One Hundred Seventy Fifth Commencement December 12, 2009 Savannah State University

SAVANNAH STATE
UNIVERSITY

lux et Ueritas

Saturday, December Twelfth, Two Thousand and Nine

Ten O'Clock A. M.

Tiger Arena

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI COVENANT

As a Savannah State University graduate, you must keep in mind the high
purposes to which you have aspired and for which this great university has
prepared you: intellectual development, moral behavior, compassionate
relationships and personal actions for the good of the commonwealth. Do
you understand?

Graduates: I do so understand.

As a Savannah State University graduate you must be alert to opportunities
to advance the legitimate interests and welfare of the Savannah State
University National Alumni Association and, through the Association, to
assist in the continued development of Savannah State University. Do you
understand?

Graduates: I do so understand

As a Savannah State University graduate, it is incumbent that you give
financial support to the Savannah State University National Alumni
Association and to your Alma Mater as a means of providing an educational
legacy for those who will follow you. Do you understand?

Graduates: I do so understand

Considering what you have just heard and have read silently, do you
covenant with members of the Savannah State University National Alumni
Association?

Graduates: I do hereby covenant with the members of the Savannah
State University National Alumni Association and solemnly pledge my
loyal support to my Alma Mater Savannah State University.

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Mission Statement

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Savannah State University, the oldest public historically black university in the Stat
Georgia, develops productive members of a global society through high quality instruction,
scholarship, research, service, and community involvement. The University fosters engaged
learning and personal growth in a student-centered environment that celebrates the
African-American legacy while nurturing a diverse student body. Savannah State University
offers graduate and undergraduate studies including nationally accredited programs in the
liberal arts, the sciences, and the professions.

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI COVENANT

As a Savannah State University graduate, you must keep in mind the high
purposes to which you have aspired and for which this great university has
prepared you: intellectual development, moral behavior, compassionate
relationships and personal actions for the good of the commonwealth. Do
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Graduates: I do so understand.

As a Savannah State University graduate you must be alert to opportunities
to advance the legitimate interests and welfare of the Savannah State
University National Alumni Association and, through the Association, to
assist in the continued development of Savannah State University. Do you
understand?

Graduates: I do so understand

As a Savannah State University graduate, it is incumbent that you give
financial support to the Savannah State University National Alumn
Association and to your Alma Mater as a means of providing an educational
legacy for those who will follow you. Do you understand?

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History of Savannah State University

On November 26, 1890, enabling legislation was passed by the Georgia General Assembly to establish
a school for the education and training of colored students, which was to operate as a part of the
University of Georgia. One hundred and nineteen years later, the college has become Savannah State
University, the oldest public historically black university in Georgia.

A preliminary session of the new college was held in the Baxter Street School Building in Athens,
Georgia, with Richard Robert Wright, Sr., as principal. On October 7, 1891, the new college,
named the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths, moved to its present location in
Thunderbolt, Georgia. Wright was president and there were five faculty members: Loring B. Palmer,
A.B.; Frank Cobb, A.B.; Alexander Ashton; Reverend Leigh B. Maxwell, A.B.; Reverend James M.
Simms, proctor and steward; and Decatur Suggs, vice-president.

The university awarded its first baccalaureate degree to Richard R. Wright, Jr., in 1898. He went on
to become the first black man to receive the Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania
(1911), and later to become the president of historic Wilberforce University. During Wright's tenure
as president (1890-1921), President William McKinley (1898) and President William Howard Taft
(1912) visited the campus and spoke to students and faculty in the Peter W Meldrim Hall.

Cyrus Gilbert Wiley, class of 1899, and the first alumnus to become president of the university (1921-
1926), followed Wright. Benjamin F. Hubert, who came to Georgia State College from Tuskegee
Institute, served as president from 1926-1947. It was during his tenure that the college became a full-
time degree granting institution, without high school and normal programs, and became a member
of the University System of Georgia (1932). The name of the college was changed to Georgia State
College in 1932. In 1950, the name of the college was changed to Savannah State College and in
1996, the name was changed to Savannah State University.

The Significance Of The Academic Mace

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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Academic Regalia

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 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.

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Congressman John Barrow I Georgia's I 2 th Congressional District

Commencement Speaker

John Barrow is currently serving his third term in the U.S. House
of Representatives for Georgia's 12 th Congressional District.

John Barrow's Georgia roots run deep. For over seven generations,
his family has farmed, taught, preached, and practiced law all
across eastern and southeastern Georgia. He grew up learning the
importance of serving his community and standing up for what's
right. John's father, James Barrow, was a decorated World War II
veteran, and his mother, Phyllis Barrow, also served in the armed
service during World War II, attaining the rank of Captain. Both
were courageous and outspoken leaders in the effort to desegregate
the University of Georgia.

