The Key May 4, 2012 Edition

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NASA administrator to deliver UMES commencement speech Charles F. Bolden Jr., NASA’s top official, will deliver the graduation address this spring at UMES. A retired two-star general, Bolden will speak May 18 to graduates in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.

Bolden, 65, became NASA’s 12th Administrator when the U.S. Senate confirmed him in July 2009, marking his second tour of duty with the nation’s space agency. He will receive the UMES Presidential Medal in recognition of his Charles Bolden service as a military veteran and astronaut.

His participation in UMES’ graduation program is important to the university because it is nurturing an engineering program, which includes an aviation science degree and also collaborates on projects with NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in nearby Virginia.

Fourteen of his 34 years in the U.S. Marine Corps were spent with NASA's Astronaut Office, which enabled Bolden to fly aboard space shuttles four times between 1986 and 1994. He commanded two of those missions.

His assignments included deploying the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 and the first joint U.S.-Russian shuttle mission, which featured a cosmonaut as a member of his crew.

The son of educators, Bolden accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, where in 1968 he earned an electrical science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

The Columbia, S.C. native flew more than 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1972-to-1973. When he returned to the U.S., Bolden earned a master’s degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1977. It was while he was working in aviation testing at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Md.) that he was named an astronaut candidate in 1980.

Bolden held a number of other key positions at the agency he now heads.

After his final space flight, he returned to active duty as Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. He also served in the Pacific, including as Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan, as well as the Middle East and as Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. He retired in 2003.

Bolden's military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted him in May 2006.

Board of Regents awards pioneer in agriculture Dr. Arthur L. Allen, a pioneer in the emissions in minimum tillage crop pursuit of ways to help agriculture on production systems – as well as transferring Delmarva be more environmentally technology to farmers. compatible with the Chesapeake Bay and its A widely published researcher, Allen is tributaries, is a 2012 recipient of the an associate professor in the Department of University System of Maryland Board of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences Regents’ Faculty Award for within UMES’ School of Agricultural and Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity.

Natural Sciences. He also serves as Allen joined the UMES faculty in January associate research director for the 1996 and has played a critical role in university’s Agricultural Experiment Station. securing more than $4.3 million in grants USM’s governing board annually for the university over that span. recognizes faculty members from member Dr. Arthur Allen, pictured second from the right, receives He works closely with the U.S. the 2012 Faculty Award for Research/ Scholarship/Creative institutions who excel in teaching; Department of Agriculture and facilitates scholarship, research or creative activities; Activity during an April 13 ceremony in Frostburg, Md. collaboration on a number of joint projects Pictured with Dr. Allen from left to right are Dr. William public service and innovation. It is the Kirwan, chancellor, USM; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interim with other research institutions, including president, UMES; and Dr. Patricia S. Florestano, chair, USM highest honor presented by regents to Penn State, Auburn and the University of exemplary faculty, who also receive a Board of Regents. Photo by Dave Romero Arkansas. $1,000 cash award. The Council of His research focus is on measuring the impact of subsurface University System Faculty recommends honorees to the board for its applications of dry poultry litter on crops, nutrient losses and odor approval.

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Page 2 Senior Art Show Summer FLIC

Page 3 Research Faculty Awards Research Graduate Awards

Page 4 Phi Kappa Phi Phi Gamma Mu Q&A with Paul Jerry

Page 5 Alumni Spotlight Faculty Briefs School of Pharmacy

Page 6 Henson Foundation Business Advisory Board Education Scholars/Donors

Page 7 Dinner Theater HRM Students Recognized

Page 8 Entertainment Calendar Art Shell Gospel Concert

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Graduating fine arts students exhibit work at UMES The work of a half dozen fine arts students graduating in May are featured in an exhibit, “Starving Artists?” The art show is on display in the Mosely Gallery through a closing reception May 17 from 4-6 p.m.

