Section III

Table of Contents

Professional Service

III. Professional Service

3.1 Service to the University Community ……………….…..……… 01

3.2 Service to the Community …………..………….……..………… 35

3.3 Combined Professional Service 2007-2010 ………………………. 400

3.4 Awards and Recognition ………………………………………… 64

Items in bold denote new information added to dossier submitted for promotion in 2010

3.1 Service to the University

MARCH 16 ~ 17,2012Host Institution: Delaware State University, Dover, DE

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Robin Smith Williams, a native of Garner, orthCarolina, is the wife of DSU President Harry Lee Williams, the10th president of Delaware State University. Their 18-yearunion has produced two sons: Austin, 15, and Gavin, II.

Dr. Robin Williams is the only First Lady In Ihe 119-year historyof Delaware State University to possess a doctorate. She earned aBachelor of Science in Communication Media and a Master ofArts in Industrial Technology, Graphic Communications, bothfrom Appalachian State University - where she first met herhusband.

In 2001, she earned an Ed.D. in Technology Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh.Her dissertation topic was An Analysis oi A wsrd Winning Local School Technology Education Teachersand Their Use or Effective Leadership Practices.

An educator in her own right, Dr. Robin Williams taught from 1995 to 2009 at Appalachian State,where she rose to the rank of a tenured associate professor in the university's Thomas W. Rccse GraphicArts and Imaging Technology Program. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Dr. Williamstaught several graphic arts courses at the master's level during that tenure and served on a number ofgraduate student committees, six of which she chaired.

In 1999, she was one of two doctoral students in the University of North Carolina system to receive theBoard of Governors' Faculty Doctoral Study Assignment Program Award. In 2006, she was selected toreceive the orth Carolina Technology Education Association's Excellence in Education Award.

She served as an associate dean in the University College of North Carolina Central University inDllrham during the 2009-2010 academic year. In that capacity, she worked to improve the University'sretention and graduation rates and successfully wrote two Title III grants totaling more than $1.5million to support that work.

In addition to supporting her husband as the First Lady of DSU, Dr. Robin Williams currently serves asthe Executive Director of the University College at Cheyney University of l'ennsylvania.

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"[very child needs someone to be crazy about them." These are the words of

Salome Thomas-EL, award-winning teacher and principal andnationally recognized educator. They shape his life-long commitment toanswering the question, "How do we ensure that every child achieves theirgreatest potential?" This question lies at the heart of the national dialogue oneducation policy, the day in and day out work of school personnel, and thehopes of every parent. Central to this challenge is how we succeed withchildren who are facing the most serious barriers to success: poverty,violence, neglect, and low expectations.

For over 20 years, Principal ELhas taken on this challenge with the absolutebelief that every child can and will learn as long as adults in their world careenough to not give up. Starting as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle

School and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thornas-El.has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community tohelp hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higherdegrees from major colleges and universities. He brings to the process a powerful combination ofpassion, caring, and leadership to craft a refreshing, common-sense roadmap to help kids achieve theird rea ms, no ma tie r the odds.

Salome Thornas-El, lives in Delaware County with his wife and two young daughters. He has been ateacher and principal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1987 and more recently in Wilmington,Delaware where he is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmingtonsince 2010. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School,where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eighth-time National Chess Champions.Principal ELwas a regular contributor on the first season of "The Dr. Oz Show" and is the author of thebest-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immorteltty ofInfluence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parentingand service to others. The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. Thomas-a speaks to groups across the country and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He hasstudied in Cambridge and London, England and is currently a doctoral candidate. He has received theMarcus A. Foster Award as the outstanding School District Administrator in Philadelphia and theUniversity of Pennsylvania's distinguished Martin Luther King Award. Reader's DIgest MagaZInerecently recognized Principal ELas an "Inspiring American Icon". Principal EL recently appeared on''The Oprah Radio Network".

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Conference Program

friday, March 16,2012

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Registration3: 15 p.m.: Welcome Addresses:

Dr. Marshall Stevenson, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesDr. Alton Thompson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

3: 15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Keynote Address:Dr. Robin Williams, First Lady, Delaware Stale University

Concurrent Panel Sessions are from 4p.m.-5:15p.m.

Panel I 4 p.rn. 5: 15 p.m.

MLK Parlor AGrowins Up in the Age of Technology

Moderator: Dr. Francine Edwards, Associate Professor,Mass Communicalions Department, Delaware StateUniversity

Jazzmyn Molson, Delaware Stale University"Children Learning Words through Categorization"

Khalice Payne, Delaware State University"Autism's Emotional Impact on Mothers of AutisticChildren"

Darice Owens, Delaware State University"Using the Sport of Basketball for Social Physical,

fsychoiozicai and Educational Development"

Alexis Davis, Delaware State University"Speech Impediments and How it delays a child'sCognitive and Social Development"

Panel 2 4 p.m. - 5: 15 p.rn.

MLK Parlor BMind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the NewMillennium

Mode"ator: Ms. Natalie Belcher, lnstructor,Department of English and ro.-eign Languages,Delaware State University

Jennifer Boucicaut, Delaware State University"Preparation and Cha racterizancn ofTemozolomide-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles forTargeting Brain Tumors"

Taffie Brown.junior, Delaware State University"The Effects of Nordic Walking Poles on MiddleAged Women with Metabolic Syndrome"

Latia Manning, Delaware State University"The Relation of Cognitive Dissonance in theInitiation Processes and the Development of SocialBonding and Acceptance in the Police Academy"

Sonya Inderbitzin, Delaware State University"Starving for' Perfect: The Disconnection betweenAmericas Food Waste and tnsecurity"

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Saturday, March 17

8:00 a.111. - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfasl and Onsite Registration8:45 a.I11.: Welcome Address

Dr. Harry Williams, President, Delaware State University

Concurrent panel sessions are from 9 a.m.-3:45 p.l11.Poster Presentation Set-up

Panel 1 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 9 a.m. -10:15

MLK Parlor AScientific Progress in the 21" Century

Moderator: Dr John Rich, Assistant Professor,Sociology Department, Delaware StaleUniversity

Shatice jones, Delaware Stale University"The Effects of Appointment Defaults on Altitudestowards lnfluenza Vaccinations"

Rochelte McDonald, Delaware State University"Dopamine Modulation through an Auto-Receptorin C. Elegans Heha viora l Plaslicily"

Clinton Williams, Delaware State University"Efficacy of Pumpkin Seed Oil in Parasite Control inLambs"

Travis Worrell, Delaware State University"The Effect of Ethanol on Weakfish Maulhne.· Cell"

Panel 2

MLK Parlor BSocial Media and Public Policy

Moderator: Keenon Mann, M.Ed., Doctoral CandidateSchool of Education, University of Delaware

Rashidah McCoy, Delaware State University"Friend or Foe?: A Content Analysis of CrisisCommunications through the Media during theJapanTsunami"

Malik Foster, Delaware State University"The Split of Sudan: How Crimes against HumanityAffecl Sudan's Economic Status"

Samantha Holsey, Delaware State University"Troy Anthony Davis and the Misapplication of CapitalPunishment in America"

Charles Casteel, Delaware State University"Examining the Underlying Psychopathology ofAdolescent Males who have Committed Homicide"

PanelS 10:30 a.m. - 11: 45 a.m, 10:30 a.m. - 11: 45 a.m.

