Commencement
Convocation
2008
FRIDAY, MAY 9
SEVEN O ’ C L O C K
P.M.
OLIVER C. DAWSON STADIUM
ORANGEBURG,
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Seal and Mace
The University Seal is comprised of the following carefully sculptured symbols:
a palmetto tree, a miniature building and a torch. The Palmetto Tree stands in
the center of the seal and represents the official tree of South Carolina. At the
base of the tree, on the left, is a miniature of Morrill Hall symbolizing education
and history. Morrill Hall, one of the first buildings constructed on the campus
was named in recognition of the Morrill Act which established land-grant colleges
in the United States. South Carolina State University is a member of the landgrant system. On the right side of the tree is a torch which connotes a deep
devotion to truth: “Scientia, Officium, Honos,” meaning Knowledge, Duty, Honor.
The Seal is used on all official documents of the University. The Seal was designed
for the Inauguration of Dr. M. Maceo Nance, Jr. as fifth president of South
Carolina State University in 1968 by Dr. Leo F. Twiggs, Professor of Art at the
Institution.
The Mace has an ancient history as a symbol of authority. During the thirteenth
century, it was used for civil purposes and during the processions of royalty and
other dignitaries.
The Mace symbolizes the autonomy and authority of the University, the Board
of Trustees, the administration, and the faculty to grant degrees to graduates and
represents one of the oldest traditions in academia. The University Mace was
designed by Dr. Clarence W. Hill, School of Engineering Technology and Sciences,
during the Fall Semester of 2003. The Mace is carried before the president and
other dignitaries of the platform party during commencement and other formal
processions.
The University Mace was commissioned by Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. and presented
during his inaugural ceremony as the ninth President of South Carolina State
University. Dr. Hugine’s vision for the design of the mace included “full capture
of the strength of the University, as evidenced in its history.” He envisioned the
Mace representing “the significant growth, prosperity and vitality for the future
of the University.” The Mace design is reflective of and captures the rich history
of the University while embracing the challenge to preserve its legacy as a landgrant institution.
A brass multi-ring base supports the 42” elegantly crafted walnut fluted staff
with brass rings bearing the names of former University presidents. This ornate
feature presents eight bronze engraved panels. Engraved on four of the eight
panels are the three historic seals of the University and the seal of the State of
South Carolina. On three of the remaining panels are the names of the University
from beginning to present. One panel is blank to capture future developments.
Two marble plates, one garnet and one blue, serve as the base and top plate for
the uppermost part of the Mace. The pinnacle of the Mace is a sphere, having
two faces: one face with Morrill Hall, one of the first buildings on the campus,
and the second having the President’s Seal, representing the University’s leadership
and global presence in higher education.
Commencement Convocation
FRIDAY EVENING, THE NINTH
OF MAY
TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT
SEVEN O’ CLOCK P.M.
OLIVER C. DAWSON STADIUM
ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
Contents
Two
The University
Three
President’s Message
Four
Program
Six
Commencement Speaker
Seven
Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees
Eleven
School of Graduate Studies
Thirteen
Honor Graduates
Fourteen
Commissioned Officers
Fourteen
The Symbols of Learning
Fifteen
Chief Administrators
Sixteen
Honorary Degree Recipients
Eighteen
Concert Choir and Symphonic Band
Nineteen
Board of Trustees
Nineteen
President’s Cabinet
Twenty
Commencement Committee
Twenty
Alumni Oath
Twenty
Announcements
Inside Back Cover
National Anthems
Inside Back Cover
Alma Mater
The University
Since its founding in 1896, South Carolina State University has evolved
from a small teachers’ college into a major university center of learning.
One of the most attractive campuses in the Southeast, the University is
located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which is centrally located between
the capital city of Columbia and the beautiful seaport city of Charleston.
South Carolina State University is one of two land-grant institutions in the
Palmetto State. The University is state-assisted and draws its students from
all over the United States and various foreign countries.
The approximately 5,000 students enrolled at the University have a choice
of more than fifty different fields of study on the undergraduate and graduate
levels. The academic programs are housed in three colleges and one graduate
school. The degree-producing academic divisions of the University include:
the College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences; the College of
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Technology; and the School of Graduate
Studies. The School of Graduate Studies offers programs at the master’s,
educational specialist, and doctoral levels as well as three certificate programs.
The University also provides undergraduate and graduate courses through
Distance Learning and Continuing Education.
In support of its mission as a land-grant institution, South Carolina State
University also administers an Extension Program of service to the people of
the state of South Carolina. The Institution makes a special effort to contribute
to the intellectual and cultural life of the community through numerous cocurricular offerings and special activities such as its lecture series and its lyceum
presentations.
The main campus is comprised of 160 acres and more than sixty buildings.
Adjacent to the main campus is Queens Village, housing for married students.
South Carolina State University supports seventeen NCAA varsity sports,
which have brought the Institution more than eighty-five conference
championships and seven national titles.
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MESSAGE FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT MCINTYRE
To the Graduating Class of 2008:
Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2008. This is your day to
celebrate the achievement of earning your degrees. The members of
the administration, faculty, and staff are honored to have had the
opportunity to provide you with a quality education.
The skills you have obtained at South Carolina State University will
guide you through a successful career. With the competencies gained
from the University, you will be able to compete in our global society.
DR. LEONARD A. MCINTYRE
Interim President
I congratulate you on your achievement and we look forward to your
continued association and support of South Carolina State University.
Again, to the Class of 2008, congratulations and well wishes!
Sincerely,
Leonard A. McIntyre, Ph.D.
