2013 OUR MISSION Washington Adventist University is a learning community committed to the Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service. This cosmopolitan institution challenges students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation’s capital, in order to become moral leaders in communities throughout the world. Class Aim Live on Purpose Class Motto Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction John F. Kennedy
Class Scripture Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:15-17 AMP
Consecration Prelude
Friday, May 3, 8:00 pm Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
Schm端cke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 (Adorn Yourself, Dear Soul) Enigma Variations, Nimrod
Johann Sebastian Bach Edward Elgar Joel Martinson
The congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional
Processional Invocation
Trumpet Tune
John Stanley
Please stand for the Invocation
Cedric Parker, Graduate
Please join in singing
Hymn
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
No. 12 Hymn of Joy
Please be seated
Scripture Reading
Matthew 7:13-14 Sarah Quimby, Graduate (English) Olubukunola Osinupebi-Alao, Graduate (Yoruba) Ashley Rivera, Graduate (Spanish)
Musical Selection
Piano Sonata in C Minor K. 457, Molto Allegro Jonathan Keplinger, piano, Graduate
Welcome
Musical Selection
William Jackson, Vice President Marketing and Recruitment The Beatitudes Emelie Pla, soprano, Graduate Mark Di Pinto, piano
Tribute
Musical Selection
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Albert Hay Malotte
Andrea Campbell, Class Vice President Melanie Bowen, Class Secretary If I Can Help Somebody Gregory Daniel, tenor Daniel Lau, piano
Alma Androzzo
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Introduction of Speaker Consecration Address
Ramone Griffith, Graduate “The Narrow Gate”
Gary Wimbish, Pastor Columbia Community Center, SDA
Class Pastor’s Response
Ralph Vieux Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Consecration
Hymn of Consecration
God of Grace and God of Glory
No. 607 Westminster Abbey
Please remain standing for the Litany of Consecration
Litany of Consecration
Sarai Wright, Graduate Sheila Wright, Parent Deborah Brown, Associate Professor, English
Leader: Lord, we have each been given a vision of our potential. We now present this class to you in this time of crisis and opportunity. Help them to use their abilities wisely. Graduates: We accept the vision and the challenge to partake in the life of service. We recognize that we are gifted differently, not because we should be separate or alienated from each other. We are different, precisely in order to realize our need for each other. Faculty/Staff/Administration: We have guided, nurtured, and shaped you during your years at Washington Adventist University. As you leave, we pray for your continued progress to serve in families and corporations, in businesses and schools, in hospitals and houses of worship—teaching, ministering, healing, working for justice and equality. Parents: Lord, may they use their talents for the good of humanity—knowing that their maturity will be judged by how well they are able to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to cherish one another, to seek the greater good of one another. Leader: Forgive us Lord for having treated with disdain the weak, the poor, the unemployed, the “failures.” Graduates: Forgive us for not showing compassion and care, for making power and money the gods at whose altars we have bowed our knees. Continued ²
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Faculty/Staff/Administration: Lord, give us all the courage to acknowledge our inadequacies and to rely on You for strength to act justly. Graduates: Give us wisdom to understand and to act, to use our diverse talents faithfully—not for personal advancement but for ministering to our fractured homes and communities. Congregation: Give them good judgment to be models of authentic living so others can learn of your love. Protect them from the gods of power, gold, and greed. Graduates: As we leave the protection and support of this campus environment, give us your strength and wisdom to face our new world. All: Do not be afraid—God has promised to be with you. Lord, give them the audacious compassion to be the humble servants this world needs. Leader: Lord, help the graduates to always keep the vision in their view, to have the calling in their hearts to live a life of service. Graduates: Lord, with our varied gifts and abilities, we accept this charge and present ourselves to be consecrated for active service to humanity.
