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Trang 3Invocation Reverend Robin H Kimbrough-Hayes
Chaplain and Senior Advisor to the President, United Methodist Church Affairs
The National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key Performed by Ghislain Cohen, SOD-2 The Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by J.W Johnson and J.R Johnson Ms Cohen Opening Remarks James E.K Hildreth Sr., Ph.D., M.D
President and Chief Executive Officer
Greetings Nelson L Adams III, M.D
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Daphne C Ferguson-Young, D.D.S
Interim Chair, Faculty Senate
Introduction of the Speaker President Hildreth Commencement Address Altha J Stewart, M.D
Senior Associate Dean, Community Health Engagement, School of Medicine University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, Tennessee
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Dr Adams and President Hildreth Conferral of Degrees and Professional Oaths
School of Graduate Studies Oaths and Pledge Evangeline Motley-Johnson, Ph.D., Dean School of Dentistry Dental Oath Cherae M Farmer-Dixon, D.D.S ’90, MSPH ’94, FACD, Dean School of Medicine Hippocratic Oath Digna S Forbes, M.D., Interim Dean The Induction of Graduates into the Alumni Association .Lewis Hargett, M.D
President, Meharry National Alumni Association
Recognition of Certificate in Health Policy Awardees A Dexter Samuels, Ph.D
Executive Director, Center for Health Policy
Special Recognition President Hildreth Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P Gold Foundation Kelley M Denton, M.D
Graduating Senior
Richard A Akatue, M.D
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
The Meharry Medical College Alma Mater Ms Cohen Closing Remarks President Hildreth The Benediction Reverend Kimbrough-Hayes The Recessional “The Prince of Denmark March” by Jeremiah Clarke
Presentation of candidates in Commencement video program by Monique Bennerman, M.D., FACP
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Musicians for video program: Alton Gibson, keyboards • John Lutz, trumpet
JA M E S E K HI L D R E T H SR , PH D , M.D , PR E S I D E N T & C E O P R E S I D I N G
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Trang 4For the graduates of the Class of 2020, the novel coronavirus, while it has inserted itself into the well-being of our communities, has not changed our enthusiasm to recognize your accomplishments Never before have our hearts been so full of pride for a graduating class as they are now
We have high expectations of you We believe you will refine the practices
of medicine, dentistry and public health You will confront the way things have been done to find new ways to do them You will find new abilities and methods in caring for your patients and communities You will develop ways to advocate for your patients and fight for health equity for all, regardless of race, class or gender
During this pandemic, we are encouraged by vignettes of humanity around us—the kindness, creativity, invention, giving and altruism—rising to meet the challenge And then there’s the heroism on display everyday
by those in the thick of the fight in places like New York, Detroit and New Orleans, where health care workers labor to the point of exhaustion and go home to grab a few hours of sleep only to return to the same nightmare.Perhaps this is actually a test It’s a time for all of us to look around ourselves and evaluate what’s really
important What do we really treasure? What are we really made of?
If providence has ever thrown down a gauntlet before a select group of people, it certainly has now And for those joining that select group—physicians and dentists, biomedical Ph.D.s, and those with careers in public health—you’ve worked very hard to get to this day, and the next phase of your work is cut out for you
Meharrians must model the collegial, professional atmosphere of collaboration with other health care colleagues
in the fight against this disease Each of you in this graduating class is a beacon of light in a world troubled by the virus, whatever your chosen field
Congratulations to all of you! Never before in the history of the world has your keen insight been needed as much as it is now
The Kaiser Family Foundation says there are nearly 1.2 million professionally active physicians and dentists in the U.S today Of that 1.2 million, there are about 7,000 practicing Meharrians That’s a little more than one in 200—just over one-half of one percent
Someone once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world—it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Today, you are joining that small group of thoughtful, committed citizens the world knows as Meharrians Welcome to the fold
F RO M T H E P R E S I D E N T
JA M E S E K HI L D R E T H , PH D , M.D , PR E S I D E N T & C E O
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Altha J Stewart, M.D is Senior Associate Dean for
Community Health Engagement for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis An Associate Professor and Chief of Social and Community Psychiatry, she
is also Director of the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth at the UTHSC In 2018, she became the 145th President
