July/August 2018 Morgan State FROM PAGE 1


Ample financial resources (relative to expenses and debt)


Low-to-moderate debt burden Relatively


stable enrollment


with full-time enrollment increasing


and


“With a strong credit rating the


recognition as a low


financial risk Morgan will continue along its positive trajectory, facilitating


the conditions that


allow for further investment in future campus enhancements and much-needed facilities,” said Morgan President David Wilson. “Standard and Poor’s assessment reinforces the University’s strong financial condition and provides the confidence in knowing that Morgan


is operating on sure footing with a steady focus on its bottom line.”


Standard and Poor’s also


based its affirmation of the University’s bond rating on the State of Maryland’s strong support of Morgan, owning a niche in


the marketplace as an HBCU, and increases in full-time enrollment, despite very strong competition in the Northeast Corridor from other universities.


“We accept and appreciate


S&P’s fair assessment of Morgan’s financial condition,” said Sidney H. Evans, M.B.A., vice president for Finance


at Morgan. “The university will continue to strengthen its financial position to meet its long-term financial and strategic goals.”


Morgan participates external in


multiple annual audit examinations including financial statement audits


State of Maryland Legislative Office, and audits conducted by Morgan’s own Internal Audit & Management Review office. The collective audit findings assist the University in limiting risks, assessing processes, improving best practices, promoting efficiency and strengthening compliances.


by an independent auditor, audits by the


and Management Tarik Cohen FROM PAGE 1


of the Cincinnati Bengals. Current Aggies rounded out the player contingent


along with Lamar


Raynard, Elijah Bell and Marquell Cartwright.


Two of the nearly 300 children


attending the camp were Antonio Jackson and DeMarcus Jackson of Winston Salem, who both said the enjoyed the camp. Their father Lance Jackson said he “Loved it.” He said it stressed fundamentals, which


is athletes. At the camp, The HBCU


Advocate caught up with Tarik and his aunt, with whom he lived from his sophomore year through


Tuskegee Grad FROM PAGE 2


pinned by a longtime hero and fellow history-maker, retired Col. Christine "Nickey" Knighton.


Knighton was the second


black woman in the Department of Defense to earn her aviator wings, the first from Georgia, and the first woman in the U.S. Army to command a tactical combat arms battalion.


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"Col. Knighton has been an inspiration to me since college," Freeman said. "I felt that it was only right to have her pin me." Freeman also lists Knighton as one of her main role models, along with her own grandfather, and the pioneering female Tuskegee Airmen like Mildred Carter.


Like Knighton before her,


Freeman's inspirations led her to attend Tuskegee University and enroll in the historic institute's ROTC program. She said she knew since she was a child that she wanted to fly, and said it was discipline, perseverance, and faith that helped her achieve that goal.


"You can't let mistakes and


setbacks keep you down," she said. "Learn from them and continue moving forward. Most importantly keep God first and He will direct your path."


Maj. Gen. Sheryl Gordon


applauded Freeman's historic accomplishment. Gordon is the first female general officer in the Alabama National Guard and is now the first female to serve as its adjutant general. "We take the ideals of equal opportunity very seriously," Gordon said, "and we're extremely proud of 2nd Lt. Freeman's achievements. She is further proof that we don't see race or gender in the Alabama Guard -- we see Soldiers and Airmen and their potential. She has worked very hard to earn those wings, and that's a great example for all of us."


Currently at Fort Hood


preparing to deploy to the Middle East as a platoon leader in the Alabama National Guard's 1-169th Aviation Battalion, Freeman's mind is on the mission. After that, she said, her plans are simple: keep going.


"I just plan to continue to


develop my skills as an officer and aviator, as well as mentoring others," she said.


In her civilian career, Freeman is an aerospace engineer at United States Army Aviation Development Test Activity at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.


important to young


his senior year of high school in Louisburg, North Carolina. Both were pleased with camp’s first results.


The kids came out...it was a good turnout.


“It was an overall success. And overall


they had


fun,” commented Tarik. His aunt, Milltrene Newell, said that even as a child, when he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up Tarik would reply: ‘“I’m gonna be a NFL football player!”’ He was an excellent


student,


said, straight-A, and an all-around good kid. Her advice for other youngsters is to do what Tarik did: “Set your goals. Follow your dreams and your goals.”


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