The Fourteenth of December, Two Thousand and Eighteen

Nine-thirty O’clock in the Morning Talmadge L. Hill Field House

Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane

Baltimore, Maryland 21251 www.morgan.edu

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To Our Guests

W elcome to the fifth Winter Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. The University solicits your cooperation in helping to sustain the dignity and solemnity of this happy occasion. We respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in conversation as

well as moving about while the Commencement Exercises are in progress. Once the exercises have begun, only members of the authorized working press and authorized photographers are permitted on the arena floor. We ask our guests to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to remain standing until after the singing of the Anthem. Thank you.

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Anthem

LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING

Lift ev’ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way. Thou who has by Thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, Our God, where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our Native land.

The list of graduates that appears in this booklet is tentative and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all requirements for graduation, and participation in these Commencement Exercises

cannot be interpreted as having completed all requirements for graduation from Morgan State University.

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The Alma Mater

I Fair Morgan, we love thee, so tried and so true. Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride. We owe thee allegiance; we pledge thee our faith, A faith that will ever abide. Chorus We pledge thee our love; we pledge thee our faith, Whatever the future may bring. And thus our devotion, fidelity too, And homage we pay as we sing. II Fair Morgan, as onward the years quickly fly, And thou livest in memory sweet, We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet.

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Alumni Oath of Allegiance

I hereby solemnly pledge unbroken allegiance to Alma Mater in appreciation for opportunities for development afforded me as a student at Morgan State University. I pledge active membership in the National Alumni Association wherever I may be. Through association with fellow alumni, I shall ever do my best to uphold the ideals and traditions of Alma Mater. I pledge as a citizen to exemplify the high ideals thus implied, rendering positive service to community, state and nation, and so to live as ever to bring honor and respect to Alma Mater.

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Current Morgan Degree and Certificate Programs

Doctoral Degrees

Bioenvironmental Sciences Ph.D. Business Administration Ph.D. Community College Leadership Ed.D. Engineering D.Eng. English Ph.D. Higher Education Ph.D. History Ph.D. Industrial and Computational Mathematics Ph.D. Mathematics Education Ed.D. Nursing Ph.D. Psychometrics Ph.D. Public Health Dr.P.H. Science Education Ed.D. Social Work Ph.D. Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Systems Ph.D. Urban Educational Leadership Ed.D.

Master’s Degrees

African-American Studies M.A. Architecture M.Arch. Bioinformatics M.S. Business Administration M.B.A. City and Regional Planning M.C.R.P. Construction Management M.S. Economics M.A. Educational Administration and Supervision M.S. Electrical Engineering M.S. Engineering M.E. English M.A. Higher Education Administration M.A. History M.A. Hospitality Management M.S. International Studies M.A. Landscape Architecture M.L.A. M.S.L.A. Master of Arts in Teaching M.A.T. Mathematics M.A. Mathematics Education M.S. Museum Studies and Historical Preservation M.A. Music M.A.

Nursing M.S. Operations Research M.S. Professional Accountancy M.S. Project Management M.S. Psychometrics M.S. Public Health M.P.H. Science M.S. Science Education M.S. Social Work M.S.W. Sociology M.A., M.S. Telecommunications M.S. Urban Transportation M.S.

Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Combinations

Architecture & Environmental Design— Landscape Architecture B.S., M.S. Architecture & Environmental Design— City & Regional Planning B.S., M.S. Architecture & Environmental Design— Architecture B.S., M.Arch.. Engineering B.S., M.S. Nursing R.N., B.S., M.P.H

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Bioinformatics P.B.C. Cyber Security P.B.C. Health Leadership & Management P.B.C. Health Records Management P.B.C. Museum Studies and Historical Preservation P.B.C. Project Management P.B.C. Psychometrics P.B.C. Sustainable Urban Communities P.B.C. Urban Planning & Health Management P.B.C. Urban Transportation P.B.C.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Accounting B.S. Actuarial Science B.S. Applied Liberal Studies B.S. Architecture and Environmental Design B.S. Biology B.S.

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Broadcast and Integrated Media Production B.A., B.S. Business Administration B.S. Chemistry B.S. Civil Engineering B.S. Computer Science B.S. Construction Management B.S. Economics B.A., B.S. Electrical Engineering B.S. Elementary Education B.S. Engineering Physics B.S. English B.A. Entrepreneurship B.S. Family and Consumer Science B.S. Finance B.S. Fine Art B.A. Health Education B.S. History B.A. Hospitality Management B.S. Industrial Engineering B.S. Information Systems B.S. Journalism B.A., B.S. Management B.S. Marketing B.S. Mathematics B.S. Medical Technology B.S. Multimedia Journalism B.S. Multiplatform Production B.S. Music B.A. Nursing B.S. Nutritional Science B.S. Philosophy B.A. Physical Education B.S. Physics B.S. Political Science B.A. Psychology B.S. Public Relations, Advertising and Media Ratings and Sales B.A., B.S. Screenwriting and Animation B.A., B.F.A. Services and Supply Chain Management B.S. Social Work B.S. Sociology B.A. Strategic Communication B.S. Theatre Arts B.A. Transportation Systems B.S.

On-line Degrees

Doctoral Degree Community College Leadership Ed.D.

Master’s Degrees Business Administration M.B.A. Accounting Finance Management Marketing Management Marketing Research

International Management Community College Administration & Instruction M.Ed. Project Management M.S. Public Health M.P.H. Executive Health Management Social Work M.S.W.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Advanced National Security P.B.C. Product Management P.B.C. Urban Journalism P.B.C.

Bachelor’s Degrees

Electrical Engineering B.S.

Off-campus Degrees

Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering B.S. (Harford Community College)

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Officers of the University

THE BOARD OF REGENTS The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair

Rev. Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, Vice Chair The Honorable Tracey L. Parker-Warren, Secretary

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Dr. David Wilson, President Dr. Anna McPhatter, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Kevin M. Banks, Vice President for Student Affairs Mr. Sidney Evans, Vice President for Finance and Management Ms. Cheryl Y. Hitchcock, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Willie E. May, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo, Vice President for Technology Dr. Maurice C. Taylor, Vice President for Academic Outreach and Engagement Dr. Kara Miles Turner, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success Dr. Don-Terry Veal, Chief of Staff to the President Mr. Claude E. Hitchcock, Assistant to the President for Government Relations Ms. Julie D. Goodwin, General Counsel

ACADEMIC DEANS

Dr. Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Mark D. Garrison, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Sandra Chipungu, (Acting) Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean of the James H. Gilliam, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Dr. Craig Scott, (Interim) Dean of the Clarence Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean of the School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies Prof. DeWayne Wickham, Dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication Dr. Hongtao Yu, Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS

Dr. Alice M. Jackson, Chair Dr. Kofi Nyarko, Vice Chair Ms. Tonya Dorsey, Secretary

STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS

Mr. Kenold E. Pierre, Student Government Association President Ms. Bria Hill, Student Government Association Vice President Mr. Chad Williams-Bey, Graduate Student Association President Ms. Thea Celestine, Graduate Student Association Council Lead

Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr. The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis Dr. Linda J. Gilliam Dr. Shirley M. Malcom Mr. Wayne Resnick

Ms. Shelonda Stokes Dr. Tyrone Taborn Mrs. Penelope J. Taylor Dr. Marquis T. Walker Mr. Winston A. Wilkinson Ms. Niraje Medley-Bacon, Student Regent

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Order of Procession

MARSHALS

Chief Faculty Marshal of the University Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

