Spring 2013 Commencement Program

W. A. C. Hughes Memorial Stadium Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland The Eighteenth of May, Two Thousand and Thirteen Ten O’clock in the Morning

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To Our Guests Welcome to the 137th annual Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. The University solicits your cooperation in helping to sustain the dignity and solemnity of this happy occasion. We respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in conversation as well as moving about while the Commencement Exercises are in progress. Once the exercises have begun, only members of the authorized working press and authorized photographers are permitted on the Stadium field.

We ask our guests to stand as the academic procession moves into the Stadium and to remain standing until after the singing of the Anthem.

Thank you.

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Anthem 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 list’ning 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.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way.

Thou who has by Thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, Our God, where we met Thee.

Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our Native land.

Alumni Oath of Allegiance

The Alma Mater I. Fair Morgan, we love thee, so tried and so true, Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride; We owe thee allegiance, we pledge thee our faith, A faith which shall ever abide.

Chorus We pledge thee our love, we pledge thee our faith, Whatever the future may bring, And thus our devotion, fidelity too, And homage we pay as we sing.

II. Fair Morgan, as onward the years quickly fly, And thou livest in memory sweet.

We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet.

Chorus Author: Flora E. Strout

I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to Alma Mater in appreciation for opportunities for development afforded me as a student at Morgan State University.

I pledge active membership in the National Alumni Association wherever I may be. Through association with fellow alumni, I shall ever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of Alma Mater.

I pledge as a citizen to exemplify the high ideals thus implied, rendering positive service to community, state and nation, and so to live as ever to bring honor and respect to Alma Mater.

The list of graduates that appears in this booklet is tentative and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all requirements for graduation, and participation in these Commencement Exercises cannot be interpreted as having completed all requirements for graduation from Morgan State University.

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Current Morgan Degree and Certificate Programs Doctoral Degrees Bioenvironmental Sciences...................Ph.D. Business Administration.......................Ph.D. Community College Leadership...........Ed.D. Engineering ...........................................D.Eng. English .................................................Ph.D. Higher Education ................................Ph.D. History...................................................Ph.D. Industrial and Computational Mathematics ......................................Ph.D.

Mathematics Education........................Ed.D. Nursing ................................................Ph.D. Psychometrics .......................................Ph.D. Public Health ........................................Dr.P.H. Science Education ................................Ed.D. Social Work .........................................Ph.D. Urban Educational Leadership ............Ed.D.

Master’s Degrees African-American Studies .....................M.A. Architecture ..........................................M.Arch.

Bioinformatics.......................................M.S. Business Administration ......................M.B.A. City and Regional Planning .................M.C.R.P. Construction Management...................M.S. Economics ............................................M.A. Educational Administration and Supervision ................................M.S. Electrical Engineering ...........................M.S. Engineering ..........................................M.E. Civil Electrical Industrial English...................................................M.A. Higher Education Administration .......M.S. History ..................................................M.A. Hospitality Management ......................M.S. International Studies ...........................M.A. Journalism .............................................M.A. Journalism Science................................M.J.S. Landscape Architecture ........................M.L.A., M.S.L.A.

Master of Arts in Teaching...................M.A.T. Mathematics ........................................M.A. Mathematics Education........................M.S. Museum Studies and Historical Preservation.......................................M.A. Music ....................................................M.A. Nursing .................................................M.S. Operations Research ............................M.S. Professional Accountancy.....................M.S. Project Management.............................M.S. Psychometrics .......................................M.A. Public Health ........................................M.P.H. Science ..................................................M.S. Biology Chemistry Physics Science Education ...............................M.S. Social Work .........................................M.S.W. Sociology ...............................................M.A., M.S. Telecommunications ............................M.S. Urban Transportation ..........................M.S.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Bioinformatics Health Leadership and Management Health Records Management Museum Studies and Historical Preservation Project Management Psychometrics Urban Planning and Health Management Urban Transportation

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Bachelor’s Degrees Accounting ...........................................B.S. Actuarial Science...................................B.S. Architecture and Environmental Design................................................B.S. Biology ..................................................B.S. Broadcast and Integrated Media Production.........................................B.A., B.S. Business Administration ......................B.S. Chemistry .............................................B.S. Civil Engineering .................................B.S. Computer Science ................................B.S. Construction Management...................B.S. Economics ............................................B.A., B.S. Electrical Engineering ..........................B.S. Elementary Education .........................B.S. Engineering Physics .............................B.S. English .................................................B.A. Entrepreneurship .................................B.S. Family and Consumer Science ............B.S. Finance..................................................B.S. Fine Art .................................................B.A. Health Education .................................B.S. History ..................................................B.A. Hospitality Management.......................B.S. Industrial Engineering .........................B.S.

Information Systems ............................B.S. Journalism.............................................B.A. Management ........................................B.S. Marketing .............................................B.S. Mathematics..........................................B.S. Medical Technology .............................B.S. Music.....................................................B.A. Nursing .................................................B.S. Nutritional Science ..............................B.S. Philosophy ...........................................B.A. Physical Education ...............................B.S. Physics ..................................................B.S. Political Science ...................................B.A. Public Relations, Advertising and Media Ratings and Sales ...................B.A., B.S. Psychology ............................................B.S. Screenwriting and Animation ..............B.A., B.F.A. Services and Supply Chain Management ..........................B.S. Social Work .........................................B.S. Sociology ..............................................B.A. Speech Communication.......................B.A. Transportation Systems ........................B.S. Theatre Arts .........................................B.A.

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MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES

The Class of 1963 on the Occasion of Its Fiftieth Anniversary CLASS OF 1963 HIGHLIGHTS CLASS SIZE

Three Hundred and Twenty-Six (one hundred and sixteen Bachelor of Arts Degrees, two hundred and ten Bachelors of Science Degrees, one hundred and fifty-one men, one hundred and seventy- five women)

HONOR GRADUATES

Summa Cum Laude – two Magna Cum Laude – thirteen Cum Laude – twenty-one

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Kenneth B. Clark, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, The City College of the City University of New York

ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Verner Victor Henry, ’35

HONORARY DEGREES

Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Doctor of Laws Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., Doctor of Science John Wilfred Haywood, Doctor of Humane Letters Archbishop Lawrence Joseph Shehan, Doctor of Laws Clifton Reginald Wharton, Doctor of Civil Law Roy Wilkins, Doctor of Social Science

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Officers of the University THE BOARD OF REGENTS Mr. Martin R. Resnick, Acting Chairman Rev. Dr. Frances M. Draper, Secretary The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Mr. Franklin L. Edmonds General Larry R. Ellis (U.S. Army, Ret.) Mr. Dallas R. Evans Mr. Donald E. Frieson Dr. Linda J. Gilliam Dr. Charles W. Griffin The Honorable Laurence Levitan

Dr. Shirley M. Malcom The Honorable Kweisi Mfume Mr. William R. Roberts Ms. Penelope Taylor Ms. Karen N. Darkes, Student Regent

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Dr. David Wilson, President Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Willie D. Larkin, Chief of Staff to the President Dr. Clara I. Adams, Special Assistant to the President Mr. Claude E. Hitchcock, Assistant to the President for Government Relations Dr. Kevin M. Banks, Vice President for Student Affairs Ms. Cheryl Hitchcock, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Victor McCrary, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Joseph Popovich, Vice President for Planning & Research Dr. Maurice C. Taylor, Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement Mr. Ray Vollmer, Vice President for Finance & Management Ms. Julie D. Goodwin, General Counsel Dr. Mary Anne Akers, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. M’bare N’gom, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Dr. Kim Sydnor, Interim Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Otis A. Thomas, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Dr. Gabrielle McLemore, Chairperson Mr. Leon Bridges, Vice Chairperson Mr. Paul Voos, Secretary STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Ms. Shaquayah McKenzie, Student Government Association President Mr. Alvin Hill, Student Government Association Vice President Ms. Deanne Perry, Graduate Student Association President Ms. Charlene Stewart, Graduate Student Association Vice President

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University Marshals CHIEF FACULTY MARSHAL OF THE UNIVERSITY Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah Associate Marshals Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Dr. Edwin Johnson Dr. Tiffany Beth Mfume Ms. Tanya Rush Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies Ms. Marsha Logan Dr. Windsor Morgan

Marshals for the College of Liberal Arts

Marshals for the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Mr. Gary Albury Dr. Elizabeth Gunn Dr. Angela Howell

Mr. Van Jones Ms. Shirley K. Russell Dr. Haruna Rashid Sesay Dr. Ernest Steele

Marshals for the School of Architecture and Planning Mr. Evan Richardson

Marshals for the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

Marshals for the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Mian Bazle Hossain Ms. Shelia Richburg

Marshals for the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Dr. Yacob Astatke Ms. Myra W. Curtis Mr. Charles C. Hall Ms. Grace E. Mack Dr. Farzad Moazzami Dr. John A. Wheatland Ms. Judith W. Wise

Dr. Duane Jackson Ms. Marsha Logan Dr. Pamela Queen Dr. Huey-Lian Sun

Marshals for the School of Social Work

Marshals for the School of Education and Urban Studies

Marshals for the Faculty

Dr. Solomon Alao Mr. Kenneth Bacote Dr. Henrietta Wright

Ms. Johanna Cottman Ms. Thelma Rich

Ms. Nina Hopkins Dr. Roosevelt Shaw

Order of Procession FACULTY EMERITI

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CLASS OF 1963 GRADUATE CANDIDATES Doctorates Masters

CLERGY

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES College of Liberal Arts Bachelors of Arts Bachelors of Science

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS

PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, 2012–2013 DR. SANDYE J. MCINTYRE, II, AWARD WINNER DR. IVA G. JONES MEDALLION WINNER PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

SPECIAL GUESTS UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Bachelors of Science

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY

School of Community Health and Policy Bachelors of Science

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Bachelors of Science

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

School of Education and Urban Studies Bachelors of Science

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Bachelors of Science

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

School of Social Work Bachelors of Science

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The Presidential Chain of Office

The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is bestowed upon each President of the University at an official inauguration ceremony and is worn by the President at Commencement and all official occasions requiring the wearing of academic regalia. It is a permanent insignia of office and is passed down to each succeeding president of the University.

The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is cast in bronze with an antique patina and consists of a chain of one-and-one-half-inch medallions engraved with the names of the presidents of the institution and the four periods and dates in its evolution: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The medallions for the current and past presidents drape around the front, and the medallions noting the periods in the history of the institution drape around the back of the academic regalia. Near the bottom of the Chain are two banners with laurel leaves, attached to two round medallions bearing the official logo of the University. At the bottom of the Chain is a banner, crested with laurel leaves, bearing the inscription President, below which sits the official Presidential Medallion, a three-inch round medal with a double-faced design embossed in bas-relief with the Seal of the University and its colors on the front and engraved with the university logo on the verso plane.

The Presidential Chain was designed by the Inauguration Committee for Morgan’s Twelfth President, Dr. David Wilson, in collaboration with the Office of Public Relations and Communications, and crafted by Medallic Art Company of Northwest Territorial Mint in Dayton, Nevada, in 2010. It was donated by Dr. Clara I. Adams, Morgan State University Class of 1954, Special Assistant to the President, and Mr. Wilbert L. Walker, Morgan State University Class of 1950.

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The Morgan State University Mace

Fifty-seventh Anniversary The mace was originally used as an offensive weapon, made of iron or steel, to break through armor. It was later used mainly as a symbol of authority. It was introduced in the twelfth century in France by Phillip II and in England by Richard I as an emblem of authority of state officials. The mace was borne by sergeants-at-arms who served as royal bodyguards to kings and other royal dignitaries. This emblem has been adopted by colleges and universities throughout the United States and is usually borne by the Chief Faculty Marshal in academic processions.

The Morgan State University Mace is made of wood from one of the oldest buildings that existed on campus, a polished stone from the campus quarry, and three silver strips, each engraved with an epoch of Morgan’s history. It is decorated with silver clasps and semi-precious stones. It was a gift to the University from the General Alumni Association (June 4, 1956).

The Mace was designed and executed by the late Dr. Charles W. Stallings, formerly of the Morgan State University faculty in the Department of Art.

CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1914–1948 ................. Dr. Milton L. Calloway 1948–1966 ................. Dr. George H. Spaulding 1966–1974 ................. Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor 1974–2009 ................. Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury 2009–Present ............. Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

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The Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem Some colleagues and community friends of the late Dr. Iva Gwendolyn Jones, Professor Emerita of the Morgan State University Department of English, honor her as a scholar, leader, and teacher, by extending as a gift to Morgan State University the Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem, which is the conception of the late Assistant Professor of Art Emeritus, Samuel L. Green, who was likewise one of the two co-designers of the symbol. The second co-designer, and medallion silversmith, is Associate Professor of Art, Kenneth Royster.

The Emblem fabric approximates in width the border of the master’s hood, is velvet, and employs the University colors—blue and orange. The detachable chain which surmounts the emblem and helps to drape the wearer’s front and shoulders, bears silver mounts that hold the medallions in suspension.

Appraisers have assessed each silver medallion at over ten times the value of the United States silver dollar, which the medallions resemble. The twenty-one (21) emblem medallions—which the Philadelphia Mint created exclusively for the Negro Commemorative Society (Membership Number 1043)—display the images of African-American notables like Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Banneker, Henry O. Tanner, Lorraine Hansberry, Mary Church Terrell, Alaine Locke, and Ralph Bunche.

Annually, colleagues, employing University-approved criteria, select an individual to wear the Emblem. Those honored by this selection are persons who reflect vividly in their professional lives the qualities distinguishing the individual whose name the Emblem bears.

AWARDEES 1986–1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1992 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013

Dr. Iva G. Jones, Professor Emerita of English ** Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, Professor Emeritus, Foreign Languages ** Dr. Esther J. Ridley, Professor of Biology ** Dr. Cecil W. Payton, Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Vergial S. Webb, Acting Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Professor of English Dr. Ernest Silversmith, Professor of Chemistry Dr. Nathan Carter, Professor of Music ** Dr. Dinker Raval, Professor of Business Administration Dr. Pamela Leigh Mack, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mr. Bala Subramanian, Associate Professor of Business Administration Dr. Frederick Oliver, Professor of Physics Dr. Anna R. McPhatter, Associate Professor of Social Work and Mental Health Dr. Ali Emdad, Associate Professor of Information Science and Systems Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta, Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Alex Tang, Professor of Finance Dr. Burney J. Hollis, Professor of English

** Deceased

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The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II International Award

The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award, a sash designed and tailored specifically for this award, is inspired by the diplomatic sash customarily worn for formal occasions by ambassadors, consuls, and other dignitaries.

It is red satin accented with a traditional rosette and blue, white, yellow and green ribbons, representing the flags of the United States of America, France, Senegal, and other countries with which Dr. McIntyre had contact in his diplomatic and academic careers. In the center front of the sash, a specially commissioned gold medal (struck by Charles Nusinov and Sons) features a world map enclosed by laurel wreaths and the name of the award.

The Award was established in 1997 and conferred upon Dr. McIntyre at the annual Founders Day Convocation in 1997. It is given to that member of the Morgan faculty who demonstrates extraordinary commitment to global learning and international understanding and who promotes international programs at Morgan.

AWARDEES

2000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Dr. Joseph Overton, Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Carleen S. Leggett, Associate Professor of World Languages Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma, Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Joanna Crosby, Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics Mr. Sanjit Roy, Assistant Professor of Architecture Dr. Glenn O. Phillips, Professor of History

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The Academic Regalia The traditional black caps and gowns worn by students and faculty in the academic procession have been the historic regalia of scholars since medieval times. Because many scholars of that period were members of monastic orders, the academic regalia probably represents an adaptation of ecclesiastical dress.

A uniform code for academic regalia was drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893 and has since been adopted by the majority of colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s—has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown representing the bachelor’s degree is distinguished by its long pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrow, closed sleeve, extending below the knee. The arm is passed through a slit at the elbow. In contrast, the doctor’s gown is faced with wide velvet bands, which may be black or a color indicating the general field of learning of the wearer—for example, dark blue for philosophy, green for medicine, and purple for law.

The most colorful and distinctive item of the academic regalia is the hood, which passes around the neck and extends down the back. The doctor’s hood is the largest, and the bachelor’s hood is the smallest. Often the use of a bachelor’s hood is omitted. The wearer’s field of learning is indicated by the color of the hood and the tassel. Among the colors of hoods are: Architecture ............................................................ Blue Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities ............................................... White Commerce, Accountancy, Business ................................. Drab Education ................................................................ Light Blue Engineering ................................................................... Orange Fine Arts ......................................................................... Brown Human Ecology ............................................................. Purple Library Science ............................................................. Lemon Medicine ......................................................................... Green Music ................................................................................ Pink Nursing ......................................................................... Apricot Philosophy ............................................................... Dark Blue Physical Education ................................................ Sage Green Public Administration ......................................... Peacock Blue Public Health ....................................................... Salmon Pink Science ...............................................................Golden Yellow Social Science ................................................................ Citron Social Work ................................................................... Citron Speech (Oratory) ............................................................. Silver Theology & Divinity ..................................................... Scarlet The colors of the silk lining exposed in the center of the hood are those of the college or university which conferred the degree. The tassel may be either black or the color of the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap is usually gold.

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The Academic Degree The first known degree was a doctorate conferred by the University of Bologna in the middle of the 12th century.

Originally, the doctor’s and master’s degrees were used interchangeably, each indicating that the holder was qualified to give instruction to students. The bachelor’s or baccalaureate degree indicated only entrance upon a course of study preparatory to the doctorate or mastership. Gradually, however, the bachelor’s degree came to mean successful completion of one level of study preparatory to the higher degrees.

Today, there are more than 1,600 different academic degrees conferred by colleges and universities in the United States. The advanced degrees granted by Morgan State University are the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Business Administration, Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Engineering, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Public Health.

The Doctor’s Degree The doctor’s degree or doctorate represents the most advanced degree conferred at institutions of higher education in the United States. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a doctor in the academic sense as “one who, in any faculty or branch of learning, has attained to the highest degree conferred by a university.”

There are two major types of doctoral degrees: earned doctorates and honorary doctorates. Earned doctorates are further divided into two distinct types—the research degree and the professional or practitioner degree. The distinguishing feature of the research degree is that it normally requires a lengthy scholarly dissertation which is usually designed to constitute a substantial contribution to the existing body of knowledge in its field. The most important doctorate of the research type at institutions of higher education in the United States is the Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.). At Morgan, all doctorates, including the Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.), the Doctor of Engineering Degree (D.Eng.), and the Doctor of Public Health Degree (Dr.P.H.), reflect high standards of scholarship and research.

The Master’s Degree * The master’s degree is an academic honor conferred upon students who have successfully completed one or two years’ work beyond the baccalaureate. A thesis and an oral examination are usually required. The word magister connected with a qualifying phrase was used among the Romans as the title of honor, but its present meaning must be traced to the time of the establishment of the oldest universities. Regularly organized faculties were not then known as they now exist in the universities. The whole circle of academic activity was limited to seven liberal arts. Those who received public honors in the completed studies, and who had already received the degree of baccalaureus (bachelor), were called magistri artium (masters of the liberal arts).

The Bachelor’s Degree ** The bachelor’s degree represents completion of a four-year course of study of collegiate grade and is the oldest academic degree used at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was the first conferred in the United States in 1642 on nine young men, comprising the first graduating class of Harvard College. Yale conferred its first Bachelor of Arts in 1702; Princeton in 1748; William and Mary in 1753; Pennsylvania in 1757; Columbia in 1758; and Morgan State to George W. F. McMechen in 1895.

* Eells, Walter Crosby. Degrees in Higher Education. New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1967 ** Sometimes designated as the baccalaureate degree, from the Latin baccalaris, “under the influence of,” and lauris, “laurel,” used as a designation of honor, distinction, or fame.

