One Hundred Sixty Eighth Commencement May 6, 2006 Savannah State University

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The Chief Marshal

The Class Marshals

Candidates for Master's Degrees

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

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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
resen'e celebrations until the program is concluded.

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Dr. Carlton E. Brown, President
Presiding

PRELUDE . . ."Largo" Handel

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

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

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
Mr. Travis Biggs, Violin Artist-in-Residence

INVOCATION Reverend Michael S. Stamps, Sr.

Pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church

SELECTION "Lord, I Can't Turn Back" arr. by Robert E. Williams

The Savannah State University Concert Choir
Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS, INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER AND
AWARDING OF THE HONORARY DOCTORATE Dr. Carlton E. Brown

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Tom Joyner, Sr.

Nationally- Syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show" and
Founder of the Tom Joyner Foundation

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Professor Emerita Award

The Mattie Beverly Payne Award

President's Second Mile Award

SELECTION "America, The Beautiful" by Catherine Lee Bates

and Samuel Augustus Ward

arr. by Dragon Music

The Savannah State University Concert Choir

Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer

Mr. Travis Biggs, Violin Artist-in-Residence

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

Dean of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF

SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN MARINE SCIENCE DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams

CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by Dr. George N. Williams, Dean of Graduate Studies and Sponsored

Research, Mr. David Mosely Booze, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management/

Registrar, and Dr. Robert L. Stevenson, Retired Professor of Fine Arts and 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. Jane Gates, Dean

College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Babajide Familoni, Dean

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by the Academic Deans,

Mr. David Mosely Booze, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management/Registrar

and Dr. Robert L. Stevenson, Retired Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities

PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Shirley McDuffie

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS

TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONINC.Capt. Leonard B. Jones

PRESENTATION OF ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS
CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING Col. James E. Handley

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-N.R.O.T.C Capt. Leonard B. Jones

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE-A.R.O.T.C Col. James E. Handley

ALMA MATER* Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

BENEDICTION Reverend Michael S. Stamps, Sr.

RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, 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

Original words and music by 7s 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.

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.U.!

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.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Tina LaVerae Edwards Georgia Southern University

Winston G. Gordon Southern University A&M College

Christopher Dustin Reinhardt. Savannah State University

Jeffery Bernard Roberson Savannah State University

Genitha Gewanda Singleton Tennessee State University

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Ashley DeVonn Brown
Nicole Candace Buck
Jacqueline Elisabeth Cassidy
Jonie Fulton Cunningham
Courtney Leigh Fields
Stephanie Michelle Handy
Brian Andrew Harris
Stephanie Shelton Hawkins
Tamara Eukera Holder
Aisha Ny'oka Jordan
Kimberly Pickelsimer McGraw
Dorothy Lee Melton
Andrea Sheree Mitchell
Shakia Elisha Murdaugh
Marquita Shereli Parks
Kisha Simone Reese
Susan M Saccardi
Kathy Knight Saveland
Joyce Marie Carsice Scott
Misha Sheron Snider
Lisa Hampton Spindle
Jeffery Todd Stringer
Angela Marie Taylor
Dorietta LaFae Thomas
Leslie Michelle Walker
Olivia Lynette Waye
Terri Lynn Wilkins White

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Armstrong Atlantic State University

University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

Brewton-Parker College

Brewton-Parker College

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Clayton College & State University

James Madison University

East Tennessee State University

Albany State University

Savannah State University

University of Georgia

Loyola University of Louisiana

Benedict College

Morris Brown College

Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Wheeling Jesuit College

Georgia Southwestern State University

Savannah State University

Paine College

Columbia College

Brewton-Parker College

Saint Leo College

Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Brewton-Parker College

Savannah State University

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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Guy Donald DuBeck McDaniel College

Tara Fogleman Furman University

Robert Oliver Froncko University of New England

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Accounting

Kalina Andrielle Blutcher
Tonya Felicia Brock*
Christina Lauren Durrence*
Debra Danelle Glenn**

