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1865 SPRING 2020 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION June 26 • 3:00 p.m. Table of ConTenTs Order of Exercises . 1 Congratulatory Salutes to Graduates . 2 Memories . 3 Degrees Conferred . 4 The Graduate Program . 5 Doctor of Science in Computer Science . 5 Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership . 5 College of Arts and Sciences . 6 College of Business . 7 College of Education . 8 College of Professional Studies . 10 The Undergraduate Program . 12 Latin Honors . 12 Academic Recognition . 12 College of Arts and Sciences . 13 College of Business . 16 College of Education . 18 College of Professional Studies . 19 2020 Commissioned Officers . 24 Defining Moments 2016 – 2020 . 25 order of exerCises COUNTDOWN TO COMMENCEMENT INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS Dr . Aminta H . Breaux President, Bowie State University NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION Darren Swain President, BSU National Alumni Association CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Wes Moore Keynote Speaker Author & CEO of Robin Hood Foundation U .S . Representative Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader Larry Hogan Governor, State of Maryland Angela Alsobrooks County Executive, Prince George,s County CONGRATULATORY SALUTES TO GRADUATES HONORS AND CLASS OF 2020 PRESENTATION Dr . Judith Kirkpatrick Interim Provost, Bowie State University TURN THE TASSLE MOMENT Dr . Aminta H . Breaux President, Bowie State University PROCESSIONAL OF GRADUATE SLIDES Bowie State University Class of 2020 BSU Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement 1 Table of Contents CongraTulaTory saluTes To graduaTes Victor Oladipo Tressa “Azarel” Smallwood (’00) NBA All-Star Player for the Indiana Pacers Film Producer, Entrepreneur & Author Doug E . Fresh D .G . Elmore Rapper & Record Producer President, Elmore Sports Group La La Anthony James "JB" Brown Actress & TV Personality Emmy-winning Sportscaster Edwin Moses Dionne Warwick Olympic Gold Medalist in Track & Field Grammy-winning Singer Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor J . Holiday Pete Buttigieg Grammy-nominated Singer-Songwriter 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Debbie Allen Anthony Hamilton Emmy-winning Choreographer, Grammy-winning Singer-Songwriter Dancer & Actress Traci Braxton Dior Ginyard (’11) Singer, Media Personality & Reality TV Star Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree & NFL Senior Player Manager U .S . Senator Cory Booker 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Roland Martin Host & Managing Editor, #RolandMartinUnfiltered Yandy Smith-Harris Actress, Entrepreneur & Reality TV Star Johnny Taylor Chairman, President,s Board of Advisors on HBCUs BSU Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement 2 Table of Contents MeMories Table of Contents degrees Conferred THE GRADUATE PROGRAM Doctor of Science in Computer Science Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Master of Arts Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Business Administration Master of Education Master of Public Administration Master of Science Master of Science in Management Information Systems Master of Science in Nursing THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science The list of candidates for graduation was prepared within the time limits imposed for printing of the program . Therefore, the list of names is not conclusive . Only those candidates who have met all graduation requirements will be granted a degree. Table of Contents The graduaTe PrograM Doctor of Science in Computer Science Tagrid Abdullah N. Alshalali Raymond F. Tiwang Broadlands, Virginia Upper Marlboro, Maryland M .S . – King Saud University M .S . – University de Yaounde B .S . – King Saud University B .S . – University de Yaounde A Study on Managing and A Deep Learning Predictive Model Explaining Concept Drift for Source Code Analysis Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Winter Ashanti Bingham Donovan Elise’ Griffin-Blake Felecia Myia Hayward Laurel, Maryland Bowie, Maryland Odenton, Maryland M .Ed . — North Carolina Central University M .Ed . — George Washington University M .A . — Florida Agricultural and B .A . — Radford University B .S . — Howard University Mechanical University Are Principals Really Serving the Gifted and Case Study: Parental Involvement of B .S . — Trinity Washington University Talented Students in our Schools? African-American Parents of Why am I Here? Why do I Stay? An Disabled High School Students Examination of the Lived Experiences Jasmine Winola Brann of Special Education Teachers in Bowie, Maryland LeTrecia Michelle Gloster Juvenile Detention Centers M .A . — University of Maryland Bowie, Maryland B .A . — Howard University M .S . — Trinity Washington University Susan Poser Russell The Relationship of Dual Language Immersion B .S . — Bowie State University Rockville, Maryland