Associate Marshals

Mrs. Joyce A. Brown Dr. Tiffany B. Mfume Dr. Edwin T. Johnson Ms. Tanya V. Rush

Marshals for the Faculty

Ms. Nina Dobson Hopkins Dr. Roosevelt Shaw

Marshals for the School of Graduate Studies

Dr. Cleo Hughes-Darden Ms. Marsha Logan Mr. Windsor Morgan

Marshals for the College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Brett Butler Dr. Amber Hodges Dr. Jose Lara

Marshal for the School of Architecture and Planning

Mr. Paul Voos Ms. Suzanne Frazier

Marshals for the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

Dr. Marjorie Adams Dr. Samuel Ejiaku Dr. Dennis Agboh Dr. Miguel Zuniga

Marshals for the School of Community Health and Policy

Ms. Carol-Ann Hendricks Ms. Shelia Richburg

Marshals for the School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Mr. Van Jones Dr. Haruna Sesay Dr. Ernest Steele

Marshals for the School of Education and Urban Studies

Mr. Kenneth Bacote Dr. Simone Gibson Dr. Henrietta Wright

Marshals for the Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering

Ms. Vanessa Branch Dr. Farzad Moazzami Ms. Myra W. Curtis Dr. Monica Poindexter Ms. Lafaun Davis Ms. Aaries Reed Dr. James Hunter Dr. John Wheatland

Ms. Judith Wise

Marshals for the School of Global Journalism and Communication Dr. OluwaTosin Adegbola Ms. Jacqueline Jones

Dr. Baruti N. Kopano

Marshals for the School of Social Work Dr. Charlene Allen Ms. Thelma Rich Dr. Paul Archibald

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THE PROCESSION

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS

FACULTY EMERITI

FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE CANDIDATES Doctorates Masters

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES College of Liberal Arts Bachelors of Arts Bachelors of Fine Arts Bachelors of Science

School of Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Science

Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Bachelors of Science

School of Community Health and Policy Bachelors of Science

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Bachelors of Science

School of Education and Urban Studies Bachelors of Science

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Bachelors of Science

School of Global Journalism and Communication Bachelors of Science

School of Social Work Bachelors of Science

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PLATFORM PARTY

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

PRESIDENT OF THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CLERGY

REGISTRAR

PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS

SPECIAL GUESTS

IVA G. JONES MEDALLION AWARDEE

SANDYE JEAN MCINTYRE, II, SASH AWARDEE

ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT

UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT

PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

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The Presidential Chain of Office

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T he Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is bestowed upon each President of the University at an official inauguration ceremony and is worn by the President at Commencement and all official occasions requiring the wearing of aca-

demic regalia. It is a permanent insignia of office and is passed down to each succeeding presi-dent of the University. The Morgan State University Presidential Chain of Office is cast in bronze with an antique pati-na and consists of a chain of 1 1/2-inch medallions engraved with the names of the presidents of the institution and the four periods and dates in its evolution: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College, Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The medallions for the current and past presidents drape around the front, and the medallions noting the periods in the history of the institution drape around the back of the academic regalia. Near the bottom of the Chain are two banners with laurel leaves, attached to two round medallions bearing the offi-cial logo of the University. At the bottom of the Chain is a banner, crested with laurel leaves, bearing the inscription President, below which sits the official Presidential Medallion, a 3-inch round medal with a double-faced design embossed in bas-relief with the Seal of the University and its colors on the front and engraved with the University logo on the verso plane. Below the Presidential Medallion is a banner inscribed with the name of the current President. The Presidential Chain was designed by the Inauguration Committee for Morgan’s Tenth Inau-gurated President, Dr. David Wilson, in collaboration with the Office of Public Relations and Communications, and crafted by Medallic Art Company of Northwest Territorial Mint in Day-ton, Nevada, in 2010. It was donated by Dr. Clara I. Adams, Morgan State University Class of 1954, Special Assistant to the President, and Mr. Wilbert L. Walker, Morgan State University Class of 1950.

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The Morgan State University Maces

D uring its Sesquicentennial Celebration—December 2016 to December 2017— Morgan State University retired its sixty-year-old mace and replaced it with a longer mace that will be able to accommodate the names of additional Presidents over the years and that displays more prominently the insignia of the four major periods of its development: Centenary Biblical Institute, Morgan College,

Morgan State College and Morgan State University. The new mace, crafted by the Medallic Art Company in Dayton, Nevada, has a 36-inch-tall fluted mahogany staff with 14 antique brass banners encircling it, the first ten engraved with the names and terms of the inaugurated presidents of the University. The mace head is a four-sided mahogany crown that bears images of three iconic Morgan structures and, on one side, the seal of the University, all in bronze, and, at its top the traditional flame of knowledge. The base of the mace is adorned with a tiered brass foot. The new Mace was designed by the Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Committee, and it is a Sesquicentennial Gift to the University from the MSU Alumni Association.

CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY

1914-1948 Dr. Milton L. Calloway 1948-1966 Dr. George H. Spaulding 1966-1974 Dr. Nathaniel K. Proctor 1974-2009 Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury 2009- Dr. Milford A. Jeremiah

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The Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem

S ome colleagues and community friends of the late Dr. Iva Gwendolyn Jones, Professor Emerita of the Morgan State University Department of English, honored her as a scholar, leader, and teacher, by extending as a gift to Morgan State University the Dr. Iva G. Jones Medallion Emblem,

which is the conception of the late Assistant Professor Emeritus Samuel L. Green, who was likewise one of the two co-designers of the symbol. The second co-designer, and medallion silversmith, is Associate Professor Kenneth Royster. The Emblem fabric approximates in width the border of the master’s hood, is velvet, and employs the University colors— blue and orange. The detachable chain, which surmounts the emblem and helps to drape the wearer’s front and shoulders, bears silver mounts that hold the medallions in suspension. Appraisers have assessed each silver medallion at over ten times the value of the United States silver dollar, which the medallions resemble. The twenty-one (21) emblem medallions—which the Philadelphia Mint created exclusively for the Negro

Commemorative Society (Membership Number 1043)—display the images of African-American notables like Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Banneker, Henry O. Tanner, Lorraine Hansberry, Mary Church Terrell, Alaine Locke, and Ralph Bunche. Annually, colleagues, employing University-approved criteria, select an individual to wear the Emblem. Those honored by this selection are persons who reflect vividly in their professional lives the qualities distinguishing the individual whose name the Emblem bears.

AWARDEES

1986-88 Dr. Iva G. Jones, Professor of English Emerita ** 1988-89 Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, Professor of Foreign Languages Emeritus, ** 1989-90 Dr. Esther J. Ridley, Professor of Biology ** 1990-91 Dr. Cecil W. Payton, Associate Professor of Biology 1991-92 Dr. Vergial S. Webb, Acting Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies 1993-95 Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Professor of English 1995-96 Dr. Ernest Silversmith, Professor of Chemistry 1996-97 Dr. Nathan Carter, Professor of Music ** 1997-99 Dr. Dinker Raval, Professor of Business Administration 1999-2000 Dr. Pamela Leigh Mack, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2000-2001 Mr. Bala Subramanian, Associate Professor of Business Administration 2001-2002 Dr. Frederick Oliver, Professor of Physics 2002-2003 Dr. Anna R. McPhatter, Associate Professor of Social Work and Mental Health 2003-2004 Dr. Ali Emdad, Associate Professor of Information Science and Systems 2005-2006 Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages 2007-2008 Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics 2010-2011 Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta, Associate Professor of Mathematics 2011-2012 Dr. Alex Tang, Professor of Finance 2012-2013 Dr. Burney J. Hollis, Professor of English 2013-2014 Dr. Conrad Williams, Professor of Physics 2014-2015 Dr. Sandra Chipungu, Professor of Social Work 2015-2016 Dr. Carroll S. Perrino, Associate Professor of Psychology 2016-2017 Dr. Yacob Astatke, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering 2017-2018 Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi, Associate Dean, School of Social Work 2018-2019 Dr. Farin Kamangar, Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

** Deceased

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The Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II

International Award

T he Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award, a sash designed and tailored specifically for this award, is inspired by the diplomatic sash custom-

arily worn for formal occasions by ambassadors, consuls, and other dignitaries. It is red satin accented with a traditional rosette and blue, white, yellow and green ribbons, representing the flags of the United States of America, France, Senegal, and other countries with which Dr. McIntyre had contact in his diplomatic and aca-demic careers. In the center front of the sash, a specially-commissioned gold medal (struck by Charles Nusinov and Sons) features a world map enclosed by laurel wreaths and the name of the award. The Award was established in 1997 and conferred upon Dr. McIn-tyre at the annual Founders Day Convocation in 1997. It is given to that member of the Morgan faculty who demonstrates extraordi-nary commitment to global learning and international understand-ing and who promotes international programs at Morgan.

