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THE CHIEF MARSHAL

THE CLASS MARSHALS

CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTERS DEGREE

INSTRUCTORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

PROFESSORS EMERITI

THE GRADUATE FACULTY

THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC MACE
AND THE OFFICIAL MEDALLION

Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savan-
nah State College Academic Procession carries an official mace which is indicative
of the power, dignity, and magisterium vested in the College. The mace is a club-
shaped staff which originated in the Middle Ages as a weapon. Eventually, it gained
a ceremonial character and is presently employed most often by legislative forums
and academic enterprises.

The official mace of Savannah State College was designed and made from ma-
hogany wood by Mr. Ernest S. Brown, Instructor of Industrial Arts. Dr. Lester
B. Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built
the Mace Stand.

It is significant to note that the mace bears the official seal of the College and
the motto of President Prince A. Jackson, Jr., "Lux Et Veritas" ("Light and Truth"),
which is his conception of what Savannah State College should be, must be, and is
to all individuals associated with her. Dr. Jackson also wears a silver medallion
which bears the official seal of the College and symbolizes the Office of the President.

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Savannah State College, on July 1, 1974, established The Cyrus G.
Wiley Distinguished Alumnus/ Alumna Award to recognize outstanding
Savannah State College alumni who have shown tremendous support and
loyalty to the College and to show her appreciation for those alumni who
become shining examples of the lofty ideals espoused by the institution and
to recognize the achievements and contributions of such distinguished alum-
ni. Nominations for these awards are made by a select group of faculty,
staff and students who carefully screen each nominee or candidate before
the final recommendations are submitted. The award commemorates Cyrus
G. Wiley, the second President of Savannah State College and the first alum-
nus to become President of the College.

The Cyrus G. Wiley Distinguished Alumnus/ Alumna Award is the
first honor of its kind to be given by Savannah State College to outstanding
alumni and will not be given indiscriminately. To qualify to receive this
award, the graduate or former student must have a strong commitment for
providing continuous support to the College. The recipients must be in-
volved in ivorking for the improvement of their Alma Mater and in stim-
ulating others to support her both morally and financially. The honorees
must also be involved in community affairs and efforts designed to gen-
erate the betterment of mankind.

The College will recognize recipients of the Cyrus G. Wiley Distin-
guished Alumnus/ Alumna Award at Commencement Convocations.

Itagrapljtral >ketrij?s fur BterijmntB of tfje
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Presentations by Norman Benedict Elmore, M.A.,
Assistant Professor of English, Savannah State College

Citations by Prince Albert Jackson, Ph.D.,
President, Savannah State College

LESTER W. BUTTS, Diploma, L. S. Ingraham High School, Sparta,
Georgia; B.S., Savannah State College; M.A., Ed.S., New York Univer-
sity: Long recognized as a leader in the field of education in the State of
Georgia, this distinguished son of Savannah State College has served as a
classroom teacher in both Forsyth and Montezuma, Georgia. After
gaining acclaim as an academician of the highest order, Lester W. Butts
was named to secondary and elementary principalships in Meriwether
County and in the Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia. Ultimately,
he was made principal of Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and
currently enjoys tenure in that position. Our honoree served in the Korean
Conflict and has made his presence felt in many worthwhile
organizations. He is a Trustee of Allen Temple A.M.E. Church of Atlan-
ta, Georgia, where he is also a member of the Board of Directors of the
Allen Temple Development Corporation. Because of his social and civic
interests, Mr. Butts holds membership in the National Association of
Secondary School Principals, the Future Funding Commission for the
City of Atlanta, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. He is
married to the former Miss Pauline Fields and he is the father of three
children: a son and two daughters. Inspired by his vigorous leadership in
the City of Atlanta, Mr. Butts' fellow alumni agree that he most sincerely
deserves this, their ultimate accolade.