Interim President
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Commencement Convocation Program
The Program
Dr. Leonard A. McIntyre, Interim President ~ Presiding
PRELUDE
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ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL – War March of the Priests Mendelssohn
(Audience is requested to remain seated)
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POSTING OF COLORS-National Anthems
SCRIPTURE AND INVOCATION
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MUSIC – “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” arranged by Wilhousky
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE
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Symphonic Band
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Symphonic Band
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ROTC Color Guard
Dr. John Corbitt
Member, Board of Trustees
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Concert Choir
Interim President McIntyre
His Excellency Amani Abeid Karume,
President of Zanzibar
Interim President McIntyre and Dr. Rita J. Teal,
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
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DOCTOR OF LAWS
His Excellency Amani Abeid Karume
Statesman
READER: Dr. Rita J. Teal, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
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Interim President McIntyre and Dr. Teal
READERS:
Dr. M. Evelyn Fields, Chair of the Department of Education
Dr. Ghussan Greene, Chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
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Interim President McIntyre
INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO THE
NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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REMARKS
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ALMA MATER
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RETIRING OF COLORS
BENEDICTION
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RECESSIONAL - Pomp and Circumstance
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Ms. Patricia B. Lott, President
South Carolina State University National Alumni Association
(Page twenty)
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Edward Elgar
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Interim President McIntyre
Audience
Concert Choir and Symphonic Band
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ROTC Color Guard
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Dr. Corbitt
Symphonic Band
Graduates and Guests: Please remain seated until the platform party and faculty have recessed. At the conclusion of this
program, please proceed to the President’s Reception in the Felton Laboratory School Gymnasium. The Reception will begin
no later than thirty (30) minutes following the conclusion of the commencement exercise.
Audience: Please join in the singing of the Alma Mater (Inside back cover).
Mace Bearer
Dr. Rahina Mahtab
Concert Choir
Dr. Jimmy A. Cheek, II, Director
University Bands
Mr. Eddie Ellis, Director
Marshal
Dr. Rita J. Teal
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Keynote Speaker
HIS EXCELLENCY AMANI ABEID KARUME
PRESIDENT OF ZANZIBAR
Amani Abeid Karume is of the new generation of African leaders, succeeding
leaders who led the liberation of Africa from colonialism. His focus is on economic and social development and he is fortunate to have been born by a leading
nationalist leader. His father, Abeid Amani Karume, was the leader of the freedom movement in Zanzibar in the 50’s and early 60’s. He became the founding
father of the Zanzibar Nation and later Tanzania when he united his nation with
Julius Nyerere’s Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
His Excellency Karume was schooled in the freedom struggle through his association with his father. Thus, it was
easy for him to step into the political world. He was already a seasoned Politian in 1990 when he was elected a Member
of Zanzibar House of Representatives at the early age of 42. He was appointed a Cabinet Minister in the Zanzibar
Government leading the Trade, Industry and Marketing portfolio. At the same time, he was nominated a Member of
the Tanzania Parliament. In his second term as a representative, he was appointed Minister for Communications and
Transport. He rose to become the elected President of Zanzibar in 2000 and re-elected to another five year term in 2005.
Since assuming the Presidency, Karume has engaged himself greatly in economic and social development of Zanzibar particularly in education and health sectors and poverty reduction programs. Under his leadership Zanzibar has
launched an Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy with emphasis on education development.
Karume is an idealist leader who leads a simple life. He is well described as a workaholic but at the same time he is
family man who specially dots on his grandchildren. His love for children is universal, thus his great zeal in the
promotion of education.
Under his administration Zanzibar has adopted a Universal Primary Education policy whereby 100% of school
going children are enrolled in the first primary classes.
Through his vision, Zanzibar economy and infrastructure development including road network and telecommunication has surpassed many counties in Africa, South of the Sahara.
Karume is populist politician, a quality he inherited from his father, but he is also a realist. This is reflected in his
successful contribution to conflict resolution in his country.
SIX
Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees
The academic honors of Summa Cum Laude (3.75-4.00), Magna Cum Laude (3.50-3.74), and Cum Laude (3.00-3.49) are
designated in the commencement program for undergraduate students with outstanding scholastic records based on their
current cumulative grade point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2 (See page 13).
Summa Cum Laude
Gold Tassels and Gold Stoles
Magna Cum Laude
Gold Tassels and Gold Honor Cords
Cum Laude
Gold Tassels
College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences–Dr. Robert T. Barrett, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Rasheen La’Teal Hampton
Carla Jenice Killins
Martina Latoya Price
Dahlia Faith Wilson
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Corey Lamont Benson
LaDaria Claudette Benson
Jennifer Elaine Buie
Takis Cook
Joy Irene Carnella Coulbourne
Jarva Jamel Crawford
Maria Renee Frasier
Amber Dane’a Gauthia
Siobhan Whitney Goodman
Shantell Monique Green
Rahsaan Kota Louris
James Damien Middleton, Jr.
LaKeisha Reneé Miller
Dominique Yasmine Nesmith
LaMesha Tashaun Praylow
Shaquana Alesia Rivers
Sophia Nicole Taylor
Erica Michelle Thompson
Adrienne Nicole Tilley
Angel Kay Urie
LaKalvin Jamal Wrighten
Bachelor of Science
Agribusiness
Genathan Patrick Bookhardt
Schwann Jermaine Henry
Bachelor of Science
Business Economics
Kevon Antrobus
Gisela Eliane Kloss
Candice McFarlane
Bachelor of Science
Business Management
Chad Banks
Domonic Santini Benjamin
Garrett Douglas Blakely
Bettina Lafaydrian Bush
Ronnie Lerenzo Bush, Jr.
Sandra Elizabeth Chisolm
Mirian Maria Cruz
Rahmal Vaun Dow
Terrell Kenyon Dunmeyer
Richard Elisu
Rashad Jamal Epps
Jessica Shawnta Flemming
Sunil Delshoin Ford
Nakia LaTrice Genwright
Benjamin Antwon Harrison
Darrin Vonzell Hills
Robert Jermane Holmes
Brandon Renard Hook
Chiquita Michelle James
Naketa Geneva Lacy
Daniel Antonio Marcus McCauley
Destiny LaVerne McCoy
Kadron Kayon Murray
Andrew Chase Neely
Quintine Otto
LaToya Denise Pendergrass
Shay Tao Region
Darelle Allen Sabb
Kenard Leon Simon
JaKenda Terveas Smalls
Jessica Simone Smalls
Justen Loren Thompson
Stephanie Daniele Vincent
Glenn Dale Watts, Jr.
Alycia Nikole White
Carl Ernest Williams, Jr.
Richard Dornell Yeargin, Jr.
Bachelor of Science
Family and Consumer Sciences
LaSasha Necole Alford
Pamela Yvette Alston
Viola Alston
Doris Elise Bailey
Lakeisha Raynetta Dawson
Chinnise Lavette Edwards-Adkins
Jasma Sonikka Kiawana Eichelberger
Travis Quentione’ Evans
Carl Lavon Felder, Jr.
