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EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

'Ghe Ei8ht~rSecond

Annual CommencementFLEMING HALL

MAY THE TWENTy-EIGHTH

A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN AT TWO O'CLOCK IN TilE AFTERNOON

Order of 'Exercises

PRELUDE-Fanfare from the XX Olympaid Arnaud-lvloffit

THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION-Academic Processional March Carl EngelConcert Band

Mel Gillespie, Director

The MarshalThe Candidates for Baccalaureate and Associate DegreesThe FacultyThe Administrative Officers and Special GuestsThe Recipients of Special HonorsThe President and Commencement Speaker

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM-To be sung by the audience(The audience will remain standing un til after the invocation.)

THE INVOCATION The Reverend Leo WernerPastor, Christ the King Catholic Church

Dunbar, West Virginia

THE CONFERMENT OF SPECIAL HONORS(To retirees for distinguished service to the College)

Muriel I. Osborne Florence B. Wiersm'a

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER President Harold McNeill

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Ben L. MortonChancellor, The West Virginia Board of Regents

Musrc-e-March of the Blazerteers James CaudillConcert Band

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Stephen Zechariah BellPatricia Jeanette BlankenshipRobert Guy BurtonTalma Fisher CoffmanLana Kaye Counts

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Dcnald Marshall CaldwellDarlene Frances CottleDebra Amanda Harris

CUM LAUDE

Mark Edward BellDennis Lawrence BoydenDana Doyle DavisDorothy M. DawsonSandra Sue DeBordPamela Surber DodsonDebra Ann DonaldDuane E. Drennen

Order of ExercisesAWARD OF HONORS

David Mark DunnJack Elmer EdwardsKathryn Ernestine FloydJanis Lynn Groghan

Brenda G. HoganBetsy Carolyn MarcumChristopher Edwin Miller

Alden C. DurhamJoette Marleen GibbsDiane Lavern GravesJeffrey Alan HensonEddie Logan HolmanEdward Alan HueyPatricia Faye Litton

Joe William KautzJean Haikal KhouryJack Eugene Rebertson, Sr.Regina W. Skaggs

Lera Denise PetersJo Ann Nichols WattPatricia G. Wilkerson

Phyllis Gayle MorrisDavid Andrew ParsonsPrawuth PipithsuksuntDolores D. RobinsonCharles Leonard ScottKevin Douglas SkilesSusan Rae Wetherholt

Order of ExercisesTHE CONFERRING OF DEGREES-

The Candidates for the Degrees will be presented to Provost Anderson in the following order:

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts by Professor Virginia Edwards

Candidates for the Board of Regents B achclor of Arts Degree by Professor Delores Taylor

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by Professor Edward B. Barnes

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor 0 f Science III Business Administration by ProfessorJoseph Odcn

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelo r of Science III Criminal Justice by ProfessorCharles M. \Valker

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science 1Il Education by Professor SamuelSccurro, J r.Candidates for the Degree of Bachelo r of Science 111 Home Economics by ProfessorLilla Kelley

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor 0 f Science 111 Industrial Technology by ProfessorRichard N. Gwinn

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Social Work by Professor Mary Heiser

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Arts in Commerce by Professor Joseph Oden

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Arts in Communications by Professor W.Till Curry

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Criminal Justice by Professor CharlesM. Walker

Candidates for the Degree of Associate III Science In Education by Professor SamuelSccurro, Jr.Candidates for the Degree of Associate 111 Science III Industrial Technology by ProfessorRichard N. Gwinn

Candidates for the Degree of Associate III Science III Recreation Service by ProfessorRichard Tredway

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Social Work by Professor Mary Heiser

A fter the conferring of the degrees by President M cN eill, the names of graduates will beannounced by Mr. John L. Fuller, Registrar.

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Ren Marcedes CallowayMary C. Skidmore CopenhaverDavid Mark DunnJack Elmer EdwardsGarland S. ElmoreCarolyn Manthorpe EvilsizerJoseph Anthony FreelandTeresa Nanita GarrettVirginia Esther Goodall

Debra Amanda HarrisJeffrey Alan HensonRonald Lee JonesVelma Mae JordanDeborah Lynn KesslerPaul J. KramerDavid J. LivelyBetsy Carolyn MarcumChristopher Edwin Miller

Emmy Lorraine MurawskiMary Patricia MurphyAnnie Jean RobinsonJacquelyn Marie ShouldersKevin Peter SinclairDonna Jane SmithGeorge Wilbert Steele, Jr,Joshua E. WoodsTerry Michael Young

FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

Warren Hayes BoothThomas Ray BradleyJames Edward BrownJo Ann BurIesDavid Leon BushHarvey Lorenza BushMary U. ClineJames Bernard CottrellGary E. CoxRobert A. DamronAlyce Kay DarnellDorothy M. DawsonWilliam Alfred DodsonKenneth O. DuckettRonald Dale FisherWilliam E. Flynt, IIIDonald Edward Gatewood

Annestine G. GilmerEmile LeRudolph GilmerMichael William GouldGregory Keith HarrisMilford Allen HartwellDonna Rae JamesRobert Harold JohnsonJune C. JonesRalph Franklin LangleyEdward J ohnie LaytonReginia Strawther LipscombJames L. LittleEarl Glen McCunePamela Ann MayberryCharles Robert Morgan, Sr.Glenda Jean Gulley MorrisMarva T. Morrison

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEKeith Michael BittleMichael Manson BradleyRobert Guy BurtonDelroy A. CareyMichael Nelson CastoRichard Douglas Duff

Lloyd Nathan HornDelores J. JacksonJean Haikal KhouryRebert Selden LewisSteven Alan Nutter

Jerry C. NealDanny Joe PauleyHerbert F. PriceDensil Berton PrittCharles Vincent RogersGerald Wayne SizemoreRegina W. SkaggsSteven Lee SmithJames Howard SpriegelAnn Elizabeth StarcovicDavid W. StowersRoberta Jane Workman StuckHarvey Wayne SummerfieldThomas Franklin TriplettBenjamin Franklin WhiteWilliam Burton Yates

David Andrew ParsonsSurachai RugphowDaniel Anthony RussoKevin Douglas SkilesGlandal Dean Withrow

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Rodger Lee ArmstrongStephen Robert BarkerStephen Zechariah BellDavid Wayne BerryDavid Richard BlakesleeTimothy Russell BoggessW. Howard BozeJoyce Ann ChoiceDonald Keffer CliffordKenneth Paul CowanEdward Arthur CraftPamela Surber DodsonRoger Dale DroddyAlden C. DurhamE.andolph Rothwell FisherJoette Marleen Gibbs

Debra Ramsey GinestraEdward Robert HamiltonJohn Edward Hamilton, IManizheh HaroonianMartin Francis HaydenInez Debra HollandEddie Logan HolmanEdward Alan HueyDana Lee J ettThomas William JudgeVirgil Lacy, Jr.Emmanuel Steve LivingstonMelvin Anthony LoganKaren Denise LongMarcella Ann LyonsMichael Robert Mazuroski

Janice Lynn NicholsMarion Carl NidaKenneth Keith PainterRichard Eugene PauleyRobert George PhillipsPrawuth PipithsuksuntDolores D. RobinsonDonald R. RobinsonGary Franklin SeckmanStephen Earle SinclairNecota Smith, Jr.David Duane WhitePatricia G. WilkersonEdward Lee Workman

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gail Denise AllenWarren Andrew AndersonNorman Delaney ArringtonThomas Layne BlasingimDennis Dale BrouseDonald Marshall CaldwellMonna Dell CaldwellDon Cornell CarterDana Doyle DavisDuane E. Drennen

William C. EblingGerald Alan HalsteadAudrey HaulseyJames Carrington IngramSandra K. JohnsonJoe William KautzSandra Weldon LacyRomey Clarence Loejoy, Jr.Phyllis Gayle Morris

Michael Bently MurphyHenry Louis SaundersCharles Leonard ScottCharles Vernon Slater, Jr.Glover Leroy Smiley, Jr.Dale Lenier VolleyCurtis Grant WaldronMike Alan WhiteDavid C. Wibberg

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF Sc IENCE IN EDUCATION

Larry Allen BaileyDeborah Jean BaldwinMark Edward Bell

Charlotte Lunsford BennettPatricia J. BlankenshipDennis Lawrence Boyden

Cadaris N. BrownKen Edward ClayTalma Fisher Coffman

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (Continued)

Judith Ann Combs Woodrow Allen Hunter James Edward RoysterDarlene Frances Cottle Robert Lee Hutchinson Bernice Marguerite RuckerLana Kaye Counts Carolyn Benita Johnson Dona SiemiaczkoSandra Sue DeBord Nell Johnson Landers Connie Smith SnyderDebra Ann Donald Rebecca Susan Lilly Robin Darlene SnyderConnie Jewell Edwards Patricia Faye Litton Jeffrey Paul SokolikGayle Yvonne Fisher Shelia Veri Marshall Dennis Britt StrubleTanya Rene Goldsmith Shirley Ann Mitchell Debra Louise StumpDiane Lavern Graves Ruth Cameillia Nowling Shelley Ann ThomasJanis Lynn Groghan Alma May Richards L. Wilson ThompsonSusan Jane Harrison Elizabeth B. Riley Wendie M. UrlingRamona Massey Hoffman Cheryl A. Plear James Marshall WaldeckBrenda G. Hogan Jack Eugene Robertson, Sr. Jo Ann Nichols WattBetty Jean Holland

Rita Bipin Avashia

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOME ECONOMICS

Betty Lou Mullins

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Danny Anderson DooleyHarold Victor Headlee, Jr.