METTELLA WILSEY MAREE, Diploma, Spelman College, Atlanta,
Georgia; A.B., Georgia State College (now Savannah State College);
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Advanced Study: Colum-
bia and Atlanta Universities, the Universities of California, Chicago, and
Georgia, and Savannah State College: Candid, productive, and in-
tellectually tenacious, this daughter of Savannah State College brought
her pioneering ways to public education, socio-civic functions, Savannah
State College, and the Savannah State College National Alumni
Association. Miss Maree's educational expertise has served as the force
which caused others to honor her in many spheres. She has been honored
at intervals as "Teacher of the Year" at John Wesley Hubert School in
Savannah, as "District Teacher of the Year," and as "State Teacher of
the Year" by the Georgia Teachers and Education Association. Because
of her efficiency as a classroom teacher and as an administrator, Miss
Maree has received citations from numerous circles, including, the Savan-
nah-Chatham County Board of Public Education, the Mental Health
Board, the Retarded Children's Association, the Adult Education Coun-
cil, the Girl Scouts, the YMCA, the NAACP, and the Savannah State
College National Alumni Association, which presented "This Is Your
Life Metella Wilsey Maree." This eclectic alumna holds membership in
numerous organizations in CAE, GAE, NEA, and NAACP. Miss Maree
is a fervent church worker and this zeal was recognized by the parish-
ioners of the membership of the Saint Philip A.M.E. Church, when they
elected her to the Board of Trustees. In the socio-civic arena, she served
as a founder of Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Incorporated in the City of Savannah. Skillful and resourceful, Miss
Maree has also enjoyed tenure as Southeastern Regional Director for Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. Realizing that her commitment to the
dignity of man has enriched American education and elevated the temper
of our environment, it is with glad heart and all due praise that her fellow
graduates now, for once, extend her an accolade for striving toward the
highest good.

JOSIE BROWN SESSOMS, Secondary Training, Roger Williams
University, Nashville, Tennessee, and South Carolina State College,
Orangeburg, South Carolina; Normal, South Carolina State College;
B.S., Savannah State College; M.Ed., Atlanta University; Advanced
Study, New York University, Atlanta University, The University of Ten-
nessee, and Georgia Southern College: the Alumni Association, the SSC
faculty and student body, the Savannah community, and the Coastal Em-
pire all have shared fully in the achievements of this hard working and
dedicated alumna. Josie Brown Sessoms has enjoyed a wide range of
educational experiences in the State of Georgia, which include her
working as a home economics teacher in Darlington, South Carolina, as a
home economics teacher, a critic teacher, and a consultant at Savannah
State College, as Supervisor of Instruction and Curriculum Director in
Tattnall and Evans Counties, as Curriculum Director and System Coor-
dinator for Adult Education in Emanuel County, and as an off-campus
faculty member for Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia,
prior to her retirement in July 1974. Mrs. Sessoms also served as a
classroom teacher and supervising principal in Thomas County for a five
year period. Our honoree has been honored by many religious and civic
groups in Chatham, Emanuel, Evans, and Tattnall Counties. Mrs.
Sessoms holds membership in numerous professional organizations such
as GAE, NEA, the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Develop-
ment, the Georgia Jeanes Supervisors and Curriculum Directors, the
Helen A. Whiting Society, and the Atlanta University Alumni
Association. In the socio-civic arena, Mrs. Sessoms holds membership in
Elite Temple No. 71 Daughters of Elks, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, In-
corporated, the Women's Auxiliary of the Georgia State Medical
Association, and the Savannah State College National Alumni
Association of which she is a past President. This outstanding alumna is a
member of the First Bryan Baptist Church, where she renders service as
both a Trustee and a Deaconess. Her peers, the members of the Alumni
Association, proffer her this award for distinguished diplomacy and com-
mitment to just causes.

NANCY HOUSTON WALKER, Normal Diploma, Atlanta, Georgia;
B.S., Savannah State College; M.A., Atlanta University; Advanced
Study, Fisk University and the Universities of California and Georgia:
Resourceful teacher and compassionate counselor, her inquisitive mind
has led her into all paths and crossroads of the educational arena. Prior to
her recent retirement, Mrs. Walker was a veteran teacher with a wide
repertoire of experiences which included faculty tenure at Florence Street
and George DeRenne Elementary Schools, Cuyler Junior High School,
and Robert W. Groves High School, all located in Savannah-Chatham
County. This distinguished graduate of Savannah State College had the
honor of being one of the first teachers to be appointed in the area of in-
struction which focuses on the needs and problems of the exceptional
child. Always concerned with the pulse of the community, Mrs. Walker
serves Savannah-Chatham County in many ways. She holds membership
in the GAE, CAE, the Board of Directors of the Chatham Association of
Retarded Children, the NAACP, the United Church Women, and the
League of Women Voters. Our honoree has received numerous awards;
lhey include being named Georgia Teacher of the Year by the GTEA and
Woman of the Year in Education. The Savannah State College National
Alumni Association has also sponsored "This Is Your Life Nancy

Houston Walker" in her honor. Dedicated to the advocacy of the
Church, Mrs. Walker is a lifelong member of the First African Baptist
Church of Savannah, which she serves in a variety of ways. Currently, she
is curator of the Kiah Museum and secretary to the Board of Directors of
the May Street YMCA. In light of her accomplishments, Nancy Houston
Walker is extended this supreme salute by the Savannah State College
National Alumni Association.

