One Hundred Fifty Eight Commencement May 6, 2001 Savannah State University

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The Chief Marshal

The Class Marshals

Candidates for Master's Degrees

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

Faculty Emeriti

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 other form of expression and
to reserve celebrations until the program is concluded.

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Dr. Carlton E. Brown, President
Presiding

PRELUDE "Largo"... Handel

Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

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

Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

INVOCATION Rev. Bennie R. Mitchell

Pastor, Connor's Temple Baptist Church

SELECTION "The Exodus Song" Ernest Gold

The Savannah State University Concert Choir
Professor Sheryl Wilson-Bell, Director

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM

GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. Carlton E. Brown

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.

National Chairman of the Board , 100 Black Men of America

SELECTION "I Feel Like Goin On"

The Savannah State University Wesleyan Gospel Choir

Korey Bowie, Director

PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S

SECOND MILE AWARD Dr. Carlton E. Brown

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN URBAN STUDIES DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by Mr. Benjamin J. Allen, Registrar
and Dr. R. L. Stevenson, Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities

INTRODUCTION

OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

College of Business Administration Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Otis S. Johnson, Dean

College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Charlesworth Martin, Dean

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by the Academic Deans,

Mr. Benjamin J. Allen, Registrar

and Dr. Robert L. Stevenson, Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities

PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSIONING Commander Garland Stephens

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. George N. Williams

Dean, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research
and Faculty Representative to NROTC

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander Garland Stephens

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Percy A. Mack

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

ALMA MATER* Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

BENEDICTION Rev. Bennie R. Mitchell

Pastor, Connor's Temple Baptist Church

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

Mrs. Rose Smith, 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 ouild a shrine for Thee

We hail Thee, S.S.C!

Immediately after the recessional, the Presidential Party and Faculty will greet guests
in the round facing the Asa Gordon Library, Kennedy Fine Arts Building and the
Drew Griffith Biology Building for a reception and the presentation to the University
of a Tony Loadholt Sculpture.

*The audience is requested to stand.

**The audience is requested to sit and to remain seated until the recession has exited.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Debra Ann Allen Armstrong Atlantic State University

Kendra Caprice Carter Savannah State University

Pawnee Ann Davis California State University

Darrell Montreal O'Neal Savannah State University

Cedric Vonzell Phillips Savannah State University

Sheryl Jones Ray University of South Carolina

Marquis Jenard Waring Savannah State University

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Dwight Maurice Battle Tuskegee Institute

Diane Bell Cameron University

Tajuana Nicole Bennett Georgia Southern University

Jacqueline Denise Brewer George Williams College

Jacqueline Michelle Brown Georgia Southern University

Janice M. GrifFis Armstrong Atlantic State University

Schenterial Valentie Kent Savannah State University

Robert Ray Jordan, Jr. Savannah State University

Brenda Marie Lewis Concord College

Patrick Joseph McGuire University of Alabama

Laura Walker Morrison George Southern University

Stacy C. Mullins University of Georgia

Winfred Arlin Murphy, Jr. University of Hawaii

Lashon Poole Georgia Southwestern State University

Beatriz Eneida Seales Ricord Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua

Elisabeth Nicole Rosenthal University of California

Patricia Harris Stevens Savannah State University

Maria Lynn Sumner Armstrong Atlantic State University

Jacqueline Swan Savannah State University

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Cherie Nicole Collins Georgia Southern University

Thesis: The Significance of Space: An Examination of the Accessibility of
Public Transporation in Savannah, Georgia

William D. Frazier Valdosta State College

Thesis: Changing Scholarship on Rural; Surplus Labor and China's
Urbanization: A Critical Review

