2014 Commencement Program

COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATION

“Pro Christo et Humanitate”

J. S. Dorton ArenaRaleigh, North Carolina

Saturday, the Tenth Day of MayTwo Thousand Fourteen

Eleven o’clock in the Morning

THE SHAW UNIVERSITY

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Welcome to the 2014 Commencement of The Shaw University. The pageantry of today’s ceremony is the pinnacle and recognition of years of study, preparation and achievement of our graduates. We hope you will find these ceremonies both meaningful and impressive. They reflect the efforts of all members of the Shaw University family - faculty, staff, students, families and friends.

The University solicits your cooperation in helping to sustain the dignity and solemnity of this happy occa-sion. We respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in conversation as well as moving about while the Commencement Exercise is in progress. Once the exercises have begun, only members of the authorized working press, authorized photographers, and staff are permitted on the floor. Individuals wishing to take photographs may do so following the exercises. We ask that all guests turn off their cellular telephones.

Commencement begins with the academic procession of students, faculty, members of the Board of Trustees, the President’s Cabinet and platform guests. The final person to enter the Arena is the President of the Uni-versity who is escorted by an honor guard.

The audience is asked to rise as the procession enters the Arena and remain standing until the platform party has taken its place, the Invocation has been given and the Hymns have been sung.

The President will close the ceremonies with a farewell statement. The audience is asked to rise and remain standing for the singing of the Alma Mater and the benediction. The audience is asked to take their seats and remain seated for the retrieval of the colors and the recessional of the platform party. The ceremonies are then concluded.

Thank You.

Commencement Ceremony Decorum and Courtesy

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Symbols of Authority… Office of the PresidentTHE CEREMONIAL ACADEMIC MACE

The ceremonial Academic Mace appeared in European universities during the fourteenth century, and represented the amalgamation of two much older staff-like devices of similar length and shape. These were the regal scepter and the medieval battle mace. Kings throughout history have carried scepters in insignia of the lawful authority of just rulers. Medieval princes first used the battle mace as an effective hand weapon in combat.

In the fourteenth century, the royal scepter and the battle mace were combined to produce the ceremonial academic mace. It was carried before royalty, mayors of cities and chief officers of the medieval universities.

Today, the mace is used on ceremonial occasions in the life of the university. In commencement exercises, the mace specifically indicates the authority of the university president to award degrees. The Chief Marshal who immediately precedes the presidential party in the ceremonial procession most often carries it.

The Shaw University Mace consists of a twenty-four inch base of hard cherry and applied dark finish. The large flat ends of the upper mace have been fitted with banks of fine sterling silver. Over this is an open work design with several solid areas, which are decorated with garnets, long regarded as the stone of compassion and peace of mind. This stone also reflects one of the University’s colors and the other color is white. The mace design is inspired, in part, by the burning torch depicted in the University’s crest.

Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon, Acting President has been handed the University Mace, designed, and executed in 1988 by the noted Shaw University artist and former Associate Professor Minnie McMillan.

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Academic Regalia

The caps and gowns worn by those in the procession are of ancient origin and have been the traditional costume of the scholar since the Medieval Period. Today’s modern academic costume in the United States is based upon an intercollegiate code established in 1895. The costume code regulated the cut, style and mate-rials of gowns as well as the specification of different colors for different disciplines. These early agreements have been revised periodically to cover standardization of the cap, the gown, and the hood.

The distinctions set up by the Intercollegiate Code are simple. Each degree has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown, commonly black, differs in sleeves and trimming according to level of degree. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple in design. It is full cut, falling in a straight line from an elaborate yoke with long pointed sleeves as its distinction. The master’s gown is similar to the bachelor’s except for its peculiar arrangement of the oblong sleeves, which terminate in square ends at the wearer’s knees. The wearer’s arms emerge through slits in the sleeves made at the elbows. The doctoral gown, full and flowing, is distinguished by velvet panels down the front and around the neck and by three bars of velvet on the vo-luminous bell-shaped sleeves. The velvet is usually black, or it may be a color designating the field of study, for example, dark blue for philosophy.

The academic cap was a later development. It was conferred as a symbol of the Master of Arts degree. Some of these master’s caps were stiff, some soft, some square, and some round with a tuft in the center. Today’s tassel is an elaboration of the tuft. Although round caps are still used at some universities, Oxford Univer-sity’s mortar board style is more common.