Ml.K Parlor IIInventing Race in the Social and the Scientific

Moderato.': Dr. Niklas Robinson, Assistant Professor,Dcpa rtment of History, Political Science, andPhitosophy, Delaware Stale University

Tobe Ofuani, University of Delaware"Jail Punishment in Education: Disciplinary Actionsand Young Black men in the Third and FourthPeriods"

.I . jamel Smiley, Delaware State University"What is the Cause of Mid Air Collisions?: A Studyof the Reasoning behind the High Rate of Collisionsin Instructional rliZhls"

Kara Rice, Delaware Slate University"Investigations or Syntactic Bootstrapping"

Panel 4

MLK Parlo.' BRe-examining America's Social Contract

Moderator: Dr. Betsy Nielsen, Associate Professor,Department of English and Foreign Languages,Delaware State University

Shantel Campbell, University of Delaware"Diversity, Competition, and Localism: Re-examiningthe Federal Communications Commission"

Michelle Rolsal, Delaware Stale University"Gender Disparity in the Public Relations field"

Delvise Fogwe, Delaware State University"TIle Bell Curve: Its Social, f.conomic, and PolilicalEffects on African Americans, the Poor and OtherMinority Groups"

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DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

MEMORANDUM

February 21, 2012

TO: Mr. Jean Charlot, Jason Library

Dr. Francine Edwards, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Michael Katz, College of Business (alternate)

Dr. Rachel Mathers, College of Business

Dr. Faith Newton, Department of Education

Ms. Leila Rowe, Academic Enrichment

Dr. Tomasz Smolinski, Computer Information Systems

Dr. Kevina Vulinec, College of Agriculture

FR: Alton Thompson, Provost

RE: ONE BOOK, ONE CAMPUS

I am pleased to appoint you to serve on the 2012-2013 “One Book, One Campus”

committee. Dr. Francine Edwards, Department of Mass Communications, will serve as

chair of this committee. The committee’s charge is to submit a recommendation to me

for the summer reading book that our students, faculty, and staff will be expected to

complete for the fall semester 2012. Upon reading the selected book, students will

participate in small, seminar-structured sessions to discuss the book with their peers,

advisors, faculty members and administrators.

A memorandum will be sent to the University Community via the listserve and e-News

requesting campus-wide solicitations for the 2012-2013 “One Book, One Campus.”

They will be asked to send their recommendations and a brief description of their

recommendation to Dr. Edwards, at fedwards@desu.edu by Friday, March 30, 2012.

After all recommendations have been received and reviewed, I am requesting that the

committee make a selection and submit it to me by Friday, April 27, 2012.

Thank you for your continued commitment and enthusiasm for moving Delaware State

University forward in very intentional ways.

cc: Academic Deans

Associate Provost

President’s Cabinet

Second Regional Undergraduate Student

Research Conference

Social, Technological, and Scientific Advancements of the 21st Century

March 16 ~ 17, 2012Host Institution: Delaware State University, Dover, DE

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

In Collaboration with:

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Second Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference

Welcome!

We are pleased that you could join us for our Second Regional Undergraduate Student Research

Conference. It is hard to believe that just a year ago, this conference was an idea whose energies

centered on highlighting the excellent research our undergraduate students were doing in the academy.

This year, our conference has blossomed into a two-day symposium that will build upon the tradition of

last year. We are very fortunate to have Delaware State University host the conference this year, and

Dr. Andrew Blake and Dr. Myrna Nurse have served as magnificent marshals for this event. The theme

for this year‘s conference is broadly conceived under the heading ―Social, Technological, and Scientific

Advancements of the 21st Century.‖ It is an irrefutable fact that we live in a constantly changing world.

Our methods of communicating with each other, telling our stories, and responding to the changing

social, political, environmental, economic, and spiritual climates have caused us to reinvent ourselves in

a myriad of ways. Some of these reinventions have been noble, while others have raised more questions

and challenges. Admittedly, higher education has entered this dialogue by compartmentalizing

learning, not just for matters of convenience but to make our global environment comprehensible. We

believe all bodies of knowledge—humanistic, technological, and scientific—are essential toward

empowering and validating the value of all human beings. Our students‘ research interests reflect this

fact. Each one represents a promise of advancing our world toward social equilibrium, and we support

and applaud each presenter for his or her pursuit of excellence. We are also happy to have Lincoln

University join us for the first time this year, and we look forward to many more productive

conferences with them. A special thank you is extended to Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde and Dr. Robert

Millette who helped facilitate our connection to Lincoln University.

We hope everyone has a wonderful time and thank you for attending.

Sincerely,

Dr. Andrew Blake, Co-Host Chair Dr. Myrna Nurse, Co-Host Chair

Delaware State University Delaware State University

Dr. Carol E. Henderson, USRC Executive Committee

University of Delaware

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Robin Smith Williams, a native of Garner, North

Carolina, is the wife of DSU President Harry Lee Williams, the

10th president of Delaware State University. Their 18-year

union has produced two sons: Austin, 15, and Gavin, 11.

Dr. Robin Williams is the only First Lady in the 119-year history

of Delaware State University to possess a doctorate. She earned a

Bachelor of Science in Communication Media and a Master of

Arts in Industrial Technology, Graphic Communications, both

from Appalachian State University – where she first met her

husband.

In 2001, she earned an Ed.D. in Technology Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

Her dissertation topic was An Analysis of Award Winning Local School Technology Education Teachers

and Their Use of Effective Leadership Practices.

An educator in her own right, Dr. Robin Williams taught from 1995 to 2009 at Appalachian State,

where she rose to the rank of a tenured associate professor in the university‘s Thomas W. Reese Graphic

Arts and Imaging Technology Program. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Dr. Williams

taught several graphic arts courses at the master‘s level during that tenure and served on a number of

graduate student committees, six of which she chaired.

In 1999, she was one of two doctoral students in the University of North Carolina system to receive the

Board of Governors‘ Faculty Doctoral Study Assignment Program Award. In 2006, she was selected to

receive the North Carolina Technology Education Association‘s Excellence in Education Award.