of the American Psychiatric Association, the first African American elected to this position in the 175-year history of the organization Prior to joining the faculty at UTHSC, she served as Executive Director of the Memphis/Shelby County System of Care program A native of Memphis, Dr Stewart worked for decades as CEO/Executive Director in large public mental health systems in Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan, overseeing the management and development of programs for persons with mental illness and substance use disorders She received her medical degree from Temple University Medical School and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Regis College in 2006 and Doctor of Science from her alma mater, Christian Brothers University
in Memphis, in 2018 Dr Stewart is past president of the Black Psychiatrists of America, the Association of Women Psychiatrists and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation She
is the recipient of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center Community Advocate Award, the Black Psychiatrists of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the HealthCare Hero–Physician Award from the Memphis Business Journal and the 2019 Annual Africa in April Executive of the Year award
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Meharry Medical College, a United Methodist Church related institution, is the nation’s largest private,
independent, historically black academic health sciences center whose primary focus is educating health science professionals Since 1876, Meharry Medical College has been a leading educator of African-American physicians, dentists, biomedical scientists and public health professionals
Our mission is to improve the health and health care of minority and underserved communities by offering excellent education and training programs in the health sciences, placing special emphasis on providing
opportunities to people of color and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, regardless of race or ethnicity; delivering high quality health services and conducting research that fosters the elimination of health disparities.Meharry Medical College is particularly well known for our uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs We have a growing emphasis on health disparities research and deliver culturally relevant, culturally competent evidence-based health services Year after year, we make a significant contribution to the diversity of the nation’s health professions workforce
Access to health care for the underserved and underrepresented continues to be a top priority for the nation An Institute of Medicine report, “Unequal Treatment,” found that the sources of disparity in health care are complex They are rooted in historic and contemporary inequities involving many participants at several levels, including health systems, utilization managers, insurers, health care professionals and patients The key solution,
according to the report, is substantially increasing the number of underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities among the nation’s health care workforce
We are proud that Meharry Medical College graduates are part of this solution More than 80 percent of our medical and dental graduates practice in underserved communities
The education of graduate students in the fields of biomedical research and public health continues to be a high priority at Meharry There is a growing national shortage of African-American science faculty, especially biomedical scientists, at the college level Meharry is proud of its Ph.D., MSPH and MHS programs that address this national need to educate the next generation of scientists and health care professionals
The Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College is strategically housed here to provide leadership in health policy education, training and research to doctoral, medical, dental and graduate students
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A C A D E M I C D R E S S
Academic regalia worn today originated in the universities of the Middle Ages, when a warm gown and hood were useful for scholars and clerics in unheated buildings The distinctive gown served to set the student apart from his fellow citizens, hence the perennial controversy between
“town and gown.”
Until after the Civil War, students at most American universities wore caps and gowns daily while in residence They varied in design until the American Intercollegiate Commission
standardized them in 1984 At that time, it was decided that all robes would be black: bachelor’s gowns were made of worsted stuff with pointed sleeves; master’s gowns were of silk with long closed sleeves and doctor’s gowns were of silk with longer sleeves, faced with black velvet from hem to neck and back Scholars also wore three velvet bands around each sleeve above the elbow