Joan A. Francis
Benediction Prayer
Kenzer Herbert, Graduate Please be seated for the Recessional
Recessional Postlude
Marche Heroique Maestoso
Herbert Brewer Felix Mendelssohn
Mark Willey, organ
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Sabbath School Prelude Hymn
Sabbath, May 4, 10:00 am Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
Morning Has Broken
Arr. Larry Smith
Come, Thou Almighty King
No. 71 Italian Hymn
Welcome
Melanie Bowen, Class Secretary
Opening Prayer
Brandon White, Graduate
Sabbath School Offering Offertory Musical Selection
Nkula Goma, Graduate Happy the Home Where God Is There Take My Life and Let It Be Jonathan Keplinger, Michael Patterson, Christopher Price, piano, Graduates
Lesson Study
Arr. Michael Patterson
Panel Convener: Dr. Zdravko Plantak Professor and Chair, Religion Panelists: Ralph Vieux, Class Pastor and Graduates Nathalie Rodriguez, Robert Machado, William Cheatham, Joel Mercado, Vanessa Castillo
Closing Prayer Postlude
Arr. Alice Jordan
Krista Byrd, Graduate Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Johann Christian Bach
Debby Szasz, organ
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Baccalaureate Prelude
Sabbath, May 4, 11:15 am Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sinfonia in D Major
Giuseppe Torelli
The congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional
Processional
Coronation March “Crown Imperial”
Welcome and Church Life
Charles Tapp, Senior Pastor Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church Jean Warden Vice President, Student Life
Call to Worship Invocation
William Walton St. Denio
Virletta Bryant Associate Professor, Social Work Please stand for the Invocation
Jasline Moreno Assistant Professor, Nursing
Please join in singing the Hymn of Praise
Hymn of Praise
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
No. 21 St. Denio
Please be seated
Anthem
Canticle of Praise
Hal Hopson
Call to Prayer
Thy Perfect Love
John Rutter
Prayer Prayer Response
Gaspar Colón Professor, Religion & Theology A Choral Amen
Invitation to Give Offertory
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John Rutter Curtis Roberts Class Treasurer
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in D Minor, Adagio Molto Sostenuto Christopher Price, Graduate
Felix Mendelssohn
Commencement Weekend
Introduction of Speaker Scripture Reading
Weymouth Spence, President Ephesians 5:15
Kia Baker, Graduate
Anthem
The Lord Is My Shepherd, Alleluia Ramone Griffith, tenor, Graduate
Adolphus Hailstork
Sermon
“Just Do It�
Dan Jackson, President North American Division, SDA
Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Dedication
Hymn of Dedication
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Benediction
No. 538 Cwm Rhondda Bernard Winchester Jr. SGPS Graduate
Benediction Response
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
John Rutter
Please be seated for the Recessional
Recessional Postlude
Athalie: March of the Priests Mlada, Procession of the Nobles
Felix Mendelssohn Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University James Bingham, director New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist University Preston Hawes, director James Bingham, organ
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COMMENCEMENT VENUE
2013
DAR Constitution Hall For the second time in the history of Washington Adventist University, Commencement is held at the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Constitution Hall, a Registered National Historic Landmark. For more information, directions, and transportation alternatives, visit www.dar.org. s Ground was broken for DAR Constitution Hall on June 22, 1928. That same year the cornerstone was laid by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, using the same trowel George Washington used to lay the cornerstone at the Capital in 1793. s Mrs. Herbert Hoover was the guest speaker at the formal dedication on April 19, 1929. s The first musical event in the hall was on November 2, 1929 and featured Anna Case, Efrem Zimbalist, Sophie Braslau, and Hans Barth. s Every president since Calvin Coolidge has attended events at DAR Constitution Hall. s The National Symphony was founded at the Hall in 1930 and called it home for 41 years. s The National Geographic Film Series was presented at the Hall for over 40 years. s Until the 1950s the Hall had a glass ceiling and a view of the stars. s During World War II, the DAR loaned their complex of buildings to the Red Cross to support the war effort. s Each year, over 600,000 people pass through the doors of DAR, Washington, DC’s largest concert hall.
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Commencement Prelude
Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
Aria Orb and Scepter
Faculty Processional Graduate Processional
Paul Manz William Walton
March
C. Hubert H. Parry
Pomp and Circumstance March
Invocation
Edward Elgar Baraka Muganda Vice President, Office of Ministry
Welcome
Patrick Farley Executive Vice President, Financial Administration
Scripture Reading
Ephesians 5:15-17
Musical Selection
English Suite in No. 2 in A Minor, Prelude Michael Patterson, piano, Graduate
Class President’s Address Musical Selection
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ramone Griffith Sonata for Saxophone and Piano Op. 19 With vigor David Byass, saxophone, Graduate Daniel Lau, piano
Conferring of Honors and President’s Awards Musical Selection
Emily Mize, Chair, Nursing
Cantata, Prelude Rondo “Peter Go Ring Dem Bells” Ramone Griffith, tenor, Graduate Jonathan Keplinger, piano, Graduate
Paul Creston
Weymouth Spence, President John Carter
Introduction of Speaker
Weymouth Spence, President
Commencement Address
“Relentlessly Making a Positive Impact” Albert Reece, Dean School of Medicine, University of Maryland WAU Trustee
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Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am
Conferring of Degrees
Presentation of Diplomas
Weymouth Spence, President Patrick Williams, Interim Provost Nicole Currier, Registrar & Associate Dean John Gavin, Interim Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences Karen Benn Marshall, Dean School of Health Professions, Science & Wellness Ralph Johnson, Dean School of Graduate and Professional Studies
President’s Charge
Weymouth Spence
Class Appreciation
Curtis Roberts and Melanie Bowen Class Treasurer and Class Secretary
Welcome to Alumni
Mark Young, President, Alumni Association
Benediction Recessional Postlude
Douglas Morgan Professor, History and Political Studies Marche Triumphale Concerto in G, Allegro
Sigfrid Karg-Elert Johann Sebastian Bach
Mark Willey, organ
Thank You Please turn off all cell phones and paging devices. To ensure that families hear the reading of graduates’ names and honors, please refrain from any form of loud celebration as they are being announced.
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Student Success and Faculty Development Representing
ADRIAN T. WESTNEY AWARD
2013 The Adrian T. Westney Award for Excellence in Community Service is a reminder of what Dr. Westney stood for: Unparalleled dedication, unmatched performance, and inspirational service that goes “above and beyond.”
