K-12 educator Kalia Reynolds will be the guestspeaker April 5 for the 2012 UMES Honors Convocationin the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Theprogram starts at 11 a.m.

The 59th annual event honors dean’s list students aswell as those identified for special recognition by thefaculty of their respective departments. One of the event’s

traditions is inviting a UMES graduate to deliver the convocation address.Reynolds graduated with a bachelor’s degree in special education with

honors in 2000 and currently is principal of Harry O. Eisenberg ElementarySchool in New Castle, Del.

She describes herself as a life-long learner who “leads and participates ina number of professional development programs.” For the past two years,Reynolds has served as a presenter and teaching fellow at Harvard University.

Her master’s degree in counseling psychology is from Temple Universityand she completed her doctoral work in 2010 at the University of Delaware byearning an Ed.D. in educational leadership.

While at Temple, Reynolds worked as a grant coordinator for the Alliance

Alumni welcomed UMES’ nextpresident, Juliette B. Bell, with a surpriseannouncement that they are underwriting aspecial award in her honor to support adeserving math or science student.

The disclosure came at the conclusionof an introductory event at the StudentServices Center Theater to welcome Bell,who assumes the UMES presidency July 1.

In less than a week’s time, the NationalAlumni Association and individual alumnidonated $6,500 toward a $10,000 goal ofcreating an endowment to launch the Awardfor Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics –known collectively as the “STEM” disciplines.

Plans call for the recipient to be a rising junior or senior “who excelsin one of the STEM areas … and also demonstrates an aptitude in scientificresearch and a commitment to advancing the number of minorities andwomen pursuing careers in (those academic) disciplines,” according toUMES Alumni Affairs Director Kimberly Dumpson.

Dumpson said she's hopeful the first award will be presented to astudent to use during the 2013-2014 academic year.

The gesture touched Bell, a biochemist known in higher education

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circles as a leading advocate who recruitsstudents to be the next generation ofscientists, engineers and mathematicians.

The announcement highlighted thekick-off event for Bell’s whirlwind visitorganized to introduce her to the universitycommunity, its friends and supporters. Bellwas named UMES’ 15th president on March7 by the University System of MarylandBoard of Regents.

In public and private remarks tovarious audiences she met, Bell describedher selection as a "dream come true."

"I'm truly grateful for this awesome opportunity," Bell said. "God isgood. I'm truly honored and humbled. This is an opportunity I will not takefor granted."

Bell paid tribute to her late parents, whom she said emphasized theimportance of education and instilled a work ethic that has served her wellthroughout her career. She also paid tribute to the job done by formerPresident Thelma B. Thompson in making UMES what she described as "ajewel."

"There is much here to build upon and grow with," she said.

for Minority Participation in the College of Science and Technology. Morerecently, she has been a leader in Delaware public schools developing a focuson instruction in science, technology, engineering and math.

Reynolds has been a special education teacher, assistant principal and forthe past five years, an elementary school principal. She led West Park PlaceElementary School to earn the coveted Blue Ribbon School recognition fromthe U.S. Department of Education.

As an administrator, she also has shaped curriculums targeting ways toclose the achievement gap experienced by students with disabilities and thosewho speak English as a second language.

Reynolds is credited by peers for building education and communitypartnerships, improving school climate and parent involvement and extendinglearning opportunities for students.

Married to Shanta Reynolds, a 2000 UMES alumnus and a schooladministrator, she credits him for being a “valuable thought-partner andencourager.” They have a son, Christian, and reside in Middletown, Del. Thecouple calls UMES an “empowering school” that helped them achieve personaland professional success.

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Dr. Russell Irvine, author of “The AfricanAmerican Quest for Institutions of Higher EducationBefore the Civil War,” will deliver a guest lectureand sign books on April 3 at UMES.

The event—a precursor to national LibraryWeek—takes place in the Frederick DouglassLibrary auditorium at the university at 7 p.m.

Irvine, a UMES alumnus, is a retired associate professor of educationalpolicy from Georgia State University in Atlanta. He earned a doctorate in thesociology of education from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Hiswork focuses on Ashmun Institute in Chester County, Pa. (LincolnUniversity), Liberia College in West Africa (University of Liberia) and Avery

Lecture and book signing opens Library Week College, which was located in Pennsylvania.

“The journey to research and complete the book took him 14 yearsand around the globe,” said Jennifer Neumyer, special collections andoutreach librarian at UMES. The book, she said, offers an in-depth studyinto efforts of higher education for African-Americans at a time when it wasimprobable. It looks not only at the institutions, but the histories of thoseeducated there.