Hoods are made of the same materials as the gowns, the length varying on the degree Only the lining of the hood indicates the university by its colors The border of the hood indicates the academic discipline in which the degree is earned Throughout the United States, there has been no change in the standard colors that represent the disciplines The color facing the hood, whether it is black or colored, indicates the following: brown: architecture and the fine arts; citron yellow: social work; dark blue: philosophy; kelly green: medicine; lemon yellow: library service; light blue: education; light brown: business; lilac: dentistry; olive green: pharmacy; orange: engineering; peacock blue: international affairs; pink: music; purple: law; scarlet: theology; white: arts and letters; crimson: journalism and golden yellow: science
Trang 8T H E S E A LSeals have been part of university ceremony since the Middle Ages A college or university seal
is one of its more important symbols of office, the legal mark of the school’s governing body Used to authenticate official documents such as diplomas and legal records, the seal is different from the school logo, with strict rules associated with its application—only certain institutional ceremonies, documents and events allow the use of the seal
With gold braid at its perimeter, the seal of Meharry Medical College contains three smaller escutcheons surrounding an inverted delta at center representing the institution’s three schools
of study: (clockwise from the top) the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry and the School of Graduate Studies and Research Emblazoned with the College’s motto, “Worship of God Through Service to Mankind,” the seal exhibits the institution’s founding year, 1876
T H E M AC EAcademic maces—formidable staffs of wood, metal and gems—are descended from war clubs carried in medieval times by the bodyguards of civil officers Eventually carried as symbols of royal authority, earliest maces were carried by sergeants-at-arms in England in the early 12th century The academic mace is used only on formal occasions when participants are in full regalia and symbolizes the authority invested in the president by the school’s governing body The mace is an integral part of convocation and commencement processions and exercises as well as the inauguration of a new president
T H E M E DA L L I O NThe presidential medallion is the official insignia of Meharry Medical College It is worn by the president during academic ceremonies The presidential medallion depicts the official seal of the college in bronze Links of the chain are engraved with the names of Meharry’s past presidents and their terms of office, symbolizing the continuity of responsibility in the office
T H E S Y M B O L S O F C E R E M O N Y
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In the 1820s, 16-year-old Samuel Meharry was hauling a load of salt through the Kentucky wilderness when his wagon slid off the road into a muddy ditch With rain and nightfall limiting his options, Samuel searched for help
Peering through the darkness, he saw a modest cabin that was home to a black family recently freed from slavery Ignoring risks involved in responding to a stranger’s knock on the door, the family—still vulnerable to slave hunters paid to return freedmen to bondage—gave Samuel food and shelter for the night
At morning’s light, they helped the young visitor raise his wagon from the mud and Samuel continued on his way The black family’s act of kindness touched young Samuel so deeply that he vowed to repay it
“I have no money now,” he said as he departed, “but when I am able, I shall do something for your race.”Tragically, history never recorded the name of the courageous black family, and perhaps their identity even receded in the mind of Samuel as he grew prosperous in the years that followed
Even so, 40 years later, as the Civil War ended and black citizens began their long struggle for rights guaranteed by the Constitution, Samuel seized an opportunity to redeem his vow
When leading Methodist clergymen and laymen organized the Freedmen’s Aid Society in August 1866, to
“elevate former slaves, intellectually and morally,” Samuel acted He and his four brothers—Alexander, David, Hugh and Jesse—pledged their support to Central Tennessee College’s emerging medical education program
With $30,000 in cash and real property, the Meharry brothers repaid the black family’s “Act of Kindness” with one of their own In 1876, they funded the College’s Medical Department which evolved over time into what we now know as Meharry Medical College
Today, the contemporary Salt Wagon image symbolizes those several acts of kindness and philanthropy and countless others performed by the College’s loyal supporters
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Trang 10All names, degrees, theses and dissertation titles were submitted and approved by the dean for each school and were confirmed to be accurate for publication in the 2020 Commencement Program.
C A N D I D A T E S
F O R
D E G R E E S
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C A N D I DAT E S F O R T H E D E G R E E O F
D O C T O R O F P H I L O S O P H Y
LaTayia Marché Aaron
Seattle, Washington
B.S., 2013, Clark Atlanta University
Dissertation Title: “Diabetes and
Obesity as Mediators of Benign
Dissertation Title: “Promyelocytic
Leukemia Nuclear Bodies
Regulate the Stability of the
Fusion Protein Dendra2-Nrf2 in
