One Hundred Fiftieth Commencement June 8, 1997 Savannah State University

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The Chief Marshal

The Class Marshals

Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degree

Candidate for Masters Degree

The Faculty

The Presidential Party

The academic regalia, the academic processional, and the ceremonial
program are part of an ancient tradition of learning. This tradition is a unified,
solemn occasion at which only applause is appropriate.

The audience is asked to refrain from any form of expression and to
reserve celebrations until the program is concluded.

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Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr., President
Presiding

PRELUDE "Eternal Life". . . Duncan

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

'ACADEMIC PROCESSION "War March of the Priests". . . Felix Mendelssohn

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

INVOCATION Father Robert E. Chaney

St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Savannah, Georgia

SELECTION "Witness" Jack Hallorin

Savannah State University Concert Choir
Mr. Willie E. Jackson, Director ... Mr. Jerome Glover, Accompanist

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Justice Leah J. Sears

Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

SELECTION "me Battle of Jericho" Moses G. Hogan

Savannah State University Concert Choir

INTRODUCTION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Willie E. Johnson

Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

College of Business Administration Dr. William Dowling

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Kenoye K. Eke

College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Charlesworth Martin

CONFERRING OF DEGREES . . .\ Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr.

Assisted by the Academic Deans and Mr. Robert Ray, Interim Registrar

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR THE

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Willie Johnson

Acting Associate Graduate Dean

ALUMNI INDUCTION Mr. John Brown, President

Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Commander Welch Fair

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. George N. Williams

Head, Department of Chemistry and Faculty Representative to NROTC

Administering the Oath of Office

N.R.O.T.C Commander Welch Fair

A.R.O.T.C 1st Lt. George O. Mims

BENEDICTION Father Robert E. Chaney

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Alma Mater - Savannah State College Hymn

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RECESSIONAL "Pomp and Circumstance". . .Sir Edward Elgar

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

Savannah State College Hymn

J. Randolph Fisher and Hillary Hatchett

Let us give thanks and praise to Thee

To our Alma 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!

* The audience is requested to stand.

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

exited.

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

jftlastfer's; degree Conferred

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
JfWagter of public Stomtntetratton

Sandra McCord Young Savannah State University

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accalaureate degrees; Conferred

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

! Nikki Makeba Baker Camilla, Georgia

DeMetrice Bonner Gray, Georgia

*** Chanda LaRosa Cahoon Brunswick, Georgia

Candi Necole Carter Savannah, Georgia

* Linda Allison Collins Savannah, Georgia

Patricia Drayton Dantzler Savannah, Georgia

Wyman Roscoff Deal II Savannah, Georgia

*** Sherry Lue Elmore-Phillips Savannah, Georgia

* Timothy Blair Garris Savannah, Georgia

Bryant Jerome Jackson, Jr Atlanta, Georgia

Lenora Blanche Moore Walthourville, Georgia

Michelle Rene Morgan Savannah, Georgia

Kristi Diane Rayford Valdosta, Georgia

Ella Oglesby Roberts Savannah, Georgia

Gina Populus Stewart Richmond Hill, Georgia

Daniel E. Stratton Savannah, Georgia

Konah L. Terry Washington, D.C.

Glenda Bland Warren Pooler, Georgia

Charon C. Williams Hampton, Georgia

John Fitzgerald Wilson Savannah, Georgia

Computer Snformatton s>ptem

Nakia Bretai Bowens Decatur, Georgia

Shaneeka R. Golden Midway, Georgia

Verline Jno-Baptiste Hinesville, Georgia

* Kurtina L. Pollen Savannah, Georgia

* Tia Donyel Roberts Savannah, Georgia

* Tina Lashawn Turner Savannah, Georgia

*Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Jfflanagement

Kelvin Bernard Albright Savannah, Georgia

Michelle L. Braxton Atlanta, Georgia

Bruce J. Carter Savannah, Georgia

Sharonte Monique Clark Savannah, Georgia

Colleen R. Donovan St. Thomas, U.S. V.I.

