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one hundred and thirty-third annual Spring Commencement Exercises

May 12, 2018

10:00 a.m. Tuskegee General Daniel “Chappie” James Center for Aerospace Science and Health Education

Speaker: Barron M. Witherspoon Sr. ’85 Global Vice president for Industry Affairs, Procter & Gamble Tuskegee University Institutional Profile

Marked by more than a century of tradition since its founding by Booker T. accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), Washington in 1881, Tuskegee University is known not only for being among the major accrediting body for the engineering sciences. Also, its chemistry the nation’s premier historically black and (HBCUs), but program is one of only a few at HBCUs approved by the American Chemical for its openness to all. Its mission has always been service to people, not merely Society. Furthermore, its dietetics program is approved by the American education for its own sake. Stressing the need to educate the whole person, Dietetic Association and its food science program is approved by the Institute that is, the hand and the heart as well as the mind, Washington’s school was of Food Technologists. soon acclaimed—first by and then by the nation—for the soundness and vigor of its educational programs and principles. Tuskegee’s Heritage

Its programs serve a student body numbering more than 3,000 students that Enhancing Tuskegee’s academic offerings is the General Daniel “Chappie” James is coeducational as well as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse. With a Center for Aerospace Science and Health Education, which honors America’s strong orientation toward disciplines that highlight the relationship between first black four-star general who was a Tuskegee University graduate, and education and workforce preparation in the sciences, professions and technical houses the nation’s only HBCU-based aerospace science engineering program; areas, Tuskegee University also emphasizes the importance of the liberal arts as of Veterinary Medicine’s media center, featuring contemporary video a foundation for successful careers in all areas. services, intra-school communications, audio/visual, graphics, photography and document production; the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, a state- An independent and state-related institution of higher education, Tuskegee of-the-art hotel and meeting facility for educational, business and cultural University is the only private land-grant university in the state of Alabama. It events; and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, which is 40 miles east of the Alabama State and Health Care, a distinctive research, teaching and outreach program that Capitol in Montgomery, 20 miles west of the city of Auburn, and within driving addresses issues of ethics and public policy in the treatment of people of color distance of Birmingham and Atlanta. The university employs approximately 900 and rural Americans in health care. Our Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) faculty and staff. Its physical footprint includes more than 100 major buildings programs have graduated more African-American generals and admirals than and structures, and encompasses 5,000-plus acres of forestry, which in total are any university in the U.S., including the military service academies. valued in excess of $500 million. Adding to the university’s educational and cultural environment are the TUSKEGEE’S ACADEMICS Booker T. Washington Monument, “Lifting the Veil,” which honors the university’s founder; Museum (named for Academic instruction occurs in five colleges and three schools:the Andrew F. the distinguished botanist and inventor who worked at Tuskegee), Brimmer College of Business and Information Science; College of Agriculture, which preserves his tools and handiwork; Tuskegee Archives, a chief Environment and Nutrition Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences; College of center for information on the challenges, culture and history of black Engineering; College of Veterinary Medicine; Robert R. Taylor School Americans since 1896; National Center of Academic Excellence in of Architecture and Construction Science; School of Education; Information Assurance for 2012-17; a Center of Excellence for and School of Nursing and Allied Health. Graduate Research on Nano-Biomaterials; and ’s instruction leading to master’s degrees is offered in Plaza, commemorating the historic feats of America’s seven of the eight colleges and schools. Doctoral first black pilots who were trained at Tuskegee degrees are offered in four of the five colleges. University. The university is also home to the Legacy Museum, where archives of U.S. News and World Report and the historical records from the U.S Public Wall Street Journal both currently rank Health Service Study are Tuskegee University fourth nationally featured. among HCBUs. In its “Regional Universities South” category, U.S. News ranks Tuskegee Tuskegee University was the first HBCU designated as a first among Alabama HBCUs, second among Registered National Historic Landmark (April 2, 1966), and regional HBCUs, and 24th among all regional the only HBCU designated a National Historic Site (Oct. 26, public and private institutions. 1974)—a distinction administered by the of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Following the service The university is accredited by the Commission on of its founding president, Booker T. Washington, from Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges 1881 until his death in 1915, the institution has been and Schools (SACS). In addition, nationally guided by the leadership and vision of six subsequent accredited academic degree programs include presidents: Dr. Robert R. Moton (1915-35), Dr. Frederick architecture, business, clinical laboratory D. Patterson (1935-53), Dr. Luther H. Foster (1953-81), Dr. sciences, education, engineering, nursing, Benjamin F. Payton (1981-2010), Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon (2010-13) occupational therapy, social work and and Dr. Brian L. Johnson (2014-17). Currently, Tuskegee veterinary medicine. Tuskegee is the University is under the leadership of Interim only independent HBCU with four President Dr. Charlotte P. Morris, who began her engineering programs nationally term of service on July 1, 2017.

2 Tuskegee University 2018 Spring Commencement Exercises CommencementSaturday, May TwelfthProgramme Two Thousand and Eighteen Ten o’clock in the Morning Tuskegee University

Presiding Charlotte P. Morris, Ph.D. Interim President

THE PROCESSIONAL……...... Theme from “Pomp and Circumstance” (March No. 1)...... Edgar Elgar

THE INVOCATION...... Gregory S. Gray, Ph.D., M.Div. Dean of the Chapel (Audience may be seated)

THE GREETINGS...... John E. Page, J.D. Chair, Tuskegee University Board of Trustees

Austin Victoria Turk ’18 2017-18 President, Student Government Association

Nicholas Griffin’18 2017-18 President, Senior Class

RECOGNITIONS...... Interim President Morris

ANTHEM...... God, and God Alone...... by Phil McHugh Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir Wayne A. Barr, D.M.A., Director

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER...... Interim President Morris

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS...... Barron M. Witherspoon Sr. ’85 Global Vice President for Industry Affairs Procter & Gamble

THE SPIRITUAL...... The Battle of Jericho...... arr. by Moses G. Hogan Tuskegee University Concert Choir Wayne A. Barr, D.M.A., Director

3 THE CONFERRAL OF THE HONORARY DEGREE...... Interim President Morris

Doctor of Laws Fred David Gray

THE CONFERRAL OF ACADEMIC DEGREES...... Interim President Morris

Tejinder Sara, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science

THE RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

United States Army...... Lt. Col. Rusty G. Rhoads ...... Lt. Col. Bryan T. Gray United States Navy...... Capt. Willie D. Billingslea

ADMINISTERING OF GRADUATES’ ALUMNI OATH...... Burt Rowe President, Tuskegee National Alumni Association, Inc.

THE ALMA MATER...... by Paul Laurence Dunbar/N. Clark Smith Audience

THE BENEDICTION...... Dean Gray

THE CHORAL RESPONSE...... Tuskegee University Concert Choir

THE RECESSIONAL

Platform Party Faculty Graduates

4 Charlotte P. Morris, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D. Interim President

Dr. Charlotte P. Morris began her tenure as Tuskegee University’s current interim president on July 1, 2017. Her 30-plus-year tenure at Tuskegee has included numerous leadership and faculty appointments at the college and university levels. Her most recent appointment as interim president is her second appointment to the university’s top post — the first having been in 2010 following the retirement of President Benjamin F. Payton.

