MEC Academic Awards Ceremony 2018

4 7 th A n nu a l Ac a d e m i c Awa r d s C e r e m o ny

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Founded in 1970, Medgar Evers College is named
in honor of civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers
and offers Associate and Baccalaureate degree
programs. The College’s mission is to serve the
educational, cultural and social needs of the central
Brooklyn community. Students leave Medgar
Evers College with a new understanding of themselves and a commitment to
social justice that reflects the legacy of civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers.
Medgar Evers College is one of 11 senior colleges in the City University of New
York (CUNY) system. The College’s charge is to develop and maintain high
quality, professional, career oriented undergraduate degree programs in the
context of liberal arts education. The College offers a rigorous and enriching
educational experience and prepares students to compete in a global society.

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE SEAL

Medgar Wiley Evers and his dedication to attaining a new birth of
freedom, where all humankind could obtain knowledge, enjoy the
protection of justice and live in peace, inspired the Medgar Evers
College seal. The seal consists of unshackled hands, scales of justice,
an oil lamp over an open book and the founding date.
The unshackled hands represent freedom. The scales represent justice. The lamp
and the open book represent knowledge. The seal is formed by the peace symbol to
represent the universal cry for peace.

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Medgar Evers College, CUNY

CLASS OF 2018 ASSOCIATE DEGREE SCHOLAR

MS. LUAN EMILAIRE
CANDIDATE FOR ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Luan Emilaire is graduating with her Associates Degree in
Business Administration. She is currently working towards
her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and hopes to earn
her degree in 2019. She was born and raised in Saint Lucia
and moved to New York with her mother and siblings in
1995. Luan never imagined she would earn a college degree.
As her life unfolded in New York, she was inspired to
continue her education.

Luan is a member of the Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society, National
Association of Black Accountants and a volunteer with the Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA) Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Programs at
Medgar Evers College. She has made the President’s List and the Dean’s List
two years in a row. Additionally, Luan works as an Assistant Manager at Upper
East Orthopaedics, PC, in Manhattan, New York.

Luan plans to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and then continue
on to get her Master’s Degree. She has worked and attended school full-time
and believes her time at Medgar Evers College has shown her that she is a
dedicated, hard worker, who stops at nothing to achieve her goals. Luan states
that in order to become successful one must be dedicated and determined.
She believes everything she has encountered has taught her the value of being
efficient and finding the positive when overcoming obstacles on the way to
achieving your goal. She wants her son to use her example and know that he,
too, can achieve his goals.

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ORDER OF CEREMONY

PRESIDING
Mr. Jeffrey Sigler
Director of Enrollment Management

INVOCATION
Rev. Dr. Robert Waterman
Special Assistant to Student Affairs

ANTHEMS
The Star-Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key (1779–1843)
Melody by John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)
Oh 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 through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
Melody by John Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954)

Lift every voice and sing
‘Til earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us,
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on ‘til victory is won.

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Medgar Evers College, CUNY

ASSOCIATE DEGREE SCHOLAR ADDRESS
Ms. Luan Emilaire

Candidate for Associate of Science in
Business Administration

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Scholarship Presentations
Medgar Evers College Community Council

President’s Award for Distinction

Dr. Betty Shabazz Scholarship

Faculty of Biology Award

Rose Ross Memorial Scholarship
Department of Mass Communications, Creative & Performing Arts and

Speech Scholarship Award in honor of Dr. Mary Umolu-Sanders

Marvin Calvin Scholarship

Deparmental Awards and Certificates
School of Business
School of Education

School of Liberal Arts
School of Science, Health and Technology
Percy E. Sutton SEEK/Special Programs

City University of New York Baccalaureate
for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies

BENEDICTION
Rev. Dr. Robert Waterman
Special Assistant to Student Affairs

CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Augustine Okereke
Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost

RECESSIONAL

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SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AWARDS
Presented by Dr. Marceline Watler

Thompson Memorial Scholarship

Darrell Ambersley Kebrina Stephenson Antonio Wilson
Tisha K. Octave Ivan Vasojevic

Academic Achievement Scholarship
Allison Niles

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR DISTINCTION
Presented by Dr. Augustine Okereke

Kerri-Ann Anderson Denisha McCurchin

DR. BETTY SHABAZZ SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Dr. Augustine Okereke