Barrow earned degrees in political science and history from the
University of Georgia. Later, at only 20 years old, he became one
of the youngest members of his class at Harvard Law School.

In 1990, after having built and run a successful law practice, Barrow was elected as a charter
member of the Athens-Clarke County Commission. He served on the Commission for 14 years,
voting against every tax increase, working for economic development, fighting for property tax
relief for homeowners, and developing innovative programs to improve the quality of life of the
people he represented.

In Congress, those are the same values John Barrow fights for every day.

In the House of Representatives, Barrow currently serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Barrow is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition.

Barrow is the father of two children, James and Ruth, and lives in Savannah.

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Order of Procession

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.

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 '11 build a shrine for You

We hail Thee, S.S.U. !

Lyrical Revision by Ms. LaGina M. Frazier

Order of Exercises

Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D., President

Presiding

Prelude

*Academic Procession

Presentation of Colors
Invocation

Selection

Introduction of Platform Guests
and Introduction of Speaker

Commencement Address

Selection

Presentation of Candidates

for the Master of

Business Administration Degree

Presentation of Candidates
for the Master of Science
Public Administration Degree

Presentation of Candidates
for the Master of
Social Work Degree

Presentation of Candidates
for the Master of
Urban Studies Degree

Presentation of Candidates
for the Master of Science in
Marine Sciences Degree

Conferring of Master's Degrees

"Largo"

"War March of the Priests"

Handel
Professor Quynh Shannon, Organist

Felix Mendelssohn
Professor Quynh Shannon, Organist

Army R.O.T.C. Color Guard

Reverend Da'Henri R. Thurmond Sr.

Pastor, St. Paul CME Church
Savannah, Georgia

"Go Down Moses"

arr. by Moses Hogan

Savannah State University Men's Glee Club Alumni

Lawrence Hutchins Jr., Co-Director

Rose Overstreet Smith, Co-Director and Organist

Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

Congressman John Barrow

12 th District of Georgia

"The Battle Hymn of The Republic" arr. by Peter J. Wilhousky

Savannah State University Men's Glee Club Alumni

Dr. Emily Crawford

Interim Dean, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research

Dr. Emily Crawford

Dr. Emily Crawford

Dr. Emily Crawford

Dr. Emily Crawford

Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

Assisted by Dr. Emily Crawford, Dr. Willie Johnson, Professor, Political Science and Public Affairs Department

and Ms. Kai Walker, Assistant Professor, Mass Communications Department

Order of Exercises

Introduction

of Undergraduate Deans

Presentation of Candidates

for the Baccalaureate Degree

College of Business Administration
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
College of Sciences and Technology

Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean

Dr. Jane M. Gates, Dean

Dr. Derrek B. Dunn, Dean

Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

Assisted by the Academic Deans, Dr. Willie Johnson, Professor, Political Science and Public Affairs Department

and Ms. Kai Walker, Assistant Professor, Mass Communications Department

President's Charge to the Graduates
Alumni Induction

Presentation of Army Reserve Officers
Training Corps Candidates for Commissioning

Presentation of Navy Reserve Officers
Training Corps Candidates for Commissioning

Commissioning of Officers

Reading the Commissioning Document

Commissioning of Officers

Reading the Commissioning Document

Administering the Oath of Office
Army R.O.T.C

Administering the Oath of Office
Navy R.O.T.C

Alma Mater*

Benediction

Recessional**

Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

Mr. Roy Jackson, President
SSU National Alumni Association

Major Marion Johnson

Department Head Army ROTC Savannah
Assistant Professor for Military Science, US Army

Captain Kent Flowers

Department Head Navy ROTC Savannah
Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science, US Navy

Major Marion Johnson

Captain Kent Flowers

Major Marion Johnson

Captain Kent Flowers

Professor Quynh Shannon, Organist

Reverend Da'Henri R. Thurmond Sr.

"Pomp and Circumstance"

Sir Edward Elgar
Professor Quynh Shannon, Organist

*The audience is requested to stand.

