May 4, 2013

Class AimLive on Purpose

Class MottoEfforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction

John F. Kennedy

Class ScriptureLook carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately,

not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.

Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 5:15-17 AMP

OUR MISSIONWashington Adventist University is a learning community committed to the

Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service. This cosmopolitan institution

challenges students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation’s capital, in order to

become moral leaders in communities throughout the world.

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Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 Johann Sebastian Bach (Adorn Yourself, Dear Soul) Enigma Variations, Nimrod Edward Elgar Joel Martinson

The congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional

Processional Trumpet Tune John Stanley

Please stand for the InvocationInvocation Cedric Parker, Graduate Please join in singing

Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee No. 12 Hymn of Joy Please be seated

Scripture Reading Matthew 7:13-14 Sarah Quimby, Graduate (English) Olubukunola Osinupebi-Alao, Graduate (Yoruba) Ashley Rivera, Graduate (Spanish)

Musical Selection Piano Sonata in C Minor K. 457, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Molto Allegro Jonathan Keplinger, piano, Graduate

Welcome William Jackson, Vice President Marketing and Recruitment Musical Selection The Beatitudes Albert Hay Malotte Emelie Pla, soprano, Graduate Mark Di Pinto, piano

Tribute Andrea Campbell, Class Vice President Melanie Bowen, Class Secretary

Musical Selection If I Can Help Somebody Alma Androzzo Gregory Daniel, tenor Daniel Lau, piano

Consecration Friday, May 3, 8:00 pmSligo Seventh-day Adventist Church

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Introduction of Speaker Ramone Griffith, Graduate

Consecration Address “The Narrow Gate” Gary Wimbish, Pastor Columbia Community Center, SDA

Class Pastor’s Response Ralph Vieux Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Consecration

Hymn of Consecration God of Grace and God of Glory No. 607 Westminster Abbey Please remain standing for the Litany of Consecration

Litany of Consecration Sarai Wright, Graduate Sheila Wright, Parent Deborah Brown, Associate Professor, English

Leader: Lord, we have each been given a vision of our potential. We now present this class to you in this time of crisis and opportunity. Help them to use their abilities wisely.

Graduates: We accept the vision and the challenge to partake in the life of service. We recognize that we are gifted differently, not because we should be separate or alienated from each other. We are different, precisely in order to realize our need for each other.

Faculty/Staff/Administration: We have guided, nurtured, and shaped you during your years at Washington Adventist University. As you leave, we pray for your continued progress to serve in families and corporations, in businesses and schools, in hospitals and houses of worship—teaching, ministering, healing, working for justice and equality.

Parents: Lord, may they use their talents for the good of humanity—knowing that their maturity will be judged by how well they are able to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to cherish one another, to seek the greater good of one another.

Leader: Forgive us Lord for having treated with disdain the weak, the poor, the unemployed, the “failures.”

Graduates: Forgive us for not showing compassion and care, for making power and money the gods at whose altars we have bowed our knees.

Continued


Faculty/Staff/Administration: Lord, give us all the courage to acknowledge our inadequacies and to rely on You for strength to act justly.

Graduates: Give us wisdom to understand and to act, to use our diverse talents faithfully—not for personal advancement but for ministering to our fractured homes and communities.

Congregation: Give them good judgment to be models of authentic living so others can learn of your love. Protect them from the gods of power, gold, and greed.

Graduates: As we leave the protection and support of this campus environment, give us your strength and wisdom to face our new world.

All: Do not be afraid—God has promised to be with you. Lord, give them the audacious compassion to be the humble servants this world needs.

Leader: Lord, help the graduates to always keep the vision in their view, to have the calling in their hearts to live a life of service.

Graduates: Lord, with our varied gifts and abilities, we accept this charge and present ourselves to be consecrated for active service to humanity.

Joan A. Francis

Benediction Prayer Kenzer Herbert, Graduate Please be seated for the Recessional

Recessional Marche Heroique Herbert Brewer

Postlude Maestoso Felix Mendelssohn

Mark Willey, organ

Friday, May 3, 8:00 pmConsecration continued


Sabbath School Prelude Morning Has Broken Arr. Larry Smith

Hymn Come, Thou Almighty King No. 71 Italian Hymn

Welcome Melanie Bowen, Class Secretary

Opening Prayer Brandon White, Graduate

Sabbath School Offering Nkula Goma, Graduate

Offertory Happy the Home Where God Is There Arr. Alice Jordan

Musical Selection Take My Life and Let It Be Arr. Michael Patterson Jonathan Keplinger, Michael Patterson, Christopher Price, piano, Graduates

Lesson Study Panel Convener: Dr. Zdravko Plantak Professor and Chair, Religion Panelists: Ralph Vieux, Class Pastor and Graduates Nathalie Rodriguez, Robert Machado, William Cheatham, Joel Mercado, Vanessa Castillo Closing Prayer Krista Byrd, Graduate

Postlude Praise God, from Whom All Johann Christian Bach Blessings Flow

Debby Szasz, organ

Sabbath, May 4, 10:00 amSligo Seventh-day Adventist Church


Baccalaureate Prelude Sinfonia in D Major Giuseppe Torelli

The congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional

Processional Coronation March “Crown Imperial” William Walton St. Denio

Welcome and Church Life Charles Tapp, Senior Pastor Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church Jean Warden Vice President, Student Life

