One Hundred Sixtieth Commencement May 5, 2002 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 cele-
brations until the program is concluded.

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Dr. Carlton E. Brown, President
Presiding

PRELUDE "Largo" Handel

Ms. Gwendolyn B. Taylor, Organist

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

Ms. Gwendolyn B. Taylor, Organist

INVOCATION Dr. Wymon Hodges

Pastor, Brownsville Baptist Church

Selection "Sanctus"

Composer, Charles Gounod

Soloist, Rahsheim Wright

Director, Ms. Gwendolyn B. Taylor

The Savannah State University Concert Choir

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM

GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. Carlton E. Brown

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Ms. Ramona Gray

Research Chemist, Merch & Company, Inc.

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF

SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

Dr. George N. Williams

Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN URBAN STUDIES DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES

Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by Mr. Benjamin J. Allen, Registrar

and Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities

INTRODUCTION

OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

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. Otis S. Johnson, Dean

College of Sciences and Technology . . .Dr. Kuppuswamy Jayaraman, Interim Dean

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by the Academic Deans,

Mr. Benjamin J. Allen, Registrar

and Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities

PRESIDENTS CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Percy A. Mack

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSIONING General Walter Gaskin

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. George N. Williams

Dean, Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research
and Faculty Representative to NROTC

Administering the Oath of Office General Walter Gaskin

ALMA MATER* Ms. Gwendolyn B. Taylor, Organist

BENEDICTION Dr. Wymon Hodges

RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Ms. Gwendolyn B. Taylor, Organist

Immediately after the recessional the Presidential Party and Faculty will greet guests at a recep-
tion in the Courtyard of the Howard Jordan Building, the College of Business Administration.

Savannah State College Hymn

J. Randolph Fisher and Hillary Hatchett

Let us give thanks and praise to Thee

To our Alma 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!

*The audience is requested to stand.

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

Magtzv degree* Conferreb

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ifilasrter of public abmtnisttration

Donald Edwin Anderson .Armstrong Atlantic State University

Curtis Ray Bean Savannah State University

Patricia Ann Edwards . . . . Savannah State University

Herald J. Flemming Iowa State University

Eillen Moore Hayes Savannah State University

Ramona D. Jeffries Gardner Webb University

Shaundra Deneen Smith-McKeithen Savannah State University

Garland Stephens Valdosta State University

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Jacqueline Marsha Awe University of the West Indies

Shauna Nicole Bullock Georgia Southern University

Kim Yvette Burn Savannah State University

Mercedes S. Byrd Savannah State University

Kara Janel Holland San Diego State University

Kathy Louise Hooper University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brenda L. Jackson Savannah State University

Ariel Evelyn Katz Cornell University

Margo Ann King Savannah State University

Lula Ogunpola Savannah State University

Chester Felix Papineau, Jr. Troy State University

Kimberly Miller Parker Fayetteville State University

Paulette Lane Parker Brewton-Parker College

LaTyris Monique Pugh University of Georgia

Shirley Lee Scales Brewton-Parker College

Yolanda Fisher Sharpe Savannah State University

Denise Burton Stanley East Carolina University

Shuntay Renee Strachan Campbell University

Deidre Cobb Tift Albany State University

Sylvia Annette Womack Savannah State University

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Ruby Catherine Hall Savannah State University

Teah Latrell Jones Savannah State University

Robert Lee Speight Savannah State University

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude !In Absentia

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting

Edward Sylvester Cox II Savannah, Georgia

Quarnisha Nicole Davis Savannah, Georgia

Kevin Graham Savannah, Georgia

Tomeka RonChelle Hines Screven, Georgia

* Felicia Dianne McDowell Savannah, Georgia

Tiffany LaWanda Nabors Savannah, Georgia

Uhura LeShawn Osborne Savannah, Georgia

Sheri Denise Rouse Savannah, Georgia

*Deborah Louise Stewart Savannah, Georgia

Nicole Michelle Williams Savannah, Georgia

Computer information H>ptem

**Charlesetta Hall Blake Savannah, Georgia

**Christopher Javon Brown Marion, North Carolina

*Shetia Catrice Butler Savannah, Georgia

Nakesha Wynette English Savannah, Georgia

Leah Delena Famble Savannah, Georgia

Latasha Maria Hall Savannah, Georgia

*Timothy Louis Ladson Savannah, Georgia

*Leslie Anne Lewis Savannah, Georgia

Luis Gerardo Marquez Augusta, Georgia

*Kelicea Monique Meadows Columbus, Georgia

Kendra Morenika Palmer Savannah, Georgia

DeShonda Natisha Roundtree Columbus, Georgia

Sheri Denise Rouse Savannah, Georgia

Monica Felice Sibert Savannah, Georgia

Antwain Derontay Turner Stone Mountain, Georgia

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Nomi Clarke Brooklyn, New York

