SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY lux et Uerttas; Saturday, May Ninth, Two Thousand and Nine Ten O'Clock A. M. Tiger Arena Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/onehundredseventmay09sava avannah State University Mission Statement The University's mission is to graduate students prepared to perform at higher levels of economic productivity, social responsibility, and excellence in their chosen fields of endeavor in a changing global community. The educational goal is realized through program offerings in the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and the College of Sciences and Technology, which lead to baccalaureate, and master's degrees. fc> ataval isrigiri Jb nndhaq ol bsisqaiq ^1n^bu1^ steubBTg 01 m noiaeim i ytoiavinU sriT. . . lovBabna }o abteri naeorfo liarb ni aonallaDxa bne ,pi[i&l^noq^^l kiooe .ytivmuboiq oimonoDS mBigoiq nguoirb basilBsi 21 Ibo iBnoilBDuba sriT .ylinummoD Ifidolg gnignBfb b ni IfiiooS bnB an A ifiisdiJ }o agailoO 9fb f noiJ6i38inimbA 883nJ8Lf9 }o agallcO sHj ni agnhano bos ,33B3iuB]BD3Bd ol bfisJ dDiriw .ygolonrbaT bnB asDnabS }o agailoO 3fb bnB f 83Dn9iD2 .833i3b a'lateBm &#a 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 live faculty members: Loring B. Falmer, 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). 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 Donnie L. Cochran | United States Navy Captain (Retired) Commencement Speaker Donnie L. Cochran grew up on a farm near Pelham, Ga., where fundamental values and a genuine work ethic were instilled in him by his parents. Mr. Cochran is a 1976 graduate of Savannah State, earning a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering Technology and a Commission in the United States Navy. Mr. Cochran is currently employed at Coca Cola Aviation Department as the group manager, Flight Operation Support, and as a captain on the Gulf Stream V aircraft. Prior to joining Coca Cola, Mr. Cochran worked for United Parcel Services (UPS) as a flight training supervisor and as a captain onboard the Boeing 727 aircraft. Mr. Cochran joined the civilian aviation industry in December 2000 with experience gained from his 24-year aviation career with the U. S. Navy. His Navy career included duty as a fighter pilot, flying the RF-8 and F-14A from the decks of the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz, USS Coral Sea, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Enterprise and the USS Ranger. Mr. Cochran's distinguished career also included two tours with the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels. In 1985, he was selected as the first African-American pilot to fly with the Blue Angels, and in 1994, he became the first African-American pilot to command the Blue Angels. During his tours as a Blue Angel pilot, he flew over 2,200 hours in more than 300 air shows before over 30 million spectators throughout the United States and Canada. He has also served as the professor of Naval Science at Florida A & M University with cross-town enrollment for students at Florida State universities. During his final assignment he served as the deputy commander, Navy Recruiting Command, second in command of over 7,000 people at over 1,500 locations around the nation and abroad. He is a command pilot with ratings and experience in nine types of aircraft and over 5,450 hours of flight time. Mr. Cochran's other academic achievements include graduating from Troy State University with a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management. He is also a graduate of the United States Air Force Air War College with a diploma in National Security and International Studies. Mr. Cochran has received many awards and honors including the Distinguished Graduate Award from Savannah State University, Black Engineer of the Year for 1989, the Legion of Merit Medal, (3) Meritorious Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, Air Medal and numerous other awards and honors. Mr. Cochran is married to the former Emarvanay Dexter of Plant City, Fla. They have four children. 