Tiwona Lee Takisha Randall

THE FACULTY OF BIOLOGY AWARD
Presented by Dr. Carolle Bolnet

Baccalaureate of Science in Biology Associate of Science in Science

Michael Waite Denisha McCurchin

ROSE ROSS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Eda F. Harris-Hastick

Noelle Phillips Christopher Winningham

MARVIN CALVIN SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Dr. Edward Hernandez

Shuana Fredrick

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS, CREATIVE &
PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN

HONOR OF DR. MARY UMOLU-SANDERS
Presented by Mrs. Juanita Brown and Mahatsin Mais

Ruby Polius

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
Presented by Dr. Rosemary Williams

Academic Excellence Award
Sharyn Cordice

College/Departmental Service Award

Subuola Ojerinola Levon Wiggins

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Norene Amao Sayed Hamza
Loulou Angibeau Kumba Jobarteh
Sharyn Cordice
Edmond Lee
Kayla Edwards Stephan Peters
Mahmud Ennin Jeanne Pierre Hercules
Sheldon Gervis Dexter Victory

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Chanelle Cintron Kumba Jobarteh Erica Richardson
Sayed Hamza Pratima Khatiwada Diane Saunders
Subuola Ojerinola Erick Thomas
Cherrine Jackman

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Presented by Dr. Sambhavi Lakshminarayanan

Academic Excellence Award

Luan Emilaire Robert Tressler
Amanda Guerrero Sashanay Jackson

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Carianna Andre-Cadel Richard Giordano Kadijah Pollard
Ededra Campbell Kelisha Grant Christian Ramirez
Diellan Charles
Noresa Childs Amada Guerrero Alyssa Richard
Ashan Dyer Shenecia Harding Deniro Richards
Kayla Edwards Natasha Sawney
Danetta Edwards Ruth Igbayo Onika Stanislaus
Luan Emilaire Sashanay Jackson Bryan Sthillaire
Sendie Faustin Robert Tressler
Eric Lindsay
Joanne Forde-Williams Okeynan Mack Roy Williams
Aljenis Marmol

Tia Moore

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Certificate of College/Departmental Service
Ashan Dyer

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Presented by Prof. Randy Robotham

Ashma Joseph Academic Excellence Award Tiffany West
Bevon Mitchell

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Maynul Islam Bevon Mitchell
Ashma Joseph Tiffany West

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Natalie Deane Kalia Roberts Karen Tabb
Alexandra Ifill Nyhyma Roberts Tiffany West

Certificate for Community Service

Carissa Alphonso Maynul Islam Alrick Simpson
Mohammad Bilal Richard McIntosh Lenga Usungu

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Presented by Dr. Emmanuel Egbe

College/Departmental Service Award

Quincy Gabriele John Okunlola

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Charlyn Jordon Andre Messiah Shoko Tachikawa

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Presented by Prof. Wallace L. Ford

College/Department Service Award

Greshawna Clement Anya Hoyer

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Alliyah Charlemagne Melanie Monrose Armando Varela
Ericka Fergus Nathoue Noel

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
Presented by Dr. Donna Wright

Academic Excellence Award

Jaylina Lloyd Olivia Reece Shavonda Witter

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Natasha Haynes Olivia Reece
Jaylina Lloyd Shavonda Witter

Certificate for Community Service
Vanessa Rambharose

Certificate of Appreciation
Kenefa Venus-Burris

DEPARTMENT OF MULTICULTURAL EARLY CHILDHOOD
AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Presented by Dr. Rupam Saran

Academic Excellence Award Lacey Samsoe
Antoinette Adman Diana Brown Chambers

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Antoinette Adman Lindsey Gnahoui
Diana Brown-Chambers Tiffany Wright
Amrita Persaud
Keturah Brooks Lacey Samsoe
Melissa Carbo

Certificate of College/Departmental Service
Kesley Remy

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SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Presented by Dr. Brenda Greene

Scholastic Achievement Award

Brianna Elcock Crysha Forsythe Stacy Ann Stephenson

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Jovanne Augustin Kira Ollivierra
Pierre Osias Robert Johnson
Hafsa Zahran
Stephanie Jeannot
Shanice Coull

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Doris Baptiste Niaqua Woodley

Certificate of Appreciation
Stacy Oscar

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS,
CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS AND SPEECH