The most distinguishing feature of academic attire is the hood, which was originally a practical element of dress, but which evolved into a separate and purely ornamental article draped over the shoulder and down the back. The length of the hood and the width of its velvet designate the level of the degree. The color of the velvet edging on the hood specifies the wearer’s field of learning.

These colors include: Agriculture—Maize Music—Pink Arts, Letters, Humanities—White Nursing—Apricot Commerce, Accountancy, Business—Drab Oratory (Speech)—Silver Gray Dentistry—Lilac Pharmacy—Olive Green Economics—Copper Philosophy—Dark Blue Education—Light Blue Physical Education—Sage Green Engineering—Orange Public Administration, including Foreign Fine Arts, including Architecture—Brown Service—Peacock Blue Forestry—Russet Public Health—Salmon Pink Human Ecology—Maroon Science—Golden Yellow Journalism—Crimson Social Work (Social Science)—Citron Law—Purple Theology—Scarlet Library Science—Lemon Veterinary Science—Gray Medicine—Green

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


COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERMadam Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma First Lady of the Republic of South Africa

Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma was born in Durban, and became First Lady of the Republic of South Africa when her husband, the Honorable Jacob Zuma, became the fourth president of the Republic in May 2009. As First Lady, she actively participates in a number of programs that support presidential community development objectives, especially in the area of primary healthcare. Her aim is to engage stakeholders around issues that are of importance to her, the President and the people of South Africa, and the world. One such issue is her work on diabetes.

Madam Zuma founded The Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation in 2010 and, since then, has been working tirelessly to raise awareness of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. It is her passion to ensure that no one suffers unnecessarily or dies because they are unaware of the fact that they have diabetes or because they are not receiving appropriate treatment for the condition.

She founded the initiative in memory of her mother, who lived with diabetes for three decades. Her mother’s commitment to leading a normal and active life has made Madam Ngema determined to ensure that everyone living with the condition should have the same quality of life.

On a broader social level, it is also her aim to promote the empowerment of women and children, rural development and education in her beloved South Africa.

Prior to becoming First Lady, Madam Ngema-Zuma held various positions in companies such as Deloitte, IBM, and Standard Chartered and Merchant Bank (SCMB). Her working experience spans such areas as marketing management, communications, client relationship management, business partner management and investment consulting.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the Graduate School of Marketing; an IMM Diploma in Marketing Communications from the Institute of Marketing Management; a Marketing Degree from ICM of the UK; and Certifications in Public Relations and Sales Management from Damelin College.

Madam Ngema-Zuma has received many accolades for her work, and is a member of a number of organizations and world-wide networks. These include the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the Africa Heritage Society and the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM), to list a few.

She and President Zuma are the proud parents of one son.

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CITATION…Doctor of Humane Letters

Gloria Bongi Ngema-ZumaReader: Dr. H. Donell Lewis | Presenter: Dr. Lorenzo Williams

Mister President: Madam Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma’s life has been dedicated service to her country and the global population, especially in the field of healthcare. She has shared her talents unceasingly with the people of South Africa and improved lives throughout her country.

Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma was born in Durban, South Africa and became First Lady of the Republic of South Africa when her husband, the Honorable Jacob Zuma, became the fourth president of the Republic in May 2009.

As First Lady, she actively participates in a number of programs that support presidential community development objectives, especially in the area of primary healthcare. Her aim is to engage stakeholders around issues that are of importance to her, the President and the people of South Africa, and the world. One such issue is her work on diabetes.

Madam Zuma founded The Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation in 2010 and, since then, has been working tirelessly to raise awareness of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. It is her passion to ensure that no one suffers unnecessarily or dies because they are unaware of the fact that they have diabetes or because they are not receiving appropriate treatment for the condition.

She founded the initiative in memory of her mother, who lived with diabetes for three decades. Her mother’s commitment to leading a normal and active life has made Madam Ngema determined to ensure that everyone living with the condition should have the same quality of life.

On a broader social level, it is also her aim to promote the empowerment of women and children, rural development and education in her beloved South Africa.

Prior to becoming First Lady, Madam Ngema-Zuma held various positions in companies such as Deloitte, IBM; and Standard Chartered and Merchant Bank (SCMB). Her working experience spans such areas as marketing management, communications, client relationship management, business partner management and investment consulting.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the Graduate School of Marketing; an IMM Diploma in Marketing Communications from the Institute of Marketing Management; a Marketing Degree from ICM of the UK; and Certifications in Public Relations and Sales Management from Damelin College.