Featured artists include Cynthia Anais, design illustration; Michael Carmean, sequential (comic book) art; Alicia Critchfield, traditional and Graphic by Cynthia Anais, digital photography; Keith Elder, fine arts graduating senior sequential art; Chris Perkins, traditional and digital illustrations; and Lamar Waul, photography.

“I have seen the development of each of these dedicated student artists,” said Christopher Harrington, interim chair, UMES Department of Fine Arts. “The show is unified and it was a slightly terrifying thrill to see them paint a group mural on the entire wall of the gallery. It was good to see such a collaborative effort.”

Anais, a native of Martinique in the French Caribbean, describes her work as “vivid and colorful” much like her island home. “My creations are the expression of my life experiences, my beliefs and my culture,” she said.

Growing up, she said, she would use random material found from objects and vegetation and combine them into her “creations.” Today she enjoys “playing with different types of paint and pencils, assembling diverse materials and using amazing digital effects.”

Locals Mike Carmean of Snow Hill and Alicia Critchfield of Westover,

using different mediums, both see themselves as realists exploring everyday life and its challenges. Carmean said, “I not only give my characters lines, colors and environments—I give them life. It is not enough to create (comic book) characters in the nature of good and evil, you have to take a piece of yourself and breathe life into them.”

Critchfield said the most important aspect of her photography “lies not with the actual subject, but the message: be bold, be different, be yourself and above all else, believe in yourself.” Most of her work is unplanned, she said. “Much like life itself, it just happens.”

Also adding their creative talents to the exhibit are: Elder of Upper Marlboro, Md.; Perkins of Northwest, D.C.; and Waul from St. Leonard, Md. Elder describes himself as being among “a new generation of (comic book) artists.” Creating extreme “over the top” animated action sequences with narrative emotion is his niche. “I do gesture drawings of dynamic poses to capture the emotion I want the character to express,” he said.

Perkins likes taking something from the real world and transforming it into a work of art. “It is as though I’m giving objects that many people consider ordinary a chance to show that they have an esthetic appeal,” he said. Perkins enjoys working digitally, because it “ushers in an array of creative features at my fingertips.”

Lighting his subjects from above and on the right side gives Waul’s photography a dramatic effect. “If anybody knows me, they know I am dramatic at times,” he said. Waul strives to be different and push the limits, he said. “I have an open mind to new ideas, while staying true to my beliefs and myself.”

Harrington said, “I have no doubt that they (the student artists) will be equally successful after graduation.”

The Mosely Gallery is free and open to the public weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 410-651-7770 for more information

UMES offers high school students summer language program Study Arabic or Chinese in high tech setting High school students can get a leg up at UMES this summer learning Arabic or Chinese—two languages that are in high demand in the workforce.

Registration is now open for The Summer Language Experience, a two-week, intensive, nonresidential program designed to provide beginners with an introduction to the language as well as cultural understanding.

“This is a great opportunity for motivated high school or home school students who want to make the most of their summer by studying a foreign language,” said Tammy Gharbi, acting coordinator of the Foreign Language Instructional Center (FLIC) at UMES. “It would take nearly 15

weeks in a traditional school year to accomplish the 60 hours of instruction offered in The Summer Language Experience.”

The courses will be taught by native-speaking instructors in a state-of-the-art language learning classroom at the university July 1627. Dr. Mohamed Tirab will teach Modern Standard Arabic, while Susan Yin will teach Mandarin Chinese. Both are instructors in the Department of English and Modern Languages at UMES and teach at other educational institutions in the area.

The fee for either course is $280 and includes all materials. Financial assistance is available. Call 410-651-6543 for more information.

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UMES hosts Regional Research Symposium The School of Graduate Studies at UMES hosted the third annual Regional Research Symposium April 19. This year’s theme, “Building Graduate Education Through Undergraduate Pipelines,” focused on enhancing graduate research and instruction to support and strengthen undergraduate education, Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean, School of Graduate Studies, said.

“We are proud of the high quality faculty members who are dedicated to teaching and mentoring students, the quality of research by the graduate students and the increase in the number of doctoral degrees being awarded,” Keane-Dawes, said.

