One Hundred SixtyNinth Commencement December 9, 2006 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 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

INVOCATION Reverend Larry L. Broxton

Pastor, Christ Memorial Baptist Church

SELECTION "A Mighty Fortess Is Our Lord" by Carl F. Mueller

The Savannah State University Alumni Men's Glee Club
Co-Directors, Rose O. Smith and Lawrence Hutchins

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS Dr. Carlton E. Brown

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER . , . . Dr. Jane M. Gates

Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

AND CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Carlton E. Brown

and Dr. Jane M. Gates

The Richard R. Wright Awards Mr. Connie Cater ('65), Univesity System

of Georgia Board of Regents, 1999-2006

Dr. Carlton E. Brown

SELECTION "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Steffe/Wilhousky

The Savannah State University Alumni Men's Glee Club

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Interim Dean, Graduate Studies

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE

FOR THE MASTER OF

SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN URBAN STUDIES Dr. Beverly A. Watkins

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

Assisted by Dr. Beverly A. Watkins, Dr. Judith Edwin, Dean, Enrollemnt Management
and Mr. David Mosely Booze, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management/Registrar

INTRODUCTION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Jane M. Gates

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

College of Business Administration Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences . . .Dr. Johnnie D. Myers, Interim Dean
College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Babajide Familoni, Dean

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dr. Carlton E. Brown

Assisted by the Academic Deans, Dr. Judith Edwin

and Mr. David Mosely Booze

ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Shirley McDuffie

President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING

CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING Capt Leonard B. Jones

Professor of Naval Science

COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS

Reading the Commissioning Document Dr. Olarongbe Olubajo

Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

and Faculty Representative to NROTC

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Capt. Leonard B. Jones

ALMA MATER* Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

BENEDICTION : Reverend Larry L. Broxton

RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist

Savannah State College Hymn

Original words and music try J. 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 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

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Nyrita La' Shawn Austin
Ramon Martin Barboa
Hilton Lewis Fordham, Jr.
Carlotta Michelle Attaway Lee
Kauser Banu Shaikh
Bettina LaToi Polite Tate
Randall L. Toussaint
Marquis Jenard Waring
Lakisha Shontell Wilborn
Anitra E. Williams
Torrez Monroe Wilson

AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University

International College

Savannah State University

Morehouse College

Savannah State University

Tennessee State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University

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Joyce Maria Cassino

Cameron University

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Denise Michelle Kleinman
Latavius S. Polite

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Savannah College of Art & Design
Saint Augustine's College

Shanna L. Beasley*
Shasha Lissane Binns*
Sherry Ann Bradi***
Shaquila LaToya Brown*
Trina Marie Brown**
Jevertus D. Burnett
Gary A. Dolack***
Vida M. Edwards*
Khalil Al'rad Hasan*
Erica Danielle Heyward
Clinton Eugene Jenkins
Brandon Marquel Leslie
Charmaine A. Martin*
Jerrod Marquise Mungin*
Shanikia Nicole Newman
Sheldon Miller Ralph
Keimesha Tene' Wesley

***Summa Cum Laude

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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Port Wentworth, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Bioomingdale, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Tybee Island, Georgia

Norwood, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Saint Croix, Virgin Islands

Lithonia, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stacke, Florida

Covington, Georgia

Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

Rincon, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia

Savannah,Georgia

Lizella, Georgia

*Cum Laude ! In Absentia

**

Magna Cum Laude

Computer information

Reginald Alvin Crawford
Tobias Jerome Hurst
Drashonda S. Ingram
Rosalum Ryan Shuman
Shermaine Alexander Thrash
Monica Teresa Tyson

intern*

Jesup, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Chicago, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Greenville, Georgia

Lynchburg, South Carolina

JfHanagement

Lennox Roy Binns*
David Paul Dawson
Darlene Scott Edwards
Preston Jamar Gathers*
Carmela Jacinda Hall*
Shani Z. Harris
Monique Malcolm Herron
James Warren Hodge!***
Broderick C. Hutchinson
Joshua N. Ingram
Alicia Kimberly Johnson
Anthony Keith Johnson
Landrell Landrea Latimore
Monica I. Lewis
Candace Joanna Marsh
Tadd S.A. Martin
Shameka Nicole Mason
Chasity LeAnn Mcleland*
Shawn M. Middleton
Darryl Jerome Milline
Terrell Maurice Moore
Terra Larissa Phillips
Janet Nicole Savage*
Tonya R. Smith
Justin Ryan Spear*
Jacquelyn Sumpter
Latesha Tennerson
Toccara Natasha Thompson
Ebenezer Kofi Tobgo
Lisa Jefferson White
Rondy Lenard White
Donna Denise Williams
***Summa Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