She served as an associate dean in the University College of North Carolina Central University in

Durham during the 2009-2010 academic year. In that capacity, she worked to improve the University‘s

retention and graduation rates and successfully wrote two Title III grants totaling more than $1.5

million to support that work.

In addition to supporting her husband as the First Lady of DSU, Dr. Robin Williams currently serves as

the Executive Director of the University College at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

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―Every child needs someone to be crazy about them.‖ These are the words of

Salome Thomas-EL, award-winning teacher and principal and

nationally recognized educator. They shape his life-long commitment to

answering the question, ―How do we ensure that every child achieves their

greatest potential?‖ This question lies at the heart of the national dialogue on

education policy, the day in and day out work of school personnel, and the

hopes of every parent. Central to this challenge is how we succeed with

children who are facing the most serious barriers to success: poverty,

violence, neglect, and low expectations.

For over 20 years, Principal EL has taken on this challenge with the absolute

belief that every child can and will learn as long as adults in their world care

enough to not give up. Starting as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle

School and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thomas-EL

has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community to

help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher

degrees from major colleges and universities. He brings to the process a powerful combination of

passion, caring, and leadership to craft a refreshing, common-sense roadmap to help kids achieve their

dreams, no matter the odds.

Salome Thomas-EL lives in Delaware County with his wife and two young daughters. He has been a

teacher and principal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1987 and more recently in Wilmington,

Delaware where he is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington

since 2010. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School,

where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eighth-time National Chess Champions.

Principal EL was a regular contributor on the first season of ―The Dr. Oz Show‖ and is the author of the

best-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immortality of

Influence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parenting

and service to others. The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. Thomas-

EL speaks to groups across the country and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He has

studied in Cambridge and London, England and is currently a doctoral candidate. He has received the

Marcus A. Foster Award as the outstanding School District Administrator in Philadelphia and the

University of Pennsylvania‘s distinguished Martin Luther King Award. Reader‘s Digest Magazine

recently recognized Principal EL as an ―Inspiring American Icon‖. Principal EL recently appeared on

―The Oprah Radio Network‖.

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Conference Program Friday, March 16, 2012 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Registration 3:15 p.m.: Welcome Addresses:

Dr. Marshall Stevenson, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Keynote Address: Dr. Robin Williams, First Lady, Delaware State University

Concurrent Panel Sessions are from 4p.m.-5:15p.m.

Panel 1 4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. MLK Parlor A Growing Up in the Age of Technology Moderator: Dr. Francine Edwards, Associate Professor, Mass Communications Department, Delaware State University Jazzmyn Molson, Delaware State University ―Children Learning Words through Categorization‖ Khalice Payne, Delaware State University ―Autism‘s Emotional Impact on Mothers of Autistic Children‖ Darice Owens, Delaware State University ―Using the Sport of Basketball for Social Physical, Psychological and Educational Development‖ Alexis Davis, Delaware State University ―Speech Impediments and How it delays a child‘s Cognitive and Social Development‖

Panel 2 4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. MLK Parlor B Mind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the New Millennium Moderator: Ms. Natalie Belcher, Instructor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Jennifer Boucicaut, Delaware State University ―Preparation and Characterization of Temozolomide-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles for Targeting Brain Tumors‖ Taffie Brown, Junior, Delaware State University ―The Effects of Nordic Walking Poles on Middle Aged Women with Metabolic Syndrome‖ Latia Manning, Delaware State University ―The Relation of Cognitive Dissonance in the Initiation Processes and the Development of Social Bonding and Acceptance in the Police Academy‖ Sonya Inderbitzin, Delaware State University ―Starving for Perfect: The Disconnection between Americas Food Waste and Insecurity‖

Dr. Alton Thompson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Saturday, March 17 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Onsite Registration 8:45 a.m.: Welcome Address

Dr. Harry Williams, President, Delaware State University Concurrent panel sessions are from 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Poster Presentation Set-up

Panel 1 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. MLK Parlor A Scientific Progress in the 21st Century Moderator: Dr. John Rich, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Delaware State University Shatice Jones, Delaware State University ―The Effects of Appointment Defaults on Attitudes towards Influenza Vaccinations‖ Rochelle McDonald, Delaware State University ―Dopamine Modulation through an Auto-Receptor in C. Elegans Behavioral Plasticity‖ Clinton Williams, Delaware State University ―Efficacy of Pumpkin Seed Oil in Parasite Control in Lambs‖ Travis Worrell, Delaware State University ―The Effect of Ethanol on Weakfish Mauthner Cell‖

Panel 2 9 a.m. – 10:15 MLK Parlor B Social Media and Public Policy Moderator: Keenon Mann, M.Ed., Doctoral Candidate School of Education, University of Delaware Rashidah McCoy, Delaware State University ―Friend or Foe?: A Content Analysis of Crisis Communications through the Media during the Japan Tsunami‖ Malik Foster, Delaware State University ―The Split of Sudan: How Crimes against Humanity Affect Sudan‘s Economic Status‖ Samantha Holsey, Delaware State University ―Troy Anthony Davis and the Misapplication of Capital Punishment in America‖ Charles Casteel, Delaware State University ―Examining the Underlying Psychopathology of Adolescent Males who have Committed Homicide‖

Panel 3 10:30 a.m. – 11: 45 a.m. MLK Parlor A Inventing Race in the Social and the Scientific Moderator: Dr. Niklas Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, Delaware State University Tobe Ofuani, University of Delaware ―Jail Punishment in Education: Disciplinary Actions and Young Black men in the Third and Fourth Periods‖ J. Jamel Smiley, Delaware State University ―What is the Cause of Mid Air Collisions?: A Study of the Reasoning behind the High Rate of Collisions in Instructional Flights‖ Kara Rice, Delaware State University ―Investigations of Syntactic Bootstrapping‖

Panel 4 10:30 a.m. – 11: 45 a.m. MLK Parlor B Re-examining America‘s Social Contract Moderator: Dr. Betsy Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Shantel Campbell, University of Delaware ―Diversity, Competition, and Localism: Re-examining the Federal Communications Commission‖ Michelle Rolsal, Delaware State University ―Gender Disparity in the Public Relations Field‖ Delvise Fogwe, Delaware State University ―The Bell Curve: Its Social, Economic, and Political Effects on African Americans, the Poor and Other Minority Groups‖

