The Key April 10, 2015 Edition

A newsletter for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

April 10, 2015

PGA TOUR gift boosts new golf management scholarship fund The Sifford Fund, UMES’ new scholarship created to support of America-accredited golf undergraduates studying PGA golf management, has gotten another boost – management program, where this time from the PGA TOUR. students earn a bachelor’s The organization of touring golf professionals that operates six tours degree in a specialized field of internationally, has presented a $10,000 donation to the University of hospitality-tourism studies with Maryland Eastern Shore. an emphasis on developing golf The PGA TOUR designated its gift go to the Sifford Fund acknowledging skills and knowledge of the the passing of Dr. Charlie Sifford, the first black man to play regularly on industry.

TOUR in the early 1960s alongside some of the game’s greats of that era, “The gift from the PGA including Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.

TOUR, which represents a PGA TOUR star Tiger Woods made the first individual donation to the broad spectrum of golfers Sifford Fund, which the late golfer’s family established as a tribute to his walking in the footsteps Dr. legacy as a sports pioneer. Sifford, a member of the World Golf Hall of Sifford boldly trod many years Fame, died Feb. 3 at the age of 92. ago, is an important boost to “Dr. Sifford was a trailblazer and true role model who displayed our program,” UMES President tremendous dignity, courage and spirit throughout his career,” said Charlie Juliette B. Bell said. “This Zink, co-chief operating officer of the PGA TOUR. contribution will help support deserving students in their pursuit of careers “He provided inspiration to aspiring players of diverse backgrounds in the golf industry.” and helped change our sport for the better. We are pleased to help UMES is the lone historically black institution offering this unique continue his legacy by supporting this wonderful program at the University degree and is making important strides training the next generation of golf of Maryland Eastern Shore and assisting those who are passionate about industry professionals who will diversify the game. pursuing a career in the golf industry,” Zink said.

UMES hosted a reception Nov. 24 on Capitol Hill in Sifford’s honor WOODS / continued on page 5 UMES is among 19 universities with a PGA Photo of ETW PGA courtesy / continued onCorp. page 3

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A Certified Public Accountant who has worked in higher education administration since 1989 will be the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s next vice president of administrative affairs.

UMES President Juliette B. Bell announced Kevin Appleton as her choice to fill the senior cabinet position responsible for managing the university’s budget and day-to-day business operations. His first day at UMES is June 1.

Appleton currently is the finance and business affairs vice president for the Southern University and A&M College system in Baton Rouge, La. “UMES has a reputation for excellence in higher education and I am honored to have the opportunity to make a contribution to the enhancement of financial operations, support

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Fulbright Scholar Visits PUSH Excel Visits

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Vice President of Administrative Affairs Announced

Sierra Polk Honors Speaker Tyler Love McKinley Hayes Honors Convocation

services, academic achievement and student success,” Appleton said.

“With support and assistance from all constituencies of the university, I hope to set a standard for fiscal accountability and operational excellence to which students, faculty, staff and the community can look with admiration and pride,” he said.

Appleton succeeds Dr. Ronnie Holden, who retired from UMES this past December after a 37-year career. Nelva Collier-White, Holden’s long-time deputy, has been serving in an interim capacity overseeing the administrative affairs office.

The Southern University System is an 1890 land-grant institution with five campuses serving nearly 14,000 students. Appleton has been APPLETON / continued on page 7

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Service Awards

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Dinner Theater Menu Spring Choral Festival Jazz Ensemble Concert

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Retool Your School Calendar of Events Blood Drive Health & Wellness Festival

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Circling the Oval

Fulbright Scholar visits campus While much of the world is focused on nuclear treaty talks with Iran and terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, the people of Ukraine are living with their own geo-political threat at their door step.

UMES students, faculty and staff heard an eyewitness account April 3 of the former Soviet republic’s woes from Nataliia Borysenko, a Fulbright Scholar from Ukraine who spent two days visiting campus.

The threat of an invasion by neighboring Russia is viewed so gravely, Borysenko said, her 50-year-old husband recently was drafted to serve in the Ukrainian army.

Russian-supported separatists – Ukrainians derisively call them “green people” because they wear uniforms with no identification – control vast stretches of territory in the eastern and south areas of the Baltic nation.