The Frederick Douglass Library observes national Library Week, April8-14. Rhett Burden, author of “Brother Please: A Guidebook to Life &Leadership” will be on hand April 10 for a lecture and book signing at 11a.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Call 410-651-7696 formore information.

The university’s Concert Choir liftsits voices in song welcoming spring tothe Eastern Shore on Sunday, April 1,at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Centerfor the Performing Arts.

The 18-member choral group isunder the direction of Dr. Roy Belfield.

The concert … “will be eclecticwith something for everyone,” he said.He has selected 12 pieces for the choirto perform, five of which will be withthe piano accompaniment of Dr. TroyBanks of Salisbury University. Theselections range from standard choralpieces and spirituals to gospel music.

Honors students volunteer throughout the yearat various functions on campus. Pictured at thePresident’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, from left,are: Noman Choudhry, John Oge, JessicaCarpenter, Brooke Stacey, Kristina Sturgis,Jessica Land, Sewuese Agev, Divyesh Patel andJeffrey Locklear.

Honors studentsvolunteer timeand talent

Bell, 56, currently is the chief academic policymaker at Central StateUniversity in Wilberforce, Ohio, a historically black institution with anenrollment of 2,500 students.

Dr. William Kirwan, the University System of Maryland chancellor whooversaw the search that identified Bell as UMES' new president, said hercurrent boss told him "the tears are still flowing at Central State" over herannouncement she's leaving after three years.

Jesse Williams Sr., chairman of UMES' Board of Visitors, called on the"Hawk Nation"to support Bell.

"This is my university," said Williams, an alumnus. "If Dr. Bellsucceeds, the university will be successful. Let's embrace her."

In addition to the surprise announcement about alumni starting an

The event is free and open to thepublic.

Belfield has also challenged choirmembers to learn a new piece in Latinto add to their repertoire for aweekend tour to Winston-Salem, N.C.,and Petersburg, Va., April 28-29. Priorto that, the choir will perform at theWaugh Chapel United MethodistChurch in Cambridge on April 21 andat the UMES Honors Band and ChoirConcert on April 22 at 4 p.m. in thecampus’ performing arts center.

Call 410-651-6571 for moreinformation.

endowed fund in her honor, interim President Mortimer Neufville alsowelcomed Bell's husband, Willie, her son and daughter-in-law, and theirtwo children - who momentarily stole the spotlight from their grandmother.

Neufville called them on stage in the Student Services Center Theater topresent them with UMES-signature souvenirs, including baseball caps forMichael Barclay, 8, and his six-year-old sister, Maysa. One received a blackcap and the other a maroon version, but swapped them on stage much tothe delight of onlookers.

Bell told her first audience of the day that she's ready and up to thetask of converting "challenges into opportunities" and wants to hear fromall the university's constituencies.

"I pledge my best efforts to reinforce the trust you've placed in me,"she said.

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Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of theSchool of Graduate Studies at UMES, has beenelected by her peers to be president of thenational Council of Historically Black GraduateSchools for 2012-2014.

Keane-Dawes, who was the Council’s vicepresident in 2010-2011, will also serve on theExecutive Board of the Council of Graduate

Schools in the south for a three-year term. UMES is the only Maryland institution represented on the executive

board. The elections took place at the annual conferences of bothorganizations held recently in Jacksonville, Fla. Keane-Dawes has beenUMES’ graduate school dean since August 2008 and was appointed by thepresident of the Council of Graduate Schools to serve on its advisorycommittee for master’s focused institutions.

Under her leadership, UMES’ graduate school has awarded aminimum of 20 doctoral research degrees consecutively for two years, acriterion for the university to meet re-classification standards and movefrom a masters’ comprehensive institution to a doctoral research university.

Keane-Dawes is also leading an initiative to establish an animal welfarefacility to support faculty and students research in UMES’ schools ofPharmacy and Health Professions, and in Agricultural and Natural Sciences.The facility would assist the pharmacy school’s accreditation efforts as wellas upgrade the university’s bio-safety level to a classification required to bea doctoral research universities.

Keane-Dawes has been invited later this spring to be a guest speaker ata graduate school program at Princeton University.

UMES’ Office of Alumni Affairs is sponsoring a military recognitiondinner April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom. “Duty,Honor and County” will recognize those who served in all branches of theArmed Forces.

The event was born out of conversations with alumni who served in themilitary and felt it was important there be some form of recognition forthose who gave of themselves for their country, said Walter Woods, assistantdirector for alumni affairs and event coordinator.