Call to Worship Virletta Bryant Associate Professor, Social Work Please stand for the InvocationInvocation Jasline Moreno Assistant Professor, Nursing Please join in singing the Hymn of Praise

Hymn of Praise Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise No. 21 St. Denio Please be seated

Anthem Canticle of Praise Hal Hopson

Call to Prayer Thy Perfect Love John Rutter

Prayer Gaspar Colón Professor, Religion & Theology

Prayer Response A Choral Amen John Rutter

Invitation to Give Curtis Roberts Class Treasurer

Offertory Concerto for Piano No. 2 in D Minor, Felix Mendelssohn Adagio Molto Sostenuto Christopher Price, Graduate

Sabbath, May 4, 11:15 amSligo Seventh-day Adventist Church


Introduction of Speaker Weymouth Spence, President

Scripture Reading Ephesians 5:15 Kia Baker, Graduate

Anthem The Lord Is My Shepherd, Alleluia Adolphus Hailstork Ramone Griffith, tenor, Graduate

Sermon “Just Do It” Dan Jackson, President North American Division, SDA Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Dedication

Hymn of Dedication Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah No. 538 Cwm Rhondda

Benediction Bernard Winchester Jr. SGPS Graduate

Benediction Response The Lord Bless You and Keep You John Rutter Please be seated for the Recessional

Recessional Athalie: March of the Priests Felix Mendelssohn

Postlude Mlada, Procession of the Nobles Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist UniversityJames Bingham, director

New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist UniversityPreston Hawes, directorJames Bingham, organ


COMMENCEMENT VENUE

DAR Constitution HallFor the second time in the history of Washington Adventist University, Commencement is held at the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Constitution Hall, a Registered National Historic Landmark. For more information, directions, and transportation alternatives, visit www.dar.org.

Ground was broken for DAR Constitution Hall on June 22, 1928. That same year the cornerstone was laid by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, using the same trowel George Washington used to lay the cornerstone at the Capital in 1793.

Mrs. Herbert Hoover was the guest speaker at the formal dedi-cation on April 19, 1929.

The first musical event in the hall was on November 2, 1929 and featured Anna Case, Efrem Zimbalist, Sophie Braslau, and Hans Barth.

Every president since Calvin Coolidge has attended events at DAR Constitution Hall.

The National Symphony was founded at the Hall in 1930 and called it home for 41 years.

The National Geographic Film Series was presented at the Hall for over 40 years.

Until the 1950s the Hall had a glass ceiling and a view of the stars.

During World War II, the DAR loaned their complex of buildings to the Red Cross to support the war effort.

Each year, over 600,000 people pass through the doors of DAR, Washington, DC’s largest concert hall.

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Prelude Aria Paul Manz Orb and Scepter William Walton

Faculty Processional March C. Hubert H. Parry

Graduate Processional Pomp and Circumstance March Edward Elgar

Invocation Baraka Muganda Vice President, Office of Ministry

Welcome Patrick Farley Executive Vice President, Financial Administration

Scripture Reading Ephesians 5:15-17 Emily Mize, Chair, Nursing

Musical Selection English Suite in No. 2 in A Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude Michael Patterson, piano, Graduate

Class President’s Address Ramone Griffith

Musical Selection Sonata for Saxophone and Piano Op. 19 Paul Creston With vigor David Byass, saxophone, Graduate Daniel Lau, piano

Conferring of Honors and President’s Awards Weymouth Spence, President

Musical Selection Cantata, Prelude John Carter Rondo “Peter Go Ring Dem Bells” Ramone Griffith, tenor, Graduate Jonathan Keplinger, piano, Graduate

Introduction of Speaker Weymouth Spence, President

Commencement Address “Relentlessly Making a Positive Impact” Albert Reece, Dean School of Medicine, University of Maryland WAU Trustee

Commencement Sunday, May 5, 10:00 amDAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC


Conferring of Degrees Weymouth Spence, President Patrick Williams, Interim Provost Nicole Currier, Registrar & Associate Dean

Presentation of Diplomas John Gavin, Interim Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences Karen Benn Marshall, Dean School of Health Professions, Science & Wellness Ralph Johnson, Dean Student Success and Faculty Development Representing

School of Graduate and Professional Studies President’s Charge Weymouth Spence

Class Appreciation Curtis Roberts and Melanie Bowen Class Treasurer and Class Secretary

Welcome to Alumni Mark Young, President, Alumni Association

Benediction Douglas Morgan Professor, History and Political Studies Recessional Marche Triumphale Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Postlude Concerto in G, Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach

Mark Willey, organ

Thank YouPlease turn off all cell phones and paging devices.

To ensure that families hear the reading of graduates’ names and honors, please refrain from any form of loud celebration as they are being announced.

