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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 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").

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

James Thompson, Jr., Organist

INVOCATION The Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr., Pastor

Connor's Temple Baptist Church
Savannah, Georgia

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO GRADUATES Wendell G. Rayburn

President, Savannah State College

SELECTION: The Lord's Prayer Lula Albright Mallotte

Soloist

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Wendell G. Rayburn

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Darwin N. Davis

Vice President, Marketing Sector of Agency Operations
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

New York, New York

SELECTION: "/ Waited For The Lord" Felix Mendelssohn

Angela Moore Lula Albright, Soloists

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 John B. Clemmons, 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 Academic Deans and The Registrar

ALUMNI INDUCTION William Weston

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.

PRESENTATION OF A.R.O.T.C. Candidates for Commission Captain Karl Jones,

Savannah State College A.R.O.T.C.

ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE: N.R.O.T.C Commander John Slaven

A.R.O.T.C Captain Carl Jones

PRAYER FOR THE NEW OFFICERS: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" The Reverend James A. Eaton

Professor of Humanities Savannah State College

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE HYMN

BENEDICTION The Reverend Samuel A. Williams

College Minister

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.

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

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Undergraduate Degrees

Bennett, John Henry, Jr Georgia State University

Branch, Brian A Georgia Southern College

Conlin, George Francis Boston University

Gatens, Nadine Ishmael Ohio State University

Hallen, John Edward Auburn University

*Hresko, Margaret Jean Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania

Rease, Robert L Valdosta State College

Smoak, Kenneth Andrew Armstrong State College

Thompson, Robert Lee Ga. Institute of Technology

Walsh, Thomas Francis Armstrong State College

Westberry, James R., Jr Armstrong State College

Williams, Freddie Armstrong State College

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Accounting

Armstrong, Gregory A Kingsland, Georgia

#Blissett, Sandra Louise Garden City, Georgia

Christian, Joseph Anthony Savannah, Georgia

##Clark, Anne P Pooler, Georgia

Doe, Gussie O., Jr Savannah, Georgia

Emerson, Lisa Ann Robinson Savannah, Georgia

Fields, Annette Priscilla Savannah, Georgia

##Finn, John Franklin Savannah, Georgia

#Head, Helen Vail Savannah, Georgia

^Henderson, Laverne Bess Savannah, Georgia

Hires, Angela Gail Savannah, Georgia

Jones, Lilly Ruth Savannah, Georgia

Keitt, Cheryl Diana Selma, Alabama

#Kersey, Eloise Schmitt Savannah, Georgia

Kiene, Charles Anthony, III Savannah, Georgia

Pearley, Roslyn A Townsend, Georgia

Podres, Kathleen Marie Savannah, Georgia

Roper, Karyta Lynn Savannah, Georgia

#Schmitt, Margaret Leverett Metter, Georgia

Small, Vincent Leonard Savannah, Georgia

*Spence, Cecil Hugh Nassau, Bahamas

#Stell, Valjean Savannah, Georgia

Thompson, Wilma Vernette Boone Pineville, South Carolina

#Tootle, Elizabeth Ann Savannah, Georgia

White, James Parker, Jr Blowing Rock, North Carolina

*Wolfe, Charles A., Ill Savannah, Georgia

General Business Administration

Alvin, Deborah Rudence Riceboro, Georgia

Brown, Willie, III Savannah, Georgia

Bryant, Larry Bernard, Sr Savannah, Georgia

Clark, Ida Lee Monticello, Georgia

Emerson, Sylvia Savannah, Georgia

Freeman, Calvin L Wrens, Georgia

Hill, Lillie Mae Savannah, Georgia

Hines, Gail Elaine Savannah, Georgia

James, Ernestine Savannah, Georgia

Jones, John Roger Savannah, Georgia

Lewis, Edwin Dean Augusta, Georgia

#McArthur, Shirley Elaine Wells Savannah, Georgia

Mustipher, Jacqueline Savannah, Georgia

Perry, Florence Gwendolyn Savannah, Georgia

*Powers, Thomas Edward, III .... . Savannah, Georgia

Robinson, Tonny Delano Savannah, Georgia

Wadley, Denice Sandersville, Georgia

Wilder, Jackie Lavone Savannah, Georgia

Williams, Cecelia Cynthia Savannah, Georgia

Wynn, Bernice Baker Savannah, Georgia

Finance

*#Hargrett, Paul M Savannah, Georgia

Jackson, Julie Anne Savannah, Georgia

Weinbrecht, Nancy Savannah, Georgia

Marketing Management

Anderson, Steve Thomas Vienna, Georgia

Buckholts, Margie Nell Pinehurst, Georgia

Evans, Joseph Savannah, Georgia

Ferguson, Shawna Leigh Savannah, Georgia

Funnye, Leroy Georgetown, South Carolina

Gardner, Dan, Jr Brunswick, Georgia

Hunt, Jacquelynn Elaine Atlanta, Georgia

Jones, Karen Rebecca Savannah, Georgia

#King, Patrick B Savannah, Georgia

##Walker, Barbara Grant Savannah, Georgia

Management
Maner, Tyrone E Savannah, Georgia

Office Administration