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Commencement Speaker THE HONORABLE ARNE DUNCAN For the past two decades, the Honorable Arne Duncan has been both beacon and inspiration, seedbed and life force, of reform in American education. The son of two prominent Chicago educators, he devoted his training and has committed his career to educating the generation that will lead America well into the 21st century. After working as Director of a foundation and at an academy that opened doors of higher education to students in some of Chicago’s worst-performing elementary schools and serving for seven years as Chief Executive Office of the Chicago Public School System, Arne Duncan now leads the national agenda to ensure the highest level of achievement of America’s students and its teachers. As Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education since 2009, he has spearheaded the nation’s “Race to the Top” initiative to transform and improve education so that American students will stand second to none in the world in learning and in achievement.

Honorary Degree Recipients THE HONORABLE FRED DAVID GRAY Doctor of Humane Letters For nearly sixty years, the Honorable Fred David Gray has been one of the quiet, determined, courageous, and mighty forces behind the modern Civil Rights Movement in America. One of its true architects and one of its most prominent and successful litigators, Fred Gray was the legal pioneer who defended Mrs. Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, whose famous arrest in 1955 led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ended in the desegregation of public transit in that city; and he was, in the early days of the Movement, the first civil rights attorney to represent the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who called him “the chief counsel for the protest movement.”

During the last fifty-nine years, Fred D. Gray, who, in 1970, was elected one of the first African-American representatives to the Alabama State Legislature since Reconstruction, has been as determined and resolute as he was in the 1950s, when he vowed to “destroy everything segregated” that he could find, and he has been in the forefront of local, regional and national efforts to bring justice for all in voting, housing, education, jury service, farm subsidies, medicine and ethics, and American jurisprudence.

He is one of the Dean Counselors of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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CHARLES VERT WILLIE Doctor of Humane Letters For the past sixty-three years, Dr. Charles Vert Willie has been one of this nation’s outstanding educators, one of its most distinguished sociologists and one of its leading authorities on desegregation. The grandson of a former slave, a Morehouse classmate of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the first African-American professor at Syracuse University, the author and co-author of more than one hundred scholarly articles and thirty books, Professor Charles Willie has taught on faculties in arts and sciences, medicine, education and theology; and he has earned acclaim across the nation for his expertise and his practical solutions to dismantling segregation in some of the nation’s largest cities. Court-appointed master, expert witness and highly sought consultant, he has established a legacy in educational planning, desegregation, higher education, race and ethics that is evident in schools across the United States. Now Charles W. Eliot Professor of Education Emeritus at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, Dr. Charles V. Willie has devoted his teaching and research not only to enlightenment and discovery but also to tendering practical solutions to social problems.

Alumnus of the Year THE HONORABLE KWEISI MFUME

Statesman, Commentator, Activist, Orator, Consultant, Author, Corporate Adviser The Honorable Kweisi Mfume graduated magna cum laude from Morgan State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He later returned to the campus as an adjunct professor teaching courses in Political Science and Communications. In 1984, he received his master’s degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University.

By the age of 31, he had won his first election to the Baltimore City Council. At the age of 38, he was elected to the United States Congress, a seat that he would hold for the next decade, during the terms of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Mr. Mfume left his congressional seat to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP in February of 1996, after being unanimously elected to the post, and served there for nine years.

He recently served an interim appointment as the Executive Director of the National Medical Association to help lead and oversee the positioning of the nation’s oldest African American medical association and its physicians in preparation for the implementation of the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act. Mr. Mfume is a long-serving member of the Morgan State University Board of Regents, and is currently its chairman-elect.

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Order of Exercises Dr. David Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL “On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss” ..................................................................................................................... David Holsinger “Sound Off” ............................................................................................................................................................ John P. Sousa “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................................................... Edward Elgar The Morgan State University Band Mr. Melvin Miles, Conductor The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the stadium and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” INVOCATION .......................................................................................................................................... The Reverend Bernard Keels Director, University Chapel HYMN “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ........................................................................ James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson GREETINGS ........................................................................................................................................... The Honorable Kweisi Mfume Chairman-Elect of the Board of Regents INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER ................................................................................................................... President David Wilson COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ............................................................................................................ The Honorable Arne Duncan Secretary of the United States Department of Education MUSIC “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” .......................................................................................................................... William H. Runyan Arr. Nathan Carter The Morgan State University Choir Dr. Eric Conway, Conductor CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ........................................................ Presented by Chairman-Elect Kweisi Mfume and President David Wilson Citations Read by Professor Burney J. Hollis The Honorable Fred David Gray, Doctor of Humane Letters Dr. Charles V. Willie, Doctor of Humane Letters CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE ............................................................................... Presented by Dr. T. Joan Robinson Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs GRADUATE DEGREES SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DOCTORATES ................................................................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES ........................................................................................................................ Candidates presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ......................................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. M’bare N’gom, Interim Dean SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING ...................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Mary Anne Akers, Dean

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EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ........................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Otis A. Thomas, Dean SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POLICY .................................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Kim Sydnor, Interim Dean SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES .................................................................................................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, Dean SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND URBAN STUDIES ................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Dean SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK .......................................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS ................................................................................................................ By College/Schools, as Above RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ........................................................... Lieutenant Colonel James M. Lewis, III Chairperson, Department of Military Science RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES ............................................................................ Provost T. Joan Robinson Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASS AWARDS AND PRIZES ........................................................................ Provost T. Joan Robinson PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS .................................................................................................... President David Wilson FAREWELL REMARKS ............................................................................................................................................ Ms. Morgan Taylor Vice President of the Senior Class ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD ........................................................................................................... Ms. Jacqueline L. Lawson President of the National Alumni Association The Honorable Kweisi Mfume INDUCTION INTO THE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ........................................................... Ms. Jacqueline L. Lawson MUSIC “For Every Mountain” ................................................................................................................................................. Kurt Carr The Morgan State University Choir THE ALMA MATER ............................................................................................................ Led by the Morgan State University Choir BENEDICTION ........................................................................................................................................ The Reverend Bernard Keels RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ...................................................................................................................................... Edward Elgar The Morgan State University Band

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Candidates for Degrees School of Graduate Studies Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Philosophy Degrees *Yu-Ho Chi .................................................................................................................................... Business Administration B.A., Feng Chia University, 1997 M.A., Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, 2005 Dissertation: “Reoccurence of Financial Restatements: The Effect of Auditor Change, Management Turnover and Improvement of Internal Control” Dissertation Advisor: Huey-Lian Sun, Ph.D.

Firouzeh Dianat ......................................................................................................................................................... English B.A., Kurdistan University, 1998 M.A., Tehranazad University, 2001 Dissertation: “Where I Am-Between Two Worlds: The Graphic Khaterat of Taj Al-Saltaneh and Marjane Satrapi” Dissertation Advisor: Joy Myree-Minor, Ph.D.

Anthony Tyrone Estreet .................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.S., Bowie State University, 2005 M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007 Dissertation: “African American Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment: A Multi-Level Analysis of Selected Socio-Demographic, Client and Treatment Variables That Influence Premature Termination” Dissertation Advisor: Jay Carrington Chunn, Ph.D.

Kami LaShae Fletcher ................................................................................................................................................ History B.A., University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 2001 M.P.A., University of Arkansas–Little Rock, 2003 M.A., Texas Women’s University, 2006 Dissertation: “The City of the Dead for Colored People: Baltimore’s Mount Auburn Cemetery, 1807–2012” Dissertation Advisor: Deborah Newman-Ham, Ph.D.

Carol Galladian ........................................................................................................................................ Higher Education B.S., Towson University, 2005 M.S., Towson University, 2007 Dissertation: “An Examination of Five Benchmarks of Student Engagement for Commuter Students Enrolled at an Urban Public University” Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.

Lamar Randell Hylton .............................................................................................................................. Higher Education B.A., Morgan State University, 2004 M.Ed., Ohio University, 2007 Dissertation: “The Impact of Student-Faculty Interaction on Academic Achievement and College Satisfaction for Black Males Attending Predominately White Institutions” Dissertation Advisor: Robin Spaid, Ed.D.

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LaShaunna Michelle Lipscomb ......................................................................................................................... Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2004 M.A., Towson University, 2007 Dissertation: “African American Female Adjudicated Delinquents and the Predictive Influences of Spirituality and Quality of Family Relationships” Dissertation Advisor: Belinda Smith, Ph.D.

JoAnna Marie McDonald .......................................................................................................................................... History B.A., Dickinson College, 1992 M.A., Shippensburg University, 1993 Dissertation: “R. E. Lee: A Paradoxical Paradigm” Dissertation Advisor: Deborah Newman-Ham, Ph.D.

Mercy W. Ndege Mugo................................................................................................................................... Psychometrics B.S., University of Nairobi, 2005 M.S., Morgan State University, 2009 Dissertation: “Examination of Adherence to Holland’s Vocational Interest Structure of Temporary Cash Assistance Recipients” Dissertation Advisor: Pamela Scott-Johnson, Ph.D.

*Gwinyai P. Muzorewa............................................................................................................................................... History B.S., Lincoln University, 2002 M.A., Temple University, 2006 Dissertation: “The Development and Transformation of the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, 1950–1980” Dissertation Advisor: Jeremiah I. Dibua, Ph.D.

Paulette Billlingsley Romney .................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.B.A., Temple University, 1976 M.B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1984 M.A., Marymount University, 1993 Dissertation: “Aspects of the Student Engagement of African American Men in Community College” Dissertation Advisor: Glenda Prime, Ph.D.

*Marni N. Seyyid................................................................................................................................................ Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2004 M.S.W., University of Maryland, 2005 Dissertation: “The Impact of Attachment History on Attachment Style and Battering Behavior in College Age African American Males” Dissertation Advisor: Melissa Littlefield, Ph.D.

Tiffany M. Thompson............................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.S., Morgan State University, 2002 M.B.A., University of Baltimore, 2006 Dissertation: “HBI Faculty Perceptions of Barriers to Online Teaching in Maryland” Dissertation Advisor: Robin Spaid, Ed.D.

Lynn Michele Washington ........................................................................................................................................ English B.A., Jackson State University, 2003 M.A., Jackson State University, 2004 Dissertation: “Reggae Got Blues: The Blues Aesthetic in African American Literature as a Lens for the Reggae Aesthetic in Anglophone Caribbean Literature” Dissertation Advisor: Adrienne C. Carthon, Ph.D.

Doctor of Education Degrees Muriel L. Baskerville .......................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1988 M.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1995 M.B.A., University of Phoenix, 2001 Dissertation: “Campus Childcare and the Influence of the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Grant on Student-Parent Success at Community Colleges” Dissertation Advisor: Rosemary Gillett-Karam, Ph.D.

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Paula M. Dangerfield-Carr....................................................................................................................... Science Education B.S., Coppin State University, 1996 M.A.T., Coppin State University, 1998 Dissertation: “Increasng Families’ Capital Through School-Based Workshops: Effect on Ninth Grade Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions About Science” Dissertation Advisor: Glenda M. Prime, Ph.D.

Sherri Y. Holt....................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1997 M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Dissertation: “The Relationship Between the School’s Parent Partnership Programs and the Achievment of Urban High School Students” Dissertation Advisor: Glenda M. Prime, Ph.D.

Maya Edmonds Maroto ..................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., Auburn University, 2000 M.P.H., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2003 Dissertation: “Food Insecurity Among Community College Students: Prevalence and Relationship to GPA, Energy, and Concentration” Dissertation Advisor: Henry F. Linck, Ed.D.

Arthur Taylor Polly .............................................................................................................. Urban Educational Leadership B.S., Central Oklahoma University, 2008 M.S., Langston University, 2009 Dissertation: “Black Male Perspectives on Their Experiences of Schooling Under Zero Tolerance Policies: A School-to-Prison Pipeline?”

Dissertation Advisor: Tanetha Grosland, Ph.D.

Gretchen Bourland Rudham............................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997 M.A., University of Cape Town, 2004 Dissertation: “Preserving Race and Class: A Critical Ethnography of Urban Art Museum Docents, Backstage and Frontstage Performances” Dissertation Advisor: Benjamin Welsh, Ph.D.

LaDonna Jordan Tucker.................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1996 M.Ed., Regent University, 1999 Dissertation: “State Legislators’ Attitudes Toward the Community College Mission” Dissertation Advisor: Rosemary Gillett-Karam, Ph.D.

Monique Wheatley-Phillip................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.A., Jacksonville University, 1986 M.Ed., University of Virgin Islands, 1993 Dissertation: “New Teacher Retention in a Suburban School District: A Study of New Teachers’ Perceptions of Their First-Year Experiences and Their Reasons for Remaining with the School System” Dissertation Advisor: Sylvester E. McKay, Ph.D.

Doctor of Engineering Degrees DeAnna Bailey .......................................................................................................... Electrical and Computer Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2003 Dissertation: “A Dispersion Measure Based Ordinal Ranking Rule for Determining the Top-Performing Gaussian Mixture Models for Language Recognition” Dissertation Advisor: Arlene Cole-Rhodes, Ph.D.

*Rene S. Lord-Attivor ................................................................................................................................Civil Engineering B.S., Cross River University of Science and Technology, 1996 Dissertation: “Modeling Gap Acceptance and Driver Behavior at Stopped Controlled Intersections (Priority Intersections)” Dissertation Advisor: Manoj K. Jha, Ph.D.

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*Dontae LaMont Ryan ............................................................................................. Electrical and Computer Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2010 Dissertation: “The Development of a Novel Load-Line Translation Algorithm for Dynamic Power Control of Power Amplifiers During Power Back-Off” Dissertation Advisor: Michel Reece, D.Eng.

*Caroline Wangechi Waiyaki ................................................................................... Electrical and Computer Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2001 Dissertation: “Implementation of Novel Power Combining Techniques on Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) Chip Designs to Improve Efficiency and Power Performance” Dissertation Advisor: Michel Reece, D.Eng.

Doctor of Public Health Degrees Clement Nwunewuihe Anyadike ....................................................................................................................Public Health B.S., Central State University, 1987 M.C.R.P., Morgan State University, 1990 Dissertation: “Exploring Depression Symptoms and Their Association with Perceived Stress and Locus of Control in a Sample of African Americans and Whites Who Share Similar Socioeconomic and Neighborhood Backgrounds” Dissertation Advisor: Fernando A. Wagner, Sc.D.

Abdallah Ibrahim.............................................................................................................................................Public Health B.A., University of Ghana, 1997 M.A., Morgan State University, 2004 Dissertation: “Association between National Health Insurance Scheme and Birth Weight Outcomes in Northern Ghana” Dissertation Advisor: Anne Marie O’Keefe, Ph.D.

Philip M. Inocencio .........................................................................................................................................Public Health B.S., Loyola College, 1998 M.A., Morgan State University, 2001 Dissertation: “Characteristics of Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence Associated with Length of Time from Referral to Intake and Completion Status: House of Ruth Maryland’s Gateway Project” Dissertation Advisor: Yutaka Aoki, Ph.D.

*Glenda Leverne Lindsey.................................................................................................................................Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 1975 B.S., Morgan State University, 1993 M.S., Coppin State University, 1998 Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Weight Status and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Diets Use” Dissertation Advisor: Yvonne Bronner, Sc.D.

*Yolanda LaSalle Peele

Public Health

B.S., University of Maryland, 2001 M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2003 Dissertation: “The Association of Locus of Control, Social Support, and Family Structure with Self-Disclosure Among HIV Infected Adolescents Aged 13–21” Dissertation Advisor: Mian Bazle Hossain, Ph.D.

Shella Allison Pompey .....................................................................................................................................Public Health B.A., Syracuse University, 2001 M.A., Syracuse University, 2007 Dissertation: “The Association between Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Physical Performance” Dissertation Advisor: Anne Marie O’Keefe, Ph.D.

Ifeyinwa E. Udo ...............................................................................................................................................Public Health B.S., University of Ado Ekiti, 2002 M.S., University of Baltimore, 2008 Dissertation: “The Influence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on Neurological and Language Development of Infants and Toddlers 3–24 Months” Dissertation Advisor: Mian Bazle Hossain, Ph.D.

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School of Graduate Studies Master’s Degrees Sarada Devi Choudary ............................................ History

Master of Architecture Degrees

B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2001 Thesis: “The Civil Rights Movement in the Shadows of the Nation’s Capitol: The Desegregation of Glen Echo Park, 1960” Thesis Advisor: Glenn O. Phillips, Ph.D.

Olutofunmi Olutomini Adewale.................... Architecture B.S., Thomas Edison State College, 2010

Alieu Bawo ...................................................... Architecture B.A., Lehman College, 1999

Amy Rose Castellano ...................................... Architecture Amy Lynn Cole ......................... African-American Studies B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2010

B.S., Catholic University, 2010

Adam Christopher Chisholm......................... Architecture Hans S. Cooper ............Higher Education Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2005

B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

Kelechukwu Dimkpa ...................................... Architecture Vera C. Cotten .............Higher Education Administration B.S., Mississippi Valley State University, 2010

B.S., Rivers State University of Science and Technology, 2006

Akeem O. Croft............Higher Education Administration

Nilufer Erdogan .............................................. Architecture B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

*Catherine M. Culver.............................................. English B.S., Morgan State University, 2003 Thesis: “Of No Special Courage: A Collection of Poetry in Pursuit of Healing” Thesis Advisor: Clayton E. Goss, M.F.A.

Darryl A. Jackson ............................................ Architecture B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 2009

Ivan Rámon King ........................................... Architecture B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2007

Derek Orlando King, Jr. ................................. Architecture B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Christopher L. Deans ............................. Higher Education Administration B.S., Millersville University, 2011 B.A., Morgan State University, 2009

Donisia Yvette Martin..................................... Architecture B.S., University of Hartford, 2010

Ebony Nicole Bailey Matthews ....................... Architecture B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Godwin Obami ............................................... Architecture B.S., Covenant University, 2008

Addie Neal Spicer ........................................... Architecture B.S., University of Delaware, 2005

Lori M. Ferrara ..................................Museum Studies and Historical Preservation B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, 1998

*Justin R. Hall...............Higher Education Administration B.S., Rowan University, 2007

Colin Leon Lett .........................................................Music B.A., Morgan State University, 2008 M.Div., Virginia Union University, 2011

Andrew Gabriel Stone .................................... Architecture B.A., Eastern Michigan University, 2004

Gilbert E. Morgan ........Higher Education Administration B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2011

Master of Arts Degrees Abisola Olubunni Abolude ............................... Economics B.A., Hood College, 2009 Thesis: “Re-Examining the Mortality Function of Carriers in the Transition to a Deregulated Trucking Industry: Are There Organizational Properties of Carriers That Affect Their Mortality Function in the Transition Period?”

Thesis Advisor: Randal Reed, Ph.D.

Komi T. Agbemaple .......................... International Studies B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2010

Tarrin Eric Morgan, II............................ Higher Education Administration B.A., William Paterson University, 2009

Samson Kaunga Ndanyi .......................................... History B.S., Towson University, 2006 Thesis: “On the Whole Their Work Has Been Very Well: Black Policemen and the Expansion of Capitalism in Kenya, 1895–1913” Thesis Advisor: Jeremiah I Dibua, Ph.D.

Ford Matthew Robertson ..................Museum Studies and Historical Preservation B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010

Cordell Lee Anderson ............... African-American Studies Eugene Howard Smith ........................... Higher Education B.A., Washburn University, 2008 Administration Keisha La’Trice Bownes..........................Higher Education B.S., Morgan State University, 2011 Administration Lorraine S. Thomas ................... African-American Studies B.A., Towson University, 2004

Anne Lindsay Brennan ......................Museum Studies and Historical Preservation B.S., Mount Olive College, 2008

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B.A., University of South Florida, 2008

Vernitta Brothers Tucker.........................................English Ifeoma K. Duru ........................... Business Administration B.S., South Carolina State University, 2003 Thesis: “Carrie Williams Clifford’s Poetic Response to Racial Injustice: A Call to Action and a Demand for Justice” Thesis Advisor: Linda M. Carter, Ph.D.

