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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avannah State University
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
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 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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! In Absentia
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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