Presented by Dr. Clinton Crawford

College/Departmental Service Award

Hubert Lindsay Dowen James Yannik Taylor

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Nackeem Bell Latisha Elliott Remorn Radway
Shana Biscombe Tamara Haye Franklin Santana
Brianna Brooks Fatima Nash Jabari Williamson
Kayleen Carrillo Peter Olonade

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Maudry-Beverley Lashley

Academic Excellence Award

Ayana Austin Melody Leonor
Jessica-Gray Crumpley Karrah Peters

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Certificate of Academic Excellence

Yonette Adams Tavar Herbert Annissia Probherbs
Kaylona Arthur Melody Leonor Pinda Sakho
Aichatou Nyangamukenga
Ayana Austin Karrah Peters La Fleur Thomas
Jacquelyn Betha Rasheida Walker
Jessica-Gray Crumpley

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Presented by Dr. Owen Brown

College/Departmental Service Award

Karrah Peters Sandra Nedd Shabeaka Kindell

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Sandra Nedd Tamar Radway Glen George
Linda Jeffers Kimberly Powell Shavonne Jordan
Amadi Abdur-Rahim

Certificate of Appreciation
Rawan Alhaj

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
Presented by Dr. Edward Hernandez

Academic Excellence Award
Christopher Winningham Rivka Leah Seldowitz

Community Service Award
Noelle Phillips

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Emily Aybar Shauna Frederick Desma Peter
Gilbert Bell Elaine Gay Sandra Peterson
Raven Bradshaw Noelle Phillips
Melania Brown Susanna Grenade Rohan Roman
Kelon Bubb Shurland Gumbs-Noel Stephanie St. Vil
Natasha Elder Whitney Thenor
Tantaniea Ferguson Tiwona Lee Christopher Winningham
Maria Manzano
Johanne Mezile

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Presented by Dr. Carolle Bolnet

Academic Excellence Award

Kerry Ann Anderson Denisha McCurchin Michael Waite

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Tolulope Akinwumi Nicholette Hall Winsome O’sullivan
Mahabub Alam Asuma Jalloh Jhame Phanor
Jonathan Alleyne Devin Johnson
Richard Alliers Latoya Jones Shamekia Pollard
Monika Lavi Patora Quarless
Kerri-Ann Anderson Britaney Lopez Trecia Reynolds
Kadiatou Bah Gabriella Jade Roberts
Latchmie Marajh Beverly Selman
Titilope Bamgbala Denisha McCurchin Swisrah Shahbain
Witney Bennett Shavana Morrison Saba Shahbain
Stacy Shaw Brown
Arusha Braithwaite Hameda Mostafa Helmer Siguencia
Mafaz Chaudhry Bobbie Norman Shaunett Smith
Mariama Diallo Britania Solomon
Gregoire Drigo Ashley Nurse Rochelle Sutherland
Georgina Emeh Chenise O’garro Maria Adelfa Tamayo
Olamide Fadamiro Adedamola Ogundipe Lilian Ugwunebo Njoku
Tameka Gayle Grace Olagunju Michael Waite
Marc Geneus Oyebisi Omotoye
Shellane Gill
Betty Ortiz
Shurland Gumbs-Noel

Certificate of Appreciation
Olawale Eleso

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Presented by Dr. Alicia Reid

Academic Excellence Award
Sasha Bell

College/Departmental Service Award

Sasha Bell Joel Strothers

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Presented by Dr. Jean-Michelet Jean-Michel

Academic Excellence Award

Beancibee Burke Jamell Dacon

College/Departmental Service Award
Jonathan Machado

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Beancibee Burke Jamell Dacon

Certificate of College/Departmental Service
Jamell Dacon

Certificate of Community Service
Ahmed Kareem

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
Presented by Dr. Hazel Sanderson-Marcoux

Academic Excellence Award

Michelle Lopez Genevive Ndukwe

Community Service Award
Serissa Sanchez

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Rukiat Agbaje Donna Hope Katherine Robles
Ozadakhon Almatova Genelle Laud Puja Rouniyar
Torrelle Lewis
Tara Anderson Michelle Lopez Bhumishti Seepersaud
Joseph Giana Salomon Genevive Ndukwe Sieske Thomas
Boyan Petkovic Elvire Thomas
Catherine Golding
Latisha Henry

Certificate of Community Service

Monet George Nicole Walters Rena Jenkins-Evans
Amanda Morris Latisha Henry

Certificate of Appreciation
Serissa Sanchez

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Presented by Dr. Leon Johnson