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11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch 12: 15 p.m. – 12: 45 p.m.: Keynote Address: Mr. Salome Thomas-El Principal-Educator, Thomas Edison Charter School of Wilmington Panel 5 1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. MLK Parlor A Colorism and Culture in the 21st Century Moderator: Dr. Arica Coleman, Assistant Professor, Department of Black American Studies, University of Delaware ReShawn Johnson, Delaware State University ―Reinventing Black Womanhood in the writings of Phillis Wheatley and Zora Neale Hurston‖ Yetunde Olayinka, Lincoln University ―Can Caribbean People Assimilate?‖ Kristin Rowe, University of Delaware ―Skin Tone, Beauty, and Marriage: Colorism and Skin Tone‘s Effect on Marriage Rates for Black Women‖ Panel 7 3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. MLK Parlor A Donning Culture in the Digital Age Moderator: Dr. Stephen Taylor, Associate Professor, Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, Delaware State University Thiasia Johnson, Lincoln University ―African American Male Academic Success: An Examination of Social Networks and Financial Support‖ Mikhail Wint, Delaware State University ―Trust: A Measure of Bias‖ Brooklynn Hitchens, University of Delaware ―Evolution of the ‗Bad B*tch‘: Black Women‘s Agency and Sexual Capital in America‖ Jessica Bull, University of Delaware ―Perceptions of Natural Hair in the 21st Century‖

Panel 6 1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. MLK Parlor B Social Networks and Race Moderator: Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lincoln University Synquette Wilks, Delaware State University ―Extended Internet Use: Friend or Foe? Cearra Jones, Delaware State University ―African Americans and Mathematics: Pedagogy Preference‖ Gianna Harris, Delaware State University ―The Invisible Year: A Reflection of the Sophomore Year of Higher Education‖ Lavine Grimes, Lincoln University ―The Effect of Social Support Systems on the Academic Development of African American Male College Students‖ Panel 8 3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. MLK Parlor B

Development in the New Age

Cognitive Development at 24 months of Age‖ Sashalee King, Delaware State University ―Single Mothers vs. Single Fathers: The Academic Performance of Children Raised by Opposite Sex Parent‖ Richard Faison, Lincoln University ―Retention and Graduation Rates of African American Males: Another Look at the HBCUs‖ Charnele Davis, Lincoln University ―Retention in African American Males at Lincoln U‖

―The Effect of paternal Parenting Stress on Child

Community under Pressure: Parenting and Social

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Blake, Assistant Professor,

Kimele Gray, Delaware State University

English & Foreign Languages, Delaware State University

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POSTER PRESENTATION Q & A 4:15- 4:30 p.m. Janet Cordero, Delaware State University, ―Beneficial Effects of Rhiozopheric Microbiota on Rice‖ Michelle Francis, University of Delaware, ―Crosslinking Venom Protein to Melanoma Cells‖ Hillari Howard, Delaware State University Monet Le‘Mon, Delaware State University, ―The Underground Railroad: Past and Present‖ Michelle Pleet, University of Delaware, ―The Metabolic Cycle of Life-linking Glucose Anabolism and Catabolism‖ Taria Pritchett, University of Delaware, ―Essence Magazine: Tracking the Vision of Black Women‖ Closing Ceremony: 4:35-5:00 p.m. Awards Presentation

Closing remarks Black National Anthem: DSU Concert Choir (small group) CONFERENCE PRESENTERS AT A GLANCE Donning Culture in the Digital Age Thiasia Johnson, Senior, Criminal Justice Major (Dr. Zoran Milovanovich, Advisor, LU) Mikhail Wint, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. John Rich, Advisor, DSU) Brooklynn Hitchens, Junior, Black American Studies and English (Dr. Carol E. Henderson, Advisor, UD) Jessica Bull, Senior, Black American Studies and Sociology (Dr. Maggie Ussery, Advisor, UD) Social Networks and Race Synquette Wilks, Junior, Mass Communications Major (Dr. Myna German, Advisor, DSU) Cearra Jones, Senior, Mathematics Major (Dr. Nicola Edwards-Omolewa, Advisor, DSU) Gianna Harris, Junior, Social Work Major (Dr. Millicent Carvalho-Grevious, Advisor, DSU) Lavine Grimes, Senior, Anthropology Major (Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Advisor, LU) Community under Pressure: Parenting and Social Development in the New Age Kimele Gray, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Antoinette Farmer, Advisor, Rutgers University/DSU

McNair Research Program) Sashalee King, Junior, English Major (Dr. Rebecca Fox-Lykens, Advisor, DSU) Richard Faison, Senior, Criminal Justice Major (Dr. Zoran Milovanovich, Advisor, LU) Charnele Davis, Senior, Sociology Major (Dr. Anthony DiFilippo, Advisor, LU) Scientific Progress in the 21st Century Shatice Jones, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gretchen Chapman, Advisor, DSU) Rochelle McDonald, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Harbinder Dhillon, Advisor, DSU) Clinton Williams, Junior, Pre-Veterinary Science Major; Biology Minor, (Dr. Dahlia Jackson-O‘Brien, Advisor, DSU) Travis Worrell, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Theresa Tszabo-Maas, Advisor, DSU)

In Memoriam: Dr. Tonia Conley, Director, McNair Scholars Program, DSU

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Social Media and Public Policy Rashidah McCoy, Senior, Mass Communication Major (Dr. Francine Edwards, Advisor, DSU) Malik Foster, Junior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) Samantha Holsey, Senior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) Charles Casteel, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Advisor, DSU) Mind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the New Millennium Jennifer Boucicaut, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Cherese Winstead, Advisor, DSU) Taffie Brown, Junior, Pre-Nursing Major (Dr. Carla Murgia, Advisor, DSU) Latia Manning, Senior, Sociology Major (Dr. Lee Streetman, Advisor, DSU) Sonya Inderbitzin, Sophomore, Biology (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Inventing Race in the Social and the Scientific Tobe Ofuani, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Jacqueline Aldridge, Advisor, UD) J. Jamel Smiley, Senior, Aviation Management Major (Captain Stephen Speed, Advisor, DSU) Kara Rice, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Rachel Pulverman, Advisor, DSU) Delvise Fogwe, Sophomore, Nursing Major (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Colorism and Culture in the 21st Century ReShawn Johnson, Junior, English Major (Dr. Andrew Blake and Dr. A. Myrna Nurse, Advisors, DSU) Yetunde Olayinka, Senior, Anthropology Major (Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Advisor, LU) Taria Pritchett, Senior, English Education/Urban Education (Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham, Advisor, UD) Kristin Rowe, Junior, Black American Studies/English Majors (Dr. Carol E. Henderson and Dr. Phillip Mink, Advisors, UD) Growing Up in the Age of Technology Jazzmyn Molson, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Rachel Pulverman, Advisor, DSU) Khalice Payne, Junior, Special Education Major (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Darice Owens, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Advisor, DSU) Alexis Davis, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Padmini Banerjee, Advisor, DSU) Re-examining America‘s Social Contract Shantel Campbell, Junior, Communications Major (Dr. Daniel Yanich, Advisor, UD) Michelle Rolsal, Senior, Mass Communications Major (Dr. Michael Casson, Advisor, DSU) Michelle Francis, Junior, Medical Technology Major, (Dr. Mary Ann McLane, Advisor, UD) Poster Presentations Janet Cordero, Junior, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Major (Dr. Harsh Bais and Dr. Venkatesan Sundaresan,

Advisors, DSU) Michelle Francis, Junior, Medical Technology Major (Dr. Mary Ann McLane, Advisor, UD) Hillari Howard, Sophomore, Environmental Science Major (Dr. Chandran Sabanayagam, Advisor, DSU) Monet Le‘Mon, First-year, Studio Art Major & College Advance Learning Community Member (Dr. A.