WILLIAM N. WESTON, B.S., Savannah State College; Advanced
Study, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
the Universities of Maryland and Texas: A genuine person, a gifted leader
of men, and a recognized member of his profession, this exemplary
graduate of Savannah State College has earned the esteem of his
colleagues in all walks of life. During his tenure of service at the Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, which began in 1962, William
N. Weston has served brilliantly as a Senior Maneuver Analyst and as a
Senior Mathematician Programmer. At Goddard, Mr. Weston
developed the first computer software package for major on-site contract
support effort to be utilized by the Mission Support Computing and
Analysis Division. He has also worked jointly with the United States
Naval Observatory in Washington, the District of Columbia. This
distinguished alumnus works untiringly in the social and civic sphere. He
is Eastern Regional Vice-President of the Savannah State College
National Alumni Association, a volunteer in the Urban League's Black

Executive Exchange Program, a member of the Education Committee of
the District of Columbia Credit Union League, a director of the Savannah
State College Foundation, and Director and Treasurer of Metropolitan
Towers, Incorporated, a non-profit housing corporation. Mr. Weston
also serves as Director-Treasurer-Manager of the Federal Credit Union
and as a deacon of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington. He has
been accorded many honors, which include serving as guest panelist in
Space Relations in the District of Columbia Public Schools, as a
distinguished panel member for the Civil Service Board of Examiners at
the GSFC, and as an EEO counselor for the Goddard Space Flight Cen-
ter. Our honoree has been cited for service as a volunteer tutor in
mathematics for "Future for Jimmy Program," for achievement as a
project director at GSFC, and for deportment as an EEO counselor. Mr.
Weston holds membership in the Association of Computing Machinery,
the NAACP, the YMCA, the Urban League, and the Northwest Bound-
ary Civic Association of the District of Columbia. He is married to the
former Elizabeth C. Hughes of Macon, Georgia, and he is the father of
two sons and a daughter. Because he is held in high esteem and because he
epitomes, man striving, man creating, and man thinking, William N.
Weston is extended this supreme accolade.

THE CYRUS G. WILEY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS/ALUMNA
AWARD

Awarii of jExttltent? in tfje % umanittea

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, B.S., D.D., L.H.D., D.A., LL.D.

Founder and National President of Operation P. U.S.H.

(People United to Save Humanity)

You have worn the mantle of leadership with great
distinction for most of your life. Indeed, you once served
as President of the Student Government at A & T College
of North Carolina and later, served as a confidant to the
late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. An intensive and un-
wavering dedication which equals your brilliance as a
national leader has brought relief to the deprived and has
penetrated to the core of man's frustration. Your many
honors and citations give recognition to you as homo sui

juris and homo multarum litterarum. With lasting respect
we recognize you in the words of the Psalmist (1 10), "You
are a priest forever, according to the order of
Mechizedek." In all your efforts we pray, Deus vobiscum
as we steadfastly shout: Ecce Homo!

Given on the first day of June anno Domini MCMLXXV.

Savannah State College

Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D., President

ORDER OF EXERCISES

* ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Savannah State College Band
Samuel Gill, M.A., Director

INVOCATION The Reverend Edward C. Ducree, M. Div.

Assistant Dean of Students

Savannah State College

And Pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church

SELECTION: "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" Johannes Brahms

Savannah State College Concert Choir
James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Conductor

THE CYRUS G. WILEY AWARDS Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D., President

PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE HUMANITIES and

INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, B.S., D.D., LH.D., D.A., LL.D.

Founder and National President
Of People United to Save Humanity

SELECTION: "Hold On" Jester Harriston

Savannah State College Concert Choir

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:

Division of Business Mary C. Torian, Ed.D.

Division of Education Thelma M. Harmond, Ph.D.

Division of Humanities Luetta C. Milledge, Ph.D.

Division of Natural Sciences Margaret C. Robinson, Ph.D.

Division of Social Sciences Elmer J. Dean, Ed.D.

Division of Technical Sciences Clyde W. Hall, Ed.D.

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

Assisted by Dean of the College, Thomas H. Byers, Ph.D.

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE GRADUATE DEGREES Joseph V. Adams, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Armstrong State College and Savannah State College

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Henry L. Ashmore, Ed.D.

