Fall 2022 Commencement Program

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C OMMENCEMENT

D ECEMBER 2019

COMMENCEMENT FALL 2022

The Sixteenth of December, Two Thousand and Twenty-two Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning Talmadge L. Hill Field House Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Maryland 21251 www.morgan.edu

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To Our Guests Welcome to the ninth Fall 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 arena floor.

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

Thank you.

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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Anthem LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING Composed by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson 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.

Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

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.

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The Alma Mater

Alumni Oath of Allegiance

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–

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.

Author: Flora E. Strout

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Officers of the University THE BOARD OF REGENTS The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis, Vice Chair The Honorable Tracey L. Parker-Warren, Secretary Mr. Wayne Resnick Mr. William A. Sherman II Ms. Shelonda D. Stokes Mr. Carl W. Turnipseed Mr. Winston A. Wilkinson

Mr. Martin Adu-Boahene, Student Regent The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr. Dr. Linda J. Gilliam Dr. Burney J. Hollis Ms. Emily M. Hunter Dr. Shirley M. Malcom

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Dr. David Wilson, President Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Kevin M. Banks, Vice President for Student Affairs Mr. Sidney H. Evans, Jr., Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Ms. Armada Grant, Special Assistant to the President Ms. Donna J. Howard, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Willie E. May, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo, Vice President/Chief Information Officer for Division of Information Technology Ms. Dena Freeman-Patton, Vice President and Director for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Kara Miles Turner, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success Dr. Don-Terry Veal, Vice President for State and Federal Relations and Chief of Staff to the President Sen. Joan Carter-Conway, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Ms. Julie D. Goodwin, General Counsel

ACADEMIC DEANS Dr. Oscar Barton, Jr., Dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Mark D. Garrison, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden, Interim Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Prof. Jacqueline Jones, Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication Dr. Bernard Keels, Dean of the University Memorial Chapel Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean of the James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Siddhartha Sen, Interim Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Nicole M. Westrick, Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Mrs. Sharon Oliver-Whitehurst, Chair Dr. Kimberly Warren, Vice Chair Prof. Welma Redd, Secretary Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid, Parliamentarian

STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS Ms. Jaden Dawson, Student Government Association President Ms. Sydney Beatty, Student Government Association Vice President Omolade Ola, Graduate Student Association President Zaire Dartez, Graduate Student Association Vice President

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Order of Procession MARSHALS Chief Faculty Marshal of the University Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah Associate Marshals Ms. Heidi A. Bruce Dr. Edwin T. Johnson

Mrs. Natasha Lewis-Williams Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume Marshals for the Faculty

Dr. Ernest Brevard Mr. A. Barrington Burke

Dr. Nilajah Nyasuma Sims Dr. Tyrone Stanley

Marshal for the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies Dr. Carla Jackson Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Virginia L. Byrne Dr. Omari Jackson Marshals for the James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Dr. Amber Hodges Mr. Tavon McLaughlin-Steele Marshal for the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Samia Kirchner Marshal for the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Julaine Rigg Marshal for the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Margaret L. Alston Marshal for the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dr. Ernest C. Steele, Jr. Marshal for the School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Thurman L. Bridges Marshals for the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Ms. Myra W. Curtis Dr. Dong Hee Kang Dr. Monica Poindexter Marshal for the School of Global Journalism and Communication Dr. Janice Smith Marshal for the School of Social Work Dr. Sharlene Allen-Milton

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PLATFORM PARTY

THE PROCESSION

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS

PRESIDENT OF THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

FACULTY EMERITI

CLERGY

FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

REGISTRAR GRADUATE CANDIDATES Doctorates Masters

PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS SPECIAL GUESTS

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies Bachelors of Science

ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Bachelors of Arts Bachelors of Fine Arts Bachelors of Science

CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT CHAIR OF MILITARY SCIENCE CHAIR OF THE COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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

UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

School of Community Health and Policy Bachelors of Science

PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Bachelors of Science

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER School of Education and Urban Studies Bachelors of Science

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Bachelors of Science School of Global Journalism and Communication Bachelors of Science 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 1 1/2-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 3-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.

Below the Presidential Medallion is a banner inscribed with the name of the current President.

The Presidential Chain was designed by the Inauguration Committee for Morgan’s Tenth Inaugurated President, Dr. David Wilson, in collaboration with the Office of Public Relations and Strategic 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, former 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 The mace (Arabic, amūd; Latin, mascea) was originally a weapon: a short handle topped with a metal ball, its bludgeoning force eclipsed that of a club. A common sight in medieval armies, the mace also served as a symbol of authority, appearing on the seals of such monarchs as Edward the Confessor, Philip Augustus and Frederick Barbarossa. In academic settings, a bedellus (lay church official) processed with the mace during commencement; hence, it was adopted by colleges and universities throughout the West and, in the United States, is usually borne by the Chief Faculty Marshal in academic processions.

During its Sesquicentennial Celebration — December 2016 through December 2017 — Morgan State University retired its sixty-year-old mace and replaced it with a longer mace that can accommodate the names of additional Presidents over the years and that displays more prominently the insignia of the four major periods of its development: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University.

The new mace, crafted by the Medallic Art Company in Dayton, Nevada, has a 36-inch-tall fluted mahogany staff with 14 antique brass banners encircling it, the first ten engraved with the names and terms of the inaugurated Presidents of the University. The mace head is a four-sided mahogany crown that bears images of three iconic Morgan structures and, on one side, the seal of the University, all in bronze, and, at its top the traditional flame of knowledge. The base of the mace is adorned with a tiered brass foot. The new mace was designed by the Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Committee, and it is a Sesquicentennial Gift to the University from the MSU Alumni Association.

CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1914–1948 Dr. Milton L. Calloway 1948–1966 Dr. George H. Spaulding 1966–1974 Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor

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1974–2009 Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury 2009– Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

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, honored 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 Emeritus Samuel L. Green, who was one of the two co-designers of the symbol. The second co-designer, and medallion silversmith, was retired Associate Professor 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 more than ten times the value of the United States silver dollar, which the medallions resemble. The 21 emblem medallions — which the Philadelphia Mint created exclusively for the Negro Commemorative Society (Membership Number 1043) — display the images of African-American notables such as 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 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023

Dr. Christine Hohmann, Full Professor of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dr. Celeste Chavis, Associate Professor of Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Studies Dr. Leah Hollis, Associate Professor, Advanced Studies Leadership & Policy, School of Education & Urban Studies Dr. Golshan Javadian, Associate Professor, Business Administration, Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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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 2019 2021

Dr. Mingchao Cai, Associate Professor of Mathematics, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dr. Kimberly Warren, Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts

For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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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 doctoral — 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: 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 and Divinity .......................................... Scarlet

Architecture ..................................................... Blue Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities ........................................ White City Planning ................................................... Blue Violet Commerce, Accountancy, Business ........................... Drab Education .......................................................... Light Blue Engineering ............................................................ Orange Fine Arts ................................................................... Brown Human Ecology ....................................................... Purple Journalism ............................................................ Crimson Library Science ....................................................... Lemon Medicine .................................................................. Green

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 Degrees 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 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 DOCTORAL DEGREE The doctoral 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. The only other earned doctorate of the research type which has secured wide recognition and use by a large number of leading United States universities is the Doctor of Education.

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 GOVERNOR-ELECT WES MOORE Wes Moore is the Governor-Elect of the State of Maryland. A combat veteran, Rhodes Scholar, small business owner, and former chief executive officer of one of the nation’s largest antipoverty organizations, he has devoted his life’s work to a basic principle: no matter your start in life, you deserve an equal opportunity to succeed — a job you can raise a family on, a future you can look forward to.

Moore was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and, at the age of 3, lost his father to a rare but treatable virus. In 1998, he graduated with an associate’s degree from Valley Forge Military College. He then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in international studies, Phi Beta Kappa, from Johns Hopkins University, in 2001. As a teenager, he had interned for former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and, after graduating from Hopkins, went on to earn a Rhodes Scholarship, which took him to Oxford University, where he received a master’s degree.

Inspired by his mentors at military school, Moore went on to serve as a captain and paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, where his duties included leading soldiers in combat in Afghanistan. He later served as a White House Fellow, advising on issues of national security and international relations.

Upon returning home, Moore wrote “The Other Wes Moore,” a story about the fragile nature of opportunity in the United States, which became a perennial New York Times Best Seller and is now assigned reading in many Maryland schools. He went on to write other best-selling books that reflect on issues of race, equity and opportunity, including his latest, “Five Days,” which tells the story of Baltimore in the days that followed the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.

Moore’s commitment to taking on our society’s toughest challenges brought him to the Robin Hood Foundation, where he served for four years as CEO. During his tenure, the foundation distributed more than $600 million toward lifting families out of poverty, including here in Maryland.

Earlier in his career, Moore built and launched a Baltimore-based business named BridgeEdU, which reinvents the first year of college for underserved students, to increase their likelihood of long-term success. BridgeEdu was acquired by the Brooklyn-based student financial success platform Edquity, in 2018. Moore has also worked in finance with Deutsche Bank in London and with Citigroup in New York.

Of the many titles Moore has held over the years, there are two he’s most proud of: husband and father. He and his wife, Dawn, live with their two children in his longtime home, Baltimore City.

Governor-Elect Wes Moore will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, today, at Morgan State University’s Ninth Fall Commencement Exercises.

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Honorary Degree Recipient THE HONORABLE ADRIENNE A. JONES Doctor of Humane Letters Speaker Adrienne A. Jones shattered two glass ceilings when she was unanimously elected by the full House of Delegates to serve as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, on May 1, 2019, the first African American and the first woman to hold the position.

Since becoming Speaker, she has led the Maryland House of Delegates in passing some of the most consequential bills in a generation. Speaker Jones ushered through the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a 10-year plan that makes the largest investment in education in the state’s history. She implemented the nation’s first comprehensive statewide policy agenda for racial and economic justice and made transformational police reforms that included making Maryland the first state in the nation to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she led the legislature in passing the RELIEF Act, which made Maryland’s earned income tax credit the highest in the nation and enabled Maryland’s nearly 86,000 immigrant taxpayers to benefit from this critical pandemic relief.

Speaker Jones played a pivotal role in the passing of legislation, in March 2021, that brought to an end the 15-year lawsuit filed by the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education on behalf of Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The $577-million HBCU settlement bill (SB1), the first bill she introduced, addressed the historic inequities in resource allocation and degree programming in higher education in the state, and the impact of its passage will be felt for generations to come.

Before becoming Speaker, Jones held the distinction of being the first African American woman to serve as Speaker Pro Tem of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving in that capacity under Speaker Mike Busch for 16 years. Speaker Jones served on the House Appropriations Committee and was Chair of the Subcommittees on Capital Budget and Education, and Economic Development.

She has been a Maryland State Delegate since 1997.

Among the many honors she has earned for her work, Speaker Jones received the Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Founder’s Award, the highest award given to a member of the House of Delegates, in February 2019, and has been named by the Daily Record as one of the “Top 100 Women in Maryland” three times and as one of the publication’s Circle of Excellence inductees for Sustained Achievement.

As the first Executive Director of the Baltimore County Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Speaker Jones faithfully served the citizens of the County for more than 37 years. She served as Deputy Director of the Baltimore County Office of Human Resources until her retirement from service in Baltimore County Government on June 30, 2014. During her civil service career, she worked with diverse populations of the County with dedication and sensitivity, providing a listening “ear” to individual citizens, business owners, religious leaders and elected officials. She is the founder of the Annual Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival, now in its 26th year.

Speaker Jones was born in Cowdensville, Maryland, an historic African American community located near Arbutus in southwestern Baltimore County. She attended Baltimore County Public Schools, graduating from Lansdowne High School, and is a proud alumna of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She attended the National Security Seminar, U.S. Army War College, in 2007. In 2008, she received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. She is the mother of two adult sons and proud grandmother of two grandchildren.

