One Hundred Fortieth Commencement June 7, 1992 Savannah State College

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The Chief Marshal

The Class Marshals

Candidates for The Master' s Degree

Candidates for The Baccalaureate Degree

Professors Emeriti

The Graduate Faculty

Professors of the College

Associate Professors of the College

Assistant Professor of the College

Instructors of the College

The Presidential Party

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Dr. Annette K. Brock, Acting President, Presiding
PRELUDE: "Sinfonies De Fanfare " Jean Joseph Mauret

Rondeau

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

Villie Jones, Trumpeteer

Savannah State College Band Member

* ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL Felix Mendelssohn

"War March of the Priests"
Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

**IN VOCATION Reverend Edward L. Ellis, Pastor

First Bryan Baptist Church

SELECTION Marvin Curtis

"This Day"

Savannah State College Choirs

Mr. Willie E. Jackson, Director

Mr. Jerome Glover, Accompanist

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Annette K. Brock

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Zell Miller

Governor of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Annette K. Brock

Cyrus G. Wiley Award Mr. Roy L. Jackson

Richard R. Wright Award Dr. Suresh I. Persad

President's Award Mr. J. Robert Paddison

SELECTION Glenn Jones

"My Soul's Been Anchored In The Lord"

Savannah State College Choirs

Julie Ann Butler, Soprano Soloist

INTRODUCTION OF THE ACTING

ASSOCIATE GRADUATE DEAN Dr. George W. Reid

Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Annette K. Brock

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR

GRADUATE DEGREES Dr. Willie E. Johnson

Acting Associate Graduate Dean

INTRODUCTION OF THE

UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. George W. Reid

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

School of Business Dean Andrew E. Honeycutt

School of Humanities & Social Sciences Dean Ja A. Jahannes

School of Sciences & Technology Dean Margaret C. Robinson

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Annette K. Brock

Assisted by the Academic Dean and
Mr. Robert Ray, Registrar

ALUMNI INDUCTION Mr. John Clark

President, Savannah State College
National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSION Commander Claven Williams

PRESENTATION OF ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSION Captain Joseph Johnson

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. George N. Williams

Acting Head, Department of Chemistry
and Faculty Representation to NROTC Association of Colleges

Administering the Oath of Office, NROTC Commander Claven Williams
Administering the Oath of Office, AROTC Captain Joseph Johnson

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Let us give thanks and praise to Thee, Guide us still from day to day,

To our Alma Mater, S.S.C. Be Thou mindful lest we lose our way;

Thine honor, pride and eminence, Help us know that life, short or long,

We raise in prayerful reverence. 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. ~J. Randolph Fisher

Hillary Hatchett

BENEDICTION

THREE-FOLD AMEN

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

Mr. James Thompson, Jr., Organist

*The audience is requested to remain seated.
**The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

EtheAnn F. Gary State University of Alabama

Susan Yvette Green Paine College

Phat Q. Hong Savannah State College

Van R. Johnson Georgia Southern University, Savannah State College

! G. Andrew Page University of Georgia

Clyde S. Phillips Columbia College

Timothy M. Sheppard Jacksonville University

Ahmad Fekre Silawi Savannah State College

Alvin Stokes Savannah State College

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ACCOUNTING

Sherry Marie Baker Allenhurst, Georgia

** Lamonica Bell Camak, Georgia

* Rolanda Felder Blake Los Angeles, California

Saundra Annette Gibson Savannah, Georgia

* Kathryn Richards Linton Savannah, Georgia

* Joseph Alan Marlowe Savannah, Georgia

* Brian L. McCord Pooler, Georgia

Henry Lee Pinckney, Jr Savannah, Georgia

**! Angela Wright Rogers Savannah, Georgia

Eddie Simmons, Jr Savannah, Georgia

** Connie Dooley Sumner Savannah, Georgia

** Martha N. Weaver Savannah, Georgia

GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Allen L. Albury Nassau, Bahamas

