One Hundred Sixteenth Commencement August 14, 1977 Savannah State College

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THE CHIEF MARSHAL

THE CLASS MARSHALS

CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTERS DEGREE

INSTRUCTORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

PROFESSORS EMERITI

THE GRADUATE FACULTY

THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC MACE
AND THE OFFICIAL MEDALLION

Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savan-
nah State College Academic Procession carries an official mace which is indicative
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 ma-
hogany wood by Mr. Ernest S. Brown, Instructor of Industrial Arts. Dr. Lester
B. Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built
the Mace Stand.

It is significant to note that the mace bears the official seal of the College and
the motto of President Prince A. Jackson, Jr., "Lux Et Veritas" ("Light and Truth"),
which is his conception of what Savannah State College should be, must be, and is
to all individuals associated with her. Dr. Jackson also wears a silver medallion
which bears the official seal of the College and symbolizes the Office of the President.

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The Outstanding Leadership A ward

Savannah State College, on June 1, 1977 established The Out-
standing Leadership Award to recognize and pay homage to citizens
of Chatham County who have exhibited outstanding qualities of
leadership in making prodigious and courageous efforts designed to
accelerate and enhance improvement of all citizens of Chatham and
the betterment of Homo Sapiens in general. The Outstanding Leader-
ship Award is the first honor if its kind to be given by Savannah State
College to outstanding individuals who place the public good above
personal concerns and it will not be given indiscriminately.

The College will recognize recipients of the Outstanding Leader-
ship Award at Commencement Convocations.

The Outstanding Leadership A ward

AUGUST 14, 1977

Citation by Prince Albert Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.
President, Savannah State College

The first recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award is the REVEREND LOUIS
SCOTT STELL, JR., member of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners and Pastor of
Bethlehem Baptist Church in Savannah.

Reverend Stell is a native of Fayetteville, Georgia, the son of the late Louis Scott and Mrs.
Ida Harps Stell. He acquired his higher education and seminary training at Morris Brown
College, Carver Bible College, Interdenominational Theological Center (Extension), and
American Baptist Theological Seminary (Extension).

His election in 1968 made him the first Black to serve on the Chatham County Board of
Commissioners. He has been returned to this post by the constituents of his district in every
election since that time. He was further distinguished and honored by his fellow commissioners
by their electing him the first Black Vice Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Com-
missioners in August, 1975, a post he held until January, 1977. He is now Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners' Health and Welfare and Department of Parks and Recreation Com-
mittees.

Reverend Stell is also Chairman of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning
Commission, Chairman of the Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission (eight
counties), and Treasurer of Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc. (twenty-four counties). A
few of his other board memberships include: Westside Comprehensive Health Center, Chatham
County Nursing Home Authority, and the Chatham County Board of Health.

Reverend Stell has served as the Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church since 1952. He is very
active in religious activities on the local and state levels. Some of his activities include: the
presidency of New Era Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, clerk of Berean Missionary
Baptist Association, President of the West Broad Street YMCA Board of Directors, and
Trustees of the Georgia Council on Morals and Civic Concerns. He is listed in the 1975-76
Edition (the first) of WHO'S WHO IN RELIGION.

He has been the recipient of many awards and citations for his outstanding work with
schools, civic, and community groups. Among these are: co-recipient of the Outstanding
Citizens Award for 1973 by Prince Hall Masons of Savannah, the 1975 Human Relations
Award by the National Council of Christians and Jews (Savannah Chapter), and the 1977
Religious Achievement Award by Morris Brown College Alumni Association.

He was the original plaintiff in the now famous STELL vs. BOARD OF EDUCATION
case which he initiated in 1964 and which subsequently led to the desegregation of the Public
Schools of Chatham County. He has always been a staunch member and leader in the NAACP
and served as a member of the Executive Board of the Savannah Branch for many years. In
1964, he was Chairman of its Education Committee.

Reverend Stell is married to the former Miss Jessie Lee Jones and the father of three sons,
Reverend Louis Scott, III, Larry James, and Ralph Lamar.

In naming Commissioner Stell the first recipient of this coveted award, Savannah State
College declares that he has proved the veracity of Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem sibi
elegerit. The College attests further that he has demonstrated by his actions the principle of
Publicum bonum privato est praeferendum. In Reverend Stell, the College finds that he exhibits
Splendor sine occasu. He is verily Magnus Homo.

THE CITATION

Persistent devotion, prodigious and courageous efforts, and uncommon imaginative per-
ception aimed at enhancing continuous improvement in religion and in Chatham County and
the betterment of Homo Sapiens in general.

ORDER OF EXERCISES

ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn

James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Organist

INVOCATION Reverend Samuel Williams, M. Div.

College Minister

SELECTION: "150th Psalm" Cesar Franch

Savannah State College Summer School Choir

Butler Presbyterian Church Choir, Guest Choir

James Thompson, Jr., Conductor

Jerome Glover, Student Assistant

INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D., President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Walter Leonard, J.D.

President, Fisk University

SELECTION: "Ride de Chariot" arr. by William Smith

Savannah State College Summer School Choir
Butler Presbyterian Church Choir, Guest Choir

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:

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.

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

Assisted by the Dean of the College, Thomas A. Byers, 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 Samuel Williams, M. Div.

