EIGliTy-FIFTH YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

'Ghe Ei8ht~rFirst

Annual CommencementFLEMING HALL

MAY THE FIFTEENTH

AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY -SIX

Order of ExercisesPRELUDE-Overture in B Flat . Caesar Giovannini

THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION

Pnoonssrox-c-Pageantry for Band Robert WashburnConcert Band

Mel Gillispie, 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 George R. PauleyPastor, First Baptist Church, Dunbar, WV

M USIC-J uly from "Spring Cantata" Robert WashbumConcert Choir

Truman Dalton, Director

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

ROBERT CLARK ELLEN CAPIZ

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS .....

President Harold McNeill

Helvi SipilaAssistant Secretary-General, Social Development and

Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations

MUSIc-Ain'a That Good News William DawsonConcert Choir

Truman Dalton, Director

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Sand ra Poff Wallen

Lloyd C. Franson

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Anthony Terence Skiba

Jeannette Barbara French

Donna Burford Johnson

Patricia Adair Mace

Barbara Louise Smith

CUM LAUDE

Pamela Ruth Woods

Vicki Arlene Coleman

Ann Morgan Smith

Thomas Leon Stanley

Danny Hearst Elswick

Robert Eugene Hull

Order of ExercisesAWARDS OF HONORS

Jane Elizabeth Shumate

Kati Ellen Lyon

Sally E. Knotts

Charles Edward Grigsby

Jacqueline Owen

Stephanie Lynn Carter Pottorff

Gertrude Fay Carter Parsons

Richard Duane Wolford

Mary Ann Burdette

Karen Leigh Haney

Taylor L. Palmer, Jr.

Sondra Sue Manning

Debra Ann Valentine

Sandra Kay Harrah

Patrick Arthur Harris

Charles M. Hanshaw

Frances Ann Haywood

Marion Kay Wallace

Douglas Brooks Smith

Harold Clayton Connor

Dorothy Ann Young

Order of ExercisesTHE CONFERRING OF DEGREES-

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

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

Candidates for the Board of Regents Bachelor of Arts by Professor Delores Taylor

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

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor 0 f Science in Business Administration by ProfessorJoseph Oden

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelo r of Science 111 C.riminal Justice by ProfessorCharles Walker

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor 0 f Science in Education by Professor Samuel Securro

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor 0 f Science in Home Economics by Professor LinaKelley

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science 111 Industrial Technology hy ProfessorRichard 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 hy Professor Joseph Oden

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Criminal Justice hy Professor CharlesWalker

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Education by Professor Samuel Securro

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science in Industrial Technology by ProfessorRichard Gwinn

Candidates for the Degree of Associate in Science 111 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 McNeill, the names of graduates will beannounced by Mr. John L. Fuller, Registrar.

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Robert A. BillupsJoan Estell CanadaRobert Byrd ChristianJanet Paulette ClendeninJohn Mark CrawfordMartha Brooke DeanerHelen Louise DrakeEdem Okon EtukCarolyn EvelynLloyd C. FransonNaraporn Gaishuen

Edward Lee GrantDavid Eugene GuthrieSherrie Lynn HairstonRobert Milton HunterRoy Madison Hutchison, IIKaren Vernell JacksonAaron Wayne JonesMichael Wayne KellerSheri Dawn KinserEdmond Lynn KozielecJoseph H. Lavigne

Mary Susan LombardMichael Stuart PauleyJoe Edward RichardsJerry O'Neil SaundersJane Elizabeth ShumateThomas Leon StanleyThomasina Shirleeta SullivanRichard J . WebbJeff Chandler W oods*Dorothy Ann Young

FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

Mervin B. AdkinsCharles Michael ClendeninJ ames Albert ConawayWoodrow Wilson Cooke, IIRonnie R. CorbinJohn Kenneth Corrie, Jr.Delores W. DabneyCurtis R. DeitzPatricia O'Brien DrakeKaren Lynn DurnellJane A. EllisonCody Phillip EngleMike FitzwaterVivian P. Brooks FlyntDavid W. Gibson, Jr.

