One Hundred Twenty Second Commencement August 19, 1980 Savannah State College

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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 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
Education. Dr. Lester B. Johnson, Head of the Department of Engineering
Technology, designed and built the Mace Stand.

The College motto is "LuxEt Veritas" ("Light and Truth").

ORDER OF EXERCISES

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

James Thompson, Jr., M.M.Ed., Organist

INVOCATION The Reverend Samuel Williams, M.Div.

College Minister

SELECTION: "Build Thee More Stately Mansion" Mark Andrews

Walker Durham, Tenor
James Thompson, Jr., Accompanist

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Erwin A. Friedman, J.D.

First District Regent
University System of Georgia

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Elridge W. McMillan, L.H.D.

Fifth District Regent

University System of Georgia

and Executive Director, Southern Education Foundation

SELECTION: "Honor, Honor" Hall Johnson

Magnon Washington, Soprano
James Thompson, Jr., Accompanist
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Charles Wade, Ed.D.

Vice President for Academic Affairs
School of Business
Departments of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems, and

Business Administration and Office Administration Thomas R. Eason, Ph.D.

School of Education Ida J. Gadsden, Ed.D.

Armstrong State College
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Humanities and Fine Arts Luetta C. Milledge, Ph.D.

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Isaiah Mclver, Ph.D.

School of Sciences and Technology
Departments of Chemistry, Biology and Life Sciences, and

Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Margaret C. Robinson, Ph.D.

Departments of Engineering Technology and Home Economics .... Lester B. Johnson, Ph.D.

CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Clyde W. Hall, Ed.D.

Acting President
Assisted by Charles Wade

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES Charles Wade

CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES Clyde W. Hall

ALUMNI INDUCTION Roy L. Jackson, B.S.

Vice President, Savannah State College National Alumni Association
PRESENTATION OF N.R.O.T.C. CANDIDATES

FOR COMMISSION Commander John Slaven, M.S.

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

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE Commander John Slaven

PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Vera Sancte Spiritus" . . The Reverend Samuel Williams

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel Williams

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 remain seated until the procession has exited.

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Accounting

Brown, Terry Yevan Savannah

Culbreath, Rosalind Renee Augusta

Heller, Robert Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Hunter, Gregory Savannah

Jackson, Rosa Lee Savannah

Robinson, Clarence Authur Savannah

Finance

Coleman, Angela Savannah

General Business Administration

Binns, Agnes M Athens

Cobb, Bobbie Jean Macon

Conyers, Joseph Matthew Bainbridge

**Dean, Albert Hansom Savannah

Hill, Dianne Marie Dry Branch

Milledge, James Warren Savannah

Williams, Tommy Camilla

Management and Marketing

Storms, William Russell New York, New York

Williams, Jimmie Waldon Columbus

Office Administration
Varnedoe, Roszina Midway

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Elementary Education

Branan, Presley Leonard Savannah

Farmer, Barbara Ann Gilliard Savannah

Frazier, Edvenna Johnson Savannah

Murphy, Emma Katrina Savannah

Ransom, Eddie LeWanda Robins Savannah

Thomas, Sandra Colette Camilla

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Art Education

Chirbas, James Charles Savannah

Tootle, Weldon Savannah

Business Education
Williams, Michelle Savannah

Physical Education

Cooper, Roy Rogers Sylvania

Kwawu, Leonard Teddy M Savannah

Reeves, Melvin L Savannah

Trade and Industrial Education
Moore, Pierce Douglas

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
English Language and Literature
Latimer, Daisy Ann Benaa Savannah

Criminal Justice

Clark, Charles A Irvington, New Jersey

Hightower, Anita Elizabeth Milledgeville

Luten, Wanda Howell Savannah

Jackson, James Eddie Adel

Wallace, Saundra Renee Brooklyn, New York

Wilkerson, Inez F Savannah

Social Work
Williams, Willie J Macon

Political Science
Lavender, Rhonda Avis Savannah

SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Biology

Cooper, Gladys Denise Waycross

Sumner, Benjamin Baxley

Chemistry

Cochran, Clifford Alton Pelham

Jones, Fred Savannah

Mathematics

Adams, Brenda S Summerville

Elliott, LaVerne Shea Savannah

Gibbons, J. B Savannah

Kwawu, Geneva Roberts Savannah

Wilson, Lillie E Savannah

Electronics Engineering Technology
Curry, Albert Edgefield, South Carolina

Textiles and Clothing
Williams, Pamela Denise Savannah

**In absentia.

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.

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AUGUST 1980 GRADUATES

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Dwinda Denise Lewis BS Degree Livingstone College 1976

Charles Schwartz BS Degree University of Illinois 1968

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Pamela Kaye Bridges BS Degree Armstrong State College 1968

Daniel W. Cleary, III BBA Degree Armstrong State College 1978

John William Edwards, Jr BBA Degree Armstrong State College 1974

Honor (Sraimatos

August 19, 1980

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400-3.749)

Albert Curry, Jr.
Emma Katrina Murphy

CUM LAUDE (3.000-3.399)

James Chirbas

Clifford Alton Cochran

Edvenna Johnson Frazier

Geneva Roberts Kwawu

Leonard Teddy M. Kwawu

Eddie LaWanda R. Ransom

MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAPPA MU NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Albert Curry

USHERS
N.R.O.T.C. Midshipmen

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

Let us give thanks and praise to Thee,
To our A Ima 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

1980 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 18

Upperclassmen, September 19

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 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.