Commencement Convocation 2006South Carolina State University

Friday, May 12, 2006 • 7:00 p.m.Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Orangeburg, South Carolina

The SealThe university seal is comprised of the following carefully sculptured symbols: a palmetto tree, a miniature building and atorch. The palmetto tree stands in the center of the seal and represents the official tree of South Carolina. At the base of thetree, on the left, is a miniature of Morrill Hall symbolizing education and history. Morrill Hall, one of the first buildingsconstructed on the campus was named in recognition of the Morrill Act which established land-grant colleges in the UnitedStates. South Carolina State University is a member of the land-grant system. On the right side of the tree is a torch whichconnotes a deep devotion to truth: “Scientia, Officium, Honos,” meaning Knowledge, Duty, Honor. The seal is used on allofficial documents of the University. The seal was designed for the Inauguration of Dr. M. Maceo Nance, Jr. as fifthpresident of South Carolina State University in 1968 by Dr. Leo F. Twiggs, Professor of Art at the Institution.

The MaceThe Mace has an ancient history as a symbol of authority. During the thirteenth century, it was used for civil purposes andduring 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 facultyto grant degrees to graduates and represents one of the oldest traditions in academia. The University Mace was designed byDr. Clarence W. Hill, School of Engineering Technology and Sciences, during the Fall Semester of 2003. The Mace is carriedbefore 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 theninth President of South Carolina State University. Dr. Hugine’s vision for the design of the mace included “full capture ofthe 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 theUniversity 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 staff with brass rings bearing the names of formerUniversity presidents. This ornate feature presents eight bronze engraved panels. Engraved on four of the eight panels arethe three historic seals of the University and the seal of the State of South Carolina. On three of the remaining panels are thenames 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 asphere, having two faces: one face with Morrill Hall, one of the first buildings on the campus, and the second having thePresident’s Seal, representing the University’s leadership and global presence in higher education.

Commencement Convocation 2006South Carolina State University

Friday, May 12, 2006 • 7:00 p.m.Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, South Carolina

Commencement 2006

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. 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 co-curricular 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 fifteen NCAA varsity sports, which have brought the Institution more than

eighty-five conference championships and seven national titles.

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To the Graduating Class of May 2006:

Congratulations to the Graduating Class of May 2006. Your graduationtoday evidences your commitment to serve as productive citizens in a globalsociety. You represent the future of our communities, our state, the nation,and even the world. The members of the administration, faculty, and staffare honored to have provided you with a quality education that ensuressuccessful careers in your chosen fields of study. Continue to build uponthe knowledge and experiences that you have gained during your matriculationat the University. Go forth as leaders and contributors to our ever changingsociety and as ambassadors of our beloved Alma Mater by building uponyour SCSU rich heritage and proud legacy. I congratulate you and celebrateyour achievement. The world awaits your much anticipated arrival.

Sincerely,

Andrew Hugine, Jr.President

South Carolina State University300 COLLEGE STREET, NORTHEAST

ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29117-0001(803) 536-7013 / 7014

OFFICE OFTHE PRESIDENT FAX: (803) 533-3622

Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr.

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The ProgramDr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., President ~ Presiding

PRELUDE Symphonic Band

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

POSTING OF COLORS-National Anthem ROTC Color Guard

SCRIPTURE AND INVOCATION Dr. John H. CorbittMember, Board of Trustees

MUSIC – “Hallelujah” from the Mount of Olives L. van Beethoven Concert Choir

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER President Hugine

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Roderick McDavisPresident, Ohio University

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES President Hugine and Dr. Jo-Ann D. Rolle,Vice President for Academic Affairs

DOCTOR OF FINE ARTSMr. Philip SimmonsRenowned Artist

CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Hugine and Dr. Rolle

READERS: Dr. Harriett Gregg, Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology Dr. M. Evelyn Fields, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS President Hugine

INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO THENATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ms. Patricia B. Lott, President

South Carolina State University National Alumni Association(Inside back cover)

REMARKS President Hugine

ALMA MATER Audience,Concert Choir and Symphonic Band

RETIRING OF COLORS ROTC Color Guard

BENEDICTION Dr. Corbitt

RECESSIONAL - Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Symphonic Band

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Graduates and Guests: Please remain seated until the platform party and faculty have recessed. At the conclusion of this program, pleaseproceed to the President’s Reception in the Fine Arts Center. The Reception will begin no later than thirty (30) minutes following theconclusion of the commencement exercise.

Audience: Please join in the singing of the Alma Mater (Inside back cover).

Mace BearerDr. Isa Saliman

Concert ChoirDr. Richard Beckford, Director

University BandsMr. Eddie Ellis, Director

MarshalDr. Jo-Ann D. Rolle

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Commencement 2006

Dr. Roderick J. McDavis became Ohio University’s 20th

president on July 1, 2004. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he received a

bachelor’s degree in social sciences in secondary education from

Ohio University in 1970, making him only the second university

alumnus to lead the university as president. He received a master’s

degree in student personnel administration from the University of

Dayton in 1971, and a doctorate in counselor education and higher

education administration from the University of Toledo in 1974.

Dr. McDavis served as Provost and Vice President for Academic

Affairs, as well as Professor of Education, at Virginia

Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., from 1999-2004.

He was Dean of the College of Education and Professor of

Education at the University of Florida from 1994-1999. He was

Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Counselor

Education at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, from 1989-

1994. He served as the Director of the Arkansas Academy for

Leadership Training and School-Based Management from 1992-

1994. He was Professor of Education in the Department of Counselor Education at the University of Florida from 1974-

1989 and an Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Minority Programs at the University of Florida from 1984-1989.

Dr. McDavis has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher

Education (AACTE). His primary interests and publications include restructuring teacher education programs, improving

public schools and districts, counseling ethnic minorities, recruiting and retaining minority students and faculty, and evaluating

student personnel programs. He has authored or co-authored chapters in books, monographs and articles in professional

journals and other publications.