Mary Ragin Gillens
Adrienne Shanterelle Griffin
Ashleigh Stefon Halley
Deundrell Latrease Hanna
Sherina Janae Harley
Trametra Janaece Hemphill
Bernett Summers Hughes
Brandi Chantel Jennings
Keisha Jenaé Johnson
Latasha Tashon Johnson
Gwendolyn Jones
Kourtney Keith
Jennifer Nicole McBride
Sandretta McFadden
Spencer Miller, Jr.
Kimberly Hope Morgan
Michael Lawayne Robinson, II
Deondrea Danielle Simon
LaDerida Latoya Stokes
Linda Smalls White
Bachelor of Science
Marketing
Rolandas Herbert Breland
Avery Justin Brown
David Michael Brown
Arcilla Victoria Calwise
Maria JyKala Davis
Joshua Jay Frazier
Alea Geneve Hill
Ionut Aurelian Hurduc
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College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences–continued
Tracey Elaine Jones
Gina Marie Litrell
Thomas Ferguson Matthews, III
Stephanie Tanae McDuffie
Amber Harae Milford
Derrick Jerome Moultrie
Rushawnda Janelle Olden
Andre James Anthonio Parker
Marcela Ivon Rodezno
Erin McCord Sims
Eric Jerell Singleton
Monica Denise Washington
Gynessa D´Nee Woodard
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Shakira Lynn Ballard
Mary Magdelene Roddy Jackson
Bachelor of Science
Nutrition and Food Management
Tavares Doneas Brumfield
Shanita LaShawn Dash
Tamyra LaCole Davis
Eboné Siera Edwards
Lauren Camille Grant
Jakiá Kareema Muhammad
Sierra Jóvan Rhodan
Amy Marie Stevens
LaKeisha Shanta Tindal
Marvin Jarkody Tisdale, Jr.
Adrienne Denise Whitney
Dewayne Ben Williams
Bachelor of Science
Physical Education/Activity
Management
Deric Barrett
Robbie Jermaine Baston
Robert Edward Clark
Kevin. Dukes
Jamell Edwards
Carlos Antonio Gonzalez
John Wesley Jarvis, III
Jevon Terrell Jeffries
Troy Lee McFadden
Harvey Jermaine Owens
Ashley Nicole Payne
Anthony Jerome Smith
Kesha Sheeinee Stephens
Eric Antron Young
Bachelor of Science
Physical Education/Health Sciences
Tyreese Vané Clark
Jennifer Nicole Saxon
Brittany Renae Strange
Bachelor of Science
Physical Education/Sport
Communication
Paris Feroud Barr
Yeshira Shaquita Butler
Monique Walker
College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences–Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Drama
Christopher Wayne Brown
Melchizedek Isaiah Elcock
Bachelor of Arts
Drama Education
Angela Nicole Burton
Bachelor of Arts
English
Deven Devon Anderson
Porsche DaTavia Atwood
Quantasha Brown
Sonya Lynette Cromwell
Patrice LaShelle Dáise
Keiauna Lacovyette Lasha Boykin Jackson
Ashley Nicole Jones
Carol Elizabeth Jordan
Nakia Yvonne Mack
Royland Martin, Jr.
Dante Elexander Mozie
Chudney Pilar Pruitt
Kiwonda Detrelle Riley
Vonetha Re´nea Seymour
Tamelia Tenecia Washington
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Bachelor of Arts
History
Devin Antonio Dash
Betrand Fludd
Christopher Michael Gamble
Barry Carlton Gill
Rachel Phillips
Micheal Jerome Pryor
Bachelor of Arts
Music Industry
Emanuel Joseph Barnette
Amadi Corella Jones
Bachelor of Arts
Music/Orchestral Instruments
Xyvina Yvonne Williams
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
LaQuita DéShawn Alford
Joh-nette Katia Brown
Miatika Gwynette Carter
Meghan Alexandria Coleman
Amanda Maria Counts
Olympia Latreice Dinkins
Rosemary LaRhonda Drake
Jamia Diann Foster
Christian Corazon Grant
Loyd Rickey McClary, Jr.
Lorna Hill Thomas Saylor
Shenita Renee Thomas
LaToya Nicole Thompson
Bachelor of Arts
Social Studies Education
Kara Elaine Fowler
Bachelor of Arts
Sociology
Evans Parris Capers
Marquita Jamia Nelson
Daphne Chér Rice
Aleshia LáShawn Tucker
Lakita Carmenyaner Williams
Candace LaTasha Wroten
College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences–continued
Bachelor of Arts
Studio Art
Justin Lamar Burwell, Sr.
Renaldo Harold Davis
Fredrico Lopez Harrison France
Dwayne Desmond Goodman
William Thomas Kirby, II
Joshua Pearson
Bachelor of Science
Art Education
Alethea Louise Bryant
Bachelor of Science
Business Education
Felicia Nicole Hemphill
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Niccole Denise Brown
Chantanay Yvette Butler
Rachel Leona Dotch
Laura Ashley Garrison
Marquita Nicole Hagler
Michael Jackson
Mary Etta Walden Montouth
Dianne Barnwell Moore
Adrell Antonio Pressley
Pia LaShea Scott
Lamont O’Brien Summers
Tiffany Thrower
Kenyetta Wilson
Lena Marie Wilson
Lorraine Wilson
Navodda Wilson
Bachelor of Science
Early Childhood Education
April Elizabeth Brown
Traci Sanford Evans
Ashley Ramoné Gilmore
Heather Nicole Heatley
Adrianne LeAnn Holt
Jennifer Latonya Murray
Karla Michelle Pearsall
LaKee Crelle Pressley
Denetra Chiquana Young
Bachelor of Science
Elementary Education
Bridget Shanique Alexander
Andre’ Sylvester Moss
Kim Payne
Dawnta Rogers
Crystal Monique Segres
Jennifer Ahlers Stout
La’Kendra Jere’ Wallace
Lena Marie Wilson
Michael Leonard Washington
Ashley Sharell Williams
Petronia Williams
Regina Arnette Williams
Yeshi Iiana Yohanes
Bachelor of Science
Family & Consumer Science
