emissions in minimum tillage cropproduction systems – as well as transferringtechnology to farmers.

A widely published researcher, Allen isan associate professor in the Department ofAgriculture, Food and Resource Scienceswithin UMES’ School of Agricultural andNatural Sciences. He also serves asassociate research director for theuniversity’s Agricultural Experiment Station.

USM’s governing board annuallyrecognizes faculty members from memberinstitutions who excel in teaching;scholarship, research or creative activities;public service and innovation. It is thehighest honor presented by regents toexemplary faculty, who also receive a$1,000 cash award. The Council of

University System Faculty recommends honorees to the board for itsapproval.

Dr. Arthur L. Allen, a pioneer in thepursuit of ways to help agriculture onDelmarva be more environmentallycompatible with the Chesapeake Bay and itstributaries, is a 2012 recipient of theUniversity System of Maryland Board ofRegents’ Faculty Award forResearch/Scholarship/Creative Activity.

Allen joined the UMES faculty in January1996 and has played a critical role insecuring more than $4.3 million in grantsfor the university over that span.

He works closely with the U.S.Department of Agriculture and facilitatescollaboration on a number of joint projectswith other research institutions, includingPenn State, Auburn and the University ofArkansas.

His research focus is on measuring the impact of subsurfaceapplications of dry poultry litter on crops, nutrient losses and odor

Charles F. Bolden Jr., NASA’s topofficial, will deliver the graduationaddress this spring at UMES. A retiredtwo-star general, Bolden will speak May18 to graduates in the William P. HytcheAthletic Center.

Bolden, 65, became NASA’s 12thAdministrator when the U.S. Senateconfirmed him in July 2009, marking hissecond tour of duty with the nation’sspace agency. He will receive the UMESPresidential Medal in recognition of hisservice as a military veteran andastronaut.

His participation in UMES’ graduation program is important to theuniversity because it is nurturing an engineering program, which includesan aviation science degree and also collaborates on projects with NASA’sWallops Flight Facility in nearby Virginia.

Fourteen of his 34 years in the U.S. Marine Corps were spent withNASA's Astronaut Office, which enabled Bolden to fly aboard space shuttlesfour times between 1986 and 1994. He commanded two of those missions.

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His assignments included deploying the Hubble Space Telescope in1990 and the first joint U.S.-Russian shuttle mission, which featured acosmonaut as a member of his crew.

The son of educators, Bolden accepted an appointment to the U.S.Naval Academy, where in 1968 he earned an electrical science degree andwas commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

The Columbia, S.C. native flew more than 100 combat missions inNorth and South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1972-to-1973. Whenhe returned to the U.S., Bolden earned a master’s degree in systemsmanagement from the University of Southern California in 1977. It waswhile he was working in aviation testing at the Naval Air Station PatuxentRiver (Md.) that he was named an astronaut candidate in 1980.

Bolden held a number of other key positions at the agency he now heads.After his final space flight, he returned to active duty as Deputy

Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. He also served in thePacific, including as Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan, as well asthe Middle East and as Commanding General of the 3rd Marine AircraftWing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. He retired in 2003.

Bolden's military decorations include the Defense Superior ServiceMedal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fameinducted him in May 2006.

NASA administrator to deliver UMES commencement speech

Dr. Arthur Allen, pictured second from the right, receivesthe 2012 Faculty Award for Research/ Scholarship/CreativeActivity during an April 13 ceremony in Frostburg, Md.Pictured with Dr. Allen from left to right are Dr. WilliamKirwan, chancellor, USM; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interimpresident, UMES; and Dr. Patricia S. Florestano, chair, USMBoard of Regents. Photo by Dave Romero

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weeks in a traditional school yearto accomplish the 60 hours ofinstruction offered in The SummerLanguage Experience.”

The courses will be taught bynative-speaking instructors in astate-of-the-art language learningclassroom at the university July 16-27. Dr. Mohamed Tirab will teachModern Standard Arabic, whileSusan Yin will teach MandarinChinese. Both are instructors inthe Department of English andModern Languages at UMES and

teach at other educational institutions in the area.The fee for either course is $280 and includes all materials. Financial

assistance is available. Call 410-651-6543 for more information.

