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PROFESSORS EMERITI

PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE

INSTRUCTORS OF THE COLLEGE

THE BACCALAUREATE CLASS MARSHAL

CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

THE GRADUATE CLASS MARSHAL

CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

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ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn

The Concert Band
Samuel A. Gill, M.A., Conductor

HYMN: "Guide Me Thou Great Jehovah" John Hughes

Audience

INVOCATION The Reverend Edgar P. Quarterman, B.D.

Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Savannah, Georgia

MUSIC: "Chorale and Capriccio" Anton Giovannini

The Concert Band

INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Bobby L. Hill, J.D.

Georgia House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth District

MUSIC: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" Peter Wilhousky

The Men's Glee Club

The Concert Band

James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Conductor

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES:

Division of Business Administration Mary C. Torian, Ed.D.

Division of Education Thelma M. Harmond, Ph.D.

Division of Humanities Howard M. Jason, Ph.D.

Division of Natural Sciences Margaret C. Robinson, Ph.D.

Division of Social Sciences Elmer J. Dean, Ed.D.

Division of Technical Sciences Clyde W. Hall, Ed.D.

Graduate Program . . James A. Eaton, Ed.D.

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.

ALUMNI INDUCTION Daniel Washington, M.A.

President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association

Savannah, Georgia

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel Williams, B.D.

College Minister

THREE-FOLD AMEN

RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Edward Elgar

The Concert Band

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

Moses Samuel Armstrong, Jr Dublin

Frank Bowen Pt. Wentworth

Frank Bowers Brownsville, Penn.

Eugene Brazeal, Jr Wrightsville

Joseph Dalton Athens

* Donarell Elder Athens

Richard Lee Hunter Atlanta

Neverta Manning St. Petersburg, Fla.

Johnny W. McFadden Kingstree, S. C.

* Joseph Pickett, Jr Alma

Doris Martha Stanley Macon

Paulette Leavel Stephens Savannah

''James W. Strange Toomsboro

Pinkie B. Wilmore Cochran

General Business Administration

Duane Yvonne Adams Macon

Lucile Carol Alderman Baxley

William Owens Bennett McRae

Dorothy Lindsey Bolden Savannah

Woodrow Brantley, Jr Savannah

Ernestine Brown Dublin

Earl Lavon Calloway Savannah

Stephanie L. Carpenter Atlanta

Nathaniel Carswell Savannah

Carolyn Delois Daniels Macon

Orange Evans, Jr Augusta

Festus F. Flipper, Jr Savannah

James Fowler, Jr Warrenton

Jean Maxine Graham Valdosta

Delores Coley Humber Savannah

Eliott K. Johnson Atlanta

Geraldine Johnson Augusta

Marion V. Kirkland Newnan

Genevieve Michelle Lewis Savannah

Shirley Ann Mathis Decatur

Thomas Morgan Milledgeville

^Olga Bynes Musgrow Savannah

Betty Jean Nickerson Augusta

Beverlyn Yvonne Payne Atlanta

Phyllis Marie Priester Savannah

Minnie Pearl Rilington Savannah

Cheryl A. Russell Savannah

Janet Colvin Stevens Savannah

Charles Larry Sullivan Barnesville

Mary G. Vickers Douglas

Darryl Lee Wade McDonough

Economics
^Robert L. Bennefield Augusta

John Martin Garvin Detroit, Mich.

Michele A. Lyons Atlanta

Dave A. Mitchell Ridgeland, S. C.

DIVISION OF EDUCATION
Elementary Education

Marguerite B. Albright Savannah

Daisy B. Alexander Elberton

Nancy Famble Artis Savannah

Valerie Brenda Ashe Philadelphia, Penn.

Geraldine Austin Chicago, 111.