Reggie Ramel Gadson Savannah, Georgia

Dana Theresa Hackney Savannah, Georgia

LaRona S. Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Felica Michelle Jones Darien, Georgia

Natasha Sanella Mildred McCann Savannah, Georgia

Shirley M. Miller - Savannah, Georgia

Tonya Lashall Parker Jesup, Georgia

Erica Tatyana Pinckney Atlanta, Georgia

Christopher Joseph Robertson Garden City, Georgia

Kelli Sibert Plainfield, New Jersey

Cameron Brooks Turner Savannah, Georgia

ittarketing

Deidra Olippiyah Combs Hartwell, Georgia

Cedric Emil Curtis Augusta, Georgia

Richard Carl Clevon Powell Savannah, Georgia

Cordie Joseph Wright II Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Cnglistf), language anb literature

Keitra W. V. Bates Columbia, South Carolina

Jason Edward Franklin Savannah, Georgia

Treva Adriane Rivers Savannah, Georgia

Dionne Raquel Roberts Nassau, Bahamas

Rashan Jamal Weldon Savannah, Georgia

David R. Wilburn, Jr Cleveland, Ohio

ittaste Communications;

! Christine Lokotsch Aube Savannah, Georgia

Taquita Latasha Brown Savannah, Georgia

Mario Covington Columbus, Georgia

Carlton Fitzgerald Fripp Decatur, Georgia

Tolanda Antoinette Grant Savannah, Georgia

Dara Ebun Green Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Shavon Shanelia Herrington Savannah, Georgia

Karla Jenell Lanier Savannah, Georgia

Patrick Demarco McGhee Marshallville, Georgia

Tamieka Nicole McKeever Atlanta, Georgia

Jermaine Uganda Tyler .Augusta, Georgia

Thomala Cathrine Wright College Park, Georgia

Recreation anb ^arb &bminitration

Lucinda Pascher Bryant Hinesville, Georgia

Robert McRae, Jr Lyons, Georgia

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Brant Colston Attaway Savannah, Georgia

Janice E. Johnson Garden City, Georgia

Bobby Glenn Leaphart, Jr Waycross, Georgia

Shannon O'Neill Smith Savannah, Georgia

Tawanna Jeanell Thompson Savannah, Georgia

Gregory Lawrence Tinsley Savannah, Georgia

Criminal 3futice

William Lewis Allen Flovilla, Georgia

Linda Marie Boone Hampton, Virginia

Jimmie L. Brown, Jr Hinesville, Georgia

Rodney Cornelious Brown Savannah, Georgia

Terrence Eugene Canty Milledgeville, Georgia

Mark Dean Carpenter Savannah, Georgia

Patrick Lyndell Cobb Savannah, Georgia

Demond Davis Miami, Florida

Donald Adrian Davis Cambria Heights, New York

Diane Cheresa Devore Savannah, Georgia

Ameniah Florence Atlanta, Georgia

Johnnie Maurice Green Ridgeland, South Carolina

Albert Keith Harley Savannah, Georgia

Griselda Denise Henley Griffin, Georgia

Crystal Bend Houston Miami, Florida

Kim Sheland Jones Toccoa, Georgia

Nicole Hall Little Knoxville, Tennessee

Larry Bernard Marshall Augusta, Georgia

Oh'Mesha Michelle Miller . . . ." Savannah, Georgia

Felicia Daniece Mincey Glennville, Georgia

Gregory Leonard Mitchell Savannah, Georgia

Larry Casavette Morgan Hinesville, Georgia

Jeffery Lanard Moses Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Jeffery Bernard Roberson Eastman, Georgia

Betty J. Robertson Savannah, Georgia

* Brenda Sheppard Smart Savannah, Georgia

Kenya Marchell Smith Savannah, Georgia

* Terrance Lenard Spikes College Park, Georgia

Sheron Monique Thomas Savannah, Georgia

Tonice Thompson-Cooper Garden City, Georgia

Rodriquez Westbrook Augusta, Georgia

Ira White, Jr Bayshore, New York

Leigh Ontoinette Williams Leary, Georgia

Shamika Lashawn Wyche Atlanta, Georgia

political Science

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Marty Joe Alexander Savannah, Georgia

