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THE CHIEF MARSHAL
THE CLASS MARSHALS
CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
INSTRUCTORS OF THE COLLEGE
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
PROFESSORS EMERITI
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC MACE
Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the
Savannah State College Academic Procession carries an official mace which is in-
dicative of the power, dignity, and magisterium vested in the College. The mace is a
club-shaped staff which originated in the Middle Ages as a weapon. Eventually, it
gained a ceremonial character and is presently employed most often by legislative
forums and academic enterprises.
The official mace of Savannah State College was designed and made from
mahogany wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Assistant Professor of Industrial
Education. Dr. Lester B. Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering
Technology, designed and built the Mace Stand.
The College motto is "LuxEt Km7as"("Light and Truth").
ORDER OF EXERCISES
ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar
James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Organist
INVOCATION The Reverend Edgar P. Quarterman, M.Div.
Pastor, Second Baptist Church
SELECTION: "Great and Glorious Is the Name of the Lord" Clarence Dickinson
Savannah State College Concert Choir
Butler Presbyterian Church Choir, Guest Choir
James Thompson, Jr., Conductor
Brass Ensemble - Samuel Gill, M.A., Conductor
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Clyde W. Hall, Ed.D., Acting President
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Albert N. Thompson, J.D.
Georgia State Representative
Columbus, Georgia
SELECTION: "Ride On King Jesus" Arr. Robert De Cormier
Savannah State College Concert Choir
Butler Presbyterian Church Choir, Guest Choir
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Thomas H. Byers, Ph.D.
Dean of the College
Division of Business Administration Mary C. Torian, Ed.D.
Division of Education Thelma M. Harmond, Ph.D.
Division of Humanities Luetta C. Milledge, Ph.D.
Division of Natural Sciences Margaret C. Robinson, Ph.D.
Division of Social Sciences Isaiah Mclver, Ph.D.
Division of Technical Sciences Lester B. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.
ALUMNI INDUCTION Earl Brown, J.D.
President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association
Columbia, South Carolina
PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES
FOR COMMISSION Commander Alvin Catalano
Commanding Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C.
ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander Alvin Catalano
PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" Reverend P. A. Patterson, S.T.M.
Pastor, Butler Presbyterian Church
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN
BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel Williams, M.Div.
College Minister
SEVEN-FOLD AMEN
**RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar
James Thompson, Jr., Organist
*The audience is requested to remain seated.
The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited.
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DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
Brown, Barbara Ann Savannah
Holsey, Orpheus Eugene, Jr Savannah
Gannaway, Carlton W., II Atlanta
t Johnson, Patricia Ann Savannah
Mitchell, Edsel Ernie Savannah
Morrow, Darryl Steve Albany
Smith, Delores Ann Lexington
General Business Administration
Ballard, Lawrence Savannah
*Boatright, Renty Odell Metter
Brown, Sylvester Savannah
Emmett, E. L. Stephens Savannah
Fletcher, John Wesley Swainsboro
Gadson, Juliette Savannah
Gordon, Shelia Savannah
*Greatheart, Mary Elizabeth Jesup
Greene, Allen Savannah
Greene, Anthony C Barnesville
Lawrence, Angela L Savannah
Levett, Sharon Denise Savannah
Martin, Eleanor R Savannah
Noble, Terry Louis Elberton
Odell, Deborah S Savannah
Quarterman, George, Jr Savannah
Robbins, Richard L Savannah
Roberts, Milton Riceboro
Smith, Vera J Charleston, South Carolina
Timmons, Clealice Claxton
Williams, Horace, Jr East Orange, New Jersey
Marketing & Management
Burns, Veda Elaine Savannah
Boles, Winfred Darryl Fitzgerald
Green, Tonya Marva Savannah
Moore, Samuel Kermit, II Glenwood
Patillo, Addie Savannah
Wynn, Michael Swainsboro
Office Administration
Cobb, Sheila Cordele
Goethie, Mary A Baxley
Grubbs, Sarah E Twin City
Selmon, Louis Savannah
DIVISION OF EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Allen, Linda G Savannah
Arkwright, Nonie B Savannah
Brown, Helen Louise Beaufort, South Carolina
Brown, Margaret S Savannah
Fields, Betty Lynette Savannah
Foston, Linda Annice Milledgeville
Frazier, Gail Monica Savannah
Green, Willie T Savannah
*Hunter, Judy Savannah
James, Cynthia Atlanta
Jefferson, Gwendolyn East Dublin
Jones, Rossalyn V Macon
Lee, Marva K Blakely
*Mayo, Patricia H Wrens
Mumford, Virginia Sheffield Savannah
Reese, Eleanor Lynett Guyton
Sams, Eugenia White Savannah
Small, Beverly E Savannah
Washington, Rose M Savannah
Williams, Barbara Aiken Savannah
Williams, Etta H Savannah
Williams, Vertell D Savannah
Wilson, Malvina Townsend
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Art Education
Cooper, Marilyn E Savannah
Herring, Ava C Savannah
*Hill, Marvin R Perry
Business Education
Bacon, Lucille S Townsend
Pickett, Barbara S Boston
Porter, Debra W Savannah
Riley, Pearl Chance Savannah
Tate, Lois Armstrong Brunswick
Biology Education
Hall, Jesse Allen Johnston, South Carolina
English Education
Allmond, Monica Louise Savannah
Merkerson, Gayle Denise Atlanta
Ores, Barbara Jean Savannah
Tindal, Raymond Franklin Savannah
Physical Education
Camp, Timothy Clarkston
Larkins, Deborah Zeporah Thomasville
Slocum, Robert Macon
*Stevens, Kelsey Savannah
Williams, Ronald Leon Savannah
Industrial Arts Education
Aaron, Jimmy Lee Macon
Horton, Steven L Savannah Beach
Roughen, Albert Hugh Savannah
Smith, Bertram Cornell Macon
Music Education
Albright, Ruth E Savannah
Crawford, Gerald Savannah
Social Studies Education
Fletcher, Raymond, Jr Newport News, Virginia
Grant, Beverly Hymon Savannah
Jackson, Adrian Iverson Savannah
Owens, Willie L Savannah
Saxby, Oliver, Jr Savannah
Williams, Deborah L Savannah
Spanish Education
Robertson, Melba A Puerto Cortes, Honduras, C. A.
