Centenary Biblical Institute (1867–1890), later renamed Morgan College (1890–1939), Fulton Ave. and Edmondson Ave. building, 1880–1881 (Photo courtesy of Dale Green, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design)
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY • ALUMNI NEWS • Fall 2016 2016 Life Members....................... Front Cover Director’s Message.........................................2 Homecoming 2016.........................................2 Chapter and Class News.................................2 In the News.................................................... 4
CONTENTS Alumni on the Move.......................................5 Necrology....................................................... 7 Football Schedule...........................................7 Basketball Schedule........................................7 MSU Choir Schedule.......................................7
Alumni Calendar............................................. 8 Homecoming Calendar...................................8 Murphy Fine Arts Center Calendar.................8
32nd ANNUAL HOMECOMING GALA Morgan State University Foundation, Inc. XXXII Annual Homecoming Gala Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 VIP Reception & Gala 7–8 p.m. $300
Black-Tie • Buffet Dinner • Dancing
General Admission 8 p.m.–12:30 a.m. Buffet Dinner at 8:30 p.m. $155 per person
Martin’s West 6817 Dogwood Road Baltimore, MD 21244 For more information, contact Kimberly Williams at (443) 885-3535 or kimberly.williams@morgan.edu.
2016 LIFE MEMBERS
This list includes members who completed their Life Memberships between Alumni Day, May 7, 2015, and May 6, 2016. Although we have done everything possible to present a full list of Life Members for this period, we apologize should there be any omissions or other mistakes. Please contact the Alumni Relations Office for any corrections. Deborah L. Adams^ Dr. Jerome Adams, ’67 Jacqueline M. Almond^ Quinton T. Alston-Spratt, ’05 Ernest (“Vance”) Ashby, Jr., ’08 Dr. Yacob T. Astatke, ’91 & ’10 H. Alexander Baker, ’87** Valeria F. (Lyons) Baker, ’86** Pamela W. Banks, ’75 Carol Jones Biggs, ’79 Deidra Willis Bishop, ’77** Jonathan M. Bishop, ’78** Robert C. Blackmon, IV, M.D., ’92 Richard T. Bowling, ’11 Dr. Willie A. Bragg, ’70 Ashika Severin Brinkley, ’03 Beverly Booth Brown, ’66 Charles C. Brown, ’54 Maxine G. Brown, ’65 George N. Buntin, Jr., ’76 Gary Lee Burgess, ’69 Patricia A. Burt-James^ Retina Q. Burton, ’98 Natasha Delicia Butler, ’14 Maurice Cameron, ’90 Kirk D. Carrington, II, ’05 Wayne Carter, ’84 Lakiyah D. Chambers, ’98 Michael Charles, ’95 Cheryl L. Cherry, ’81 V. Diane Fields Chesley, ’74 Irvin E. Chester, ’70 Shaquetta K. Chittams, ’06 Anthony B. Clark, ’90** Jasper R. Clay, Jr., ’54 Crawford E. Cobbs, ’74**
Lilly D. Cobbs, ’73** The Rev. Carmen R. Collette, ’72 Mary A. Cropper, ’61 William F. Cunningham, ’72 Lisa V. Daniel, ’75 Edith Dixon Davenport, ’51 Sherman Davis, ’71 Shannon T. DeMar, ’97 & ’99 Betty Y. Dodson, ’76 Warren G. Dorsey, ’43 Rosita M. Doub, ’80 Frank A. Earl, Jr. ’79** Jada Hamilton Earl, ’80** Roxanne Miller Epps, ’74 Lorenzo L. Esters, Ed.D, ’07 Dr. Linda Y. Fassett, ’64 Michael R. Faulkner, ’16 Nancy Faulkner, ’00 Melvin J. Faust, ’80 Walter L. Fields, Jr., ’86 Carolyn Fitzgerald Francis, ’82 Sharolyn J. Franklin, ’73 The Rev. James J. Fuller, ’72 Jo Ann Waters Fuller, ’81** M. Kenneth Fuller, ’72** William C. Fuller, ’73 Ieesha M. Gillis, ’01 Irene M. Gillis, ’68 and ’72 Albert J. Gonzalez, ’03** Angel L. Gonzalez, ’02** Hermena P. Kirby Goodson, ’68** Leonard Goodson, Jr., ’66** Dale Bastian Gordon, ’85 The Rev. Dr. Anita J. Gould, ’74 Hermione C. Graham, ’71 The Rev. Dr. William H. Graham, ’83
