2009

FRIDAY, MAY 8

SEVEN O ’ C L O C K P . M .

OLIVER C. DAWSON STADIUM

O R A N G E B U R G ,S O U T H C A R O L I N A

Commencement Convocation

The University Seal is comprised of the following carefully sculptured symbols:a palmetto tree, a miniature building and a torch. The Palmetto Tree stands inthe center of the seal and represents the official tree of South Carolina. At thebase of the tree, on the left, is a miniature of Morrill Hall symbolizing educationand history. Morrill Hall, one of the first buildings constructed on the campuswas named in recognition of the Morrill Act which established land-grant collegesin the United States. South Carolina State University is a member of the land-grant system. On the right side of the tree is a torch which connotes a deepdevotion to truth: “Scientia, Officium, Honos,” meaning Knowledge, Duty, Honor.The Seal is used on all official documents of the University. The Seal was designedfor the Inauguration of Dr. M. Maceo Nance, Jr. as fifth president of SouthCarolina State University in 1968 by Dr. Leo F. Twiggs, Professor of Art at theInstitution.

The Mace has an ancient history as a symbol of authority. During the thirteenthcentury, it was used for civil purposes and during the processions of royalty andother dignitaries.

The Mace symbolizes the autonomy and authority of the University, the Boardof Trustees, the administration, and the faculty to grant degrees to graduates andrepresents one of the oldest traditions in academia. The University Mace wasdesigned by Dr. Clarence W. Hill, School of Engineering Technology and Sciences,during the Fall Semester of 2003. The Mace is carried before the president andother dignitaries of the platform party during commencement and other formalprocessions.

The University Mace was commissioned by Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. and presentedduring his inaugural ceremony as the ninth President of South Carolina StateUniversity. Dr. Hugine’s vision for the design of the mace included “full captureof the strength of the University, as evidenced in its history.” He envisioned theMace representing “the significant growth, prosperity and vitality for the futureof the University.” The Mace design is reflective of and captures the rich historyof the University while embracing the challenge to preserve its legacy as a land-grant institution.

A brass multi-ring base supports the 42” elegantly crafted walnut fluted staffwith brass rings bearing the names of former University presidents. This ornatefeature presents eight bronze engraved panels. Engraved on four of the eightpanels are the three historic seals of the University and the seal of the State ofSouth Carolina. On three of the remaining panels are the names of the Universityfrom 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 forthe uppermost part of the Mace. The pinnacle of the Mace is a sphere, havingtwo 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 leadershipand global presence in higher education.

The Seal and Mace

Commencement Convocation

FRIDAY EVENING, THE EIGHTH

OF MAY

TWO THOUSAND AND NINE

SEVEN O’ CLOCK P.M.

OLIVER C. DAWSON STADIUM

ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Contents

The University

President’s Message

Program

Commencement Speaker

Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees

School of Graduate Studies

Honor Graduates

Commissioned Officers

The Symbols of Learning

Chief Administrators

Honorary Degree Recipients

Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

Board of Trustees

President’s Cabinet

Commencement Committee

Alumni Oath

Announcements

The Star Spangled Banner

Alma Mater

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Inside Back Cover

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The University

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Since its founding in 1896, South Carolina State University has evolvedfrom a small teachers’ college into a major university center of learning.

One of the most attractive campuses in the Southeast, the University islocated in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which is centrally located betweenthe capital city of Columbia and the beautiful seaport city of Charleston.South Carolina State University is one of two land-grant institutions in thePalmetto State. The University is state-assisted and draws its students fromall over the United States and various foreign countries.

The approximately 5,000 students enrolled at the University have a choiceof more than fifty different fields of study on the undergraduate and graduatelevels. The academic programs are housed in three colleges and one graduateschool. The degree-producing academic divisions of the University include:the College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences; the College ofEducation, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Science,Mathematics and Engineering Technology; and the School of GraduateStudies. 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 throughDistance Learning and Continuing Education.

In support of its mission as a land-grant institution, South Carolina StateUniversity also administers an Extension Program of service to the people ofthe state of South Carolina. The Institution makes a special effort to contributeto the intellectual and cultural life of the community through numerous co-curricular offerings and special activities such as its lecture series and its lyceumpresentations.

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 conferencechampionships and seven national titles.

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT COOPER

May 8, 2009

Dear Graduates:

Congratulations to our Spring 2009 Graduating Class. South CarolinaState University through its administration, faculty, and staff hasprovided you with the tools necessary to succeed in your futureendeavors. Today is evidence that you made a commitment and stayedthe course during your matriculation at SC State University.

You have come to the end of this educational journey that preparesyou for the next phase in your life through the challenges provided byour dedicated faulty and staff. With the preparation you have received,there are no limits to where you can go or what you can achieve. Iencourage you to go forth as ambassadors for SC State University, and make your mark in society.

Again, I congratulate you or your achievement and ask that you continually support SC StateUniversity. The world awaits you! Hail, Hail Dear Alma Mater!

Sincerely,

George E. CooperPresident

DR. GEORGE E. COOPERPresident

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Commencement Convocation Program

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The ProgramDr. George E. Cooper, President ~ Presiding

PRELUDE Symphonic Band

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL – War March of the Priests Mendelssohn Symphonic Band(Audience is requested to remain seated)

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Francis Scott Key Audience

Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

SCRIPTURE AND INVOCATION The Reverend Dr. Eddie C. Williams

Pastor, North Orangeburg United Methodist Church

MUSIC – “Hallelujah” from the Mount of Olives by Ludwig van Beethoven Concert Choir

Dr. Richard E. Beckford, Director

Mrs. Kay Crawford, Piano

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER President Cooper

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Ms. Terry McMillan

International Best Selling Author

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE President Cooper and Dr. Rita J. Teal,

Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

READERS:

Dr. Harriett Gregg, Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and AudiologyDr. Ghussan R. Greene, Chair, English and Modern Languages

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Mace BearerDr. Angela Shaw-Thornburg

Concert ChoirDr. Jimmy A. Cheek, II, Director

University BandsMr. Eddie Ellis, Director

MarshalDr. Rita J. Teal

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INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO THE

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ms. Patricia B. Lott, President

South Carolina State University National Alumni Association

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REMARKS President Cooper

ALMA MATER Audience

Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

BENEDICTION The Reverend Williams

RECESSIONAL - Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Symphonic Band

TERRY MCMILLANINTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Keynote Speaker

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Terry McMillan was introduced to literature while shelving books atthe library. Stung by James Baldwin’s spotlight eyes, she remembersthis milestone moment as the one that introduced her to the possibilitythat black folks wrote books too.