B.S., Morgan State University, 2007

*Terri L. Evans............................. Business Administration B.A., University of Virginia, 1998 M.A., Trinity University, 2007

*Shane Bolles Walsh.................. African-American Studies

*Kwadwo O.A. Frimpong............ Business Administration B.A., Washington College, 2009

B.A., Washington College, 2006 Thesis: “Black Leadership Strategies of the Louisiana Deacons for Defense and the African Party for the Liberation of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde” Thesis Advisor: Lawrence Peskin, Ph.D.

*Kyle Jamal Gray.......................... Business Administration

Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees

Phylicia M. Jones ......................... Business Administration

B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Keina A. Hodge ........................... Business Administration B.A., Temple University, 2004 M.A., Howard University, 2008 M.Arch., University of Miami, 2006 B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

*Aram C. Boykin ..................... Master of Arts in Teaching Narbada Karki ............................. Business Administration B.S., Lincoln University, 2003

B.A., Oakland City University, 2009

Christen B. Brown ................... Master of Arts in Teaching Chad L. Key ................................. Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2008

Sharlene M. Glenn Clinton .........................Master of Arts Vanessa Victoria Nelson.............. Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2007 in Teaching Shiva Ram Neupane .................... Business Administration B.A., Alfred University, 1996 B.A., Morgan State University, 2008

B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

Shannon Nicole Ham-Alston .. Master of Arts in Teaching Ayodeji A. Olubusi ...................... Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2009

B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

*Alisha L. Johnson ................... Master of Arts in Teaching Oluwaseyi O. Omokanye............. Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Covenant University, 2007

Kevin Alexander Lewis ............ Master of Arts in Teaching Elizabeth Tolulope Sodipo .......... Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Tai Solarin University, 2006

Crystal LaRae Nock ................. Master of Arts in Teaching Courtney B. Trice ........................ Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

Travis Asim Parson .................. Master of Arts in Teaching Kenneth I. Umeh ........................ Business Administration B.A., Howard University, 2006 B.A., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2010

Jared O’Neill Perry................... Master of Arts in Teaching B.A., Morgan State University, 2009

Danielle Kadiedre Smith ......... Master of Arts in Teaching B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

Kevin Vyfhius .............................. Business Administration B.A., Goucher College, 2005

*Michelle Yolanda Wilcox........... Business Administration B.B.A., Oakland City University, 2009

Denise Elaine Williams ............... Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

Master of Business Administration Degrees Master of City and Regional Planning Degrees

Sheila Deladem Gborglah Ansong ........................ Business Administration Patrick Clarence Butler .......... City and Regional Planning B.A., University of Ghana, 2008

B.A., Central Washington University, 2005

Motunrayo K. Apara ....................Business Administration Deborah Elinda Grant Carpenter..........City and Regional B.S., University of Lagos, 2007 Planning Hambisa Belina............................Business Administration B.A., Morgan State University, 2008 B.A., Asmara University, 1985 Andrew Giraldi....................... City and Regional Planning M.S., Addis Ababa University, 1997 M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2009

B.A., New Mexico State University, 2010

Atraue Brown...............................Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

Crystal Louise Brown...................Business Administration B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2010

Justice I. Brown............................Business Administration

Adrianne T. Hull .................... City and Regional Planning B.A., Spelman College, 2010

Nokomis F. Johns ................... City and Regional Planning B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2003

Troy Leftwich.......................... City and Regional Planning

B.A., Delaware State University, 2009

Diarrah Catherine Dembele ........Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

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B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

*Christopher Andrew Merriam ............. City and Regional Planning B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2004

Justin P. Morgan .....................City and Regional Planning B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2007

Cherise Danielle Orange ........City and Regional Planning B.S., Mount St. Mary’s University, 2011

Marvin J. Perry ........................City and Regional Planning

Master of Landscape Architecture Degrees *John R. Benoit .............................Landscape Architecture M.B.A., Towson University, 1993

James Donald Brown.....................Landscape Architecture B.A., University of New Hampshire, 2003

Elizabeth Mary Carroll ..................Landscape Architecture B.A., University at Buffalo, 2006 B.S., University at Buffalo, 2006

B.A., Morgan State University, 1988

Carole A. Smith-Rae ...............City and Regional Planning *Jayne A. Mauric............................Landscape Architecture B.A., Morgan State University, 1976

B.A., Hollins University, 1979

*Courtney Rose McQueen ............Landscape Architecture B.S., Morgan State University, 2006

Master of Engineering Degrees

*Laura M. Schroeder .....................Landscape Architecture

Godwin Imeh Archibong ....................... Civil Engineering B.S., Cross River University of Technology, 1996

B.A., North Carolina State University, 1992

Louisa Rogoff Thompson..............Landscape Architecture B.A., Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges, 1971 M.Ed., Boston University, 1973 Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1984

*Cecilia Abosede Ayanwale ............. Electrical Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 1997

*Amid M. Bamba ............................. Electrical Engineering B.S., The Polytechnic Ibadan, 2002

Master of Public Health Degrees

Samuel Berhanu............................... Electrical Engineering B.S., Messtah College, 2000

Kamara K. Conyette........................ Industrial Engineering Justin Kayode Aneni......................................Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

*Latina Exzeria Davis ...................... Industrial Engineering Keyerra A. Charles.........................................Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

B.S., SUNY Brockport, 2011

Renée Emily Etoty ........................... Electrical Engineering Joi Trudie Coleman.......................................Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2010

*Ibrahim Fofanah ............................ Electrical Engineering Cataria Coquese Davis ..................................Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

*Jemilatu Fofanah ............................ Electrical Engineering B.S., Foura Bay College, 2006

B.S., Alabama A&M University, 2008 M.S., University of Arkansas, 2011

Mary E. Kremzner..........................................Public Health

B.S., Enugu State University of Science & Technology, 2001

B.S., University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 1987 Pharm.D., University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 1998

B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., University of Maryland, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2008

B.S., Tennessee State University, 2009

B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

B.S., University of Nigeria, 2005

B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2005

B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Towson University, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

M.D., University of Bamako, 2000

B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., Juniata College, 2011

Charles Ibeh..................................... Electrical Engineering

India S. Jacobs................................. Industrial Engineering Ashley Susan Lawrence..................................Public Health Heather Monique Kane ................... Electrical Engineering Jalyce L. Martin..............................................Public Health Montier Kellie Kess......................... Industrial Engineering Rita N. Okolo ................................................Public Health Sandarva Khanal .............................. Electrical Engineering Tunesha Marie Phipps...................................Public Health Denis Kirumba................................ Industrial Engineering Phylicia Rae Louise Porter.............................Public Health *Janea Roielle Lowery ..................... Industrial Engineering Rose Tchameni Pouabe .................................Public Health Kwame Jamar Marshall .................... Electrical Engineering Shelleisha A. Salmon.....................................Public Health Robert Matthew Miller ........................... Civil Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Master of Science Degrees

*Kamal Neupane.............................. Electrical Engineering MEN, University of Yaounde, 1995

David Mark Pattawi ......................... Electrical Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2006

Lori Hasani Adams.............................Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

*Ikenna Agbo......................................Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

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Bode O. Alabi .........................................................Nursing Chandra Angela Dodson........................................ Nursing B.S., The Polytechnic Ibadan, 2002

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008

Andrea A. Palmer Arroyo .......................................Nursing Laura C. Eke ........................................................... Nursing B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

B.S.N., Morgan State University, 2011

Emelia Asamoah .....................................................Nursing Sandra Ngozi Eke ................................................... Nursing B.S.N, Holy Family University, 2009

B.S.N., Morgan State University, 2011

Kolawole Awosika ...................................................Nursing Aiyda S. Evans ......................................................Sociology B.S., Bowie State University, 1989 B.S.N., Howard University, 1995

B.A., Morgan State University, 2006

*Yemisi Freda Ebilakun Awotoye ...... Project Management B.S., Federal University of Technology Akure, 2006

Koladele H. Balogun...............................................Nursing

*Moyosore B. Fakeye ..........................Project Management B.S., Bear College, 2008

Kimela J. Ferguson.................................................. Nursing B.S., Morgan State University, 1991

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2009

*Brinetta Oberene Francis-Henry................... Mathematics Khadijah Karim Berkley.....................Telecommunications Education Management B.S., University of the West Indies, 2005 B.A., Shaw University, 2011 Stella Siri Fru .......................................................... Nursing *Arvella B. Williams Bing.......................................Nursing B.S.N., George Mason University, 2005 B.S.N., George Washington University, 1980 Marva Beverly Munroe Gooden............................. Nursing *Rajaee Shareef Black .............................................Nursing B.S.N., Thomas Jefferson University, 1997 B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008 Michelle C. Goodman............................................ Nursing Shannon Gehnai Bolden........................................Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2007 B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2007 Keian Ashlee Grayson ..........................................Sociology Shenell LaVonne Tolson Bolden ..........Science Education B.S., Morgan State University, 2010 B.S., Towson University, 2007 Terra Cortril Greene .............................................. Nursing Thesis: “Investigating Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Link Between High STD Rates and the Current Baltimore City Public Schools’ Sex Education Curriculum” Thesis Advisor: Catherine Martin-Dunlop, Ph.D.

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2007

Brittany Monique Gregory ...................................Sociology B.S., Juniata College, 2011

Enock Nyamongo Bonyi ..............................Bioinformatics B.S., Maseno University, 2007 Thesis: “Molecular Modeling Approach Towards the Discovery of Inhibitors for Rift Valley Fever Virus Nucleocapsid Protein” Thesis Advisor: James Wachira, Ph.D.

Danice Nicole Hamlin ........................................... Nursing B.A., College of Notre Dame, 2006 B.S.N., Johns Hopkins University, 2008

Dayna Hare............................................................. Nursing B.S.N., Towson University, 1991

Jason Jonas Hart ..................................................... Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2009

Lisa M. Saunders Brace...........................................Nursing *Morenike N. Henson ....... Education Administration and B.S.N., Rutgers University, 2001 Supervision Chanel Renee Briscoe.............................................Nursing B.S., American University, 1998 M.S., American University, 2000

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2009

Cari Janée Carter ............................... Project Management Devin D.E. Hickson .............................................Sociology B.S., Morgan State University, 2000

B.A., St. Augustine University, 2010

Markia Lynnae Cherry....................... Project Management Michael Leon Hill, Jr..........................Project Management B.A., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Morgan State University, 2009

Tabitha Lakeisha Wilson Colclough ......................Nursing Natasha J. Holder-Cumberbatch ........................ Education B.S.N., Johns Hopkins University, 2001 Administration and Supervision Yvette Antoinette Cottman ....................................Nursing B.S., The University of the West Indies, 2006

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008

Uchechukwu Ifeji ................................................... Nursing

*Kevin Wayne Cranford ....................Telecommunications B.S., University of Nigeria, 1992 Management Andrea A. James ..................................................... Nursing B.S., Morgan State University, 2007

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008

Jovan Antwuane Crocker........................................Nursing Kabrina Latis Johnson ............................................ Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2009

B.S., York College of Pennsylvania, 2008

Matthew Denton Crooks............................ Transportation Stephanie Carlos Johnson ...................................... Nursing B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2008

B.S.N., University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1986 B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1998

Bukky Ayodeji Daramola........................................Nursing B.S.N., University of Maryland, 2002

*Yoné Sharisse Dean...............................................Nursing B.S.N., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2002

Anita Jones...................................................Transportation B.S., Morgan State University, 2005

Latisha Shenell Jones.............................................. Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2010

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*Farzin Kermani.......................................... Transportation Lenard Malcolm Pitts ........................ Telecommunications B.S., Tehran University, 1999 Management *Tarah D. Kutch ................Education Administration and B.A., Kent State University, 2010 Supervision Paula Yvonne Jeffries Rice...................................... Nursing B.A., Morgan State University, 2006

B.S.N., Towson University, 1990

Yovanni Evelyn Markland ........ Education Administration *Augustine Robinson ............................................. Nursing B.S.N., Pace University, 1995 and Supervision Florence Sama San Pedro....................................... Nursing B.S., Coppin State University, 2002 B.S.N., Holy Angel University, 2009 *Candace Nicole Marshall ................................... Sociology *Rodney Lamount Scales........................................ Nursing B.A., Texas Southern University, 2009 B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2004 Aqueelah Khadijah Mateen ....................................Nursing Arnette G. Sharp .................................................... Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2007 B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2009 Jahmelah Aisha Mateen ..........................................Nursing *Rose Nubia Tafoang-Tangham ............................. Nursing B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2007 B.S.N., Washington Adventist College, 2003 Kimberly B. McCray ...............................................Nursing *Melvina Tapp ........................................................ Nursing B.S.N., Stevenson University, 2007 B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008 *Nichole L. Melvin .................................................Nursing Cynthia A. Ratliff Thomas ..................................... Nursing B.S., Fayetteville State University, 1998 B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2008

B.S.N., Bowie State University, 1999

Jackie Elizabeth Miller ............................................Nursing Susan W. Thiongo.................................................. Nursing B.S.N., Clemson University, 1978 M.A., Central Michigan, 1982

B.S., Life University, 2005 B.S., Coppin State University, 2010

Della Rasheeda Moore.................. Mathematics Education *Sherrita Ruby Watson .......................................... Nursing B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2007

B.S.N., Coppin State University, 2002

*Nicole T. Moore-Praylow......... Education Administration and Supervision B.S., Morgan State University, 1996

Master of Social Work Degrees

*Alfred Mugiraneza ............................ Project Management Omolola Esther Adedayo Adekoya ................. Social Work B.A., Kigali Institute of Education, 2005

B.S., Osun State Polytechnic University, 2001

Mwihaki Muita........................................................Nursing *Aderonke O. A. Adepotu .............................. Social Work B.S.N., University of Eastern Africa, 1997

B.S., The Polytechnic Ibadan, 2007

Shakeera Damaya Myers ....................Telecommunications Collin K.A. Allen............................................. Social Work Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2012 B.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey, 2007 Terry L. Bacon ................................................. Social Work Terrence C. Nelson..... Telecommunications Management B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2006 B.S., Morgan State University, 2006 Najeima Iman Bailey ....................................... Social Work Anne W. Nganga ....................................................Nursing B.S.W., Elizabeth City State University, 2011 B.S.N., University of Maryland School of Nursing, 2010 Sarah I. Balogun .............................................. Social Work Evangeline Val-Addo Nortey ..................................Nursing B.S.W., Bowie State University, 2010 B.S.N., Bowie State University, 2008 Tiffany Nicole Bennett .................................... Social Work Enoch Kweku Nyarkoh...................... Project Management B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012 B.A., University of Ghana, 2004 Jailyn C. Briggs................................................. Social Work Christina T. Nzekwe ................................... Transportation B.S.W., Delaware State University, 2010 B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 2011 Tonya Yvette Brown ........................................ Social Work Olufunmilayo O. Odunubi ....................................Nursing B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1986 B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2010 Wanda Brown.................................................. Social Work *Irene Ogochukwu Offor .......................................Nursing B.A., Coppin State University, 1999 B.S.N., George Mason University, 2004 Laverne Denise Wallace Burns ....................... Social Work Happiness Ifeoma Emecheta Oguariri ...................Nursing B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012 B.S.N., University of Maryland School of Nursing, 2005 Marquis A. Chandler....................................... Social Work Jovita O. Onyekwere ...............................................Nursing B.A., Centinary College, 2011 B.S.N., University of Maryland School of Nursing, 2002 Sharron A. Chase ............................................ Social Work Khristian S. Palmer-Rhodes ...............Telecommunications B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2010 Management Krishauna Jakenny Chisley.............................. Social Work B.A., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2011

B.S., Bowie State University, 2012

Brittany Monique Peterson ...............Telecommunications Gloria Morton Clark ....................................... Social Work Management B.S., Coppin State University, 1981 B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2011

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Cynthia White Cobb .......................................Social Work Claudine A. Lyttle ........................................... Social Work B.S., Coppin State University, 1990

B.S., Sojourner Douglass College, 2006

Dionne Nicole Coleman .................................Social Work Molly Katherine Magida.................................. Social Work B.A., Sojourner Douglass College, 2011

B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2011

Ashley B. Yancey Diaz......................................Social Work Abby Marie Maloney ....................................... Social Work B.A., William Paterson University, 2008

B.A., Kent State University, 2006

Juana Diaz ........................................................Social Work Daihana N. Marte............................................ Social Work B.A., Coppin State University, 2008

B.A., University of Rhode Island, 2008

*Shirelle W. Dickerson ....................................Social Work Ingrid Renee Mattison..................................... Social Work B.A., Sojourner Douglass College, 2008

B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2007

James A. Dixon, Jr. ..........................................Social Work Christal Ieesha McRae..................................... Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2011

B.S., Towson University, 2010

Grace Marie Dushatinski.................................Social Work Gina Valentina Moorehead ............................ Social Work B.S., Saint Francis University, 2010

B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2011

Ericka B. Franklin............................................Social Work Lara Louise Husveth Mortimer ....................... Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012

B.S., Troy University, 1998

Dorothy Yvonne Deloach Fulton ....................Social Work Merissa Rochelle Munford .............................. Social Work B.S., Coppin State University, 2002

B.S., Morgan State University, 2007

Robin M. Gibson.............................................Social Work Salma R. Nazir ................................................. Social Work B.A., Coppin State University, 2003

B.A., Bahauddin Zakariya University, 1999

Tonyia Godlock ...............................................Social Work Abimbola O. Ogunmefun ............................... Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2011

B.S., Bowie State University, 2009

Everard Lloyd Grant ........................................Social Work Zelda U. Okoroji Olarewaju............................ Social Work B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1992

B.S., Ahmad Bello University, 1982

Ebonee LaChrisa Hallman ..............................Social Work Nnamdi C. Olejemeh ...................................... Social Work B.S., Stevenson University, 2010

B.S., Alabama A&M University, 1989

Terry Allen Harris............................................Social Work *Victoria Ann Pallanck.................................... Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 1995 M.Ed., Coppin State University, 2006

B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1990

Ashley Nicole Hearn ........................................Social Work B.S., Towson University, 2006

Shirlene Hopewell............................................Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2010

Charlene Angelique Howell ............................Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2011

Fadea V. Husain...............................................Social Work B.S.W., Bowie State University, 2012

Nathaniel Oluwole Ilupeju ..............................Social Work B.S., Lagos State Polytechnic University, 2001

Innocent Chuks Inyama ..................................Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012

Donna Jackson.................................................Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

Elissa C. James .................................................Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 1998

Darrell T. Jamison............................................Social Work B.S., Thomas Edison State College, 2005

Formka R. Johnson..........................................Social Work B.A., Sojourner Douglass College, 2010

Brittany Nicole Jones .......................................Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

ShaNay Monet Kibler ......................................Social Work

Azalia Nina Pettway ......................................... Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2011

Laverne Anise Powell....................................... Social Work B.S., Sojourner Douglass College, 2010

Andrea Nicole Randall .................................... Social Work B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012

Tonya Shawntella Reed ................................... Social Work B.S., Howard University, 2005

Kia Shavone Estep Roberson .......................... Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2009

Jacqueline P. Russell........................................ Social Work B.S., Coppin State University, 2011

Leeza Marie McCollum Scheidt ...................... Social Work B.S.W., Southeastern University, 2009

Lakisha Moniq Shears ..................................... Social Work B.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2010

Michelle Terisa Smith...................................... Social Work B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2011

Willie Lee Smith, Jr. ........................................ Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2010

George Stoeber ................................................ Social Work B.A., Hofstra University, 1991

*Floyd Essner Taliaferro, IV ............................ Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 2004 M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2008

B.S.W., Morgan State University, 2012

Ibiyinka M. Macaulay Kolawole.......................Social Work Tesha Natyra Tinsley ....................................... Social Work B.S., University of Lagos, 1988 M.B.A., Enugu State University, 2000

B.S., Northeastern University, 1999

Tiffany Lynnell Ledbetter ................................Social Work

*Daniel Jacob Udo........................................... Social Work

B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1994

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B.S., Abia State University, 1999 M.P.A., University of Jos, 2002

