
Stafford Anthony Tippen
Mario Darnell Wells
Bryson Quinton White
Lonnie Joseph White IV
Kollin Louis White
Paul James Wilson Jr.
Linden Martin Young
Be Ta gamma sigma honor socie T y – T he in T ernaT ional B usiness honor socie T y
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.
SherRhonda Gibbs, Ph.D., President
Aisha Meeks, Ph.D., Secretary
Jordan Roderick Dunston
Caleb High
Bryce Miles Johnson
Emmanuel Cameron Mosley
Frederick Malcolm Patterson
Maxwell Edmonds
Elijah Grace
Jordan Myles Green
Xavier Pierce McDaniel
Aaron Quentone Tatum
Kenneth Ugo
omicron DelTa epsilon – T he in T ernaT ional honor socie T 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 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.
David Poyer, Ph.D., Advisor
Daniel Ricardo Loureiro Fernandes
Martin Sanders Maze Jr.
ORGANIZATION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
alpha epsilon DelTa (aeD) naT ional healT h
pre-proFessional honor socieT y
Faculty Advisor:
Ajit Samarasinghe, M.A. ’84
Jayson Kent Faulkner
James Edward Ivy II
Kollin Louis White
Kendrick Williams II
chi alpha sigma naTional college
aThleTe honor socieT y
Department Chair:
Claude Hutto, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Youdlyne Renard, Ph.D.
Jalen Amos Brown
Nedav Daniel-Mitchell
Joshua Eugene Fisher
Hanif Aziz Goins
Joel Abijah Jones
Amir Kaleb Makle
Maxwell Joshua Martin
Nicholas DuPree Pittman
Jeremy Craig Samuel
James Thorpe
Omar Michael White-Evans
cheryl g. FranKlin healT h proFessions scholars
Unimashi Utsu Akande
Mahamad D. Drammeh
Nicholas DuPree Pittman
Craig Watkins
Kollin Louis White
corella anD BerT ram F. Bonner scholars
Brenden Javier Archer
Khamar A. Carlisle
Antonio Eugene Chambers
Corey Clark
Hanif Aziz Goins
Elijah Michai James
Eligah Peyton Johnson
Craig Maurice Jones II
Tyler Emmanuel Mathieu
Daniel Elijah Oliphant
Armani DeAnthony Oliver
Timothy O. Salmon
Michael Nathaniel Savage
T he Dr. hugh m. anD
yvonne K. glosT er premeDical prize/ scholar
Kollin Louis White
T he Dr. michael l. lomax sT uDen T success scholars
Staff Advisor:
Rhonda I. Elmore
Mark Anthony Abreu
Jamarrea Taysean Anderson
Jackson Buckner
Daelon Malik Cann
Charles William Cherry III
Nedav Daniel-Mitchell
Jordan Roderick Dunston
John Sidney George
Tre’von Arthur
William Henderson
Robert L. Holloway
Lamont Xzavier Leigh
Melvin Lorenzo Morgan Jr.
Haki Pasha Pratt
Caleb Ashton Saulsberry
Aaron Quentone Tatum
Jonah Ahman Watts
Bryson Quinton White
Mason Rafael Williams
environmen Tal jusT ice anD susTainaBili T y scholars
Faculty Advisor:
Ethell Vereen, Ph.D.
Zahir Ka Heru Ni Amen
Benjamin Jamaine Allison II
Keirnan Edward Catley
Gabriel Rashad Kayin Charles
Amari Vashon Gray
Anwar Falah Karim
Idris Oladiran
Mario Darnell Wells
T he hoWarD
T hurman honors
program scholars
Benjamin Jamaine Allison II
Troy Boxton Jr.
Daniel Brown Jr.
Torrence Woodrow Brown
Joshua William Coleman
Omar Jamel Culbreath Jr.
Nedav Daniel-Mitchell
Miles Henry Parham Drabinski
Jordan Roderick Dunston
Jayson Kent Faulkner
Joshua Eugene Fisher
Isaiah JaJuan Frazier
Freddie Lee Golden Jr.