the Nucleus”
Program: Pharmacology
Preceptor: Amos Sakwe, Ph.D.,
and Ifeanyi Arinze, Ph.D
(Posthumous)
Shamara Elizabeth Davis
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.S., 2013, Clark Atlanta University
Dissertation Title: “Nucleosomal
dsDNA Stimulates APOL1
Expression in Human Cultured
Preceptor: Waldemar Popik, Ph.D
Taneisha Reneé Gillyard
Murrieta, California
B.S., 2013, Louisiana State University Shreveport Dissertation Title:
“Characterization of G-protein Dependent and Independent Signaling Pathways of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor”
Program: PharmacologyPreceptor: Roger Cone, Ph.D
(The Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan)
Deneshia Jená McIntosh
Dallas, Texas
B.S., 2007, Xavier University of Louisiana
Dissertation Title: “The Differential Effects of SUMO-Targeted Ubiquitylation of the Redox Sensitive Transcription Factor NRF2”
Program: Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Preceptor: Jamaine Davis, Ph.D., and Ifeanyi Arinze, Ph.D
(Posthumous)
Sarrah Elnour Widatalla
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2007, University of Gezira Madani, Sudan
M.S., 2010, Khartoum University Madani, Sudan
Dissertation Title: “The Role of Annexin A6 in the Development
of Resistance of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells
to EGFR-TKIs”
Program: Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Preceptor: Amos Sakwe, Ph.D
Danyeal Marie Wright
Garland, Texas
B.S., 2010, Texas Woman’s University
Dissertation Title: “The Contribution of Membrane Estrogen Receptors to the Attenuation of NOP-Mediated Spinal Antihypersensitivity”Program: NeurosciencePreceptor: Sukhbir Mokha, Ph.D
Trang 12Gareth Ryan Butler
Brittany Rose Cole Fontana
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2017, Hampton University
Ghino L Francois
Tampa, Florida
B.S., 2008, University of South Florida
M.D., 2014, Meharry Medical College
Asia M Gregory
Jonesboro, Georgia
B.S., 2015, Johnson C Smith University
Corey D Hemphill
Chattanooga, Tennessee
B.S., 2016, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cicely Danielle Inge
M.S.P.H., 2019, Meharry Medical College
Kessy Jean
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
B.S., 2014, Rutgers University
Jamie Means
Spartanburg, South Carolina
B.A., 2018, Converse College
Autumn Kani Montgomery
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
B.S., 2017, Hampton University
Glenn Lloyd Reeves Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.S., 2015, Morehouse College
Christine Angela Samuel
Utica, New York
B.S., 2018, Tuskegee University
Muthu V Sivasankaran
Monroe, New Jersey
B.A., 2004, Rutgers UniversityM.D., 2010, St Georges University School of Medicine
B.A., 2017, Vanderbilt University
Anastasia Elizabeth Wright
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B.S., 2019, Georgia State University
Andrianna Jeaniece Anderson
Mooresville, North Carolina
B.A., 2016, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mallori Sara Elise Ashford
Los Angeles, California
B.A., 2015, Spelman College
Kane JaKoda Banner
Lumberton, North Carolina
M.S.P.H., 2019, Meharry Medical College
Victoria Anjernette Blue
Houston, Texas
B.S., 2017, University of New Orleans
Isaac Bimpeh Boateng
Columbus, Ohio
B.S., 2016, Southern Adventist University
Rachel Ellen Branham
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Matthew Ian Burke
San Antonio, Texas
B.S., 2018, Georgia State University
Asiah Lanae Cauley
Deja Yvonne Clay
Oglethorpe, Georgia
B.S., 2019, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Alexandria Simone Clemmons
Durham, North Carolina
B.S., 2015, East Carolina University M.S., 2018, North Carolina State University
Loren Carter Cobb
Trang 14Kayla Marie Copeland
Collierville, Tennessee
B.A., 2019, The University of
Memphis
Jessica Dewey Corley
Washington, District of Columbia
Port Arthur, Texas
B.S., 2012, Prairie View A&M
University
Erin Michelle Davis
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2006, Xavier University of
Louisiana
J.D., 2012, Loyola University
New Orleans College of Law
Lauren Alexis Davis
Mississippi School of Medicine
C’Vaeo Coolidge Edwards
Detroit, Michigan
B.S., 2016, University of Detroit Mercy
Morgan Alisha Everheart
Victoria Faulkner
Collierville, Tennessee
B.S., 2016, Howard UniversityM.S., 2018, The University of Memphis
Brittany Rose Cole Fontana
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2017, Hampton UniversityM.S.P.H., 2019, Meharry Medical College
Alexus Monique Footman
Tallahasse, Florida
A.A., 2013, Tallahassee Community CollegeB.S., 2015, Spelman CollegeM.S., 2017, Morehouse School of Medicine
Anthony Jerome Freeman
Peachtree City, Georgia
B.S., 2019, Xavier University of Louisiana
Savanna Louise Harrison
Augusta, Georgia
B.S., 2019, Spelman College
Adrianna Elaine Sandra Hayden
Silver Spring, Maryland
B.S., 2018, Oakwood University
Lonnie Hill
Wadley, Georgia
B.A., 2018, Mercer University
Gavin Elias Hillsman
LaVergne, Tennessee
B.S., 2017, Middle Tennessee State University
Leiana Simoné Hollingsworth
Stafford, Virginia
B.S., 2018, Pennsylvania State University
Ali Abdi Ibrahim
Demarcus Ingram
Lakeland, Florida
