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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 Pastor Ronald Greene Victory Bible Fellowship SELECTION "Ain'-a That Good News!" arr. by William L. Dawson The Savannah State University Concert Choir Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND SPEAKER Dr. Carlton E. Brown COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mrs. Esther Silver-Parker Vice President of Diversity Relations for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Carlton E. Brown President's Second Mile Award SELECTION "I Told The Storm" arr. by Greg O'Quinn The Savannah State University Wesleyan Gospel Choir ~ Director, Mr. Donte Jones PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. George N. Williams Dean of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN URBAN STUDIES 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. Judith Edwin, Dean of Enrollment Management and Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities and Chairman, Department of Mass Communications 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, Dr. Judith Edwin, Dean of Enrollment Management and Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Professor of Humanities and Chairman, Department of Mass Communications PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Dr. Carlton E. Brown ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Percy A. Mack, Jr. President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association PRESENTATION OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING Capt. Leonard B. Jones 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 Capt. Leonard B. Jones ALMA MATER* .Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist BENEDICTION Pastor Ronald Greene 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 reception 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. jftlagter'* egreeg Conferreb COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES iWaater of foetal Work Madison Leigh Akridge Kashana Taneshia Bowden Sondra Regina Bryant Kendra Caprice Carter Julie Ann Chanin Michael Stanley Congdon Karolyn Ethridge Daniel Jennifer Ann Davis LaCharm Cobb Dennard Edward J. Fahey, Jr. Bobby Rene* Fisher Terri Denise Fleming Rosby Dean Frasier Denise Doucette Friday Natussha W. Futch Norma Nior Gonzales IJulie Patterson Hawkins Ingrid Sellers Hazzard Sondra Shantel Hicks Janice Thornton Hill Evelyn Janice Johnson Elizabeth Adora Jones Deb Kinney Tammie JoAnn Lovett Amber Louise Luxford Laura Duncan Martin Heather Fertina Massey Amber Holder McArthur Kimberlee McFarland Mitchell Vanessa L. Norwood T. Joe Shryock IMercy A. Tanjong Marquita O'Neal Timmons Antoinetta Latoya Walker Natalie V. Walker Stephanie Michael Whitehurst Pamela Melissa Williams Florida State University Georgia Southern University Hampton University Savannah State University Armstrong Atlantic State University State University College Brockport Georgia Southern University University of Northern Iowa Savannah State University Savannah State University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southwestern State University University of Massachusetts - Amherst Savannah State University Saint Leo University Palm Beach Atlantic University Savannah State University Georgia Southern University Upper Iowa University Brewton-Parker College Georgia Southern University Park University Albany State University Concordia College Mitchell College Valdosta State University Brewton-Parker College Jackson State University Savannah State University Georgia Southern University University of Yaounde Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Troy State University Georgia Southern University ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia fflmtv of Urban g>tubie* Yvonne Lee James Armstrong Atlantic State University Marilyn Ruffin McFarlin-Johnson Savannah State University Gwendolyn Laura New National-Louis University COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY jllatfter of Science in jfilarine detente Dwight Andre Ebanks Savannah State University Sue Chaplin Ebanks Savannah State University Lisia J. Kowalczyk University of Tennessee at Knoxville Whitney Harn Palefsky Armstrong Atlantic State University Kathryn E. Sukkestad Armstrong Atlantic State University paccalaureate