Kay Francis Banks Savannah

James Benjamin, Jr Claxton

Kathye I. Bradley Savannah

Yvonne R. Butler Savannah

Deotha Marie Hicks Campbell ~. Macon

Marietta Carter Hahira

Ernestine Castle Attapulgus

Delores Ann Drummond Woodbine

Roscoe Edwards, Jr Savannah

Mary Frances Giles Savannah

Arretta M. Goff Atlanta

*Johnnie Mae Grant Savannah

Patricia Grant Savannah

Deloris Stevens Hardy Riceboro

**Judy Kettles Haven Savannah

Lillie K. Hobbs Columbus

Betty Joe Pope Holmes Savannah

Delia Mae Hunter Savannah

Ollie Beatrice Johnson Columbus

Sondra Christine Johnson Savannah

Betty Jean Jones Savannah

*Sara L. Jones Savannah

Kanzetta Laughinghouse Waynesboro

Betty Ann LeCounte Riceboro

Carolyn Lucas Fluker Hahira

Julia M. Manuel Covington

*Harriette Mason Savannah

Betty Jean McCray Enigma

**Lois Mobley Ocilla

Helen Peters Savannah

Marie McRae Pierce Jacksonville

Delma Scott Pollen Savannah

Mary Alice Reddick Riviera Beach, Fla.

Catherine M. Ricks Savannah

Frances Roberts Riceboro

Carrie Lee Rouse Savannah

Yvonne Rudolph Woodbine

Diane Christine Ryals Waycross

*Charles Alexander Slack Sparta

Barbara Jean Smith Savannah

Gwendolyn Solomon Savannah

Betty Lou Walker , Dublin

Nellie Nash Wallace Savannah

Karen Marie White Savannah

*Clara Mae Wilcher Metter

Annie Louise Williams Bainbridge

Delores Wright Sylvania

Secondary Education
John Randolph Abrams Marion, S. C.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Etrendel Anderson Glennville

FRENCH

Martha L. Anderson Augusta

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Mildred Lindsey Bass Macon

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Annette Jeanelle Battle Macon

ENGLISH

Rudene Bell St. Petersburg, Fla.

ART EDUCATION

Leotis Bloodworth Savannah

MUSIC EDUCATION

Delores Marie Briggs Savannah

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Brenda J. Lyons Bryant Savannah

ENGLISH

Marian Etta Butler Thunderbolt

ART EDUCATION

Ethel M. Campbell Savannah

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Minnie Ross Cooper Waycross

SOCIAL STUDIES

*Marie Ann Crawford Savannah

MUSIC EDUCATION

Henry Tyron Dingle Savannah

ART EDUCATION

Geneva Askins Dukes Charleston Heights, S. C.

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Samuel Dumas Vidalia

SOCIAL STUDIES

Shirley Ann Frazier Pearson

MATHEMATICS

"^Gladys B. German Savannah

SPANISH

Elizabeth P. Gipson Thomson

ART EDUCATION

*Sammie Gordon, Jr Savannah

ART EDUCATION

Lillie P. Graham Sylvania

MATHEMATICS

Patricia Ann Graham Valdosta

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Dianna Grant Savannah

SOCIAL STUDIES

Linda Marie Robinson Green Savannah

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Martha Lee Green Savannah

MATHEMATICS

Eugene Ronald Harmon Savannah

INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION

Lodia Mae Harrison Calvary

MATHEMATICS

Augustus George Howard Swainsboro

ENGLISH

Hattie R. Jackson Atlanta

ENGLISH

Linda Marie Jackson Jesup

MATHEMATICS

Phillip C. James Waycross

INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION

Aaron N. Johnson Atlanta

INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION

Janice Johnson Colbert

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Maxine Yvonne Johnson Florence, S. C.

MATHEMATICS

*Sharon Vivian Johnson Savannah

MATHEMATICS

* *01iver Jones Statesboro

HISTORY

* Betty Jean Jordon Atlanta

ENGLISH

Johnny J. Kendall Thomaston

MATHEMATICS

Ethel Regina Lee Calhoun Falls, S. C.

BUSINESS EDUCATION

*Percy Alfonso Mack, Jr Savannah

SOCIAL STUDIES

Jimmy Thomas McDade Dalton

INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION

Richard L. Moses Blackshear

ENGLISH

Rose E. Moore Macon

BUSINESS EDUCATION

DeVarn Murray Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Betty S. Owens Bainbridge

BUSINESS EDUCATION

*Jerelene Parrish White Oak

MATHEMATICS

Beverly A. Pickett Alma

ENGLISH
Benj amin Reese Savannah

MUSIC EDUCATION

Thelma Louise Mencer Reeves Columbus

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Deborah Glennette Richardson W. Palm Beach, Fla.

