Morehouse College presents the 42nd Annual E.B. Williams Honors Ceremony Program

THE 42ND ANNUAL

E.B. WILLIAMS HONORS CEREMONY

THURSDAY MAY 14, 2020 7 P.M. EST HONORING OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN THE DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS

EDWARD B. WILLIAMS ’27

A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, Dr. E.B. Williams joined the Morehouse College faculty in 1937. Dr. Williams served Morehouse College, his alma mater, for almost forty (40) years as professor of Economics and Business Administration, before retiring in June 1976. Under his leadership, the department became the largest in the college and produced more M.B.A.’s, Ph.D’s, and business leaders than any other department in a predominately black college in the United States.

Dr. Williams received his Bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1927. He complemented his degree from Morehouse College with a M.A. degree from Atlanta University and a Ph.D. degree from Columbia University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Dr. Williams always encouraged students to pursue an education, which would enable them to achieve a higher degree of competence in a vocational choice. His eloquence inspired many young people to greater ambition and achievement. He exemplified himself as a husband, father, gentleman, scholar, and teacher.

Dr. Edward B. Williams passed October 24, 1996.

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May 14th, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I am honored to bring greetings to the students, faculty, and staff of the Morehouse College Division of Business Administration and Economics at the 42nd annual E. B. Williams Honors Banquet, a celebration that highlights the legacy of excellence in business education at Morehouse.

The annual banquet, established by Dr. Edward Buchanan Williams, the second chair of the Economics and Business Administration Department, bestows the highest honor, the E.B. Williams Award, to the uppermost ranked senior in the division and recognizes the achievements of juniors and seniors who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Additionally, the banquet also recognizes the recipient of the 38th James A. Hefner Award, an honor

that is presented to a senior who displays the quintessential values of a Morehouse Man—a commitment to academics, leadership, and service.

On behalf of the entire Morehouse Community, I would like to congratulate these stellar students for their achievements and the substantial scholarship support that they have earned. We are immensely grateful to the 18 corporate partners whose generous contributions help to support this event and other programs in the division. I would also like to salute our faculty and staff for their continued commitment to the success of the students of this division. May this momentous occasion continue to be a catalyst for innovation and the pursuit of excellence.

Sincerely,

David A. Thomas President

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May 14th, 2020 Greetings, On behalf of the Division of Business Administration and Economics (BAE), I will like to welcome you to E.B. Williams’s award. Let me begin by thanking everyone for honoring this occasion. Thank you to the Williams and Hefner families, the President, Provost, Associate Provosts, Mr. Henry Goodgame, staffs, faculty, students, and most especially our corporate partners for coming out to support us virtually today. Shout-out to my team Drs. Hollingsworth, White, Williams, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Womack, Mr. Brown, Ms. Watts, and Ms. Hobley for coordinating this activity. According to the African proverb – it takes a village to educate a child and we are indebted to everyone for coming out to celebrate our students with us despite the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic.

This occasion is named after Dr. Edward Buchanan Williams, who served the longest reigning as Chairman of the Morehouse College Division of Business Administration and Economics. Appropriately, the highest scholarly recognition conferred during this occasion is the “E.B. Williams Award.” This event has experienced significant growth since its inception and remains one of the signature events in the Division in advancing the facets of our program, which includes the number of honorees, benefactors, scholarships, and internships.

As President Thomas often reminds us – “Excellence is a habit” and this is an opportunity to honor our students that have exemplified excellency in their respective disciplines. The Division expects nothing but the best from our students and this event is one of the Division’s signature award ceremony where we recognize students with exceptional achievement. For the past forty-two (42) years, the Division has recognized students with exemplary scholarly achievement and it gives us great pleasure to celebrate the intellectual curiosity of these students.

Thank you once again for joining the Division of Business Administration and Economics as we celebrate the E.B. Williams Honors Award. We hope that this will be an outstanding and enriching -event for all of us.

Sincerely,

Juliet Elu, PhD. Charles E. Merrill Professor of Economics Division of Business Administration & Economics Chair

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April 30, 2020 Greetings Gentlemen: It is my great honor and privilege to extend congratulations to those of you being acknowledged for academic excellence within the Division of Business Administration and Economics. This represents our 42nd annual recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the Division of Business Administration and Economics. This is the first year we have done so in a virtual/remote environment.

The health crisis of the Coronavirus is challenging us all to forge news ways of maintaining our health and developing ways to interact with one another but I am constantly reminded of and inspired by your social engagement, intellectual dedication and determination to excel and make a positive contribution in the communities in which you live.

