"Making Higher Education a Part of Your Future"

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

What is West Virginia State CollegeWhat is West Virginia State College? It is all of us whobelieve in it - who absent or present, work in it and wishit well. Its constituency is the living and dead, and fromthem the college enjoys an unrestrained loyalty and willingservice. It is an exponent of trust which sweeps aside thepetty jealousies of men and all propagandic proposals whichwould minimize or depreciate personality. It is an institutioncontaining faults and defects which challenge the constructiveefforts of students, teachers, officers, and graduates. It isincomplete and desires to remain so, to be in an advantageousposition for changing life situations.

What is West Virginia State College? It is spirit; it cannot betouched by hand; it is based upon communions between theliving and those who though dead yet live in an immortalitymade practical through enlistment in the college program,which of necessity requires eternity for completion. Whatis the college? You and those graduates ahead of you are thecollege.

John W. DavisFifth President, WVSC-1932

Historical Sketch ofWest Virginia State University

West Virginia State University was founded under the provisions of the SecondMorrill Act of1890 to provide education to black citizens in agriculture and the mechanicalarts. Like many other states at that time, West Virginia maintained a segregated educationsystem. On March 17, 1891, the Legislature passed a bill creating the West Virginia ColoredInstitute to be located in the Kanawha Valley. Federal funds provided $3,000 for facultysalaries, and the West Virginia Legislature appropriated $10,000 to purchase land and toconstruct a building. We now celebrate that as the official "Founders Day" of West VirginiaState College, now University.

In 1915 the West Virginia Collegiate Institute began offering college degrees.Under the leadership of President John W. Davis, the academic programs were expanded,and new buildings were constructed; in 1927 the Institute was accredited by the NorthCentral Association, and in 1929 it became West Virginia State College.

After the 1954 United States Supreme Court historic decision outlawing schoolsegregation, West Virginia State College evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated,and multi-generational institution. Also at that time, land-grant status was transferredto West Virginia University due to a decision of the West Virginia Board of Education;WVSC was the only 1890 institution to have its status transferred. Following a twelve-year effort by ninth president Hazo W. Carter, Jr., the college's land-grant status was fullyrestored in 2001 by an act of Congress.

With reinstatement of its 1890 land-grant status, and accompanying federal funding,WVSC strengthened its mission of teaching, research, and service to the community. Thefirst graduate degree programs began in the fall, 2003 semester. With the passage of SenateBill 448 during the 2004 Legislative session, the name of the institution was changed toWest Virginia State University.

From a modest beginning, West Virginia State University has emerged into amultipurpose institution serving a diverse student body. From a small tract ofland and onebuilding, the University has developed into a multimillion dollar education complex.

The Academic ProcessionThe Academic Procession is composed of administrators, honored guests, faculty, graduates,

and the University Board of Governors. This procession is led by a marshall, a graduate of WestVirginia State University, who seats the graduates, faculty, and platform guests. The faculty enterwearing costumes that had their origin in the Medieval English University system. The costumeswere devised to distinguish academic persons from lay persons, since everyone wore robes or gownsto ward off the cold. The recession, then, is in reverse order, with the platform guests leaving thedais first, followed by Administrators, and faculty then graduates.

The colors of the academic dress have a significance deeply rooted in the tradition of academiclife and are specified by a uniform code maintained by the American Council on Education. Capsare black and are usually mortar boards with tassels. Doctors of Philosophy wear gold tassels, usuallyof metallic thread; other degrees wear black or discipline colors.

The bachelors' gown is simple and black with long, pointed sleeves. Masters' gowns, also black,are longer than bachelors. Older gowns have sleeves that terminate at the elbow, while those since1960 have sleeves extended to the wrist. Doctors' gowns are full, with bell-like sleeves. The frontis marked by velvet panels, and the sleeves are marked by three velvet bars. While most gowns areblack with black velvet, one variation is to replace black velvet with velvet in the discipline color. Asecond variation is a colored gown, usually of the university's colors.

All hoods specify the level of degree, the discipline studied, and the awarding institution. First,degree level is signified by the size of the hood with bachelors' smallest, masters' larger, and doctors'quite large and of a different shape. West Virginia State University does not award hoods to bachelors.The width of the velvet trim also conveys the degree. Secondly, the discipline is indicated by thecolor of the trim edging the hood to form the throat over the gown. Finally, the color of the hood'slining specifies the awarding institution. The colors are displayed in combinations that are drawnfrom heraldry.

The colors of the tassels worn by candidates for baccalaureate degrees represent the fields of studyin which the degrees will be conferred. At West Virginia State University, the following colors areused to designate the various degrees.