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The work of a half dozenfine arts students graduating inMay are featured in an exhibit,“Starving Artists?” The art showis on display in the MoselyGallery through a closingreception May 17 from 4-6 p.m.

Featured artists includeCynthia Anais, designillustration; Michael Carmean,sequential (comic book) art;Alicia Critchfield, traditional anddigital photography; Keith Elder,sequential art; Chris Perkins,traditional and digital

illustrations; and Lamar Waul, photography.“I have seen the development of each of these dedicated student

artists,” said Christopher Harrington, interim chair, UMES Department ofFine Arts. “The show is unified and it was a slightly terrifying thrill to seethem paint a group mural on the entire wall of the gallery. It was good tosee such a collaborative effort.”

Anais, a native of Martinique in the French Caribbean, describes herwork as “vivid and colorful” much like her island home. “My creations arethe expression of my life experiences, my beliefs and my culture,” she said.Growing up, she said, she would use random material found from objectsand vegetation and combine them into her “creations.” Today she enjoys“playing with different types of paint and pencils, assembling diversematerials and using amazing digital effects.”

Locals Mike Carmean of Snow Hill and Alicia Critchfield of Westover,

using different mediums, both see themselves as realists exploring everydaylife and its challenges. Carmean said, “I not only give my characters lines,colors and environments—I give them life. It is not enough to create(comic book) characters in the nature of good and evil, you have to take apiece of yourself and breathe life into them.”

Critchfield said the most important aspect of her photography “lies notwith the actual subject, but the message: be bold, be different, be yourselfand above all else, believe in yourself.” Most of her work is unplanned, shesaid. “Much like life itself, it just happens.”

Also adding their creative talents to the exhibit are: Elder of UpperMarlboro, Md.; Perkins of Northwest, D.C.; and Waul from St. Leonard, Md.Elder describes himself as being among “a new generation of (comicbook) artists.” Creating extreme “over the top” animated action sequenceswith narrative emotion is his niche. “I do gesture drawings of dynamicposes to capture the emotion I want the character to express,” he said.

Perkins likes taking something from the real world and transforming itinto a work of art. “It is as though I’m giving objects that many peopleconsider ordinary a chance to show that they have an esthetic appeal,” hesaid. Perkins enjoys working digitally, because it “ushers in an array ofcreative features at my fingertips.”

Lighting his subjects from above and on the right side gives Waul’sphotography a dramatic effect. “If anybody knows me, they know I amdramatic at times,” he said. Waul strives to be different and push the limits,he said. “I have an open mind to new ideas, while staying true to my beliefsand myself.”

Harrington said, “I have no doubt that they (the student artists) will beequally successful after graduation.”

The Mosely Gallery is free and open to the public weekdays from 9a.m.-5 p.m. Call 410-651-7770 for more information

High school students can get aleg up at UMES this summerlearning Arabic or Chinese—twolanguages that are in high demandin the workforce.

Registration is now open forThe Summer Language Experience,a two-week, intensive, non-residential program designed toprovide beginners with anintroduction to the language as wellas cultural understanding.

“This is a great opportunity formotivated high school or homeschool students who want to make the most of their summer by studying aforeign language,” said Tammy Gharbi, acting coordinator of the ForeignLanguage Instructional Center (FLIC) at UMES. “It would take nearly 15

Graphic by Cynthia Anais, fine arts graduating senior

UMES offers high school students summer language programStudy Arabic or Chinese in high tech setting

Graduating fine arts students exhibit work at UMES

The School of Graduate Studies at UMES hosted the third annualRegional Research Symposium April 19. This year’s theme, “BuildingGraduate Education Through Undergraduate Pipelines,” focused onenhancing graduate research and instruction to support and strengthenundergraduate education, Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean, School ofGraduate Studies, said.

“We are proud of the high quality faculty members who are dedicatedto teaching and mentoring students, the quality of research by the graduatestudents and the increase in the number of doctoral degrees beingawarded,” Keane-Dawes, said.