Dr. Morris began her tenure at Tuskegee University in 1984 as a faculty member of the-now Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science. In 1987, she began serving as executive associate/chief of staff to the university president and secretary to the university’s Board of Trustees — duties she faithfully performed for 23 years. During the last eight years in that position, she also served as the director of the university’s Title III program and as chair of the university’s Convocations and Special Events Committee. After concluding her first appointment as interim president, Dr. Morris returned to the Brimmer College, where she served as associate dean and professor of management — until appointed as the college’s interim dean in 2016 upon the retirement of Dean Tejinder Sara.

Dr. Morris’ early career experience includes teaching appointments at Trenholm State Community College and Kansas State University. Other higher education experience includes serving as program associate for planning, management and evaluation at Mississippi Valley State University. In 2011, she was appointed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges as a member of its visiting peer review team.

A native of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Dr. Morris completed a bachelor’s degree in business education at , a master’s degree in business administration and management at , and a Ph.D. degree in education and business management from Kansas State University. She has completed additional graduate-level coursework at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Educational Management, higher education administration coursework at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and summer institutes in curriculum development in higher education at Pine Manor College and the American Council on Education’s National Leadership Forum. Her research interests include leadership and the relationship between undergraduate degree majors and current jobs.

A resident of Montgomery, Alabama, since 1983, Dr. Morris is a Golden Life member of the Montgomery Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a member and vice president of the Agnes J. Lewis Women’s Club, and a member of the Lilly Missionary Baptist Church, where she serves on the board, as a Sunday School teacher, and as a member of the missions’ circle. Additionally, she holds membership in the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society in Business, the Golden Key National Honor Society, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Council on Education.

Among Dr. Morris’ accolades is membership in Leadership Montgomery’s Class XXIX, Tuskegee University’s Distinguished Administrative Staff Achievement Award, Bush Foundation Fellow, Service Award from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and inclusion in the 1992 edition of Who’s Who Worldwide. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she received the “I Dare You” Award for qualities of leadership.

Dr. Morris was married to the late Dr. William R. Morris, and is the parent of one adult son.

5 Tuskegee University Board of Trustees

John E. Page, J.D., Chairman Eric Mackey, Ed.D. Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer State Superintendent of Education (Ex Officio) and Chief Legal Officer (Effective May 14, 2018) Golden State Foods Corp. State of Alabama Irvine, California Montgomery, Alabama

Norma B. Clayton, First Vice Chair Irving McConnell, DVM ’74, ’80 Retired Vice President, Learning, Training CEO and Development The McConnell Group The Boeing Company Rockville, Maryland St. Louis, Missouri Capt. Karl Minter Erick W. Harris, J.D. ’09, Second Vice Chair Chairman Associate Organization of Black Aerospace Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson, Baysinger and Green Professionals, Board of Advisors Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Westchester, Illinois

Kevin P. Green, Secretary Charlotte P. Morris, Ph.D. Vice Admiral (Ret.) Interim President (Ex Officio) U. S. Navy Tuskegee University Oak Hill, Tuskegee, Alabama

Chereece Warner Ajufo ’08 Gregory S. Nixon ’85 Materials and Corrosion Engineer Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer ExxonMobil Corporation and Corporate Secretary Houston, Texas DynCorp International McLean, Virginia Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D. The Wharton School Jonathan Porter ’95 University of Pennsylvania Vice President, Birmingham Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alabama Power Company Birmingham, Alabama Henry W. Davis III ’81, ’83 Director of Government Affairs William D. Ritter State of Alabama Medicaid Agency Executive Vice President Montgomery, Alabama Regions Bank Birmingham, Alabama Joseph G. Grasso, J.D. Counselor at Law H. Jerome Russell Jr. Wiggin and Dana President New York, New York H. J. Russell & Company Atlanta, Georgia Floyd Griffin ’66 Colonel (Ret.) Arthur J. Tipton, Ph.D. U.S. Army President and CEO Milledgeville, Georgia Southern Research Birmingham, Alabama Sheena Harris, Ph.D. Faculty Trustee (Ex Officio) Tamika L. Tremaglio, J.D. Assistant Professor of History and Greater Washington Managing Principal Interim Director of Student Engagement Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Tuskegee University McLean, Virginia Tuskegee, Alabama Pebblin W. Warren ’74 Sylvester L. Hester State House Representative President and CEO Alabama District 82 Global Automotive Alliance Tuskegee, Alabama Vance, Alabama Carla C. Whitlock ’95 E. Christopher Johnson, J.D. First Vice President CEO and Co-founder SunTrust Bank The Center for Justice, Rights & Dignity Atlanta, Georgia Coppell, Texas Barron Witherspoon Sr. ’85 Byron Jones ’87 Global Vice President, Industry Affairs Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Procter & Gamble University of Phoenix Cincinnati, Ohio Tempe, Arizona

Jordan Kurtz Student Trustee (Ex Officio) Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama

6 Barron M. WitherspoonSpeaker Sr. ’85 Global Vice president for Industry Affairs, Procter & Gamble

Based at Procter & Gamble’s worldwide headquarters in Cincinnati, Barron M. Witherspoon Sr. leads the company’s external relationships and partnerships with trade associations and thought leaders that affect public policy and industry standards across the consumer goods industry. He also oversees development of the company’s global trade policies and practices.

After graduating from Tuskegee in 1985, Mr. Witherspoon began his career in P&G’s general advertising department. Since then, he has held numerous positions of progressive corporate responsibility in its marketing, finance and customer business development units. Notable company appointments within P&G include leading its global Paper Products business with Wal-Mart, the company’s largest customer, and serving as global operations vice president for strategic revenue and pricing management.

As vice president and general manager for P&G’s Asia business, Mr. Witherspoon oversaw all customer-facing operations in Southeast Asia, Australasia, India, and later Korea and Japan. Based at the time in Singapore, he led P&G’s business in a trading environment of more than seven million outlets — the highest store concentration in the world. His region spanned 13 time zones and served one-third of the world’s consumers.

While in college, Mr. Witherspoon was an exchange student in Konstanz, Germany. He earned degrees in education from Eastern Florida State College and in economics from Tuskegee, where he graduated cum laude. He trained for the ministry at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, is a licensed and ordained minister, and currently leads a ministry in cross- cultural worship.

In addition to serving on the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees since 2017, Mr. Witherspoon has held numerous board positions for civic and industry organizations. This currently includes chairing the INROADS National Board, co-chairing the E2E Value Chain Pillar of Consumer Goods Forum, and serving as a member of both the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Board and The Executive Leadership Council.