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
English Literature & Language
Plummer, Carol R Savannah
DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology
Burns, Vera E Savannah
McClure, Sheila A Temple
Pelote, Miriam Savannah
*Poitier, Pamela Pelham
Wright, Garry C Glenwood
Chemistry
Jones, Leonard B Keysville
Kent, Merylyn Guyton
Lane, Ray C Wrens
Mikell, Valerie Los Angeles, Calif.
t Miller, Sheryl Savannah
Morgan, Helen Tifton
Mathematics
Jackson, Anita Savannah
Sermons, Lawana Baxley
Smulevitz, Marvin Savannah
Medical Technology
Thompson, Mary B Savannah
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Criminal Justice
Anderson, Wendell Swainsboro
Blackwell, Roderick Waynesboro
Cowart, John, Jr Savannah
Curtis, William Valley Lee, Maryland
Davis, Frederick Savannah
Freeman, David A Savannah
Futch, Articia West Palm Beach, Florida
Jackson, Jacquelyn Savannah
Lewis, Donnell Statesboro
Owens, Allynne Savannah
Parker, Jimmy Savannah
Pierce, Dorsey M Sylvania
Small, Nathaniel Savannah
Smith, Cheryl Savannah
Taylor, Jennifer Augusta
Welch, Eric A Savannah
History
fJones, Beryl W Savannah
tWelch, Reginald Savannah
Social Work
Brown, Benjamin Savannah
Oswell, Cheryl A Savannah
Smith, Linda Gail Savannah
Thomas, Betsy Boyd Savannah
Wingster, Patricia Savannah
Sociology
Bryant, Raleigh, III Savannah
Hurt, Danny Edward Savannah
DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Civil Engineering Technology
Rusden, Michael Savannah
Electronics Engineering Technology
Curry, Danny T Savannah
tGrant, Gregory Savannah
fJohnson, Byron Dale Athens
t Joseph, Larry V Savannah
*Kenny, Danny Lee Savannah
Kheradmandi, Farhad Shiraz, Persia
Miller, Mario Ivan Savannah
Watson, Nathaniel Savannah
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Campbell, Samuel Millen
Cox, Roy Lee Savannah
White, Kelly Richmond Hill
Willis, Demetrius Atlanta
t Cooperative Education Program.
*In absentia
NOTE: Appearance of a name on any list in this program must not be considered as conclusive evidence of graduation.
Persons who have met all requirements for a particular degree and whose names appear on this program will
receive the degree indicated.