College Minister

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION Reverend L. Scott Stell, Pastor

Bethlehem Baptist Church

SEVEN-FOLD AMEN

**RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., 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

Clarke, Deborah A Savannah

Flowers, Jannie Mae Brunswick

Hendrix, Frank Walter Savannah

Hudson, Harold Summerville

Scott, Shirley Savannah

Tyson, Willie Fred Savannah

Walker, Howard Jesup

Washington, Deborah Jean Augusta

General Business A dministration

Allen, G.N Savannah

Baker, Catherine Marrissette Midway

Baker, Lovell Brenda Meridan

Baker, Maeetta Woodbine

Bolden, Patricia Washington Savannah

Brown, Delores Parrish Savannah

Dean, Albert Hansom Savannah

Dodd, Yvonne Marietta

Evans, James Demopolis, Alabama

Greene, Allen Hilton Head, South Carolina

Miller, Earl Arlington Nassau, Bahamas

Miller, Gerron Don Savannah

Natson, Ronald Marcel Savannah

Oliver, Renee Marie Macon

Phoenix, Pondora Lurene Savannah

Rainey, John Douglas Decatur

Office Administration

Goethie, Mary Alice Baxley

Hall, Linda Fay Savannah

Walker, Nancy Jean Thomasville

Marketing Management

Jackson, Cyrus Jerome Savannah

DIVISION OF EDUCATION

Elementary Education

Bacon, Glenda Niocia Manassas

Grant, Yvonne Idella Jones Savannah

Newton, Patricia Savannah

O'Neill, Dell M. Fountain Savannah

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Art Education

Collier, Jessica Savannah

Cooper, Marilyn E Savannah

Art Education

Hordges, Samuel Savannah

*Webb, Arthur M Norristown, Pa.

Business Education
Holmes, Ola Nevels Savannah

English Education
Mills, Brenda Joyce Savannah

Physical Education

Mines, Edward Jerome Savannah

Industrial A rts Education

Frazier, Silas Norman, Jr Savannah

Jones, Mark Van Savannah

Kozal, Harry Sylvester John Ellabell

Music Education

Gilbert, William B Savannah

DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Biology

Dennard, Samuel Thomas Macon

Chemistry

Asseffa, Tsegaye Addis Abada, Ethiopia

Gary, James Edward . Elberton

Keeton, Cynthia Ozepher Tampa, Fla.

Mikell, Valeria Savannah

Mathematics

Ward, Carlnell Savannah

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Criminal Justice

Carter, Dianne Fort Valley

Collins, David Fitzgerald

Criminal Justice

Freeman, James Edward Lincolnton

Garner, JoAnn Savannah

*Gates, Bennie Mae Hamden, Conn.

*Gates, Diane Hamden, Conn.

Henderson, Arlee Los Angeles, Ca.

Holmes, McArthur Savannah

Hutchinson, Alexine Lenise Savannah

Mahone, Keith Louie Columbus

*Manigo, John Edward Savannah

Morgan, Janice Savannah

Small, Nathaniel Savannah

Young, Sarah Anita Savannah

Zeigler, Jeroline Savannah

History

Lockley, Gwendolyn Charlene Jesup

White, James, Jr Woodbine

Political Science

Craig, Nora Maria Baconton

Lavender, Rhonda Avis Savannah

Smith, James Henry Claxton

Sociology

Berksteiner, Samuel Savannah

Calhoun, Sherrye Elaine Elberton

Camp, Keith Clarkston

Cogdell, Angela Leslie Jesup

German, Louvenia Williams Savannah

Griffin, Jan Maria Savannah

Holmes, Debra Theresa Savannah

Hutchinson, Valerie Elaine Savannah

Mikell, Minnie Lee Savannah

Parrish, Jimmy L., Jr Bainbridge

Spaulding, Barbara Ann Benjamin Savannah

West, Mozella Louise Savannah

Wilhite, Beverly Jean Savannah

Social Work

Milligan, Betty Louise Savannah

Williams, Ann Juliette Driessen Savannah

DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES

Electronic Engineering Technology

Miller, Ivan Mario Savannah

Thomas, Michael Orr Savannah

Ravita, James I Savannah

Watson, Nathaniel Edward, II Savannah

DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES

Textiles and Clothing

Martin, Annie Copeland D Savannah

Pelote, Deborah Ann Savannah

In absentia.
"Candidate for commissioning as Ensign, United States Navy.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
HONOR GRADUATES

August 14, 1977

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400 to 3.749)
Dell Mae O'Neill Fountain

CUM LAUDE (3.000 to 3.399)

Lowell Brenda Baker

Keith Camp

William Gilbert

Arlee Henderson

Samuel Hordges

James Henry Smith

James I. Ravita

MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Keith Camp
Harry Sylvester Kozal

MEMBERS OF ALPHA PHI GAMMA
NATIONAL HONORARY JOURNALISM FRATERNITY

JoAnn Garner
Beverly J. Wilhite

MEMBERS OF ZETA ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER

OF
LAMDA ALPHA EPSILON HONOR SOCIETY

JoAnn Garner

McArthur Holmes

Sarah A. Young

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

Let us give thanks and praise to Thee,
To our A Ima 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

1977 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 12

Upperclassmen, September 20

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 lias 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 fur 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 fur
all degrees.

The gown, unlike the cap, differs appreciabl) 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 scpaare 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 liars 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 onlv those degrees aetuallv 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.