Madam Ngema-Zuma has received many accolades for her work, and is a member of a number of organizations and world-wide networks. These include the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the Africa Heritage Society and the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM), to list a few.

Mister President, for the above reasons and many others, I am pleased to present to you Madam Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma, healthcare trailblazer, visionary and global leader, to receive at your hand the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa.

Done by order of this Administration on this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and fourteen.

Gaddis J. Faulcon | Acting President Joseph N. Bell, Jr. | Chairman of the Board


Shaw University Alumni Oath of Allegiance

I hereby solemnly pledge perpetual allegiance to Alma Mater in appreciation for the opportunities for de-velopment afforded me as a student at Shaw University.

I will sustain my interest in Shaw and will affiliate with the Alumni Chapter nearest me. I will, on a regular basis, support the University by participating in Alumni Chapter activities and, as my financial circumstanc-es permit, send financial support to Alma Mater. Through involvement with fellow alumni, I shall do my best to countenance the ideals and traditions of Alma Mater.

I pledge as a citizen to portray the standards thus implied, performing positive service to community, state and nation, and so to live as ever to bring honor and adoration to Alma Mater.

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Shaw University Board of Trustees

Dr. Joseph N. Bell, Jr. (Chair)

Dr. Lorenzo Williams (Vice Chair)

Dr. H. Donell Lewis (Secretary)

Dr. David C. Forbes (Parliamentarian)

Dr. Sherri L. Arnold-Graham

Mr. Randolph Bazemore

Mr. Thomas F. Darden

Mr. Brandon Moyer (SGA President)

Dr. George C. Debnam

Dr. Carolyn Ennis

Attorney Willie E. Gary

Dr. Haywood Gray

Rev. Linda Inman

Dr. Dallas Joseph

Dr. John Kester

Dr. Wilson Lacy

Dr. John H. Lucas

Mr. Bobby Sanders (Faculty)

Dr. Howard W. Parker

Mr. James Shaw (NAA President)

Dr. Ol’Bunmi Peters

Dr. James Thornton

Dr. David Walker

Dr. Ida Silver Wiggins

Mr. Sean Woodroffe

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Dr. Stanley Alexander

Dr. Thomas J. Boyd

Dr. Geneva B. Chavis

Bishop Melvin Clarke

Dr. Chancy R. Edwards

Dr. W. B. Lewis

DIGNITARIES

Dr. Evander Holyfield

Dr. Don King


Chief Administrative Officers

Dr. Gaddis J. FaulconActing President

Dr. Marilyn Sutton-HaywoodVice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Alfonza CarterVice President for Administrative Services

Dr. Jeffrey A. SmithVice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Tashni DubroySpecial Assistant to the President for Process Optimization

Ms. Tendai JohnsonSpecial Assistant to the President for Grants Management and Support

Title III/Sponsored Programs

Mr. Christopher L. HintonInterim Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Cecil McManusDirector of

Strategic Planning, Institutional Research and Effectiveness



Order of Exercise Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon, Acting President ~ Presiding

Academic Processional .............................................................................................. Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Shaw University Band Mr. Charles V. Brown, Director Invocation ................................................................................................................Chaplain April Rhinehardt University Chaplain

Hymns The Star Spangled BannerFrances Scott Key

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

Greetings.......................................................................................................................... Dr. Joseph N. Bell, Jr. Chairman, Shaw University Board of Trustees

Conferring of Honorary Degree ...................................................................................... Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon

Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma ...................................................................................Reader: Dr. H. Donell Lewis Presenter: Dr. Lorenzo Williams Presentation of Speaker ................................................................................................. Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon

Musical Selection ............................................................................................................ “My God is so High” Arranged by Moses Hogan The Shaw University Choir Mrs. Tiffani Bennett-Cornelous, Soprano Dr. Loñieta T. Cornwall, Director

O! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars,Thru the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched,

Were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still thereO! say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Lift every voice and sing, Stony the road we trod, God of our weary years,Till earth and heaven ring, Bitter the chastening rod, God of our silent tears,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Felt in the day when hope unborn had died; Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;Let our rejoicing rise Yet with a steady beat, Thou who has by thy might,High as the listening skies, Have not our weary feet Keep us forever in the path, we pray.Let it resound loud as the rolling sea Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? Lest our feet stray from the placesSing a song full of the faith that the dark past We have come over a way that with tears Our God where we met Theehas brought us, of the slaughtered, Lest our hearts drunk with the wineSing a song full of the hope that the present Out from the gloomy past, Of the world, we forget Thee; has brought us, Till now we stand at last Shadowed beneath Thy handFacing the rising sun of our new day begun Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast, May we forever stand, Let us march on till victory is won. True to our God, True to our Native Land