Since her breakout novel “Waiting to Exhale” surged onto The NewYork Times bestseller list, critics and readers alike have been captivatedby her irreverent, often-hilarious take on the issues faced bycontemporary African-American women. With several of her bestsellers,including Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and

Disappearing Acts made into hit movies, McMillian has made her mark on both the literary world andin Hollywood.

McMillan began her career in fiction with the New Renaissance Writers’ Guild. As a single mother,she started her days before dawn, writing as much as she could before it was time to get the babyready and take the train to work. She edited her morning’s work on the subway and rewrote duringher lunch break, editing again on the ride home.

She eventually expanded her short story, “Mama” into her first breakout novel, winning theDoubleday New Voices in Fiction Award in 1986 and an American Book Award from the BeforeColumbus Foundation in 1987. “Mama” initially followed standard practice, a short print run withlittle or no book tour budget. McMillan put her data entry and entertainment industry skills to work,contacting every black college and bookstore in the country, and assembled her own nationwidebook tour that prompted the printing of additional books before the first copy hit stores.

Her second novel, “Disappearing Acts,” received critical acclaim, selling more than two millioncopies after its release in 1989, Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan appeared in Disappearing Acts toHBO. McMillan next wrote A Day Late and a Dollar Short which also became a New York Timesbestseller.

McMillan wrote “Waiting to Exhale” during her tenure as a professor at the University of Arizona inTucson. No one could predict how it would change publishing and film. The hardcover release spentmore than 38 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Forest Whitaker brought the book to greatsuccess on the big screen, winning seven Grammy Awards and an MTV Movie Award.

In 1995, McMillan’s Jamaican vacation inspired her novel, How Stella Got Her Groove Back. A departurefrom her prior work, the stream-of-consciousness fantasy was completed in 30 days. Stella was metwith critical acclaim, debuting at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list, where it remained forweeks. In 1999, McMillan co-wrote the screenplay for the film which appeared on the big screen tosold-out audiences.

In 2002, McMillan won an NAACP Image Award and an Essence Award. She released her firstnon-fiction effort in 2006 under the title, “It’s Okay if You’re Clueless, and 23 More Tips for the CollegeBound”. Her most recent work of fiction is “The Interruption of Everything”. McMillan is currently atwork on her next book and is also working on a signature household line.

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) aredesignated in the commencement program for undergraduate students with outstanding scholastic records based on theircurrent cumulative grade point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2.

Bachelor of ArtsSpeech Pathology and AudiologyJacqueline Michele DingleTiphany Lamai JamisonSakethia Charlene LigginsEmily Murdaugh Morris

Bachelor of ScienceAccountingTymeisha Lovelette Renee CheeksAshley Raquel ConyersIrran DuncanSade Renee Hinton-MorrisKristin DeSará JohnsonLasherah Monique KingLamesha PraylowLetia Sherrelle Servance

Bachelor of ScienceAgribusinessEdward Bernard AugustRobert Marcel JacksonMarvis Jevez PresidentEarl Alexander Wilson

Bachelor of ScienceBusiness EconomicsLeonard Anthony CoaxumKeisha Glasgow- PierreTaurean David HutchinsonDmitry LomakinTyrell Jamar McPhersonEbony Nicole OreeAbdalla Kayode Straker

Bachelor of ScienceBusiness ManagementCrystal Lynette AndersonWesley Jamont BellamyLarry Eugene Bowden, Jr.Justin Herbert BoykinBrandon Torrell BrownRyan Joshua Brewster

Jeffrey Charles Coan, Jr.Byron Troydel DavisAshley Dominic DublinKamaron Beniamen FrasierQuinton Antwan-Javar GantKrystal Reneé GoodenDonita Alexis HamiltonBrandon Jácain, Nikey HannaKimberly LaChelle HarrisJermaine Miquel HeywardBrenda HiersChristopher Andtrion JohnsonMary Elizabeth JonesCory David JozefiakSarah Ann KinneyGisela Eliane KloessWhitney LadiaDontá Jovon LegetteBryan Sheldon MickensShakahn Denise MontgomeryDedrick Rayshawn OutlawAntoine Jovan ScottAmber Joy SeaseTravis ShiderClarissia Renee SimmonsGuy Elijah Simmons, Jr.Taejonia Marie SlaterNakeia Mechelle StaleyKellima Therese Thompson

Bachelor of ScienceFamily and Consumer SciencesKim Jamaica BrownLillie Belle CleckleyCharlotte Ayesha CollinsJoyce Ann Murphy CooperOctavius Tavaris DarbyMegan Alexandria DavisParis DavisAlicia Hope DowdyTheresa GambleCarlon Adel GlennJessica Shardáe Hosey

Joshua Lenard JacksonKendra Shenetta James-JohnsonDeidra Juanita JeffcoatJuliet Jones Ida Renee KearseAngel Laquaine MortonJoann McknightFrances Gail OliverCourtenay Danielle ScottShontay Nicole SidersMarsha Agonta Sanders SlighDeidre Jamelle Thomas Ivorydell Tindal Darrah Anna Elizabeth Weston Tameshia Lorean White

Bachelor of ScienceMarketingJustin Ashworth BlackmonEugene Tremaine Frank BookerSharaledon Douglas BraveTalesha Lynnell CobbsErin DéShawn CorbettMartyn Lloyd FlowersTashana Latoya FrancisCorneilus Renard GreenVanessa JonesYana Olegovna LytkinaStephanie Tanae McDuffieAdaeze Jeannette OputaLaura Bettina Waters-Brown

Bachelor of Science in NursingSabrina Simone AdamsEsther Chika AjukwaVeronica Williams AndersonTakena Shuntay BookerJoyce Denise CantyShanté Sherika CarterMelissa Donnalynn CollinsAshley Nicole CooperGlenda Reneé Edwards

Summa Cum LaudeGold Tassels and Gold Stoles

Magna Cum LaudeGold Tassels and Gold Honor Cords

Cum LaudeGold Tassels

College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences–Dr. Robert T. Barrett, Dean

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Kadeidra GadsonShaRhonda LeKeitha HamptonRaMonica LoRenzia HillTomeka JenningsIsis MackShay Laneé MackBrandy Naketa ManigoKenyetta Dorlean MiddletonDenise Monique RichardsonGrace Aquita SimmonsNhajiyah RaHessia SimmonsTiffany Sharone ThompsonKerisha Lavette WilliamsCassandra Juanita Wright