The symposium featured plenary speaker Dr. Benjamin Cuker, a marine and environmental research scientist at Hampton University, and oral and poster research presentations from undergraduate and graduate students from universities in the system.

FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS: The 2012 Joseph M. Okoh Award for Excellence Dr. Raymond Blakely is a professor of physical therapy, founding chair of the Department of Physical Therapy; founding dean (acting) of the School of [Pharmacy] and Health Professions and founding member of the Maryland Rural Health Association. More than 500 graduate students have been trained and licensed to practice as physical therapists in the U.S. and other countries as a result of Blakely’s leadership skills; sponsored research activities; scholarship and service to the department and school he founded. Entry into the field requires passage of the National Licensure Examination. He also introduced the Orthopedic and Sports Clinic for students at UMES as well as started the physical therapy department at McCready Hospital in Crisfield.

Blakely holds prestigious titles such as fellow, American Academy of Physical Therapy, mentor, University System of Maryland Board of Regents, and recipient, Governor’s Citation for Distinguished Service to the Citizens of Maryland. He is a board member of the National Society of Allied Health; chair of the HBCU committee of the American Academy of Physical Therapy and a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Blakely holds a degree in biology from Ohio University and a certificate in physical therapy from the D.T. Watson School for Physical

Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes (second from right), congratulates UMES faculty award recipients (from left) Dr. Salina Parveen, Dr. Dia-Eldin Elnaiem, Dr. Raymond Blakely and Dr. Tao Gong.

Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh. His Master of Education in guidance and counseling is from Xavier University and his Master of Arts is from New York University. He earned a doctorate in physical therapy specializing in pathokinesiology from New York University.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD Dr. Dia-Eldin Elnaiem is an associate professor of applied zoology with expertise in the area of epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases. He has written 51 publications, nine of which were published since he joined the UMES faculty in 2010. He is internationally known, having served the World Health Organization in an advisory capacity for the committee on leishmaniasis (a skin disease that can also attack vital organs) and on the steering committee for research in support of the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis from the Indian subcontinent.

OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARDS Dr. Salina Parveen is an associate professor of food and environmental microbiology. She has been an advisor for 10 graduate students, six doctoral and four master’s students. Her graduate student research projects have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings.

Dr. Tao Gong is an assistant professor of economics. Over the past five years, he has served as chair of a number of committees advising 62 graduate students and helped to provide statistical advice. Several of these projects have resulted in publications in peer-reviewed journals.

2012 Research Symposium Award Winners FACULTY Poster Session – Michael Rabel, PT, MPT, DSc, OCS—physical therapy Muscle Timing and Activation During Two Common Exercises: An Electromyographic Analysis Oral Session– Victoria Volkis, Ph.D.—agricultural and natural sciences Biocompatible Polymeric Materials with New Applications GRADUATE STUDENTS Poster Session - 1st Place– Heather Wolfer, Summit, N.J.—natural sciences Physiological effects of sublethal hypoxia on Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in Chesapeake Bay

Poster Session - 2nd Place – Mary Layshock, Salisbury, Md. –physical therapy, Balance Confidence and Functional Mobility among Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants Oral Session - 1st Place- Mathew Balish, Salisbury, Md.—pharmacy Quarternized trifluorpromazine derivative: N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-N, Ndimethyl-2-(2-(trifluoromethyl)-10H-pehnothiazin-10-yl) ethanaminium chloride as a Novel Inhibitor of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Replication in Cultured Corneal Cells Oral Session - 2nd Place - Luke Lee, St. Catherine, Jamaica—agriculture, food and resource sciences, Evaluation of Trichoderma, Vesicular-Arbuscular Mychorrizae, and Azospirillum on Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper Growth and Development AWARD WINNERS / CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Pi Gamma Mu inducts members

Q&A Paul Cornelius Jerry, junior Age: 22 Major: fine arts – graphic illustration Hometown: Clinton, Md. What activities are you involved with at UMES? Drama Society and Concert Choir, Mr. Junior, Mr. Sophomore, freshman class president and historian for Kappa Alpha Psi. What inspired you to box?

