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THE CHIEF MARSHAL

THE CLASS MARSHALS

CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTERS 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.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

HONOR GRADUATES

AUGUST 10, 1975

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.750 to 4.000)

Joyce Lorraine Coney
(Mathematics)

David Lawrence Hamilton
(Chemistry)

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400 to 3.749)

Merita Howard
(Accounting)

Altamont Michael Howell
(Accounting)

Burma J. Ruth
Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Dannette Taylor
(Mathematics)

Sandra M. Hunter Young
(Mathematics)

CUM LAUDE (3.000 to 3.399)

James Nelson Geter
(General Business Administration)

Sandra Harrington
(Elementary Education)

Clinton Earl Kent
(General Business Administration)

Marilyn Dianne Odom
(Accounting)

Margaret Ann Roberts
(Elementary Education)

Levoin Elaine Stewart
(Accounting)

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Aurarfc of Appreciation

VIRGIL V. MCGEE, B.S.

Commander, United States Navy

Professor and Chairman, Division of Naval Sciences

You have provided outstanding leadership in all of your assignments at sea and ashore. Indeed,
you were an outstanding student leader at Tennessee State University and you served with
distinction as a division officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Leyte. As Commanding Officer of the
NROTC, you made it one of the strongest programs at Savannah State College. An intensive
dedication to service and excellence has imprinted an indelible debt of gratitude and appreciation to
you from all members of the College Family.

With abiding respect we pray, as you depart, Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, et
Spiritus Sanctus.

Given on the tenth day of August anno Domini MCMLXXV
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D., President

ORDER OF EXERCISES

* ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "God of Our Fathers" George Warren

Coleridge A. Braithwaite, Ed.D., Organist

INVOCATION The Reverend Edward C. Ducree, M.Div.

Assistant Dean of Students

Savannah State College

and Pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church

SELECTION: "America, Our Heritage" Helen Steele

Upward Bound Chorus
William L. Anderson, Conductor
Elizabeth Albright, Accompanist

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

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Benjamin D. Brown, J.D.

Georgia State Representative, District 34
Chairman, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

SELECTION: "I Don't Feel No- Ways Tired" arr. Harry T. Burleigh

Upward Bound Chorus

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:

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

Division of Education Thelma M. Harmond, Ph.D

Division of Humanities Luetta C. Milledge, Ph.D.

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

Division of Social Sciences Dr. Isaiah Mclver, 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 Virgil V. McGee

Commanding Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C.

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander Virgil V. McGee

PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" ... The Reverend 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: "Triumphal March" (from "Aida") Giuseppe Verdi

* The audience is requested to remain seated.
** The audience is requested to remain seated until the procession has exited.

GlanMuateH 3For <5i|e baccalaureate Seam

DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

Merita Howard Savannah

Altamont Michael Howell Savannah

Levoin Elaine Stewart Union Point

Evelyn M. Turner Savannah

Othello Williams Savannah

General Business Administration

Charles Donald Anderson Savannah

Sidney Louis Beach Los Angeles, Calif.

Thomas Curtis Cornelius Macon

Andrena Elliott Statesboro

James Nelson Geter Elberton

Kathy Davis Hannah Louisville

Annie Jackson Wrightsville

Lelia Mae Jones Riceboro

Clenton Earl Kent Vidalia

Cleveland Lewis, Jr Savannah

Marilyn McPherson Savannah

Jimmy Pugh Augusta

Horace Anthony Ruff, Jr Savannah

Karen Henricka Shellman Savannah

Mellenia A. DoCoteau Savannah

Betty A. Sneed Savannah

Annie Lou Young Savannah

Office Administration
Charlene Williams Pembroke

Management and Marketing
Emily Maxine Crawford Savannah

Business Education

Marilyn Anderson Glennville

Jimmie Nell Cain Glennville

Mary Elizabeth Adkins Smith Mcintosh

DIVISION OF EDUCATION

Elementary Education

Linda Maria Grant Savannah

Brenda Joyce Griffin Bainbridge

Sandra J. Harrington Savannah

Pamela Dianne Hooks Savannah

Ella Mae Jones Claxton

Cynthia Marie Perry Savannah

Margaret Anne Roberts Savannah

Kathy Ann Scott Townsend

Ruby Jean Johnson Glenwood

Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Burma J. Ruth Savannah

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES

English Language and Literature

Beverly Ann Keitt Savannah

Audrey Regina Williams Savannah

DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Chemistry

David Lawrence Hamilton Savannah

Avera Bettina Hensley Columbus

Mathematics

Joyce Lorraine Coney Savannah

Jackie L. Famble Savannah

Sandra M. Hunter Young Savannah

Ardell Leonard Richardson, Jr Macon

Dannette Taylor Kingsland

DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Criminal Justice

Pamela Patricia Anderson Atlanta

Jacquelyn Marie Gilbert Savannah

Shirley Ann Jackson Quitman

Robert John Jones Savannah

Randolph Frederick Jones Clermont, Fla.

Deborah Ann Scott Savannah

Barbara Anne Speights Savannah

Jerry Thomas Dupont

Phillip Duane Tremelling Dodgeville, Wis.

Gwendolyn Elayne Walker Orangeburg, S.C.

June Diane Wilson Savannah

Sociology

Betty Jean Culver Savannah

Howard Duncan Savannah

Jacqueline Joyce Brown Elmore Beaufort, S.C.

Gwendolyn Hargrove Savannah

Lester Harris Savannah

Vangie Lee Hawkins Moultrie

Walter Hawkins Orlanda, Fla.