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The Adrian T. Westney Award for Excellence in Community Service

Dr. Adrian T. Westney (1927-2009) was an exemplary pastor and educator. He graduated from this institution in 1962 and is considered one of its outstanding alumni. Dr. Westney was born in Jamaica and received his initial education there. He later worked in several locations in North and South America and the Caribbean including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. He served the Church in many ways and at many levels: district pastor, teacher, dean of men, academy principal, local conference departmental director, and union conference departmental director. His career in ministry, both long and distinguished, was exemplified by his service in and his dedication to education, educational administration, religious liberty, pastoral care, and broadcasting. Dr. Westney was a confidant to more than a few, a mentor to many, an inspiration to thousands. He was a leader among leaders, a guide and a nurturer of many troubled souls as well as a beloved chaplain to many veterans. His selfless service and his visionary leadership brought innovation through the founding of churches, schools, and homes for the aged. Through his weekly WGTS 91.9 radio program, Talking About Freedom, he brought the concept of “religious liberty” into the homes and vocabulary of thousands in the Washington DC area. Dr. Westney was a true trailblazer who gave yeoman’s service to God, society, and “the least of these.” Each recipient of this award demonstrates, in his or her own way, the essence of what Dr. Westney embodied as the special and challenging responsibility of service that is both empathetic and comprehensive.

The Adrian T. Westney Award

for Excellence in

Community Service is

a reminder of what

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unmatched performance, and

inspirational service

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GARY L. WIMBISH is pastor of the Columbia Community Center of Seventh-day Adventists in Columbia, Maryland. His career in service spanned the disciplines of pastoral ministry and higher education administration for thirty-eight years. Wimbish pastored congregations in the Allegheny West, Southeastern California, and the Allegheny East Conferences of Seventh-day Adventists. He served as WAU’s vice president for ministry and in various administrative capacities at Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama; Emory University Atlanta, Georgia; Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.; University of Maryland College of Law; and the University Of Baltimore School Of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. He is married to Cecelia T. Lester, M.D. and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.

SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES

DANIEL R. JACKSON, the president of the North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists, was elected June 28, 2010, by delegates of the world church at their business session in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson is a native Canadian and, with the exception of five years of service in the Southern Asia Division, has lived and ministered in Canada. He is a graduate of Canadian Union College (now Canadian University College) and Andrews University, from which he holds an M.A. in Religion in Systematic Theology. During his career, Dan has served the church as a pastor, teacher and administrator. As president of the NAD, he serves on more than 100 hospital, school, and organization boards operated by the Church, and lends leadership to missionary, evangelistic, educational, and humanitarian strategies. Dan and Donna enjoy the three children and four grandchildren the Lord has given them.


E. ALBERT REECE, M.D, Ph.D, M.B.A, is the Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland. He is a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Reece was recently appointed to the Washington Adventist University Board of Trustees. Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, he completed his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine; Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; and M.B.A from the Fox School of Business & Management of Temple University. He was a full-time faculty at Yale for almost 10 years. He received the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2009 and the 2010 Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Health

Sciences from his alma mater, New York University School of Medicine, and the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from Loma Linda University. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Reece is actively involved in research and education. He directs an NIH multi-million dollar research laboratory group studying the bio-molecular mechanisms of diabetes-induced birth defects. Dean Reece is married to Sharon and they have three daughters: Kelie, Brynne, and Sharon-Andrea.

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Class Statistics December 2012 graduates: 61

May 2013 graduates: 236

The 297 graduates are comprised of the following degrees:

Graduate degrees: 45 15 Master of Business Administration 11 Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology 2 Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Psychology 4 Master of Arts in Health Care Administration 8 Master of Arts in Public Administration 1 Master of Science in Nursing Education 4 Master of Science in Nursing and Business Leadership

Baccalaureate degrees: 232 46 Bachelor of Arts 4 Bachelor of Music 186 Bachelor of Science

Associate degrees: 19 17 Associate of Applied Science 2 Associate of Science

Class OrganizationPresidentRamone Griffith

Vice PresidentAndrea Campbell TreasurerCurtis Roberts PastorRalph Vieux SecretaryMelanie Bowen SponsorsDeborah BrownAssociate Professor, EnglishGaspar ColónProfessor, Religion Grand MarshalZdravko PlantakProfessor and Chair, Religion

Class of 2013

May 2013 Washington Adventist University

Candidates December 2012 - May 2013

The following list of candidates for graduation was prepared before final grades were reported. The list of degree and award recipients is tentative and the University reserves the right to withdraw or add names. Official proof of degree completion is validated only by transcript.

Associate of Applied ScienceOluwadamilola Itunu Agunbiade Respiratory Care

Nancy Ndoua Ajelli Respiratory Care

Mugniu Bababunmi Almaroof Respiratory Care

Ama Bempomaa Amoakohene Respiratory Care

Nitoya Nate’-Deneise Avent Respiratory Care

Danielle Sharmain Dabney* Respiratory Care

Vironica Assefa Demissie Respiratory Care

Aleyda Maria Mercado Respiratory Care

Raquel Sarai Murillo* Respiratory Care

Maria Cecile Nerette Respiratory Care

Andrew Africanus Reeves Respiratory Care

Alem Sertse Respiratory Care

Jesula Thelismond Respiratory Care

Makda Mengistu Zewde Respiratory Care Magna Cum Laude

Associate of ScienceLaShawn Lucinda Cannon General Studies (Psychology)