The symposium featured plenary speaker Dr. Benjamin Cuker, amarine and environmental research scientist at Hampton University, andoral and poster research presentations from undergraduate and graduatestudents from universities in the system.

FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS:

The 2012 Joseph M. Okoh Award for ExcellenceDr. Raymond Blakely is a professor of physical therapy, founding

chair of the Department of Physical Therapy; founding dean (acting) of theSchool of [Pharmacy] and Health Professions and founding member of theMaryland Rural Health Association. More than 500 graduate students havebeen trained and licensed to practice as physical therapists in the U.S. andother countries as a result of Blakely’s leadership skills; sponsoredresearch activities; scholarship and service to the department and school hefounded. Entry into the field requires passage of the National LicensureExamination. He also introduced the Orthopedic and Sports Clinic forstudents at UMES as well as started the physical therapy department atMcCready Hospital in Crisfield.

Blakely holds prestigious titles such as fellow, American Academy ofPhysical Therapy, mentor, University System of Maryland Board of Regents,and recipient, Governor’s Citation for Distinguished Service to the Citizensof Maryland. He is a board member of the National Society of Allied Health;chair of the HBCU committee of the American Academy of Physical Therapyand a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Blakely holds a degree in biology from Ohio University and acertificate in physical therapy from the D.T. Watson School for Physical

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Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh. His Master of Education in guidanceand counseling is from Xavier University and his Master of Arts is from NewYork University. He earned a doctorate in physical therapy specializing inpathokinesiology from New York University.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD Dr. Dia-Eldin Elnaiem is an associate professor of applied zoology

with expertise in the area of epidemiology and control of vector-bornediseases. He has written 51 publications, nine of which were publishedsince he joined the UMES faculty in 2010. He is internationally known,having served the World Health Organization in an advisory capacity for thecommittee on leishmaniasis (a skin disease that can also attack vitalorgans) and on the steering committee for research in support of theelimination of visceral leishmaniasis from the Indian subcontinent.

OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARDSDr. Salina Parveen is an associate professor of food and

environmental microbiology. She has been an advisor for 10 graduatestudents, six doctoral and four master’s students. Her graduate studentresearch projects have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publicationsand presentations at scientific meetings.

Dr. Tao Gong is an assistant professor of economics. Over the pastfive years, he has served as chair of a number of committees advising 62graduate students and helped to provide statistical advice. Several of theseprojects have resulted in publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes (second from right), congratulates UMESfaculty award recipients (from left) Dr. Salina Parveen, Dr. Dia-EldinElnaiem, Dr. Raymond Blakely and Dr. Tao Gong.

FACULTY

Poster Session – Michael Rabel, PT, MPT, DSc, OCS—physical therapyMuscle Timing and Activation During Two Common Exercises: AnElectromyographic Analysis

Oral Session– Victoria Volkis, Ph.D.—agricultural and natural sciencesBiocompatible Polymeric Materials with New Applications

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Poster Session - 1st Place– Heather Wolfer, Summit,N.J.—natural sciencesPhysiological effects of sublethal hypoxia on Atlanticcroaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in Chesapeake Bay

Poster Session - 2nd Place – Mary Layshock, Salisbury, Md. –physical therapy,Balance Confidence and Functional Mobility among PulmonaryRehabilitation Participants

Oral Session - 1st Place- Mathew Balish, Salisbury, Md.—pharmacy Quarternized trifluorpromazine derivative: N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-N, N-dimethyl-2-(2-(trifluoromethyl)-10H-pehnothiazin-10-yl) ethanaminiumchloride as a Novel Inhibitor of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Replication inCultured Corneal Cells

Oral Session - 2nd Place - Luke Lee, St. Catherine, Jamaica—agriculture, foodand resource sciences, Evaluation of Trichoderma, Vesicular-ArbuscularMychorrizae, and Azospirillum on Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper Growth andDevelopment

2012 Research Symposium Award Winners

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Phi Kappa Phi initiates members

Thirty-seven members of Phi Kappa Phi were initiated April 17 at the honor society’s2nd annual ceremony. “Selection is made on the basis of superior academicachievement supported by good character,” Denise Meade, director of the HonorsProgram, event host, said.

