MOREHOUSE INNOVATION EXPO 2011mcecenter.com/expo2011/expo2011.pdf · 2011-02-25 · 6 M OREHOUSE INNOVATION EXPO 2011 Tyrone Hayesis a specialist in the developmental endocrinology

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Schedulea t a G l a n c eWednesday, February 9, 2011Executive Conference Center07:30am - 08:45am Registration/Continental Breakfast

08:00am - 11:00am MAPP Student Scientific Research Presentation Poster Session

11:00am - 12:45pm Lunch - sponsored by Chick-fil-A

01:00pm - 02:15pm Keynote Address - Tyrone B. Hayes, PhD

02:30pm - 04:00pm Jump Start Your Small Business Franchising, Applications, Music, Outsourcing, and Federal Markets

03:30pm - 05:30pm MAPP Student Scientific Research

Presentation Oral Session

05:30pm - 07:30pm Innovative Business Plan Competition

07:30pm - 09:30pm Networking Reception and Party

Thursday, February 10, 201107:30am - 08:45am Registration / Continental Breakfast

09:00am - 10:45am Morehouse Alumni Roundtable Outstanding Alumni Share the Insights that Helped Create Successful Careers

11:00am - 11:50am Crown Forum - Otis Moss Jr. Oratorical Contest (Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel)

11:00am - 12:45pm Being Relevant in the 21st Century/

Information Session

01:00pm - 02:30pm 4th Annual ICE Awards Luncheon

02:45pm - 04:45pm Financial Empowerment: The First Step to Creating Your Legacy!

05:00pm - 08:00pm Career and Public Health Graduate School Fair (Forbes Arena)

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Innovation Expo 2011: Advancing Student Research and Innovation Across the Liberal Arts is an

inaugural collaboration between the Office of Career Planning and Placement and the three

academic divisions of Morehouse College: Business Administration and Economics, Science and

Mathematics, and Social Sciences and Humanities. With a shared commitment to nurturing the

next generation of ethical and responsible leadership, the event highlights the unique

perspectives and resources of the three sponsoring divisions, with a particular focus on public

health, entrepreneurship, and science and mathematics. We pay particular homage to the legacy

of one of the biology department's most distinguished professors, Dr. Frederick E. Mapp.

Innovation Expo 2011 provides a unique space and national platform to give greater visibility to

student research and entrepreneurial activities across a range of disciplines and from communities

and backgrounds that historically have been under-represented in the sciences and under-

recognized as innovators. Our goal is to stimulate dialogue and explore strategies to spur

university/community/government/industry partnerships in support of ongoing student development

and growth.

While some of the faces may be new, in a collaborative fashion the conference continues to offer

those program elements that have come to be synonymous with each of the organizing entities:

• Research Poster and Oral Presentations - allowing students to exhibit their research

skills among their peers and to the professional community.

• Business Plan Competition - showcasing finalist of nationwide minority undergraduate

business plan competition as they compete for startup cash and mentoring support.

• Innovative Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) Awards - recognizing students and

small business visionary leaders who have championed the cause of minority

business development and innovation.

• Panel Discussions - exploring topics that continue to impact minority health, as

well as the economic well-being of our communities.

• Entrepreneurship Workshops and Networking Sessions - providing students and

small business owners with access to technical assistance and resources to take

their ideas from the classroom to the marketplace.

• Student Career and Graduate School Fair - providing recruiters with access to a

pool of talent and students with information on opportunities to continue

their growth.

Innovation Expo 2011 serves to address issues that are affecting our community and to increasethe interest and awareness of our students in research, entrepreneurship, and public health.


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7:30am - 8:45am Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00am - 11:00am MAPP Student Scientific Research Presentation Poster SessionThe poster session gives students an opportunity to present their

research through poster presentations and expand their scientific and

professional development knowledge through innovative sessions, as

well as networking opportunities. Winners will be recognized for their

outstanding presentations at the 4th Annual ICE Awards Luncheon.

11:00am - 12:45pm Lunch - sponsored by Chick-fil-A

1:00pm - 2:15pm Keynote Address

Greetings:

Weldon T. Jackson, PhDProvost/Senior Vice President, Academic AffairsMorehouse College

Introduction: Lycurgus L. Muldrow, PhDDirector of Sponsored Research, Division of Science and MathematicsMorehouse College

Keynote Speaker: Tyrone B. Hayes, PhDProfessor, Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley

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Tyrone Hayes is a specialist in the developmental endocrinology of amphibians, buthis work encompasses a “wide sweep in biology.” For biologist and herpetologistTyrone Hayes, scientific breakthroughs don't begin and end in the laboratory. They alsocome from the field. Which is why, more often than not, you'll find Hayes wet, muddy,and knee-deep in an African swamp at 2 a.m., the time when the frogs come out.

Growing up in South Carolina, one of Hayes' favorite pastimes was tracking down theregion's abundant turtles, snakes, and toads. That abiding fascination led Hayes to earn a Bachelor’s degree inorganismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University. He later received a PhD in integrative biology from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, where he currently serves as a professor.

Hayes' interest in frog hormones, specifically those of a tiny reed frog common in Ethiopia and Uganda, sparked hisinterest in his current fieldwork. "Surprisingly, frog hormones are very similar, and in some cases identical, to humanhormones", he says. "So what affects a frog may also affect humans." It was during a night in the boggy African bushthat Hayes' flashlight revealed an unexpected discovery: several members of the reed frog genus had changed color.Males, which are normally green, had taken on the reddish background and white spots of females.