Robert Walter Habas Savannah, Georgia

! Jerry Howard Savannah, Georgia

Annette Sloan Mathis Valdosta, Georgia

Catherine Michelle Mclntyre Wadmalaw Islant, South Carolina

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

MANAGEMENT

Charlotte Michelle Allen Mclntyre, Georgia

* Sharon Harriett Benjamin Savannah, Georgia

Diane Blunt Savannah, Georgia

Kevin Dwayne Brown Atlanta, Georgia

** Carol Gwen Cawley Savannah, Georgia

Cathy Lorraine Dabney Moultrie, Georgia

** Willie James Dennard Savannah, Georgia

Roseline Chi Elizabeth Dike Lagos, Nigeria

Gerald Ferrebee Savannah, Georgia

Todrick LeGrant Dobson Waycross, Georgia

Carlton E. Gay, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Danielle Carvita Hawes Lincolnton, Georgia

Vanessa Gayle Haygood Atlanta, Georgia

Wanda Renee Huff Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Mary Renee Ivey Lincolnton, Georgia

Carol Regina Nanette Johnson Savannah, Georgia

* Shawn Juanita Law Savannah, Georgia

Diann Renee McNeil Savannah, Georgia

** Melinda Joy Mullings Nassau, Bahamas

Gary Dewayne Oliver College Park, Georgia

! Terry Maurice Orr Hartselle, Alabama

Douglas John Piel Savannah, Georgia

Eric Alexander Putman Augusta, Georgia

Thomas J. Reid Savannah, Georgia

Donna Lee Roberts Warner Robins, Georgia

Sylvia Bernatt Rucker Hartwell, Georgia

Debra Moore Simmons Savannah, Georgia

Devvine Cyli Simmons Sparta, Georgia

Sharon McKenzie Simmons Midway, Georgia

** Dan W. Story Savannah, Georgia

Wayne Michael Swanston Bronx, New York

Karen Diane Taylor Savannah, Georgia

Roderic Deshaun Terrell College Park, Georgia

Carlos V. Thomas Hazlehurst, Georgia

Verne Leando Todman St. Thomas, U.S. V.I.

** Terry Gordon Travis Savannah, Georgia

Meschelle D. Varnedoe Hinesville, Georgia

Gary Franklin Walker Atlanta, Georgia

Barbara LaShanne Ward Lithonia, Georgia

Richard Donnell White College Park, Georgia

Latovia Camille Woods Nassau, Bahamas

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

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MARKETING

Kurtis Orlando Alston Landover, Maryland

Jennifer Lynn Butler Savannah, Georgia

Patrice Anganette Dula Winston, Georgia

Donovan Jerell Gillans Savannah, Georgia

DeAndrea Michelle Goree Albany, Georgia

Michelle Denise Hill Andersonville, Georgia

Bridgett McClain Sparta, Georgia

Trina Renee Scott Atlanta, Georgia

Glenn Allen Steele Savannah, Georgia

Melinda Christina Womack Savannah, Georgia

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Juan Pedro Avendano Savannah, Georgia

Billy Joe Brewer, Jr Pt. Wentworth, Georgia

Shawnette Renae Brown Decatur, Georgia

IPaula Jean Held Savannah, Georgia

Keith Alexander Horace Union City, Georgia

* William Walker Prescott, II Savannah, Georgia

Willie Eugene Sullivan Darien, Georgia

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Luzzola Roundtree Savannah, Georgia

SECRETARIAL SCIENCE

(Associate of Science)

Delores Williams Savannah, Georgia

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

ENGLISH, LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Tina Patrice Coles Savannah, Georgia

Deborah Elaine Dennard Macon, Georgia

MASS COMMUNICATIONS

Mario Yvette Aiken Covington, Georgia

* Mary-Ann N. Amina Lagos, Nigeria

* Bridget Battle-Mullice Midway, Georgia

Veronica Bedell Manchester, Georgia

Ursula Yvette Boyd Savannah, Georgia

Cherrell D. Campbell Cordele, Georgia

Brenda Lee Holmes Savannah, Georgia

Dionne Latrelle Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Dionne Lautrelle Johnson Dalton, Georgia