Foundational Learning upon Secondary From Hidden Treasures to Superwomen: M .A . — Gallaudet University Education Outcomes A Case Study on the Imact of Proficiency, B .A . — Colgate University Mentorship, and Self-care on the Stressors Culturally Responsive Teacher Self-Efficacy Norman Lee Coleman and Coping Responses of African-American Beliefs of Teachers of the Deaf Bowie, Maryland Female Superintendents M .Ed . — University of Delaware Blair Alexander Smoak B .S . — University of Delaware Dijaria Henderson-Greene Halethorpe, Maryland A Study of School Leadership and Upper Marlboro, Maryland M .A . — George Washington University Gifted Black Male Students M .Ed . — Bowie State University B .S . — Virginia State University B .S . — West Chester University High School Leaders’ Perceptions of Practices Courtney L. Forbes A Phenomenological Examination of the and Beliefs can Increase Graduation Rates for Washington, D .C . Lived Experiences of Black Male High School Black Males in a Large Urban School District M .A . — George Washington University Graduates Placed at Risk Academically B .S . — Bowie State University Understanding Teacher Beliefs: A Quantitative Study Examining Teacher Beliefs of Gifted Latino English Language Learners BSU Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement 5 Table of Contents The graduaTe PrograM College of Arts and Sciences MASTER OF ARTS Joshua Markel Davis-Stokes Abangolee J. Caulcrick IN ENGLISH Laurel, Maryland Lanham, Maryland B .S . — Bowie State University B .S . — University of Liberia Bianca Christiaan Bailey Modupe Olayinka Falore Latasha Marie Greene Baltimore, Maryland Severn, Maryland Bowie, Maryland B .A . — Wesley College B .A . — Bowen University B .S . — Bowie State University Erica Letrece Chavis Brian Johnson Lisa L. Jing Columbia, Maryland Washington, D .C . Laurel, Maryland B .A . — University of North Carolina B .A . — Drexel University B .S . — Bowie State University Angela Sydney James Roderick James Josey James McCarter Waldorf, Maryland Suitland, Maryland Washington, D .C . B .A . — University of Maryland B .A . — Livingstone College B .S . — Bowie State University Edwin Philip Julien Kalea Phelps Lakeiva Chanell Reid Columbia, Maryland Laurel, Maryland Bowie, Maryland B .S . — New York Institute of Technology B .A . — Delaware State University B .S . — Bowie State University Patricia Lorenzen Matthew Brian Phillips Herson Manuel Romero Charlestown, West Virginia Upper Marlboro, Maryland Hyattsville, Maryland B .S . — Bowie State University B .A . — Shepherd University B .S . — Bowie State University Ruth Oluwadare Popoola Damilola Victoria Olaoye Christine Delores Washington Landover, Maryland Glenn Dale, Maryland Upper Marlboro, Maryland B .S . — Towson University B .S . — Redeemer’s University B .S . — Bowie State University MASTER OF ARTS Robyn Lashay Stevens IN ORGANIZATIONAL Silver Spring, Maryland MASTER OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS B .A . — Virginia Union University ADMINISTRATION Oluwayemisi Hannifah Adebanjo Sylvia Afiwa Aklikokou David Lee Thompson Bowie, Maryland Beltsville, Maryland Bowie, Maryland B .A . — University of Lagos B .S . — Salisbury University B .S . — Bowie State University Adeem Mohammed H. Al Hano Elijah O’Neil Bell-Clarke Monique Nicole Wardwick Vienna, Virginia Beltsville, Maryland Waldorf, Maryland B .A . — George Mason University B .A . — Morehouse College B .S . — University of Maryland Faisal Ojayr Alotaibi Laura Enyo Benissan Alexandria, Virginia MASTER OF BUSINESS Laurel, Maryland B .A . — Saud Islamic University ADMINISTRATION B .S . — University of Maryland Emmanuel Chidubem Arah Mary Debi Abeson Kim Dakota Boyd Adelphi, Maryland Randallstown, Maryland Windsor Mill, Maryland B .S . — Bowie State University B .S . — Bowie State University B .S . — Stevenson University Lewis Alexander Chatsika II Omolara Shadiat Afolabi Toty Boley Silver Spring, Maryland Bowie, Maryland Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B .A . — University of Maryland B .S . — Bowie State University B .S . — Slippery Rock University Latasha Denise Coleman Joshua Adeyemi Adebambo Nicole C. Bradshaw Crofton, Maryland Bowie, Maryland Brandywine, Maryland B .S . — University of Maryland B .S . — Covenant Univeristy B .S . — University of Maryland BSU Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement 6 Table of Contents The graduaTe PrograM College of Business MASTER OF PUBLIC Ryan Andrew Washington Varun Wadhwa ADMINISTRATION Silver Spring, Maryland Germantown, Maryland continued B .S . — Bowie State University B .S . — University of Maryland Jynnea Melisa Campbell Columbia, Maryland Alexandria Tai Wheeler Theodore A. Walker B .S . — Bowie State University Waldorf, Maryland Lanham, Maryland B .S . — Johnson & Wales University B .S . — University of Maryland Cecily Y. Dennis Upper Marlboro, Maryland MASTER OF SCIENCE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN B .A . — University of the District IN APPLIED AND MANAGEMENT