Order of Exercise Commencement Address .......................................................................... Madam Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma First Lady of the Republic of South Africa

Music ......................................................................................................................... “Overture from Nabucco” Giuseppe Verdi The Shaw University Band Mr. Charles V. Brown, Director

*Conferring Of Degrees .............................................................................................Dr. Renata H. Dusenbury Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Degrees College of Arts & Sciences ..................................................................Dr. Renata H. Dusenbury, Dean College of Graduate and Professional Studies .............................Dr. Pamela F. Denning, Acting Dean

Presentation Of Commissioned Army ROTC Officer ................................................................ LTC Robert Zanca 2LT Rodney Anderson, Jr. Professor of Military Science

2LT Dominique Lewis LTC Jayson L. Allen Professor of Aero Space Studies Graduate Degrees The Shaw University Divinity School ............................................................Dr. Bruce T. Grady, Dean

Challenge To The Graduates ...............................................................................................Miss Athena Curry Senior Class President, Class 2014

Induction Into The National Alumni Association .............................................................Mr. James L. Shaw President, National Alumni Association

President’s Farewell Statement To The Graduates ............................................................... Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon

Alma Mater Shaw University Alma Mater

Benediction ................................................................................................................Chaplain April Rhinehart

Retiring Of Colors .........................................................................................................Color Guard ROTC Unit

Recessional ................................................................................................................. Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Shaw University Band Mr. Charles V. Brown, Director

*Applause is the most appropriate method of conveying congratulations as your graduate’s name is called. Other methods may keep your neighbors from hearing their graduate’s name. As a courtesy to the graduates and families being recognized today, we ask that you remain in your seat until all graduates have crossed the platform. Pleases silence any cell phones, pagers, or electronic devices, and refrain from talking during the ceremonies.

Thank you for joining the faculty, staff, administration, and student body in honoring our graduates.

Hail, Dear Old Shaw U, Noble thy hallwaysThy sons revere they name, Noble thy grassy plains,Long shall thy works be proud, Nobler the hearts of menUndimmed thy fame, Where thou dost reignTime shall thy praises sing; All we who love thy name,Glory repay thy tears, Stout hearts that shall not fail,And loud thy praises ring, All rise and loud proclaim, Thru’ all the years. Alma Mater, Hail!


College of Arts and SciencesCANDIDATES for DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