Education
Sophia LaJennia Brown
Bachelor of Social Work
Cecelia Ann Bailey
Eune’ce Carnelia Bell
Mechelle Olandriah Bethea
Shoilanda Monique Blanchard
Brittany La’Shea Brayboy
Shikira Antron Bridges
Linda Scott Buggs
Crystal René Burnham
Alicia Fanchon Crawford
Khala Timeka Frasier
Roberta Shenia Graham
Tameka Danielle Hughes
Lisabeth Alecia Hylton
Latonya Neese Jett
Gearline Calloway Kennerly
Nailah Ruby Mack
Tiffany Renée Mack
LaQuana NaDaya Katay Martin
Shanena Moneque McLeod
Stephanie Nicole McMillan
Angelica Melonese Means
Alicia Milligan
Christy Isabelle Murray
La’Ebony LáShawn Nelson
Tieashia Monquiek Odom
Crystal Martino Perry
LáShawn Denice Pilot
Tennille Yohne Poole-Elerby
Latia Charlene Richardson
Johnetta Shavon Saunders
Sharmetta Aqueena Lashay Sheppard
Marquita Lashandia Taylor
Dameko Naishon Thorpe
Dametria Sherita Whitaker
Beverly Ann Wollins
Michelle Nicole Workman
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics Education
Marcus Jarrel Jackson
Bachelor of Science
Music Education
Gidgit Ye’Shaun Leonard
Bachelor of Science
Physical Education
Nygel Thomas Pearson
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Sainthia Bryant
Elaina Vanessa Cattenhead
Lamaya Nitrice Davis
Jaquila La’Shaye Green
Krishauna Revaé Harbor
Jaki Renee Jackson
Breena Jeniece Jamison
LaShamanek Tiffani Jordan
Makeda Lamahni Kahlein
Brandon OlaJuwon McCleave
Shaknika Evette Miller
Jennifer Shaquon Nowell
Lauren Danielle Porchia
Jeremy Jevon Rogers
David Emmanuel Sanders
Levette Montrice Segars
Camaila Latay Stevens
Lelieth Cecelia Thompson
Bachelor of Science
Special Education
Veronica Brown Cooper
Tequita Antoinette Wallace
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College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technology–Dr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Prince Anoruo*
Brittany Nicole Baity
Jamonte Chanbis Barnes
Shauntay Victoria Brown
Travis LéAndre Brown
Brittney Laveonne Cook
Lakeela Shamika Copeland
Jonathan Irving Corley
Crystal Alexis Dantzler
Donna Sharolyn Darlington
Sherice Shakera Davenport
Adella Candis Francis
Kino Dwayne Fraser
Jennifer Liana Goodwin
Lilliana Gootinag
Krystal Reneé Harris
Ronshica Nicole Jenkins
Janeen Willisha Jennings
Kwajaleyn Denise Johnson
Melissa Renee Mack
Beauregard Theo Marshall
Felicia Ann Mays
Jennie Gear McCollum
Sharee McGriff
Arfraja Ghermal McLeod
Andric Jamaul McNeil
LaToya Cierra McNeil
Matthew Gregory Mitchell
Shawn Michael Mitchell
Richard Charles Morgan
Latoria Shannell Myers
Lindon Greene Narine
Jade Micole Nelson
Leslie Patrice O’Neal
Tiffany Janel Peterson
Whitney Jene’ Roberson
Kimberly Nicole Sampson
Brandon Terrell Samuels
Brittnée Tawana Smith
Denise Annette Smith
Aja Aleah Stanback
Denise Verneal Taylor
Marquita Reneé Thomas
Precious Aba Wallace
Shaniequa Monique Whaley
Emili White
Jermaine Antonio White
TEN
Ashley Nicole Williams
Kadara Michele Williams
Tiffany Laurett Williams
Miranda Williamson
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry
Paulette Loraine Allen
Ciera Nicole Bannister
Whitney Monique Boston
Portia Nekia Gifford
Brittany Nichol-Renay Green
Tamika Marie Greenwood
Ashley Salina Horton
Latrese Shantel Jennings
Ashley Victoria Mack
Jessica Claretha Middleton
Makeda Akaette Matilda Nantambu
Shanoah Bettina Parker
TaTreka Montoia Polite
William Abraham Sago
Camille Shipman
Stacey Monique Turner
Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering Technology
Theodore Lenard Hamilton, Jr.
Linwood Lee-Alvin Jones
James Benjamin Washington
Richard Washington, Jr.
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Leon James Bolton, III
Dirk Kosi Francis
Mohamed Cotoh Kamara
Reginald Perry
Henry McCants Richmond, II
Sean Jawann Sims
Corey Andre White
Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering Technology
David Anthony Jenkins
Fahad Ali Khubrani
Altemese CáRass Turner
Bachelor of Science
Industrial Engineering Technology
Shawn Maricia Blake
Le’Tamra Senchal Dixon
Richard Keion Hazel
Bachelor of Science
Industrial Technology
Antawn Vanquez Brunson
James Carol Burgess, II
Lionel Bradford Ferguson
Jeremy Ricardo Foster
Anton Rashun Gaines
Maurice Matrill Jones
Brandon McBride
James Pressley
Edward Newman Starks
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics
Sharee Vanae Galloway
Doneshia Devonne Reynolds
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics and Computer Science
Dragan Bisercic
Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Colin Ian Forde
Eric Christopher Turner
Robbie Lenai Walker
Bachelor of Science
Nuclear Engineering
Vanna Nichole Gaffney
Slavica Grdanovska
Bachelor of Science
Physics
Yvonne Christine Johnson
Stephanie Mitchum
School of Graduate Studies–Dr. Thomas E. Thompson, Dean
Master of Arts
Rehabilitation Counseling
Timothy Antonio Adams
Carin Diane Connelley
Glenn Robinson
Robin Renee Holmes
Charles Harry Johnson, Jr.