Bachelor of ScienceNutrition and Food ManagementNicholas Dwayne BlockerTereza Adelaide GovrikJessica Diana KellyYolanda Smith

Kathlyn Orissa StephensonAmber Corrine Williams

Bachelor of SciencePhysical Education/ActivityManagementNed Wayne BerryTyler Michelle DraytonStephon Hurrii GoreArtell Maurice GreenMaurice Jamaal LloydChristopher Everett Nelson, Jr.Montae Rahman SeabrookSamuel Antonio WhiteEric Antron YoungWalter Kenneth Young, III

Bachelor of SciencePhysical Education/HealthEducation ServicesDomonique Maria ColemanKristi Lynette Foster

Bachelor of SciencePhysical Education/SportCommunicationJaime Danylle DicksLeQuinn Shantel EllerbeTroy Jermaine Gill, Jr.Elizabeth Ilona GovrikDaipai Nehemiah HoraceThomas Derrell Mackey, IIIAmbra DéOnca MagwoodKristen Simoné MillerRyan Asapansa PottsDanielle Evette Williams

College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences–Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dean

Bachelor of ArtsDramaKeisha Yvonne McAllisterR’yesha R’me StradfordMartin Yeboah

Bachelor of ArtsEnglishBrian David HartKandi Larissa HugginsCollette Tabatiere JohnsonSitha Tom LamAdolph Meggett, Jr.Tomika MillerJe’Ana Markeisha OliverJessica Santana Toomer

Bachelor of ArtsEnglish EducationCara Danielle Dowling Valencia LaToya Johnson

Bachelor of ArtsHistoryMarvin James Dagin, Jr.

Bachelor of ArtsHistory /Social Studies EducationJohnerra O’Harriette AlfordRobert Leon Grant, III

Bachelor of ArtsMusicJamaal Sequann BrownClyde Frazier, IIIDarris Pasley Jackson

Bachelor of ArtsPolitical ScienceCindaia Lenita ErvinAmber Le’Tyra FreemanMegan Celeste MartinoWhitney Searra McCreaGeorgia Mercedes MitchellChiquita Nicole RobertsDemar Lamont RobertsDáVeda Lakeitha SistrunkKonishia Nakita Watson

Bachelor of ArtsSociologyKatrina Artise GardnerTiara Charday HarrisWhitney Nõel KingJessica Delaine ScottClemson Jerome Wright, Jr.

Bachelor of ArtsStudio ArtMontel Andrea BrownJekela Sade BurgessJasmine Rawsheen CrawfordJoshua Vincent. DavisTremayne Quentez FritzRobyn Nicole HembyKristian Elijah JamesTawana Marie JenkinsAndrea Michelle PughAdrian Nicole SimmonsJohnathan Andrew SmithTarus DeMarcus StillsTrevor Blease SweatEric Tranard Waring+Brittñy Valencia Wilder

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Bachelor of ScienceBiology EducationVictoria Dawson

Bachelor of ScienceCriminal JusticeArka Monique AbneyMaurice Alexander BellingerDanielle Shanté CallenderScott Lee Epps, Jr.Robert Anthony GillCervantez Shaheen GlennDomonique Elise GordonDanielle Theresa GrantCarlton Lamar HarrisOlivia Jelene HollowayAllen Reginald HunterEsther JenkinsAshley Ryan LattimoreJerome Anton MikellSherita Latoria SmallsSidney Lavadajec Smalls, IIIAndria Deonta WadsworthPatrick Gregory WatsonVanessa Ashley Woodbury

Bachelor of ScienceEarly Childhood EducationBrittani Janay HamptonKari CandaceJamesTiffany Trenelle MurrillCourtney Thomas

Bachelor of ScienceElementary EducationSamantha Jane BoydCandace Michelle GordonJessica Cheryl JohnsonAmy Elaine Miller Ivania Jenice Peoples-Lockhart

Bachelor of ScienceMathematics EducationLaDaisia Renee GlenEnchanté Lauren LawsonKawaii Sherouise MagwoodMarvin Ray Robinson, Jr.

Bachelor of ScienceMusic EducationKendra Patrice Hodges

Bachelor of SciencePhysical EducationAimee Michelle Whittaker

Bachelor of SciencePsychologyDorothy Crystal BetheaToni Alise ChisolmChristine Marie DingleSierra Patrice FlynnJerrett Michael FultonAshley Marie JacksonStacey Marie-Antoinette JacksonDerrick Lamont JordanTara Mintz LeeDarion Quinn LemonBrandon Jamal LilienthalChad McFaddenAntwanique La’Shea MiddletonFàKeisha Danyelle MintonJasamine Shareka MossTylette NewkirkTaryn Vinet RichardsonJataya Tameika SandersCloressa Yolanda SeltzerCrystal Rebecca ShawKionna Sharda SingletonPriscilla Benzena SingletonBanetta Nasiya SweatSadé Shanay Willis

Bachelor of Social WorkAnjail Monique Abdual-HaqqJa’hyraika Bra’nay BoykinsLakheetah Danielle AllenTomeka Dominique BanksJessica Nicole DeweseBrenda Faye FrazierMarsha Lachelle FrazierLaDonna Reneé GaillardTymyra Dannielle GreeneTiffani Sharmell HamerArthur Jonathan Harrell

LaToya Fashella HarrellBelinda HiersDonica Nicole JordanDeon Cassandra LambrightKatherine Sledge LampkinTabertha Limone LongAshley Nicole McCrayJessica Michelle MoodyKia Michelle MyersAshley Marie RavenellBathsheba Gabriela RooksBrittany Danielle SingletaryLaGreasha Shawnta SingletaryAntreana Romanda SingletonAnthony Jamal SmithErica Denise SmithJanice Reneé SmithRaessha Latrice TisdaleChakia Shanai ThompsonWilliam Denard TysonTiffany Anchinette VogtArnetta Sharese WashingtonTasonja Berrna Weaver