Lisah T. Cason Savannah, Georgia

Paul Lester Conyers, Jr Hinesville, Georgia

Kendrick Dixon Augusta, Georgia

Mark D. Greene Savannah, Georgia

Simone Donna Pereira Naugatuck, Connecticut

* Takisha Lashelle Phillips Savannah, Georgia

Aretha RaMona Polite Savannah, Georgia

Andre Cornelius Rolle Swainsboro, Georgia

Abeba Liege Salter Tampa, Florida

Damon Charles Sanders Savannah, Georgia

Mashaunda Latrice Tanner Auburn, Georgia

Natasha Dionne Thomas Savannah, Georgia

Christopher Sharron Washington Savannah, Georgia

Marsha Elaine Young Savannah, Georgia

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* Tameka Yvette Brown Atlanta, Georgia

* Katina Voncille Hardy Savannah, Georgia

Gerrado M. Jivens Savannah, Georgia

Courtney Richelle Killings . . . \ Cordele, Georgia

Robert E. Mack V Hampton, Virginia

Kwesi Osakwe Matthews Milledgeville, Georgia

Stanley Allen Roberts Savannah, Georgia

Corey Demetrius Robinson Valdosta, Georgia

* Rose LaVerne Allen Williams Savannah, Georgia

Social Work

Cherlyn L. Alexis Savannah, Georgia

*** Brenda Gail Benjamin Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Marcia Kane Berens Savannah, Georgia

Tamara Denise Brown Savannah, Georgia

Beverly Denise Conaway Tybee Island, Georgia

Tonia Lashawn Dearman Hinesville, Georgia

Karen Denise Elleby Savannah, Georgia

Rhonda Hayward Hinesville, Georgia

Sonya Lolita Jackson Jesup, Georgia

Frank Errol James Savannah, Georgia

Lottye Shider Leftridge Savannah, Georgia

Lucy Polite Murray Savannah, Georgia

Dorothy A. Oliver Savannah, Georgia

Andrea Monique Owens . .Savannah, Georgia

Myoki Yanatri Paige Nashville, Tennessee

DiAnca Leinell Rogers Savannah, Georgia

Tonya Lashell Scott Savannah, Georgia

Virginia Dell Shore Savannah, Georgia

Robert L. Speight, Jr Thunderbolt, Georgia

Kendra Janine Stallings Augusta, Georgia

Tara Luciana Washington Georgetown, South Carolina

Terri Wilkins White Savannah, Georgia

Deleste Dionne Williams Augusta, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Althea Adams Savannah, Georgia

KaReem Antwone Beckett Savannah, Georgia

Monica Alicia Berry Savannah, Georgia

Ingrid Avis Byrd Savannah, Georgia

Edric Reynolds Carrington Cambridge, Massachusetts

Natarsia Catrice Flournoy Savannah, Georgia

Valarie Patrice Harris Moultrie, Georgia

Tameshia Meyon Hill Eatonton, Georgia

Christina Lynn Hollingshed .Savannah, Georgia

Roderick Lamar Jones Atlanta, Georgia

Amice Bostic Lofton Portal, Georgia

Kejuanna LaDuwan Manor Savannah, Georgia

Lemuel Orlandus Maynard Atlanta, Georgia

Gigi Michelle Miller Atlanta, Georgia

Darrell Montreal O'Neal Savannah, Georgia

Kenya Tara Read Savannah, Georgia

LaTanya Demetrix Singleton Macon, Georgia

Corey Demetrius Tate Augusta, Georgia

Analisa Denise Thompson Savannah, Georgia

LaNissa Dawn Trice Macon, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

** Eddie J. Turner Tampa, Florida

Darivia Rashawn Wheeler Atlanta, Georgia

Frank Lambert Wright Savannah, Georgia

Frankeena Lynette Wright Savannah, Georgia

jrltarine Ptologp

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*** Kenneth Jason Floyd Guyton, Georgia

Robert K. Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Rodrick Dewan Lindsey Alapaha, Georgia