Bachelor of Arts WhiteBachelor of Science YellowBachelor of Science in Business Administration DrabBachelor of Science in Communications YellowBachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Royal BlueBachelor of Science in Education Light BlueBachelor of Science in Recreation Service YellowBachelor of Science in Social Work CitronMaster of Arts in Media Studies WhiteMaster of Arts/Science in Biotechnology Yellow

The MaceThe Academic Mace precedes the entire procession. The Grand Marshal carries in his

hand this ceremonial staff that is used as a symbol of authority. Its placement and removalfrom a place of honor signifies the opening and closing of ceremonial sessions. The macehad its origin in the Middle Ages, being used first as a weapon by royal bodyguards to protecttheir monarchs in processions. Today, the mace is primarily used in academic processions,particularly in English speaking countries.

The original mace used by West Virginia State University had historical significance inthat it was created from a spindle used in the staircase of West Hall, the second buildingerected on the campus in 1895. This mace was restored by James Huffman when he wasthe Assistant Director of Admissions at the University.

The mace we use today was designed by former Art Faculty member, Dr. Cubert Smith.This circular ring design in its center symbolizes the four colleges of the University: Artsand Humanities, Business and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, andProfessional Studies.

WVSU College BannersWest Virginia State University students will proceed to their respective places behind

gonfalons. Gonfalons are flags or banners hung from crosspieces on poles, used since medievaltimes in the republics ofItaly as symbols of state or office. Universities and colleges aroundthe world have adopted gonfalons to increase the ceremonial nature of commencementexercises.

This new tradition associated with commencement will symbolize the accomplishmentsof the graduates whom we honor on this occasion and the University's commitment to theirsuccess.

Four gonfalons of old gold with black lettering will be carried by two faculty membersfrom each College. They are: the College of Arts and Humanities; the College of Businessand Social Sciences, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the College ofProfessional Studies.

Order of ExercisesR. Charles Byers, Ph.D., Presiding

Vice President for Academic AffairsWest Virginia State University

THE PRELUDES-The Mad Major D. Alford

Waltz No. 2 D. Shostakovichl A. De Meijj

Italian in Algiers Overture G. RossinilL. CailiettWest Virginia State University Wind Ensemble

Scott Woodard, M.A., Director

THE PROCESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance Sir Edward Elgar/james Ployhar

MARCHING ORDER-Grand MarshalCollege Flag BearersThe Candidates for DegreesAdministratorsThe FacultyThe Platform Party

THE POSTING OF THE COLORS Color GuardYellow Jacket Battalion

United States Army Reserve Officers Training Corps

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM arr.James McKelveyWest Virginia State University Wind Ensemble

West Virginia State University ChoirOh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat soproudly 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 airGave proof thru 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?

(The audience will remain standing until after the Invocation)

Order of ExercisesTHE INVOCATION Reverend Melissa R. Remington

St. Christopher Episcopal ChurchCharleston, West Virginia

GREETINGS Larry L. Rowe, Esq.Chair of the WVSU Board of Governors

THE INTRODUCTION OFTHE SPEAKER Hazo W. Carter,Jr., Ed.D.

President, West Virginia State University

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Orlando F.McMeans. Ph.D.Special Assistant to the President for Research and Public Service and Dean

and Director of West Virginia State University's Gus R. Douglas Land-Grant Institute

THE MUSICAL SELECTION"Go Where I Send Thee" arr. by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory

West Virginia State University Concert ChoirDirk Johnson, D.M.A., Director

THE CONFERMENT OF SPECIAL HONORSTeacher of the Year

Boone County Teacher of the Year Mr. Brian WithrowKanawha County Teacher of the Year. Mrs.Jane KennedyPutnam County Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Mary Jane Anderson

RECOGNITION OF HONOR GRADUATES John Teeuwissen, Ph.D.Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

THE PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES ANDCONFERRING OF DEGREES

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAMS

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF ARTS IN MEDIA STUDIES Barbara Ladner, Ph.D

Dean of the College of Arts in Humanities

R. Charles Byers, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Mfairs

Hazo William Carter,]r., Ed.D.President, West Virginia State University

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Katherine Harper, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

R. Charles Byers, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Mfairs

Hazo William Carter,]r., Ed.D.President, West Virginia State University

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBACHELOR OF ARTS Abainesh Mitiku, D.B.A.

Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OFBACHELOR OF SCIENCE Robert L. Harrison,]r., Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

R. Charles Byers, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Affairs

Hazo William Carter,Jr., Ed.D.President, West Virginia State University

THE PRESENTATION OF GRADUATING OFFICERS Tony TaylorLieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Professor of Military Science

Sandrea ColemanRussell P. McDonald, II

THE STUDENT ADDRESS Russell P. McDonald, IICommunications

THE SALUTE TO GRADUATES Hazo W. Carter, Jr., Ed.D.President, West Virginia State University

THE ALUMNI PLEDGE Ms. Donna Hunter, '75Director of Registration and Records

To join hands with other alumni in perpetuating the ideals of West Virginia State University, nurturingits growth and rromoting its programs, to serve with honor in my chosen profession, and to makemyself a symbo of the best traditions of West Virginia State University-This is my commission andmy challenge.

