2019 Spring Honors Convocation Recognizes Student Achievement
Robert Kelly-Goss
Posted On April 26, 2019
ECSU Chancellor Karrie Dixon addresses students during the 2019 Spring Honors Convocation Thursday, April 25.
The 2019 Elizabeth City State University Spring Honors Convocation was held Thursday, April 25 in the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Complex. Students, their families, faculty and staff gathered to honor the best and brightest of ECSU.
This year’s keynote speaker was Rachel Lowe.
Lowe is a native of Edenton, North Carolina. She came to Elizabeth City State University in Fall 2015 as an honors graduate from John A. Holmes High School in Edenton.
Lowe is double majoring in chemistry and biology. Her areas of concentration are pre-health professionals and pre-medicine. Lowe is also a four-year member of the University Honors Program.
A perennial member of the Chancellor’s List, Rachel currently maintains a 3.95 grade point average. Throughout her college years, Lowe has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to develop her discipline’s research skills.
Lowe has worked on a number of research projects both here at ECSU, and through other university programs. Between 2017 and 2018, Rachel also served as vice-president of ECSU’s Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Medical & Health Professions Alliance. Rachel’s demonstrated potential in the classroom, laboratory, a meeting room led to her being named a Glaxosmithkline Women’s Scholar in spring 2018.
Lowe will be applying to graduate programs in pharmacy next year.
After Lowe’s speech, numerous Vikings were honored for academic excellence. You can see the list of names here, and photographs from the event HERE.
Special Honors
Chancellor’s Distinguished Emblem Award
Scholar’s Blazers
Tia Broome
Rachel Lowe
Britney Spence
Certificates of Merit Honors Students – Spring 2019
*Narendra Banerjee
*Mattelyn H. Bond
*Tia M. Broome
*Lawrence Brown
*Eyricka Johnson
*Rachel E. Lowe
**Brenna Daniel
Thomas H. Johnson III
Reginald Kelley
Maria A. Knight
Raven S. Rogers
Maria M. Blount
Jasmine S. Brumsey
Jahera E. Dangerfield
Zhané A. Garrison
**Nyla P. Harris
Tatiana I. Keo
**Arrhia C. Palmer
Kyra D. Purvis
**Jasmine R. Roundtree
Kaiya L. Smith
Ahmore A. Anderson
Asia M. Anderson
Daja A. Brown
Kendall J. Brown
Arielle J. Cherry
William W. Conaway
Paul L. Dixon
Thaddeus Ellis
Paris J. Fields
Kali Flanagan
Laura Flowers
Justin Gantt
Patrice E. Gilliam
Omedia Griffin
Kalethia J. Harris
Thessalonica Hillman
Iya Holley-Reid
Samuel Johnson
Krystal R. Lopez
Winston Martin
Autum N. Perseo
Sara E. Phillips
Taylor D. Pierce
Daimon L. Rawlinson
Ja’vonya Trotter
Shea R. Vaccaro
Jawuan Wilson
General XO
*Recipients of Honors Program Blazers
** HCASC National Quiz Bowl Championship Competitor
Department of Engineering Technology
Engineering Technology’s Highest Academic Achievement Award
Amy Walsh
Tyler McCoy
Daniel Ashley
Tien Tran
D’Angelo Davis
Aviation Science Highest Academic Achievement Award
Brenna Daniel
John Pope
Valeria Pacheco
Ryan Buckley
Alex Domingue
Christopher Colvin
BRENNA DANIEL
Business and Economics
Outstanding Senior in Accounting Framed Certificates
Christopher Tilley (3.97)
Outstanding Juniors in Accounting – Framed Certificate and $500 for Fall Tutition
Asta Gudmundsdottir – Junior (3.50)
Kalayzia Bell – Junior (3.20)
Outstanding Sophomores in Accounting – Framed Certificate and $500 for Fall Tutition
Marcus Henry – Sophomore (3.35)
Jaiquiera Braswell- Sophomore (3.05)
Outstanding Seniors in Business Administration
Christopher Tilley (3.97)
Penelope Royal (3.65)
Ikisha Brothers (3.35)
Outstanding Juniors in Business Administration – Framed Certificate and $500 for Fall Tuition
Brandon Joyner (4.00)
Maria Knight (3.65)
Deanna Byrum (3.50)
Outstanding Sophomores in Business Administration – Framed Certificate and $500 for Fall Tuition
Peel Rankin (4.00)
William Holmes (4.00)
Department of Education, Psychology & Health
Elementary Education Academic Achievement Certificates
Shonte Artis
Jennifer Berry
Sherry Dales
Beverly Rooks-Hockaday
Waynetta Shabazz
Carlie Spear
Brittney Spence
Azjiana Spencer
Amy Williams
Stephanie Turner
Briana White
Psychology
Excellence in Psychology Award
Jaida Ellis
Sport Management
Framed Certificate and Cash/Amazon Gift Card $25.00
Katrina Pacentrill – Sport Management Major of the Year
Christian Ulmer – Sport Management Leadership Award
Malachi Staten – Sport Management Major Rising Star
Kent Cash – Sport Management Rising Star
Birth-Kindergarten