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Bachelor of ScienceBiologyNatalee AllenKrystal Lynn AnthonyKyle BowrinWilliam Levar BrightChanta Reneé BrooksRosco Travis ChandlerSherwin Zacchaeus CohenGabrielle Patrice DavisRoxanne Q. G. DuncanMaria Alicia DuPreeUlysses Brandon EdmondsUchechi Chidinma EgbuhuzoEmerald Reneé FreemanAshley Monique GambleAaron Bernard HaireLauren Ashley HallKendall Lamar HamptonNi’cole Dessiré HarlenErica Shaquan HaynesTreasure JaQuata HollandJulia Nicole JonesLemeisha Denise JonesNickeya La-Toya KennedySharonda Latrice LittlejohnReneé Natalie McWilliamsJenell Rashea MooreQuinton Antwan Moore Cierra De’Andre MurdaughShaRhonda Lafayee Nesbitt Frederick Da’Nerra ParkerLanita Aquila PetersonLéKenneth RackinsRékia Shaquandra RavenelTamara Lashay RiversMelody Jeannette SampsonTe-Niece Anneé StevensFrené Nichole Adkins StewardTempest Shanee Vance Matthew Christopher WashingtonCharles Lamont WellsNichole Lasha WilliamsVernisha Don’nell Wilson William Matthew Wooten

Bachelor of ScienceChemistryJernika Mátike ByersTravis Kirshan DavisNicole Marie HamiltonVenetia DeNae LylesLynda Michelle Johnalee McFarlinShauna La’Shonte SprinkleDana-Marie Leslie-Ann TelesfordAmid Hamidi Vadeghani

Bachelor of ScienceCivil Engineering TechnologyMichael Markease CooperTheodore Lenard Hamilton, Jr.Kwame Baila McLeodBenjamin Isaiah Middleton, Jr.Tandia Dona Ann Taylor

Bachelor of ScienceComputer ScienceAracio Jerron DanielChanta Elizabeth DavisShanteka Shantel Glover Derrick Roman Hare Javone Harry Holloway Tameka Nicole JacksonKashif Alexander McCasline Jarvis Lepéz MillerChristiana Hope ScottTeon SingletaryVeronica Sherese SmithMichael Bradley TurnerCharlie James Williams

Bachelor of ScienceElectrical Engineering TechnologyKristopher BurtonChristopher Jamal CarterJason JohnsonAndell Kevan MarshDranawn Andromeche StrotherRodrecus Frederick Thompson

Bachelor of ScienceIndustrial Engineering TechnologyTravis Markallen AshfordRodney Maurice Austin

Emma CarsonJeramie Shane HaynesBrandon Torrey MillerAndre Donnel SweatJermaine Dontrel Williams

Bachelor of ScienceIndustrial TechnologyTerrence Antwain AllenCornelius BurroughsMaurice Gevell SuberRyan Joseph WiseCharles Kajuan Zeigler

Bachelor of ScienceMathematicsMarquita Natasha DeanYovonda HolmesJessica Ashley LesaineLeonard Tremaine MontgomeryLarry NievesJessica Marie SegresJustin Eugene Segres

Bachelor of ScienceMechanical Engineering TechnologyGerald Kahseem BookhardRobert Lewis Caldwell, Jr.April Nia-Nicole CoxWilliyce Latron DavisGeorge Donald Fogle, IIITony FootéMichael Jovan GarrettBrian Lee HareJavier Lane HollowayQuincy Franklin MackGarrett Callahan McDanielJaupa Prakash PatelAndre Peter PrescodSherwood Lydell SmithMichael Earl Weathersbee

Bachelor of SciencePhysicsJoy Chrystal Epps

College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technology–Dr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean

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Master of ArtsRehabilitation CounselingNatasha Willette BraceyCheryl Bing GadsdenMelody Devon GilmoreAlicia KearseBarbara Ann WilliamsGeorge Edward WilliamsLynn Williams

Master of ArtsSpeech Pathology and AudiologyWaretha Clarell ButlerTiffany Bonnette GrantAshley Nicole LocklearRosalyn Webb Merriweather

Master of Arts in TeachingLatarsha Lynn AdamsAlicia Reneé GibsonYolanda Vernetta GuinyardWisley McCray HamiltonTomalyn JamisonShayla Paul Johnson*Osiris Sahu-Nefer KafuShandra LaShea KogerJennifer Lynn MeltonLinda Carden MurrayMashid Ghalili NajafabadiMariam Felicia Young

Master of EducationCounselor EducationSandra Marshall AdgersonChandler Virginia AtkinsMartha BlankenshipAngela Gaines BrightBeverly Brown CampbellTina Levette Heyward-HartMelissa Morrison HowardShelia Rena InabinetEvelyn Inez Kitt-WilsonHirleen Laurel- MackKevin LewisShayla Diane NewtonChrissundra Proctor-SmithKatrina LaShann Shivers

School of Graduate Studies–Dr. Thomas E. Thompson, Dean

Latonia Yvette SimmonsSanquenetta LaToya WilliamsFedrick Allen Wilson

Master of EducationEarly Childhood Education+Cindy Shealy

Master of EducationSpecial EducationFranceann Hallman

Master of ScienceIndividual and Family DevelopmentAshley Nicole AdamsReneé Michelle BellTa’Meka LaQuane GethersTara Denise SheardCharity Beth Simmons

Master of ScienceNutritional SciencesMyra Denise Williams

Master of ScienceTransportationTeresa Parker-HightowerLakia Shená Mustipher

Educational SpecialistChandra Monic BellMartha BrothersN’Kia Jones Campbell+Vickie Carter-BlockerDesmond Leon CatoJacquelyn GambleRebecca Robinson GinnTerry Lennette GrantPatrice Tolbert Green+Amanda M. HayesNieka Lashoun HugginsBrenda HughesNatasha Faye JeffreysMyra Elaine KeyLeConte’ Richardson MiddletonWanda MouzonSharonda Fanning Murrell

Tamara Nance-BetheaKendra Yvonne PickeringStacey Rock-GilmoreAkil Edward RossDarlene Victoria Smith-SimsAnthony Thomas SnipesKendra Waring

Doctor of EducationSamina Iqbal AlimohamedShontier Prescott BarnesTonya Burns BeltonJanice Zissette BishopOvanual Carlton BushMarty ConnerJeanette Hardy ElamEleanor Marie FieldsCarl Garvin GeorgieDebbie Kay JordanFranklin Odell Jordan, Jr.Costa Peter LempesisWanda Nikita McMichaelLutricia Lockhart ParkmanLorraine PeeplesKatrina PostellAlice Tucker PretlowCharlene Alston StokesConstance Eason StokesLaNisha Chantélle TindalAntwon Marquette SuttonChrista Melinda WilliamsCheryl Yvette Willis

LaNisha Chantélle TindalDissertation:A Comparison Perspective of Femaleand Male Educational Leaders in UrbanK-12 Schools in Midland South CarolinaDr. Kevin Rolle, Advisor

Alice Tucker PretlowDissertation:A Study of the Predictive Value of OralReading Fluency Benchmarks to StudentSuccess on the Georgia CRCT inReading Comprehension for StrugglingReadersDr. Jesulon Gibbs, Advisor

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School of Graduate Studies–continued

Appearance of a name on this program is presumptive evidence of graduation and graduation honors, but it must not be regarded asconclusive. The signed and sealed diploma of South Carolina State University remains the official testimony of the possession of thedegree. The names in this program list the graduation candidates for May 2009.

