One Hundred Fifty Fourth Commencement May 9, 1999 Savannah State University

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The Chief Marshal

The Class Marshals

Candidates for Masters Degree

Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degree

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

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

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

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

INVOCATION Reverend Edward F. Carroll

Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church

SELECTION "Hallelujah From The Mt. Of Olives" ....Beethoven

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

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. Carlton E. Brown

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Roy E. Barnes

Governor of Georgia

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Richard R. Wright Award Mrs. Virginia Edwards

Cyrus G. Wiley Award ....Dr. Margaret C. Robinson and Mrs. Louise L. Owens

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

Dean, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

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

Assisted by Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr., Vice President for Academic Affairs,

Mr. Benjamin Allen, Registrar
and Dr. Robert 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. MostafaH. Sarhan

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

College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Charlesworth Martin

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by the Academic Deans,

Mr. Benjamin Allen, Registrar

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

ALUMNI INDUCTION Mr. John Brown

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION.. Commander James M. Hicks

PRESENTATION OF ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Captain Zane H. Jones

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 N.R.O.T.C Commander James M. Hicks

Administering the Oath of Office A.R.O.T.C Captain Zane H. Jones

BENEDICTION Reverend Edward F. Carroll

*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 recession has exited.

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Angel Maria Boles Savannah State University

Rodney Sean Byrd Mercer University

Theresa Michelle Burroughs Savannah State University

Michele Rene Carthon Savannah State University

Irvin Rolindo Clark Florida A. & M. University

Demond Davis Savannah State University

Nicole Simone Fields Savannah State University

Karen Errolyn Fowles Armstrong Atlantic State University

Lazarus Jawiyambe Savannah State University

Tieachia Johnson Savannah State University

Sheron Monique Thomas Savannah State University

Undine Venecia Truedell Tuskegee University

Kimalecia Lashay Weekes Savannah State University

JWaster of Social OTorfe

Ella Marie Arnold Armstrong Atlantic State University

Leon Banks, Jr Howard University

Daria LuCree Cetti Armstrong Atlantic State University

Kimberly Lane Davis University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ann Juliette Driessen Savannah State University

April Lee Hicks Georgia Southern University

Lisa Jane Howard University of Wisconsin

Dorothy A. McClendon Valdosta State University

Alisa Carole Monfalcone Furman University

Carey Pilot Sawyer Coker College

Robert Alexander Stephens, Jr Fort Valley State University

Beverly Denise Conaway Talick Savannah State University

Charles Edwin Tift Albany State University

Claudia Nancy Wallace University of Florida

Benny Keith Wilkey Georgia Southern University

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

accounting

**Tamika Nicole Blige Savannah, Georgia

**John R. Conner Savannah, Georgia

*Carolyn Crudup Hardeeville, South Carolina

Precious Reunsha Griggs Stone Mountain, Georgia

Richard Brendan Hurst Savannah, Georgia

Jacquet Eric Thomas Augusta, Georgia

Sabrina Angela Williams Turks and Caicos Islands

**Matt Shane Wright Savannah, Georgia

Computer information intern*

Desiree Smith Boyd Savannah, Georgia

Christy Danelle Brown Savannah, Georgia

Freddie W. Brown III Savannah, Georgia

!Angel De-Laudie Bryant Savannah, Georgia

Lisa Monique Singleton Savannah, Georgia

Yolanda Sheri Owens Thomas Savannah, Georgia

Nikisha Va-shon Weston Savannah, Georgia

Jfflanagement

Damian Jason Crowder Powder Springs, Georgia

Curtis Kenyette Dupree Atlanta, Georgia

Ella Mae Jackson Savannah, Georgia

Chansette R. Smith Atlanta, Georgia

Vanessa Renee Strong Union City, Georgia

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

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*Natalie Lakeisha Brown Austell, Georgia

Leslie Cummings Harris Atlanta, Georgia

*Ebony Kawanna Hendley Stone Mountain, Georgia

* Christopher Holmes Talbotton, Georgia

*Charlean Parks Greenville, Georgia

Angela Latrelle Posey Hinesville, Georgia

Jeanese Reese-Riley Savannah, Georgia

Accounting anti Computer information interns

Hubert Leonardo Bailey Bronx, New York

ISylvester R. Ginn Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cngligl), Hanguage arib literature

**Kathleen Kirby Freeman Savannah, Georgia

Cassandra Antionette Maynor Savannah, Georgia

**Sheila Sweeney Phillips Savannah, Georgia

Jflastf Communications?