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Honorary Degree Recipient MELVIN N. MILES, JR. Doctor of Fine Arts Melvin N. Miles, Jr., Morgan State University’s recently retired Director of University Bands and Instructor of Music, proudly provided the soundtrack for decades of memorable moments for Morganites spanning nearly 50 years. While at Morgan, Miles conducted the MSU Symphonic Winds, the MSU Concert Band and the MSU Jazz Ensemble, and he was instrumental in bringing to life the spirited, high-stepping performances of Morgan’s heralded marching band, “The Magnificent Marching Machine”; MSU’s Pep Band, the “Bear Band”; and the MSU Jazz Combo. Among Miles’ long list of compositions and credits, there is one that ranks above all — especially for Fair Morgan faithful: “We Are the Bears,” an arrangement by Miles, with his sons Jarrett and Jermaine, that is a consummate Bears fan favorite. As an instructor in the Fine Arts Department, Miles served as Morgan faculty from 1973 to 2022, teaching Instrumental Music Methods, Brass Methods, Woodwind Methods, Instrumental Music Repertoire and Instrumental Conducting and serving as the Wind, Percussion and String Faculty Coordinator.

A native of Baltimore City, Miles attended Frederick Douglass High School. In his early career, Miles performed in several local bands and with the musical group The Sound Experience, recording several albums that charted on Billboard. He appeared with many national artists of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, but it was his work with The Sound Experience that led him to working in the music industry as a record producer, songwriter/arranger and promoter.

Miles received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Music Education from Morgan State University in 1973 and 1978, respectively, and attended The Catholic University of America for doctoral studies in Music Education. Throughout his accomplished career, Miles has been an active arranger, guest conductor, adjudicator and presenter of workshops and seminars on all types of music. His marching band arrangements have been performed by the Magnificent Marching Machine and the MSU Pep Band throughout the nation, during the football and basketball seasons, before President Barack Obama at the White House, in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, at the 147th Preakness and at the Monterey Jazz Festival, to name only a few notable venues.

For many years, Miles composed, adapted and arranged musical scores and served as the Musical Director for the Encore Dinner Theater as well as the MSU Fine and Performing Arts productions of “Raisin,” “Ragtime,” “Sarafina,” “Crowns,” “The Color Purple” and “The Wiz.” In addition, he arranged and performed several selections for Baltimore native and Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Barry Levinson’s “Diner” and “Avalon,” and he appeared in the films.

Miles is a member, former National President and former Trustee of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity and is a member of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority. Miles is the recipient of Kappa Kappa Psi’s highest award, the Distinguished Service to Music Medal; Morgan State University’s 2011–12 Outstanding Creative Achievements and Accomplishments Award; Morgan’s Howard L. Cornish Alumni Chapter’s Community Service Award; the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education’s 2002 Presidential Citation; MSU’s 2006 Outstanding Morgan Man Award; Morgan’s Outstanding Alumni Faculty Award; Kappa Kappa Psi’s 2015 Stanley G. Finck Award; the 2016 Richard Robinson Service Award; the 2016 Scarborough Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Jazz Journalists Association’s 2017 Jazz Hero Award–Baltimore.

As he neared retirement, Miles received numerous additional awards and distinctions, including the 2022 Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Living Maker of Black History Award; the 2022 HBCU National Band Director Consortium Honoree recognition; and induction into this year’s inaugural class of the Minority Band Directors National Association Hall of Fame. Miles holds active memberships in the National Association for Music Educators; the Maryland Music Educators Association; the Maryland Band Directors Association; the HBCU National Band and Orchestra Directors’ Consortium; Promethean Kappa Tau, Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, Tau Alpha Upsilon and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternities; and the College Band Directors National Association, which he has served as President–Eastern Division and a member of the Board of Directors.

Miles resides in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife, Cathy.

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Order of Exercises Dr. David K. Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ...................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar The Morgan State University Band Dr. Jorim E. Reid, Sr., Conductor The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”

WELCOME ............................................................................................................................ Dr. David K. Wilson, President INVOCATION...................................................................................................................... Minister Clarence A. Wayman, Methodist Chaplain, University Memorial Chapel HYMN “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”................................................. James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson Led by Mr. Ricardo Horsey, Tenor Dr. Eric Conway, Conductor GREETINGS ......................................................................................................................... The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair, University Board of Regents INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER .........................................................................................Dr. David K. Wilson, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ................................................................................................................. Mr. Wes Moore, Governor-Elect, State of Maryland MUSICAL SELECTION “You’ll Never Walk Alone” .......................................................... Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Led by Mr. Darrin Scott, Baritone Dr. Eric Conway, Conductor CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ....................................................... The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair, University Board of Regents Dr. David K. Wilson, President Citation Read by Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Assistant Dean for Student Success, James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Governor-Elect Wes Moore, Doctor of Humane Letters Mr. Melvin N. Miles, Jr., Doctor of Fine Arts House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, Doctor of Humane Letters RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES ......................................................................... Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude

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PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS ......................................................................... Dr. David K. Wilson, President Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs President’s Second Mile Award President’s Award for Exceptional Creative Achievement RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ................................................................ …Captain Debora Nelson, Chair, Department of Military Science PRESENTING OF DEGREES IN COURSE ............................................................................................ Dr. Hongtao Yu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE..................................................................... Dr. David K. Wilson, President GRADUATE DEGREES SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES .............................. Candidates’ Names Read by Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Assistant Dean for Student Success, James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts DOCTORATES ............................................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES .................................................................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ........................................................................................... Candidates’ Names Read by Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Assistant Dean for Student Success, James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts JAMES H. GILLIAM, JR., COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ....................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING ................................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Siddhartha Sen, Interim Dean EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT .................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POLICY . ............................................................ Candidates presented by Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES ..................... Candidates presented by Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden, Interim Dean SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND URBAN STUDIES .............................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING............................................ Candidates presented by Dr. Oscar Barton, Dean SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION ....................................... Candidates presented by Prof. Jacqueline Jones, Dean SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK ..................................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS ............................................................................................... By College/Schools (as above)