Zertie Rodriquez Johnson
Kayla Denise Keller
Glenn Robinson
Cynthia Ellen Sherrard
David Lee Smith
Felicia Shanta Washington
Master of Arts
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Anetra Davis Beaufort
Quinessa Brijette Cook
Valerie Kay Flemming
Kawanna Sugick Ford
Shelley Lauren Hucks
Haven Ashley McClinton
Adrian Antonio Miller
Shanay Evette Williams
Master of Arts in Teaching
Denise Jonell Clark
Ashley Nicole Hughes
Robert Johnson, III
Mihyun Song
Master of Business Administration
Business Administration/
Entrepreneurship
Dina Monique Black
Ayiesha Maria DeCoteau
Alina Vladimirovna Ovechkina
Master of Education
Counselor Education
Coby Dion Brandyburg
Cora Buskey Calloway
Gary Maurice Collick
Shanika Latrice Cooper
Latasha Lanise Edmonds
LaDonna Selyce Gist
Murline Ingram+
Lawanda Michelle Johnson
Miranda Knight
Sophia Virginia Ladson
Kim Latrish McCray
Vanessa Wright McKie
Dorothya Patrice Nero
Rovonia Sha’quawn Owens
Jamey DeeWayne Patterson
Claire Shawntay Steverson
Mercedes Singletary Walker
Michelle Jamila Walker
Amica Tamar Smith Williams
Master of Science
Individual and Family Development
Grindl Bonita Pringle Alexander
Shontae Latoya Chisolm
Kristal La’Sha Hutchinson
Tamarrow Meminger
Shelly-Ann Ruth Palmer
Erica Renee Redding
Janice Althea Simmons
Master of Science
Nutritional Sciences
Jameka LaTonya Hagood
Angela Kim Lee
Sherretta Thomas
Master of Science
Transportation
Christian Joachim Pantin
LaTonya Evette Peeples
Emma Youlanda Wade
Educational Specialist
Martha Brothers
Frederick Eugene Brown
Brenda Cantey
Stacey Merrill Franklin
Bethany Adea Giles-Burgess
Richard Allen Leonard, II
Grover Cleve Pilot
Walter James Seabrooks
Jeffery Scott Thompson
Doctor of Education
Rose Marie Boyles
Regina Denise Hagood
Kim Elizabeth Jackson-Allen
Willie Carl Outlaw, III
Cynthia Delores Sanders
Outlaw, Willie Carl III
Dissertation:
An Investigation of Teacher Perception
of Parental Involvement in Selected High
Schools in South Carolina
Dr. Michael Boatwright, Advisor
Sanders, Cynthia D.
Dissertation:
A Comparison of the Academic
Performance of Elementary Students in
a Rural Educational Setting
Dr. Necati Engec, Advisor
ELEVEN
School of Graduate Studies–continued
Individual and Family
Development
Hutchinson, Kristal L.
Dissertation:
Young Adults’ Characteristics and Their
Expectations of Having Children
Palmer, Shelly-Ann R.
Dissertation:
The Association of Parental Competence
with Child Behavior Problems
Transportation
Pantin, Christian J.
Thesis:
A Risk Analysis of Chlorine Gas Transportation to Water/Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Greenville County,
South Carolina
Peeples, LaTonya Evette
Thesis:
A Comparative Analysis of Fatal Crashes
on Two-Lane Rural Highways in South
Carolina and Virginia
Wade, Emma Yolanda
Thesis:
The Environmental Impact of
Telecommuting: An Overview of
Greenville Count, South Carolina
+ In absentia
* Posthumously
Appearance of a name on this program is presumptive evidence of graduation and graduation honors, but it must not be regarded as
conclusive. The signed and sealed diploma of South Carolina State University remains the official testimony of the possession of the
degree. The names in this program list the graduation candidates for May 2008.
TWELVE
South Carolina State University Salutes Its Honor Graduates!
The academic honors of Summa Cum Laude (3.75-4.00), Magna Cum Laude (3.50-3.74), and Cum Laude (3.00-3.49) are
designated in the commencement program for undergraduate students with outstanding scholastic records based on their
current cumulative quality point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2 (See page 13).
College of Business and
Applied Professional Sciences
Summa Cum Laude
Kevon Antrobus
Avery Justin Brown
Amber Dane’a Gauthia
Jennifer Nicole McBride
Marcela Ivon Rodezno
Monica Denise Washington
Magna Cum Laude
Mirian Maria Cruz
Ebone S. Edwards
Ionut Aurelian Hurduc
LaTasha Tashon Johnson
Carla Jenice Killins
Gisela Kloess
Candice Simone McFarlane
Nygel Thomas Pearson
Angel Kay Urie
Dewayne Ben Williams
Cum Laude
Shakira Ballard
Chad Banks
Paris Feroud Barr
Deric Barrett
Jennifer Buie
Ronnie Lerenzo Bush
Arcilla Calwise
Takis Cook
Lakeisha Raynetta Dawson
Travis Evans
Shantell Monique Green
Adrienne Shanterrelle Grif
Ashleigh Stefon Halley
Rasheen Hampton
Sherina Janae Harley
Darrin Vonzell Hills
Brandi Chantel Jennings
Gina Litrell
Thomas Matthews
Derrick Jerome Moultrie
Jakia Kareema Muhammad
Dominique Nesmith
Quintine Otto
Martina Price
Jessica Simone Smalls
Kesha Stephens
Amy Marie Stevens
Sophia Taylor
Marvin Tisdale, Jr.
Stephanie Daniele Vincent
Monique Walker
Adrienne Denise Whitney
Carl Earnest Williams
College of Education,
Humanities and Social
Sciences
Summa Cum Laude
April Elizabeth Brown
Veronica Brown Cooper
Kara Elaine Fowler
Jennifer Latonya Murray
Crystal Monique Segres
La’Kendra Jere’ Wallace
Magna Cum Laude
Cecelia Ann Bailey
Sonya Lynette Cromwell
Christian Grant
Heather Heatley
Felicia Nicole Hemphill
Jaki Renee Jackson
Makeda Lamahni Kahlein
Karla Michelle Pearsall
Kiwonda Detrell Riley
Jeremy Jevon Rogers
Levette Segars
Sharmetta Aqueena Sheppard
Jennifer Stout-Ahlers
TeQuita Wallace
Lena Marie Wilson
Cum Laude
Laquita Alford
Shoilanda Blanchard
Shikira Antron Bridges
Johnette Brown
Alethea Louise Bryant
Angela Burton
Chantanay Butler
Meghan Alexandria Coleman
Alicia Crawford
Rosemary Drake
Traci Sanford Evans
Jamia Foster
Barry Carlton Gill
Ashley Ramone’ Gilmore
Roberta Shenia Graham
Adrianne LeAnn Holt
Tameka Danielle Hughes
Keiauna Jackson
Marcus Jarrel Jackson
Amadi Corella Jones
Carol Elizabeth Jordan
Gearline Calloway Kennerly
Laquana Martin
Loyd McClary
Alicia Milligan
Dante Elexander Mozie
Christy Murray
La’Ebony Lashawn Nelson
Jennifer Shaquon Nowell
Kim Payne
Crystal Perry
Lashawn Denice Pilot
Tennille Yohne Poole-Elerb
Lauren Porchia
Lakee Crelle Pressley
Latia Charlene Richardson
Johnetta Saunders
Pia LaShea Scott
Marquita Taylor
Latoya Nicole Thompson
Lelieth Cecelia Thompson
Dametria Sherita Whitaker
Kenyetta Wilson
Navodda Wilson
Beverly Ann Wollins
Denetra Young
College of Science,
Mathematics and Engineering
Technology
Summa Cum Laude
SUMMA
Dragan Bisercic
Shawn Blake
Adella Candis Francis
Kino Dwayne Fraser
Portia Gifford
Lindon Bernard Greene Nari
Jade Nelson
Magna Cum Laude
Whitney Monique Boston
Donna Darlington
Colin Ian Forde
Dirk Kosi Francis
Ashley Horton
Fahad Ali Khubrani
Stephanie Mitchum
Doneshia Devonne Reynolds
Whitney Jene’ Roberson
Camille Shipman
Sean Sims
Ashley Nicole Williams
Cum Laude
Paulette Allen
Antawn Brunson
James Burgess
Le’Tamra Dixon
Brittany Green
Tamika Greenwood
Krystal Harris
Janeen Jennings
Ashley Mack
Jennie Gear McCollum
Sharee McGriff
Arfraja McLeod
Makeda Nantambu
Shanoah Parker
Tiffany Peterson
TaTreka Polite
William Sago
Brittnee Smith
Aja Aleah Stanback
Stacey Monique Turner
Robbie Walker
James Benjamin Washington
Richard Washington, Jr.