The organization’s motto is “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” Meade said PhiKappa Phi promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and recognizesoutstanding scholastic achievements by students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Paul Cornelius Jerry,juniorAge: 22Major: fine arts –graphic illustrationHometown: Clinton, Md.

What activities are you involved with at UMES?Drama Society and Concert Choir, Mr. Junior, Mr.Sophomore, freshman class president and historian forKappa Alpha Psi.

What inspired you to box?My dad, Anthony Eric Murrill (UMES ’89), wanted me tostay in shape when I went to college. Since we didn’t havea wrestling team, I started boxing in 2008.

How many hours do you spend training?Four and a half hours daily, six days a week.

Describe your unusual winter break experience?I went to Northern Ireland as part of the Belfast -

Beltway Boxing Project and “Fighting for the Future”program organized by X2rep!, a youth outreachorganization based in Prince George’s County.

There has been a lot of tension between Catholics andProtestants in Ireland for centuries. Boxing is the onlynon-sectarian sport that is able to bring the two religionstogether.

The city of Belfast was so green (in January) that itlooked like football turf all over the city.

What is the best advice you ever received?My dad likes to say that whatever the mind conceives …best believe … you can achieve.

Name the best movie you’ve seen in the past sixmonths.The Book of Eli.

How do you maintain your (bantam) weight of 123pounds?At breakfast, for example, I make a special juice from twocarrots, one apple and one piece of celery. I might have apiece of fruit, some peanuts and two strips of bacon.

Who is your favorite boxer?2012 Olympic boxer Rashid Warren: he’s left-handed andlightning fast. It’s natural to him.

Pi Gamma Mu inducts members

The Maryland Eta Chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society at UMES inducted eightmembers in an official ceremony April 26. The organization recognizes the scholarlyachievements of students pursuing degrees in the social science disciplines.

“Paying What You Owe,” was the theme of the keynote speech given by Dr. AnthonyJenkins, vice president of student affairs. He charged inductees not only to continue to dowell academically, but to expand and contribute knowledge and service to society. Dr. ClaraSmall, chancellor of the Northeast Region, who presided over the induction ceremony,spoke on the history of Pi Gamma Mu and highlighted the three pillars of the society:academics, research and service.

Dr. Junior Hopwood, chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Pi Gamma Muadvisor, said qualifications for membership are rigorous. Upper classmen and graduatestudents must have at least 20 credits in social sciences, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0and rank in the top 35 percent of their class.

President Jocelyn Puller and Casey Godman will present a paper at the annualconference of the Society for the Study of Social Problems this summer in Denver, Colo. Theorganization is also participating in the Somerset Connect Mentoring Program and is in theplanning stages of its next service project.

Pictured from left at Pi Gamma Mu’s induction ceremony are: Alicia Jeffery; JocelynPuller, president; Kertesa Wright; Dr. Clara Small, chancellor of the Northeast Region;Dr. Junior Hopwood, chair, Department of Social Sciences, faculty advisor; GabrielleConley; Casey Godman; and Angela Glovier. Photo by Jim Glovier

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Doug Green, a 1976 graduate, is the DelmarvaPoultry Industry’s “Distinguished Citizen” for 2012.He received DPI’s highest honor, the J. Frank Gordy Sr.award at its annual meeting. Green was recognizedamong 13 outstanding poultry growers and threeindividuals for their work on behalf on the chickenindustry.

Green, 59, has raised chickens for 35 years on afarm near Princess Anne, which has been in his family since 1742. He alsogrows grains and manages Atlantic Tractor in Pocomoke.

His leadership in the industry includes not only his commitment to DPIas a board member and past president, but also as a member of theMaryland Agricultural Commission, the Somerset County Farm Bureau, theMaryland Farm Bureau; the Mid- Atlantic Farm Credit NominatingCommittee; and as a Somerset Conservation District Cooperator.

Tyler Love, astudent athlete(baseball), graduatedsumma cum laude in2009 with abachelor’s intechnology education.He and colleagueLarry Ryan, anadjunct faculty

member at UMES and technology education teacher at Stephen DecaturHigh School, presented research at the International Technology andEngineering Educators Association annual conference in Long Beach, Calif.in mid-March.