Shontier Prescott BarnesDissertation:The Impact of Teacher Preparation onStudent Achievement in Rural SecondarySchoolsDr. Jesulon Gibbs, Advisor

Antwon Marquette SuttonDissertation:The Impact of Single-gender Classroomson Student Achievement in SeventhGrade Math ClassesDr. Jesulon Gibbs, Advisor

Lutricia Lockhart ParkmanDissertation:An Investigation of the Impact of EarlyIntervention-Reading Programs on theAcademic Achievement of Third-GradeStudents in ReadingDr. Jesulon Gibbs, Advisor

Wanda Nikita McMichaelDissertation:An Investigation of Teacher Inductionand Mentoring Programs in a RuralSchool District in South CarolinaDr. Jesulon Gibbs, Advisor

Charlene Alston StokesDissertation:An Investigation of the Influence ofScantron Math Test Results on StudentAchievementDr. Charlie Spell, Advisor

Tonya Burns BeltonDissertation:High School Reform: The Impact ofNontraditional Educational Programs onthe Academic Achievement of NinthGrade Students in South CarolinaDr. Michael Boatwright, Advisor

+ In absentia* Posthumously

Constance Eason StokesDissertation:A Review of Students’ Perceptions ofTechnology Usage and Its Relationshipto Student Achievement in the HighSchools Language Arts Program inSelected Schools in GeorgiaDr. Michael Boatwright, Advisor

Janice Zissette BishopDissertation:Teacher Perceptions on the Impact of aState Takeover on AcademicAchievement and LeadershipDr. Casimir Kowalski, Advisor

Debbie Kay JordanAn Investigation of Leadership PracticesThat Promote Academic Achievementand Success of Schools in the UpstateRegion of South CarolinaDr. Casimir Kowalski, Advisor

Costa Peter LempesisDissertation: .The Relationship Between PrincipalLeadership Effectiveness and SchoolPerformance in South Carolina HighSchoolsDr. Casimir Kowalski, Advisor

Franklin Odell Jordan, Jr.Dissertation:The Impact of the Primary YearsProgram of the InternationalBaccalaureate Organization on theEnglish Language Arts State Test Scoresof Third, Fourth, and Fifth GradeStudents in South CarolinaDr. Necati Engec, Advisor

TransportationTeresa Parker-HightowerThesis:Attracting a Diverse Population into theTransportation Workforce: An Analysisof Best Practices for Recruitment andRetention Strategies

LaKia Shena’ MustipherThesis:A Comparative Analysis if the StatewideAviation Economic Impact Study of SouthCarolina For 2006 and 2008

Otukile LekoteThesis:The Development of a Real-Time GISHydrology Flood Warning System forFirst Responders on Rural SouthCarolina Roadways

Family and Consumer SciencesTara D. SheardThesis:An Exploration of Children’s Perspectiveon the Effectiveness of Family Disciplineand Physical Punishment

Charity B. SimmonsThesis:The Frequency and Intensity of Mother-Daughter Conflict During Middle andLate Adolescence

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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) aredesignated in the commencement program for undergraduate students with outstanding scholastic records based on theircurrent cumulative quality point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2.

South Carolina State University Salutes Its Honor Graduates!

College of Business andApplied Professional Sciences

Summa Cum LaudeEdward Bernard AugustTaurean David HutchinsonGisela Eliane KloessSade Renee Hinton-MorrisKathlyn Orissa StephensonAbdalla Kayode StrakerKellima Therese Thompson

Magna Cum LaudeBrandon Torrell BrownShaRhonda LeReitha HamptonTomeka JenningsKristin DeSara JohnsonJuliet JonesCassandra Juanita WrightSharaledon Douglas BraveTheresa GambleLaura Bettina Waters-Brown Cum LaudeSabrina Simone AdamsEsther Chika AjukwaVeronica Williams AndersonNed Wayne BerryNicholas Dwayne BlockerJoyce Denise CantyJacqueline Michelle DingleChristopher Andtrion JohnsonDmitry LomakinIsis MackJoann McKnightTyrell Jamar McphersonTyler Michelle DraytonGlenda Renee EdwardsLillie Belle CleckleyMelissa Donnalynn CollinsJaime Danylle DicksYana Olegovna LytkinaAmbra DeOnca MagwoodBrandy Naketa ManigoKenyetta Dorlean MiddletonSakethia Charlene LigginsTalesha Lynnell CobbsAshley Raquel ConyersJoyce Ann Murphy CooperByron Troydel DavisMegan Alexandria Davis

Kadeidra GadsonKeisha Glasgow-PierreDeonita Alexis HamiltonBrenda HiersRaMonica LoRenzia HillCory David JozefiakJessica Diane KellyAngel Laquaine MortonAdaeze Jeanette OputaMarvis Jevez PresidentDenise Monique RichardsonAntoine Jovan ScottLetia Sherrelle ServanceGrace Aquita SimmonsNhajiyah RaHessia SimmonsYolanda SmithTiffany Sharone ThompsonAmber Corrine WilliamsKerusha Lavette WilliamsEarl Alexander WilsonEric Antron Young

College of Education,Humanities and SocialSciences

Summa Cum LaudeEnchante Lauren LawsonRobert Leon Grant IIIAmy Elaine MillerClemson Jerome Wright, Jr. Magna Cum LaudeStacey Marie-Antoinette JacksonSitha Tom LamTabertha Limone LongJessica Nicole DeweseCandace Michelle GordonKawaii Sherouise MagwoodTaryn Vinet RichardsonErica Denise SmithJanice Renee Smith Cum LaudeTomeka Dominique BanksMaurice Alexander BellingerSamantha Jane BoydVictoria DawsonChristine Marie DingleAnjail Monique Abdual-HaqqJessica Cheryl Johnson