Corey White
Miranda Williamson
Brandon Samuels
THIRTEEN
Rank of Second Lieutenant Commissioned Officers from the Class of May 2008
Tamarrow Meminger (Adjutant General’s Corps)
Thomas F. Matthews, III (Air Artillery)
+Arfraja G. McLeod (Aviation)
Keronica C. Richardson (Quartermaster Corps)
+Ronnie L. Bush, Jr. (Transportation Corps)
Tiffany Thrower (Transportation Corps)
+ Distinguished Military Student
The Symbols of Learning
The Academic Procession
The academic procession of today’s commencement exercises is made up of candidates for degrees, members of the
faculty, members of the Board of Trustees, and members of the platform party marching in that order. After the ceremony,
the order of march is reversed except that graduates are dismissed at their seats.
The order of march is in accordance with academic protocol which was established centuries ago when academic ceremonies
were predominantly directed by the clergy. In keeping with the familiar order of the religious procession, the younger and
newer groups precede the older, and the place of highest honor is at the end of the procession.
Academic Attire
The academic costume worn at American college exercises today dates back in its essential features to the Middle Ages. The
oldest universities of northern Europe, such as Paris and Oxford, grew out of church schools. Students and faculty wore
clerical garb, largely borrowed from the monastic dress of their day.
The head-covering of the academic costume developed out of the skull cap worn by the clergy in cold weather. In the
universities, this skull cap acquired a point on top which gradually evolved into a tassel. In this country, it has been replaced
by the familiar mortar-board, which still retains the medieval tassel.
The hood was originally worn over the head, and otherwise dropped onto the shoulders, like a cowl. Today, each college
or university has its distinctively colored hood-lining, by which its graduates may be recognized in academic processions.
The gown worn today seems to have been borrowed from the habit of the Benedictine monks. At medieval institutions
of higher learning, undergraduate and graduate degree candidates could be distinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness of
their gowns. The graduate degree candidates’ gowns were often furred, a feature that survives today in the ornamentation
found on doctoral gowns.
In keeping with long established traditions, graduates of South Carolina State University continue to wear black robes with
an Oxford mortarboard cap and a black tassel. Baccalaureate students graduating with the distinctive honors of cum laude,
magna cum laude, and summa cum laude wear gold tassels, stoles, and honor cords, as appropriate. Candidates for the
bachelor’s and master’s degrees wear color hoods designating their academic disciplines, and Doctor of Education candidates
wear the light blue hood of their discipline, as well as fur-ornamented robes, which display three stripes on each sleeve.
The colors for academic disciplines, established by the American Council on Education, include white for arts, letters, and
humanities; drab for business administration, commerce and accountancy; crimson for communication and journalism;
copper for economics; light blue for education; brown for fine arts; purple for law; lemon for library science; green for
medicine; pink for music; apricot for nursing; silver gray for oratory; dark blue for philosophy; sage green for physical
education; peacock blue for public administration; golden yellow for science; citron for social science; and scarlet for theology
and divinity.
FOURTEEN
Division of Academic Affairs–Chief Administrators
Dr. Rita J. Teal, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Learie Luke, Interim Associate Vice President for Faculty and Programs
Dr. Christine Boone, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Deans
Dr. Robert T. Barrett, Dean, College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences
Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dean, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean, College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technology
Dr. Thomas Thompson, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Mrs. Mary L. Smalls, Dean, Library and Information Services
Chairpersons
Dr. Ethel Jones, Chair, Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Gwendolyn D. Wilson, Chair, Health Sciences
Dr. H. Gebre-Selassie, Interim Chair, Accounting, Agribusiness and Economics
Dr. David Jamison, Interim Chair, Business Administration
LTC Heyward Stackhouse, Professor of Military Science
Dr. Evelyn Fields, Chair, Education
Dr. Ghussan R. Greene, Chair, English and Modern Languages
Dr. Tolulope Filani, Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
Dr. David Staten, Chair, Human Services
Dr. Larry Watson, Chair, Social Sciences
Dr. Judith Salley-Guydon, Chair, Biological and Physical Sciences
Dr. James E. Keller, Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. Stanley Ihekweazu, Chair, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Dr. A. M. Hasanul Basher, Chair, Industrial and Electrical Engineering Technology
Records and Registration
Mrs. Annie R. Belton, Registrar
Mrs. Felicia McMillan, Assistant Registrar
FIFTEEN
Honorary Degree Recipients
Donald Beatty
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
Reg Weaver
Philip Simons
Inez M. Tenenbaum
George H. Grace
John Hope Franklin
Henry Nehemiah Tisdale
Lindsey Olan Graham
Rev. Joseph Armstrong DeLaine*
Harry Briggs*
Eliza Briggs*
Levi Pearson*
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
Earl G. Graves
Mark Sanford
Leroy Davis, Sr.
