ibabannal) i>tate QBmtoergttp g>atoannal), Georgia W$z One J^unbrefci Jf iitittl) Commencement lux et Veritas; 3Tune CtgFiti) Nineteen ^unbreb anb 3Bmets>-i>etoen GDtoo (^'Clock p.m. i>abannaF) Ctotc Center Urena (0rber of iProcesfsrton 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. (Bvbev of berime 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 * Alma Mater - Savannah State College Hymn ** 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 ** ** 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 ** ** 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 ** 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 Jligtorp 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 * * * 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 ** * ** * ** * 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 s>octologp * 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 ** * * ** ** * 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 ** *** 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 Cfjemttftrp 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 Jfftatljematic* ** * ** * 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 ** '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 * *** ** *** ***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