Seeking to understand why, Hayes arrived at a theory: During the metamorphosis from tadpole to adult, frogs arevery sensitive to changes in their environment, including chemicals in the water or in their food supply. So thechange in coloration indicated that the frog’s extremely thin, sensitive skin was reacting to contaminants in the water.Thousands of frogs later, Hayes and his research team have proved the theory correct. Reed frogs, indeed, serve astiny red flags that can warn when dangerous, even cancer-causing chemicals are present in a water source. Theseharmful substances may contain or act like hormones, triggering the color transformation. Contaminants includeplastic by-products, pesticides in crop sprays such as DDT, and synthetic hormones such as DDS. Because theycannot be broken down during sewage treatment, the toxins flow into marshes and lakes.

"This is the same water people cook and bathe with," Hayes notes. "We've found developmental changes in tadpoleswhen water contains contaminants 50 times lower than what's allowed in US drinking water. If chemicals in such lowconcentrations can impact amphibians, mammals may also be affected." Hayes realized that his simple observationcould have enormous practical applications and that Reed frogs could become a low-cost way to test for water pollution in developing countries. Local residents would only need to raise the frogs in questionable water sourcesand observe their color as adults to check for contaminants. Hayes' findings reveal a crucial new link between conservation and health.

In addition to teaching, Hayes began conducting research for the chemical company Novartis, which later becamethe agri-chemical giant, Syngenta Crop Protection. His research on the herbicide atrazine concluded that "developingmale frogs exhibited female characteristics after exposure to atrazine ... at exposure levels deemed safe by the USEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)." More recently, Hayes has been a co-author on work that details atrazineinducing mammary and prostate cancer in laboratory rodents and highlights atrazine as a potential cause of reproductive cancers in humans.

Despite the resistance he encountered from Syngenta due to his damaging findings, Hayes has continued to speakout on the damaging effects of atrazine. He refers to his mission as an issue of environmental justice. His goal is tomake his findings available to those who live in lower socio-economic areas who are more likely to be exposed tothe harmful effects of this herbicide.

Tyrone Hayes has published more than 40 papers, more than 150 abstracts, and has given more than 300 talks onthis topic.

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2:30pm - 4:00pm Jump Start Your Small Business - Franchising, Applications, Music, Outsourcing, and Federal Markets

Moderator: Charmaine WardDirector of Community Affairs, Georgia-Pacific

Panelists:Joseph Mouzon, Principal Consultant, JAM ConsultingKeith Shelton, Owner/Operator, Chick-fil-A

Joseph Jake Simmons IV, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Rex Wills, President, Hi-Tek POSMark Wilson, CEO, Ryla Teleservices

3:30pm - 5:30pm MAPP Student Scientific Research Presentation Oral SessionThe oral session gives students an opportunity to present their research through oral presentations and expand their scientific and professional development knowledge through innovative sessions, as well as networking opportunities. Winners will be recognized for their outstanding presentations at the 4th Annual ICE Awards Luncheon.

5:30pm - 7:30pm Innovative Business Plan CompetitionThe Business Plan Competition recognizes interdisciplinary, team-based innovation in products or services by minority undergraduate students from across the country. Students will compete for prizes and in-kind services.

Moderator: Rubina MalikProfessor of Marketing, Morehouse College

7:30pm - 9:30pm Networking Reception and Party

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Emmanuel Adanu

Olubusayo Awe

Antoine Bates

Thomas Benjamin

Thekema Berry

Danaya Bethea

Dequan Carreker

Conner Carter

Ayanna Cash-Clements

Jonathan Cooks

Joel Coppadge

Brandon Crosby

Corbin Darling

Tyree Davie

Wallace Derricotte

Tommy Dozier

Ricardo Dunmoodie

Jabari Elliott

Alexander Flowers

Miles Fuller

Brantly Fulton

Myles Garrett

Taylor Grant

Monique Gray

Mykel Green

Da’Sean Green

James Handley

Jeffrey Harrell

Bakari Hassan

Charles Hayes IV

Theodore Hicks

David Hill

Terrence Holeman

Michele Honori

Jonathan Howard

Donyell Hoy

Gregory Jackson

Kari Jackson

Todd Jackson

Nelson Jenkins

Adam Johnson

Joseph Jones

Joshua Jones

Reginald Krow

Tony Larkin

Ryan Leon

Feyisayo Lawal

Roy Llewelly

Brandon Lynch

Kenneth Lyons

Elijah Martin

Ronald Martin

Mackenzie Martin

Anthony Nixon, Jr.

