SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY Hux et Veritas; dfAe M& ^o^m/Tne^uye^rt^nyt Saturday, May the Eighth Two Thousand and Ten Ten O'Clock in the Morning Tiger Arena avannah State University Mission Statement Savannah State University, the oldest public historically black university in the State of 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. 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 twenty 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, name 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 form 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 Geogria 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. Commencement Speaker THE HONORABLE CLARENCE THOMAS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CLARENCE THOMAS, Associate Justice, was born in the Pinpoint community near Savannah, Georgia on June 23, 1 948. He attended Conception Seminary from 1967 to 1968 and received an A.B., Cum Laude, from Holy Cross College in 1971, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, 1974 - 1977; an attorney with Monsanto Company, 1977 - 1979; and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth in 1979 to 1981. From 1981 through 1982, he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education and as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1982 to 1990. In 1990, he served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit through 1991. President George Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and he took his seat on October 23, 1991. He is married to Virginia Lamp and has one child, Jamal Adeen by a previous marriage. Together, they are raising his great-nephew, Mark Elliott Martin, Jr., who was born in 1991. Order of Procession The Chief Marshal The Class Marshals Candidates for Masters' 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. Order of the Ceremony Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr., Ph.D., President Presiding Prelude * Academic Procession Invocation Selection Introduction of Platform Guests and Introduction of Speaker "Largo" "War March of the Priests" "Out In the Fields" Handel Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist Felix Mendelssohn Reverend Christian A. Alimaji, M.S. P. St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church by Louise Imogen Guiney Arranged by William L. Dawson Savannah State University Concert Choir Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr. Commencement Address Presentation of Awards President's Second Mile Award The Honorable Clarence Thomas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr. 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 Science in Marine Sciences Degree Conferring of Masters' Degrees Introduction of Academic Deans Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees College of Business Administration College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Sciences and Technology 'Rockin' Jerusalem' arranged by John W. Work Savannah State University Concert Choir Dr. Emily Crawford Interim Dean, Graduate Studies Dr. Emily Crawford Dr. Emily Crawford Dr. Emily Crawford Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr. Assisted by Academic Deans, Mr. Timothy Cranford, Registrar Ms. Kai Walker, Assistant Professor, Mass Communications Dr. Mary C. Wyatt Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean Dr. Jane M. Gates, Dean Dr. Derrek Dunn, Dean -6- Order of the Ceremony Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees 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 ARMY R.O.T.C Presentation of Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps Candidates For Commissioning Commissioning of Officers Reading the Commissioning Document Administering the Oath Of Office NAVY R.O.T.C. Alma Mater* Benediction Selection Recessional** Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr. Assisted by Academic Deans, Mr. Timothy Cranford, Registrar Ms. Kai Walker, Assistant Professor, Mass Communications Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr. Mr. Roy