Dr. McDavis has served as a consultant and keynote speaker for universities, community colleges, public school systems,

human service agencies, professional associations, community organizations and churches. In 1995, Dr. McDavis was

named Person of the Year in Education by The Gainesville Sun. He was named the 1996 Outstanding Alumnus of the

College of Education at Ohio University. He also received the Post-Secondary Outstanding Educator Award from the

North Central Florida Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa in 1996. Dr. McDavis also received the 1997 Black Achiever’s Award

in Education from the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators.

Commencement SpeakerDr. Roderick J. McDavis

Ohio University President

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Photograph by Claire Y. Greene. Printed with the permission ofthe Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc.

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Recipient of The Honorary Doctorate of Fine ArtsMr. Philip Simmons, Renowned Artist

Artist Philip Simmons, now the most celebrated of Charleston

ironworkers, was born on Daniel Island on June 9, 1912. A Charleston

resident since 1919, he attended local schools but received his most

important education from local blacksmith Peter Simmons, who ran a

busy shop at the foot of Calhoun Street. Here Philip Simmons acquired

the values and refined the talents that would sustain him throughout his

long metalworking career.

Moving into the specialized fields of ornamental iron in 1938,

Simmons fashioned more than five hundred decorative pieces of

ornamental wrought iron: gates, fences, balconies, and window grills.

The city of Charleston from end to end is truly decorated by his hand.

In 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded him its

National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor that the United States

can bestow on a traditional artist. This recognition was followed by a

similar award by the South Carolina state legislature for “lifetime achievement” and commissions for public sculptures by the

South Carolina State Museum and the City of Charleston.

Simmons was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame in Myrtle Beach, SC on January 31, 1994. The “Order of

the Palmetto” the highest award given in the state, was presented to him by Governor David Beasley in 1998. In May of

2001, Philip Simmons received the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for “Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.”

Pieces of his work have been acquired as well by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; the

Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM; the Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC, the Atlanta History

Center, Atlanta, GA, and the Daniel Island Company, Daniel Island, SC.

In 1989, the vestry and congregation of his church (St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church, 91 Anson Street in downtown

Charleston), dedicated the grounds of the church to develop a commemorative landscaped garden as a tribute to his

exceptional mastery of wrought iron and in recognition of his inspirational character and self assurance.

Commencement 2006

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 recordsbased on their current cumulative quality point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2 (See page 13).

Summa Cum LaudeGold Tassels and Gold Stoles

Magna Cum LaudeGold Tassels and Gold Honor Cords

Cum LaudeGold Tassels

BACHELOR OF ARTSSPEECH PATHOLOGY ANDAUDIOLOGYLakeisha Richette CooperNajarious O’Dell DoganTanisha Patrice ElmoreMegan Yon Faust HallRashida Tanika HillShannon MackFaatimah Malika PattersonDouglas SantiagoTomeka Nicole WilliamsKynisha Latrece Windham

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEACCOUNTINGMichael Alan CabbagestalkYolanda O’Amelia ChandlerSheria Devette EnglishSparkle Sherrall GloverMattie Alicia JeffersonNayasha Laurelle MendezKellen Aflred MillerCharles Shuford, IIRoland Demon TuckerShondra La’Trese Woodard

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEAGRIBUSINESSChad Erskine AdamsLaquento Martise Spann

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEBUSINESS ECONOMICSPromise Kemba FlowersClayton Anthony GibsonLeah Michelle Moorer

Shandra Rasharda SimmonsTammy Suzette Timothy

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEBUSINESS MANAGEMENTCoby Dion BrandyburgMonique Janelle BryanWalter Curtis CarterConnie Flashette CauthenAllison Nearline CummingsDerrick Llewellyn Daniel, Jr.Leslie Dionne DrakeTurran Mack GarvinTyrone Demetrius HarperRodney HeywardKenyatta Maria JacksonSammuel Orlenta JacksonYero KeysFarrah LambréRonreco Andrew Demond LongAlicia Michelle ManigaultNaTasha Denice MitchellAdrian Craig McCloudNyesha Sheveretta OrrTaneya Avril RogersShanetta Nicole SimmsSharmain SlayJermaine Elvin StewardKaren Tricia WilliamsSabrina Natasha Wingard

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEFAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCESVeronica Somoan AlstonKaleena Ann CapersChristina MeShane CaradineBerthena Oreal Conyers

Kimberly Nichole DobyJeneil Sharmon GoodsonGloria GreggRhoda Elmore HuffKimberly Sophia JohnsonJameelah Lauranna JonesLori Ciara JosephMonika Sharell McCormickDeMarcus Raymond PelzerLena Camille PinkstonAshley Erica PowellAnetria Monique Bell ScottShanté Novonia StackhouseLacretia Deon Brown WhiteTracy Mershelle WiseNakita Javon Worrell

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMARKETINGKathleen Lynnette AkersShadarryl Anquinette BennettDavid Samuel BridgesMartin Israel CunninghamSaleem Suni DaileyMelissa Stacey-Rae EdwardsLakia FlowersLatoya Danielle GreeneNadia Theresa GrunyRonda Renã JettCharanor Jestina MarcanoShanika Lájean MitchellMarette ParkerAshley Sherese PickettChristal Antionette SultonLaquandra Tyeast Lachelle VanderhorstDeneisha Lenais’ VanDrossShirlette Monique Washington

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND APPLIED PROFESSIONAL SCIENCESDr. Suresh Londhe, Interim Dean

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGMyesha Kyan BradleyMay JosephMichelle La-Vonya LaneTammy Wilds PerryShanika Linette Richardson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCENUTRITION AND FOOD MANAGEMENTRyshema DavisFalisha Lynn JonesCandace Katorra Wilborne

