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THE CHIEF MARSHAL
THE CLASS MARSHALS
CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
INSTRUCTORS OF THE COLLEGE
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
PROFESSORS OF THE COLLEGE
PROFESSORS EMERITI
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC MACE
AND THE OFFICIAL MEDALLION
Observing the centuries.old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savan-
nah State College Academic Procession carries an official mace which is indicative
of the power, dignity, and magisterium vested in the College. The mace is a club-
shaped staff which 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 of Savannah State College was designed and made from ma-
hogany wood by Mr. Ernest S. Brown, Instructor of Industrial Arts. Dr. Lester
B. Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built
the Mace Stand.
It is significant to note that the mace bears the official seal of the College and
the motto of President Prince A. Jackson, Jr., "Lux Et Veritas" ("Light and Truth"),
which is his conception of what Savannah State College should be, must be, and is
to all individuals associated with her. Dr. Jackson also wears a silver medallion
which bears the official seal of the College and symbolizes the Office of the President.
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
HONOR GRADUATES
JUNE 5, 1976
MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400 to 3.749)
Mary M. Allen
Eloise C. Formey
Merita Howard
Dora L. May
Peggy A. Oglesby
Martha V. Walker
CUM LAUDE (3.000 to 3.399)
Vivian A. Atkinson
Brenda J. Brown
William B. Carter
Ronald D. Cathey
Richard L. Chisholm
Bruce W. Cole
Luthenya Conyers
Wilma Crocker
Vivian M. Cumbess
Jean L. Desso
Welch C. Fair
Heddye B. Ducree
Majorie Floyd
Marsha G. Gadson
Avis Glover
Jeffrey Gunter
Louise Hearon
Joseph Hopkins
Joyce Huffins
Mildred Hudson
Cynthia S. Jackson
Bertrum L. Joyner
John Kelly
Frank Kusi-Adubofour
David A. Miller
Brownyn N. McCall
Marilyn Odom
Rebecca O'Neal
David Z. Oppenheim
James Reynolds
Edward Robinson
Doris M. Robinson
Huxsie Scott
Janet Smith
Thomas N. Walton
Lillie M. Williams
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* ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "War March of the Priests" froi i "Athalia" Felix Mendelssohn
James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Organist
INVOCATION The Reverend Edward C. Ducree,M. Div.
Acting Dean of Students
Savannah State College
and Pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church
SELECTION: "Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord" Undine Moore
Savannah State College Concert Choir
James Thompson, Jr., Conductor
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D., President
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Sidney A. Jones, Jr., B.A.,J.D.
Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
SELECTION: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Peter Wilhou sky
Savannah State College Concert Choir
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:
Division of Business Administration Mary C. Torian, Ed.D.
Division of Education ThelmaM. Harmond, Ph.D.
Division of Humanities Luetta C. Milledge, Ph.D.
Division of Natural Sciences Margaret C. Robinson, Ph.D.
Division of Social Sciences Delacy W. Sanford, Ph.D.
Division of Technical Sciences Clyde W. Hall, Ed.D.
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.
Assisted by the Dean of the College, Thomas H. Byers, Ph.D.
ALUMNI INDUCTION James 0. Thomas, B.S.
President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association
Washington, D.C.
PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Commander Alvin Catalano
Commanding Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C.
ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander Alvin Catalano
PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" The Rev. Samuel Williams, M. Div.
College Minister
AWARD OF APPRECIATION Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN
BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel Williams, M.Div.
THREE-FOLD AMEN
** RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar
*The audience is requested to remain seated.
* *The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited.
DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
Bryan, Benjamin Simkin Savannah
c Chisholm, Richard Lawrence Savannah
Cutter, Deborah Odette Savannah
Flisak, Randolph Eddy Salem, Massachusetts
Gadson, Rachel .Savannah
c Hearon, Louise Washington Beaufort, S.C.
Howard, Linda Faye New Orleans, La.
Howard, Merita Savannah
Mack, Sandra Rosetta Savannah
Odom, Marilyn Diane Savannah
Outler, Jacqueline Marie Savannah
Thomas, Dora May Bartow
Gei^ral Business Administration
Alexander, Jonathan Savannah
Atkinson, Vivian A Brunswick
Bacon, Carl Edward Savannah
Brinson, Shirley Ann Cuthbert
Dennard, Raymond Howard Rochelle
Gadson, Marsha G Savannah
Goodman, Ronald E Atlanta
Goosby, Elsie Mae Riceboro
Gregory, Dennis Millen
Hardy, James W Savannah
Hart, Carolyn Yvonne Savannah
Hill, Linda Deloris LaGrange
Jackson, Otis James, Jr Savannah
Johnson, Elizabeth Ann Savannah
Lane, Lillie W Brunswick
Mims, Betty Anderson Riceboro
Lash, Sarah E Savannah
McClary, Pamela Lyons
Mutch, Ruth E Augusta
Oglesby, Peggy Ann Statesboro
Parker, Larry D Savannah
Ransom, Deborah Evonne Savannah
Roberts, Atrice John Savannah
Robinson, Emmie James, Jr Fitzgerald
Rogers, Michael DeVan Barnesville
Singleton, Laura N Savannah
Smith, Winston L Ocala, Florida
Young, Charles Grady Gainesville
MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Allen, John W., Ill Savannah, Georgia
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Allen, Ceclia Leverne Orlando, Florida
c Participated in Cooperative Education Program.