Kenya Lawrence Cabine College Park, Georgia

Brandy La'Ret Cofield LaGrange, Georgia

Christie Lynn Haggray Stone Mountain, Georgia

*Stephanie Lavelle Jackson Wrens, Georgia

Kelli Kawana Kashun Richardson Fayetteville, Georgia

Cheryl Denise Roberson Savannah, Georgia

*Brenda Scott- Walker Savannah, Georgia

Tarik J. Smiley Jacksonville, Florida

Tamiko Lawanda Taylor Cordele, Georgia

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

* Melissa Ann Teemer Albany, Georgia

Nicole Asriyia Thatch College Park, Georgia

**Valorie Lattice Williams Atlanta, Georgia

Zakiyya Kyieada Williams Savannah, Georgia

Karla Patrice Wright Savannah, Georgia

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Artis Lee Adams, Jr Boston, Georgia

**Marissa Amy Alexander Savannah, Georgia

Britt LeeAndre Henderson Sanford, Florida

Reginald Lamont Jackson Brunswick, Georgia

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*Teah Latrell Jones Savannah, Georgia

*Priscilla Aquilla Dickerson Savannah, Georgia

Jacqueline Brown Petty Savannah, Georgia

Wanike Lakedra Shakespeare Macon, Georgia

*ShakaZulu Savannah, Georgia

Criminal Justice

*Huriyah Abdul Al-Batin Savannah, Georgia

*Tameiko Fatrice Allen Dry Branch, Georgia

Jumaane Haki Davis Stone Mountain, Georgia

Abdullah Foster Bronx, New York

LaTasha Monique Gaines Hartwell, Georgia

Felicia Sheree Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Yolanda Laverne Lee Fairburn, Georgia

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

*Chiquitta Raquel Lewis Sparta, Georgia

Kelsey Carnell Lowe Eatonton, Georgia

^Political Science

Milton Edward Ashford, Jr Columbia, South Carolina

Jacquelin Davis-Moran Savannah, Georgia

Willie Green III Savannah, Georgia

Ingrid Fredericka Head Marietta, Georgia

**Vernon Lee Jones, Jr Savannah, Georgia

**Fahez Ahmad Nadi Levittown, New York

*Willie Jay White Walterboro, South Carolina

Starr Elena Woods Daytona Beach, Florida

Curtis K. Addah Ontario, Canada

Dahlia Terika Gaines Hartwell, Georgia

Kelli Desell Jackson College Park, Georgia

Phyllis Denise Jones Savannah, Georgia

Tamika Michelle Joyner Washington, District of Columbia

Natasha Evette Patterson Macon, Georgia

Cynthia Rollins Hinesville, Georgia

Delores Hamilton Sledge Savannah, Georgia

Tawanda Nichelle Walker Sandersville, Georgia

Social Wotk

Kamwanya Mulenga Belle Eatonton, Georgia

Allessia FaSheltryce Billingslea West Point, Georgia

*Valerie Pearline Blount Savannah, Georgia

CatrenaRenee Carter Fitzgerald, Georgia

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

1999 Special Jfonorees
Major (Richard %, bright Award

MS. 'Virginia JA.. (Edwards, a native of Savannah, is a 1967 sociology

graduate of Savannah State. She continued her education to earn a Master's degree in
history from Armstrong State and an Educational Specialist degree in administration
from Georgia Southern.

Edwards was honored in 1993 by the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Education (NAFEO) with the "Distinguished Alumnus" award for her
achievements. Her tenure in the Savannah-Chatham County public school system
spans more than 30 years. Edwards has served in capacities including acting
superintendent, deputy superintendent of instruction, executive director of schools,
principal, assistant principal and teacher of social studies.

Ms. Edwards is a member of several civic and professional organizations,
including the Youth Futures Authority, Phi Delta Kappa and the NAACP. She also
received the distinction as Port City Business and Professional Women, Inc., 1998
Woman of Achievement.