Cortney Jamil Hayes
Vernard Laerte Hodges II
Christian Lewis Johnson
Jeremiah Essien Gibson Lowther
Tyler Emmanuel Mathieu
Ssuuna Kakumba McKitty
Marcellis Cornell McQuee
Garrison Jamiah Neal
Zahir Ka Heru Ni Amen
Anthony Jerode Nicholson Jr.
Daniel Elijah Oliphant
Jacob Alexander Robertson
Arthur Lee Sheffield III
Alric James Simmonds
Landen La’raja Thompson
Joshua Tuboku-Metzger
Trent Alexander Turpin
James L. Wallace IV
Gavin Alexander Weddington
Kollin Louis White
Kendrick Williams II
Jalen Williams
Paul James Wilson Jr.
Jeffrey Ward Blackshear Jr.
Cole Christopher Hughes
morgan sTanley sT uDen T success scholars
Staff Advisor: Rhonda I. Elmore
Unimashi Utsu Akande
Langston Dean Bassett
TK Thomas
morehouse
college speech
anD DeBaT e T eam
Jonathan Caleb Dolsey
Dejaun Shamar Wright
oprah WinFrey scholars
Staff Advisor: Jann Adams, Ph.D.
Cameron M. Cleveland
Austin Thomas Ford
Jordan Malik Freeman
Freddie Lee Golden Jr. Kagan Charles Henry
Olutade Adewale Jegede
DayMond DeAnthony Johnson
Phillip T. Johnson Jr.
Jyhir Jesse Jordan
Marcellis Cornell McQueen
Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan
Landen La’raja Thompson
Kenneth Ugo
Mario Darnell Wells
Jalen Williams
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
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1st Place
Anwar Falah Karim
3rd Place
Milton Tommy Rogers
Honorable Mention
Tre’von Arthur
William Henderson
Pierce Nabors
Linden Martin Young
spi Ke lee FelloW
Anwar Falah Karim
uncF/mellon mays
unDergraDaT e FelloWs
Jackson Buckner
Omar Jamel Culbreath Jr.
Kade Judge Davis
Tre’von Arthur
William Henderson
Linden Martin Young
vivien T homas
scholars
Faculty Advisor:
Wallace Sharif, Ph.D. ’96
Yamir Adas Richmond
Division of Business Administration and Economics (BE)
business administration
Department Chair:
Felix Kamuche, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
James A. Hefner
Outstanding Student Award
Tristen James Nealon Ard
Outstanding Senior in Finance
Thane Jewel Martin Jr.
Outstanding Senior in Accounting
Kenneth Ugo
Outstanding Senior in Management
Jordan Roderick Dunston
Outstanding Senior in Marketing
Jordan Myles Green
Emmanuel Cameron Mosley
Departmental Honors
Mark Anthony Abreu
Tristen James Nealon Ard
Price Eric Aristilde II
Jeffrey Ward Blackshear Jr.
Anthony Dequan Box Jr.
Torrence Woodrow Brown
Ian Joseph Chamberlin
Antonio Eugene Chambers
Joshua William Coleman
Ronald John David
Jordan Roderick Dunston
Maxwell Kenneth Edmonds
Joshua Eugene Fisher
Austin Thomas Ford
Reuben Wamboye Girenge
Darquis Daquan Gray
Jordan Myles Green
Tyler Jaden Harris
Emmett George Hill
Elliot C. Howsie III
Malcolm Benard Hubbard Jr.
Bryce Miles Johnson
Isaiah Julius Johnson
Dillon Sebastian Jones
Alexander Michael Jones
Kendall Ernest Jordan
Jibri Kasib Martin-Edwards
Xavier Pierce McDaniel
Jared Alexander
McKenzie-Smith
Ssuuna Kakumba McKitty
Divine N. McNeil
Benjamin Garrison Moore
Emmanuel Cameron Mosley
Frederick Malcolm Patterson
Miles Eugene Payne
Corey Pendergrass
Spencer Robert Peters
James Reuben Pierson
Jadon Andrew Pollard
Jayden Rainey
Yasir Raken Saleem
Damon Khalil Scott
Alric James Simmonds
Aaron Quentone Tatum
Jadon Telemaque
Matthew Thompson
James Thorpe
Joshua Tuboku-Metzger
Trent Alexander Turpin
Kenneth Ugo
Marquelle Waterford
Jonah Ahman Watts
Timothy Adrian Whiteman Jr.
