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Forty-Five
Student Athletes Receive Undergraduate Degrees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – – Forty-five of Johnson C. Smith University student-athletes received their undergraduate degrees at the 140th commencement exercises at Cricket Arena on Sunday, May 6, 2007. Twenty-two of those graduated with a 3.0 or better. That number of graduates represents 21 percent of the entire 2007 graduating class of 214. Johnson C. Smith University prides itself in its graduation rates which are among the highest in NCAA Division II. The Honorable Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson (Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court) addressed the graduates and spoke candidly about obeying the rules and following the law. In her years of experience, she said that many people before her were good people but took shortcuts thus breaking the rules. In a brief but powerful message, Justice Timmons-Goodson urged the graduates to “endure and never give up”. A revised listing of the 2007 graduates and their sports follows. Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude Aisha Lide – Cheerleading Me’Chel Morrow – Women’s Golf
Magna Cum Laude Casarae Gibson – Bowling
Cum Laude Nikia Beachem – Softball Lydia Biggs – Women’s Golf Brett Lofton – Football Russell McKoy – Men’s Tennis Brittany Sumpter – Women’s Basketball Brian Vaughan – Football Henry Willoughby - Football
Bachelor of Arts Otisha Belton – Cheerleading Danielle Hart – Sports Medicine Brian Howard – Men’s Track and Field Lauren Goss – Women’s Basketball Keion Snead - Football Tammy Thompson – Volleyball Brandi Young – Softball
Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude Tenellia Collington – Cheerleading Shayla Smith - Softball
Cum Laude Velton Bennett – Football Omar Bizzell – Football LaKesha Bryant – Women’s Track and Field Monta Harrell – Football James Heatley – Football April Lewis – Women’s Tennis Brian Reed – Men’s Track and Field Calvin Russell - Football Amber Shoecraft – Women’s Tennis Judene Wright – Women’s Basketball
Bachelor of Science Marquis Belton – Football Frento Burton – Men’s Tennis Shanta Dark – Cheerleading Jerrell Goodwin – Football Samuel Howard – Football/Sports Information Student Assistant Travoris Howerton – Men’s Basketball Martist Jackson – Golden Bull Mascot Edvard Jean – Football Lewis Lee – Football Larry Moore – Men’s Track and Field Tiana Pope – Women’s Cross-Country/Basketball/Track and Field Je’Nay Smith – Sports Medicine Justin Stuckey – Men’s Tennis Dion Thomas – Football
Bachelor of Social Work Cum Laude Brittni Dash – Volleyball/Women’s Track and Field
Bachelor of Social Work Johniqua Williams – Women’s Golf |