7 Academic Heraldry

In a tradition passed down from the Gowns Cap Middle Ages, academic regalia worn Materials, trimmings and sleeves The square black mortarboard is during commencements symbolize of gowns vary by discipline. Black recommended, and the material may the essence of educational pageantry. is the recommended color. Gowns be cotton poplin, broadcloth, rayon Academic dress originated during for bachelor’s or master’s degrees or silk to match the gown. Doctoral the 12th and 13th centuries with are untrimmed. The sleeves of the degree caps may be velvet with gold the establishment of European bachelor’s degree gown, which is tassels. Tassels, which should be black universities. By the second half of always worn closed, are pointed. The or the color appropriate to the subject, the 14th century, England began master’s degree gown has oblong should be fastened to the middle point defining academic dress. sleeves that are open at the wrist. The of the top of the cap only and lie as it doctoral degree gown features velvet will. The long gowns and hoods may facing down the front and three have been necessary for warmth in bars of velvet across the bell-shaped Colors indicating fields of study: medieval buildings. As the statutes sleeves. The velvet trimmings may evolved, the traditional English be black or the color distinctive of Agriculture - Maize costumes were incorporated into the degree’s discipline. Master’s and Arts, Letters, Humanities - White American colleges and universities in doctoral gowns may be worn open or Business - Light Brown the 19th century. Rapid growth of closed. Economics - Copper those institutions in the United States Education - Light Blue led to a standardized assignment Hoods Engineering - Orange of colors for the various fields of As the academic costume’s most Fine Arts, including Architecture - Brown learning. distinctive feature, hoods must be Law - Purple black and made of the same material Library Science - Lemon Yellow Representatives of major institutions as the gown. The hood identifies both Music - Pink formed an intercollegiate commission the degree level and the institution Nursing - Apricot to establish a suitable academic code conferring the degree. The length Oratory - Silver Gray of dress. The commission met at of the hood worn for the bachelor’s Philosophy - Dark Blue in 1895 and degree must be three feet; for the Physical Education - Sage Green adopted the Intercollegiate Code, master’s degree, three and one-half Public Health - Salmon Pink which regulates the cut, style, colors feet; and for the doctoral degree, Science - Golden Yellow and materials for each part of the which may have panels at the sides, Social Science - Cream academic costume to be used for four feet. Lined with the official Social Work - Citron bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral colors of the college or university Theology - Scarlet levels. The code was revised in conferring the degree, only the Veterinary Medicine - Gray 1932 by the American Council on highest degree is represented on the Education and again by a committee hood. The color of the velvet edging Other colors may be seen in the appointed by ACE in 1959. The code indicates the subject to which the procession. was updated most recently in 1986. degree pertains and measures three inches for the master’s degree and five inches for the doctoral degree.

Important Terms to students or graduates, whether referring alma mater - A term that may be used Remember to a group of males or a group consisting when referring to Tuskegee University, of males and females. This term should the university from which you graduated. alumna - Use this singular term for a never be used in reference to a single TNAA - Acronym for the Tuskegee female graduate. individual. National Alumni Association, Inc. alumnae - Use this plural term for a alumnus - Use this singular term for a group of female graduates. male graduate. alumni - Use this plural term for former

8 HonoraryFred Degree D. Gray Recipient

For more than half a century, Tuskegee-based attorney Fred D. Gray has championed and safeguarded the civil rights of others through a number of landmark Alabama legal decisions. Mr. Gray currently is senior partner in the firm of Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan, Gray, Gray & Nathanson P.C., based in Tuskegee. When he began practicing law in 1954, he promised himself he would work diligently to end in his native Montgomery.

Even as a young attorney, Mr. Gray immediately associated himself with what would later become milestone legal cases advancing the . Among his most well- known clients are Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin who, in 1955, were both charged with disorderly conduct for refusing to give up their seats on a bus to white passengers. Parks’ case sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted for more than a year and led to the desegregation of the bus lines.

In addition to representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. Gray argued before the Supreme Court the unconstitutionality of Tuskegee-based rezoning laws created by local officials that would have excluded African-Americans from municipal elections. In another Supreme Court case, Mr. Gray was diligent in his efforts to allow the NAACP to organize in Alabama after the group was outlawed in the state. He also was instrumental in leading cases and filing lawsuits that led to the desegregation of all state institutions of higher learning under the Alabama State Board of Education, and 104 of the then 121 elementary and secondary schools systems in the state.

Mr. Gray filed a suit on behalf of the non-consenting subjects of the “U.S. Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male,” which spanned from 1932 to 1972 and studied the progression of untreated syphilis in hundreds of African-American men living in Tuskegee and surrounding Macon County. The men were not told of the study nor given appropriate medical treatment, and thus were left untreated for decades. In 1975, Mr. Gray obtained millions of dollars and proper care from the federal government for his surviving clients. In 1997, President offered an apology on the government’s behalf and an acknowledgment of what had happened.

Out of his involvement with the syphilis study case, Mr. Gray became the principal founder of the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, a nonprofit organization memorializing syphilis study participants. Today, the center educates the public on contributions made in the fields of human and civil rights by Native Americans and Americans of African and European descent.

Mr. Gray has authored two books about his legal experiences: Bus Ride to Justice and The .

Throughout his career and public service, he has extended opportunities for African-Americans. In 1970, as a newly elected state representative, he was one of first African-Americans to serve in the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction. He was elected as the first African-American president of the Alabama State Bar Association and served as the 43rd president of National Bar Association.

Mr. Gray is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2005. His numerous professional and personal accolades include recognition by the Washington Bar Association, Harvard University Law School, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, the Congressional Black Caucus, Case Western Reserve University, HOPE worldwide, and the National Conference of Bar Presidents.

Lipscomb University honored Mr. Gray with the naming of the Fred D. Gray Institute for Law Justice & Society in recognition of his commitment to civil rights and against racism. He is further recognized by the cities of Montgomery and Tuskegee with historical markers erected in his honor denoting his contributions in the fields of civil and human rights.

Mr. Gray attended Alabama State College, where he graduated in 1951, and then pursued his law degree at Case Western Reserve University. He is married to the former Carol Porter of Cleveland, Ohio. They share seven children and nine grandchildren.

9 ACADEMIC PARTICIPANTS

CHARLOTTE P. MORRIS, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D. Interim President

TEJINDER SARA, B.A., M.A, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

HESHMAT AGLAN, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Dean, College of Engineering

CARLA JACKSON BELL, B.A., MFA, Ph.D. Dean, Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science

CAPTAIN WILLIE D. BILLINGSLEA, B.S., M.S. Professor of Naval Science

ELAINE M. BROMFIELD, B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D. Registrar

LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRYAN T. GRAY, B.B.A., MBA Professor of Aerospace Studies

GREGORY S. GRAY, Ph.D., M.DIV. Dean of the Chapel

CONSTANCE HENDRICKS, BSN, MSN, Ph.D., FAAN Dean, School of Nursing and Allied Health

WALTER A. HILL, B.A., M.A.T., M.S., Ph.D. Dean, College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

SHAIK JEELANI, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASME Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

KAI KOONG, B.S., MBA, Ph.D. Dean, Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science

CARLTON E. MORRIS, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Dean, School of Education

RUBY L. PERRY, B.S., M.S., DVM, DACVR Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Vice Provost for

CHANNAPATNA S. PRAKASH, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

LIEUTENANT COLONEL RUSTY G. RHOADS, B.S., MBA, P.E. Professor of Military Science

GRADUATION WITH DISTINCTION

To graduate with the distinction of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude, a student must have been in residence for at least three semesters, excluding the semester in which he/she qualifies for graduation and must have completed 45 semester hours at Tuskegee University. In the calculation of residence, two summer sessions are considered equivalent to one semester. Candidates for honors must qualify one semester prior to commencement. In recognition of academic achievement, all honor students wear gold honor stoles or cords.