THE ALMA MATER Martha Spencer/Ernest WadeLed by Chelsea Price

West Virginia State University Wind Ensemble

THE CLOSING REMARKS R. Charles Byers, Ph.D.Vice President for Academic Affairs

THE BENEDICTION Reverend Melissa RemingtonSt. Christopher Episcopal Church

Charleston, West VirginiaTHE RECESSIONAL

The Raider's March John Williams/] ohnny VinsonWest Virginia State University Wind Ensemble

The audience is requested to remain seated until the graduates have recessed

GRAND MARSHALVice President R. Charles Byers '68

ASSISTANT MARSHALSProfessor Debra M. Anderson-Conliffe '76Professor Rita Brown '75Vice President Bryce Casto '81Professor Patricia King '85Professor Patricia Shafer '71Professor Walter Stroupe '78

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Honor SocietiesGraduating Seniors

ALPHA DELTA Mu - NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN SOCIAL WORKADVISOR-Ms. RITA BROWNElizabeth Ann Staats

ALPHA EpSILON RHo - WVNATIONAL BROADCASTING SOCIETYADVISOR-Ms. SHERRI SHAFERStephanie Ann Barnette Russell McDonald, II

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA - INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR- DR. GAIL MOSBYDe-Juan Curtis Haley

ALPHA KAPPA Mu - NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR-DR. SONYA ARMSTRONGAaron Dale Dunlap William Craig DuttonBillie Jo Fontalbert LeAnn Marie Marcum

Rachel Renee Elkins

ALPHA Mu GAMMA - NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR-Ms. REBECCA CONNERRussell McDonald, II Chenai Tadiwa Rusike

BETA KAPPA CHI - SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR-DR. TIM RUHNKEErin Kenny Tye

DELTA Mu DELTA - INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN BUSINESSADVISORS-MR. JOHN HODGES, MR. MICHAEL LEWISAmy Beth Ashworth Aaron Dale DunlapCathryn Elisabeth Payne Amanda S (Potts) KingAmanda Ann Salmon Tyler Matthew Shamblin

Dustin Scott MorrisSara Nicole PriceMeghan E Stewart

KAPPA DELTA PI - INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATIONADVISORS- DR. EMILY WAUGH, DR. SANDRA ORRCory Michael Atwood Billie Jo FontalbertAngela Nicole Nichols Madora Sascha SaundersMelissa Ann Waugh

Courtney Anne HopfJodie Marie Trimble

PHI ALPHA THETA - INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN HISTORYADVISOR-DR. BILLY JOE PEYTONJoseph James Baldwin Dustin Baker Hall Chenai Tadiwa Rusike

PHI ETA SIGMA - FRESHMAN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR-DR. JAMES SPENCER, CO-ADVISOR - DR. MEHDI SEYEDMONIRChristina Dawn Ball

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PI SIGMA ALPHA - NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL SCIENCEADVISOR- DR. FRANK VAUGHADavid Edwin Whanger, II

PSI CHI - NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOLOGYADVISOR-DR. JAMES SPENCERCrystal Michelle Jennings

SIGMA TAU DELTA - INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETYADVISOR- DR. ANNE MCCONNELL, Ms. CATHY PLESKAMelissa Anne Waugh Courtney Anne Hopff

Baccalaureate Degree ProgramsCUM LAUDEJoseph James BaldwinRebecca A. Bassham"Krystal Caroline CarperHarry Joe CookJill Ann Cook-BallAutumn Drummond*Aaron Dale DunlapBillie Jo FontalbertJohn Alexander Gale

MAGNA CUM LAUDECory Michael AtwoodGina Ann BakerMelinda Sue BreedloveWesley Browning*John D. Chapman"Katherine Deem"Shad Gregory Fox

SUMMACUM LAUDEStephanie Ann BarnettRebekah Jean BurnsTerry Lynn Collison

WITH DISTINCTIONPatrick Ryan Bentley Adkins

Lisa D. Graley*Margaret Camille GuthrieDe-Juan Curtis HaleyTodd Alan HutchinsonCrystal Michelle JenningsBrandy Michelle LaneRussell McDonald, IIAngela Nicole Nichols

Rhoda Sarah GoitomDustin Baker HallKatheryne Elizabeth HawkinsRachel K. HolsteinCatherine Ann McAllisterAsWey Diane MartinAshley Michelle Medley

Megan Nicole EgnorRachel Renee ElkinsCourtney Anne Hopf

Christopher Lee Wagner

Ashlee Nicole NicholsChastity Fallon PerdueJessica Renee SamsCharli D. Small*Chenai Tadiwa RusikeDonald Andrew ThomasErin Kenny TyeGail Rogers Wright

Angela N. Mink*Chelsea Elaine PricePina N. Sangani*Madora Sascha SaundersTabithia StricklandMark Allen TalbertMelissa Ann Waugh

Lora Sue KirkVictoria Angellicque SouhalaJodie Marie TrimbleDavid Edwin Whanger, II

A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met."Denotes August 2011 Graduate

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CandidatesCollege of Arts and Humanities

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTSKatheryne Elizabeth Hawkins Miranda Lynn Pierce" Mark Allen Talbert