The first E.B. Williams Awards program was held in the spring of 1979 and honored 40 students and our program will now recognize over 130 students. The evolution of this program in its vision and substance is clear.

This is one occasion in your life that you will be recognized for academic and professional achievement. It certainly will not be the last. Please accept my best wishes for your continued success.

Sincerely,

Douglas A. Cooper Douglas A. Cooper Executive Director Office of Career Development and Engagement

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THE ANNUAL E.B. WILLIAMS HONORS BANQUET In April of every year, the business community, faculty, and students of the Division of Business Administration and Economics come together for the annual E.B. Williams Awards Program.The awards program, which began in 1979, has two purposes: • To recognize and award outstanding students for their academic achievements • To introduce these students to the corporate community Each year over 100 juniors and seniors within the Division of Business Administration and Economics are honored.This event is named in honor of Dr. Edward B. Williams, a Phi Beta Kappa scholar and the third African American to receive a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.

Under Dr. Williams’ leadership which lasted for 24 years, the department was positioned to realize the tremendous growth and national recognition it now holds.

THE EDWARD B. WILLIAMS AWARD

Because of Dr. E.B. Williams’ exemplary leadership, the Division of Business Administration and Economics believes that the highest award given by the Division should be named in his honor. This award is presented to the highest ranked senior (according to overall G.P.A.).

THE EDWARD B. WILLIAMS AWARD RECIPIENTS Oladison Holloway, 1979 Brian A. King, 1980 Edsel J. Guyton, 1981 William L. Haynes, 1982 Douglas Taylor, 1983 Ronald V. Johnson, 1984 Kallan Thomas, 1985 Ricardo Rozier, 1986 Avery Munnings, 1987 Robert Farmer, 1988 Darrel Hargrove, 1989 Richard Pringle, 1990 Robert Crawford, 1991 Imar Hutchins, 1992 Donnell Collins, 1993 Warren Romine, 1993 Marlon Pilgrim, 1994 Ken D. Willis, 1995

Alex Washington, 1996 C.R. Ramnarine, 1997 Cliff Zephyrine, 1998 Benjamin Kennedy, 1999 T. Otey Smith, 1999 Gregory Richards, 2000 Badan Tuladhar, 2000 Ronald Newman, 2001 Harold Martin, Jr., 2002 Fulton Eaglin, 2003 Jerry Robinson, 2004 Hugh Love, 2005 Dalan Vanterpool, 2006 William Jurist, 2007 Joshua Packwood, 2008 Anthony Roberts, 2009 Stevon Darling, 2010 Camron Yarber, 2011

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Lee Young, 2012 Malcolm Parrish, 2013 Thavon Davis, 2014 Wiley Davis, 2015 Ian Niemeyer, 2016 Willie Thompson, 2016 Liam Davis, 2016 Douglas Bowen, 2017 Michael Scott, 2017 Eric Wells, 2018 Robert James, 2019 Jared Bryson, 2020

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QUARTER CENTURY CLUB

For over 150 years, Morehouse College has been guided by a commitment to excellence in pursuing her mission to develop men with disciplined minds; men who are prepared for leadership and service in communities on the local, regional, national, and international stages of society.

Morehouse has been able to continuously and effectively accomplish this mission through the diligent, arduous work and personal sacrifices of the men and women who serve as the faculty, staff and administrators of Morehouse College—work and sacrifices that oftentimes goes unnoticed.

To this end, the Division’s Quarter Century Club Leadership Award was established to recognize and pay tribute to the steadfast and long-term contributions of the faculty, staff and administrators of the Division for their persistent, unselfish service to Morehouse College. In its inaugural year of 2004, seven (7) awardees were recognized. In subsequent years, the Division awardees are recognized upon reaching 25 years of service to Morehouse College.

QUARTER CENTURY CLUB LEADERSHIP AWARDEES 2004

2013

Patricia Allen-Jackson – 26 Years

Dr. Siavash Abghari

Patricia Bowers – 37 Years

Dr. John Vincent Eagan

Jerry Drayton, J.D. – 26 Years Benjamin P. McLaurin – 35 Years

2018

Dr. Willis B. Sheftall ’54 – 25 Years

Dr. Cheryl Lynn Allen

Dr. Anderson Williams – 34 Years

Dr. Belinda Johnson White

Dr. John E. Williams – 25 Years

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2020 E.B. WILLIAMS HONOREES ECONOMICS Class of 2020 Samuel Abrams John Bowers James Bryant Jared Bryson Johnafel Crowe

