One Hundred Fifty Seventh Commencement December 9, 2000 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

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.

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Dr. Carlton E. Brown, President
Presiding

PRELUDE "O Holy Night" Adolph Adams

Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

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

Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

INVOCATION Rev. Lewis E. Logan, II

Pastor, St. Philip Monumental AME Church

SELECTION 'Tm Gonna Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart"

arr. by Moses Hogan

The Savannah State University Concert Choir

Marquel Toran Davis, Soloist

James W. Shiell, Pianist

Professor Sheryl Wilson-Bell, Director

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM

GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. Carlton E. Brown

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable James E. Clyburn

Member, U. S. House of Representatives

South Carolina
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus

SELECTION.. "Hallelujah Chorus" from "The Messiah" Georg Frederick Handel

The Savannah State University Concert Choir

James W. Shiell, Pianist
Professor Sheryl Wilson-Bell, Director

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. 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. 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

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Percy A. Mack

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSIONING Captain Cynthia Miller, USN

Deputy Director
Naval Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations

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 Captain Cynthia Miller, USN

ALMA MATER* Mrs. Rose Smith, Organist

BENEDICTION Rev. Lewis E. Logan, II

Pastor, St. Philip Monumental AME 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,

WTiere 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 sit and to remain seated until the recession has exited.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Anika Blackwell Anderson Savannah State University

Maria Marcelle Byers Savannah State University

IMadonna Y. Graham Southern Methodist University

Venus Sandra Dee Moore Guess Savannah State University

Angie Ann Lewis Savannah State University

Richard L. Riley Savannah State University

Ishmael Sherard Simmons IV Savannah State University

DeAnne LaTrelle Smoak Fort Valley State University

Althea Maxine Thompson Savannah State University

Rhonda Denise Thompson. Florida A & M University

Tara Luciana Washington Savannah State University

Veronica Quarterman White Savannah State University

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting

Maecher Maria Bailey Savannah, Georgia

Tiffani M. Boiling Savannah, Georgia

Bobbie Jean Fitz-Gerald Savannah, Georgia

Tanya Natasha Graydon Savannah, Georgia

*Sherry Denise Collins Hall Savannah, Georgia

Trina Michelle Hardy Savannah, Georgia

*Eric Leon Jackson College Park, Georgia

Velva Sharmaine Jones Savannah, Georgia

Jonathan David Newton Savannah, Georgia

*Patrice Renee Nichols Columbia, South Carolina

Chris Salter Decatur, Georgia

Doris Helena Roberts-Valmont Savannah, Georgia

Alanna Michele Rouse Hephzibah, Georgia

***Elizabeth Anne Winters Rome, Georgia

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

Computer information &p*temg

Altivia Naa Kwarley Buckley Cartersville, Georgia

Ashante Koreal Dickens College Park, Georgia

Lakeyshia Nakeena Lowe Norwood, Georgia

!Myla Corinne Manzo Savannah, Georgia

Deidra LaShon McRae Augusta, Georgia

Shekina Yvette Parks Savannah, Georgia

Tamika Monae Patterson Savannah, Georgia

Crystal Mae Pirtle Fort Stewart, Georgia

Saprina Deniese Simmons Brunswick, Georgia

Nicole Ardell Todd Irwinton, Georgia

illanagement

*Clarence A. Brewer Gainesville, Georgia

Stephen Mark Broderick Savannah, Georgia

Isiah David Brown IV Savannah, Georgia

Eric B. Crawford Savannah, Georgia

Karin Kay Daise St. Helena, South Carolina

April Joy Honeysuckle Harvey, Illinois

Tracie Tennille Poteete Aragon, Georgia

Eugene Rockett Savannah, Georgia

Mildred Sanders Washington Savannah, Georgia

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Steven Germaine Alexander Forsyth, Georgia

*Vicki Regina Allen Richmond Hill, Georgia

Kelly William Bowman Oakland, California

Aloma Maria Chalwell St. Thomas, U. S.V.I.

Camille D. Claiborne Rolling Hills Estates, California

Marquel Toran Davis Savannah, Georgia

Tauron Andreke Farley College Park, Georgia

Rondu G. Frisby Savannah, Georgia

Troy Leandreus Grubbs Ailey, Georgia

Linden Anne Helmly Savannah, Georgia

***

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

Quentin Turrel Howell Hardwick, Georgia

Michael Tyronce Jones Sylvania, Georgia

Mark E. Overstreet Richmond Hill, Georgia

Lisa Edwards Prescott Savannah, Georgia

Carlton S. Rhule, Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Eduardo Enrique Silva Savannah, Georgia

Mario Stanford Robbin, Illinois

*Stefanie F. Waters Savannah, Georgia

***Susan Njeri Waweru Nairobi, Kenya

Sherry Ann Wilcox Surrency, Georgia

* Julie Porter Winfrey Savannah, Georgia

Accounting anb Computer information >pgtem

Sandra Mitchell Chisholm Savannah, Georgia

*Lakisha Chavon Anderson Stevens Fitzgerald, Georgia

Accounting anb jflflarketing

Jennifer Evon Edwards Riceboro, Georgia

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

Monquita Chanel Ransom East Point, Georgia

Mia Nicole Ryder Macon, Georgia

iflaste Communications;