***Summa Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude * Cum Laude

Claxton, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Rex, Georgia

! In Absentia

Joyce Janelle Glenn***
Najinsuk Gould**
Vicki Lynette Johnson*
Earlene Beatrice Joiner
Neikelle Alexa Lashley***
Stephanie Nicole Mickens***
Jermaine Bernard Richardson
Lashone Bernadett Smith**
Quintonia Shauntay White

Computer information

James A Campbell

Reginald Alvin Crawford

Bobby Crawley

Kermetris Tecora Hill

Tobias Jerome Hurst

Jeffery Ali Hyacinthe

Nicolette Faustine Johnson

Erica Monique Jones

Leonard Bernard Jones, Jr.

Sammekia Trelese Lowery

Quinton Maurice Mills

Tia Anisja Minnis***

Shakera Tamika Toesheena Rolle***

Rex, Georgia

Pooler, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Metter, Georgia

Port-of-Spain TT

Ellenwood, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Fayetteville, Georgia

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Lithonia, Georgia

Jesup, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Fort Gaines, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Lynchburg, South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas

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Mario De'Shun Spencer
Patrea Quintella Gary Talbert
Deonna Latrice Williams*

Atlanta, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Ceclia L Wiggins Aris
Dontaye Charles Edwards Bell
Reginald Joseph Cannon*
Artrose Lynette Cooper
Beverly Washington Davis*
Akila Simone Garvin*
Michael Hanson Green
Earl Gregory Johnson, Jr
Shannon Patrick King
Jessica Elyse Limehouse
Thomas Earl Lonon Jr
Bushra Kamilah Malik
Paulette Patricia Moore
Dionne Gernique Morse
Alva E O'Neal
Brandon Jimaal Pope
Jayne Lakeisha Roberts
Nicholas Sampson

iHanagement

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia

Madison, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Flint, Michigan

Savannah, Georgia

Hunterville, North Carolina

Beaufort. South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

Sylvania, Georgia

Rockyford, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**

Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

Veronica Michelle Session
Kiona Camillia Singleton
Tuqwan C Taylor
Latesha Tennerson!
Ezekiel Walthour, II
Angela Melissa Willis!

Monisha Alexander
Teaorna Lashawn Cummings
Marcus Allen Glenn
Justine Nicole Jackson
Andre Dominick Johnkins*
Shirletha Denes Jordan
Tuqwan M Jordan
Christopher Leon Kirkland
Tommy Antonio Moore
Jamise Michelle Murray***
Elijah James Powell
Jillian Nicole Quartimon
Jeanine Tamara Schmedes
Thomas J Simpson
Jaime Lynn Spear
Joshua R Williams
Toyian Renauld Williams

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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Ellenwood, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Freeport, Louisiana

North Augusta, South Carolina

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Davida Denise McCray Moultrie, Georgia

Criminal Juj^tite

Lisa Naomi Lattice Butler*
Adrian Amberly Cooper*
Quentin Marquette Crane
William Jamal Crawford
Pamela Vanessa Duncan*
Sunday Tramaine Gates*
Timothy D Harris
Chondra Yvette Irwin
Jasmine Suzette Jones*
Raymel Barbaro Llerena
Sabrina Denise Maxwell*
Carolina Dyshan Moore
Holly Marie Packer
Seacear Denise Reynolds
Winter Nicole Tanksley*
Lavelle Morey Teague
Larry Darnell Wiggs
Christine LaShawn Wilson
***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

Toccoa, Georgia

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Perry, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Riverdale, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Miami, Florida

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Millen, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

Hephzibah, Georgia

Pooler, Georgia

*Cum Laude ! In Absentia

ngli*J), language & literature

Najah Abdullah*
Ebony Tamika Dottery
Quentin Allen Heyward***
Taneisha Renee' Holliday
Marsh Ann Johnson
Latrice Antionette Mack
Monique Alesha Morris
Amber Bri-Jett Weathers
Cora Estelle Richards
Christian LaJoy Sims