L. Jackson President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association Major Marion Johnson, US Army Commanding Officer, SSU Army ROTC Unit Assistant Professor of Military Science Captain Kent Flowers, US Navy Commanding Officer, SSU Naval ROTC Unit Professor of Naval Science "A Parting Blessing" 'Pomp and Circumstance' Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist by J. Jerome Williams The Men of Savannah State University Concert Choir Sir Edward Elgar Savannah State College Hymn Original words and music by J. Randolph Fisher and Hillary Hatchett Tet 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. W 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. Graduates COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Master of Business Administration Joi Akira Albright | Savannah State University Zachry Allen Gelow | Savannah State University COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Master of Public Administration Rashad Andres Jackson | Savannah State University DiAnca Leinell Rogers | Detroit College of Business-Dearborn Arielle Elizabeth Simpson | Valdosta State University John Edward Stewart | Savannah State University Master of Social Work Davia Doreen Adams | Morris Brown College Tammy Jo Bloechl-Rutherford | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Charis Lease-Trevathan Chase | Sweet Briar College Katrina Renee Chisholm I Campbellsville College Sylvia Copeland | Thomas College Mavis Landrum Crowell | Alabama State University !Angela Denise Freeman | Albany State University Daniel Southall Haddad | College of Charleston Sabrina Lachelle Hayes | Savannah State University George Anthony Jackson | Savannah State University Shontina Patryce Johnson | Augusta State University Africa Simone Miller | Voorhees College Lori Lynn Milton | Savannah State University Tequilla Janisse Pittman I Savannah State University Carmen Denise Preston | Savannah State University Charita Nicole Smith | Armstrong Atlantic State University Madonna Ann Smith | Metropolitan State University LaTeashia Michelle Steed | Savannah State University Michelle Suella Swanston | Savannah State University Erica Samantha Taylor | Savannah State University Keiwonda DeTrell Tennerson I Armstrong Atlantic State University Dametria Sherita Whitaker I South Carolina State University Faylencia Quan Woodfork I Savannah State University COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Master of Science in Marine Sciences INicole Allyson Abdul | College of Charleston Lili Hao I International College Shelly Lynn Krueger | Georgia Institute of Technology Nadia Tie'sh Meyers | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Michael John Partridge | Armstrong Atlantic State University ! In Absentia -8- Undergraduates Jennifer Ashley Bradl | Bloomingdale, Georgia Angela Bussey | Savannah, Georgia Stefany Renae Elliott | Savannah, Georgia Dexter Hampton | Marietta, Georgia Janet Celeste Helmly | Savannah, Georgia Bjorn Bohley | Savannah, Georgia O'bryan R. Clemons | Spartanburg, South Carolina Ty'Ran TyRee Hanson | Savannah, Georgia Joshua Donnell Hines | Riceboro, Georgia Michael James Lewis | Riverdale, Georgia Shunterrio Tarrell Marsh | Macon, Georgia Savanti Jenee' Appleton I Hampton, Georgia Darrell Keith Baldwin Jr | Sandersville, Georgia *Thomas Randolph Bazemore Jr | Pooler, Georgia **Melanie Celest Briscoe | Woodville, Georgia Channin Sha'Bre Campbell | Macon, Georgia Addie Shawntrell Cochran | Savannah, Georgia *Janique Danielle Darden | Savannah, Georgia Vonnette LaRuth Epps | LaGrange, Georgia *Frank Fields Jr | Savannah, Georgia Derek J. Gray | Jacksonville, Florida Kimberly Yvette Hooks | Sandersville, Georgia Kyle David Hutchinson | Savannah, Georgia COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting *Sosoni M. James Thomas | Savannah, Georgia Megan Denyse Jones | Savannah, Georgia Shamere Ravennell Reynolds | Tennille, Georgia Pierre Lester Smallwood | Powder Springs, Georgia Jessica Renae