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Accounting

*David Anthony Atkins Savannah, Georgia

*Lynda Broomfield Savannah, Georgia

**Michael Orgen Emerson . . . Savannah, Georgia

Beatrice Lenore Jokines Allenhurst, Georgia

*Alisa Sevilla Merriwether Savannah, Georgia

**George A. Mullen Savannah, Georgia

Stephanie Elaine Rouse Savannah, Georgia

**Meaza Serekeberhan Bronx, New York

Melody Marie Webb Harvey, Illionis

Doris Helena Roberts- Valmont Savannah, Georgia

Computer information intern*

** William Patrick Anderson Savannah, Georgia

**Sharon Brown-Stallings Savannah, Georgia

Nekosha Chantee Fambro Decatur, Georgia

Lushumda Vertrice Jackson Augusta, Georgia

*Brenda Shantay Jones Macon, Georgia

Ramesha Akkia Lowrey Decatur, Georgia

*Lucy P. Newsome-Brown Savannah, Georgia

'"Stephanie Elaine Rouse Savannah, Georgia

*Cynthia Marie Stephens Savannah, Georgia

Erica Dawn Walker College Park, Georgia

***Lou Murphy Warren Savannah, Georgia

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Cynthia B. Anderson Savannah, Georgia

Kelly Dawson Savannah, Georgia

Michael Johnson Monroe, Georgia

**Bruce Timothy Jones Savannah, Georgia

Carless Cooper Lawyer Savannah, Georgia

Chanel Alaina Whitfield Miller Allenhurst, Georgia

*Lucy P. Newsome-Brown Savannah, Georgia

*Bettina LaToi Polite Tate Savannah, Georgia

LaTanya D. Wright Decatur, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

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James Roland Bailey III Washington, District of Columbia

Shannon Brazell Ailey, Georgia

Synovia Quinta' Dover Charleston, South Carolina

**Bruce Timothy Jones Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cnglistf), language anb Literature

Edward Marcellus Persons Atlanta, Georgia

*Vaughn Nikita Paul Scriven Nassau, Bahamas

JfHaste Communication*

Rashida U. Ahmed Savannah, Georgia

Tamara Lattice Appling Colbert, Georgia

Michael Lamount Cuffee Decatur, Georgia

Samantha Roschelle Hassell Ft. Washington, Maryland

Merritte Catrease Mitchell Stone Mountain, Georgia

Nicole Jacquline Staton Savannah, Georgia

Robin Rachelle Straws Macon, Georgia

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Sharmaine Patrice Miller-Brown Savannah, Georgia

Recreation anb JBark &bminitration

Richard F. Basil Savannah, Georgia

Sirtsftorp

Byron Fred Bowers Atlanta, Georgia

Ryan Nicholas Tomblin Hagan, Georgia

Criminal Justice

Sara Brown Bizzard Savannah, Georgia

Shawnita Maria Conerly Oxon Hill, Maryland

*Oral DeAndre Davis Savannah, Georgia

Tiffany Renee Fountain New York, New York

*Dina Elizabeth Wilson Gusby Savannah, Georgia

Kascey Teresa Porter-Mincey Glennville, Georgia

Larry Charles Williams, Jr. Daytona Beach, Florida

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

political Science

*Tia Christina Harris Atlanta, Georgia

Daisy Tylesha Hernandez Belmar, New Jersey

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Nicole Andrews-Nesbitt Lawton, Oklahoma

**Gladys Maria Johnson Cohen Savannah, Georgia

Dione Griffin-David Savannah, Georgia

Social Work

Mickina Bershelle Averett Columbus, Georgia

Tawanna Wynette Bridges Valdosta, Georgia

Elizabeth Clarke Savannah, Georgia

Edwana Desaro Harris Savannah, Georgia

*Melissa LaToya Hollis Savannah, Georgia

Lisa Ann Maxwell , Savannah, Georgia

*Cynthia Bonds Mclver Savannah, Georgia

**Claudia Patricia Newman Savannah, Georgia

Marcella Maria Pinckney Garden City, Georgia

Elisia A. Rooks St. Simmons Island, Georgia

RhaQuay Kiemora Rucker Savannah, Georgia

Dawn Deanna Troutman Vienna, Georgia

Kenya Iesliah White Forsyth, Georgia

Josephine McFadden Williams Savannah, Georgia

Teresa Lavonne Williams .Savannah, Georgia

*Wendy Marie Wilson Pooler, Georgia

Michelle Denise Wimberly Hinesville, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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Andrea YaShica Alexander Anchorage, Alaska