Savannah, Georgia

Columbia, Georgia

Pooler, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hilton Head, South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Norwood, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Fairburn, Georgia

Freeport, Bahamas

Savannah, Georgia

Ponce De Leon, Florida

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Dublin, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Camilla, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

*Cum Laude ! In Absentia

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Teaoma Lashawn Cummings
Michael Eugene Davis
Christina Marie Esposito
Erin Natasha Johnson
Kevin Quintez Johnson
Rashon Omar Johnson
Septian Dorsett Jones
Ophelia Nicole Workman Lee
Ebony Phantazia Lewis
Ebony Childers Love
Tess M. Machen**
Rafael Antonio Sharper
Ervin Crosby Williams

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Lincolnton, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hilton Head, South Carolina

Rincon, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Glenda Lorraine Lee-Lewis

Savannah, Georgia

Katrena Lamonda Felder!**
Jasmine N. Shoemaker*
James Carlos Taylor, Jr.!***

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Waycross, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Waycross, Georgia

Criminal Justice

Cheauntay Kenyetta Curry
Pamela Delores Edenfield
Terri Marie Evans
Stacy Nicole Jackson**
Shakira Angel Patilla**
Brittany Monique Simmons
Sharita-Marie Michelle Somner
Taurean Stephan Spann
Ashley LaQuita Stevens
Marnezs Taylor
Karen Renate Thompson*
Sharon Denise Valentine
Francina Denise Ware

Savannah, Georgia

Jonesboro, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Brooklyn, New York

Atlanta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Midway, Georgia

Elko, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

***Summa Cum Laude

**

Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude-

! In Absentia

(English, language & literature

Tawauna Renee Dixon** Ellabell, Georgia

Alexandria Monique Jemison* Columbus, Georgia

Michael P. Jones Albany, Georgia

Calista Nicole Moore Savannah, Georgia

Marva Elaine Waites** Savannah, Georgia

Amber Bri-Jett Weathers! Macon, Georgia

Crystal Lynne Wilhite Richmond Hill, Georgia

Christian T. Yarbray Decatur, Georgia

Lisa Lachelle Mack
Nichole LaShell Suarez

Jlitftorp

Savannah, Georgia
Amherst, Georgia

Jdlaste Communications?

Stanley James Blackshear
Brittney Alexis Brown*
Sambrero Letoya Browning*
Latoya Michelle Cotton*
Kirsten Tenay Daniel*
Marius Le'Sol Davis*
Jonathan Louis Evans
Mary D. Ferguson**
Ryann Renee Ford*
Jeannine Marshaan Fults
Melanie R. Jackson
Crystal Michelle Johnson
Gil Anthony Jones, Jr
Chelsia Kiawna McKie
John Charles Milline**
Joseph Thomas Newkirk!*
Hermise Pierre*
Kristin S. Price
Deondre' Michael Stewart
Kristina Leilani Williams
Zenobia Nichole Young*

Savannah, Georgia

Kennesaw, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Bowdon, Georgia

Riverdale, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Saint Croix, Virgin Islands

Savannah, Georgia

Doraville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Snellville. Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Fayetteville, Georgia

Hinesville, Georgia

Curtis Andra Arnold II
Anthony Termaine Bryant

***Summa Cum Laude

political Science

**Magna Cum Laude

Savannah, Georgia
Lawrenceville, Georgia

*Cum Laude ! In Absentia

Tornecia C. Gill*
Ronald Jenkins
Yolanda Regale Jones*
Aleishia LaNaye Meridy
Steven Alexander Miller*

Savannah, Georgia

Fayetteville, Georgia

College Park, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Gracie Faye Bishop*
Cassandra Dena Smith

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Savannah, Georgia
College Park, Georgia

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James Maurice Brown
Toland Josie Daughtry II
Miesha Anjolette Gardenhire**
Christopher Michael Hines
Rowena Octavia-Baylor Howells**
Bridget Cheris Hulsey*
Kenyetta Iisha Jackson
Claren Nicole Jamerson**
Lucinda Johnson-Wallace**
Veronica Denise Jones**
Natasha Renee Lee
Sharonda L. Parlin
Kueston Areia Thompson*
Leola Denise Waters

Savannah,

Savannah,

Hephzibah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Savannah,

Hinesville,

Hinesville,

Grayson,

Garden City,

Garden City,

Savannah,

Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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Rondia Janee' Bailey
Dwanna Teniqua Crowder
Brenton Harry
Nathaniel Harry
Trenton, Harry*
Fabian Rashadah Hood
Tiffany Corinthians Leeks
Shawanna Patric Martin
Chadrick La 'Travis Ogden
Brittany Nicole White
Ashley Wiggins
Dyanne Caroline Williams

