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| This year's Annual Creative Pumpkin Carving art exhibition had 18 pumpkins submitted by 17 Bowie State students. Each year, on Halloween, art professor E. Clark Mester sponsors a competition in jack-o-lantern creativity, with the winners determined by popular vote of those who visit the show in the lobby of the Myers Auditorium. The pumpkins are displayed with titles only; the artists' names are not revealed until the winners are announced at the end of the day. This year, over 1000 votes were cast. The first place prize is $100, with plaques or ribbons to those placing second, third, and receiving honorable mention. This year's winners are: First Place: Brad Matthews for "Tiger Love"
Second Place: Alaya Larry for "Pumpkin Eats Pumpkin"
Third Place: Esther Williams for "Demon"
Honorable Mention: Tierra Hughes, "Hello Kitty Witch"; Karen Johnson, "Jesus"; Esther Williams, "Haunted House"; and Artisia Barton, "One Small Step for Mankind" For more information on the annual event, or to view photos of all this year's entries, contact Meiser in the Dept. of Fine & Performing Arts at Bowie State University. |
Speaking little English, Ji-Wu Jia came to the United States with his wife and son in 1989 from Beijing, China, a society that is much more open to the world now than years ago. Home to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is also where Jia received a bachelor’s degree in computer programming from Beijing College of Economics.
Dr. Brenda DoHarris, a native of Guyana and former chair of English at Bowie State University, is a full professor of English with a specialization in post-colonial women's literature.
Originally from Leslie, Ga., Felicia Mensah received her bachelor's degree in pedology from Bowie State University in May 2008. While attending the University she often mentioned how she was positively influenced by faculty members Drs. Freddie Vaughn and Kim Barnett. 