Borysenko and her fellow countrymen fear those well-trained forces are poised to push west and north, seizing the entire country.

“We do not want a cease-fire,” she said. “We want to liberate our territory.”

Russia, she said, is masterful at using propaganda to win hearts and minds through broadcasting erroneous information to Ukrainians in the east who identify with or are ethnic Russians by birth.

“The thing that saddens me is (the Russians) do not tell the truth,” Borysenko said.

Ukrainians, she said, also are distrustful of help to broker peace offered

by France and Germany, which are heavily reliant on Russia as a source of energy.

Borysenko said Ukrainians are appreciative of help the United States has provided and would welcome greater involvement, but also understand the issues are complex in a post-911 world.

Borysenko spent 90 minutes providing her audience with a mix of

travelogue-style facts and hardball politics that have Ukrainians on edge.

Ukrainians, for example, wear wedding rings on their right hand; borsch is “not just beet soup” but features “lots of meat and vegetables;” varenyky is a popular stuffed dumpling; and serving wheat bread seasoned with salt is a symbol of goodwill and friendship.

Nevertheless, Ukraine finds itself burdened with corrupt politicians supported by Russian president Vladimir Putin and a history of strife traced back many generations, she said.

“We’re like a piece of wood in the water,” Borysenko said, “being pushed this way and that way by the waves.”

T HE UM E S MISSION The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the state’s historically black, 1890 land-grant institution, has its purpose and uniqueness grounded in distinctive learning, discovery and engagement opportunities in the arts and science, education, technology, engineering, agriculture, business and health professions.

UMES is a student-centered, doctoral research degree-granting university known for its nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate programs, applied research and highly valued graduates.

UMES provides individuals, including firstgeneration college students, access to a holistic learning environment that fosters multicultural diversity, academic success, and intellectual and social growth.

UMES prepares graduates to address challenges in a global, knowledge-based economy while maintaining its commitment to meeting the workforce and economic development needs of the Eastern Shore, the state, the nation and the world.

PUSH Excel teens visits UMES

Dr. Juliette B. Bell was interviewed Wednesday by a chaperone with Chicago-based PUSH Excel who accompanied 70 teens from that city on a tour of 10 historically black institutions, which this year included UMES. The video will be posted on the PUSH Excel website as well as the organization’s YouTube channel.

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What ever happened to…

Sierra Polk?

A year ago, Sierra Polk was counting down the days until graduation. We caught up with the 2014 graduate to see how she is doing.

Sierra is no “newbie” to The Key. The accounting major from Salisbury was featured in the Feb. 1, 2013 edition discussing her (upcoming) summer internship at Wal-Mart in the company’s Arkansas headquarters.

She made this connection as an undergraduate by traveling to New York for a job fair sponsored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Wal-Mart couldn’t get enough of Sierra, so they offered her a financial analyst position prior to graduating.

Q: How did your Thurgood Marshall College Fund experience help you get this position?

TMCF was such a good experience. The New York conference was the weekend before Hurricane Sandy. I was determined to reschedule my interview before we left. I was offered the internship and moved to Arkansas for three months in 2013. That fall, I was offered a full time position as long as I graduated in May 2014. Meeting so many other goal-oriented scholars was a great opportunity; it could not have been more perfect.

Q: Describe what you do as a financial analyst.

My team monitors transactions that take place within different segments of company accounts. We review and compare payment for bills. At the end of the day … we all have some type of bill to pay.

Q: What is it like working for the world’s most popular retailer?

The best part is seeing how the things we do affect so many, from my Maryland home to China. It can be a bit intimidating when you see what’s at your fingertips, but it’s also a very humbling experience.

Q: What part did UMES play in your current success?

Every endeavor on the UMES campus prepared me for the “real world.” As an Eastern Shore native, I grew up on UMES’ campus.

Undergrad was intensely busy. I still wonder how it all happened! Every opportunity taught me how to strategically manage things I wanted to explore in business.

Q: What advice would you give to someone to lead to a job after graduation?

Remain motivated to grow and just be you. During interviews, we get nervous and so focused on getting it right, we forget to let the recruiting managers see what makes us uniquely individual. Do your absolute best and take your craft seriously. Have faith in your achievements. It will all pay off.

