BALTIMORE, Md. – A total of 15 Morgan State University student-athletes participated in the Fall 2023 Commencement Exercise on December 15th inside Hill Field House.
Fall Commencement, also referred to as December Commencement, recognizes candidates who have completed degree requirements by December 2023.
The 15 student-athletes consisted of 10 student-athletes from football, four from track, one from volleyball.
Here is the list of the graduates and their sports and majors:
| Name |
Sport |
Major |
| Sam Alsheimer |
Football |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Marvin Atuatasi |
Football |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Treyvon Branch |
Football |
Accounting |
| Jabriel Johnson |
Football |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Javate Joseph |
Football |
Information Systems |
| Darrius Outlaw |
Football |
Computer Systems |
| Rikelvin Santiago-Espinal |
Football |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Ja'Noy Sumner |
Football |
Political Science |
| Andrew Howell |
Football |
Physical Education |
| Justin Hunt |
Football |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Kobe Jordan-Rhooms |
Track & Field |
Community Health (Master's) |
| John Purvis |
Track & Field |
Applied Liberal Studies |
| Alissa Emmens |
Track & Field |
Biology |
| Alliayah Ottley |
Track & Field |
Cloud Computing |
| Gabriel Hiciano |
Volleyball |
Biology |
Honorary degrees were awarded to Larry Hogan, former governor of the state of Maryland George A. Pruitt, president emeritus and board fellow at Thomas Edison State University and ABC News President Kim Godwin. Godwin was the keynote speaker for the commencement.
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
