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News from the School of Business and Economics
March 11, 2013
Volume 4, Issue 9
Congratulations to the Fall 2012 SBE Dean’s List Members
The School of Business and Economics
(SBE) extends its congratulations to our
students who are recipients of the Dean’s
List for Fall of 2012.
Eligibility to be named on the Dean’s
List at the end of each semester shall be
based on status as a full-time student (12
Semester Hours and above). Dean’s List
honors are awarded only to those students
who earn a scholastic grade point average
of 3.0 or higher in 12 or more credit hours
of graded coursework with WSSU in an
academic semester, with no grade below
C and no incomplete (I) grades.
The following SBE students achieved
this honor:
Raymond Acosta, Almaroof Agoro, Brian
Allen, Reginald Alston, Savey Alston,
Sherrell Alston, Connor Andrus, Marcus
Arrington, Chondra Artis, Gary Artis, Keon
Artis, Schanee' Autery, Michael Bachman,
Amanda Bailey, George Banks, Kathleen
Banks, Sha'Terrigra Barnes, Gareth
Barnfield, Tyler Barringer, Michael
Beasley, Dashinae Beck, Bryant Bell,
Cedrick Bigirande, Zainab Black, Kenya
Blair, Marquis Blocker, Jemere' Blount,
Renita Bobbitt, Corey Bonnette, Kyle
Boraski, Angela Boyd, Khadijah Boyd,
Linda Boyd, Ja'Tia Brown, Jordan Brown,
Whitney Brown, Britonia Burnette, Rickey
Burns, Ashley Burrow, Alicia Capo,
Cassieta Carelock, Jeffrey Carmon,
Antoinette Cashwell, Nicole Cason, Conner
Chambers, Jameeka Chambers, Candice
Chisholm, Marc-Anthony Chism, Bryant
Clinton, Brandon Coleman, Lauran
Coleman-Webb, Ebonie Coley, Jamila
Collins, Salim Collins, John Commey,
Tiphanie Crandall, Taylor Curry, Brendon
Davis, Christopher Davis, Darria Davis,
Pollyanna De Oliveira, Adam Dedie, Aaron
Dixon, Sharese Drummond, Arleta Dunlap,
Keenan Easter, Ayana Edmonds, Amaris
Ellis, Christopher Evans, Tyherria Fate,
Jocelyn Ferguson, Devin Flemming,
DeAndre Fontenot, Kiana Franklyn,
Antwon Freeman, Talbert Fullwood,
Quashawn Fulton, Antonio Gates, Terrance
Gatling, Kentrell Gibbs, Daniell Goodridge,
Gabrielle Gould, Jovanah Graham,
Shaneika Hamlet, Geno Harris, N'Kae
Harris, Malcolm Hawkins, Trenton Hefner,
Catherine Hendrix, Sherika Henry,
Tyler Hickernell, James Hill, Jannise
Hodges, Zenabe Holmes, Anthony Hooks,
Jermey Howard, Renneil Howard, Teddy
Howell, Zakayla Hughes, James Jackson,
Heidi Jaimes, Mariah James, Trey Johnson,
Tristen Johnson, Mychelle Judd, Tyler
Kendrick, Anissa Kennedy, Jeneh Kennedy,
Brandon King, Tonya King, Rodie Lamb,
Brooke Lambeth, Michael Lane, Joshua
Lennon, Lawrence Lockhart, Etopia Logan,
Jwahn Lowery, Sheridan Lowery, Shaundria
Lynch, Jason Mabe, Norberto Martin,
Patrick Mata, Domonique Mauney, Jasmine
May, Candace Mayes, Bryson McCall, John
McCarver, Dianna McCollum, Sheniqua
McCoy, Nardia McEwan, Maylene McLee,
Devin McLemore, Ipan Medju, Paige
Medlin, Dorothy Miller, Zariia Mills, Tamara
Monroe, Javonn Moore, Kidada Moore,
Terri Morgan, Emerald Morris, Keshawn
Mosley, Patrick Mputu, Mia Mundy, Ebony
Myles, Jamelle Nelson, Anthony Nutall,
Jacob Nyajeri, Michel-Ofik Nzege, Vanity
Oakes, Andreya O'Brien, Kyle Odum,
Dominick Olshanski, Rodtece Parker, Nikole
Parramore, Patrice Payne, Jakia Pearson,
Elizabeth Perez, Sade' Powell, Virnalissi
Quezada, Michelle Ramseur, Jade
Randolph, German Reyes, Wylet
Richardson, Marcus Robinson, Juan RosasAguilar, Leonza Sanders, Kayla Satchell,
Tekia Scales, Imani Shah, Bryce Sherman,
Whitney Skeen, Adrienne Smith, Latesha
Smith, Mark Smith, Kimberly Snow, Joshua
Sprinkle, Mychael Starke, Brittany
Stevenson, Olivia Stinson, Dawn Swinnie,
Garrard Taylor, Astra Thomas, Shomari
Thomas, Terence Thomas, Charity
Timberlake, Kenya Tuft, Toni Tyson, MaryNina Ukariwo, Kevin Valdez, Cha VanG,
Chue VanG, Jerry VanG, Shaneiris Vargas,
Mickala Wade, Charity Walker, Jocelyn
Wallace, Brandon Walls, Christina Ware,
Kierra Washington, Jordan Way, Donte
Weston, Vanessa Weston, Alexis White,
Crystal White, Carol Whitesell, Ethel
Whitt, Da'cor Wiggins, Te'arin Wilks, Birkes
Williams, Lara-Ashley Williams, Ryan
Williams, Tiffany Williams, Tyson Williams,
Lindsay Willis, Jazmine Wilson, Vernon
Wilson, Whitney Womack, and Taylor
Young.
In Memoriam
It is with sincere regret that we report
that Dr. Swapan Sen passed
away on March 6 following a
four-year battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife,
Banasri ("Luna"); son, Soham;
daughter, Sanhita; four
brothers and sisters; and
seven nieces and nephews.
Dr. Sen was born in Gandharbapur, a
small village in rural West Bengal, India, and
studied economics at the University of
Calcutta. He emigrated to the United States
in 1987 to acquire a Ph.D. in Finance from
the University of Nebraska and taught for
more than 30 years at universities including
Michigan Technological University in
Houghton; Christopher Newport University in
Newport News, VA; and most recently
Winston-Salem State University. Over ten
years as a professor at WSSU, Dr. Sen served
as a recognized teacher, member of the
Faculty Senate, and Coordinator of the MBA
program, globalizing the curriculum and
facilitating exchanges with academic faculty
all over the world.
Dr. Sen had a passion for scholarship,
the arts and bridge. He published not only
academic articles in peer-reviewed journals,
but also a collection of short stories and
essays in his native Bengali. In bridge, he
achieved a Gold Life Master ranking and he
encouraged intellectual curiosity in his
children and his students.
A public memorial service will be held
on March 16, 2013, at Ghent Methodist
Church, 531 Raleigh Road in Norfolk, VA. In
lieu of flowers, the family asks that
donations be made in Dr. Sen’s name to the
American Cancer Society.
Dean Jessica Bailey commented on the
immediate outpouring of love and respect
from both faculty, staff and students, “Dr.
Sen was always willing to take time to
support the scholarly pursuits of colleagues
and the development of young minds at the
University. We will miss him.”
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