Roderick Niskofa Mitchell Decatur, Georgia

Cnbtronmental i>tut)te

***! Lawrence Marion Bristow Savannah, Georgia

Daniel Bovian Gerald Florence, South Carolina

Ryan Chad Williams Washington, District of Columbia

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Krystal Regina Carithers Comer, Georgia

Donya Deannette Dean Savannah, Georgia

Framika Lesha Dove Hazelhurst, Georgia

Juliet Denise Kearse Savannah, Georgia

Christopher Micheal Richardson Albany, Georgia

Thea Burke Williams Savannah, Georgia

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Mark Edward Antley Lobeco, South Carolina

Marcus Norman Brown Savannah, Georgia

Isaac L. Felton Fort Valley, Georgia

Margelet Hamilton Savannah, Georgia

Donrell A. B. Johnson Augusta, Georgia

James Alexander Lecounte Midway, Georgia

Eric Devonte Lee Decatur, Georgia

Kimberly Delores Love Savannah, Georgia

Tamura Delana Magwood Columbus, Georgia

Angela Levon Miller Edison, Georgia

Tamara Lakisha Render Atlanta, Georgia

! Mahesh Kumar Rimal Nepal

Eric C. Rodgers Macon, Georgia

Nhi Tu Vuong Savannah, Georgia

Markus Keith Wilburn Macon, Georgia

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'Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Chemical engineering ^Cecljnologp

Robena Wilkins Robinson Savannah, Georgia

Cibil engineering Cecfjnologp

** Sabah Nasser A. Ali Bayon, Kuwait

** Willis Joel Hillery, Jr Brunswick, Georgia

Lynette Renee Jones Savannah, Georgia

** Hassan Jassem Karam Savannah, Georgia

Stephen Musyoka Nguttu Mombasa, Kenya

electronic^ engineering Cedfmologp

* Kevin Lamar Bloodworth Savannah, Georgia

Altramesia Lashon Grady Savannah, Georgia

! Dwayne Noel Kent Charlotte, North Carolina

Brian London Magwood Savannah, Georgia

James P. Searles Decatur, Georgia

Kyle Moses Small Waynesboro, Georgia

Andre West Savannah, Georgia

Jfilerijanical engineering Cecljnologp

Khaleifah Rashed Alshamlan Kuwait

Reyadh Kh Hussain Savannah, Georgia

Adrian Tremayne Long Dewy Rose, Georgia

Roger Dalton Nisbett Savannah, Georgia

Irvin Patrick Riley, Jr Savannah, Georgia

eomputer Science Ceclmologp

Chico Alpantonio Harris Sandersville, Georgia

Terrence Maurice Owens Atlanta, Georgia

Terry Ann Smith ; Savannah, Georgia

Bridgette Shonyella Williams Savannah, Georgia

eijemtetrp anb JfWatljematics?

Christopher Micheal Richardson Albany, Georgia

electronics; engineering Qtedfmologp anb jttatljematics;

I C Cochran III Pelham, Georgia

Eric Lavone Wolf , Morven, Georgia

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***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Computer engineering Ceclmologp

Kevin Lamar Bloodworth Savannah, Georgia

Carey James Driver Atlanta, Georgia

Chico Alpantonio Harris Sandersville, Georgia

Deltrinee Shondrail Owens Savannah, Georgia

Terrence Maurice Owens Atlanta, Georgia

Anthony Jerome Sanders Savannah, Georgia

James P. Searles Decatur, Georgia

Terry Ann Smith Savannah, Georgia

Andre West Savannah, Georgia

J|onor program (rabuateg

Marty Joe Alexander

Christine Lokotsch Aube

Krystal Regina Carithers

I C Cochran III

Christopher Micheal Richardson

Thea Burke Williams

Eric Lavone Wolf

J|ope gkljolarstyip <rabuate

Brant Colston Attaway
Kevin Lamar Bloodworth
Krystal Regina Carithers
Patrick Lyndell Cobb
Linda Allison Collins
Paul Lester Conyers, Jr.
Shaneeka R. Golden
Tolanda Antoinette Grant
Dara Ebun Green
Margelet Hamilton
Willis Joel Hillery, Jr.
Bryant Jerome Jackson, Jr.
Felica Michelle Jones
Kim Sheland Jones
Lemuel Orlandus Maynard