J Nwanaji-Enwerem

Samuel Ogbuchi

Marcella Parker

Ryan Patterson

Edwina Price

Brain Reid

Jonas Robinson

Stephen Sawney

Devin Shaw

Kenneth Skinner

Avante Smaek

Nicholas Speller

Christopher Spears

Michael Street

Quinyae Sturdivent

Delawrence Sykes

Deonte Thomas

Andre Thompson

Ulysses Toche

Theodore Uzamere

Colton Walker

Justin Walker

Edward Washington

Martial Webster

Marcus Wedge

Donald White

Terrance White

Zollie White III

Jeremy Williams

Luke Yancy

Jamal Young

MAPP Symposium Student ScientificResearch Poster & Oral Presenters

Errol Archibold, PhDMorehouse College

Lawrence Blummer, PhDMorehouse College

Harold Braithwaite, PhDMorehouse School of Medicine

Abdelkrim Briania, PhDMorehouse College

James Brown, PhDMorehouse College

Indrajit Chowdhury, PhDMorehouse School of Medicine

Jae Delsarte, RPHCVS Pharmacy

Rita Finley, PhDMorehouse School of Medicine

Gregory Ford, PhDMorehouse College

Constance Franklin, MPACenters for Disease Control &Prevention

Amanda Freeman, PhDEmory University

Benita Harris, MPHCenters for Disease Control &Prevention

Triscia Hendrickson, PhDMorehouse College

Candis Hunter, MSPHCenters for Disease Control &Prevention

Jennifer Hurst-KennedyMorehouse College, FIRST Fellow

Emmanuel Karikari, PhDMorehouse College

Deborah Jackson-Hamilton, MAHP Enterprise Services

Brian Lawrence, PhDMorehouse College

Juana Mendenhall, PhDMorehouse College

Ida Mukenge, PhDMorehouse College

Kale Oyedeji, PhDMorehouse College

Chang Peng, PhDMorehouse College

Kenneth Perry, PhDMorehouse College

Willie Rockward, PhDMorehouse College

Ajit Samarasinghe, MAMorehouse College

Wasi Siddiqui, PhDMorehouse College

Rahmelle Thompson, DVMMorehouse College

Lieutenant AJ Walker Georgia Institute of TechnologyNROTC

Katie WilkinsonMorehouse College, FIRST Fellow

Kristy WilsonMorehouse College, FIRST Fellow

Urica Wilson, PhDMorehouse College

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1. Feedback App: An application that collects feedback from various consumer experiences to

generate suggestions that would be used to improve future service. Morehouse College

2. Natural Hair App: An application that provides information on all aspects of natural hair care.

Designed to educate women contemplating going natural and those with natural hair.

Howard University

3. Safe Campus APP: An application that allows college students to contact campus security if

they are in danger and need assistance. This application would help prevent on-campus crime.

Clark Atlanta University

4. Shopping APP: An application that assists customers in locating specific products in a store.

It is geared toward those visiting a store for the first time and offers unique benefits for both the

customer and store owner. Mount Saint Mary College

5. Tutor App: An application designed to connect students to a database of available tutors for

academic assistance. Designed to accommodate the demanding schedules of current students.

Morehouse College

The 2011 compet i t ion focused on smar t phone appl ica t ions.

A lso re fer red to as apps, these wide ly popular ce l l phone

add-ons a l low users to get customized news repor ts , do

e lec t ron ic bank ing, watch movies, and per form var ious

funct ions that make mobi le dev ices more l ike a computer.

We asked s tudents across the count ry to come up wi th a

unique app and our f ive f ina l is ts d id not d isappoin t .

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First Place - $3,000 plus Hi-Tek POS will develop the base application for top submission. Coaching and mentoring in-kind services will also be provided by Rex Wills,founder and president of Hi-Tek POS. Wills has nearly ten years of experience in enterprise software/hardware development and consulting. He holds a bachelor’sdegree in electrical engineering from Alabama A&M University.

Second Place - $2,000 plus Chandlerson Strategic Management will provide thecoaching and mentoring in-kind services by Arrelle Anderson, owner and chief businessstrategist. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard Universitywith a concentration in advertising and a master of business administration in marketing/entrepreneurship from the University of Georgia.

Third Place - $1,000 plus Sciberus will provide coaching and mentoring in-kind services by Laron Walker, president and chief architect. Walker earned a bachelor’sdegree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee State University and amaster of science from Purdue University in the same discipline.

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The judges selected to evaluate the finalists are:

• Matt Carter, President, 4G, Sprint Nextel

• Ken Hilderbrand, Program Manager, Lockheed Martin

• Emilia Moraitis, Environmental Specialist, Georgia Power

• Andrew B. Williams, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Spelman College

• Clarence Wooten, CEO, Groupsite

The judges who shared the task of evaluating the business plan

submissions of all of the participants to determine the five finalists are:

• Arrelle Anderson, Chief Business Strategist,Chandlerson Strategic Management

• Roberto Casas, Assistant Director, Georgia Institute of Technology (ATDC)

• Yolanda Copeland, Student, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Johnnie Curtis, Owner, JC Marketing, Inc.

• Cheryl Isaac, Owner, A Different Business

• Amos Johnson, PhD, Professor, Morehouse College

• Brent Ogelsby, Managing Partner, Dewy Rose Capital Ventures

• Monica Peete, Vice President, NBMBAA

• JaKathryn Ross, Executive Director, Georgia-Pacific LLC

• Adrian Sawczuk, Senior Manager, Accenture

• Said Sewell, PhD, Associate Professor, Fort Valley State College

• Jeffrey Stewart, Sales and Business Development Consultant, Accenture

• Roger Williams, PhD, Professor, Morehouse College

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T h u r s d a y, F e b r u a r y 1 0E x e c u t i v e C o n f e r e n c e C e n t e r

7:30am - 8:45am Registration / Continental Breakfast

9:00am - 10:45am Morehouse Alumni Roundtable: Outstanding Alumni Share the Insights that Helped Create Successful CareersThis forum features Morehouse alumni with exemplary careers that reflect the full potential of the Morehouse experience.