10 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

May 12, 2018

The listing of names and degrees to be conferred is subject to change. Deletions and additions may be necessary to conform to the final and official records of Tuskegee University.

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Food and Nutritional Sciences DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Non-Thesis Aljohani, Ahmed N...... Auburn, Alabama College of Engineering Major Professor: Dr. Melissa Johnson and College of Veterinary Medicine Alsahli, Maha ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Major Professor: Dr. Melissa Johnson Interdisciplinary Pathobiology Alsharif, Hussain Mohammed H...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mhalhal, Thaer Ramadhan...... Basrah, Iraq Major Professor: Dr. Ralphenia D. Pace Dissertation: Reduction of Body Weight by the Gut Peptides Gastrin Releasing Peptide (GRP), Cholecystokinin (CCK) Barnes, Zemira A...... Birmingham, Alabama And Glucagon- Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1): Possible Anti-Obesity Major Professor: Dr. Ralphenia D. Pace Interventions Major Professor: Dr. Ayman I. Sayegh Sanders, Sharon...... Montgomery, Alabama Major Professor: Dr. Ralphenia D. Pace

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Plant and Soil Sciences MASTER OF SCIENCE Omidire, Niyi ...... Ibadan, Nigeria College of Agriculture, Environment Thesis: Impact of Fertilizer and Irrigation Treatments on Plant and Nutrition Sciences Microbiome of Collard Green (Brassica oleracea L.) Major Professor: Dr. Raymon Shange Agricultural and Resource Economics

De-heer, Sheila Menteweb ...... Accra, Ghana Thesis: Meat Attributes and their Impacts on Georgia College of Arts and Sciences Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Locally or Regionally Produced Livestock Products Biology Major Professors: Dr. David Nii O. Tackie and Dr. Jannette R. Bartlett Joseph, Linda Briell...... , Louisiana Thesis: Characterizing the Microbial Communities of Cruciferae Animal and Poultry Sciences Root Systems Grown in High Tunnel Houses under Varying Non-Thesis Soil Conditions Major Professor: Dr. Richard Whittington Lyons, Jasmine...... Arlington, Texas Major Professor: Dr. Byeng Min Chemistry

Robinson, Christine Veronica ...... Tuskegee, Alabama Behayan, Abeer Mohammed...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Major Professor: Dr. Olga Bolden-Tiller Thesis: Targeting of LHRH-R and PSMA on prostate cancer cells using peptide-guided iron oxide nanoparticles Environmental Sciences Major Professor: Dr. Mahamed O. Abdalla

Brooks, Donald ...... Tuskegee, Alabama Grimmett, Garfield Michael Ramon...... Mililani, Hawaii Thesis: The Relative Suitability of Selected Varieties of Amaranths as Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Application a Food Resource for the Leaf hopper and Other Major Insect Pests of Cu-Ni-Co Dendrimer Encapsulated Nanoparticles (DENS) Major Professor: Dr. Franklin Quarcoo Major Professors: Dr. Willard Collier and Dr. Michael Curry

11 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** College of Business and Information Science Trail, Oshane O...... Tuskegee, Alabama Major Professor: Dr. Marc Karam MASTER OF SCIENCE Materials Science and Engineering Information Systems Security Management Non-Thesis Ethridge, Aiesha Lanai...... Youngstown, Ohio Thesis: A Facile Benchtop Reactor Design using Dendrimer- Alaql, Abdulrahman Mohammed ...... Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia templating Technology for the Fabrication of PEI-coated CuO Major Professor: Dr. Jay Bhuyan Nanoparticles on the Gram Scale Major Professor: Dr. Michael L. Curry Albaiz, Mazen A...... Birmingham, Alabama Major Professor: Dr. Fan Wu Mechanical Engineering

Alduhaiman, Mohammed Ibrahim ...... Qassim, Saudi Arabia Alexander IV, David...... Pensacola, Florida Major Professor: Dr. Jay Bhuyan Thesis: Studies on Resonance Enhanced Micro-Actuator Nozzle Assemblies for High Speed Flow Mixing Alharbi, Manal ...... Auburn, Alabama Major Professor: Dr. John Solomon Major Professor: Dr. Fan Wu Knight, Andrew...... Pensacola, Florida Brown, Orrin Q...... Phenix City, Alabama Thesis: Formulation and Characterization of Polybenzimidazole Major Professor: Dr. Fan Wu Materials For Use As Electrolyte Membranes Major Professor: Dr. Heshmat Aglan Floyd, Ari E...... Vallejo, California Major Professor: Dr. C. L. Chen School of Nursing and Allied Health Golatt, Destanni Nicole ...... O’Fallon, Missouri Major Professor: Dr. Hira Narang Occupational Therapy

Ogunniyan, Oluwabusayo Teniola ...... Mountain House, California Boyd, Mariah Angela...... Huntsville, Alabama Major Professor: Dr. C. L. Chen Brown, Taisha...... Gainesville, Florida Brownlee, Rachel B...... Suggsville, Alabama Burpo, Tehrea J...... Tuskegee, Alabama CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Carter, Briana A...... Elk Grove, California MASTER OF SCIENCE Chaney, Jasmine Keshown...... Tuskegee, Alabama DeLoach, Kayla Ilene...... Atlanta, Georgia College of Engineering Dixon, Sydney Maya...... Hawthorne, California DuBose, Te’Ambre Chardae...... Monroeville, Alabama Electrical Engineering Garrett, Aleisha Marie...... Detroit, Michigan Grayson, Jasmine Breianna...... , Illinois Ahmed, Syed Ziauddin...... Tuskegee, Alabama Grimes, Shatari...... Lithonia, Georgia Thesis: Nanostructed Surfaces and Interfaces for Plasmonics & James, Cierra P...... Huntsville, Alabama Energy Storage Applications Jones, Crystal B...... Hattiesburg, Mississippi Major Professors: Dr. Naga Korivi and Dr. Li Jiang Jones, Jasmine M...... Champaign, Illinois Manning, Be’Niesha C...... Tuskegee, Alabama Arif, Md Arifin...... Tuskegee, Alabama Merrell, Jasmine Delores...... Fayetteville, Georgia Thesis: Distributed Voltage Control Algorithm Using Penn, Kiara Quinceva...... Birmingham, Alabama Cooperative Game Theory and Model Predictive Control Shuller II, Nathan E...... Carrollton, Georgia Major Professors: Dr. Mandoye Ndoye and Dr. Gregory V. Stallworth, De’Bria Seymone...... Alpine, Alabama Murphy Sutton, Serenadee A...... Birmingham, Alabama Thomas, Micah...... Kansas City, Missouri Chowdhury, Md Fahim...... Chittagong, Bangladesh Walton, Danielle D...... Auburn, Alabama Thesis: Coalitional Integration of Wind Turbines and Combined Wesson, Tyler D...... Montgomery, Alabama Emission Economic Dispatch in Power Systems Williams, Brandon Marcel ...... Thomasville, Georgia Major Professors: Dr. Zhao Lu and Dr. Mandoye Ndoye Wilson, Ricki Kaismine ...... Valley, Alabama

Misba, Walid Al...... Tuskegee, Alabama Thesis:..Multi-Objective Voltage/Frequency Control for Power Systems using Modified Game and Model Predictive Control Major Professors: Dr. Mandoye Ndoye and Dr. Gregory V. Murphy

