{"id":7246,"date":"2023-04-06T11:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:31:42","slug":"umes-seventieth-annual-honors-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/uncategorized\/umes-seventieth-annual-honors-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES Seventieth Annual Honors Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>2022 Spring and Fall Semester Honorees<\/em><br><strong>Scroll to bottom for a Photo Collage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-1433x2048.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/04\/TGD-Convocation2023-040623-5135-scaled.jpg 1791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yeganeh Mansourian Award of Excellence for SANS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences<\/strong><br><em>Dr. Moses T. Kairo, Dean<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Award of Excellence: Yeganeh Mansourian for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award of Excellence:<\/strong><br>The dean of each school is responsible for choosing the most outstanding student for this award.<br>The student should exhibit exemplary qualities, such as the following:<br>\u2022 Demonstrated leadership abilities at school and\/or within the community;<br>\u2022 Outstanding performance in academic work;<br>\u2022 Effective communication skills in relation to fellow students and faculty;<br>\u2022 A high degree of integrity and the ability to work with fellow classmates;<br>\u2022 The potential for continued scholarly work; and<br>\u2022 Evidence of overcoming physical or personal obstacles to earn a degree.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences<\/strong>&#8211;<em>Dr. Stephan Tubene, Acting Chairperson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Departmental Honors: Jordan Frazier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Departmental Honors:<\/strong><br>\u2022 Outstanding GPA for both terms;<br>\u2022 A demonstrated commitment to the mission and goals of UMES (i.e., through community<br>service, department activities, campus organizations, etc.);<br>\u2022 A demonstrated ability to act as a role model;<br>\u2022 A demonstrated seriousness of purpose and work toward earning a baccalaureate degree<br>within a reasonable time; and<br>\u2022 A stated willingness to devote time and effort outside of the classroom to activities that enrich learning experiences (i.e., internships, research, conferences, outreach activities, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Departmental Distinction<\/strong>:<br>Student with a 3.7 or higher GPA for either the Spring 2022 or Fall 2022 semester.<br>An asterix (*) denotes the student received Departmental Distinction for both terms.<br>All Departmental Distinction recipients are also Dean\u2019s List honorees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malik Baker-Gore *&nbsp;<br>Jailynn Britt&nbsp;<br>Juliaana Fitts *&nbsp;<br>Jordan Frazier&nbsp;<br>Cameron Geddie&nbsp;<br>Magdalene Green&nbsp;<br>London Harris&nbsp;<br>Katelyn Hill&nbsp;<br>Ryan Howe&nbsp;<br>Mckinley Hudson *<br>Yuki Jatmiko&nbsp;<br>Emma Jones&nbsp;<br>Makayla Lovelace&nbsp;<br>Olivia Ludolph *&nbsp;<br>Almazi Matthews *&nbsp;<br>Tatyana Matthews&nbsp;<br>Zoie McIntosh&nbsp;<br>Brandyn Rogers&nbsp;<br>Charles Smith III&nbsp;<br>Kaila Tyree-Castro&nbsp;<br>Shyniya Williams&nbsp;<br>Cherie Wood&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Department of Human Ecology-Dr. Grace Namwamba, Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Departmental Honors: Amya Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Departmental Distinction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mckenzie Abiley *<br>Katelyn Alexander<br>Larea Barrett<br>Andrea Benson<br>Judah Christian<br>Daijanae Coleman *<br>Taiya Davenport<br>Tracy Ewli-Kwakutse *<br>Jaylan Gates<br>Zoe Gobourne<br>Taylor Harrison<br>Kennedy Holder<br>Michael Kempa<br>Kassidy Langham<br>Jazmin Locke<br>Khamara Logan<br>Aalayia Otis<br>Denesha Palmer<br>Trinity Parker *<br>Mia Parsons<br>De&#8217;Yona Willoughby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Department of Natural Sciences-Dr. Jonathan