Moderator: Julius Pryor IIIGeneral Managing Partner & Global Diversity Strategist, Your Talent Bridge

Panelists:

Chris Boxe, PhD, Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Christopher Boxe received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and minor in math from

Morehouse College in 1999. He graduated from California Institute of Technology in

2005 with a master’s in planetary science and one in environmental science and

engineering. He received his PhD in environmental science and engineering with a

minor in Geology. He completed the NASA postdoctoral program fellow at NASA Jet

Propulsion Laboratory and was a JPL postdoctoral fellow. Currently, he is a research

scientist at JPL.

His research and teaching expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, but his focus

is mainly on comparative planetology - specifically, comparing the evolution of planets.

In addition to research, Boxe has a commitment to mentoring and teaching, as

evidenced by his involvement in a number of programs at both California Institute of

Technology and JPL.

Willie Burks, CEO, Resurgens Risk Management

Willie Burks is CEO of Resurgens Risk Management, provider of insurance and risk

management services to public sectors and private businesses of all sizes. As founder

of Burks Bailey, which later became Resurgens Risk Management, Burks built the

organization into a full-service regional insurance and risk management firm with offices

and ventures located throughout the East Coast. He holds the highest title of a

chartered life underwriter (CLU) with an elite group of less than 5 percent of insurance

agents in America.

In 1977, he began his career with The Equitable of NY. In 1980, he was appointed

district manager and managed a staff of 25 people. He earned his bachelor's degree

from Morehouse College.

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Ceasar C. Mitchell, President, Atlanta City Council

Attorney Ceasar C. Mitchell serves as seventh president of the Atlanta City Council. He

served eight years as a citywide councilmember. Mitchell convened a Parks Advisory

Group, as well as created a Clean Green Team to assist community groups in enhancing

their neighborhoods. He also organizes the semi-annual College Prep Series to help

prepare middle and high school students for college.

Mitchell is senior counsel with Epstein, Becker & Green, PC, where he practices

commercial real estate and finance. He has served in various organizations, been

featured in many publications, and received numerous awards. Mitchell is a graduate

of Morehouse College and the University of Georgia School of Law.

Michael Penn, MD, PhD

Dr. Michael L. Penn Jr. is responsible for diagnostics and small molecule drug

discovery transactions within Genentech's Business Development group. In 2003, he

launched his career at Genentech as a marketing product manager for Herceptin.

During his tenure on the Herceptin team, the brand's revenues tripled from $400

million to over $1 billion.

Penn has co-authored the book Finding Your North and in 2001 co-founded a

non-profit organization, Building Diversity in Science, to encourage diverse students to

explore science-related careers and to empower them to discover their unique talents.

In addition to his work with students, Penn was appointed by former San Francisco

Mayor Willie Brown to the Health Commission, the policy-making board for the

Department of Public Health, and served as a commissioner from 2002 to 2004.

Penn received a bachelor’s degree in biology from

Morehouse College and received his MD and PhD from

the University of California, San Francisco, in 2003. His

graduate research in HIV pathogenesis was completed

at the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology.

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11:00am - 11:50am Crown Forum - Otis Moss Jr. Oratorical ContestMen of Morehouse: Strategic Intrapreneurs for Environmental, Economic, and Sociopolitical Sustainability in a Global SocietyMartin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

11:00am - 12:45pm Being Relevant in the 21st Century/Information SessionManaging changing times, global environments, high unemployment

rates, and new skill set requirements - how to position yourself for

success.

Moderator: Julius Pryor IIIGeneral Managing Partner & Global Diversity Strategist, Your Talent Bridge

Panelists:

Eugene Anderson, Director of Marketing and Communications, United Water

Ralph Cleveland, Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations,Atlanta Gas & Light Resources

Michelle Dutton, Vice President, Network Engineering, Verizon

Suzanne Magee, CEO/President, TechGuard Securities LLC

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1:00pm - 2:30pm 4th Annual ICE Awards Luncheon

Invocation: Terry F. Walker Sr. Director, Chapel RelationsMartin Luther King Jr. International ChapelMorehouse College

Keynote Speaker Introduction: J.K. Haynes, PhDDean, Division of Science and Mathematics Morehouse College

Keynote Address: Clarence WootenCEO, Groupsite

Master of Ceremony: Justin Shaw English MajorMorehouse College

Division of Science and Mathematics Scientific Awards

Presenters:

Valerie K. Haftel, PhDBiology Professor, Morehouse College

Tricia W. Hendrickson, PhDBiology Professor, Morehouse College

Willie S. Rockward, PhDPhysics Professor, Morehouse College

Lance Shipman Young, PhDChemistry Professor, Morehouse College

Business Plan Awards

Presenter: Douglas CooperDirector, Career ServicesDivision of Business Administration and Economics Morehouse College

Closing Remarks: Tiffany R. Bussey, MBADirector

Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center

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Clarence Wooten, coined a "serial entrepreneur" by Entrepreneur

Magazine in February 2000, enjoys working with talented people who

share his passions for entrepreneurship and the Internet. He has

successfully launched and operated numerous technology-based

companies, including his first, Envision Designs, which he founded

while initially studying architecture in college. In 1993, Wooten

co-founded Metamorphosis Studios, an interactive multimedia development firm. He served as

CEO and Creative Director until early 1998, when the company was acquired by MediSolv, Inc.