12 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** Public Health Physical Education

Non-Thesis Richardson, Erin C...... Bronx, New York Beras Ramiez, Nathalia ...... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Major Professor: Dr. John Heath CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE BACHELOR De La Cruz Gomez, Candy Paola ...... Tuskegee, Alabama OF SCIENCE AND ARTS Thesis: The Effects of State Laws on Breastfeeding Practices and Rates Major Professors: Dr. Cheryl G. Davis and Dr. Crystal M. James College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences Veterinary Science Animal, Poultry and Veterinary Sciences Mitchell, Montessa M...... Ormond Beach, Florida Thesis: Prevelance of Equine Non-primate Hepaciviridae in Brisco, Imani Ariya’na...... New Orleans, Louisiana East Alabama Herds Browne, Ayanna Juanita...... Tuskegee, Alabama Major Professors: Dr. Gopal Reddy Caldwell, Kurtisha S...... Montgomery, Alabama Darwin, Taylor Lynn...... Sylvania, Alabama Davis, Brandon Arrell...... Brandywine, Maryland CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR Fowler-Coleman, Khari J...... Machesney Park, Illinois OF ARCHITECTURE AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Fuller, Kira V...... Los Angeles, California Gifford, Maya Chantel**...... Hephzibah, Georgia The Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Goins, Onyx Gabrielle...... Tampa, Florida Construction Science Gordon, Amanee Z...... Mira Loma, California Graham, Willie Earl*...... Bel Air, Maryland Architecture Henry, Jahnai*...... Nyack, New York Hood, Shakeithdra Z...... Decatur, Alabama Brown, Quinton Lloyd ...... Riverdale, Georgia Hurling-Spears, Asha R...... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Crawford, Jordan Lewis***...... College Park, Georgia Jones, Kayla...... Gary, Indiana Dickerson Jr., Glenn Harold*...... Birmingham, Alabama King, Randall Jerrod...... Birmingham, Alabama Johnson, Sylvia N.*...... Dallas, Texas Knight, Kiara Alexandria...... Lithonia, Georgia Mosely, LeGerret Montel**...... Sawyerville, Alabama Kuamua, Kharizma ...... Brooklyn, New York Stewart, ViShayla Denise...... College Park, Georgia Mayfield-Smith, Kennedy Amber...... Fairfield, California Means, Llyra D...... Severna Park, Maryland Construction Science and Management Mitchell, Kaysi Nicole ...... Atlanta, Georgia Muhammad, Amatullah S.*...... South Holland, Illinois Carlise, Steven Michael**...... Birmingham, Alabama Murphy, Monaé Bahia...... Montclair, New Jersey Dandy, Jibril Rashad*...... Chattanooga, Tennessee Richardson, Diondrea Alexis...... Dacula, Georgia Dixon, Cheryl Ruth Karise...... Atlanta, Georgia Rush, Ebony J.*...... Tuskegee, Alabama Jones, Jalynn Christopher**...... Ardmore, Alabama Scott, Jasmine Kionna...... Douglasville, Georgia Jones, Stephanie...... New York, New York Sherman, Tyler...... New Orleans, Louisiana Matthews, Joshua Ray...... Decatur, Alabama Smith, Ja’Nell Nicole...... Detroit, Michigan Norton, Dominic...... London, United Kingdom Snapp-DeForrest, Kenya Imani...... Detroit, Michigan Richardson, Rochelle Janelle***...... Atlanta, Georgia Stewart, Simone Alexandra**...... Tucker, Georgia Roberts, Ethan***...... Macon, Georgia Stinson, Antrice L...... Birmingham, Alabama Sanders, Aleeyah...... Riverdale, Georgia Williams, Imani R.*...... Fayetteville, Georgia Stewart II, Quinton DeWayne ...... Montgomery, Alabama Williams, Kristen Nicole***...... Jackson, Mississippi White, Jamie Jasmine**...... Phenix City, Alabama Williams, Lailani L...... Stockbridge, Georgia

Agriculture Business CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS High, Kyra LaCole...... Ecru, Mississippi School of Education McNeill, Andreas Frank*...... San Bernardino, California Morgan, Julian Rashad...... Riverdale, Georgia Elementary Education Randall, Yazrah Ameline...... Powder Springs, Georgia Fleming, Alaina Lorell...... Birmingham, Alabama Environmental, Natural Resources and Plant Sciences Griffin, Lindsey Monique*...... Austell, Georgia McClung, Megan Lynnette...... Birmingham, Alabama Mitchell, Chandler Nicole...... New Orleans, Louisiana Baxter, Raven Alexis*...... Clermont, Florida Plato, Haley Danielle*...... Montgomery, Alabama Carson, William Jarrett...... Opelika, Alabama Sillmon, Brittany N.**...... Talladega, Alabama Hunter III, George X...... Fort Deposit, Alabama

13 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** James, Marquess Horace...... Tuskegee, Alabama Chemistry Leveritte, Kiana Simone...... Streamwood, Illinois Lockett, Sydney*...... Lithonia, Georgia Antoine, Genevieve Airyanne*...... Oxford, Georgia Martin, Jacqueline N...... Harvest, Alabama Biddle, Danae Dana**...... Los Angeles, California Muhammad, Immanuel Elijah*...... Chicago, Illinois McGruder, Rodia Dzandra...... Luthersville, Georgia Perkins, Deja***...... Chicago, Illinois Smith, Maya L...... Birmingham, Alabama Taylor, Megan Elizabeth***...... Kansas City, Missouri Food and Nutritional Sciences Tolson, Tamia Rhyan***...... Los Angeles, California