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. -5- Order of Exercises Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D., President Presiding Prelude *Academic Procession Inspirational Reading "Lamo" "War March of the Priests" Selection Introduction of Platform Guests and Introduction of Speaker Commencement Address Presentation of Awards President's Second Mile Award Selection Presentation of Candidates for the Master of Business Administration Degree Presentation of Candidates for the Master of Public Administration Degree Presentation of Candidates for the Master of Social Work Degree Presentation of Candidates for the Master of Science in Urban Studies Degree Presentation of Candidates for the Master of Science in Marine Sciences Degree "Thou Art God!" 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit" Handel Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Felix Mendelssohn Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Professor Chad Faries Department of Liberal Arts College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Savannah State University arr. by John Ness Beck Savannah State University Concert Choir Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Captain Donnie L. Cochran United States Navy (Retired) Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. arr. by William Levi Dawson Savannah State University Concert Choir Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Dr. Chellu S. Chetty Dean, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research Dr. Chellu S. Chetty Dr. Chellu S. Chetty Dr. Chellu S. Chetty Dr. Chellu S. Chetty Order of Exercises Conferring of Master's Degrees Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Assisted by Dr. Chellu S. Chetty, Dr. Gloria Shearin, English Professor, Liberal Arts and Mrs. Linda Crossman, Registrar 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. Mary C. Wyatt Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean Dr. Jane M. Gates, Dean Dr. Kuppuswamy Jayaraman, Acting Dean Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Assisted by the Academic Deans, Dr. Gloria Shearin, English Professor, Liberal Arts and Mrs. Linda Crossman, Registrar President's Charge to the Graduates Alumni Induction Presentation of Army Reserve Officers Training Corps Candidates for Commissioning Commissioning of Officers Reading the Commissioning Document Administering the Oath of Office A.R.O.T.C Alma Mater* Motivational Closing Thought Recessional** Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. Mr. Ryan Tomblin, Immediate Past Southern Region Vice President Savannah State University National Alumni Association Major Marion Johnson Department Head Army ROTC Savannah Assistant Professor for Military Science, US Army Major Marion Johnson Major Marion Johnson Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Professor Chad Faries "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist 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. *The audience is requested to stand. **The audience is requested to sit and to remain seated until the recession has exited. 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 -7- Graduates college of business administration Master of Business Administration Grayzel Lavone Ellison | Savannah State University Jovon Marquies Green | Georgia Southern University Gina Renee Smith | Savannah State University Katina Patrice Stewart | Savannah State University COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Master of Public Administration LaTeisha Shanel Barnett | Savannah State University Gloria McCune Drain | Jackson State University Juana Latrell Henderson | Armstrong Atlantic State University Zenobie Anika Purnell I Wesleyan College Latisha Yvette Thomas | Georgia State University Master of Social Work Amber Marie Barnes | Georgia