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The Chief Marshal
The Class Marshals
Candidates for The Masters Degree
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 Graduate Faculty
The Presidential Party
The Significance of The Academic Mace
Observing the centuries-old convocation procedures, each Marshal in the Savannah State Col-
lege 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 Mid-
dle 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 mahogany wood
by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology. Dr. Lester B.
Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering Technology, designed and built the Mace Stand.
The College motto is "Lux Et Veritas" ("Light and Truth")
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PRELUDE: "TUccato in d Minor" Gordon Nevin
James Thompson, Jr., Organist
ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn
James Thompson, Jr.
INVOCATION The Reverend Henry Pinckney
Pastor, Butler Presbyterian Church
Savannah, Georgia
SELECTION: "The Lord's Prayer" Arranged
The Savannah State College Wesleyan Choir
Jerome S. Glover, Director
Spencer E. White, III, Organist
Luther Washington, Pianist
GREETINGS FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA W. Ray Cleere
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Atlanta, Georgia
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO GRADUATES Wendell G. Rayburn
President, Savannah State College
SELECTION: "Dis 01' Hammer" Jester Hairston
The Savannah State College Concert Choir
Willie E. Jackson, Director
Randy Duncan, Pianist
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Wendell G Rayburn
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Joe Frank Harris
Governor, State of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
SELECTION: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Roland Carter
The Savannah State College Concert Choir
The Savannah State College Wesleyan Choir
The Savannah State College Band - Alfred Davis, Director
Jerome S. Glover, Luther Washington, Accompanists
(note) Please do not stand - Concert arrangement)
PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT'S AWARDS Wendell G. Rayburn
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES Edward J. Hayes
Vice President for Academic Affairs
CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn
Assisted by Alvin Collins, Registrar
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:
School of Business Dean Leo G. Parrish
School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Ja Arthur Jahannes
School of Sciences and Technology Dr. Willie G. Tucker
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn
Assisted by the Academic Deans and the Registrar
ALUMNI INDUCTION Dr. Jimmie Jackson
President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association
PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION Commander Ormond C. Fowler
Executive Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C.
PRESENTATION OF A.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Captain James R. Meredith
Officer in Charge, Savannah State/Armstrong State A.R.O.T.C.
ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE:
N.R.O.T.C Commander Ormond C. Fowler
A.R.O.T.C Captain James R. Meredith
PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS
"Veni Sancte Spiritus" The Reverend Samuel A. Williams
Savannah State College Minister
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN
BENEDICTION The Reverend Henry Pinckney
THREE-FOLD AMEN
RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar
James Thompson, Jr.
The audience is requested to remain seated
The audience is requested to stand
The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Allen, Travis Hugh C Savannah State College
Franklin, Lynn Elaine Florida State University
!Gala, Talakshi Veljee University of Bombay
Maddox, Jane Kark Savannah State College
Patel, Sushil K University of Georgia
Simpson, Larry P. University of Missouri
Stone, Douglas Allyn Savannah State College
Yawn, William George Armstrong State College
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting
*Bass, Angela Gallagher Savannah, Georgia
iCorbin, Neal James Savannah, Georgia
**Durrence, Tom J Savannah, Georgia
**Fannin, Debra Marie Savannah, Georgia
Griner, Mary Jeanette Savannah, Georgia
Hall-Addison, Ellen Savannah, Georgia
Hawkins, Stephanie Stokes Savannah, Georgia
*!Hughes, Donna Kaye Savannah, Georgia
Ivory, Rhonda E Baxley, Georgia
Jackson, Ronald B Savannah, Georgia
Lee, Linda Pitts Macon, Georgia
*Lingenfelser, Carolyn Anne-Elizabeth Savannah, Georgia
Miller, Janice Denice Savannah, Georgia
