One Hundred Seventieth Commencement May 12, 2007 Savannah State University

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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.

Donated to SSU Archives

by Sheri Saleem Scott

upon her Retirement on July 1, 2011

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Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr., Interim President
Presiding

PRELUDE "Largo" Handel

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

*ACADEMIC PROCESSION "War March of the Priests" . . . .Felix Mendelssohn

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

INVOCATION Reverend Thurmond N. Tillman

Pastor, First African Baptist Church

SELECTION . . "Ain'-A That Good News" arr. by William Dawson

The Savannah State University Concert Choir
Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS

AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Michael L. Thurmond

Commissioner, Georgia Department of Labor

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.

The Richard R. Wright Award
Mattie Beverly Payne Award
President's Second Mile Award

SELECTION "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" Rodgers/Hammerstein

arr. by Professor Nan Poole Spicer

The Savannah State University Concert Choir

Erica- Christina Beauty Little, Soprano,

Patrick Norris, Bass,

Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer

Accompanied by Christopher Chandler

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Interim Dean, Graduate Studies

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF

SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE
FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN URBAN STUDIES Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN MARINE SCIENCES DEGREE Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.

Assisted by Dr. Bevedy A. Watkins, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean of Enrollment Management and
Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities and Chairman, Department

Mass Communications

INTRODUCTION

OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. JaneM. Gates

Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

College of Business Administration Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences . .Dr. Johnnie D. Myers, Interim Dean
College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Babajide Familoni, Dean

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.

Assisted by Academic Deans, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean of Enrollment Management and
Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities and Chairman, Department

Mass Communications

PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Shirley McDuffie

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR

COMMISSIONING .Capt. Leonard B. Jones

USN and Professor of Naval Science

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Capt. Leonard B. Jones

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE - N.R.O.T.C. . . .Capt. Leonard B. Jones

ALMA MATER* Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

BENEDICTION Reverend Thurmond N. Tillman

RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

Immediately after the recessional the Presidential Party and Faculty will greet guests during a
reception in the Courtyard of the Howard Jordan College of Business Administration.

Savannah State College Hymn

Original words and music by J. Randolph Fisher and Hillary Hatchett

Let us give thanks and praises to

Our Alma Mater, S.S.U.

Thine honor, pride, and eminence,

We raise in prayerful reverence.

Guide us still from day to day,

Be Thou mindful lest we lose our way;

Help us know that life, short or long,

Means unceasing work for weak and strong.

Refrain

Where Savannah meets the sea,

Where grassy plains and palms abound,

Where the Flow'rs are gems of loveliness,

There S.S.U. is found.

We adore each beauteous scene and hall,

Our all we pledge to Thee!

In our hearts we'll build a shrine for You

We hail Thee, S.S.U.!

Lyrical Revision by Ms. LaGina M. Frazier

*The audience is requested to stand.

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

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Marquis Jenard Waring! Savannah State University

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Shafeqah Johnson Abdullah

Keyonna Hope Adams

Patricia Anne Ayala

Cameshia La Shun Bailey-Mayes

Myrtic Laurette Cox

Shanna S. Dent

Zakiyyah Fatin El- Am in

Tiki Tamara Palmer Fleming

Latosha Temeka Greene-Edwards

Ardeshia Ce'mon Green

Madeleine M. Haddad

Ashley Denise Harrison

Demetria L. Johnson

Cynthia Marie Jones

Jessica Lynn Mitschele

Brandi Nicole McCrary

Arthur Lee Nixou

Kutina Leshango Reddish

Sylina Strickland Ross

Cheryl A. Turner

Janet Elizabeth Ward

Rosalind Anzonatta Lennon Watkins

Alexis Eugenia Williams

Charlene Yvette Stevens Williams

ocial Work

Savannah State University

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Georgia Southern University

University of West Georgia

Lincoln Memorial University

University of West Georgia

Winthrop College

Georgia Southern University

Shaw University

Savannah State University

College of Charleston

Georgia Southern University

University of South Carolina

Adelphi University

Rowan College of New Jersey

Georgia Southern University

Savannah State University

Georgia College & State University

Albany State University

University of North Florida

University of Maine

University of Florida

Georgia Southern University

Savannah State University

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Saint Augustine's College

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

M%$ttv of Science tn jWarine Sciences

Kemit-Amon Francis Lewis! Savannah State University

Justin Paul Manley! Central Michigan University

James West Page University of Georgia

Megan Cardiss Singleton Spelman College

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Accounting

Anwar Akeem Braddy
Nicole Francine Bush
John Roscoe Clark*
Sherene Alexa Fuller***
Courtney Nicole Gibbons
Jasmine Stephanie King***
Jerry Antonia Mathis
Glenda Rena Murrell***
Siboniso Thelma Ntutha**
Jamice Michelle Reynolds
Kimberly Smith Saxon*
Katesia Shanette Sorrells