President, Armstrong State College
Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

ALUMNI INDUCTION James O. Thomas, B.S.

President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association

Washington, D. C.

PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Commander Virgil V. McGee

Commanding Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C.

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander Virgil V. McGee

PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" The Reverend Starr Bowen, B.D.

Pastor, The Isle of Hope United Methodist Church

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel Williams, M.Div.

College Minister

SEVEN-FOLD AMEN

** RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

The audience is requested to remain seated.
**The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

HONOR GRADUATES

JUNE1, 1975

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.750 or above)

Jacqueline Lonoria Brown
Patricia Ann Edwards
Clara Benita Elmore
Charlie Jackson
Gwendolyn H. Rycroff
Kenneth Werner Scherz

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400 to 3.749)

Ethel Stokes Bowles
Eddie Charles Cochran
Mae Bell Foston
Kathy Ann Harrison
Elvira B. Henderson
James Michael Inman
Marion Johnson
Linda Marie Lockley
Burma Jean Ruth

CUM LAUDE (3.000 to 3.399)

Jerry Lasheel Smith Artest
George Bernard Austin
Pamela Faye Baker
William Beasley
John Mell Clark
James Harold Cooper, Jr.
Jacqueline Syvetta Drisdom
Ulysses Fitzpatrick
Joseph Gilbert
Shirley Hall
Janice Lois Hillery
Gwendolyn Hollimon
Barbara Ann Hood
Katherine Murphy Houston
Billy Wayne Kelly
Carolene Kinsey
Eunice Amie Martin
Louella McGhee

Veronica Shiree Merriweather
Jerome Miller
Shirley Jean Mosley
Hannah Beautine Murphy
Grace Evans Neidlinger
Teresa Owens
Anna Teresa Truell Palmer
Sylvia Pitts
Dwan Denise Porter
Linda Elaine Praylo
Juanita Richardson
DebraG. Rittenberry
Deborah Ann Sermons
Deborah Elaine Wesley
Rosalyn Wilson
Mary Joy Woodard
Clara J. M. Chance Woods
Mary Lee Vaughn

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

Deborah Odette Cutter Savannah

Ronald Green Savannah

Shirley Ann Hall Dublin

Charlie Jackson Townsend

Carolene Kinsey Tampa

Nathaniel H. Lowman Savannah

Shirley Walker Peek Savannah

Deborah G. Rittenberry Savannah

Ronald J. Wiggins Summerville

General Business A dministration

Shirley Ann Battiste Savannah

Ethel Stokes Bowles Savannah

Lunetta Marie Brown Savannah

Benjamin E. Bush Bainbridge

Eddie B. Carter Vienna

Benjamin Franklin Fleming Atlanta

Terry G. Frazier Savannah

Raymond H. Greene Blackshear

James Willie Hardy Savannah

Ronald Lamont Harris Cartersville

Charles E. Howard Dublin

John Louis Howard Savannah

Marilyn Annette Jackson Jacksonville

Claudette Johnson Adel

London Lowman, Jr Savannah

Sandra Mallory Savannah

Junial C. Moore Savannah

Ronald Nathal Nowlin Effingham, S. C.