ENGLISH

Cedric Artis Roberts Valdosta

MUSIC EDUCATION

Juanita Ann Rudolph Woodbine

SOCIAL STUDIES

Gwendolyn Sabb Portal

ART EDUCATION

Ethel Smith Savannah

MATHEMATICS

Annie Nell Stewart Forsyth

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Joyce Yvonne Stiles Savannah

MATHEMATICS

Brenda Joyce Thomas Savannah

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Julia Ann Thomas Millen

ENGLISH

Mary Reddick Trice Screven

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Billy Turner Brooklet

SOCIAL STUDIES

Willie M. Tyson Savannah

SOCIAL STUDIES

Reginald Wendall Wade Athens

MATHEMATICS

Judy G. Waring Savannah

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barbara Singleton White Charleston, S. C.

ART EDUCATION

Linton Lejoyce White Hartwell

MATHEMATICS

Angelyn Stewart Williams Savannah

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Helen M. Williams Brinson

BUSINESS EDUCATION

Health, Physical Education & Recreation

James Bennett Buford

Earlene Bell Savannah

Ronald Booker Savannah

Roland Edward Flynn Savannah

James Case George, III Savannah

Ronald Sharwin Gold Mt. Pleasant, S. C.

Shirley Ann Green Americus

Elaine Jackson Moultrie

Charles Rudolf Jefferson Decatur

Gus Johnson Monticello

Andrew Lewis , Harlem

Ronald Little Macon

John Moye Deerfield, Fla.

Calvin Roberts Savannah

Charlie Smith, Jr Savannah

Dorothy Sneed Tifton

Judy Yearby Moultrie

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DIVISION OF HUMANITIES

English

Geraldine Petro Little Belle Eatonton

LeRoy Rudolph Haven Savannah

Martha L. Butts Lawrence Eatonton

DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology

* *David Lee Akins Bainbridge

Caesar Arrett Austin Attapulgus

Patricia Ann Baker Savannah

Shirley McGee Brown Savannah

Vernon Thomas Bryant Savannah

Arlisha Dunnom Fitzgerald

Carlton Taylor Fluker Waycross

James Sheffield Jones, II Savannah

Robert L. Jones Climax

Andrew Lewis Harlem

Jeralyn Hunter Scott Savannah

Carl Patrick Simmons Cedartown

Florrie L. Smith Savannah

Almeta Esther Steele Savannah

*Malcolm White Hilton Head, S. C.

Joyce Bryant Wright Savannah

Chemistry

Ira Janice Glover Savannah

Evelyn J. Harvey Metter

Dora E. Heard Elberton

Janis L. Hooks Savannah

Linda LaFaye Lee Albany

Oliver Manigo, Jr Savannah

George Maxwell Savannah

*Woodrow Wilson Gray, Jr Gray

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Mathematics

Johnnie Mae Alien Helena

Bobby Flowers Lakeland

Nathaniel Golden Perkins

Richard Allen Handy Savannah

Donald Holmes Waynesboro

James Edward Holmes Savannah

"Dorothy Perrietta Jones Savannah

James H. Keels Newark, N. J.

Sidney Kelly Savannah

Alfred Lockhart Atlanta

Myrtle D. Merritt Thunderbolt

Noble Miller, Jr Waverly

Anderson Parker Millen

David Plair, Jr Millen

Carlethia A. Quarterman Savannah

Ruthie Mae Roberts Savannah

Martha Holmes Simmons Waynesboro

Abraham Lewis Williams Riceboro

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Social Sciences

Harry B. Ladson Savannah

social science

Sociology

Mary B. Anderson Savannah

Constance Banks Claxton

" Kasandrea R. Banks Columbus, Ohio

Henry Belle, Jr Atlanta

Sandra Devise Bland Savannah

Herlene Ruth Blyer Savannah

Jo Ann Bradham Savannah

Morris Brown Vidalia

Agnes T. T. Butts Eatonton

"Rudolph Daniels Adel

Jacquelyn Oliver Dobson Savannah

Mildred Juanita Duncan Savannah

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Gloria Jean Ferrell LaGrange

Roslyn DeLois Frazier Atlanta

Wanda Jean Gates Atlanta

Ernest Douglas Gordon Rome

Joyce Heighter Columbus

Barbara Joyce Holliday Savannah

Willie Mae Jackson Savannah

Murie L. Eloria James Savannah

Mary E. Jones Savannah

Lillie Mae Key Cedartown

Betty Jean Lambert Savannah

Reginald Forsythe May Savannah

Hyland McCarthy Midville

*Linda Carol Morgan Brighton, Mass.