AWARDEES

2000 Dr. Joseph Overton, Associate Professor of Political Science 2006 Dr. Carleen S. Leggett, Associate Professor of World Languages 2007 Dr. M’bare N’gom, Professor of World Languages 2008 Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma, Associate Professor of Philosophy 2009 Dr. Joanna Crosby, Associate Professor of Philosophy 2010 Dr. Gaston N’guerekata, Professor of Mathematics 2011 Mr. Sanjit Roy, Assistant Professor of Architecture 2012 Dr. Glenn O. Phillips, Professor of History 2013 Dr. Max Hilaire, Associate Professor of Political Science

2014 Dr. Eric Conway, Associate Professor of Music 2015 Dr. Tsenay Serequeberhan, Professor of Philosophy 2016 Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, Associate Professor of World Languages 2017 Dr. James Lee, III, Professor of Music

2018 Dr. Suzanne Frasier, Associate Professor and Interim Chairperson of the Department of Undergraduate Design

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The Academic Regalia

T he traditional black caps and gowns worn by students and faculty in the academic procession have been the historic regalia of scholars since medieval times. Because many scholars of that period were members of monastic orders, the academic regalia

probably represents an adaptation of ecclesiastical dress. A uniform code for academic regalia was drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893 and has since been adopted by the majority of colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s—has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown representing the bachelor’s degree is distinguished by its long pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrow, closed sleeve, extending below the knee. The arm is passed through a slit at the elbow. In contrast, the doctor’s gown is faced with wide velvet bands, which may be black or a color indicating the general field of learning of the wearer—for example, dark blue for philosophy, green for medicine, and purple for law. The most colorful and distinctive item of the academic regalia is the hood, which passes around the neck and extends down the back. The doctor’s hood is the largest, and the bachelor’s hood is the smallest. Often the use of a bachelor’s hood is omitted. The wearer’s field of learning is indicated by the color of the hood and the tassel. Among the colors of hoods are:

Architecture ............................................................... Blue-Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities .................................................. White City Planning ............................................................. Blue-Violet Commerce, Accountancy, Business .................................... Drab Education .................................................................... Light Blue Engineering ...................................................................... Orange Fine Arts ............................................................................. Brown Human Ecology ................................................................. Purple Journalism ..................................................................... Crimson Library Science ................................................................. Lemon Medicine ............................................................................ Green Music .................................................................................... Pink Nursing ............................................................................ Apricot Philosophy ................................................................... Dark Blue Physical Education .................................................... Sage Green Public Administration ............................................ Peacock Blue Public Health .......................................................... Salmon Pink Science .................................................................. Golden Yellow Social Science .................................................................... Citron Speech (Oratory) ................................................................. Silver Theology & Divinity ......................................................... Scarlet

The colors of the silk lining exposed in the center of the hood are those of the college or university which conferred the degree. The tassel may be either black or the color of the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap is usually gold.

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Commencement Speaker

THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH WARREN Senior U. S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Commencement Speaker

T he Honorable Elizabeth Warren is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the American economy and personal finance and a fearless consumer advocate fighting for middle-class families and their financial security. For over thirty years, she was a highly decorated law professor at some of the

nation’s leading schools of law, and she, with more than one hundred articles and eleven books to her credit, achieved the record of being the third most-quoted scholar in the field of commercial law. In 2012, she was elected to the Senate of the United States and became the first female Senator elected to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Re-elected to that office by a wide margin in 2018, she is now the Senior Senator from Massachusetts and is considered its most outspoken and plainspoken voice for people who have been crushed by predatory lenders and under-regulated banks. One of the nation’s most effective consumer protection crusaders, Senator Elizabeth Warren was a leading advocate for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Barack Obama, and, operating as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for that agency, she was a tireless fighter for holding Wall Street and other financial institutions accountable and for protecting consumers from financial tricks and traps. She is known for her original thinking, her political courage and her relentless persistence in consumer protection advocacy.

After earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Houston and her law degree at Rutgers University School of Law, Elizabeth Warren alternated between teaching in elementary school and practicing law from her living room. In 1977, one year after earning her law degree, she embarked on what was to become a thirty-five-year career as law professor, beginning as a lecturer at the Newark School of Law at Rutgers University. Her ascendency as a highly respected law professor, teaching courses in commercial law, contracts and bankruptcy, took her to: the University of Houston School of Law as a Professor and Associate Dean (1978-83); the University of Michigan as a Visiting Professor (1985); the University of Texas School of Law as Professor and the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin as a Research Associate (1983-87); the University of Pennsylvania as a Professor (1987-95), during which time she was named William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law; and Harvard University Law School as Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, and the only tenured law professor there who attended law school at an American public university (1995-2015). Professor Warren’s ground-breaking research in the law brought national attention to the connection between personal bankruptcy and health care costs and revealed the aftermath of family bankruptcies related to astronomical medical expenses. Four of her best-selling books also brought attention to the national economic shame and secured her reputation as a national expert on bankruptcy and financial pressures facing middle-class families: This Fight Is Our Fight, A Fighting Chance, The Two-Income Trap and All Your Worth.

Known already for her original thinking, political courage and relentless persistence, Professor Elizabeth Warren was elected to the United States Senate in 2012, where she renewed her campaign to protect taxpayers and hold Wall Street accountable, getting dangerous drugs out of circulation, creating a level economic playing field for working people, tackling the student debt crisis and securing educational paths to good-paying jobs. During her years in the Senate, to which she was re-elected by a wide margin in 2018, Senator Elizabeth Warren was called upon to chair the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and her actions and advocacy led to the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She won praise from both sides of the aisle for her tireless efforts to protect taxpayers and to ensure tough oversight in both the Bush and Obama administrations. As a member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, she worked for legislation related to financial services, the economy, housing and urban development; on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, she was a champion for high quality health care, access to good schools, employment protection for workers and secure retirement for seniors; and as a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, she supported strengthening Social Security, Medicare and other programs for the elderly.

Decorated as law professor and highly praised as Senator, Elizabeth Warren has been acclaimed as “Bostonian of the Year” by the Boston Globe, “New Sheriff on Wall Street” by Time magazine, “One of the Most Influential Lawyers of the Decade” by the National Law Review, and “One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World” four times by Time magazine.

