The Key March 30, 2012 Edition

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UMES welcomes president-designee Juliette B. Bell Alumni welcomed UMES’ next president, Juliette B. Bell, with a surprise announcement that they are underwriting a special award in her honor to support a deserving math or science student.

The disclosure came at the conclusion of an introductory event at the Student Services Center Theater to welcome Bell, who assumes the UMES presidency July 1.

In less than a week’s time, the National Alumni Association and individual alumni donated $6,500 toward a $10,000 goal of creating an endowment to launch the Award for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – known collectively as the “STEM” disciplines.

Plans call for the recipient to be a rising junior or senior “who excels in one of the STEM areas … and also demonstrates an aptitude in scientific research and a commitment to advancing the number of minorities and women pursuing careers in (those academic) disciplines,” according to UMES Alumni Affairs Director Kimberly Dumpson.

Dumpson said she's hopeful the first award will be presented to a student to use during the 2013-2014 academic year.

The gesture touched Bell, a biochemist known in higher education

circles as a leading advocate who recruits students to be the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

The announcement highlighted the kick-off event for Bell’s whirlwind visit organized to introduce her to the university community, its friends and supporters. Bell was named UMES’ 15th president on March 7 by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.

In public and private remarks to various audiences she met, Bell described her selection as a "dream come true."

"I'm truly grateful for this awesome opportunity," Bell said. "God is good. I'm truly honored and humbled. This is an opportunity I will not take for granted."

Bell paid tribute to her late parents, whom she said emphasized the importance of education and instilled a work ethic that has served her well throughout her career. She also paid tribute to the job done by former President Thelma B. Thompson in making UMES what she described as "a jewel."

"There is much here to build upon and grow with," she said.

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Alum educator leads Honors Convocation K-12 educator Kalia Reynolds will be the guest speaker April 5 for the 2012 UMES Honors Convocation in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The program starts at 11 a.m.

The 59th annual event honors dean’s list students as well as those identified for special recognition by the Kalia Reynolds faculty of their respective departments. One of the event’s traditions is inviting a UMES graduate to deliver the convocation address.

Reynolds graduated with a bachelor’s degree in special education with honors in 2000 and currently is principal of Harry O. Eisenberg Elementary School in New Castle, Del. She describes herself as a life-long learner who “leads and participates in a number of professional development programs.” For the past two years, Reynolds has served as a presenter and teaching fellow at Harvard University.

Her master’s degree in counseling psychology is from Temple University and she completed her doctoral work in 2010 at the University of Delaware by earning an Ed.D. in educational leadership.

While at Temple, Reynolds worked as a grant coordinator for the Alliance

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for Minority Participation in the College of Science and Technology. More recently, she has been a leader in Delaware public schools developing a focus on instruction in science, technology, engineering and math.

Reynolds has been a special education teacher, assistant principal and for the past five years, an elementary school principal. She led West Park Place Elementary School to earn the coveted Blue Ribbon School recognition from the U.S. Department of Education.

As an administrator, she also has shaped curriculums targeting ways to close the achievement gap experienced by students with disabilities and those who speak English as a second language.

Reynolds is credited by peers for building education and community partnerships, improving school climate and parent involvement and extending learning opportunities for students.

Married to Shanta Reynolds, a 2000 UMES alumnus and a school administrator, she credits him for being a “valuable thought-partner and encourager.” They have a son, Christian, and reside in Middletown, Del. The couple calls UMES an “empowering school” that helped them achieve personal and professional success.

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Lecture and book signing opens Library Week Dr. Russell Irvine, author of “The African American Quest for Institutions of Higher Education Before the Civil War,” will deliver a guest lecture and sign books on April 3 at UMES. The event—a precursor to national Library Week—takes place in the Frederick Douglass Library auditorium at the university at 7 p.m.

Irvine, a UMES alumnus, is a retired associate professor of educational policy from Georgia State University in Atlanta. He earned a doctorate in the sociology of education from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. His work focuses on Ashmun Institute in Chester County, Pa. (Lincoln University), Liberia College in West Africa (University of Liberia) and Avery The university’s Concert Choir lifts its voices in song welcoming spring to the Eastern Shore on Sunday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.

The 18-member choral group is under the direction of Dr. Roy Belfield.