Williams | Kings! and, Georgia Computer Information Systems Scott Dannon Miller | Fort Washington, Maryland Quintasha Latoya Roberts | Savannah, Georgia Whitney Elizabeth Steward | Temple, Georgia Thaddeus Olando Walthour I Midway, Georgia Antawain Cortez Williams | Columbus, Georgia Jessica Patrice Williams | Savannah, Georgia Management **Delia Ana Maria Jackson-Roberts | Savannah, Georgia Brittany Lashonda Jones | Sandersville, Georgia Reginald Antwan May | Macon, Georgia *Erin Noel McCune | Dublin, Georgia Steven Andrae Morris | Cartersville, Georgia Brandon Michael Parks | Conyers, Georgia *Patricia Rishards Reed | Albany, Georgia Crystal Adal Stokes | Savannah, Georgia Kevin Leon Terry | Manchester, Georgia Darien Antonio Thompson | Savannah, Georgia Cheryl Renee White | Savannah, Georgia Carlos Delorenzo Wilson | Americus, Georgia Willie Lee Hall | Tallahassee, Florida Bryan Joel Harrold | Alpharetta, Georgia Marcia Renea Hendricks | Stone Mountain, Georgia Daniel Adam Newell | Savannah, Georgia Alexis Raynelle Olfver | Savannah, Georgia *Umari Asmahan Osgood. | Stone Mountain, Georgia Marketing Marvin Lanier Pope | Midway, Georgia Anthony Marcus Price | Molena, Georgia Jameel L. Riley | Savannah, Georgia Dwayne Leon Ruff | Savannah, Georgia Jessica Patrice Williams | Savannah, Georgia COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Behavior Analysis *Asha Kalifa Akilah Kiara Bolton | Ellenwood, Georgia Anthony DeNard Bowden | Riverdale, Georgia Mercedes Marie Clarke | Savannah, Georgia **Amber Latrice Coachman | Savannah, Georgia Brittany Agnes Louvenia Davis | Atlanta, Georgia * Ashley Marie Hall | Atlanta, Georgia **Bianca Andrea Jackson | Augusta, Georgia Ebony Arlice Jones | Dublin, Georgia Brittney LaTrice Lollis | Bloomingdale, Georgia Crystal Sa'sha Tinelle McNair | Atlanta, Georgia Linsey Joanne Osborne | Athens, Georgia Toney DeShon Phifer | Savannah, Georgia Cierra D'Angel Pinckney | Savannah, Georgia **Tasmine Shawnelle Raglin I Suwanee, Georgia **Danielle Amonda Richardson | Riverdale, Georgia Tyra Yvette Seagraves | Marietta, Georgia Ivy Monique-Denise Smith | Athens, Georgia **Breon Imani Speaks | Hiram, Georgia Corri Renard Tims | Douglasville, Georgia *Senequa Lashae White | Ellenwood, Georgia Candace Victoria Wilson | Riceboro, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude -9- *Cum Laude ! In Absentia Undergraduates Criminal Justice *Brent Matthew Bondurant | Stone Mountain, Georgia Nathan Charles Carr | Savannah, Georgia Milton Bernard Cason Jr | Thomasville, Georgia Kenneth Blair Carter | Warrenton, Georgia Tiniesha Charne' Cochran | Savannah, Georgia Derrick Emile Crawford | Savannah, Georgia Gabrielle Jahnay Denson I Savannah, Georgia Latrell Renee' Ferguson | Savannah, Georgia Joseph Julian Flegler | Washington, District of Columbia Whitney Nicole Griffin | Stone Mountain, Georgia Torry D. James | Savannah, Georgia *!Andrew Richard Mendez | Miami, Florida Ashley LaToya Pierce | Wrightsville, Georgia Peneshia Reshay Ponder | Griffin, Georgia Derius S. Smith | Atlanta, Georgia Marquis Eugene Smith | Savannah, Georgia Javares T. Taylor | Savannah, Georgia **Francesca Lynne Thomas | Riverdale, Georgia English, Language & Literature !Nia-Alyese Rae Boyd | Garden City, Georgia **Shaina S. Moreland Valencia Shanise Amber Brewton | Claxton, Georgia Bobby Lee Randall Jr Marcus Duran Darrisaw | Delray Beach, Florida Shante' Nicole Smith *Ebony Monee' Mathis | Athens, Georgia East Point, Georgia Lizella, Georgia Savannah, Georgia History Christopher Lawrence Thomas Nunnery | Detroit, Michigan Michael Anthony Idell Lovett | Savannah, Georgia Vanessa Shante' Vaughn | Marietta, Georgia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Vinson M. White | Leesburg, Georgia Mass Justin Ryan Anderson | Jacksonville, Florida Clifton Earl Austin | Savannah, Georgia Kolya Orlando Barnes | Savannah, Georgia Michelle Royale Chisolm | Savannah, Georgia Gabrielle Jahnay Denson | Savannah, Georgia TeNaya D'Ann Farmer | Dublin, Georgia Anthony Edward