My dad, Anthony Eric Murrill (UMES ’89), wanted me to stay in shape when I went to college. Since we didn’t have a wrestling team, I started boxing in 2008.

How many hours do you spend training?

Four and a half hours daily, six days a week.

Describe your unusual winter break experience?

I went to Northern Ireland as part of the Belfast Beltway Boxing Project and “Fighting for the Future” program organized by X2rep!, a youth outreach organization based in Prince George’s County.

There has been a lot of tension between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland for centuries. Boxing is the only non-sectarian sport that is able to bring the two religions together.

The city of Belfast was so green (in January) that it looked like football turf all over the city.

Pictured from left at Pi Gamma Mu’s induction ceremony are: Alicia Jeffery; Jocelyn Puller, president; Kertesa Wright; Dr. Clara Small, chancellor of the Northeast Region; Dr. Junior Hopwood, chair, Department of Social Sciences, faculty advisor; Gabrielle Photo by Jim Glovier Conley; Casey Godman; and Angela Glovier.

The Maryland Eta Chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society at UMES inducted eight members in an official ceremony April 26. The organization recognizes the scholarly achievements of students pursuing degrees in the social science disciplines.

“Paying What You Owe,” was the theme of the keynote speech given by Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vice president of student affairs. He charged inductees not only to continue to do well academically, but to expand and contribute knowledge and service to society. Dr. Clara Small, chancellor of the Northeast Region, who presided over the induction ceremony, spoke on the history of Pi Gamma Mu and highlighted the three pillars of the society: academics, research and service.

Dr. Junior Hopwood, chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Pi Gamma Mu advisor, said qualifications for membership are rigorous. Upper classmen and graduate students must have at least 20 credits in social sciences, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 35 percent of their class.

President Jocelyn Puller and Casey Godman will present a paper at the annual conference of the Society for the Study of Social Problems this summer in Denver, Colo. The organization is also participating in the Somerset Connect Mentoring Program and is in the planning stages of its next service project.

Phi Kappa Phi initiates members

What is the best advice you ever received?

My dad likes to say that whatever the mind conceives … best believe … you can achieve.

Name the best movie you’ve seen in the past six months.

The Book of Eli. How do you maintain your (bantam) weight of 123 pounds?

At breakfast, for example, I make a special juice from two carrots, one apple and one piece of celery. I might have a piece of fruit, some peanuts and two strips of bacon.

Who is your favorite boxer?

2012 Olympic boxer Rashid Warren: he’s left-handed and lightning fast. It’s natural to him.

Photo by Jim Glovier

Thirty-seven members of Phi Kappa Phi were initiated April 17 at the honor society’s 2nd annual ceremony. “Selection is made on the basis of superior academic achievement supported by good character,” Denise Meade, director of the Honors Program, event host, said.

The organization’s motto is “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” Meade said Phi Kappa Phi promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and recognizes outstanding scholastic achievements by students, faculty, staff and alumni.

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UMES alumni spotlight

Faculty Briefs

Doug Green, a 1976 graduate, is the Delmarva Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, director of UMES’ African Poultry Industry’s “Distinguished Citizen” for 2012. and African American studies program, celebrated her He received DPI’s highest honor, the J. Frank Gordy Sr. first anniversary as a weekly columnist for The Observer, award at its annual meeting. Green was recognized an English-language newspaper in Kampala, Uganda, among 13 outstanding poultry growers and three where she is known as Omwana W’Omuzungu. Her individuals for their work on behalf on the chicken column “Anansi Tails”, which appears in the education industry. section, follows the fictional adventures of a dog that Green, 59, has raised chickens for 35 years on a offers advice and dispenses wisdom. farm near Princess Anne, which has been in his family since 1742. He also grows grains and manages Atlantic Tractor in Pocomoke.