Ashley Nicole McCrayWhitney Searra MccreaJerrett Michael FultonAndria Deonta WadsworthRaessha Latrice TisdaleTiara Carday HarrisKari JamesFa’Keisha Danielle MintonMarsha Lachelle FrazierRobert Anthony GillDanielle Theresa GrantBrittani Janay HamptonLatoya Fashella HarrellBelinda HiersKristian Elijah JamesDerrick Lamont JordanWhitney Noel KingGeorgia Mercedes MitchellTiffany Trenelle MurrillTylettle Shemeika NewkirkBathsheba Gabriela RooksJessica Delaine ScottLagreasha Shawnta SingletarySherita Latoria SmallsTrevor Blease SweatCourtney Hunter ThomasPatrick Gregory Watson

College of Science,Mathematics and EngineeringTechnology

Summa Cum LaudeKyle BowrinRenee Natalie McWilliamsUchechi Chidinma EgbuhuzoAmid Hamidi VadeghaniTandia Donna Ann TaylorDana-Marie Leslie-Ann TelesfordMatthew Christopher WashingtonWillaim Matthew Wooten Magna Cum LaudeWilliam Levar BrightShanteka Shantel GloverTreasure JaQuata. HollandVenetia DeNae LylesQuincy Frankln MackRoxanne Q. G. DuncanAaron Bernard Haire

Frederick Da’Nerra ParkerJalpa Prakash PatelAndre Peter Prescod Cum LaudeNatalie AllenKrystal Lynn AnthonyJernika Mátike ByersRobert Lewis CaldwellKendall Lamar HamptonNicole Dessiré HarlenYovonda HolmesJulia Nicole JonesLemeisha Denise JonesSharonda Latrice LittlejohnAndell Keban MarshTempest Shanee VanceRosco Travis ChandlerGarrett Callahan McDanielJarvis Lep’Ez MillerEmma CarsonMichael Markease CooperApril Nia-Nicole CoxGabrielle DavisLaura Ashley HallBrian Lee HareErica Shaquan HaynesJenell Rashea MooreCierra De’Andre MurdaughMelody Jeannette SampsonTeon SingletaryVeronica Sherese SmithRodrecus Frederick ThompsonVernisha Don’nell Wilson

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Rank of Second Lieutenant Commissioned Officers from the Class of May 2009

The Academic ProcessionThe 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 ceremonieswere predominantly directed by the clergy. In keeping with the familiar order of the religious procession, the younger andnewer groups precede the older, and the place of highest honor is at the end of the procession.

Academic AttireThe 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 woreclerical 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 theuniversities, this skull cap acquired a point on top which gradually evolved into a tassel. In this country, it has been replacedby 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 collegeor 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 institutionsof higher learning, undergraduate and graduate degree candidates could be distinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness oftheir gowns. The graduate degree candidates’ gowns were often furred, a feature that survives today in the ornamentationfound on doctoral gowns.

In keeping with long established traditions, graduates of South Carolina State University continue to wear black robes withan 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 thebachelor’s and master’s degrees wear color hoods designating their academic disciplines, and Doctor of Education candidateswear 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, andhumanities; 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 formedicine; pink for music; apricot for nursing; silver gray for oratory; dark blue for philosophy; sage green for physicaleducation; peacock blue for public administration; golden yellow for science; citron for social science; and scarlet for theologyand divinity.

The Symbols of Learning

Bellinger, Maurice (Ordnance Corps)Dagin, Marvin (Ordnance Corps)Harris, Tiara C. (Unassigned)Middleton, Benjamin I. Jr. (Armor)

Singletary, Teon (Field Artillery)Williams, Tywone (Signal Corps)Watson, Patrick (Infantry)

Division of Academic Affairs–Chief Administrators

Dr. Rita J. Teal, Interim Vice President for Academic AffairsDr. Learie Luke, Interim Associate Vice President for Faculty and ProgramsDr. Christine Boone, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Robert T. Barrett, Dean, College of Business and Applied Professional SciencesDr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Dean, College of Education, Humanities and Social SciencesDr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean, College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering TechnologyDr. Thomas Thompson, Dean, School of Graduate StudiesMs. Adrienne C. Webber, Dean, Library and Information Services

Deans

Dr. Ethel Jones, Chair, Family and Consumer SciencesDr. Gwendolyn D. Wilson, Chair, Health SciencesDr. Barbara Adams, Chair, Accounting, Agribusiness and EconomicsDr. Gerald Gonsalves, Chair, Business AdministrationLTC Heyward Stackhouse, Professor of Military ScienceDr. Evelyn Fields, Chair, EducationDr. Ghussan R. Greene, Chair, English and Modern LanguagesDr. Tolulope Filani, Chair, Visual and Performing ArtsDr. Cassandra L. Sligh-DeWalt, Interim Chair, Human ServicesDr. Benedict Jua, Interim Chair, Social SciencesDr. Judith Salley-Guydon, Chair, Biological and Physical SciencesDr. James E. Keller, Chair, Mathematics and Computer ScienceDr. Stanley Ihekweazu, Chair, Civil and Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDr. A. M. Hasanul Basher, Chair, Industrial and Electrical Engineering Technology

Chairpersons

Mrs. Annie R. Belton, RegistrarMr. Alfred Moore, Associate RegistrarMrs. Felicia McMillan, Assistant Registrar

Records and Registration

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Honorary Degree Recipients

Donald Beatty Doctor of Laws 2007

Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. Doctor of Laws 2007

Reg Weaver Doctor of Public Service 2007

Philip Simons Doctor of Fine Arts 2006

Inez M. Tenenbaum Doctor of Laws 2005

George H. Grace Doctor of Humane Letters 2005

John Hope Franklin Doctor of Humane Letters 2005

Henry Nehemiah Tisdale Doctor of Laws 2004

Lindsey Olan Graham Doctor of Laws 2004

Rev. Joseph Armstrong DeLaine* Doctor of Laws 2004

Harry Briggs* Doctor of Laws 2004

Eliza Briggs* Doctor of Laws 2004

Levi Pearson* Doctor of Laws 2004

Essie Mae Washington-Williams Doctor of Education 2004

Earl G. Graves Doctor of Laws 2004

Mark Sanford Doctor of Laws 2003

Leroy Davis, Sr. Doctor of Laws 2002

Clifford L. Stanley Doctor of Laws 2002

Dr. Benjamin F Payton Doctor of Laws 2001

Mrs. Crandall C. Bowles Doctor of Laws 2001

Kay Patterson Doctor of Laws 2000

James F. Barker Doctor of Education 2000

Charles P Austin Doctor of Public Service 2000

John Hurst Adams Doctor of Humane Letters 2000

James Hovis Hodges Doctor of Laws 1999

Albert Gore, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1998

Kenneth L. Chenault Doctor of Humane Letters 1997

Joel A. Smith, III Doctor of Humane Letters 1996

Ernest Finney, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1996

James E. Clyburn Doctor of Humane Letters 1995

Annabelle Spann Boykin Doctor of Humane Letters 1995

William E. Simms Doctor of Humane Letters 1995

John E. Jacob Doctor of Humane Letters 1995

Reatha Clark King Doctor of Humane Letters 1995

Carl A. Carpenter Doctor of Humane Letters 1994

Johnnetta B. Cole Doctor of Humane Letters 1994

L. Douglas Wilder Doctor of Laws 1994

Trudelle Willetta Wimbush Doctor of Education 1994

Rodell Lawrence Doctor of Laws 1992

John W. Matthews, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1990

Harold J. Mackey Doctor of Humane Letters 1990

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Maude E. Callen* Doctor of Humane Letters 1990