John Jordan Schmitt General Studies (Social Science)Cum Laude

Bachelor of ScienceLourdes Acuna Nursing

Joyce Addo* Nursing

Olawunmi Anita Adewole Nursing

Mary Aglebe Nursing

Marlana L. Staats Albright Counseling Psychology

Chinelo Njideka Anadu Nursing Magna Cum Laude

Julia Antoine Nursing

Joseph Appiah Nursing

Judith Belinda Appiah Nursing Cum Laude

Basudeva Aryal Nursing *December 31, 2012 graduate

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Peter Atembe Nursing

Stephen Oscar Ondicho Atuke Business Administration (Management)

Akinola Alaba Awojope Biology

Alemetu Fetene Ayalew Nursing

Michelle Andrea Bacchus* Nursing

Mamie Mbombo Badibanga* Nursing

Kia Victoria Baker Counseling Psychology

Latoya Tameka Baker* Health Care Administration

Lindsay Rae Baker* Nursing

La-Belle Bangura General Studies (Allied Health and Social Science)

Gabrielle Alexandra Barrington Counseling Psychology Cum Laude

Takele Kumsa Basha* Nursing

Tedla Fana Bedada* Nursing

Alicia Ruth Dawn Benjamin Nursing

Jacqueline Billy Business Administration

Ethline Ann Black* Health Care Administration

Jeanne Ann Bowes* General Studies (Education and Mathematics/Science)

Kwamena Jamal Brew-Adams Counseling Psychology

Esther Denis Bueno Counseling Psychology Cum Laude

Lan P. Bui Nursing Cum Laude

Jamie Jitta Bull* Health Care Administration

Allyson Nicole Butler* Health Care Administration

Rammaya Byanjankar* Nursing Cum Laude

Krista Laverne Byrd* Physical Education

Andrea Crystal Campbell Biochemistry

Benjamin Franklin Chambliss Information Systems Cum Laude

Emma Nell Chaney Health Care Administration

Edeline Jean Louis Charles* Nursing

Anthea May-Rose Adéle Chatham Counseling Psychology

William Lee Cheatham IV General Studies (Science and Social Science)

Dilys Seih Chebe* Nursing

Emmanuel N. Chi Nursing

Hilda Mungen Chi Nursing Cum Laude

Chenelle Joy Chichester* Health Care Administration

Aron Todd Christiansen* General Studies (Biology and Physical Education) Cum Laude

Kyle Christiansen General Studies (Science and Social Science)

Mark Claiborne* Information Systems Magna Cum Laude

Tanea Martice Clark Counseling Psychology

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Alex Lynn Classen* Nursing

Joan Chikaodi Clement Nursing

Hilda Coburn Health Care Administration

Corelita Sandra Codrington-Brewster Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction

Mamie Cooper Nursing

Salmata B. Cotay Nursing

Delron Kimlee Cowan Health Care Administration Magna Cum Laude

Crystal Lyn Crider Health Care Administration

April Katrica Nurisha Cunningham* Nursing

Blailond John Curtis Counseling Psychology

Kenisha C. Cyrus Nursing

Ivo Ashu Degoh Nursing

Rosemary Jingwa Degoh Nursing

Rosina Demerzile Nursing

Edson Dos Santos Osorio DePina Business Administration (Marketing)

Guichard Desrosiers* Computer Science

Isis Desrosiers Health Care Administration

Krystal Shemeka Dewer Health Care Administration

Firmine Djamo General Studies (Allied Health and Science)

Charity Onyedinachi Ebisike* Nursing

Camelite Eglaus* Nursing

Olha Mykolayivna Ejedoghaobi Nursing Cum Laude

Esther Nonyelum Ejinaka* Nursing Summa Cum Laude

Unnoma Uchenna Ejinaka* Nursing

Ledwin Senge Ekinde Nursing

Linda Nzelle Ekinde* Health Care Administration

Winnifred Ekoja* Nursing Cum Laude

Belinda Wunze Enang Nursing

Iliana Daniela Escalante Accounting

Sosen Eshetu Health Care Administration Cum Laude

Terrence Clyde Ewing Biology

Sharday Renee Lancaster Farrell Nursing

Anabel Lamigas Fitzgerald* Nursing

Shawn LaMar Fordham Organizational Management Departmental Distinction

Marjorie Duncan ForlehOrganizational Management Counseling Psychology Cum Laude

Allana-marie Cymoné Francis Health Care Administration

Regina Elaine Freeman Organizational Management


Janice Joyce Fullerton* Nursing

Dasola Omolola Gboluaje* Nursing

Boyonnoh Edna Gibson* Nursing

Nkula Goma Business Administration (Finance)

Vinessa Alexandria Gordon Biology Cum Laude

Augustin Gouayou Nursing

Paula Monique Grant Biology

Antonio Rishaa Graves Business Administration (Management)

Craig J. Griffin Information Systems

Louise Blackwell Griffin Health Care Administration Summa Cum Laude

Christina Marie Guerra Physical Education

Eden S. Haile Nursing

Myra Janet Hannah* Nursing Cum Laude

Yusri Maulana Harun Information Systems

Stephen Brian Hassel Information Systems

Rita Henaku* Nursing

Sandra Carlene Henry Nursing

Kenzer N’Nakelzer Herbert Health Fitness Management

Andrene Delrose Hibbert Nursing

Olivia Grace Hinds Counseling Psychology

Nadine Elizabeth Holung General Studies(Science and Social Science)