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONSAnna Brooke Addesa Rachel K. Holstein Candace Nicole Miner"Summer Dawn Ballard Shantel A. Hudgins Jennifer Lynn NewmanStephanie Ann Barnett Mark Alan johnson" Bryan Anthony PauleySandrea Marie Coleman Korbi Georgette Kelly Christopher Gerald ScraggsRhoda Sarah Goitom Robert Washington Kinney, Jr. Rikki Lynn Spinks"Justin Bradley Harrah Russell McDonald II

FOR THE DEGREE OF REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTSMary Elisabeth AllisonJarrod David AndersonGina Ann BakerValerie Jane BallMeganJo BaysJudy Lynn Berry"Leigh Ann BranhamJoshua Christopher BransonMichelle Mae BrockJoseph Burris Brown"Wesley Van Browning"Torin Tarnel ClarkHarry Joe CookSiobhan Lashee DorcasLarry L. Duncan, IIJoshua Alan Wayne Exline*Laura Katherine FauberNycky Dajuan Fossitt"Margaret Camille Guthrie

Stephanie Lynn Hatfield*Jeffrey Alan HaynesMelissa Dawn HinesStephanie Lynn HooperSean Bradley HughesChristopher David HuntUrsulette Susie HuntleyLindsey Danelle JohnsonTrudy M. JohnsonEvan Brock Kendall*Lora Sue KirkCatherine Ann McAlisterApril Marie MarionAmy Lea Marks*Ashley Diane MartinSandra Jo MedleyRaymond C. PackMeredith Leigh PauleyMartin Corey Payton

Samantha Renee PernaWanda Lee PfostKimeca Latonya PrattJeffery Michael Preast"Pina Navnit Sangani*Jason Robert Settle"Jennifer Ann Slimick*Charli Danielle Small*Brian LaKeith Smart"Tanis Marie Smith*Stanley B. Saint GermainDaniel Thomas TelehanyAlex Lucious TibbsJennifer Ann White"Nathaniel Earl Williams, Sr.*Virgil C. WhiteRoxanna L. WilliamsChristopher Tyrone Wormley

A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.'Denotes August 2011 Graduate

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John Douglas Morrison, IICraig Zachery RodarteChenai Tadiwa RusikeAdrienne Beth SommervilleVictoria Angellicque SouhalaDavid Edwin Whanger, IISha'Ronda N. Woods

CandidatesCollege of Business and Social Sciences

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS(ECONOMICS, HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, POLITICAL SCIENCE,PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY)

Candis Leah Baldwin Autumn Angelina Drummond*Joseph James Baldwin Rondalyn Kristia EnglishRobert Summers Barnes De-juan Curtis HaleyMisty Ann Bennett" Dustin Baker HallPaul James Blankenship Lisa Marie HallJohn David Chapman" Jon Reginald McClure*Bracken Gayle Compston LeAnn Marie MarcumKatherine Lee Deem* Angela Nicole Mink*

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE INBUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONSural S. Abduljelil Aaron Dale DunlapMelinda Sue Breedlove Jeremy Lee FisherRebekah Jean Burns John Alexander GaleAmy Catherine Callihan Margaret Claire HarlessJanet Charis Cantees Garrett Paul HumphreyNicholas Clay Dodd Frederick Almos Lyles, Jr.*

Seth Thomas McCormickDebra Lee RayhillTabithia StricklandJoshua Ryan TerryJosh Dwight Van Meter*Emily Melissa Withrow

CandidatesCollege ofN atural Sciences and Mathematics

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCEAndrew Charles NortmanJustin Nathaniel Teter"

Erin Kenny TyeTroy Preston Vermillion

Miranda Leigh Watt

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A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.'Denotes August 2011 Graduate

CandidatesCollege of Professional Studies

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICERoss Joseph Anderson Paula Rene Graves Dana Lee ReeseSarah Elizabeth Bailey Caitlin Ryan Huffman Ryan Michael SmootRebecca Ann Bassham" Stephanie LeeAnn Kirk* Pamela Dawn SowdersSeth Daniel Dittebrand William Fred Krieg Jason Troy WilburnDuane Lee Fields Ashlee Nicole Nichols Courtney Alyse WilliamsShad Gregory Fox

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONPatrick Ryan Bentley AdkinsCory Michael AtwoodChristina Dawn BallStacy Nicole BlossCara Ann BrooksKrystal Caroline CarperJill Ann Cook-BallLindsey Paige DavisMegan Nicole EgnorRachel Renee ElkinsBillie Jo Fontalbert

Lisa Dawn Graley*Mary E. HarrahCourtney Anne HopfTodd Alan HutchinsonBrandy Michelle LaneVanessa Lynn LeggSara Elizabeth LucasAshley Michelle MedleyAngela Nicole NicholsLauren Nicole NicholsChastity Fallon Perdue

