^ifnbntmnh ^iate (Allege
Ote <nt"]&unbxtb"0$xxtvzntl} xxxnmtxxtvx\xtxxi
%Lux tt Veritas
^August Jflmtrteentlj
^ixxxtittxx ^ixxxxitxtit nxxit ftktxxiig~$tbttt
Savannah Civic Center Theater
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.
V4
ft
u->
-
n
U
u
^
u
u
VM
ttv
ft
u
<0
J*
*
"3
**
-s
-*-*
u
ib
/5
<*
J&
cr>
**
->
r-*
<*
J-
{4
-r
u
-
4k.
+-
+-
-+-k
to
o
J-*
>ft
tr
ft
ft.
8
->
u
<
ft
U
ft
svn
<*
w
a
ft.
>s
$
-4-4
-
-tt
ft
-8
+-
ft
"3
>ft
4
-f-
-.
^4
-
"ft-
S
u
$
-*-*
A
-+-
u
ft
<4-4
&
t
w
n
-8
a
<*
ft*
>ft
*.
.-
u
4-4
u
fe
ft
ft
"3
8
*
--
eft
V4
14
w
u
-
cj
ft-
-ft-
-t-4
V4
w
8
8
-*
*->
-ft
8
8
u
--4
u-4
*-*
t+4
ft
ft
%
+
V4
n
ft
ft
w
-
-
--
si
u
u
/=>
. -
tfV
4-
<4
13
J5*
-
^
w
ft
sp
-8
v
u
t i v
ft
ft
m
CK^
ct
rS
c^
<^
a
u
u
8
o
t_
SMI
>->
ft*
8
-
4
J3-
$
-t->
a
u
JET
ft
O
->
-t-
u
8
ft*
ft*
-3
a.
8v
a
8
5
Jtr
/ft
8
ft*
W>
ft*
w
JT
1
DP
-a
ft*
ft*
cu
ft*
->
5
u
ft*
8
ft
tn
ft*
8}
c*
ft*
tn
ft*
m
ft*
_ft*
S
o
4
)
ft*
ft*
ft*
ft*
/ft
8
ft*
s
8
w
*
-
en
8
8
ft*
8
8
g
-a *
H -8
ft*
8
a
a
8
-
8
g fcb .s> ^
0)
M
ft*
/ft
8
8
ft*
-ft-
ft*
ft*
-ft-
8
PL
-8
8
8
J}
*
Q5
<*
*
*u
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.
^nttnlnnxtnit Regress (flmxtetxtii
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.