B.S., 2015, Florida Memorial University
Marcus B Jackson
Covington, Georgia
B.S., 2015, Xavier University of Louisiana
Kazeem Oluwaseyi Kareem
Smyrna, Georgia
B.S., 2018, Georgia State University
Mykia Simone Lee
Buffalo, New York
B.A., 2018, Xavier University of Louisiana
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Eric U Madu
Chicago, Illinois
B.S., 2017, Chicago State University
Cameron Cirron Mahone
B.S., 2017, Clark Atlanta University
Micah Byron McGlathery
Ashanta Narissa Merriweather
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Schyler Anne Morton
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2015, Xavier University of Louisiana
Jessica U Mpamugo
Smyrna, Delaware
B.S., 2012, Morgan State University
Alyssa Séra Patricia Murphy
Islip, New York
B.A., 2019, Hofstra University
David J Nathan
Mobile, Alabama
B.S., 2016, Xavier University of Louisiana
Nia Rose Nchami
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
B.S., 2015, West Chester University of PennsylvaniaM.P.H., 2017, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Chinaza Erika Nnawulezi
Suffolk, Virginia
B.S., 2019, Hampton University
Matthew Rafael Perez
San Mateo, California
B.S., 2016, Santa Clara University
Chanera Kellie Philogene
Union, New Jersey
B.A., 2015, Rutgers UniversityM.P.H., 2018, Rutgers University
Mycah Iman Simon Pumphrey
Los Angeles, California
B.A., 2018, Fisk University
Sheream James Reed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.S., 2015, University of Pittsburgh
M.S., 2018, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Meshach N Service
Queens, New York
B.A., 2014, Virginia Commonwealth University
Lauryn Iman Taylor
Fayetteville, North Carolina
B.S., 2019, East Carolina University
Angela V Ward
South Holland, Illinois
B.A., 2012, University of Missouri, Columbia
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Memphis, Tennessee
B.S., 2015, Middle Tennessee
State University
Robert Charles White Jr.
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2018, Loyola University
New Orleans
Christan Asha Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2015, Xavier University of Louisiana
M.P.H., 2017, Louisiana State University Shreveport
Kira A.Williams
Fountain Inn, South Carolina
B.S., 2018, Southern Wesleyan University
Maryland, College Park
Joel David Alvarez
Dierra Daranique Cohen
Memphis, Tennessee
B.S., 2018, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Asia Gregory
Jonesboro, Georgia
B.S., 2015, Johnson C Smith University
Surbhi Gupta
Morristown, Tennessee
B.S., 2016, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jamie Means
Spartanburg, South Carolina
B.A., 2018, Converse College
Christine Angela Samuel
Utica, New York
B.S., 2018, Tuskegee University
Kerwin O Scott
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.S., 2008, Lane CollegeM.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Sara Tesfatsion
Stone Mountain, Georgia
B.A., 2011, Benedictine College
Naomi Gabrielle Turner
Oakland, California
B.S., 2014, Arizona State University
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I accept this opportunity to follow the difficult and rewarding path of biomedical science I will endeavor to honor all those who have contributed to this opportunity by always working to the utmost of my abilities and
by increasing those abilities when possible
I pledge to use my energy, intellect and education to enhance the lives of all humans, understanding that often the greatest strides are made through efforts to assist the dispossessed and underprivileged in our world
I will carefully consider and remain mindful of the ethical implications of my work
I will never use my gifts and skills to intentionally harm any individual, group or the planetary environment
In planning and carrying out my work, I will treat this planet and all its life forms with honor and respect
I will honor and respect the efforts of my teachers, taking great care to always give credit where credit is due and always humbly understanding that all I see, I see by standing on the shoulders of the many scientists who have gone before me
I also will honor and respect my students and all who rely on that which I have learned, endeavoring to truthfully and openly disclose all my methods, findings and conclusions
So long as I adhere to this pledge, may I have continued success in the field of biomedical science
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I pledge to do all within my power to safeguard human and environmental health through prevention, protection, promotion and educational efforts I will accept the responsibility to use my talents, training and professional experience to instill public trust in all my public health endeavors It is my personal
commitment to serve my community with integrity and pride As a member of the public health community,
I recognize the unique responsibilities associated with this role I commit myself to the high standards of professionalism and ethical conduct required to achieve community health and to ensuring that the basic resources and conditions necessary for health are accessible to all members of the community
H E A LT H S C I E N C E S P L E D G E