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

Herbert Joseph Lance, Jr Atlanta, Georgia

* LeAlice Morell Springfield, Georgia

* Rozelle Lillette Slaymon Dublin, Georgia

Angela S. Wilcox Fitzgerald, Georgia

Gwendolyn Renee Williams Savannah, Georgia

Anquinnette Lashuan Young Jacksonville, Florida

RECREATION AND PARK ADMINISTRATION

Herbert Bernard Mack Orangeburg, South Carolina

HISTORY

* Shauna T. Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Cordi Decosta Jordan Meridian, Georgia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Evelyn Yvette Edwards Hempstead, New York

Paul Maurice Heard Savannah, Georgia

! Lorraine Vernette Isham Decatur, Georgia

Kimaline Jefferson Riverdale, Georgia

Anthony Quinton Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Kevin Bernard Johnson Athens, Georgia

Eugene Larry Miller Savannah, Georgia

Daryle McCormick Page Madison, Illinois

Daniel Walker, II Kingsland, Georgia

** Tracy Lavelle Whaley Oxford, Georgia

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Arlene M. Chalwell St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

Curtis Victor Cooper, Jr Savannah, Georgia

SOCIOLOGY

** Evangel Fredricka Davis Atlanta, Georgia

Trina L. Harris Atlanta, Georgia

Michael Tyrone Harvey Plant City, Florida

* Brenda J. Hoskins Savannah, Georgia

! Davida Niccole Hunter Brooklyn, New York

** Arline Tolliver Kitchen Savannah, Georgia

* Faye Antionette Powell Savannah, Georgia

Beverly Paulette Ricks-Howell Savannah, Georgia

Mia Marie Swanson Buffalo, New York

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

SOCIAL WORK

*** Barbara Nicolette Buckman Walthourville, Georgia

* Tonya Felecia Hart Savannah, Georgia

Marci Alexanderia James . . . . , Thomaston, Georgia

Patricia Harris Stevens Ft. Stewart, Georgia

SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

BIOLOGY

Elgin Baylor Andrews Atlanta, Georgia

** Jenee Chere Patrice Coxon Savannah, Georgia

Christopher Tracy Holdip College Park, Georgia

Wanda Renee' Ingram Devereux, Georgia

Norman Lee McGeathy, III Jacksonville, Florida

Leslie Yvette Miller Decatur, Georgia

Charmayne Elaine Smith St. Helena, South Carolina

Angela Corbin Swindle Macon, Georgia

Albert Earl Walden San Diego, California

Derrick Anthony Washington Savannah, Georgia

MARINE BIOLOGY

Elisabeth Dole Brinson Hilton Head, South Carolina

* Dionne Lynette Hoskins Savannah, Georgia

Ricardo Cortez Lattimore Atlanta, Georgia

Sharon Lynn Wolson Savannah, Georgia

Bratton Vincent Wright Savannah, Georgia

CHEMISTRY

LaShawn F. Brisbon Savannah, Georgia

Delores Lang Gulley Madison, Illinois

*** Ava Eugenia Phoenix Savannah, Georgia

Katrina Shay Robinson Garden City, Georgia

* Menova Nicole Stevens Savannah, Georgia

MATHEMATICS

Carleen Early Savannah, Georgia

***Tony Leonard Ellis N. Charleston, South Carolina

Gloria Darlene Harris Savannah, Georgia

James Anthony Johnson Savannah, Georgia

U-Wante L. Merritt Colquitt, Georgia

* Brian Eric Watkins Atlanta, Georgia

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sean Everett Rhett Savannah, Georgia

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

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COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