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEPHYSICAL EDUCATION/ ACTIVITY MANAGEMENTThomas Cobbs, IIIDerrick Maurice DurantJimmy Devon PeoplesTiesha Shele’ SmithRenaldo Evin SummersKerry Sheldon TurnerYatesha Verdell Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEPHYSICAL EDUCATION/SPORTCOMMUNICATIONRoderick Randy HankinsReginald Donnell HolidaySha’Ron G’Adel Shenetta Robertson

COLLEGE OFEDUCATION,HUMANITIES ANDSOCIAL SCIENCESDr. Leonard A. McIntyre, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTSDRAMANicole Sheryl Smith

BACHELOR OF ARTSENGLISHLarry Jermaine FergusonLakeisha Alexandria HarveyMichael Leon Hawthorne, Jr.Marquita Shaunãte LucasMartina Yolanda McKoyKathryn Yvonne RobertsBrittany Vanessa StuckeyRholanda JoQuita Thomas

Georgette Minnishia WaltersCharity Voness Weston

BACHELOR OF ARTSENGLISH EDUCATIONAsia Afton KelleyVictoria Denise SegresTiffany Denise Willis

BACHELOR OF ARTSHISTORYAvery La’Shaun DanielsLorna Rocio LõpezChristina RumFedrick Allen WilsonTyrone Lamont Worley

BACHELOR OF ARTSHISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIESEDUCATIONChanell Lakia Harris

BACHELOR OF ARTSMUSICDarvin Lavon HarveyLaToya Aisha Ann Wellington

BACHELOR OF ARTSMUSIC INDUSTRYTyrone De’Aries McCollum

BACHELOR OF ARTSPOLITICAL SCIENCEJasmine Danielle BlandBryanta Cherrelle BookerRachel Denise BradfordEddie DeWayne BryantLáToya Shereé CarriganCarlos Antonio CatoDeaneille Reena DeanMarquita Joanna HarrisonAntwan Kenard MiddletonAmanda Lashelle MossWilliam Travis PoinsettAaliyah Sakinah TerryCavell Derome ThomasKetuni Meshay Webb

BACHELOR OF ARTSSOCIOLOGYCrystal Renee FunchesZertie Rodriquez JohnsonArdona Monique Scott

BACHELOR OF ARTSSTUDIO ARTTheodore Hodges Barnes, IIAnthony Lawrence DashJade Christine HamptonDante Emanuel JacksonPhillip Junior Knox, IITerrel LaShard LegareMalika Sharee MayhewShonda Elaine ThomasTerrance Lamond Washington

BACHELOR OF SCIENCECRIMINAL JUSTICEChanyekeson AmbroiseSanka Davis, Jr.Lataya Yvette DickieTiffany Tavone GanttRonald Quintrell HolmanBelicia Alexandria JonesChantese Ella JonesLaTanya Renada MillerKimeka Leshell PeakeKenneth Lee Rush, IILaquita Renee’ TillmanSchuyler Renee Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONShewann Avis BlakeLebanaye Shaynette ButlerStacey Ann GleatonMelissa Lee Digges HamiltonLesha Terona Burns MillerKelly ProctorApril Arlinda RobbinsAkeliah Adia StewartJoni Ann Stewart Still

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEELEMENTARY EDUCATIONBridget Lacilia BelcherBridgette D’Larice ButlerFaith Nicolette CohenMargaret Carpenter SingletaryBlaire Kristen SingletonDanielle Marie SmallsRicky WhiteKurtis Yarbrough

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCEFAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCESEDUCATIONAdrienne Denise Butler

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMATHEMATICS EDUCATIONJennifer Rene SandersClarice Arlaina Thomas

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEPSYCHOLOGYErrin Ashley AlexanderMarquita Rolenar BennettePaderkia Iasia ChandlerBeverly Marchette ChisholmKarelle Nicole ClarkJasmine Nicole DavisTiffany Quintell DavisTitus Jeremy ElliottKendra Robin HogansYolanda JamesVicky Nicole JeterTakeria Nicole McCallumLola McDurfeeEarl Calrissian McNeilJason Cory McNeilShadeeka MendezTiffany Alexandria MillerApryl Janae’ MitchellKeristen Sarah NelsonAnthony Ricardo Rouse NewmanDelisah Ann PeakeEbony LáShun RatliffRicardo Spillane RobinsonLaeandra Shontay SandersRoxanne Angela SargeantGeronda Melissa StromanDeondria Latrice WagnerMelissa Monique Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCESPECIAL EDUCATIONDinah Sherita CollinsRhonda Chanell WilliamsShonda Ternell Williams

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORKShatola Nicole AllenOlive AnenoDiana Haskins BaynardShaquetta Latecia DavisJanelle Helena Marie Gore

Betty Alicia GreenTerricka Danielle HendersonMelanie Shauntel HodgeLashandra Denise HunterAmber MaQuan JonesJacqueline St. Laurent KennedyTanyeka Jacquette MilesLatoya Marie Givens MilliganShalonda Rene– ParkerCourtney Shaynee PhillipsChristopher ScottKeirhonda Chartise StevensNyccole Latoshia ThomasAaisha Sheonna VanBuren

BACHELOR OF SCIENCETECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONLakia Shena’ Mustipher

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,MATHEMATICS ANDENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYDr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEBIOLOGYJeanine Shantay BennettMildred Naneshia BetheaBobby Lee BrownKristen Pascale CharlesNatasha Aisha DeaneMelaney Lonis DensonDara-Lynn GeigerBradford Douglas GillensCandis Latoya GolstonTiana Renier GordonCortney Jessika HawkinsJarret John HillDaniel Howard, Jr.Lauren Ashley JacksonDonisha Alexis JohnsonStanard Justin JohnsonTia Celeste JohnsonMatt Houston KimbroughAmelia Faye LeeksElbert DeWayne LittleLaToya Aniecia Reneé MackeyCheneir Alexandria NeelyCalandra D’Neane NelsonAndrea LaToya Richardson