Clifford L. Stanley
Dr. Benjamin F Payton
Mrs. Crandall C. Bowles
Kay Patterson
James F. Barker
Charles P Austin
John Hurst Adams
James Hovis Hodges
Albert Gore, Jr.
Kenneth L. Chenault
Joel A. Smith, III
Ernest Finney, Jr.
James E. Clyburn
Annabelle Spann Boykin
William E. Simms
John E. Jacob
Reatha Clark King
Carl A. Carpenter
Johnnetta B. Cole
L. Douglas Wilder
Trudelle Willetta Wimbush
Rodell Lawrence
John W. Matthews, Jr.
Harold J. Mackey
SIXTEEN
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Public Service
Doctor of Fine Arts
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Public Service
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
2007
2007
2007
2006
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2002
2002
2001
2001
2000
2000
2000
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1996
1995
1995
1995
1995
1995
1994
1994
1994
1994
1992
1990
1990
Maude E. Callen*
Earle E. Morris, Jr.
A. Barry Rand
Abelle Palmore Nivens
Marshall Burns Williams
Matthew J. Perry, Jr.
John C. Marous
Ruby Middleton Forsythe
J. Strom Thurmond
M. Maceo Nance, Jr.
Ernest Frederick Hollings
Henry Doctor, Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Walter Ivey
Ernest A. Grant
W. H. Aiken
Robert Shaw Wilkinson, Jr.
Benjamin E. Mays
George W. Howard
J. B. Pierce
John T. Williamson
Marion B. Wilkinson
Miller F. Whittaker
Herbert U. Seabrook
Celia D. Saxon
Martin A. Menafee
William C. Nance
Isaac S. Leevy
Lucy C. Laney
Louise F Holmes
Bessie E. Green
Otis D. Council
Cora S. Boykin
Mary McLeod Bethune
J.C. Whittaker
J.J. Starks
Ernest E. Just
Nelson C. Nix
Lewis M. Dunton
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Public Service
Doctor of Public Service
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Public Service
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Humane Letters
Master of Farmer
Doctor of Agriculture
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Letters
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Master of Arts
Masters of Arts
Masters of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
1990
1990
1990
1989
1989
1989
1989
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1924
1924
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
1922
*Posthumously
SEVENTEEN
Concert Choir
Rashad Anderson
Sherica Ball
Marie Bligen
Sheryl Boyd
Dakara Bridges
Chris Brown
Tavares Brumfield
Andrea Calloway
Michael Cherry
LeKeatra Daniels
Thomas Davis
Sabrina Green
Shonte Darby
China Jenkins
Derrell Jones
Kenneth Magwood
Brittney Middleton
Stephon Miller
Candice Mims
Tiffany Robinson
Kadina Sangster
Deana Scott
Isaiah Singleton
McKenzie Singley
Travis Thompson
Shaylah Webb
Darroll Weston
Aldus Williams
Edward Woods
Alto Saxophone
Kenneth Brabham
Micah Brown
Alphonso Counts III
Chris Floyd
Curtis Johnson
Lerone Mckenzie
Brittany Salley
Madison Scriven
Roy Michael Tricksey
Byran Hill
Benjamin Jones
Austin Massey
Jerome Mikel
Gabrielle Moffitt
Harry Reed
Jonathan Ruth
Albert Shuler
Nicholas Spurley
Tarus Stills
Darius Wright
Tuba
Taylor Arthur
Yolonda Bennett
Hussein Davies
Geoffrey Dean
Brendan Glaze
Douglas Goethie
Brandon Hopkins
Robert Jackson
Michael Lawrence
Kyle Lewis
Jonathan Madden
Justin Nowlin
Garrick Rivers
Garion Williams
Curley Wyman
Symphonic Band
Flutes/Piccolos
Jasmin Cooper
Danielle Pitts
Joy Vaughn
Oboes
David Kershaw
Venetia Lyles
Stephon Miller
Clarinets
Sherica Ball
Atia Bostick
Chris Brown
Auriel James
Sylvia Lee
Felicia Livingston
Edvige Mbakoup
Lanisha McClintock
Monique McGowan
Chantrice Moore
Jasmine Oliver
Brittany Smalls
Raymond Thomas
Quentin Turner
Mark Watts
Bass Clarinet
Renda Jackson
Lekretia Gonzales
E Contrabass Clarinet
Larissa Jones
b
Contrabass Clarinet
Jasmine Stroman
EIGHTEEN
Tenor Saxophone
Brandis Howard
Yweston Myers IV
Shedric Pierce
Amy Simmons
Baritone Saxophone
Devlin Boswell
French Horn
Eugene Burden
Isum Ellison, Jr
Candace Hall
Robert Johnson
Megan Martino
Tar-Shae Odom
Krystal Singletary
Russell Willis
Trumpets
Alton Allen
Victor Berry
Darion Breland
Larry Bowden
Gerald Carter
Brian Craig
Jasmine Fassett
Jordan Haynesworth
Euphonium
Larry Frazier
Joann Gates
Candace Grier
Nigel Harris
Taylor Harrison
Chris Shelton
Jimmy Williams
Robert Witherspoon
Trombone
Rogers Baxter, Jr
Darryl Broome
Kellye Cuthbert
Zelverick Gordon
Hamilton Grant
Nedrick Green
Latrondrick Hunter
Sitha Lam
Gent McCoy-Thompson
Samuel McWhite
Shion Randolph
Jarvis Ross
Bianca Watts
Monique Wheeler
Jonathan Whitfield
Percussion
Quenton Atterberry
Rakim Bradford
Fernadez Brown
Joseph Diase
Brittany Davis
Thomas Davis
Foushe Dotson
Donovan Ford
Corey Foster
Harry Hunter
Vincent Jenkins
Freddie Land
LaTeshia McFadden
Antwan Moffatt
Adrian Moore
Charles Palmer
Irving Stegall
Rodrecus Thompson
Calvin Washington
Board of Trustees
The Honorable Marshall C. Sanford, Jr., Governor
and Ex-Officio Chairman
Mr. Maurice G. Washington, ’85, Chairman
Mr. Jonathan N. Pinson, ‘93, Vice Chairman
Mr. Earl A. Bridges, Jr.