Tyrone Hughley Health Care Administration

Lindiwe Albasha Hume Health Care Administration

Chiamaka Nkechi Igwe Nursing

Haja Binta Jalloh* Nursing

Rebecca Jean* General Studies (Religion and Science)

Yvrose Sajous Jean-Pharuns Health Care Administration

Lulit Girma Jembere Nursing

Marcus Ray Johnson, Jr. Physical Education

Rachel Dionne Jones Nursing

Traci M. Jones Business Administration Cum Laude

Aline A. Kadji-Tedjeu Nursing

Mulunesh Alem Kahsay Nursing

Haja Neneh Kamara Counseling Psychology

Mohamed Kamara Nursing

Mohamed Adima Kamara Health Care Administration

Yakanu Radmina Kamara Health Care Administration

Shueh J. Kamens General Studies (Allied Health and Science)

Mulusew Getie Kebtie Nursing

Kankou Keita Nursing

Doris Jean Kelly Health Care Administration


Sarah A. Khan Business Administration (Finance)

Nardos Bekurtsion Kiflom Health Care Administration

Rehema Elizabeth Kilongola* Counseling Psychology

Cuanyeu Ko Business Administration (Management)

Chrispin Brima Komeh Nursing

Oliver Kulemfuka Health Care Administration Cum Laude

Sabina Kumarraj Business Administration Departmental Distinction

Susan D. Lee Nursing

Hibsteab Girma Lemma Nursing

Ryan Dennis Tee Lim Nursing

Delmon Clifford Teniel Lindsay* Nursing

Nicole Mitchell Lindsay Counseling Psychology

Woldeeves Ensy Louigene Health Care Administration Cum Laude

Jacquelyn Danielle Luby Business Administration (Marketing)

Peta-Gay Antoinette Lugg Business Administration

Jessica Luna* Counseling Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Stephanie E. Lynch Nursing Cum Laude

Christopher Ibekwem Maduforo* Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction

Eric Scott Makovsky Nursing Summa Cum Laude

Benjamin Manzano-Perez Nursing Cum Laude

Jonathan Francis Mark Business Administration (Management)

Bincy Mathai Biology Cum Laude

Shaheem Daquan McNair General Studies (Computer Science and Physical Education)

Aleyda Maria Mercado General Studies (Respiratory Care and Science)

Joel Abdiel Mercado Mathematics

Solange Etuka Mesumbe Nursing

Claudine Midi* Accounting

Letisha Fariqueka Blossomme Moise General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Rebecca Mondesir Counseling Psychology

Melissa Moreau* Nursing

Etaferahu Kefelow Muluneh Nursing

Raquel Sarai Murillo Health Care Administration

Sonica Nakka* Nursing

Tewin Nalweyiso* Nursing

Gertrude Nabila Ndansi Nursing

Sandrine Laure Ndeme Yanse General Studies (Psychology and Science)


Eftu Babina Negash Nursing

Vivian Ngum Ngang* Nursing

Delphine Nzegung Ngwatezeh Nursing

Clement Okechukwu Njoku Nursing

Rachidetou Njankouo Njoya Nursing Cum Laude

Mercy Yemin Nkakwa Nursing Cum Laude

Nerlyne Edwina Noisette General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Vivek Nowrangi General Studies (Science and Social Science)

Felix Mbenda Nyamsi* Health Care Administration

Nneka Anthonia Offiah Nursing

Pennylaine Ribecca Ogieste Nursing

Olumide Modupe Okunade General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Osariemen Okpunwa Onwuka Nursing Cum Laude

Matthew Oluwole Oriola* General Studies (Science and Social Science)

Oyebusola Olufunke Oworu Nursing

Mavis Owusu-Safo* Nursing

Dannielle Victoria Panuccio Counseling Psychology

Keila Roxanne Pardo Business Administration (Marketing)

Trista LeAnne Parker Nursing

Magdiely Arizvia Peña* Counseling Psychology

Rick John Phonela Business Studies

Jessica Cherissa Pierre General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Travon Omar Price Business Administration Magna Cum Laude

Matthew J. Putu General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Cum Laude

Sarah Elizabeth Quimby Accounting Magna Cum Laude

Dorathy Emershia Rajamonickam Nursing

Andrew Africanus Reeves General Studies (Respiratory Care and Science)

Yvonne Onikeh Reignat Counseling Psychology

Cherrylyn Caintic Remigio Nursing

Natasha Keesha Richardson-Bowen Nursing

Ashley Coral Rivera Counseling Psychology

Nathalie Rodriguez Counseling Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Marvin A. Romero Health Care Administration Organizational Management

Deidra Gail Rowe Biology

Tiara Michelle Salim Accounting

Zab’di Lanette Sanchez Prada Biology Magna Cum Laude


Fatu Sankoh Nursing

Aminata Kannia Sesay Nursing

Deen Sesay* Nursing

Harrieta William Shangarai Nursing

Marina Vladimirovna Smoleeva Nursing

Britney Breonka Spencer Counseling Psychology

Danielle Angela Stoddart Business Administration (Marketing)