- Jasmin Dixon

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Loyal alumnus recognized for volunteerism McKinley Hayes, class of 1972, was recognized for devoting 25 years to organizing the Washington Metro Area Alumni chapter’s annual spring recruitment fair for prospective students.

The event introduces Washington D.C.area juniors and seniors to UMES in the convenience of their locale.

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following a White House ceremony where he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Sifford, Palmer and Nicklaus are the only golfers to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor.

That event, where Sifford and his extended family met UMES students – many of them African-Americans pursuing careers in the golf industry, sparked a conversation about how the university could partner with Sifford to help those inspired by his story.

Motivated by a passage in Sifford’s autobiography, university leaders floated the idea of establishing a named scholarship fund.

“I want golf to reach out to people from all walks of life and to be the sport that puts itself above issues of race and class and economic levels,” Sifford wrote. “We should give everybody equal access to the game, with equal facilities to play and we should give them the same opportunities to pursue the game throughout their lives.”

UMES’ PGA golf management program currently enrolls 44 students, more than half of whom are women and minorities. Upon graduation, they will be positioned for careers in recreational or competitive golf, business, marketing, media and hospitality.

About PGA TOUR The PGA TOUR is the world’s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.

The PGA TOUR’s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.

Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 225 countries and territories in 32 languages.

Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving.

Tournaments across all tours generated a record $140.5 million in 2014 for local and national charitable organizations, surpassing $2 billion in all-time charitable contributions early in the year.

The PGA TOUR’s website is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf. The organization’s headquarters is in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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UMES technology education grad gives keynote address UMES’ 2015 spring honors A native of Palmyra, Pa., Love credits convocation was a homecoming for Dr. Leon Copeland, a UMES professor alumnus Tyler S. Love, a member of the emeritus, for nudging him to think beyond Richard A. Henson Honors Program. settling for a bachelor’s degree.

Love delivered the keynote “I was a high school teacher and one address to an audience gathered in the day out of nowhere I received a call from Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Tech” with a graduate assistantship where he said attending a historically offer based on a recommendation from black institution was “an invaluable Copeland, an alumnus of the program. experience.”

“I had never even applied to the school, “I learned a lot from my classmates but they offered me the assistantship right and teammates from other countries who there on the phone under the condition I had different backgrounds than myself,” move to campus within three months,” he he said. “They taught me not to try to said. “I took the chance and accepted the change who people are, but value the assistantship and the rest is history.” various strengths they bring to the table, UMES President Juliette B. Bell and Provost Patrick Liverpool present Love went on to earn a master’s and because it enhances the overall group.” Tyler Love, a 2009 alumnus who gave the convocation’s keynote speech, a doctoral degree from Virginia Tech, and a plaque inscribed with “ductus exempt,” Latin for “Leadership by After graduating summa cum laude Example.” jokingly acknowledged he’s adjusting to from UMES in 2009 with a degree in being called “Dr. Love.” technology education, Love landed a teaching job where he thought he The audience burst into laughter. would settle quietly into a comfortable life of an educator, perhaps coach Love also talked of lessons he learned at UMES outside the classroom, baseball and “retire in 35 years.” such as the importance of good manners and the simple act of writing “Without attending this institution, I would not have met some of thank you notes. Those kinds of social graces, he believes, gave him an the most influential people in my life,” said Love, who noted the benefits edge in competing for coveted spots in programs that offered professional of “having good mentors” and the importance of “serving as a mentor to advancement. others.”

UMES salutes top undergraduate scholars UMES students who shined in the classroom during 2014 were recognized at the 62nd annual Honors Convocation April 2.

According to event organizers, 876 students whose academic performance resulted in grade point averages of 3.5 or higher were named to the dean’s list. Students in that group of scholars with a 3.7 GPA or higher also were acknowledged with Departmental Distinction honors.

The day’s highlight involved announcements of the coveted “Most Outstanding” students in the university’s four academic divisions that offer undergraduate degrees.

Mya Selby

• School of Pharmacy and Health Professions: Mya Selby, Suitland, Md. • School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences: Alexandra Alford, Nashville, Tenn.

• School of the Arts and Professions: Kadijah Felder-Patterson, Sicklerville, N.J.

