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The Chief Marshal
The Class Marshals
Candidates for Master's Degrees
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Faculty Emeriti
The Faculty
The Presidential Party
The academic regalia, the academic processional, and the ceremonial
program are part ofan ancient tradition oflearning. This tradition is a
unified, solemn occasion at which only applause is appropriate.
The audience is asked to refrainfrom any otherform ofexpression and to
reserve celebrations until the program is concluded.
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Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D., President
Presiding
PRELUDE "Largo" .Handel
Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
ACADEMIC PROCESSION "War March ofthe Priests" Felix Mendelssohn
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Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
INVOCATION Reverend J. Jacobs Sanders
Pastor, Grant Chapel Presbyterian Church
Darien, Georgia
SELECTION Gloria from "Heiligmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
The Savannah State University Concert Choir
Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer
INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS AND
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS USMC
.Major General Walter E. Gaskin,
Commanding General 2nd Marine Division
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
Richard R. WrightAward
Mattie Beverly Payne Award
President's Second Mile Award
SELECTION "Hold On" .arr. by Jester Hairston
The Savannah State University Concert Choir
Director, Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford
Assoicate Dean, Graduate Studies
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF
SOCIAL WORK DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN MARINE SCIENCES DEGREE Dr. Emily M. Crawford
CONFERRING OF MASTER'S DEGREES Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
Assisted by Dr. Emily M. Crawford, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean ofEnrollment
Management and Mrs. Linda Crossman, Registrar
INTRODUCTION
OF UNDERGRADUATE DEANS Dr. Mary C. Wyatt
Vice President forAcademic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
College ofBusiness Administration Dr. Mostafa H. Sarhan, Dean
College ofLiberal Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Jane Gates, Dean
College of Sciences and Technology Dr. Babajide Familoni, Dean
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
Assisted by the Academic Deans, Mr. Adrian Cornelius, Dean ofEnrollment
Management and Mrs. Linda Grossman, Registrar
PRESIDENT'S CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES .Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.
ALUMNI INDUCTION Attorney Willie Walker
Vice President, Savannah State University National Alumni Association
PRESENTATION OF NAVALAND ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONING..Capt. Leonard B. Jones
USN
and Professor ofNaval Science
COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS
Reading the Commissioning Document Capt. Leonard B. Jones
ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE-
AND
N.R.O.T.C A.R.O.T.C. Major General Walter E. Gaskin
ALMA MATER* Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
BENEDICTION Reverend J. Jacobs Sanders
RECESSIONAL** "Pomp and Circumstance" Sir Edward Elgar
Professor Nan Poole Spicer, Organist
Immediately after the recessional the Presidential Party and Faculty will greetguests ata recep-
tion in the Courtyardofthe HowardJordan College ofBusinessAdministration.
Savannah State College Hymn
Original words andmusic byJ. Randolph FisherandHillaryHatchett
Let us give thanks and praises to
Our Alma Mater, S.S.U.
Thine honor, pride, and eminence,
We
raise in prayerful reverence.
Guide us still from day to day,
BeThou mindful lest we lose our way;
Help us know that life, short or long,
Means unceasing work forweak and strong.
Refrain
Where Savannah meets the sea,
Where grassy plains and palms abound,
Where the Flow'rs are gems ofloveliness,
There S.S.U. is found.
We adore each beauteous scene andhall,
Ourall we pledge to Thee!
In our hearts we'll build a shrine forYou
We
hail Thee, S.S.U.!
Lyrical Revision by Ms. LaGina M. Frazier
*The audience is requested to stand.