Chelsea Elaine PriceJohn Dare RogersJessica Renee SamsMadora Sascha SaundersDonald Andrew ThomasJodie Marie TrimbleChristopher Lee WagnerElesha Kay WareMelissa Ann WaughGail Rogers Wright

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCEAlecia Nicole AllenLeah Monet AnthonyTerry Lynn Collison

Cathryn Anne Driggs *Bolaji O. Isijola"

Crystal Michelle JenningsAshley Dawn Rutherford*

Regina Gail Leiva"FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RECREATION

Matthew Julius Watts, II

Ryne Joel HurleyFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SPORTS STUDIES

Amanda Michele Metzger"

A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.'Denotes August 2011 Graduate

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FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORKMary Kate Heilman"Shimaya ShantellJones

Sarah Elizabeth jorgensen"Mikki Shauntia Owens"

Monica Starr PraterElizabeth Ann Staats

CandidatesCollege of Arts and Humanities

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN MEDIA STUDIESCurtis Lee BaskervilleEmily Jane BurdetteMargaret Ashley Starcher

CandidatesCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

FOR THE DEGREE OF MAsTER OF SCIENCE I BIOTECHNOLOGYNischit Aryal **

A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met."Denotes August 2011 Graduate"Denotes May 2011 Graduate

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Commencement Speakers1898Booker T. Washington

1909William E. GlasscockGovernor, State of T#st Virginia

1919Waitman BarbeProfessor of Literature,T#st Virginia University

1923Charles Victor RomanNashville, Tennesse

1925Carter G. WoodsonEditor, Negro Life [5History

1926Eugene Kinckle JonesExecutive Secretary,National Urban League

1927James Adlai CobbJudge, Municipal Court,Washington, D. C.

1928Harry J. CapehartAssociate District Attorneyof Southern WV

1929(May)Charles WesleyProfessor of History, HowardUniversity

(Summer)Mark Miles FisherPastor, 16th Street Baptist Church,Huntington, WV

1930(May)Henry D. HatfieldUS. Senator, State of T#st Virginia

(Summer)John W. DavisFifth President,T#st Virginia State College

1931(May)W.W. SandersSupervisor, Neg:ro .S~hools,State ofT#st Virgtma

(Summer)John W. DavisFifth President,T#st Virginia State College

1932(May)Thomas Gillis NutterAttorney, Charleston, T#st Virginia

(Summer)James C. EvansProfessor, Mechanical Industries,T#st Virginia State College

1933(May)J.B. McLaughlinCommissioner of Agriculture,State of T#st Vtrginia

(Summer)George D. BrockProfessor of Education,T#st Virginia State College

1934(May)Homer A. HoltT#st Virginia Attorney General

(Summer)Daniel P. LincolnRegistrar and Professor ofHistory, T#st Virginia State College

1935(May)Harry H. PacePresident, Supreme Liberty LifeInsurance Co., Chicago

(Summer)Richard Hurst HillPastor, First Baptist Church,Charleston, T#st Virginia

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1936(May)John Andrew Gregg .Bishop, AME Church, Kansas Ctty

(Summer)David KirbySecretary, T#st Virginia Board ofEducation

1937(May)Julian H. Lewis . .Associate Professor Pathology, Universityof Chicago

(Summer)David Alphonso Lane.]r,Dean, T#st Virginia State College

1938(May)Ambrose CaliverSenior Specialist in Education ofNegros,US. Office of Education, D. C.

(Summer)Harry W. GreeneDirector, Teacher Training, T#stVirginia State College

1939(May)Frederick Douglas PattersonPresident, Tuskegee Institute

(Summer)William J.L. WallaceAssociate Professor of Chemistry, WVSC

1940(May)Mordecai JohnsonPresident, Howard Universtiy,Washington, D. C.

(Summer)Lorena E. KempProfessor of English,T#st Virginia State College

1941(May)Charles Hamilton HoustonAttorney, Washington, D. C.

(Summer)Herman G. CanadyProftssor of Psychology andPhtlosophy,West Virginia State College

1942(May)Mary McLeod BethuneDirector,U.S. Department of Negro Affairs

(Summer)Grace 1.Woodson,Associate Professor of Education,WVSC

1943(May)Channing H. TobiasNational Secretary, YMCA

(Summer)Henry Lake DickasonPresident, Bluifield State College

1944(May)Roland HayesConcert Singer

(Summer)Bertrom 1.WoodruffAssociate Professor of English, WVSC

1945(May)Theodore F. GreenU.S. Senator, Rhode Island

(Summer)W.O. ArmstrongPrincipal, Dunbar High School,Fairmont, WV

1946(May)Anne Eleanor RooseveltU.S. Representative,New [fnited Nations

(Summer)D.T.MurrayPresident,Negro State Board of Education

1947(May)Ethel]. AlpenfelsAnthropologist, u.s. BureauIntercultural Education

(Summer)Moses NewsomeFirst Baptist Church,Charleston, West Virginia

1948(May)PercyJulianDivision of Research &Managerof Fine Chemicals, The GliddenCompany