As I embark on my career, now an alumnus of the Master of Health Sciences, I pledge that I will represent
my scientific profession honorably by conducting myself and my professional endeavors in a manner that is always above reproach
I will incorporate the ethical and moral principles that constitute integrity in all that I do and faithfully ensure that the results of my professional activities ultimately benefit our world
With this affirmation, I will acknowledge and honor the contributions of those who have preceded me, while seeking truth and the advancement of knowledge in all my actions
I will strive to show compassion, embrace diversity and above all, uphold excellence that I should become a worthy role model deserving of respect by all
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C A N D I DAT E S F O R T H E D E G R E E O F
Andrew Aboagye-Kumi
Fayetteville, North Carolina
B.A., 2015, North Carolina State
A.S., 2008, Purdue University
B.A., 2010, Middle Tennessee
Alexandra Lehmann Bilunas
Omaha, Nebraska
B.S., 2015, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Isaac Brown
Brooklyn, New York
B.S., 2014, Morgan State University
KamíLah S Brown
Hampton, Virginia
B.A., 2013, Howard UniversityM.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Tatyana Penn Brown
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Kenneth Cordell Carter
Chicago, Illinois
B.S., 2014, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Marie G Cineus
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
B.S., 2013, Florida International University
Michele M Collins
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2013, Xavier University of Louisiana
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Feyishayo Dahunsi
Marietta, Georgia
B.S., 2014, Georgia Institute of Technology
Makenzie Rae Fortney
Irving Texas
B.S., 2013, Hardin-Simmons University
M.S., 2014, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Crystal G Fuller
Macon, Georgia
B.A., 2014, Duke University
Jimmy Ray Gibson Jr.
Stone Mountain, Georgia
B.S., 2014, Georgia State University
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Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Parkersburg, West Virginia
B.S., 2014, West Virginia State
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
David Eugene McNutt
Brentwood, Tennessee
B.S., 2013, Lipscomb UniversityM.S., 2014, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Amstrong Nya Njinguet
Baltimore, Maryland
A.A., 2013, Prince George’s Community College B.A., 2015, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Pauline M Pham
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2016, Xavier University of Louisiana
Jordan André Pierre
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2015, Xavier University of Louisiana
Kristen Leigh Ricks Puckett
Nashville, Tennessee
B.S., 2015, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cherie Ransby
Nashville, Tennessee
B.S., 2016, Georgia State University
Keturah Richardson
Dallas, Texas
B.S., 2007, Texas Woman’s University
M.B.A., 2014, Texas Woman’s University
Morgan Danielle Rigsby
Baltimore, Maryland
B.S., 2015, Howard UniversityM.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Trent William Roberts
Southlake, Texas
B.S., 2013, University of Arkansas at Monticello
Ryanna Cassandra Robinson
Chicago, Illinois
B.A., 2012, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Owen Crump Rockett
Robert Spaulding
Macon, Georgia
A.S., 2006, Macon State CollegeB.S., 2008, Middle Georgia State College
Cre’Andria Jamille Thompson
Tuskegee, Alabama
A.A., 2011, Miami Dade CollegeB.S., 2012, Norfolk State University
M.S., 2016, Hampton University
Brianna Lissete Tucker
Brooklyn, New York
B.S., 2015, Clark Atlanta University
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Nora E Walker
Dadeville, Alabama
A.S., 2010, Central Alabama Community CollegeB.S., 2014, Auburn University at Montgomery
Wichita Falls, Texas
A.A, 2010, San Diego Community CollegeB.S., 2014, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Anqi Zheng
Cordova, Tennessee
B.S., 2015, Christian Brothers University
Trang 22I, realizing the privileges and opportunity that have been given to me, my study and the arts of dentistry, and appreciating the significance of the dental degree, which has been conferred upon me, do hereby willingly pledge:
That I will diligently uphold the dignity, honor and objective of the dental profession and, to the best of my ability, will contribute to its prestige, proficiency and progress;
That I solemnly accept my responsibility to the patient, to give him the best of my knowledge and skill and to maintain an impeccable relationship with him that will warrant his trust and confidence;
That I will faithfully observe the Principles of Ethics set forth by the profession; and
That I will lend my influences and support to dental education, to organized dentistry and to all segments of the profession, which contribute to the fulfillment of this purpose
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Adeniyi Adediran Abimbola
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Whitney Olivia Allen
White Castle, Louisiana
Kevin Benjamin Black Jr.
