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The Class Marshals

Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degree

Candidates for Masters Degree

Faculty Emeriti

The Faculty

The President

Donated to S5U Archives

by Sheri Saleem Scott

upon her Retirement on July 1, 2011

The academic regalia, the academic processional, and the ceremonial
programs 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 The Pilgrims Chorus" - Wagner

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

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

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

INVOCATION Reverend Thurmond N. Tillman

Pastor. First African Baptist Church

SELECTION "Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Round"... Lena McLin

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 Dr. John Hope Franklin

Advisory Board Chair, The President's Initiative on Race

SELECTION "Great Day".... Marvin Curtis

Savannah State University Concert Choir

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Richard R. Wright Award Dr. Jimmie C. Jackson

Cyrus G. Wiley Award Attorney & Mrs. John Clark (Mary)

President's Award Mr. Leonard Jenkins

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

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

Assisted by Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr., Mrs. Teria Sheffield, Interim Registrar

and Dr. Robert L. Stevenson

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. Jan Jankowski

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dr. George N. Williams

College of Sciences and Technology. Dr. Charlesworth Martin

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by Academic Deans, Mrs. Teria Sheffield, Interim Registrar and

Dr. Robert L. Stevenson

PRESENTATION OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA OUTSTANDING

SCHOLAR Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

ALUMNI INDUCTION Mr. John Brown, President

Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Commander Welch Fair

PRESENTATION OF ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Captain Zane Jones

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. George N. Williams

Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty
Representative to NROTC

Administering the Oath of Office N.R.O.TC Commander Welch Fair

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

BENEDICTION Reverend Thurmond N. Tillman

*Alma Mater - Savannah State College Hymn

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

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

Savannah State College Hymn

J. Randolph Fischer and Hillary Hatchett

Let us give thanks and praise to The

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

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Ailerua A. Newsome Crawford Savannah State University

Raphael Lionel Eastman University of Liberia

Heather Elizabeth Hallows University of Vermont

Audrey Adrienne Harris Savannah State University

Philip Andrew Jackson Savannah State University

Toney Jordan Savannah State University

Tom Lamar Savannah State University

Sherri Len Marlowe Savannah State University

DeWayne Trevor Mincey. South Carolina State University

Franklin McCrary, Jr. University of Georgia

Ramon Jarrod Ray. Savannah State University

Hope Williams-Jones Mercer University

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Deborah Nalene Anderson Savannah State University

Nicole Suzette Ansley. Savannah State University

Robin Baker Dickson Brenau College

Susan Elaine Kelly Epperson Savannah State University

Jerri L Frost Georgia Southern University

Joyce Vidette Gibbs-Ham University of North Carolina

Martin David Gray. Barber-Scotia College

Gregory Bernard Jaudon Georgia Southern University

Jesse Christopher Knowles University of Georgia

Theresa Dawn Liles Armstrong Atlantic State University

Ophelia Kennedy Mcintosh Albany State University

Jeannette Pastrana Fordham University

Sylvestine Verlyn Payne Savannah State University

Lori Anne Shindell Savannah State University

Brenda Lee Simmons Savannah State University

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting

***! Maria Vanessa Alfaro-Sutlive Savannah, Georgia

Calvin Bernard Barkster Sandersville, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Deborah Williams Bellinger Savannah, Georgia

Bemadette Regenia Bryant Savannah, Georgia

Willie J. Burns West Dayton, Ohio

Julian Preston Edwards Savannah, Georgia

**Elizabeth Mclntyre Fitzgerald Savannah, Georgia

***Sharlene N. Gardiner Turks & Caicos Island, B.W.I.

Kimberly Denise Grant Savannah, Georgia

Danny Lee Lamonte Statesboro, Georgia

Maurena Denise Mayor Savannah, Georgia

**Nikita Nanalta Pearson Thomson, Georgia

Melba Laraine Rickerson Savannah, Georgia

**Kristin Alain Schmid Savannah, Georgia

Tanya Nycole Vance Decatur, Georgia

*Deirdre Natasha Vernon Newark, New Jersey

Leon Harvey Williams Savannah, Georgia

Computer information i>p$tem

Felicia Shonte' Anderson Dublin, Georgia

Mark Fredrick Bussey. Augusta, Georgia

Monica Ellen Davis Miami, Florida

April Denise Drayton Savannah, Georgia

Christy Sawa Eichelberger Savannah, Georgia

Karen Lonora Green Savannah, Georgia

Crystal Nicole Jones Savannah, Georgia

Karen Melissa Ladson Georgetown , South Carolina

Sterling Anthony Whitaker McCollum Stone Mountain, Georgia

Lisa Monique Singleton Savannah, Georgia

Theodore Charles Vrens, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Anthony Charles Wilcox McRae, Georgia