May 2013
The Adrian T. Westney Award for Excellence in Community Service Dr. Adrian T. Westney (1927-2009) was an exemplary pastor and educator. He graduated from this institution in 1962 and is considered one of its outstanding alumni. Dr. Westney was born in Jamaica and received his initial education there. He later worked in several locations in North and South America and the Caribbean including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. He served the Church in many ways and at many levels: district pastor, teacher, dean of men, academy principal, local conference departmental director, and union conference departmental director. His career in ministry, both long and distinguished, was exemplified by his service in and his dedication to education, educational administration, religious liberty, pastoral care, and broadcasting. Dr. Westney was a confidant to more than a few, a mentor to many, an inspiration to thousands. He was a leader among leaders, a guide and a nurturer of many troubled souls as well as a beloved chaplain to many veterans. His selfless service and his visionary leadership brought innovation through the founding of churches, schools, and homes for the aged. Through his weekly WGTS 91.9 radio program, Talking About Freedom, he brought the concept of “religious liberty” into the homes and vocabulary of thousands in the Washington DC area. Dr. Westney was a true trailblazer who gave yeoman’s service to God, society, and “the least of these.” Each recipient of this award demonstrates, in his or her own way, the essence of what Dr. Westney embodied as the special and challenging responsibility of service that is both empathetic and comprehensive. Washington Adventist University
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SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES
GARY L. WIMBISH is pastor of the Columbia Community Center of Seventh-day Adventists in Columbia, Maryland. His career in service spanned the disciplines of pastoral ministry and higher education administration for thirty-eight years. Wimbish pastored congregations in the Allegheny West, Southeastern California, and the Allegheny East Conferences of Seventhday Adventists. He served as WAU’s vice president for ministry and in various administrative capacities at Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama; Emory University Atlanta, Georgia; Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.; University of Maryland College of Law; and the University Of Baltimore School Of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. He is married to Cecelia T. Lester, M.D. and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.
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DANIEL R. JACKSON, the president of the North American Division (NAD) of Seventhday Adventists, was elected June 28, 2010, by delegates of the world church at their business session in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson is a native Canadian and, with the exception of five years of service in the Southern Asia Division, has lived and ministered in Canada. He is a graduate of Canadian Union College (now Canadian University College) and Andrews University, from which he holds an M.A. in Religion in Systematic Theology. During his career, Dan has served the church as a pastor, teacher and administrator. As president of the NAD, he serves on more than 100 hospital, school, and organization boards operated by the Church, and lends leadership to missionary, evangelistic, educational, and humanitarian strategies. Dan and Donna enjoy the three children and four grandchildren the Lord has given them. Commencement Weekend
E. ALBERT REECE, M.D, Ph.D, M.B.A, is the Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland. He is a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Reece was recently appointed to the Washington Adventist University Board of Trustees. Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, he completed his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine; Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; and M.B.A from the Fox School of Business & Management of Temple University. He was a full-time faculty at Yale for almost 10 years. He received the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2009 and the 2010 Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Health May 2013
Sciences from his alma mater, New York University School of Medicine, and the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from Loma Linda University. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Reece is actively involved in research and education. He directs an NIH multi-million dollar research laboratory group studying the bio-molecular mechanisms of diabetes-induced birth defects. Dean Reece is married to Sharon and they have three daughters: Kelie, Brynne, and Sharon-Andrea.
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Class of 2013 Class Statistics
Class Organization
December 2012 graduates: 61
President Ramone Griffith
May 2013 graduates: 236 The 297 graduates are comprised of the following degrees: Graduate degrees: 45 15 Master of Business Administration 11 2 4 8 1 4
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Psychology Master of Arts in Health Care Administration Master of Arts in Public Administration Master of Science in Nursing Education Master of Science in Nursing and Business Leadership
Baccalaureate degrees: 232 46 Bachelor of Arts 4 Bachelor of Music 186 Bachelor of Science Associate degrees: 19 17 Associate of Applied Science 2 Associate of Science
Vice President Andrea Campbell Treasurer Curtis Roberts Pastor Ralph Vieux Secretary Melanie Bowen Sponsors Deborah Brown Associate Professor, English Gaspar Col贸n Professor, Religion Grand Marshal Zdravko Plantak Professor and Chair, Religion
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Candidates
December 2012 - May 2013
The following list of candidates for graduation was prepared before final grades were reported. The list of degree and award recipients is tentative and the University reserves the right to withdraw or add names. Official proof of degree completion is validated only by transcript.
