One Hundred Twenty Ninth Commencement June 10, 1984 Savannah State College

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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 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 enter-
prises.

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: "Prelude and Fugue in G Major" Bach

Willie G. Tucker, Organist

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

Willie G.Tucker

INVOCATION The Reverend William E. McTier

Pastor, White Bluff United Methodist Church, Savannah, Georgia

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO GRADUATES WendellG. Rayburn

President, Savannah State College

SELECTION: "I'mGoin' toSing" Shaw-Parker

The Savannah State College Concert Choir

Willie E. Jackson, Director

Randy Duncan, Accompanist

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Wendell G. Rayburn

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS William A. Butts

Director, Postsecondary Relations Staff, Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

SELECTION : "0' Clap Your Hands" Ralph V. Williams

The Savannah State College Concert Choir

PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT'S AWARDS Wendell G. Rayburn

Assisted by Charles J. Elmore, Assistant to the President

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES Edward J. Hayes

Vice President of Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn

Assisted by Alvin Collins, Acting Registrar

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES:

School of Business Dean Leo G. Parrish

School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Ja A. Jahannes

School of Sciences and Technology Dean Margaret C. Robinson

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Wendell G. Rayburn

Assisted by the Academica Deans and the Acting Registrar

CLASS SONG Class of 1984

ALUMNI INDUCTION , Roy L. Jackson

President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Commander John Slaven

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

PRESENTATION OF A.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION Captain Arnet J. Whorley

Officer in Charge, Savannah State/Armstrong State A.R.O.T.C

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE

N.R.O.T.C Commander John Slaven

A.R.O.T.C Captain Arnet J. Whorley

PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS

"Veni Sancte Spiritus" The Reverend Samuel A. Williams

Savannah State College Minister

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION The Reverend William E. McTier

THREE-FOLD AMEN

RECESSIONAL: "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar

Willie G. Tucker, 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

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Akabuogu, Ferdinand Sonni University of Southwestern Louisiana

Edgar, Mark Patton Tulane University

Franklin, Jeffrey Paul Louisiana Technical University

Green, Ronald Wayne College of Charleston

Jones, Ruby D Savannah State College

Malick, Ray Cyrus Armstrong State College

! Sweeny, Diane Theresa University of North Carolina

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Accounting

Bakrin, Alade Zacariah Ilorin, Nigeria

IBoatright, Richard, Jr Metter, Georgia

Bramblett, Charles Donald Vidalia, Georgia

Frankenhauser, Nancy E Louisville, Kentucky

Gibson, Erastus, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Johnson, Byron Vernon Savannah, Georgia

Jones, Sheila Rena Savannah, Georgia

Morton, William Charles Washington, D.C.

