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EIGHTy-NINTH YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

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Annual CommencementFLEMING HALL

MAY THE SEVENTEENTH

A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY AT TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING

Order of ExercisesPRELUDE-Festival for Band Jared Spears

THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION-

PROCESSIONAL-Pageantry Marziale Robert WashburnConcert Band-Mel Gillispie, Conductor

THE MARSHALTHE FACULTYTHE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREESTHE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND SPECIAL GUESTSTHE RECIPIENTS OF SPECIAL Ho NORSTHE PRESIDENT AND THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

THE NATIONAL ANTHEMTo be sung by the audience(The audience will remain standing until after the invocation.)

THE INVOCATION The Reverend Richard G. MahanPastor, Saint Timothy Lutheran Church-South Charleston, West Virginia

THE CONFERMENT OF SPECIAL HONORSDistinguished Service AwardsFaculty

Clemoth E. PrewittStaff

Delbert JohnsonMarion V. LipscombGoldie E. Pickens

CommunityHarley R. Hedge

THE INTRODUCTIONOF THE SPEAKER President Harold M. McNeill

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Donald M. KnoxProfessor, School of Applied Behavioral Sciences and Educational Leadership, Ohio University

MUSIc-Sound the Trumpet Henry PurcellAmerica, The Beautiful Ward-Dragan-Hensley

College Community Choir, Truman Dalton, ConductorConcert Band, Mel Gillispie, Conductor

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Sue Coiner BarnettMary Francis BlasingimPamela Jean DentBoutros W. Istfan

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Charlotte Ann AtkinsonMary Anne CampbellBrenda Delores CraigDianne C. Fields

CUM LAUDE

Bridget Boehm BraswellWilliam Newton ColeGregory P. CooperTeresa Henley DillonJames Douglas ElkinsJeanette Dorcas HensonPatricia Gwen Jones

Order of ExercisesAWARD OF HONORS

Michel Wadih IstfanJill Allyn KeisterBetty Clark MeadowsJohn David Moses

Christine Virginia GrahamAlma Rae HaleBradley Steven KagenKaren J. Kobetsky

Danny Russell McCormickWesley David MartinRussell Eugene MullinsPamela Stephens PainterTimothy Emil RectorIris L. RossiJane Lanham Scherrep

Phyllis Ann StancherV. Sue ThomasLawrence Allen Westfall, Jr.James R. Wheeling

Charles Iven MangusKaren Elaine WellsPatricia Ann Whittard

Curtis Ray SmithMarilyn Ann Duvall SmithCraig Edward SolleCeleita Ann StephensPhyllis W. WatsonJeffrey Stuart Young

Order of ExercisesTHE CONFERRING OF DEGREES-

The Candidates for Degrees will be presented to Provost Anderson in the fol-lowing order:

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts by Professor Virginia EdwardsCandidates for the Board of Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree by Professor Harry V.ScottCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by Professor Bernard KrabacherCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration byProfessor Charlotte GinestraCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Communications by ProfessorDavid WohlCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice by Professor JamesF. MooreCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education by Professor IsaiahOwenCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Home Economics by ProfessorLina KelleyCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Industr-ial Technology by Pro-fessor Richard N. GwinnCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs by Professor HoytKingCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Recreation Service by ProfessorChester A. BurrisCandidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Social Work by Professor MaryHeiserCandidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Church Music by Professor W.Kent HallCandidates for Associate Degrees (Community College Component) by ProvostAndrew Korim

The Degree of Associate in ArtsThe Degree of Associate in Applied ScienceThe Degree of Associate in Science in Chemical TechnologyThe Degree of Associate in Science in CommerceThe Degree of Associate in Science in CommunicationsThe Degree of Associate in Science in Computer ScienceThe Degree of Associate in Science in Criminal JusticeThe Degree of Associate in Science in EducationThe Degree of Associate in Science in Industrial TechnologyThe Degree of Associate in Science in Recreation ServiceThe Degree of Associate in Science in Social Work

After the conferring of the degrees by President McNeill, the names of gradu-ates will be announced by Mr. John L. Fuller, Registrar.

