Inside Morehouse. ([Atlanta, Georgia]) 2008-????, May 01, 2011, Image 3

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C/5 KUDOS niinniiiirii ii'ii ii 3 INSIDE MOREHOUSE, MAY 2011 Vince Baskerville, multimedia developer, has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and on CNN as a co founder and chairman of product experience for a three- month-old local startup web company called TripLingo. The company won Best Project for Start Atlanta, a competition where entrepreneurs have a weekend to start a company. Two weeks later, it won first place at Startup Riot, another Internet-based startup competition. Daniel Black, instructor of English, was the keynote speaker during Paine College's 2011 Spring Writers' Conference in Augusta, Ga. on March 17. Lawrence E. Carter, dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, delivered the keynote address at Coppin State University's Honors Day on April 25. H Hana Chelikowsky, web developer, graduated with a master of science in information design and communica tion from Southern Polytechnic State University on May 7. Julius E. Coles '64. director of the Office of Global Education and the Andrew Young Center for International Affairs, is the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at Wilberforce University. He spoke on globaliza tion and careers in foreign service during presentations at Wilberforce on March 22 and 24. Samantha Crouch, administrative assistant in Academic Affairs, graduated cum laude from DeVry University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, focusing on human resources, on Feb. 27. Daniel Hummer, assistant professor of psychology, is the primary investigator for a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation titled "RIG: Role of Sustained GAGA in Light-Induced Shifts of the Cicadian Pacemaker." Nathan Nobis, assistant professor of philosophy, and ; senior Abubakarr Sidique Jarr-Koroma co-wrote the article, "Abortion and Moral Arguments From Analogy" that appeared in The American Journal of Bioethics. Administrative Professionals Appreciation EIGHT MOREHOUSE EMPLOYEES - Jasmine Gibson, Melissa Bailey, Minnie Jackson, Sharon Baker, Lisa Gunter, Maureen Williams, Margaret Jackson and Barbara Gillison - were among the winners during the College’s 2011 Administrative Professionals luncheon on April 27. ■ Aaron Childs Wins 2011 King Essay Contest FRESHMAN INTERNATIONAL studies major Aaron Washington Childs is the winner of the 2011 “Reading, Writing and Remembering King Essay Contest.” Students wrote a 3-to-5 page essay discussing the themes of Martin Luther King Jr.’s book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Placing second was senior M. Louis Deas II, an early childhood education major, who won $300. Third place was senior business major Nathaniel Goulbourne who won $200. ■ CHANGING GEARS New Hires Yvon Accilien, security officer, Campus Police AM Benai, security officer, Campus Police Evans Robinson, security officer. Campus Police Eric Bolton, dispatcher, Campus Police Ezekiel Bell, security officer, Campus Police Michael Henson, security officer. Campus Police Bryan Jenkins, senior audio/visual technician. Telecommunications Cortesia Oxford, receptionist, TRIO Programs Mina Rasheed, research associate. Center for Telecommunication Samantha Simon, administrative assistant, Division of Science and Mathematics Rhonda Peterson, administrative assistant III, Division of Science and Mathematics Tonyka Jackson, program manager. Public Health Sciences Marcellus Cooper, corporate relations officer. Office of Institutional Advancement Shondreika Lamb, program manager. Division of Science and Mathematics Corey Lumpkin, research coordinator. Public Health Sciences Kelley Jackson, grants writer. Office of Institutional Advancement Robyn Crittenden, general counsel. Office of the General Counsel