i>atemnaf) S>tate Unibertfttp i>atomnaf), Georgia &f)e ^ne ftunoreb Jftftp-Jf tfti) Commencement TLux et Veritas ^atuttiap, December Clefaerrtf) Nineteen $tmbreb anb iOtinetp-JSine ften <'Clocfe a. JUL Softnnp illercer theater ^abannaf) Ctbtc Center GDrfcer of JprotefiHton The Chief Marshal The Class Marshals Candidates for Masters Degree Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degree Faculty Emeriti The Faculty The Presidential Party Donated to SSU Archives by Sheri Saleem Scott upon her Retirement on July 1, 2011 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. 0rttet of g>ert)ice Dr. Carlton E. Brown, President Presiding PRELUDE "O Holy Night" Adolph Adams Mr. James O. Thompson, Jr., Organist ACADEMIC PROCESSION* "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn Mr. James O. Thompson, Jr., Organist "The Star-Spangled Banner"* Francis Scott Key The Mel Blount Youth Home of Georgia, Inc. Choir Mr. Luther Wardlaw, Director INVOCATION Dr. Clifford E. Hardwick, III Former Interim Vice President for Student Affairs SELECTION.. The Mel Blount Youth Home of Georgia, Inc. Choir . Mr. Luther Wardlaw, Director INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND SPEAKER f .![.. . Iw&^^A^. . . . .\l .%.... Dr. Carlton E. Brown SB ^ I ^&7^^^ L ' y ^^\ \ -} Hi COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ../,... Mr. O. LaVelle Bond Vice President Global Diversity and HR Center of Expertise The Proctor & Gamble Company PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE. Dr. George N. Williams "Dean of Graduate Studies and Research 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. Charlease Stevenson Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE College of Business Administration Dr. MostafaH. 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 ALUMNI INDUCTION Mr. John Brown President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING Commander James M. Hicks Professor of Naval Science 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 James M. Hicks Professor of Naval Science ALMA MATER* BENEDICTION Dr. Clifford E. Hardwick, HI Former Interim Vice President for Student Affairs RECESSIONAL** . . . .j^jgomp and Circumstance".. Sir Edward Elgar James O. Thompson, Jr. Organist -^Pl^fe v^V/3 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 SSC is found. We adore each beauteous scene and hall, Our all we pledge to thee! In our hearts well 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 recession has exited. Jffeter'* Begree Conferred COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES iWatfter of public gbmrntetration Ann Marie Allen Savannah State University Carliss Edwina Bates Tuskegee University Ramona Yvonne Famble Savannah State University Mark D. Greene Savannah State University Griselda Denise Hendley Savannah State University Samantha M. Jackson Morgan State University Selena Latricia John MSM ^. Savannah State University Faith Denise May JET^fiftpp^G^. Savannah State University Daryle McCormick Tiffany LaTrelle Nelson Torey Vashon Pendleton| Carl Lee Ramey, Sr Derrick Roberson Letitia Nicole Robinson Savannah State University .Savannah State University ... .Savannah State University Savannah State University Savannah State University Savannah State University Tamica Nakia Smith ....;*!!:.... Alabama A & M University LaSonya Patrice Stovall Savannah State University Kimberly Anndrea Washington Savannah State University Janet L. White Saint Leo College Jerome Woody Savannah State University COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Gerald Carthon Savannah, Georgia LuAnn Gatch Rincon, Georgia Helen Zenobia Lewis Savannah, Georgia **Susan LutzNyberg Savannah, Georgia ***Luella Maria Sanders Savannah, Georgia Computer information interns LaTonya Antwinette Kennedy Metter, Georgia Farrel Denise Smith Decatur, Georgia Carlton Alphonso Tyler Ridgeland, South Carolina Jffflanagement Demond Daniel Carrollton, Georgia Dana Je'Nelle Johnson Savannah, Georgia Randy B. Jones Harlem, Georgia Altovise Denise Keith Savannah, Georgia Deyano Richardo Martin Tia Shamone Solomon Vanessa Renee Strong John Sikes Strickland Andrea Y. Walker LaGrange, Georgia Savannah, Georgia '^..jp Union City, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Vidalia, Georgia Stacey Laurencho Davis Decatur, Georgia Secene Shannel Dorsey Hamilton, Georgia Stephanie Danyell Garner Savannah, Georgia * Ebony Andrea Kelsey Stone Mountain, Georgia Emily Kelsey Mack Savannah, Georgia Xavia Shalon Mills Macon, Georgia Danielle Linette Rhynes Kansas City, Kansas DwaynaDeon Richardson Lithonia, Georgia Margaret Melissa Singleton Savannah, Georgia ***Valentina Diane Shorter Savannah, Georgia *** Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude 'Cum Laude ! In Absentia Computer information litems anb jfWanagement Audrey A. Allen Jamica, West Indies COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Cngluft, language anfc literature Rochelle Marie Gould-Davis Savannah, Georgia Ashley Deneice Manker Savannah, Georgia JKatftf Communication* Jeremy Vaughn Kinsey Atlanta, Georgia Shemeka Latonya Miller -^^^^^ta^ir Atlanta, Georgia *Joel P. Shaw, Jr.... .