Associate of Applied Science
Maria Cecile Nerette Respiratory Care
Oluwadamilola Itunu Agunbiade Respiratory Care
Andrew Africanus Reeves Respiratory Care
Nancy Ndoua Ajelli Respiratory Care
Alem Sertse Respiratory Care
Mugniu Bababunmi Almaroof Respiratory Care
Jesula Thelismond Respiratory Care
Ama Bempomaa Amoakohene Respiratory Care Nitoya Nate’-Deneise Avent Respiratory Care Danielle Sharmain Dabney* Respiratory Care Vironica Assefa Demissie Respiratory Care Aleyda Maria Mercado Respiratory Care Raquel Sarai Murillo* Respiratory Care *December 31, 2012 graduate
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Makda Mengistu Zewde Respiratory Care Magna Cum Laude
Associate of Science LaShawn Lucinda Cannon General Studies (Psychology) John Jordan Schmitt General Studies (Social Science) Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science Lourdes Acuna Nursing Joyce Addo* Nursing Olawunmi Anita Adewole Nursing Mary Aglebe Nursing Marlana L. Staats Albright Counseling Psychology Chinelo Njideka Anadu Nursing Magna Cum Laude Julia Antoine Nursing Joseph Appiah Nursing Judith Belinda Appiah Nursing Cum Laude Basudeva Aryal Nursing
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Peter Atembe Nursing
Alicia Ruth Dawn Benjamin Nursing
Emma Nell Chaney Health Care Administration
Stephen Oscar Ondicho Atuke Business Administration (Management)
Jacqueline Billy Business Administration
Edeline Jean Louis Charles* Nursing
Ethline Ann Black* Health Care Administration
Anthea May-Rose AdĂŠle Chatham Counseling Psychology
Akinola Alaba Awojope Biology Alemetu Fetene Ayalew Nursing Michelle Andrea Bacchus* Nursing Mamie Mbombo Badibanga* Nursing Kia Victoria Baker Counseling Psychology Latoya Tameka Baker* Health Care Administration Lindsay Rae Baker* Nursing La-Belle Bangura General Studies (Allied Health and Social Science) Gabrielle Alexandra Barrington Counseling Psychology Cum Laude
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Jeanne Ann Bowes* General Studies (Education and Mathematics/Science) Kwamena Jamal Brew-Adams Counseling Psychology Esther Denis Bueno Counseling Psychology Cum Laude Lan P. Bui Nursing Cum Laude Jamie Jitta Bull* Health Care Administration Allyson Nicole Butler* Health Care Administration Rammaya Byanjankar* Nursing Cum Laude Krista Laverne Byrd* Physical Education
Takele Kumsa Basha* Nursing
Andrea Crystal Campbell Biochemistry
Tedla Fana Bedada* Nursing
Benjamin Franklin Chambliss Information Systems Cum Laude
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William Lee Cheatham IV General Studies (Science and Social Science) Dilys Seih Chebe* Nursing Emmanuel N. Chi Nursing Hilda Mungen Chi Nursing Cum Laude Chenelle Joy Chichester* Health Care Administration Aron Todd Christiansen* General Studies (Biology and Physical Education) Cum Laude Kyle Christiansen General Studies (Science and Social Science) Mark Claiborne* Information Systems Magna Cum Laude Tanea Martice Clark Counseling Psychology
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Alex Lynn Classen* Nursing
Rosina Demerzile Nursing
Linda Nzelle Ekinde* Health Care Administration
Joan Chikaodi Clement Nursing
Edson Dos Santos Osorio DePina Business Administration (Marketing)
Winnifred Ekoja* Nursing Cum Laude
Hilda Coburn Health Care Administration Corelita Sandra Codrington-Brewster Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction
Guichard Desrosiers* Computer Science Isis Desrosiers Health Care Administration
Mamie Cooper Nursing
Krystal Shemeka Dewer Health Care Administration
Salmata B. Cotay Nursing
Firmine Djamo General Studies (Allied Health and Science)
Delron Kimlee Cowan Health Care Administration Magna Cum Laude Crystal Lyn Crider Health Care Administration April Katrica Nurisha Cunningham* Nursing Blailond John Curtis Counseling Psychology
Charity Onyedinachi Ebisike* Nursing Camelite Eglaus* Nursing Olha Mykolayivna Ejedoghaobi Nursing Cum Laude
Belinda Wunze Enang Nursing Iliana Daniela Escalante Accounting Sosen Eshetu Health Care Administration Cum Laude Terrence Clyde Ewing Biology Sharday Renee Lancaster Farrell Nursing Anabel Lamigas Fitzgerald* Nursing Shawn LaMar Fordham Organizational Management Departmental Distinction Marjorie Duncan Forleh Organizational Management Counseling Psychology Cum Laude
Kenisha C. Cyrus Nursing
Esther Nonyelum Ejinaka* Nursing Summa Cum Laude
Ivo Ashu Degoh Nursing
Unnoma Uchenna Ejinaka* Nursing
Allana-marie CymonĂŠ Francis Health Care Administration
Rosemary Jingwa Degoh Nursing
Ledwin Senge Ekinde Nursing
Regina Elaine Freeman Organizational Management
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Janice Joyce Fullerton* Nursing
Yusri Maulana Harun Information Systems
Lulit Girma Jembere Nursing
Dasola Omolola Gboluaje* Nursing
Stephen Brian Hassel Information Systems
Marcus Ray Johnson, Jr. Physical Education
Boyonnoh Edna Gibson* Nursing
Rita Henaku* Nursing
Rachel Dionne Jones Nursing
Nkula Goma Business Administration (Finance)
Sandra Carlene Henry Nursing
Traci M. Jones Business Administration Cum Laude
Vinessa Alexandria Gordon Biology Cum Laude Augustin Gouayou Nursing Paula Monique Grant Biology Antonio Rishaa Graves Business Administration (Management) Craig J. Griffin Information Systems Louise Blackwell Griffin Health Care Administration Summa Cum Laude
