Sauannalj State (Eollege ^auannatj, Georgia ije (m Mxmbttb Suientg-^txtlj (Eommencement 2jux et TlEritaB AuguHt <5uicnttEti| Nineteen Hmrtrefc an& ?Etgi|tQ-ui0 ^auannalj (Etutc (Eentcr aUjeatre (thtt af l^tattBBwn 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 College Academic Procession carries an official mace which is in- dicative 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 mahogany wood by Dr. Ernest S. Brown, Assistant Professor of Industrial Educa- tion. 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"). (tbtt of iExerriflca * ACADEMIC PROCESSION: "War March of the Priests" Felix Mendelssohn James Thompson, Jr., Organist """INVOCATION The Reverend James A. Eaton Pastor, Midway Congregational Church Midway, Georgia SELECTION: "The Lord Is My Shepherd" Peter I. Charkousky Joshua Walker, Guest Soloist James Gordon, Accompanist INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Wendell G. Rayburn President, Savannah State College COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Henderson E. Formey Acting Superintendent, Chatham-Savannah Board of Education SELECTION: "My Soul Has Been Anchored In The Lord" Negro Spiritual Joshua Walker, Guest Soloist PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES Edward J. Hayes Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn Assisted by John B. Clemmons, Acting Registrar PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES: SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Dean Leo Parrish SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Dean Ja Arthur Jahannes SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Dean Margaret C. Robinson CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn Assisted by the Academic Deans and The Registrar ALUMNI INDUCTION Roy L. Jackson Vice President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION Commander John Slaven Commanding Officer, Savannah State College N.R.O.T.C. ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander John Slaven PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICER: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" . The Reverend Samuel Williams Savannah State College Minister Pastor, Christ Memorial Baptist Church Savannah, Georgia ANNOUNCEMENTS SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN J. Randolph Fisher, Hillary Hatchett BENEDICTION The Reverend James A. Eaton SEVEN-FOLD AMEN ***RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar James Thompson, Jr., Organist 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. 3 ifltaBter SegreeB (Honittvtb MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Komray, Mark Robert Undergraduate Degree Denison University Baccalaureate Segreea (Htmimzb SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Accounting Butler, Robert III Savannah, Georgia Jones, Leonard H Petersburg, Virginia Lee, Christopher Charles Savannah, Georgia General Business Administration Davis, Gay Jesup, Georgia Ferguson, Charlene Renee' Savannah, Georgia Holland, Thomas Savannah, Georgia Johnson, Angela M Clyo, Georgia Johnston, Barbara S Savannah, Georgia Mitchell, Teresa Monticello, Georgia Nelson, Darlene Marion, South Carolina White, Henry T Hinesville, Georgia Wilbon, Angela D Savannah, Georgia Palmer, Arnette St. Simons Island, GA Finance Robinson, Kathy Dockery Savannah, Georgia Management Faison, Sandra Teresa Savannah, Georgia Harrell, Anne Elizabeth Savannah, Georgia Marketing Bell, Elinda Michelle Toomsboro, Georgia Marketing and Management Armstrong, Gary Kingsland, Georgia Barnes, Randall Timothy Savannah, Georgia Burns, Wendell M Savannah, Georgia Copeland, Cecilia Machelle Savannah, Georgia Vereen, O'Neal Georgetown, South Carolina Young, Carolyn Denise Savannah, Georgia Information Systems Smith, Deltonia Atlanta, Georgia Office Administration Houston, Patricia Yvetta Savannah, Georgia O'Connor, Maureen Savannah, Georgia 5 SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES English Language and Literature Carlyle, Barbara Ann Twin City, Georgia Ladson, Stephanie D Savannah, Georgia Snowden, Mary A Savannah, Georgia Criminal Justice Arkwright, Josie Kelly Savannah, Georgia Childs, Rickie Lee Savannah, Georgia Political Science Borden, Bettie Jean Cairo, Georgia Bullock, Edward Willie, Jr Augusta, Georgia Social Work #Jones, Cynthia Marie G Savannah, Georgia Jones, Michael J Savannah, Georgia Sociology Beauford, Edith Charlene Beaver Falls, PA Brown, Kathy M Savannah, Georgia #Williams, Paula Renee' Savannah, Georgia Biology Dopson, Carolyn Savannah, Georgia McMillian, Adam Duncan Lumber City, Georgia SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Chemistry Anderson, Geraldine Savannah, Georgia Gleaton, Calvin Stockbridge, Georgia #Le, Phong Quoc Vietnam #Le, Tram Kim Thi Vietnam Mathematics Johnson, Mary Ruth Adel, Georgia Kaigler, Michael Anthony Savannah, Georgia Electronics Engineering Technology Dantzler, Reginald W Savannah, Georgia Roberts, George Savannah, Georgia Mechanical Engineering Technology Aarabi-Taft, Seyed Mohammad Iran Amusan, James Olusegun Nigeria #Croslen, Rodney Savannah, Georgia Dietetics and Institutional Management Ferrebee, Debra Elaine Savannah, Georgia #Cum Laude Honor (Srafcuatea August 20, 1982 Cum Laude (3.000-3.399) Rodney Leo Croslen Cynthia Marie Jones Le Quoc Phong Le Thi Kim Tram Paula Renee Williams ************************************** USHERS N.R.O.T.C. MIDSHIPMEN 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 1982 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 13 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 differen- tiates 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 clos- ed. 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 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 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 of- ficer 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 member wears the color of his alma mater. 10 12