Foster Jr | Smyrna, Georgia Rashad Markell Griffin | Savannah, Georgia Erin Kristen Gore-Morris | Savannah, Georgia Brittany Lashawn Hill | Marietta, Georgia Twanshella Katrell Hardeman | Savannah, Georgia Dedra Precious Hollow ay | Decatur, Georgia Brittany Andricka Jester | Hinesville, Georgia Brittany Latrice Lackey | Decatur, Georgia Communications Porshia LaShe' Lee | Ellenwood, Georgia Derrick Stephen Matthews | New York, New York Brandon Dean Miller | Acworth, Georgia Larinda Jeneen Norwood-King | Savannah, Georgia Bianca Nycole Rainwater | College Park, Georgia Gari Oninye Shand | Brunswick, Georgia Jovonni Durelle Shuler | Lake Placid, Florida Helena Kelleese Smith | Beaufort, South Carolina Ya'Shika Tanea Solomon | Athens, Georgia Khady Diatou Thiam | Dacula, Georgia Erica Le'Rae Thomas | Hinesville, Georgia Juan N. Thomas | Savannah, Georgia Joy B. Wyatt | College Park, Georgia Political Science Carolyn Lisa Bowden | Savannah, Georgia Keisha Shante' Duff | Savannah, Georgia Timothy Patrick Hardy | Atlanta, Georgia Folana LaDonna Houston I Adanta, Georgia James Jefferson III | Savannah, Georgia Jovona Sharisse Kennedy | Lithonia, Georgia Cordero Jamal Raines | Talbotton, Georgia Celeste Victoria Ratcliffe | Savannah, Georgia Sadie Deborah Sellow | Union City, Georgia Rachel Lynn West | Pembroke, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude -10- *Cum Laude ! In Absentia Undergraduates *Brittney Marquise Bickham | Dallas, Georgia Vernell LaTissa Gaines | Savannah, Georgia IDominique Othell Griffin | Augusta, Georgia **Jane Rowlands Hamill | Thunderbolt, Georgia Sherronica Chamera Hampton | Pelham, Georgia **Jasmine Janae James | Jeffersonville, Georgia *Luciria Luckey Lovette | Allenhurst, Georgia Aleida Lace'l Mitchell | Cataula, Georgia Social Work *Tiffany Shontay Polite | Savannah, Georgia Somiki Monique Reddick I Americus, Georgia Sian Sheniese Robinson | Mableton, Georgia *Yvonne Denise Rufus | Savannah, Georgia Rasheedah Jameelah Sheffield | Savannah, Georgia Kislyn Tahisha Thomas | Bluffton, South Carolina *!Kimberly Sue Watson | Savannah, Georgia ***Jessica Nichole Weston | Savannah, Georgia Sociology Artia Quintorrey Arrington I Savannah, Georgia Courtney Monique Bellinger | Loganville, Georgia *Tenay Azizah Drayton | Savannah, Georgia Phillip Lane Jr | Jacksonville, Florida Dominique Shari Lewis | Macon, Georgia **Jaleesa Denise Morris | Hinesville, Georgia Sophia Melody Perry | Savannah, Georgia **Alba Iris Rodriguez | Savannah, Georgia Nanyamka Asaata Shukura I Atlanta, Georgia Daniel Jerrod Studdard | Delray Beach, Florida *Kendra Marissa Thomas | Thomasville, Georgia IMorgan Lynette Thompson | Savannah, Georgia Martin T. Washington | Savannah, Georgia Marcus Jamaal Williams | Savannah, Georgia *Timmie Napolean Curry | Terrence Mikal Kirkland Visual and Performing Arts Ebony Grace Phillips | Hephzibah, Georgia Little Mountain, South Carolina Alpharetta, Georgia COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Biology James Christopher Bawlson | Macon, Georgia Andrea Rose Hall | Garden City, Georgia Naughtia Michelle Johnson | Griffin, Georgia **Chakeeta Lashana Jones | Port Royal, South Carolina Leandra Bianca Jones | Savannah, Georgia Natalie Mikkaisha Jones | College Park, Georgia Alfonce Jermaine McKinney III | Calument Park, Illinois Gabrielle Nicole Newton | Savannah, Georgia Leon Sanchez Pope j Macon, Georgia Randolph Lela Samuel | Snellville, Georgia Brian Alexander Stevenson | Augusta, Georgia ***Ruth Pamela Tilus | Buford, Georgia Carlos Antonio Williams | Loganville, Georgia Takela CraShunda Wilson I Savannah, Georgia Chemistry Lionel Wilfred Cross Jr | Jonesboro, Georgia **Kelvin Mitchell Frazier | Savannah, Georgia Shaka Bianca Gore | Riverdale, Georgia India Latania Johnson | Savannah, Georgia Crystal Dyanna Reeves | Milledgeville, Georgia Alicia Michelle Williams I Savannah, Georgia Civil Engineering Technology James Stargell Adams | Sandersville, Georgia *Rossmery Alva | Richmond Hill, Georgia Stanley Alphonzo Douglas