Veronica E. Oliver Savannah

Vernon Spence Pate Blackshear

Bennie Mae Riles Augusta

Benjamin F. Tate Midway

Virginia G. Thomas Savannah

Aletha Walls Jeffersonville

Economics

Jerome Miller Savannah

Richard A. Warren Savannah

Business Finance
Thomas Bernard Smith Waycross

DIVISION OF EDUCATION

Elementary Education

Inell Allen Hartwell

Addis M. Argrow Savannah

Dianne Renea Bartley Griffin

Alfreedia S. Bellinger Savannah

Absentia

DeVera Ann Battle Savannah

Johnetta Martrell Bradley Pelham

Arnetta K. Brown Savannah

Christa Regenia Brown Savannah

Irvin Eugene Bryant Savannah

Janie Brown Burke Savannah

Alice Lenora Campbell Savannah

Virginia Carrie Carthon Savannah

Gwendolyn P. Drayton Savannah

Jacqueline S. Drisdom Savannah

Patricia Ann Edwards Dublin

Dafnet Dozier Flowers Savannah

Elizabeth Lemon Foster Savannah

Florence Branch Gilbert Savannah

Sondra Wilkins Glover Savannah

Phyllis Marilyn Graham Savannah

Billy Ray Grant Glenwood

Brenda Joyce Griffin Bainbridge

Betrotha Hamilton Savannah

Sandra Jeanette Harrington Savannah

Kathy Ann Harrison Edison

Erma Lee Holmes Mcintosh

Catherine Katrina Hood Savannah

Katherine Murphy Houston Savannah

Amanda Jenkins Savannah

Samuel Johnson Savannah

Ella Mae Jones Claxton

Florence Lucille Kelly Savannah

Linda Carol King Macon

Ruby Jean Lee Glenwood

Sandra Lewis Savannah

Allie R. McGirt Savannah

Naomi W. McNeil Savannah

Janice Carol Nevels Savannah

Betsy Norwood Owens Savannah

Theresa Owens Camilla

Theresa Ann Reeves Savannah

Eunice Levy Rhodes Savannah

Juanita Richardson Savannah

Gwendolyn H. Rycroft Savannah

Lydia Scott Savannah

Clarice Lynette Sermons Baxley

Deborah Ann Sermons Baxley

Mary Elizabeth Adkins Smith Mcintosh

Ronald A. Smoak Savannah

Barbara Ann Stewart Forsyth

Georgia Byrd Stripling Savannah

Mopsy Gail Taylor Waycross

Minnie Thomas Dublin

Annie Mae Wiggins Savannah

Pearl Mae Beckton Wilbon Savannah

Janie Mae Willis Savannah

Rosalyn Marie Wilson Townsend

Mary Joy Woodard Vidalia

Clara J. M. C. Woods Savannah

Violet Anita Wyche Barnesville

Absentia

SECOND A R YEDUCA TION

Art Education

Jerry Dennard Savannah

John H. Folsome Wrightsville

Louella McGhee Pine Mountain

Business Education

Velmon Torrence Allen Savannah

Deloris Scott Jones Savannah

Paulette Johnson Kenner Augusta

Mary Lee Vaughn Savannah

Annese A. Washington Dublin

English Education

Ethel Evette Brown Blackshear

Clara Benita Elmore Savannah

Dwan Denise Porter Savannah

Emma Delean Smith Hinesville

Thelma Christine Williamson Vidalia

English Language and Literature

Yvonne Debbie Abner Savannah

Linda Elaine Logan Savannah

Electronics Engineering Education
James Bryant Macon

Industrial A rts Education

Jesse Barnes, Jr Leary

Kenneth Greene Savannah

Edward D. Johnson Savannah

Leroy Pace, Jr Savannah

Fred Reynolds Savannah

Kenneth Werner Scherz Savannah

Mathematics Education

Shirley Jean Mosley Millen

Carolyn V. Wright Savannah

Music Education

Pamela Foye Baker Wadley

Ronald D. Ball Claxton

Lynette Marie Jones Savannah

Social Studies Education

Bernard Baker, Jr Jacksonville

William Beasley Savannah

Mae Bell Foston Milledgeville

Patricia Mosley Harris Savannah

Barbara Ann Hood Millen

James Michael Inman Waycross

(Concentration in History)
Marion Johnson Bainbridge

(Concentration in History)

Linda Marie Lockley Jesup

Hannah Beautine Murphy Claxton

Grace Evans Neidlinger Thunderbolt

Angelyn Richards Savannah

Michael Bernard Singleton Savannah

Janet Owens Smith Thunderbolt

Absentia

Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Theresa Louise Adams Brunswick

Jessie Ellen Bartley Guyton

Earnest Joe Baulkmon Bainbridge

Georgetta Daniels Savannah

Erie Lee Downing Savannah

Joseph B. Harris Savannah

Pamela Patricia Hicks Savannah

Sandra Pearl Hicks Hinesville

Celestley Johnson Savannah

Collins Jones Columbus

Michael Jordan Savannah

Billy W. Kelley Lithonia

Herbert Laurie Beaufort, S. C.

Roosevelt Martin Statesboro

Edward Jerome Mines Savannah

Talkoy Eugene Peoples Savannah

Dwight Jerome Pugh Bainbridge

Jacqueline Robinson Savannah

Deborah Q. Smith Bowman, S. C.