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Honorary Degree Recipients

DR. CLARA I. ADAMS, ’54 Retired Special Assistant to the President at Morgan State University

D r. Clara I. Adams is a Morgan Legend! A distinguished 1954 graduate of Morgan State College who returned to teach on the faculty in 1959, she is the second longest-serving faculty member and administrator and the

longest-serving Vice President for Academic Affairs in the 151-year history of Mor-gan State University, having served on the faculty and in various administrative positions for fifty-nine years under five inaugurated Morgan presidents. Devoting most of her professional life in service to her alma mater, Dr. Clara Adams, who holds the master’s degree from Iowa State College and the doctorate in chemistry from a cooperative program between the University of Massachusetts, Smith Col-lege, Mt. Holyoke College and Amherst College, has left an enduring stamp of integrity and excellence in all of her roles of leadership at Morgan—Chair of the Chemistry Department, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Special Assistant to the President. Under her leadership as Dean and as Vice President for Academic Af-fairs, during the early years of Morgan’s elevation to university status, she guided the growth in quantity and quality of graduate and undergraduate programs that gained Morgan’s Carnegie reclassification from a com-prehensive institution to a doctoral research university. After nearly twenty years as Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs, Dr. Adams, in 2004, was promoted to Special Assistant to the President, a position from which she retired in August of 2018. Dr. Adams is considered by many to be the Lady Behind the Morgan Renaissance that the institution experienced in the last two decades of the twentieth and the first decade of the twenty-first centuries. Named a Living Legend for her work in higher education by the Associated Black Charities of Maryland in 2010, Dr. Clara I. Adams is an alumna in whose success and nearly unprecedent-ed devotion the University takes great pride and satisfaction and to whom the University is greatly indebted.

DR. EUGENE DELOATCH Dean Emeritus of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering at Morgan State University

D r. Eugene M. DeLoatch is a modern-day Morgan Legend! He is a Morgan Phenomenon! As Founding Dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering, he is the second-longest serving academic dean in the 151

-year history of Morgan State University. With dual bachelor’s degrees in mathemat-ics and electrical engineering, a master’s degree in electrical engineering, and the doctorate in bioengineering, Dr. Eugene DeLoatch set out on his graduation date in 1959, when only one percent of engineering degrees was being awarded to African Americans, to level the playing field and increase the percentage of African Ameri-cans entering the field of engineering. During a career that spans fifty years, he has been one of the nation’s strongest advocates for minority representation in STEM professions and one of its most prominent leaders in training African Americans for careers in engineering. After a number of years as lecturer in engineering and more than a decade as Profes-sor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at Howard University, Dr. DeLoatch came to Morgan in 1984 as Dean of its new School of Engineering and, on a Morgan platform that consisted of a single major in engi-neering physics, built a school that trains students in civil, electrical and industrial at the baccalaureate, mas-ter’s and doctoral levels. During his thirty-two-year tenure as Dean at Morgan, Dr. DeLoatch has raised the School of Engineering to local, national and international preëminence as one of this nation’s largest pro-ducers of African-American engineers. Under Dean DeLoatch’s unprecedented thirty-two-year leadership, Morgan has awarded nearly three thousand degrees in engineering, including eighty-four Doctorates of En-gineering, and the number of engineering degrees awarded annually to African Americans in the United States has now reached five percent.

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The Academic Degrees

T he first known degree was a doctorate conferred by the University of Bologna in the middle of the 12th century. Originally, the doctor’s and master’s degrees were used interchangeably, each indicating that the holder was qualified to give instruction to students. The bachelor’s or baccalaureate degree indicated only entrance upon a course of study

preparatory to the doctorate or mastership. Gradually, however, the bachelor’s degree came to mean successful completion of one level of study preparatory to the higher degrees. Today, there are more than 1,600 different academic degrees conferred by colleges and universities in the United States. The advanced degrees granted by Morgan State University are the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Engineering, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Public Health.

The Doctoral Degree The doctoral degree or doctorate represents the most advanced degree conferred at institutions of higher education in the United States. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a doctor in the academic sense as “one who, in any faculty or branch of learning, has attained to the highest degree conferred by a university.” There are two major types of doctoral degrees: earned doctorates and honorary doctorates. Earned doctorates are further divided into two distinct types—the research degree and the professional or practitioner degree. The distinguishing feature of the research degree is that it normally requires a lengthy scholarly dissertation which is usually designed to constitute a substantial contribution to the existing body of knowledge in its field. The most important doctorate of the research type at institutions of higher education in the United States is the Doctor of Philosophy. The only other earned doctorate of the research type which has secured wide recognition and use by a large number of leading United States universities is the Doctor of Education.

The Master’s Degree * The master’s degree is an academic honor conferred upon students who have successfully completed one or two years’ work beyond the baccalaureate. A thesis and an oral examination are usually required. The word magister connected with a qualifying phrase was used among the Romans as the title of honor, but its present meaning must be traced to the time of the establishment of the oldest universities. Regularly organized faculties were not then known as they now exist in the universities. The whole circle of academic activity was limited to seven liberal arts. Those who received public honors in the completed studies, and who had already received the degree of baccalaureus (bachelor), were called magistri artium (masters of the liberal arts).

The Bachelor’s Degree **

The bachelor’s degree represents completion of a four-year course of study of collegiate grade and is the oldest academic degree used at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was the first conferred in the United States in 1642 on nine young men, comprising the first graduating class of Harvard College. Yale conferred its first Bachelor of Arts in 1702; Princeton in 1748; William and Mary in 1753; Pennsylvania in 1757; Columbia in 1758; and Morgan State to George W. F. McMechen in 1895. * Eells, Walter Crosby. Degrees in Higher Education. New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1967. ** Sometimes designated as the baccalaureate degree, from the Latin baccalaris, “under the influence of,” and lauris, “laurel,” used as a designation

of honor, distinction, or fame.

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Order of Exercises

Dr. David Wilson President of the University, Presiding PROCESSIONAL ................................................................................................................................................................

“On A Hymn Song of Philip Bliss” ................................................................................................ David Holsinger “Sound Off” ........................................................................................................................................ John P. Sousa “Pomp and Circumstance” ..................................................................................................................... Edgar Elgar

The Morgan State University Band Mr. Melvin Miles, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession moves into the arena and to

remain standing until after the singing of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”

INVOCATION ..................................................................................................................... Reverend Dr. Bernard Keels Dean of University Memorial Chapel

HYMN

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” ..................................................... James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson

Led by Mr. Hakeem Henderson, Tenor GREETINGS ..................................................................................................................... The Honorable Kweisi Mfume Chairman, Board of Regents INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER ............................................................................................. President David Wilson COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ............................................................................... The Honorable Elizabeth Warren Senior U. S. Senator from Massachusetts

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES .......................................... Presented by Chairman Kweisi Mfume and President Wilson Citations Read by Dr. Burney J. Hollis, Professor of English and Dean Emeritus

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Doctor of Laws Dr. Clara I. Adams, ’54, Doctor of Laws Dr. Eugene DeLoatch, Doctor of Laws

RECOGNITION OF SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES .............................................................. Dr. Anna McPhatter Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS .............................................................................. President David Wilson

President’s Second Mile Award President’s Award for Creative Achievement

CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE ...................................... Presented by Interim Provost Anna McPhatter

GRADUATE DEGREES SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES .............................................. Names Read by Dr. Darryl Peterkin, Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College

DOCTORATES ................................................................................................. Candidates presented by Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean

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MASTER’S DEGREES ..................................................................................... Candidates presented by

Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES .................................................. Names Read by Dr. Shirley Basfield-Dunlap, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

Ms. Keisha Campbell, University Registrar, Prof. Heidi Gerber-Salins, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Dr. Darryl L. Peterkin, Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College