Myrna Nurse, Advisor, DSU) Michelle Pleet, Senior (UD) In Memoriam Akiah S. Powell, Senior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Grateful acknowledgment is given to all those individuals who helped to make this day possible: Dr. Myrna Nurse, Dr. Andrew Blake, Dr. Carol Henderson, Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, and Dr. Robert Millette for planning

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and preparation. We‘d like to thank our students for sharing their wonderful gifts of intellectual inquiry with us. We thank our keynote speakers for sharing their time and talents. We also thank the advisors at Delaware State University, Lincoln University, and the University of Delaware who worked with many of our students. We hope today pays homage to the purpose and power of teaching and mentoring. This symposium was generously funded by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Delaware State University and the College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology. Special thanks go to Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson, Dean of the College (DSU), Dr. Joe Amoako, Interim Chair of English and Foreign Languages (DSU), and Dr. Mazen Shahin, Director, HBCU-UP SMILE (DSU). We thank the Department of Black American Studies (UD) for their vision and financial support of those students who traveled from Newark to Dover. And, to all of the faculty, staff, and students who have willingly assisted—too numerous to name here—may we honor you and the spirit of Ubuntu today in all that we do.

BLACK INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS LIST (SELECTED) Source: Museum of Black Inventions and Inventors

air conditioning unit Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949 almanac Benjamin Banneker Approx 1791 automatic gear shift Richard Spikes February 28, 1932 baby buggy W.H. Richardson June 18, 1899 bicycle frame L.R. Johnson October 10, 1899 blood plasma bag Charles Drew Approx. 1945 cellular phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971 chamber commode T. Elkins January 3, 1897 clothes dryer G. T. Sampson June 6, 1862 curtain rod S. R. Scratton November 30, 1889 door knob O. Dorsey December 10, 1878 dust pan Lawrence P. Ray August 3, 1897 electric lampbulb Lewis Latimer March 21, 1882 elevator Alexander Miles October 11, 1867 fire escape ladder J. W. Winters May 7, 1878 fire extinguisher T. Marshall October 26, 1872 folding bed L. C. Bailey July 18, 1899 folding chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889 gas mask Garrett Morgan October 13, 1914 golf tee T. Grant December 12, 1899 guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886 hair brush Lydia O. Newman November 15, 18-- horse shoe J. Ricks March 30, 1885 ice cream scooper A. L. Cralle February 2, 1897 ironing board Sarah Boone December 30, 1887 lawn mower L. A. Burr May 19, 1889 lawn sprinkler J. W. Smith May 4, 1897 lock W. A. Martin July 23, 18-- lunch pail James Robinson 1887 mail box Paul L. Downing October 27, 1891 mop Thomas W. Stewart June 11, 1893 motor Frederick M. Jones June 27, 1939 pencil sharpener J. L. Love November 23, 1897 refrigerator J. Standard June 14, 1891 spark plug Edmond Berger February 2, 1839 stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt stove T. A. Carrington July 25, 1876 street sweeper Charles B. Brooks March 17, 1890 thermostat control Frederick M. Jones February 23, 1960 traffic light Garrett Morgan November 20, 1923 typewriter Burridge & Marshman April 7, 1885

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NOTABLE BLACK WOMEN INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS

Virgie M. Ammons Fireplace Damper Sept. 30, 1975 Louise H. Andrews Lens Holder Accessory Pending Patricia Bath, M.D. Apparatus for Ablating & Removing Cataract Lenses May 17, 1988 Miriam E. Benjamin Gong & Signal Chair for Hotels and the Like July 17, 1888 Sarah Boone Ironing Board April 26, 1892 Henrietta Bradberry Bed Rack May 25, 1943

Torpedo Discharger Means Dec. 11, 1945 Marie V. Brittan Brown Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance Dec. 2, 1969 I.O. Carter Nursery Chair Feb. 9, 1960 Joan Clark Medicine Tray April 1, 1987

Holder for Bras and Like Aug. 31, 1976 Beatrice L. Cowans Embroidered Fruit Bowl April 5, 1977 Virginia E. Hall Wall Hanging & Kit Gertrude Downing Corner Cleaner Attachment April 5, 1977 Ellen Elgin Clothes Wringer 1880s Cathleen McCoy Garrett Siren/Horn Light Indicator Pending Sara E. Goode The Cabinet Bed July 14, 1885 Bessie V. Griffin Portable Receptable April 24, 1951 Julia Terry Hammons Apparatus for Holding Yarn Skiens Dec. 15, 1896 Joanna Hardin Keyboard Stand Feb. 23, 1993 Lydia M. Holmes Knockdown Wheeled Toy Nov. 14, 1985 Ruane Jeter Digital Toaster April 14, 1987 Marjorie S. Joyner Permanent Waving Machine 1928 Mary B. Kenner Sanitary Belt May 15, 1956

Sanitary Belt with Moistureproof Napkin Pocket April 14, 1959 Carrier Attachment for Invalid Walker May 18, 1976 Bathroom Tissue Holder Oct. 19, 1982 Backwash Mounted on Shower Wall & Bathtub July 29, 1987

Mary Kies Weaving Straw with Silk May 5, 1809 Anna Mangin Pastry Fork 1892 Lyda D. Newman Hair Brush Nov. 15, 1898 Natalie R. Love T-top Roof Cover May 5, 1992 Alice H. Parker Improvement on the Heating Furnish Dec. 23, 1919 Brothella Quick Pocketed Underwear Nov. 17, 1981 Carol Randall Ear Clips Nov. 17, 1981