Highest Grade Point Average
Framed Certificate – Kaira Nickens
Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER)
CERSER “Research Scholars” Award – Certificate plus check for $200
Taeyonn Reynolds
Lilshay Rogers
Thomas H. Johnson III
Joselyn Hathaway
Disaiah Bennett
CERSER “Award of Excellence” Award – Certificate plus check for $1000
Tangee Beverly
Natural Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Professions
Academic Excellence Award – Plaque
Highest GPA Among Departmental First Year Students – Pharmaceutical Sciences- Michael Oliver
Highest GPA Among Departmental Sophomores – Pharmaceutical Sciences – Taylor Pierce
Highest GPA Among Departmental Seniors – Chemistry – Rachel Lowe
Second Highest GPA Among Departmental Seniors – Biology – Kayla Johnston
Exceptional Academic discipline and GPA of 4.00 for Biology Majors
Michael Hall
Rebecca Rawls
Jasmine Cuffee
Parker Hammer
Department of Criminal Justice Honors
James Smith
Whitley Wright
Miciah Williams
Tkara Johnikins
Barbara Leary
Trevoy Shaw
Department of Kinesiology Honors
Christian Jones
Ashante Spruill
Tyrus Alston
Viking First Year Achievement Series
This is an intentional and dynamic program designed to promote continued student success of students who have shown academic accomplishments as freshmen. It is also an effort to foster a sense of campus community after the first semester at ECSU. The following students not only participated in this program by attending enrichment activities associated with it, but have achieved academic excellence this semester.
Jesse Ellis (4.0 GPA)
Aryion Hoskins (3.5 GPA)\
Suaeshawn Poe (3.6 GPA)
Kaylee Williams (4.0 GPA)
Social and Behaviorial Science
Social Work
Dr. Deborah Riddick Award for Academic Excellence in Social Work Plaque for Graduating Seniors with a GPA between 3.5 to 4.0
Pamela Hall
Brittany Lopez
Karen Dickens
Tommy Cox Award for Academic Achievement in Social Work
Certificate of Academic Recognition ( GPA 3.0 – 3.49)
E’Nedra Sewell
Taivonya Pittman
History Program
Academic Honors Award Upperclassmen
Cameron Ansink
Westry Thorpe
Mark Westermann
Academic Honors Award Underclassmen
David Alston
Kristonsia Beatty
Kameron Iriarte
Outstanding Achievement Award
Nikki Chalk
Interdisciplinary Studies
Outstanding Achievement Award
Samantha Smith
Ollie Gibbs
Emergency Management
Outstanding Dedication to Studies, Program and Service –Certificate
Deonna McRae
April Soto
Visual and Performing Arts
The Graphic Design Achievement Certificate of Award
Jasmine Simmons
The Charles Penrose Certificate of Award
Kelvin Seabrooks
The Edna Davis Theory Certificate of Award
DeShazo Dorsey
The Music Achievement Certificate of Award
Manuel “Max” Arceo
Military Science
Academic Achievement Award: Cadets with the Highest Cumulative GPA
Anastasia L. Boyd – Freshman
Angel M. Oxendine – Sophomore
Major E. Parsons – Junior
Brandon A. Sparrow – Senior
Mathematics and Computer Science
Academic Achievement Award in Computer Science
Framed Certificate and Cash ($100.00)
Brandon Sparrow – Senior
Academic Achievement Award in Mathematics
Framed Certificate and Cash ($100)
Joselyn Hathaway –Senior
L. Houston Mathematical Sciences Award
Framed Certificate and cash ($250)
Alton Turner – Senior
Disaiah Bennett – Senior
Language, Literature and Communication
English Graduating Senior Award with the Highest GPA
Cari Leary (3.94 GPA)
Communication Studies Graduating Senior Award with the Highest GPA
Mattelyn Bond (3.63 GPA)
TRIO Student Support Services Program
Academic Excellence Award Plaque
Jesse Ellis – Criminal Justice (4.00) – Freshman
Achaunti Hayward – Psychology (4.00) – Freshman
Nyasia Luke – Social Work (3.721) – Sophomore
Alexis N. Martin – Computer Science (3.838) – Junior
Disaiah L. Bennett – Computer Science (3.726) – Senior
ECSU Foundation/Office of University Advancement
James M. Watson, M.D. Academic Prize for Anatomy Cash Award – Te’nel Kearney
Undergraduate Research Outstanding Poster Awards – Presented by Dr. Coray Davis
1st Place
Josiah Burnette
Shakur Bassnight
Justin Midgett
Title: “Effect of Nutrient Media Concentration on Isolation of Bacteria from Plastic Surfaces in Close Contact with Human Skin”
2nd Place
Jake Norris
Title: “In-Flight Injuries to Aviators”
3rd Place
Mark Michalski
Laura Flowers
Title: “Breaking Dormancy and Developing a Protocol for Hypocotyl Tissue Culture in Cleome (A C4 Plant)”
Special Recognition Award – Presented by Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon
2019 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow – Frank Yao