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SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES ....................................................................................................... Ms. Izhané Williams, President of the Senior Class INDUCTION INTO THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION........................................................... Mrs. Phyllis C. Davis, President, MSU Alumni Association THE ALMA MATER ....................................................................................................... Led by Mr. Darrin Scott, Baritone BENEDICTION .................................................................................................................... Minister Clarence A. Wayman, Methodist Chaplain, University Memorial Chapel RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar The Morgan State University Band Dr. Jorim E. Reid, Sr., Conductor

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Candidates for Degrees Doctoral Degrees School of Graduate Studies Doctor of Philosophy Degrees Kehinde Adenuga .................................................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.S., Babcock University, 2010 M.S., Morgan State University, 2016 Dissertation: “Changing the Narrative: Factors Influencing the Persistence of African American Undergraduate Male Students at a Public Historically Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” Advisor: Dr. Krishna Bista Tolulope Ajayi ......................................................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.S., University of Ilorin, 1999 M.S., Morgan State University, 2016 Dissertation: “Exploring the Academic Support and Resources for the Success of International Graduate Students in a Historically Black College and University” Advisor: Dr. Krishna Bista Hans Cooper ........................................................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.S., Morgan State University, 2005 M.S., Morgan State University, 2013 Dissertation: “How Historically Black College/University Presidents Experience and Understand Institutional Culture and How It Affects Their Presidency” Advisor: Dr. Sean Robinson Jayshawn Cooper ..............................................................................................................................................................Mathematics B.S., Morgan State University, 2016 M.S., Morgan State University, 2017 Dissertation: “Topological Data Analysis and Neural Networks: Loss Functions for Dimension Reduction” Advisor: Drs. Marshall Cohen and Daniel Naiman Darius Gwynn .................................................................................................................................................................. Social Work B.S., Bowie State University, 2014 M.S.W., Howard University, 2017 Dissertation: “An Examination of Coping Strategies Used by Black Men with Self-Reported Depression” Advisor: Dr. Jerome Schiele

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Nada Hamouh ......................................................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.A., King Faisal University, 2008 M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2014 M.A., Morgan State University, 2021 Dissertation: “Saudi Female Students’ Experiences at an HBCU” Advisor: Dr. Sean Robinson Baibai Kamara ......................................................................................................................................................... Higher Education B.S., Tennessee State University, 2003 M.S., Tennessee State University, 2007 M.E., Tennessee State University, 2010 Dissertation: “Examining the Experiences of Doctoral Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” Advisor: Dr. Krishna Bista

Doctor of Education Degrees Patricia Baltzley ................................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University, 1975 M.S., Shippensburg State University, 1986 Dissertation: “The Impact of the Levels of Fidelity of Teacher Implementation on Student Achievement Benchmarks Based on a Systemic Implementation of a Middle School Preparation Program for Algebra I” Advisor: Dr. Roni Ellington Felicia DeWatson-Alexander .............................................................................................................. Urban Educational Leadership B.S., University of Baltimore, 2002 M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University, 2006 Dissertation: “From Understudy to Main Actor: The Perspectives of Second-Career Urban School Teachers in the Retention Conversation” Advisor: Dr. Dia Sekayi Tamera Farrar ................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., Morgan State University, 2001 M.A., Bowie State University, 2009 Dissertation: “Student Engagement Among Nontraditional Students: The Road to Academic Success” Advisor: Dr. Russell Davis Wilma Gaines ................................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., District of Columbia Teachers College, 1976 M.Ed., Howard University, 1986 D.Min., Andersonville Theological Seminary, 2016 Dissertation: “The Use of Services by Community College Students with Disabilities and Student Engagement” Advisor: Dr. Robin Spaid Ronald Kimmons ............................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership B.S., Mississippi Valley State University, 1998 M.S.A., Central Michigan University, 2004 Dissertation: “Investigating How Career Services in Community Colleges Relate to the Success of Minority Students” Advisor: Dr. Krishna Bista Tuere Marshall ................................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1999 M.A., University of New Hampshire, 2002 Dissertation: “An Examination of the Effectiveness of English Developmental Education Strategies on Student Success and Completion at a Mid-Atlantic Community College” Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Anderson

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Georgann Nedwell ........................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.A., Goucher College, 2004 M.A., Appalachian State University, 2007 Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship between Developmental Faculty Motivation and Developmental Student Success at MidAtlantic Community Colleges” Advisor: Dr. Russell Davis Maygon Smythe-Thompson ............................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.S., Morgan State University, 2004 M.Ed., Coppin State University, 2008 Dissertation: “Fish out of water: Experiences of Teachers Assigned to Teach Out-of-Field in Urban Schools” Advisor: Dr. Gretchen Rudham

Doctor of Engineering Degrees Sotonye Ikiriko .................................................................................................................................................................. Engineering B.Eng., University of Port Harcourt, 2015 M.Eng., Tennessee State University, 2018 Dissertation: “A Study of Relative Sea Level Rise-Induced Traffic Disruption in Anne Arundel County, Maryland” Advisor: Dr. Yi Liu Martin Ndegwa .................................................................................................................................................................. Engineering B.S., Towson University, 2012 M.A., Towson University, 2014 Dissertation: “Immigrant Residential and Mode Choice Decisions to Work in the D.C. Metropolitan Area” Advisor: Dr. Celeste Chavis