Valerie Leon Taylor Savannah

Charles Edward Turner Dublin

John Henry Walker Louisville

Blanche N. Williams Savannah

Robert Willis Valdosta

Brenda L. Wright Swainsboro

Biology
Ruth Naomi Goldwire Clyo

Chemistry

Jacqueline Lenoria Brown Kingsland

James Thomas Curry Macon

Ulysses Fitzpatrick Dry Branch

Sandra Marie Morris Savannah

Linda Elaine Praylo Savannah

Mary Ann Small Savannah

Linda Marie Washington Savannah

Norman LeVornia Williams Savannah

Mathematics

Mitchell Carthon Thomson

Marion Dutton Savannah

Freddie McKinley Edenfield Brunswick

Jackie L. Famble Savannah

Elvira B. Henderson Savannah

Janice Lois Hillery Brunswick

Gwendolyn Holliman Dublin

Anthony Hunter Guyton

Anna Teresa Palmer Savannah

William J. Simon Guyton

Robert Simmons Savannah

Deborah Elaine Wesley Savannah

Absentia

Graduated and Commissioned Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps December 15, 1974

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

Criminal Justice

Veronica Bennett Augusta

Samuel Luther Burch, Jr Elberton

John Mell Clark Athens

Gwendolyn M. Fulton Augusta

Geoffrey Eugene Gadsden Savannah

Joseph Gilbert Savannah

Monica Elaine Gray Savannah

Willie Elmer Harper Sparta

Glenda Eneiro Howard Atlanta

Shirley Ann Jackson Quitman

James Edward Jones Savannah

Lee Jones Savannah

Precilla Loraine Jones Shellman

Eunice Annie Martin Savannah

Veronica S. Merriweather Macon

Eugene Miller Savannah

Solomon Myers, III Savannah

Sharon Elaine Rogers Barnesville

Dennis Lee Simmons Devereux

Vernal Jean Solomon Quitman

Walter Lewis Taylor Pinehurst

Jerry Thomas Dupont

Diane Smith Warren Sparta

Juanita Washington Waynesboro

Millicent R. Williams Augusta

Malachi O. Wilson Bishopville

Sociology

Jerry Lasheel Artest Savannah

Audrey Juanita Binns Athens

Vera Veronica Brown Savannah

Patricia Ann Cowart Savannah

Betty Jean Culver Savannah

Howard Duncan Savannah

Virginia Ann Gray Gray

Gwendolyn Hargrove Savannah

Lester Harris Savannah

Patricia Ann Heath Norwood

Alfred Louis Howard Savannah

Brenda Faye Ivory Hazelhurst

Deloris Juanita Jackson Lizella

Davida B. Jenkins Savannah

Donald Victor Jenkins New York

Juanita Johnson Sparta

Doris Ann Key Covington

Phyllis Elaine Mackey Savannah

Gloria Jean Mathis Sparks

Sandra Lee Maxwell Savannah

Sharon Annette McDowell Detroit

Percil Moye Savannah

Stephen A. Mullice Midway

Patricia Ann Thompson Parks Savannah

Nellie Elaine Sellers Macon

Johnny Tyrone Smith Savannah

Mary Alice Smith LaGrange

Alfreda Washington Savannah

Margaret C. Winds Savannah

Absentia

Social Work

Bradford Allen Baxley

Peggy S. Glaze Elberton

Earnestine Owens Manchester

Teresa Owens Manchester

Sylvia Pitts Columbus

Charlotte Ann Smalls Savannah

History

Stephen William Kelley Atlanta

Geneva Kathryn Mainer Savannah

Danny Louis Parrish Metter

Rufus L. Wilkerson Jesup

DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES

Civil Engineering Technology
Anthony D. Patterson Savannah

Electronics Engineering Technology

George Bernard Austin Bainbridge

Alonzo Earl Burney Bainbridge

Eddie Charles Cochran Pelham

John Stanley Moore Dublin

John Ronald Thompson. Savannah

Herman James Wright Bluffton

Mechanical Engineering Technology

James Harold Cooper, Jr t Savannah

Cornelius Holmes Savannah

Firouzadj Abbas Savannah

Dietetics And Institutional Management
Vernice LaShon Barnes Savannah

Textiles A nd Clothing

Carol Ann Johnson Savannah

Marilyn Renee Marsh Savannah

Mattie Frances Russell Milner

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Civil Technology
Henry Edward Lipscomb Savannah

THE JOINT GRADUATE PROGRAM OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE AND SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

CANDIDA TES FOR THE MASTER OF EDUCA TION

AND
THE MA S TER OF B USINESS ADMIN IS TRA TION DEGREES

June 2, 1975

Sage Brown

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

B.B.A. Degree 1973 Augusta College

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Mae Helen Adkins B.S. Degree