Debra Lavern Hill Waycross

Doris Ann Key Covington

Neil A. Mosley Savannah

Audrey Beatrice Oliver Savannah

Vesta Beal Shephard Cordele

Mozella Louise West Savannah

Social Work
Patricia Ann Cutter Savannah

History

Sanford Ellis Mayfield

Danny Louis Parrish Metter

John Wesley Rivers, Jr Columbus

Social Studies Education
Carolyn M. Hilton Savannah

DIVISION OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES

Civil Engineering Technology
Curtis Joe Haynes Albany

Dietetics and Institutional Management
Vernice LaShon Barnes Savannah

Textiles and Clothing

Ruby Hannah Brown Wrens

Althia Marie Little Athens

Industrial Arts Education
Isaac Lamarshall Shubert Waynesboro

Trade and Industrial Education
John H. Davis North Augusta, S.C.

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

CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER OF EDUCATION

AND
THE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

August 13, 1975

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Matthew Joseph Daly B.B.A. Degree Armstrong State College

Gary F. Felts B.A. Degree University of South Florida

Phil Murray Hope A.B. Degree Albany State College

James W. McCabe B.A. Degree Wolford College

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Mary Vickers Edwards B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Alma Chisholm B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Jerry Andrew Mims B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Shirley L. New B.S. Degree University of Florida

Geraldine Saures B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Barbara Morrow Stokes B.S. Degree Florida State University

Martha Jackson B.S. Degree Savannah State College

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Barbara Merle Aimar B.S. Degree Armstrong State College

Sara Orr Baker A.B. Degree Georgia College at Milledgeville

Joyce A. Bellamy B.S. Degree Claflin College

Reatha L. Moore Butler B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Suzanne Atnip Butler B.S. Degree Union University

Victoria T. Dennis B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Thomas Marcus Dixon A.B. Degree Morris College

Sue B. Dumas B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College

Ernestine Marie Fleming B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Betty J. Frazier B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Eugenia Taylor Gallon B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Georgia H. Gray B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Marietta C. Hardwick B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Merida Harris B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Vivian T. Hope A.B. Degree Albany State College

Nathaniel Jenkins B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Louise Mallard Jones B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Katherine Nicoll Lee B.A. Degree Pfeiffer College

Ruth Ling B.S. Degree Fort Valley State College

Jimmie Cooper McGraw B.S. Degree Armstrong State College

Norris L. Montague B.A. Degree Armstrong State College

Frances Smith Patton B.S. Degree Lander College

Patricia Pursley B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Margaret Dahlia Hood Rahn B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College

Emmett Laurence Ramsey B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Elizabeth Stone Sahlie B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College

Merleye Grant Sanford B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Onnye Jean Sears B.S. Degree Langston University

Catherine Wade Shakespeare B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Shirley Ferguson Shaver... B.M.Ed. Degree East Texas Baptist College

Billie Sue Munden Shehan B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College

Patricia Anne Smith B.S. Degree Women's College of Georgia

Ruby Cellia Stevens B.S. Degree Fort Valley State College

Helen Allred Strozier B.S. Degree University of Wisconsin

Ollie Tate Thomas B.S. Degree Savannah State College

Sonya Ann Ferrell Ward B.S. Degree University of Georgia

Marie Rhan Williamson B.S. Degree Armstrong State College

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MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION:
BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

Sue Ann M. Anderson B.S. Degree Armstrong State College 1967

William L. Anderson B.S. Degree Clafton College 1969

Melissa Ruth Arata B.A. Degree University of South Carolina 1972

Isaiah Ezel Boles B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1973

Connie Poppel Brown A.B. Degree Armstrong State College 1972

Pamela J. Easson A.B. Degree Armstrong State College 1974

Jane Smith Goodwin A.B. Degree Auburn University 1972

Shirley Cynthia Johnson B.S. Degree Troy State College 1973

Carol Gordon Matthews B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1973

Edith S. Padgett B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College 1969

Elizabeth P. Sears B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1971

Pauline Simmons A.B. Degree Georgia Southern College 1971

Marilyn Ann Tuten B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College 1973

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BIOLOGY

Carl W. Brown B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1967

Robert L. Gilbert B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1972

Willie Bruce Michael B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1965

Cecil Strong B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1968

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY

Franklin Goldwire B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1970

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ENGLISH

Marjory Varnedoe B.S. Degree Hampton Institute 1971

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HISTORY

Dianne Snell Banner B.S. Degree Valdosta State College 1965

Ernest Brisbane, III .. B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1969

Mary G. Ford B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1971

Glenda Ann Griggs B.S. Degree Middle Tennessee State University 1964

Deonn Bostic Stone B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1974

Anita Varner B.A. Degree Women's College of Milledgeville 1967

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS

Robert Edward Bailey B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College 1970

Margaret H. Polite B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1962

Gladys Cordray Robbins A.B. Degree Mercer University 1946

Teresa Beatrice Smith B.S. Degree Georgia Southern College 1970

Malcolm Blair White B.S. Degree North Carolina State University 1968

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Ben Francis Fargason B.A. Degree Armstrong State College 1973

Earl Jackson B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1972

Mary L. Smalls B.S. Degree Savannah State College 1970

David H. Whiteis A.B. Degree Birmingham Southern College 1967

Doris Davida Woods B.S. Degree South Carolina State College 1956

SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS

Robert John Jones President

Walter Hawkins Vice-President

Margaret Anne Roberts Secretary

Jacquelyn Marie Gilbert Treasurer

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MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU NATIONAL

HONOR SOCIETY

Mary Allen Ethel Boles

Pamela F. Baker

MEMBERS OF SIGMA PI TAU DELTA
HONOR SOCIETY

Audrey Williams

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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 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 flowrs 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

1975 FALL QUARTER Freshmen, September 15

Upperclassmen, September 17

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 tradilional 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 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.