Alumni News
Award-winning Playwright, Filmmaker, and Acclaimed Morgan State University Alumnus David E. Talbert to Serve as Keynote for Spring Commencement Ceremony
More Than 900 Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees to Be Conferred During 145th Spring Commencement Exercises
Building Momentum
When Morgan alum Tiffany Hawkins proudly declares she’s “building momentum,” she means it in more ways than one. To be sure, she’s referring to Momentum Advisors, the New York-based minority-owned wealth management firm she operates with her business partner and fellow Morgan alum Allan Boomer, with nearly $400MM under advisement.
Morgan Grad Pens ‘A Girl In A Museum World’ Book Seeks to Inspire Kids To Take Charge of Their History
Tellie Simpson recalled visiting the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC as a young child. The experience would pique Simpson’s interest in the museum world. She would grow up to earn an M.A. in Museum Studies and a B.A. in History from Morgan State University, and pursue a career working in the field. Now, Tellie Simpson is “telling” her unique experiences through her new book, “A Girl In A Museum World”. Simpson says through the book, she seeks to motivate kids to take charge of their history and follow their dreams.
Morgan Graduate Assumes New Role as First Chief Technology Officer of Army Command
Working in a predominantly male-dominated field may deter some people but not Morgan alumna Charneta Samms. She is the first permanent chief technology officer at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)– the Army’s largest technology developer.
Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. is a Proud Son of Morgan State University
Earl Graves Sr. was a shining example of Black success and leadership and those traits were cultivated during his time at Morgan State University. The Brooklyn native and champion of Black businesses was part of the 1957 graduating class and left a lasting impact on the Historically Black College and University (HBCU), one that continues to this day.
Pioneering Baltimorean was Nation’s First Black woman to Receive an Officer’s Commission in the Air Force
Sandra Williams Ortega was stunned to see two high-ranking ROTC leaders standing on her front porch as she was coming home from classes at Morgan State College in Baltimore. The news they brought to Ortega’s parents was even more remarkable: Morgan State leaders wanted Ortega to be the candidate the university would put forth to fulfill a promise by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to give a qualified Black woman a direct commission as an officer in the still-young U.S. Air Force.
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