The concert … “will be eclectic with something for everyone,” he said.

He has selected 12 pieces for the choir to perform, five of which will be with the piano accompaniment of Dr. Troy Banks of Salisbury University. The selections range from standard choral pieces and spirituals to gospel music.

College, which was located in Pennsylvania.

“The journey to research and complete the book took him 14 years and around the globe,” said Jennifer Neumyer, special collections and outreach librarian at UMES. The book, she said, offers an in-depth study into efforts of higher education for African-Americans at a time when it was improbable. It looks not only at the institutions, but the histories of those educated there.

The Frederick Douglass Library observes national Library Week, April 8-14. Rhett Burden, author of “Brother Please: A Guidebook to Life & Leadership” will be on hand April 10 for a lecture and book signing at 11 a.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Call 410-651-7696 for more information.

UMES Concert Choir welcomes spring

The event is free and open to the public.

Belfield has also challenged choir members to learn a new piece in Latin to add to their repertoire for a weekend tour to Winston-Salem, N.C., and Petersburg, Va., April 28-29. Prior to that, the choir will perform at the Waugh Chapel United Methodist Church in Cambridge on April 21 and at the UMES Honors Band and Choir Concert on April 22 at 4 p.m. in the campus’ performing arts center.

Call 410-651-6571 for more information.

Honors students volunteer time and talent Honors students volunteer throughout the year at various functions on campus. Pictured at the President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, from left, are: Noman Choudhry, John Oge, Jessica Carpenter, Brooke Stacey, Kristina Sturgis, Jessica Land, Sewuese Agev, Divyesh Patel and Jeffrey Locklear.

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Bell, 56, currently is the chief academic policymaker at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, a historically black institution with an enrollment of 2,500 students.

Dr. William Kirwan, the University System of Maryland chancellor who oversaw the search that identified Bell as UMES' new president, said her current boss told him "the tears are still flowing at Central State" over her announcement she's leaving after three years.

Jesse Williams Sr., chairman of UMES' Board of Visitors, called on the "Hawk Nation"to support Bell.

"This is my university," said Williams, an alumnus. "If Dr. Bell succeeds, the university will be successful. Let's embrace her."

In addition to the surprise announcement about alumni starting an

endowed fund in her honor, interim President Mortimer Neufville also welcomed Bell's husband, Willie, her son and daughter-in-law, and their two children - who momentarily stole the spotlight from their grandmother.

Neufville called them on stage in the Student Services Center Theater to present them with UMES-signature souvenirs, including baseball caps for Michael Barclay, 8, and his six-year-old sister, Maysa. One received a black cap and the other a maroon version, but swapped them on stage much to the delight of onlookers.

Bell told her first audience of the day that she's ready and up to the task of converting "challenges into opportunities" and wants to hear from all the university's constituencies.

"I pledge my best efforts to reinforce the trust you've placed in me," she said.

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Portrait artist captures human form

Keane-Dawes elected president of the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of the School of Graduate Studies at UMES, has been elected by her peers to be president of the national Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools for 2012-2014.

Keane-Dawes, who was the Council’s vice president in 2010-2011, will also serve on the Executive Board of the Council of Graduate Schools in the south for a three-year term.

UMES is the only Maryland institution represented on the executive board. The elections took place at the annual conferences of both organizations held recently in Jacksonville, Fla. Keane-Dawes has been UMES’ graduate school dean since August 2008 and was appointed by the president of the Council of Graduate Schools to serve on its advisory committee for master’s focused institutions.

Under her leadership, UMES’ graduate school has awarded a minimum of 20 doctoral research degrees consecutively for two years, a criterion for the university to meet re-classification standards and move from a masters’ comprehensive institution to a doctoral research university.

Keane-Dawes is also leading an initiative to establish an animal welfare facility to support faculty and students research in UMES’ schools of Pharmacy and Health Professions, and in Agricultural and Natural Sciences.

The facility would assist the pharmacy school’s accreditation efforts as well as upgrade the university’s bio-safety level to a classification required to be a doctoral research universities.

Keane-Dawes has been invited later this spring to be a guest speaker at a graduate school program at Princeton University.

UMES recognizes Armed Forces UMES’ Office of Alumni Affairs is sponsoring a military recognition dinner April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom. “Duty, Honor and County” will recognize those who served in all branches of the Armed Forces.

