The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair
Scholars Program) is pleased to announce the graduation of scholars from doctoral
and master’s programs, and the acceptance of 2019-2020 undergraduates into graduate
and PhD. programs for Fall 2020.
2019-2020
McNair Ed.D./Doctoral/Master’s Graduates
| FSU Alumni | Institution | Degree |
| Francena Turner, 2014 McNair Cohort | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne | Ed.D., Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership |
| Jessica Vickery 2015 McNair Cohort | Southern College of Optometry | O.D., Doctor of Optometry |
| Lashonda Hicks | Strayer University | Master of Business Administration, Management |
| Michelle Norman | UNC- Charlotte | Master of Science, Counseling |
| Jonela Rogers | Morehouse School of Medicine | Master of Public Health |
| Jacoya Thompson | Northwestern University | Master of Science, Earth & Planetary Science |
2019-2020 McNair Graduates & Scholar Graduate Program Acceptances
| Student | Acceptances | Attending |
| Maudeline Clervoix-Frank | North Carolina A & T University, Mental Health Counseling MA Program | North Carolina A & T, Mental Health Counseling MA Program |
| Queonnah Coleman | Howard University, History PhD. Program Indiana University, History PhD. Program University of Pittsburgh, Graduate studies History PhD. Program | University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Studies History PhD. Program |
| Jessie Cook | University of Illinois, Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD. Program Rice University, Biochemistry MS Program | University of Illinois, Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD. Program |
| Dominque Elliott | NC State University, Sociology PhD. Program Georgia State University, Sociology PhD. Program University of Cincinnati, Sociology PhD. Program UNC- Charlotte, Sociology MA Program | NC State University, Sociology PhD. Program |
| Andre Harris | University of Houston, Social Work PhD. Program University of Michigan, School of Social Work MSW Program University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Social Work MSW Program University of Chicago, School of Social Services Administration MA Program Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health MA Program | University of Houston, School of Social Work PhD. Program |
| Shaniqua Moore | UNC- Chapel Hill, Master of Social Work Program UNC- Greensboro, Master of Social Work Program North Carolina A & T University, Master of Social Work Program | UNC Chapel Hill, MSW Program |
| Demetria Murphy | NC State University, Master of Social Work Program Fayetteville State University, Master of Social Work Program | NC State University, MSW Program |
| Neysa Wellington | Temple University, Master of Fine Arts Program East Carolina University, Master of Fine Arts Program | Temple University, MFA Program |
Former
FSU-McNair Scholars Acceptances for Fall 2020 PhD. Programs
| Student | Attending |
| Jazmin Henry | University of California Irvine, School of Business Management PhD. Program |
| Jessica Riddell | NC State University, Teacher Education and Learning Sciences PhD. Program |
| Christopher Williams | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership Ed.D. Program |
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate
Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is named in honor of Dr. Ronald
E. McNair, the second African American to fly in space and one of the
seven-person crew who died on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger on
January 28, 1986. It is one of the TRiO programs federally funded by the
U.S. Department of Education to provide a comprehensive Ph.D. preparatory
program for first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented minority
college students to pursue graduate studies.
For more information please contact
McNair Program Coordinator, Erika Bradford, at ebradfor@uncfsu.edu (910) 672-2043.
About
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State
University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina
System and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the
state, having been founded in 1867. FSU is a historically black university
offering degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. With more
than 6,300 students, Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse
institutions in the nation. To learn more about Fayetteville State University,
visit www.uncfsu.edu.
