i>abannaF) ii>tate {Hntoergttp ^abannal), Georgia CI)e 0m Hun&reb Jftftp -g>etoentf) Commencement Lux et Veritas! aturbap, Becember JBtntlj GDoo Gftjousianb Cen 'Clock . iW. &tl)lettc Recreation Complex ^abannal) ^>tate ?Hmbersittp #rber of ^rocesteton 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. (rtrer of i>ertotce 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 iWaater of JBubltc &bmtm6tratton 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 iWarbettng 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 JBtologp 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 CFjemiatrp 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). &cabemic Cotftumeg 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. J^otesf &uto grapljg