Andrene Delrose Hibbert Nursing Olivia Grace Hinds Counseling Psychology Nadine Elizabeth Holung General Studies (Science and Social Science)
Mulunesh Alem Kahsay Nursing Haja Neneh Kamara Counseling Psychology Mohamed Kamara Nursing Mohamed Adima Kamara Health Care Administration
Lindiwe Albasha Hume Health Care Administration
Yakanu Radmina Kamara Health Care Administration
Chiamaka Nkechi Igwe Nursing
Shueh J. Kamens General Studies (Allied Health and Science)
Haja Binta Jalloh* Nursing
Eden S. Haile Nursing
Rebecca Jean* General Studies (Religion and Science)
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Aline A. Kadji-Tedjeu Nursing
Tyrone Hughley Health Care Administration
Christina Marie Guerra Physical Education
Myra Janet Hannah* Nursing Cum Laude
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Kenzer N’Nakelzer Herbert Health Fitness Management
Yvrose Sajous Jean-Pharuns Health Care Administration
Mulusew Getie Kebtie Nursing Kankou Keita Nursing Doris Jean Kelly Health Care Administration
Commencement Weekend
Sarah A. Khan Business Administration (Finance)
Woldeeves Ensy Louigene Health Care Administration Cum Laude
Aleyda Maria Mercado General Studies (Respiratory Care and Science)
Nardos Bekurtsion Kiflom Health Care Administration
Jacquelyn Danielle Luby Business Administration (Marketing)
Joel Abdiel Mercado Mathematics
Rehema Elizabeth Kilongola* Counseling Psychology
Peta-Gay Antoinette Lugg Business Administration
Cuanyeu Ko Business Administration (Management)
Jessica Luna* Counseling Psychology Magna Cum Laude
Chrispin Brima Komeh Nursing
Stephanie E. Lynch Nursing Cum Laude
Oliver Kulemfuka Health Care Administration Cum Laude Sabina Kumarraj Business Administration Departmental Distinction Susan D. Lee Nursing Hibsteab Girma Lemma Nursing Ryan Dennis Tee Lim Nursing Delmon Clifford Teniel Lindsay* Nursing Nicole Mitchell Lindsay Counseling Psychology
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Christopher Ibekwem Maduforo* Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction Eric Scott Makovsky Nursing Summa Cum Laude Benjamin Manzano-Perez Nursing Cum Laude Jonathan Francis Mark Business Administration (Management) Bincy Mathai Biology Cum Laude Shaheem Daquan McNair General Studies (Computer Science and Physical Education)
Solange Etuka Mesumbe Nursing Claudine Midi* Accounting Letisha Fariqueka Blossomme Moise General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Rebecca Mondesir Counseling Psychology Melissa Moreau* Nursing Etaferahu Kefelow Muluneh Nursing Raquel Sarai Murillo Health Care Administration Sonica Nakka* Nursing Tewin Nalweyiso* Nursing Gertrude Nabila Ndansi Nursing Sandrine Laure Ndeme Yanse General Studies (Psychology and Science)
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Eftu Babina Negash Nursing Vivian Ngum Ngang* Nursing Delphine Nzegung Ngwatezeh Nursing Clement Okechukwu Njoku Nursing Rachidetou Njankouo Njoya Nursing Cum Laude
Sarah Elizabeth Quimby Accounting Magna Cum Laude
Matthew Oluwole Oriola* General Studies (Science and Social Science)
Dorathy Emershia Rajamonickam Nursing
Oyebusola Olufunke Oworu Nursing
Andrew Africanus Reeves General Studies (Respiratory Care and Science)
Mavis Owusu-Safo* Nursing Dannielle Victoria Panuccio Counseling Psychology
Mercy Yemin Nkakwa Nursing Cum Laude
Keila Roxanne Pardo Business Administration (Marketing)
Nerlyne Edwina Noisette General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)
Trista LeAnne Parker Nursing
Vivek Nowrangi General Studies (Science and Social Science) Felix Mbenda Nyamsi* Health Care Administration Nneka Anthonia Offiah Nursing Pennylaine Ribecca Ogieste Nursing Olumide Modupe Okunade General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)
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Osariemen Okpunwa Onwuka Nursing Cum Laude
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Magdiely Arizvia PeĂąa* Counseling Psychology Rick John Phonela Business Studies Jessica Cherissa Pierre General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Travon Omar Price Business Administration Magna Cum Laude Matthew J. Putu General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Cum Laude
Yvonne Onikeh Reignat Counseling Psychology Cherrylyn Caintic Remigio Nursing Natasha Keesha Richardson-Bowen Nursing Ashley Coral Rivera Counseling Psychology Nathalie Rodriguez Counseling Psychology Magna Cum Laude Marvin A. Romero Health Care Administration Organizational Management Deidra Gail Rowe Biology Tiara Michelle Salim Accounting Zab’di Lanette Sanchez Prada Biology Magna Cum Laude
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Fatu Sankoh Nursing
Nikita G. Thompson Counseling Psychology
Aminata Kannia Sesay Nursing
Adrian Marvin Thornhill Accounting
Sandra Maxine B. Walker-McLean General Studies (Psychology and Social Work) Cum Laude
Deen Sesay* Nursing
Eliezer Isaac Tineo Health Care Administration
Natalie Wallace Health Care Administration
Harrieta William Shangarai Nursing
Harvey Eugene Todd III General Studies (Physical Education and Psychology)