Myers, Tina Jennette Finley Savannah, Georgia
Palmer, Michael A Savannah, Georgia
**!Phillips, Richard John Sarasota, Florida
Poythress, Clifford Grant LaGrange, Georgia
Reese, Theophilus S Sandersville, Georgia
Smith, Dorothy Helen Savannah, Georgia
Teuton, Marian Cafiero Savannah, Georgia
*Watkins, Richard Savannah, Georgia
Williams. George H Jackson, Mississippi
Wilson, Teresa Savannah, Georgia
!In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
General Business Administration
Bauknight, Carnadose Leonard Savannah, Georgia
Bell, Jacqueline Geaneen Baxley, Georgia
Black, Christopher Wynn Vidalia, Georgia
Blount, Jeanette Vidalia, Georgia
Campbell, Surita Giles Key West, Florida
Hawkins, Sandra Denise Carter Douglas, Georgia
Hightower, Diane Denise Jeffersonville, Georgia
Hodo, Tracy Jerome Griffin, Georgia
Kenner, Mary Joiner Savannah, Georgia
King, Phyllis Yvonne Macon, Georgia
McRae, Genell Avon Park, Georgia
Posey, Kris Marie Orlando, Florida
Robinson, Elizabeth Savannah, Georgia
Schaaf, Christine Michelle Savannah, Georgia
Stephens, Karen Danette Gainesville, Georgia
Wright, Lillian Eden, Georgia
Young, Donna Althea Savannah, Georgia
Management
Carnegie, Sharon Kay Macon, Georgia
Cobb, Willie Falana, Jr. Waycross, Georgia
*Glover, Karen Louise Savannah, Georgia
*!Hodges, Mary Ray Pooler, Georgia
Johnson, Kim L Miami, Florida
Purnell, Dwight Deweese Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Ransom, Tyrone D. Savannah, Georgia
Reese, Theophilus S Sandersville, Georgia
Schandolph, Elizabeth Savannah, Georgia
Marketing
Bryant, Derrick Anthony Gordon, Georgia
**Cuspert, Jacquelyn Deneen Savannah, Georgia
**Daniels, Robin Jean Savannah, Georgia
Davis, Priscilla Jennell Elberton, Georgia
Lee, Walter Roy Savannah, Georgia
IMcGlockton, Larry Donnell Tallahassee, Florida
Melvin, James Montezuma, Georgia
Moses, Linda D. W. Lumpkin, Georgia
Wise, Jon Ashley Savannah, Georgia
!In Absentia Summa Cum Laude ++ Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude
Information Systems
*Brown, Carl Warren, Jr. Darien, Georgia
Cornelius, Carl Preston Macon, Georgia
Davis, Elaine Savannah, Georgia
Davis, Michelle Antoinette Savannah, Georgia
Edwards, Ann Roberta Savannah, Georgia
Edwards, Michelle Savannah, Georgia
Edwards, Valerie Glennville, Georgia
Fickling, Juliet Savannah, Georgia
Griner, Mary Jeanette Savannah, Georgia
IGrizzle, Jena Marie Savannah, Georgia
Hagan, Jean Savannah, Georgia
Hall, Scotty Rodriquez Vidalia, Georgia
Holland, Patricia Ann Avon Park, Florida
*!Hughes, Donna Kaye Savannah, Georgia
Reese, Theophilus S Sandersville, Georgia
**Solomon, Kim Melody Thomaston, Georgia
Stones, Sonja N Savannah, Georgia
Teuton, Marian Cafiero Savannah, Georgia
*!Waddell, Roger Walter, Jr. Savannah, Georgia
Finance and Banking
Chisholm, Carol E Savannah, Georgia
Office Administration
*Baker, Jocelyn Ingrid Wadley, Georgia
Gambrell, Rosalind Yvonne Atlanta, Georgia
Miller, Janet Marie Savannah, Georgia
Scott, Angela Renee Savannah, Georgia
*Spaulding, Stephanie DeJuan Darien, Georgia
ITolbert, Cynthia Elaine Savannah, Georgia
Associate/Secretarial Science
Anderson, Janice W. Dublin, Georgia
Atwater, ReGhana Elaine Atlanta, Georgia
Verdree, Diane Savannah, Georgia
!In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
DOUBLE MAJORS
Accounting and Information Systems
Griner, Mary Jeanette Savannah, Georgia
*!Hughes, Donna Kaye Savannah, Georgia
Teuton, Marian Cafiero Savannah, Georgia
TRIPLE MAJOR
Accounting and Information Systems and Management
Reese, Theophilus S Sanders ville, Georgia
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Criminal Justice
Brown, Angela Savannah, Georgia
Dwight, Jennifer Rebecca Savannah, Georgia
Edwards, Joe Wayne Metter, Georgia
Forrest, William Stanley Cordele, Georgia
Gill, Gay Celeste Savannah, Georgia
Singleton, Tonja Michelle Savannah, Georgia
*Sparrow, Angelia Cecilia Augusta, Georgia
Thompson, Wendy M Savannah, Georgia
History
Christopher, Ronald L Savannah, Georgia
Mass Communication
Austin, Tracey Cecilia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coleman, Kenneth Jerome Atlanta, Georgia
Cummings, Gwendolyn JeAnne Savannah, Georgia
Harrell, Deborah Jean Baxley, Georgia
!Long, Renee Darnell Willingboro, New Jersey
Richardson, Gregory Eugene Hinesville, Georgia
Roberts, Beverly Annett Cocoa, Florida
Thomas, Clarence Woodall, Jr. Macon, Georgia
Troup, Maria B. E Savannah, Georgia
Washington, Charlene Felicia Savannah, Georgia
Whearry, Beverly Yolanda Albany, Georgia
!In Absentia Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude
English, Language and Literature
Hurt, Richardean Platts Savannah, Georgia
Thiruselvam, David Paul Denver, Colorado
Music
