COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Seventy-one current and former student-athletes and cheerleaders were among Bowie State University graduates who received degrees during the 2014-15 academic year. Forty-one of those mentioned were awarded degrees during the 2015 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 23rd at the University of Maryland’s Xfinity Center, while the other 30 earned degrees during the 2014 Winter Commencement.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings delivered the commencement address to the graduates. Cummings (D-Md.) challenged nearly 700 Bowie State University graduates urging them to avoid becoming satisfied with earning a degree and getting a good job, but to also consider the “plight of our people” as they pursue their career paths. “I was the one who was put in special ed as a child, to be there for six years, to be thrown away. I’m the one. I’m the one who they said would never be able to read or write. I’m the one. I’m the one who they said would never go to college ... We cannot throw any of our children away.”
“There is no greater event in the collegiate environment than commencement. Having attended my first Bowie State University commencement I was profoundly impressed by the strong sense of spirit and accomplishment that filled the arena. Our featured speaker, the Honorable Elijah Cummings, rendered a rousing and passionate message that resonated with a strong sense of purpose with the audience, especially the graduates. I am extremely proud of the 64 student-athletes, cheerleaders, managers and student trainer that completed their degrees and walked proudly across the stage to accept their degrees. As Congressman Cummings stated ‘you started something and you finished’. You finished Bulldog strong. Good luck and continued success in all of your futures endeavors”, said Athletic Director Clyde Doughty, Jr.
Latin Honors
SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.85 – 4.00) - Cassandra Clayborne, Haley Flint
MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.65 – 3.84) - Channae Manning, Paige McIntosh
CUM LAUDE (3.50 – 3.64) – Iyabode Sodipo
Current Student-Athletes
Daniel Ballah – B.S. Biology – Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field Track
Ambrianna Bankston – B.S. – Elementary Education – Women’s Bowling
Alisha Burley – B.S. Psychology – Women’s Basketball
Cassandra Clayborne – B.S. Biology - Softball
Crishonda Coffey – B.S. Criminal Justice – Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field
Nigel Cross – B.S. Criminal Justice – Football (December 2014)
Haley Flint – B.S. Business Administration – Softball (December 2014)
Khari Lee – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Shayla Lightfoot – B.S. Sports Management – Women’s Bowling
Channae Manning – B.S. Early Childhood Education / Special Education – Women’s Tennis
Jasmine McIntosh – B.S. Communications – Women’s Basketball
Paige McIntosh – B.S. Communications – Volleyball and Softball
Donia Naylor – B.S. Communications – Women’s Basketball / Track and Field
Keira Phipps – B.S. Communications – Women’s Basketball
Phillip Quarrie – B.S. Sociology – Football (December 2014)
Paxton Queen – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Eric Walters – B.S. Communications (December 2014)
Kayla Watson – B.S. Criminal Justice – Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field
Former Student-Athletes
Jynnea Campbell – B.S. Business Administration – Track and Field
Ernest Cooper - B.S. Criminal Justice - Men's Track and Field (December 2014)
Mario Diaz-Aviles – B.S. Elementary Education - Football
Omar Fahnbulleh – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Brelyn Finley – B.S. Sociology – Women's Volleyball / Women's Track and Field (December 2014)
Joseph Flood – B.S. Criminal Justice – Track and Field
Alessandra Flores – B.S. Business Administration – Women’s Basketball
Michael Gagne – B.S. Mathematics - Football
Ray Gatling – B.S. Communications – Men’s Basketball
Anthony Gary – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Moriah Goodman – B.S. Computer Technology – Women’s Basketball
Andrew Hairston – B.S. Criminal Justice – Men's Track and Field (December 2014)
Jonathan Harper – B.S. Biology – Cross Country / Track and Field
Juanzel Harris – B.S. Theater Arts - Football
Cordell Hawkins – B.S. Psychology – Football (December 2014)
Jasmine Jacobs – B.S. Psychology – Women's Basketball (Summer 2014 Completion)
Kyle Jackson – B.S. Sports Management - Football / Men's Track and Field (December 2014)
Jeffery Jean-Baptiste – B.S. History and Government – Football (December 2014)
Channing Johnson – B.S. Visual Communication Digital and Media Arts
Kammera Johnson – B.S. Communications – Women’s Basketball (December 2014)
Urijah Johnson – B.S. Sociology – Football (December 2014)
Jared Johnston – B.S. Criminal Justice – Football (December 2014)
Anthony Kees – B.S. Communications - Football
Oladimeji Layeni – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Freeman McGaw – B.S. Communications – Track and Field
Prince Onuoha – B.S. Business Administration – Football (December 2014)
Brandy Peat – B.S. Business Administration – Track and Field
Vernesse A. Quickley – B.S. Criminal Justice – Cross Country / Track and Field
Kendall Reynolds – B.S. Psychology – Women's Cross Country / Track and Field (December 2014)
Dana Smothers – B.S. History and Government – Men's Cross Country / Track and Field (Summer 2014 Completion)
Iyabode Sodipo – B.S. Criminal Justice – Women's Tennis (December 2014)
Jasmine Street - B.S. Business Administration - Women's Track and Field (December 2014)
Akinola Vaughan – B.S. Biology – Men's Track and Field (December 2014)
Kiara Washington – B.S. Sports Management – Softball (December 2014)
Delante White – B.S. Sociology – Football (December 2014)
Brittany Williams – B.S. Biology – Cross Country / Track and Field
Bryan Williams – B.S. – Biology – Cross Country / Track and Field
Julian Williams – B.S. Business Administration – Men's Basketball (December 2014)
Cheerleading
Marecya Burton – B.S. History and Government
Ramzeh Deen-Sie – B.S. Criminal Justice
Monet Delaney – B.S. Psychology
Joseph Flood – B.S. – Criminal Justice
Aleisha Gillison – B.S. Biology
Angel Key – B.S. Criminal Justice
Sharish Matthews – B.S. Communications
Kennisha Nelson – B.S. Child and Adolescent Studies
Talaya Payne – B.S. Nursing
Victoria Reaves – B.S. Sociology
Tyriq Simmons – B.S. Psychology
Shaunice Yearwood – B.S. Computer Science (December 2014)
Managers
Iesha Lee – B.S. Sports Management – Football (December 2014)
Jasmine Smith – B.S. Communications - Football
Student Trainers
Jakaya Wilson – B.S. Biology