James Henry RichburgTiffany Megan RichburgTremaine Shérri RobinsonSheldon SealeyIsha Rhea SerretteTravis Lamar ShawBethany Nicole SmithTiffany Nêcole StokesNicole Lynette StrongLarissa Courtney SummersOtiti Imuetiyah UwagbaiChristina Nichole WadeRoblena Emagaha WalkerTina Denise WebbDynisha Antionette WoodleyAshley Loretta Zimmerman

BACHELOR OF SCIENCECHEMISTRYKimberly Albertine BetheaCrystal Renée CoakleyKiera-Nicole Elaine LeeGarvin Paul PrescodNicole Diana SanowarYaShunte Deneé Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCECIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYRonald Carl Boller Jr.Erica Yvonne HaileyDa’Quan Malik JenningsKeven Ashford Mack

BACHELOR OF SCIENCECOMPUTER SCIENCEJason Brian BarrStephenson Gerald BoxillNathelle Vylaria BrownDeidrick Rashad CapersRickey Jameson CarrekerRochelle Donna-Lee GuyScott Antonio HawkinsAldwin Nolan Hylegar, Jr.Erik LeCroix JonesChristian Joachim PantinJeshua Elmont RiversKareem Rasheed ShabazzKeith TeesdaleAndrew Alexander ThompsonPhillip Jermaine WilliamsMichael Lewis Zachary, Jr.

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCEELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYTiffany Robin GrantDominck Roshawn LampkinNicholas John MitchellDéVone LeMar Stanfield

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEINDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYGene Arthur Hill, Jr.Diedreich Adam JacksonShelly-Ann Crystal KhanWanakee Moniqué MeansJermaine Jeanaris RiversAsia Jenellé WellsCoby Rashard Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEINDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGYWilliam Terrell DavisStephon Isaiah Edwards, IICrystal Antoinette GaryShelton Jerod MackWilliam Pierre OliverLewis Edward Pressley, IIIWillie Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMATHEMATICSLaToya Marie DentCrystal Antoinette SalleyCedric Rashad Suttle

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYRichard Andrew AaronBrian Keith BartonVincent Leonard BatesKenneth Gerald JohnsonMarsha Sue-Ann KingMarlon James MackChase Allan MumfordChatavie Metron NewtonTara Denice SumterJohn Curry Wix

BACHELOR OF SCIENCENUCLEAR ENGINEERINGPatricia Diane Glenn

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEPHYSICSChakila Dawn Tillie

SCHOOL OF GRADUATESTUDIESDr. Thomas E. Thompson, Dean

MASTER OF ARTSREHABILITATION COUNSELINGJanice Sha’Lona Peggy BrownDytisha Monicke DavisTellis Charles GreenCandis Lashel HillHerbert Lenard LoveKimberly E’mia MayRoderick Deshun RogersRodericus Deron RogersCharlene Nicole StinsonLaKenya Shanta Williams

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHINGTabitha Demetrick BoydDonnica LaShay Kelty DarbyBenjara Nicole GilmoreCurshina Teviã HilliardWanda HouseMezetta Lavera HugginsShonda Chanelle JenningsSean Leon LivingsonConstance Sellers MaysTeal Venise Felder RyantBarbarette SellersTawanda Michelle StanleyLaShonda Monique Williams

MASTER OF EDUCATIONCOUNSELOR EDUCATIONLetitia Marcia Gaymon PlowdenGermaine McNeil RiversMinthalee Harrison StephensMartina Walker

MASTER OF EDUCATIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONJanice Marie McClaryMichiko Querida Berry McClaryJohn McMillanMohammed Quasem

MASTER OF SCIENCEAGRIBUSINESSRaghav Sundaresh

MASTER OF SCIENCEINDIVIDUAL AND FAMILYDEVELOPMENTFatima Latrisha Washington CarterLaura Mason HallCassandra KellerKatina Willis Wise

MASTER OF SCIENCENUTRITIONAL SCIENCESJoi J’vonne Brown

MASTER OF SCIENCETRANSPORTATIONAnthony CaldwellThesis:Design, Implementation, and Evaluationof an Intelligent Transportation Systemfor Whittaker Elementary School Shama Janna-Tache CampbellThesis:Automation of Vehicle Detection System(VDS) and Variable Message Sign(VMS) Alex Delrick GeigerThesis:Comparative Study on the Process ofManual and Automated PavementRating Distress Allan Michael GreenidgeThesis:An Assessment of Commercial VehicleParking Availability in South Carolina:A Case Study of Intersection of I-26 andI-95 Corridor Brandon Michael KennedyThesis:Emergency Response to HazmatRailroad Accidents: A Case Study of[the] Graniteville, South CarolinaRailroad Accident

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Phillip Jeryl Lemmon, Jr.Thesis:A Case Study on the Economic Impact ofthe Implementation of GPS Technologiesinto the Sanitation Vehicles ofCharleston, South Carolina

Arther Lee LoveThesis:A Comparative Analysis of StressStimulators in Rural Area Drivers VersusMetropolitan Area Drivers Leonard Jospeh MajorsThesis:The Implementation of IntelligentRailroad Systems to Improve RailroadSafety: A Case Study of the Graniteville,South Carolina Railroad Accident Marc Angus ScottThesis:Using the Concept of Third PartyLogistics to Design Services to FosterBusiness Development and IncreaseCustomer Service in Rural andDeveloping Areas: A Case in OrangeburgCounty, South Carolina Brett Anthony YoungThesis:The Analysis of Critical AccidentLocations on Secondary Highways inSouth Carolina

EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTMaggie Mae Murphy DunhamEleanor FieldsCarla Lenora KingTarsha Maria Boyd Staggers