Dionne Eliza Benton Atlanta, Georgia

LaVette Floriece Chester Greensboro, Georgia

Craig Johnson Savannah, Georgia

Christie Sabrena Perry Hinesville, Georgia

John P. Perry St. Thomas, U.S.V.L

Stephanie Rena Sampson Moultrie, Georgia

Donna Renee Scott Decatur, Georgia

Tonia Scott Savannah, Georgia

Vera J. Thompson Savannah, Georgia

Thomas McMaster Wiley, II Savannah, Georgia

Kenneth Bruce Wilson Savannah, Georgia

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Yavuz Akbas Istanbul, Turkey

Kevin Pinckney Drayton Georgetown, South Carolina

Von Robert Theodore Johnson Nassau, Bahamas

Shawynne Monique Oliver Savannah, Georgia

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Daryl Arnel Home Savannah, Georgia

Dion Mureese Jennings St. Thomas, U.S.V.L

* Michele Rena Oliver Savannah, Georgia

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Sonia Diggs Augusta, Georgia

April Lia Waye Kingsland, Georgia

PROCESS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Tracy Ann Anderson Savannah, Georgia

COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

(Associate of Science)

Michael A. O'Brien Nassau, Bahamas

John P. Perry St. Thomas, U.S.V.L

Stephanie Rena Sampson Moultrie, Georgia

Donna Renee Scott Decatur, Georgia

Tonia Scott Savannah, Georgia

Vera J. Thompson Savannah, Georgia

Tracie Lynn Wesley Savannah, Georgia

Thomas McMaster Wiley, II Savannah, Georgia

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

(Associate of Science)

Tracy Ann Anderson Savannah, Georgia

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS

** Tracie Lynn Wesley Savannah, Georgia

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS

David Lynn Graham Adel, Georgia

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

*** Benjamin B. Bacon Savannah, Georgia

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Summa Cum Laude - (3.75 - 4.00)

Benjamin B. Bacon Tony Leonard Ellis

Barbara Nicolette Buckman Paula Jean Held

Ava Eugenia Phoenix

Magna Cum Laude - (3.40 - 3.749)

Lamonica Bell
Carol Gwen Cawley
Jenee' Chere' Patrice Coxon
Evangel Fredricka Davis
Willie James Dennard
Daryle Arnel Home
Arline Tolliver Kitchen
Melinda Joy Mullings

Angela Wright Rogers
Dan W. Story
Connie Dooley Sumner
Terry Gordon Travis
April Lia Waye
Martha N. Weaver
Tracie Lynn Wesley
Tracy Lavelle Whaley

Yavus Akbas
Mary-Ann N. Amina
Juan Pedro Avendano
Bridget Battle-Mullice
Sharon Harriett Benjamin
Rolanda Felder Blake
Billy Joe Brewer, Jr.
Jennifer Lynn Butler
Tonya Felecia Hart
Vida Michelle Hill
Brenda J. Hoskins
Dionne Lynette Hoskins
Shauna T. Johnson
Shawn Juanita Law

Cum Laude - (3.0 - 3.399)

Shawn Juanita Law
Kathryn Richards Linton
Joseph Alan Marlowe
Brian L. McCord
LeAlice Morell
Michele Rena Oliver
Christie Sabrena Perry
Faye Antionette Powell
William Walker Prescott, II
Stephanie Rena Sampson
Rozelle Lillette Slaymon
Menova Nicole Stevens
Brian Eric Watkins

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

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Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude ! In Absentia

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 1992 Summer School June 22 - August 14

1992 Fall Quarter Freshman Orientation Begins, September 10

Registration for Upperclassmen, September 14

USHERS

NROTC Midshipmen
AROTC Cadets

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Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savannah State College Academic Procession carries an official
mace which is indicative of the power, dignity, and magisterium vested in the College. 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 College was designed and made from mahogany wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Associate Professor
Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology. Dr. Lester B. Johnson, Jr., former Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and
built the Mace Stand.

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

Acafomic (ftosiumes

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 golf 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, and entitled to wear doctor's
gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods maybe 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 College, 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.