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NINETy-FIFTH YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

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Annual QrnmmtnttmtntMAY THE SEVENTEENTH

A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX

AT TEN 0' CLOCK IN THE MORNING

HARRISON H. FERRELL HALL LAWN

®rbtr of 1fxtrttstsDr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr.

President, West Virginia State College, presiding

PRELUDE-American Salute Morton GouldConcert Band-Michael Newman, Conductor

PROCESSIONAL-March from Tannhauser Richard Wagner

THE MARSHAL

THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

FACULTY

THE PLATFORM PARTY

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

Concert Band(The audience will remain standing until after the invocation.)

THE INVOCATION Reverend Richard C. Gates

Minister, Hurricane Presbyterian Church of the Covenant

SPECIAL Musrc=-Agous Dei, from Requiem, K626 .. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartConcert Choir- J. Thurman Dalton, Conductor

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER President Thomas W. Cole, Jr.

THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. John F. McGee

President, Charleston Daily Mail

SPECIAL Musrc=-Danaa Final Alberto Ginastera

RECOGNITION OF RETIREES-

Faculty:Dr. Virginia EdwardsDr. Ida F. KramerMrs. Della Brown Taylor

Staff:Dr. Ancella R. BickleyMrs. Elsie M. Morton

THE CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREE-

The Honorable Leander J. Shaw, Jr.Justice, Supreme Court of FloridaDoctor of Laws

OOrbtrof iExtrtistsAWARD OF HONORS James D. Thomas

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

HIGHEST HONORSLisa Kessler Crouch

HIGH HONORS

Thelma Marie BishopDavid Glen Neal

HONORS

Beverly Ann BurnsJohn Edward CarterHelen Marie ChapmanDiane Marie Deck

ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Jean Andrea Foster

Elizabeth Ann NeeleyJames Vernon Nicholas

Charles McArthur JohnsonNora Faye RiggsJames Randall Smith

Joseph Irvin Toliver

Kellie J. SnodgrassJohn Rocke WattsKimberly Owen Young

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Jennifer Dawn AshBarbara Joan CartwrightMarie Therese DeckerJerry Wayne Eplin

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Dawn Michelle BakerCharles Edward BowlesRachel Maryam Campbell-

MuhammadGilbert O. CastoDeanna Elkins ChambersKirk Kerfit DeglerVirginia Lorraine DeLeon

CUM LAUDE

Gregory William AdkinsMarshall Edward CavenderPamela Elaine ClendeninKimberly Ann CottleSuzanne Canter DowneyGregory Allen Ferrell

Amy Darian Clarke FullerWesley Leon VillersDoris Ann White

Darrin Paul DentRita Kiser EggletonRebecca Bird FillPaula Elaine GarnettDebra Dawn HolsteinClara Ruth MidkiffLavanda Sue MilburnLisa Io Mounts

Jodi Dee HackneyMichael Dewayne HarperDenise Louise JohnsonJoseph L. LoutherDeAnna Kaye Owens

Juanita Faye WhiteMarie Louise Peterson WirtzRangi Lorraine Zinn

Ruth Anne PickrellHabeeb Rahman RanaSandra Io SandersKelley Boyd StephensonSusan Lynn VineyardJoyce Carolyn WardDiana Kay Young Williamson

Amy Donna PinnowMelissa Ann RansonJoseph E. SkilesRoswita M. TaylorBruce Allen Tulley

(@riler of iExerris eaTHE CONFERENCE OF DEGREES-

The Candidates for Degrees will be presented to Dr. Ancella R. Bickley,Vice President for Academic Affairs, in the following order:

Candidates for Associate Degrees by Dean V. ScottCandidates for Bachelor of Arts Degrees by Professor Edwin HoffmanCandidates for the Bachelor of Science Degrees by Professor Barbara aden

After the conferring of the degrees by President Cole, the names ofgraduates will be announced by Mr. John L. Fuller, Registrar.