Chase Allen Woodard
Michael Anthony Woolcock
economics
E.B. Williams
Outstanding Student Award
Thane Jewel Martin Jr.
Outstanding Senior in Economics
Omari Dennis Reid
Departmental Honors
Mathias Omari Blake
Daniel Ricardo
Loureiro Fernandes
Shiloh Henry
Earle Cicero Horton IV
Martin Sanders Maze Jr.
Omari Dennis Reid
Donyae Cantrell Smith
Stafford Anthony Tippen
Gavin Alexander Weddington
Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media and Arts (HSSMA)
africana studies and history
Department Chair: Ovell Hamilton, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Samuel Livingston, Ph.D. Haile Larebo, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Omar Jamel Culbreath Jr.
art
Department Chair: Maria Korol, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Maria Korol, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Randall Hennix Robinson
art history
Department Chair: Maria Korol, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Michelle Laxalt, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Daniel Brown Jr.
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
cinema, television, and emerging media studies
Department Chair:
Stephane Dunn, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Stephane Dunn, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Jamal Andre Spencer
Departmental Honors
Nashon Areez Blash
Anwar Falah Karim
Jamal Andre Spencer
communication studies
Department Chair:
Felicia Stewart, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Keisha Tassie, Ph.D.
Jorlanditha Austin Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Charles William Cherry III
Departmental Honors
Collin Vince McNatt
Pierce Nabors
Noah Acacias White
Lambda Pi Eta
National Communication
Honor Society
Charles William Cherry III
Jabari Van Hayes Jr.
DeRenn Lanier Hollman
Collin Vince McNatt
Pierce Nabors
Elijah Samuel Rice
Noah AcaciasWhite
Wamiek I. Greene
english
Department Chair:
Alison D. Ligon, DAH, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Ayden Percell Longoria-Harris
Departmental Honors
Chase L. Bethea
Samuel Allen Exume
Samir Kalam Id-Din
Kanye Deshon Sweeney
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Samuel Allen Exume
Ayden Percell Longoria-Harris
Kanye Deshon Sweeney history
Top-Ranking Senior
Bryson Quinton White
Jalen Amos Brown
international studies
Department Chair:
Andrew Douglas, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Seniors
Brian David Davis
journalism in sports, culture & social justice
Department Chair:
Keisha Tassie, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Ron Thomas
Top-Ranking Senior
Niles Frederick Garrison
Departmental Honors
Brodric Houston
music
Department Chair:
David Morrow, DMA
Top-Ranking Senior
Jackson Pierce Kennedy
Pi Kappa Lamba National Music Honor Society
Jackson Pierce Kennedy
London Wade Shepherd
Theodore Presser
Undergraduate Scholar Award in Music
London Wade Shepherd
philosophy
Department Chair:
Harold V. Bennett, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Daniel Peterson, Ph.D
Top-Ranking Senior
Linden Martin Young
Phi Sigma Tau
National Honor Society for Philosophy
Linden Martin Young
political science
Department Chair: Andrew Douglas, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Douglas, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Ryan Keith Grimmett
Department Honors
Ryan Keith Grimmett
Pi Sigma Alpha
National Honor Society of Political Science
Tayvian Dwayne Allen
Brian David Davis
John Greene
Ryan Keith Grimmett
Amir Kaleb Makle
Maxwell Joshua Martin
Robert Brisbane Award –
Top-Ranking Senior
Ryan Keith Grimmett
religion
Faculty Advisor: Harold V. Bennett, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Nathaniel Bishop Lolley III
Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
Nathaniel Bishop Lolley III
sociology
Department Chair: Derrick M. Bryan, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Derrick M. Bryan, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Jeremiah Essien Gibson Lowther
Departmental Honors
Kade Judge Davis
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola
Kyle Jeffrey Givens
Zachary Q. Jackson
Ayden Percell Longoria-Harris
theatre and performance
Department Chair: Robert Tanner, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: Robert Tanner, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking SeniorTheatre and Performance
Haki Pasha Pratt
Top-Ranking SeniorDance and Choreography
Melvin Lorenzo Morgan Jr.