JAMES H. GILLIAM, JR., COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS .......................... Candidates presented by Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING ................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Dean EARL G. GRAVES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ...... Candidates presented by Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POLICY .............................. Candidates presented by Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean SCHOOL OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES ............................................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Hongtao Yu, Dean SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND URBAN STUDIES ............................... Candidates presented by Dr. Patricia L. Welch, Dean CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR., SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ............. Candidates presented by Dr. Craig Scott, Interim Dean SCHOOL OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION ........ Candidates presented by Prof. DeWayne Wickham, Dean SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK ....................................................................... Candidates presented by Dr. Sandra Chipungu, Interim Dean

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS ........................................................................................... By College/Schools, as above SALUTE TO THE GRADUATES ...................................................................................................... Ms. Emani Majors President of the Senior Class

INDUCTION INTO THE MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ..................................... Rev. Dr. Charles D. Fletcher, Jr. President of the MSU Alumni Association THE ALMA MATER ...................................................................................................... Led by Ms. KeWanna Taylor, Soprano BENEDICTION ................................................................................................................... Reverend Dr. Bernard Keels RECESSIONAL

“Pomp and Circumstance” ...................................................................................................................... Edgar Elgar

The Morgan State University Band

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Candidates for Degrees

School of Graduate Studies

Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy Degrees Darlene Anderson ..................................................................................................................................................... Social Work

B.A., Purdue University, 1986 M.A., University of the District of Columbia, 1991 Dissertation: “Factors of Resilience in Black Men: The Role of Microaggressions, Racial Socialization, and

Discrimination” Chair: Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon Iris Barnes ........................................................................................................................................................................... History

B.F.A., Temple University, 1982 M.A., Morgan State University, 2012 Dissertation: “Sacrificing Margaret Morgan: Slavery and Freedom in the Upper Chesapeake Through the Lens of

Prigg v Pennsylvania” Chair: Dr. Debra Newman Ham

Lela Blue-Campbell .................................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.A., College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 1995 M.Ed., Coppin State University, 2008 Dissertation: “Biopsychosocial Risk Associated with Homelessness Amongst Baltimore City Veterans”

Chair: Dr. Sandra Chipungu

Melissa Buckley ......................................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.S.W., Oakwood College, 2002 M.S.W., University of Alabama, 2004 Dissertation: “Exploring Fatherless Woman Syndrome and the Perceptions of Attachment in Jamaican Women”

Chair: Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon

Marquis Chandler ...................................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.A., Centenary College, 2011 M.S.W., Morgan State University, 2013 Dissertation: “Predictors of Health Care Utilization Among Older Returning African American Men”

Chair: Dr. Laurens Van Sluytman

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Seyedehsan Dadvar ....................................................................................... Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Systems B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2006 M.S., Islamic Azad University, 2010 Dissertation: “Improving Crash Predictability of the Highway Safety Manual through Alternate Local Calibration

Process” Chair: Dr. Young-Jae Lee

Tonya Phillips ........................................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2007 M.S.W., University of Maryland, 2008 Dissertation: “Invisible Heroes: Lived Experiences of Former U.S. Service Members That Were Separated with

Non-Honorable Discharges Secondary to Substance Use” Chair: Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon

Omar Price .......................................................................................................................................................................... History B.S., Alabama A&M University, 2005 M.Ed., Alabama A&M University, 2007 M.A., University of Louisville, 2011 Dissertation: “Freedom, Faith and Education: The Formation and Legacy of Freedmen Schools in Princes George’s

County, Maryland, 1865-1870” Chair: Dr. Debra Newman Ham Shvilla Rasheem ......................................................................................................................................................... Social Work

B.S., Coppin State University, 2010 M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland, 2013 Dissertation: “An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of African American Mothers with Adolescent Daughters”

Chair: Dr. Melissa Littlefield

Stacy Smith ............................................................................................................................................................... Social Work B.S., Morgan State University, 1996 M.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1997 Dissertation: “Formation of the Hybrid-Gang Family Structure: A Secondary Analysis of the National Survey of

Children’s Exposure to Violence II Using an Epidemiological Criminology Framework” Chair: Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi

Charmaine Troy .............................................................................................................................................. Higher Education B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997 M.P.A., North Carolina Central University, 2010 Dissertation: “Examining Media Bias Surrounding Black Higher Education: A Content and Discourse Analysis of News

Surrounding Critical Incidents that Have Occurred at Two Historically Black Colleges and Universities” Chair: Dr. Sean Robinson

Doctor of Education Degrees

Areej Alatawi .............................................................................................................................. Urban Educational Leadership B.Ed., University of Tabuk, 2004 M.Ed., Yarmouk University, 2011 Dissertation: “Relationship Between Perceptions and Behavior of School Principals in the Implementation of Information

Communication Technology (ICT) Policy in Saudi Arabia: Tabuk School District” Chair: Dr. Warren Hayman

Mohammed Ali ........................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2002 M.S., University of Maryland University College, 2007 Dissertation: “A Correlational Study of Types of Interactions and Student Satisfaction in Online Community College

Mathematics, English, and Information Technology Courses” Chair: Dr. Joseph Drew

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Milbert Brown, Jr. ....................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., Ball State University, 1978 M.A., Ohio University, 1982 Dissertation: “A Study on the Academic Success of Black Male Community College Students in Male Initiative Programs”

Chair: Dr. Rosemary Gillette-Karam

Patrice Frazier-Watson ............................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., Morgan State University, 1990 M.Ed., Bowie State University, 1998 Dissertation: “Transition Services that Prepare Students with a Specific Learning Disability to Transition Seamlessly to

Community Colleges in Maryland” Chair: Dr. Rosemary Gillette-Karam Dana Gaskins ............................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership

B.S., Trinity Washington University, 2003 M.S., Towson University, 2007 Dissertation: “The Impact of Performance-Based Funding 2.0 on Community College Institutional Behavior and

Outcomes” Chair: Dr. Wilbur Hicks

Edwin Green, Jr. ......................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.S.W., Morgan State University, 1988 M.S.W., Howard University, 1999 Dissertation: “Students’ Perceptions of the Effect of an Afterschool Program on their Path to College”

Chair: Dr. Dia Sekayi

Marsha Koger ............................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership B.A., Swarthmore College, 1984 M.A., University of Baltimore, 2011 Dissertation: “Exploring the Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Behavioral Intentions of Maryland State Legislators

Regarding Tuition-Free Community College Education” Chair: Dr. Sylvester E. McKay

Derrick Little .............................................................................................................................. Community College Leadership B.S., Towson University, 2006 M.P.H., New Mexico State University, 2009 Dissertation: “Financial Aid Warning and Intervention: A Quasi-Experimental Study at a Mid-Atlantic Community

College” Chair: Dr. Rosemary Gillette-Karam

Danyelle Maddox ....................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1995 M.A., University of Maryland University College, 2005 Dissertation: “Quasi-Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Flipped Learning for Middle School Students’ Science

Achievement” Chair: Dr. Warren Hayman

S. Ayize Sabater .......................................................................................................................... Urban Educational Leadership B.A., Moorehouse College, 1992 M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary, 1998 Dissertation: “Does Parental Involvement Matter? A Comparison of the Effects of Two Different Types of Parental

Involvement on Urban Elementary Students' Academic Performance” Chair: Dr. Glenda Prime

Jamila Scott ................................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2007 M.A, University of Montana, 2009 Dissertation: “The Effect of the Maryland Dream Act on Student Outcomes: An Examination of Undocumented

Students at a Maryland Community College” Chair: Dr. Uttam Gaulee

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Adrian Wright .......................................................................................................................... Community College Leadership B.S., American InterContinental University, 2009 M.P.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2010 Dissertation: “Barriers to Online Teaching at Predominantly White and Predominantly Black Community Colleges”