English

Shaye Tonie-Ann Walton Alexandria, Summa Cum Laude

Sashane Tameika Watson St. Catherine, Magna Cum Laude

Liberal Studies

Robert Lee Chapman III Raleigh, NC

Maggie Michelle Tanner **Garner, NC

Mass Communications

William Lee Askew Suffolk, VA

Antonae Monique Brown Washington, DC

David Lamont Carter Brooklyn, NY

Matthew Alonzo Coleman Durham, NC

Justin Welton Collins *Temple Hills, MD

Athena Marie Curry Charlotte, NC

Arnette Layraye Davis **Charlotte, NC

Porshae Bianca Davis Raleigh, NC

Danielle Nicole Green **Portsmouth, VASumma Cum Laude

Ariel Nicole Hatcher Monroe, MI

Tateona Lachelle Henderson Roanoke, VA

DeAngela Michelle McDougald Raleigh, NC

Victoria Melmar Mitchell **Brockton, MA

Andre Passos Monti Valley Village, CAMagna Cum Laude

Quinshon L. Odom Lakeland, FLCum Laude

Jaquan Lamonte Saleem **Monroe, NC

Dshanna Adranette Scruggs **Raleigh, NC

Shakia Nashon Stubbs Upper Marlboro, MD

Pierre’ Armond Taybron **Raleigh, NC

Khloe Alexandra Washington Upper Marlboro, MD

Garnard Xavier Wiggins II Raleigh, NC

Political Science

Daniela Archibold Bogota, CundinamarcaSumma Cum Laude

Darius Kwmane Berry Louisville, KYCum Laude

Anthony Oliver Francis East Orange, NJCum Laude

Solomon Jamar Hughes Winston-Salem, NCCum Laude

Derrick S. Hunter East Orange, NJCum Laude

Lamar Jacques James Raleigh, NC

Daquan L. Lightfoot Washington, DC

Kimberly Grewniver Martin Raleigh, NCCum Laude

Arthur Jequarn Mckoy Elizabethtown, NC

James Anthony Parker Jr. *Huntsville, AL

Nathan Lee Weeks Delmar, MD

Robert Denzel Williford Detroit, MI

Psychology

Darian Stanley Brown Highland Springs, VA

Chalandra Renee Carter **Washington, DC

Kenyahta Marie Johnson Raleigh, NC

Dominique Shantel Lewis Aberdeen Proving Ground, MDSumma Cum Laude

Irwin Mckoy Monroe, NC


College of Arts and SciencesMichelle Ashleigh Oliver Hopkins, SCSumma Cum Laude

Carlyle Whitney Outerbridge Charlotte, NC

Tierra Elizabeth Owens Charlotte, NC

Brandon Dominique Richburg Columbia, MD

Ralynne C. Simpson Oxon Hill, MD

Albert Lee Smith Cary, NC

Breonca Latia Smith Washington, DCCum Laude

Janay Cree Sweatt **Norfolk, VA

Tyrell J. Vines Accokeek, MDCum Laude

Trenda Woolridge Wright Raleigh, NC

Terrance Christopher Baylor Windsor, NC

Sociology:Criminal Justice

Travis DeVon Benjamin Washington, DC

Jane Debra Dent Knightdale, NC

Laurdes B. Henderson Kannapolis, NC

Angel Cherie Redmond Leicester, NC

Religion & Philosophy

AnTori DeVara Brown Nathalie, VACum Laude

Joslin Domonique McCoy Raleigh, NC

Mary Jo Parker Bessemer City, NCCum Laude

Wallace Cherry Durham, NCMagna Cum Laude

Sylvia Florence Davis Durham, NCCum Laude

Cheryl Kea Downing **Tarboro, NCCum Laude

Dorothy Marie Evans **Durham, NCMagna Cum Laude

Ronea Antonio Gilmore Wake Forest, NC

Yvonne Wilcher Head Durham, NCSumma Cum Laude

Oveida Anne Lunsford Roxboro, NC

Donald Anthony Matthews Randleman, NC

Thane Van Morrow Mebane, NCMagna Cum Laude

Robert Carson Overby Greensboro, NCCum Laude

William Letcher Pointer Jr. Oxford, NCMagna Cum Laude

Clyde Henry Winstead **Roxboro, NC

Niki Jimmell Wright Durham, NCSumma Cum Laude

Sociology:Criminal Justice

Surita Bowers Garner, NCCum Laude

Tyrone Craig Charlotte, NC

Jeremy Rontrell DeVaughn *LaGrange, NCCum Laude

Colby Sheree Dixon Raleigh, NC

Kewan Andrew Holder Clinton, NC

Jacqueline Veronica Jacobs Wilmington, NC

Sabrina Kelly West End, NC

Jasmine Kiara King St. Albans, NYMagna Cum Laude

Ericka Lekate Manley Enfield, NC

Willie O’Neal III **High Point, NC

* Requirements completed Summer 2013** Requirements completed Fall 2013


Troynisha C. Perryman Las Vegas, NV

Olajuwon Dewayne Silver Raleigh, NC

Xebian Jaleel Smith Easley, SC

Solomon Dewayne Taylor Murfreesboro, NC

Sade’ Louise Thomas Baltimore, MD

NaKeisha Mone Williams *Raleigh, NC

Danita Racquel Bailey *Durham, NC

Wilma McFadden Johnson **Winterville, NCSumma Cum Laude

Kelly Denise Lott Raleigh, NC

Keytha Chante’ Miller Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Derek Maurice Robinson **Wilmington, NCCum Laude