***Summa Cum Laude

**

Magna Cum Laude

Charleston, South Carolina

Powder Spring, Georgia

Cumming, Georgia

Cumming, Georgia

Cumming, Georgia

Sandersville, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia

Rhine, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Tennille, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

*Cum Laude ! In Absentia

Nancy Carmen Williams
Johnny Willy Wilson
Coriaunda Fay Young***

Hephzibah, Georgia

Ellenwood, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Chemical engineering {Eecljnologp

Douglass Shaun Bryant*
Daniel Wesley Drayton*

Green Pond, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia

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Shakeya Monyet' Tray lor

Cibil engineering Cedfjnologp

Xavier Marcus James*
April Michelle Whitehead**

Forsyth, Georgia

Lithonia, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

Rico Jermario Johnson
Shon David Kinlaw, Sr.
Sean M. Seymour
Justin Lamar Smalls
Willie Gary Williams, Jr.

Computer Science GTecljnologp

Decatur, Georgia

Hardeeville, South Carolina

Saint Croix, Virgin Islands

Savannah, Georgia

Dublin, Georgia

electronic engineering {Eecljnologp

Franklin Kelvin Albright
Stephen Willis Albright
Theron B. Loury

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Garden City, Georgia

Banidele O. Afolabi
Michelle Shantele Jackson

enbironmental Science

Savannah, Georgia
Albany, Georgia

Christopher Darrell Chambliss
Brandon William Coleman*
April M. Pressler!
Gene Lamar Williams

jfllarine Science

Brunswick, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Vidalia, Georgia

Fuquay Varina, North Carolina

***Summa Cum Laude

**

Magna Cum Laude

*Cum Laude

! In Absentia

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Joaquin Armonic Byrd Warner Robins, Georgia

Ayana Maria Edouard Rincon, Georgia

Jacobium LaParis' Holliman** Macon, Georgia

Eric Errol Keddo* Lithonia, Georgia

Eric McBeth* Riverdale, Georgia

jfRerfjanical (Engineering {Cecljnologp

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 tins program will receive the degree indi-
cated.

***SummaCumLaude ** Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude ! In Absentia

Sherry Ann Bradl
James Warren Hodge

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ibumma Cum Haute

(3.75 - 4.00)

Gary A. Dolack
James Carlos Taylor, Jr.
Coriaunda Fay Young

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(3.4 -3.74)

Trina Marie Brown
Tawauna Renee Dixon
Katrena Lamonda Felder
Mary D. Ferguson
Miesha Anjolette Gardenhire
Jacobium LaParis' Holliman
Rowena Octavia-Baylor Howells
Stacy Nicole Jackson

Claren Nicole Jamerson
Lucinda Johnson- Wallace
Veronica Denise Jones
Tess M. Machen
John Charles Milline
Shakira Angel Patilla
Marva Elaine Waites
April Michelle Whitehead

Shanna L. Beasley
Lennox Roy Binns
Shasha Lissane Binns
Gracie Faye Bishop
Sambrero Letoya Browning
Brittney Alexis Brown
Shaquila LaToya Brown
Douglass Shaun Bryant
Tornecia C. Gill
Carmela Jacinda Hall
Trenton Harry
Kahalil AFrad Hasan
Bridget Cheris Hulsey
Xavier Marcus James
Alexandria Monique Jemison
Yolanda Regal Jones
Eric Errol Keddo
Carmaine A. Martin
Eric McBeth

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(3.00 - 3.39)

Brandon William Coleman
LaToya Michelle Cotton
Kirsten Tenay Daniel
Marius Le'Sol Davis
Daniel Wesley Drayton
Vida M. Edwards
Ryann Renee Ford
Preston Jamar Gathers
Chasity LeAnn Mcleland
Steven Alexander Miller
Calista Nicole Moore
Jerrod Marquise Mungin
Joseph Thoinas Newkirk
Hermise Pierre
Janet Nicole Savage
Jasmine N. Shoemaker
Justin Ryan Spear
Karen Renate Thompson
Kueston Areia Thompson

Nichole Young

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Sherry Ann Bradl
Tawauna Renee Dixon
Miesha Anjolette Gardenhire

Lucinda Johnson- Wallace
Shakira Angel Patilla
Randall L. Toussaint

OTje ?>tgntftcante of tje acabemtc jSlace

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).

glca&emtc Costume*

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 gov/ns (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.

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