Sabrina P. Ward...............................................Social Work Schevette I. Wilson-Snell................................. Social Work B.S., University of Baltimore, 2009

B.S., Towson University, 2009

Andrew Forday Watson...................................Social Work Ashley Aerreal Winkey .................................... Social Work B.S.W., Frostburg State University, 2008

B.S., Bowie State University, 2007

Nicole Marie White-Samuels ...........................Social Work David Wayne Yeager ....................................... Social Work B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2010

B.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2012

Tasha Maria Wilson.........................................Social Work B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2007 M.Ed., Towson University, 2009

*December 2012 Graduates

Sylvester Wilson, Jr. .........................................Social Work B.S., Sojourner Douglass College, 2010

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Candidates for Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees The College of Liberal Arts B.A., Broadcast & Integrated Media Production Samyra T. Bishop ............................Wilmington, Delaware *Naima L. Kittrell .................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Johnathan R. Merriweather ....................... Nashport, Ohio *Brianne V. Richburg ........................ Columbia, Maryland Brian H. Waters ................................. Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Broadcast & Integrated Media Production Violet A. Achimuagole ...................... Baltimore, Maryland Chelsea Alford ..............................Germantown, Maryland Brandon M. Ammons............. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Peter O. Babalola ............................... Baltimore, Maryland Vance E. Brinkley ............................... Landover, Maryland Jasmine N. Brown .....................................Lusby, Maryland Kelsey T. Clark................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Cedric L. Clarke ..................................... Bowie, Maryland Alysia S. Collins ............................ Owings Mills, Maryland Alicia L. Davis ............................... Owings Mills, Maryland Brienne A. Davis................................ Baltimore, Maryland Latrice N. Eddy ............................ Staten Island, New York Gregory W. Gaines ................ Fort Washington, Maryland Cameron W. Gilbert ............................... Bowie, Maryland Lawrence W. Griffin............................. Clinton, Maryland *Crevonte L. Hurde ..................District Heights, Maryland Mansa K. Johnson.....................Capitol Heights, Maryland Anthony Lewis .......................... Springfield, Massachusetts Shala K. Mayo ........................ Fort Washington, Maryland Stefon P. McDaniel........................Silver Spring, Maryland Tiffany M. Morton............................. Baltimore, Maryland Chanquilla A. Nesbitt........................... Clinton, Maryland Idris O. Olabode ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Nathalie A. Paulin ................................ Elmont, New York Ralik R. Pope .......................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Devin J. Ricks..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Allen D. Stephens .....................................Halifax, Virginia Tiffany S. Terry .............................Pennsauken, New Jersey Johnathan I. Thomen ................... Chapel Oaks, Maryland B.S., Economics Dean M. Chew, Jr. ............................. Baltimore, Maryland *Joshua G. Dowuona .................... Reisterstown, Maryland Quwan McCullough ............................... Bronx, New York Ian D. Muhl ....................................... Baltimore, Maryland Chinonso C. Ofodile............................... Laurel, Maryland B.A., English Courtney R. Bessicks ......................... Baltimore, Maryland Jill Y. Bhatti........................................ Baltimore, Maryland Ryan L. Bowens ................................. Baltimore, Maryland

Pierre Calixte, Jr. ...........................Maplewood, New Jersey *Travis J. Case.....................................Baltimore, Maryland *Jasmine Couch ..................................Brooklyn, New York Chynna S. Crawford-Maylor ................ Queens, New York Noelle R. Cuvilly .................................. Queens, New York Elias M. DuBose ...................................Hanover, Maryland Kennica J. Exum ................................Hyattsville, Maryland Ashlee L. Faulcon ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Brian A. Furr ......................................Brooklyn, New York Shelby J. Hairston ................................ Salisbury, Maryland Courtnee S. Lacks...............................Baltimore, Maryland Jocelyn A. Lay .....................................Baltimore, Maryland Claude O. Moukouri-Kouoh............ Lutherville, Maryland Ayodeji Olokesusi.............................. Lagos Island, Nigeria Shantá A. Reid...............................Silver Spring, Maryland Kendra T. Roper........................... Owings Mills, Maryland Tara J. Rose....................................Reisterstown, Maryland Antoinette A. Thomas............................. Laurel, Maryland Joaquin Murietta Turley, Jr. .................. Washington, D.C. Kayla S. Vines .....................................Baltimore, Maryland B.A., Fine Arts Aaron K. Colbert................................Baltimore, Maryland Erin T. Cox.........................................Baltimore, Maryland Ashley P. Duncan ...............................Baltimore, Maryland *Eileen M. Eldridge ............................Baltimore, Maryland Felisha T. Griffin .....................Upper Marlboro, Maryland *Clara B. Hawkins ................................ Arlington, Virginia Alexis J. Taylor...................................Chesapeake, Virginia Onyekachi Wosu ..................................Redland, Maryland B.A., History Samuel O. Adeiya ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Ose O. Akinlotan ............................. Glenarden, Maryland Craig S. Cornish, Jr. ........................... Welcome, Maryland Kelly D. Davis ................................. Chesapeake, Maryland Kyle N. DeJan ........................................... Largo, Maryland Morgan L. Franklin ..................... Randallstown, Maryland Earvin M. Gonzalez ................................Visalia, California Jennifer P. Gray ..................................Baltimore, Maryland Lavel A. Henry....................................Brooklyn, New York Robert S. Hickey, III...........................Baltimore, Maryland Christian J. Kameni....................Landover Hills, Maryland Sean L. McGill........................................... Essex, Maryland *Antonio L. Moses................................. Washington, D.C. Tyra L. Newman .......................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Peter R. Petties........................ New Brunswick, New Jersey Teshina D. Roberts..................................Bronx, New York

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Zackery D. Rogers .........................Germantown, Maryland *Donald M. Schuler, Jr. ....................Yardley, Pennsylvania Brandon J. Thornton.............. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Brigid C. Wallace........................... Cockeysville, Maryland Khalid R. Williams ............................ Baltimore, Maryland B.A., Journalism Ashlee M. Banks .......................... Windsor Mill, Maryland Brittany M. Buchanan ....................... Baltimore, Maryland Albert A. Phillips, Jr........................... Baltimore, Maryland Sylvester C. Shorts, Jr......................... Baltimore, Maryland Shane Taylor ..................................Silver Spring, Maryland Phylicia D. Townes ...................... Willingboro, New Jersey B.S., Journalism Nicholas W. Bedford ......................... Baltimore, Maryland Malaika A. Clements ........................... East Point, Georgia Ashley L. Cox..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Jazmin B. Fields..................................... Clinton, Maryland *Ryan J. Jack......................................Hyattsville, Maryland Kristina N. Jackson ............................ Baltimore, Maryland Courtney A. Jacobs ........................ Mitchellville, Maryland Bianca J. Jarrett ...................................Kenosha, Wisconsin Inaya Khalifah .................................... Baltimore, Maryland Antonio K. Martin.................................... Chicago, Illinois Odessa J. Mohabeer ............................Brooklyn, New York Kaddeem M. Myrie ......................... Windsor, Connecticut B.A., Music George T. Allen, Jr............................. Baltimore, Maryland Zacharie Ambroise ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Anne V. Bragg................... East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Jesika A. Burton .................................. Perryville, Maryland Warren S. Campbell ........................... Brooklyn, Maryland Antonio D. Chase, Jr. .................... Gwynn Oak, Maryland Nashela M. Hargrave .......................... Pikesville, Maryland Tia R. Harris ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Leah U. Hawkins ..................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ambrosia C. Hooper ......................... Baltimore, Maryland Gee-Gboloh Jarbah ...................... Randallstown, Maryland Shakyla P. Johnson ............................Forestville, Maryland Jade A. Madden ................................. Columbia, Maryland Morgan C. McClinton....................... Baltimore, Maryland Robert C. McIver ............................... Baltimore, Maryland Alan M. Nelson........................ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Candace N. Potts ............................... Baltimore, Maryland Aleah A. Prentice ..................................Lanham, Maryland Teron D. Prioleau .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Yolanda Y. Redding ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Matthew J. Thompson .................. Temple Hills, Maryland Daisha R. Watson ..................................Washington, D.C. Derek L. West ....................................... York, Pennsylvania B.A., Philosophy Andre Clark ....................................... Baltimore, Maryland Rhonda D. Cole................................. Baltimore, Maryland Brenda L. Fort......................................... Bronx, New York Brian D. Jones.................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Shannon A. May ............................... Pikesville, Maryland

*Burkina Morgan...............................New York, New York Carl Parker, Jr. .................................... Riverdale, Maryland Carlton Smith........................................... Chicago, Illinois B.A., Political Science Andrew U. Anamanya.....................Glenn Dale, Maryland Alieu Barry..............................................Monrovia, Liberia Daniel R. Beverly .......................... Owings Mills, Maryland Matthew O. Bradford ..........................Odenton, Maryland Eairece A. Branch ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Devin D. Brown..................................Baltimore, Maryland Jessica M. Bynum...................................Clinton, Maryland Kendra M. Cannon ............................... Denton, Maryland Karen N. Darkes ..........................Atlantic City, New Jersey Basirat K. Dawodu.................................... Largo, Maryland Toney N. Dixon..................................Baltimore, Maryland Joseph D. Dogan.....................Fort Washington, Maryland Mikaela B. Florence..............................Parkville, Maryland Brenda L. Fort .........................................Bronx, New York Audreianor L. Handsome ........ Colonial Heights, Virginia Shenika S. McPherson.....................Jersey City, New Jersey *Jyre R. Miles .......................................... Bel Air, Maryland *Tiara H. Mintz ..................................Baltimore, Maryland Brandon M. Mitchell..........................Baltimore, Maryland Abumere Omije ......................................Edo State, Nigeria Tamika M. Pascal.. Marigot, Commonwealth of Dominica Camille J. Pierre..................................Baltimore, Maryland LaRon J. Randall ....................................... Macon, Georgia Alphonso Ross....................................Baltimore, Maryland Joshua J. Sewell ...................................Baltimore, Maryland Kimberly K. Singletary.......................New York, New York Andrew L. Solice, Jr..................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Cornell E. Stanley, Jr. ...........East New Market, Maryland Rashad D. Staton................................Baltimore, Maryland Keino K. Stephenson........................ Voorhees, New Jersey Shemaiah Strickland................................. Atlanta, Georgia Jarett K. Turnipseed ...........................Baltimore, Maryland Felicia L. Verett ..................................Baltimore, Maryland Kristal S. Vines ...................................Baltimore, Maryland Lydia D. Walther-Rodriguez......... Virginia Beach, Virginia Randell D. Williams ................................Bronx, New York Rasheda N. Williams ........................ Shelton, Connecticut Ashley L. Wilson ...............................Edgewood, Maryland Franklin D. Young...................................Severn, Maryland B.S., Psychology Felicia Angevine..................................Baltimore, Maryland Aneesah J. Aziz.................................. New Braunfels, Texas Ashley E. Bartee..................................Baltimore, Maryland Shreeja Bhattarai .................................. Kathmandu, Nepal Victoria L. Bledsoe ............................ Columbia, Maryland Trevor C. Blyther................................Baltimore, Maryland Alicia N. Bolling ..................................Richmond, Virginia LaFayette Boone, Jr.............................Baltimore, Maryland Michael D. Brown ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Tiara S. Brown ...............................Reisterstown, Maryland Destiny T. Cameron ...........................Baltimore, Maryland

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Sabrina M. Cheatham......................... Flushing, New York Briana D. Coardes ........................... Clarksville, Tennessee Daniel P. Cook .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Chantal D. Douglas ................ Upper Marlboro, Maryland Aisha H. Dunbar............................ Bloomfield, New Jersey Stephanie S. Eubanks ......................... Frederick, Maryland Alexis M. Graves ...................................... Laurel, Maryland Verneshia M. Grier ................. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Danielle L. Gross ............................. Henderson, Maryland Lester J. Ham ........................................... Laurel, Maryland Jasmine B. Harris ..............................Timonium, Maryland Erin Aliyah Hayes ............................. Van Nuys, California Dayna A. Heckstall ................................. Bronx, New York Jonathan Howell ....................................... Chicago, Illinois Omolola V. Imani.................................... Bowie, Maryland Tiffany J. Jackson ............................... Baltimore, Maryland Dominique A. James......................Silver Spring, Maryland Jazzmine K. Johnson .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Jerica M. Johnson................................. Cheverly, Maryland Chaneice L. Jones .............................. Aberdeen, Maryland Vincent A. Jones .................... Fort Washington, Maryland Joshua A. Kelley .............................Silver Spring, Maryland Latoya Y. Larde ......................................... Chicago, Illinois Donelia R. Lucas....................................Washington, D.C. *Malik A. McBride.................................... Suffolk, Virginia Evan K. McCrary ............................... Pasadena, California Kaleb G. Metaferia.........................Silver Spring, Maryland Chanel A. Middleton...................... Boston, Massachusetts Shannon E. Murray .............................. Edison, New Jersey Sonia S. Ngegba ............................. Glen Burnie, Maryland Kofoworola O. Olamide ................Silver Spring, Maryland Jalani D. Porter .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Brandon R. Robinson............................Washington, D.C. Caneeka D. Smith........................... Piscataway, New Jersey Shydia D. Snow................................. Rochester, New York LaTeasha D. Squirrell ........................ Columbia, Maryland Shanecqua O. Welch ............................Roselle, New Jersey Janay D. White................. Montgomery County, Maryland Symone E. Whitehead ............................. Bowie, Maryland Brielle T. Williams ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Barry F. Wilson .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Keenan A. Woods..........................Silver Spring, Maryland B.A., Public Relations Michael Adebiyi ...................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Adrienne D. Alexander...................... Baltimore, Maryland Kechi C. Amaefule.............................. Seattle, Washington Dontel A. Baldwin ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Arielle R. Broadway ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Ashley J. Bussey......................................Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Cantave ............................. Spring Valley, New York Ryan J. Cobb................................. Hackensack, New Jersey Keenan D. Cotton ..................................Omaha, Nebraska Nicole C. Davis ............................... Glenn Dale, Maryland Zieaja L. Duke ...................................... Parkville, Maryland Lanette L. Duncan ............................Chesterfield, Virginia

Lineta J. Duren ...................................Baltimore, Maryland Antonio D. Foster ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Jasmine R. Gladden..................................Bowie, Maryland Jahphia Z. Griffin ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Shevelle A. Hicks ................................Baltimore, Maryland Courtney N. Houston ........................Baltimore, Maryland Shirley J. Hudson................................Baltimore, Maryland Ronald D. Jeffries .................................North Port, Florida Ashley C. Johnson ......................... Sacramento, California Trey M. Leak.......................................Baltimore, Maryland Jourdan T. Lemons............................... Oxnard, California Brittany A. Louis ........................... Manalapan, New Jersey Monique V. Lynn .........................Windsor Mill, Maryland Nonye U. Ojibe ....................................... Columbus, Ohio Bre’Auna N. Perez .............................Hyattsville, Maryland Christopher J. Powell ............................ Washington, D.C. Diamond N. Powell ............................Baltimore, Maryland Giovanna S. Reid................................Baltimore, Maryland Marquetta S. Richardson.................Fort Meade, Maryland Marc A. Robinson .............................Hyattsville, Maryland Keleeya K. Singleton............................ Newark, New Jersey Teneshia R. Smith ....................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jasmine Stokes ....................................Baltimore, Maryland Lamar J. Weaver .....................Fort Washington, Maryland B.A., Screenwriting & Animation Nicholas J. Bush .................................Baltimore, Maryland Joshua G. Wood ............................Silver Spring, Maryland B.A., Sociology Kristina I. Ackerman ........................Cambridge, Maryland Damilola Akinyele ........................................ Lagos, Nigeria *Delonzo Ballard ................................Baltimore, Maryland Brittany P. Barnett................................Parkville, Maryland Natasha M. Bravo .............................. Damascus, Maryland Jourdan T. Brooks ........................ Germantown, Maryland LaQuicha L. Brown ............................Baltimore, Maryland Jazmine M. Bush.....................Fort Washington, Maryland *Ashlee K. Butler ....................... Central Nyack, New York Kervin Casimir....................................Brooklyn, New York Lance V. Crawford ................................ Staunton, Virginia Dana L. Cray.................................Willingboro, New Jersey Nea M. Croxton .................................Baltimore, Maryland John I. Dean .................................. Wyandanch, New York Aissatou Diallo .................................. Greenbelt, Maryland Joshua C. Durden..................................... Atlanta, Georgia Trenell L. Eaton.................................. Landover, Maryland Laquetta S. Evans ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Brandon E. Faulkner ..........................Baltimore, Maryland Jadelle N. Fox-Minors .........................Baltimore, Maryland Kinise M. Hamilton............................Baltimore, Maryland Tyrone A. Hendrix .................................... Tarpon, Florida DeWayne P. Jackson...............Fort Washington, Maryland Whitney L. Johnson ....................Westampton, New Jersey DaQuan M. Lawrence .......................New York, New York Danielle P. Lugo ............................ Los Angeles, California Victor A. McKnight..............................Suitland, Maryland

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Aleshia P. Miles.................................... Parkville, Maryland Sykima S. Mobley............................... Columbia, Maryland Isiah Moore, Jr. .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Andre R. Nelson .............................. Morton, Pennsylvania *Ernest Obong ......................................Lanham, Maryland Omara A. Parker ............................ Glen Burnie, Maryland Taylor G. Pass ........................................... Athens, Georgia Benedict A. Paye ................................ Baltimore, Maryland *Nia J. Pride ................................... Glen Burnie, Maryland Jasmine C. Russell ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Marlen L. Speight .................................Lanham, Maryland Janelle D. Stewart.............................. Hyattsville, Maryland Jeremy A. Thwaites ............... Greensboro, North Carolina Kenny K. Tshibangu ...............................Bel Air, Maryland Tori H. Walker ............................ Randallstown, Maryland Britney Williams ........................... Reisterstown, Maryland Chanel A. Williams .................... Bloomfield, Connecticut B.A., Speech Communications Davon J. Brown.................................. Baltimore, Maryland Joshua S. Bush ................................... Baltimore, Maryland Diane Hughes .......................................... Columbus, Ohio Taylor D. Russ .............................. Middle River, Maryland Diandre K. Watkins...............................Washington, D.C. LaKeitha A. Wilkerson ...................... Baltimore, Maryland B.A., Telecommunications Courtney R. Lyons............................. Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Telecommunications Omolola Akerele........................................Fairfax, Virginia *Tiaquana T. Barksdale ..................... Baltimore, Maryland *Aric D. Brooks.................................. Baltimore, Maryland *Jordan D. Brown .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Dwayne T. Allen ................................ Baltimore, Maryland

Kristina D. Allen ................................Baltimore, Maryland Brandon R. Crawford..............Upper Marlboro, Maryland Lawrence D. Davis, Jr ....................Silver Spring, Maryland Lynette S. Dodson ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Abbass A. Jah ..................................... Greenbelt, Maryland Thomas H. James................................Baltimore, Maryland Whitney N. James.............................. Columbia, Maryland *Teresa P. Kona ............................ Gaithersburg, Maryland Justin K. Lockett .................................Baltimore, Maryland Colby A. Matthews ............................ Columbia, Maryland *Ashlee L. Mondesir ............................ Rosedale, Maryland Kassandre Monsanto ..........................Brooklyn, New York Phillip E. Morant......................... Randallstown, Maryland *Denasia L. Pinkard............................Baltimore, Maryland *Michael R. Quander ............................ Washington, D.C. Jontice T. Small .....................................Clinton, Maryland Lorenzo J. Spires ................................ Oxon Hill, Maryland Sakeena F. Trice........................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Angelo Turnage.................................Baltimore, Maryland Maurice D. Walton.............................Baltimore, Maryland Shaneshia N. West .............................Baltimore, Maryland B.A., Theatre Arts Tiana M. Brown.......................................Stafford, Virginia Monica J. Clory.......................Fort Washington, Maryland Dionna E. Fletcher ......................... Wilmington, Delaware Grant E. Harvey................................. Columbia, Maryland Monica R. Jones........................... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lisa C. Larsen .....................................Baltimore, Maryland Whitney M. McArthur ......................... Waldorf, Maryland Tony M. Roberts.................................Baltimore, Maryland