Mr. Lumus Byrd, Jr., ‘65
Dr. John H. Corbitt, ’62
Mrs. Linda K. Edwards Duncan, ’76, ’81
Ms. Schylver V. Foster, ‘77
Mr. Reggie Gallant
Mr. Karl V. Green
Dr. Shirley Portee Martin, ‘76, ‘98
Mrs. Martha S. Smith
President’s Cabinet
Mr. John E. Smalls
Senior Vice President for Finance, Facilities
and Management Information Systems
Dr. Jackie Epps, ‘69
Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement
and Interim Executive Director of the Foundation
Dr. Valerie Fields
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
EMERITUS
Dr. James A. Boykin, ’48
Mr. Charles C. Lewis, Sr., ‘76
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Ms. Patricia B. Lott, ’63
National Alumni Association President
Dr. M. Evelyn Fields
Faculy Senate President
Mr. Derrick Green, ‘84
Staff Senate President
Mr. Jeremy J. Rogers
Student Government Association President
Mr. George K. Quick, ‘68
Chairman, Board of Directors
SC State University Foundation
Dr. Leonard A. McIntyre, Interim President
Dr. Carl E. Jones, ’76
Executive Director for Student Success and Retention Program
Mrs. Charlene M. Johnson, ’80
Director of Athletics
Dr. Rita J. Teal
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Leola Adams, ‘69
Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development
and Interim Executive Director of 1890 Programs
NINETEEN
Members of the Commencement Committee 2007-2008
Mr. Elbert Malone, Co-Chair
Dr. Judith Salley, Co-Chair
Ms. Lillian Adderson
Mrs. Shirley L. Autry
Dr. Richard Beckford
Ms. Annie R. Belton
Ms. Deborah Blackmon
Ms. Deborah Blacknall
Ms. Betty Boatwright
Ms. Franette Boyd
Ms. Deitra Briggman
Mr. Anthony Caldwell
CPT Juan Cobbs
Mr. Eddie Ellis
Ms. Stephanie Felks
Dr. Valerie Fields
Mr. Allen Fleming
Mr. Nathaniel Gant
Mr. Hydrick Gass
Mr. Derrick Green
Chief Gregory Harris
Dr. Clarence Hill
Dr. Clemmie Hill
Dr. Ethel Jones
Mrs. Dannie L. Keepler
Ms. Johnnie M. Keller
Mr. Dennis Larrymore
Dr. Christopher Mathis
Dr. Douglas Miller
Dr. Octavio Miro
Mrs. E. Marie A. Moore
Dr. James L. Myers
Ms. Erica Prioleau
Mr. Jeremy Rogers, SGA
Dr. Myron Samuels
Dr. Ronald Speight
LTC Heyward Stackhouse
Dr. Rita J. Teal
Mr. Ronald Whitmore
Announcements
RECEPTION
A Reception has been planned immediately after the Commencement Convocation in the
Felton Laboratory School Gymnasium to congratulate graduates and welcome families and
guests.
2008 SUMMER TERM
Registration – Monday, March 3, 2008 – Monday, May 18, 2008
Classes begin – Session I – Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Late Registration, Wednesday, May 21, 2008
2008 FALL TERM
Registration – Wednesday, April 2, 2008 – Thursday, July 31, 2008
Late Registration begins - Friday, August 1, 2008 – Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Classes begin – Wednesday, August 20, 2008
All tuition and fees are due Thursday, July 31st for the 2008 Fall Semester.
Alumni Oath
I hereby solemnly pledge allegiance to my Alma Mater in appreciation of the
opportunities for development afforded me at South Carolina State University. I
pledge active membership in the National Alumni Association wherever I may be.
Through association with my fellow alumni, I shall forever do my best to uphold the
ideals and traditions of my Alma Mater. I pledge to exemplify high ideals by rendering
positive and dignified service to the community, state, nation, and world, thus living to
bring honor and respect to my Alma Mater.
TWENTY
Tanzania National Anthem
The Star Spangled Banner
Mungu ibariki Afrika
Wabariki Viongozi wake
Hekima Umoja na Amani
Hizi ni ngao zetu
Afrika na watu wake.
CHORUS
Ibariki Afrika
(repeat)
Tubariki watoto wa Afrika.
Mungu ibariki Tanzania
Dumisha uhuru na Umoja
Wake kwa Waume na Watoto
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania na watu wake.
CHORUS
Ibariki Tanzania
(repeat)
Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania.
Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
English:
God Bless Africa.
Bless its leaders.
Let Wisdom Unity and
Peace be the shield of
Africa and its people.
CHORUS
Bless Africa,
(repeat)
Bless the children of Africa.
God Bless Tanzania.
Grant eternal Freedom and Unity
To its sons and daughters.
God Bless Tanzania and its People.
CHORUS
Bless Tanzania,
(repeat)
Bless the children of Tanzania.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep’s pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
A lma Mater
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream.
’Tis the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation,
Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
--Frances Scott Key (1814)
Sing the praise of Alma Mater
Let us rally to her calls
Lift our voices, send them ringing
Thru the groves and classic halls.
Hail! Hail! Dear Alma Mater
Hail! Hail! Dear S.C.C.
We’ll defend and honor
Love and cherish thee.
We are loyal sons and daughters
Proud to own the name we bear,
For the truths that thou has taught us
Ready all to do and dare.
--Robert Shaw Wilkinson
(Second President, 1911-1932)
Words written by Dr. Robert Shaw Wilkinson, second president of South Carolina State College. Mr. Ted D. Phillips, an alumnus, wrote the music.
I N S T I T U T I O N A L A C C R E D I T AT I O N
South Carolina State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: telephone number 404- 679-4501) to award the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctorate degrees.
Undergraduate and graduate teacher-education programs are approved by the South Carolina
Department of Education, using the standards of Specialty organizations approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Colleges of Teacher Education (NCATE). All teacher
education programs are also accredited by NCATE. Other accredited programs and their accrediting bodies are as follows: the Family and Consumer Sciences programs by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS); the Food and Nutrition Program is approved by
the American Dietetics Association (ADA); the Speech Pathology and Audiology Program by the
Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASLHA); the Social Work Program by the Council for Social Work Education (CSWE); the Rehabilitation Counseling
Education Program by the Council of Rehabilitation Education, Inc. (CORE); the Nursing Program by the Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); the Music Program by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); the
Computer Science Program by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (CAC/ABET) and the curricula in Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technology by the
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET); and the
Business Programs by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
International.
In addition, the Counseling and Self-Development Center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services, Inc. and the Child Development Learning
Center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (a division
of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)).