<tTaniliilates *

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ApPLIED SCIENCE

Dorian Odus AuvilTimothy Wilson BabcockRevonda Cheri BlackshireJames David BraggBeverly Ann BurnsJeffrey Wayne CalhounJohn Edward CarterStephen Joe CavenderHelen Marie ChapmanRobin L. ChildersGary N. CoinerKenneth W. CooperLisa Kessler CrouchAudrey Charlene CrumpTerri Marie DavisDiane Marie DeckStephen Michael DeHartJose Dela Cruz DejesusJohn Anthony DillKenneth Wayne DillardSteven Bruce DolinClara Lynette DortchSusan Alana EaklePamela Mary Jane Farley

Jean Andrea FosterIra Lester FrostHarold William Gibson, Jr.Sharon Lynn HilliardPolly Reid HoranApril Lynn HutsenpillerSherry Gail JeffriesCharles McArthur JohnsonJohn Walter Johnson, IISherry Renee JonesStacey M. KlinglerAkram Hassan MahmoudGilda Sue Thompson MaloneAnita Lynn MartinSusan Ann MaysFrederick Ray MichaelLinda Kay MillerThomas C. MillerRebecca Ann MortonAngela Kay MyersDavid Glen NealElizabeth Ann NeeleyDavid Eugene Pauley

Cindy Marie PetersSigrid Susanne PhillipsNatalie Marie PinionTammy Dawn RainesNora Faye RiggsPamela Diann Howell RobinetteJeffrey G. RogersKatherine M. RuddleUsha Pravin SanganiKathleen Meechun SeeJames Randall SmithKellie J. SnodgrassDebra Lynn SomonBrenda Louise SovineGregory Boyd SpradlingThomas Richard StuckeyHamid TavakoliCynthia Victoria ThomasJoseph Irvin ToliverJanice Lynn TylerDona L. WatkinsJohn Rocke WattsKimberly Owen Young

* A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.

(ltanbibat.esFOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS

Seigle W. Parks

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE

Thelma Marie Bishop Johnny Ray McComasCoston Davis, Jr. James Marshall Moore, II

James Vernon NicholasTeri Lynn Surface

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CHURCH MUSIC

Nancy Summers Bright

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Donna J. Arey Bradford W. Deel Derrick Sequoia GilesDawn Michelle Baker Kirk Kerfit Degler Lexie L. Nutter, Jr.Larry Michael Bonham Jerufus Chukwu Edih Delois Ann PattersonRachel Maryam Campbell- Sharon Louise Ellis Monica Tamar Proffitt

Muhammad Jocelynn Kim Fletcher-Spivey Ruth Addie SharpGilbert O. Casto Amy Darian Clarke Fuller Lorraine Sheryl Wallace

FOR THE REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS

Margaret L. Beckelheimer Ron E. FooseJohn Richard Bott Katherine J. GainesJohn B. Burcham Mary Kathleen GreenRosanne Burcham Patricia W. JenningsDiane Kay Cagle Joseph L. LoutherJackie Dale Clark Mitchell Edward LucasAnne Warner Connolly Mary Lea McGuckenDorothy Ann Copeland Billy Earl MedfordMarie Therese Decker Rebecca Mae NickellPam ilia Jeanne Ferrell Pamela Lavert Nixon

Sandra Io SandersEvelyn Krisa SitlerElaine Davis SixJoseph E. SkilesManuel Dwayne SmithRaymond L. SmithNorman Rienard SteenstraKitty Lynn TuckerDonald George VermilyeaRoger Edward Young

QranbibatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Susan Llewellyn Holt Alvis Fares George HannaGhassan Ali Assi Jeffrey Wayne HivelyJohn Neil Bumgardner Shawn Patrick HowleyAlison Leigh Darnell Denise Louise JohnsonMichael Alan Eggleton Robert Scott JohnsonRita Kiser Eggleton Daniel Philip KrisherJerry Wayne Eplin Kevin Neil MitchellJames Rickie Gilbert Amy Donna Pinnow

Jimmy Wayne PrittHabeeb Rahman RanaTimothy Keith ReedKatherine M. RuddleWilliam Todd SeamanLinda Harter VaughanMarie Louise Peterson Wirtz