DIVISION HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
biology
Department Chair:
Valerie K. Haftel, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Jeffrey Handy, Ph.D.
Ethell Vereen, Ph.D.
Valerie K Haftel, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Seniors
Hanif Aziz Goins
Vernard Laerte Hodges II
Kollin Louis White
computer science
Department Chair: Lance Shipman Young, Ph.D.
computer science
Department Chair: Kinnis Gosha, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Sonya M. Dennis, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Aren Jordan Egwuekwe
mathematics
Top-Ranking Senior
Yamir Adas Richmond
Departmental Honors
Julian Hutchins
Chavier FranklinAlexander McDaniel
Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan
Yamir Adas Richmond
Harriett J. Walton
Outstanding Student
Julian Hutchins
psychology
Department Chair:
David Wall Rice, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor:
Jennifer G. Andrews, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts
Department Honors
Jamarrea Taysean Anderson
Ashton Makai Brown
Keirnan Edward Catley
David Donevin Clements
Michon Spencer Ellis
Shayvon L. Gee
Luke Emanuel Hayes
Masai Dorsey Jenkins
Phillip T. Johnson Jr.
Lamont Xzavier Leigh
Harvis J. Macon
Corey J. Martin
Jaylon Thomas Simmons
Evan Sinclair Spann
Mario Darnell Wells
Harry and Sophie Rosenman Award in Psychology
Top-Ranking Senior
O’Rell William Pressley Roberts
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
Jamarrea Taysean Anderson
Gabriel Abdul-Zahir
Ashton Makai Brown
Keirnan Edward Catley
David Donevin Clements
Michon Spencer Ellis
Dalen Cortrez Frazier
Phillip T. Johnson Jr.
Lamont Xzavier Leigh
Ayinde Jelani Roman
Evan Sinclair Spann
physics & dual-degree engineering program
Department Chair:
Eddie C. Red, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Aaron Matthew Robinson
Charles Brown Research Award in PhysicsTop Performing Physics student
Chavier FranklinAlexander McDaniel
Carlyle Moore
Academic Achievement Award
Chavier FranklinAlexander McDaniel
Artis C. Jenkins Achievement Award in Engineering - Top performing seniors within DDEP
(Applied or General Science)
Ihsaan Akil El-Amin
Simeon Jerome Williams II
software engineering
Department Chair: Kinnis Gosha, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor: David Brickler ’13, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Jeremy Craig Samuel
Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS)
education studies
Department Chair: Horace Ballenger, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
Jordan Malik Freeman
Department Honors Jalen Amos Brown
Ikhwan Calib James
Lennox Quentin Nelson Lee
Marcellis Cornell McQueen
Johnny Lee Griffin Simmons
kinesiology, sports studies, and physical education
Department Chair: Claude P. Hutto, Ph.D.
Top-Ranking Senior
James Edward Ivy II
Departmental Honors
Nedav Daniel-Mitchell
Tyler Sherrod Davis
Dante Grange
Daine Arthur Grey III
Timothy Owen Harrell
Jairus Lloyd Hunter
James Edward Ivy II
Joel Abijah Jones
Cameron Bradley Ponton
Edward Lemoine Williams
Phi Epsilon Kappa Honor Society
Cameron Bradley Ponton (President)
James Edward Ivy II
HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS*
2026 VULCAN TEACHING AWARD WINNER
Keisha E. Tassie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and Arts
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:
Melvin Rahming, Ph.D. Department of English 2001
James Richardson, Ph.D. Department of English 2002
Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D. Department of Business Administration 2003
Hamid Taqi, Ph.D. Department of Political Science 2004
Emmanuel Onifade, Ph.D. Department of Business Administration 2005
David Morrow, DMA Department of Music 2006
Lawrence Blumer, Ph.D. Department of Biology 2007
Cynthia Hewitt, Ph.D. Department of Sociology 2008
Gloria da Cunha, Ph.D. Department of Modern Foreign Languages 2009
Marcellus Barksdale, Ph.D. Department of History 2010
Uzee Brown Jr., DMA Department of Music 2011
John Handy, Ph.D. Department of Economics 2012
David Cooke, Ph.D. Department of Biology 2013
Ida R. Mukenge, Ph.D. Department of Sociology 2014
Dolores Stephens, Ph.D. Department of English 2015
Ulrica Wilson, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics 2016