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon,Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hiram, Georgia

Davida Denise McCray
Debra Ann Motley*
Gayle Charice Perry
Jason Coaxum Riley

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Moultrie, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Jacksonboro, South Carolina

iHaste Communications

Inita C Ammons

Griffin, Georgia

Janet Elizabeth Barksdale

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Shenna Denise Biggins

Savannah, Georgia

Danielle Lishay Blackwell*

Decutar, Georgia

Genses Jamilah Cage*

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Traci Elaine Dasher-Sullivan***

Savannah, Georgia

Kai-Marianna D Osiapem*

Lithonia, Georgia

Jamila Chinyelu Damali Ricks-Brown

Savannah, Georgia

Leslie Dionne Sebree

Covington, Georgia

Richard Andrew Smith*

Savannah, Georgia

Wakeelah Samaiyah Williams

Savannah, Georgia

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Christopher Elisha Johnson Clark

Savannah, Georgia

political

Rodney Michael James*
Arthur Edmund Harrison Maycock
Tiffiany Danielle Robinson
George Washington Seaborough*

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Randall stown, Maryland

Nassau, Bahamas

Columbus, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Recreation anb iParfe gUrminitftration

Jeremy Darius Harris*
Kendrick Marquis Love

Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

foetal Work

Lateisha Shanel Barnett

Tawana Ruby Bryant*

Germany Nicole Chambliss

Tabatha Shiniki Crawford

Arielle LaNette Davis*

Jequetta Shaunti'cui Hampton

Fallon Nakeya Harris

George Anthony Jackson*

Sabiina Sowana Kelly*

Desiree Angelique Kendricks*

Autry Genevieve McGary*

Vernita McKnight

Arthur Lee Nixon**

Crystal Danielle Preston*

Erika Renee Simpson**

Oveta R Smalls

Brandy Latrice Thompson*

Toney Monta Thompson

Charlene Yvette Stevens Williams**

Francina Shavon Wright

Tywana Denise Benard**
Henry Leon Blount
Tiffani Dominik Booth**
Tanya Cummings Chisholm
Brenda Sue Edenfield
Virgil Jerome Fletcher
LaKisha Lyne Hardnett*
Monique Yvette Henderson
Natasha R Lee
Mary Louise Lewis
Gabriel Abraham Mack
Shadawn Mechelle Mitchell
Kehjuana Joyce Parkman
Courtney Nichols Parks
Danny Darnell Pope
Candace Syreeta Sapp**
Kalandra Chantel Waites*
Latoya Denise Wiggs*

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Savannah, Georgia

Brooklyn, New York

Macon, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Manchester, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Midway, Georgia

Temple, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Evans, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Ludowici, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Rincon, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Florence, South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Grayson, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Washington, DC

Savannah, Georgia

Snellville, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Albany, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hephzibah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Tina Y Baldwin*

Khamisi Kenyatta Campbell**

Kelvin John Frazier

Nathaniel Harry

Ashley Maria Leverett

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East Dublin, Georgia

Lambeau, Tobago

Savannah, Georgia

Cumming, Georgia

Lincolnton, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

Shawanna Patric Martin
Kandas Renee' Miller
Chadrick LaTravis Ogden
Doriane Lashae Sewell**
Dyanne Caroline Williams
Jessica Evelyn Williams

Rhine, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Glennville, Georgia

Cljemual engineering Cecfmoiogp

Douglass Shaun Bryant Green*
Obiora Chinedu Onyemelukwe*
Tory Trayjuan Williams
Leon Eugene Wilson *

Ladena Antwoinette Holley
Lee Jackson*
Tony La Von Mack
Shannon Renee Watts*

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Pond, South Carolina

Nnewi, Nigeria

Savannah, Georgia

Ellenwood, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Saint Marys, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Ctbtl engineering tEedfmologp