**The audience is requested to sit and to remain seated until the recession has exited.

Graduates
college of business administration

Master of Business Administration

Zara Boukary I Savannah State University

Monique Kathreen Brown I Armstrong Atlantic State University

Katarah Artique Harris | Savannah State University

Potiphar Nkhoma | University of Capetown

Elisha Nicole Simmons | Savannah State University

Kim-Nee Janese Stewart | Georgia Southern University

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Master of Public Administration

Milan Shauntri Johnson | Savannah State University
Cherise Delisia Wilson | Savannah State University

Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning

Ciarra Monique Callis | Savannah State University
Reginald Vashane Johnson | Savannah State University

Kasim Sheron Ortiz | University of West Georgia

Whitney Cherelle Parker | Savannah State University

Tracey Mae Agostini-Queen | Charleston Southern University

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Master of Science in Marine Sciences

LaTrisha Elizabeth Allen | East Carolina University

Terry Voight Aultman | University of Oklahoma

Krystle Drew Ludwig | Coastal Carolina University

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

Undergraduates

Sharhonda Eldora Atwell I Baxley, Georgia
*Danekia Loquris Bailey | Conyers, Georgia
Cynthia Jones Bostick | Savannah, Georgia
**Marina Grinberg I Savannah, Georgia
**Mona Yousef Jahmani I Savannah, Georgia
**Murad Yousef Jahmani | Savannah, Georgia
Tanya LaTrice McLeod | Savannah, Georgia
***Manish Paudyal I Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

**Marcia Claudette Simons | Savannah, Georgia
*Stacia Elysha Waters | Atlanta, Georgia
**Chennelle Schwanda Williams | Hinesville, Georgia
Jessica Renae Williams | Kingsland, Georgia
Kishauna Naomi Williams | Savannah, Georgia
*Brittany Renee Wynn | Riceboro, Georgia
*Veronica Christina York | Manning, South Carolina

Computer

*Chazz C. Bailey | Warner Robins, Georgia
Vanessa Latoya Bryant | Augusta, Georgia
Staci Joyce Eason | Savannah, Georgia
Montrel Leroy Jenkins | Garden City, Georgia
Ashley Ciara Luten | Savannah, Georgia
*Michael Eugene Marks | Savannah, Georgia
Jamila LaTia Mathis | Albany, Georgia
Noland Franklin Mitchell | Dawson, Georgia
Leonard Champagne Nix | Savannah, Georgia

Information Systems

David Nathaniel Reid | Richmond Hill, Georgia
Tiffany Vanessa Reid | Richmond Hill, Georgia
Jennifer Joi Smith | Savannah, Georgia
Quakeisha Renae Thomason | Richmond Hill, Georgia
Harry Washington | Savannah, Georgia
Joseph Levin Watson | Charleston, South Carolina
Harvey Ricky White III | Snellville, Georgia
Angel Albrina Winbush | Savannah, Georgia

Lewis Nathaniel Byrd | Stone Mountain, Georgia
*Kenneth Daryl Hunt | Macon, Georgia
Rance Claude Hunter | Atlanta, Georgia
Jonathan Edward Johnson | Ellenwood, Georgia
Angel Kristian Jones | Savannah, Georgia
Erica Latrice Palmer | Augusta, Georgia
Helen Annette Smith | Savannah, Georgia

Chuquandra Farley | Stone Mountain, Georgia
Tommy Frazier Gibson | Savannah, Georgia
LaShawna Lindora Jones-Reese | Kent, Washington

Management

Shawna Dashane Starks I Savannah, Georgia
**Ashley Marie Stokes | Savannah, Georgia
William Sykes | Thunderbolt, Georgia
Darien Lemont Talton I Lithonia, Georgia
John Taylor | Savannah, Georgia
Sesciley Shavonda Wilson | Savannah, Georgia

Marketing

Kelsha Sanae Lee | Augusta, Georgia
Jason O. Nobles | Savannah, Georgia
Naketra Deate Ross | Pooler, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Behavior Analysis

Sade Nicole Bentley | Macon, Georgia
*Stephanie Michelle Bowling | Union City, Georgia
Norrisa TreNeice Brown | Pooler, Georgia
Shanikia Chisolm I Savannah, Georgia
*Rhonda Denise Clay | Hinesville, Georgia
***Janette Cruz-Santiago | Savannah, Georgia
Torrian Jermaine Harley | Augusta, Georgia
Keith Antonio Holmes | Savannah, Georgia
Erica LaNette Hutchinson | Augusta, Georgia
*Ashlee Selena Jones | Fitzgerald, Georgia