DOCTOR OF EDUCATIONDoctor of EducationJames Mark BunchDissertation:A Study of the Relationship BetweenInstructional Leadership and StudentAchievement in High Poverty ElementarySchools in South Carolina Betty Elaine Edwards GarrisonDissertation:A Study of Teacher Expectations andStudent Academic Achievement inSelected South Carolina ElementarySchools

Roy Lee HigginsDissertation:Reading-Mathematics Relationship: ARace-, SES-, and Gender-BasedComparative Analysis of the Consistencyof Reading Competency in Accounting forIndividual Variability and GroupDifferences in Mathematics Achievement

Dorothy Jean McClamDissertation:The School as a Caring Community: AnAnalysis of Perceptions of Teachers,Students, and Parents in Three SouthCarolina School Districts Timothy Linn MurphDissertation:A Comparative Analysis of SchoolScheduling Models with Respect toConstituent Satisfaction Rates andSchool Culture in Secondary SouthCarolina Public Schools Carmen James RamereDissertation:A Study of Teacher Turnover in SelectedNorth Carolina Middle Schools

Janice Carol ScottDissertation:Academic Achievement of AfricanAmerican Middle School Students inSelected Rural and Non-Rural Schools inthe Pee Dee

Charles Scott TurnerDissertation:A Study of Job Satisfaction withSituational Characteristics andOccurrences Among Middle SchoolPrincipals in South Carolina Henry Ronald West, Jr.Dissertation:The Effectiveness in the Implementationof the IMPACT (Improvement Measuresfor the Palmetto Achievement ChallengeTest) Course at Whale Branch MiddleSchool

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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 recordsbased on their current cumulative quality point averages where A=4, B=3, C=2.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND APPLIEDPROFESSIONAL SCIENCES

Summa Cum LaudeLakeisha Richette CooperAllison Nearline CummingsMelissa Stacey Rae EdwardsClayton GibsonNadia GrunyNayasha Laurelle MendezTaneya Avril RogersTammy SuzetteTimothy

Magna Cum LaudeRyshema DavisFarrah LambreCharanor Jestina MarcanoTammy Wilds PerryKaren Tricia Williams

Cum LaudeVeronica Somoan AlstonMyesha Kyan BradleyMichael Alan CabbagestalkConnie Flashette CauthenBerthena Oreal ConyersTanisha Patrice ElmoreSheria Devette EnglishLakia FlowersPromise Kenba FlowersJeneil Sharmon GoodsonLori Ciara JosephMay JosephYero KeysMichelle La-Vonya LaneShannon MackShanika MitchellLeah Michelle MoorerFaatimah Malika PattersonAshley Sherese Pickett

Appearance of a name on this program is presumptive evidence of graduation and graduation honors, but it must not be regarded as conclusive. The signedand sealed diploma of South Carolina State University remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree. The names in this program list thegraduation candidates for May 2006.

Lena Camille PinkstonAshley Erica PowellShanika Linette RichardsonSha’Ron RobertsonDouglas SantiagoRoland Demon TuckerShirlette Monique WashingtonLacretia Deon Brown WhiteCandace Katorra WilborneTomeka Nicole WilliamsKynisha Latrece WindhamTracy Mershelle WiseShondra La’Trese Woodard

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Summa Cum LaudeRachel Denise BradfordKarelle Nicole ClarkDeaneille Reena DeanChanell Lakia HarrisJennifer Rene SandersRoxanne Angela SargeantLaToya Aisha Ann WellingtonTiffany Denise Willis

Magna Cum LaudeOlive AnenoBridget BelcherAdrienne Denise ButlerBridgette D’Larice ButlerFaith Nicolette CohenStacey Ann GleatonMelissa Lee Digges HamiltonMelanie Shauntel HodgeRonald Quintrell HolmanTakeria Nicole McCallumShadeeka MendezLesha Burns Miller

Apryl Janae’ MitchellLakia Shena’ MustipherKelly ProctorMargaret SingletaryBlaire Kristen SingletonKeirhonda Chartise StevensCavell Derome ThomasClarice Arlaina ThomasRholanda JoQuita ThomasDeondria WagnerKurtis Yarbrough

Cum LaudeChanyekeson AmbroiseTheodore Hodges Barnes, IIShewann Avis BlakeEddie DeWayne BryantLebanaye Shaynette ButlerLaToya Sheree CarriganDinah Sherita CollinsAvery La’Shaun DanielsShaquetta LaTecia DavisBetty Alicia GreenMarquita Joanna HarrisonDarvin Lavon HarveyLakeisha Alexanderia HarveyTerricka Danielle HendersonKendra Robin HogansLashandra Denise HunterYolanda JamesVicky Nicole JeterZertie JohnsonJacqueline KennedyMalika Sharee MayhewLola Marie McDurfeeMartina Yolanda McKoyJason Cory McNeilAntwan Kenard MiddletonTanyeka Jaquette MilesAmanda Lashelle Moss

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Keristen Sarah NelsonApril Arlinda RobbinsChristina RumVictoria SegresDanielle SmallsNicole Sheryl SmithAkeliah Adia StewartJoni Ann StillGeronda Melissa StromanLaquita Renee’ TillmanAaisha Sheonna VanBurenGeorgette Minnishia WaltersKetuni Meshay WebbRicky WhiteRhonda Chanell WilliamsShonda Ternell Williams

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY

Summa Cum LaudeRichard Andrew AaronStephenson Gerald BoxillDeidrick Rashad CapersRickey Jameson CarrekerNatasha Aisha DeaneScott Antonio HawkinsAldwin Nolan HylegarMarsha Sue Ann KingChatavie Metron NewtonChristian Joachim PantinGarvin Paul PrescodTiffany Megan RichburgNicole Diana SanowarSheldon SealeyIsha Rhea SerretteKareem Rasheed ShabazzKeith TeesdaleChakila Dawn Tillie