Juliana Osong Takang* Nursing

Nkemtaji Esther Takih* Nursing

Aubrey Jillian Taliaferro General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Martha T. Taylor* Nursing

Jessica Telismond* Nursing

Jennifer Colleen Tenorio* Nursing

Cassandra Maria Thomas* Counseling Psychology

Nikita G. Thompson Counseling Psychology

Adrian Marvin Thornhill Accounting

Eliezer Isaac Tineo Health Care Administration

Harvey Eugene Todd III General Studies (Physical Education and Psychology)

Stephanie Hayes Ung Nursing

Janil Dessireé Valencia Biology

Ezequiel Josue Valladares Health Fitness Management

Monica J. VanSickle Organizational Management

Dawn Lee Vesco Business Administration (Human Resources Track) Cum Laude

Alex Vieux Health Fitness Management

Enperatriz Gonzalez Villegas Health Care Administration Departmental Distinction

Desmin Lorenzo Wade Physical Education Teacher Certification

Sandra Maxine B. Walker-McLean General Studies (Psychology and Social Work) Cum Laude

Natalie Wallace Health Care Administration

Jacob K. Warren Business Administration

Curtis Alonzo Watkins* Counseling Psychology Cum Laude

Winifred Ayodeji Wells Nursing

India Jessica Wilhite Counseling Psychology

Shimekia Kimerly Williams Counseling Psychology

Amanda Maureen Wilson Nursing

Erin Hilary Wright Physical Education Teacher Certification Cum Laude

Sarai Shaina Wright General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Demerce Andrew Young Nursing Cum Laude

Bella Seyume Zewde Nursing


Bachelor of MusicDavid Alexander Byass Music Education Music Performance

Jonathan Ryan Keplinger Music Performance Cum Laude

Irma Christina Pallas Guizar* Music Education Cum Laude

Michael Samuel Patterson Music Performance

Emelie Manuella Pla Music Performance Cum Laude

Christopher Price Music Performance

Bachelor of ArtsMelanie Consuelo Bowen Political Studies (Pre-Law)

Melanie Cavell Bramble Public Communication (Public Relations)

Courtney Chanel Capers Political Studies (Pre-Law)

Sharon Vanessa Castillo Journalism (Print Journalism)

Richardson Delvin Allister Chatham Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Summa Cum Laude

Rossana C. Chimenian Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude

Adrienne Crystal Coleman Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Courtney Ellen Daley History Cum Laude

Gregory Levar Daniel Music

Rashida Monét Dickerson-Adams Political Studies (Pre-Law)

Simeon Matthew Fowlkes* General Studies (Music Performance and Music Theory)

Duddley Francois Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Jonathan Edward Gantt Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Sashia Danielle Gilliam Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education

Erin Michele Glass Public Communication (Public Relations)

Janae- Maria Graves Public Communication (Public Relations)

Constance Elizabeth Green Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Cum Laude

Ramone Wendell Griffith Music Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Mary Anna Gunther Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Melinda Rae Hamerly English Magna Cum Laude

Fumiyo Hashida Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Cum Laude

Trevor Franklin Hendershott General Studies (History and Physical Education)

Janiel Marie Hibbler History

Darian Jamal Holmes* History

Akeem Bryan James* Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Vera Victoria Jones Maleck Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education


George Jacob Kallarackal Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Daniel Jihoon Kim Biology

Catherine Regina Kuipers Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Summa Cum Laude

Konstantin Mikhailovich Kulakov English

Virginia B. Liberatore Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude

Julee Elaine Lipsman Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Robert Lemos Machado Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Magna Cum Laude

Sheila Francheska Martinez General Studies (Education and Social Science)

Dalia Isabel Mellish-Santos General Studies (Religion and Social Science)

Gabrielle Alysse Morrison Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Magna Cum Laude

David B. Nelson History Political Studies

Alvine Tchabou Ngu Psychology

Twinkle Purshotam Pamnani Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Heber Joctan Paredes Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Cedric Rayshawn Parker Theology (Metropolitan Ministry)

Corene Stephanie Perla Political Studies

Joubert Emmanuel Pierre English

Angela Renee Pringle Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education

Curtis Kenyatta Roberts Theology (Metropolitan Ministry)

Victor Alberto Salazar Theology (Metropolitan Ministry) Cum Laude

Karann Kesi Shaw Psychology

Mirsa Yesenia Shulman Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Cum Laude

Jasmine Allison King Thompson Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Yvette Dehavilland Thompson Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Cum Laude

Gerald Richard Twigg, Jr. Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Ralph Vieux Religion

Taneisha Queen Washington Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education

Brandon E. White Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Denval Egular Wilson, Jr. Religion


Master of Science in Nursing Education Punam BazroyDanae Benzaquen*Ira Dell Brown*Edmund Adumuah DowuonaBernadette Shillingford Garraway*Flora Hannah Gooding-DaviesCarol J. Holness*Sandra Elizabeth Isaac*Jevonne Jones Johnson*Usha S. KhandagaleDorcas KiptepkutPaulette Fearon Lawal*Pamela Jennylind Cruickshank Lewis*Maria Teresita A. MontesaJercilla Murmu*Doris C. OsuorahMargaret Ann Persaud*Hannah Saravanakumar*Margaret Alacia Smith*