Olaitan Oladimeji Adesanya West Orange, New Jersey

James Burton Sapp* Cochran, Georgia

Computer Science Cecfjnologp

Angela Marie Carthan*
Marquez F Hall*
Ajene Enaharo Jenkins
Moses Kagunyu Kiragu
Chasady JaNell Nixon
Loette Ellae Parence

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Darian Sharonda Buchannon
Akilah Maisha Cooper
Kimberly Demetrice Williams

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Shatavia Kinesha Avery
Synita Latrice Davis
Randee Gayle Esteve
Enjoli Y Guy
Ebony Nicole Henderson
Natali Renise Rodgers

Mature Avis Davenport*
Duane Anthony Garrett*
Marquez F Hall*
Crystal Danielle Young

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Decatur, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Morrow, Georgia

Nairobi, Kenya

Savannah, Georgia

Albany, Georgia

Albany, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Vidalia, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Nashville, Tennessee

Huntsville, Alabama

Lithonia, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

JlWerfjamcal engineering ^erfmologp

Jeremy S Crecy Savannah, Georgia

Faron Lonzell Ellison Stone Mountain, Georgia

William Palmer Murtha* Kingsland, Georgia

Reggie Pollard Savannah, Georgia

NOTE: Appearance of name on any list in this program must not be considered as con-
clusive 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 indi-
cated.

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

Jlonor (rabuateg
umma Cum Haube
(3.75 - 4.00)

Traci Elaine Dasher-Sullivan
Joyce Janelle Glenn
Quentin Allen Hey ward
Jamise Michelle Murray

Niekelle Alexa Lashley
Stephanie Nicole Mickens
Tia Aniska Minnis

jllagna Cum Haube
(3.4 -3.74)

Tywana Denise Benard
TifTani Dominik Booth
Khamisi Kenyatta Campbell
Debra Danelle Glenn
Najinsuk Gould
Courtenay Allison McClain
Quinton Maurice Mills

Najah Abdullah
Tina Yvette Baldwin
Danielle Lishay Blackwell
Tonya Felicia Brock
Tawana Ruby Bryant
Douglas Shaun Bryant
Lisa Naomi Latrice Butler
Genese Jamilah Cage
Reginald Joseph Cannon
Angela Marie Carman
Adrian Amberly Cooper
Mature Avis Davenport
Arielle LaNette Davis
Beverly Washington Davis
Pamela Vanessa Duncan
Christina Lauren Durrence
Duane Anthony Garrett
Sunday Tramaine Gates
Marquez F Hall
La'Kisha Lyne Hardnett
Jeremy Darius Harris
Lee Jackson
George Anthony Jackson

Arthur Lee Nixon

Shakera Tamika Toeshenena Rolle

Candace Syreeta Sapp

Doriane Lashae Sewell

Erika Renee Simpson

Lashon Beraadett Smith

Charlene Yvette Stevens Williams

Cum Haube
(3.00 - 3.39)

Rodney Michael James
Andre Dominick Johnkins
Vicki Lynette Johnson
Jasmine Suzette Jones
Sabrina Sowana Kelly
Desiree Angelique Kendricks
Sabrina Denise Maxwell
Autry Genevieve McGary
Steven Alexander Miller
Debra Ann Motley
William Palmer Murtha
Obior Chinedu Onyemelukwe
Kai-Mariama D Osiapem
Crystal Danielle Preston
James Burton Sapp
George Washington Seaborough
Richard Andrew Smith
Winter Nicole Tanksley
Brandy Latrice Thompson
Kalandra Chantel Waites
Shannon Renee Watts
Latoya Denise Wiggs
Deonna Latrice Williams

F)e Significance of tlje Scafcemic jfWace

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 magis-
terium 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 Costumed

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:

Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Public Administration Peacock Blue

Science Golden Yellow

Social Work Citron

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.

Arts, Letters,

Humanities

White

Business

Drab

Economics

Copper

Education

Light Blue

Law

Purple

Library Science

Lemon

Music

Pink

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