Jackson, Paulette Christine Savannah, Georgia
Political Science
Heath, Karen Denise Savannah, Georgia
Murphy, Mark J Savannah, Georgia
Richardson, Larry W. Monroeville, Georgia
Sociology
Baxter, Lorene Allen Rivers Savannah, Georgia
Blake, Pamela Elaine Savannah, Georgia
Chaney, Robert Eugene Savannah, Georgia
Cokley, Angela Elaine Allen Savannah, Georgia
Cook, Eddie Pembroke, Georgia
IMerritt, Mark Eric Thunderbolt, Georgia
Perry, Roscoe Fitzgerald Savannah, Georgia
Robertson, Shalandra Denee' Macon, Georgia
Social Work
Albert, Daphne Felita Claxton, Georgia
Bohler, Dottie S Harlem, Georgia
Cook, Eddie Pembroke, Georgia
Fields, Brenda Ann Louisville, Georgia
Miltiades, Corinne Savannah, Georgia
Renfroe, Barbara Jean Savannah, Georgia
Sledge, Sherryl Green Savannah, Georgia
Young, Andrea Latrell Savannah, Georgia
!In Absentia Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Biology
Allen, David Bernard Augusta, Georgia
Bain, Pruchelle Althea Miami, Florida
Cummings, Rose Marie Savannah, Georgia
Jackson, Servon J Macon, Georgia
Chemistry
**Brown, Reginald Vernon Savannah, Georgia
**!Le, Hoa Thi Quinhon, Vietnam
Segarra, Norberto Nieves St. Croix, Virgin Island
**Styles, Ramona Synobia Savannah, Georgia
Taylor, Brian Shelby Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Mathematics
Blackburn, Andrew J., Ill Savannah, Georgia
Burton, Alan Bernard Savannah, Georgia
Crawford, Jeffrey Valdosta, Georgia
Fobbs, Danny T. Montezuma, Georgia
Frasier, Karen Evette Charleston, South Carolina
Reeves, Phillip Anthony Meansville, Georgia
**Shelton, Jamie Lee, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia
Wells, Bryan C Atlanta, Georgia
Williams, Treva Elaine Dublin, Georgia
Electronics Engineering Technology
Adams, Alfred Savannah, Georgia
Aikens, Hattie Amanda Savannah, Georgia
*Barnes, Morgan Franklin Savannah, Georgia
Brown, Vincent Newark, New Jersey
IChang, Chi-Loon Pooler, Georgia
*Cui, Xiao Qiang-David Jiangsu Province, China
DeLoach, Terin Montwello Savannah, Georgia
DeWitt, Nicolo Thomas Savannah, Georgia
*Dopson, Calvin Leonard Savannah, Georgia
Hall, Keith Eugene Warner Robins, Georgia
Howell, Gregory Lee St. Thomas, Virgin Island
*Lassiter, Donald W. Savannah, Georgia
Malone, John Henry, Jr. Attapulgus, Georgia
!May, Shannon Bartow, Georgia
**McCarden, Ronaldf Wendell Atlanta, Georgia
Mincey, Robert Walter Savannah, Georgia
**Neidlinger, Philip Ashley Thunderbolt, Georgia
Porter, James Darnell Savannah, Georgia
Powell, James O Vidalia, Georgia
!Ray, William Howarth Savannah, Georgia
**Shelton, Jamie Lee, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia
**Sneed, Carl Icie, Sr. Savannah, Georgia
Somesso, Michael D. Brooklyn, New York
!In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
Civil Engineering Technology
Adewara, Abraham Olukayode Osogbo, Nigeria
Ahmad, Muhammad Abubakar Kutigi, Nigeria
Ellison, Dennis Bernard Savannah, Georgia
Ellison, Felicia Lavonne Savannah, Georgia
Outler, Clarence Timothy Savannah, Georgia
Sanford, Algina Danita Atlanta, Georgia
Whitfield, Sharlene Carlette Columbus, Georgia
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Manor, Gary Alton Savannah, Georgia
McWhorter, Ray Anthony Danielsville, Georgia
*!Mitchell, William Dee Guyton, Georgia
Tittle, Kenneth William Atlanta, Georgia
Computer Science Technology
Cleveland, Terry Savannah, Georgia
Dang, Hung Tien Cam-Ranh, Vietnam
Ferguson, Valencia Solita Savannah, Georgia
Li, Dong-Hui An-Shan, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
Child Development and Family Services
Hunter, Mozella ;L Savannah, Georgia
Johnson, Marsha Delease Hamilton, Georgia
Environmental Studies
Walker, Timothy Utica, New York
In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
Dietetics and Institutional Management
Brown, Rodolfo Ernesto Panama, Central America
Textiles and Clothing
Gaiter, Audrey Arlene Albany, Georgia
Holsey, Sophia Lanall Milledgeville, Georgia
Roberts, Pearlie M Warner Robins, Georgia
Fashion Merchandising
Reynolds, Anita Ann Atlanta, Georgia
Associate/Chemical Engineering Technology
Laney, Gabriel Albany, Georgia
Roberson, Tony Ricardo Savannah, Georgia
Associate/Computer Technology
Aikens, Hattie Amanda Savannah, Georgia
Cleveland, Terry Savannah, Georgia
Curtis, Jacques Maurel Savannah, Georgia
Ferguson, Valencia Solita Savannah, Georgia
IMyers, Colleen Alesia Savannah, Georgia
*!Walker, Eugene Savannah, Georgia
Williams, Jerry Douglas, II Lakeland, Florida
Double Major
Electronic Engineering Technology and Mathematics
**Shelton, Jamie Lee, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia
NOTE: Appearance of a name in 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.