Tissue Tote Nov. 20, 1990 Judy W. Reed Improvement in Dough Kneader & Roller Sept. 20, 1884 Mary J. Reynolds Hoisting/Loading Mechanism April 20, 1920 Mildred A. Snow Family Relationship Card Game Oct. 28, 1980 Maxine Snowden Rain Hat 1983 Theora Stephens Pressing/Curling Iron 1983 Valerie Thomas Illusion Transmitter Oct. 21, 1980 M. Toland Float-operated Circuit Closer May 4, 1920 Madeline M. Turner The Fruit Press 1905 Madame C.J. Walker Hair Care Products with Straightening Comb 1905

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3.2 Service to the Community

June 25, 2012 Dr. Francine Edwards Delaware State University 1200 N DuPont Hwy Dover, DE 19901 Dear Dr. Edwards, Once again, I wanted to thank you for helping us at Carrcroft Elementary School with our summer 2012 Faculty Development Series. Your workshops on business communication, marketing yourself and continuing education far exceeded our expectations. Our staff appreciated the time you volunteered to assist with the workshops. We look forward to working with you again next summer. Sincerely, Claire Jackson-Garrett Student Achievement Coordinator

22 March 2012

Francine Toliver Edwards

Associate Professor

Delaware State University

1200 N. DuPont HWY

Dover, DE 19734

Dear Dr. Edwards,

I just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks for participating in our 2012

Career Lecture Series. We know that it takes a village when it comes to

encouraging our students at the Community College level to continue their

pursuit of academic excellence and are so appreciative that you were able to

bring words of encouragement from Delaware State University.

We hope that or connection will lead students to Delaware to complete their

degrees and look forward to working with you in the future.

Again, on behalf of the Department of English, Humanities, Visual and

Performing Arts, we truly thank you for you’re your commitment to

academic excellence.

Academically,

Tonya M. Jones

Lecture Series Coordinator

English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts

August 1, 2012

Dr. Francine Edwards

Associate Professor

Delaware State University

1200 North DuPont Hwy

Dover, Delaware 19901

Dear Dr. Edwards,

I wanted to send you a note of thanks for the work that you have done with our scholarship pageant over the last two years. The

board at Atlantic Coast realizes that creating custom workshops with an emphasis on oral and written communications skills and

volunteering to serve as our interview coach has taken a great deal of your time, however the shared vision of educating today’s

young women and making sure they have the skills necessary to communicate in a diverse environment is extremely important.

Additionally, we appreciate your countless volunteer hours as our marketing coordinator and know that we would not have been

able to friend-raise and secure the funds necessary to provide scholarship to each of our contestant over the last two years.

It is our honor to recognize you as the first Atlantic Coast Scholarship Pageants Volunteer of the Year and hope that you can join us

on August 18, 2012 at the Delaware City Library for our awards ceremony.

We look forward to the possibility of working with you in the future and again, thank you for your service to our scholarship

winners and to the community.

Sincerely,

Shana Williams

Executive Director

Atlantic Coast Scholarship Pageants

Shana Williams, Director

311 Shisler Court Newark, Delaware 19702

302-379-9048

atlanticcoastpageants@yahoo.com

April 19, 2012

Dr. Francine Edwards

Associate Professor

Department of Mass Communication

Delaware State University

1200 North DuPont Highway

Dover, DE 19901

Dr. Edwards:

We would like to officially thank you for the invaluable service you provided to us

during our 2nd

Regional Undergraduate Studies Research Conference in March 2012.

Events such as these depend on the generosity of colleagues, mentors, and associates who

want to see our students succeed. Your presence at our conference went a long way to

encourage our students. They know their research is important.

We hope that you will join us again next year at the 3rd

Annual Regional Conference.

Sincerely,

Dr. Carol E. Henderson Dr. Myrna Nurse, Co-Host Dr. Andrew Blake, Co-Host

USRC Executive Committee Delaware State University Delaware State University

3.3 Combined Professional Service 2007-2010

Delaware State

35th,Annual Honors DayStudent Research

Paper Presentations

Thursday, Avril 3rdl\lBNA Building12:00 - 4:30p.m.

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35th ANNUAL HONORS DAY PROGRAMStudent Paper Presentations· SESSION II

MBNA Building Room 105Presiding: Dr. Gholam Kibria - Department of Education

12:00-12:15 "Strategies for Teaching Students with Hearing Impainnents"Presented by: Bina Daniel & Jennifer HallFaculty Mentor: Dr. Gholam Kibria (Education)

12:20-12:35 "Behavior Change Study of An Aspergers Syndrom Student"Presented by: Linda AspinwallFaculty Mentor: Dr. Gholam Kibria (Education)

12:40-12:55 "Using Public Relations to Promote the GLBT Community"Presented by: Reginald LittletonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Francine Edwards (Mass Communications)

1:00-1:15 "FEMA: Crisis Management From the Inside Out"Presented by: Brittany O'SullivanFaculty Mentor: Dr. Francine Edwards (Mass Communications)

1:20-1:35 "Minority Ownership in Radio: The Voice of the People"Presented by: Brandon NeedamFacutty Mentor: Dr. Robert Naczi(Agriculture and Natural

Resources)

1:40-1:55 "Why is the Effect of Media So Important?"Presented by: Lindsay BrathwaiteFaculty Mentor: Dr. Myna German (Mass Communications)

2:00- 2:15 "Personal Causes and Effects of Stress"Presented by: Ashley WigingtonFaculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Amoako (English and Foreign

Languages)

2:20-2:35 "The Effects an Influential Person In My Life HadOn Me"

Presented by: Aisha Danielle NinsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Amoako (English and Foreign

Languages)

2:40-2:55 . "Weight Gain Due to Long-Term Risperidone Use inChildren and Adolescents With Autism SpectrumDisorder (ASD) and Mental Retardation (MR)"Presented by: Sanese WhiteFaculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Zarcone

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March 05, 2009

DSU STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION’S CELEBRITY PANEL DISCUSSION YIELDS GREAT PROFESSIONAL WISDOM

Guest Panelists included Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Entertainment

Lawyer Lauren Lake, and others for a Discussion on Important

Women’s Issues

The Student Government Association and the Royal Court gave a

high profile edge to its Women Conference on Thursday evening with a Celebrity Panel Discussion entitled “I am a Woman, Elevated, Motivated and

Empowered.”

Held March 5 in the Bank of America Building’s Longwood

Auditorium, the Celebrity discussion featured a powerful panel of actress

The SGA's Celebrity Panel Discussion featured the perspectives of esteemed

participants from the entertainment industry, legal profession and academia.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph, star of the hit

television comedy series "Moesha", entertainment lawyer Lauren Lake, a

frequent legal analyst and on-air commentator for several major

networks, and on-air personality

Valeisha Monique Butterfield, who is also the managing director of the Hip-Hop

Summit Action Network.