Tracy V. Green, ’92 Vanessa Michelle Grey, ’81 Eloise Maxwell Grice, ’89 Michael B. Guy, ’97 Sandra Ross Hall, ’70 & ’75 Angeline Hall-Watts, ’69 Roslyn M. Handy, ’05 Carolyn White Harp, ’53 Melinna L. Harris, ’69 Marigold K. Henderson, Esq.,’81 Thomas E. Henderson, ’65 Cynthia B. Hightower, ’80 Marilyn L. Hollins, ’70 Reginald G. Holloway, ’75 & ’82 Gail D.A. Hunter, ’76 De Y. Jackson, ’84 Carolyn Canty Jasmin, ’68 Edward W. Johnson, III, ’79 Samuel E. Johnson, ’13 Dealia Jones, ’13 Jacqueline Johnson Jones, ’76 Monica D. Jones, ’77 Warren R. Jones, ’63 R. Josephine Jupiter, ’65 Christina B. Kelly, ’09 Barenda Y. Kimble, ’75 Andrea Y. King, ’95** Thomas Lee, Jr., ’98 Daniella A. Lenzly, ’00 Daryl E. Lewis, ’04 Tarmesha L. Lewis, ’04 Wilhemina W. Lewis, ’83 Teri Logan-Pritchett, ’79 Russell B. Lyles, Jr., ’51 Angie L. McClain-Lynch, ’60** Howard Francis Lynch, ’59**
Carol D. Mackey, ’97 & ’00 Claudia Stevens Maddox, ’68 Janice Jones Mann, ’70 Kwame J. Marshall, ’12** Raisa E. Marshall, ’11** Dr. Robert L. Martin, ’65 Ruth W. Mayden, ’68 Tanya D. McDuffie, ’98 Vivian McKnight, ’80 Patricia M. Millin, ’03 Sonya Y. Mills-Harvey, ’89 Cathy Minor-Frazier, ’77 George Mitchell, Jr., ’65 Troy K. Mitchell, ’97 Niya E. Moon, ’98 Pierre V. Mooney, ’68 Brenda Harvey Moore, ’79 Karen L. Moore, ’92 Sharon E. Moore, ’76 Dr. Ava P. Morrow, ’80 Carl E. Muldrow Patrice S. Murray, ’80 Allen R. Nash, ’74 Lisa Maria Nero, ’90 James C. Nicholas, ’70 Terrina L. Nuss, ’75 Dr. Kofi A. Nyarko, ’98 Sean L. Osborne, ’90** Sonja Campbell Osborne, ’89** Cheryl A. Parker, ’71 The Hon. Tracey Parker-Warren, ’99 Arthur E. Peace, ’98 Victoria L. Person, ’89 Harold C. Phillips, ’76** Dr. Roxine D. Phillips^** Shawn A. Pindell, ’85
Dr. Charles L. Pinkett, Sr., ’84** Emma D. Pinkett, ’84** Yolanda A. Pino, ’67 Bahaati E. Pitt, Esq., ’95 Lynnette Pompey-Singleton, ’84** Gloria A. Pope, ’66 Thomasina B. Porter, ’72 Julie K. Purnell, ’97 Jeffrey E. Ramsey, ’68 Mary E. Reid, ’90 Dr. Kimberley A. Richardson, ’85** Dr. Osmond W.A. Richardson, ’85** Tonya D. Richmond, ’82 Ramona Riley-Bozier, ’87 Dr. Dontae L. Ryan, ’01 and ’12 Olympia Scatliffe, ’86 Rev. Jaki Shears-Hall, ’64 and ’70 Rudon A. Showers, ’00 Edna D. Simmons, Ed.D., ’07 Diana C. Sims, ’73 Fareed A. Singletary^ Michael K. Singleton, ’80** Benjamin L. Smith, ’87 David A. Smith, ’95 Thurl Cromwell Snell, ’64 Wanda A. Spencer-Lucas, ’88 Tenee Watkins Stephenson, ’01 Charles V. Stewart, ’63** Grace Northington Stewart, ’68** Ettare P. Stokes, ’91 James M. Stump, ’66** Sandra L. Johnson Stump, ’68** Darlene Wimple Taylor, ’85 Robert Taylor, Esq., ’73 Dr. Raymond T. Terry, Sr., ’72 Kendrick R. Tilghman, ‘04 & ‘14
Elva E. Tillman, Esq., ’71 Amelia Turner, ’56 Donyue Kevin Turner, ’93 Rosalie L. Turner, M.D., ’63 Marian Smith Tutt, ’69 and ’00 Karen D. Tyler, ’87 Dr. Wayne L. Varnadore, ’72 Harrietta Wallace, ’66 Darryl L. Ward, ’98 Reginald M. Washington, ’63 Edwin A. Waters, ’69 Wardell A. Waters, Jr., ’96 Barbara Harrison Wellons^ Saskia Frater White, ’97 Deborah Blackwell Whittleton, ’74 Byron A. Wickham, ’88 Anthony A. Williams, Sr., ’77 Latasha Bond Williams, ’99 Rachelle L. Williams, ’95 Wanda Williams-Kiah, ’77 Mrs. Clarissa Wilson, ’64 Curtis L. Wilson, ’95 Deborah McBrayer Wilson, ’95 James E. Wilson, Jr., ’06** Raea A. V. Wilson, ’12** Joseph O. Woodfolk, ’55 Earlina Dales Yoder, ’62 Erika Young, ’95 ^ Associate * Deceased ** Family Life Member