Jacob K. Warren Business Administration
Marina Vladimirovna Smoleeva Nursing
Stephanie Hayes Ung Nursing
Curtis Alonzo Watkins* Counseling Psychology Cum Laude
Britney Breonka Spencer Counseling Psychology
Janil DessireĂŠ Valencia Biology
Winifred Ayodeji Wells Nursing
Danielle Angela Stoddart Business Administration (Marketing)
Ezequiel Josue Valladares Health Fitness Management
India Jessica Wilhite Counseling Psychology
Monica J. VanSickle Organizational Management
Shimekia Kimerly Williams Counseling Psychology
Dawn Lee Vesco Business Administration (Human Resources Track) Cum Laude
Amanda Maureen Wilson Nursing
Juliana Osong Takang* Nursing Nkemtaji Esther Takih* Nursing Aubrey Jillian Taliaferro General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Martha T. Taylor* Nursing Jessica Telismond* Nursing Jennifer Colleen Tenorio* Nursing Cassandra Maria Thomas* Counseling Psychology May 2013
Alex Vieux Health Fitness Management
Erin Hilary Wright Physical Education Teacher Certification Cum Laude
Enperatriz Gonzalez Villegas Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction
Sarai Shaina Wright General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)
Desmin Lorenzo Wade Physical Education Teacher Certification
Demerce Andrew Young Nursing Cum Laude Bella Seyume Zewde Nursing
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Bachelor of Music David Alexander Byass Music Education Music Performance Jonathan Ryan Keplinger Music Performance Cum Laude Irma Christina Pallas Guizar* Music Education Cum Laude Michael Samuel Patterson Music Performance Emelie Manuella Pla Music Performance Cum Laude Christopher Price Music Performance
Bachelor of Arts Melanie Consuelo Bowen Political Studies (Pre-Law) Melanie Cavell Bramble Public Communication (Public Relations) Courtney Chanel Capers Political Studies (Pre-Law) Sharon Vanessa Castillo Journalism (Print Journalism)
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Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Summa Cum Laude
Janae- Maria Graves Public Communication (Public Relations)
Rossana C. Chimenian Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude
Constance Elizabeth Green Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/ Special Education Cum Laude
Adrienne Crystal Coleman Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education
Ramone Wendell Griffith Music Theology (Pastoral Ministry)
Courtney Ellen Daley History Cum Laude
Mary Anna Gunther Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education
Gregory Levar Daniel Music
Melinda Rae Hamerly English Magna Cum Laude
Rashida MonĂŠt Dickerson-Adams Political Studies (Pre-Law) Simeon Matthew Fowlkes* General Studies (Music Performance and Music Theory) Duddley Francois Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Jonathan Edward Gantt Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Sashia Danielle Gilliam Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/ Special Education Erin Michele Glass Public Communication (Public Relations)
Fumiyo Hashida Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Cum Laude Trevor Franklin Hendershott General Studies (History and Physical Education) Janiel Marie Hibbler History Darian Jamal Holmes* History Akeem Bryan James* Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Vera Victoria Jones Maleck Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/ Special Education Commencement Weekend
George Jacob Kallarackal Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education
David B. Nelson History Political Studies
Daniel Jihoon Kim Biology
Alvine Tchabou Ngu Psychology
Catherine Regina Kuipers Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Summa Cum Laude
Twinkle Purshotam Pamnani Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education
Konstantin Mikhailovich Kulakov English Virginia B. Liberatore Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude Julee Elaine Lipsman Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education
Heber Joctan Paredes Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cedric Rayshawn Parker Theology (Metropolitan Ministry) Corene Stephanie Perla Political Studies Joubert Emmanuel Pierre English
Robert Lemos Machado Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Magna Cum Laude
Angela Renee Pringle Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education
Sheila Francheska Martinez General Studies (Education and Social Science)
Curtis Kenyatta Roberts Theology (Metropolitan Ministry)
Dalia Isabel Mellish-Santos General Studies (Religion and Social Science)
Victor Alberto Salazar Theology (Metropolitan Ministry) Cum Laude
Gabrielle Alysse Morrison Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Magna Cum Laude
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Mirsa Yesenia Shulman Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/ Special Education Cum Laude Jasmine Allison King Thompson Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Yvette Dehavilland Thompson Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude Gerald Richard Twigg, Jr. Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Ralph Vieux Religion Taneisha Queen Washington Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Brandon E. White Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Denval Egular Wilson, Jr. Religion
