atoannaf) i>tate Sftnttoer^ttp atoannal), (Georgia W$t 0nt J|unbret i>etoentp ^>econb Commencement Hux et Veritas; g>aturfcap, jfflap ^entl) ^too ^Jjousanb Ctgljt en #'Clocfe 9. Jffl. GTtger &rena abannal) ^>tate GHmtjerfittp Donated to SSU Archives by Sheri Saleem Scott upon her Retirement on July 1, 2011 #rtrer of $roces#ton The Chief Marshal The Class Marshals Candidates for Master's Degrees Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees 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. (Bvhtv of i>ertotce Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D., President Presiding PRELUDE "Largo" .Handel Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist ACADEMIC PROCESSION . . "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist INVOCATION Reverend J. Jacobs Sanders Pastor, Grant Chapel Presbyterian Church Darien, Georgia SELECTION Gloria from "Heiligmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn The Savannah State University Concert Choir Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS .Major General Walter E. Gaskin, USMC Commanding General 2 nd Marine Division PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Richard R. Wright Award Mattie Beverly Payne Award President's Second Mile Award SELECTION "Hold On" .arr. by Jester Hairston The Savannah State University Concert Choir Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford Assoicate Dean, Graduate Studies PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARINE SCIENCES DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Assisted by Dr. Emily M. Crawford, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean of Enrollment Management and Mrs. Linda Crossman, Registrar INTRODUCTION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Mary C. Wyatt 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. Jane Gates, Dean College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Babajide Familoni, Dean CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Assisted by the Academic Deans, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean of Enrollment Management and Mrs. Linda Grossman, Registrar PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES .Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. ALUMNI INDUCTION Attorney Willie Walker Vice President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association PRESENTATION OF NAVAL AND ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING.. Capt. Leonard B. Jones USN and Professor of Naval Science COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS Reading the Commissioning Document Capt. Leonard B. Jones ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE- N.R.O.T.C AND A.R.O.T.C. Major General Walter E. Gaskin ALMA MATER* Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist BENEDICTION Reverend J. Jacobs Sanders RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Immediately after the recessional the Presidential Party and Faculty will greet guests at a recep- tion in the Courtyard of the Howard Jordan College of Business Administration. Savannah State College Hymn Original words and music by J. Randolph Fisher and Hillary Hatchett Let us give thanks and praises to Our Alma Mater, S.S.U. 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.U. is found. We adore each beauteous scene and hall, Our all we pledge to Thee! In our hearts we'll build a shrine for You We hail Thee, S.S.U.! Lyrical Revision by Ms. LaGina M. Frazier *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 iHa^ter of public Sbminttftratton Marcus K. Lotson Savannah State University Joshua Chidimma Obiajunwa Benedict College Ashley Monique Sapp Erika Renee Simpson Kimberly Hope Stewart Sherrich Monsher Thegg Taryn Renee Asbell Amy Benjamin ! Aisha Nykeba Burgess Leigh April Calhoun Marqus Carl Coleman Sarah Schumacher Copeland Evelyn Fowler Dennard Stephanie Ann Denney Michele DeLawn Etienne Norda Yvette Evans LaMonica Valerie Graham-Brown Robert W. Haskell Kimberly M. Hawthorne Francina Shavon Higgenbottom- Wright Demetria Latrez Howell Chiquita Monsita Jackson Lakeidra Chapelle Jackson Chimelle Mach'e Johnson Courtney Lorene Jones Michael Wesley Mack, Jr. Crystal T. Martin Rita Diane Mathis Sharon Demetria Mosley Jada X. McNair Constance Anita Nunnally Crystal Danielle Preston Anthea Sholander Ramirez LaVertta Marie Scott Octavis Dionne Taylor Evelyn Margaret Thomas Jennifer D. 