Earle E. Morris, Jr. Doctor of Public Service 1990

A. Barry Rand Doctor of Public Service 1990

Abelle Palmore Nivens Doctor of Education 1989

Marshall Burns Williams Doctor of Laws 1989

Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1989

John C. Marous Doctor of Public Service 1989

Ruby Middleton Forsythe Doctor of Education 1988

J. Strom Thurmond Doctor of Laws 1988

M. Maceo Nance, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1988

Ernest Frederick Hollings Doctor of Laws 1988

Henry Doctor, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1988

Sammy Davis, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters 1988

Walter Ivey Master of Farmer 1946

Ernest A. Grant Doctor of Agriculture 1946

W. H. Aiken Doctor of Science 1946

Robert Shaw Wilkinson, Jr. Doctor of Science 1946

Benjamin E. Mays Doctor of Letters 1946

George W. Howard Master of Arts 1924

J. B. Pierce Master of Science 1924

John T. Williamson Master of Arts 1922

Marion B. Wilkinson Masters of Arts 1922

Miller F. Whittaker Masters of Arts 1922

Herbert U. Seabrook Master of Arts 1922

Celia D. Saxon Master of Arts 1922

Martin A. Menafee Master of Arts 1922

William C. Nance Master of Arts 1922

Isaac S. Leevy Master of Arts 1922

Lucy C. Laney Master of Arts 1922

Louise F Holmes Master of Arts 1922

Bessie E. Green Master of Arts 1922

Otis D. Council Master of Arts 1922

Cora S. Boykin Master of Arts 1922

Mary McLeod Bethune Master of Arts 1922

J.C. Whittaker Doctor of Laws 1922

J.J. Starks Doctor of Laws 1922

Ernest E. Just Doctor of Laws 1922

Nelson C. Nix Doctor of Laws 1922

Lewis M. Dunton Doctor of Laws 1922

*Posthumously

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Concert Choir

Symphonic BandFlutesJasmine CooperEtochia FreemanYosmin HillDanielle PittsLeah TaylorSarah ThomasJoy VaughnShandrea Houser

OboeStephon MillerDavid KershawVenetia Lyles

BassoonRonald TarrantCandace Gordon

ClarinetsSherica BallSylvia LeeEdvige MbakoupMonique McGowanJasmine OliverAshley RobersonBrittany SmallsMelanie ThomasQuentin TurnerDorothy WheatAtia BostickPorshia DavisTeala GolsonMichelle HillJulia JamesJessica McCormickAuriell OrridgeJessica SimonsErica SpiveyJohnika StantonCourtney ThomasMark WattsChristopher Brown

Kiah BouieAuriel JamesCHantia KindleFelisha LivingstonGwendolyn LoveLanish McClintockChris SmartMonique Wilson

Bass ClarinetsBrittany BallLekretia GonzalesRenda Jackson

Contra Bass ClarinetJasmine Stroman

Alto SaxophonesBrandon BeltonAndrew BrownRudolph BrownBrian ChambersMyron ChestnuttBrian JamesCurtis JohnsonTasharia JohnsonAshley LoweJoshua WebberKenneth BrabhamDominique BradyTreasure HollandSharod McNultyT’Anna RobertsMadison ScrivenRoy TrickseyGabrielle AndersonAlphonso Counts Allen Holmes

Tenor SaxophonesBrandis HowardYweston MyersGabrielle HollinsheadAmy Simmons

Bari-SaxophoneBrittany SalleyFrench HornsDarius DavisIsum EllisonWalter LuckettJasmin Pope

French Horns ContMegan MartinoTarshae OdomKrystal SingletaryAudrey SmithRussell WillisEugene Burden

TrumpetsKarl BenionLarry BowdenBrian CraigJasmine FassettJordan HaynesworthAustin MasseyAlbert ShulerMonica WeaverDemetrius AddisonVictory BerryQuentin CopelandBenjamin JonesMarcus McLaurinJustin O’sounaWesley RedEganam SegbefiaNicholas SpurleyDeon TedderEvan ThomasAlton AllenCandrus BrownGerald CarterBrandon DeasGabrielle DriscolJerome MikelGabrielle Moffitt

Jonathan RuthRicky SampsonAhmad StephensOlivia WhippleDontreal HaiglerEuphoniumsAdrian BarnesJoann GatesTaylor HarrisonRubin Scott-GreenLarry Frasier

Euphonium contJerome LeeTimothy MooreCarlin WitcherdRobert WitherspoonCandace GrierMichael Lawrence

TrombonesRogers BaxterMitchell DrathTilmond GrahamHamilton GrantLatrondrick HunterJames PattersonBobby SmithKenneth CooperBernard GeorgeAlexis HannahGerard LancasterAlisha OriolaShion RandolphTiara VaughtIssac WilliamsCaleb HowieKellye CuthbertJarvis RossEvan SummersOdis Thompson JrMichael TolbertBianca Watts

Anderson, RashaadBall, ShericaBridges, DakaraBrooks, FineeBrooks, LionelBrown, EricBrown, JamaalCalloway, AndreaCherry, MichaelDaniels, Lakeatra

Darby, ShonteDavis, ThomasEvans, ChavonneGreen, SabrinaJackson, DarrisJenkins, ChinaJones, DerellLewis, KiaraMiller, Stephon

Mitchell, ClarenceMoney, IsaiahReed, WillieRichards, TyrusRichardson, GerellRobertson, TiffanySangster, KadinaScott, DeanaShuler, Albert

Singleton, IsaiahSingley, MckenzeSmith, AmberThompson, TravisWatkins, ChelseaWebb, ShaylahWeston, DarrolWeston, JocelynWoods, Edward