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Billy Jack Acton Dena L. Hall Chandrajit NavarajSylvester Obiekwe Adigwe John Franklin Hamon SabapathypillaiGregory William Adkins Michael Dewayne Harper Lisa Dale SamplesJennifer Dawn Ash Cecilia Denise Joyce Kelley Boyd StephensonTheron Franklin Bittle Richard Wayne Loyd Samuel Byrne StephensonRobert Earl Blankenship, Jr. David Darneal McCormick Roswita M. TaylorCharles Edward Bowles, Jr. Christopher Scott Martin Emmanuel T. UrnorenDavid Lester Cales Gregory Alan Mattox Jon Christopher VelasquezBarbara Joan Cartwright Clara Ruth Midkiff Wesley Leon VillersPamela Elaine Clendenin Lavanda Sue Milburn Susan Lynn VineyardRoy Edward Conley Janet E. Miles Curtis Michael WalterKimberly Ann Cottle Valorie Jane Miller-Hatcher Joyce Carolyn WardSteven Loren Cox Lisa Io Mounts Thomas F. WhalingDarrin Paul Dent Alexander Nagy, III John Franklin WhitedJohn Anthony Dill Darla [anclaire Persinger Diana Kay Young WilliamsonPaula Elaine Garnett Ruth Anne Pickrell Timothy Wayne WittJoe B. Garrett, Jr. Michael Lewis Rectenwald James Gordon WoodallMichael Wayne Grandon Richard Dwayne Roberts Robert Hamilton WordenBelinda Elaine Green Robin Darryl Roberts Rangi Lorraine ZinnJodi Dee Hackney Ayodele 1. Rufai

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS

James Lewis Ferguson, Jr. Lynn Ellen McWatt Monica Lea ToneyDebra Dawn Holstein Robin Roland Rhodes

<tTanbibatesFOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

Austin Garland Burke Michael Lyn KiddWilliam Thomas Burns Benjamin A. KingRussell E. Flowers James Harold North, Jr.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Vince Darryl Paupaw-RossMelissa Ann Ranson

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

1 Mark Anthony Alexander Suzanne Canter Downey L. Gene Morris~')r7MV,.fDavid Silas Anderson June Denise Elswick DeAnna Kaye Owens

Hope Marie Angle Jonathan Jeffrey Escue '1-8 Rhonda Cheryl RossBrigid Austin Ballantine-Haney Connie Sue Cruiksha~fields Minis Jennings RoweAltha Pauline Baker Rebecca Bird Fill Susan W. SmithAlleatha Lynetta Bell Teresa Ann Forbis Raymond Lee ThomasJohn Daniel Bone Frank Gary Greene Bruce Allen Tulley

00 Gina Jeanette Bostic Terri Lee Hensley Doris Ann White \ I.JJ)J'71 Marshall Edward Cavender Robert Joseph Kline Juanita Faye White JJ «»

dJeanna Elkins Chambers Mark F. Logsdon Matthew James Woo~l""''1arry Todd Chevalier Connie G. Long Tracey Jean Young

Virginia Lorraine Deleon

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Gregory Allen Ferrell Larry O. Hesson, Jr. Duane Alan Shurow

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Jackie Ray Clark Paula Jean Nickell

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

Cheryl Lynne Cyrus Michelle A. MorganClara Lynette Dortch

SOCIAL WORK

Virgil Kenneth Sheppard

®rbtr Df iExtrcistsCOMMISSIONEES IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES -

LTC Quewanncoii C. StephensProfessor of Military Science

BUTLER, Terry, Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

COLEMAN, Kevin P., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, South Point, Ohio

COY, Clarence E., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Glen Jean, West Virginia

GRAY, Michael L., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Dunbar, West Virginia

GREGG, Joseph A., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Saint Albans, West Virginia

KNUCKLES, Gary W., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, South Charleston, WV

MILLER, Ernest K., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Columbia, South Carolina

STEPHENS, Robert L., III, Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Institite, West Virginia

GRADUATING OFFICERS

* HOWLEY, Shawn P., Second Lieutenant, US Army Active Duty, Saint Albans, WV

PATTERSON, Delois A., Second Lieutenant, US Army Reserve, Big Sandy, West Virginia

* ROSS, Vince D., Second Lieutenant, US Army Active Duty, Brooklyn, New York

*Distinguished Military Graduate

®rbtr of iExtrristsCOMMENTARY President Thomas W. Cole, Jr.