“The call to serve is a cry that was answered by many UMES students,alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community,” Woods said. “In aneffort to honor their sacrifice, the Silver Star Scholarship fund has beencreated at UMES to receive proceeds from the event.”

Freshman or transfer students to the university who have beenhonorably discharged from one of the U.S. military services, a child of aveteran or a child of a service member killed in action are eligible, Woodssaid. The scholarship, a maximum of $2,500, will be awarded at a futuredate when the fund reaches the endowment level.

Tickets for the military recognition dinner are $45 per person. Call410-651-6277 for tickets or more information.

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Keane-Dawes elected president ofthe Council of Historically Black

Graduate Schools

Name: Christopher Padmore

What type of art do you create? I found a new passion for paintingportraits using oil paints.

Describe your artwork. I would describe my artwork as realism.

When did you start creating your art? I've been making art for as long as I can remember. Even at an early age, Iwould just draw throughout the day simply because I enjoyed doing it.

What inspires you? Trying to draw and paint portraits of people that do them justice. I like thechallenge of trying to capture the human form..

What are the challenges of creating your art? Just being able to capture the person's likeness when creating the portrait.

Do you make a living through your art? Not at the moment (I am a full-time student) but I definitely plan on it inthe near future.

Who is your favorite artist? My favorite artist would have to be Rembrandt, who is considered one ofthe greatest painters in European history. He was well-known for his self-portraits, portraits of others and illustrations of scenes from the Bible.

Where in the community can your artwork be seen? My art can be viewed at the "Fine Arts Student Show," which is located inthe Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (March 29-April 12). The opening reception is Thursday, March 29, from 4-6 p.m. Theusual gallery hours are Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

What do you think the Eastern Shore can do to improve its artsscene? Have more art shows for both students and upcoming artists from the areato display their creativity to the public.

This originally appeared in The Daily Times, March 25, 2012.

IF YOU GO:

Fine Arts Student Show

March 29-April 12Mosely Gallery

Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

Portraitartistcaptureshumanform

Self-portrait byChris Padmore

UMES recognizes Armed Forces

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Garland Hayward, Princess Anne Town Commissioner,looks over one of the 61 silent auction items donated byarea businesses, the campus community and celebrityguests. Guests also bid on four live auction items: avacation package to St. Maarten’s, a one-of-a-kind ringdonated by Bailey Jewelers, brunch with actor AntonioFargas and beauty care by Peninsula Plastic Surgery.Photo by Amanda White

Celebrity guests at the 2012 UMES Gala, “Lights, Camera, Action!,” from left, are Larry King, former host of CNN’s “Larry KingLive;” Tippi Hedren, known for Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds;” Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., seven-time Grammy winners;and S. Epatha Merkerson, best-known for her role on “Law and Order.” Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Members of the UMES Drama Society serenaded former “5th Dimension”singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., outside the Green Room following anhonorary degree ceremony with their version of “Stoned Soul Picnic.” To theirsurprise, the couple happily joined in the impromptu performance. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

From left, Dr. Ronnie Holden, vice president foradministration affairs, and Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vicepresident for student life and enrollment management,pose with S. Epatha Merkerson, center.Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Interim President Mortimer Neufvilleand Larry King meet at the VIPreception at the Courtyard Marriott inOcean City the night before the UMESGala. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Students in the university’s Hotel and Restaurant Management program take acongratulatory lap for the sumptuous, four-course gourmet meal they prepared for450 Gala guests. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Actress Tippi Hedren (standing) stops to chat withmusic legends Billy Davis Jr., and Marilyn McCoo.Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

An HRM student offers a VIP guest at the Paparazzi Partycatfish nuggets, one of the 13 appetizers served during thereception before the Gala’s ballroom dinner.Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Actor Antonio Fargas (second from left), “Huggy Bear” of “Starsky and Hutch” fame,poses with (from left) Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development at UMES andGala coordinator; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, UMES interim president; and EvangelaButler-Sherman. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Lobster salad, artfully presentedin champagne glasses, greetguests as they are seated in theballroom. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

From left, UMES alumna and actress StarlettaDuPois greets Rockwell Metcalf and S. EpathaMerkerson, who portrayed Lt. Anita Van Buren onNBC’s “Law and Order.” Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Dr. John Lamkin leads the UMES Jazz Band in music for dancing after dinner. The UMESSaxophone Quartet and Jazz Combo provided dinner music. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Members of the Student Government Association, from left, are: MissSophomore Jessica Parker, Miss Senior Mia Hynes, SGA VicePresident Jeffrey Ekoma, Senior Class Vice President Nicole Holmes,and Mr. UMES Lamar Clark. Photo by Cheryl Nemazie

Stevens and some studentsmeasured crabs, and took blood, eggs,and tissue samples to determine theirreproductive status. Graduate studentEvan Lindsay, working with Dr. AndreaJohnson of UMES, collected blood,tissues and vertebrae from monkfish toassess their health, age, reproductivestatus and pollutant burdens.Understanding the biology andreproductive status of these specieswill lead to improved management andconservation, Stevens said.