Chair: Dr. Carolyn Anderson

Kimberly Wright ........................................................................................................................ Community College Leadership B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1994 M.Ed., Salisbury State University, 1996 Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Mandatory Placement Tests to Student Success at a Community College”

Chair: Dr. Joseph Drew

Doctor of Engineering Degrees

Hailu Kassa ................................................................................................................................................ Electrical Engineering B.S., Defense Engineering University College, 2005 M.S., Addis Ababa University, 2009 Dissertation: “Adaptive Energy Efficient Cellular Network”

Chair: Dr. Kevin Kornegay

David Oyediran ......................................................................................................................................... Electrical Engineering M.Eng., Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 2004 M.S., Delft University of Technology, 2009 Dissertation: “Spectrum Sharing: CRMAC Protocol Implementation in the 3.5 GHz Band”

Chair: Dr. Farzad Moazzami

Doctor of Public Health Degree

Carolyn Nganga-Good ............................................................................................................................................. Public Health B.S, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2005 M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2007 Dissertation: “Linkage to HIV Care in Emergency Departments: Understanding the Core Components of the

Implementation Process” Chair: Dr. Lorece Edwards

Master’s Degrees

Master of Architecture Degrees

Mitchell Pinkney, Jr. .................................................... Architecture B.S., Coppin State University, 2009

Master of Arts Degrees

Asimiyu Adeniyi .............................................................. Economics

M.S., Vladimir State Technical University, 1994 M.S., All-Russian Correspondence Institute of Finance and Economics, 2008

Thesis: “The Effect of Outward Trade Orientation on the Economic Growth of Nigeria”

Chair: Dr. Muhammad Quibria

Olanrewaju Agau ............................................................ Economics B.S., Morgan State University, 2011

Samar Al-Abbas ............................................................ Mathematics

B.S., Najran University, 2012 Thesis: “Statistical Analysis of Mortality in Saudi Arabia” Chair: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Abdulwahab Alghamdi ................................................... Economics B.A., King Saud University, 2014 Thesis: “Women Empowerment in Saudi Arabia” Chair: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Rehab Alghammas .......................................................... Economics B.S., King Saud University, 2012 Thesis: “Is International Trade Successful in Reducing Poverty in East

Asia?” Chair: Dr. Muhammad Quibria

Makaram Alhamad .......................................................... Economics B.S., King Faisal University, 2013 Thesis: “The Effect of Foreign Aid on Poverty Reduction in Developing

Countries” Chair: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Reem Alnemari ................................................................ Economics B.A., Taif University, 2013 Thesis: “The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic

Growth in China” Chair: Dr. Muhammad Quibria

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Master of Arts in Teaching Degree

Robert Horne ..................................................................... Teaching B.A., Morgan State University, 2016

Aminah Alrehaili .......................................................... Mathematics B.S., Taibah University, 2008 Thesis: “A Mathematical Model of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in

China” Chair: Dr. Najat Ziyadi

Grace Bell ......................................................................... Journalism B.A., McDaniel College, 2016

Shamara Bownes .................................................. Higher Education

B.A., University of Baltimore, 2012

Joanna Carey ......................................................................... History B.A., Morgan State University, 2006 Thesis: “A Sense of Racial Pride and Personal Worth: The Evolution

of Historical Revisionist Benjamin Arthur Quarles” Chair: Dr. Debra Newman Ham

Jonathan Davis ............................................... International Studies B.A., Morgan State University, 2014

Sadaf Hashimi .................................................................... Sociology

B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2012 Thesis: “Factors that Influence Retention of Affiliation in

Christianity” Chair: Dr. Ashraf Ahmed

Felix Omondiale .............................................................. Economics

B.S., Ambrose Alli University, 2005 Thesis: “The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Growth and

Development of the Nigerian Economy” Chair: Dr. Muhammad Quibria

Marsha Price ......................................................................... English B.A., Morgan State University, 2011

Le Von White ......................................................................... Music

B.A. York College of Pennsylvania, 2013

Timothy Winn-Evans ............................. African American Studies B.S., Rutgers University, 2012 Thesis: “Integration: The Leadership of Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, 1948–

1970” Chair: Dr. David Terry

Master of Engineering Degrees

Akinade Akioye ............................................................. Engineering B.Eng., Covenant University, 2016

Adeniyi Aluko ............................................................... Engineering

B.Eng., The Federal Polytechnic, 2006

Bria Anderson ............................................................... Engineering B.S., Tuskegee University, 2016

Ahnyjah Bradley ............................................................ Engineering B.S., Virginia State University, 2016

Andargachew Bezabih ................................................... Engineering

B.S., Morgan State University, 1998

Arielle Gaither ................................................................ Engineering B.S., West Virginia University, 2014

Kevan Graham .............................................................. Engineering

B.S., Morgan State University, 2016

Master of Business Administration Degrees

Adegoke Akingbade .................................. Business Administration B.A, George Washington University, 2010

Michael Awotoye ...................................... Business Administration

B.S., University of Ilorin, 2005

Michael Cassell ......................................... Business Administration B.A., Stella Maris Polytechnic, 2009

Freddie Davis ............................................ Business Administration

B.S., Morgan State University, 2015

Master of City and Regional Planning Degrees

Latisha Johnson .................................... City and Regional Planning B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2009

Kafayat Lawal ....................................... City and Regional Planning B.A., Spelman College, 2008

Randy Radford .................................... City and Regional Planning B.S., Bowie State University, 2010

Cedric Southerland .............................. City and Regional Planning

B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2011

Master of Education Degree

Joan Carter-Conway ......................... Community College Administration & Instruction

B.A., Morgan State University, 2016

Diana Gbalah ........................................... Business Administration B.A., African Methodist Episcopal University, 2011 M.B.A., Cuttington University, 2015

Brooke Goddard ...................................... Business Administration B.S., Eastern Illinois University, 2013

Lydia Kariuki ............................................. Business Administration

B.A., Kempala International University, 2006

Chinedu Okeke ........................................ Business Administration B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2015

Suryodaya Timsina ................................... Business Administration

B.S., Tribhuvan University, 2007 B.S., Morgan State University, 2015

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Master of Landscape Architecture Degrees

Caitlin Cunningham .................................. Landscape Architecture B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, 2005

Ahmed Zeeb ............................................... Landscape Architecture

B.S., King Saud University, 2012

Master of Science Degrees

Sunday Alina ................................................... Project Management B.S., Babock University, 2010 B.S., Oxford Brookes University, 2016

Sara Althamali ................................................................ Accounting

B.S., King Abdulaziz University, 2012

Toluwase Ayanleke .......................................... Project Management B. Eng., Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 2010

Oluwafemi Ebilakun ....................................... Project Management B.S., Bowen University, 2012

Osman Iddrisu ................................................ Project Management B.A., University for Development Studies, 2013

Leena Mathew ................................................. Project Management

B.S., Towson University, 2007

Letitia Matthews .............................................. Project Management B.A., Sojourner Douglass College, 2014

Olutayo Ojo ...................................................... Project Management

B.S., Federal University of Technology Akure, 2012

Olen Oliver ...................................................... Project Management B.A., Hampton University, 2004

Oluremi Omosebi ........................................... Project Management B.A., University of Ibadan, 1992 P.G.D., University of Lagos, 1998

Handy Phyall, Jr. .......................................... Urban Transportation

B.S., Morgan State University, 2013

Oluwatoni Samagbeyi .................................................... Accounting B.S., Babcock University, 2015

Shadi Samman ......................................... Hospitality Management B.S., Alfaisal University, 2012

Sabitha Schools ......................................................... Bioinformatics