Doctor of Public Health Degrees Zena Alhija ..................................................................................................................................................................... Public Health B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2014 M.P.H., University of Maryland, College Park, 2016 Dissertation: “Analysis of Public Health Education Curriculum in the Arab World: Mapping and Implications” Advisor: Dr. Sharon Barrett Marissa Robinson ........................................................................................................................................................... Public Health B.A., Spelman College, 2014 M.P.H., Emory University, 2019 Dissertation: “A Qualitative Exploration of Preexposure Prophylaxis among Black Women Attending a Historically Black College and University in the Northeastern United States” Advisor: Dr. Lorece Edwards Lakesha Stone ................................................................................................................................................................. Public Health B.S., West Chester University, 2013 M.P.H., West Chester University, 2015 Dissertation: “Combating the Opioid Epidemic: The Examination of Dental Prescribing Practices in Treating Post-Operative Pain After Third Molar Extractions” Advisor: Dr. Sharon Barrett

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Master’s Degrees School of Graduate Studies Master of Architecture Degrees

Oluwagbemisola Adeyemo ................... Business Administration B.S., Lagos State University, 2008

Caroline Makary ......................................................... Architecture Andessa Augustin ................................. Business Administration B.S., The American University in Cairo, 2016 B.S., Medgar Evers College, 2018 Neda Talaii .................................................................. Architecture Andre Beckles ....................................... Business Administration B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2000 B.S., Albright College, 2018

Master of Arts Degrees

Nia Bennett .......................................... Business Administration Brandon Griffin ............................ Global Multimedia Journalism B.A., Lincoln University, 2020 and Communication Desirae Christie .................................... Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2018 B.A., Norfolk State University, 2016 Osaretin Iyare................................................................ Journalism Clayborne DeVaughn........................... Business Administration B.A., University of Benin, 2014 B.S., Morgan State University, 2014 Asha Jackson ......................................... African American Studies LaTonja Dotson.................................... Business Administration B.A., Florida State University, 2017 B.A., DePaul University, 2020 Thesis: “Water is Freedom: Enslaved Freedom Seekers in Chesapeake Aquatic and Maritime Spaces, 1750–1802” Oladipupo Eke ..................................... Business Administration Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Peskin B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2016 Nikkia McNeal-Parham.............................................. Mathematics Yazeed Elarjani ..................................... Business Administration B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2017 B.S., Dar Al Uloom University, 2015 B.A., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2017 Thesis: “A Study on David Blackwell and the Big Match” Jocelyn Hordge ..................................... Business Administration Advisor: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed B.S., Morgan State University, 2016 Tyler Medley ................................................................. Journalism Kalen Jennings ...................................... Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020 B.S., Morgan State University, 2020 Shanell Middleton ................................ African American Studies Earl Jones III ......................................... Business Administration B.A., Florida International University, 2008 B.S., Morgan State University, 2016 Thesis: “Answering the Violence of White Women’s Tears: Black Women Mobilize, from Ida B. Wells to Mamie Till” Kayla Jones ............................................ Business Administration Advisor: Dr. David Terry B.S., Morgan State University, 2018 Toluwalope Ologun ................................................... Mathematics Adrienne Kambouris ............................ Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020 B.S., Augusta University, 2016 Jordan Thomas ............................................................. Journalism Joseph King, Jr. ..................................... Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020 B.S., University of Liberia, 2011

Master of Business Administration Degrees Sapreina Acree ......................................Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2015

Cynthia Leventis ................................... Business Administration B.S., Towson University, 2016 M.S., Towson University, 2019

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Olubukola Osituwo ..............................Business Administration B.S., University of Ado Ekiti, 2004 M.S., Morgan State University, 2020 Oluwatobiloba Oyeleye .........................Business Administration B.Tech., Federal University of Technology, 2015 Darrell Parham......................................Business Administration B.S., Central Michigan University, 2009

Stuart Collymore ......................................................... Engineering B.S., Drexel University, 2018 Pulcherie Halette Djatou .............................................Engineering B.S., University of Maryland Global Campus, 2019 Allison Hoelterling ......................................................Engineering B.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2018

Shauntel Phillips ...................................Business Administration B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 2017

Tanika Hooker ............................................................Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2012 M.S.E.M., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2016

Nihit Rawal ...........................................Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Natian Lemesa ............................................................. Engineering B.S., West Chester University, 2021

Malcolm Robinson, Jr...........................Business Administration B.A., University of Minnesota, 2021

Seydou Mbaye ..............................................................Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2020

Lisa Walker ...........................................Business Administration B.S., James Madison University, 1995 M.A., Argosy University, 2000

Taiwo Ogunlade ..........................................................Engineering B.Eng., Federal University of Technology Akure, 2019

Brittany Webb .......................................Business Administration B.S., Morgan State University, 2017

Syeda Sanjidah............................................................. Engineering B.S., Military Institute of Science and Technology, 2014

Master of Landscape Architecture Degrees

Master of City and Regional Planning Degrees

Britney Jackson ......................................... Landscape Architecture Lucas Rogers ...................................... City and Regional Planning B.S., Morgan State University, 2012 B.A., Vassar College, 2005

Master of Public Health Degrees

April Smith ........................................ City and Regional Planning B.A., Clemson University, 2008 Ayomide Akintibu .................................................... Public Health M.Ed., University of Florida, 2014 B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2018

Master of Education Degrees

Chastity Berry ........................................................... Public Health Nichole Land ................Community College Administration and B.S., Coppin State University, 2019 Instruction Cherelle Jeudy .......................................................... Public Health B.A., University of Maryland, 2014 B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2001

Master of Engineering Degrees

Nicole Logan............................................................. Public Health Oladayo Akinpelu ....................................................... Engineering B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2011 B.Eng, Federal University of Technology, 2015 M.S.W., University of Maryland, 2015 Mikayla Anderson ....................................................... Engineering Janele Price ............................................................... Public Health B.S., Morgan State University, 2021 B.S., Glenville State University, 2019 Johannes Asfaha.......................................................... Engineering Chynna Smith .......................................................... Public Health B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2019 B.S., Morgan State University, 2021 Michael Blackwell-Gorham......................................... Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2012 M.S., Morgan State University, 2014