Evans, Bridget Marthell Savannah, Georgia

Hartwell, Patricia T Waco, Texas

Jones, Lawanda Rea Valdosta, Georgia

McCarthy, Fran Savannah, Georgia

Information Systems

Bell, Craig Alan Savannah, Georgia

King, Kenneth Palmer Savannah, Georgia

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

English Language and Literature

Harley, Darlene Jenette Augusta, Georgia

Hicks, Deborah E Savannah, Georgia

Williams, Frank Douglas Savannah, Georgia

Criminal Justice

Black, Anthony Vernon Savannah, Georgia

Harrell, Janice Yvonne Baxley, Georgia

Hayes, Dwight Wesley Savannah, Georgia

Mattox, Rembert Charles Bowman, Georgia

Spencer, Keith Henri Jamaica, New York

Tanksley, Rosalynn Carrie Savannah, Georgia

History
#McRae, Ronald Savannah, Georgia

Social Work

Barksdale, Jeffery Lee Columbus, Georgia

##Blue, Beverly Jean East Point, Georgia

Brown, Onethia Bluffton, South Carolina

Crafter, Glenda Ann Culloden, Georgia

Griffeth, Rachell Denise Athens, Georgia

Miller, Stephanie P Savannah, Georgia

Wilson, Gloria Lezine Statesboro, Georgia

Sociology

#Bing, Gregory J Savannah, Georgia

Drayton, Cory Michelle Rincon, Georgia

Holmes, Debra Theresa Savannah, Georgia

Williams, Yvette Lenore Beaufort, South Carolina

SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Biology

Anthony, Betty Lue Woodburg, Georgia

Burke, Lurene Denise Waynesboro, Georgia

#Collins, Vivian Antoinette Savannah, Georgia

#Garrow, Delores Anne Savannah, Georgia

Gordon, Karl Anthony Thomaston, Georgia

* Jones, Geraldine Savannah, Georgia

#Lewis, Cheryl Ann Grand Rapids, Michigan

Lewis, Tammara Milette Savannah, Georgia

#Pickard, Curtis Lamar Thomaston, Georgia

Scott, Linda Gail Savannah, Georgia

*##Zakat, Mikal Brooklyn, New York

Chemistry

Cochran, Milton Pelham, Georgia

Reaves, Harold Kevin, Jr Chester, Philadelphia

Sawyer, Freda Latrice Atlanta, Georgia

Mathematics

Frazier, Valarie Lynette Savannah, Georgia

Golden, James E Millen, Georgia

Wynn, Denise E Savannah, Georgia

Civil Engineering Technology

#Adeoti, Babatunde Ajibola Nigeria

Anderson, Freddie L Savannah, Georgia

Azam, Parichehr Iran

#Blake, Margie Marie Savannah, Georgia

Jones, Velma Evelyn Savannah, Georgia

#Oyekan, Bola Yussuf Nigeria

Stanley, Virgil V Macon, Georgia

Torrence, Jeffery James Buffalo, New York

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Dehbozorgi, Mohsen Iran

Farakesh, Massoud Iran

Gray, Robert Edward Savannah, Georgia

Montgomery, Arden Jerome Valdosta, Georgia

*#Mullin, Randall James Park Forest, Illinois

Pickett, Dallas L Thomasville, Georgia

Shoneye, Rasaq Adegboyega Nigeria

Electronics Engineering Technology

Allen, LaTanga Iris Warner Robbins, Georgia

*Almassi, Ali Akbar Iran

Bennett, Debbie Virginia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#Bing, Anthony Estill, South Carolina

#Brown, Derek Lawayne Bronx, New York

Bryant, Sherry Lynn Jeffersonville, Georgia

#Clegg, Richard Savannah, Georgia

#Dehbozorgi, Koorosh Iran

#Finley, Henry L Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ogogoh, Patrick Alleakue Nigeria

Polite, Horace L Savannah, Georgia

Richard, Henry G Savannah, Georgia

Taleshi, Mehrdad Iran

Dietetics & Institutional Management

Beacham, Elaine Soperton, Georgia

Brown, Margaret Vidalia, Georgia

Mallard, Sheila La Verne Savannah, Georgia

Textiles and Clothing
Johnson, Rebecca Davis Savannah, Georgia

*In Absentia
##Magna Cum Laude
#Cum Laude

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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MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.400-3.749)

Beverly Jean Blue

Anne P. Clark

John Franklin Finn

Barbara Grant Walker

Mikal Zakat

CUM LAUDE (3.000-3.399)

Babatunde Ajibola Adeoti Laverne Bess Henderson

Betty Lue Anthony Eloise Schmitt Kersey

Anthony Bing Patrick King

Gregory Bing Cheryl Ann Lewis
Margie Marie Blake Shirley Elaine Wells McArthur

Sandra Louise Blissett Ronald McRae

Richard Clegg Randall James Mullin

Vivian Antoinette Collins Bola Yussuf Oyekan

Koorosh Dehbozorgi Curtis Lamar Pickard

Henry L. Finley Margaret Leverett Schmitt

Delores Ann Garrow Valjean Stell

Paul M. Hargrett Elizabeth Ann Tootle
Helen Vail Head

ALPHA KAPPA MU HONOR SOCIETY
Anthony Bing Cheryl A. Lewis

Beverly J. Blue Curtis L. Pickard

BETA KAPPA CHI SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

Betty Lue Anthony

Anthony Bing

Margie Marie Blake

Valarie Lynnette Frazier

Delores Ann Garrow

Cheryl Ann Lewis

Bola Yussuf Oyekan

Curtis Lamar Pickard

Mikal Zakat

TAU ALPHA PI NATIONAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY

Babatunde A. Adeoti
Latanga Iris Allen

Anthony Bing
Margie Marie Blake

Henry L. Finley
Velma Evelyn Jones
Bola Yussuf Oyekan

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 Summer School June 18-August 20

1982 Fall Quarter Freshmen, September 13

Upperclassmen, September 17

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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.

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