Francis La Verne Oliver Savannah

Dorothy Louise Porches Savannah

Barbara Jean Pray Allenhurst

Patricia Ann Randall Pompano Beach, Fla.

John W. Rayford Valdosta

*Harrietta Solomon Redd Savannah

Edgar L. Redding Savannah

Edward Sanford Milledgeville

Robert Saxby Savannah

Zelma Sylvia Smith Georgetown, S. C.

Madalene Spells Saint Mary's

Vera Stevens Riceboro

John D. Wade Athens

Ola J. Wiggins Tenville

John Walker Wilhite Savannah

Annie Dell Williams Baxley

Karee Williams Millen

Elease Woods Vidalia

History

William C. Gaulden Fitzgerald

Jeffery Jenkins Savannah

James Thomas Johnson, Jr New Orleans, La.

Arthur L. Walker Lakeland, Fla.

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DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Civil Technology

*Samuel Jones, Jr Savannah

James Walker Savannah

Electronics Technology

Charles Clarence Bass, Jr Savannah

Eddie B. Collins Claxton

Mitchell Douglas Turner Rome

Mechanical Technology

James Leonard Bedner Brooklyn, N. Y.

Larry L. Brown McDonough

Donald Montgomery Rome

James Moran Townsend

Trennial Owens, Jr Woodbine

Dietetics & Institutional Management

Gwendolyn Benton Covington

Deborah Ann Jones Pelham

Patricia A. Smith Claxton

Carolyn Sneed Tifton

Darnetta Speed Savannah

Textiles & Clothing

Bernadette Patricia Beaton Savannah

Delores Murray Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Elementary Education

Mary Catherine Brown Peabody College, B.A., 1940

Ethel B. Hawkins Savannah State College, B.S., 1958

Alice F. Hill Savannah State College, B.S., 1958

Richardine Jackson Savannah State College, B.S., 1956

Gwendolyn Keith Savannah State College, B.S., 1956

Emma Lue Jordan Preer Savannah State College, B.S., 1959

Gertrude M. Richardson Savannah State College, B.S., 1966

Mary Chatmon Sexton Savannah State College, B.S., 1953

Edward Williams, Jr Savannah State College, B.S., 1950

**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
In Absentia

HONOR STUDENTS

First Honor Abraham Lewis Williams

Second Honor Mary Alice Reddick

Third Honor Beverly A. Pickett

Honorable Mention Daisy B. Alexander

MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

David Akins Harriette Mason

Daisy Alexander Lois Mobley

Rudolph Daniels Beverly Pickett

James Fowler Joseph Pickett, Jr.

Gladys B. German Carlethia Quarterman

Sammie Gordon, Jr. Mary Reddick

Oliver Jones Robert E. Robinson

Samuel Jones Malcolm White

Percy Mack Clara Mae Wilcher

Abraham Williams

MEMBER OF ALPHA PHI GAMMA
NATIONAL HONORARY JOURNALISM FRATERNITY

Augustus Howard

MEMBERS OF BETA KAPPA CHI
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

David Akins Dorothy Jones

Johnnie Mae Allen Jerelene Parrish

Caesar Austin David Plair, Jr.

Vernon T. Bryant Carlethia Quarterman

Sharon Johnson Malcolm White

Abraham Williams

MEMBERS OF KAPPA DELTA PI

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION

Mary C. Brown Ethel B. Hawkins Emma Lue J. Preer

GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

1. Guide me, Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven,
Feed me till I want no more,

Feed me till I want no more.

2. Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be thou still my strength and shield,
Be thou still my strength and shield.

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan s side;
Songs of praises, songs of praises

I ivill ever give to Thee,

I will ever give to Thee. A-men

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

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.

J. Randolph Fisher
Hillary Hatchett

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Following these exercises:

President's Reception, King-Frazier Complex

1971 Summer School June 14 - August 20

1971 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 13

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 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 degree, worn open or closed has an oblong sleeve, open at the
wrist, like the others. The sleeve base hangs down in the tradiiional manner. The rear part
of its oblong shape is scpuare 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 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 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:

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.