Kadijah Felder-Patterson

• School of Business and Technology: Ujala Noman of Princess Anne, a December 2014 graduate Noman, Felder-Patterson and Alford were among 245 members of the Richard A. Henson Honors Program. Noman currently is a graduate student

at Wayne State University in Detroit pursing a graduate degree in accounting.

Dr. Michael Lane, the Henson Honors Program director, said “the convocation is a rewarding and awarding opportunity for the entire campus community to come together, to praise the academic excellence of our finest students’ journeys and to inspire new students to follow in their footsteps.”

Alexandra Alford Recognized as the top students in their respective departments were: Lindsey Hughes (agriculture, food and resource sciences), Noman Choudhry (natural sciences), Nana Okyere Acheampong (rehabilitation services), Jeffrey Ajayi (kinesiology), James Walker-Bey (criminal justice), Mariah Crockett (education), Aundrea Townsend (English and modern languages), Kevin Odell (PGA golf management), Drew Barrall (technology), Leah Carpenter Ujala Noman (hospitality-tourism management), Joshua Nwogu (mathematics and computer science), Eunhea Cho (fine arts), Mohamed Elbashir (general studies), Elizabeth Ranger (social sciences) and Abbas Diab (engineering and aviation science).

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UMES employees recognized for years of service 45 Years Richard “Hardy” Rudasill assists Josephine Downing, (center) library services, with a clock she received for 45 years of service to UMES by Dr. Juliette B. Bell.

Some 111 employees achieved milestones within five year increments during 2014 for their years of service to the university. They were recognized along with 21 retirees April 7 at a ceremony and luncheon in the Student Services Center ballroom hosted by President Juliette B. Bell and the Department of Human Resources.

20 Years Ernest Barrett, athletics Norman Billie, comptroller’s office William Cole, physical plant Cheryll Collier-Mills, student affairs & enrollment management James Kellam, financial aid Elton Maddox, physical plant Gloria Pugh, agriculture Carlos Salgado, technology 15 Years Cynthia Boyle, School of Health Professions Carol Champagne, English & modern language Daphne Chatham, WESM radio Karen Corbin, criminal justice Monisha Das, business, management & accounting Gayla Deshields, social sciences Magdi Elobeid, School of Business & Technology Robert Evans, physical plant Mary Harmon, physical plant Eugene Hoy, Sr. physical plant Linda Johnson, natural sciences Robert Johnson, Jr., math & computer science Danena Livingston, financial aid Malik Malik, math & computer science Bryant Mitchell, business, management & accounting Madhumi Mitra, natural sciences Thomas Mosley, criminal justice Emmanuel Onyeozili, criminal justice Edward Palmer, Jr., physical plant Benita Rashaw, residence life Rebecca Selby, comptroller’s office LaChanda R. Snead, Administrative Computing Craig Terrell, Sr., residence life Holly Trice, financial aid 10 Years Dwayne Barnes, Upward Bound Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, social sciences Jason Barthman, information technology Fred Batchelor, athletics Marcus Briddell, physical plant Nicole Buzzetto-More, business, management & accounting Malinda Cecil, human ecology Marshall Cropper, athletics

Brian Daniels, WESM radio Collene Dean, athletics Brian Elobaid, business, management & accounting Alix Felix,physical plant Tammy Gharbi, English & modern language Teresa Harris, physical plant David Johnson, Jr., English & modern language Nikita Lake, institutional research Phyllis Lowe, admissions & recruitment Dale Maginnis, academic affairs Lurline Marsh, agriculture Anthony Nyame, natural sciences Mobolaji Okulate, natural sciences Joseph Pitula, natural sciences Josephin Sebaraj, administrative computing Andrea Taylor, access & success Shirley Treherne, academic affairs David Warner, physical plant Victoria White, auxiliary enterprises Revonda Whitley, athletics 5 Years Nicholas Bbosa, information technology Tegan Blaine, international programs Rhett Burden, residence life Maurice Clarke, agriculture Christy Cornish, physical plant Grindl Cropper, physical plant Sue Ann Dize, public safety John Gordy, III, physical plant Junior Hopwood, social sciences Crystal Jackson, public safety Jeffrey Jackson, international programs Jamila Johnson, professional golf management Tykeshia Johnson, public safety James Junker, School of Pharmacy John Kenney, Jr., physical plant Paul Keplinger, public safety Debra Laforest, international programs Relford Matthews, Sr., physical plant Joshua McIntosh, public safety Jeffrey Molavi, technology Victor Nnorom, physical plant Eline Pierre, international programs Miriam Purnell, School of Pharmacy Lucille Sampson, physical plant Angela Stephens, international programs Bradley Stevens, natural sciences Derry Stufft, education Lisa Thomas, Title III Ayanna Tilghman, residence life

