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. A s II avannah State University Mission Statement ISSS 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? Graduates I do so understand hat you have just heard an alBlS sdl ni yJiziavinui^a^jjLI^^^i^^o^ teabta 3fb ,yiiaravinU srtciB jfHflflESi#. f nobou7}8rri yiifBup rigid rfguoirb yiaboa IfidoI b to ziadmam svhouboiq zqotavab ,Bigi030 b3Bn3 ^^^1^6\ Y^siavinU arlT Jnamsvlovni yiinummoD bns t 3oivi38 t rbiB383i f qirfeiElo/fo8 srti 833Bid3b3 ibAi inamnoiivna baiairm^rrabute b ni djwotg knoeiaq bns gnirriBal YiiziavinU 33bj2 dBnnsv(i .ybod msbute sziavib b %nhuiiim alidw yDBgal nBonamA-riBDiriA srb ni amBigoiq batibaiooB yllBnoiJBn gnibuioni saibute aJBubfiigiabnu bnB alBubBig aiafto .znoiggstenq sdl bri ^somm 3fb &i Imsdil 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). -2- 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. -3- 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. -4- 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 -9- ! 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 -10- ! 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 -11- 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 -12