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Master of Science Degrees

Master of Science in Integrated Science Degrees

Brandon Adams ...................................... Hospitality Management Wandoo Agev .................................................. Integrated Sciences B.S., Morgan State University, 2018 B.S., Morgan State University, 2018 April Albert ................................................... Project Management Md. Jahangir Alam .......................................... Integrated Sciences B.S., DeVry University, 2009 B.S., Feni University, 2017 Thesis: “High Temperature Electrical Measurement Setup for Cubic Taghreed Alghamdi .........................................................Sociology Boron Nitride (cBN)” B.S., Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 2017 Advisor: Dr. Michael Spencer Itopa Audu .................................................... Project Management Sheikh Mahtab ................................................ Integrated Sciences B.S., University of Abuja, 2012 B.S., Feni University, 2017 Thesis: “RF Antennas for Quantum Sensing Applications” Oluranti Bamigboye...................................... Project Management Advisor: Dr. Birol Ozturk B.A., University of Ibadan, 2012

Master of Social Work Degrees

Annesha Edwards-Carter .................................................Sociology B.A., Manhattanville College, 2013 Larry Cooke ................................................................ Social Work M.Ed., Temple University, 2018 B.S., Morgan State University, 2005 Isaac Fadeyibi ................................................ Project Management Lakeicha Johnson ....................................................... Social Work B.S., University of Ibadan, 1995 B.S., Morgan State University, 2019 M.B.A., Obafemi Awolowo University, 2003 Ph.D., Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 2018 John Morant ............................................................... Social Work B.S.W., University of Valley Forge, 2018 Yasmin Lewis .............................................. Advanced Computing B.S., Clarion University, 2021 Nia Watson................................................................. Social Work B.S., Bennett College for Women, 2019 Tochukwu Obika .......................................... Project Management B.S., Caritas University, 2015 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Funbi Ogunwale ......................................... Advanced Computing B.S., Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015 Thesis: “Performance Evaluation of Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Anomaly Detection in IoT MQTT Protocol-Traffic” Advisor: Dr. Monir Sharker

Enrique Pajardo .........................Sustainable Urban Communities B.S., Morgan State University, 2014 M.E., University of Maryland, 2018 D.Eng., Morgan State University, 2021

Abidemi Omopariola .................................... Project Management M.B.A., Lagos State University, 2006 Elizabeth Ransom ......................................... Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 1978 Mahlet Tamrat .................................... Construction Management B.S., Debre Markos University, 2017

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Candidates for Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts B.S., Applied Liberal Studies Nofisat Kofoworola Adeyemi Isaac Amihere Tamera Ancrum Taliah Opal Beckford Hillard A. Black, Jr. Ann M. Civil Nerissa Mahalia Cole Zion Amir Dinkins Dylan Djikeng Donald Drinkard Arielle Alicia Ellis Kareem D. Foster Michael Vittero Gainey, Jr. MaKayla Gray Sharif I. Harris Legree Josephus D. Hughes Quiasia A. James Briana Rae Jenkins Briana L. King Elsie Kinnel Darion D. Leonard, Jr. Aylexus Leshay Le-Keya Louise Lewis Sejeana Erika McDonald Calia Iyonna Meads Natalia Miranda Rodneyka Shardae Nelson Ja’bria Janeal Oliver Gabriel Manuel Ortis Kaela Melody Pittman Danaysha C. Samuel Amir Hakim Scott William R. Sherman Asiah Annie Siler

Lynn Michele Simpson Cookie Smith Quiara M. Smith Me’chelle B. Warren Gabriella Earlene Waters Carleethea C. Wilkes Jayden Thomas Wooden Christel Derrainne York

Ji’Na D’amber Gary Britteny R. Gichuru-Brooks Kayla Jewel Jackson Eric B. Knox Roje Linton Jomar Luke Lloyd Kashanae Jonece Simpson Iyanna Simone Williams

B.S., Economics

B.S., Psychology

Taylor B. Boone

Sarah M. Absher Oluwayemisi Babalade Jonnay Kashawna Berry Alice La’licia Marie Bundy Alexis Carlon Mya N. Fennell-Davis Victoria Alexandria Green Angel Lanette Harrington Kayla Simmoine Harrison Diyanna Hill Ayorinde B. Idowu Teiona Adell Johnson Jalen Marquise Knight Ndia Blu McCloud Malaya E. Pleasant Sherika Lashawn Preston Tyrae Lanise Russell Jessica Jeanna Truss Danielle Cassie Turay Raeven Vinson Markil Leon Warren Kenayah Alyeece Wells Wraven M. Wiggins

B.A., Fine Art Andre Hosea Davis Quentin Maurice Green Chukwuemeka C. Iyke-Azubogu Bria M. Shelby Miles Vasquez-Chambers Travis Maurice Weldon

B.A., Music Thomas Blichard Arthur R. Crowner Asia Nina Monii’ Haynie Ricardo Vincent Horsey, Jr. Darrin Jamal Scott Cammeron M. Williams

B.A., Philosophy Marcus A. Eades

B.A., Political Science Joshua Oluwadamilare Adeyemi Derricka N. Benson Grace Nichole Driver

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B.F.A., Screenwriting and Animation Taja Judy Copeland Austin Jackson Niajea Yvette Randolph Yaheshalom Stanley Jily Bamba Sylla Aniyah Thornton Alicia D. Wilson

B.A., Sociology Britani A. Alexander

Amber Yvette Banks Omolara Blaize Jasean Lamont Brawner Hope Soni Buckley Manajah Chanel Harmon-Marion Nijah J. Harris Natacha P. Kamsu Dajani Khadijah Kelly De’Marie Daydawn Lattie-Chisholm Lakecia Mattocks Aman Louise Moore

Rashon Nugent Maria Rivera Mariam Sackor Sannoh Brianna M. Smith

B.A., Theater Arts Martin Alexander Smith II

The School of Architecture and Planning B.S., Architecture and Environmental Design Hamdi Nasser Alotaibi Trenise Tiana Bush Dominique Cunningham Ernest Verdell Demby, Jr. Amina Etienne Taylor McCuiston Raimi Lorenz Philips