As superintendent of Savannah-Chatham County Public schools, she has
brought stability and strong leadership to the helm of one of the most important
organizations in the coastal empire and continues her lifelong commitment to our most
precious resource - our children.

Cyrus Cj. WiCey Awards

(professor (Emerita Louise Lautier Owens 'began her life's work

at Powell Laboratory School on Savannah State's campus. The journey from second
grade critic teacher to college instructor to assistant professor to associate professor to
professor marked the milestones in her teaching career. Upon her retirement, the
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia presented her the honorific of
"Professor Emerita."

Owens holds the B.S. degree in Education from Georgia State Industrial
College, the M.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan
and a certificate for study at the Georgetown University School of Linguistics. She has
done extensive study at New York University and Florida State University.

Professor Owens is a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi,
honorary societies in Education. She has been cited in Outstanding Educators of
America, was selected "Alumnus of the Year" by SSUNAA and named "Distinguished

Alumnus" by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Education (NAFEO).
She is a life member of the College Language Association, National Education
Association, Langston Hughes Society, Association for Higher Education, National
Council of Teachers of English, Savannah State University National Alumni Association,
NAACP and Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. She is a communicant of First
Congregational Church, United Church of Christ.

In addition to teaching duties and committee assignments, Professor Owens'
work at Savannah State has included Chairman Pro Tern of the English Department,
editor and director of the 1971 and the 1981 Institutional Self-Study. Though retired,
she continues to work with the Southern Regional Press Institute and other campus
projects.

(Dean Academic o (Professor Emerita Margaret

(^IttSftOLttl jt\PultlSOtl, a Savannah native, is a 1952 magna cum laude graduate

of Savannah State earning her degree in Biology. She received the M.S. degree in
Botany from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in Plant Cell Physiology from
Washington University where she was the second African American and the first female
Research Fellow.

Dr. Robinson's stellar career as an educator and champion of access and
excellence spans five decades. Beginning in 1952 in rural Jefferson County, Georgia,
it includes 35 years of dedicated service to her Alma Mater. Robinson came to
Savannah State in 1959 as the first female biology instructor. She became the head of
the biology department in 1969. Dr. Robinson developed a modernized biology
curriculum that included a core of courses to accommodate underprepared students
and senior year research and seminar requirements. This curriculum received national
recognition, $2.5 million in federal funding from the National Science Foundation -
College Science Improvement Program and is noted as the first federal grant received
at the institution. Robinson assumed the deanship in 1980 - a position she held until
her retirement in 1994. Dr. Robinson left retirement briefly and returned to serve as
Dean for academic year 1995-96.

Professor Emerita Robinson's contributions include volunteer work in the local
community serving on numerous years on boards such as United Way Board of
Directors, EOA Board of Directors - President, Chairman of Federal Emergency
Management Board, and NAACP.

Dr. Robinson is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and continues
her service to the institution as an active member of SSU National Alumni Association.
She has received the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Education
(NAFEO) "Distinguished Alumnus" award (1989) and currently serves as Chair of the
Life Membership Committee and Wall of Scholars Committee. Dr. Robinson will
become the first alumnus to have a portrait hung as a Golden Tiger for her gift to the
Wall of Scholars' scholarship endowment fund. Robinson is an active member of First
Bryan Baptist Church.

Anita Christine Harrison Savannah, Georgia

Katina Diana Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Robert Ray Jordan, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Schenterial Valentie Kent Savannah, Georgia

