Alumni


Most of the graduates of the Department of Physics have been accepted by graduate school before their graduation, or have been employed shortly after graduation. A&T physics majors have been employed by agencies such as Lockheed Martin, NASA, Ford Motor Co., General Electric, IBM, The Environmental Protection Agency, and at high schools and universities.

The late Dr. Ronald McNair earned his BS degree in physics at A&T in 1971. Dr. McNair will be long remembered as an outstanding graduate of the Department of Physics. After leaving A&T Dr. McNair earned a PhD. degree in laser physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and launched a career as a research scientist.



Recent Graduates

Name Grad. Date Current Position Description
Adero Paige May 2005 North Carolina A&T M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Broadnax May 2005 North Carolina A&T M.S. student in Physics
Jasmine Davenport May 2005 University of Florida Ph.D. student in Materials Science
Aketa Ogletree May 2005 University of Michigan M.S. student
Lynnae Quick May 2005 North Carolina State Univ. Ph.D. student in Astrophysics
Jason Evans May 2005 Greensboro, NC Industry
Juan Figgers Fall 2004 Lockheed Martin Recruiter
Johnathan Smith Fall 2004 Penn State Ph.D. student in Meterology
Michelle Walker May 2004 Georgia Tech M.S. student in Aerospace Engineering
Tanina Bradley May 2004 UNC Charlotte M.S. student in Electrical Engineering
Alton Harrell May 2004 Greensboro, NC Industry
Alaina Jones May 2003 Texas A&M University Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering
Jason Perry May 2003 University of Georgia Ph.D. student in Physics
Steven Overby May 2003 North Carolina A&T M.S. student in Physics
Sonya Covington May 2002 Lockheed Martin N/A
Heather Gibbs May 2002 N/A N/A
Chiquita James May 2002 DePaul University M.S. student in Information Systems
Tennille Presley May 2002 Ohio State University PhD in Biophysics
Crystal Snowden May 2002 N/A N/A
Cliff Townes May 2002 N/A N/A
Heather Gibbs May 2002 N/A N/A
Rhonda Creed-Harry May 2001 Lockheed Martin N/A
Deatrick Foster May 2001 Univ. of Florida N/A
Tim Southern May 2001 N/A N/A
Gia Hunter May 2001 Univ. of NC-Chapel Hill N/A
Brian Hattway May 2001 N/A N/A
Andre Burton May 2000 University of North Carolina Information Services
Branch Coleman May 2000 Virginia Commonwealth University Biomedical
Virginia Fluitt May 2000 NC A&T Mechanical Engineering
Nicota Staples May 2000 NC A&T N/A
Lee Phillips December 1997 Microchip Technology Principle Engineer




Master's Program Graduates

Name Grad. Date Current Position Description
Brian Hattaway May 2003 University of Connecticut Ph.D. program
James T. Swindell May 2003 University of Georgia Ph.D. program
Marsha Walters May 2003 North Carolina A&T Ph.D. in Engineering
Jareas Underwood May 2002 Jefferson Lab N/A
Tito Robinson May 2001 Kodak N/A
Jason Gilchrist May 2001 Shaw University N/A
Yesuf Farah May 2002 N/A N/A




Other Former Graduates

Name Grad. Date Current Position Description
Chris McCray May 1993 N/A N/A
Kristen Starkey May 1995 N/A N/A
Vernon Simmons N/A N/A N/A
Clarence Buford N/A N/A N/A
Ben McCarter May 1995 N/A N/A
Dr. Dwight Davis N/A Penn State Univ. Professor of Medicine
Calvin Lowe N/A Bowie State Univ. President of Bowie State Univ.