Cynthia J. Boyle, a professor and chair of UMES’ His leadership in the industry includes not only his commitment to DPI Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, as a board member and past president, but also as a member of the received the 2012 Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Maryland Agricultural Commission, the Somerset County Farm Bureau, the Mentor Award from the American Pharmacists Maryland Farm Bureau; the Mid- Atlantic Farm Credit Nominating Association. Boyle was recognized for her work Committee; and as a Somerset Conservation District Cooperator. developing experiential education management and leadership and for encouraging student pharmacists to advocate for their Tyler Love, a profession. She earned her PharmD from the University of Maryland School student athlete of Pharmacy. (baseball), graduated summa cum laude in Nicole Buzetto-More, associate professor in the 2009 with a Department of Business, Management and Accounting, bachelor’s in recently authored a chapter, “Understanding Social technology education.

Media,” that was published as part of a book, He and colleague “Transformation in Teaching: Social Media Strategies in Larry Ryan, an Higher Education.” Buzetto-More explored how webLarry Ryan Tyler Love adjunct faculty based communication technologies have “collided during the past decade, member at UMES and technology education teacher at Stephen Decatur resulting in a meteoric paradigm shift that has permanently altered people’s High School, presented research at the International Technology and personal, professional and academic lives.”

Engineering Educators Association annual conference in Long Beach, Calif. in mid-March.

Wilton Rose, a lecturer in the Department of Their research was recently published in the “Technology and English and Modern Languages, has been traveling about Engineering Teacher,” the monthly scholarly journal of the ITEEA. Titled, the country as part of his work as co-producer of a “Featherweight Challenge,” the article is based on an activity that they documentary about domestic violence, “Our Story: Witney performed with Stephen Decatur High School students when Love was a & I.” The film chronicles the story of how the life of his student teacher under Ryan his senior year at UMES. niece, Quincy Rose-Lucas, has been transformed into that After graduation, Love taught at Kent Island High School. He is of a crusader following the death of her sister, Witney Rose. It should be currently a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech pursuing a doctorate. ready for screening by the fall, Rose reports.

School of Pharmacy recognizes students and faculty

First-year School of Pharmacy students singled out for recognition at the end-ofthe-year meeting, from left, are: Eric Barbye (Rite Aid Scholarship), Yongmu Huang (highest GPA) and Jeremy Peterson (military veteran).

Second-year School of Pharmacy students recognized at a recent meeting, from left, are: (front row) Aminat Adekoya (Lilly Achievement), Erin Era (Rite Aid Scholarship), DeAngelo Price (Eastern Shore Pharmacists’ Society Scholarship), Michael Geesaman (Lilly Achievement), Mary Pham (CVS Diversity); (back row) Donald D’Aquila (Eastern Shore Pharmacists’ Society Scholarship), Padraic Keen (Dean’s Citizenship Award), Isaac Kim (military veteran), Kyle Odenwelder (highest GPA) and Francis Zamora (military veteran).

Faculty awards went to (from left) Dr. Zachary Heeter, Teacher of the Year (2nd year students’ choice); Dr. Patrice Jackson, Teacher of the Year (1st year students’ choice) and Dr. John Jordan, Effective Leadership Award.

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UMES celebrates Richard A. Henson Foundation

Photo by Jim Glovier

Representatives of the Richard A. Henson Foundation (seated from left) with Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interim president, UMES (center) are: Jon Sherwell, Gordon Gladden, Donna Altvater, Greg Olinde and Thomas Evans. UMES students who are Henson Scholars or Henson Leaders are pictured with Honors Program staff and UMES administrators. From left, are: Michael Tadesse; Yvonne Puplampu-Dove; Ann Katenta; Denise Meade, Honors Program director; Aundra Roberts, Honors Program assistant; Dr. Charles Williams, vice president for academic affairs; Ebony Price; Deedra Mills; Nana Yaw Osei-Owusu; Timothy Finstad; and Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement.

Students designated as Henson Scholars and Henson Leaders thanked board members of The Richard A. Henson Foundation, representing their (late) benefactor Richard A. Henson, at a recent luncheon.