Jafar AL Quraishi Oneida Kaylyn Rodney Danyl Carrington Smith Rodney Taylor Nasia Imani Whitehurst

B.S., Construction Management

Alyssa N. Gross Marcus Andrew Hall Trayvon Cartez Hines Abubakarr Kamara Yongwoo Kim Margaret R. Pi Yvenel Robergeau

Kyran K. Brandon Jeffrey Brown

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management B.S., Accounting Omar A. Alselily Taylor Joyce Cleare I Kyoko D. Coren-Hawkins Rodnéy J. English Hannah Araba Essilfie Christopher Anthony Jones Catinna Latrice Osborn Alina Joelle Remond Janay Anaya Thomas Ayanna Chanel Tuck Christa Nicole Verderamo

B.S., Business Administration Nya Monet Anthony Brooke Lynn Ashford Bianca Benjamin Persia L. Chambers Cheyenne T. Cunningham Antoinette E.A. Davis Kamaule Quacey Defreitas Demara Venai Ellis Zamira Arien Flucas Darian Nykole Goodman Joshua M. Hampton Herbert Tarik Hardin Zoe Lynn Holland

Dionta L. Hunter, Jr. Daryian Johnson Aminata Kante Nafees Khan Monia Nicole Ledbetter Ky’rah Latrice Martin Mohammed K. Mohammed Hafeesah Aamirah Moore Devon Isiah Mondy Felicia C. Odie Christopher Parry Melissa G. Paz Cameron Briana Pinkney Kaira Rantan Juwan Samuel Reese Tavon Dameon Rone

B.S., Entrepreneurship Daniel Joseph Gonzalez Jayda Victoria Carolyn Gwyn

Tishanna M. Long-Rivera De Nasara Tafari

B.S., Information Systems Adetokunbo T. Ayodele Kyle E. Black Janelle Ryan Bright Taylan Lee Brooks Michael Anthony Brown Toryron D. Brown Francis Donkor Emmanuel Tinisi Jerbo Langmia Mbebwo Annan Brian Munashe Musekiwa Adewunmi M. Oloyede Mahnoor Tassawar Qureshi Cori Demetria Robinson Ryan Alexander Waites Dominique E.A. Williams

B.S., Management

B.S., Finance Madjiguene Gueye Kennedy Onyekah

B.S., Hospitality Management Lee Roy Granston

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Ke’asia O. Harris Deanna N. Krebs Tommi Chanel Reed Ebony Danielle Turner Darius Allen Whitmire

B.S., Marketing

Tamia Antionette Underdue-Wells

Nicole Caroline French Delfon Lébrew Hare Ayana Harris Kayla N. Shaw

B.S., Services and Supply Chain Management Monica A. Kpedenou

The School of Community Health and Policy B.S., Health Education

B.S., Nursing

Hanadi Altarfan Olubukola Segun Bankole Alexandra Katriel Barrett Keion Tyler Carter Aliya B. Ewell Taylor Marie Floyd Tereek Nathan Isaacs Adorni N. Louis-Riley Kenra Victoria McNeil Carl T. Payton, Jr. Guerin Sikop Ata

Obafemi Ayokunle Ajayi Jason R. Anderson, Jr. Shanell C. Blaise Tre Rayfield Briscoe Amparo Elizabeth Campos Dixon Deidre T. Emden Jade Najee Gomez Autumn Lauren Johnson Devin J. Mickins Aliya Ryan Mooney Nifemi Felicia Otokiti Oluwajuwonlo Mary Owoeye

Taneesha Phillips Sydney S. Smith Madison Christopher Williams

B.S., Nutritional Sciences Gladys Animwah Asabere Natasha Myeka Few David J. Ondande I Kaitlyn B. Roney

The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences B.S., Actuarial Science Ledriss Brice Ndouma Kemajou

B.S., Biology Adetola I. Akingbade Jessica S. Anderson Cle'Shawna Tamera Bagley Destiny Mariah Boddy Nabeel Claude Bou-Abboud Montajha Imon Bowen Maleel David Christopher Coble Katariina A. Delph Samara K. Dunham Khijha Matae Howard Tamia Mahagony Johnson Destinee Manning Joshua G. Massey Alexis Tandongfuet Ngepwung Yona Nguerekata Tochi G. Nwaba Oluwafunmike Ibukunoluwa Odunaiya Sophia Omotoyosi Olatunji-Richard Oluwatobiloba Sarah Olayemi

D’aisha S. Pearson Brianna Nicole Robinson Te’Ona Spriggs A’nia Valerie Stevenson Deja Simone Thomas Nyla B. Thompson Senita D. Watson Xavier Julian Welch Reana Andrea Wilkins Shardiece Monaé Wills

B.S., Chemistry

Monteray Melva Jackson Junior Ndipnu Langmia Da’shawn Larry Julian Xavier Milligan Clinton Oates Brad Nnamdi Obi Praharsha Pokharel Ogo-Oluwasubomi Ayotomi Popoola Errol Kevin Stoute III Mercelis Vaughan Anthony Jawan Venable

Christian DeAndre McGowan Amber N. Robinson

B.S., Engineering Physics

B.S., Computer Science

B.S., Mathematics

David Oreoluwa Bogunjoko Benjamin Nanfwang Harris Dawurang Kayla Michelle Durham Farouk Ganiyu-Adewumi Aaron Wilson Giles Demari Deonte Green Mardokai Habtemariam Hintsa

Jaelynn Alexsandra Finklea

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Aaliyah T. Marshall

B.S., Medical Laboratory Science Suze Dylie Gerard

The School of Education and Urban Studies B.S., Elementary Education

B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences

B.S., Physical Education

Trecel Monae Bates Autumn Beal MaKala Jenaé Bowman Jasmine Charday Demory Monique Danielle Jeffries Zada Marshelle Johnson Dorothie Malebranche Kamryn Thomas Jae Washington