Karann Kesi Shaw Psychology
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Master of Science in Nursing Education Punam Bazroy Danae Benzaquen* Ira Dell Brown* Edmund Adumuah Dowuona Bernadette Shillingford Garraway* Flora Hannah Gooding-Davies Carol J. Holness* Sandra Elizabeth Isaac* Jevonne Jones Johnson* Usha S. Khandagale Dorcas Kiptepkut Paulette Fearon Lawal* Pamela Jennylind Cruickshank Lewis* Maria Teresita A. Montesa Jercilla Murmu* Doris C. Osuorah Margaret Ann Persaud* Hannah Saravanakumar* Margaret Alacia Smith*
Master of Science in Nursing and Business Leadership John Adelaja Adeleye Naoel Serwaa Agyeman* Graciela de Costa Gomes
*December 31, 2012 graduate
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Crystal Elana Johnson Alimatu Koyah Kargbo Grea M. Neverson Daniels Olubukunola Osinupebi-Alao* Sandra Elizabeth Russell Grace Arlene Walters
Master of Business Administration Alida Irele Akpaki* James L. Black Lennox B. Browne, Jr. Lotoya Andrea Caesar Daran Erickson Addington Clarke Daniella Sasha Daley Brian Jerome Dent Talita Corrêa Ferreira Nikolai Xavier Greaves Courtney Alexander Jacobs, Jr. Delphine Marbley Abigail Leanola McPherson Patrick Robin Nyarko* Olubukunola Omotola Osinupebi Weymouth Saint Patrick Spence II Shallon Oriel Thomas Estevanny Turns* Darren Dale White*
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Rachel Loretta Agarrat-Cryer Dacia Barnwell Arthur Lee Boykin, Jr.* Deborah Monica Callaway Alease Sherry Davis Tracey Howell Dehm Jessica Millicent Harris Donya Shamira-Enette Harry-Paul Jennifer Packiam Moses* Devie Lanice Phipps Deirdra Lynn Salawu Vanessa Yvette Senatus Christine Nadine Williams Tyronea S. Williams* Rose Marie B. Woods
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Psychology Catherine Ann Armstrong Jackson Deborah Monica Callaway Dornel V. Charles Jason Vaughan David* Tracey Howell Dehm Candita Antoinette Mı- ’-cha˘l Hinds Rita A. Johnson* Elaine Powell Oliver* Deirdra Lynn Salawu Joseph L. Small* Danah Lea Snedden* Christine Nadine Williams Delories Evette Young*
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Master of Arts in Health Care Administration Yudice L. Abrego Dina Bayou Emerline Carrette* Amadu Claude Cham Angela Denise Claggett* Anabel Janine Michal Greaves Dianne Elizabeth McDonald Henri Anguilet Paturault, Jr. Sherriann G. Williams Rodney James Yapi
Master of Arts in Public Administration
Honors HONORS PROGRAM The Washington Adventist University Honors Program is a selective interdisciplinary program designed to provide academically talented students the opportunity to excel within a collaborative learning community. Graduates of the program have demonstrated academic achievement in the Honors curriculum, completed a capstone Honors Project, and have engaged in leadership and service opportunities throughout their college career. Andrea Crystal Campbell Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham
Courtney Ellen Daley Konstantin Mikhailovich Kulakov
Yvette Percell Ja-mae Lorraine Marie Smith
Master of Arts in Religion Claudette Bagot Haynes* (Clinical Pastoral Education) Gregory Scott Iverson* (Ethical Leadership) Noha Sujjan John (Metropolitan Ministry) Bernard Winchester, Jr. (Ethical Leadership)
Guest Cameron Alberto Burrell Liberty University Sport Management and Administration
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ACADEMIC HONORS shown within the Candidates list are conferred to graduates with the following cumulative grade point averages (GPA): Cum Laude, 3.50 Magna Cum Laude, 3.75 Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 ___ Departmental Distinction Cumulative below 3.50 but 3.90 within major
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WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges honors the nation’s most noteworthy students of higher learning. It has become one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation, having earned the overwhelming respect of college faculties and administrations. And for the students—the outstanding campus leaders of the year—national recognition by the Who’s Who program marks a pinnacle of scholastic achievement. Class honorees are as follows: Dacia Barnwell Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Esther Nonyelum Ejinaka Duddley Francois Mary Anna Gunther Melinda Rae Hamerly Jessica Millicent Harris Catherine Regina Kuipers
Eric Scott Makovsky Gabrielle Alysse Morrison Devie Lanice Phipps Sarah Elizabeth Quimby Nathalie Rodriguez Zab’di Lanette Sanchez Prada John Jordan Schmitt Adrian Marvin Thornhill Christine Nadine Williams
HONOR SOCIETIES ALPHA CHI s Seniors and graduate students s Rank in upper 10% of class s Good academic and social standing
Mary Aglebe Chinelo Njideka Anadu Gabrielle Alexandra Barrington Ira Dell Brown Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Hilda Mungen Chi Mark Claiborne Joan Chikaodi Clement 26
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Delron Kimlee Cowan Daniella Sasha Daley Olha Mykolayivna Ejedoghaobi Sosen Eshetu Marjorie Duncan Forleh Vinessa Alexandria Gordon Constance Elizabeth Green Melinda Rae Hamerly Carol J. Holness Catherine Regina Kuipers Benjamin Manzano-Perez Bincy Mathai Garielle Alysse Morrison Rachidetou Njankouo Njoya