40 Years Dewight Rolley, public safety. Not pictured.

35 Years From left, are: Dr. Robert Dadson, agriculture, and John T. Tilghman, residence life. Frederick Wheatley, Jr., physical plant, not pictured.

30 Years Dr. Juliette B. Bell, (front center) congratulates Jacqueline Collins, procurement; Jennifer Carpenter, library services; Missale Kumelachew, human ecology; Dr. Anugrah Shaw, human ecology; Patricia Mapp, human resources; and Gail Corbin, post office. Emmanuel Acquah, international programs; Richard Gormley, hospitality and tourism management; Gertrude Hairston, human resources; Alverta Polk, natural sciences; and George Shorter, agriculture; are not pictured.

25 Years From left, are: Melanie White-Davenport, counseling center; Michel Clark, library services; Rena Finney, library services; Dr. Dorling Joseph, access & success; and Curtis Hartman, physical plant.

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Events

UMES presents Spring Choral Fest

After a record-breaking winter, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir lifts its voices in song welcoming a much-needed spring to the Shore on April 12.

The concert takes place at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The UMES Concert Choir will be joined by Dr. Patricia Saunders Nixon, a guest soprano soloist from Norfolk, Va., and the Capriccio Strings of Hampton Roads. Saunders Nixon has performed with the Virginia Opera Association and the Virginia Symphony Pops among other accolades.

UMES’ choir, under the direction of Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, will be performing sacred and secular selections by Bach, Haydn, Christiansen, Thompson, Bonds, Mann, Smith Moore, Whalum, Fitzgerald, Hogan and Wise.

Themed, “Let’s Tell the World,” the concert is free and open to the community. Call 410-651-6571 for more information.

Jazz & Blues Cabaret menu announced

Attendees at the 2015 “tweaked” Dinner Theater event—this year called “Jazz & Blues Cabaret” April 17 and 18 are in for a treat from the kitchens of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program.

Guests can mingle upon arrival at 6 p.m. and enjoy butlered hors d’oeuvres featuring Phyllo crab dip, shrimp cocktail, crostini, fruit and deviled eggs.

A chicken salad appetizer with aromatic herbs and grapes will be served as the first set of entertainment by the UMES Jazz Band, Dinner Theatre Showtime Band and singers and dancers from the UMES Drama Society, campus and community begins at 7 p.m.

The UMES Jazz Combo will play fitting instrumental music to accompany an entrée of Creole-flavored sirloin steak and hoisin jus lie with coconut seafood jambalaya. A southern passion cheesecake with HTM’s renowned raspberry sauce follows along with a beverage as the second set begins. Dancing is welcomed throughout the evening.

Tickets are $45 per person and are still available by calling 410-6517747. Don’t miss an evening to remember!

UMES Jazz Ensemble spring concert slated for April 15 Whether you’re celebrating the end of tax season or a long-awaited warm up to the weather, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert might be just what you need.

Free and open to the public, the event takes place April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on the UMES campus.

Baltimore-born alto saxophonist Mark Gross will join the university’s jazz ensemble on stage performing “some hard-hitting jazz music,” said Brian Perez, music coordinator at UMES. Gross will also present a master class for musicians of all instruments from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Educated at the Baltimore School of the Arts and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Gross “credits his sound to the rich appreciation for gospel music” acquired as the son of a pastor.

“It is a real treat to have a musician of his caliber on the Eastern Shore. The concert and master class will be something you won’t find anywhere else,” Perez said.