Computer information H>pgtem*

Kentarius A. Carlisle
Christopher Corey Cutts
Antoinette Latrice Green
Latrina Carey Jackson*
Ra'Mon J. Jones.
Siboniso Thelma Ntutha**
Ashley Marie Reaves
Gina Renee' Smith
Brandy Blaire Terry
Jessica Elizabeth Whylie**

Garden City, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

McDonough, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hephzibah, Georgia

Douglasville, Georgia

Seale, Alabama

Riverdale, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Pooler, Georgia

Monroe, Georgia

Syrnrna, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia

Kingsland, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia
Rincon, Georgia

Riverdale, Georgia

Louisville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Covington, Georgia

Jllanagement

Tammera Elizabeth Baker*
Kenneth Jerome Arthur Bethel Jr.
Retha Frazier Bevens*
Kim Latisha Crafton
Vernon O. Donovan
Shani Z. Harris
Erickson Bennett Howell
Courtney Lynnette Huckabee*
Broderick C. Hutchinson
Jamie Alonzo Lee
Marc Laroy LeValle
Carlos C. Luckett
LaToyia Danielle Roberts
Sabrina Lxmkeyar Green Scales*
Jacquelyn Abla Tobgo**
Hope Bridget Williams*
Pamela Grant Wright

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Knoxville, Tennessee

Nassau, Bahamas

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Suffolk, Virginia

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Decatur, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Woodbine, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

jttarfeeting

Danita M. Alexander
Caleb Michael Aquilino
Cassidy Danyelle Bass
Courtney Chanelle Brack*
Elana Alexcina Brown
Christopher Michael Cesario
Kimberly Vontrice Coppett
Lenia Marshae Hall*
Marva Delores Johnson
Opheha Nicole Lee
Uniquka Iesha Norris
Tesa Novella Pinckney
Robert Treval Shine
Elisha Nicole Simmons
Willie Ephron Stephens
Clyde Tullis Jr.
Timothy Richard Waine
Chiquita Amelia Wells
Esi Abokoma Yankah*

Decatur, Georgia

Bowie, Maryland

Newmans, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Rockford, Illinois

Augusta, Georgia

Milledgeville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Rincon, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Ladson, South Carolina

Fort Valley, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Americus, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Dublin, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Antoinette Renee Ellis

Terri J. Brooke*
Shavelda Marshelle Brown
Tiffany Monique Cooper
Coretta Rose Corley
Alonna Patrice Curry**
Margie Lee Fuller***
Kejuiana La'Duwan Johnson*
Trinikia D. Johnson*
Anne Gregory Petty**
Brittany Elizabeth Sims
Ashley Dale Turtle**

Peljairior &nalp*i*

Savannah, Georgia

Dublin,

Albany.

Monroe,

Savannah,

Millegdeville,

Waycross,

Hinesville,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Mableton,

Blackshear,

Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia

Criminal Splice

Katrina Lenyse Adams

Akia-Maria Jo Austin*

Donald Joseph Christopher Crawford**

Erika Elise Eddington*

Erin Michelle Glover*

Courtenay Allison McClain**

Savannah, Georgia

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

East Point, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Fairburn, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

Lloyd Henry Oliver
Nakia Denitra Starling
Curtis Lament Thomas
Kevin Michael Tucker II
Ushonda Sheree Wells

Savannah, Georgia

Rochester, New York

Douglasville, Georgia

Port Orange, Florida

Cartersville, Georgia

dEngltstf), Slanguage & literature

MeekaAila Tiarra Adams* * Austell, Georgia

Jamila Ahsaki Cross Atlanta, Georgia

Tony Leroy Foy Savannah, Georgia

Danielle Alexis Herbert Thomasville, Georgia

^ttftorp

Linda Rebecca Faucette!***
Lisa Lorrenne Lambert***

ffl&#$ Communication*

Erika Nicole Alexander*

Perrice Uraius Austin

Ayeisha Patrice Bonds

Denean Franee' Boyce

Rolando Roshawn Cantrell*

Michael Anthony Cherry

Camara TearLora Ferby*

Azaria Quinee Graham*

Arkieva Cherie Jackson

Anthony James Johnson

Amber Tiffany Jones

Gil Anthony Jones

Ashley Nicole McGhee*

Sa'Adatu Oluwafunmielayo Olanrewaju*

Ruben Rafael Perez Jr.