Helen T. Awosika Damani Braswell Amber Rose David Laureen Cassandra Gboukrou Alexis Crystal Stevenson Francesca Faith Watts

Darian Avery Gilbert-Murphy Aaliyya A. Grier Jordan S. Jones Jason R. Roche Bereket Harrison Sell Aaliyah Kari Wilson-Smith

B.S., Health Education Unique S. Flowers

The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering Dontae Lamar Bordley Jenkins Gerron Ferante Griffin Ryan Morgan Haynes Erika Shawnise Johnson Earl Ray Little, Jr. Marcus E. Parker Russell Price Boubacar Sow Justin James Taylor Omari Waddell

B.S., Electrical Engineering Jasmina Rashida Abimbola Sean Claude Anderson, Jr. Deidre De Guzman Bayquen Benetha K. Coffie

Darryl Coleman Todd Barrett Cowling, Jr. Francis De-graft Johnson Andre Latte Dean, Jr. Tre Alexander Debose Joseph Asare Donkor Francis C. Egbujonuma Roderick Lydell Eubanks, Jr. Thomas Edward Goodman II D’Careius K. Houey Jonathan Olumide Ibironke Michael A. Jackson, Jr. Ranye McLendon Chauncey Murray Chinenye Nwosu Blessing Asuquo Okon Gregory Patton II

Nomel Daeh Simmons Adeola Olanrewaju Sulaiman Khaled Taleb I

B.S., Industrial Engineering Kingsley Etubom Deric N. Njinyi Confidence Nwanguma Olumide Oduntan Jada Hope Satchell Mykael Phillip Thomas Nethania Teresa Walker Abdullah Olanrewaju Yesuf

B.S., Transportation Systems Olukayode Fawibe

The School of Global Journalism and Communication B.S., Multimedia Journalism

B.S., Multi-Platform Production

Darius Brockett Shawnia Erica Butler De’Auntae J. Corry Amere Jaden Dorsey Jordan A. Francis I Taylor Gardner Jalyn Karee Hinton Zakiya Lil Jennings Ryan N. Murphy

Sydney Ann Bates Teona Burroughs Mehki D. Clayton-Smith Ashanti D. Fernandes Elijah Jenkins-Bundrige Brijhai McMillan Rasheeda McPhaul Sasha Monique Moore Ja’bria Janeal Oliver De’Avian D. Powell

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Khalila Shabazz Kenneth S. Whichard

B.S., Strategic Communication Riona S. Blaine CherRae Dickerson Jared W. Grizzle JaKayla Terrena Kirkland Abigail J. Matthews Jada Delisa Prater Shannon Blair Taylor

The School of Social Work B.S., Social Work Myshaurna L. Harrison Madisun Carrie Jones Nadiyah Karim Aliyah Lee Joniyah-Paulyce K. Owens Cynthia Robin Williams

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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.

For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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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 chair.

Nominations are supported by adequate description of the nominee’s achievement.

For the full list of past awardees, please visit the following web page: https://commencement.morgan.edu/awards.

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Latin Honors Graduates These students will be recognized at Commencement. Summa Cum Laude graduates will wear the gold Honors Stole.

Magna Cum Laude graduates will wear the silver Honors Stole. Cum Laude graduates will wear the bronze Honors Stole.

Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates These students will wear the blue Clara I. Adams Honors College Stole.

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

Name

Branch

Isaac Amihere .................................................................................................... Army National Guard, Quartermaster Alusine Barrie .................................................................................................... Army Reserves Zion Dikins ........................................................................................................ Army National Guard Alyssa Gross ....................................................................................................... Army National Guard, Signal Corps Adorne Lois-Riley .............................................................................................. Army National Guard Rodneyka Nelson............................................................................................... Army Reserves Te’Ona Spriggs .................................................................................................. Army National Guard, Adjutant General

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Announcer Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin........................................................................................ Assistant Dean for Student Success, James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts

Degree Candidate Reader Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin........................................................................................ Assistant Dean for Student Success, James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts

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INDEX

Academic Degrees ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Academic Regalia .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Alma Mater ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Alumni Oath of Allegiance ................................................................................................................................... 3 Announcer ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 Anthem ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Board of Regents ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Candidates for Degrees Bachelor’s Degrees ....................................................................................................................................... 23 The James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts ................................................................................. 23 School of Architecture and Planning ..................................................................................................... 24 Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management ............................................................................ 24 School of Community Health and Policy .............................................................................................. 25 School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences ................................................................... 25 School of Education and Urban Studies ............................................................................................... 26 Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering .................................................................................. 26 The School of Global Journalism and Communication ........................................................................ 26 School of Social Work ............................................................................................................................ 27 Doctor of Education .................................................................................................................................... 18 Doctor of Engineering ................................................................................................................................ 19 Doctor of Philosophy .................................................................................................................................. 17 Doctor of Public Health .............................................................................................................................. 19 Master of Architecture ................................................................................................................................. 20 Master of Arts .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Master of Business Administration ............................................................................................................. 20 Master of City and Regional Planning ........................................................................................................ 21 Master of Education ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Master of Engineering ................................................................................................................................. 21 Master of Landscape Architecture ............................................................................................................... 21 Master of Public Health .............................................................................................................................. 21 Master of Science ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Master of Science in Integrated Science ...................................................................................................... 22 Master of Social Work ................................................................................................................................ 22

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Chief Faculty Marshals of the University ............................................................................................................. 7 Clara I. Adams Honors College Graduates ........................................................................................................ 28 Commencement Speaker ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Degree Candidate Reader .................................................................................................................................... 29 Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem .................................................................................................................... 8 Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre II International Award ............................................................................................... 8 Honorary Degree Recipients................................................................................................................................ 12 Latin Honors Graduates ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Morgan State University Mace ............................................................................................................................. 7 Officers of the University ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Order of Exercises ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Order of Procession ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate .............................................................................................................................. 22 Presidential Chain of Office ................................................................................................................................. 7 President’s Awards ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Commissions ................................................................................................ 29 To Our Guests ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

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