Kiisha Versuan McCall Savannah, Georgia

Raynette Robinson Marietta, Georgia

*Brenda Joyce Spencer Savannah, Georgia

Jacqueline Swan Savannah, Georgia

Tracy Regina Underwood Savannah, Georgia

Yanora Sharelle Wade Jacksonville, Florida

Ruth Abraham Warnick Savannah, Georgia

Stephanie Denise Williams Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

*Mario Tramaine Bennett Savannah, Georgia

Duane Loren Bentley Garden City, Georgia

Alan Keith Betrand, Jr Savannah, Georgia

*Fecelia Laurice Billingslea LaGrange, Georgia

**Felicia Latrice Billingslea LaGrange, Georgia

***Bharti Bricola Burke Nassau, Bahamas

Waymon Damon Cody Oxford, Georgia

Christopher Jason Danns Thomaston, Georgia

Derrick Antonio Frazier Savannah, Georgia

Andrea Denise Fritz Atlanta, Georgia

Sylvia Denise Gilchrist Hephzibah, Georgia

Jo Ellen Rita Hassan Richmond Hill, Georgia

Debra Vern Nesbitt Dania, Florida

Adrienne Akisha Prather Decatur, Georgia

Tracey LaTonya Saxton Columbus, Georgia

***SummaCumLaude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

Jtlarine Science

*Dana Lynn Davis Savannah, Georgia

Jennifer Kasandra Knighton Auburn, Georgia

**Ayana Milele McCoy Baltimore, Maryland

*Vanessa Raquel Olivera Stone Mountain, Georgia

Shunder Lakisha Simmons Loganville, Georgia

Severn Brown Stevens III Columbus, Georgia

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Mary E. Brown Savannah, Georgia

AhDae Christopher Cohen Savannah, Georgia

Katrina Latrelle Crawford Bloomingdale, Georgia

Alexeev Vershone Jones Savannah, Georgia

Tanya Sheree Ross Hinesville, Georgia

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**Naila Elaine Allen Helena, Georgia

*Warren E. Bowen Augusta, Georgia

Dina Renee Lemon Savannah, Georgia

Tanya Nelson-McDuffie San Francisco, California

Yolanda Astrid Singleton Midway, Georgia

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Andrea Raniece Bryant Garden City, Georgia

*Corris Chantell Garrett Savannah, Georgia

Chenay Latrice Hood Savannah, Georgia

Abdul Jabbar Mack Charleston, South Carolina

**Freddie Perm II Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bruce Terrell Smith Wrens, Georgia

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

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Selena Maria-Edwards Campbell Decatur, Georgia

*Minga Shantal Dixon Vidalia, Georgia

"Travoy L. Downing Baxley, Georgia

Christopher Lee Haynie Atlanta, Georgia

Tracey Lynnette Holt Thomaston, Georgia

Charles Anthony McMullen, Jr Thunderbolt, Georgia

*Kimberly Denise Milligan Savannah, Georgia

**Nadia Anitra Ryder Macon, Georgia

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Desmore A. Joseph St. Thomas, Virgian Islands

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William Davis Boney III Atlanta, Georgia

**Eric Bernard Hannor Montezuma, Georgia

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Demetria Altovese Campbell Savannah, Georgia

Dexter Harris Macon, Georgia

Norwood Clark Owens Columbia, South Carolina

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*Adah Niombi Carter Fayetteville, Georgia

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Lalelei Bonita Kelly Miami, Florida

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

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*Marcus Antonio Goggins Covington, Georgia

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

Honor <grabuates

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Bharti Bricola Burke

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Marissa Amy Alexander
Naila Elaine Allen
Felicia Lattice Billingslea
Tamika Nicole Blige
John R. Conner
Kathleen Kirby Freeman
Eric Bernard Hannor
Vernon Lee Jones, Jr

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Ayana Milele McCoy

Fahez Ahmad Nadi

Charlean Parks

Freddie Perm II

Sheila Sweeney Phillips

Nadia Anitra Ryder

Valorie Lattice Williams

Matt Shane Wright

Cum Haube (3.00

Huriyah Abdul Al-Batin
Tameiko Fatrice Allen
Mario Tramaine Bennett
Fecelia Laurice Billingslea
Valerie Pearline Blount
Warren E. Bowen
Natalie Lakeisha Brown
Adah Niombi Carter
Carolyn Crudup
Dana Lynn Davis
Priscilla Aquilla Dickerson
Minga Shantal Dixon
Travoy L. Downing
Corris Chantell Garret

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Marcus Antonio Goggins

Roxanne Elizabeth Harris

Ebony Kawanna Hendley

Christopher Holmes

Stephanie Lavelle Jackson

Teah Latrell Jones

Chiquitta Raquel Lewis

Kimberly Denise Milligan

Vanessa Raquel Olivera

Tracey LaTonya Saxton

Brenda Scott- Walker

Brenda Joyce Spencer

Melissa Ann Teemer

Willie Jay White

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.

2tfje Significance of tfje academic jffllace

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).

Scabemic Costume*

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.

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 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.