Their research was recently published in the “Technology andEngineering Teacher,” the monthly scholarly journal of the ITEEA. Titled,“Featherweight Challenge,” the article is based on an activity that theyperformed with Stephen Decatur High School students when Love was astudent teacher under Ryan his senior year at UMES.

After graduation, Love taught at Kent Island High School. He iscurrently a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech pursuing a doctorate.

Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, director of UMES’ Africanand African American studies program, celebrated herfirst anniversary as a weekly columnist for The Observer,an English-language newspaper in Kampala, Uganda,where she is known as Omwana W’Omuzungu. Hercolumn “Anansi Tails”, which appears in the educationsection, follows the fictional adventures of a dog that

offers advice and dispenses wisdom.

Cynthia J. Boyle, a professor and chair of UMES’Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration,received the 2012 Gloria Niemeyer Francke LeadershipMentor Award from the American PharmacistsAssociation. Boyle was recognized for her workdeveloping experiential education management and

leadership and for encouraging student pharmacists to advocate for theirprofession. She earned her PharmD from the University of Maryland Schoolof Pharmacy.

Nicole Buzetto-More, associate professor in theDepartment of Business, Management and Accounting,recently authored a chapter, “Understanding SocialMedia,” that was published as part of a book,“Transformation in Teaching: Social Media Strategies inHigher Education.” Buzetto-More explored how web-

based communication technologies have “collided during the past decade,resulting in a meteoric paradigm shift that has permanently altered people’spersonal, professional and academic lives.”

Wilton Rose, a lecturer in the Department ofEnglish and Modern Languages, has been traveling aboutthe country as part of his work as co-producer of adocumentary about domestic violence, “Our Story: Witney& I.” The film chronicles the story of how the life of hisniece, Quincy Rose-Lucas, has been transformed into that

of a crusader following the death of her sister, Witney Rose. It should beready for screening by the fall, Rose reports.

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School of Pharmacy recognizes students and faculty

Second-year School of Pharmacy students recognized at arecent meeting, from left, are: (front row) Aminat Adekoya (LillyAchievement), Erin Era (Rite Aid Scholarship), DeAngelo Price(Eastern Shore Pharmacists’ Society Scholarship), MichaelGeesaman (Lilly Achievement), Mary Pham (CVS Diversity);(back row) Donald D’Aquila (Eastern Shore Pharmacists’Society Scholarship), Padraic Keen (Dean’s Citizenship Award),Isaac Kim (military veteran), Kyle Odenwelder (highest GPA)and Francis Zamora (military veteran).

First-year School of Pharmacy studentssingled out for recognition at the end-of-the-year meeting, from left, are: EricBarbye (Rite Aid Scholarship), YongmuHuang (highest GPA) and JeremyPeterson (military veteran).

Faculty awards went to (from left) Dr.Zachary Heeter, Teacher of the Year(2nd year students’ choice); Dr. PatriceJackson, Teacher of the Year (1st yearstudents’ choice) and Dr. John Jordan,Effective Leadership Award.

The foundation’s cumulative gifts of $5 million to UMES today ranksamong the top 10 of all donations to HBCUs. “He was a transformationalmember of the community, who left a philanthropic imprint on so manyaspects of our lives,” Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutionaladvancement, said.

“If he were here today (meeting the students and witnessing his legacy),he’d be all smiles,” Greg Olinde, newly-elected chair of the foundation, said.

A reception honoring Teacher/Counselor Education Departmentscholarship recipients and the scholarship donors for the 2011-12academic year took place on April 25.

“We sincerely thank our donors and friends for their continuedsupport in providing scholarships to deserving and worthy students,” Dr.Mortimer Neufville, interim president, UMES, said. “It is through thesephilanthropic efforts, that you, our supporters, continue to help makedreams come true.”

Scholarships are supported by gifts from Verizon, Allen J. Singleton, H.DeWayne Whittington, the late Richard F. Hazel and the family of Frank Trigg.