The event was born out of conversations with alumni who served in the military and felt it was important there be some form of recognition for those who gave of themselves for their country, said Walter Woods, assistant director for alumni affairs and event coordinator.

“The call to serve is a cry that was answered by many UMES students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community,” Woods said. “In an effort to honor their sacrifice, the Silver Star Scholarship fund has been created at UMES to receive proceeds from the event.”

Freshman or transfer students to the university who have been honorably discharged from one of the U.S. military services, a child of a veteran or a child of a service member killed in action are eligible, Woods said. The scholarship, a maximum of $2,500, will be awarded at a future date when the fund reaches the endowment level.

Tickets for the military recognition dinner are $45 per person. Call 410-651-6277 for tickets or more information.

IF YOU GO: Self-portrait by Chris Padmore

Name: Christopher Padmore What type of art do you create?

I found a new passion for painting portraits using oil paints.

Describe your artwork.

I would describe my artwork as realism.

Fine Arts Student Show March 29-April 12 Mosely Gallery Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

When did you start creating your art?

I've been making art for as long as I can remember. Even at an early age, I would just draw throughout the day simply because I enjoyed doing it.

What inspires you?

Trying to draw and paint portraits of people that do them justice. I like the challenge of trying to capture the human form..

What are the challenges of creating your art?

Just being able to capture the person's likeness when creating the portrait.

Do you make a living through your art?

Not at the moment (I am a full-time student) but I definitely plan on it in the near future.

Who is your favorite artist?

My favorite artist would have to be Rembrandt, who is considered one of the greatest painters in European history. He was well-known for his selfportraits, portraits of others and illustrations of scenes from the Bible.

Where in the community can your artwork be seen?

My art can be viewed at the "Fine Arts Student Show," which is located in the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (March 29April 12). The opening reception is Thursday, March 29, from 4-6 p.m. The usual gallery hours are Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

What do you think the Eastern Shore can do to improve its arts scene?

Have more art shows for both students and upcoming artists from the area to display their creativity to the public.

This originally appeared in The Daily Times, March 25, 2012.

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Dr. John Lamkin leads the UMES Jazz Band in music for dancing after dinner. The UMES Saxophone Quartet and Jazz Combo provided dinner music. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Garland Hayward, Princess Anne Town Commissioner, looks over one of the 61 silent auction items donated by area businesses, the campus community and celebrity guests. Guests also bid on four live auction items: a vacation package to St. Maarten’s, a one-of-a-kind ring donated by Bailey Jewelers, brunch with actor Antonio Fargas and beauty care by Peninsula Plastic Surgery.

Celebrity guests at the 2012 UMES Gala, “Lights, Camera, Action!,” from left, are Larry King, former host of CNN’s “Larry King Live;” Tippi Hedren, known for Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds;” Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., seven-time Grammy winners; and S. Epatha Merkerson, best-known for her role on “Law and Order.” Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Students in the university’s Hotel and Restaurant Management program take a congratulatory lap for the sumptuous, four-course gourmet meal they prepared for 450 Gala guests. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

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Actor Antonio Fargas (second from left), “Huggy Bear” of “Starsky and Hutch” fame, poses with (from left) Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development at UMES and Gala coordinator; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, UMES interim president; and Evangela Butler-Sherman. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Members of the UMES Drama Society serenaded former “5th Dimension” singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., outside the Green Room following an honorary degree ceremony with their version of “Stoned Soul Picnic.” To their surprise, the couple happily joined in the impromptu performance.

Members of the Student Government Association, from left, are: Miss Sophomore Jessica Parker, Miss Senior Mia Hynes, SGA Vice President Jeffrey Ekoma, Senior Class Vice President Nicole Holmes, and Mr. UMES Lamar Clark. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

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Photo by Amanda White

An HRM student offers a VIP guest at the Paparazzi Party catfish nuggets, one of the 13 appetizers served during the reception before the Gala’s ballroom dinner.