jfllanagement

BryonR. Bright Savannah, Georgia

^Cheryl Wesley Cato Savannah, Georgia

Palma Swinston Davis Savannah, Georgia

Lynell Favors, Jr Athens, Georgia

Sabrina Shenell Gadson Savannah, Georgia

**Anthony Jerome Goethe Rincon, Georgia

Marlon Brandon Golson Atlanta, Georgia

**Jocelyn Vanessa Hamilton Savannah, Georgia

Wanda Denise Hill Savannah, Georgia

Carol Lenore Hundley Savannah, Georgia

Tolejala Latrelle Keel Savannah, Georgia

Brian Andre Marcus Jesup, Georgia

**Joey S. Martin Savannah, Georgia

SheenaAngeliqueMcCaleb Savannah, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Chiquita G. Myers-Powell Savannah, Georgia

Tawana Lamesha Penn East Point, Georgia

Martinez T. Roberts Flovilla, Georgia

Wayne Everett Roberts Guyton, Georgia

Kathleen Regina Sanders-Wilson Savannah, Georgia

***Robert John Skiljan Savannah, Georgia

Debra Watts Smoak Richmond Hill, Georgia

Sanatta Danae Stanley Savannah, Georgia

Edward Joseph Stewart Savannah, Georgia

Tiffany Rhonda Thomas Savannah, Georgia

Taiwana Richards Thompson Savannah, Georgia

Harold Newton Washington Savannah, Georgia

*Anitra Ellene Williams Savannah, Georgia

Cornell Williams, Jr Jesup, Georgia

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Trevor McMann Adams Augusta, Georgia

Michelle Antoinette Allen Savannah, Georgia

Teri Marie Bynes Savannah, Georgia

John Robert Cason Savannah, Georgia

Jainell Martina Corbitt Riverdale, Georgia

Maisha Rochelle Cutter Pembroke, Georgia

Nicheole Denise Davis Riceboro, Georgia

Strather B. Dupree Savannah, Georgia

Lawrence Edwards Savannah, Georgia

Shantia Monique Ferguson Anchorage, Alaska

Kimerly Michelle Gaskin Greenwood, South Carolina

John Williams Goodwin, III Union City, Georgia

Kimberly Canice Herrington Savannah, Georgia

Michelle Latrelle Nevels-Miller. Savannah, Georgia

Nakisha J'Nai Scott Savannah, Georgia

Emma Theresa Simmons Savannah, Georgia

Kerry Mercedes Stanford Savannah, Georgia

Syteria Arlene Townsend Augusta, Gerogia

Rhoda Lavonne Walker Savannah, Georgia

Dwain Anthony Whitehead Savannah, Georgia

Vera Cherelyn Young Savannah, Georgia

Accounting anb Computer Information interna

*Tracie Louise Singleton Savannah, Georgia

Accounting anb jftlanagement
Betsy Demetria Henry Savannah, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

accounting anb jffllarketing

LaTonia Evette James Savannah, Georgia

Barthonla Antione Pinckney Augusta, Georgia

Computer information intern* anb jffllarketing

Waishana Larrie Rivers Garden City, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cnglitfl), Hanguage anb literature