Matthew J. Putu Sarah Elizabeth Quimby Zab’di Lanette Sanchez Prada Margaret Alacia Smith Adrian Marvin Thornhill Demerce Andrew Young
NURSING HONOR SOCIETY s GPA of 3.5 or above in
program (graduate students)
s Rank in upper 15% of class (undergraduate students)
John Adelaja Adeleye Chinelo Njideka Anadu Judith Belinda Appiah Punam Bazroy Danae Benzaquen Rammaya Byanjankar Edeline Jean Louis Charles Olha Mykolayivna Ejedoghaobi Esther Nonyelum Ejinaka Eric Scott Makovsky Hilda Mungen Chi Winnifred Ekoja Bernadette Shillingford Garraway Graciela de Costa Gomes Flora Hannah Gooding-Davies Austin Gouayou Myra Janet Hannah Carol J. Holness Sandra Elizabeth Isaac Mulusew Getie Kebtie Usha S. Khandagale Paulette Fearon Lawal Pamela Jennylind Cruickshank Lewis
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Stephanie E. Lynch Jercilla Murmu Rachidetou Njankouo Njoya Hannah Saravanakumar Margaret Alacia Smith Mavis Owuso-Sofo Demerce Andrew Young
OMICRON DELTA KAPPA s National Honor Society for Exemplary Leadership
s Rank in upper 35% of class Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Courtney Ellen Daley Jessica Millicent Harris Robert Lemos Machado Benjamin Manzano-Perez Abigail Leanola McPherson Zab’di Lanette Sanchez Prada Shallon Oriel Thomas Curtis Alonzo Watkins
PHI ALPHA THETA s National Honor Society for History
s Kappa Epsilon Chapter Melanie Consuelo Bowen Courtney Ellen Daley Janiel Marie Hibbler
PHI ETA SIGMA s Seniors who were inducted as freshmen
s GPA of 3.5 or above s Rank in upper 20% of class Dina Bayou Andrea Crystal Campbell Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Iliana Daniela Escalante Bincy Mathai Garielle Alysse Morrison Victor Alberto Salazar John Jordan Schmitt Amanda Maureen Wilson
PSI CHI s National Honor Society
for Psychology s Psychology major or minor s GPA of 3.4 or above s Psychology GPA of 3.0 Rachel Loretta Agarrat-Cryer Catherine Ann Armstrong Jackson Dacia Barnwell Arthur Lee Boykin, Jr. Esther Denis Bueno Dornel V. Charles Jason Vaughan David Alease Sherry Davis Tracey Howell Dehm Donya Shamira-Enette Harry-Paul Candita Antoinette Mı- ’-cha˘l Hinds Rita A. Johnson
Jennifer Packiam Moses Magdiely Arizvia Peña Nathalie Rodriguez Vanessa Yvette Senatus Karann Kesi Shaw Joseph L. Small Nikita G. Thompson Curtis Alonzo Watkins Christine Nadine Williams Tyronea S. Williams Rose Marie B. Woods Delories Evette Young
SIGMA BETA DELTA s International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration s Rank in upper 20% of class Daniella Sasha Daley Brian Jerome Dent Edson Dos Santos Osorio DePina Nikolai Xavier Greaves Sarah A. Khan Cuanyeu Ko Abigail Leanola McPherson Keila Roxanne Pardo Sarah Elizabeth Quimby Tiara Michelle Salim Adrian Marvin Thornhill Dawn Lee Vesco
SIGMA TAU DELTA s National Honor Society for English
s GPA of 3.25 or above and B average in English Konstantine Mikhailovich Kulakov Melinda Rae Hamerly
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Academic Regalia The black caps and gowns worn by the students, faculty and staff in the academic procession have been the traditional costume of scholars since medieval times. In the United States, it is more commonly referred to as academic regalia. Most colleges and universities in the United States have adopted the uniform code for costumes drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893, and later formally adopted by the American Council on Education in 1959. Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor, master, and doctoral—has its own distinctive gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by its long, pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrower closed sleeve extending below the knee; the arm fits through a slit at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has a full, bell-shaped sleeve trimmed with three bars of velvet. The velvet trim on the gown can be black or a color indicating the wearer’s general field of learning—for example, green for medicine or purple for law. A list of departments and colors follow:
Public Administration—peacock blue Public Health—salmon Physical Education—sage green Social and Natural Sciences—golden yellow Social Work—citron Theology—scarlet The most colorful and distinctive part of the academic costume is the hood extending down the back. The doctoral’s is the largest of the hoods, and the bachelor’s is the smallest. Silk lining of various colors in the center of the hood indicate the college or university which conferred the degree. Consistent for all degrees is the cap, or mortar board, which has a tassel of black or another color indicating the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap can be gold. Some institutions of higher learning include cords or stoles as a component of the academic costume to represent certain achievements and honors. Washington Adventist University graduates are awarded silver cords to represent departmental distinction and gold cords to indicate academic honors.
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