(Summer)H.D. HazelwoodPrincipal, Douglas High,Huntington, West Virginia

1949(May)Harley M. Kilgoreu.s. Senator, West Virginia

(Summer)Vernon JohnsCollege Minister, West Virginia StateCollege

1950(May)Walter Philip ReutherPresident,United Auto Workers of America

(Summer)Charles S.JohnsonPresident,Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

1951(May)Ira De A. ReidProfessor of Sociology,Haverford College, Pennsylvania

(Summer)Corma A. MowreyPast President,National Education Association

1952(May)Mordecai JohnsonPresident, Howard University,Washington, D. C.(Summer)James C. EvansCivilian Assistant,Secretary of Defense

1953(May)Rufus B. ClementPresident, Atlanta University,Atlanta, Georgia

(Summer)James W. RobinsonState Superintendent of Negro Schools,West Virginia

1954(May)Edward Anderson BollingSuperintendent,Institute Schoolfor DeaJ& Blind

(Summer)James H. RowlandAttorney, West VirginiaDepartment of Education

1955(May)Buell G. GallagherPresident, City College, NY

(Summer)Charles A. WilliamsonPresident, Advertising Corporation

1956(May)John Warren DavisFifth President,West Virginia State College

(Summer)Moses NewsomePastor, First Baptist Church, Charleston,West Virginia

1957(May)Virgil 1.FlynnAssistant Superintendent in Charge ofResearch, Kanawha County Schools

(Summer)Ruth C. NormanEnglish Instructor,StonewallJackson High School

1958(May)FrankM. Snowden, Jr.Dean, College of Liberal Arts, HowardUniversity, Washington, D. C.(Summer)S.J.Baskerville,DDSWest Virginia Board of Education

1959Cecil UnderwoodGovernor, State of West Virginia

1960Justice Wise PolierJudge, Domestic Relations Court, NY

1961William W. BarronGovernor, State of West Virginia

1962A.J. GibsonExecutive Secretary,North Central Association

1963Pearl S.BuckAnthropologist

1964William Orville DouglasAssociate Justice,US. Supreme Court

1965p.K. BanerjeeMinister, Embassy of India

1966Hulett C. SmithGovernor, State of West Virginia

1967Miles Clark StanleyPresident, AFUCIO, Charleston,West Virginia

1968William W.JellemaExecutive Associate, Association ofAmerican Colleges

1981(May)Allen OstarPresident, American Association of StateColleges and Universities

(Mid Year)Leon H. Ginsberg

1976 Commissioner, West Virginia(May) Department of We(fareHelvi SipilaAssociate Secretary General, Social 1982Development & Humanitarian Affairs, T(Mhay)W C 1 JUnited Nations . omas : 0 e, r.

EIghth President,(Mid Year) west Virginia State CollegeVincent E. ReedSuperintendent of SchoolsThe District of Columbia

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1969Mildred Mitchell BatemanDirector, Department of MentalHealth, State of West Virginia

1970Richard Eugene ShearerPresident,Alderson-Broaddus College

1971Arch A. Moore, Jr.Governor, State of West Virginia

1972Damon]. KeithJudge, State of Michigan

1973John W. DavisFifth President,West Virginia State CollegeandWilliam].L. WallaceSixth President,West Virginia State College

1974(May)Jennings RandolphUS. Senator, State of West Virginia

(Mid Year)Daniel B. TaylorSuperintendent of SchoolsState of West Virginia

1975(May)James C. MaloneVice President, Union Carbide

(Mid Year)James R. McCartneySecreta7. of State,State oj f#st Virginia

1977(May)Ben L. MortonChancellor,West Virginia Board of Regents

(Mid Year)Henry B. Wehrle,Jr.President, The Mcjunkin Corporation

1978(May)Robert C. Byrdus. Senator, State of West Virginia

(Mid Year)Harold DelaneyAssociate Executive Director AmericanAssociation of Colleges and Universities

1979(May)Harold L. HodgkinsonExecutive Director, Professional Instituteof American Management Association

(Mid Year)John D. Rockefeller, IVGovernor, State of West Virginia

1980(May)Donald M. Knox(Mid Year)Robert R. RamseyChancellor,West Virginia Board of Regents

(Mid Year)Margaret L. WorkmanJudge, Circuit CourtCharleston, West Virginia

1983(May)Russell Lowell IsaacsPresident, Hecks Inc.,Charleston, West Virginia

(Mid Year)Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, IVFirst Lady of West Virginia

1984(May)Samuel ProctorPastor, Abyssian Baptist Church, NY

(Mid Year)John D. Rockefeller, IVGovernor, State of West Virginia

1985(May)Julian BondSenator, Atlanta, Georgia

(Mid Year)D. Wayne SmithPresident, Friendship Force

1986(May)John F. McGeePresident, Charleston Daily Mail

(Mid Year)Ken HechlerSecretary of State West Virginia

1987(May)Leon H. SullivanChair, Board ofOIC,Philadelphia, PA

(Mid Year)Thomas W. Cole, Jr.Chancellor,West Virginia Board of Regents

1988(May)Hazo W. Carter, Jr.Ninth President,West Virginia State College

1996(Mid Year) (May)Lauro F. Cavazos Rodney E. SlaterSecretary, us.Department of Education Federal Highway Administration