^^T.^T AXE. -a*^^- Savannah, Georgia Jerald D. Smith ML^./^/0^r^^^\f^^^ ........Augusta, Georgia African anfc African American fetubieg Flory Cannady Ward ...\. verm y Savannah, Georgia jffluaic Justin Stembridge Nathaniel Brown Sparta, Georgia Sharese Thelma Colbert Winder, Georgia ** Robert Franklin Owens Savannah, Georgia Beatrice B. Simmons Richmond Hill, Georgia Billy Wayne Smith Savannah, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia Criminal Jfatftice Chester Arthur Cary II Houston, Texas Amy Rochelle Corbett Plant City, Florida Simmie Jarris Edwards Gordon, Georgia Turkesha Mone't Flowers- Whitfield Savannah, Georgia Valerie Charnise Gaines Hartwell, Georgia John Joseph Ganem III Savannah, Georgia * Patricia Wright Gardner Savannah, Georgia KyavaDonai German Savannah, Georgia Carson Holliman Brunswick, Georgia * Harriet Ann Holmes Savannah, Georgia Lemual Shanee Ligon j^^^vATP-T^^k- Seneca, South Carolina Tomeca D'Shonda Maclgl ^ Macon, Georgia Denessa Antrece Small^ v .T^/...tS TO-.CT...AwV '.-..\'CWphns Island, South Carolina Dran O. Washington... .Augusta, Georgia **Syreeta Lynell Monroe ^^^^^Xf^h^^^pT. Savannah, Georgia **Dennis Djangmah Narth-Martey ...7... Savannah, Georgia Kendra Sherard Riverdale, Georgia Sociology ** Dana Catherine Stevenson Fitzgerald, Georgia Social OTorfe LeshaLee Frazier Savannah, Georgia LaMonica Valerie Graham Savannah, Georgia Derrick Dwayne Hubbard Dublin, Georgia Taneya Loraine Dunn Johnson Savannah, Georgia **Michelle Winfree Jones Fort Stewart, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude !In Absentia Daisy Elizabeth Ruff Kizer Savannah, Georgia Janet Reeves Savannah, Georgia **Carol Sullivan Sanders Savannah, Georgia ***Rufus Smith Savannah, Georgia Valencia Renee Warnock Savannah, Georgia Anna Katrina Wheeler Norwood, Georgia LaWanna Wright Savannah, Georgia **Tammy Renae Wright Savannah, Georgia COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Kenya Renee Alexander .^ff^.^XK^.E . te^^. West Columbia, Texas Duane L. Bentley j^^.^y^^^^S^^J^ Garden City, Georgia Willie Reed Brantley, Jr. . .M. .. . L . . .MA^^^K^L . . A $Mtngeburg, South Carolina Staphanie Dionne Carter, m.ua. I. s^S^..... Ji#>|^.J.^.B Camilla, Georgia *Roxanne Elizabeth Harris. m...., V^ ^.777.J!.^.vt . y.....^[ Woodbury, Georgia Julia Alina LeCounte .^^a^rs, *S^cfa.jH.. Hinesville, Georgia Crystal Renee Smith ^f^^^^^^^^fr.. Powder Springs, Georgia Nicole Shantell Williams Lithonia, Georgia Jftlarine Science Franklin N. Berry Houston, Texas *Bennie Scott Givins LaGrange, Georgia Robert Rahming, Jr Eleuthera, Bahamas Patrick Jay Swearingen Augusta, Georgia CnWronmental Science Mario Tramaine Bennett Savannah, Georgia Carolyn V. Russell Kingsland, Georgia Damascus LaMont Rutledge West Point, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia Cljemttftrp Kimini Ketara White Hartwell, Georgia Jtlatf)cmattc Alvina Vyshon Jackson Savannah, Georgia Deirdre Lewis Atlanta, Georgia Joshua Jermeaal Sanders Summerville, South Carolina Bruce Terrell Smith Wrens, Georgia Robert Eugene Williams Savannah, Georgia Computer Science fEecfmologp Aysha Yolonda Akins ,^^H^ff^^^B^. Madison, Florida *Keisa L. Allen .^^^^r^^^r> s ^^^^ Warner Robins, Georgia Joracheo Donta Lofton.. EJ./...- 4:.....t .\,U ..\.^P...m Decatur, Georgia Mario D. Watts M.<.L.^..^ , .?4 < ^ y ..lS.M Decatur, Georgia Cftril (Engineering SCecljnalogp Robert James Holmes, Jr Savannah, Georgia electronic* engineering fltecfmologp *Otis A. Anderson Savannah, Georgia Larry Bernard Bryant, Jr Savannah, Georgia Dung Hung Phan Savannah, Georgia Jfledjanical (Engineering tlecljnologp Kemon Quennell Harrison Richmond Hill, Georgia Kendra Shawndricka Jackson Miami, Florida William Charles Rhodes Decatur, Georgia Shawn Tyrone Singletary Savannah, Georgia **Tomeka Shantell Thomas Montgomery, Alabama ***SummaCumLaude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia Honor #rabuateg iimmma Cum Hauoe (3.75 - 4.00) Luella Maria Sanders Valentina Diane Shorter Rufus Smith Magna um laube (3A0 - 3,749) Michelle Winfree Jones Syreeta Lynell Monroe Dennis Djangmah Narth-M Susan Lutz Nyberg Robert Franklin Owens Audrey A. Allen Keisa L. Allen Otis A. Anderson Patricia Wright Gardner Benny Scott Givins LaMonica Valerie Graham Carolyn Sullivan Sanders Dana Catherine Stevenson Tomeka Shantell Thomas Flory Cannady Ward Tammy Renae Wright Cum Haube Roxanne Elizabeth Harris Harriet Ann Holmes Ebony Andrea Kelsey Ashley Deneice Manker Joel Patterson Shaw, Jr. Beatrice B. Simmons 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. 3C(je Significance of tfje academic JfWace 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 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). Ucabemic Coatumeg Modem 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 - W^/w ~%\\<^ 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 ifhe 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 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 background to represent school colors. A faculty member wears the color of his alma mater. J^otea &utograpJ#