**Elizabeth Lynn King | Tybee Island, Georgia
**Nicole Michelle McCloud | Hephzibah, Georgia
Crystal Sasha Tinelle McNair | Atlanta, Georgia
Erika Lynette Monroe | Allenhurst, Georgia
*Isaiah Dion Osborne | Detroit, Michigan
*Valerie Renee Sams | Savannah, Georgia
*Brittany Charney Sawyers | Pooler, Georgia
Brian Jamel Sims | Augusta, Georgia
***!Charlotte A. Wiggins | Waycross, Georgia
***!Billie Ann Wilson | Bristol, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude
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! In Absentia

t Posthumous

Undergraduates

*Chere LaShae Chillis | Augusta, Georgia
Kristen Ophelia DoRSEy | Dahlonega, Georgia
Jabias Kajuna Green | Savannah, Georgia
Randy Harling | Lithonia, Georgia
**Troishonda DeQuita Lewis | Sparta, Georgia
Ariel Krystal Lincoln | Americus, Georgia
*Amanda Lolita Lockett I Atlanta, Georgia

Criminal Justice

*David Jose Melendez | Savannah, Georgia
Keshia Monique Morris | Stockbridge, Georgia
Nassiff Knight Nelson | Waverly, Georgia
Jamillah Nicole Saadiq | Lithonia, Georgia
* Alicia Denise Scott | Savannah, Georgia
*Pamela Denise Scott | Savannah, Georgia
**Jeanshay Delight Wright | Ellenwood, Georgia

English, Language & Literature

Gifty Siane Allen | Riverdale, Georgia *Nicole Fowles | Savannah, Georgia

**!Nia-Alyese Rae Boyd | Garden City, Georgia Nicole Adelle Lord | Rego Park, New York

Morris Alexander Drayton | Delray Beach, Florida Dyanna Denise Paxton | Douglasville, Georgia

History

**!William Riley Baxter | Townsend, Georgia ***Natalee La Van Johnson | Savannah, Georgia

Homeland Security and Emergency Management

*Curtis Lamar McKeithen | Savannah, Georgia

Mass

Dean Ray Chambers | Norcross, Georgia
Jehonathan Oren Dow | Ocala, Florida
Antwuan Shumell Gray | Dublin, Georgia
Everett O'Neal Hall | Powder Springs, Georgia
Catherine Rachelle Harper | Atlanta, Georgia
*Ivy Nicole Heyward | Ridgeland, South Carolina
Joseph Paul Holman | Savannah, Georgia
Valentina Sada Howard | Bogart, Georgia
Roland Robert Jackson Jr | Baxley, Georgia

Communications

Jarrell Lakeith Mattox I Savannah, Georgia
Kareem Ahmad Ali McMichael | Macon, Georgia
Ashley Nicole Oliver | Hephzibah, Georgia
Dominic Ramone Ross | Decatur, Georgia
Keysha Cervon Ross | Decatur, Georgia
Celandria Aquell Kasalena Scott | Savannah, Georgia
*Deniscia Renee Scott | Mableton, Georgia
Santwan Alonzo Spann I Hardeeville, South Carolina

Political Science

LaQuantis Annette Butler | Lithonia, Georgia

ISelvyn Philip Arthur Hawkins Jr | Providenciales, Turks

and Caicos Islands, B.W.I
*Erica Tyriana Marchand I Columbus, Georgia
*Curtis Lamar McKeithen | Savannah, Georgia
*Tasia Kaylen Murray | Savannah, Georgia

Myesha Venice Reynolds | San Antonio, Texas
*Quartavius Antwan Swanson | Atlanta, Georgia
Kenisha Shonte Walker | Orlando, Florida
Sheri Latarus Walker | Memphis, Tennessee
Chelsea Johnna White | Roswell, Georgia

Social Work

**Jane Rowlands Hamill | Thunderbolt, Georgia Kimberly Renee Simmons | Savannah, Georgia

Charlene Susan Moody-Durant | Savannah, Georgia *Amy Lyn Wilder | Savannah, Georgia

Amanda Elizabeth Rouse | Jonesboro, Georgia

*Delaina Brownlee I Savannah, Georgia
Darrell K. Butler | Hephzibah, Georgia
Alecia Vonshay Clarke | Compton, California
Latoya Shaunte Gilbert | Cuthbert, Georgia
Sharnda J. Kent | Garden City, Georgia

Sociology

Eresha Jonqunique Lampton I Hephzibah, Georgia
Natasha Alecia Latimore | Savannah, Georgia
Sophia Melody Perry | Savannah, Georgia
Patrice Nicole Robinson | Swainsboro, Georgia
**Jasma Caress Seals | Decatur, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude
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t Posthumous

Undergraduates

Sociology

*Nashera Sharna Stone | Augusta, Georgia Antoinette Helena Williams | Riverdale, Georgia