**The audience is requested to sit and to remain seated until the recession has exited.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Marcus K. Lotson Savannah State University
Joshua Chidimma Obiajunwa Benedict College
Ashley Monique Sapp Savannah State University
Erika Renee Simpson Savannah State University
Kimberly Hope Stewart Savannah State University
Sherrich Monsher Thegg Savannah State University
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Taryn Renee Asbell Macon State College
Amy
Benjamin Fort Valley State University
Aisha Nykeba Burgess Georgia Southern University
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Leigh April Calhoun Armstrong Atlantic State University
Marqus Carl Coleman Ferris State University
Sarah Schumacher Copeland Endicotte College
Evelyn Fowler Dennard Albany State University
Stephanie Ann Denney University of South Carolina
Michele DeLawn Etienne Augusta State University
Norda Yvette Evans Savannah State University
LaMonica Valerie Graham-Brown Savannah State University
Robert W. Haskell Columbia University
Kimberly M. Hawthorne Augusta State University
Francina Shavon Higgenbottom-Wright Armstrong Atlantic State University
Demetria Latrez Howell Fort Valley State University
Chiquita Monsita Jackson Macon State College
Lakeidra Chapelle Jackson Augusta State University
Chimelle Mach'e Johnson Savannah State Univefsity
Courtney Lorene Jones Wesleyan College
Michael Wesley Mack, Jr. Rutgers University
Crystal T. Martin Albany State University
Rita Diane Mathis Agnes Scott College
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Sharon Demetria Mosley Georgia College State University
Jada X. McNair Armstrong Atlantic State University
Constance Anita Nunnally Savannah State University
Crystal Danielle Preston Savannah State University
Anthea Sholander Ramirez Eastern College
LaVertta Marie Scott Savannah State University
Octavis Dionne Taylor Savannah State University
Evelyn Margaret Thomas University of Guyana
Jennifer D. Walker Macon State College
Addie Inez Williams Savannah State University
Tamika LaVette Williams Savannah State University
Howard Wayne Winters Georgia College & State University
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
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April M. Pressler Savannah State University
Denis Nyongesa Wafula Jomo Kenyatta University
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting
**Erika Denise Ancrum Lincolnville, South Carolina
Natasha Camilla Bedford Savannah, Georgia
Doris Latonya Green Savannah, Georgia
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Ciami Monique Callis Savannah, Georgia
Eric Ramon Green East Dublin, Georgia
Richard Ryan Howard Stone Mountain, Georgia
Barry Lakiel Lowe Savannah, Georgia
JfWanagement
Dana James Ashford Reisterstown, Maryland
Willie Barrett Midway, Georgia
Robert Lee Booker, Jr. Austell, Georgia
Henry Lee Bryant, Jr. Savannah, Georgia
*Jamaal Bush Savannah, Georgia
*Erika Shemedrius Elder Fayetteville, Georgia
***Joshua William Fritz Savannah, Georgia
**! Zachary Allen Gelow Savannah, Georgia
Michael Daniel Holmes, Jr. Lithonia, Georgia
*Melissa Cherie Hutton Savannah, Georgia
*Ashley Laverne Jackson Savannah, Georgia
Rashid Salah Kamal Roswell, Georgia
Shemeka Marie Lee Fargo, Georgia
Elisha Isaiah Mack Macon, Georgia
Robert L. McLen Stockbridge, Georgia
*Amber Nicole Parker Fairburn, Georgia
*Johnny Christopher Rechard Powell Jacksonville, Florida
Teon Ikes Robinson Lake Placid, Florida
*! David Benjamin Rowland Savannah, Georgia
Shalannah Nichole Smalls Stone Mountain, Georgia
Bryon Eric Weston Ellenwood, Georgia
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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**Michelle Arlene Arce Pooler, Georgia
Jason Butler Atlanta, Georgia
Stella Danielle Cooper Commerce, Georgia
*Brian W. Powers Savannah, Georgia
*Tyrell Kente Register Donalsonville, Georgia
*Katrina Elyse Reid Cedartown, Georgia
*Janet Maria Scott Townsend, Georgia
Mililani Tee Sinclair Florence, South Carolina
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Khadijah Jamillah Cummings Savannah, Georgia
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*Randi Shannel Atkinson Decatur, Georgia
*Aaron CalvinAtkinson, Sr. Waycross, Georgia
Andrea Lynette Glover Savannah, Georgia
*Princess Green Pooler, Georgia
**LaTasa Monique Hawkins Savannah, Georgia
*CoreyAndre Jackson Savannah, Georgia
*Jennifer Michelle Kendrick Vienna, Georgia
Shenequa Chan'te McKay Macon, Georgia
Tiffany Deanna McKesson Roswell, Georgia
**Michele N. Moorer Savannah, Georgia
Joscelyn Dionne Smith Savannah, Georgia
LaTasha LaShaun Sorrells Covington, Georgia
Tierica Lashay Terry Riverdale, Georgia
*Tenille Rashae Whitehead Macon, Georgia
*Shannon Renard Wilkerson Americus, Georgia
Michael Omari Williams Maitland, Florida
Tito Brayon Wilson Alamo, Georgia
Thlathia Demetrea Youmans Savannah, Georgia
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Chantal Alana Bagley Simi Valley, California
Joi Janean Baker Savannah, Georgia
MiAngelica CJ. Battle-Shettler Lithia Springs, Georgia