Academic Excellence Award

Ahmed Diallo Matt Walls

College/Departmental Service Award
Yahya Mused

Certificate of Academic Excellence

Ahmed Diallo Yahya Mused
Jamell Dacon Matt Walls

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Gregory Ayo Jermaine Clarke-Bartlett

Certificate of Appreciation
Umme Hafsa

PERCY E. SUTTON SEEK PROGRAM

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Presented by Ms. Sherrill-Ann Mason

Rukiat Agbaje Academic Excellence Award Betty Ortiz
Melody Leonor

Certificate of College/Departmental Service

Betty Ortiz Donnell Paterson-Mitchell
Stacyann James Selisha Sheriff
Melody Leonor

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BACCALAUREATE FOR UNIQUE AND
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Presented by Dr. Augustine Okereke

Academic Excellence Award
Sharon Billey

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EXECUTIVE CABINET OFFICERS

Dr. Rudolph F. Crew
President

Dr. Augustine Okereke
Senior Vice President & Provost

Mr. Jerald Posman
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Jacqueline Clark
Vice President of Finance & Administration

Mr. Jonathan Sandville
Vice President of Advancement, Development, and Communications

Ms. Jennifer James
Executive Director of Government and External Affairs

Ms. Tanya E. Isaacs
Executive Director of Human Resources/Labor Designee

Johnathon P. Hardaway, Esq.
Executive Legal Counsel

Ms. Lakisha Murray
Chief of Staff

ADMINISTRATIVE CABINET OFFICERS

Mr. Kevin Adams Mr. Richard Jones
Ms. Nicole Berry Dr. Doris McEwen
Dr. Terrence Blackman Dr. Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers
Dr. Evelyn Castro
Mr. Peter Chiasera Dr. Sheilah Paul
Mr. Thomas Ching Ms. Thais Pilieri
Ms. Shannon Clarke-Anderson Ms. Tara Regist-Tomlinson
Dr. Ethan Gologor Dr. Jo-ann Rolle
Mr. Troy Hahn Mr. Jeffrey Sigler
Dr. Hollie Jones Dr. Shanna Van Ness
Dr. Robert Waterman

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Dr. Jo-Ann Rolle
Dean, School of Business

Dr. Rosemary Williams
Chair, Accounting

Dr. Sambhavi Lakshminarayanan
Chair, Business Administration
Prof. Randy Robotham

Chair, Computer Information Systems
Dr. Emmanuel Egbe

Chair, Economics and Finance
Prof. Wallace L. Ford

Chair, Public Administration

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Dr. Sheilah M. Paul
Dean, School of Education

Dr. Donna Wright
Chair, Developmental and Special Education

Dr. Rupam Saran
Chair, Multicultural Early Childhood and Elementary Education

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SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS

Dr. Ethan Gologor
Dean, School of Liberal Arts

Dr. Brenda Greene
Chair, English

Dr. Clinton Crawford
Chair, Mass Communications Creative

Performing Arts and Speech
Dr. Vivaldi Jean-Marie

Chair, Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Maudry-Beverley Lashley

Chair, Psychology
Dr. Owen Brown
Chair, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Edward Hernandez
Chair, Social Work
Dr. Maria-Luisa Ruiz
Chair, World Languages and Cultures

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Terrence R. Blackman
Dean, School of Science, Health and Technology

Dr. Carolle Bolnet
Chair, Biology

Dr. Alicia E. Reid
Chair, Chemistry & Environmental Science

Dr. Jean-Michelet Jean-Michel
Chair, Mathematics
Dr. Hazel Sanderson
Chair, Nursing
Dr. Leon Johnson

Chair, Physics & Computer Science

PERCY E. SUTTON SEEK/SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Ms. Sherrill-Ann Mason
Director

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SPECIAL THANKS

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs
Administrative Computing

Academic Advisement Center
Commencement Ambassadors
Comptroller’s Office/Accounts Payable
Department of Public Safety and Campus Security

Enrollment Management
Facilities Management

Faculty of Medgar Evers College
Information Technology
Media Services

The Office of Academic Affairs
The Office of Administration and Finance

The Office of Communications
The Office of the President
The Office of the Registrar
The Office of Student Affairs

The Office of Student Life and Development
Reprographics

Space Reservations
Special Programs/Percy E. Sutton SEEK Program

Student Government Association
Thornton Studio

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