THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, June 12, 1996 TAG: 9606110170
SECTION: ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZEN PAGE: 08 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ALLISON T. WILLIAMS, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: 29 lines
KayshaLankford, 22, of Windsor made school history when she graduated May 12, from Norfolk State University.
Lankford earned a bachelor's degree in pre-med chemistry through NSU's Dozoretz National Institute for Minorities in Applied Sciences.
The program, started in 1986 to increase the number of minority scientists nationwide, awards full scholarships to selected minority high school students planning careers in basic and applied sciences.
Lankford graduated with a 3.88 of a possible 4.00 grade point average - the highest of any student ever enrolled in NSU's DNIMAS program, associate director Charles Pleasants said.
``She enrolled at Norfolk State and DNIMAS in the fall of 1992 as the top student in her class,'' Pleasents said. ``She is graduating as the top student among DNIMAS scholars at this university.''
Lankford, who was valedictorian of her 1992 Windsor High School class, is now headed to the University of Maryland-Baltimore to begin working on her doctorate in pharmacy.
She is the daughter of Melvin and Loretta Langford of Windsor. ILLUSTRATION: Photo by EUGENE L. SAUNDERS
Kaysha Lankford is pursuing her doctorate in pharmacy. by CNB