Class of 2021

Richenet Lafleur Rickey Mitchell Kirkpal Wellington Christopher Westbury

Darion Alexander Kobi Brown Devon Ellis Brian Etienne Brandon Falkquay Nathan Goode Ahmed Hussein Barrington Lincoln Noah McMillan Christian Porter

Dusan Murray-Rawlings Cameron Nolan Kyle Pope Jamari Stanton Aaron Talbert Isaiah Thompson Khari Thompson Myles Whitmore Jamaree Woods

ACCOUNTING Class of 2020

Joshua Farley George Grier Xavior Milton Keon Thomas

Class of 2021

Miles Brown William Callaway Renaldo Clark Ronnie Crimes Kwanza Robinson

FINANCE Class of 2020 Darnell Braxton Keith Breland Trey Burris Carter Byrd Anthony Carter Justin Cook Colin Hadnot Iyvor Hypolite David Jackson Seth Jackson David Jeffries Nicholas Jenkins Joshua Jones Stensen Jordan

Carneil Kinnie Brandon Langley Marcus Messiah Dominique Marsh Andre Mathews Joshua Morrow Errol Parker Jordan Reese Frank Richardson Nolan Saddler Jaquan Shaw Frederick Slaughter Jamal Wyley

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Class of 2021 Roosevelt Barnes Edward Buggs George Cleare Thomas Fuller Tyrek Henry Clarence Jenkins Yusuf Lewis

Tyson Long Hasan Modesir Evan Peace Maurice Pugh Raeshoun Rashidi Cameron Reese Ross Thompson

2020 E.B. WILLIAMS HONOREES MANAGEMENT Class of 2020 Kaelen Ashford-Jones Victor Barkley Donovan Butler Zachary Clarke Christian Goldman Micah Holmes Jabari Hopson Bernard James

Class of 2021

Nicolas Johnson Cortney Mays Charles Porch Dacavien Reeves Brandon Royal Jordan Shepherd-Baker Lenny Weston James Whitlock

Chibueze Ebinum Rohan Galbraith Derrick Odom John Richmond Nigel Stewart

Nikeidrick Trimble Joshua Vilmont Jordan Wardell Christopher Watkins Tyrin Williams

MARKETING Class of 2020 Lance Armstrong Aaron Beaufort Grant Cain Lee Humphrey Aaron Johnson Xori Johnson Cole Kirkland Rashad Kuku

Terence Mitchell Tariq Murphy Austin Pierce Jordan Randle Romen Richardson Mikai Shorter Julien Turner Oran Williams

Class of 2021 Michael Alert Adrian Ard Cameron Blanc DeAndre Brown Dawud Crayton Marc Domingue Christopher Dunlap Nanya El Cameron Evans Andre Jackson Marcus Martin

Christopher Ponton Reese Robinson Zachary Sears-Louder Ari Slaughter Malcom Smith Omar Smith Nikolas Steed Lance Williams Malik Wilson Preston Winkfield Elijah Wortham

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42nd E.B. WILLIAMS AWARDS RECIPIENTS

2020 E. B. Williams Award Jared Bryson Jared Bryson is a senior studying economics and Chinese at Morehouse College from Bolingbrook, IL. On campus, he leads the Protégé Program which provides professional development to talented first-year students interested in business. Through international experiences in China, Cuba, Haiti, Liberia, Brazil, and Mexico, he has broadened his global perspective and passion for social impact in communities of need around the world. Experience at global firms like Apple have helped him to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to change the way the world uses resources.

Following graduation, he has received an offer to join Venture for America as a Fellow. Venture For America is a fellowship for recent grads who want to learn how to build a business while making an impact.

2020 James Hefner Award George G. Grier George Grier is a senior business administration major from Greensboro, North Carolina. He currently serves as the Morehouse chapter president of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). He is also a part of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) as a Career Prep Fellow. In his spare time on campus, he participates in marching and jazz band playing saxophone. After graduation, George will be working for Deloitte in Charlotte, NC as a consultant in their Risk and Financial Advisory practice.

2020 Benjamin McLaurin Award Nathan P. Rolle Nathan Rolle, a.k.a Nate, is an international student from the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. This young man is also a first-generation college student, within his immediate family, who came to the U.S. to improve the quality of his education. Nathan is pursuing a B.A. in International Studies with a minor in Spanish.