*Jacqueline Lynette Bowen Augusta, Georgia

Valdie Christopher St. Croix, Virgin Island

Tiffany Jenene Hazel Savannah, Georgia

IBeverly Curtis Lawton Savannah, Georgia

Donyelle Jermaine Manigo Garden City, Georgia

Darrell Lowell Simmons Savannah, Georgia

*Teoma Sapp Thomas Savannah, Georgia

*Vanessa E. Wallace-Lonon Savannah, Georgia

Vanessa Denise Williams Wrightsville, Georgia

jdlag* Communication*

Sylvia Anetra Barnes Savannah, Georgia

Tijuana Shantrel Brewer... Greenville, Georgia

TaQuita Latasha Brown Savannah, Georgia

**Patricia Ann Carey. Savannah, Georgia

Travis Cornell Dent Tignall, Georgia

Brandon C. Foye Savannah, Georgia

Anthony Kerone Fulton Brunswick, Georgia

Michael S. Gaither, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Tedra Vonetta Henley. Griffin, Georgia

Markeith Leonard Maxwell Savannah, Georgia

**Seleta Danyette Owens Brunswick, Georgia

Clarence C. Stinson, Jr Macon, Georgia

Jane Waithera Nairobi, Kenya

Lisa Renee' Webb Albany, Georgia

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Villie Jones Savannah, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Richard R. Wright Award

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Dr. Jimmie Jackson is a native or Haynesvilie, Georgia. She received the
B.S. Degree from Savannah State in 1959 with majors in mathematics,
physics, and the general sciences program. Dr. Jackson has made many
noteworthy contributions in education. Highlights or her career include:
design and development or one or the first successful teaching centers in
the nation, Dial-A-Teacher Homework Hotline; assistance with
development of the Martha Winston Educational Center. She continues
to develop, present and facilitate training activities across the country.
Dr. Jackson served as the first female president of the Washington
Teachers' Union, Local 6 of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-
CIO. Dr. Jackson is a Life Memher and past three-term president of
Savannah State University National Alumni Association where she
masterfully championed many causes that will be long noted in SSU's
history. She maintains four scholarships at SSU named in memory of
her parents, Jimmy and Inez Thomas Colson and secured support from
the Woodhome Foundation for recruiting qualified students to SSU with
scholarship assistance through the "Second Chance Award". A memher
of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., she has been Anti-Basileus,
Basileus, and Trustee and Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee,
National Education Fund. Dr. Jackson was recently honored with the
Tribute to Working Women Award for her commitment to education and
training.

Cyrus G. V

^ary Morrison Clark

Mary Morrison Clark, Elbert County native, graduated in 1974 from
Savannah State with a degree in Home Economics - Textiles & Clothing
and went on to earn an M.S. in Early Childhood Education rrom Brenau
University. Mrs. Clark is a third grade school teacher at Bowman
Elementary School in Elhert County. She is a memher or the Georgia
Association or Educators (GAE) and is the current president or the Elhert
County Chapter (GAE/ECAE). Clark holds lire memherships in the
National Educational Association, Savannah State University National
Alumni Association (SSUNAA) and the NAACP. As rounder and co-
chair or the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day Planning
Committee in Elhert County, Clark has spearheaded efforts to promote
educational and community-wide activities that honor the memory or Dr.
King. Clark also prepared, presented and received approval for her
proposal to the school hoard to include African American History in the
curriculum. Mrs. Clark is a member or Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Iota Psi Omega Chapter, Elbert County Voters League and the Joint
Finance Board - Sixth Episcopal District CME Church. Clark currently
chairs the SSUNAA National Awards Committee and coordinated the
alumni association's successful Band Uniform Fund Campaign. Mrs.
Clark was selected by her peers as the 1998-99 Teacher or the Year and
is a 1998 recipient or National Association for the Equal Opportunity in
Higher Education (NAFEO) Distinguished Alumni Award.

ley Award

gobn 9tiell Clark, Ssq.

Atty. John M. Clark, born in Maxey, GA, is a 1975 graduate or
Savannah State majoring in Criminal Justice. As a student he served as
Chief Justice and Student Government President. Clark attended law
school at Southern University in Louisiana and was Southern's first law
graduate to pass the Georgia Bar Examination. Atty. Clark is a Lire
Member or Savannah State University National Alumni Association and
has served two terms as national president. Clark's service to the
community spans over his entire adult lire as he continues to be active in
several organizations and serve on numerous boards. He has received
various accolades including The Grace Towns Hamilton Leadership
Award, presented by the GA Legislative Black Caucus, SSUNAA
Alumnus or the Year, American Jurisprudence Excellence, John H.
Rucker (NAACP) Award, Scottish Rite Mason Outstanding Citizen
Award, Athens Human Relations Council Award for Excellence in
Human Relations, Who's Who in Georgia, American Cancer Society
Merit Award, NAFEO's Distinguished Alumnus Award and a service
award from Boy Scouts or America - Northeast Georgia Council. Clark
owns his own law firm and is the City Attorney ror Bowman, Georgia.
He is General Counsel or NAACP for Georgia, Second Vice President
ror the State Conference Branch and President-elect or Georgia Alliance
or African American Attorneys (GAAAA).