B.S., Morgan State University, 2002 Thesis: “A Genetic Algorithm for Sorting Lists Implemented in the

Programming Language Netlogo” Chair: Dr. Vojislav Stojkovic

Anup Thapa ................................................. Urban Transportation B.S., Advanced College of Engineering & Management, 2015

Jenee Tucker .................................................... Project Management

B.S., Virginia Union University, 2001

Cortney Williams ............................................ Project Management B.S., Morgan State University, 2005

Master of Social Work Degrees

La'shawn Allen .............................................................. Social Work B.S.W., Coppin State University, 2016

Terrell Blackwood .......................................................... Social Work

B.A., SUNY College at Old Westbury, 2009

Monique Hart ................................................................ Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2012

Nicholas Horn ............................................................... Engineering

B.S., Tennessee State University, 2017

Tesleem Lawal ............................................................... Engineering B.S., University of Lagos, 2017

Chibuike Nosiri ............................................................. Engineering B.Eng., Federal University of Technology, 2014

Derek Riley .................................................................... Engineering

B.S., Morgan State University, 2015

Orion Robinson ............................................................ Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2014

Nicholas Strawn ............................................................ Engineering B.S., Virginia State University, 2016

Martina Taylor ............................................................... Engineering

B.S., Morgan State University, 2017

Adugnaw Tizazu ............................................................ Engineering B.S., Morgan State University, 2016

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Candidates for Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees

B.S., Applied Liberal Studies

*Sekia A. Adams ................................................... Bowie, Maryland Patricia Agendia ...................................................Lanham, Maryland Kiana R. Baham ............................................... Teaneck, New Jersey Ayana A. Bailey ....................................... Riverdale Park, Maryland Dennis N. Barare ............................................. Rosedale, Maryland Sukari B. Barnes ........................................ Staten Island, New York Kathryn F. Bedneau ........................................... Arverne, New York Tisa A. Brown ................................................. Baltimore, Maryland Derrek R. Cole ................................................ Baltimore, Maryland Carmen R. Coleman ........................................ Odenton, Maryland Dakera Day ........................................................ Odenton, Maryland *Stevaughn F. Doss ............................................. Towson, Maryland Raymond F. Edmonds ............................... Reisterstown, Maryland Damar L. Fletcher ................................ Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Channell Freeman .............................................. Clinton, Maryland Orim A. Graves ........................................... Lumberton, New Jersey Autumn E. Gregory .......................................... Frederick, Maryland Jazzmyn Gross ................................................... Hanover, Maryland Eric Harrell, Jr. ........................................................ Orlando, Florida Jada L.J. Harris ........................................................ Chicago, Illinois Reina M.A. Haughton ................................... Edgewood, Maryland Peggy A. Horton .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland *Kirsten Howell ............................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Warith E. Jumuah ....................................... Plainfield, New Jersey *Kristian S. Kelly .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Traci S. Lambert .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Brianna P. McFadden ........................................... Severn, Maryland *Mackenzie J. Menefee ..................... Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin *Shaquille M. Nelson ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Briana Peterson ....................................... Owings Mills, Maryland *Johnny C. Peterson, II ................................ Mitchellville, Maryland DeLarrah J. Randall .............................................. Severn, Maryland Myrell Redmond ............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Jerrod A. Reed ..................................................... Clinton, Maryland Kaysandra Rodriguez..................................... Kensington, Maryland Unique C. Seldon ............................................ Rosedale, Maryland Matthew E. Thompson .................................... Perry Hall, Maryland Malcolm Williams ......................................... Catonsville, Maryland

B.A., Economics

*Carlton J. Harris, Jr. ....................................... Pikesville, Maryland Subhadra Paudel .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland

B.A., English

Maya S. Carpenter .................................... Owings Mills, Maryland *Ashlee Faulcon ............................................... Baltimore, Maryland Jordan N. Honeyblue ................................ Randallstown, Maryland

Amber B. Shephard ........................................ Baltimore, Maryland Kalada D. William-Jumbo ................................ Pikesville, Maryland

B.A., Fine Art

Russell A. Davis ................................... Fort Washington, Maryland Rochae N. Harris ................................................ Omaha, Nebraska Rochelle K. Johnson ........................... Fort Washington, Maryland Assata Lewis ..................................................... Baltimore, Maryland Veronica Morales ............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Demetrius Selby, Jr. ............................................ Savannah, Georgia Samuel A. Temple ....................................... Silver Spring, Maryland

B.A., History

Travon L. Belinfante ....................................... Accokeek, Maryland Afrikiia Robertson ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland

B.A., Music Gene A. Alestock, II ............................. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Yusufamir K. Fenwick ........................... New Carrollton, Maryland Tarik R. McKeython ............................. Capitol Heights, Maryland John W. Newsome .......................................... Baltimore, Maryland Chidinma G. Okwum-Emulo .............................. Laurel, Maryland Adiel A. Salazar .............................................. Hyattsville, Maryland *Catherine Silver ....................... Washington, District of Columbia Sherice F. Walker .................................................... Essex, Maryland

B.A., Philosophy

Javonte M. Pearson ........................................ Oxon Hill, Maryland

B.A., Political Science Adeshina A. Adegoke ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Destiny A. Butler .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Timothy Davis ................................................. Hyattsville, Maryland Joanne R. Harding-Stanton ............................. Baltimore, Maryland Laco M. Johnson, III ............................................. Bowie, Maryland Natassja S. Pupuma ............................................ Suitland, Maryland

B.S., Psychology Bolanle Y. Alade ............................................... Baltimore, Maryland *Brianna K. Bagby ............................................ Gambrills, Maryland Assata Barnes ................................................ Bloomfield, New Jersey Alexis R. Becton .................................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Makeese R. Bell ......................................... Tappahannock, Virginia Markea B. Carter ....................................... Randallstown, Maryland *Jonee' D. Daniels ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Lawrence Freeman ............................................ Suitland, Maryland

The College of Liberal Arts

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The School of Architecture and Planning

B.S., Architecture & Environmental Design

Emmanuel E. Balraj ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Ta'Kesihia S. Barnes ....................................... Baltimore, Maryland David T. Carter ............................................... Baltimore, Maryland Racquel D. Clarke .......................................... Forestville, Maryland Lashia C. Daniels ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Kristen I. Hoover ............................................... Freeland, Maryland Blake C. Jackson ................................................ Beltsville, Maryland Jonathan T. Melgarejo .................................... Baltimore, Maryland Nathaniel D. Mitchell ................................ Bryans Road, Maryland

Jackey V. Robinson ...................................... Temple Hills, Maryland Philip A. Robinson ........................................... Suitland, Maryland Stephon A. Vandergrift ............. Washington, District of Columbia

B.S., Construction Management

*Feleke D. Belay .......................................... Burtonsville, Maryland DaJaun R. Griffin ........................................ Wyandanch, New York Murisiku S. Lawal .............................................. Lanham, Maryland Najah I. Westbrook ............................... District Heights, Maryland

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

B.S., Accounting

*Saud Alalhareth ................................................ Parkville, Maryland Brianna D. Brown ................................... Capitol Heights, Maryland Olaleye Fasuyi ......................................................... Essex, Maryland Malik N. Moorer ............................................ Plainfield, New Jersey Portia Osei ............................................................... Laurel, Maryland Nickida J. Pegus .............................................. Glenarden, Maryland Desean C. White................................................ Waldorf, Maryland Justin J. Wilson ............................................. Jacobus, Pennsylvania