Wooten went on to co-found and serve as CEO of ImageCafe.com. Touted as the Internet's first

online superstore of customizable websites-to-go, ImageCafe was acquired by Network

Solutions/Verisign just seven months after it launched for $23 million.

Currently, Wooten is founder and CEO of Groupsite.com, a leader in social collaboration with nearly

40,000 companies and organizations as customers. Additionally, Clarence is involved in other

startups, including: PhoneGreetings.com where he serves as partner, Cultural Sponsorships as

co-founder, and iReaders as co-founder. Just prior to founding Groupsite.com, Wooten co-founded

and served as general partner at Venturepreneur Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. His

focus is always on product design and user-compatibility. Clarence also spends a great deal of his

time advising management teams of various other early-stage Internet companies. Wooten has

been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes ASAP, and Entrepreneur Magazine.

He has been a guest on CNNfn and other media outlets, and his entrepreneurial experiences are

the subject of a Babson College case study.

Clarence has a bachelor’s in business management from Johns Hopkins University, where he was

recognized in 2010 as a distinguished alumnus. He was also given an Honorary Alumni Award by

the University of Maryland.

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R I S I N G S TA RThe Rising Star Award is given to a student or recent graduate who has successfully started a business and is making an impact in his/her industry.

Honoree: Monica G. ColemanPresident, M320 Consulting

Monica G. Coleman established M320 Consulting in 2006 as a full-service marketing communications firm for small businesses in the entertainment, consumer products, and nonprofitsectors. Prior to launching M320 Consulting, Coleman worked for the National BasketballAssociation, the Apollo Theatre, ESPN, MTV, the City of Atlanta and General Motors. Currently, sheis the owner of two successful companies, one of which has been featured in both local andnational publications. She has received honorable mentions in numerous publications and was afinalist for the Success Against The Odds Award by The Atlanta Business League in 2010.

Coleman is a graduate of Hampton University, where she was a Presidential Scholar and the recipient of the President's Cup for her graduating class. She is currently an active member of the National Association of Black Sports Professionals, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and volunteers with Youth Entrepreneurs of Atlanta.

Presenter: Francine L. Allen, PhDEnglish Professor, Morehouse College

OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS ENTREPRENEURThe Outstanding Alumnus Entrepreneur Award is given to the alumnus who has successfully started a business that is excelling in its industry and is an outstanding example ofsustainability and growth.

Honoree: Theodore “Tedd” Alexander III Founder/Managing Partner, Credo Capital Management

Theodore M. Alexander III is the managing partner of Credo Capital Management, which he founded in 2004. He has worked in the financial industry since 1985 and has held the followingpositions: vice president and portfolio manager/analyst at Brown Capital Management, sell-sideanalyst at Alex. Brown & Sons and Legg Mason, and investment banking associate at E.F. Hutton.

He earned a bachelor’s in computer science from Morehouse College and an MBA from theWharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Alexander is a member of the Boardof Trustees for Gilman School, Baltimore School for the Arts, and Catholic Charities of Maryland.He is married to his wife of 20 years, Teri (Spelman), and is the father of three sons.

Presenter: Weldon T. Jackson, PhD Provost/Senior Vice President, Academic AffairsMorehouse College

Francine L. Allen

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E n t r e p r e n e u r A w a r d sF E D E RA L C H A M P I O NThe Federal Champion Award is given to the federal agency that takes every measure to meet mandated goals for HBCU participation in federal contracting. This agency must be a strong advocate that understands that it makes good business sense to have HBCUs represented as partof the small business equation in doing business with the federal government.

Honoree: Oreta B. StinsonDeputy Director, US Navy Small Business Program

Oreta B. Stinson has more than 30 years of experience in defense acquisition and is the Navy's program manager for the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program. She leads the small business subcommittee for thesocio-economic group of the Interagency Insular Affairs Group on the Guam Military Build-Up, provides assistance to the director on all small-business matters, and is responsible for implementation of the federalacquisition programs. Her work with several under-represented businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) has been nationally recognized and her support of theMCEC has covered several projects.

Stinson received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and a master’s degree in business and public administration from Southeastern University in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community and is level III certified in both Program Management and Contracts.

Presenter: Melvinia Turner King, EdDAssistant Professor of Leadership StudiesInterim Executive Director, Morehouse College Leadership Center

SMALL BUSINESS AWARD OF EXCELLENCEThe Small Business Award of Excellence is given to the outstanding small business that has usedthe services of MCEC and represents the spirit of the entrepreneur and the power of small business.

Honoree: Dwayne Robinson President, Vision Systems & Technology, Inc. - A SAS Company

Dwayne Robinson founded Vision Systems & Technology, Inc. (VSTI), an information technologysolutions company that offers services and consulting in the areas of data management, businessintelligence, and advanced analytics in 1997. In July 2010, VSTI was acquired by SAS Institute,where Robinson still acts as president. Robinson first learned the defense contracting business as an employeeof IBM, the National Security Agency (NSA), and Booz Allen & Hamilton. His firm, VSTI, has been recognizedby several leading national publications.

Robinson earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Long Island University and a master’sin management of informational systems from Bowie State University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership at the University of Phoenix. He holds an active Top-Secret/SCI security clearance, as well as several positions on various distinguished boards and prestigious organizations.