!In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
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 Three.
We hail Thee, S.S.C.
-J. Randolph Fisher
Hillary Hatchett
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1986 Summer School June 16-August 20
1986 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 15
Upperclassmen, September 19
Manor (fambuattB
June 8, 1986
Summa Cum Laude
(3.75 - 4.00)
Ronald L. Christopher
Reginald Vernon Brown
Jacquelyn Deneen Cuspert
Robin Jean Daniels
Tom J. Durrence
Debra Marie Fannin
Karen Denise Heath
Hoa Thi Lee
Magna Cum Laude
(3.40 - 3.74
Ronald Wendell McCarden
Corinne Miltiades
Philip Ashley Neidlinger
Richard John Phillips
Jamie Lee Shelton, Jr.
Carl Icie Sneed, Sr.
Kim Melody Solomon
Ramona Synobia Styles
Jocelyn Ingrid Baker
Morgan Franklin Barnes
Angela Gallagher Bass
Andrew J. Blackburn, III
Carl Warren Brown, Jr.
Xiao Qiang David Cui
Priscilla Jennel Davis
Terin Montwello DeLoach
Karen Louise Glover
Stephanie Stokes Hawkins
Mary Ray Hodges
Gregory Lee Howell
Donna Kaye Hughes
Ronald B. Jackson
Cum Laude
(3.00 - 3.39)
Jacquelyn D. Cuspert
Robin J. Daniels
James L. Shelton
Andrea Latrell Young
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
WHO'S WHO
Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges
Andrea L. Young
Mary Joiner Kenner
Donald W. Lassiter
Carolyn A. Lingenfelser
Janice Denice Miller
William Dee Mitchell
Beverly Annett Roberts
Michael D. Somesso
Angelia Cecilia Sparrow
Stephanie DeJuan Spaulding
Marian Cafiero Teuton
Roger Walter Waddell, Jr.
Eugene Walker
Richard Watkins
Jon A. Wise
Phi Up A. Neidlinger
Ronald McCarden
Sharlene C. Whitfield
BETA KAPA CHI SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY
Reginald V. Brown
Eric Jefferson
Hoa Thi Le
Reginald V. Brown
Jacquelyn D. Cuspert
Karen D. Heath
Richardean Pitts Hart
Hoa Thi Le
Ron McCarden
Carl I. Sneed, Sr.
Romona S. Styles
*ALPHA KAPPA MU HONOR SOCIETY
Dong Hui Li
Carolyn A. Lingenfelser
Carl Icie Sneed, Sr.
Kim M. Solomon
Angelia C. Sparrow
Romona Synobia Styles
Graduates wearing gold and black honor stoles
INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY OF DELTA SIGMA PI, INCORPORATED
Jacqueline Bell
Rodolfo Brown
Carl Cornelius
Jacquelyn D. Cuspert
Robin J. Daniels
Dwight D Purnell
Valerie Edwards
Ronald Jackson
Janice D. Miller
Kris M. Posey
Clifford B. Pouthress
TAU ALPHA PI NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Morgan F. Barnes Philip A. Neidlinger
Terin M. DeLoach Jamie Shelton
Donald E. Lassiter Carl I. Sneed
Ronald McCarden Michael D. Somesso
William D Mitchell
Sharlene C. Whitfield
USHERS
N.R.O.T.C. - A.R.OT.C.
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-shapred 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 dogror'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
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 collegesr 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 background to represent school colors.
A faculty members wears the color of his alma mater.