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Students designated as Henson Scholars and Henson Leaders thankedboard members of The Richard A. Henson Foundation, representing their(late) benefactor Richard A. Henson, at a recent luncheon.

Richard Henson, aviation entrepreneur and philanthropist, provided the$2 million gift to the university—the largest individual gift to an HBCU at thattime (1987)—that was “the start of great things at UMES,” Dr. MortimerNeufville, interim president, said.

Advisory board is appreciated Education Department thanks donorsUMES faculty played

host at an Aprilluncheon to thank theSchool of Businessand Technology’sadvisory board for itssupport and guidancein helping theuniversity earn initialAACSB-Internationalaccreditation from theAssociation toAdvance CollegiateSchools of Business.Dean Ayodele Alade,standing, enjoys a light-hearted moment with colleagues RexfordAbaidoo (left) and Isaac Marcelin.

Kate Brown, chair ofUMES’ Departmentof Business,Management andAccounting,networks withMonty Sayler, abusiness advisorypanel member andsenior vicepresident, Bank ofAmerica.

Pictured, fromleft, are: (frontrow) HenochHailu, specialeducationmajor, Hazelscholar;Morgan Hazel,donor; Dr. H.DeWayneWhittington,donor; VirgilBoysaw, music education major, Hazel scholar; (back row) Dr. BrendaWade, interim dean, School of Arts and Professions; Dr. Karen Verbeke,chair, Department of Education and director of teacher education; andDr. Retia Walker, interim executive assistant to the president.

Representatives of the Richard A. Henson Foundation (seated from left) with Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interim president,UMES (center) are: Jon Sherwell, Gordon Gladden, Donna Altvater, Greg Olinde and Thomas Evans. UMES studentswho are Henson Scholars or Henson Leaders are pictured with Honors Program staff and UMES administrators. Fromleft, are: Michael Tadesse; Yvonne Puplampu-Dove; Ann Katenta; Denise Meade, Honors Program director; AundraRoberts, Honors Program assistant; Dr. Charles Williams, vice president for academic affairs; Ebony Price; Deedra Mills;Nana Yaw Osei-Owusu; Timothy Finstad; and Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement.

UMES celebrates Richard A. Henson Foundation

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Hotel and Restaurant Management program students recognized

Dinner Theater 2012“Do You Remember:A Musical Review”

Pictured from left, DanielMuchai and RonnellNorford are founders ofthe UMES chapter of theInternational FoodService ExecutivesAssociation (IFSEA).Both were presented afounder’s award plaquefrom IFSEA at theannual meeting in SanDiego, Calif.

The Ocean City Hotel-Motel-RestaurantAssociation recently awarded a $1,000scholarship to Brett Oliver, a junior inUMES’ HRM program. The award ispresented to a resident of the greaterOcean City area, who is in good academicstanding in the program and isrecommended by the chair of thedepartment. Oliver is a seasonal employee

of Marty’s Playland on the boardwalk. The award came witha matching gift from the Marriott Foundation ScholarshipFund within the HRM program.

HRM students start IFSEA chapter Student receives scholarship“We are

delighted whenexternal entities

confirm theexcellence of our(HRM) students,”Dr. Ernest Boger,

chair of theprogram, said.

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17 Closing Reception4-6 p.m. Mosely Gallery “Graduating Senior Show” 410-651-7770

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UNDERGRADUATEPoster Session - 1st Place – Chanel Wright, Elkridge, Md.—business management and accounting,Brand Preference, Ethnicity And Maturity Of The Needs And Wants Of The Clothing Retail Brand

Poster Session - 2nd Place – Ari Dinbanimibofa, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria – engineering technology,Biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil and Soap Synthesis using Glycerin and Essential Oils

Oral Session - 1st Place– Genevieve Warmann, Gwynn Oak, Md.—natural sciences, Metabolicdysfunction associated with adiponectin deficiency enhances kainic acid-induced seizure severity

Oral Session - 2nd Place – Priscilla Ahiakonu, Germantown, Md.—agricultural and natural sciences,Validating Anopheles gambiae ovary and testis proteome using high-resolution Fourier transformmass spectrometer

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