**Wesley Everett Cato Davis Savannah, Georgia
*Alvin Curtis Edwards Pooler, Georgia
**Lynette Marie Ferdinand Savannah, Georgia
*Beautine Ruellnetta Francis Savannah, Georgia
**Courtney Nichole Gilchrist Lawrenceville, Georgia
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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*Kesla MaryAnn Holder Dublin, Georgia
Rashad Andres Jackson Jacksonville, Florida
Christian Renaldo James Dublin, Georgia
Montice Lenise Robbins Atlanta, Georgia
David S. Roberson Fayetteville, Georgia
**Jessalyn Manise Ross Decatur, Georgia
Kimdrelia Nicole Sanders Norcross, Georgia
Bernell Emmanuel Smithen Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
*John Edward Stewart Augusta, Georgia
Timothy James Thomas Douglasville, Georgia
*Courtney Tyche Traylor Baraesville, Georgia
KimNitra Morsha Varner LaGrange, Georgia
Brittany Me Chele Whitby Macon, Georgia
Demetrius Nicole Whitfield Waynesville, Georgia
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*Terrance Bernard Conley College Park, Georgia
*Alicia Nicole Duncan Columbus, Georgia
Shaina Renee Edwards Lithonia, Georgia
**Meranda Sharea Hamilton Bloomingdale, Georgia
Tameika Lashawn Heyward Savannah, Georgia
Nikki Nacole Hill Byron, Georgia
***Taqwaa Falaq Saleem Savannah, Georgia
Pinstorp
Malenthia Dai'nice Eady Savannah, Georgia
*DeAndrea Nicole McMillian Albany, Georgia
Adrian G. Weems McDonough, Georgia
**Octavious Delano Willingham Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Sylvia Bernice Anderson Savannah, Georgia
*Curtis Ballard, Jr. Brunswick, Georgia
Ericka Briana Dukes Stone Mountain, Georgia
Andrew Kirkland Faison Franklin, Virginia
***Dorninique Alexis Jackson Savannah, Georgia
LaToya Darcel James Seale, Alabama
Darius Tremaine Johnson Americus, Georgia
Katia Lanae Larke Savannah, Georgia
Joshua Prentice McCray Savannah, Georgia
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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***MaSovaida Salerno Morgan Savannah, Georgia
**Rayna Kiera Ogletree Douglasville, Georgia
La' Shae Michelle Rhodes Stone Mountain, Georgia
Trina Sherie Samuels Orlando, Florida
Robin Danine Sanders Savannah, Georgia
Ebony Neeki Williams Savannah, Georgia
*Amber Nicole Zellner Decatur, Georgia
political ikience
Shantel Rene Dean Douglasville, Georgia
*BrittanyAnn Freeman Fayetteville, Georgia
Germaine La Vonne Jones Villa Rica, Georgia
*Latricia Lynn Rounds Midway, Georgia
*Cadesha Shaquay West Valdosta, Georgia
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Tarik Lamar Maxwell Hartwell, Georgia
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**Chandriah Renee Bell Dublin, Georgia
Pamela Richelle Fulton-Smith Savannah, Georgia
Jennifer Michelle Hammond Masury, Ohio
*Sabrina Lachelle Hayes Savannah, Georgia
Carmen Denise Preston Evans, Georgia
Tori Alexis Smith New Brunswick, New Jersey
LaTeashia Michelle Steed Savannah, Georgia
*Jennifer Dominga Torres Colorado Springs, Colorado
Terry Marquis Walton Saint Simons Island, Georgia
*Mary Alice Deloach Wilson Savannah, Georgia
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***Crystal Shawana Harris Stone Mountain, Georgia
*Amondo Rayshawn Harris Bishopville, South Carolina
Jourdon Nichole Satcher Irwinton, Georgia
Monique Nichelle Thorpe Darien, Georgia
Scidera Nicole Woods Austell, Georgia
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*Ansley Joye Jones Augusta, Georgia
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
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*Brandon N. Anim Savannah, Georgia
**Mallori Felisha Boyd Columbus, Georgia
Sophia Maudrianne Campbell Athens, Georgia
Latasha Renee Curtis Rome, Georgia
Stephanie-Marie Sarah Ebanks Savannah, Georgia
**Aleshia Chaunte Edwards Grovetown, Georgia
*Tia Shanta Goodman Allenhurst, Georgia
Mario Grayes Savannah, Georgia
*Milan Shauntri Johnson Jonesboro, Georgia
LaTresha Bianca Pearce Columbus, Georgia
*LaShasta LaShawn Robinson Columbus, Georgia
Shamel Jermaine Spooner Camilla, Georgia
Robert W. Stewart Evans, Georgia
*Tenisha LaShae Whitehead Macon, Georgia
Brittany Ashton Williams Americus, Georgia
Chemistry
**Candace Patricia Cooley Claxton, Georgia
**Rasheed A. Lawal Lansing, Michigan
*Marcia Lyn Lightfoot Stone Mountain, Georgia
*Vernecia Nicole Person Hephzibah, Georgia
John Milton Walker, Jr. Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Willie James Brown, Jr. Montezuma, Georgia
Kenneth Bernard Cullens, Jr. Hinesville, Georgia
Zaviere Eduardo Doanes Jonesboro, Georgia
Danny Earl Miller, Jr. Macon, Georgia
*Mark Owen Vick, Jr. Bloomingdale, Georgia
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**De' Rael Anthony Darling Powder Springs, Georgia
Janitta Rochelle Evans Macon, Georgia
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**Ebony Alastrea Davis Savannah, Georgia
Antoine Carl Stewart Augusta, Georgia
Krystel Lenae Travis Decatur, Georgia
Jaquan Turner Macon, Georgia
***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude In Absentia
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