Magna Cum LaudeBrian Keith BartonRonald Carl Boller, Jr.Rochelle Donna-Lee GuyKiera-Nicole Elaine LeeCheneir Alexandria Neely

Lewis Edward Pressley, IIINicole Lynette StrongAndrew Alexander Thompson

Cum LaudeVincent Leonard BatesJeanine Shantay BennettCrystal Renee CoakleyLatoya Marie DentStephon Isaiah Edwards, IIErica Yvonne HaileyDaniel HowardLauren Ashley JacksonDaquan Malik JenningsShellyann Crystal KhanMatt Houston KimbroughMarlon James MackTremaine Sherri RobinsonBethany Nicole SmithRoblena Emagaha Walker

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Rank of Second LieutenantCommissioned Officers

from the Class of May 2006

The Symbols of Learning

The Academic ProcessionThe academic procession of today’s commencement exercises is

made up of candidates for degrees, members of the faculty, membersof the Board of Trustees, and members of the platform partymarching in that order. After the ceremony, the order of march isreversed except that graduates are dismissed at their seats.

The order of march is in accordance with academic protocolwhich was established centuries ago when academic ceremonieswere predominantly directed by the clergy. In keeping with thefamiliar order of the religious procession, the younger and newergroups precede the older, and the place of highest honor is at theend of the procession.

Academic AttireThe academic costume worn at American college exercises today

dates back in its essential features to the Middle Ages. The oldestuniversities of northern Europe, such as Paris and Oxford, grew outof church schools. Students and faculty wore clerical garb, largelyborrowed from the monastic dress of their day.

The head-covering of the academic costume developed out ofthe skull cap worn by the clergy in cold weather. In the universities,this skull cap acquired a point on top which gradually evolved intoa 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 otherwisedropped onto the shoulders, like a cowl. Today, each college oruniversity has its distinctively colored hood-lining, by which itsgraduates may be recognized in academic processions.

The gown worn today seems to have been borrowed from thehabit of the Benedictine monks. At medieval institutions of higherlearning, undergraduate and graduate degree candidates could bedistinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness of their gowns.The graduate degree candidates’ gowns were often furred, a featurethat survives today in the ornamentation found on doctoral gowns.

In keeping with long established traditions, graduates of SouthCarolina State University continue to wear black robes with anOxford mortarboard cap and a black tassel. Baccalaureate studentsgraduating with the distinctive honors of cum laude, magna cumlaude, and summa cum laude wear gold tassels, stoles, and honorcords, as appropriate. Candidates for the bachelor’s and master’sdegrees wear color hoods designating their academic disciplines,and Doctor of Education candidates wear the light blue hood oftheir discipline, as well as fur-ornamented robes, which displaythree stripes on each sleeve.

The colors for academic disciplines, established by the AmericanCouncil 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; lemonfor library science; green for medicine; pink for music; apricot fornursing; silver gray for oratory; dark blue for philosophy; sagegreen for physical education; peacock blue for publicadministration; golden yellow for science; citron for social science;and scarlet for theology and divinity.

Eddie BryantRonald Holman

Erik JonesBenjamin Nakamura

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT’S CABINETDr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., ’71, ’74

The Honorable Marshall C. Sanford, Jr., Chairman, Governor, Ex-OfficioMr. Maurice G. Washington, ’85, Chairman

Mr. Brantley E. Evans, Jr., ’92, Vice ChairmanMr. Neville O. Lorick, Secretary

EMERITUSDr. James A. Boykin, ’48

EX-OFFICIEMs. Patricia B. Lott, ’63

National Alumni Association President

Col. (Retired) John T. Bowden, Jr., ’60Dr. John H. Corbitt, ’62Mrs. Linda K. Edwards Duncan, ’76, ’81

Mr. Reggie GallantMr. Karl V. Green

Mr. Glenn E. Jones, ’90Mr. Charles C. Lewis, Sr., ’76

Mr. Jonathan Pinson, ’93Mrs. Martha S. Smith

Attorney Charles H. Williams, II

Dr. M. Evelyn FieldsFaculty Senate President

Mr. Derrick Green, ’84Staff Senate President

Mr. Matt KimbroughStudent Government Association President

Mr. George K. Quick, ’68Chairman, Board of Directors

University Foundation

Mr. John E. SmallsSenior Vice President for Financial Affairs andManagement Information Systems

Dr. Jo-Ann D. RolleVice President for Academic Affairs

Ms. Mechelle EnglishVice President for Institutional Advancement

Dr. Kevin A. RolleVice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Saundra H. Glover, ’79Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Ms. Joyce GreenExecutive Director for Administration

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

and Retention Program

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

Dr. Rita J. TealExecutive Director for Institutional Effectiveness

Attorney Edwin D. Givens, ’85Special Assistant to the President for

Legal and Governmental Affairs

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Division of Academic Affairs

Chief Administrators

Dr. Jo-Ann D. Rolle, Vice President for Academic AffairsDr. Mary E. Cheeseboro, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic AffairsDr. James E. Payne, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Deans

Dr. Suresh Londhe, Interim Dean, College of Business and Applied Professional SciencesDr. Leonard McIntyre, Dean, College of Education, Humanities and Social SciencesDr. Kenneth Lewis, Dean, College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering TechnologyDr. Thomas Thompson, Dean, School of Graduate StudiesMrs. Mary L. Smalls, Dean, Library and Information Services

