w INDIANA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES College of Arts and Seiences * Bloomington February 19, 2023 Dr. Michael Tillotson Department of Africana Studies SUNY Cortland Cortland, New York 13045 Dear Dr. Tillotson, ‘On behalf of the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS), | want to express my gratitude to you for establishing a beautiful working relationship between SUNY Cortland and Indiana University Bloomington. You are developing a pipeline from SUNY Cortland Africana Studies with IU AAADS. The importance of your sending exceptional students our way cannot be overstated. Already, we appreciate the substantial achievements of Samantha Horton, including her fine dissertation and a Fulbright Fellowship. And this year we are adding two new outstanding students, Keyonna Fieser and Daniel Reischer, to your list of contributions to the program. You are providing a great service to Indiana University , and by extension, to the discipline of Africana Studies. We need a cadre of marvelous young minds to do the work of generating fresh ideas and remaining faithful to the tenets of the discipline and the community. It is good to know that you know what is required to sustain and elevate our discipline. ‘Thank you again for your keen commitment and for everything you continue to do in support of the discipline. aeayt Ly L Jalloway-Thomas;Ph.D. Profegsdr and Director of Graduate Studies Depaltinent of African American and African Diaspora Studies Indiana University Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) Advisory Expert World Council on intercultural and Global Competence Past President, World Communication Association 2022 Recipient, W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service Board of Editors, Review of Communication Bloomington, Indiana 1820-2020 IU BICENTENNIAL Ballantine Hal 644 1020. Kirkwood Me Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-9875 _fax(@12) 855.4432