Southern University Chandriah Renee Bell | Savannah State University Marcy Collett Berry | Georgia College & State University Charmer Houser Brazier | Knoxville College Tabatha Shinkia Crawford | Savannah State University ! Summer Rogers Faulk | Mercer University Ardra Joyce Norman | Augusta State University Carmin Nicole Nowlin | Florida A &. M University Joan Lee Oxley | Georgia Southern University LeJay Shamir Parker | Winston Salem State University LaKisha Yvette Tarver | Fort Valley State University Lachyrll Contongi Taylor | Warner Southern College Tenise LaToya Tillman | Fayetteville State University Ashley Dale Tuttle | Savannah State University Stephen Pernell Veal | Georgia College & State University Terry Marquis Walton | Savannah State University Leah Elaine Whaley-Holmes | Bennett College Master of Science in Urban Studies Jon Michael Lattimore | Savannah State University Carry Jana Smith | Middle Tennessee State University COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Master of Science in Marine Sciences Marvin Mason Mace III | Savannah State University Tracey Melissa Modeste | Savannah State University ! In Absentia Undergraduates COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting **Victoria L. Burch | Augusta, Georgia *Erica Zonobia Varner | Savannah, Georgia Megan Denyse Jones | Hardeeville, South Carolina ***Darian Jovon Wilder | Guyton, Georgia ! Lydia Riddle Lockett | Pooler, Georgia Lyshanna Lertell Williams | Savannah, Georgia Tawana Pearl Parker | Savannah, Georgia *LaQuandra Malta via Woods | Augusta, Georgia *Vernon Taylor Jr | Savannah, Georgia Computer Information Systems Keith Solomon Bevans | Nassau, Bahamas *Katrina E. Brown | Savannah, Georgia O'Bryan R. Clemons | Spartanburg, South Carolina Canton J. Gardenshire | Savannah, Georgia Michael Dquan Gleaton | Savannah, Georgia *Darrell Keith Baldwin Jr | Sandersville, Georgia Danny Nathaniel Brown | Stone Mountain, Georgia Kesha Renee Carswell I Irwinton, Georgia Bernard C. Coleman | Largo, Florida Grover Edward Collins | Savannah, Georgia *Dalisha A. Crowder | Covington, Georgia *Xavia Monique Daniels | Savannah, Georgia Mikita LeTece Debose-Porter I Anchorage, Alaska *Chamara Lenea Franklin | Marietta, Georgia Crystal Banika Gordon | Covington, Georgia Sharice Evette King | Savannah, Georgia ! Rondrick Otis Parker | Hardeeville, South Carolina Lavinia Denise Warrens | Brunswick, Georgia Arkeisha Shawnta Woods | Washington, Georgia Management **Marilyn Shields Jackson | Savannah, Georgia **Myleka Patrice Jenkins | Lithia Spring, Georgia John David Lipscomb | Riverdale, Georgia Shayna Nicole Norah | Mahleton, Georgia *Laurina Shardae Saunders | Jonesboro, Georgia *Barbara Uta Schrock-Sturch | Savannah, Georgia Isaiah M. Stephens | Athens, Georgia Gregory Vandez Watkins | Macon, Georgia *Jessica Danielle Wilson | Savannah, Georgia *Kaprina LeShay Zachary I Decatur, Georgia Marketing *LeeAnistain Bashiru Brownlee I Savannah, Georgia ***Lemaro Roget Thompson | Savannah, Georgia Shanna Nicole Copeland | Savannah, Georgia Amber Nicole West | Oglethorpe, Georgia * Autumn Marie Hines | Savannah, Georgia Chardean Letitia Wilkerson | Augusta, Georgia Christopher Duwayne Milan | Indianapolis, Indiana *Felecia Jamese Wyatt | Decatur, Georgia COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Behavior Analysis Candice Simone Allen | Atlanta, Georgia DeQuincey Marquette Brown | Augusta, Georgia Zackary Mario Clark | Riceboro, Georgia Jennifer LaTonya Dorsett | Riverdale, Georgia Qiana Shaunte Glasper I Stone Mountain, Georgia Amber Carshell Johnson | Avera, Georgia Shmika Shrae Jones | Indianapolis, Indiana **Kristie Zierjack Lee | Nahunta, Georgia *Brandi Nicole Bolden | Los Angeles, California Carlos Marcel Davis | Hinesville, Georgia Brooke Renee Gentry | Hephzibah, Georgia Dorsenia Amanda Hendrix | Savannah, Georgia Christopher Devar Linton | Jacksonville, Florida **Takima Shannay Pounds | East Dublin, Georgia *Brittany Charney Sawyers | Pooler, Georgia Casee Suzanne Smith | Waycross, Georgia ***Tirrany JaNice Thurmond | Statham, Georgia *Cierra Tajmir Watson | Jefferson, Georgia Stephen R. Williams | Riverdale, Georgia Jasmin Danielle Woodson | Augusta, Georgia Criminal Justice *Joshua Tramaine Hayes Marshall | Lyons, Georgia **Charlene Marie Peebles | Savannah, Georgia Melvin Christopher Scott | Savannah, Georgia Robert J. Taylor III | Macon, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Abseniia -9- Undergraduates English, Language & Literature Mykia Shante Beckham | College Park, Georgia **Jada Nicole Holsey | Jacksonville, Florida Nicole Adelle Lord | Rego Park, New York April Renee Moye | Charlotte, North Carolina **Tracie Rae Burrows I Wailuku, Hawaii *Jeria Teresa Arthur | Covington, Georgia *Brian Anthony Bailey | Oglethorpe, Georgia Xavier A. Beard | Hephzibah, Georgia David Benjamin Boston | Stockbridge, Georgia Kiona Inyas Cameron | Atlanta, Georgia Michelle Alicia Campbell | Lithonia, Georgia **Startecia Lashawnte Cotton | Jonesboro, Georgia Michael A Dunlap | Lithonia, Georgia ***Windi J. Floyd j Savannah, Georgia Nathan Franklin Gibbs | Lithonia, Georgia **Malisa Shonee Gipson I Hampton, Georgia *Falion Ti-East Jackson | Lithonia, Georgia Gregory ONeal Jackson II | Missouri City, Texas Political Science Latasha Renee Norfleet | Pooler, Georgia Chiquinn Nicole Williams | Atlanta, Georgia Ashley Marie Woods | Savannah, Georgia History Glen Nathan Wormley Jr | Culpeper, Virginia Mass Communications Para Sharde Malden | Jonesboro, Georgia Tiffany Marie McClendon | Albany, Georgia *Jessica Nicole McCune | Dublin, Georgia Mischa K. Morton | Savannah, Georgia Demario Antione Ridley | Atlanta, Georgia Jennifer Nicole Robinson | Garden City, Georgia *Sharisma Rhea Sawyer | Nassau, Bahamas Tristan Rhamel Smith | Stone Mountain, Georgia ***Khaleela Inez Turay | Savannah, Georgia *Davida Elizabeth Walker | Savannah, Georgia Erin Pattrice Wells | Chesapeake, Virginia *Ebony Neeki Williams | Savannah, Georgia Danielle Rose Brown | Lithonia, Georgia Selvyn Phillip Arthur Hawkins Jr | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands ***Jeremy Elijah Herren | Griffin, Georgia Iris Ledona King | Macon, Georgia Norman Jean Mitchell | Tybee Island, Georgia *Tequilla Janisse Pittman I Savannah, Georgia LaToya Denae Porter | Macon, Georgia Chantaria Sade Christian Sherman | Byron, Georgia *Michelle Suella Swanston | Kinghill, Virginia *Victoria Marie Allen | Allenhurst, Georgia LaTora Shunikeya Bell | East Point, Georgia Sierra Jovan Benning | Augusta, Georgia *Bridgette Bernadette Dennis | Savannah, Georgia Brandon Taddessa Emerson | Savannah, Georgia *Antoinette Vivian Frazier | Savannah, Georgia Quinetta LaFaye Johnson | Thomasville, Georgia *Jamarr Larue Rayne | Wilmington, Delaware ***Melvina Katrina Robinson | Atlanta, Georgia **Kiana N. Smith | Conyers, Georgia Malissa Renee Thornton | Lithonia, Georgia *Shaira Jovan Willard | Wadley, Georgia Social Work Erica Samantha Taylor | Savannah, Georgia *Christopher James Weatherly | Savannah, Georgia Amy Lyn Wilder | Savannah, Georgia *Faylencia Quan Woodfork I Savannah, Georgia Sociology **Marshell Lindsay Keaton | Vienna, Georgia **Tracey Denise Oliver-McCombs | Savannah, Georgia Ian Quantez Montfort | Smyrna, Georgia Melanie LeShawn Robinson | Savannah, Georgia *DeAsia J. Singleton | Savannah, Georgia Bridgette Nicole Wilson | Augusta, Georgia *Miranda LaShay Wright | Brunswick, Georgia Shachet Phynique Jordan | Waynesboro, Georgia Visual and Performing Arts *Patrick O'Neal Barnes | Savannah, Georgia Latonya UcheDannika Sampson | Ellenwood, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia -10- Undergraduates COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY **Rena Juah Bartee | Bethlehem, Georgia Precious Jewel Byam | Lobeco, South Carolina LaTecia Marie Crawford | Savannah, Georgia CALisha Gianeia Crowder I Covington, Georgia *Ashley LaShon Cummings I Savannah, Georgia **Maria Cecilia DaCunha | Freeport Grand Bahamas Island, Bahamas Chrismar Y. Drakes | Savannah, Georgia Latoya Silawnta Gaulden I Fitzgerald, Georgia *Tomul Theron Howard | Mableton, Georgia Kelli Mishell Jenkins | Savannah, Georgia *Janet Vontrice Cowins I Augusta, Georgia Idoreyin Enoh I Stone Mountain, Georgia Biology Jessica E. Jones | Savannah, Georgia Dustin Jamez Lemons | Griffin, Georgia *Kelson Luma I Austell, Georgia Mariesha Shemel McCray | Moultrie, Georgia Donza Marquita McGruder | Augusta, Georgia Eduardo Guillemo Mejias I Montgomery Village, Maryland *Edwinna Chenelle Patterson | Athens, Georgia Bernice Marie Rogers | Baxley, Georgia Marshellyica Agneshia Wells | Walthourville, Georgia **Kenneth Bernard Williams | Macon, Georgia Tangela Kendratta Willis | Loganville, Georgia Chemistry **Althea Anna Fields | Riceboro, Georgia *Sidney Vernard Jones | Savannah, Georgia Civil Engineering Technology India Shaunte-Tonia Calhoun | Savannah, Georgia Jennifer Leigh Hall | Mableton, Georgia Jonathan Eady | Savannah, Georgia Shamice Ambria James | Columbus, Georgia *Simone Denis Francis | Nassau, Bahamas Computer Science Technology Jimell Marque Chatman | Milledgeville, Georgia Michael Dwayne Perkins II | Savannah, Georgia Ann M. Johnson | Pooler, Georgia *Robert David Ramsdale | Ontario, Canada Terry Eugene Nolton Jr | Macon, Georgia Phillip David Scott | Warner Robins, Georgia Electronics Engineering Technology Durrell Montrey Lyons | Savannah, Georgia Environmental Science Ryan Jon Conyers | Hephzibah, Georgia Catrindya Evonda Williams | Savannah, Georgia *Tanita Rochell Johnson | Augusta, Georgia Marine Science **Sanya Shanique Compton I Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Jameson Ian Beebe Paige | Savannah, Georgia West Indies Cynthia Latoya Smith | Augusta, Georgia ! Charles Ray Hooper I Fresno, California Cornelius Donte Jones | Dublin, Georgia Dante Jumarko Jordan | College Park, Georgia Joaquin Antwoin Morris | Macon, Georgia Mathematics *Natasha Leaha-Sheretta Patterson | Athens, Georgia *Rogderick Dewayne Worthy | 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 -11 Honor Graduates Windi J. Floyd Jeremy Elijah Herren Melvina Katrina Robinson Summa Cum Laude (3.75 - 4.00) Khaleela Inez Turay Lemaro Roget Thompson Tirrany JANice Thurmond Darian Jovon Wilder Magna Cum Laude (3-4 - 3-74) Rena Juah Bartee Victoria L. Burch Tracie Rae Burrows Sanya Shanique Compton Startecia Lashawnte Cotton Marie Cecilia Dacunha Althea Anna Fields Malisa Shonee Gipson Jada Nicole Holsey Marilyn Shields Jackson Myleka Patrice Jenkins Marshell Lindsey Keaton Kristie Zierjack Lee Tracey Denise McCombs Charlene M. Peebles Takima Shannay Pounds Kiana N. Smith Kenneth Bernard Williams Cum Laude (3-0 - 3-39) Victoria Marie Allen Jeria Teresa Arthur Brian Anthony Bailey Darrell Keith Baldwin Patrick O'Neal Barnes Brandi Nicole Bolden Katrina E. Brown LeeAnistain Bashiru Brownlee Janet Vontrice Cowins LaTecia Marie Crawford DaLisha A. Crowder Ashley LaShon Cummings Xavia Monique Daniels Bridgette Bernadette Dennis Jennifer LaTanya Dorsett Simone Denise Francis Chamara Lenea Franklin Antoinette Vivian Frazier Autumn Marie Hines Tomul Theron Howard Falion Ti-East Jackson Tanita Rochell Johnson Sidney Vernard Jones Kelson Luma Joshua Tramaine Marshall Jessica Nicole McCune Edwinna Chenelle Patterson Natasha Leaha-Sheretta Patterson Tequilla Janisse Pittman Robert David Ramsdale Jamarr Larue Rayne Laurina Shardae Saunders Sharisma Rhea Sawyer Brittany Charney Sawyers Barbara Uta Schrock-Sturch DeAsia J. Singleton Michelle Suella Swanston Vernon Taylor Erica Zonobia Varner Davida Elizabeth Walker Cierra Taimir Watson Christopher James Weatherly Shaira Jovan Willard Ebony Neeki Williams Jessica Danielle Wilson Faylencia Quan Woodfork Laquqndra Malta via Woods Rogderick Dewayne Worthy Miranda LaShay Wright Felecia Jamese Wyatt Kaprina LeShay Zachary -12