Degree Conferred COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Accounting ***Jankie Devi Ali Richmond Hill, Georgia **Crystal Calise Barkley Forsyth, Georgia Keyshia Lucheia Battee Columbus, Georgia *Mariano Osvaldo Carrillo Savannah, Georgia Federico Alberto Foster Savannah, Georgia Elaine Tonnelle Graham Savannah, Georgia **Christopher Crawford Kemp Nassau, Bahamas Anna Pezeshki Savannah, Georgia James Cedric Stewart Forsyth, Georgia Computet Snformatton i>ptem Jeremy Keith Anderson Americus, Georgia *Shekira Andrell Baldwin Cuthbert, Georgia Darnell Curtis Blackshear Savannah, Georgia *Bridgett LaTrelle Brady Savannah, Georgia Kei Shondra Michol Campbell Savannah, Georgia ***Damian Louis Centgraf II Savannah, Georgia Eric Jaron China Davisboro, Georgia ***Keisha Aniskha Deveaux Nassau, Bahamas Michael L. Garrett, Jr. Bloomingdale, Georgia ** Jessica Yolanda Green Garden City, Georgia Trinity J. Height Savannah, Georgia Drashonda S. Ingram Chicago, Illinois Mina Behroozi Keshavarz Savannah, Georgia Emily Denise Marable Ellenwood, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia Antonio Rodriquez Marion **Daphney Pierre ** Jackie Primer Akela Janee Shakir Terrick Londell Smalls Reginald Edward Smith II Tiffany L. Stephens *Joshua R. Wagner *Kewanda Sharnta Walker Kawanda Letrice Ware Jerry Wright Dublin, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Hinesville, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Bishopville, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Edgewater, Maryland Fortson, Georgia Lincolnton, Georgia Savannah, Georgia jWanagement Darrius Jermaine Bolden ***Melody Carolyn Geneva Burks Ruth Renee Crawford Chad Durrence Chase Laden Durrence Lesa Joyce Hagins Bryan C. Hilton Nicholas Rashad Kinsey (Alexander Lamar Lawton Brandon Elee Lindsey *Michelle Green Mathis ** Veronica Nyeema Rahim ***Lakita Cherell Reese **Sheena Fatima Travis-Bell Bishopville, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Richmond Hill, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia East Point, Georgia Warner Robins, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Perry, Georgia Dublin, Georgia Augusta, Georgia jfilarketmg *Nicole Hampton Patricia Anne Jenks-Greene Jerri Orntraye Pollard **Erin Jacquel Rawls Donna Marie Roberts Naketra D. Ross *Nykeba Tawana Shider Stacey Ray Simmons Sherean Michele Sledge *Joi Akira Stevens Gregory Baune Walker Janetta Charisse Williams Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Waycross, Georgia Ellenwood, Georgia Detroit, Michigan Savannah, Georgia Macon, Georgia Detroit, Michigan ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Cngltstf) ^Language antr literature Michelle Marie Duncan **Teri Palzora Addison Schell Savannah, Georgia Tybee Island, Georgia jWasft Communitattontf **Toccara Renee Allen Ca'Landra JoNetta Blockman * Cassandra Dee Boyd Larry Braxton Brown Jason Glenn Carson *Shirlene Jikel Duval Quincy J. Harris Parenthea Rochon Horton Cedrick Antoine Howard *Antionette Jenay Manokey *Dana Noelle Patmon Rhonda Marie Rawls **Kaytrina Monique Sharp Kimberly Mekia Tatum Beaufort, South Carolina Decatur, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Cartersville, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia Ellenwood, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Morrow, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Hinesville, Georgia Augusta, Georgia ^[frtcana i>tutrte Sandra Laverne Brady **Sherika Nicole Minor Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia fflmit **Torrez Monroe Wilson Hephzibah, Georgia Recreation anb 3Park &bmtnttratton **Zarron Damone Brown * Jason Dominique Graham *Barry Andre Mincey Edward Derell Perry * Fabian Shavar Small Savannah, Georgia Orange Park, Florida Statesboro, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Bishopville, South Carolina ^ts^torp Sandra Laverne Brady Alethia Roberta Skipper *Scott Charles Witt ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia *Cum Laude !In Absentia Criminal 3fatice Yalonda Nicole Brock Jamaal Curtis Jackson JaNelle Frances Porter *Janelle Bertina Richardson Tomeka Lakechia Rudolph LouBrenda Hendrix Stephens * Patricia Louise Winters Jonesboro, Georgia Middletown, New York Lithonia, Georgi Savannah, Georgia Montgomery, Alabama Savannah, Georgia