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Lobster salad, artfully presented in champagne glasses, greet guests as they are seated in the ballroom. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

From left, UMES alumna and actress Starletta DuPois greets Rockwell Metcalf and S. Epatha Merkerson, who portrayed Lt. Anita Van Buren on NBC’s “Law and Order.” Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Actress Tippi Hedren (standing) stops to chat with music legends Billy Davis Jr., and Marilyn McCoo. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Interim President Mortimer Neufville and Larry King meet at the VIP reception at the Courtyard Marriott in Ocean City the night before the UMES Gala. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

From left, Dr. Ronnie Holden, vice president for administration affairs, and Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vice president for student life and enrollment management, pose with S. Epatha Merkerson, center.

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Stevens and some students measured crabs, and took blood, eggs, and tissue samples to determine their reproductive status. Graduate student Evan Lindsay, working with Dr. Andrea Johnson of UMES, collected blood, tissues and vertebrae from monkfish to assess their health, age, reproductive status and pollutant burdens.

Understanding the biology and reproductive status of these species will lead to improved management and conservation, Stevens said.

Guida is focused on documenting the northward movement of southern species that has been occurring along with increasing water temperatures.

White shrimp, which are common south of Cape Hatteras, and several species of fish have been discovered Emily Tewes farther north over the past few years.

“One of the most interesting things we caught were transparent larvae Students from UMES’ Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center spent 10 days at sea in January investigating marine life of the North of Caribbean spiny lobsters,” Stevens said. “They were over a thousand miles from their place of birth and could only get this far due to warm Atlantic. Guided by Dr. Vince Guida, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric water extending up the coast.”

Administration biologist, and Dr. Bradley Stevens of UMES, the group set Student-researchers were challenged by 10-foot seas during the first out to document fish and invertebrates from Woods Hole, Mass. south to few days of the cruise, but persevered. Graduate student Emily Tewes was Virginia Beach, Va. philosophical about her hands-on experience.

Using deep sea trawls aboard the NOAA research vessel, Delaware II, "I think it is really important to have an ‘out-to-sea’ experience and the students captured organisms on the continental shelf at depths ranging from 20 to 200 meters, and on the continental slope at depths from 300 to there is a lot to be learned from working with NOAA,” Tewes said. “Not only 900 meters. NOAA surveys this area each spring and fall, but few studies are do you get a feel for what the work is like, but it can help you decide conducted in this region during mid-winter or at depths below 250 meters. whether this type of work is a good fit for you in the future.”

In addition to Tewes and Lindsay, other student-researchers included The abundance and types of organisms present at that time and depth are Whitney Dyson, Courtney McGeachy and Candace Rogers from UMES; not well known, Stevens said.

Andrea Stoneman from Delaware State University; and Sarah Bornhoeft, a Of particular interest on this cruise were deep-sea red crabs and monkfish. Both species live at great depths and support modest commercial recent graduate of Salisbury University and UMES. This is the eighth year NOAA has sponsored the training for marine fishing, but little is known about their life history or biology. Work was conducted around the clock and each time one of the deep trawls came up science students. Future research cruises are uncertain, however, due to federal budget cuts and the planned decommissioning of the Delaware II on deck, students sorted and weighed the catch, then separated the later this year. different species for cataloging.

Students investigate marine life

Department gives 100 percent Faculty and staff of the Department of English and Modern Languages enjoy a “thank you” reception by the Division of Institutional Advancement for their participation in the Faculty/Staff Campaign. The department was recognized for its 100 percent participation in the fundraising effort. Many of the faculty chose to support existing endowments within the department, Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development, said.

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Duane Eubanks joins UMES Jazz Ensemble in concert Philadelphia jazz trumpeter Duane Eubanks returned to his alma mater to perform in concert this week with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble.

“Since graduating from UMES (1993), Duane has become a top-rated jazz musician in New York City,” Dr. John R. Lamkin, UMES’ director of bands, said. “He was excited to be invited back to the university to be featured as our guest soloist this season.”

Eubanks grew up in Philadelphia surrounded by the musical talents of his mother, gospel pianist Vera; brothers, Kevin and Robin; and uncle, piano great Ray Bryant. He picked up the trumpet at age six, but it wasn’t until his college days at UMES that he became serious about a career in music.

“During the years he was here, I could tell he had a special talent,” Lamkin said. “He was very inquisitive about the music and practiced all the time.”