**Nash, Sandra Mackey Gadsden, Alabama

Osgood, Carolyn Lizette Savannah, Georgia

Reisman, Marie Victoria Tokyo, Japan

Robinson, Cynthia Michelle Savannah, Georgia

Turner, Matthew Augusta, Georgia

Williams, Ella L Savannah, Georgia

Wilson, Clyde Edwin Macon, Georgia

General Business Administration

Aiken, Ann Denise Savannah, Georgia

Barnes, Wanda Patrice Savannah, Georgia

Cooper, Edwin David Savannah, Georgia

Gordon, Larry J Savannah, Georgia

Martin, Deborah Cecilia Waycross, Georgia

Price, James E Savannah, Georgia

Royal, Gloria A Millen, Georgia

Simmons, Linda Faye Cannon Bluff, Georgia

Wilder, Gail Lavern Savannah, Georgia

! Wright, Brenda Lee Louisville, Georgia

! In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude

Finance and Banking

Kukelhan, Scott Alan Decatur, Indiana

Sheppard, Josey M., Jr Savannah, Georgia

Williams, Janice Foote Savannah, Georgia

Marketing

Lumpkin, Terryll Louise Ft. Stewart, Georgia

Milton, Matilda Margie Anne Savannah, Georgia

Myers, Donald Justin, Jr Forrest, Mississippi

O'Connor, Michael Francis Savannah, Georgia

*Shaw, Richard Morrison Rock Hill, South Carolina

Shey, Jennifer Gregory Milf ord, Delaware

Management

Corey, Randall A Savannah, Georgia

Davis, Patricia Corine Savannah, Georgia

** ! DeLoach, Barbara A. Hardeeville, South Carolina

Ferguson, Janice Vanessa Savannah, Georgia

'Flynn, Ann Curran Savannah, Georgia

Litchfield, Denise Watson Savannah, Georgia

Smoak, Roy W., Jr Tifton, Georgia

Steele, Don L Okemah, Oklahoma

Swain, Charles 0., Jr Atlanta, Georgia

*Vann, Paul David Conway, South Carolina

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Marketing and Management

Foster, Bryan Keith Atlanta, Georgia

Gordon, Michelle G Savannah, Georgia

Information Systems

Chavis, George Robbie III . Long Island, New York

**Davis, James M Hazelhurst, Georgia

*** IKirven, John I Statesboro, Georgia

Rooks, Hilda Floretta Baxley, Georgia

Shavers, Donald Fitzgerald, Georgia

Office Administration

Hudson, Diane Grant Savannah, Georgia

Youmans, Barbara Ann Claxton, Georgia

Zanders, Monica Michelle Vienna, Georgia

! In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude

Accounting and Information Systems

**Dotson, James T Cusseta, Georgia

***Williams, C. Rosemary Riverside, California

Associate/Secretarial Science

Hennessy, Karen Jeanette Columbia, South Carolina

Owens, Annie J Quitman, Georgia

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

English Language and Literature

Smith, Linda Marie Savannah, Georgia

Williamson, Beatrice Douglas, Georgia

Mass Communications

Jackson, Margaret Hart Savannah, Georgia

Jones, Vele Keyta Youmans Savannah, Georgia

Miller, Renae Manetta Savannah, Georgia

Moore, LaVon Rene Savannah, Georgia

Criminal Justice

Dinkins, Edith Lorrane Savannah, Georgia

Grant, Jennifer Denise Savannah, Georgia

Hagan, Brenda F Claxton, Georgia

Hardy, Janice Denise Augusta, Georgia

Jackson, Karen Savannah, Georgia

Merritt, Kenneth Alan Ft. Knox, Kentucky

Wedlock, Bobby Mitchell Winchester, Virginia

Williams, Roy L Jackson, Tennessee

History

! Westgate, Elizabeth Morgan Savannah, Georgia

Political Science

Orr, Marion E Savannah, Georgia

Social Work
Frazier, Barbara Sanders Savannah, Georgia

! In Absentia ***SummaCumLaude **Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude

SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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Biology

Devillers, Carolyn Evett Richmond Hill, Georgia

Graham, Marsha Elaine Savannah, Georgia

Grayson, Cathy Jean Clarence, Louisiana

Hart, Karen Michele Savannah, Georgia

*Rumley, Richard Ezell II Baulmholder, Germany

ISanders, Jethro, Jr Vidalia, Georgia

Taylor, Sonya Lynn Savannah, Georgia

Thomas, Bonnita Angelia Elberton, Georgia

Tippins, Felicia Latrell Savannah, Georgia

Williams, Rita M Savannah, Georgia

Chemistry

Mathis, Milton Douglas Savannah, Georgia

* IParker, Alonzo, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Smith, Rehette Maria Savannah, Georgia

Mathematics

*Anthony, Eric D'Mont Newport News, Virginia

Bettis. Sybil Yvette Columbus, Georgia

Bing, ReGale Tennassia Walterboro, South Carolina

Boazmn, Darrell J Lagrange, Georgia

Darden, Willard Terence Longdale, Alabama

Driskell, Vanessa Gale Milledgeville, Georgia

*Emerson, Regina Savannah, Georgia

**Jivens, Bruce Nathaniel Savannah, Georgia

Medical Technology

Clowers, Lisa Ann Macon, Georgia

Civil Engineering Technology

Alexander, Sylvester Savannah, Georgia

Allen, Irving T Newark, New Jersey

Ayesu, Ernest Odame Sunyani, Ghana

Brown, Linda Herkenhoff Duluth, Minnesota

Hashemi, Seyed Mehdi Abadam, Iran

Muirhead, John Thomas Ammityville, New Jersey

Washington, Sandra Venita Dublin, Georgia

Yadegar, Ninoos Z Tehran, Iran

IZombalan Victory Orshan Tehran, Iran

! In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude

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Electronic Engineering Technology

