(BSU)-26 Student-Athletes, Managers, Student-Trainers and Cheerleaders Earn Degrees in May Commencement

BOWIE, Md. – Twenty-six current and former student-athletes, student managers and student trainers were among Bowie State University graduates who received degrees in the 2013 Spring Commencement – Friday, May 17^th at the University of Maryland College Park Comcast Center.  Students were able to be inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama.  She challenged more than 600 students to carry on the rich legacy of the founders of Bowie State University to promote the importance of education.

She urged the graduates to promote education regardless of their career path, saying “That is the story of Bowie State University, the commitment to educating our next generation and building ladders of opportunity for anyone willing to work for it. All of you are now part of that story”. “And with that tremendous privilege comes an important set of responsibilities – responsibilities that you inherit the moment you leave this stadium with that diploma in your hand.”

Athletic Director, Anton Goff expressed “It is always a special day when we get to celebrate the academic accomplishments of our student-athletes.  All of our coaches and staff members are absolutely proud of those 26 graduates (21 student-athletes; 2 managers; 2 cheerleaders; and 1 student trainer).  We wish them all the best and know that they will continue to be successful in the future.”

Latin Honors
SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.85 – 4.00) – Kassandra Bishop, Jasmine Nixon

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.65 – 3.84) – Megan Alexander

CUM LAUDE (3.50 – 3.64) – Wesley Ingram, Julien Bouil

Current Student-Athletes
Megan Alexander – B.A. History and Government – Softball

Bekwele Amadi – B.S. Business Administration – Football

Cortney Baynard – B.S. Sports Management – Women’s Basketball

Kassandra Bishop – B.A. Fine Arts – Women’s Tennis

Jerry Clinton – B.S. Business Administration – Football

Aiyanna McNair – B.S. Child and Adolescent Studies – Softball

Jasmine Nixon – B.S. Psychology – Women’s Volleyball

Oluwatobi Owolabi – B.S. Criminal Justice – Men’s Track

Indya Price – B.S. Business Administration – Women’s Track

Bryan Wilson – B.S. Sports Management – Men’s Basketball

Former Student-Athletes
Julien Bouil – B.S. Visual Communication and Digital Media Arts – Men’s Basketball

Kayla Campbell – B.S. Child and Adolescent Studies – Women’s Track

Colin Cumberbatch – B.S. Sociology – Men’s Track

Ali Djim – B.S. Communications – Men’s Basketball

Calvin Johnson – B.S. Business Administration - Football

Tyrone Lawson – B.A. Fine Arts – Men’s Basketball

Matthew Odezugo – B.S. Criminal Justice - Football

Robert Lee Parker – B.S. Biology – Football

Matthew Riley – B.S. Biology – Football

Jimmie Robinson – B.S. History and Government - Football

Esteban Rodriquez – B.A. History and Government - Football

Cheerleading
Shannon Minor – B.S. Criminal Justice

Lucritia Stewart – B.S. Social Work

Student Manager
Brittany Hough – B.S. Psychology

Wesley Ingram – B.S. Psychology

Student Trainer
Leah Pinkney – B.S. Biology