Robin Jean Sanders-Sall **Durham, NCCum Laude

Sociology

Ashely Martika Clark Mount Gilead, NC

Sharmika Danielle Cook **Raleigh, NC

Jerikia La’Rhonda Fisher Charlotte, NC

Michael Travis Hooker Raleigh, NC

Breanna Chanell Jones Sumter, SC

Jasmine Ebony Jones Charlotte, NC

Terha La’Shonda Lennon Whiteville, NC

LaToya Mone’t Peele Portsmouth, VA

Ashley Nicole Phillips Rocky Mount, NC

Shawn Demark Clemons Chapel Hill, NCMagna Cum Laude

Anna Carson Ficklin Arden, NC

Lakita Shadle Fisher *Henderson, NC

Chinita Troy Mandley Wilmington, NC

Victoria Poole Asheville, NC

Visual &Performing Arts: Music/Instrumental Track

Carl Marcus Dudley Jr. Durham, NC

Darien Ramon Francis **Nassau

Charles Jamal Robinson Raleigh, NC

Harold Herman Smith Nassau

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biology

Shayne Kyrsten Arnold Charlotte, NC

Jolene D. Arroyo Newburgh, NY

Ja’Nay Nikole Currie Louisburg, NC

Candace Lanette Daniel Phoenix, AZ

Chelsea Nicole Foster Johns Creek, GACum Laude

Farran Rose Jackson Alpharetta, GA

Pearl A. Olubolade AbujaMagna Cum Laude

Marquita Nicole Patterson Charlotte, NC

Alvin M. Phillips Philadelphia, PA

Jeremy A. Sanders **Raleigh, NC

Joshua Moses Smith **Raleigh, NC

Tray A. Wilson Raleigh, NC

Merone Tibebu Zewde Addis Ababa, Summa Cum Laude

College of Arts and Sciences


College of Graduate and Professional StudiesBACHELOR OF ARTS

Early Child Development

Yvonne Brown Doe Wilmington, NC

Mauricia Renee George Lumberton, NC

Nekenya Nicole Strickland Bailey, NC

Pamela D. Swain **Murfreesboro, NCMagna Cum Laude

Elementary Education

Kristin Camile Spear Gastonia, NC

Adam James Valentine Richmond, VA

Public Administration

Serign Bah Bronx, NY

LaSara Destiny Carter Emporia, VACum Laude

Loretta Yvonne Peace Garner, NC

Bernita Elizabeth Brown High Point, NC

Danica Whitney Coleman Raleigh, NC

John Howard Edwards Elm City, NC

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Adapted Physical Education:Exercise Science

Isayra Diaz New York, NY

John Briggs Johnson Gaithersburg, MD

Justin Roosevelt Lewis Brooklyn, NY

Kiera La’shay Linder Charlotte, NC

Jarrett Spence Durham, NC

Shaquira LaChelle Timmons Raleigh, NC

Adapted Physical Education:Kinesiotherapy

Natieka Tashana Green **Raleigh, NCCum Laude

Faith Shayla-Avanna Brown Hampton, VA

Jasmene S. Brown Knightdale, NC

Athletic Training

Eurel Barnard Gaithersburg, MD

Danielle Reid Roselle, NJ

Americus Hasting Williams Manson, NCMagna Cum Laude

Business Administration:Accounting

Hadiza M. Dalhatu Abuja, Summa Cum Laude

Tierra Janel Herring Raleigh, NC

Dwayne Terrell Seegars **Huntersville, NCCum Laude

Tavon Jamarr Taylor Suitland, MD

Cassandra Elaine Burney Rolesville, NCSumma Cum Laude

Business Administration:Management

Rodney Mondell Anderson Jr. Raleigh, NC

Kemesha LaShawn Brathwaite St. Johns, VI

Isiah L. Campbell Baltimore, MD

Jakeya Arrauna Campbell Charlotte, NC

Tiarra Ashley Campell Freeport, NY

Travis Tyrell Dowdy Raleigh, NC

Takoya Bryonee Edwards District Heights, MD

Chelsea Denise Ervin Charlotte, NC



College of Graduate and Professional StudiesKennay Lashawn Fleming Virginia Beach, VA

Donnell Vonta Hall Washington, DC

Tiesha Janee Hemphill **Olean, NYCum Laude

Terrell Akeem Hinton **Rocky Mount, NC

Jeffrey Vaughn Johnson Jr. Durham, NC

Bernard Taylor Jones Raleigh, NC

Shatia Shanae Kelly *Indianapolis, IN

Gerald A. Kennedy **Greensboro, NC

James Langford **San Pablo, CA

Francisco Marin Valrico, FL

Racqueal Lynette Mayo Raleigh, NC

Stephen King Pigford **Fayetteville, NC

Rameisha RiShawn Robbins Raleigh, NC

Mercedes Simone Robertson Greensboro, NC

Charles Ferreira Silva Salvador Bahia, Magna Cum Laude

Claudia Marcela Silva Yopal Casanara,

Marquise RaShad Stephens Flowery Branch, GA

Nana Aitchath Traore **Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Ieisha Simone Waterman **Bronx, NY