Alongside being an Oprah Winfrey Scholar at Morehouse College, Nathan is an inductee of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Also, he is a CIEE Study Abroad Ambassador, the first Bahamian member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. (Alpha Pi Chapter), an inductee of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and a former GVI (Global Vision International) volunteer for undereducated children in Costa Rica. Currently, Nathan has a 3.86 cumulative grade point average. Nathan plans on pursuing a career in offshore banking or foreign relations. He is currently working on seeking employment with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Bahamas.

Aside from his career, Nathan would like to be fully involved with international charities and relief efforts through his status as an ambassador.

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Outstanding Junior – Aaron J. Talbert Outstanding Senior – Jared Bryson

ACCOUNTING Outstanding Junior – Ronnie Crimes Outstanding Senior – George G. Grier

FINANCE Outstanding Junior – Clarence N. Jenkins Outstanding Senior – Jordan A. Reese Outstanding Senior – Nolan C. Sadler

MANAGEMENT Outstanding Junior – Jordan W. Wardell Outstanding Senior – Micah J. Holmes

MARKETING Outstanding Junior – Nanya R. El Outstanding Senior – Julien Turner

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MOST OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AND SENIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

ECONOMICS

JAMES A. HEFNER

A native of Brevard North Carolina, Dr. James A. Hefner served as the Economics professor and Chair of the Economics and Business Administration Department at Morehouse College and Provost of Clark Atlanta University.

While at Morehouse College, Dr. Hefner became the first professor to hold the Charles E. Merrill Chair, an endowment of $500,000 by Merrill Lynch. During his tenure, Dr. Hefner recruited Drs. Willis B. Sheftall, John E. Williams, John W. Handy, and Anderson Williams. Without the teaching and leadership of these individuals, the Division of Business Administration and Economics would not be the preeminent division it is today.

Dr. James A. Hefner passed August 27, 2015.

THE JAMES A. HEFNER AWARD This award is presented in honor of Dr. James A. Hefner, third chair of the Department of Economics and Business Administration. The Hefner Award is presented to the senior who synergistically exemplifies the many attributes necessary for a successful career in the business world.The Division faculty select the senior based on academic performance, leadership ability, support and participation in departmental activities and service to the college. In the words of Dr. Hefner, the recipient of the Hefner Award exemplifies “urbanity in its purest form.

THE JAMES A. HEFNER AWARD RECIPIENTS Thomas Scott, 1984 George Alexander, 1985 Brian C. Byrd, 1986 Maurice L. Haywood, 1987 Rawn Williams, 1988 Daren Polite, 1989 Anthony Laurent, 1990 Keith O. Burks, 1991 Sean Allen, 1992 Jimmy Sheats, 1993

Ronald Henderson, 1994 Stacy L. Spann, 1995 Corey Wilson, 1996 Willard McCloud, 1997 Roderick Hardamon, 1998 Jacob Qualls, III, 1999 Robert Williams, 2000 Anthony Davis, 2001 Voltaire Sterling, 2002 Michael Wilson, 2003

Geoffrey Hill, 2004 Christopher Swinney, 2005 Jamison Collier, 2006 Edward Smith-Lewis, 2007 Sean Brazier, 2008 Jeffrey McLeod, 2008 Tristan Allen, 2009 Chieoke Moore, 2010 Justin Major, 2011 Kenneth Williams, 2012

Chad Foster, 2013 Boris Dobrijevic, 2014 David Berry, 2015 Anthony Ash, 2016 Mduduzi Hlatshwayo, 2017 Kidus Asrat, 2018 Joshua Adkins, 2019 George Grier, 2020

THE BENJAMIN P. MCLAURIN FELLOW

The distinction of being named the Benjamin P. McLaurin Fellow is given to the student selected to serve as the Spring Tour’s lead ambassador. The lead ambassador is the student who best epitomizes the “McLaurin Persona” through his demonstration of superior qualities in the areas of elocutionary skills, professionalism and social etiquette.

Mr. McLaurin’s career at Morehouse College spanned 38 years and included being the first Director of Career Placement at Morehouse College and first Director of Career Services for the Division of Business Administration and Economics. at Morehouse College. Mr. McLaurin was key in institutionalizing the International Spring Tour which has become one of the signature leadership development co-curricular activities of the Division.

Mr. Benjamin P. McLaurin passed May 22, 2007.