DIVISION OF EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Allen, Inell Hartwell
Allen, Mary M Colquitt
Bates, Olga Olivia Augusta
Beck, Carolyn A. Maxwell Midway
Blackshear, Janice Pittman Savannah
Brown, Beverly Delorse Statesboro
Carter, Cynthia Jean Cuthbert
Clark, Myrtis Millen
Conyers, Audrey Gwynnette Bainbridge
Deas, Swornia Deniece Georgetown, S.C.
Desso, Jean Lewis Savannah
Ducree, Heddye Brinson Dublin
Eason, Mamie Gail Dry Branch
Elliott, Gwendolyn Sylvania
Ellsberry, Iris Ann Savannah
Floyd, Marjorie Macon
Gadson, Elnora Massey Savannah
Glover, Sondra Wilkins Savannah
Grant, Billy Ray Glenwood
Greggs, Annette Georgetown, S.C.
Greggs, Janette Georgetown, S.C.
Hansley, Carolyn Delaine Hazlehurst
Harris, Geraldine Savannah
Hood, Deborah Avis Johnson Savannah
Hudson, Mildred Dublin
Huffins, Joyce Ann Brunswick
Hunter, Estella Yvonne odvannah
Hunter, Jacquelyn Carswell Guyton
James, Gail Elizabeth Knowles Savanna!
Jackson, Sarah Jeffery Bainbridge
Jenkins, Henrietta La Verne Jeffersonville
Johnson, Connie Franchester Georgetown, S.C.
Johnson, Janice Millen
Johnson, Patricia Durden Savannah
Kirkland, Dorothy Louise Savannah
Mays, LaBlanche Williams Waynesboro
McGhee, Annie Ruth Marshallville
Middleton, Nancy Ella Savannah
Miller, Isaac Savannah
O'Neal, Rebecca Darien
Perry, Patricia Gail Savannah
Rickenbacker, Nina L Savannah
Roberts, Martha Jane Waiters Savannah
Singleton, LaRosa Hall Savannah
Smith, Mary Frances Lexington
Smith, Virginia Williams Atlanta
Stanley, Lynise Demetri Glenwood
Venable, Edwin a Patrice Savannah
White, Sandra B Savannah
Williams, Doris Ann Savannah
Williams, Francine Deloris Savannah
Williams, Ivelyn Yolanda Millen
Williams, Lillie Mae Savannah
Win dbush, Mary Elaine Savannah
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Business Education
Arnold, Joyce Marie Rockmart
Brown, Dave Waynesboro
Houston, Esther Cynthia Savannah
Wells, Dorothy Ann Dublin
English Education
Brinson, Diana Twin City
Jefferson, Barbara East Dublin
Johnson, Selena Maria Waycross
Milledge, Vivian Cumbess Savannah
Ruffin, Carrie Louise Savannah
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Bowie, Jr. Vernon Leroy Lincolnton
Daniels, Georgetta Savannah
Green, Doris E Waynesboro
King, Catherine Brannan Savannah
Mosley, Annette Bunch Savannah
Poythress, Elijah A Atlanta
Reese, Greer Brown Savannah
Industrial Arts Education
Cannon, Herman Savannah
Cole, Bruce William Savannah
Young, Charles E Savannah
Mathematics Education
Robinson, Doris Mosley Savannah
Music Education
Bacon, Leonard Stuart Rincon
Ellis, Terry Jerome Jesup
Smith, Robert Anthony Savannah
Social Studies Education
Bazemore, Frederick Douglas, Jr Savannah
Benton, Leroy Savannah
Cornelius, Barbara Jean Dry Branch
Crocker, Wilma D Waycross
Hopkins, Joseph Savannah
Jones, Linda L Riceboro
Scott, Huxsie Derylene Savannah
Smith, Janet Owens Ocala, Florida
Swint, Lynette Dublin
t Walker, Martha Virginia Savannah
Wright, Curtis Alonza Bluffton
Trade and Industrial Education
Johnson, Eddie Lewis Savannah
j- Absentia
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
English Language and Literature
McCall, Bronwyn Noreen Washington, D.C.