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Elizabeth Elkins BassettSusan Adams BouldinKannikar ChamkumGregory P. CooperTroy Anthony EichelbergerChristine Virginia Graham

Marcy Duncan HeitmeyerRory C. HenryTanya E. JonesPatricia Ann McRaeBetty Clark MeadowsJohn David Moses

Albert R. PauleyMontina Sue PettryCraig Edward SelleV. Sue ThomasSarah Elizabeth WoodDarrance Kathleen Woodrum

FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

Warren Edmund AbbotJames Carney Abshire, Jr.James E. AllisonDorothy AuradyBernard Lee BaileyPamela C. BeckNedra P. BraceDelores Jean BurtonMonica Lea ByrdSpencer J. CampbellTeddy G. CarrollWilliam Newton ColeSusan S. CunninghamJohn H. DavidsonJ. Yvonne DeBordJohn W. Dew, IISylvia M. DickersonTeresa Henley DillonWilliam Monroe EppsNolaine Hurley Ferrell

Geraldine Anne GardnerMartin J. GarganoRoland Franklin GilliamErnest Melvin GrubbMildred Ophelia HaleyCarl Eugene HammondEmmett P. Hartsock, Jr.Michael S. IrvingSteven Clinton KellyBernadette P. KirbyDiana Louise LaPlaceBetty Jane LeachmanToni Lynn LivelyCarole R. MacPheeGeorgia Ann MalloryWesley David MartinCharlotte D. MillerManuel T. Miller

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Judy Elizabeth BittleBarry Stephen BosticJoseph Wade Hays

Boutros W. IstfanMichel Wadih IstfanBradley Steven Kagen

Ellen Mills-PauleyDarrell Lee MittelstedJ uel Marvin MosesShirley Jean MullinsMadison Monroe Peyatte, Jr.Micheal Louis PoppJ ames Lewis RiffleMuriel Esther RossJane Lanham ScherrepPhillip Perkins SealsJames A. StokesJean SwiftThomas Johnson Terrell, Jr.Robert H. ThompsonWilliam Harrison Wade, Jr.Clayburn Thomas WalkerGene Paul Whited, Jr.Claude Hamilton Whitlow, Jr.Wray Wilson WilliamsonRonald Lee Workman

Russell Eugene MullinsMarcellous RoweKaren Elaine Wells

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Charlotte Ann AtkinsonHerbert Harrison Brooks, I!Gregory Preston BurgessBryan Keith CanterburyPaula Diane CobbWilfredo Cortez CollazoBrenda Delores CraigPamela Jean DentClyde Anthony EllisJ ames Douglas ElkinsDianne C. FieldsGarry L. FisherSamuel W. Gandee

Kevin M. GodfreyAnn Buchanan GriffithCharles Dewayne HarlessRaymond Baker HillenbrandDavid JonesSamuel Scott KindrickJohn C. Langmaack, II!Paula Diane LewisCharles Iven MangusDavid Brian McClureDanny Russell McCormickMartha Renee McGraw

Edward Lee MitchellRaymond Keith MitchellMichael Wayne MyersNihad Nabih NimehWilliam Merrill PeckTimothy Emil RectorJohn Edward SheltonGregory Vincent SmithMarjorie Anne TroianoMarc Joseph VogelLawrence Allen Westfall, Jr.James R. WheelingPatricia Ann Whittard

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONSArnold HarrisonGarlena Jackson

Clarence E. Meadows, Jr.Atedoghu Obomanu

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Mary Francis Blasingim Belinda Cecelia Fulton Michael Leon RuckerRay Austin Crockett, Jr. Thomas Patrick Hanneman Jeffery Alan SaulsDavid W. Dickens Paul B. Morton M. K. TribbieRudolph E. Divins Harry James Pickering Rejeanna V. A. WashingtonElizabeth Kylene Dunlap Stephen Thomas Reaves Paul Bernard Wingate

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Gregory BessCarol Lee BoddyBridget Boehm BraswellRoy Lee BrownMary Anne CampbellJudith Carol CollinsAlma Rae HaleAlice Faye HarmonJeanette Dorcas HensonMichele Patrice HowleyRegina Marlene Huffman

June Claire JamesKaren Lea JarrellPatricia Gwen JonesJ ill Allyn KeisterSondra Loraine LavignePamela Stephens PainterHarry Arthur PalmerSarah Frances RoachIris L. RossiBertha Jane ScottCheryl Lynne Shinn

Tony Lee ShrewsburyMarilyn Ann Duvall SmithDebora Ann SmithsonPhyllis Ann StarcherCeleita Ann StephensPatricia Ann TurkovichPhyllis W. WatsonStanley L. WilliamsJames Darrell Woodrum, Jr.Donald Charles WoolwineJeffrey Stuart Young

Candidates

Karen J. Kobetsky

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOME ECONOMICS

Connie Renea Mitchell

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Robin Lowe BartonWillie Wesley Brisco, Jr.Robert Lee Hudson, Jr.

Urobok Kingsly InyangSpyros Nicoloudakis

Nopadon SantichavalitskulJohn Allen Stone

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF Sc IENCE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Fred Douglas Black, Jr.