Edmonds, Gianna Anjanette...... Wilmington, Delaware Communication Franklin, Lillie Dulcea**...... Baton Rouge, Louisiana Greer, Chelsea Jazzanee’...... Tuskegee, Alabama Davis, Malarie C...... Torrance, California Kabugi, Kinuthia...... Auburn, Alabama Griffin, Kaila A.*...... Ellenwood, Georgia Law, Jalen J.*...... Jackson, Alabama Lewis, Brandi ...... Pike Road, Alabama Linton, Janyhia Marie**...... Huntsville, Alabama Nelson, Trey Larenz Nathaniel...... Lithonia, Georgia Mortimer, Rae-Shelle**...... McDonough, Georgia Pierre, Louvins***...... Miami Gardens, Florida Ogundele, Adeola Oluwayemisi...... Auburn, Alabama Rutledge, Jaleah D.***...... Birmingham, Alabama Powe, Tiara Nicole***...... Grand Prairie, Texas Rolle, Sanchez M.*...... Exuma, Bahamas English Springer, Tamara Dion**...... Syracuse, New York Beamon, Tyra Cerese...... Los Angeles, California Plant and Soil Sciences Bowen, Janie M.**...... Auburn, Alabama Bradley, Jaison Aqeel...... Los Angeles, California Muhammad, Malachi A.*...... Country Club Hills, Illinois Harris, Raven S...... Tuskegee, Alabama King, Antoinette Alexis...... Theodore, Alabama Muhammad, Khalidah Malikah...... St. Louis, Missouri College of Arts and Sciences Plummer, Javanna Whitney**...... Chicago, Illinois Pope, Nicholas...... Redondo Beach, California Biology Pulliam II, Jonathan Lee*...... Huntsville, Alabama Ugba, Amina...... Dublin, California Beverly, Auriela Antoinette ...... Lancaster, California Williams, Elandra Monet...... Monroeville, Alabama Carter, Gabrielle Chantel*** ...... Conyers, Georgia Cheron, Samantha Leslie***...... Paterson, New Jersey History Delanie, Frangelica Love...... Birmingham, Alabama Eppinger, Latoia Dezeree*...... Cleveland, Ohio Johnson, Jasmine Felecia**...... Decatur, Georgia Evans, Cheyone Janese*...... Carson, California Jones, Jared Michael...... Nashville, Tennessee Greer, Chelsea Jazzanee’...... Tuskegee, Alabama Lawrence, Kemuel...... Tuskegee, Alabama Hodge, Alani Maria...... Valley, Alabama Lofton, Khandice Renee**...... Belleville, Illinois Holmes Jr., Romel**...... Anchorage, Alaska Wytch, Sedric D.*...... Decatur, Georgia Johnson, E’Laysha Dashira...... Sacramento, California Kabugi, Kinuthia...... Alexandria, Virginia Mathematics Kelly, Shamari Justice*...... Detroit, Michigan Kusi Appiah, Nana S...... Los Angeles, California Gibbons, La’Fred...... Birmingham, Alabama Lewis, Steven R...... Conyers, Alabama Harris, Markie A.***...... Atlanta, Georgia Linton, Janyhia Marie**...... Huntsville, Alabama Hylton, Kieron C...... Tuskegee, Alabama Martin, Kianna ...... Greenwood, Mississippi Powell, William Lamon...... Maywood, Illinois McMillan, Monique Micole*...... Mobile, Alabama Walker, Taylor M.***...... Birmingham, Alabama Rolle, Sanchez M.*...... Exuma, Bahamas Salter, Moeshia Kyaria...... Atmore, Alabama Physics Satchell, Kryshtan Elese...... Houston, Texas Scott, Sydney Michelle...... Langston State, Oklahoma Antoine, Genevieve Airyanne*...... Oxford, Georgia Springer, Tamara Dion**...... Syracuse, New York Elafandi, Salah G.***...... Auburn, Alabama Ward, Kinnon O’Ryan**...... Mobile, Alabama Glover, Terrence James***...... Evergreen Park, Illinois Wiggins, Kiana Jade...... Atlanta, Georgia Jermany, Imani Elizabeth...... Evans, Georgia Williams, Lane Allen***...... Cordova, Tennessee Salimu, Kumasi Ajani*...... Los Angeles, California Wilson, Cierra...... Jackson, Mississippi Worrell, Danielle Nicole**...... Columbia, South Carolina

14 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** Political Science Sociology

Alexander, Xavier Stephan***...... College Park, Georgia Adams, Dashika Mechelle...... Country Club Hills, Illinois Banks, Dezaray Renee*...... St. Louis, Missouri Anderson, Le’Andrea Deshalonte’***...... Hueytown, Alabama Baxter, Steven D...... Birmingham, Alabama Calhoun, Daphne Bryanna...... Tuskegee, Alabama Bethea, Monya Elise...... New Haven, Connecticut Mauldin, Joseph...... Lancaster, California Bickerstaff, Ginta Jarde’*...... Atlanta, Georgia Ogburn, Dymon...... Atlanta, Georgia Higgs, Joseph Anthony ...... Fayetteville, North Carolina Jones, Lederic Russell...... Montgomery, Alabama Social Work Kurtz, Jordan Gabrielle***...... Birmingham, Alabama Moss, Nivea D.*...... St. Louis, Missouri Austin, Tamia T...... Los Angeles, California Rice, Jamila L.**...... Fresno, California Benford, Jazmin Loreal Patryce...... Chicago, Illinois Robinson, Briunna D...... Tustin, California Call, Alexus Briana*...... Los Angeles, California Robinson, Christopher Patrick...... Leary, Georgia Garrett, Adriana Nicole...... Compton, California Turk, Austin Victoria** ...... Mobile, Alabama McNeil, JaNae N.***...... Tuskegee, Alabama Moore, Simaya MaKaela**...... Tuskegee, Alabama Psychology Patton, Yerre’Elle Delight**...... Chicago, Illinois Spikes, Janelle Marie**...... San Diego, California Adams, Jewell Cordelia***...... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alfred, Jasmine C...... Columbus, Georgia Anderson, Jasmine Imani Janai...... Birmingham, Alabama College of Business and Information Science Anderson, Marissa Mariah...... Detroit, Michigan Blue, Kevdrick A...... Millbrook, Alabama Accounting Boyd, Leandra Elom*...... Huntsville, Alabama Brown, Kandace Cherese...... Chesapeake, Virginia Anderson, Laryssa K.**...... Detroit, Michigan Bush, Braxton Emon...... Gadsden, Alabama Bussey, David ...... Springfield, Virginia Clement-Raleigh, Kyra Delane...... Los Angeles, California Evans, Kerstyn J...... Cincinnati, Ohio Driver-Wright, Cari Alexis...... Opelika, Alabama Huckleby, Laura Ann***...... Katy, Texas Fields-Newton, Trystan Adisa...... Baldwin, New York Ingram, Victoria Marie***...... St. Louis, Missouri Fomby, Andrea Zhane’...... Pell City, Alabama Madden, Clarnetta E.***...... Corona, California Gant-Osborne, Christopher J...... Detroit, Michigan Madlock, Mercedes Some-More Sierra’...... Tuskegee, Alabama Gentry, Tamar Marie***...... Kimberly, Alabama McCall, JaMarcus Deon*...... Birmingham, Alabama George Jr., Daryl Jeffrey...... New Orleans, Louisiana Riley, Paris Cimone...... Westville, New Jersey Graves, Ciedah Connier...... Huntsville, Alabama Robinson, Shanta ...... Mansfield, Texas Gray, Vladimir Sharif**...... Killeen, Texas Business Administration Harkless, Chenelle Shanta...... Flint, Michigan Holmes, Amber Champala’...... Tuskegee, Alabama Bernard, Chairman Alton Lachamion...... Hammond, Louisiana Hudson, William B...... Flora, Mississippi Bowens Jr., Jeffery L...... Chattanooga, Tennessee James, Tanisha Nicole**...... Fort Mitchell, Alabama Bryant-Erales, Brielle J...... Los Angeles, California Jones-Harris, Kelcey R...... Gardena, California Darrington II, Anthony E.*...... Wyandotte, Michigan Lee, Gabrielle M...... Detroit, Michigan Green, Ricky Darnell...... Riverview, Florida Lowe, Charise Andrea*...... St. Louis, Missouri James, Sara C...... Los Angeles, California McClellan, Raven Imani...... Chicago, Illinois Johnson, Royale...... Augusta, Georgia Murphy, Kiera Sha’lise**...... Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jones, Jaelon...... Pine Bluff, Arkansas Nixon, Jaelyn Mi’Shae*...... Hueytown, Alabama Lemons, Maurissa Lynn**...... Carson, California Obikoya, Adetoyosi Oluwayemisi Yetunde***...... Mobile, Alabama McGriff, Angel Calyatta...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Oliver, Madison**...... Tuskegee, Alabama Neely, RiAnna Jordan...... Chicago, Illinois Pruitt, Nailah Chene**...... Detroit, Michigan Rollins, Nandi Rachelle...... Atlanta, Georgia Rutledge, Jaleah Devores***...... Birmingham, Alabama Young, Tifphanie Elexandrea*...... Waynesboro, Georgia Samuel, Christine Angela...... Utica, New York Smith, Ashley Joi...... Chicago, Illinois Computer Science Taylor, Kendra Ahlilah*...... Tuskegee, Alabama Thomas, Michah Rae...... Kansas City, Missouri Bryant, Alexis**...... Lynn Haven, Florida Thompson Jr., Osband Ossie-Jabari...... Miami, Florida Caldwell-Robinson, Shayla Nicole...... Buffalo, New York Waters, Camille Gabrielle...... Stone Mountain, Georgia Criggler-Calamease, Korey Rodger**...... Belleville, Illinois Wells, Kemeerea Chatoria Deasha...... Atlanta, Georgia Fitch, Stephen Nicholas*...... Decatur, Georgia Helmstetter, Madison Ramon***...... McDonough, Georgia Taylor, Gabrielle R.*...... Birmingham, Alabama