Guida is focused on documentingthe northward movement of southernspecies that has been occurring alongwith increasing water temperatures.White shrimp, which are commonsouth of Cape Hatteras, and severalspecies of fish have been discoveredfarther north over the past few years.

“One of the most interesting things we caught were transparent larvaeof Caribbean spiny lobsters,” Stevens said. “They were over a thousandmiles from their place of birth and could only get this far due to warmwater extending up the coast.”

Student-researchers were challenged by 10-foot seas during the firstfew days of the cruise, but persevered. Graduate student Emily Tewes wasphilosophical about her hands-on experience.

"I think it is really important to have an ‘out-to-sea’ experience andthere is a lot to be learned from working with NOAA,” Tewes said. “Not onlydo you get a feel for what the work is like, but it can help you decidewhether this type of work is a good fit for you in the future.”

In addition to Tewes and Lindsay, other student-researchers includedWhitney Dyson, Courtney McGeachy and Candace Rogers from UMES;Andrea Stoneman from Delaware State University; and Sarah Bornhoeft, arecent graduate of Salisbury University and UMES.

This is the eighth year NOAA has sponsored the training for marinescience students. Future research cruises are uncertain, however, due tofederal budget cuts and the planned decommissioning of the Delaware IIlater this year.

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Students from UMES’ Living Marine Resources Cooperative ScienceCenter spent 10 days at sea in January investigating marine life of the NorthAtlantic. Guided by Dr. Vince Guida, a National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration biologist, and Dr. Bradley Stevens of UMES, the group setout to document fish and invertebrates from Woods Hole, Mass. south toVirginia Beach, Va.

Using deep sea trawls aboard the NOAA research vessel, Delaware II,the students captured organisms on the continental shelf at depths rangingfrom 20 to 200 meters, and on the continental slope at depths from 300 to900 meters. NOAA surveys this area each spring and fall, but few studies areconducted in this region during mid-winter or at depths below 250 meters.The abundance and types of organisms present at that time and depth arenot well known, Stevens said.

Of particular interest on this cruise were deep-sea red crabs andmonkfish. Both species live at great depths and support modest commercialfishing, but little is known about their life history or biology. Work wasconducted around the clock and each time one of the deep trawls came upon deck, students sorted and weighed the catch, then separated thedifferent species for cataloging.

Department gives100 percentFaculty and staff of the Departmentof English and Modern Languagesenjoy a “thank you” reception bythe Division of InstitutionalAdvancement for their participationin the Faculty/Staff Campaign. Thedepartment was recognized for its100 percent participation in thefundraising effort. Many of thefaculty chose to support existingendowments within thedepartment, Dr. Veronique Diriker,director of development, said.

Students investigatemarine life

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UMES students visited Annapolis in mid-March to meet withMaryland legislators as part of the Hawk Vote 2012 initiative of theOffice of Residence Life.

The students attended a ceremony where Del. Adrienne Jones ofBaltimore was presented the John Hargreaves Distinguished ServiceAward. She is the first African-American to be honored with theaward. UMES students attended at the invitation of Salisbury University’sInstitute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, a group they havepartnered with on other occasions.

“This is among the many programs Residence Life has sponsored in an

Actress Keisha Knight Pulliam spoke earlier this month at a Women's History Month event on campus.She also mingled with 100 UMES female students at a limited, first-come, first-served reception.

Pulliam, 31, came to the attention of American TV audiences as a young child playing Rudy Huxtablein the iconic 1980s' situation comedy, “The Cosby Show.” She currently stars in the TBS comedy-drama,"Tyler Perry's House of Payne."

Her appearance at UMES was an initiative of the Office of Campus Life and its “Black Woman UnderConstruction” program, Assistant Director Qiana Drummond said.

"Greater numbers of black women are now enrolled in college and many are going on to pursueadvanced degrees more than ever before," Drummond said. "Overall, black women are rethinking themeaning of success and fulfillment."

"I would like to highlight how black women have evolved over the years and are still continuing toevolve into independent, educated, career-driven women," she said.