Darrell Lee GoffLionel Monroe Gray, J r.Marva Jean HendersonPhyllis Wanda HowardGary Leonis JarrellMatthew Morris Jenkins, Jr.Daniel J. KeenanRichard Roland KellumDaniel Everett Lanier, Sr.Kennith Carl LogwoodWanda Jean MathewsCharles R. MayoAlmer James MillageJerry Wayne MitchellFrancis Lee Monroe

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Thomas Benson BlossFrederick Early BradleyMary Ann BurdetteArthur C. Carlson, Jr.Suchada Chulavalli

*August 1975

Barbara A. ConwayEphraim Timothy EkpoCharles Edward Grigsby, Jr.Hrudaya Madisetty KanthRichard Lane Lamb

Larry Edward NicholsThomas Melvin ParrillLarry Gene PauleyErnest H. PowersPatricia Wine RansonHarold Ray ShanahanForrest Lee SpearsBetty Jane SteeleElnora W. ThompsonSusan Kinkade UnderwoodJack Dean UsherHarold Franklin WalkerLowell WeeseRichard Duane WolfordDanny Paul Woofter

Kimberley Aileen ParsonsBarbara Louise SmithGarfield Birney SmithEdwin Burney Snellings, Jr.

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BVSINESS :\DMINISTR~\TION

Walter Phillip AndersonWilliam Allen AndersonFrancis J. ChandlerNarong ChongswatdiGary Lee CochranPatricia Marsh ConawayVan Jones Debrick, Jr.Larry David DoneganWilliam Henson EvansRoger Dale FaulknerRobert Alison Fehr, Jr.Linda Camille FergusonWilliam Robert FinchWilliam Clark Gambill

Debra Allen GoddardJames Clarence HannaCharles 1\1. Hanshawl\lichael Lee HaynesOscar Alton HoltRobert Brent HurleyVal Edward JeffersAaron Dean JonesWarren D. Keefer, IILarry Alan LovejoyRobert J. MartinWilliam Patrick MatthewsClarence Edward MitchellRoger Lee Moffatt

J acqueline OWt'1I

Taylor L. Palmer . .I r.Donald Dwayne Parsons. I IGlori., Darlene PruettHarry George ReustleJames L. Rig~sLionel Thurston RogersNancy Ann SamplesAnthony Terence SkibaGeorge Pierce Smith. J r.Beverly J. WalkerThelma Loraine WolfreyWalter Austin \Vood

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Pauline Ava AndersonDonald Gene BarberVincent Sterling Boyer, Jr.Raymond Roger CasdorphDarrell Eugene CoonRobert Elton DavisJohn Alan FerdaJeannette Barbara French

Cynthia Ann HallLinda Diane HawkinsFrances Ann HaywoodDenver David LuckyMelvin Lacy MarshallDernra Ray MeadowsCarol Jean PauleyLarry Martin Pfost

David Michael ReedCarol Jean ThomasPaul G. ToomhsSSG. Joseph TurnerNorvell Lawrence TurnerLorraine Antoinette WalkerKaren Sue White

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Debra Marguerite AndersonJudith Lee BatemanDavid Arthur BessLeonard R. BirdKrista Victoria BrooksRosalee CastoVickie Arlene ColemanHarold Clayton ConnerBerniece CrouchGeorge James Crummel, Jr.Raymond Judd DavidsonHarold Dwayne DavisCatherine Anne EadesMarsha Lynn FrameSim Edward Fryson

Mary B. GarrisonSharon J. GreenDarrell Eric GuessKaren Leigh HaneySandra Kay HarrahRobert Gill Heasley, IIFrank D. HemetekBrenda Johnson HowardRobert Eugene HullWillard C. JenningsDonna Burford JohnsonSally E. KnottsCynthia Ann LomaxCynthia Jean Mays LucasKati Ellen Lyon

Stephen Deward McClureMartha Joy McCormickTeddy L. McDonaldPatricia Adair MaceEdith G. MacPeekSondra Sue ManningPamela Jane MooneyDebra Jean MorrisonCarol Blair N uchimsMary Elizabeth OgleGertrude Fay Carter ParsonsGarry Dean PauleyStephanie Lynn Carter PottorffLewis A. RobinsonRichard E. Rodgers

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (Continued)Ann Morgan SmithBrenda Kay SmithNancy Jane SmithRobert Eric StokesJonathan Wainwright Sumner

Ada Bays ThipsinghIva Elizabeth TolerDebra Ann ValentineMarion Kay WallaceSandra Kay Wallen

Joyce Lynne WilsonPamela Ruth Wood,Harry James \Vorll'Y. J r.