Lazarus Polanski Pittman

Dominique Loreal Simpkins*

Ebony E. Stewart*

Felicia Renee' Walker-Hayes**

political Science

Jelani Lateef Byars*
Xavier Je'Kyle Coombs
Shondreka LaShay Davis
Vernisha Wyshun Davis
William Truitt Johnson
Anthony Leynell Sawyer Jr.*
Keyuana Latrice Tumbling*

Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Washington, DC

Savannah, Georgia

Monroe, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Gerogia

Lithonia, Georgia

Hepzibah, Georgia

J^oganville, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Quitman, Georgia

Conyers, Georgia

Brooklyn, New York

Hampton, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Riverdale,

Carterville,

Hrephzibah,

Hapeville,

College Park,

Hinesville,

Lithonia,

Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude

! In Absentia

Social Work

Bonnie Moniqe Anderson
Amber Marie Barnes
Leona Gigi Dillon
Michele DeLawn Etienne**
Asheley Joe'l Frazier*
Marlesia Shenae Henderson*
Jazma Doilette Hester
Rosalyn Antoinette Jackson*
Yulonda Michelle Kennedy*
Deidre Aleta London**
Nicholas Bernard Malcom
Kalethia LaShay Murphy*
Shaun Dennis Rogers**
Mildred Williams Taylor*
Octavis Dionne Taylor*
Fana Shakira Walcott*
Tamika LaVette Williams*

Shaunte Renee' Carter
Georgia Butler Davis*
Shaundrika Ulissa Davis**
Sebastian Andrew Eason**
Latondia Daijonah Gadson
Renee' Saussy Kiett
Satin Lashae' Kinsey**
Rebecca Danielle Lamar**
Jonathan Edward Lewis*
Regina Yolanda Mack
Michael Anthony O'Neal HI*
Tangee Denise Thomas**
Yolanda April Walker*
Tamika Lashanda Williams
Nafeesah Ameera Young

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Tifton, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Hephzibah, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Rincon, Georgia

Hartwell, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Snellville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Christiansted, Saint Croix

Savannah, Georgia

Perry, Georgia

Lilbura, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Jonesboro, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Coleman, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Fort Valley, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Stone Mountian, Georgia

Dublin, Georgia

Grayson, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Gordon, Georgia

Joneboro, Georgia

Leslie, Georgia

San Jose, California

Viiml antr performing &rt

Erica-Christina Beauty Little**
Deborah Ann Rhynes

Lizella, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Ptotogp

Jacelyn Idell Crumley
Tamika Sherelle Dixon*
Kristina Maria Ferrebee
Kelvin John Frazier

Savannah, Georgia
Conyers, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia

Savannah. Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

Fabian Rashadah Hood
Crystal Nicole James*
Monee' Andrea Lawrence
Tracey Melissa Modeste***
Robert Bernard Owens
Shawnta Catherine Pitts*
Kathy Lynette Reynolds
Carion Resheika Smith*
Talitha Tialadon Tweedy

Rashanna Nikole Sutton

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Sandersville, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Conyers, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Ellenwood, Georgia

Baltimore, Maryland

Savannah, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Bethlehem, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Cibtl engineering ^ecljnologp

Ahmad Alkaaki*
Victor Adrian Bowe**
Lorenzo Charles Davis
Isaac Moon Jr.
Lenicia Marie Rogers
Johnathan Ramon Thomas*

Computet &>timtt Ceclmologp

Darien Terrell Freeman

Breon DeValle Green

Robert Michael Allen Hagedorn***

Felicia Michelle Jones

Scotty James McKenzie II

Santreias Chereise Paschal*

Savannah, Georgia

Freeport, Bahamas

Millen, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia

Montezuma, Georgia

Sparta, Georgia

electronic^ engineering Cecljnologp

Tavares Wallace Brown*
Magnus B. Folaji**
Antwan Jabar Johnson
Jason Lawrence Johnson!**
Patrick Delone Norris
Larry Reynolds Jr.
John Roberts
Alfred Simmons Jr.

Savannah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Augusta,

Blakely,

Midway,

Savannah,

Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia

Richmond Green III
Tamara Shari Jackson
Anitra Di'Yon Thomas

environmental Science

Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Riverdale, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**

Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

JfKarine detente

Sigouraey Brittany Bain
Ashley Lucille Carpenter
Ebony Nicole Henderson
Siobhan Marie Lloyd
Marvin Mason Mace m***
La'Sontayia Shar-Rae Middleton
Nicholas John Scoville*
LaTerica W Thomas*

Joseph Brigham*
Maurita Katrice Jackson
Barbara Chantrell Miller
Fyrriss T-ona Robbs Nixon*
Marcus Craig Phillips*
Jonathan Smith
Frank David Willis Jr.*

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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Washington, DC

Saint Simons Island, Georgia

Lawton, Oklahoma

Savannah, Georgia

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Sparta, Georgia

Navarre, Florida

jHedjameai engineering tEerimologp

Ramira Gonzales!

