Location: Special Collections Room, Thurgood Marshall Library
Contact Name: Dr. M. Sammye Miller
Phone Number: 301-860-3664
Email: smiller@bowiestate.edu Description: Ambassador Teddy B. Taylor will be the keynote speaker for the departmental honors program. Taylor is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, holding the rank of Minister Counselor. He is also the current Diplomat in Residence at Howard University's Ralph J. Bunche Center, which fosters awareness of International Affairs. He serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea. A native of Washington, D.C., Taylor is a 1975 graduate of Florida A&M University. He joined the Foreign Service in 1978, serving his first tour at the American Embassy in Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala. |
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. Krishnasamy's research area focuses on how media affect certain communities, specifically regarding race, class, gender, and feminist research in communication. He has taught courses in interpersonal communication, the role of mass media and society, public speaking, and intercultural communication. He has high expectations for his students and believes that success is not a limitation.
Dante Lee, only five years out of college, is the president and CEO of Diversity City Media, a successful multicultural marketing and public relations firm based in Columbus, OH, that helps Fortune 500 advertisers reach African American consumers online. 