15 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** Computer Science Information Systems Hudson, Ashley R...... Chicago, Illinois Adams, LaRae Schantail*...... Tracy, California Morrison Jr., Paul Edward*...... Bowersville, Georgia Brown, Kia Z.*...... Florence, Alabama Mosely Jr., Carlton Perry...... Tuskegee, Alabama Henderson, Jasmine Siedah...... Washington, D.C. Patterson, Teiliyah Monique...... Auburn, Alabama Johnson, Evanna Rose...... Columbus, Georgia Perry, Anthony***...... Prince Frederick, Maryland Plummer, Justin A.*...... Indianapolis, Indiana Steward, Bria La’Shae...... New Orleans, Louisiana Screws, Morgan Sinclaire**...... Pittsview, Alabama Steward, Brionne Renee’...... New Orleans, Louisiana Singletary, Rashad Daquis...... Lithonia, Georgia Washington, Niani Jada...... Las Vegas, Nevada

Economics College of Engineering Foster, Timothy C.**...... Birmingham, Alabama Aerospace Science Engineering Finance Alali, Hamad Abdulla...... Auburn, Alabama Alsaif, Sultan Abdulaziz*...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Allen, Nia Donae*...... Willingboro, New Jersey Anderson, Laryssa K.**...... Detroit, Michigan Anderson, Pa’Rice S...... Cleveland, Ohio Brown, Arianna B.**...... Chicago, Illinois Blade, Marquise...... Seeley, California Bussey, David James ...... Springfield, Virginia Brown II, Marcus Sylvester...... Savannah, Georgia Cummings, Brooke’ Chanel*...... Los Angeles, California Church, Marcus F.* ...... Tampa, Florida Foster, Timothy C.**...... Birmingham, Alabama Daniels, Evan O’Neal...... Fort Worth, Texas Hall, Zakoya Royshinelle**...... Orlando, Florida Dedeaux, Jessica Lillian***...... Wiggins, Mississippi McCall, JaMarcus Deon*...... Birmingham, Alabama Flanagan, Essan Kofi Asiamah...... Raleigh, North Carolina Griffin, Nicholas Samuelle**...... Tuskegee, Alabama Hospitality Management Harris, Thomas M...... Columbus, Georgia Jermany, Imani Elizabeth...... Evans, Georgia Allen, Brianna Kalyn...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Martin, Nathan Baraka***...... Austin, Texas Ellis, Charlena Shonta*...... Compton, California Smith, Justin Vanthony**...... McDonough, Georgia Steward, Bria La’Shae...... New Orleans, Louisiana White, Andrew D...... Fort Worth, Texas Steward, Brionne Renee’ ...... New Orleans, Louisiana Willard, Joshua Benedict**...... New Orleans, Louisiana Webster, Tyric Darreon...... Los Angeles, California Williams, Cheyenne...... Troy, New York Williams, Courtney Lanai**...... Pomona, California Sales and Marketing Wilson, Jamal A...... Waldorf, Maryland Wynn, Daniel Ray*...... Union City, Georgia Ali, Zuri J.*...... Swansea, Illinois Allen, Jessica Nicole**...... Birmingham, Alabama Chemical Engineering Davis, Briana L...... Los Angeles, California Fardus, Mustafa Adbulhamid...... Makkah, Saudi Arabia Agwaro, Jane Atieno***...... Kisumu, Kenya Harry, Jordan S...... Tuskegee, Alabama Al Qurishah, Hassan Mohammed....Aljubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia Hawkins, Hunter...... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chappell, Jasmine Elaine**...... Baton Rouge, Louisiana Johnson Jr., Jeffery Timothy...... Chattanooga, Tennessee Crews, Clayton Mitchell...... Birmingham, Alabama Lang, Alyssa...... Alpharetta, Georgia Fomani, Grace P.***...... Fort Worth, Texas Lemons, Maurissa Lynn**...... Carson, California Gardner, Benjamin R.*...... Columbus, Georgia Logan, Traneek LaShaw*...... Hayward, California Gibbons, La’Fred...... Birmingham, Alabama McCaskle, Aaliyah...... Chicago, Illinois Hicklen, Qwanikwia Laprecha...... Charlotte, North Carolina Mitchell-Crawley, Nylynn R...... Powder Springs, Georgia Howard, Rachael Alexandria**...... Atlanta, Georgia Moore, Ashley Monay**...... Birmingham, Alabama Hylton, Chanda Diana***...... Brooklyn, New York Morton, Christin M...... Chino, California Lang, Priscilla Danielle...... Antioch, California Quarles, Jahniyah Venice...... Gardendale, Alabama Littlejohn, Kai...... College Park, Georgia Roberts Jr., Marrio L.**...... St. Louis, Missouri Lockett, Ashleigh Morgan***...... Montgomery, Alabama Smith, Allante’ Lincoln-Otis*...... Detroit, Michigan Malone, Deion Jackson*...... Decatur, Alabama Smith, Skylar Nicole*...... Los Angeles, California Osborne, Lauren Jayla***...... Birmingham, Alabama Taylor, Kyle Douglas...... Huntsville, Alabama Stephens, Althea J.*...... Mount Vernon, Alabama Young, Tifphanie Elexandrea*...... Miami, Florida Turner, Kayla F.***...... Lithonia, Georgia Webster, Tierra Lasha***...... Lincoln, Alabama Supply Chain Management White, Alisha Lois***...... Topeka, Kansas

Allen, Brianna Kalyn...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Davis, Charlysia Chanai...... Powder Springs, Georgia Gilbert, Chyna Cimone***...... Birmingham, Alabama

16 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** Electrical Engineering School of Nursing and Allied Health