Chalida Mekhayarajjananonth

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOME ECONOMICS

FOR THE DEGRE OF BACHELOR SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Richard Perry Cooke George C. SaomaLonnie Harvey Lee Daniels, Jr.

Douglas Brooks Smith

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Leon AndersonTheodore Banks, Jr.Barbara J. BrawleyCurt E. CanadaLouisa Jane CastoSaundra Lee DaughertyDanny Hearst ElswickSonja Lynette Fullen

Patrick Arthur HarrisSusan Alice HooksVera Mae JohnsonBarbara Ann LewisLinda T. MonkTanishia Ann OdenLinda Browning Pellegrin

Steven Charles PendletonGina Lynn RichersonWanda Marie ScottBertlela SmithMargo Gail WallaceBetty J 0 WardKaren L. Wilson

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN COMMERCE

Suetta Rena AtkinsonDayton Crockett Beard

Michael E. BrightWilliam Robert Finch

Margaret June HigginbothamKaren Beth Kight

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Edward Franklin BarnettBarbara Paige BushVanda Jane ButcherDonald Marshall CaldwellCharles Anthony CavenderToney Lee ClayDreama Ardith Dandy

John Alan FerdaRonnie Lee JonesRoy David PauleyLarry Martin PfostRonald Richard RansonDavid Michael Reed

Charles Leonard ScottBrent Farley StoverRobert Lee SturmsPaul G. ToombsTerri Athanas VanceDebra Lee WaltersRobert H. Watson

CandidatesFOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Linda Dianne BarronKitty Crowe

Linda Diane GuignardRosezella Patterson Hogue

Charles Edward Salmon, Jr.

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Michael Anthony CreechEddie Joe Deel

Daniel Lee Fowler Randy Alan MorrisGlenn H. Painter

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Jeannette Barbara French Esther A. Watson

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Kathryn Ernestine Floyd Sandra Yvonne Pope Catherine L. Tincher

Commissions of Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army 0 fficers Reserve Corps will be awarded by ColonelStanley 1. Goldsmith assisted by SGM Jan Borek from the ROTC staff of West Virginia State College

CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS COMMISSIONS

David Michael Reed Robert Christian Frances Haywood

Candidates

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu HONORARY SCHOLASTIC SOCIETY

Dayton C. BeardVicki A. ColemanDanny H. ElswickLloyd FransonCharles M. HanshawSandra K. Harrah

Donna B. JohnsonSally E. KnottsKati E. LyonPatricia A. MaceSandra S. ManningJacqueline Owen

Gertrude F. ParsonsStephanie L. PottorffJane E. ShumateAnn M. SmithBarbara L. SmithThomas L. Stanley

ELECTED TO KAPPA DELTA PI-AN HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION

Vickie A. ColemanHarold C. ConnerBerniece CrouchKaren L. HaneySandra K. HarrahDonna B. JohnsonCynthia A. Lomax

Cynthia]. LucasKati E. LyonTeddy L. McDonaldSondra S. ManningGertrude F. ParsonsStephanie L. PottorffAnn M. Smith

Debra A. ValentineMarion K. WallaceSandra K. WallenPamela R. WoodsHarry]. Worley, Jr.

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI SCIENTI FIe HONOR SOCIETY

Mary A. BurdetteMary S. Lombard

Jane E. Shumate Barbara L. Smith

ELECTED TO PI DELTA PHI NATIONAL FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY

Pamela R. Woods Debra A. Valentine Donna B. Johnson

ELECTED TO PHI ALPHA THETA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN HISTORY

Donna B. Johnson Gertrude F. Parsons

ELECTED TO ALPHA PSI OMEGA NATIONAL DRAMATIC HONORARY SOCIETY

Brenda]. HowardSheri D. Kinser

Sally E. KnottsPatricia A. Mace

Sandra P. WallenRichard D. Wolford

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 McNeill

MusIc-Alma Mater

RECESSIONAL-When Johnny Comes Marching Home Frank EricksonConcert Band

Mel Gillispie, Director

ERNEST WADE '30

ALMA MATEROf West Virginia State College

~IARTHA SPE:-:CER '31

We'll love her more as days (0 by,And send her praises to the sky;To place her over all the rest,And keep her e'er the dearest and the best.

~sha~~feedf~~e:;~O~ ~:~l ~!~:!~~;we'll die-Arise! 0 men of God and sing;We're loyal, and to her we'll always elin&,.

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