Orange Park, Florida

NOTE: Appearance of name on any list in this program must not be considered as con-
clusive evidence of graduation. Persons who have met all requirements for a particular
degree and whose names appear on the lists in this program will receive the degree indi-
cated.

***Summa Cum Laude

* *Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

pernor <rabuate
i>umma Cum Haube
(3,75 - 4.00)

Kenneth Jerome Bethel, Jr.
Linda Rebecca Faucette
Margie Lee Fuller
Sherene Alexa Fuller
Robert Michael Allen Hagedorn

Jasmine Stephanie King
Lisa Lorrenne Lambert
Marvin Mason Mace in
Tracey Melissa Modeste
Glenda Rena Murrell

jllagna Cum Hautre

(3.4 -3.74)

MeeksAila Tiarra. Adams Rebecca Danielle Lamar

Caleb Michael Aquilino Erica-Christina Beauty Little

"Victor Adrian Bowe Deidre Aleta London
Donald Joseph Christopher Crawford Coutenay Allison McClain

Alonna Patrice Curry Sibuniso Thelma Ntutha

Shaundrika Ulissa Davis Anne Gregory Petty

Sebastian Andrew Eason Shaun Dennis Rogers

Michele DeLawn Etienne Tangee Denise Thomas

Magnus B. Folaji Jacquelyn Abla Tobgo

Jason Lawrence Johnson Ashley Dale Tuttle

Satin Lasha' Kinsey Felicia Renee' Walker-Hayes
Jessica Elizabeth Whylie

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Erika Nicole Alexander
Ahmad Alkaaki
Akia-Maria Jo Austin
Tammera Elizabeth Baker
Retha Frazier Bevens
Cassidy Danyelle Bass
Courtney Chanelle Brack
Joseph Brigham
Terri J. Brooke
Tavares Wallace Brown
Jelani Lateef Byars
Rolando Roshawn Cantrell
John Roscoe Clark
Georgia Butler Davis
Tarnika Sherelle Dixon
Erika Elise Eddington
Camara TearLora Ferby

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Youlonda Michelle Kennedy

Jonathan Edward Lewis

Ashley Nicole McGhee

Kaleathia LaShay Murphy

Fyniss T-ona Robbs Nixon

Sa'Adatu Oluwafunmielayo Olanrewaju

Michael Anthony O'Neal iU

Santreias Chereise Paschal

Marcus Craig Phillips

Shawnta' Catherine Pitts

Anthony Leynell Sawyer, Jr.

Kimberly Renea Smith Saxon

Sabrina Loukeyar Green Scales

Dominique Loreal Simpkins

Carion Resheika Smith

Nicholas John Scoville

Ebony E. Stewart

Ashley Joe'l Frazier
Erin Michelle Glover
Azaria Quinee Graham
Lenia Marshae Hall
Marlesia Shenae Henderson
Courtney Lynette Huckabee
Latrina Carey Jackson
Rosalyn Antoinette Jackson
Crystal Nicole James
Kejuiana La'Duwan Johnson
Trinikia D. Johnson

Mildred Williams Taylor
Octavis Dionne Taylor
Johnathan Ramon Thomas
LaTerica W. Thomas
Keyuana Latrice Tumbling
Fana Shakira Walcott
Yolanda April Walker
Hope Bridget Williams
Tamika LaVette Williams
Frank David Willis, Jr.
Esi Abokoma Yankah

^Iplja H&appa Mu Honor i>octeti>

Keyonna Hope Adams
Kenneth Jerome Bethel
Aisha Nykeba Burgess
John Roscoe Clark
Alonna Patrice Curry
Zakiyyah Fatin El-Amin
HkiTamara Palmer Fleming
Tiffany Lavonne Grayson
Ardeshia Ce'mon Green
Robert Michael Allen Hagedorn

Charlene Yvette

Ashley Denise Harrison
Demetria L. Johnson
Rebecca Danielle Lamar
Erica-Christina Beauty Little
Deidre Aleta London
Siboniso Thelma Ntutha
Anne Gregory Petty
Tangee Denise Thomas
Jacquelyn Abla Thomas
Jessica Elizabeth Whylie

Stevens Williams

Wi)t ^ignfftcantc of tlje Qtabtmit jfttace

Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savannah State University
Academic Procession carries an official mace, which is indicative of the power, dignity, and magis-
terium vested in the University. The mace is a club-shaped staff that originated in the Middle Ages
as a weapon. Eventually, it gained a ceremonial character and is presently employed most often by
legislative forums and academic enterprises.

The official mace and stand of Savannah State University were designed and made from mahogany
wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology.

The University motto is "Lux Et Veritas" (Light and Truth).

Scafcetmc Costume*

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 every-
body wore robes or gowns. When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suit-
able 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 pres-
idents 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 trim-
mings 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 bliick, 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 institu-
tion.

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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