BENJAMIN P. MCLAURIN AWARD RECIPIENTS Jeffrey McLeod, 2008 Tristan Allen, 2009 Harrison Thomas, 2010 Jermained McMihelk, 2011

William Payne, 2012 Raymond Perkins III, 2013 Joseph P. Dillon, 2014 David Berry, 2015

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Moses Jenkins, 2016 Audtrell Williams, 2017 Maximilian Sanders, 2018 Deionte Jones, 2019

Nathan P. Rolle, 2020

STUDENT HONORS OMICRON DELTA EPSILON

The International Honor Society in Economics Dr. David Poyer, Advisor

SENIORS

JUNIORS

Samuel Abrams John Bowers James Bryant III Johnafel Crowe Richenet Lafleur Rickey Mitchell III Christian Porter Aaron Talbert Kirkpal Wellington

James Bryant Brian Etienne Gabriel Harold Ahmed Hussien Richenet Lafleur Rickey Mitchell Cameron Nolan Kyle Pope Christian Porter Aaron Talbert Myles Whitmore Jamaree Woods

BETA GAMMA SIGMA

The International Honor Society in Business Dr. Juliet Elu, President Dr. Keith Hollingsworth, Secretary

SENIORS

JUNIORS

Trey Burris George Grier * Colin Hadnot * Micah Holmes * Lee Humphrey * Austin Jeter * David Jackson * Charles Porch * Jordan Reese * Brandon Royal Nolan Saddler * Keon Thomas * Julien Turner *

Ronnie Crimes Marc Dominque Nanya El Thomas Fuller Clarence Jenkins Kwanza Robinson Malcom Smith Preston Winkfield Elijah Wortham

*Inducted as Juniors

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STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2020 INTERNATIONAL SPRING TOUR Samuel Abrams Malcolm Beason Jared Bryson Drew Byrd Ronnie Crimes Jr. Brian Etienne George Grier Ivvor Hypolite

David Jackson Austin Jeter Aaron Johnson Zachary Manuel Tiago Rachelson Nathan Rolle Jr. Nolan Saddler Michael Walker

Faculty Tanya Clark Douglas Cooper Maria Piscopo Levar Smith Students participating in External Competitions National Sales Challenge William Patterson University Darnell Braxton (Senior) • Devin Joiner (Senior) UTISC (University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition) Toledo, OH Omar Smith (Junior) • Jerome Rodrigues (Freshman) Tuskegee University Partnering for Progress Competition Devin Joiner (completed Sales Minor) LaJason Lovett (POS class) Marc Domingue (POS class) Nikolas Steed ( POS class) Olatunde Sam (CRM & APS classes) Raymond Vincent (POS class) For the RNMKRS Virtual Sales Competitions: Darnell Braxton (CRM) Olatunde Sam (CRM & APS) Jairean Borskey (CRM & APS) Rickey Mitchell (CRM & APS) Montavis Hall (CRM & APS) Cameron Nolan (APS only) Special Mention: Jerome Rodrigues Olatunde Sam Marc Domingue 13 • 42ND ANNUAL E.B. WILLIAMS HONORS CEREMONY

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Sales Minor Competition Winners Spring 2020 LaJason Lovett, Junior Psychology Major and Professional Sales Minor, came in 3rd place and won $1800 for the Kennesaw State University Digital Marketing Competition. He presented during the competition to members of Solid Source Real Estate, the sponsor and host of the competition.

"LaJason was amazing. What a stellar young man and truly a great example of a Morehouse Man. He arrived dressed for success and proceeded to not only compete well but also to be of service to others. He always had a great attitude and the judges were wow'ed by his original ideas. I'm so happy he won 3rd place and $1800!!"

- Tyra Burton, Kennesaw State Professor and developer of the competition, Olatunde Sam is a senior Economics Major and Sales minor. He who won 'Best in Class' at the Partnering for Progress sales competition hosted by Tuskegee University and sponsored by 3M. Mr. Sam won a beautiful trophy and $100.

WILLIS B. SHEFTALL EXECUTIVE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Class of 2020 Samuel Abrams Justin Cook David Alex Jackson Austin Jeter Carneil Kinnie Jordan Reese Nolan Saddler Jordan Shepard-Baker Frederick Slaughter Keon Thomas

Class of 2021 Joshua Beverly Deandre Brown Courtney Mays Dusan Murray-Rawlings Jayson Palmer (Bio) Tiago Richardson Joshua Vilmont Jonathan Webb Myles Whitmore Elijah Wortham

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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT | DIVISION LEADERSHIP Dr. Brailsford Brazeal Dr. E.B. Williams Dr. James Hefner Dr. John E. Williams Dr. Willis B. Sheftall Dr. John E. Williams Dr. John E. Williams Dr. Cheryl L. Allen Dr. Juliet Elu Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Dr. Juliet Elu