The impressive panel also featured

former Miss DSU Dana Robinson, a freelance public relations professional

and a media studies graduate student at

the New School in New York City, and DSU mass communication Assistant Professor Francine Toliver Edwards, who

is also a organizational development specialist with expertise in the areas of

diversity, strategic communication, and conflict negotiation and resolution.

The panel had much wisdom for

the gathering, which almost filled Longwood Auditorium. One of the

questions for the panelists dealt with how women represent themselves

professionally.

Ms. Butterfield said she found out

the conventional notions of dressing in

“business suits and low-heeled shoes” did not conform with her destiny as an

executive for the Hip-Hop Summit

Action Network. “I found that you have to believe in her you are, but have standards,” she said.

While noting that she is still in

graduate school, Miss Robinson said that

she has learned that it is important to have faith in one’s self, but should not

project overconfidence. “Be confident,

but don’t be arrogant,” she said. “People can smell that a mile away.”

Ms. Lake said women should be assertive and confident in whatever they

are engaged in, as well as be themselves. “When you are authentic, at

the end of the day you can be proud of yourself,” she said.

With respect to having confidence

in any setting, Ms. Ralph noted that it is

directly related to how much diligent work has been put in on self-

development.

“Self work is some of the best

work you do,” Ms. Ralph said. “When you walk in a room, hopefully you will

have worked on yourself and on being

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Valeisha Monique Butterfield

Dana Robinson

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confident in yourself.”

The discussion eventually shifted to the impact that the current state of the economy will have on the room of future graduates after they have

begun their professional journeys.

Dr. Edwards noted that while she

was surprised when her husband told

her that her family would be living “below their means,” she soon realized

that it was good wisdom.

“You need to wake up to what’s

happening now (with the economy) because it is going to fall on your

shoulders,” Dr. Edwards said. “If you

have credit cards, pay them off, and put them to the side.”

Lauren Lake

Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards

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Bank of America Building Room 208Presiding: Dr. Harbinder S. Dhillon, Department of Biological Sciences

2:30-2:45 Offshoring, Fairness and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPresenter Name: Lucy EbanjaFaculty Advisor: Dr. Constant 0 8eugre

2:45-3:00 Discovering What the Average Consumer Knows About Bamboo FiberClothingPresenter Name:Faculty Advisor:

Ashley DraperDr. Jungmi Oh

3:00-3:15 Ballroom Dance Competition GownsPresenter Name: LaVar JohnsonFaculty Advisor: Dr. Jungmi Oh

3:15-3:30 Cheerleaders Uniform Preferences: Style, Comfort and MaintenancePresenter Name: Tailisha MillerFaculty Advisor: Dr. Jungmi Oh

3:30-3:45 Public Relations and Consumer Spending in an Economic DepressionPresenter Name: Raevyn JonesFaculty Advisor: Dr. Francine Edwards

3:45-4:00 The use of Public Relations in Shaping College Athletes' ImagesPresenter Name: Vanessa Valdes (Stephanie Amolegbe)Faculty Advisor: Dr. Francine Edwards

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June 13, 2009

Dr. Francine EdwardsDelaware State University1200 N DuPont HwyDover, DE 19901

Dear Dr. Edwards

I wanted to thank you for helping us at Carrcroft Elementary School with our summer 2009 facultydevelopment. The information you provided on business and professional communication,diversity, and conflict resolution far exceeded our expectations.

I know that you have a full academic load but our staff appreciated the time you volunteered toassist with the workshops. We look forward to working with you again next summer.

i:eCC~~eJMrs. Claire Jack onSt'bJdentAchi~veljl1ent Coordinator

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Dear Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards:

On behalf of the Department of English, Humanities, Visual andPerforming Arts, we truly thank you for your participation in our inauguralLecture Series-panel discussion-s-entitled "The Civil Rights Movement:A Past & Present Historical Context." Words cannot express ourappreciation for your expertise and wisdom that you shared with ourstudents, faculty, and administrators. Certainly, your presence epitomizesour efforts to "Change Lives ... Build Communities." Again, we thankyou!

Academically,

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Facilitator

Tonya M. Jones,

Assistant Professor of English

Thursday, September 30, 20108:00 am-9:25 am

&9:30 am -11:00 am

Mini Conference CenterLiberty Campus

“ The Civil Rights Movement:A Past & Present Historical Context”

Panel Discussion

NOTES

English, Humanities, Visual & Performing ArtsInaugural Lecture Series

presents

Jacqueline Carter

Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards

Bal.more City Community College Student,Early Childhood Educa.onThe first African American female Air Force Reservist inthe Avionics 459th Squadron at Andrews Air Force BaseMentor & Advocate for children and youth in Bal.moreCity

Assistant Professor of Mass Communica.on,Delaware State University

Graduate of James Madison University, Bowie StateUniversity, and Howard University

Television Producer & On-Air Host for Black Entertain-ment Television (BET) 1991-2002

Antoinette Glenn, M.Ed.“Teaching is a work of the heart, and I love it.”

Na.onal Board Cer.fied Candidate, Educator in PrinceGeorge’s County Public Schools

Graduate of Virginia State University and Coppin StateUniversity

Recipient of the Outstanding Science Educator Award(2008-2009)

Minister Chastity D. JohnsonMinisterial staff at Mount Calvary Bap.st Church inRockville, MD

Graduate of Wichita State University & Candidate forGradua.on from Wesley Theological Seminary,Washington, DC in May 2011

Teacher, Facilitator, & Program Coordinator for FaithBased Ini.a.ves

Mr. Vincent L. FisherFormer member of United States Army and formerleader in the Korean & Vietnam Wars

Former educator, coach, and administrator atSt. John’s College High School, Washington, DC

Mentor, Consultant, & Volunteer at Walter ReedHospital, Washington, DC

Professor MalcolmWilloughbyAssistant Professor of Music, Bal.more City CommunityCollege

Graduate of University of Kentucky and University ofSouth Carolina

Versa.le musician and educator, former music teacherat the elementary, middle and high school levels

PANELISTS

Tonya M. Jones, M.Ed.Assistant Professor of English & Adjunct Professor ofPsychology, Bal.more City Community College

Graduate of University of Maryland College Park& George Washington University

Facilitator, Professional Speaker, & Writer

3.4 Awards and Recognition

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DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATION2012 Communications Contest

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Francine Toliver Edwards

Delaware Press AssociationA National Federation of Press Women Affiliate

"Connecting Yourself to Women's History"Baltimore City Community College

First Place

Speeches

Mark Fowser, DPA President

Delaware Press Association

Mission Statement

The purpose ofDelaware Press Association

is to promote and upholdthe highest ideals and

standards of journalism,to encourage the exchangof ideas and experience

in the field of communicationsand to coordinate-effortsof state affiliates and the

National Federation of Press Women.