The School of Architecture and Planning B.S., Architecture and Environmental Design Karima J. Abdulrahim .................. Gaithersburg, Maryland Johnathan M. Anthony....................... Aston, Pennsylvania Dachelle M. Barber ............................ Baltimore, Maryland Franckel M. Bazin .................................. Ewing, New Jersey *Gabriel M. Benson ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Eric P. Bond .......................................Annapolis, Maryland *Jared C. Britton ................................Annapolis, Maryland Desmond J.J. Brown .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Kevin P. Davis ..................................... Sykesville, Maryland *Monika K. Davis............................... Baltimore, Maryland Zanaya W.D. Donato....................... Red Bank, New Jersey *Juris A. Flores ...............................Silver Spring, Maryland Sean I. Gittens .............................. Gaithersburg, Maryland Frank Hong....................................Silver Spring, Maryland *Callen T. Huey .................................Annapolis, Maryland Janet K. Humble ................................ Baltimore, Maryland *Britney A. Jackson ............................ Baltimore, Maryland

*Herbert C. Lee III ............................ Annapolis, Maryland James W. McArthur..........................Millersville, Maryland *Reginald S.E. McFadden ..................Baltimore, Maryland *Wendy S. McGee-Preti....................West River, Maryland Patrick E. Mfoudi .........................Windsor Mill, Maryland Stephen A. Newman............................Odenton, Maryland Clevon Nicholson..................................... Cleveland, Ohio *Enyinnaya T. Onukwubiri .............Glenn Dale, Maryland Sagirah L. Palmer................................Baltimore, Maryland *Tuan Q. Pham .................................. Wheaton, Maryland Stephanie M. Rogers...........................Baltimore, Maryland Blair A. Simms.....................................Pikesville, Maryland Kiara D. Sizemore.............................. Greenbelt, Maryland *Bianca A. Williams .............................. Washington, D.C. LaTayia T. Wilson ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Tarsha S. Wilson ............................ Ellicott City, Maryland B.S., Construction Management Byron K. Abaidoo.........................Willingboro, New Jersey

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*Forson O. Ayeh ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Niquetta Hayer ........................... Durham, North Carolina Harvey J. Diggs, Jr. ....................................Essex, Maryland Adeyemi D. Odufaderin............................... Lagos, Nigeria *Martin Espejo .............................. Reisterstown, Maryland *Jessica M. Williams ...............Fort Washington, Maryland Dominic R. Harrison......................... Baltimore, Maryland

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management B.S., Accounting Edward Kuaku Aboagye............................................Ghana *Hariff Adefela Adebohun ..................Beltsville, Maryland Sulaimon Adetokunbo Adeyemi ..... Catonsville, Maryland Latonia T. Bacon ............................... Columbia, Maryland Stephen Ronald Bagby............ Upper Marlboro, Maryland Lashawn Shantel Banks ..................... Baltimore, Maryland Rufus T.C. Berry................................ Baltimore, Maryland *Melanie Dishon Boyd ........................ Dundalk, Maryland Travis C. Brown ................................. Baltimore, Maryland Anthony Gregory Clayborne, II ............... Upper Marlboro Maryland *Omar David Cole....................Mount Vernon, New York Andrew A. DaCosta.......................Silver Spring, Maryland John Eddingo ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Isiuwa Udoka Edobor ........... Upper Marlboro, Maryland *Carlton Irie William Edwards.......... Baltimore, Maryland Zaneta Hanna Egiefameh .................. Baltimore, Maryland Wayman M. Ellis, Jr........................... Baltimore, Maryland Korede Michael Fanilola.............. Randallstown, Maryland Sharita L. Freeman................. Fort Washington, Maryland Aysia Deriazette Gray................... Randallstown, Maryland *Jaclyn Suzzette Hall ................................ Bowie, Maryland Chavon Lee Henderson........................Suitland, Maryland Michelle Oluwemimo Idowu.................... Largo, Maryland Olohirenua Edeoghogho Imoukhuede ........Lagos, Nigeria Rufus Monroe Judd, III .................... Hyattsville, Maryland Christina L. Lawson........................... Baltimore, Maryland *Allison Arielle Lester..............................Phoenix, Arizona Courtney Lynn McKenzie..................... Clinton, Maryland *Richard Carl Minor .................... Owings Mills, Maryland Taiwo Onalaja...................................... Parkville, Maryland Ewere Sharon Onyibe .............................................. Nigeria Emilia Nwamaka Orelu ................................Lagos, Nigeria Onyekachi Kingsley Orizu ............................Lagos, Nigeria Maya Chantel Paggett ........................ Baltimore, Maryland Roger Lee Price .....................................Waldorf, Maryland Samir Alim Rashiduddin................... Baltimore, Maryland Seema Sharma Poudel ..................Silver Spring, Maryland Eugene C.K. Shivers .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Jazmyn Theresa Simms .................. Mitchellville, Maryland Marques Julian-Dulernay Smith ..... Hughesville, Maryland Matthew St. Patrick Smith................. Baltimore, Maryland Devan Lanee Thomas ........................... Clinton, Maryland Shannon Nicole Washington ................Washington, D.C. Ashely Nicole Watts............................. Richmond, Virgina

Deborah Maxine Williams .................Baltimore, Maryland Tiara Khristopher Williams................Baltimore, Maryland Tiffany Charmaine Williams................. Washington, D.C. Revelle Lumas Woolfolk, III ................Parkville, Maryland Abner Mtowa Zulu .......................Windsor Mill, Maryland B.S., Business Administration *Muhammad Jamal Abdul-Malik .......... Washington, D.C. Abdulahi Adebayo Adekola ......Owode Oyo State, Nigeria Anthony E. Adekolu...................Owo Ondo State, Nigeria Lydia Adebisi Agbeja ............................ Lanham, Maryland Vincent C. Agu...................................Baltimore, Maryland Lakia Charnelle Barnes ......................Baltimore, Maryland Yoshoda Bharati .............................Simdhupalchok, Nepal Brittany Jean Biggs..................Fort Washington, Maryland *Lavenue Shantel Briscoe .............Windsor Mill, Maryland Xanella Judelle Broadbelt ...................Baltimore, Maryland Andrew Roger Brooks ................. Randallstown, Maryland Jasmine Yvonne Brooks......................Baltimore, Maryland *Robinson Harrison Brown .............. Annapolis, Maryland Roy Lloyd Bryant ................................Baltimore, Maryland Olajuwon A. Burgess ................ Havre de Grace, Maryland Danielle Chanon Burrell.................... Landover, Maryland Loreal Latane Butler-Willis.................Baltimore, Maryland Jamal Malik Byrd ................................Baltimore, Maryland *Makini Coleman ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Ebony Crystal Collins...............................Bowie, Maryland *Jamie Wilhelmina Cook ...................Baltimore, Maryland *Courtney Danielle Cooper ..................Union, New Jersey Ashley Simone Cottrell ..................... Annapolis, Maryland *Brandon Trent Crosby...................... Elmsford, New York Tarsha Rena Darden ........................... Rosedale, Maryland *Gordon Oniel Dinnall.......................... Kingston, Jamaica Cornelius K. Djameh ....................................Accra, Ghana *Yusuf F. Dosu .................................... Oroville, California Anique Simone Dunn ........................Baltimore, Maryland Che’ Tamika Evans....................... Owings Mills, Maryland Charles Ray Fields, Jr. ...................Temple Hills, Maryland Joshua L. Fountain .............................Baltimore, Maryland Tairell DaShaun Fulmore...................Baltimore, Maryland *Rex D. Gatling ........................................ Largo, Maryland Robert Stanley Gonzales....................New York, New York Willie Daniel Goode ...............Upper Marlboro, Maryland *Justin Maria Green ...........................Baltimore, Maryland Ndeye Filly Mouthour Gueye........ Los Angeles, California Wlicuffer Gumbs-Williams ................Baltimore, Maryland Brittany Cherika Maria Hamm ................Olney, Maryland

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Devin Durell Hammond ................... Baltimore, Maryland Knoelle K. Hayward ............................... Delaware, Newark *Joseph K. Hemby, III............................Washington, D.C. Antonio Larry Holloman................... Baltimore, Maryland Melia Tiffany Holmes ........................ Baltimore, Maryland Nandi Simone Hopps ...........................Waldorf, Maryland Tiffanie Nicole Jack ......................... Millersville, Maryland Brittany Nicole Jackson .................... Springdale, Maryland *Kendall Jamal Jamison ..................... Baltimore, Maryland Ezra William Johnson........................ Baltimore, Maryland Howard Delano Johnson ..................... Parkville, Maryland *Jessica Ricks Johnson ............................. Bowie, Maryland Whitley Sha’ri Johnson....................... Pikesville, Maryland Teyana Annette Johnson-Wedderburn .............. Aberdeen, Maryland Marshall Jeffery Jones.............. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Marcus Alexander King .......... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Diptee Lama..........................................Kathmandu, Nepal Jovon De’Andre Lapps ...................... Baltimore, Maryland Frank Benjamin Lawrence, III....................Mount Rainier, Maryland Brittany S. Lincoln.................................. Bronx, New York John F. Lloyd, Jr.............................Silver Spring, Maryland Marie Wideline Louis ....................Federalsburg, Maryland Amanda Latoya Lowe ............................Washington, D.C. Latecia Marie Manning..................... Rochester, New York Zakia McAllister ................................. Columbia, Maryland Keenan Rashad McBride ......................Suitland, Maryland *Andrew B. McKain..............................Lanham, Maryland *Kayla Martrece McKinnon............... Baltimore, Maryland Jasmine Sook Bai Mitchell................. Baltimore, Maryland Ciara Aleas Morris ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Christina Denise Mullins .................. Baltimore, Maryland Oulily N.G. Ndecky .......................... Hyattsville, Maryland Marcus Neal-Watts............................. Baltimore, Maryland Nnenna Gladys Nwabueze..................Ebony State, Nigeria Folarin Anu Ogunmakin ......................Lanham, Maryland Jessica Ogunsola................................. Baltimore, Maryland Kehinde Olanrewaju Onalaja .......................Lagos, Nigeria *Kaira Afiwa Oweh ........................... Hyattsville, Maryland Morgan Akoshua Page .......................... Clinton, Maryland Zachary Matthew Pencarski ........................Fork, Maryland Orlando Joseph Pickens........................Waldorf, Maryland *Reno Thomas Pratt .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Nishan Ranjit..............................................Pokhara, Nepal Douglas Richburg .............................. Baltimore, Maryland *Ashley Rene Ringgold ................. Reisterstown, Maryland Cheera C. Rivena............................... Baltimore, Maryland Ramon Pierre Rusten . Prince George’s County, Maryland Daniel Louis Sackey ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Kyrsten Lyndcee Sandle ...................... Pasadena, Maryland Adrienne Samantha Sheppard ...... Wilmington, Maryland Eugene C.K. Shivers .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Staphon Shorter ...........................Takoma Park, Maryland Brandi Cazina Solomon .................... Baltimore, Maryland

Eason C. Sparkman-Wilson ...............Baltimore, Maryland Avin Stevens .............................................Bowie, Maryland Morgan Michelle Taylor ................. Wilmington, Delaware Hakeem Olatilewa Temidayo ....... Gaithersburg, Maryland Justin Re’monte Thomas......... Mardela Springs, Maryland Shantia India Torrence.......................Baltimore, Maryland Rachelle Kristina Wade ......................Baltimore, Maryland Jerel Earl Walker.................................Baltimore, Maryland *Christopher Michael Wallace Prince Frederick, Maryland Peter Washington ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Michael Louis Waters...............Capitol Heights, Maryland Dennis Burt Watson ...................... Burtonsville, Maryland Britney Chennel Wattley.... Tortola, British Virgin Islands Ashley Vaughn Watts ......................Haverstraw, New York Jonathan Lance White........................Baltimore, Maryland Devinn K. Williams........................ Burtonsville, Maryland Santoria Renae Williams....................Baltimore, Maryland Levette Trusty Woodrum ...................Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Finance Tiera Charlta Allen.......................Windsor Mill, Maryland Antoinette Kanisha Ash ........................Clinton, Maryland Abdramane Baramake Bouare ..................... Bamako, Mali Omar David Cole ..................... Mount Vernon, New York Shakema Tonika Cyrus ......................Baltimore, Maryland William Roderick Dixon, II ................. Lanham, Maryland Nathanie Ashton Eades............... Randallstown, Maryland DeDani Lawrence Estrill ......................... Laurel, Maryland *Timoetel Harold, Brion Greaves .......... Kingston, Jamaica Jerome Davon Harper ........................... Washington, D.C. Denae Tenell Harris ..................... Owings Mills, Maryland *Tayana Chanee Harrison.....................Clinton, Maryland Olumide Silas Ilesanmi ......................Baltimore, Maryland *Pravin Khadka..................................... Kathmandu, Nepal *Sterlin LaGuerre ................................Rockville, Maryland Foliba Nyanga Lima............................Baltimore, Maryland Jayde Marie Maddox-Harris......................Bowie, Maryland *Jeanny Mlemchukwu .................. Owings Mills, Maryland *Nathaniel P. Moseley ........................Baltimore, Maryland Ijeoma Chidinma Onyenekwu................ Upper Marlboro, Maryland Derek Xavier Patterson................. Germantown, Maryland Emily Angela Powell .............................Parkville, Maryland Matthew St Patrick Smith ..................Baltimore, Maryland Marcel Gerard Warfield ...................... Beltsville, Maryland B.S., Hospitality Management Kisha Marie Bailey ..............................Baltimore, Maryland *Jamal Andrew Briggs....................Temple Hills, Maryland Ashley Sheree Crawford .....................Baltimore, Maryland Hubert Nebraska Cunningham Lancaster, South Carolina Cleveland Thomas Faulk....................Baltimore, Maryland Cheryl Renaie Gibson ..........................Parkville, Maryland Shantice Ieshia Grant .............................. Laurel, Maryland Claudius Hackett ................... Cambria Heights, New York *Ta’Mya Janee Harrison ........................Clinton, Maryland Jessica Denise Jones ............................Baltimore, Maryland

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Peteryne Loretta Kamei..... Montgomery Village, Maryland *Steven W. Lewis ..................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Raechelle D. Martin........................... Neptune, New Jersey Marci Lee Menefee..................................Detroit, Michigan Dorien Lernard Murphy.................... Baltimore, Maryland Latoya Deneen Newkirk .................... Baltimore, Maryland Meagan Michelle Payne ..................... Baltimore, Maryland Simpson Calfred Penn, II ........... Turks and Caicos Islands Camille Ilee Perry............................... Baltimore, Maryland Morgan Naneta Robinson ................. Baltimore, Maryland Pujan Sharma.............................................. Lalitpur, Nepal Ariel Martina Tavernier........................Waldorf, Maryland Brittany Nicole Turner ...................... Baltimore, Maryland Mianka Shawntay Wilkins....................Lanham, Maryland Ashley Earl Williams.......................... Baltimore, Maryland Emmanuelle Pariese Willis ................Forestville, Maryland B.S., Information Science and Systems Bridget Rochelle Allen...........................Washington, D.C. Benson A. Ayorinde.......................... Springdale, Maryland Parais S. Bell....................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Tyrell Dominique Bryant ..............Temple Hill, Maryland Glenn Eugene Bullock....................... Baltimore, Maryland Jonathan Rafael Foster....................... Baltimore, Maryland Brittany Nicole Howard..................... Baltimore, Maryland Darius J. Jones........................ Fort Washington, Maryland Brittany Lancaster ...............................Accokeek, Maryland Alexander Claibon Mallett ..................San Jose, California Abiana Delena Mello .............................. Severn, Maryland Jock Ricardo Mitchell ...................... Woodbridge, Virginia Richard Olanuale Olayinka ..................... Bowie, Maryland Christopher K. Onuoha Prince George’s County, Maryland Keenen R. Orie ........................... Bloomfield, Connecticut *Marley Mandela Peacock.................. Baltimore, Maryland Christopher Edward Taitt ............. Mitchellville, Maryland Sangman Upreti................................. Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Management *Jamal Andre Briggs...................... Temple Hills, Maryland Dustin Lamar Brown .................... Owings Mills, Maryland William Andrew Burwell ......................Waldorf, Maryland Abu Boakai Darrah............................ Baltimore, Maryland Rosie Antoinette Ellis ................. Atlantic City, New Jersey Bertrand Kouassi...........................Germantown, Maryland Jasmine Evelyn Nelson....................... Columbia, Maryland *Kanisha Danielle Reese.................... Baltimore, Maryland

Joel Earl Rocher, II .............................Baltimore, Maryland Gabrielle Tianca Shamberger ................. Fort Washington, Maryland Danielle Tolbert.........................Williamstown, New Jersey Monica Denise Waters .......................Baltimore, Maryland Curtis D. Watson ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Lamonica Ikea White ..............Upper Marlboro, Maryland Raven Alexandra Williams.................Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Marketing Omatsola O. Amorighoye .................. Frederick, Maryland Breanna E. Barber ................................. Buffalo, New York Kevin Scott Baylor .........................Silver Spring, Maryland Collin M. Bing......................................... Augusta, Georgia Asagai Brevil ...................................... Columbia, Maryland Rhee L. Burke....................................New York, New York Willie Eugene Carter..................... Mitchellville, Maryland Kevin Andrew Chew ...................... Huntington, Maryland *K’Ronn W. Cranford .......................Baltimore, Maryland Nathanie Ashton Eades............... Randallstown, Maryland Lyche Monique Ferguson ......................Towson, Maryland Delton Dominique Graham.............. Oxon Hill, Maryland *Timoetel Harold Brion Greaves ........... Kingston, Jamaica Ronnie LaVon Green-Love .....................Bronx, New York Jimmy Lewis Guest ...............................Parkville, Maryland *Courtney C. Hall .................................... Chicago, Illinois Jewel T. Hunt......................................Baltimore, Maryland *Marcellus Duvall Hunter ................ Forest Hill, Maryland Alvin Douglas Johnson, II ............Windsor Mill, Maryland Koreen Michelle King........................Somerset, New Jersey Jahleel E. Norman ..............................Baltimore, Maryland *Francis Nwachu....................... New Carrollton, Maryland Dijon S. Patterson .............................. Westport, Maryland *Alexander Perris Pearson ................. Columbia, Maryland Ramon Alberto Rodriguez .................Brooklyn, New York Kejandra Monyua Sharpe.................... Hillside, New Jersey Herbert Edward Stanford...................Baltimore, Maryland Taahirah H. Stith......................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Kay Raquel Taylor.............................Baltimore, Maryland Rashard Devon Thomas......................... Lithonia, Georgia Amanda Michelle Thompson .......Silver Spring, Maryland Chioma Oluchi Ukachu...........................Bowie, Maryland Annetionette Denise Ware.............Long Island, New York *Therese Nkafu Wenja ........................... Laurel, Maryland Fong Yau ..................................... Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

The School of Community Health and Policy B.S., Nursing Renesha Shanna-Kay Absalom .......... Baltimore, Maryland Deborah Nkonye-Asua Abu......... Randallstown, Maryland Dipa Adhikari ...................................... Parkville, Maryland Temitope Ifejola Ajatta ............................ Bowie, Maryland

Felicia Padikie Akyea ............................... Laurel, Maryland Kayode Adesina Alade.........................Pikesville, Maryland Stella Iwalola Alade ............................Baltimore, Maryland Morgan Ashley Alexander ........... Randallstown, Maryland Hope Anchi Anagho ..................... College Park, Maryland