Playing with the university’s jazz band exposed Eubanks to jazz luminaries Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott, Charles Fambrough and Clark Terry, Lamkin said. Eubanks also studied at Temple University, where he performed with Dr. Billy Taylor and Wynton Marsalis. Johnny Coles, a legendary jazz trumpeter, mentored Eubanks and taught him the “art of the trumpet.”

Eubanks resume is impressive, especially so early in his career, Lamkin said. He has performed with several legendary musicians including: Phyllis Hyman, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Donald Byrd, Terrell Stafford, Tim Warfield Jr., Lionel Hampton, Antonio Hart, The Temptations and his brother, Robin Eubanks.

The trumpeter plays regularly at Small’s jazz club in New York. Eubanks also lends his talent to the Illinois Jacquet Big Band, the Next Legacy Orchestra, Jason Linder’s Big Band and the Oliver Lake Big Band. On occasion, he returns to his native Philly to play with Bootsie Barnes or Shirley Scott.

“Hawk Vote” motivates students Del. Adrienne Jones of Baltimore (center) is presented the John Hargreaves Distinguished Service Award. UMES students and staff of the Office of Residence Life pictured, from left, at the ceremony are: Ayanna Tilghman, Residence Life area director; Denisha Ford, Hawk Vote committee member; Deedra Mills, student; Clifton Harcum, Residence Life area director; Jones; Demarkus Taylor, student; Porsha Harvey, student; and Phillip Thomas, Hawk Vote committee chair. Erika Pierce, committee member, is not pictured.

UMES students visited Annapolis in mid-March to meet with Maryland legislators as part of the Hawk Vote 2012 initiative of the Office of Residence Life.

The students attended a ceremony where Del. Adrienne Jones of Baltimore was presented the John Hargreaves Distinguished Service Award. She is the first African-American to be honored with the award. UMES students attended at the invitation of Salisbury University’s Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, a group they have partnered with on other occasions.

“This is among the many programs Residence Life has sponsored in an

effort to motivate students to become more involved in our political process,” said Phillip Thomas, Hawk Vote 2012 committee chair and Residence Life area director. The committee is committed to the “lofty goal of registering 100 percent of the campus population to vote,” he said.

Actress speaks at Women’s History Month event

Keisha Knight Pulliam shared her experiences working in the entertaiment field during a recent visit to UMES for Women’s History Month.

Actress Keisha Knight Pulliam spoke earlier this month at a Women's History Month event on campus.

She also mingled with 100 UMES female students at a limited, first-come, first-served reception.

Pulliam, 31, came to the attention of American TV audiences as a young child playing Rudy Huxtable in the iconic 1980s' situation comedy, “The Cosby Show.” She currently stars in the TBS comedy-drama, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."

Her appearance at UMES was an initiative of the Office of Campus Life and its “Black Woman Under Construction” program, Assistant Director Qiana Drummond said.

"Greater numbers of black women are now enrolled in college and many are going on to pursue advanced degrees more than ever before," Drummond said. "Overall, black women are rethinking the meaning of success and fulfillment."

"I would like to highlight how black women have evolved over the years and are still continuing to evolve into independent, educated, career-driven women," she said.

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18 Foreign Film Night 7 p.m. Student Services Center Theatre Sundance Film Festival award-winner (2001) "The Road Home" directed by Yimou Zhang 410-651-6543

1 Concert Choir Concert 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571 3 Lecture/book signing.

7 p.m. Frederick Douglass Library Auditorium “The African American Quest for Institutions of Higher Education Before the Civil War.” Lecture and book signing by author Dr. Russell Irvine. • 410-651-7696 14* Military Recognition Dinner 6 p.m. Student Services Center Ballroom “Duty, Honor and Country” $45 per person, $500 per table of 10 • 410-651-6277 Proceeds benefit Silver Star Scholarship Fund 14 Youth Summit 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Student Services Center Theatre Seminars, on-site admissions and tour for Somerset County high schoolers. • 410-651-2824

19 Art Exhibit thru 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. - Fri., Mosely Gallery 5/17 “Graduating Senior Show” • 410-651-7770 22 Honors Band and Choir Concert 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571 24 Jazz Combo and Chamber Concert 7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571 26* Imani Winds Concert 7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts The five-member guest instrumental group will also hold a master class at 11 a.m. $7 general, $5 seniors, $3 students with ID 410-651-6571

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