Pearson, Lee Grant Waycross
Quarterman, Alfred Eugene Savannah
West, Patricia Ann Savannah
DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology
Glover, Avis Carle thia Savannah
McCoy, Abraham Lincoln , Wrens
Robinson, Edward Lee Savannah
Chemistry
Dennis, Arthur Savannah
Reeves, Billy Eugene Milledgeville
Williams, Thomas Elveridge Kingsland
Mathematics
Carlyle, Bettye M Twin City
Conyers, Luthenya Delores Bainbridge
Gunter, Jeffery Steve Valdosta
Jackson, Cynthia Sheanese Savannah
Miller, David Arthur Savannah
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Criminal Justice
Allen, Jr. Joe Fletcher Savannah
Bennett, Jimmy Savannah
Bennett, Veronica Augusta
Campbell, Reginald Jaris Savannah
Darien, Alvin Leonard Savannah
Gadsden, Linda Barnes Macon
Ellington, James Edward Savannah
Fleming, Hubert O'Neal Elberton
Foster, II, Andrew L Savannah
Haugabook, Patricia D Montezuma
Johnson, Terrie Bernard Savannah
Jordan, Jerry Dean Davisboro
McFadden, Frankie Lee Valdosta
Massey, Debra Yvonne Thomas
Nation, Gail Loretta Rockmart
fOrr, Charles L Savannah
Pierce, Gwendolyn Delores Savannah
Roberts. Debora Petronia Savannah
Scott, Cynthia Barbarette Savannah
Walker, Gwendolyn Elayne .Savannah
Wilcher, James C Vidalia
Williams, Isaiah Savannah
History
Cooper, Ralph L Waycross
Kitrell, Anthony Charles Savannah
Cooper, Audrey Sanders Savannah
t Absentia
Political Science
Cathey, Ronald Doyle Savannah
Walton, Thomas Nathaniel .Atlanta
Social Work
Allen Bradford Baxley
Jones, Cynthia Darlene Columbus
Mitchell, Louise Victoria Woodbine
Murray, Judy Ann Savannah
Nails, Chequeta Hazletine Savannah
Smith, Gwendolyn Lynette .Savannah
Snipe, Carolyn Louise Savannah
Sociology
Brinson, Carolyn Savannah
Brown, Brenda Joyce Savannah
Cross, Hilda Elvira Savannah
Emerson, Elizabeth Savannah
Pinckney, Gloria Marie Savannah
Smith, Jr. Herman Savannah
Thomas, Jean Carol Savannah
Washington, Gloria Jean Thomasville
DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Civil Engineering Technology
Afsharian, Ali Asghar Shirz,Iran
Cochran, Donnie Lee Pelham
Daniel, Jr., David Edward Augusta
Kusi-Adubofour, Frank Ghana, West Africa
Neely, Charlie Garfield Athens
Reynolds, James Whitley Savannah
Electronics Engineering Technology
Caples, Jon Vincent Brunswick
Carter, Jr., William Burnham Savannah
Dara, Zigmund Savannah
Fair, Jr., Welch Calvin Atlanta
c Hendrix, Jerry Germaine Savannah
Joyner, III, Bertrum Louvill Savannah
Kelly, Sr., John Edward Wadley
c Mitchell, Jr., Isaac Levon Summerville, S.C.
Oppenheim, David Zerman Savannah
c Roberson, Willie Malcom Savannah
Smith, Frank Jackson Monroe
Waters, Lysander S Quitman
HOME ECONOMICS
Dietetics and Institutional Management
Hazel, Maxine Savannah
Small, Constance Concetta Savannah
Steplight, Netha Savannah
c Participated in Cooperative Education Program.
Textiles And Go thing
Cherry, Marie Antionette Thomaston
Cochran, Pearl Savannah
Formey, Eloise Copeland Savannah
Jackson, Notasha Deloria Atlanta
Wimberly, Rosa M Camilla
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Civil Technology
Pruitt, Roger Savannah
Design and Drafting Technology
Beasiey, Albert Savannah
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 names appear on the lists in this program
will receive the degree indicated.