THE JOINT GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM
Savannah State College Armstrong State College
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BIOLOGY
Irene G. Hines B.S. Savannah State College 1969
John Patrick Noisworthy B.S. Memphis State University 1970
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Frank D. Black B.S. Iowa State University 1968
Howard Roland Boyd B.A. Armstrong State College 1969
Woodrow Alson Crick B.S. Arkansas State University 1969
Ashley Alan Ginn B.A. University of Georgia 1973
Clarence F. Haynes, Jr B.A. Armstrong State College 1975
Charles Thomas Johnson B.A. Thiel College 1973
Charles Thomas Orne, III B.A. Armstrong State College 1969
Steve Pyles B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970
Harold Clark Sims, II B.A. Armstrong State College 1968
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY
Emma G. Bush B.S. Savannah State College 1960
Linda P. Calloway B.S. Savannah State College 1975
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Lucy Smith Brannen A.B. Vassar College 1964
Marilyn H. Cook M.Ed. Savannah State/ Armstrong State 1973
Mary C. Dietrick B.S. Illinois State University 1969
Octavia Marie Jackson B.S. Savannah State College 1951
Nellie Wallace B.S. Savannah State College 1970
Lee R. Walter B.A. Concordia Teacher's College 1974
Lillian Richardson Washington B.S. Savannah State College 1972
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Jettie M. Adams B.S. Savannah State College 1956
Madelyn Carol Atkins B.Ed. University of Georgia 1968
Emma Jean Brock Bailie B.S. Valdosta State College 1974
James Edward Bing, Jr B.S. Savannah State College 1972
Idonia M. Butler B.S. Savannah State College 1964
Rita Williamson Butler B.S. Armstrong State College 1973
Pollyann J. Kirk Diamond B.S. Gettysburg College 1968
Susan Mack Eswine B.S. Georgia Southern College 1975
William Ernest Eswine B.S. Armstrong State College 1972
Sandra Pearl Hicks B.S. Savannah State College 1975
Judith Eure Kandel B.S. Georgia Southern College 1960
Kerry Prentice Kicklighter A.B. Atlantic Christian 1951
Isaac Miller B.S. Savannah State College 1976
Anita Schwartzman Odrezin B.A. University of Georgia 1950
Mary Cynthia Coffey Smith B.S. Armstrong State College 1970
Valerie Johnson Wagoner B.S. University of Georgia 1974
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
Patricia O. Williams B.A. Armstrong State College 1973
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION - BEHAVIOR DISORDERS
Tom Chisholm, Jr B.S. Savannah State College 1974
Marva Euleta Harris B.S. Savannah State College 1967
Thomas D. Miles B.S. East Tennessee State University 1971
Gloria Fay Wright B.A. South Eastern Bible College 1975
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HISTORY
Beatrice Herrin Asbury B.S. Georgia Southern College 1968
Leona Ruth Frye B.S. Savannah State College 1965
Thomas Linder Fulton, Jr A.B. Emory University 1948
Deloris P. Gaulden A.B. Talladega College 1965
Lindsey Patterson Henderson, Jr B.A. University of Virginia 1952
Joseph Hopkins B.S. Savannah State College 1976
Mobley Preacher Toro A.B. Mercer College 1951
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS
Olive Westberry Conlin B.S. Stetson University 1964
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Lonnie Williams, Jr B.S. Savannah State College 1973
ABSENTIA
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
HONOR GRADUATES
JUNE 4, 1978
SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.750-4.000)
Veda Burns
Anita Jackson
Kelly White
MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400-3.749)
Vera Burns
Roy Cox
Leonard B. Jones
Marva Lee
Sheila A. McClure
Melba Robertson
Albert Roughen
CUM LAUDE (3.000-3.399)
Lawrence Ballard
Renty O. Boatright
Samuel Campbell
Sheila Cobb
Gerald Crawford
E. L. Stephen Emmett
Betty Fields
Articia Futch
Mary E. Greatheart
Jesse A. Hall
Ava C. Herring
Steve Horton
Jacquelyn Jackson
Cynthia James
Byron Johnson
Beryl W. Jones
David Kenny
Ray C. Lane
Sheryl Miller
Darryl Morrow
Virginia Mumford
Allynne Owens
Miriam R. Pelote
Carol R. Plummer
Michael J. Rusden
Eugenia Sams
Lawana Sermons
Cheryl Smith
Vera Smith
Betsy Thomas
Deborah Williams
Etta H. Williams
Malvina Williams
Garry C. Wright
MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Elvira Adamcak
Veda Burns
Vera Burns
Samuel Campbell
Roy Cox
E. L. Stephen Emmett
Steven Horton
Anita Jackson
Marva Lee
Sheila McClure
Nguyen Nhuong
Melba Robertson
Albert H. Roughen
James E. Smith
Walker Stringer
Betsy Thomas
Kelly White
MEMBERS OF
BETA KAPPA CHI NATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY
Sheila McClure
Gary Wright
MEMBERS OF KAPPA DELTA PI
HONOR SOCIETY
Gerald Crawford
Betty Fields
Jesse Hall
AvaC. Herring
Marva Lee
Virginia Mumford
Melba Robertson
Eugenia Sams
Malvenia Wilson
MEMBERS OF SIGMA TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY
Carol R. Plummer
MEMBERS OF PI GAMMA MU
NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCES HONOR SOCIETY
Allynne Tosca Owens
Cheryl Smith
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN
Let us give thanks and praise to Thee,
To our A I ma Mater, S. S. C.
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.C. is found.
We adore each beauteous scene and hall,
Our all we pledge to Thee!
In our hearts we'll build a shrine for Thee.
We hail Thee, S.S.C.
J. Randolph Fisher
Hillary Hatchett
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1978 Summer School July 12 - August 18
1978 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 18
Upperclassmen, September 22
ACADEMIC 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 degree, 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 aca-
demic 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
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:
Agriculture , Maise
Arts, Letters, Humanities White
Business Drab
Economics Copper
Education Light Blue
Law Purple
Library Science Lemon
Music Pink
Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray
Philosophy Dark Blue
Physical Education Sage Green
Science Golden Yellow
Theology Scarlet
At Savannah State College, the lining of the hood has an orange chevron on a blue back-
ground to represent school colors. A faculty member wears the color of his alma mater.