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In Absentia COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY jfllagter of Science in jfHarine iktences April M. Pressler Denis Nyongesa Wafula Savannah State University Jomo Kenyatta University COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Accounting **Erika Denise Ancrum Lincolnville, South Carolina Natasha Camilla Bedford Savannah, Georgia Doris Latonya Green Savannah, Georgia Ciami Monique Callis Eric Ramon Green Richard Ryan Howard Barry Lakiel Lowe Computer 3fnformatton l>ptem Savannah, Georgia East Dublin, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Savannah, Georgia JfWanagement Dana James Ashford Willie Barrett Robert Lee Booker, Jr. Henry Lee Bryant, Jr. *Jamaal Bush *Erika Shemedrius Elder ***Joshua William Fritz **! Zachary Allen Gelow Michael Daniel Holmes, Jr. *Melissa Cherie Hutton * Ashley Laverne Jackson Rashid Salah Kamal Shemeka Marie Lee Elisha Isaiah Mack Robert L. McLen *Amber Nicole Parker *Johnny Christopher Rechard Powell Teon Ikes Robinson *! David Benjamin Rowland Shalannah Nichole Smalls Bryon Eric Weston Reisterstown, Maryland Midway, Georgia Austell, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Fayetteville, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Roswell, Georgia Fargo, Georgia Macon, Georgia Stockbridge, Georgia Fairburn, Georgia Jacksonville, Florida Lake Placid, Florida Savannah, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Ellenwood, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia JUarkettng **Michelle Arlene Arce Jason Butler Stella Danielle Cooper *Brian W. Powers *Tyrell Kente Register *Katrina Elyse Reid * Janet Maria Scott Mililani Tee Sinclair Pooler, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Commerce, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Donalsonville, Georgia Cedartown, Georgia Townsend, Georgia Florence, South Carolina COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES atrtcana i^tu&teg Khadijah Jamillah Cummings Savannah, Georgia pefjabior glnalpgttf *Randi Shannel Atkinson * Aaron Calvin Atkinson, Sr. Andrea Lynette Glover *Princess Green **LaTasa Monique Hawkins *Corey Andre Jackson * Jennifer Michelle Kendrick Shenequa Chan'te McKay Tiffany Deanna McKesson **Michele N. Moorer Joscelyn Dionne Smith LaTasha LaShaun Sorrells Tierica Lashay Terry *Tenille Rashae Whitehead * Shannon Renard Wilkerson Michael Omari Williams Tito Brayon Wilson Thlathia Demetrea Youmans Chantal Alana Bagley Joi Janean Baker MiAngelica CJ. Battle-Shettler **Wesley Everett Cato Davis *Alvin Curtis Edwards **Lynette Marie Ferdinand *Beautine Ruellnetta Francis **Courtney Nichole Gilchrist Criminal ^n&titt Decatur, Georgia Waycross, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Pooler, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Vienna, Georgia Macon, Georgia Roswell, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Covington, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia Macon, Georgia Americus, Georgia Maitland, Florida Alamo, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Simi Valley, California Savannah, Georgia Lithia Springs, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Pooler, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Lawrenceville, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia Criminal 3Tu*ttce *Kesla Mary Ann Holder Rashad Andres Jackson Christian Renaldo James Montice Lenise Robbins David S. Roberson **Jessalyn Manise Ross Kimdrelia Nicole Sanders Bernell Emmanuel Smithen *John Edward Stewart Timothy James Thomas * Courtney Tyche Tray lor KimNitra Morsha Varner Brittany Me Chele Whitby Demetrius Nicole Whitfield Dublin, Georgia Jacksonville, Florida Dublin, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Fayetteville, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Norcross, Georgia Saint Croix, Virgin Islands Augusta, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia Baraesville, Georgia LaGrange, Georgia Macon, Georgia Waynesville, Georgia Cngltstf}, language & literature *Terrance Bernard Conley *Alicia Nicole Duncan Shaina Renee Edwards **Meranda Sharea Hamilton Tameika Lashawn Heyward Nikki Nacole Hill ***Taqwaa Falaq Saleem Pinstorp Malenthia Dai 'nice Eady *DeAndrea Nicole McMillian Adrian G. Weems **Octavious Delano Willingham iWa^ Communications Sylvia Bernice Anderson *Curtis Ballard, Jr. Ericka Briana Dukes Andrew Kirkland Faison ***Dorninique Alexis Jackson LaToya Darcel James Darius Tremaine Johnson Katia Lanae Larke Joshua Prentice McCray College Park, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Bloomingdale, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Byron, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Albany, Georgia McDonough, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Brunswick, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Franklin, Virginia Savannah, Georgia Seale, Alabama Americus, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia iHatftf Communication* ***MaSovaida Salerno Morgan **Rayna Kiera Ogletree La' Shae Michelle Rhodes Trina Sherie Samuels Robin Danine Sanders Ebony Neeki Williams *Amber Nicole Zellner political ikience Shantel Rene Dean *Brittany Ann Freeman Germaine La Vonne Jones *Latricia Lynn Rounds *Cadesha Shaquay West Savannah, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Orlando, Florida Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia Fayetteville, Georgia Villa Rica, Georgia Midway, Georgia Valdosta, Georgia Recreation antr ^arb gJbministration Tarik Lamar Maxwell Social Wovk **Chandriah Renee Bell Pamela Richelle Fulton-Smith Jennifer Michelle Hammond *Sabrina Lachelle Hayes Carmen Denise Preston Tori Alexis Smith LaTeashia Michelle Steed * Jennifer Dominga Torres Terry Marquis Walton *Mary Alice Deloach Wilson Sadaqah Ihsaan Ah ***Crystal Shawana Harris *Amondo Rayshawn Harris Jourdon Nichole