II | Snellville, Georgia *Peter Michael Glenn | Hephzibah, Georgia Harold Eugene Holloway II I Savannah, Georgia Riccardo Derome Ingram | Thomasville, Georgia *Abdel Kader Koundaba I Savannah, Georgia *Jeremy Neal Mitchler I Savannah, Georgia Adam Eugene Watts I Savannah, Ge< >rgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia -11- Undergraduates Computer Science Technology John Frederick Bailey Jr | Fayetteville, North Carolina Timothy Charod Pendleton | Byron, Georgia Errol Owen Hooper Jr | Stone Mountain, Georgia James Edward Scales Jr | Savannah, Georgia Kevin Alexander Limehouse | Lithonia, Georgia Phillip David Scott | Warner Robins, Georgia Tris Christopher Maddox Jr | Stone Mountain, Georgia *Jerome Antawn Temple | Savannah, Georgia *David Corey Mazer | Atlanta, Georgia Carena Nichelle Thomas | Richmond Hill, Georgia Electronics Engineering Technology Francisco Fausto Balbuena-Guzman | Pooler, Georgia Lewis Edward Jones IV | Savannah, Georgia Dominique Rafael Clark | Savannah, Georgia *Brandon Anh Phan | Savannah, Georgia *Jay Christopher English | Kingsville, Texas Billy Dee Stubbs | Macon, Georgia Le'Odrick De'Juan Hudson | Hephzibah, Georgia Environmental Science Sophia Chantel Battle | Lithonia, Georgia *Andre P. McGregor | Savannah, Georgia *Sandra Tanese Carter I Thunderbolt, Georgia Marine Science **Adam Wayne Hedgecoth | Savannah, Georgia Ajmal Saliyl Gordon | Savannah, Georgia Matthew Clark Hunnewell | Savannah, Georgia Mathematics Keisha Monique Barkley I College Park, Georgia Glennethia Roshay Smith | Morrow, Georgia **Kelvin Mitchell Frazier | Savannah, Georgia Sidney Antonio Swan | Perry, Georgia **Ezinne Chika Igbonagwam I Forest Park, Georgia Warren Washington III | Augusta, Georgia Leonard Lawton | Savannah, Georgia Blake Mainor Williams | Riviera Beach, Florida *Nashae Danielle Lumpkin | Stone Mountain, Georgia Tony Wright III | Savannah, Georgia Stephanie Nicole Parker | Hinesville, 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 -12- Honor Graduates Summa Cum Laude (3.75 - 4.00) Carolyn Lisa Bowden Valencia Shanise Brewton Erin Kristen Gore-Morris Magna Cum Laude (3.4 - 3.74) Nia-Alyese Rae Boyd Melanie Celest Briscoe Michelle Royale Chisolm Amber Latrice Coachman Kelvin Mitchell Frazier Jane Rowlands Hamill Adam Wayne Hedgecoth Ezinne Chika Igbonagwam Bianca Andrea Jackson Della Ana Maria Jackson-Roberts Jasmine J anae James Rossmery Alva Francisco Fausto Balbuena-Guzman Thomas Randolph Bazemore Jr Brittney Marquise Bickham Asha Kalifa Akilah Kiara Bolton Brent Matthew Bondurant Taylor Marie-Jalila Burch Channin Sha'Bre Campbell Sandra Janese Carter Derrick Emile Crawford Lionel Wilfred Cross Timmie Napolean Curry Janique Danielle Darden Brittany Agnes Louvenia Davis Tenay Azizah Drayton Jay Christopher English VONNETTE LARUTH EpPS TeNaya D'Ann Farmer Frank Fields J r Peter Michael Glenn Ashley Marie Hall Willie Lee Hall folana ladonna houston Sosoni M. James Thomas James Jefferson III Brittany Andrk k a [ester Ebony Arlice [ones Natalie Mikkaisha [ones Abdel Kader K< undaba Cum Laude (3.00 - 3.39) Jovona Sharisse Kennedy Ruth Pamela Tilus Jessica Nichole Weston Chakeeta Lashana Jones Brittany Latrice Lackey Shaina S. Moreland Jaleesa Denise Morris Jasmine Shawnelle Raglin Bianca Nycole Rainwater Danielle Amonda Richardson Alba Iris Rodriguez Sadie Deborah Sellow Breon Imani Speaks Francesca Lynn Thomas Brittany LaTrise Lollis Michael Idell Lovett Luciria Luckey Lovette Nashae Danielle Lumpkin Ebony Monee' Mathis David Corey Mazer Erin Noel McCune Andre P. McGregor Andrew Richard Mendez Jeremy Neal Mitchler Daniel Adam Newell Christopher Lawrence Thomas Nunnery Umari Asmahan Osgood Brandon Anh Phan Cierra DAngel Pinckney Tiffany Shontay Polite Cordero Jamal Raines Patricia Rishards Reed Yvonne Denise Rufus Gari Oninye Shand Glennethia Roshay Smith Ya'Shika Tanea Soi < m< >n ] i '.rome Antwan Tr.MPl.l-. Kendra Marissa Thomas V \\i lss \ Shante' Vai ghn Kim hi in Si i Wats< >n R\( 1 1 1. 1. Lynn West Si \i qua Lash \i Whiti -13-