The President's Award

Leonard Jenkins, Jr. is a native or Savannah, Georgia and received his
B.S. Degree rrom Savannan State in 1970. Mr. Jenkins is the owner,
president and CEO or Elite Starring Services, an independently owned
rull service, permanent and temporary starring rirm headquartered in
Atlanta. Tne rirm is in its fifteenth year or operation in tne Atlanta
metropolitan area. Elite Starring was recently recognized as one or tne
top small businesses in tne Metro Atlanta area for its growth and revenue
generation. Jenkins' professional endeavors consist or more than twenty-
two years or human resources and management experience in the fields or
hanking resort operations, academia and research. He is active with the
National Urban Leagues Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP),
Leadership Atlanta, Mental Health Association or Metro Atlanta and is
a member or the Board or Directors ror the Atlanta Business League,
Atlanta Furniture Bank and the Entrepreneurial Development Institute
(TEDI). Jenkins has established and maintains a Book Scholarship Fund
at Savannah State University. A Lire Member or the Savannah State
University National Alumni Association, Jenkins was named a 1998
recipient or NAFEO's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Felicia Anderson Bell Hinesville, Georgia

Aaron R. E. Bishop Columbia, South Carolina

*Monica Lettye Ann Ceaser Valdosta, Georgia

Tempie KaSandra Mathew Riceboro, Georgia

Jennifer Denyse McCord Riverdale, Georgia

Marilyn McFarlin-Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Eric Norman Lincolnton, Georgia

Phyllis LaSan Oliver Warner Robins, Georgia

Recreation anb J^ark &bminitration

Jerimie Snell .Columbus, Georgia

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Tori Deavon Aikens McRae, Georgia

Clarissa Michelle Anderson Waycross, Georgia

Susan NTasha Barge Atlanta, Georgia

Cederic Danforth.. Wadley, Georgia

Marcie Tresette Doward Columbus, Georgia

Dell Waters Gary. Savannah, Georgia

Riccardo Cornelius Greene Sylvester, Georgia

Jon Wesley Howard Savannah, Georgia

Shaniqua Montrice Hutchinson Woodbine, Georgia

Marcus W. Jones..... ...Augusta, Georgia

Marcus T. McMullen Savannah, Georgia

Felicia Doniece Mincey Glennville, Georgia

Jason L Morrison Savannah, Georgia

*lsia Denise Orr Savannah, Georgia

Derrick Alexander Parker Georgetown, South Carolina

LakishaTraci Powell Savannah, Georgia

Carolyn Cas'Sandre' Robinson Americus, Georgia

Rogenia Roosevelt-Albertha Savage ..Savannah, Georgia

Tracy Angela Smith Savannah, Georgia

Sherry Alicia Stevens Savannah, Georgia

Gerald E.Thomas Savannah, Georgia

*Althea Maxine Thompson Troy, Alabama

Charles Edward Tobler, Jr Jacksonville, Florida

April LaFreida Goodman Torres Allenhurst, Georgia

Billy G. Turmon, Jr Conley, Georgia

Phyllis Ann Wallace ...Savannah, Georgia

Jacqueline Smith Williams ...Savannah, Georgia

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Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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political Science