Richard Henson, aviation entrepreneur and philanthropist, provided the $2 million gift to the university—the largest individual gift to an HBCU at that time (1987)—that was “the start of great things at UMES,” Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interim president, said.

The foundation’s cumulative gifts of $5 million to UMES today ranks among the top 10 of all donations to HBCUs. “He was a transformational member of the community, who left a philanthropic imprint on so many aspects of our lives,” Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement, said.

“If he were here today (meeting the students and witnessing his legacy), he’d be all smiles,” Greg Olinde, newly-elected chair of the foundation, said.

Advisory board is appreciated

Education Department thanks donors

UMES faculty played host at an April luncheon to thank the School of Business and Technology’s advisory board for its support and guidance in helping the university earn initial AACSB-International accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Dean Ayodele Alade, standing, enjoys a light-hearted moment with colleagues Rexford Abaidoo (left) and Isaac Marcelin.

Kate Brown, chair of UMES’ Department of Business, Management and Accounting, networks with Monty Sayler, a business advisory panel member and senior vice president, Bank of America.

Pictured, from left, are: (front row) Henoch Hailu, special education major, Hazel scholar; Morgan Hazel, donor; Dr. H. DeWayne Whittington, donor; Virgil Boysaw, music education major, Hazel scholar; (back row) Dr. Brenda Wade, interim dean, School of Arts and Professions; Dr. Karen Verbeke, chair, Department of Education and director of teacher education; and Dr. Retia Walker, interim executive assistant to the president.

A reception honoring Teacher/Counselor Education Department scholarship recipients and the scholarship donors for the 2011-12 academic year took place on April 25.

“We sincerely thank our donors and friends for their continued support in providing scholarships to deserving and worthy students,” Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interim president, UMES, said. “It is through these philanthropic efforts, that you, our supporters, continue to help make dreams come true.”

Scholarships are supported by gifts from Verizon, Allen J. Singleton, H. DeWayne Whittington, the late Richard F. Hazel and the family of Frank Trigg.

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Dinner Theater 2012 “Do You Remember: A Musical Review” Photos by Matthew Whittiker

Photo by Jim Glovier

Hotel and Restaurant Management program students recognized HRM students start IFSEA chapter Pictured from left, Daniel Muchai and Ronnell Norford are founders of the UMES chapter of the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA).

Both were presented a founder’s award plaque from IFSEA at the annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

“We are delighted when external entities confirm the excellence of our (HRM) students,” Dr. Ernest Boger, chair of the program, said.

Student receives scholarship The Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Brett Oliver, a junior in UMES’ HRM program. The award is presented to a resident of the greater Ocean City area, who is in good academic standing in the program and is recommended by the chair of the department. Oliver is a seasonal employee of Marty’s Playland on the boardwalk. The award came with a matching gift from the Marriott Foundation Scholarship Fund within the HRM program.

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& Entertainment SPRING 2012 CALENDAR

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

May 5

Gospel Choir Concert 5 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571

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Music Faculty Concert 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571

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Closing Reception 4-6 p.m. Mosely Gallery “Graduating Senior Show” 410-651-7770

Gospel Choir Concert

Saturday, May 5 5 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts Admission is free.

AWARD WINNERS / CONTINUEDFROM PAGE 3

UNDERGRADUATE Poster Session - 1st Place – Chanel Wright, Elkridge, Md.—business management and accounting, Brand Preference, Ethnicity And Maturity Of The Needs And Wants Of The Clothing Retail Brand Poster Session - 2nd Place – Ari Dinbanimibofa, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria – engineering technology, Biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil and Soap Synthesis using Glycerin and Essential Oils Oral Session - 1st Place– Genevieve Warmann, Gwynn Oak, Md.—natural sciences, Metabolic dysfunction associated with adiponectin deficiency enhances kainic acid-induced seizure severity Oral Session - 2nd Place – Priscilla Ahiakonu, Germantown, Md.—agricultural and natural sciences, Validating Anopheles gambiae ovary and testis proteome using high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometer

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