Louise R. Copeland Savannah, Georgia

*Sharronica Joy Culver Warrenton, Georgia

**Kimberly Denise Ellis Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude . .!In Absentia

Ueffrey Frank Glazer Richmond Hill, Georgia

*Ingrid Mayuli Howard Hinesville, Georgia

Jarvis Demetrius Johnson Covington, Georgia

Ozell Lane Adel, Georgia

Andrea Y. Walker Walterboro, South Carolina

Selena Cassandra Wilson Savannah, Georgia

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*Prejean L. Andrews Savannah, Georgia

Bridget Nicole Boles Savannah, Georgia

*Jajuana ShaRon Chisholm Savannah, Georgia

Kara Earlene Davis Savannah, Georgia

Latrell Shaneen Frazier Savannah, Georgia

Shaka Shiaye Shiente Hilton Covington, Georgia

Vantrel Androno Mainor Kingsland, Georgia

Jimmy Dwayne Simmons Savannah, Georgia

Bryant Cornell Thomas Covington, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Brian Kiell Davis-Griggs Atlanta, Georgia

Kelia Shanae Hill Warner Robins, Georgia

^Christopher Kenyetta Middleton Moncks Corner, South Carolina

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Erica Annette Crawford Burton, South Carolina

Korey C. Gibson Savannah, Georgia

Aundre Antonio Lark Savannah, Georgia

*Christopher Kenyetta Middleton Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Dolorres Stefanie Morrison Lithonia, Georgia

Thomas Christopher Porter Augusta, Georgia

Shatealy Teona Sims Savannah, Georgia

*Alicia Joy Wallace Savannah, Georgia

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Sonja Denise Campbell Beaufort, South Carolina

Korey C. Gibson Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

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James Johnson Rodd Ridgeland, South Carolina

Diane Rene Scott Atlanta, Georgia

Criminal Justice

*Larry Donell Brox Macon, Georgia

**Tracy Jerard Brumfield Savannah, Georgia

**Donna Elaine Long Davis Garden City, Georgia

**Steffani Danielle Ford Albany, Georgia

Stacy M. Goodridge Savannah, Georgia

Torijuano Khareem Harris Savannah, Georgia

Tijuana Larre-Ladale Manuel Decatur, Georgia

Tamesha Michelle McGee Goose Creek, South Carolina

Karien Shanique Nettingham Macon, Georgia

^Sylvester Osondu Ndubueze . .Abia State, Nigeria

Tonya R. Owens Beaufort, South Carolina

**Monica Shockley Porter Fort Steward, Georgia

Christopher Curtis Smith Millen, Georgia

Todd Franklin Young Savannah, Georgia

political Science

Thomas C. Diggs Hampton, Georgia

*Virgil Lee Dortch III Powder Springs, Georgia

Byron Levell Mitchell East St. Louis, Illinois

**Vivien E. Harris Murphy Savannah, Georgia

Colleen Evette Williams Vidalia, Georgia

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Stacie Shakara Goodson Albany, Georgia

Brian Kiell Davis-Griggs Atlanta, Georgia

Leonard K. Green Savannah, Georgia

Shawneequa LaShawnda Joyner Portwentworth, Georgia

Amethyst Janel Shortz Macon, Georgia

Thomasina Roberta Riggins Savannah, Georgia

Social Work

**Barbara Brisbon-Rivers Savannah, Georgia

Phyllis Washington Bush Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude ! In Absentia

Chanae Raylene Chase College Park, Georgia

Korey Leon Cladd Americus, Georgia

Patricia Ann Duncan Savannah, Georgia

*Ingrid Sellers Hazzard Savannah, Georgia

*Karen Antoinette Marixa Hewitt-Jacobs Midway, Georgia

Chainal L. Hines Screven, Georgia

Ida Maria Jones-Beazer Savannah, Georgia

Sharmonique Latisha McDaniel Jacksonville, Florida

*Ebony Laprie McGriff Columbus, Georgia

Dell Maria Mitchell Savannah, Georgia

Delores Powell Savannah, Georgia

*Joyce Marie Scott Hinesville, Georgia

*Jeanette Christie Washington Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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Michael O. Bell Savannah, Georgia