Providence, Rhode Island political Science **Florence Breanka Elizabeth Cornish Iulia Fripcea Filip La Wanda Teskion Perkins Travis Miquel Sumter Charla Elaine Williams-Brown Jacksonville, Florida Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia >ociologp Crystal Elaine Armstrong Atlanta, Georgia Michael Dennis Blake Savannah, Georgia Clevetta Letasher Brown Hawkinsville, Georgia Roslyn Suzzanne DeLoach Savannah, Georgia ***Auriel Louise Fields Mount Vernon, Georgia *Zenobia Sharika Gray Savannah, Georgia **Kimberly G. Green Savannah, Georgia ** Jason Ray Gwinn Conley, Georgia ShaLonda LaShay Jackson Brunswick, Georgia Barbara Ann Jones Hinesville, Georgia ** Ashley Monique Sapp Savannah, Georgia Barbara Faye Smith Savannah, Georgia **Sherrich MonsherThegg Decatur, Georgia Ivory Lee West, Jr. Riceboro, Georgia Shekinna Latrice Williams Perry, Georgia Social Wotk *Shafeqah Johnson Abdullah Keyonna Hope Adams Tiffany Montonnya Brown Katrina Lynette Davis Ardeshia Ce'mon Green * * * Summa Cum Laude * *Magna Cum Laude Savannah, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Fort Valley, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Dade City, Florida *Cum Laude !In Absentia Melody H. Haynes Chimelle Mache Johnson Senobia Makeba Mitchell Melinda Diana Morgan *Marquita Sherell Parks **Kisha Simone Reese *ZaDonna Monique Slay Derrick Timothy Vann Columbus, Savannah, Savannah, Atlanta, Gay, Dublin, Savannah, Guyton, Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY $toiogp Sheryl Alicia Alexander John Harvey Braxton, Jr. *Lesley Star Broadnex ***Shavone Shantel Burrows Morris Bernard Clarington * Kenya Irene Crawford **Adanna E. Dennis-Osuagwu Bryan Christopher Ellis Sean Michael Griffin * Karen Denise Harris Stephanie Candace Jackson Harriett Slater King Quinita Shantell Martin *Charlena Patrice McRae La Dwayna Zandria Wilcher **Erika Faye Adkinson Timothy Eric Butterbaugh Courtney Brooke Dorsey Antronella Maneche Duff J. J. Wilson jftlarme Science Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Albany, Georgia Nassau, Bahamas Perry, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Statesboro, Georgia Damascus, Georgia Cochran, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Loganville, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia Florissant, Missouri Savannah, Georgia Cnbtronmental detente Jeffrey Augustus Delise Jon Michael Lattimore *Kyrishia La' Doris Reid Cummings, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Milledgeville, Georgia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia Kina Odessa Reynolds Savannah, Georgia * *Karen Aminata Richards Trinidad, West Indies La Dwayna Zandria Wilcher Savannah, Georgia iEatljematic* ***Rochelle E. Randall Tybee Island, Georgia Cljemical engineering tEecljnologp **Asha Melissa Richards Trinidad, West Indies Cifail (Engineering {Eerijnologp Carlos Lavell Baker Woodstock, Georgia *Shanay Michelle Davis Stone Mountain, Georgia *Daiza" Shapri Jones Lithonia, Georgia *Jeremy Baker McMullen Savannah, Georgia Kesha Avette Walker Crawfordville, Georgia Computer detente {Eecljnologp Shawn Q. Augustin College Park, Georgia *Shayaa Baksh El Paso, Texas *Jose F. Bonilla Seabrook, South Carolina **Delroy Huborn Lugard Cameron Savannah, Georgia Monzell L. Sheppard Houston Savannah, Georgia Elyshia Andrinette Hughes Vossburg, Mississippi **Litus Marshall Savannah, Georgia Derrick Marquis Sweney Albany, Georgia electronics engineering t&ecfmologp Derek Kentrell Harris Americus, GA NOTE: Appearance of name on any list in this program must not be consid- ered as conclusive evidence of graduation. Persons who have met all require- ments for a particular degree and whose names appear on lists in this program will receive the degree indicated. ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude !In Absentia potior tgmficaiue of tfje gcabemtt Jftlace 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). glcafcemic 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 every- body wore robes or gowns. When American colleges and universities desired to adopt some suit- able system of academic apparel a half century ago, it seemed best to agree on some definite sys- tem 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: 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. iBote*