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Senait Demissie Ankerso ................... Baltimore, Maryland Bindu Aryal .................................... Glen Burnie, Maryland Akouavi Sayi Attoh ........................Silver Spring, Maryland Lucy U. Azobi ................................... Hyattsville, Maryland Nimota Ronke-Leslie Bello ................ Baltimore, Maryland Kasey Brown....................................... Baltimore, Maryland Kimberly Renita Bundley .................. Baltimore, Maryland Britney Kiara Charles.................... Reisterstown, Maryland Esther Adanna Chikwe-Onyejekwe ..................... Rosedale, Maryland Precious Oluchi Chukwuleta............. Baltimore, Maryland Austina Cole ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Danita Tamara Custis........................ Baltimore, Maryland SharRhonda Lynnette Daniels .......... Baltimore, Maryland Remilekun Daramola............................... Bowie, Maryland Bethelhem Etcha Demissie ............Silver Spring, Maryland Ronnetta Michelle Dillon................... Rockville, Maryland Prisca N. Elendu ..............................Halethorpe, Maryland Kimberly Frazier................................. Baltimore, Maryland Pawan Raj Gautam ............................ Baltimore, Maryland Allison Hall ........................................ Baltimore, Maryland Meline Harris Haupt....................... Brandywine, Maryland Tadoria N. Hawkins........................... Baltimore, Maryland Nakeisha St. Margaret Henry............. Columbia, Maryland Obinne Lesley Iweh ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Nkechinyere Nlemchukwu Iwuchukwu Owings Mills, Maryland Suzie Fatou Jackatey...............................Washington, D.C. Malcolm Xavier Jefferies ..................Woodstock, Maryland Franca Ifeoma Jobi................................... Laurel, Maryland Jermiere Kim Junior........................... Baltimore, Maryland Sushma Khatri ................................... Baltimore, Maryland Manju Lama ....................................... Baltimore, Maryland Adasha Anise Liles...............................Syracuse, New York Tanya Nicole Mac-Attram............. Reisterstown, Maryland Geraldine Amarachi Madu........... Owings Mills, Maryland Sushma Maharjan .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Catherine Ayuk Mbi .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Martha Nyambura Mbuthia................. Parkville, Maryland Tonicia Lucinda McLeod................... Baltimore, Maryland Ingrid Milton ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Regina Chinine Morah...................... Baltimore, Maryland

Serah Manyi Ncha .............................Hyattsville, Maryland Adadike N. Nnabugwu.......................Baltimore, Maryland Janine Andrea Bacchus Nottage.........Baltimore, Maryland Nicole K. Nugent................................Baltimore, Maryland Juliet Lum Numfor ..............................Pikesville, Maryland Jennifer Ncheta Nwosu-Anyanwu ......Baltimore, Maryland Stanley Okeke .....................................Baltimore, Maryland Murren Isioma Okocha ..................... Abingdon, Maryland Ayodeji Bamidele Olawale....................... Laurel, Maryland Elizabeth Yewande Omopariola .........Baltimore, Maryland Florence Oyidia Onwuchekwa ...........Baltimore, Maryland Anrina Samantha Payne ............. Coon Rapids, Minnesota Stepfanie Nicole Pugh ..................... Woodstock, Maryland Ebony Renee Robinson......................Baltimore, Maryland Kyle Akeem Sampson ........................ Baltimore, Maryland Kibeauzeta Eugenia Schools ...............Baltimore, Maryland Tonya Ann-Letha Sinkler .................. Baltimore, Maryland Shanelle Nicole Smith ........................Baltimore, Maryland Robyn Leigh Springs ..........................Baltimore, Maryland Ghia Seneathia Stewart ...............Camp Springs, Maryland Jinat Tabasum.....................................Baltimore, Maryland Prince Talo..........................................Baltimore, Maryland Monique Angela Thomas............. Middle River, Maryland Eddy Toulassi-Djinan .........................Baltimore, Maryland Ladonna Lenell Wattley .....................Baltimore, Maryland Prince Duke Williams ..................Windsor Mill, Maryland Tammie Williams ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Takemma Annette Winchester ..........Baltimore, Maryland Nyeinpu A. Woahtee..........................Baltimore, Maryland Olivia Jamaletta Yates................................ Essex, Maryland Adedayo Yusuf.......................................Towson, Maryland Marinette Nyangono Zibi ..............Silver Spring, Maryland B.S. Nutritional Sciences Aderonke Rose Adegbite....................Baltimore, Maryland Joseph Olusoji Adetola................. Owings Mills, Maryland Olajumoke Abolanle Adeyemi ................. Essex, Maryland Dakota Marie Croxton ................... Wilmington, Delaware Amanda L. Katz ..................................Baltimore, Maryland Brandi Nicole Sutton .........................Baltimore, Maryland Kelly Sabrina Wilson ..........................Baltimore, Maryland

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences B.S., Actuarial Science Masmoudath Y. Anjorin.......................... Cotomou, Benin Alpha N. Bada.............................................................. Mali B.S., Biology Morenike A. Adebiyi.....................................Lagos, Nigeria Andrew A. Adekolu ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Kudirat A. Adeola.................................... Bowie, Maryland Omolola A. Adeoye ...................................Decatur, Illinois

Oluwamuyiwa O. Awodiya.......................Bowie, Maryland Jenelle M.T. Baker ............................ Trinidad and Tobago Binod B. Bista.....................................Baltimore, Maryland Edgar E. Chambers.............................Baltimore, Maryland Yasmin Clark ......................................Baltimore, Maryland Tanaira S. Cullens ..............................Baltimore, Maryland *Dominique D. Davis...............................Bowie, Maryland Ebebi N. DeLoach .................................... Chicago, Illinois

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Sylvia Dikibo ............................................ Bowie, Maryland *Richard E. Dix......................... Havre de Grace, Maryland Laura S. Duvall .............................Leonardtown, Maryland Laura S. Edet......................................... Clinton, Maryland Efren E. Edwards, Jr..................... Windsor Mill, Maryland Monique N. Gaines ...................................Essex, Maryland Kandice L. Grant .................................... Severn, Maryland Justin P. Gray ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Imani D. Gregory............................... Baltimore, Maryland Kaisha A. Hazel ................................. Trinidad and Tobago Jasmine A. Iler.................................... Baltimore, Maryland Alexis L. Jackson ............................. Hartford, Connecticut *Jasmine L. Jackson.............................. Cheverly, Maryland Lindsey W. Jefferson.......................... Baltimore, Maryland Quawnecia S. Johnson............................ Lithonia, Georgia Nishesh Karki........................................Newalparasi, Nepal Oluwatimilehin A. Kolawole ........................Lagos, Nigeria *Abubakr S. Kukoyi ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Ariel R.E. Leone ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Latonya T. Lilly .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Josanne A. Logan ...........................Silver Spring, Maryland Brajesh Majarjan ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Raju Malla ..................................................................Nepal Christelle N. Mfomen...........................Douala, Cameroon Jazmyne J. Miller ......................... Kinston, North Carolina *Shellene-Rae A. Miller....................Montego Bay, Jamaica Lakia L. Moore........................... Landover Hills, Maryland TieShema L. Morgan ..............................Tulare, California Khadijah Y. Muhammad ............. Randallstown, Maryland Faith W. Mwangi ............................... Baltimore, Maryland *Adebayo A. Ogunsemowo...........................Lagos, Nigeria Ene M. Omakwu................................ Baltimore, Maryland Ashmita Pande...........................................................Nepal Tiara L. Parham .................................. Richmond, Virginia Latonyetta C. Perez ............................ Baltimore, Maryland Chelsea S. Perry ................................... Parkville, Maryland Jalyssa L. Pettaway .........................Germantown, Maryland Lateca M. Roman.......................... White Plains, Maryland Oleo Samuell...................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Zandria J. Sanders ............................ Baltimore, Maryland Edmund A. Senecherey ............................................Ghana Muna Sharma .......................................Kathmandu, Nepal Damilare A. Shittu............................... Cheverly, Maryland Raju Shrestha ............................................... Syangja, Nepal Les’Shon A. Simpson......................... Baltimore, Maryland Ashley M. Smith .................................Accokeek, Maryland *Patrick M. Sweet............................... Baltimore, Maryland Moises F. Velasco-Alin ........................ Cuernavaca, Mexico

Joel N. Watson .......................................Pensacola, Florida Sa’Quaia S. Weaver ............................... Beacon, New York Lanaisia B. West ...................................Parkville, Maryland Jessica J. White....................................Baltimore, Maryland Jimmy Works ......................................Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Chemistry Canisha M. Andrews ......................................Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago Emmanuel O. Anyadike ................... Forest Hill, Maryland Paul Johnson...........................................Monrovia, Liberia Jalecia A. King.................................Burlington, New Jersey Rachael N. Matthews................... Randallstown, Maryland Margaret M. Nganga ...........................Baltimore, Maryland Keyana N. Porter ............................... Columbia, Maryland B.S., Computer Science *Anjolie Anthony ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Alfred D. Anti.........................................Monrovia, Liberia Michaela A. Bennett...........................Baltimore, Maryland Kyle O. Carter................................Silver Spring, Maryland Jasmine N. Mickens ............................... Washington, D.C. Corey R. Scott.....................................Baltimore, Maryland B.S., Engineering Physics Ethan D. Allen....................................... Washington, D.C. Meagan G. Murry ....................... Harrisburg, Pennsylvania B.S., Mathematics Rudy S. Dehaney ................................Baltimore, Maryland Latoya N. Jackson ..........................Reisterstown, Maryland Krystal M. Payton ........................Kinston, North Carolina Keisheena G.S. Waldon ............... Seat Pleasant, Maryland B.S., Medical Technology Oluwakemi M. Adewuyi.............. Randallstown, Maryland Shalikram Bhandari.......................... Timonium, Maryland Ram C. Budhamagar ..........................Baltimore, Maryland Terry D. Fields ....................................Baltimore, Maryland Alicia R. Hynson ................................Baltimore, Maryland Kasongo R. Ilunga ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Jeniya Maharjan .........................................................Nepal Chinweizu C. Njoku..................... Owings Mills, Maryland Candice M. Paye ..............................Bushkill, Pennsylvania Binita Silwal........................................Baltimore, Maryland Khadija M. Smith ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Chandan Tamrakar ............................Baltimore, Maryland *Christine W. Thuku ................................................Kenya B.S., Physics Mahansa Poudel ........................................................Nepal Ralinda E. Wimbush ...........................Brooklyn, Maryland

The School of Education and Urban Studies B.S., Elementary Education Kaila M. Carter ........................................ Laurel, Maryland Teshima U. Belgrave ...........................Brooklyn, New York Charlene D. Crumb ............................. Waldorf, Maryland

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Myesha J.V. Daniels .................... Long Branch, New Jersey Erica R. Hall...........................................Washington, D.C. Lorraine V. Johnson .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Ashley M. Malette .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Marc S. Moore ...................................... Queens, New York Vanessa D. Palmer .....................Colmar Manor, Maryland Alisa V. Ratliff..............................Haddonfield, New Jersey Hannah D. Slaughter......................... Baltimore, Maryland Victoria F. Upton .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Kelvin L. Valerio ..................................... Bronx, New York *Donna J. Waters....................................Bel Air, Maryland Felecia M. Wesley .............................. Baltimore, Maryland Sydney A. Whitehead .............................. Bowie, Maryland Kaila G. Wiggins ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Tiffany N. Wiggins............................. Baltimore, Maryland *Jarine E. Wilson ....................... Providence, Rhode Island Melissa T. Wong ...........................Germantown, Maryland B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences *Akinremi O. Akinsanya ................... Baltimore, Maryland Lauren N. Alexander .............................Washington, D.C. *Sharia R. Alston ...............................Oxon Hill, Maryland Charmane Blalock .......................... Brandywine, Maryland Mary K. Bondon .............................Burtonsville, Maryland Angel R. Bruce ................................... Baltimore, Maryland Kia N. Burch ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Ashley D. Burton ..................................... Bowie, Maryland Tawana Cook ........................................... Bowie, Maryland Robyn D. Cooper ............................... Landover, Maryland Rachael T. Cragway ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Shadé S. Fitzgerald ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Rosey L. Floyd.................................... Baltimore, Maryland Audra Folkes ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Anton Gibbons ...................... Fort Washington, Maryland Jolei R. Henderson ........................... New York, New York Jewel T. Holt ................................ Randallstown, Maryland Trenae Jacobs ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Jennifer N. Jefferson .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Keosha E.K. Jenkins.....................Saint Petersburg, Florida Monique T. Jobi....................................... Bowie, Maryland Dominique G. Jordan.......................... Parkville, Maryland Brittany R. Kittrell ........................ Temple Hills, Maryland Whitnie M. Lee.............................Germantown, Maryland Beulah M.W. Lewis............................ Baltimore, Maryland Malcolm O. Liverpool................... Owings Mills, Maryland Arion K. Long ......................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jasmyne A. Lyons ...................................Washington, D.C. Kippa Madden ................................... Baltimore, Maryland Brittany Mitchell ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Endia Nichols .................................... Baltimore, Maryland Marilyn A. Paschal .................... Cambridge, Massachusetts Tousha C. Patterson .......................... Baltimore, Maryland Tamika L. Pryor ................................. Baltimore, Maryland Kimarley S.K. Reid....................... Staten Island, New York Shatarah J. Roper............................... Baltimore, Maryland Johansei Sabino..................................... Jamaica, New York

Tashira N. Sellers......................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Amie Sewell ........................................Baltimore, Maryland Ciara M. Simmons ..................................Bronx, New York Vida S.N. Shams....................................Towson, Maryland Adrienne S. Sheppard .................... Wilmington, Delaware *Kalima R. Skief .......................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Antoinette J. Smith...................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marshall D. Sparks .......................Windsor Mill, Maryland Kiara Taylor-Nelson .............................. Queens, New York Yetunde O. Tenabe ............................Baltimore, Maryland Adrian J. Thomas ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Kolleen P. Thomas .............................Brooklyn, New York Shareena T. Verrett ............................Baltimore, Maryland *Stacey R. Warr ......................... Mount Rainier, Maryland Erica L. Washington.....................Windsor Mill, Maryland LaTarsha D. Washington ...................Baltimore, Maryland India Wilson .......................................Baltimore, Maryland Alscott L. Worrell ......................... Virginia Beach, Virginia B.S., Health Education Olubode E. Akinleye .............................Adelphi, Maryland *Krista C. Barrow ............................. Plainfield, New Jersey Amanda A. Eke......................................Towson, Maryland Na’Cara L. Harrison..................... Owings Mills, Maryland Raquel T. Jarrett .................................Baltimore, Maryland Marcellina M. Keaton.........................Baltimore, Maryland Vanessa L. Michel................................. Hurlock, Maryland Mekiesha T. Sewell .........................Gwynn Oak, Maryland Tyese L. Swain .....................................Pasadena, Maryland Tiffany M. Thomas-Brown .................Baltimore, Maryland Jazmin K. Ward ....................................Suitland, Maryland B.S., Physical Education Brittany D. Askew..........................Temple Hills, Maryland *Vivian I. Azuru-O- .............................Baltimore, Maryland Lavon H. Cook ...................................Brooklyn, New York Dawaan J. Covin........................... Sandy Spring, Maryland *Alisha T. Curry .......................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Asuseyi R. Daniyan.............................Baltimore, Maryland Calvin S. Dascent, Jr...................... St. Croix, Virgin Island Quinton M. Dulic ...............................Rockville, Maryland Jerry J. Evans, Jr. ...............................New Castle, Delaware Amber M. Frame ......................... West Covina, California Joseph R. Harrison, III .......................Baltimore, Maryland *Aramah F. Johnson...........................Baltimore, Maryland Samuel E. Johnson ....................... Middle River, Maryland Jeffrey M. Jones.............................. Rutherford, New Jersey Ebony S. Keys .....................................Baltimore, Maryland Tiye C. Lewis ......................................Baltimore, Maryland Glenn E. Matthews-Morris ......Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jonathan L. Miles ...............................Baltimore, Maryland *Imani S. Oliver.................................... Queens, New York Boshia Richardson.............................. Seattle, Washington Kiara N. Stubbs...................................Baltimore, Maryland Danielle S. Sullivan ............................Baltimore, Maryland Monae J. Waller............................Fredericksburg, Virginia Jarvis R. West........................................Kennesaw, Georgia

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The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering Indalkachew G. Adane ..................Silver Spring, Maryland Adebowale M. Adegboyega...........................Lagos, Nigeria *Samer J. Alhawamdeh ............................ Bowie, Maryland *Nigel Balram.................................... Trinidad and Tobago Patrice N. Barber................................ Baltimore, Maryland Jeffrey C. Burnett ......................... Windsor Mill, Maryland *James A. Campbell ............................ Derwood, Maryland *Christopher J. Caro......................... Poolesville, Maryland *Matan Dafla...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Amon D. Dow, III ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Corey D. Harper ................................ Baltimore, Maryland *Omashola A. Igbene.............. Upper Marlboro, Maryland *John O. Igbinovia................................... Bowie, Maryland Jerome Thomas Jacob ...................... Clarksburg, Maryland Terae J. Kearney ....................................Waldorf, Maryland Stephen C. King........................................ Largo, Maryland Onan M. Marroquin.......................... Baltimore, Maryland Markeece L. Mayers ............................. Parkville, Maryland *Lytangia D. McFadden ..................... Baltimore, Maryland Brittany C. Nixon ................................. Clinton, Maryland Frederick O. Omanya ........................ Baltimore, Maryland Handy C. Phyall, Jr. ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Justin Potillo-Crawley......................... Baltimore, Maryland *Rodney K. Price...................................Waldorf, Maryland Orion W. Robinson....................... East Lansing, Michigan Ibiso O. Saka........................................ Parkville, Maryland *Cody R. Saville ..............................Ellicott City, Maryland *Cederick V. Shelton, Jr. .............. Temple Hills, Maryland *Camille E. Smith .................................Lanham, Maryland Joanna G. Smith ..................................... Bronx, New York Calvin A. Stephenson .................................... Ibis Circular, Trinidad and Tobago Angela L. Strong ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Hayford Tuffour ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Naod Zenebe .................................Takoma Park, Maryland B.S., Electrical Engineering Adesegun T. Adedeji.....................................Lagos, Nigeria Timilehin O. Adenusi........................ Baltimore, Maryland Olusegun O. Agunbiade .................... Baltimore, Maryland Joseph Akoun........................................................... Nigeria *Yusuf Aroworowon ..................... Owings Mills, Maryland Ryan A. Banks.................................... Baltimore, Maryland Donald J. Barrett....................................Washington, D.C. Mark Bivens ........................................Accokeek, Maryland Cary L. Blake...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Justin A. Bradford.............................. Baltimore, Maryland Christine N. Brown ........................... Baltimore, Maryland Dennis Brown ................................ Bladensburg, Maryland Akash Chapagain ..................Biratnagar Barachhi-3, Nepal Corey D. Cooper ........................... Long Island, New York