1991 (Mid Year)(May) Robert E. Wise, Jr.Gaston Caperton United States House of RepresentativesThirty-jirst Governor,State of West Virginia

(Mid Year)Laura PedersonFinancial Consultant

(Mid Year)Ralph E. KirkmanProfessor of Education,George Peabody CollegeVanderbilt University

1989(May)Grover A. DuBoseVisiting Professor; Business,West Virginia State College

(Mid Year)Harrison B. WilsonPresident, Norfolk State University

1990(May)Mary Sarah WeddingtonSenior Lecturer, History andGovernment, Unioersity of Texas

1992(May)Paul B. MarionChancellor, State College System ofWest Virginia

1994(May)Margaret L. WorkmanJudge, Supreme Court of Appeals,State of West Virginia

(Mid Year)Booker T. StephensChief Judge, Eighth Judicial District,Welch, West Virginia

1995(May)James W. MonroeMajor General, United States Army

(Mid Year)Clifford M. TrumpChancellor, State College System of WestVirginia

1997(May)Hazel R. O'LearyFormer Secretary of Energy

(Mid Year)James W. RowleyPresident Emeritus, College of GraduateStudies

1998(May)

(Mid Year) Shirley R. WatkinsPhyllis Harden Carter Secretary, US. Department ofDirector of State-Federal Relations, AgricultureGovernor's Office, State of West Virginia (Mid Year)

1993 Gus R. Douglass(May) West Virginia Commissioner ofBettina Gregory AgricultureSenior GeneralAssignmentCorrespondent, American Broadcasting t:.:t:y)Company Christine M. Corey(Mid Year) Senior Program Officer, Office ofBarbara Hannon-Schamberger International Education and GraduateSecretary, Department of Education and Programs, United States Department ofthe Arts State of West virginia Education

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(MidYear)Hazo W. Carter, Jr.Ninth President, West Virginia StateCollege

2000(May)Cecil H. UnderwoodGovernor, State of West Virginia

(Mid Year)David StewartState Superintendent of Schools,West Virginia Board of Education

2001(May)Marie C.JohnsPresident, Verizon

(Mid Year)J. Michael MullenChancellor, West Virginia HigherEducation Policy Commission

2002(May)Miles C. CaryPresident, West Virginia StateCollege Advisory Board

(MidYear)Kaye GoodwinSecretary, Education and Arts

2003(May)J. T. (Ted) Childs,]r.Vice President,Global Workforce DiversityIBM Corporation

(Mid-Year)Richard L. FergusonChiif Executive Officer andChairman of the ffoardACT, Inc.

2004(May)Boyce Courtney WilliamsVice President,National Council forAccreditation of Education

(Mid-Year)Hazo W. Carter, Jr., Ed.D.President, West Virginia StateUniversity

2005(May)John D. Rockefeller, IVUS Senator, State of West Virginia

(Mid-Year)Joseph Manchin IIIGovernor, State of West Virginia

2006(May)Thomas Joyner, Sr.ThomasJoyner Foundation andREACHMedia

(Mid-Year)Thomas D. Boston, Ph.D.Georgia Institute of Technology

2007(May)Constantine W. Curris, Ed. D.President, American Association ofColleges and Universities

(Mid-Year)Brian Eugene Noland, Ph. D.Chancellor, Higher Education PolicyCommission

2008(May)Reggie B. WaltonUnited States District Judge,District of Columbia

(Mid-Year)B. Keith FultonPresident, Verizon West Virginia

2009(May)John D. PerdueWest Virginia State Treasurer

2010(May)Joseph R. GoodwinChief]udgeUS DistrIct CourtSouthern District-West Virginia

(Mid-Year)Eric ColemanChair, WVSU Board of Governors

2011(May)Donald L. GrahamJudge, US. District Court of theSouthern District of Florida

Commencement programs are maintained in the University Archives of the Drain-Jordan Library. Formany years, the University held graduation exercises three times a year-in May, August, and a mid-yearcommencement at the end of the first semester in January. Mid-year graduation exercises were dropped in1954 and re-established in 1974, while summer exercises were discontinued after 1958.

Honorary Degrees Conferredby West Virginia State University

1941 Cecil H. Underwood 1966 Founder's DayCarter G. Woodson Doctor of Laws Adolph Putnam HamblinDoctor of Laws W.O. Armstrong Doctor of Humanities

1944 Doctor of Humanities William Edwin Chilton III

Roland Hayes Henry Edward Schultz Doctor of HumanitiesDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Humanities James Madison Nabrit, Jr.