**Dorothy Eleanor Boles Richmond Hill, Georgia

Kimberly Samantha Boutt? College Park, Georgia

***Crystal Deon Bright Swainsboro, Georgia

Johnny Alphonzo Johnson Hinesville, Georgia

LaVetta Maria Jones Warner Robins, Georgia

De Wanna La Von Jordan Augusta, Georgia

George William Lucia, Jr. Savannah, Georgia

Candice Denise Manigault Savannah, Georgia

LaKeia Monique Manor Savannah, Georgia

April Sherika Parks Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

Teresa Inez Shakespeare Macon, Georgia

*DeAngelo M. Stuart Freeport, Bahamas

Chara Keiyawn Watkins Stone Mountain, Georgia

JJlartne Science

Alfreda Janeen Cole .Austell, Georgia

*Michelle Schevon Duncan .Newman, Georgia

***Stacy Michelle Hallowell Rincon, Georgia

***Daphne Denise Pitts Thomaston, Georgia

Joseph John Rafalowski Savannah, Georgia

**Kevin A. Rock . .Savannah, Georgia

*Michael Egan Sheppard, Jr. Savannah, Georgia

Cnbtronmental Science

April LaShon Dobbs Lithonia, Georgia

James Ryan Forrest Savannah, Georgia

Tamika Cherise Hodge Savannah, Georgia

***Andrea Lisa Moore .Savannah, Georgia

***Ann Elizabeth Thran Tybee Island, Georgia

**Margaret Yasha Woods Atlanta, Georgia

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*Tomikia Lasha Pickett Savannah, Georgia

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Larry James Bryan, Jr. Savannah, Georgia

Bryant Keith Thomas Macon, Georgia

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Cathy A. Hilliard-LaCount Darien, Georgia

**Paul D'Sean Jones Pooler, Georgia

April Marie Pullen Wrightsville, Georgia

***Evonnie Tucker Sparks, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

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Simin Vahab Aghai Savannah, Georgia

Emory LaMont Eakins Cincinnati, Ohio

* David Michael Elliott Richmond Hill, Georgia

Alexander Heyward II Savannah, Georgia

**Boniface Gavin McGhee Moultrie, Georgia

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***Douglas Nathaniel Carr Savannah, Georgia

Shawn Maurice Lewis Hephziah, Georgia

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Omar Dante Martin Columbus, Georgia

Note: Appearance of a name on any list in this program must not be considered as con-
clusive 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 indi-
cated.

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

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Crystal Deon Bright Daphne Denise Pitts

Douglas Nathaniel Carr Ann Elizabeth Thran

Andrea Lisa Moore Lou Murphy Warren

jfllagna Cum Haube (3.40 ~ 3.74)

William Patrick Anderson Paul D'Sean Jones

Dorothy Eleanor Boles Boniface Gavin McGhee

Sharon Brown-Stallings George A. Mullen

Gladys Maria Johnson Cohen Claudia Patricia Newman

Michael Orgen Emerson Kevin A. Rock

Stacy Michelle Hallowell Meaza Serekeberhan

Bruce Timothy Jones Evonnie Tucker

Margaret Yasha Woods

Cum Haube (3.00 ~ 3.39)

Andre' a YaShica Alexander Brenda Shantay Jones

David Anthony Atkins Cynthia Bonds Mclver

Lynda Broomfield Alisa Sevilla Merriwether

Oral DeAndre Davis Lucy P. Newsome-Brown

Michelle Schevon Duncan Tomikia Lasha Pickett

David Michael Elliott Vaughn Nikita Paul Scriven

Tiffany Renee Fountain Michael Egan Sheppard, Jr

Dina Elizabeth Wilson Gusby Cynthia Marie Stephens

Tia Christina Harris DeAngelo M. Stuart

Melissa LaToya Hollis Bettina Polite Tate

Wendy Marie Wilson

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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 that 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 and stand of Savannah State University were designed and made from
mahogany wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Technology.

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

Scabemtc 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 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 pres-
idents 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 doc-
tor'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 academ-
ic 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 Science Golden Yellow

Library Science Lemon Social Work Citron

Music Pink Theology Scarlet

At Savannah State University, 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.

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