Chairpersons

Dr. Valerie L. Colyard, Interim Chair, Family and Consumer SciencesDr. Gwendolyn D. Wilson, Interim Chair, Health SciencesDr. H. Gebre-Selassie, Interim Chair, Accounting, Agribusiness and EconomicsDr. David Jamison, Interim Chair, Business AdministrationLTC Anthony W. Frederick, Professor of Military ScienceDr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, Interim Chair, EducationDr. Ghussan R. Greene, Interim Chair, English and Modern LanguagesDr. Leonard McIntyre, Acting Chair, Visual and Performing ArtsDr. Christine R. Boone, Interim Chair, Human ServicesDr. Learie Luke, Interim Chair, Social SciencesDr. Judith Salley-Guydon, Interim Chair, Biological and Physical SciencesDr. James E. Keller, Interim Chair, Mathematics and Computer ScienceDr. Stanley Ihekweazu, Interim Chair, Civil and Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDr. A. M. Hasanul Basher, Interim Chair, Industrial and Electrical Engineering TechnologyDr. Thomas Thompson, Chair, Educational Leadership

Records and Registration

Mrs. Annie R. Belton, RegistrarMr. Charles E. Guess, Associate Registrar

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Inez M. Tenenbaum Doctor of Laws 2005George H. Grace Doctor of Humane Letters 2005John Hope Franklin Doctor of Humane Letters 2005Henry Nehemiah Tisdale Doctor of Laws 2004Lindsey Olan Graham Doctor of Laws 2004Rev. Joseph Armstrong DeLaine* Doctor of Laws 2004Harry Briggs* Doctor of Laws 2004Eliza Briggs* Doctor of Laws 2004Levi Pearson* Doctor of Laws 2004Essie Mae Washington-Williams Doctor of Education 2004Earl G. Graves Doctor of Laws 2004Mark Sanford Doctor of Laws 2003Leroy Davis, Sr. Doctor of Laws 2002Clifford L. Stanley Doctor of Laws 2002Dr. Benjamin F Payton Doctor of Laws 2001Mrs. Crandall C. Bowles Doctor of Laws 2001Kay Patterson Doctor of Laws 2000James F. Barker Doctor of Education 2000Charles P Austin Doctor of Public Service 2000John Hurst Adams Doctor of Humane Letters 2000James Hovis Hodges Doctor of Laws 1999Albert Gore, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1998Kenneth L. Chenault Doctor of Humane Letters 1997Joel A. Smith, III Doctor of Humane Letters 1996Ernest Finney, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1996James E. Clyburn Doctor of Humane Letters 1995Annabelle Spann Boykin Doctor of Humane Letters 1995William E. Simms Doctor of Humane Letters 1995John E. Jacob Doctor of Humane Letters 1995Reatha Clark King Doctor of Humane Letters 1995Carl A. Carpenter Doctor of Humane Letters 1994Johnnetta B. Cole Doctor of Humane Letters 1994L. Douglas Wilder Doctor of Laws 1994Trudelle Willetta Wimbush Doctor of Education 1994Rodell Lawrence Doctor of Laws 1992John W. Matthews, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1990Harold J. Mackey Doctor of Humane Letters 1990Maude E. Callen* Doctor of Humane Letters 1990

Honorary Degree Recipients

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Earle E. Morris, Jr. Doctor of Public Service 1990A. Barry Rand Doctor of Public Service 1990Abelle Palmore Nivens Doctor of Education 1989Marshall Burns Williams Doctor of Laws 1989Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1989John C. Marous Doctor of Public Service 1989Ruby Middleton Forsythe Doctor of Education 1988J. Strom Thurmond Doctor of Laws 1988M. Maceo Nance, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1988Ernest Frederick Hollings Doctor of Laws 1988Henry Doctor, Jr. Doctor of Laws 1988Sammy Davis, Jr. Doctor of Humane Letters 1988Walter Ivey Master of Farmer 1946Ernest A. Grant Doctor of Agriculture 1946W. H. Aiken Doctor of Science 1946Robert Shaw Wilkinson, Jr. Doctor of Science 1946Benjamin E. Mays Doctor of Letters 1946George W. Howard Master of Arts 1924J. B. Pierce Master of Science 1924John T. Williamson Master of Arts 1922Marion B. Wilkinson Masters of Arts 1922Miller F. Whittaker Masters of Arts 1922Herbert U. Seabrook Master of Arts 1922Celia D. Saxon Master of Arts 1922Martin A. Menafee Master of Arts 1922William C. Nance Master of Arts 1922Isaac S. Leevy Master of Arts 1922Lucy C. Laney Master of Arts 1922Louise F Holmes Master of Arts 1922Bessie E. Green Master of Arts 1922Otis D. Council Master of Arts 1922Cora S. Boykin Master of Arts 1922Mary McLeod Bethune Master of Arts 1922J.C. Whittaker Doctor of Laws 1922J.J. Starks Doctor of Laws 1922Ernest E. Just Doctor of Laws 1922Nelson C. Nix Doctor of Laws 1922Lewis M. Dunton Doctor of Laws 1922

*Posthumously

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Concert ChoirSopranos Elizabeth BarrettDiandra BrittonCrystal BrownAndrea CallowayLeKeatra DanielsLatisha HollowayDerrell JenkinsCourtney JohnsonAmadi JonesAvril RobinsonCrystal SimmonsJocelyn Weston

AltosFinee BrooksB. Oreal ConyersChasity Lamb

Devonnia MillerLesley PeaceKadina SangsterDeana ScottGeronda StromanGlenda Toms

TenorsChristopher AndrewsMyron BessJamaal BrownThomas DavisAntwane HarrisonMarcellus HoltDerrell JonesStephon MillerJohnny Richardson

Symphonic BandTromboneAshley LattimoreZelverick GordonSitha LamLaDaisia GlenMark RobinsonTiara VaughtJonathan WhitfieldBrandon MillerKendrea HodgesLionel BrooksRoderick Holland

Clarinet/BassoonNicholas BratcherRenecia WalkerMark WattsSylvia LeeLaQuita AlfordCeclia JamesKristen CharlesTiara GordonXyvina WilliamsCandace GordonTamika GreenwoodQuentin TurnerAuriel JamesJennifer GoodwinLanishia McClintockSophia TaylorCourtney ThomasPaula JohnsonAmber FreemanGail A. Pennant

