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Roberta Palm Bradley, ’69, has been named superintendent of Seattle City Light in Seattle, WA. In her new job, Ms. Bradley is responsible for daily operations of the nation’s seventh-largest municipal utility, which serves 332,000 customers and has annual revenue of $300 million. H. Keith Moo-Young, Ph.D., ’91, has been named dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. As dean, Dr. Moo-Young, a nationally recognized scholar in environmental engineering, now directs five departments with 80 faculty and 1,700 students at Cal State L.A. He received his B.S. from Morgan in civil engineering, with valedictorian honors. Sharon Green Middleton, ’76, has been sworn in as sixth district councilwoman for the Baltimore City Council, Baltimore, MD. Ms. Middleton was selected to fill the seat left vacant when Councilwoman Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake became council president. Ms. Middleton will run for the seat in the city’s fall elections. Runako Kumbula, ’96, has been promoted to government fraud prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Her new position gives her responsibility for prosecuting election, government employee and professional licensing fraud. Erica Fry Cryor, ’69, has joined the division of Institutional Advancement at MSU as director of Development. Cryor has nearly 30 years of experience in professional and community organizations including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Delta Sigma Theta, Links Inc., Turnaround, Inc., and the Baltimore City School for the Performing Arts. She is married to alumnus Michael Cryor, ’68, president of the Cryor Group. Hester Jackson-Chase, ’91 and ’99, held a book signing for her new work, Whispering Words, at Soper Library in February. A business administration major, she also received her MBA from Morgan in 1999. Angela Tripp, Ed.D., ’06, has joined the Immaculata University College of LifeLong Learning as Director of Enrollment Management.
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Carleen Ramlochansingh, ’06, fought off fierce competition to take the first runner-up spot in the 10th Annual Miss Trinidad and Tobago New York Pageant. Ms. Ramlochansingh, now employed with the Municipal Credit Union of New York in Manhattan, was the 2005–06 student regent at Morgan and received her B.S. in marketing. Joseph E. Heyward, ’71, has received an honorary degree from Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. Mr. Heyward concluded his 32-year career at Francis Marion as vice president for student affairs. He received his master’s degree from MSU in mathematics. Kevin Cobb, ’93, has published a 154-page manual entitled Crash Course to Becoming a Mobile Notary Signing Agent. The manual is available for download at www.settlementman.com for an introductory price of $47. Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis, ’89, senior pastor of the 7,100-member Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, PA, has been elected president of the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, the largest meeting of interdenominational African-American clergy in the world. Rev. Dr. Curtis is also coauthor of a new book, The Gospel Remix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation, published by Judson Press. Natasha Benita-Nicole Brown, ’01, was awarded an M.S. in organizational development and leadership from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in July 2006. Ralph Cooke, ’71, has retired from the Department of Homeland Security after 40 years of service to the federal government. Bryant L. Young, ’97, has joined the Wilmington, DE based law firm Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP as a partner practicing in intellectual property. He received his B.S. summa cum laude in chemistry from MSU. Joseph Whittaker, Ph.D., ’82, became dean of Morgan State University’s School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences in August. He received his B.S. in biology from MSU.
Joseph Dorsey, ’04, has joined the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials as project engineer for the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program. His bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University is in civil engineering. Allen R. Taylor, ’96, president and CEO of Taylor Made Transportation Services, Inc., received a 2006 Positive People Outstanding Entrepreneur award from The Baltimore Times newspaper in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Taylor was honored for his selfless work on behalf of others and his commitment to positive living. Tammi Fleming, ’06, Administrative Assistant for Alumni Relations, was recently inducted into the Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society for students in the human sciences. Bert J. Hash Jr., ’70, president and CEO of Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore, Inc. (MECU) has been named CEO of the Year by Credit Union Times. Mr. Hash received his B.S. in business administration from MSU and was Alumnus of the Year in 1999. The Hon. Nathaniel J. McFadden, ’68 and ’72, has been elected president pro tem of the Maryland State Senate. Sen. McFadden represents Maryland’s 45th Legislative District. Rachel Irving, ’05, has become communications assistant in the MSU Office of Public Relations and Communications. Ms. Irving has a B.A. in speech communications and graduated summa cum laude. While at Morgan, she was captain of the University’s speech and debate team, a resident advisor of HarperTubman dormitory, and tutored Spanish. Ms. Irving is a recipient of the William J. Fulbright Scholarship grant and taught English in South Korea. Arnold Henry, Jr. is a third year medical student at Meharry Medical College. Raised in Baltimore, MD, he overcame a life of many challenges and earned a bachelors degree in biology from MSU. Donyue Kevin Turner, ’93, is the founding member of Colt Express Transportation. Since its inception in March of 1998, Colt Express Transportation has generated over $7 million in revenue.
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