**Nysha Dionne Cosom Duncan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kashandra Lanelle Jackson Forsyth, Georgia

Yolanda Denise Jones Savannah, Georgia

Michael Lorrell Lloyd Daytona Beach, Florida

**Sandra Elaine Pagan Savannah, Georgia

Ahyuana Renee Rafter-Stinson Stone Mountain, Georgia

Javan Tekio Sanders Vidalia, Georgia

William Michael Stovall Kennesaw, Georgia

**Conshombia DeAndrey Tate Savannah, Georgia

David Emanuel Ward, Jr Montgomery, Alabama

Nathaniel Williams II Savannah, Georgia

Jflarine Science

***Jared Zuri Dillet Nassau, Bahamas

**Alisa Gail Harkins Clarkesville, Georgia

Quansa Earl McCullough Hinesville, Georgia

***Donna Elaine McDowell Brunswick, Georgia

**Sandra Elaine Pagan Savannah, Georgia

Joseph John Rafalowski Savannah, Georgia

Christina Johnston Sellers Richmond Hill, Georgia

***Jeanne Marie Zimmerman Atlanta, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

Cnbironmental Science

**Conshombia DeAndrey Tate Savannah, Georgia

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Lafaedra Shameka Harvey Vienna, Georgia

*Trickera Tywanna Sims Savannah, Georgia

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*Kairsten La'Treace Jenkins Savannah, Georgia

Nikeya Na-Tay Nelson Savannah, Georgia

Aisha Michelle Rector Atlanta, Georgia

Rasheed Lamont Simmons Brooklyn, New York

Reyderron Jamar Street Douglas, Georgia

Terrence Sherrod Tate Decatur, Georgia

*Leslie LaDawn Wilson Port Royal, South Carolina

Computer Science tEecfjnologp

*Kairsten La'Treace Jenkins Savannah, Georgia

Keith Victor Lord Savannah, Georgia

IWennifer Powell Savannah, Georgia

Kawunda Deneen Pryor Macon, Georgia

*George Rashard Roberts Pearson, Georgia

Toney Carey Thompson II Savannah, Georgia

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Tiffany Nicole Simpson College Park, Georgia

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Percy Kennedy Combay Savannah, Georgia

***Jamal E. Jones Nassau, Bahamas

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Jermaine Donelle Anderson Savannah, Georgia

Ramon Anthony Foreman Savannah, Georgia

Jermona Latrell Greene Georgetown, South Carolina

Mario S. Hendrick Savannah, Georgia

Marko Ali Jones Savannah, Georgia

Note: Appearance of a 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
name appear on the lists in this program will receive the degree indicated.

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia

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Christopher Javon Brown
Jared Zuri Dillet

Jamal E. Jones
Donna Elaine McDowell
Jeanne Marie Zimmerman

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(3.40 ~ 3.74)

Charlesetta Hall Blake
Barbara Brisbon-Rivers
Tracy Jerard Brumfield
Donna Elaine Long Davis
Nysha Dionne Cosom Duncan
Kimberly Denise Ellis

Steffani Danielle Ford
Alisa Gail Harkins
Vivien E. Harris Murphy
Sandra Elaine Pagan
Monica Shockley Porter
Conshombia DeAndrey Tate

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Prejean L. Andrews

Larry Donell Brox

Shetia Catrice Butler

Jajuana ShaRon Chisholm

Sharronica Joy Culver

Virgil Lee Dortch III

Ingrid Sellers Hazzard

Karen Antoinette Marixa Hewitt-Jacobs

Ingrid Mayuli Howard

Kairsten LaTreace Jenkins

Timothy Louis Ladson

Leslie Anne Lewis

Felicia Dianne McDowell
Ebony Laprie McGriff
Kelicea Monique Meadows
Christopher Kenyetta Middleton
Sylvester Osondu Ndubueze
George Rashard Roberts
Joyce Marie Scott
Trickera Tywanna Sims
Deborah Louise Stewart
Alicia Joy Wallace
Jeanette Christie Washington
Leslie LaDawn Wilson

TOje l>tgntftcance of t\)t Scabemic Matt

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).

Scabemic Cotume

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 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 acad-
emic 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 col-
lege 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 offi-
cer 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 tas-
sels 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 back-
ground to represent school colors. A faculty member wears the color of his alma mater.

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