Tonyour Bolden Savannah, Georgia

Cynthia Elaine Greene Savannah, Georgia

Andre Brown Hamilton Savannah, Georgia

Lavell Ruth Marion Savannah, Georgia

Aldrith Laval Oxendine Gerogetown, South Carolina

Brian Corwin Reese Savannah, Georgia

Corey Donell Robinson Gadsden, South Carolina

William T. L Simmons Beaufort, South Carolina

Sociology

Carolyn Denise Corbin Macon, Georgia

Albert Dryer, Sr Savannah, Georgia

**Joan Spann Knight Savannah, Georgia

Karen Sue Norris Savannah, Georgia

NaTasha Evette Patterson Macon, Georgia

**Tanya Yolanda Torrence Hinesville, Georgia

Franchesca Love Washington Savannah, Georgia

Social Wovk

Stephanie Yvette Brown Savannah, Georgia

Kendra Caprice Carter Savannah, Georgia

Monica Frazier-Daughty Savannah, Georgia

Thomas Raphael Hall Savannah, Georgia

Patrice LaRay Hightower Dawson, Georgia

Brenda L. Jackson Savannah, Georgia

Vanassa Louise Jones Savannah, Georgia

Irma Jean Maxwell Savannah, Georgia

Thomasina Renee Mills Washington, Georgia

*KenyattaT. Nixon Americus, Georgia

*Constance Anita Nunnally. Savannah, Georgia

LaCharm M. Reliford Macon, Georgia

Dawn Linette Robinson Savannah, Georgia

Vonetta Lorraine Scott Savannah, Georgia

Shaundra Deneen Smith Savannah, Georgia

Tujuana Shaw Taylor Savannah, Georgia

*Josephine Wyne Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Jiiologp

Nicole Teresa Baldwin Warner Robins, Georgia

Merika Burke Savannah, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Nltosha Swelise Carter Jacksonville, Florida

Frankie Theodore Cummings Savannah, Georgia

**Angela Juanita David Savannah, Georgia

Mercredi Giles Savannah, Georgia

*Charnessa Renee Grace .Rochelle, Georgia

Brian Keith Humphrey Savannah, Georgia

KetaryaD. Hunt Macon, Georgia

Marlon Marquet Lang Savannah, Georgia

Tarenza La France Mathis-Perez Savannah, Georgia

Tamara Rochelle Moore Colorado Springs, Colorado

*Shana DaLynn Murphy. Savannah, Georgia

Frances Anita Mydell Rincon, Georgia

Vanessa Pierce Midville, Georgia

LaSonya Monica Scott Richmond Hill, Georgia

Celandra A. Thrasher Smith Athens, Georgia

Tiffany MaRhonda Steward Savannah, Georgia

Ronnie Christopher Taylor Savannah, Georgia

Charita Wilcox McRae, Georgia

*Miya Tiyon Wilkerson Claxton, Georgia

Mont ega LaVinci Wood Rome, Georgia

*Edward George Wright II Ailey, Georgia

ptologp Cimcatton
*PamelaB. Harrington Savannah, Georgia

JWarine ptologp

Nicole Desirnee Barksdale Clarkston, Georgia

Algene Denise Byrum Savannah, Georgia

Damien Christian Danavall Stone Mountain, Georgia

***Dwight Andre' Ebanks Miramar, Florida

Christopher Teeple Hill Savannah, Georgia

Monique Natrisha Hill Jamaica, New York

CaTiaSeandai Jackson Orangeburg, South Carolina

*Kerstin June Kneier Monroe, Georgia

**Steven Donald Payne Norcross, Georgia

**Tamica Jacqueline Rhaming Nassau, Bahamas

Koji F. Wright Nassau, Bahamas

environmental ^>tubtesJ

*William Pernell Johnson Bainbridge, Georgia

Mustafa Bilal Muhammed Savannah, Georgia

*Melanie Sylve St. Mary's, Georgia

Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

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Karen LaWuan Garvin Ridgeland, South Carolina