Master of Science in Nursing and Business Leadership John Adelaja AdeleyeNaoel Serwaa Agyeman*Graciela de Costa Gomes

Crystal Elana JohnsonAlimatu Koyah KargboGrea M. Neverson DanielsOlubukunola Osinupebi-Alao*Sandra Elizabeth RussellGrace Arlene Walters

Master of Business AdministrationAlida Irele Akpaki*James L. BlackLennox B. Browne, Jr.Lotoya Andrea CaesarDaran Erickson Addington ClarkeDaniella Sasha DaleyBrian Jerome DentTalita Corrêa FerreiraNikolai Xavier GreavesCourtney Alexander Jacobs, Jr.Delphine MarbleyAbigail Leanola McPhersonPatrick Robin Nyarko*Olubukunola Omotola OsinupebiWeymouth Saint Patrick Spence IIShallon Oriel ThomasEstevanny Turns*Darren Dale White*

Master of Arts in Counseling PsychologyRachel Loretta Agarrat-CryerDacia BarnwellArthur Lee Boykin, Jr.*Deborah Monica CallawayAlease Sherry DavisTracey Howell DehmJessica Millicent HarrisDonya Shamira-Enette Harry-PaulJennifer Packiam Moses*Devie Lanice PhippsDeirdra Lynn SalawuVanessa Yvette SenatusChristine Nadine WilliamsTyronea S. Williams*Rose Marie B. Woods

Master of Arts in Professional Counseling PsychologyCatherine Ann Armstrong JacksonDeborah Monica CallawayDornel V. CharlesJason Vaughan David*Tracey Howell DehmCandita Antoinette Mı-’-chal HindsRita A. Johnson*Elaine Powell Oliver*Deirdra Lynn SalawuJoseph L. Small*Danah Lea Snedden*Christine Nadine WilliamsDelories Evette Young**December 31, 2012 graduate


Master of Arts in Health Care AdministrationYudice L. AbregoDina BayouEmerline Carrette*Amadu Claude ChamAngela Denise Claggett*Anabel Janine Michal GreavesDianne Elizabeth McDonaldHenri Anguilet Paturault, Jr.Sherriann G. WilliamsRodney James Yapi

Master of Arts in Public AdministrationYvette PercellJa-mae Lorraine Marie Smith

Master of Arts in Religion Claudette Bagot Haynes* (Clinical Pastoral Education)

Gregory Scott Iverson* (Ethical Leadership)

Noha Sujjan John (Metropolitan Ministry)

Bernard Winchester, Jr. (Ethical Leadership)

Guest Cameron Alberto Burrell Liberty UniversitySport Management and Administration

HonorsHONORS PROGRAM

The Washington Adventist University Honors Program is a selective interdisciplinary program designed to provide academically talented students the opportunity to excel within a collaborative learning community. Graduates of the program have demonstrated academic achievement in the Honors curriculum, completed a capstone Honors Project, and have engaged in leadership and service opportunities throughout their college career.

Andrea Crystal CampbellRichardson Delvin Allister Chatham

Courtney Ellen DaleyKonstantin Mikhailovich Kulakov

ACADEMIC HONORSshown within the Candidates list are

conferred to graduates with the following cumulative

grade point averages (GPA):

Cum Laude, 3.50Magna Cum Laude, 3.75Summa Cum Laude, 3.90

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Departmental DistinctionCumulative below 3.50but 3.90 within major


HONOR SOCIETIES

ALPHA CHISeniors and graduate studentsRank in upper 10% of classGood academic and social standing

Mary AglebeChinelo Njideka AnaduGabrielle Alexandra BarringtonIra Dell BrownRichardson Delvin Allister ChathamHilda Mungen ChiMark ClaiborneJoan Chikaodi Clement

WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGESWho’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges honors the nation’s most noteworthy students of higher learning. It has become one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation, having earned the overwhelming respect of college faculties and administrations. And for the students—the outstanding campus leaders of the year—national recognition by the Who’s Who program marks a pinnacle of scholastic achievement. Class honorees are as follows:

Dacia BarnwellRichardson Delvin Allister ChathamEsther Nonyelum EjinakaDuddley FrancoisMary Anna GuntherMelinda Rae HamerlyJessica Millicent HarrisCatherine Regina Kuipers

Eric Scott MakovskyGabrielle Alysse MorrisonDevie Lanice PhippsSarah Elizabeth QuimbyNathalie RodriguezZab’di Lanette Sanchez PradaJohn Jordan SchmittAdrian Marvin ThornhillChristine Nadine Williams

Honors continued

Delron Kimlee CowanDaniella Sasha DaleyOlha Mykolayivna EjedoghaobiSosen EshetuMarjorie Duncan ForlehVinessa Alexandria GordonConstance Elizabeth GreenMelinda Rae HamerlyCarol J. HolnessCatherine Regina KuipersBenjamin Manzano-PerezBincy MathaiGarielle Alysse MorrisonRachidetou Njankouo Njoya