1946 L.L. McKenzie Doctor of Humanities

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Doctor of Pedagogy 1967 Founder's DayDoctor of Humanities 1962 Thomas Miller Jenkins

1947 Mary L. Williams Doctor of Laws

Mary McLeod Bethune Doctor of Pedagogy 1967Doctor of Humanities Alva J. Gibson Drue E. Culums,

May 16, 1948 Doctor of Pedagogy Doctor of Laws

Special Honors Convocation F. Ray Powers Miles Clark StanleyIrvin Stewart Doctor of Laws Doctor of LawsDoctor of Laws 1963 1968Henry L. Dickason Pearl S. Buck Mae Belle JonesDoctor of Laws Doctor of Humanities Doctor of PedagogyAnna Eleanor Roosevelt Leon H. Sullivan Willie P. RussellDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Humanities Doctor of PedagogyPercy Julian 1964 Lawrence V. JordanDoctor of Science Jennings Randolph Doctor of Pedagogy

1950 Doctor of Humanities Herman G. CanadyWalter Philip Reuther Thomas E. Posey Doctor of PedagogyDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Humanities Paul J. MooreRalph Johnson Bunche William O. Douglas Doctor of PedagogyDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Humanities Simon H. GalperinVijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965 Doctor of HumanitiesDoctor of Laws P.K. Banerjee 19691951 Doctor of Laws Dunbar H. Ogden, Jr.Corma A. Mowrey William Simon Jackson Doctor of HumanitiesDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Laws Mildred Mitchell Bateman

1954 Lawrence Neale Jones Doctor of Humanities

Edward Anderson Boling Doctor of Laws 1971Doctor of Humanities Damon J. Keith Richard A. Brown

1956 Doctor of Laws Doctor of Humanities

George Camron Grant William J. Thompson Harrison H. FerrellDoctor of Letters Doctor of Laws Doctor of HumanitiesJohn Warren Davis Herbert W. Richardson Arch A. Moore, Jr.Doctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Laws Doctor of Humanities

1961William W. BarronDoctor of Laws

1973 1991 2002Robert L. Bradford Gaston Caperton Kay Huffman GoodwinDoctor of Humanities Doctor of Laws Doctor of LawsJeanette Gordon McPherson Gates 1992 2003Doctor of Humanities Paul Gilmer J. T. (Ted) Childs, Jr.

1975 Doctor of Divinity Doctor of Humane LettersJoseph J. Smith Raymond Danner 2004Doctor of Science Doctor of Laws Elizabeth Early Chilton

1978 Angie Turner King Doctor of LawsJohn F. Matheus Doctor of Laws Howard Lee WilsonDoctor of Letters Paul B. Marion Doctor of LawsVincent Reed Doctor of Pedagogy 2005 Mid YearDoctor of Humanities 1993 Joseph Manchin IIIRobert C. Byrd Floydelh Anderson Doctor of LawsDoctor of Laws Doctor of Laws 2006 May1981 1994 Thomas Joyner, Sr.Naomi Garrett Margaret K. Workman Doctor of LawsDoctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Laws R.Frank LeeWilliam James Lord Wallace Benny J. Primm Doctor of DivinityDoctor of Letters Doctor of Science MidYear1983 1995 Andrew N. AheartDavid Wayne Smith Katharine Graham Doctor of LawsDoctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Laws 2007 Mid YearJeffH. Towles AcieMcGhee Brian Eugene NolandDoctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Laws Doctor of LawsJames S. Wade James W. Monroe 2008 MayDoctor of Laws Doctor of Laws Judge Reginald B. Walton1984 James W. Rowley Doctor of LawsLeonard Troy Anderson Doctor of Laws

2008Doctor of Letters 1996 James M. LawsonThomas J. Anderson James W. Holley III Black History ConvocationDoctor of Music Doctor of Laws Doctor of DivinityJohn D. Rockefeller, IV 1997 2009 MayDoctor of Laws Robert H. Thompson John D. Perdue

1985 Doctor of Humanities Doctor of LawsSophia Nelson Virginia Gill Simmons 2010 MayDoctor of Laws Doctor of Laws Joseph R. Goodwin1986 1998 Doctor of LawsLeander J. Shaw, Jr. Gus R. Douglass Mid YearDoctor of Laws Doctor of Laws Eric Coleman

1987 1999Doctor of Laws

Thomas W. Cole, Jr. Christine M. Corey 2011 MayDoctor of Laws Doctor of Laws Donald L. Graham

Doctor of Laws1989 2001Norman Fagan David Anthony StaffordDoctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Science

Ernest Wade '30Alma Mater

Martha Spencer '31

There is a place we love so dear-Its name we'll ever praise and revere'Tis West Virginia State we love-Just one more step from there is Heav'n above.

REFRAIN

West Virginia's praise we'll sing-Lift our voices 'til heavens ring-As we gaily march along-We'll sing a song-For Alma MaterHow we love herPride of all our loyal hearts-From her we will never part-Thoughts of thee will ne' er be fewAlma Mater we love you.

We'll love her more as days go 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.

Shadowed 'neath a deep blue sky;Is STATE for whom we'll live and we'll die-Arise! 0 men of God and sing;We're loyal, and to her we'll always cling.