Africa Wanda Hodge Savannah, Georgia

Tami Terell Smith Savannah, Georgia

Shayne Dione Weems Decatur, Georgia

Desiree'Anjonette Young Savannah, Georgia

jftlatljematic*

Chadasi Kemadi Betterson Savannah, Georgia

LaQuita RoShawn Chandler Attapulgus, Georgia

Lamont Henry Thunderbolt, Georgia

D'Angelo Romaine Holsey Atlanta, Georgia

Natasha Teresa Hunter Decatur, Georgia

Ronald Q.Jones Statesboro, Georgia

Juan Maurice Michael Savannah, Georgia

*Keisha Lachum Owens Decatur, Georgia

Robert Randall IV. Savannah, Georgia

***VerLynda Nicole Slaughter Savannah, Georgia

Chemical engineering CecFjnologp

*Brian Rinaldo Gordon Fitzgerald, Georgia

(Electronic* engineering QCecIjnologp

*Janiqwa Dejuanya Gentry Savannah, Georgia

NaTasha Tameika Miller Macon, Georgia

Deltrinee Shondrail Owens Seattle, Washington

*Moses Jermaine Roberts Savannah, Georgia

*Robert Allan Russell Stone Mountain, Georgia

**Anthony Jerome Sanders Savannah, Georgia

*James Thomas Toomey. Savannah, Georgia

JfWecJjanical engineering QTecjmologp

Deborah Renee Harper Albany, Georgia

Salah Mahmound Sadiq Kuwait

Computer Science Qterijnologp

Kenneth David Austin Decatur, Georgia

Daniel Y. Inyang Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

*Tajmina I. Karry Atlanta, Georgia

Colesha LaShana Maddox Athens, Georgia

**Jerome Bernard Neal, Jr Stone Mountain, Georgia

*** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !ln Absentia

Lenard Tyrone Robinson ....Jacksonville, Florida

Jgiologp anb CJjemisitrp

**LourdesA. Smith Pennill Savannah, Georgia

Computer Science QEeclmologp anb jfWatljematic*

***Kesha Tarallel Hill Decatur, Georgia

Leonard Lamar Welch Waycross, Georgia

Computer engineering Qtedjnologp

Colesha LaShana Maddox Athens, Georgia

Dung Hung Phan Savannah, Georgia

*Moses Jermaine Roberts ...Savannah, Georgia

Lenard Tyrone Robinson Jacksonville, Florida

Robert Allan Russell Stone Mountain, Georgia

Leonard Lamarr Welch. Waycross, 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 !ln Absentia

potior (rabuate*
s>umma Cum laube (3.75 - 4.00)

Maria Vannesa Alfaro-Sutlive
Dwight Andre'Ebanks
Sharlene N. Gardiner
Kesha Tarallel Hill

Robert John Skiljan

VerLynda Nicole Slaughter

Debra Watts Smoak

Jane Waithera

jUlagna Cum Haube (3.40 - 3.74)

Patricia Ann Carey
Angela Juanita David
Elizabeth Mclntyre Fitzgerald
Karen LaWuan Garvin
Anthony Jerome Goethe
Cythnia Elaine Greene
Jocelyn Vanessa Hamilton
Joan Spann Knight
Joey S. Martin
Jerome Bernard Neal, Jr.

Seleta Danyette Owens

Steven Donald Payne

Nikita Nanalta Pearson

Lourdes A. Smith Pennill

Lakisha Traci Powell

Tamica Jacqueline Rahming

Anthony Jerome Sanders

Kristin Alain Schmid

Edward Joseph Stewart

Tanya Y. Torrence

Cum Haube (3.00 - 3.39)

Clarissa Michelle Anderson
Jacqueline Lynette Bowen
Cheryl Wesley Cato
Monica Lettye Ann Ceasar
April Denise Drayton
Janiqua Dejuanya Gentry
Brian Rinaldo Gordon
Charnessa Renee Grace
Pamela B. Harrington
William Purnell Johnson
Tajmina I. Karry
Kerstin June Kneier
Shana Dalynn Murphy
Kenyatta T. Nixon
Eric Norman
Constance Anita Nunnally

Isia Denise Orr

Keisha Lachum Ownes

Aldrith Laval Oxendine

Moses Jermaine Roberts

Robert Allan Russell

Tracie Louise Singleton

Melanie Sylve

Althea Maxine Thompson

James Thomas Toomey

April LaFreida Goodman Torres

Deirdre Natasha Vernon

Vanessa E. Wallace-Lonon

Miya Tiyon Wilkerson

Anitra Ellene Williams

Edward George Wright J I

Josephine Wyne

Clje i>tgntftcance of tlje &cabemtc Jftlace

CJ)e Significance of QCJie Scabemic 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 of Savannah State University was designed and made from mahogany
wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Retired Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology. Dr. Lester B.
Johnson, Retired Head of Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built the Mace Stand.

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

S3cabemic Costume*

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 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 onJy
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.