THE JOINT GRADUATE PROGRAM OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE AND SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
CANDIDA TES FOR THE MASTER OF EDUCA TION
AND
THE MA S TER OF B USINESS A D MINIS TRA TION DEGREES
June 10,1976
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRA TION
Bruce Thomas Burton B.A. Degree Long Island University 1968
Brian Keith Du pell B.S. Degree Auburn University 1971
Larry R. Edens B. Che. Degree Georgia Institute of Technology 1963
Patrick David Keenan, III B. B.A. Degree Georgia Southern College 1970
William J. Lieberman B. B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1974
Robert Rhodes McKellar B.A. Degree Davidson College 1968
Arthur Ratner B.G.E. Degree University of Omaha 1962
Patrick William Roach B. B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1973
Royce Verbon Sizemore B. B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1973
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
Weorsie Pauli Smith Crawford B.S. Degree Voorhees College 1970
Donnie Fordham B. B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1974
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Patricia A. Bohler B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1970
Catherine Atkins Chick B.A. Degree Meredith College 1961
Anna Belle Cobb B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1969
Jeraldine Coleman B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1972
Beverly J. Copeland B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1970
Frances B. Dunham B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1955
Annie B. Duncan Ellison B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1964
Jessie Fletcher B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1973
Zeline B. Foster B.A. Degree Clark College 1961
Betty Louise Greene B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1972
Brenda Catherine Hagan B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1973
Doris Goins Kagan B.S.Ed. Degree Armstrong State College 1973
Ralph Stephen Hefner A.B. Degree WO fford College 1966
Dolores Roche Highland B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1967
Virginia Lawrence Houston B.A. Degree Talladega College 1966
Ellen P. Hunter B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1965
Shigeko Ikeda B.A. Degree Japan Seikei University 1973
Margaret Battle Jones B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1970
Julia Lanier B.A. Degree LaGrange College 1955
Ann Catherine Leonard A.B. Degree Mount Saint Agnes College 1966
Barbara Odom Milligan B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1970
Yvonne Luten Oglesby B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1968
Frances Mildred May Owens B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1953
Sara Winsome Polakov A.B. Degree Boston University 1965
Hannah Brant Priester B.A. Degree Voorhees College 1968
Deborah Purvis B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1971
Pearl J. Rains B.S. Degree Eastern Kentucky University 1953
Lillian W. Robinson B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1965
Diane Do we 11 Saturday B.A. Degree University of South Carolina 1966
Phyllis S. Skeffington B.S. Ed. Degree Armstrong State College 1971
Vivian Wise Terrell B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1956
Catherine Ricks B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1971
Patricia Ann Thomas B.S. Ed. Degree Savannah State College 1971
Hubert Tyler B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1959
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Marianna McGee Whalley B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1969
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: BEHAVIOR DISORDERS
Mollie Wheeler Black B.A. Degree Converse College 1968
Ann Sinnott Considine B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1973
Pamela J. Easson B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1974
Carol Gordon Matthews B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1973
Donna G. McAlister B.S. Degree University of Tennessee 1971
Marilyn Denise Small Taylor B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1973
Wendy Johnson Solms B.S. Degree Emory University 1972
Samuella E. Sutton B.S.Degree Savannah State College 1956
Ernest Leon Tiedemann B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1972
Alice Teresa Wheeler B.S.Degree Armstrong State College 1973
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
Marcia Harper Hagins B.S.Degree Georgia Southern College 1970
Marcia Mauntler Hull B.S. Ed. Degree Bowling Green University 1966
Michelle W. Sisson B.S.Degree University of Georgia 1970
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HISTORY
Martha N. Calvi B.S.Degree Memphis State University 1970
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS
Jerelene P. Williams B.S.Degree Savannah State College 1971
Benny Milton White B.S. Ed. Degree Georgia Southern College 1967
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Tommie Lee Mitchell B.S.Degree Savannah State College 1960
Alice M. Williams B.S.Degree Savannah State College 1972
MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU NATIONAL
HONOR SOCIETY
Eloise Formey Marilyn Odom
Merita Howard Peggy Oglesby
Bronwyn NoreenMcCall Dora May Thomas
MEMBERS OF ALPHA PHI GAMMA
NATIONAL HONORARY JOURNALISM FRATERNITY
Bronwyn Noreen McCall Huxsie D. Scott
Gwendolyn Pierce Patricia West
MEMBERS OF BETA KAPPA CHI
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY
Jon Caples Jeffery Gunter
William B. Carter John E. Kelly
George Gary David A. Miller
Avis C. Glover Willie Roberson
Marshall Swindell
MEMBERS OF KAPPA DELTA PI
HONOR SOCIETY
Mary M. Allen Mildred Hudson
Marjorie Floyd Doris Robinson
Huxsie D. Scott
MEMBERS OF PI GAMMA MU
NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY
Brenda Brown Joseph Hopkins
Wilma Crocker Martha Walker
Johnnie Mae Graham Jimmy Thompson
Huxsie D. Scott
MEMBERS OF SIGMA TAU DELTA
HONOR SOCIETY
Bronwyn McCall Patricia West
MEMBERS OF ZETA ALPHA OMICRON
CHAPTER OF
LAMBDA ALPHA EPSILON HONOR SOCIETY
Brenda Brown Ervin Johnson
Lorenzo Harris Cynthia Scott
USHERS
MIDSHIPMEN - N.R.O.T.C.
Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN
Let us give thanks and praise to Thee,
To our A I ma 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
1 976 Summer School June 15 -August 18
1976 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 15
Upperclassmen, September 21
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 tome suitable
system of academic apparel a half century ago it seemed best to agree on tome 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 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 coIot 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.