Satcher Monique Nichelle Thorpe Scidera Nicole Woods i>ociolo8p Hartwell, Georgia Dublin, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Masury, Ohio Savannah, Georgia Evans, Georgia New Brunswick, New Jersey Savannah, Georgia Colorado Springs, Colorado Saint Simons Island, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Bishopville, South Carolina Irwinton, Georgia Darien, Georgia Austell, Georgia Vi&ual antr performing &rt *Ansley Joye Jones Augusta, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Piologp *Brandon N. Anim **Mallori Felisha Boyd Sophia Maudrianne Campbell Latasha Renee Curtis Stephanie-Marie Sarah Ebanks **Aleshia Chaunte Edwards *Tia Shanta Goodman Mario Grayes *Milan Shauntri Johnson LaTresha Bianca Pearce *LaShasta LaShawn Robinson Shamel Jermaine Spooner Robert W. Stewart *Tenisha LaShae Whitehead Brittany Ashton Williams **Candace Patricia Cooley **Rasheed A. Lawal *Marcia Lyn Lightfoot *Vernecia Nicole Person John Milton Walker, Jr. Chemistry Savannah, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Athens, Georgia Rome, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Grovetown, Georgia Allenhurst, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Jonesboro, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Camilla, Georgia Evans, Georgia Macon, Georgia Americus, Georgia Claxton, Georgia Lansing, Michigan Stone Mountain, Georgia Hephzibah, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Cibil engineering tEerimologp Willie James Brown, Jr. Montezuma, Georgia Kenneth Bernard Cullens, Jr. Hinesville, Georgia Zaviere Eduardo Doanes Jonesboro, Georgia Danny Earl Miller, Jr. Macon, Georgia *Mark Owen Vick, Jr. Bloomingdale, Georgia Computer Science tEecImologp **De' Rael Anthony Darling Powder Springs, Georgia Janitta Rochelle Evans Macon, Georgia electronic* engineering {Kerfmologp **Ebony Alastrea Davis Antoine Carl Stewart Krystel Lenae Travis Jaquan Turner Savannah, Georgia Augusta, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Macon, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia Mecca Kalima Roberts Cnbtronmental Science Jfllarine ^ctence Savannah, Georgia *Sheree Amoy Brooks Atlanta, Georgia * ! Amber Leigh Stanley JfWatfjematictf Claxton, Georgia *Chantasia Denise Bridges Americus, Georgia ** Stacy Andrea Cobb Savannah, Georgia Shanell R. Moss Savannah, Georgia Donald Lucius Pearson Savannah, Georgia Tiffany Nicole Smith Albany, Georgia * Jessie Bernard Williams Savannah, Georgia NOTE: Appearance of name on any list in this program must not be considered as con- clusive 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 indi- cated. ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia pernor 4rabuate S>umma Cum Haube (3.75 - 4.00) Joshua William Fritz Crystal Shawana Harris Dominique Alexis Jackson MaSovaida Salema Morgan Taqwaa Falaq Saleem Jfttagna Cum Haube Erika Denise Ancrum Michelle Arlene Arce Chandriah Renee Bell Mallori Felisha Boyd Stacy Andrea Cobb Candace Patricia Cooley De' Rael Anthony Darling Ebony Alastrea Davis Wesley Everett Cato Davis Aleshia Chaunte Edwards Brandon N. Anim Randi S. Atkinson Aaron Calvin Atkinson, Sr Curtis Ballard, Jr. Chantasia Denise Bridges Sheree Amoy Brooks Jamaal Bush Terrance Bernard Conley Alicia Nicole Duncan Alvin Curtis Edwards Erika Shemedrius Elder Beautine Ruellnette Francis Brittany Ann Freeman Tia Shanta Goodman Princess Green Amondo Rayshawn Harris Sabrina Lachelle Hayes Kesla Mary Ann Holder Melissa Cherie Hutton Ashley Laverne Jackson Corey Andre Jackson Milan Shauntri Johnson Ansley Joye Jones Jennifer Michelle Kendrick Marcia Lyn Lightfoot Tiffany Deanna McKesson (3.4 -3.74) Lynette Marie Ferdinand Zachry Allen Gelow Courtney Nichole Gilchrist Meranda Sharea Hamilton LaTasa Monique Hawkins Rasheed A. Lawal Michele N. Moorer Rayna Kiera Ogletree Jessalyn Manise Ross Octavious Delano Willingham Cum Haube (3.00 - 3.39) Deandrea Nicole McMillian Amber Nicole Parker Vernecia Nicole Person Johnny Christopher Rechard Powell Brian W. Powers Tyree Kente Register Katrina Elyse Reid Lashasta LaShawn Robinson Latricia Lynn Rounds David Benjamin Rowland Janet Maria Scott Tori Alexis Smith Amber Leigh Stanley John Edward Stewart Jennifer Dominga Torres Courtney Tyche Traylor Mark Owen Vick, Jr. Terry Marquis Walton Cadesha Shaquay West Tenille Rashae Whitehead Tenisha LaShae Whitehead Demetrius Nicole Whitfield Shannon Renard Wilkerson Jessie Bernard Williams Mary Alice Deloach Wilson Amber Nicole Zellner &iplm &appa iWu potior ^octetp Erika Denise Ancrum Michele N. Moorer Stacy Andrea Cobb MaSovL a Salema Morgan Da'Rael Anthony Darling Rayna Kiera Olgtree LaTasa Monique Hawkins Jessalyn Manise Ross Dominique Alexis Jackson Taqwaa Falaq Saleem Antwan Toombs Je ^tgntftcante of tlje Scafcemtc 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 magis- terium 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). &cabetmc Costumes 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 crimmings 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 v/earer 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 pane). 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. 3&ote