Derrick Eddie Campbell New York, New York

Lodu Stephen Lugor Khartoum, Sudan

Martell Shanee Merritt Savannah, Georgia

Relaunda DeAnjia Newberry Hinesville, Georgia

**Khanya Celane Pittman Dawson, Georgia

Biko Jamie- Winton Royal Atlanta, Georgia

*Bruneisa Kayandra Taylor-Johnson College Park, Georgia

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

Recreation ant) $ark 3timmttration

Timothy Alan Jones Douglasville, Georgia

Lynn Delores Lewis Savannah, Georgia

Jlitftorp

Tonisha Dawn GrifTin Riverdale, Georgia

Diane Rene Scott Atlanta, Georgia

*Rachel Shellman Denver, Colorado

Criminal Justice

Hamilton Christian Bledsoe Riverdale, Georgia

Stella Louise Buckner Savannah, Georgia

* Antoinette Davina Burnett Savannah, Georgia

Martina ShaLanda Butler Reidsville, Georgia

*Pamela Monique Daniels Savannah, Georgia

*Emanuel Rashaan Easter College Park , Georgia

Marian Clifford Holland Savannah, Georgia

Tywarn Omar Jackson Savannah, Georgia

Tanyula Lasha Jones Merced, California

Tameka Lechelle McDaniel Cuthbert, Georgia

*Stresia Denise Parker Jesup, Georgia

LaWanza Demetrius Daniels Perkins Savannah, Georgia

George Earnest Ray III Macon, Georgia

Kim Nathanyia Sullivan Coventon, Georgia

LaConte Anissa Turner-Quarterman Branchville, South Carolina

political Science

*Somer Lee Duckett Acworth, Georgia

Mitzi Ann Hamlin Byron, Georgia

**Shalynda Octavias Mclvory Savannah, Georgia

* Wayne Alan McMillan York, Pennsylvania

Bradford Lafayette Rhett Savannah, Georgia

Consuela Carlotta Sutton Macon, Georgia

Damia Melissa Ward Stone Mountain, Georgia

Sociology

Shirley Ann Byrd Savannah, Georgia

Angela Yvette James Savannah, Georgia

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

Social Wovk

Eurdis Childs Allen Augusta, Georgia

Sharice L. Bryant Kingsland, Georgia

Cynthia Leonora Cartledge Bush Savannah, Georgia

*Florence Jewel Carter Savannah, Georgia

Telisa Ieshia Clark Savannah, Georgia

Kedria LaToya Cooper Louisville, Georgia

Phyllis Marie Jones-Nichols Savannah, Georgia

Michelle Lazette Joyce Savannah, Georgia

*Ayesha Whitehead Rockett Savannah, Georgia

David Lamar Smith Sparks, Georgia

***Tori Smith Tuten Pooler, Georgia

Warren Washington Walthourville, Georgia

Gwendolyn Yvonne White-Robertson Midway, Georgia

Kendra LaShon Williamson Stone Mountain, Georgia

Katina N. Wright Queens Village, New York

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOY

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Carolyn Williams Atkins Savannah, Georgia

Darius Armand Chester Milledgeville, Georgia

*Arnika Michelle Edmondson Jacksonville, Florida

April Gilbert Warrenton, Georgia

Sherese Montelle Harris Moultrie, Georgia

Tia Latausha Howard Savannah, Georgia

LaQuita Shalese Jones Columbus, Georgia

Berneta D. Kent Savannah, Georgia

Kamisha Monshe Macon Stone Mountain, Georgia

**Jakia Shamique Thornton Poythress Savannah, Georgia

Crystal Bukonla Williamson Cobbtown, Georgia

iWartne Science

Willie Preston Hill Lithonia, Georgia

Joseph Michael Lambrix Newnan, Georgia

***Mary Elizabeth Richards Dawson, Alabama

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

***

environmental Science

Diane Marie Baker Savannah, Georgia

Edward Emanuel Williams Baxley, Georgia

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Rachel Carlene Jones Springfield, Georgia

ifflatljematica

*Eugene Joseph Phoenix Savannah, Georgia

ILaTriece Yvette Tanksley Savannah, Georgia

Computer Science QTedjnologp

Randy George Blackshear Savannah, Georgia

Ursula Monique Jackson Savannah, Georgia

**Chukwuemeka Ikenna Nwosu Lagos, Nigeria

Tommy L. Powell II Niceville, Florida

Chemical (Engineering Cedjnologp

Darrell Duane Green Savannah, Georgia

Cibil Engineering QTecJmologp

Alexander Heyward II Savannah, Georgia

Michael James Marable Ellenwood, Georgia

Garrick Sharod Ray Macon, Georgia

electronic^ engineering Cecjjnologp

Corey Lamont Haggray Rincon, Georgia

Randeric Carltez Moore Jackson, Georgia

*Damian Marcus Scott Savannah, Georgia

*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 ! In Absentia

^umma Cum Haube(3.75 n 4.00)

Rachel Carlene Jones Tori Smith Tuten

Mary Elizabeth Richards Susan Njeri Waweru
Elizabeth Anne Winters

JWagna Cum Haube(3.40 n 3.74)

Shalynda Octavias Mclvory Chukwuemeka Ikenna Nwosu

Jakia Shamique Thornton-Poythress Khanya Celane Pittman

Cum ILaube (3.00 - 3.39)

Vicki Regina Allen Wayne Alan McMillan

Clarence A. Brewer Patrice Renee Nichols

Antoinette Davina Burnett Stresia Denise Parker

Martina ShaLanda Butler Eugene Joseph Phoenix

Florence Jewel Carter Crystal Mae Pirtle

Pamela Monique Daniels Ayesha Whitehead Rockett

Somer Lee Duckett Damian Marcus Scott

Emanuel Rashaan Easter Rachel Shellman

Arnika Michelle Edmondson Lakisha Chavon Anderson Stevens

Sherry Denise Collins Hall Bruneisa Kayandra Taylor-Johnson

Eric Leon Jackson Stefanie F. Waters

Michelle Lazette Joyce Julie Porter Winfrey

tEfje Significance of tfie &cabemic 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 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).

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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 trim-
mings 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 acade-
mic 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 col-
lege 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 tas-
sels 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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