Presenter: John Hall, PhDChemistry Professor, Morehouse College

Oreta B. Stinson

Dwayne Robinson

Melvinia Turner King

John Hall

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O U T S TA N D I N G S U P P L I E R AWA R DThe Outstanding Supplier Award is presented to the company that has made outstanding

contributions to the Entrepreneurship Center and aided in its ability to deliver superior quality and

value to its customers.

Honoree: Eric A. Adolphe, Esq.President, The Adolphe Group

Eric Adolphe is the founder of The Adolphe Group and has successfully executed and supportedthe acquisition of several government contracting firms. He has extensive experience in civilian,defense, and homeland security governmental organizations. In 1992, Adolphe founded OPTIMUSand by 2006, the company grew to a 400 person firm with approximately $80 million in annual revenue. He developed the company's Code of Ethics and through his leadership, OPTIMUS wasnamed a winner of the 2003 National Capital Business Ethics Award. Adolphe has been principle investigator on 15 SBIRs and has been recognized with several awards in his field.

Adolphe is currently an adjunct professor at American University Kogod School of Business, wherehe teaches entrepreneurship and innovation. He also teaches several boot camps under the DoDMentor Protégé Program. He earned a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the City Collegeof New York and a JD from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Presenter: Carolyn D. Davis, PhDManagement Professor, Morehouse College

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONThis recognition acknowledges the organizations and individuals who made a special effort to

support MCEC in executing its mission.

Honoree: Georgia Power

Presenter: Cynthia Hewitt, PhDSociology Professor, Morehouse College

MAPP SYMPOSIUM STUDENT SCIENTIFIC AWARDThe 23rd annual MAPP Student Scientific Research Presentation and competition is named after

one of the biology department's most distinguished professors, Dr. Fredrick E. Mapp. The purpose

of the program is to prepare students for the pursuit of advanced degrees in graduate school and

health professional programs and to showcase their research through oral and poster presentations.

Oral and poster presentations of student research projects will be judged by a panel of scientists.

First, second, and third place awards in the amounts of $300, $200 and $100 respectively will be

given to the best oral presentations as well as the best poster presentation. Mapp Senior Awards

in the amount of $300 will also be presented to one senior student in each of the Departments

within the Division of Science and Mathematics including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Sciences,

Mathematics, Psychology, Physics, and Public Health. Senior awards are based on academic

standing and outstanding accomplishments in undergraduate research.

Carolyn D. Davis

Cynthia Hewitt

Eric A. Adolphe

ICE AWARDSInnovat ive, Creat ive, Ent repreneur Awards


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2:45pm - 4:45pm Financial Empowerment: The First Step to Creating Your Legacy!A candid conversation with industry professionals to gain insight on how to take charge of your future and create your legacy through financial literacy.

Following the panel a FREE SCREENING of “Legacy”starring Golden Globe nominated actor Idris Elba, star from The Wire and Takers.

For tips on how you can achieve your competitive edge as an entrepreneur in the communications industry go to www.4GCompetitiveedge.com. Sponsored by Wells Fargo.

5:00pm - 8:00pm Career and Public Health Graduate School FairForbes Arena

Innovation Expo 2011 Participating Graduate SchoolsEmory University-Rollins School of Public HealthHarvard School of Public HealthKeck Graduate Institute (KGI)Meharry Medical CollegeMercer University School of MedicineMorehouse School of Medicine-Masters of Public HealthThe University of Michigan-School of Public HealthTulane School of Public Health & Tropical MedicineTuffs University School of MedicineRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUCLA School of Public HealthUniversity of California BerkeleyUniversity of Kentucky Health ProfessionsUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City SchoolUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineUNC Gills School of Global Public health

Innovation Expo 2011 Participating Agencies and CompaniesChick-fil-ACenters for Disease Control and PreventionGeorgia Power

IKON Office Solutions

United States Environmental Protection Agency-National Center forEnvironmental Research

United States Navy-Chief of Naval OperationsUnited WaterVerizonWells Fargo

Idris Elba

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SPONSORED PROGRAMSThe Division of Science and Mathematics was established in 19999 as a pilot of a new division struc-ture at the College. The goal of establishing three divisions at the College, including Humanities andSocial Sciences and Business and Economics, was to reduce the scale of the College to promotecloser interaction between students and faculty, as well as between faculty members in differentdepartments in the division. The Division of Science and Mathematics consists of six departments:Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.

The Division strives to produce students who are well prepared for graduate or professional school, as well as the workforce. Students can major in one or more of the six disciplines in the Division andmay also complete requirements for one of the minors offered in the division or in another division.Upon graduation, students receive the Bachelor of Science Degree (BS). In the PsychologyDepartment, there is also a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA). A dual-degree program with thirteen different engineering schools allows a student to obtain a liberal arts education at Morehouse for threeyears and then transfer to an engineering school for an additional two years of engineering education. Upon graduation, the student receives a bachelor of science in a discipline at Morehouseand a bachelor of science in Engineering from the engineering school.

In the Division of Science and Mathematics there are several sponsored programs and minors thatprovide resources for science and mathematics majors. Each program has specific goals to aid students in their matriculation at Morehouse College some programs offer scholarships and stipends.

