IXL

(I excel)
Recognizing Students Academic ExcellenceintheCollegeof
Arts and Sciences Fall 2012
From the Dean
Students are our raison d'tre! It is our commitment to recruit and prepare students to be competitive
and successful in the job market and in society in general. To this end, we take great pride in sharing the
achievements of our students with the general public, to encourage them as well showcase our
excellence in the discharge of our function as an institution of higher learning.
Students in the Department of Natural Sciences Excel on the National Stage
Members of the Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) club in the
Department of Natural Sciences participated in the National Conference of the organization, held in
Atlanta, Georgia, from March 28
th
to April 1, 2012. Led by the clubs faculty advisor, Dr. Anne Osano, the
students made poster presentations that were very well received.
MANRRS Club participants Akinola Vaughan
Some the very same students continued their quest for excellence by participating in another national
meeting, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
(ABRCMS), held on November 7-10, 2012, San Jose, California. Meryl T.
Collins poster entitled "Biological Activities of Medicinal Plants in the
Dominican Republic" was judged the top winner in two categories
Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Awards!! In recognition of her outstanding
performance, Meryl was inducted into the American Chemical Society. Two
other students made presentations at this meeting. Ghislain B. Tchomobes
presentation was entitled: In vitro Antibiotic, Allellopathic and Cytotoxicity
of Ethnopharmacologically selected Medicinal Plants from Dominican
Republic, while Charles Whaler presented on the Cytotoxicity and
antimicrobial and allopathic properties of medicinal plants in Dominican
Republican. These students are Dr. Osanos mentees.

Additionally, Symone Jordan was awarded the prestigious travel award from
the American Society for Microbiologists and the Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority Participation.

Meryl Collins
BSUs Army ROTC Bulldog Battalion continues on its path of excellence
The ROTC program is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging and demanding academic programs
at Bowie State! Cadets must enroll in an academic program like any other student on campus, in
addition to satisfying the requirements of a grueling military leadership curriculum! The military
component of their training prepares them physically and
intellectually to assume leadership roles as officers in the
Army.
On 31 Aug 2012, the Military Science Department
commissioned two Cadets from the Bowie State University
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). The
Professor of Military Science, LTC Eartha Govan,
commissioned 2nd Lieutenants Yoku Shaw-Taylor and
Jacques Fluerizard in the Ordnance and Quartermaster
Corps respectively. 2
nd
Lieutenant Shaw-Taylor was
commissioned to the Reserve Component and 2
nd

Lieutenant Fluerizard was commissioned to Active Duty in
the United States.
We salute these outstanding graduates and wish them well
in the service of our country!

In July 2012, during the Max Siegel
Event, Brigadier General Leslie Smith
presented Cadet Brandon Van Dyke a 3-
year Scholarship check in the amount of
$63,000. Cadet Van Dyke is a native of
Columbia, South Carolina majoring in
Computer Science at Bowie State
University.


Communicating excellence from the Department of Communications
Bowie State University is committed to producing graduates who excel in their academic disciplines and
also possess leadership qualities for success at the workplace and in society in general. The Thurgood
Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute has selected three students, Paola Rodriguez (ORGC), Sarah
Hainesworth (Print undergrad), and TMCG Student Ambassador Kwaniece Ricks (Broadcast Journalism
undergrad) were to participate in the 12
th
Annual Institute in New York. This weeklong program started
on October 26
th
and attracted about 500 students from 47 schools.







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