THE STUDENT RESPONSE Wesley Leon Villers

THE ALUMNI PLEDGE P. Ahmed WilliamsPresident, West Virginia State College Alumni Association

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

MusIC-Alma Mater Spencer- WadeP. Ahmed Williams, Conductor

RECESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance* Edward Elgararr. Cailliet

* * * *

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Jennifer D. Ash Rita K. Eggleton Habeeb R. RanaCharles Edward Bowles Rebecca Bird Fill Boswita TaylorThelma Marie Bishop Paula Elaine Garnett Joseph ToliverBarbara Cartwright Mary Kathleen Tanner Green Wesley leon VillersDeanna Elkins Chambers Debra Dawn Holstein Susan Lynn VineyardMarie Decker Clara D. Midkiff Thomas F. WhalingKirt Kerfit Degler L. Sue Milburn Diana K. WilliamsonVirginia lorraine Deleon Lisa J. Mounts Marie Peterson WirtzDarrin Paul Dent Rachel Campbell-Muhammad Rangi L. Zinn

ELECTED TO ALPHA DELTA Mu-NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK HONOR SOCIETY

Michelle A. Morgan

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA DELTA-NATIONAL SOCIOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY

Gilbert O. Casto

Clara Ruth Midkiff Diana Kay Young WilliamsonRachel Campbell-Muhammad Rangi lorraine ZinnChandrajit Navaraj-

Sabapathypillai

ELECTED TO ALPHA M U

HONOR SOCIETY

Roy Edward ConleyPaula Elaine GarnettAkram Hassan Mahound

GAMMA-NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI-SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETY

Deanna E. Chambers Kevin N. Mitchell Juanita F. WhiteVirginia L. Deleon Amy D. Pinnow Marie P. WirtzRebecca B. Fill

*The audience is requested to remain seated until the class has recessed.

ELECTEDTO KApPA DELTA PH-AN INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION

Deanna Elkins Chambers Charles Patrick McCormick Bruce Allen TulleyConnie Sue Cruikshank Fields Deanna Kaye Owens Juanita Faye WhiteRebecca Bird Fill

ELECTED TO LAMBDA IOTA TAU-NATIONAL LITERARY HONOR SOCIETY

Rachel Campbell-Muhammad

ELECTED TO OMICRON DELTA EpSILON-INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN

ECONOMICS

Kirk K. Degler

ELECTED TO PHI ALPHA THEATA-INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN HISTORY

Gilbert O. Casto Thomas F. Whaling

ELECTED TO PI SIGMA ALPHA-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Bradford W. Dee! Monica Tamar Proffitt Melissa N. Ranson[ocelynn Kim Fletcher-Spivey Marie L.P. Wirtz

ELECTED TO PSI CHI-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY

Sharon Louise Elles Lexie L. Nutter, Jr.

* * * *ACADEMIC DRESS COLORS

One of the colorful aspects of a college commencement ceremony is the colors of theacademic dress. These colors have a significance deeply rooted in the tradition of theacademic life.

The colors of the tassels worn by candidates for baccalaureate degress represent thefields of knowledge in which the degrees will be conferred. At West Virginia State Collegethe following colors are used to designate the various fields of study.

Bachelor of Arts WhiteBachelor of Science Yellow

Business Administration DrabCommunications YellowCriminal Justice Velvet BlueEducation Light BlueIndustrial Technology OrangeRecreation Service YellowSocial Work Citron

Associate Degrees WhiteThe colors of the hoods of faculty and guests are those of the institution conferring the

degree.

GRAND MARSHAL-

Associate Professor Thomas R. Cabbell

ASSISTANT MARSHALS-

Associate Professor R. Charles ByersAssociate Professor Clyde P. CampbellAssociate Professor Odaris Farmer

Associate Professor Charlotte FinneyAssociate Professor Rosa PickelAssociate Professor Steven West

ALMA MATEROF WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

ERNEST WADE '30 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 'till 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.