Morgan Lynette Thompson | Savannah, Georgia *Clarissa Denise Wright | Savannah, Georgia

Brandon Demond Toney | Atlanta, Georgia

Visual and Performing Arts

Ashley L. Farmer | Savannah, Georgia **Katrice LeTrell Kinlaw | Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Biology

Nitosha Swelise Carter | Jacksonville, Florida Yahron Germain Jackson | Savannah, Georgia

LaGina Marie Frazier | Savannah, Georgia *Claudine Manka Niba | Lawrenceville, Georgia

Kanesha Thawana Gray | Savannah, Georgia Roshima A. Shank | Warner Robins, Georgia

Andrea Rose Hall | Garden City, Georgia **Kevin D'Andrae Trappio | Savannah, Georgia

April Nicole Hayes | Deltona, Florida Roenessa SanTa Witcher | Athens, Georgia

Chemistry

Kari Janice Parker | Helena Island, South Carolina

Civil Engineering Technology

India Shaunte Calhoun | Savannah, Georgia Shamice Ambria James | Phenix City, Alabama

*Kevin H. Hector | Fishkill, New York *Antoine D. Toombs | Decatur, Georgia

Computer Science Technology

Keshia Nicole Howell | Hinesville, Georgia Sean Malick Townes | Augusta, Georgia

Tris Christopher Maddox Jr | Stone Mountain, Georgia Michael Gerrod Whitaker | Leesburg, Georgia

Electronics Engineering Technology

Michael Jonathan Bassie | Savannah, Georgia **Christopher Anh Phan | Savannah, Georgia

*Gordon Edgar Cone III | Savannah, Georgia Gary Leon Pratt II | Fort Washington, Maryland

*Jay Christopher English | Kingsville, Texas Kenechi Ugochukwu | Stone Mountain, Georgia

!Morocco Marqui Morgan | Savannah, Georgia *Jared Matthew Williams | Savannah, Georgia

Environmental Science

**Joseph Lamont Blackmon I Savannah, Georgia **Carrie Louise McCullough | Tifton, Georgia

**Adil Akhtar Khan | Beaufort, South Carolina Daniel Edward Smith | Covington, Georgia

Marine Science

*Stephanie Nicole Couture | Forest Park, Georgia

Mathematics

**Earnest Joe Baulkmon II | Columbus, Georgia ICornelius Donte Jones | Dublin, Georgia

f Timothy Cannon Jr | Conyers, Georgia Janine Chevonne Westley | Savannah, Georgia

NOTE: Appearance of 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 t Posthumous

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Honor Graduates

Janette Cruz-Santiago
Natalee La Van Johnson

Summa Cum Laude

(3.75 - 4.00)

Billie Ann Wilson

Manish Paudyal
Charlotte A. Wiggins

Earnest Joe Baulkmon II
William Riley Baxter
Joseph Lamont Blackmon
Nia-Alyese Rae Boyd
Marina Grinberg
Jane Rowlands Hamill
Mona Yousef Jahmani
Murad Yousef Jahmani
Adil Akhtar Khan
Elizabeth Lynn King

Magna Cum Laude
(3-4 - 3-74)

Katrice LeTrell Kinlaw
Troishonda DeQuita Lewis
Nicole Michelle McCloud
Carrie Louise McCullough
Christopher Anh Phan
Jasma Caress Seals
Marcia Claudette Simons
Ashley Marie Stokes
Kevin D'Andrae Trappio
Chennelle Schwanda Williams

Jeanshay Delight Wright

Cum Laude

(3.00 - 3.39)

Chazz C. Bailey
Danekia Loquris Bailey
Stephanie Michelle Bowling
Delaina Brownlee
Chere LaShae Chillis
Rhonda Denise Clay
Gordon Edgar Cone III
Stephanie Nicole Couture
Jay Christopher English
Nicole Fowles
Kevin H. Hector
Ivy Nicole Heyward
Kenneth Daryl Hunt
Ashlee Selena Jones
Amanda Lolita Lockett
Erica Tyriana Marchand
Michael Eugene Marks
Curtis Lamar McKeithen

David Jose Melendez
Tasia Kaylen Murray
Claudine Manka Niba
Isaiah Dion Osborne
Valerie Renee Sams
Brittany Charney Sawyers
Alicia Denise Scott
Deniscia Renee Scott
Pamela Denise Scott
Nashera Sharna Stone
quartavius antwan swanson
Antoine D. Toombs
Stacia Elysha Waters
Amy Lyn Wilder
Jared Matthew Williams
Clarissa Denise Wright
Brittany Renee Wynn
Veronica Christina York

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