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
River G Black
Sundance, Wyoming
B.S., 2016, Northern Arizona University
Lauren Ashley-Morgan Blake
Raleigh, North Carolina
B.S., 2014, North Carolina State University
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Mina Ashak Botros
La Jolla, California
B.S., 2014, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Robert N Boyd
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.S., 2014, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ashanta Patricia Brady
Chicago, Illinois
B.S., 2008, The University of Maryland, College ParkPharmD, 2012, Howard University
Benjamin Browne
Bowie, Maryland
B.S., 2007, Oakwood UniversityM.S., 2020, Meharry Medical College
Paula Valetta Bugg-Wrenn
Decatur, Georgia
B.S., 2013, University of GeorgiaM.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Andrea Flores Burroughs
Denver, Colorado
B.S., 2006, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Haley Jeneen Cabiness
Milledgeville, Georgia
B.S., 2014, Georgia State University
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Miguel A Carpio Jr.
McAllen, Texas
B.S., 2014, Texas A&M University
Lucas Sherman Carver
Ripley, Tennessee
B.S., 2016, Millsaps College
C A N D I DAT E S F O R T H E D E G R E E O F
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Sky Elizabeth Dainty
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., 2015, Valdosta State
University
Christopher E Davis
Dallas, Texas
B.A., 2014, University of Texas
Naimah Muhajah Dease
Monroe, North Carolina
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
M.A.T., 2010, Johns Hopkins
M.S., 2015, Lindenwood University-Belleville
Shara Marie Fuller
Virginia Beach, Virginia
B.S., 2016, University of Virginia
Herbert Rashad Giles Jr.
Mobile, Alabama
B.S., 2008, Jackson State University
Raphi R Hambartzhumian
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2014, University of Southern CaliforniaM.S., 2017, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Marie Hanna
St Petersburg, Florida
B.S., 2014, University of South Florida
Verniecea Jade Harris
Jackson, Mississippi
B.A., 2012, Fisk UniversityM.P.H., 2015, Southern Illinois University
Kartemus Heary
St James, Louisiana
B.S., 2012, Northwestern State University
M.S.C.I., 2019, Washington University School of Medicine
Desztini D Howard
Kansas City, Missouri
B.S., 2014, Virginia State University
Whitney Elyssa Hucks
Bowie, Maryland
B.S., 2014, Oakwood University
Hascal Othello Humes III
Los Angeles, California
B.S., 2013, University of Pennsylvania
M.H.S, 2016, Meharry Medical College
Yvan James
West Palm Beach, Florida
B.S., 2012, Florida Atlantic University
Artrish L Jefferson
Gifford, Florida
B.S., 2012, University of Central Florida
M.H.S., 2015, Meharry Medical College
Cecilia Santos Jimenez
San Jose, California
B.S., 2012, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Pembroke Pines, Florida
B.A., 2014, Florida International
Bronx, New York
B.A., 2013, Connecticut College
Kendarrious Razel Lewis
Franklinton, Louisiana
B.S., 2015, Southeastern
Louisiana University
Alexander Michael Lopez
Los Angeles, California
Newport News, Virginia
B.A., 2004, Virginia State University
M.P.A., 2004, Virginia Commonwealth
Daniel Mikhail
Orlando, Florida
B.S., 2015, Nova Southeastern University
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Galen James Nailor
Houston, Texas
B.S., 2015, Baylor University
Victor Nnah
Bronx, New York
B.S., B.A., 2011, Lehman College - City University of New York
Shannon Elyse Pringle
Devin A Rickard
Maryville, Tennessee
B.S., 2015, Cumberland University
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Sara Negash Tesfatsion
Stone Mountain, Georgia
B.A., 2011, Benedictine College
Micah Christine Turpeau
Atlanta, Georgia
B.S., 2016, Davidson College
Mariel Olivia Watkins
Rochester Hills, Michigan
B.S., 2013, Rutgers UniversityM.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Stephanie Y Wiafe
Concord, North Carolina
B.A., 2015, East Carolina University
M.H.S., 2016, Meharry Medical College
Aaron Leo Yazdian
Nashville, Tennessee
B.S., 2014, George Washington University
Kwaku Yeboah
Nashville, Tennessee
B.A., 2014, The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleM.H.S., 2015, Meharry Medical College