Patrick Demarco McGhee

Simone Donna Pereira

Takisha Lashelle Phillips

Kurtina L. Pollen

Tamara Lakisha Render

Christopher Micheal Richardson

Corey Demetrius Robinson

Andre Cornelius Rolle

Tonya Lashell Scott

Terrance Lenard Spikes

Analisa Denise Thompson

Eddie J. Turner

Tina Lashawn Turner

Thomala Catherine Wright

NOTE: Appearance of a name on any list in this program must not be
considered as conclusive evidence of graduation. Persons who have met all
requirements for a particular degree and whose names appear on the lists in
this program will receive the degree indicated.

^Summa Cum Laude

'Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

!ln Absentia

onor #raDuate

^umma Cum Haube (3.75 - 4.00)

Christine Lokotsch Aube
Brenda Gail Benjamin
Lawrence Marion Bristow
Chanda LaRosa Cahoon
Lisah T. Cason
Kenneth Jason Floyd

Sherry Lue Elmore-Phillips
Christopher Micheal Richardson

Nhi Tu Vuong

Thea Burke Williams

Eric Lavone Wolf

ittagna Cum Haube (3.40 - 3.749)

Althea Adams
Marty Joe Alexander
Sabah Nasser A. Ali
Brant Colston Attaway
Krystal Regina Carithers
I C Cochran III
Willis Joel Hillery, Jr.
Frank Errol James
Robert K. Johnson

Hassan Jassem Karam

Nicole Hall Little

Christopher Joseph Robertson

Andre Cornelius Rolle

Eddie J. Turner

Glenda Bland Warren

Terri Wilkins White

Leigh Ontoinette Williams

John Fitzgerald Wilson

Cum Haube (3.00 - 3.39)

Mark Edward Antley
Kevin Lamar Bloodworth
Michelle L. Braxton
Tamara Denise Brown
Tameka Yvette Brown
Sharonte Monique Clark
Patrick Lyndell Cobb
Linda Allison Collins
Paul Lester Conyers, Jr.
Donya Deannette Dean
Carlton Fitzgerald Fripp
Timothy Blair Garris
Shaneeka R. Golden
Tolanda Antoinette Grant
Dara Ebun Green
Margelet Hamilton
Katina Voncille Hardy
Crystal Bend Houston
Felica Michelle Jones
Kim Sheland Jones
Roderick Dewan Lindsey
Kimberly Delores Love
Lemuel Orlandus Maynard
Patrick Demarco McGhee

Gregory Leonard Mitchell

Lucy Polite Murray

Roger Dalton Nisbett

Takisha Lashelle Phillips

Kurtina L. Pollen

Tamara Lakisha Render

Ella Oglesby Roberts

Tia Donyel Roberts

DiAnca Leinell Rogers

Tonya Lashell Scott

Virginia Dell Shore

Brenda Sheppard Smart

Robert L. Speight, Jr.

Terrence Lenard Spikes

Natasha Dionne Thomas

Analisa Denise Thompson

Tina Lashawn Turner

Gregory Lawrence Tinsley

Rashan Jamal Weldon

David R Wilburn, Jr.

Rose LaVerne Allen Williams

Thomala Catherine Wright

Tara Luciana Washington

Wtyt Ungntftcance of tEfje $3cabemtc jfflace

Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savannah State
University Academic Procession carries an official mace which is indicative of the power, dignity, and
magisterium vested in the University. 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 University was designed and made from mahogany
wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology. Dr. Lester B. Johnson,
Jr., former Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built the Mace Stand.

The University motto is "Lux Et Veritas" (Light and Truth").

SHcabemtc Cogtumeg

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 some 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 degrees, 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
academic 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 the
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:

Arts, Letters, Humanities White Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray

Business Drab Philosophy Dark Blue

Economics Copper Physical Education Sage Green

Education Light Blue Public Administration....Peacock Blue

Law Purple Public Administration....Peacock Blue

Library Science Lemon Science Golden Yellow

Music Pink Social Work Citron

Theology Scarlet

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