Boone, Alonzo...... Durham, North Carolina Health Science Brown, Courtland C.***...... Jackson, Mississippi Dixon, David Darnell***...... Fayetteville, Georgia Beal, Aaron...... Compton, California Herring, Candice D...... Tuscaloosa, Alabama Chavis, Dezquannee...... Hope Mills, North Carolina Jakes, Tiareah Breane*...... West Palm Beach, Florida Granger, Jaya I...... Tuskegeee, Alabama Jones, William Kendall...... Brewton, Alabama Kemp, Wamika Faye...... Torrence, California Ross Jr., Ernie Keith...... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miller, Lara C...... Cleveland, Ohio Sulluchuco, Henry...... Matteson, Illinois Stringer, Darrion Maurice...... Inglewood, California Nursing Taylor, Nathan Adam**...... Detroit, Michigan Urquhart, Brandi Noelle...... Racine, Wisconsin Alexis, Guerly Meniolle Theodore...... Miami, Florida Utterback, Emery J...... Tuskegee, Alabama Blanding, Tiara M.*...... Montgomery, Alabama Varise, Ta’Dreyan A...... Madison, Alabama McCants, LaToria Phabre...... Mobile, Alabama Walker Jr., Eric Germon...... Baton Rouge, Louisiana McElroy, Anyai Briyan...... Covington, Georgia Muhammad, Egypt Asante’*...... Los Angeles, California Mechanical Engineering Schnyder, Amber Desiree-Destiny...... Mobile, Alabama Seales, Brianna E.*...... Montgomery, Alabama Aldwalah, Mohammed Abdulrahman*...... Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia Woods, Alicia Davena*...... Tuskegee, Alabama Allen, Jordan Roosevelt*...... Snellville, Georgia Allen, Tori Christina...... Stone Mountain, Georgia Brown, Xavier L...... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Butler, Kenneth D...... Huntsville, Alabama Cherry, Julius Louis...... Hephzibah, Georgia Crews, Clinton M...... Birmingham, Alabama Cromwell, Cleo Chandler***...... Huntsville, Alabama Gilchrist, Johnecia Cordeana...... Montgomery, Alabama Glover, Terrence James***...... Evergreen Park, Illinois Graham, Michael D...... Tuskegee, Alabama Harrigan, Hadiya Amira Jones***...... Mason, Ohio Harris, Kennedi Milan**...... Fairburn, Georgia Howard, Javis Malik***...... Monroeville, Alabama Johnson, Erin*** ...... Albuquerque, New Mexico Kearse, Evan Javan...... Aiken, South Carolina Lewis, Jonquail**...... New Orleans, Louisiana Lewis, Leavohn More’ Deshawn***...... Moultrie, Georgia Massey, Darius L...... Atlanta, Georgia McCain, Tyrez Marquan**...... Greensboro, Alabama McClendon, Kayla Irene*...... Decatur, Georgia McCullough, Chrishauna Nicole***...... Augusta, Georgia McIntosh, Kristoff Francis***...... Auburn, Alabama Mickens, Terrie Dorothy-Alice***...... Lake St. Louis, Missouri Nasario, Ashley Danielle...... Fayetteville, Georgia Norwood, Ashton Frank...... Villa Rica, Georgia Owens, Connor Lawson...... Lithonia, Georgia Powell, John Cameron...... Crosby, Texas Powell, Josh ...... Atlanta, Georgia Richardson, Reginald Barnette...... Charlotte, North Carolina Sewell, Brandon Aldrich...... Montgomery, Alabama Subedi, Bipin*** ...... Auburn, Alabama Webster, McKenzee J...... Indianapolis, Indiana Williams, Cheyenne** ...... Columbus, Georgia Williams, Kiana Latrice...... Rancho Cucamonga, California

17 Honors: Cum Laude* | Magna Cum Laude** | Summa Cum Laude*** CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

May 12, 2018 Second Lieutenants Active Duty UNITED STATES ARMY Anderson, Pa’Rice S...... Cleveland, Ohio Second Lieutenants Space Operations/Development Engineering Active Duty Cape Canaveral, Florida

Alfred, Jasmine C...... Columbus, Georgia Brown, II Marcus Sylvester...... Savannah, Georgia Military Intelligence, Georgia Army National Guard Development Engineering, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Chavis, DezQuannee Ashawarh ...... Hope Mills, North Carolina McElroy, Anyai Briyan...... Covington, Georgia TBA Nurse Corps, Medical Surgical Nursing, San Antonito Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas Hurlingspears, Asha R...... Montgomery, Alabama Chemical Corps, Fort Riley, Kansas

Lacey, Cody A...... Kansas City, Missouri Military Intelligence, Fort Irwin, California

Madlock, Mercedes Some-More Sierra...... Tuskegee, Alabama Military Police Corps, Fort Riley, Kansas

Varise, Ta’Dreyan A...... Madison, Alabama Cyber Corps, United States Army Reserve

Williams, Elandra Monet...... Monroeville, Alabama Military Intelligence, Alabama Army National Guard

UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Ensigns and Second Lieutenants Active Duty

Bryant, Alexis...... Pensacola, Florida Navy: USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71, San Diego, California

Higgs, Joseph...... Fayetteville, North Caroline Marine Corps: The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia

Hudson, William...... Flora, Mississippi Marine Corps: The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia

Owens, Connor ...... Atlanta, Georgia Navy: Naval Flight School, Pensacola, Florida

Smith, Justin ...... McDonough, Georgia Navy: Naval Flight School, Pensacola, Florida

18 Alumni Oath

We, the graduates of Tuskegee University, are conscious of our obligations to be both faithful followers and dependable leaders. Joining the thousands of Tuskegee Alumni, we commit ourselves to be worthy sons and daughters of our Alma Mater; to realize in ourselves high standards of integrity and competence; to fulfill in ourselves her tradition of unselfish service to mankind; to give liberally of our time, talents and financial support to assure her continued viability; and in the near and distant future, we will meet life’s challenges with courage and dignity.

About the Tuskegee National Alumni Association

Founded in 1905, the Tuskegee National Alumni Association has a diverse and rich history of bringing Tuskegee University alumni together to support the institution, its students and each other. TNAA provides its members with access to a vast network of professionals and offers alumni endless opportunities to connect, build relationships, and participate in and continue to learn from the incredible Tuskegee community.

Membership in the association is available to all alumni and former students of Tuskegee University, as well as their relatives and spouses, and current and former members of the university faculty and staff. Membership levels allow individuals to join regionally located clubs, one of TNAA’s seven affiliated professional alumni organizations, or as members-at-large.

Our Mission To enrich the lives of alumni and involve them in Tuskegee’s future.

For more information, visit tuskegeenationalalumni.org

19 “The Tuskegee Song”

Tuskegee, thou pride of the swift growing South We pay thee our homage today For the worth of thy teaching, the joy of thy care; And the good we have known ’neath thy sway. Oh, long-striving mother of diligent sons And of daughters whose strength is their pride, We will love thee forever and ever shall walk Thro’ the oncoming years at thy side.

Thy Hand we have held up the difficult steeps, When painful and slow was the pace, And onward and upward we’ve labored with thee For the glory of God and our race. The fields smile to greet us, the forests are glad, The ring of the anvil and hoe Have a music as thrilling and sweet as a harp Which thou taught us to hear and to know.

Oh, mother Tuskegee, thou shinest today As a gem in the fairest of lands; Thou gavest the Heav’n-blessed power to see The worth of our minds and our hands. We thank thee, we bless thee, we pray for thee years Imploring with grateful accord, Full fruit for thy striving, time longer to strive, Sweet love and true labor’s reward.

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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