Wesley Claude Wells Gastonia, NC

Zaccheus Marquez Williams Rocky Mount, NC

Nasirudeen Abdul-Haqq Greenbelt, MDSumma Cum Laude

Roberta Goggans Allen Asheville, NCMagna Cum Laude

Chantel R. Brewer *Durham, NCCum Laude

Heather Clay Bristol Arden, NC

Alzonda Nicole Coppedge Morven, NC

Sharna Lakitta Futrell **Raleigh, NC

Rashawna Cooper Gorham Rocky Mount, NC

Darlene Allen Hall **Durham, NC

Leonard Harvey Jr. Raleigh, NC

Tanya Daneen Higgins **Winterville, NC

Shontanica T. Howard Kannapolis, NCMagna Cum Laude

Mary Alford Knotts **Thomasville, NCMagna Cum Laude

Donna Delores Macklin Wilson, NC

Felecia Markham Durham, NC

Jontell Renee Mason **Durham, NC

Thomas F. McLain Durham, NC

Theresa Merritt-Watson Carrboro, NC

Eunice Lynette Mills **Arden, NC

Katrina S. Moore Greenville, NC

Tanisha V. Patterson Greenville, NC

Angela Jean Person Sanford, NCMagna Cum Laude

Tameka Renee’ Pridgen Wilmington, NC

Sebastian Cortez Riddick **Raleigh, NC

Veronica Scotton Siler City, NCSumma Cum Laude

Donnell M. Staton Jr. Raleigh, NCCum Laude

Divider Jarrell Thompson **Knightdale, NC

Dianne Thorne *Durham, NCCum Laude


College of Graduate and Professional StudiesComputer Information Systems

Jamilu Abubakar Katsina State, Magna Cum Laude

Charles Gergory Adams **Clarkton, NC

Aaron J. Banks Enfield, NCMagna Cum Laude

Frieda M. Blackwell **Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Terence Greene **Mendall, MS

Jalil Quame Holmes Goldsboro, NC

Christina Rae Jackson **Alpharetta, GAMagna Cum Laude

Tiana Ashley Johnson **Fayetteville, NC

Elijah Sirron McNeilHenderson, NC

Breon Dominique Smith Raleigh, NC

Christopher Harkless Spriggs Owings Mill, MD

Shanequa Shanice Stewart Savannah, GA

Divider Jarrell Thompson **Knightdale, NC

Kevyn Nathaniel Thompson **Boston, MA

Computer Science

Antonio Dunn **Baton Rouge, LA

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Robin Bethune *Erwin, NC

Erika Lachelle Harris Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Jennifer A. McPherson-Stephenson Wake Forest, NCSumma Cum Laude

Rosen Pauyo Vauxhall, NJ

Recreation Management

Destini Tashea Dixon Savannah, GA

Joseph Epps **Fayetteville, NC

Anthony T. Greenup Raleigh, NC

Jaron Terry Henry Raleigh, NC

Mekal Afwan Howard Cary, NC

Daniel A.T. Lee **Gunnison, MS

Keith V. Lomon Fort Lauderdale, FL

Brandon Maurice Long Washington, DC

Felton Orlando Page Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Jonathan Ringo Jr. **Willingboro, NJ

DeAngelo Antwane Ruffin Garner, NC

Raymond Stephon Williams **Cleveland, OH

Recreational Therapy

Deon Lamar Coast **Raleigh, NC

Donterius Lee Dawkins Charlotte, NC

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Social Work

Klarissa Patricie Albritton Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Moneaque V. Baker Brooklyn, NY

Sharika Yvette Bazemore Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Denaysha Donnell Bowen District Heights, MDCum Laude