Orlando B. Crawford ........................ Greenbelt, Maryland Jahwill Daily........................................Baltimore, Maryland Jean-Servais Dakaud........................ Ellicott City, Maryland Eugene T.E. Damiba .............Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Lafaun A. Davis, Jr. ............................Baltimore, Maryland Donzell A. Dunston .................Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Desmond Edmonds .................. Queensvillage, New York Denise D. Evans .................................Baltimore, Maryland *George Gaither .................................Baltimore, Maryland Dominic E. Hawkins ..........................Baltimore, Maryland Jerome E. Howard, Jr................... Serverna Park, Maryland Jean-Marc K. Ijambo ...........................Baltimore, Maryland Olaniyi Q. Jinadu ......................Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Anne Joseph.............................................Bronx, New York Richard J. Joseph .................. Arima, Trinidad and Tobago Tajudin F. Kedir ................................ Perry Hall, Maryland Nina Koduah ........................................Parkville, Maryland Reginald P. Loyer................................. Beltsville, Maryland Asia M. Mason....................................Baltimore, Maryland *Obichukwu Mezu..............................Baltimore, Maryland Shola O. Motajo ................................Hyattsville, Maryland Daryl C. Moten...................................Baltimore, Maryland Amanda K. Nebel ....................................... Aurora, Illinois Chukwuemeka D. Nwaopara .................. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Chukwuemeka C. Obilor ...................Baltimore, Maryland Obeahon O. Okaiwele............................................. Nigeria Adegoke A. Olbusi .............................Baltimore, Maryland Oladotun Opasina........................................ Lagos, Nigeria *Prarthana Pandey ................................ Kathmandu, Nepal Ujwal Rai .................................. Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Brett N. Richmond..................Upper Marlboro, Maryland Najeeb A. Sanzar........................... Middle River, Maryland Eric M. Seabron..................................Baltimore, Maryland *Darius Smith ...............................Raleigh, North Carolina Antoinette I. Solomon .......................Baltimore, Maryland *Jyoti Tamang ............................................................Nepal *Jonathan D. Torney ................................ Lusby, Maryland *Zemenay Truneh .............................. Columbia, Maryland Anise O. Udiani ........................................... Lagos, Nigeria Sibghat Ullah ............................... Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan Kyle Vallecillo .....................................Baltimore, Maryland Shaqueal D. Wade..............................Baltimore, Maryland Izaiah H. Wallace....................... Norristown, Pennsylvania Chiffon C. Watkins............................Baltimore, Maryland Chez D. Williams ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Rashad W. Wood ...............................Baltimore, Maryland Tianna-Kaye A.E. Woodstock ............Manchester, Jamaica B.S., Industrial Engineering Kolawole O. Alawaiye.........................Brooklyn, New York *Jones Assiedu ...............................................Accra, Ghana

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Tarnisha S. Bailey .............................. Baltimore, Maryland *Michael T. Bennett, Jr............................Augusta, Georgia Delissa K.L. Carline ................................ Portland, Oregon Charles L. Clarke ................................Brooklyn, New York Tonya A. Doram ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Steven D. Garcia ................................ Baltimore, Maryland LaTasha N. Harrison ............... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Arthur I. Nlemadim............................... Imo State, Nigeria Dorian L. Randolph .......................... Baltimore, Maryland *Semaj A. Rashad .................................... Bowie, Maryland

Andre A. Shonubi .........................................Accra, Ghana Mykael P. Thomas ............................. Oxon Hill, Maryland Carla D. Wheaden..............................Baltimore, Maryland Jakarea T. Whitehead ...............Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B.S., Transportation Systems Lauren S. Campbell.............................Pikesville, Maryland *Fathy H. Elgendi .................................... Laurel, Maryland Shawn R. Ellerbee ..............................Baltimore, Maryland Lester Oates, III ........................................Bowie, Maryland Nollan A. Thomas-White .........Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The School of Social Work B.S., Social Work Jamar P. Barnes .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Morgan T. Bell ............................. Waterburg, Connecticut Jacqueline E. Booker.......................... Baltimore, Maryland Daniel C. Bostic................................... Parkville, Maryland Purvi Brahmbatt.............................. Greensboro, Maryland Rachel D. Bright ....................................Washington, D.C. Tarinn M. Butler....................................Washington, D.C. Sharae M. Chaney.............................. Baltimore, Maryland Latrice D. Commodore ............................Lusby, Maryland Carolyn J. Dorsey ............................... Baltimore, Maryland Jasmine C. Evans ...................... Philidelphia, Pennsylvania Carolina Felix-Ramirez ...................... Baltimore, Maryland Mia Gray ............................................ Baltimore, Maryland

Paris M. Jefferson..........................Willingboro, New Jersey Ethel B. Jenkins ..................................Baltimore, Maryland Shaquitta M. Jones .............................Baltimore, Maryland Chantal C. Lake ..........Prince George’s County, Maryland Vanessa Lathan......................................Towson, Maryland Sequean Z. Mahnke...........................Burlington, Vermont Ronieka S. Moore.............................. Annapolis, Maryland Christine Redd ...................................... Washington, D.C. Charlene S. Thomas .............................Takoma Park, D.C. Krystal C. Walker ............................. Plainfield, New Jersey Timothy Welk.....................................Baltimore, Maryland Donique A. Williams .........................Baltimore, Maryland Rebekah G. Wood..............................Baltimore, Maryland

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Honor Graduates These students will be recognized during the Commencement Exercises. They will wear gold Honors Cords and orange and blue tassels.

University Honors Program Graduates Students earning 3.40 cumulative academic averages and higher will wear the Honors Stoles at Commencement.

Reserve Officers Training Corps Commissions The following students were commissioned into the United States Army as 2nd Lieutenants:

Name

Branch

Annesah Aziz .................................... Signal Corps (U.S. Army Reserves) William Dixon ................................. Transportation (U.S. Army Reserves) Jonathan Merriweather .................... Transportation (U.S. Army Reserves) Jason Moore ..................................... Military Intelligence (U.S. Army Reserves) Tieshema Morgan............................. Medical Corps (Regular Army) Benedict Paye ................................... Military Police (Maryland National Guard)

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Members of National Honor Societies

Alpha Sigma Lambda Continuing Education National Honor Society Stephen Agugoesi Linda Asante Teressa M. Alexander Mynks Balewa Kimberly Bundley Michelle M. Carter Tawana Cook Danita Custis Freddie Davis Shankar Dhakal Michael Edwards Ojo Fasakin Bibek Gautam Benjamin Hall Nicole Harvey Sharonda Hopkins-Henderson Callen T. Huey Shirl Hux Ethel Jenkins Kalpana Koirala Buelah Lewis Kippa Madden Daniel Moore, Jr. Priscilla N. Nartey Zachary Pencarski Jalyssa Pettaway Vida Shams Tiffany Thomas-Brown Bridgid Wallace Mary V. Womack-Norris Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society Omar Cole Jayde Maddox-Harris Seema Sharma Poudel

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in Business – Undergraduate Xanella Broadbelt Omar Cole K’Ronn Cranford Zaneta Egiefameh Rosie Ellis Sharita Freeman Olohirenua Imoukhuede Tiffanie Jack Diptee Lama Ciara Morris Emilia Orelu Zachary Pencarski Seema Shama Pondel Nishan Ranjit Adrienne Sheppard Brandi C. Solomon Herbert Stanford Taahirah Stith Morgan Taylor Sangam Upreti Marcel Warfield Shannon Washington Devinn Williams Emmanuelle P. Willis Fong Yau

National Society of Collegiate Scholars Omolola Adeoye Lydia Agbeja Jenelle Baker Morgan Bell Nimota Ronke-Ieslie Bello Xanella J. Broadbelt Briana Denise Coardes Omar Cole Eddy Toulassi Djinan Joseph Harrison Kasongo Ruth Ilunga Tiffanie Jack Brajesh Maharjan Obeahon Odigie Okaiwele Ene Mary Omakwu Oluwaseyi Omokanye Oladotun Opasina Emilia Orelu Zachary M. Pencarski Alisa Ratliff Mekiesha Talcia Sewell Elizabeth Sodipo Ahoefa Stephanie Tshibaka Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society Joshua G. Dowuona

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in Business – M.B.A. Motunrayo Apara Hambisa Belina Crystal Brown Diarrah Dembele Kyle Gray Keina Hodge Elizabeth Sodipo Kevin Vyfhius Michelle Wilcox

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Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology Shreeja Bhattarai Victoria L. Bledsoe Michael Brown Briana D. Coardes Dayna A. Heckstall Evan K. McCrary LaTeasha Squirrell Keenan Woods

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Joseph Akoun Mark Bivens Christine Brown Jeffrey Burnett Delissa K. Carline Christopher J. Caro Eugene Damiba Amon Dow Desmond Edmonds George Gaither

Steven Garcia Terae Kearney Kwame Marshall Obeahon O. Okaiwele Oladotun E. Opasina Semaj Rashad Darius O. Smith Joanna Smith Antoinette Solomon Izaiah Wallace Chiffon Watkins Tianna-Kaye Woodstock

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Tau Sigma National Honor Society Omolola Adeoye Jasmine Brown Danielle Pauline Lugo Wendy Sue McGee-Preti Zachary M. Pencarski Vida Shams Ahoefa Stephanie Tshibaka Sa’Quaia Shonise Weaver

The President’s Second Mile Award The President’s Second Mile Award was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to outstanding leadership and participation in student affairs. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made the most outstanding contribution to the campus community during his or her undergraduate days.

“Going the Second Mile” means doing more in any given task or activity than can reasonably be expected. It is hoped that "Going the Second Mile" will be characteristic of every Morgan State University student and graduate and that it will become one of the firmly established traditions of the university community. The winner of the Second Mile Award is selected by a committee consisting of the president of the Junior Class and Junior Class representatives in the Student Government. Organizations and individuals are invited to submit nominations for the award. Nominations are supported by a description of the individual’s achievement.

Previous Recipients of the Award 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Louis Randall ..........................Chemistry Clarence Dunnaville ...............Political Science George Outen .........................Sociology Herbert O. Edwards................History Ruby Plummer Thompson .....Education Walter W. Black, Jr.................Business Administration Louis J. Boston........................Political Science Ronald B. Merriweather .........Chemistry John W. H. McClain ..............Economics Hughlyn F. Fierce....................Economics Beresford Swan .......................Chemistry M. Reginald Lewis...................History Karen Elaine Brownlee ...........History Thomas Pinder, Jr...................Biology Robert M. Bell ........................History Doris A. Reynolds...................Sociology Burney J. Hollis, Jr. .................English Carolyn P. Loney ....................Business Administration Geneva A. Jones......................English Mary L. Jackson.......................History Samuel B. Little.......................Sociology Marilyn Lewis..........................History Anthony Kai Kai .....................Biology Jerry Pittman ...........................Sociology Denise Theodora Spence........Psychology Stephen A. A. Glaude.............Mental Health Linwood Nilson ......................Accounting Henry Givens ..........................Biology Sheila Tillerson .......................Psychology Grace C. Greene .....................Business Administration Wilma D. Beckwith ................Speech Communication LaRue Wesley..........................Business Administration Laura C. Murdock ..................Mathematics

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Sharon A. Thomas.................. Psychology Latonya S. Cargile................... Telecommunications Airuel D. Singletary ................ Business Administration Derrick S. Campbell ............... Physics Florence Marcus ..................... Biology Sandra Johnson ...................... Elementary Education Donald M. P. Sharpe .............. Marketing Stephen G. Hall ...................... History Satima Fofana ......................... Political Science Nicole Love ............................. Political Science Cindy Yvonne Hooper ........... Political Science Alanna Dixon ......................... Physics Sheronda Rae Ball .................. Social Work Kaliq Hunter........................... English Lonnie Morris......................... Marketing Dara Govan............................. Physical Education Michelene Doesroches............ Biology Angela McMillan .................... Sociology Jenelle Murph ......................... Marketing Kizzie Smith ............................ Telecommunications Aisha Oliver ........................... Business Management Ashika Severin ........................ Chemistry Jakeisha Frierson..................... Political Science N.Dama M. Bamba................. Biology Christopher Cash ................... Physical Education No Award Made Sally McMillan ........................ Philosophy Akeem O. Croft...................... Telecommunications Shade Y. Adu .......................... History Eugene H. Smith .................... Psychology Arlene A. Asante..................... Biology

The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement The President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement was established in 1953 by Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of what was then Morgan State College, and the tradition has been continued to encourage and give recognition to the expression of worthwhile original ideas among the students of the university. It is intended that this award will go to that member of the graduating class who has made an exceptional contribution of a creative nature.

One of the most important functions of an institution of higher education is to stimulate the development of original ideas. Although major contributions are hardly to be expected, certainly the techniques of creative thought and the habit of expressing original ideas should be developed during the undergraduate days. The budding techniques and habits so developed, it is hoped, will come to fruition in post-university years.

The Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement may go to a student who makes a creative contribution in any field or area. The winner of the President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement is selected by a faculty committee.

Departments and individual faculty members are invited to submit nominations for the award through the appropriate department chairperson. Nominations are supported by adequate description of the nominee’s achievement.

Previous Recipients of the Award 1953 1954 1955 1956

Clifton Sands ..........................Chemistry Clara Adams ...........................Chemistry Gilbert Ware ...........................Political Science John H. Onley.........................Chemistry Paul M. Neale..........................Music 1957 Franklin D. Tucker .................Psychology 1958 Raymond B. Webster..............Psychology 1959 No Award Made 1960 Donald C. Gwynn ..................Art Education 1961 Vasily C. Cateforis ..................Mathematics 1962 Oliver P. Scott .........................Art Education 1963 Thomas E. Arthur...................Music 1964 Earl Russell Barnes .................Mathematics Stephen H. Foreman ..............English 1965 Germaine Dennaker ...............Biology 1966 Harmon Watson .....................English 1967 Preston H. Winkler.................History 1968 Michael E. Cryor.....................Psychology 1969 Joseph Kokosinski...................Physics 1970 Joseph C. Dorsey.....................Modern Languages 1971 Gregory A. Shannon...............Psychology 1972 Gayle L. Martin.......................Chemistry 1973 No Award Made 1974 Sandra Swann .........................Psychology 1975 Barbara Armstead ...................Biology 1976–77 No Award Made 1978 Anita Joyce Willis....................Psychology 1979 No Award Made 1980 Evette E. Strothers ..................Theatre Arts

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

No Award Made Alpha J. Williams.................... Telecommunications Karl Thompson....................... Physics No Award Made Curtis L. Jones ........................ Physics, Engineering Physics 1986–93 No Award Made 1994 Weyden Wedderburn............. Electrical Engineering 1995–96 No Award Made 1997 Kim Sydnor............................. Psychology 1998 No Award Made 1999 Akilah L. Boomer ................... Biology 2000 Andrea Jones........................... Psychology 2001 Malini M. Jagdel ..................... Biology 2002 Tanika Allen .......................... Chemistry 2003 Vernon Paris Webb ................ Engineering Physics 2004 Jesus J. Hernandez .................. Electrical Engineering 2005 Elwood Green, III................... Electrical Engineering 2006 Brandon A. Reid..................... Engineering Physics 2007 Abidla Odesanmi.................... Computer Science 2008 Ronnie L. Thompson ............. Architecture and Environmental Design 2009 Olusanmi Fewehinimi ............ Architecture and Environmental Design 2010 Christina F. Southhall ............ Architecture and Environmental Design 2011 Melissa A. Pinard.................... Chemistry 2012 Tsehai Grell ............................ Chemistry

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Honors and Awards Morgan State University Foundation Awards Alice & Willis Turnipseed Endowed Scholarship Fund.............................................................................................Shad’e Fitzgerald Alpha Gamma Endowed Scholarship Fund............................................................................................................. Tanya Mac-Attram Athletics Endowment Fund..............................................................................................................................................Amber Frame Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta...............................................................................................Violet Achimuagole Band Program ...........................................................................................................................................................Zacharie Ambroise Bank of America Endowment Fund........................................................................................................... Jessica Gamble, Patrick Lee Bernard Osher Reentry Scholarship Endowment........................................... Edgar Chambers, Kippa Madden-Caine, Emily Powell Bert & Stella Hash, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Fund ............................................................................................. Adrienne Sheppard Beryl John Robinson Endowed Scholarship ...................................................................................................... George Thomas Allen Biology Department Scholarship................................................................................................................................. Edgar Chambers Boeing Corporation - Business School Honors.................................................................... Russell Carter, Rosie Ellis, Danteh Sema CAMRA/Junior Science and Humanities Symposium .......................................................................... Dennis Brown, Terrell Long, Nathaniel Scott, Wade, Shaqueal Wade Carolyn Harris Endowed Scholarship Fund ................................................................................................................... Anique Dunn Clare Boothe Luce Scholars Fund ........................................................................ Ashley Barnes, Amanda Nebel, Jakarea Whitehead Clarence W. Blount Endowed Scholarship Fund.........................................................................................................Brandyn Taylor County Engineers Association of Maryland - Roger Willard Scholarship Program ..........................................Christopher Courtney Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust Ruth Mathes Scholarship Program ............................................Tanaira Cullens, Alexis Jackson Cryor Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship Fund ...................................................................................................................... Derek West Donald and Jennye Patterson Endowed Scholarship Fund..............................................................................................Jade Madden Dorsey Education Fund .................................................................................................................................................Shatarah Roper Dr. Edmonia T. Yates Endowed Scholarship Fund .............................................................................................................. Tiye Lewis Dr. Mildred S. McKinney Endowment Fund................................................................................................................ Jasmine Nelson Dr. Ralph W. E. Jones, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund ......................................................................................... Johnathan L. Miles Dr. Richard I. McKinney Philosophy Prize .........................................................................................................................Brenda Fort Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey Endowed Scholarship Fund........................................................................................ Claude Moukouri-Kouah Dr. Thomas P. Fraser Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund ............................................................................................. Justin Gray Dr. Udo E. Essien Endowed Scholarship Fund ..............................................................................................................Natalie Fabien Drs. Cecil B. and Delores M. Harris Endowed Scholarship Fund .................................................................................... Janay White DuBois Circle Melissa Perdue Memorial Scholarship Fund....................................................................................... Yetunde Tenabe Earl C. Banks Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund ..................................................................................... Lydia Walther-Rodriquez Earl G. Graves Endowment Fund ..................................................................................................................................... Emily Powell Environmental System Products, Inc. Endowed Scholarship Fund ......................................................Mary Bondon, Tarryn Cooke, Ashley Cox, Natalie Duvilaire, Samuel Johnson, Stefon McDaniel, Derek West Esther Rooks White Scholarship Fund ......................................................................................................................... Joshua Pittman Francis Walker Scholarship Fund (MSUNAA Philadelphia Chapter) .........................................................................Teneshia Smith Grace & Wilbert Walker Social Work Endowed Scholarship Fund................................................................................. Morgan Bell Hospitality Management Endowment....................................................................................................................... Ta ‘Mya Harrison J. Jacob & Daisy H. Lee Memorial Fund...........................................................................................................................Sandra Grate Joan Hash Chemistry Scholarship ................................................ Diane Alexander, Sierra Barner, Grace Nyambura, Keyana Porter Joe Black Endowed Scholarship Fund for Aspiring Teachers..........................Charnelle Bacon, Tanaisha Gilchrist, Joshua Pittman John & Patricia House Endowed Scholarship Fund................................................................................................DaQuan Lawrence John William Jackson Endowed Scholarship Fund .................................................................................Alysia Collins, Anrina Payne Johnnye Mae Stevenson Endowed Scholarship Fund.............................................................................. Jada Davis, Diamond Powell Joseph E. Bennett Business Endowed Scholarship Fund ................................................................................................ Camille Perry Juanita Pelzer White Scholarship Fund......................................................................................................................... Rashee Holmes La Greta Williams Family and Consumer Sciences Endowed Scholarship Fund........................... Ciara Simmons, Kolleen Thomas Louis Walker Band Endowed Scholarship Fund .....................................................................................................Zacharie Ambroise Lucille B. Williams Endowed Fund.....................................................................................................................................Daeja Lucas M&T Bank Endowment Fund .....................................................................................Parais Bell, Yasmin Clark, Na’Cara Harrison, Leah Hawkins, Terae Kearney M. L. Tharps & Family Scholarship Book Fund.................................................................... Morgan Alexander, Shondrea McCargo Mary C. Nicol Scholarship Fund......................................................................................................................... Kippa Madden-Caine Maryland Section-of American Society of Civil Engineers .............................................................................................Camille Smith Math Department Scholarship ........................................................................................................................................ Ashley Barnes Mattie B. Coasey Memorial Music Endowed Scholarship Fund ......................................................................................Jade Madden