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF Sc IENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Terrence Wayne AtkinsonGale Antionette Hinton

Erwin Terry McKinney Michael Blokson Reed

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Kimberlee Sue BaileySue Coiner BarnettRobert BatesLou Cinda Goodall

Bernard Ralph GravesMartin DeWayne KitchenPaula J. Lewis

Vicky Gail Martin

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS

Sidney Curtis Poi tierGary Dale RogersGail Francine ScottCurtis Ray Smith

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ApPLIED SCIENCE

Diane Doretha BonnerTerry Lynne ClarkNatalie Jo CoxMelinda Gail CristBeverly Ann DavisAnthony Lewis ElmoreSusan A. Elmore

Jane Elizabeth GladwellSandra L. GlennDebra Denise KeelGerry Owens LoweTara Simone McKay

Mohammad H. Pourrabi-RKimberly Fay RigglemanJanet Lynn RoyEliza beth Anne SousaAric C. SummersBarbara Kay VandallJeffery Guy Wilson

Pamela Sue Gibson

FOR THE ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Sharon Lucille Hoffmann

CandidatesFOR THE ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CHURCH MUSIC

Nancy M. Parr Nancy Carol White

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN COMMERCE

Carol J 0 BrownWillard Cline ByrnsideMercedes Marie ChambersCynthia Lynn CoxK. Francis Engle

Teresa Lynn GunnoeGerald Stephens HarperTammy Marie HicksHelen Elizabeth HoskinsonGeorge Walter Hurst

Deborah Ann MegginsonLinda Jane SimpsonMarcia Lana SturgeonMarlena Kay VillersLeeta Jean Worstell

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS

Loring Quintin Bush Carlos Darnell McKibben

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Walter C. Allen Eugene Virginia Claridades Larry Wayne Lewis

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Harry Manning Cogan, IVBelinda Cecelia Fulton

Cleon Vernon Lucas, Jr.Paul Bernard Wingate

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN Sc IENCE IN EDUCATION

Shirley Jean Mullins

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Michael Eugene AshleyJ ames August Ball

Rickey Lee Bunch David Eric MidkiffByron Joseph Moore, II'

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Paul-Eugene Bellotte

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Avis Carol McKinney

CandidatesCommissions of Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Officers Reserve Corps will be awardedby LTC Charles Ledbetter, Professor of Military Science, assisted by SGM Fred D.Black.

CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS COMMISSIONSRobert BatesRoy L. BrownPaula D. CobbWilfredo C. Collazo

David JonesSteven C. KellyMontina S. Pettry

Steven C. ReavesJeffrey A. SaulsCeleita A. Stephens

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYCharlotte AtkinsonFred D. Black, Jr.Mary F. Butler BlasingimSue C. BarnettMary A. CampbellGregory CooperBrenda D. CraigPamela J. DentSusan A. ElmoreDianne C. Fields

Christine V. GrahamAlma Rae HalePatricia G. JonesBradley S. KagenJill A. KeisterKaren J. KobetskyCharles I. MangusBetty L. MeadowsJanet L. Miller

John D. MosesNancy M. ParrBertha Jane ScottMarilyn D. SmithSusie Velma ThomasBarbara Kay VandallPhyllis W. WatsonKaren Elaine WellsJames R. Wheeling

Sue BarnettELECTED TO ALPHA DELTA Mu NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK HONORARY

Curtis Smith

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

Karen Wells

ELECTED TO KAPPA DELTA PI-AN HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATIONBridget Boehm BraswellMary Ann CampbellAlma Rae HaleJeanette Dorcas Henson

Michele Patrice HowleyPatricia Gwen JonesJill Allyn KeisterIris L. Rossi

Bertha Jane ScottMarilyn Ann Duvall SmithPhyllis W. WatsonJeffrey Stuart Young

ELECTED TO THE ZETA OMICRON DELTA EpSILON INTERNATIONAL HONORSOCIETY IN ECONOMICSCraig Edward Solle Darrance K. Woodrum Pamela Dent

Order of Exercises

REMARKS President Harold M. McNeill

THE ALUMNI PLEDGE The Honorable William L. LonesomePresident, West Virginia State College Alumni Association

To join hands with other alumni in perpetuating the ideals of my college,nurturing its growth and promoting its program, to serve with honor in mychosen profession and to make of myself a symbol of the best traditions ofmy college-this is my commission and my challenge.

MUSIc-A1ma Mater

RECESSIONAL-El Capitan March John Philip SousaConcert Band-Mel Gillispie, Conductor

GRANDMARSHAL-Associate Professor R. Charles Byers

ASSISTANT MARSHALS-Associate Professor Helen Bailey

Associate Professor Chester A. Burris

Associate Professor Clyde P. Campbell

Associate Professor Charlotte Finney

Associate Professor Rosa Pickel

Assistant Professor Steven West

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