Christine Kramer Anderson B.S. Degree

Virginia D. Barnes B.S. Degree

Martha Nail Biddy B.S. Degree

Mary Lankford Bradley A.B. Degree

Betty J. Jones Burnett B.S. Degree

Ernestine Castle B.S. Degree

Freddie Bacon Chance B.S. Degree

Isabella Eloise Chance B.S. Degree

Mildred Carolyn Register Cleveland B.S. Degree

Ouida Nash England B.S. Degree

Joan Singleton Ervin B.S. Degree

Cheryl Lynn Roberts Goldwire B.S. Degree

* Julia Theus Groover B.S. Degree

Sheila Garvin Hoynes B.S. Degree

Virginia Carter James B.S. Degree

Constance M. Jones B.S. Degree

Jeannette McMullen B.S. Degree

Marie Allen Miller B.S. Degree

Mildred Jackson Mobley B.S. Degree

Delores W. Phoenix B.S. Degree

Gladys Marie Schumacher B.S. Degree

Mary Franks Simmons B.S. Degree

Harold M. Singleton B.S. Degree

Jannie Ruth Smith B.S. Degree

Jane Rockwell Tyler B.S. Degree

Berneta Wallace B.S. Degree

Amelia Rhodes Ward B.S. Degree

Barbara P. Wellington B.S. Degree

*Latrelle Middleton Wells B.S. Degree

Gloria Wright B.S. Degree

Myrna Deloris Fields Youmans B.S. Degree

1948

Fayetteville State College

1969

Armstrong State College

1957

Savannah State College

1970

Georgia Southern College

1941

University of Georgia

1971

Savannah State College

1971

Savannah State College

1969

Savannah State College

1961

Savannah State College

1969

Georgia Southern College

1955

Savannah State College

1963

Savannah State College

1972

Savannah State College

1957

Georgia Southern College

1971

Georgia Southern College

1958

Savannah State College

1952

Florida A. & M. University

1972

Savannah State College

1968

Savannah State College

1950

Savannah State College

1959

Savannah State College

1957

University of Illinois

1951

Savannah State College

1967

Savannah State College

1959

Savannah State College

1973

Armstrong State College

1962

Savannah State College

1972

Pembroke State University

1953

Savannah State College

1967

Georgia Southern College

1963

Savannah State College

1961

Allen University

*In absentia

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EXCEPTIONAL

CHILDREN: BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

Jill Grier Briercheck B.S. Degree 1969

Linda Goldstein Cohen B. A. Degree 1965

Elizabeth B. Houston B.A. Degree 1972

Betty Marie Davis Jones B.S. Degree 1972

* James E. Lambert B.S. Degree 1971

Stanley Lamar Mims B.A. Degree 1973

Kathryn Sue Stephens B.S. Degree 1973

Ruth Carter Sullivan A.B. Degree 1954

Barbara G. Magwood B.S. Degree 1965

Georgia Southern College
Pennsylvania State

University
Georgia State University
Savannah State College
Georgia Southern College
Oakwood College
Georgia Southern College
University of Michigan
Savannah State College

*In absentia

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Mildred Scott Calloway B.S. Degree 1970

Mitchell Inman, II B.S. Degree 1972

Pamela Nelson McGlasson B.S. Degree 1964

Thelma M. Reeves B.S. Degree 1971

Brenda Thomas Stevens B.S. Degree 1971

Savannah State College
Savannah State College
Georgia State College
Savannah State College
Savannah State College

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HISTORY

James H. Bacon, Jr B.S. Degree 19*69

Joyce Griffin Dingle B.S. Degree 1963

Mary Demmond Robertson A.B. Degree 1949

Savannah State College
Savannah State College
Hollins College

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS

Horace Magwood B. S. Degree 1964

John Marion Parr B.S. Degree 1941

Savannah State College
Georgia Institute of
Technology

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Bonnie Bennett Craft A.B. Degree 1958

Iris Fisher Goodwin A.B. Degree 1946

James Ervin Taylor B.S. Degree 1969

Atlantic Christian College
University of North

Carolina
Savannah State College

MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Jacqueline Brown Mae Bell Foston