The Office of Health Professions (OHP)Ajit Samarasinghe, [email protected]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities -Undergraduate Programs - Achieving CompetitiveExcellence (HBCU UP - ACE)Lycurgus L. Muldrow, [email protected]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)David B. Cooke, [email protected]

John HOPPS ScholarsRahmelle C. Thompson, [email protected]

The Morehouse College Minority Biomedical ResearchSupport (MBRS) Research Initiative for ScientificEnhancement (RISE) ProgramJann H. Adams, [email protected]

Morehouse-Wide Initiative for Sustainable Energy (M-WISE)Lycurgus L. Muldrow, [email protected]

MSEIP - Minority Science and Engineering Improvement ProgramLance Shipman Young, [email protected]

Neuroscience Minor ProgramValerie Haftel, [email protected]

NIMH-COR - National Institute of Mental Health-Career Opportunities in Research Education and TrainingMargaret L. Weber-Levine, [email protected]

Public Health Sciences InstituteCynthia Trawick, [email protected]

Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement ProgramRubye J. Byrd, [email protected]

S-STEM: Renaissance Scholarships to Train Future Engineers and Physical Scientists Artis Jenkins, PhD [email protected]


APPStudent Submiss ions

T h e r e ' s A n A p p f o r T h a t !A specia l thanks to a l l the outstanding students that shared thei r App ideas.

Paul Adamson, Morehouse College

Dalyn Allen, Morgan State University

Shayna Atkins, Spelman College

Loren Bass, Valdosta State University

Ashura Bayyan, Morehouse College

Contrelle Caldwell, Prairie View A&M University

Giorgio Caldwell, Morehouse College

Von Cunningham, Howard University

Morgan DeBaun, Washington University

Ryan Drayton, Central State University

Alicia Glenn, Howard University

Tony Hall, Morehouse College

Kalle Higdon, Morehouse College

Jahkeen Hoke, Morehouse College

Kevin Holder, Morehouse College

Marquez Hughley, Morehouse College

Austin King, Morehouse College

Ki B Lim, Stanford University

Yolanda Millender, Central State University

Prescella Monger, Clark Atlanta University

Rhonda Paley, Texas Southern University

Malcolm Parrish, Morehouse College

Derrius Quarles, Morehouse College

Kevin Reese, Morehouse College

Alex Rivera, Mount Saint Mary College

Vincent Roberts, Morehouse College

Dwan Roby, Morehouse College

Kenneth Skinner, Morehouse College

Winzell Steele Jr., Morehouse College

Marty Styles, Morehouse College

Trevon Tillman, Morgan State University

Delrisha White, Bennett College for Women

Phillip Wiggins, Morehouse College

Malcolm Wyche, Morehouse College

Olumide Yerokun, Morehouse College

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Pa r t n e r s h i p s F o r g e dMCEC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the AmericanAssociation of Blacks in Energy (AABE) to partner on collaborative projects

that address critical global issues. These issues include facilitating student access to careers in

energy and increasing the participation of minority-owned small businesses in the energy sector.

Exploring opportunities for Morehouse Men - General Manager Frank

Wren, from Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves, visited campus to

discuss the business of baseball and what it takes to excel in the sport.

P l a n n i n g f o r t h e F u t u r e Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Programdirector Henrietta Yang transcends barriers by

introducing the Chinese language to Morehouse

students. The program received accolades from

the U.S. State Department and a $100,000 grant

from the Walmart Foundation.

Lycurgus Muldrow, PhD, director of Sponsored Research for the Division of Science and Mathematics,

led an effort to secure a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will help

fund the initial stage of the College's new Institute for Sustainable Energy. The Institute for

Sustainable Energy will be part of a much larger and ambitious project, the Morehouse-

Wide Initiative for Sustainable Energy, or M-WISE. The aim of M-WISE is to create an

interdisciplinary curriculum that molds students from all areas of studies into leaders in

the growing global arena of sustainable energy. In addition, students from all three

academic divisions have the opportunity to graduate with a minor in interdisciplinary energy.

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T h r o u g h P a r t n e r s h i p s , P l a n n i n g , P r o g r a m s a n d P u r p o s e ,M o r e h o u s e C o l l e g e c o n t i n u e s t o c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h i n d u s t r y a n d

g o v e r n m e n t t o c r e a t e u n i q u e i n t e r n s h i p a n d s c h o l a r s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e sf o r s t u d e n t s a n d t h e r e s u l t s s p e a k l o u d l y.

4P’s

COLLABORATION INNOVATION EXCELLENCE

Frank Wren

From left to right: Charles Corpening, Ali Osman, Sean Haythe, President Robert M.Franklin, Dr. Henrietta Yang, Jermaine McMihelk, Boris Dobrijevic


P r o g r a m S u c c e s s Morehouse was well represented at West Liberty University's Emerging Minority

Business Leaders (EMBL) Program, sponsored by the Department of Commerce.

Students Markese Bryant and Stephen Love enhanced their entrepreneurial skills,

taking a necessary step towards starting their own companies.

Under the DoD Mentor Protégé Program, MCEC provides developmental assistance to numerous small

businesses across the country. These services include Merger & Acquisition “Boot Camp” training that

resulted in the successful acquisition of protégé company Vision Systems & Technology, Inc. (VSTI) and

ISO/IEC 2000-1:2005 Certification for V-Tech Solutions, Inc. Both are emerging high-tech small companies

located in the Washington, DC, area.