Jonathan WhitfieldReginald Garvin

TubasCharles AllenJonathan ArmstrongTaylor ArthurBrendan GlazeJeremy GoodwinBrandon HopkinsGarrick RiversKwame StewartBrittany BarnwellHussein DaviesCurley WymanDouglas GoethieRicardo JacksonSHavar LesterKyle LewisGarion WIliams

PercussionJoseph DiaseThomas DavisMalachi FordKacy GarrickTimothy GreeneReginald RatchfordIrving StegallCalvin WashingtonGarrick WilsonFernadez BrownDennard DelkJean DiaAdrian FaisonVincent JenkinsFreddie LandJamaius WhiteAnthony NealBrittany DavisNeromi HortonBenjamin McMillerAntwan Moffatt

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Dr. George E. Cooper, President

The Honorable Marshall C. Sanford, Jr., Governorand Ex-Officio Chairman

Mr. Lumus Byrd, Jr., ‘65, Chairman

Dr. John H. Corbitt, ’62, Vice Chairman

Mr. Robert M. Nance, Secretary

Mr. Earl A. Bridges, Jr.

Mrs. Linda K. Edwards Duncan, ’76, ’81

Mr. Frederick R. Gallant

Mr. Karl V. Green

Dr. Shirley Portee Martin, ’76, ’98

Mr. Jonathan N. Pinson, ‘93

Mrs. Martha Scott Smith

Dr. Walter L. Tobin, ‘63

Mr. Maurice G. Washington, ’85

Mr. Lancelot D. Wright

EMERITUSDr. James A. Boykin, ’48Mr. Charles C. Lewis, Sr., ‘76

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSMs. Patricia B. Lott, ’63National Alumni Association President

Dr. M. Evelyn FieldsFaculty Senate President

Mr. Derrick Green, ‘84Staff Senate President

Miss Whitney McCreaStudent Government Association President

Mr. George K. Quick, ‘68Chairman, Board of DirectorsSC State University Foundation

Mr. Charlton (Chuck) L. Whipple, ‘79Chairman, Advancement Foundation

Mr. John E. SmallsSenior Vice President for Finance, Facilitiesand Management Information Systems

Dr. Rita J. TealInterim Vice President for Academic Affairsand Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Dr. Jackie Epps, ‘69Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancementand Interim Executive Director of the Foundation

Dr. Valerie FieldsInterim Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Leonard A. McIntyreInterim Vice President for Research and Economic Developmentand Interim Executive Director of 1890 Programs

Dr. Carl E. Jones, ’76Executive Director for Student Success and Retention Program

Mrs. Charlene M. Johnson, ’80Director of Athletics

Attorney Edwin D. Givens, ‘85General CounselSpecial Assistant to the President for Legal and GovernmentalAffairs

Ms. Joyce GreenExecutive Director to the Board of Trustees and LegislativeLiaison

Board of Trustees

President’s Cabinet

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Members of the Commencement Committee 2008-2009

Announcements

Mr. Elbert Malone, Co-ChairDr. Judith Salley, Co-ChairMs. Lillian AddersonMrs. Shirley L. AutryMs. Annie R. BeltonMs. Deborah BlackmonMs. Deborah BlacknallMrs. Betty BoatwrightMs. Franette BoydMs. Deitra BriggmanMr. Anthony CaldwellMr. Eddie EllisMs. Stephanie FelksDr. Valerie Fields

Mr. Nathaniel GantMrs. Iva GardnerMr. James GordonMr. Derrick GreenInterim Chief Michael BartleyMs. Annette Hazzard JonesDr. Clarence HillDr. Clemmie HillDr. Ethel JonesMrs. Dannie L. KeeplerMrs. Johnnie Mae KellerMr. Dennis LarrymoreDr. Christopher MathisMs. Whitney McCrea, SGA

Mr. Joseph McLeodDr. Octavio MiroMr. Leon MyersMs. Erica PrioleauMr. Tedro RouseDr. Ronald SpeightLTC Heyward StackhouseDr. Rita J. TealMr. Joseph B. ThomasMr. Sanford WhitfieldMr. Ronald WhitmoreDr. William Whittaker

Alumni Oath

I hereby solemnly pledge allegiance to my Alma Mater in appreciation of theopportunities for development afforded me at South Carolina State University. Ipledge 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 theideals and traditions of my Alma Mater. I pledge to exemplify high ideals by renderingpositive and dignified service to the community, state, nation, and world, thus living tobring honor and respect to my Alma Mater.

2009 SUMMER TERMRegistration – Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – Monday, May 18, 2009

Classes begin – Session I – Tuesday, May 19, 2009Late Registration, Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2009 FALL TERMRegistration – Thursday, April 1, 2009 – Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Late Registration begins - Thursday, July 16, 2009 – Monday, August 17, 2009Classes begin – Tuesday, August 18, 2009

All tuition and fees are due Thursday, July 15th for the 2009 Fall Semester.

Sing the praise of Alma MaterLet us rally to her callsLift our voices, send them ringingThru the groves and classic halls.

Hail! Hail! Dear Alma MaterHail! Hail! Dear S.C.C.We’ll defend and honorLove and cherish thee.

We are loyal sons and daughtersProud to own the name we bear,For the truths that thou has taught usReady all to do and dare.

--Robert Shaw Wilkinson(Second President, 1911-1932)

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 waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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 waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat havoc of war and the battle’s confusionA 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 slaveFrom the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war’s desolation,Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven rescued landPraise 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 waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

--Frances Scott Key (1814)

The Star Spangled Banner

A lma Mater

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 TAT I O N

South Carolina State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: telephonenumber 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 CarolinaDepartment of Education, using the standards of Specialty organizations approved by the NationalCouncil for the Accreditation of Colleges of Teacher Education (NCATE). All teacher educationprograms are also accredited by NCATE. Other accredited programs and their accrediting bodiesare as follows: the Family and Consumer Sciences programs by the American Association ofFamily and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS); the Food and Nutrition Program by the Commissionon Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE); the Speech Pathology and Audiology Programby 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 CounselingEducation Program by the Council of Rehabilitation Education, Inc. (CORE); the Nursing Program by the Commission onCollegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); the Music Program by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); theStudio Art Program by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design; the Computer Science Program by theComputing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (CAC/ABET) and thecurricula in Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technology by the Technology Accreditation Commissionof the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET); the Nuclear Engineering Program by theEngineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET); and theBusiness Programs by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.In addition, the Counseling and Self-Development Center is accredited by the InternationalAssociation of Counseling Services, Inc. and the Child Development Learning Center isaccredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (a division of theNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)).