John Mell Clark Kathy Harrison

Eddie Cochran Marion Johnson

Clara Benita Elmore Linda Lockley

Patricia Edwards Linda Praylo

MEMBERS OF ALPHA PHI GAMMA
NATIONAL HONORARY JOURNALISM FRATERNITY

Jerry Lashell Smith Artest Jackie Gilbert

Michael Singleton

MEMBERS OF SIGMA TAU DELTA
HONOR SOCIETY

Clara Benita Elmore Dwan Porter

Emma Delean Smith

MEMBERS OF BETA KAPPA CHI
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

Jacqueline Brown Linda Praylo

Eddie Cochran William Simon

MEMBERS OF KAPPA DELTA PI
HONOR SOCIETY

Patricia Edward Kathy Harrison

Clara Benita Elmore Grace Neidleinger

Jacqueline Drisdom Clara Chance Wood

Mae Bell Foston Amelia R. Wood

MEMBERS OF ZETA ALPHA OMICRON

CHAPTER OF

LAMBDA ALPHA EPSILON HONOR SOCIETY

Willie Harper

MEMBERS OF PI GAMMA MU
NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY

Jerry Lashell Smith Artest Marion Johnson

William Beasley Linda Marie Lockley

Samuel Luther Burch, Jr. Hannah Beautine Murphy

John Mell Clark Grace Evans Neidleinger

Mae Bell Foston Teresa Owens

Peggy Glaze Sylvia Pitts

James Michael Inman Charlotte Ann Smalls

USHERS
MIDSHIPMEN - N.R.O.T.C.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

Let us give thanks and praise to Thee,
To our A Ima Mater, S. S. C.
Thine honor, pride, and eminence,
We raise in prayerful reverence.

Guide us still from day to day,
Be Thou mindful lest we lose our way;
Help us know that life, short or long,
Means unceasing work for weak and strong.

REFRAIN

Where Savannah meets the sea,

Where grassy plains and palms abound,

Where the flow 'rs are gems of loveliness,

There S.S.C. is found.

We adore each beauteous scene and hall,

Our all we pledge to Thee!

In our hearts we'll build a shrine for Thee.

We hail Thee, S.S.C.

J. Randolph Fisher
Hillary Hatchett

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1975 Summer School June 1 1 - August 13

1975 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 15

Upperclassmen, September 17

ACADEMIC COSTUMES

Modern academic dress has evolved from a type of apparel prescribed by English Medieval
Universities to distinguish their schools from the lay person in dress at a time when everybody
wore robes or gowns. When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suitable
system of academic apparel a half century ago it seemed best to agree on tome definite system
which all might follow. Accordingly, this attire has consisted of the cap, the gown, and the hood,
the latter two now differing according to the degree the wearer has received.

The modern cap, in academic dress has the same design for all degrees; black and square-
shaped with a tassel hanging from the center. However, the color of the tassel usually differentiates
the field of study for which the degree was granted, the gold tassel being worn by doctors or by
presidents of colleges and universities; but it may be added that the black tassel is correct for
all degrees.

The gown, unlike the cap, differs appreciably in design according to the degree conferred
on the wearer. The gown for the bachelor's degree has pointed sleeves. It is designed to be worn
closed. The gown for the master's degree, worn open or closed has an oblong sleeve, open at the
wrist, like the others. The sleeve base hangs down in the traditional manner. The rear part
of its oblong shape is square cut and the front part has an arc cut away. The doctor's gown, worn
open or closed, has long sleeves faced with velvet; three bars of velvet are midway the sleeves.
The trimmings of the doctor's gown may be black or the color associated with the field of study.

The hood, while not an article of dress, is, however, the most distinctive feature of the aca-
demic attire. It is a black, crow-shaped badge or adornment with an oval opening and worn down
the back. It enables one to quickly determine not only the degree held by the wearer but also the
college or university from which he is graduated. The colors lining the hood and the size and
shape of the hood make this distinction. The bachelor's and master's hoods are three feet and
three and a half feet in length, respectively; the doctor's hood is four feet in length and is made
with a wide panel. Hoods may be worn for only those degrees actually held by the wearers.

Members of the governing body of a college or university, and they only, whatever their
degrees may be, are entitled to wear doctor's gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods may
be only those of degrees actually held by the wearers or those especially prescribed for them
by the institution.

In some colleges and universities, it is customary for the president, chancellor, or chief officer
to wear a costume similar to that worn by the head of a foreign university.

The chief marshal may wear a specially designed costume approved by the institution.

For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor's gowns, edging of hoods, and
tassels of caps, the color associated with different subjects as prescribed by the revised American
Intercollegiate Code is as follows:

Agriculture Maise

Arts, Letters, Humanities White

Business Drab

Economics Copper

Education Light Blue

Law Purple

Library Science Lemon

Music Pink

Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Science Golden Yellow

Theology Scarlet

At Savannah State College, the lining of the hood has an orange chevron on a blue back-
ground to represent school colors. A faculty member wears the color of his alma mater.