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MSU Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund ........................................................................................................................ Brittany Howard MSU Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund ........................................................................................................................ Edgar Chambers MSU Class of 1959 Endowed Scholarship Fund......................................................................................................... Kerry Hamilton MSU Class of 1960 Endowed Scholarship Fund............................................................................................................. Grant Harvey MSU Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship Fund................................................................................. Niquetta Hayer, Kyle Sampson MSU Class of 1976 Endowed Scholarship Fund........................................................................................................ Latecia Manning MSU Foundation General Scholarships ...........Adebowale Adegboyega, Damilola Akinyele, Morgan Alexander, Charnelle Bacon, Mary Bondon, Vanessa Branch-Nance, Joshua Bush, Vladimir Celestin, Alysia Collins, Lavon Cook, Celena Daney, Natalie Fabien, Shad’e Fitzgerald, Sharita Freeman, Deepak Giri, Wlickffer Gumbs-Williams, Sammie Johnson, Joshua Jones, Mahesh KC, Ayana Knight, Elie Lukusa, Jade Madden, Marc Moore, Tiffany Morton, Devon Nibbs, Chinweizu Njoku, Kimberly Parker, Kieron Percell, Terrelle Pettis, Tiffany Ralph, Valita Robinson, Ciara Simmons, Cornell Stanley, Susan Swetz, Yetunde Tenabe, Jennifer Vaughn, Janay White, Natia Williams, Adedayo Yusuf MSUNAA Baltimore County Chapter ........................................................................................................ Oluwatimilehin Kolawole MSUNAA Howard L. Cornish Metropolitan Baltimore Alumni Chapter Scholarship............... Violet Achimuagole, Lydia Agbeja, Eileen Eldridge, Leah Hawkins, Jade Madden, Ashley Malette, Alexander McNeely, Angela Njob, Angela Strong, LaKeitha Wilkerson, Kaashif Williams, Rashad Wood MSUNAA Howard County Alumni Chapter Endowed Fund..................................................................................... Tigana Duncan MSUNAA New Jersey Chapter........................................................................................................................................ Aisha Dunbar MSU South Atlantic Alumni Chapter Endowment ............................................................................. Patrick Lee, Prasamsa Poudyal Parker/Hite Endowed Scholarship Fund ...................................................................................................................... Calvin Dascent Penelope & W. Stewart Taylor Scholarship Fund ....................................... Morenike Adebiyi, George Thomas Allen, Paris Alston, Benson Ayorinde, Morgan Bell, Chauniqua Braxton, Geoffrey Brown, Brandon Carr, Danielle Carter, Christopher Courtney, Natalie Fabien, Erin Hayes, Jessica Hayes, Brianna Manning, Latecia Manning, Shaquayah McKenzie, Shenika McPherson, Aquilla Mitchell, Chinonso Ofodile, Folasayo Onireti, Kieron Percell, Michelle Pollard, Prasamsa Poudyal, Orion Robinson, Valita Robinson, Ciara Simmons, Stephanie Slater, Symone Slater, Keino Stephenson, Teandra Stewart, Calvin Thomas II, Krystal Wade, Joel Watson, Ashley Watts Russell McKensey Young, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund ............................................................................................Natia Williams School of Architecture & Planning ...................................................................................................................................Harvey Diggs School of Education & Urban Studies Support Fund...................................................................Na’Cara Harrison, Ciara Simmons Senior Class Emergency Assistance Fund ...................................................................................................................... Latoya Jackson T. Rowe Price Scholarship Fund .................................................................Sterlin LaGuerre, Morgan Taylor, Shannon Washington Travelers - Actuarial Science ..................Masmoudath Anjorin, Alpha Bada, Ashley Barnes, Clifton Dorsey, Shannon Washington Tyler Scholars Fund .......................................................................................... Eileen Eldridge, Shondrea McCargo, Devin Mickins, Samir Rashiduddin, Felecia Wesley, Rashad Wood Varsity "M" Scholarship Fund.........................................................................................................Larry Bastfield, Keisheena Waldon Vestah W. Blye Scholarship DC Metro Alumni Chapter....................................................... Adeyemi Odufaderin, Marcel Warfield Walmart Foundation ........................................................................................................Avery Church, Claudia Dock, Todd Queen Whiting-Turner Engineering Scholarship ..............................Adebowale Adegboyega, Lashell Carey, Camille Smith, Tania Stewart Wilbur C. Postell Endowed Scholarship Fund ............................... Ryan Cobb, Tayana Harrison, Stefon McDaniel, Semaj Rashad, Ciara Simmons, Symone Slater, Keino Stephenson William A. and Elizabeth Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund ........... Franckel Bazin, Shakyla Nelson Johnson, Latoya Newkirk William Donald Schaefer Endowment Fund...............................................................................................................Sedrick Johnson Winfield and Mary Davis Scholarship Fund ............................................................................................................... Jasmine Mitchell Xerox Corporation................................................................................................................................................... Jakarea Whitehead

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The College of Liberal Arts The Department of Communication Studies Dr. Lucia S. Hawthorne Award for Outstanding Speech Communication Graduate ......................................... Lakeitha Wilkerson, Fall 2012 Chairman’s List............................................................................................................................................ Manyi Abangma Alicia Agramonte, Dwayne Allen, Kechi Amaefule, Brandon Ammons, Ashlee Banks, Shelby Boamah, Dasiane Branch, Vance Brinkley, Jasmine Brown, Nicholas Bush, John Byrd, Taelor Clay, Nicole Davis, Lanette Duncan, Latrice Eddy, Keigan Forde, Cameron Gilbert, Shirley Hudson, Courtney Jacobs, Charlese Johnson, Atoya Leatherbury, Jier Li, Briana Lynn, Samantha Master, Candace McCray, Stefon McDaniel, Britney Mercer, Christopher Moller, Bre’Auna Perez, Albert Phillips, Diamond Powell, Alicia Reese, Devin Ricks, Jonathan Robertson, Carin Sims, Teneshia Smith, Pamela Stewart, Jasmine Stokes, Soronia Taylor, Khianti Thomas, Bianca Wade, Tiara Watts, Lakeitha Wilkerson, Terrance Wrench

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts Departmental Chairperson’s Award for Highest Grade Point Average.......................................................... Eileen Michele Eldridge President’s Committee Award for All-Around Choral Excellence .............................................................................. George T. Allen Leah Ulise Hawkins, Candace Nicole Potts Outstanding Band Member ....................................................................................................................................... Zachary Ambroise MSU Band Musicianship Award .....................................................................................................................................Robert McIver Waters E. Turpin Award for Academic Excellence........................................................................................... Tiana Monique Brown Arthur C. Lamb for Theatre Service................................................................................................................. Grant Emerson Harvey C. Thomas Johnson Award for Performance Arts .......................................................................................Dionná Elizabeth Fletcher

The Department of Political Science The Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Highest Scholastic Average ............................................................................... Matthew O. Bradford The Ralphe Bunche Award.................................................................................................................................. Matthew O. Bradford The Pi Sigma Outstanding Leadership Award .................................................................................................... Matthew O. Bradford The G. James Fleming Award .....................................................................................................................................Tamika M. Pascal

The Department of Psychology The Departmental Award for Outstanding Service ............................................................................................. Shemaiah Strickland The Perseverance Award ........................................................................................................................... Felicia Verrett, Frank Young The Mae P. Claytor Award for Research Excellence ............................................................................................... Victoria L. Bledsoe (Honorable Mention: Evan K. McCrary, Janay D. White) The Roger K. Williams Award for Academic Excellence........................................................................................... Evan K. McCrary (Honorable Mention: Briana D. Coardes, Shreeja Bhattarai) The John E. Richardson III Award for Commitment to Applied Psychology........................................................ Dayna A. Heckstall (Honorable Mention: Shreeja Bhattarai) The Clayton C. Stansbury Award for Leadership and Service................................................................................ Dayna A. Heckstall The Earl D. Walker Recognition for Research Participation ................................................................................ Victoria L. Bledsoe, Shreeja Bhattarai, Destiny Cameron, Sabrina Cheatam Serve to Learn (SHARE) ......................................................................................................................................... Katherine Buitrago, Brandon Cole, Khadijah Muhammad, Koboworola Olamide, Omara Parker, Kedra Smith, LaTeasha Squirrell

The Department of World Languages and International Studies Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Prize....................................................................................................Kristina Ackerman Frederick H. Dedmond Hispanic Studies Award......................................................................................................... Lydia Rodriguez Daniel Skinner Award for French and Francophone Studies .................................................................................. Christian Kameni

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management The Department of Accounting and Finance Accounting Majors–Academic Achievement Award..........................................................................................Seema Sharma Poudel Finance Majors–Academic Achievement Award............................................................................................ Marcell Gerard Warfield Accounting Majors–Service Award............................................................................................................................ Omar David Cole Finance Majors–Service Award............................................................................................................................. Jayde Maddox-Harris

The Department of Business Administration Business Administration Majors–Academic Achievement Award................................................................................... A.C. Mamata Human Resource Management Majors–Academic Achievement Award....................................................................... Nishan Ranjit

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Marketing Majors–Academic Achievement Award.................................................................................................................Fong Yau Hospitality Management Majors–Academic Achievement Award .....................................................................Emmanuelle P. Willis

The Department of Information Systems and Sciences Information Systems and Sciences Major–Academic Achievement Award ..................................................................Sangam Upreti

The School of Community Health and Policy The Nursing Program Outstanding BSN-Nursing Scholar Award......................................................................................................................Dipa Adhikari Mary Mahoney Award...................................................................................................................................................Ayodeji Olawale Florence Nightingale Award ............................................................................................................................... Stepfanie Nicole Pugh Outstanding MS-Nursing Scholar Award....................................................Lisa M. Saunders Brace, Marva Beverly Munroe Gooden

The Nutritional Sciences Program Outstanding BS-Nutritional Sciences Award ........................................................................................................... Amanda L. Katz

The Public Health Program Outstanding DrPH Scholar Award ................................................................................................................... Dr. Ifeyinwa E. Udo Outstanding MPH Scholar Award ...................................................................................................................Shelleshia A. Salmon Outstanding Practice Award............................................................................................................................Ava Iman Richardson Outstanding Dissertation Award.....................................................................................................................Dr. Abdallah Ibrahim

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences The Actuarial Sciences Program Actuarial Sciences Performance Award ............................................................................................................................... Alpha Bada International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) Senior Award .................................................................................. Alpha Bada

The Department of Chemistry The American Institute of Chemists Award 2013 ................................................................................................. Rachel Matthews The George H. Spaulding Award 2013 ..................................................................................................................Canisha Andrews The George T. Stansbury Award 2013 ........................................................................................................................ Keyana Porter The Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society Award 2013 ...............................................................Canisha Andrews The Organic Chemistry Award 2013 ................................................................................................................................Dipak Giri

The School of Education and Urban Studies The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Highest Academic Achievement Award ......................................................... Kippa Madden-Caine, Vida Shams, Erica Washington Outstanding Academic Achievement Award .................................................................................Tawana Cook, Adrienne Sheppard Academic Achievement Award........................................................................................................................................ Sharia Alston, Charmane Blalock, Angel Bruce, Kia Burch, Rosey Floyd, Jewel Holt, Monique Jobi, Sabino Johansei, Beulah Lewis, Kippa Madden-Caine, Kimarley Reid, Tashira Sellers, Amie Sewell, Adrienne Sheppard, Ciara Simmons, Antoinette Smith, Marshall Turner, Kolleen Thomas, LaTarsha Washington, Alscott Worrell Department and Community Service Award ..................................... Tawana Cook, Vida Shams, Kolleen Thomas, Alscott Worrell LaGreta Williams Scholarship Award .............................................................................................. Ciara Simmons, Kolleen Thomas

The Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Outstanding Senior Internship Award in Health Education ....................................................... Olubode Akinleye, Vanessa Michel Perseverance Award in Health Education .............................................................................................................Na’Cara L. Harrison

The Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development Highest Academic Achievement Award ......................................................................................................................Melissa T. Wong Distinguished Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence.......................................................................................Melissa T. Wong Outstanding Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence....................................................................................... Myesha J. Daniels Vanessa D. Palmer, Donna J. Waters, Felecia M. Wesley Meritorious Academic Achievement Award..............................................................................................................Teshima Belgrave, Kaila M. Carter, Charlene D. Crumb, Erica R. Hall, Ashley Malette, Alisa Ratliff, Hanna D. Slaughter, Kaila G. Wiggins

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The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering The Department of Civil Engineering Highest Academic Achievement Award ............................................................................................................................. Cody Saville Academic Achievement Award........................................................................................................................................Camille Smith Leadership Award .............................................................................................................................................. Terae Jasmine Kearney Service Award................................................................................................................... Terae Jasmine Kearney, Lytangia McFadden

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Academic Achievement Award...................................................................................................................Tianna-Kaye A. Woodstock Chair Award............................................................................................................................................................... Joseph O. Akoun, Christine N. Brown, Eugene T. Damiba, Obeahon O. Okaiwele, Adegoke A. Olubusi, Oladotun E. Opasina, Najeeb Sanzar Service Award................................................................................................................................................................George Gaither, Shaqueal Wade, Chiffon Watkins Technical Achievement Award .......................................................................................................................................... Eric Seaborn Leadership Award ........................................................................................................................................................Chiffon Watkins IEEE Outstanding Student Award ..........................................................................................................................Obeahon Okaiwele

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Academic Excellence.......................................................................................................................................Carla Danielle Wheaden Academic Achievement............................................................................................ Steven Douglas Garcia, Semaj Alexander Rashad Departmental Service Award ..........................................................................................................................Semaj Alexander Rashad Chairperson’s Award ......................................................................................................................................Carla Danielle Wheaden Leadership Award ..........................................................................................................................................Andre Adesanya Shonubi Special Achievement Award .................................................................................................. Jones Assiedu, LaTasha Nicole Harrison

The Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies Academic Achievement Award................................................................................................. Lauren S. Campbell, Fathy H. Elgendi Key to the Department Award.....................................................................................................................................Fathy H. Elgendi

The School of Social Work Outstanding Academic Achievement Award .................................................................................................................... Morgan Bell, Jacqueline Booker, Rachael Bright, Chantal Lake, Ronieka Moore, Charlene Thomas Dr. Anna McPhatter BSW Second Mile Award.........................................................Vanessa Lathan, Ethel Jenkins, Christine Redd Dr. Elmer P. Martin BSW Outstanding Student of the Year Award ........................................... Morgan Bell, Sequean Zev Mahnke John Ashby Scholastic Achievement Award........................................................................................................ Sequean Zev Mahnke Chair’s Champion Award..............................................................................................................................................Shaquitta Jones Dr. Elmer P. Martin MSW Outstanding Student of the Year Award ....................................................Dione Coleman, Ashley Diaz Dr. Anna McPhatter MSW Second Mile Award...................................................................................................................Juana Diaz Dr. Mildred McKinney MSW Community Service Award........................................................................................... Soncheray Hall

The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarships ...................................................................................................................LaVenue Briscoe, Monika Davis, Rosey Floyd, Diane Hughes, Amanda Katz, Kippa Madden-Caine, Reginald McFadden, Emily Powell, Brandi Solomon, Kristal Vines

The Counseling Center Outstanding Service to the Peer Counseling Program............................................................................................Sabrina Cheatham, Ashley Kelly, Mary Ene Omakwu, Kyrsten Sandle Peer Counselors of the Year ........................................................................Ahmed Adetola, Stephanie Goldman, Stephanie Wright

Other awards and prizes have been announced and distributed at college/school and departmental ceremonies.

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Commencement 2013 DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION SITES Location

Academic Unit

HURT GYMNASIUM (Front Entrance)

College of Liberal Arts School of Graduate Studies

UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER (Suite 200)

School of Business and Management School of Architecture and Planning (Undergraduate) School of Community Health and Policy (Undergraduate) School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences School of Education and Urban Studies School of Engineering School of Social Work

Graduates should proceed immediately from the recession to the location from which their diplomas will be distributed.

Diplomas will not be issued before the end of the Commencement Exercises.

Guests will not be permitted to enter the diploma distribution sites.

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The Commencement Committee Dr. Burney J. Hollis (Chairperson) .................... Professor of English Dr. Willie D. Larkin (Co-Chairperson).............. Chief of Staff to the President Ms. April Lopez................................................... Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff to the President Dr. Mary Anne Alabanza Akers.......................... Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Kevin M. Banks ............................................ Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Fikru Boghossian.......................................... Associate Dean of the School of Business and Management Mrs. Joyce A. Brown ........................................... Director of Alumni Relations Dr. Antoinette Coleman .................................... Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Mr. Clinton R. Coleman.................................... Director of Public Relations and Communications Dr. Eugene DeLoatch ......................................... Dean of the School of Engineering Mr. Kenneth Ellis ............................................... Director of the Physical Plant Dr. Anthony Fitchue .......................................... Assistant Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Mark Garrison.............................................. Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Ms. Earlene Goodson ......................................... Recruitment Coordinator, Office of Career Development Mr. Lance Hatcher.............................................. Interim Chief of Police Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah ..................................... Chief University Marshal Dr. Edwin Johnson ............................................. Acting Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Mr. Gregory Lloyd .............................................. Manager of the University Print Shop Mrs. Vinetta P. McCullough .............................. Director of Business and Auxiliary Services Dr. Anna McPhatter .......................................... Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. M’bare N’gom .............................................. Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Dr. Darryl Peterkin ............................................. Director of the University Honors Program Dr. T. Joan Robinson ......................................... Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ms. Tanya V. Rush ............................................. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Mr. Floyd Taliaferro ........................................... Director of the University Student Center Mrs. Moni Tenabe .............................................. Bursar Dr. Otis Thomas ................................................ Dean of the School of Business and Management Mr. Paul Thompson ........................................... Director of Records and Registration Dr. Praria Stavis-Hicks ........................................ Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Kim Sydnor .................................................. Interim Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Kara Miles Turner ........................................ Assistant Provost Mr. Stacey R. Tyson ............................................ Acting Associate Registrar Dr. Patricia Welch .............................................. Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Joseph Whittaker.......................................... Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Announcer Marcellus Shepard .............................................. Program Director, WEAA FM Radio Station

Degree Candidate Readers Ms. Shirley Basfield-Dunlap ............................... Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Dr. Elizabeth Gunn ............................................ Assistant Professor of World Languages Dr. Willie D. Larkin ........................................... Chief of Staff to the President Dr. Leyland Lucas ............................................... Associate Professor of Business Administration Mr. Brian Naughton ........................................... Instructor of Communication Studies Dr. Darryl Peterkin ............................................. Director, University Honors Program Dr. Maurice C. Taylor ........................................ Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement

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Index Academic Degrees ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Academic Regalia ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Alma Mater ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Alumnus of the Year — The Honorable Kweisi Mfume ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Alumni Oath of Allegiance .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Anthem ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Board of Regents .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Candidates for Degrees ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Bachelor’s Degrees ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30 College of Liberal Arts ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 School of Architecture and Planning ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management ................................................................................................................... 33 School of Community Health and Policy ..................................................................................................................................... 36 School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences ........................................................................................................... 37 School of Education and Urban Studies ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering ......................................................................................................................... 39 School of Social Work ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Doctor of Education ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Doctor of Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Doctor of Philosophy ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Doctor of Public Health .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Master of Architecture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Master of Arts .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Master of Arts in Teaching ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Master of Business Administration ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Master of City and Regional Planning ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Master of Engineering ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Master of Landscape Architecture .................................................................................................................................................... 25 Master of Public Health .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Master of Science .............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Master of Social Work ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chief Administrative Officers .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Class of 1963 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Commencement Committee .............................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Current Morgan Degree and Certificate Programs ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Degree Candidate Readers .................................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Diploma Distribution Sites ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Honor Graduates ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Honorary Degree Recipients The Honorable Fred David Gray ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Charles Vert Willie ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Honors and Awards ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Members of National Honor Societies ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 Morgan State University Mace ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Officers of the University ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Order of Exercises ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Order of Procession .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Presidential Chain of Office ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement ................................................................................................................................ 46 President’s Second Mile Award .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Reserve Officers Training Corps Commissions ................................................................................................................................................. 42 Student Government Association ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 To Our Guests ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 University Council Officers ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 University Honors Program Graduates .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 University Marshals ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

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