Matthew J. PutuSarah Elizabeth QuimbyZab’di Lanette Sanchez PradaMargaret Alacia SmithAdrian Marvin ThornhillDemerce Andrew Young

NURSING HONOR SOCIETYGPA of 3.5 or above in program (graduate students)Rank in upper 15% of class (undergraduate students)

John Adelaja AdeleyeChinelo Njideka AnaduJudith Belinda AppiahPunam BazroyDanae BenzaquenRammaya ByanjankarEdeline Jean Louis CharlesOlha Mykolayivna EjedoghaobiEsther Nonyelum EjinakaEric Scott MakovskyHilda Mungen ChiWinnifred EkojaBernadette Shillingford GarrawayGraciela de Costa GomesFlora Hannah Gooding-DaviesAustin GouayouMyra Janet HannahCarol J. HolnessSandra Elizabeth IsaacMulusew Getie KebtieUsha S. KhandagalePaulette Fearon LawalPamela Jennylind Cruickshank Lewis

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Stephanie E. LynchJercilla MurmuRachidetou Njankouo NjoyaHannah SaravanakumarMargaret Alacia SmithMavis Owuso-SofoDemerce Andrew Young

OMICRON DELTA KAPPANational Honor Society for Exemplary Leadership Rank in upper 35% of class

Richardson Delvin Allister ChathamCourtney Ellen DaleyJessica Millicent HarrisRobert Lemos MachadoBenjamin Manzano-PerezAbigail Leanola McPhersonZab’di Lanette Sanchez PradaShallon Oriel ThomasCurtis Alonzo Watkins

PHI ALPHA THETANational Honor Society for HistoryKappa Epsilon Chapter

Melanie Consuelo BowenCourtney Ellen DaleyJaniel Marie Hibbler

PHI ETA SIGMASeniors who were inducted as freshmenGPA of 3.5 or aboveRank in upper 20% of class

Dina BayouAndrea Crystal CampbellRichardson Delvin Allister ChathamIliana Daniela EscalanteBincy MathaiGarielle Alysse MorrisonVictor Alberto SalazarJohn Jordan SchmittAmanda Maureen Wilson

PSI CHINational Honor Society for Psychology Psychology major or minorGPA of 3.4 or abovePsychology GPA of 3.0

Rachel Loretta Agarrat-CryerCatherine Ann Armstrong JacksonDacia BarnwellArthur Lee Boykin, Jr.Esther Denis BuenoDornel V. CharlesJason Vaughan DavidAlease Sherry DavisTracey Howell DehmDonya Shamira-Enette Harry-PaulCandita Antoinette Mı-’-chal HindsRita A. Johnson

Jennifer Packiam MosesMagdiely Arizvia PeñaNathalie RodriguezVanessa Yvette SenatusKarann Kesi ShawJoseph L. SmallNikita G. ThompsonCurtis Alonzo WatkinsChristine Nadine WilliamsTyronea S. WilliamsRose Marie B. WoodsDelories Evette Young

SIGMA BETA DELTAInternational Honor Society for Business, Management, and AdministrationRank in upper 20% of class

Daniella Sasha DaleyBrian Jerome DentEdson Dos Santos Osorio DePinaNikolai Xavier GreavesSarah A. KhanCuanyeu KoAbigail Leanola McPhersonKeila Roxanne PardoSarah Elizabeth QuimbyTiara Michelle SalimAdrian Marvin ThornhillDawn Lee Vesco

SIGMA TAU DELTANational Honor Society for EnglishGPA of 3.25 or above and B average in English

Konstantine Mikhailovich Kulakov Melinda Rae Hamerly


The black caps and gowns worn by the students, faculty and staff in the academic procession have been the traditional costume of scholars since medieval times. In the United States, it is more commonly referred to as academic regalia. Most colleges and universities in the United States have adopted the uniform code for costumes drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893, and later formally adopted by the American Council on Education in 1959. Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor, master, and doctoral—has its own distinctive gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by its long, pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrower closed sleeve extending below the knee; the arm fits through a slit at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has a full, bell-shaped sleeve trimmed with three bars of velvet. The velvet trim on the gown can be black or a color indicating the wearer’s general field of learning—for example, green for medicine or purple for law. A list of departments and colors follow:

Business Administration—drab Communications—grayEconomics—copperEducation—light blueLaw—purpleLiberal Arts, Humanities—whiteLibrary Science—lemonMedicine—greenMusic—pinkNursing—apricotPhilosophy—dark blue

Public Administration—peacock bluePublic Health—salmonPhysical Education—sage greenSocial and Natural Sciences—golden yellowSocial Work—citronTheology—scarlet

The most colorful and distinctive part of the academic costume is the hood extending down the back. The doctoral’s is the largest of the hoods, and the bachelor’s is the smallest. Silk lining of various colors in the center of the hood indicate the college or university which conferred the degree. Consistent for all degrees is the cap, or mortar board, which has a tassel of black or another color indicating the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap can be gold. Some institutions of higher learning include cords or stoles as a component of the academic costume to represent certain achievements and honors. Washington Adventist University graduates are awarded silver cords to represent departmental distinction and gold cords to indicate academic honors.

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