Adopted 18 April 1996

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AWARDS BANQUET

HONORINGDP A FOUNDERS

&2012 CONTEST AWARD WINNERS

SPEAKERS:KAREN JESSEE, SIMPLY ORGANIZED

J OCELYN COVERDALE, BALLANTRAE SOLUTIONS

"TAMING THE CHAOS:FROM THE FLOOR TO THE FILING CABINET;

FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE CLOUD"

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54B Brochure, Four-color1st Tamara Beeson "2011 Coast Day program and map"

& Ron Ohrel& Lisa Tossey

54C Brochure, Electronic1st Roxane Ferguson

UDCEOE

"Middletown Area Chamber of CommerceSponsorship Brochure" http://www.bluetoad.com/publication

56A Direct Mail Marketing - Print, single campaign1st Allison Taylor Levine "Joseph Frederick & Sons 65th Anniversary

Calendar"

INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIA5SA News or Feature Release - single news release1st Karen Galanaugh "Brandywine Zoo Renews Accreditation"

2nd Allison Taylor Levine "DCF Celebrates '25 Years of Caring' withVice President Joe Biden"

59 News or Feature Release - multiple releases1st Karen Galanaugh "Olivia Newton-John to Receive Stroud Award"

60 Media Kit: Tools to gain media coverage1st Karen Galanaugh "Olivia Newton-John Receives Stroud Award"

SPEECHES

JF&S

Brandywine ZooDCF

SWRC

SWRC

61 Speeches1st Francine Toliver Edwards "Connecting Yourself to Women's History" Baltimore

City Community College2nd Nan Mulqueen 'The Obligation of Global Citizenship" UD

Spring 2011 Commencement speech(UD President Dr. Patrick T. Harker)

3rd Bridget Gillespie Paverd "The In's (Innovations) and Out's (Outcomes) BCCSof Recovery" (40th Summer Institute)

COLLEGIATE62A News writing: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement1st Danielle Brody "Some International students pay for

admission help""2nd Nora Kelly "Group's comparison of abortion,

genocide draws ire"3rd Nora Kelly "Christie discusses economy"HM Dan McCarthy "Crime near campus down, officials say"

63A Feature Writing: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement2nd Danielle Brody "Student bridges gap to deaf culture"3rd Dan McCarthy "Professors, students examine

possibility of life on new planet"

64A Sports Writing: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement1st Nora Kelly "Figure skaters find trust at Fred Rust Arena"

66A Column: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement1st Emily Nassi "Cutting men's track and cross country:

a dubious move"

The Review

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"Penn State students blinded byirrational loyalty""Going vegetarian makes for positivelifestyle change"

67A Design: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement3rd Ashley Chichester "The Mass Communications Message"

& Kheron Blue& Eric Brown& Christy Cale& Scheniqua Earle& Valpresious Ham& Rashidah McCoy& Desiree Williams

The Review2nd Emily Nassi

3rd Danielle Brody The Review

DSUMCM

69A Photography (single news, feature or sports photo): Newspaper2nd Danielle Brody "Student struck by truck, ticketed" The Review

71 A Public relations: Campaign for a non-profit or educational institution1st Desiree Williams "A Celebration of Lenape Culture" DSUMC

& Jermaine Smiley& Devin Wilkins& Dyleisha Lewis& Jason Rigby

BOOKS / FICTION / VERSE

750 History, Non-fiction book1st Jan Churchill First South Pole Landing: The Pilots Story JCP

75G Instructional, including "how-to," Non-fiction book1st Bob Yearick The War on Words Bob Yearick

76 Novel, Fiction (full-length, 40,000 words and up)1st Rachel Simon The Story of Beautiful Girl

2nd Thomas William Tear Memoirs of a Confederate Gentleman

GCPTP&E Enterprises

77A Children's books, Fiction1st Lynn Glaze Samuel Sails 'Round the Horn CreateS pace

79 Short Story (Single story or collection)1st Rich Barnett "Crimes Against Nature" (No Place Like DEP

Here: An Anthology of So DE Poetry & Prose)2nd Marjorie M. Miller "Saving the World One Coke at aTime" (No DEP

Place Like Here: An Anthology of So. DEPoetry & Prose)

3rd Marjorie M. Miller "Making Waves" (No Place Like Here: An DEPAnthology of So. DE Poetry & Prose)

HM Robert Hambling Davis "Mexico" http://www.foxchasereview.org/11June/RobertHamblingDavis.html

SOA Creative verse, incl. single entries or book/chapbook of poetry, single entry1st Billie E. Travalini "Anatomy of a Frog" Paycock Press

2nd Wendy E. Ingersoll 'Weatherman" YourDailyPoem.com/archive.jsp

81 Book edited by entrant including poetry books or poetry magazines1st Billie E. Travalini No Place Like Here: An Anthology of

Southern Delaware Poetry & ProseDEP

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info@DelawarePressAssociation.org

March 21, 2012

Congratulations!

One or more of your entries have been awarded 1st place in the following categories listed below.

(Please note: This is not an exhaustive listing of all 1st place wins, as we are awaiting a few other

judges' results. When they arrive, we will notify the winners of those categories, as well.)

Patrick Mairs: Category 38A "B+ Racing Seeks More Than Trips to Victory Lane" Francine Toliver Edwards: Category 61 "Connecting Yourself to Women's History" However, this means that you may also be eligible to compete in the National Federation of Press Women

(NFPW) Annual Communications Contest.

Here are a few things to consider:

1. In order to be eligible to compete on the national level, in addition to having placed "first place"

in your respective category, you must also be a current member of the NFPW. NFPW

membership fee: $74 + $20 (local affiliate membership fee) = $94. (Find the link for membership

renewal or join for first time here).

2. A fee of $20 will become immediately payable to the Delaware Press Association (we will

remit payment for all entrants in one consolidated check). Mail check to: DPA, 1012 Kent Rd,

Wilmington, DE 19807.

3. Complete rules on the competition can be found at http://www.nfpw.org/competitions.cfm.

***Due to the closeness of the deadline, we will request an immediate response as to whether or not

you would like to compete in the national contest (entries must be forwarded by March. 26th).***

Again, congratulations on your first-place win. Please respond promptly to indicate your intentions to

compete on the national level.

Thank you!

Vanessa Nesbit DPA Contest Manager P.S. We hope that you will also join us for the annual DPA Communications Awards Banquet and Annual

Meeting (May 3rd at the University & Whist Club, Wilmington, DE) where your achievement(s) will be

recognized and your winning entries will be placed on display. Stay tuned for more details to come in the

near future!