B.S., Business Administration

*Adeoluwa Adewami .............................. Landover Hills, Maryland Rakan Alarjani .................................................. Parkville, Maryland Mohammed Alasmari ....................................... Baltimore, Maryland Waverly C. Allen ...................................................... Suffolk, Virginia Anas Z. Almadani .............................................. Towson, Maryland Samaher H. Alshanbari ..................................... Towson, Maryland *Moataz Z. Alsuwida ........................................... Towson, Maryland Mohammed Alzahrani ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland Latifa A. Athumani-Tyson ..................................... Laurel, Maryland Saeed O. Bajahzar ............................................ Rosedale, Maryland Robert L. Barclay ................................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Omari T. Brookes .............................................. Clinton, Maryland Arin M. Brown ..................................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Clinton D. Brown, Jr. ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Dwayne L. Cole ...................................... Mount Vernon, New York Tre'zur R. Corbin ................................................... Laurel, Maryland Crystal C. Ellis ................................................. Baltimore, Maryland Marcus A. Flowers.................................................. Bowie, Maryland Bennie F. Frazier, III ......................................... Landover, Maryland Brandon J. Griffin............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Ricardo Griggs .................................................. Waldorf, Maryland Deanard L. Holmes, Jr. .................................... Landover, Maryland Arnnette James ................................................ Baltimore, Maryland Ceirra A. Johnson ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Kayla Jones ....................................................... Baltimore, Maryland Shaina Lowe-Ham ........................................... Brooklyn, New York Stephon R. Martin ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Chloe R. McLaughlin ............... Washington, District of Columbia Kai J. Miller ................................................ Owings Mills, Maryland Jameerah Y. Morant ................................... Randallstown, Maryland Ian Mwaniki ..................................................... Baltimore, Maryland Morgan S. Poole-Brooks ............................ Middle River, Maryland Ernisa Rembeci ................................................. Parkville, Maryland Ayanna T. Richardson ..................................... Baltimore, Maryland Tyreke S. Richburg ................................... Randallstown, Maryland

Talitha A. Frison ............................................. Baltimore, Maryland India Harper ................................................. Middleton, Wisconsin *Timia A. Hord ........................................... Glen Burnie, Maryland Lloyd J. Hylton...................................................... Minneola, Florida Maya S. Johnson .................................................... Bronx, New York *Isis D. McCray ............................................... Baltimore, Maryland Aniya Morina ..................................................... Fallston, Maryland Jordan A. Thompson ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland

B.F.A., Screenwriting and Animation

Richard D. Bennett ......................................... Pikesville, Maryland Kayla A. McDaniel ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Kaiya Spence-Hines ........................................ Baltimore, Maryland

B.A., Sociology

Chariane Bangna .................................................. Laurel, Maryland Amy R. Begg ......................................... Christchurch, New Zealand

Destiny N. Bryant ........................................... Hyattsville, Maryland Marissa Culp ................................................... Baltimore, Maryland Shanel M. Edwards ............................................ Clinton, Maryland *Alex L. Ennis ......................................... Ocean Grove, New Jersey Asia N. Hughes .................................................. Lanham, Maryland Tyler E. Kensey .................................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jimmy A. Odumesi ......................................... Baltimore, Maryland Notchelle Pierre ...................................... Hyde Park, Massachusetts Amonta J. Poteat ....................... Washington, District of Columbia Jarret Richardson ............................................ Paterson, New Jersey Mikaila T. Wallace ................................................ Laurel, Maryland *Aunesha S. Williams ...................................... Baltimore, Maryland

B.A., Theatre Arts

Tracy N. Hall ................................................. Catonsville, Maryland Kayla A. McDaniel .......................................... Baltimore, Maryland

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B.S., Health Education Ahmed Abdulmajeed ..................................... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jessica I. Abumere ........................................ Owings Mills, Maryland Henrietta Batts ................................................. Baltimore, Maryland Stephanie C. Donaldson Brown ............... Windsor Mill, Maryland Devonte M. Hall ....................... Washington, District of Columbia Carrie M.D. Henderson ................................ Catonsville, Maryland Aziza-Isake F. Hunter .......................................... Parkville, Maryland Joya E. Jenkins ................................................. Baltimore, Maryland Kiara R. Jenkins ........................ Washington, District of Columbia Oreoluwa K. Oluyen ......................................... Parkville, Maryland Danyelle R. Owens .................................................. Riva, Maryland Esther Sakyi ........................................................ Beltsville, Maryland

Tyra M. Sellers ...................................................... Bowie, Maryland Gloria G. Smalls .............................................. Rosedale, Maryland Nakilia N. Thompson ................................ Silver Spring, Maryland Saphir R. Vilmar ......................................... Silver Spring, Maryland Shalanda A. Wellington ......................................... Laurel, Maryland

B.S., Nutritional Sciences

Linda A. Odei ............................................ Owings Mills, Maryland

Khiya A. Robinson ............................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Diamond V. Smith ............................... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Wayne A. Smith .............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Ehijele O. Ubuane .......................................... Baltimore, Maryland Gerard Webb .................................................. Baltimore, Maryland Taemar Weise ............................................ Silver Spring, Maryland Brittany S. Williams ........................................ Baltimore, Maryland

B..S. Entrepreneurship

*Christian D. Caldwell ......................... District Heights, Maryland Mercy Ekomuenrenren ................................... Baltimore, Maryland Abdoul M. Mohammed .................................. Hyattsville, Maryland

B.S., Finance

*Faleh Alarjani ..................................................... Towson, Maryland Salman M. Alharbi ............................................. Towson, Maryland Ahmad Alharthay ....................................... Nottingham, Maryland Badr Almutawa ...................................................... Tempe, Arizona Fares K.F.A. Z. Alshammari .............................. Towson, Maryland Abdulaziz Alshehri ............................................. Towson, Maryland Ahmed D. Alshehri ........................................... Towson, Maryland Lanisha Barnes ................................................ Baltimore, Maryland Dudley Dodoo ................................................... Lanham, Maryland Devon Hines ..................................................... Parkville, Maryland Princess N. Knott ............................................. Rockville, Maryland *Justin C. Morris ............................................. Paterson, New Jersey Javan Stewart .................................................... Brooklyn, New York

B.S., Hospitality Management

Kelsey S. Bowman ........................................... Baltimore, Maryland Rasheedat Green ............................................ Edgewood, Maryland Jodian P. Hamilton ............................................. Parkville, Maryland Nathalie F. Ngassa ..................................... Randallstown, Maryland Kiera D. Randolph ......................................... Baltimore, Maryland Destiney D. Talley ......................................... Hagerstown, Maryland

B.S., Information Systems

Oluwafemi D. Adepoju .................................. Edgewood, Maryland Nnaemeka J. Agbaeruneke ....... Washington, District of Columbia

Abdulrahman L. Alharbi ................................... Towson, Maryland Fahad B. Alotaibi ............................................. Rosedale, Maryland Alaa S. Alrubayyi ............................................. Baltimore, Maryland Abdulaziz O. Altuwaijri .................................. Baltimore, Maryland Aderoju A. Awodipe ................................. Owings Mills, Maryland Jefferson W. BuggBey ................................ Temple Hills, Maryland Devin T. Burke ................................................ Baltimore, Maryland Irene Love D. Camunag .................................. Rosedale, Maryland Simphiwe Denalane .................................... Mitchellville, Maryland Johnathon W. Honeycutt ................................ Baltimore, Maryland Roy D. Hubb ............................................... Reisterstown, Maryland Alvin Korie ................................................ Randallstown, Maryland Everett J. Maples ............................................... Jackson, New Jersey Brian C. Ogu ....................................................... Lanham, Maryland Oladapo M. Olawuyi ............................................ Bowie, Maryland Sean L. Osborne, Jr. ....................................... Springdale, Maryland Ja