Michael Edward Henley Ricky Ray MitchellTerry K. Wade

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Betty Susan BagleyDarlene Denise BoardPriscilla Marie BrownRena Lucinda CosbyKathryn Ernestine FloydDeborah Anne Gordon

April Chandler HarrisJoanna R. HeinKenneth James JonesGregory LaMont LacyDennis James McConihayTerrence L. Mason

Roberta W. MonsonLera Denise PetersClaude O. Prunty, Jr.Susan Rae WetherholtMary Ethel WilkinsRoxane Yolanda Woods

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN COMMERCE

Helen Marie BeckulhimerMary Ruth BrownLaura Lynn CollinsMary Patricia HarmonLynne Ellen Hodge

Deborah Kay LaugheryQue Huong Le-SiThomas Lee MullinsCatherine Marie Pauley

Anita Chloe SayreLinda Louise SmithMarsha Ellen SmithNecota Smith, Jr.

Candidates

Patrick James Galvin

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS

Douglas Ray YoungThomas Blaine Mitchell

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Warren Andrew AndersonNorman Delaney ArringtonCharles Alan BrannonLenard Charles Carlisle, Jr.Den Cornell CarterRobert L. CremeansNancy Lynn DavisSandra K. JohnsonThomas William Judge

Doris Mae KingDonnie Ray Lively, Jr.Lola Frances McClanahanRichard Keith MitchellPhyllis Gayle MorrisMark Wayne NealRichard Eugene ParsonsTimothy James Pifer

William Hunter PorterfieldFredrick Allen Rutledge, IICharles Vernon Slater, Jr.David Michael SmithJune Esther ThomasJames A. TurnerDale Lenier VolleyCurtis Grant Waldron

Natalie Louise Harris

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCI ENCE IN EDUCATION

Ethel Louise Thompson

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCI ENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Ronald Eldon FergusonRobert S. HensonRichard L. McClure

J ames Lewis RiffleWilliam John Trapp

Mark H. TurleyDaniel Bailey Watson

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Penny Lynn NelsonRobin Darlene Snyder

Robin Gay SteeleSherri JoAun Toler

Janet Kay McDaniel

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Mary Ethel WilkinsJody Dawn Weekley

Candidates

Voley, Dale L.White, David D.

Commissions of Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Officers Reserve Corps will be awarded by LTCEdward H. Robertson, Professor of Military Science, assisted by SGM Jan Borck.

CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS COMMISSIONS

Kautz, Joe W.Livingstone, Manuel S.

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYDavid L. BushTalma F. CoffmanSandra S. DeBordDana D. DavisPamela S. DodsonDavid M. DunnJack E. EdwardsKathryn E. Floyd

Janis L. GroghanDebra A. HarrisJeffrey Alan HensonBrenda G. HoganEdward A. HueyJoe W. KautzEdward J. LaytonChristopher E. Miller

Jack E. RobertsonDolores D. RobinsonAnita SayreRegina W. SkaggsLinda L. SmithMarsha E. SmithPatricia G. Wilkerson

ELECTED TO KAPPA DELTA PI-AN HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION

Deborah J. BaldwinCharlotte L. BennettTalma F. Coffman

Judith A. CombsDarlene F. CottleSandra S. DeBord

Janis S. GroghanPatricia F. LittonJo Ann Watt

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI SCIENTI FIC HONOR SOCIETY

Robert G. BurtonJack E. EdwardsJeffrey A. HensonJeffrey L. Keys

Robert S. LewisChristopher E. MillerSteven A. Nutter

David A. ParsonsJane E. ShumateRegina W. SkaggsKevin D. Skiles

ELECTED TO LAMBDA IOTA TAU NATIONAL LITERARY HONOR SOCIETY

Emmy Murawski

ELECTED TO PHI ALPHA THETA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN HISTORY

Talma F. CoffmanDavid M. Dunn

Velma M. JordanDavid J. Lively

Order of Exercises

GREETINGS . The Honorable Roland MurphyPresident, West Virginia State College Advisory Board

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 growthand promoting its program, to serve with honor in my chosen profession and to make of myselfa symbol of the best traditions of my college-this is my commission and my challenge.

COMMENTARY President Harold M. McNeill

MusIc-Alma Mater

RECESSIONAL-Antares Concert March .Concert Band

.......... Richard Otto

ERNEST WADE '30

ALMA MATEROf West Virginia State College

MARTHA SPENCER '31

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