Cumming, Chairperson<br><\/strong><br><strong>Departmental Honors: Yeganeh Mansourian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Departmental Distinction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jadia Adam *<br>Kayla Adams<br>Esraa Alhassan *<br>Manhal Amer *<br>Kevin Armstrong<br>Fabiola Beauvoir<br>Hailey Berry<br>Camryn Blake Burroughs *<br>Cydney Blake Burroughs *<br>Trinity Bomar<br>Ezra Cable *<br>Raynice Caudle *<br>Sophia Chacon *<br>Derek Cherry<br>Glen Collins<br>Kamaya Collins<br>Memunatu Conteh<br>Abdirahman Diria<br>Kanajah Drakes<br>Ugochukwu Egwuatu<br>Semaj Fielding<br>Malia Fontaine<br>Thelma Forcha<br>Nahom Ftwi<br>Daneshia Gray<br>Johnessa Heller<br>Jaycee Holt<br>Krystal Ibeawuchi<br>Alexis Ingersoll<br>Ahmed Iqbal *<br>Leianna Jones<br>Samara Kellam<br>Yeganeh Mansourian *<br>Ryan More<br>Nola Mountain<br>Chennelle Myles<br>Daniel Ogbeh<br>Theresa Ogbonna *<br>Tonia Ogbuja<br>Chibuike Okere<br>Iyinyeoluwa Okulate *<br>Iyanuoluwa Olumayowa<br>Ludan Osman<br>Briana Palmore<br>Brock Payne<br>Jenny-Joe Puwo Tameko *<br>Makayla Roberts<br>Naomi Rufai<br>Oluwatomisin Salami *<br>Elspeth Schalk<br>Atinuke Shittu<br>Amal Suleiman Adamu<br>Kersten Szuszkowski<br>Fatima Taha<br>Lesley Thomas *<br>Fatima Turay<br>Brandon Wagner *<br>Camryn Walston<br>Komi Welete<br>India Wingfield<br>Kayla Winn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deans List<\/strong><br>Student with a 3.5 or higher GPA for either the Spring 2022 or Fall 2022 semester.<br>An asterix (*) denotes the student is a Dean\u2019s List honoree for both terms.<br><br><strong>Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences<\/strong><br>Asim Ahmed *<br>Aja&#8217; Ashton<br>Eugene Casey<br>Natae Chaney<br>Aliyah Evans<br>Australia Gaither<br>Mahki Herring<br>Solomon Hutchins<br>Emma Jones<br>Aprecia Lane<br>Eris Owens<br>Brooke Roberts<br>Justin Satchell<br>Makalah Wolfe<br>Simala Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department of Human Ecology<\/strong><br>Jalynn Aaron<br>Manal Ahmed<br>Kalyn Ingram<br>Aleecia Joof<br>Jaidyn McCullough *<br>Spencer Settle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department of Natural Sciences<\/strong><br>Makayla Adams<br>Justin Ajayi *<br>Mercy Amofa<br>Doaa Barri<br>Teemer Barry<br>Brandy Bognou Mbokapi<br>Niya Booker *<br>Diamond Boston<br>Jonathan Brooks<br>Malika Brown<br>J&#8217;Brielle Bullock<br>Nina Clovis<br>Lindsay Dobbert<br>Miyah Downing<br>Ugochukwu Egwuatu<br>Amber Gray<br>Johnessa Heller<br>Aniya Hood<br>Isaiah Jackson<br>Raekayla Johnson<br>Jazmin Jupiter<br>Erin Kirkpatrick<br>Ayreonna Logue *<br>Taylor Mcnure<br>Bethany Ngere<br>Daniel Ogbeh<br>Kimberly Okpah<br>Briana Palmore<br>Leah Parker<br>Jasmine Pinchinat *<br>Khalila Ramadhan<br>Kyrisa Russell<br>Abdoul Samelare<br>Mariama Sesay<br>Jaweria Sheikh *<br>Raymond Smith<br>Kersten Szuszkowski<br>Renee Thompson<br>Kalin Toogood<br>Kelechi Uradu<br>Arianna Williams<br>Dayona Woodson *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div aria-label=\"Collage Gallery\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-collage alignwide has-small-gutter\"><ul><li class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-collage__item item-1\"><figure class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-collage__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" alt=\"Gallery Image\" class=\"wp-image-7254\" data-id=\"7254\" data-imglink=\"\" data-index=\"0\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/uncategorized\/umes-seventieth-annual-honors-convocation\/attachment\/convocation-2022-2\/\" 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Kairo, Dean Award of Excellence: Yeganeh Mansourian for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Award of Excellence:The dean of each school is responsible for choosing the most outstanding student for this award.The student should&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/uncategorized\/umes-seventieth-annual-honors-convocation\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">UMES Seventieth Annual Honors Convocation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7246"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}