Princeanna Lillian Brooks Baltimore, MDSumma Cum Laude

Mark Steven Frazier Mebane, NCSumma Cum Laude

Shanna Gene Griffin Raleigh, NC

Keyaira Tonyelle McNeill Winston-Salem, NC



College of Graduate and Professional StudiesRufus Brandon Moyer Reidsville, NC

Markeisha Latoria Robinson *Garysburg, NC

Erica Latrice Simmons Kinston, NCCum Laude

Saisha Tyler Smith East Hartford, CT

Nikia Arneice White Bennettsville, SC

Roberta Battle-Sessoms Wilson, NCSumma Cum Laude

Jenny Debnam Brooks Fayetteville, NCSumma Cum Laude

Bernadine Brown Spring Lake, NC

Richaunda Lerochelle Carr Greenville, NC

Tara Michelle Chisel **Rocky Mount, NCSumma Cum Laude

Tiffany Cook-King Raleigh, NCCum Laude

Angela D. Curry Wake Forest, NCSumma Cum Laude

Merina L. Dillard Raleigh, NC

Alicia Denise Fann Kinston, NCMagna Cum Laude

Letitia R. Flood Greenville, NCSumma Cum Laude

Ariel Shanell Green Spring Lake, NCSumma Cum Laude

Lutonia Nicole Hill Knightdale, NC

Janae Angelique Johnson Greenville, NC

Tondra Anjanette Little Durham, NCCum Laude

Sharon Mims Snow Hill, NCCum Laude

Dana Lynn Pattillo Clayton, NC

Kevin Ellis Smith Durham, NC

Donnita Jeneen Taylor Raleigh, NCMagna Cum Laude

Ann H. Thomas Fayetteville, NCCum Laude

Shomeka Devon Warren Grimesland, NC

Bachelor’s degrees with Latin honors are awarded to students who have earned 50 or more semester hours in residence at Shaw University, in accordance with the following scale for grade point averages (GPA):

Summa Cum Laude (3.75-4.00) Magna Cum Laude (3.50-3.74) Cum Laude (3.25-3.49)


School of DivinityMaster of Divinity

Tiffany B. Bennett-Cornelous Raleigh, NC

Carolyn H Clay Durham, NC

Robert L. Cox *Durham, NC

Cynthia R. Dixon Winston-Salem, NC

Clyde Edmond Fisher **Raleigh, NC

Ella Lea Holden Spring Hope, NC

Brandan Earl Lucas, Sr. *Nashville, NC

Horace Mason Jr. Wendell, NC

Niccole Sophia Otey **Whitsett, NC

Debra Jefferies Perry Raleigh, NC

William Earl Purvis Raleigh, NC

Zelda Hunter Seagraves Raleigh, NC

Evelyn Paulette Toliver Wake Forest, NC

Master of Religious Education

Sheila Jones Alamin-Khashoggi **Raleigh, NC

Linda D. Dupree Moorseville, NC

Karen Frances Tucker **Raleigh, NC

Shena Demelle White-Webb Clayton, NC

Clifton Cortez Winston Raleigh, NC

Program Notes:

1. Last minute additions or deletions often must be made after the program has been printed. This program does not serve as an official graduation list – it contains the most accurate graduation information available at press time. Therefore, it should not be used to determine a student’s academic or degree status. Official diplomas and appropriate honors are awarded upon completion of all degree requirements and fulfillment of financial obligations. The University’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record kept by the Office of the Registrar.

2. Only representatives of the press, authorized by the University, are permitted to take photographs on the floor. Guests and visitors may take photographs from the stands only.

3. Photographs of graduates as they walk across the stage are available through professional groups who have contracted with the University to provide these services. These photographs are available from Photo Specialties, P.O. Box 360, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, (919) 967-9576, http://photospecialties.com. A color proof will be mailed to teach student whose address is made available.

Master’s Degree Disclaimer:

This commencement program is for Ceremonial purposes only and does not reflect the official graduation status of the participants. The diploma of the University, signed and sealed by its proper Officers, remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree.



Acknowledgments

Marshal Corps

Color and Honor GuardsCadets from ROTC

MSG Marcus K. Macon

Hosts and HostessesShaw University Staff and Students

Commencement CommitteeDr. Marilyn Sutton-Haywood, Chairperson

Dr. Cheryl Kirk-DugganMr. Darrell DanielsMrs. Marilyn FieldsMrs. Jody Hamilton

Sergeant James C. JohnsonChief Wayne Joiner

Management ProfessionalsKreative Koncepts

Mrs. Odessa HinesMs. Juanda HolleyMrs. Queen MonkMrs. Bessie Lewis

Special ThanksShaw University Campus Police and Security

Delonica’s FloristNC State FairgroundsOffice of the Registrar

Photo SpecialtiesHerff Jones, Inc.

Sharpe Pursuits IncorporatedProgressive Business SolutionsWake County Deputy Sheriffs

Dr. Fred HallMs. Reekitta Grimes

Dr. Cheryl Kirk Duggan, Chief MarshalDr. James AshmoreMrs. Agnes Baxter

Mrs. Cassandra BrownDr. Joseph Bryant Dr. Carol Bunch

Dr. Rachida JacksonDr. Beverly Clark

Dr. Nnamdi OnuorahDr. Kim Leathers

Mr. Timothy MarriottDr. James McCallumMr. Joseph PalmerMs. Jaret Walton

Mr. Anthoni WedderburnDr. Elaine Yarborough

Documents

2014 Commencement Program