Tobe Johnson, Ph.D. Department of Political Science 2017
Miesha Williams, Ph.D. Department of Economics 2018
Ethell Vereen, Ph.D. Department of Biology 2019
Mushinah Morris, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry 2020
Tanya Clark, Ph.D. Division of Humanities, English Program 2021
Nathan Nobis, Ph.D. Department of Philosphy and Religion 2022
Lance Shipman Young, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry 2023
Adria D.Welcher, Ph.D. Department of Soiciology 2024
Sonya M. Dennis, Ph.D. Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 2025
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
2026 STEERING COMMITTEE
Henry Goodgame Jr. ’84
Chair, Commencement and Reunion Committee
Vice President, Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
Candace Bazemore Director, Digital Strategy and Transformation Office of Strategic Marketing, Communications & Admissions
Joana Blankson
Associate Registrar, Curriculum, Graduation and Policy Office of Records and Registration
Kevin R. Booker ’90 Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College Office of Student Services
Kari Boykin
Assistant to the Provost Office of the Provost
Kendrick Brown
Provost and Senior Vice President Office of the Provost
Kimberly M. Brown
Signature Events Coordinator Office of External Affairs & Alumni Engagement
William Brown 25Live Administrator Office of Event Support Services
Joseph S. Carlos III ’04 Director, Alumni Engagement, Programming and Events Office of External Affairs & Alumni Engagement
Michael Carswell President Mathes Events Productions
Sulé O. Carpenter ’98 Senior Project Manager Office of Capital Improvement & Campus Planning
Lawrence E. Carter Sr. Dean The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
Shiekgo Carter Associate Director Office of Capital Improvement & Campus Planning
Barry Cauthen Police Captain Campus Police & Security
Gary C. Clark ’15 Multimedia Coordinator Office of External Relations & Alumni Engagement
Christian Cobb
Assistant Director of Facilities Cushman & Wakefield Services
Leah Creque
Professor, Department of English Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts Division
Michael Davenport Director of Transportation Transportation Services
Illya E. Davis ’89 Director, Freshmen and Seniors’
Academic Success, Dean of the Senior Class Professor of Philosophy
D. Aileen Dodd
Associate Vice President of Advancement Communications and Marketing Office of Institutional Advancement
Ako Drew
Sports Marketing Manager Office of Athletics
Javarro Edwards ’92 President Morehouse College National Alumni Association
Lindsey Ferguson Executive Assistant Office of the President
Jesse Finch Director, Auxiliary Services Office of Business and Finance
Kennard Garrett ’01 Director, Multimedia Services & Operations Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
Jasmine Gurley
Senior Director, Brand Marketing & Communications and Press Secretary to College President Office of Strategic Marketing, Communications & Admissions
Kenneth Harris III ’13
Administrative Assistant Office of Event Support Services
Hodan Hassan Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer Office of Institutional Advancement
Melvin Foster, DMA
Associate Provost of Acadaemic Success Office of the Provost
Katina Henderson Hawkins Director of Parent Engagement, Partnerships & Event Sponsorships Office of External Relations & Alumni Engagement
Ibiyomi Jegede Freelance Creative Director I. J. Creative Design LLC
Jazmine King Director, Catering SodexoMagic
Deborah Lawson Legal Operation Paralegal and Board Assistant Office of General Counsel
Elijah Lewis ’26
Senior Class President Morehouse College
Michael Levesque ’88 Executive Director Morehouse College National Alumni Association
Adrienne Madkins Web Manager Office of Strategic Marketing, Communications & Admissions
Brock Mayers ’99 Associate Vice President Student Services & Dean of Students Office of Student Development
Alberry Melson Senior Budget Analyst Office of Business & Finance
Sidney Miller Senior Manager, Public Relations & Communications Office of Strategic Marketing, Communications & Admissions
David Morrow ’80 Chief of Police Campus Police & Security
Charles Prescott ’07 Chief of Police Campus Police & Security