Al-Hmoud, Abdullah Abass Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Kahtani, Mesfer Moshabbeb Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Marhoun, Abdullah Abdulmohsen Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Maskin, Fouad Naji Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Said, Ali Salman Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Coney, David Stanley Savannah, Georgia

Ezeugwu, Bernard M Nsukka, Nigeria

Ferrebee, Willie Christopher Savannah, Georgia

Jones, Forrest Kaylof Montgomery, Alabama

! Martin, Miles Ludowici, Georgia

Miller, Ralph Savannah, Georgia

Mincey, Douglas Claxton, Georgia

Slay, Morgan L Jeffersonville, Georgia

ITilson, Nathaniel Collin, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Willis, TimS Valdosta, Georgia

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bullock, Kennard Eben Neptune, New Jersey

**McLin, Jerome Sparta, Georgia

Onigbinde, Ayoade Michael Olalemi Bukuru, Nigeria

Textile and Clothing

IBurke, B'Rinda J.* Metter, Georgia

King, Yvonne Deloris Jacksonville, Florida

Dietetics and Institutional Management

Williams, Clarence, Jr Savannah, Georgia

Mechanical Technology (Associate)

Clayton, Paul L. Ill Savannah, Georgia

Electronic Technology (Associate)

LaRose, Willis D Madera, California

**!Nesmith, William Joshua, Jr Sylvania, Georgia

'.Humphries, David Edward Savannah, Georgia

Drafting and Design Technology (Associate)

Olliff , Larry B Savannah, Georgia

NOTE: Appearance of a name in any list in this program must not be considered as con-
clusive 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 in-
dicated.

! In Absentia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *CumLaude

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 fiow'rs are gems of loveliness,

There S.S.C. is found.
We adore each beauteous scene and hail,

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

1984 Summer School ..-,. June 18 - August 7

1984 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 17

Upperclassmen, September 21

Immediately following the ceremonies, a reception will be held for graduates and
parents on the Mezzanine.

Bonor Okafcuatea

June 10, 1984

Summa Cum Laude

(3.75-4.00)

John I. Kirven

C. Rosemary Williams

Magna Cum Laude

(3.40-3.74)

James M. Davis Jerome McLin

Barbara A. DeLoach Sandra Mackey Nash

James T. Dotson William Joshu Nesmith, Jr.
Nancy E. Frankenhauser Paul David Vann

Bruce Nathaniel Jivens

Cum Laude

(3.00-3.39)

Eric D'Mont Anthony Alonzo Parker, Jr.

Linda Herkenhoff Brown Richard Ezell Rumley II

Kennard Eben Bullock Richard Morris Shaw

Regina Emerson Sonya Lynn Taylor

Anne Curran Flynn Nathaniel Collin Tilson, Jr.

Erastus Gibson, Jr. Janice Foote Williams

Sheila Rena Jones Roy L. Williams

Ralph Miller Beatrice Williamson
John Thomas Muirhead

Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society

Regina Emerson

Bruce Jivens

Alonzo Parker, Jr.

Sonya L. Taylor

Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society

James Dotson Alonzo Parker, Jr.

Regina Emerson Sonya L. Taylor

Erastus Gibson Rosemary Williams
Bruce Jivens

Delta Sigma Pi International Fraternity

Randall A. Corey

Byron C. Hunter

Byron V.Johnson

Rose Marie Roberts

Gweyn R. Simpson

Barbara A. Youmans

Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society

Miles Martin

Ralph G.Miller

Nathaniel C. Tilson, Jr.

USHERS

N.R.O.T.C. Midshipmen

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 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
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 v/ear 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.