Larissa JonesLeKretia GonzalesStephon Miller

FluteJessica JeffreyBrittany DeasVenetia LylesQuanti MimsDoneshia ReynoldsMia RoetherfordAshley BrownJekela S. BurgessTiffany GrantJoy Noel Vaughn

TrumpetsKendall CrawfordTina WebbJerone MikellZelverick GordonShaun LampkinAlbert ShulerLarry Bowden, Jr.Marvis PresidentJennifer BuieBenjamin JonesMark Wilson, IIChris SimpsonDeondre HolmesDarion BrelandChris Phillips

SaxophoneOllie L. TaylorMichael TrickseyDerek Williams, IICierra ReavesAngela WhetstoneSharad McNutlyApril CoxShedric PierceAmy SimmonsChris FloydGabriel AndersonKenneth BrabhamTreasure HollandTyrone McCollumYewston MyersBrandis HowardDelvin Boswell

BaritoneDeniese ThomasDarvin HarveyEmmanuel BarnetteCrystal MunginScott EppsTreymane FritzJimmy WilliamsJoseph RouseCandace Grier

French HornsCandace HallKrystal SingletaryMegan Martino

Adam GriffreyChristopher StubbsNatasha GillispieEugene Burgen, Jr.

TubaDesmond WilliamsYolanda BennettDavid HugheyBrandon LilienthalNathaniel SimmonsGarrick RiversBrandon D. HopkinsBrendan GlazeDesmond ScottMichael TurnerKelly WigginsAllen HunterRobert Jackson

PercussionsDaniel JonesDevin JenkinsFernandez BrownIrvin StegallPrince BrewingtonThomas DavisClyde Frazier, IIICalvin WashingtonAlexis BakerDemetrius McClammyKevin GadsonFreddie LandShane Walcott

BassesAdam AlimiChristopher BrownTavares BrumfieldMichael CherrySteve FrostJatannio GrierDarris JacksonAllen LesterJoshua OwensMcKenzee SingleyTravis ThompsonBrandon WilliamsEdward Woods

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Commencement Committee 2005-2006Mr. Elbert Malone – Co-ChairDr. Judith Salley-Guydon – Co-ChairDr. Jo-Ann RolleMrs. Shondra N. AbrahamMs. Lillian AddersonMrs. Shirley L. AutryDr. Richard BeckfordMrs. Annie R. BeltonMs. Deborah BlackmonMrs. Betty BoatwrightAsst. Chief Samuel L. BowserMr. Anthony CaldwellMr. Ralph U. DavisMr. Eddie EllisMs. Stephanie FelksMr. Allen FlemingLTC. Anthony FrederickMr. Nathaniel GantDr. Clarence HillDr. Ethel JonesMrs. Johnnie M. Keller

Mr. Martin KinardMrs. Wilhelmenia D. LeeDr. Douglas MillerDr. Octavio MiroMrs. E. Marie A. MooreDr. James L. MyersMr. Leon MyersMr. Patrick PappionMs. Erica PrioleauDr. Myron SamuelsDr. Ronald SpeightMr. Ronald WhitmoreMr. Matt Kimbrough, SGA PresidentMrs. Marilyn Scott, Resource Person

Editorial CommitteeDr. Mary E. Cheeseboro, Co-ChairpersonMrs. Shondra Abraham, Co-ChairpersonMr. Allen FlemingMs. Erica S. PrioleauMrs. Kay E. Snider

AnnouncementsRECEPTION LOCATION

The President’s Reception for graduates, parents, alumni, visitors and faculty will be held in the Fine Arts Centerimmediately following the Commencement Convocation.

2006 SUMMER TERMRegistration - Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - Monday, May 29, 2006

Classes begin - Session I - Tuesday, May 30, 2006Late Registration - Tuesday, May 30, 2006

2005 FALL TERMRegistration - Wednesday, April 5, 2006 - Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Late Registration begins - Wednesday, August 2, 2006Classes begin - August 23, 2006

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ALMA MATER

Sing the praise of Alma MaterLet us rally to her call

Lift 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.

ALUMNI OATHI 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 livingto bring honor and respect to my Alma Mater.

STATEITE CREED

As a member of the community of scholars at SouthCarolina State University, I obligate myself to thepursuit of academic excellence, model citizenship,and cultural and social inclusiveness.As a Stateite. . .

• I will assume personal responsibility for myintellectual, cultural, and social growth.

• I will practice academic integrity.

• I will value the individualism and the dignity ofall people.

• I will respect the rights and property of others.

• I will work for the common good of SouthCarolina State University in both my speechand actions.

As a South Carolina State University scholar, Iaffirm and embrace the above principles andideals.

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Institutional Accreditation

South Carolina State University is accredited by the Southern Association of the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools, and is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. The programsin Business are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB Inter-national. Undergraduate and graduate teacher-education programs are approved by the South CarolinaDepartment of Education using modified standards developed by the National Association of State Directorsof Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), and by the National Council for the Accreditation ofColleges of Teacher Education (NCATE). The programs of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciencesare accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; the Child Development LearningCenter is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children; the Nursing Program isaccredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education; the Speech Pathology and Audiology Programis accredited by the American Speech Language Association; the Social Work Program is accredited by theCouncil for Social work Education (CSWE); the Rehabilitation Council Education Program is accredited by theCouncil of Rehabilitation Education, Inc. (CORE); the Music Program is accredited by the National Associationof Schools of Music (NASM); and the curricula in Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical EngineeringTechnology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC/ABET). In addition, the Family and Consumer Sciences Food and NutritionProgram is approved by the American Dietetics Association and the Computer Science Program is accreditedby the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(CAC/ABET).

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