Del. Adrienne Jones of Baltimore (center) is presented the JohnHargreaves Distinguished Service Award. UMES students andstaff of the Office of Residence Life pictured, from left, at theceremony are: Ayanna Tilghman, Residence Life area director;Denisha Ford, Hawk Vote committee member; Deedra Mills,student; Clifton Harcum, Residence Life area director; Jones;Demarkus Taylor, student; Porsha Harvey, student; and PhillipThomas, Hawk Vote committee chair. Erika Pierce, committeemember, is not pictured.

Duane Eubanks joins UMES Jazz Ensemble in concert

Actress speaks at Women’s History Month event

“Hawk Vote” motivates students

Philadelphia jazz trumpeter Duane Eubanks returned to his alma mater to perform in concert this week with theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble.

“Since graduating from UMES (1993), Duane has become a top-rated jazz musician in New York City,” Dr. John R.Lamkin, UMES’ director of bands, said. “He was excited to be invited back to the university to be featured as our guestsoloist this season.”

Eubanks grew up in Philadelphia surrounded by the musical talents of his mother, gospel pianist Vera; brothers,Kevin and Robin; and uncle, piano great Ray Bryant. He picked up the trumpet at age six, but it wasn’t until his collegedays at UMES that he became serious about a career in music.

“During the years he was here, I could tell he had a special talent,” Lamkin said. “He was very inquisitive about themusic and practiced all the time.”

Playing with the university’s jazz band exposed Eubanks to jazz luminaries Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott, CharlesFambrough and Clark Terry, Lamkin said. Eubanks also studied at Temple University, where he performed with Dr. Billy

Taylor and Wynton Marsalis. Johnny Coles, a legendary jazz trumpeter, mentored Eubanks and taught him the “art of the trumpet.”Eubanks resume is impressive, especially so early in his career, Lamkin said. He has performed with several legendary musicians including: Phyllis

Hyman, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Donald Byrd, Terrell Stafford, Tim Warfield Jr., Lionel Hampton, Antonio Hart, The Temptations and hisbrother, Robin Eubanks.

The trumpeter plays regularly at Small’s jazz club in New York. Eubanks also lends his talent to the Illinois Jacquet Big Band, the Next LegacyOrchestra, Jason Linder’s Big Band and the Oliver Lake Big Band. On occasion, he returns to his native Philly to play with Bootsie Barnes or Shirley Scott.

Keisha Knight Pulliam shared herexperiences working in the entertaimentfield during a recent visit to UMES forWomen’s History Month.

effort to motivate students to become more involved in our politicalprocess,” said Phillip Thomas, Hawk Vote 2012 committee chair andResidence Life area director. The committee is committed to the “lofty goalof registering 100 percent of the campus population to vote,” he said.

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APRIL1 Concert Choir Concert

4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts410-651-6571

3 Lecture/book signing.7 p.m. Frederick Douglass Library Auditorium“The African American Quest for Institutions of Higher Education Before the Civil War.” Lecture and book signing by author Dr. Russell Irvine. • 410-651-7696

14* Military Recognition Dinner6 p.m. Student Services Center Ballroom “Duty, Honor and Country”$45 per person, $500 per table of 10 • 410-651-6277Proceeds benefit Silver Star Scholarship Fund

14 Youth Summit8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Student Services Center TheatreSeminars, on-site admissions and tour for Somerset County high schoolers. • 410-651-2824

18 Foreign Film Night7 p.m. Student Services Center TheatreSundance Film Festival award-winner (2001) "The Road Home" directed by Yimou Zhang410-651-6543

19 Art Exhibit thru 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. - Fri., Mosely Gallery 5/17 “Graduating Senior Show” • 410-651-7770

22 Honors Band and Choir Concert4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts410-651-6571

24 Jazz Combo and Chamber Concert7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts410-651-6571

26* Imani Winds Concert7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing ArtsThe five-member guest instrumental group will also hold a master class at 11 a.m.$7 general, $5 seniors, $3 students with ID410-651-6571

*Note to MEAC cheerleading article in the March 9 issue of The Key

“I cheered at UMES during my four years there. We broughthome first place in the co-ed division at the MEAC in 1998 and1999. In 1999, we also won the MEAC Grand Champions foroverall squad and placed second in the National HBCUCheerleading Competition. Our squad was the first to bring achampionship for cheerleading to UMES, all under thewonderful coaching of Coach Roger and advisor Ms. Smith.”

Thank you so much and Hawk Love,Lisa Shellie-Jackson, Class of 1999

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