Gross has toured and recorded with fellow pacesetters in jazz music, Perez said, among them the Dizzy Gilespie Big Band, Jimmy Heath and Duke Ellington Orchestra. He has also performed on Broadway and was the lead alto saxophonist in the 2013-14 musical “After Midnight” at the Lincoln Center. Gross was a featured musician on the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” and appeared in Spike Lee’s film “Malcolm X” and the 2014 film “Annie.”

UMES’ spring concert series includes performances by the Jazz Combo and Chamber Ensemble April 22 at 7 p.m. and the Wind Ensemble April 27 at 7 p.m. Call 410-651-6571 for more information.

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Help UMES win up to $50,000 for campus improvements in the Home Depot’s 2015 “Retool Your School” grant program for HBCUs. When you cast your vote, you can enter for a chance to win a cabin on the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Cruise.

In order to win, we need:

Blood Drive

Students in UMES’ physician assistant studies graduate program organized a blood drive on campus March 30 to help the Blood Bank of Delmarva secure 38 donations, more than twice as many the last time they sponsored such an event.

PA students Sarah Nguyen, Reshma Puthottu, Tabitha Roach and Sarah Pelletier greeted donors outside the SSC Ballroom while classmate Krystal Garcia, above, participated as a donor.

1. EVERYONE to vote for UMES EVERY DAY at www.retoolyourschool.com/vote-now/ 2. Use social media outlets to encourage your friends, classmates, alumni and colleagues to vote. #umes_RYS15 Bookmark this link, www.retoolyourschool.com/ Voting Ends April 20!

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2015 Health & Wellness Festival

Some 300 members of the campus and community attended the 17th annual Health and Wellness Festival March 25 to take advantage of health screenings and informational displays from 175 exhibitors. Lauresa Wigfall of the university’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Prevention Program said attendees cited it as “the best one yet.”

Southern’s chief financial and business officer since 2010 and manages a system-wide budget of roughly $250 million.

“Mr. Appleton has a wealth of experience and understanding of higher education finances, and the unique budget management challenges institutions face,” President Juliette B. Bell said. “We’re looking forward to having him join our team here at UMES.” Prior to taking the post at Southern, which bills itself as the nation’s lone historically black public college system, Appleton was chief financial and administrative officer at Alcorn State University in Mississippi for two years.

He held similar positions at public and private institutions, including Morehouse College in Atlanta, Norfolk (Va.) State University, Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and Jackson (Miss.) State University. He also has worked at his alma mater, Wilberforce (Ohio) University, East Tennessee State University and Southern State Community College in Ohio.

Appleton has served as an adjunct faculty member, teaching classes in introductory, intermediate, managerial and advanced accounting as well as auditing and taxes.

He earned his CPA credential in1988, is a graduate of Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management and also studied at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the first adviser from a historically black institution appointed to the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers’ board.

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Calendar

*Unless stipulated (*) all events listed are free and open to the public.

UMES Concert Choir Performance 4 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571 UMES Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571 African Dance Troupe 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m Ella Fitzgerald Center The Gye Nyame African Cultural Dance Troupe performs.

410-651-8385 Jazz & Blues Cabaret* 6 p.m.

Richard A. Henson Center Entertainment by UMES’ Drama Society and Jazz Band, five-course gourmet meal by the Hospitality and Tourism Management Dept. and dancing. $45 per person.

Call 410-651-7747

April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 May 1 & 2 5 p.m.

UMES Driving Range (located behind the softball field)

Golfing Better Clinic & BBQ Golfing tips (balls and clubs provided during clinic), food, music and fun.

Children 12 and under are welcome to join in Fridays at 4 p.m. Call 313-578-1468

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Jazz Combo & Chamber Ensemble Recital 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571 Wellness Walk 11 a.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center Walk celebrates National 1890 Day in observance of the signing of the Second Morrill Act of 1890. $18.90 per person.

Register at www. umes.edu/sans

Come celebrate

National 1890 Day at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore

WELLNESS WALK Thursday, April 23 Kick-off begins at 11 a.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center

Walk follows at 11:30 a.m.

The goal is 1,890 members of the campus and community walking 1.890 miles.

Registration is $18.90.

Visit www.umes.edu/sans to register.

All proceeds will be used to establish a Justin Morrill Scholarship endowment fund to aid UMES students in carrying out he land-grant mission of the 1890s for generations to come.

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