Professors Tiffany Bussey (Entrepreneurship) and Emmanuel Karikari (Physics)

participated in the Navy's Leader to Sea Program. They spent 24 hours at sea on

the US Navy USS Enterprise, America's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Pu rpose Y ie lds Resu l t s -R e w a r d s o f G i v i n g• Newsweek magazine names Morehouse one of the nation’s Top 25 Service-Minded Schools.• Morehouse named the No. 1 liberal arts college in the country by Washington Monthly magazine.

Morehouse opens the new $20 million Ray CharlesPerforming Arts Center and Music Education Building

MCEC along with the Georgia Pacific Foundationhosted its third annual Youth EntrepreneurshipSummer Camp, where high school students learnabout entrepreneurship. The students toured GeorgiaPower's Plant Bowen.

Sophomores Denarius Frazier, Ahmad Barber and Trev’ell Anderson puttogether “It’s On the House” an initiative that fed more than 150 homelesspeople during the Thanksgiving break. This spirit of giving is not unique asroughly 75 percent of Morehouse students participate in some sort of community service or volunteer activity.

US Navy USS Enterprise

Ray Charles Performing Arts Center

Georgia Power camp visit

Stephen Love

Feeding the Homeless

C o n t i n u i n g a L e g a c y o f

P r o d u c i n g D y n a m i c L e a d e r s

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ICE Awards Luncheon and Business Plan Competition SponsorsAABE

AGL Resources

Areas/Airport Retail Management

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cepeda Systems

Chandlerson Strategic Management

Chick-fi l-A

Credo Capital Management

Flagstar

Georgia Pacific

Georgia Power

Hi-tek POS

IKON Office Solutions

Lockheed Martin

Sabre Inc.

Sciberus

SRH & Associates

United States Navy

United Water

Verizon

Wells Fargo

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Public HealthSciences Institute

at Morehouse CollegeS e r v i n g t h e A t l a n t a U n i v e r s i t y C e n t e r S i n c e 1 9 8 8

PHSIOver the past decades, one vision of Morehouse College has been to support the training of students to diversifythe public health sciences work force. As a result, the Public Health Sciences Institute (PHSI) was created underthe auspices of a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PHSI, aprogram in the Division of Science and Mathematics, is the only undergraduate program in the Atlanta UniversityCenter (AUC) with a minor in public health. PHSI’s mission is to formulate and implement strategies that willlead to positive outcomes for underrepresented minorities by training undergraduate students in biostatistics,epidemiology, and occupational safety and health.

The primary goal of PHSI is to better prepare disadvantaged minority students for entry into graduate programsat schools of public health where minorities are drastically underrepresented.

• Better prepare disadvantaged minority students for graduate school by providing a comprehensive educational training program in public health

• Enhance the research skills of disadvantaged minority students through public health mentorships• Provide financial support for student-faculty research teams to conduct public health research• Increase interest among students in pursuing careers in public health• Heighten interest among faculty to conduct public health research

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Conference Co-Chairs: Tiffany R. Bussey, MBA

Director, Entrepreneurship Center

Cynthia Trawick, EdDDirector, Public Health Sciences Institute

Steering Committee:John K. Haynes, PhD

Dean of Science and Mathematics

Terry T. Mills, PhDDean of Humanities and Social Sciences

John E. Williams, PhDDean of Business Administration and Economics

Francine Allen, PhD

Consuelo Bennett, PhD

Ruby Byrd, PhD

Carolyn D. Davis, PhD

John Hall, PhD

Amos Johnson Jr., PhD

Sambandham Masilamani, PhD

Lycurgus Muldrow, PhD

Ajit Samarasinghe

Kellye Blackburn Eccles

Kevin R. Booker

Lea Brooks

Renee Calhoun

Douglas Cooper

Wanda Ford

Evelyn Graham

Lisa Gunter

Jasmine Hardaway

Brock Mayers

Bonita Moore

Karen Morris

Linda Nelson

Lailaa Ragins

Carol Shearer

Harry Wright

ADG: Creative

Robert H. BoltonR.H. Bolton, Inc.

Margie BrownGeorgia Tech Research Institute

Alzay CalhounProduct Launch Marketing

Guy L. MadisonGM Consulting

Kevin McGee Morehouse College Alumni Association

Deborah Paytondp design group

Philip McCollum Photography

Olivia A. Scriven, PhDPartners for Educational Development, Inc.

Glenda StinsonGeorgia Power

William SwiftAreas/Airport Retail Management

Your Talent Bridge

Faculty:Planning Committee:

Other Acknowledgements

Staff:

Morehouse College, Office of Communications Morehouse College, Office of Institutional Advancement

Morehouse College, Office of Physical PlantMorehouse College, Navy ROTC

A special thank you to ALL for providing support to make this a successful event.

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Division of Science & Mathematics

Interdisciplinary Conference

Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center (MCEC)830 Westview Drive SWAtlanta, GA 30314-3773404-653-7899www.mcecenter.com

Morehouse College Division of Science & Mathematics 830 Westview Drive SWAtlanta, GA 30314-3773404-614-3796www.morehouse.edu

Morehouse College Public Health Sciences Institute 830 Westview Drive, SWAtlanta, GA 30314404-222-2594www.morehouse.edu

The Morehouse College Minority Biomedical ResearchSupport (MBRS)

Research Initiative forScientificEnhancement (RISE) Program

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