Chair Chair Chair Chair Chair Chair Dean Dean Division Chair Division Co-Chair Chair

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Mr. Douglas Cooper Mr. Mysean Brown Dr. Juliet Elu Ms. Chyanne Hobley Dr. Keith Hollingsworth Ms. Shenell Watts Dr. Miesha Williams Dr. Belinda White Johnson Ms. Christina Womack

FRESHMEN PROTÉGÉ HOSTS Patrick Davis Joshua Fidelia Eric Gallardo Jared Holt Robert Malcolm Kareem Michel Jerome Rodriguez Alexander Taylor Tyson Weathers Thane Wharton

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2019-20 CORPORATE PARTNER SPONSORS GOLDEN CIRCLE LEVEL

DEAN’S LEVEL PARTNERS

DIRECTOR’S LEVEL PARTNERS

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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ECONOMICS

Juliet Elu, Ph.D., Division Chair, Charles E. Merrill Chair, Professor Miesha Williams, Ph.D., Academic Program Director of Economics, Assistant Professor David Poyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emmanuel Obi, Ph. D., Instructor, Economics

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D., Academic Program Director of Accounting & Finance, Professor, Management Cassandra Wells, Ph.D., Academic Program Director of Management, Marketing & Sales, Professor, Marketing Emmanuel Onifade, Ph.D., C.P.A., Professor, Accounting Aisha Meeks Ph.D., C.P.A., Professor, Accounting Siavash Abghari, Ph.D., Professor, Finance Patrick Washington, Ph.D., Professor, Finance Belinda J. White, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Management Carolyn Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Management Felix Kamuche, Ph.D., Professor, Management J. Vincent Eagan, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor, Business and Economics Glynnis Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Marketing Rubina Malik, Ph.D., Senior Assistant Professor, Management Maria Gabriela Piscopo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Marketing Irving Corrales, M.B.A., Instructor, Marketing David A. Thomas, Ph.D., President and Professor, Management John E. Williams, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus and Mills Bee Lane Professor, Finance Derek Alphran, J.D., Instructor, Management Floran Syler-Woods, Ph.D., Professor, Accounting Michael Shiroya, Ph.D., Professor, Economics Umoh Umoh, Ph.D., Instructor, Economics Richard Slaton, M.B.A., Instructor, Finance

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Mrs. Bonita Moore, Business Manager, Entrepreneurship Center Ms. Christina Womack, Recruitment Coordinator, Office of Career Development and Engagement Ms. Chyanne Hobley, Administrative Assistant, Department of Business Administration and Economics Mr. Douglas Cooper, Executive Director, Office of Career Development and Engagement

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the department of Business Administration at Morehouse College is to develop intellectual capacity and skills, advance knowledge, and foster leadership abilities requisite for excellence in business practice, graduate studies and beyond.

VISION “The preeminent business program for men seeking to excel in business, graduate school, public service and entrepreneurship.”

VALUES We value: 1. high standards and expectations for ethical behavior, professional conduct and brotherhood.

2. high expectations for academic excellence and career success.

3. civic engagement, service and social justice for students and faculty.

4. a global perspective 5. faculty and students’ leadership development.

6. the student voice in teaching, service and research.

7. intellectual contributions intended to enhance teaching effectiveness, improve business practices and advance knowledge in the business disciplines in order of emphasis respectively.

8. relevance, continuous improvement and innovation and curriculum and teaching.

9. a collegial environment.

10. partnerships with businesses, alumni, and the community.

11. diversity in talent, background, skills, and gifts.

12. African American history and tradition in business and economics.

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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS MISSION AND OBJECTIVES The mission of the Department of Economics is to prepare students for careers as economic practitioners and researchers in the private sector, academia, and government. To accomplish this mission, the economics program emphasizes the requisite skills in analytical reasoning and effective communication through a solid background in economic theory and quantitative techniques. The program also stresses the importance of ethical professionalism and social awareness.

The economics program is designed to improve the ability of students to think critically, write and speak effectively, regarding economic issues.

These skills or abilities should be reflected in students increased ability to: 1. Identify those processes and institutions both domestically and internationally through which productive activity is organized.

2. Identify issues and problems where economic analysis can be appropriately applied.

3. Determine the appropriate tools of analysis to apply to a given economic issue or problem.

4. Adequately analyze an economic issue or problem and offer viable conclusions, solutions and recommendations

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THE OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PRESENTS

20 for ’20 Offer your well wishes and messages of support of at least 20 words to our newest Morehouse Men, the Class of 2020.

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