NINETY -THIRD YEAR OF

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGEINSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA

ffiid-'YearCommencement

DECEMBER THE SIXTEENTH

FLEMING HALL

A.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE AT SEVEN-THIRTY IN THE EVENING

Order of Exercises

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr.President, West Virginia State College, presiding

PRELUDE-Thundercrest MarchConcert Band-Michael Newman, Conductor

· Eric Osterling

PROCESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39Concert Band-Mel Gillispie, Conductor

· Edward Elgar

THE MARSHAL

THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

THE PLATFORM PARTY

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM(The audience will remain standing until after the invocation.)

THE INVOCATIONExecutive Director, West Virginia Council of Churches

. John Price

SPECIALMusro=-Novena . . . . . . . . . . . . . James SwearingenConcert Band-Michael Newman, Conductor

THE INTRODUCTIONOFTHE SPEAKER President Thomas W. Cole, Jr.

THE COMMENCEMENTADDRESS Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, IVFirst Lady of West Virginia

SPECIALMusro=-America the BeautifulConcert Band-Mel Gillispie, Conductor

· Ward-Dragon

THE CONFERMENTOFSPECIALHONORS-DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

Staff: James M. Hill, Sr.,Herschel Wilson Pryor

Community: Daisy Marianne Alston,Ava Florence Crum

HONORARY DEGREE

David Wayne SmithChief Executive Officer of Friendship ForceDOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

Order of Exercises

AWARD OF HONORSAssistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

James D. Thomas

HIGHEST HONORS

Guy Wayne Bowyer

HIGH HONORS

Janet Gail ChanceyLisa Carol ChislerDulce Navarrete Me eely

HONORS

Jennifer Kay Barber*Susan Lynn Deardorff*Julie Ann Gillian

ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Elizabeth A. Brannon*

Pollyann Belcher MoffattPratima S. Patel*

Rosalinda Cathy DizonTeresa Lynn FieldsTimothy Blaine Frazier

Charles Franklin Tribble

Ellen Clark QuillenSally Ann Tinsley*

Debbie Sue HayesGary Lee Montgomery*Ethel Victoria Wright

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Deborah E. BaileyRebecca Meadows Campbell

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Delores J. AlcazarJoseph Ramira BonillaPaul Benson BosticChris A. DunnLeilaJoyce Elswick

CUM LAUDE

Nancy Ellen MorganJon Charles PauleyTerry Lee Price

Sherry Ann Clonch*Richard Thomas Ellington*

Shirley Jean GottsJulie Ann HillKenneth Troy KittleBarry Dean LloydJames Veri and McNeely

Deborah Dawn PhillipsThomas Glenville RainesDoris Franklin Rowe

'Completed degree requirements in August, 1983

Linda Marie SlackCharles Franklin Tribble

Martha L. Pitchford*Barbara Gail RutledgeMichelle Pauline VanKirkBetty Jo Williams

Gloria Jean SaundersMelody Gay ShamblinBradley T. Whorton

Order of ExercisesTHE CONFERRING OF DEGREES-

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

Candidates for Associate Degrees by Dean Harry v. ScottCandidates for Bachelor of Arts Degree by Professor Helen CropleyCandidates for the Bachelor of Science Degrees by Professor Barbara Oden

After the conferring of the degrees by President Cole, the names of graduates willbe announced by Mr. John L. Fuller, Registrar.

Candidates tFOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN ApPLIED SCIENCE

Jennifer Kay Barker*Glen Howard BeckBuddy Lee BonsallJudy Ruth BosticDale Gene BowyerGuy Wayne BowyerElizabeth A. Brannon*Tammy Maria CastoJanet Gail ChanceyLisa Carol ChislerStacia Anne CremeringGary Denver Cummings*Susan Lynn Deardorff"Denise Anne DelbridgeRosalinda Cathy DizonKimberly Gay FalleckerStephanie Rene FerrellCynthia Lynn Fish*Jennifer Elaine FowlerTimothy Blaine FrazierKaren Ellen Gleason

IIse H. Rehnert GoreJeffrey Alan GunterCameron James HaughtDebbie Sue HayesLora Jane HillJodie Renee KarnesKima LeRoy Kendrick-WatkinsCarolyn Ann KushnerAmelia Denise LarzoJan Stewart LevensonAnn Wood LewisElaine Sharon McClureRoberta Jean MannPaula Lee MartinMicheal Nelson MillerJulia Beth MitchellGary Lee Montgomery*Jeffrey French OsbornePratima S. Patel*Donna Lynn Pierson"Michael David Pitts*

Donald Gale PomeroyEllen Clark QuillenMichael David Ray*Richard E. Reese*Sharon Rene RiffeeBelinda Gayle RobertsonJay Lynley RoudebushBetsy Lynn SeamanPhilip Allen Simmons*Douglas Arden SmithLori Lynn SmithW. Blaine SmithSteven E. StoneTheodore R. SwainSally Ann Tinsley*Charles Franklin TribbleHarold Stephen WalkerJoseph John WeiskircherKimberly Ann WellsEthel Victoria Wright

; A name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met."Completed degree requirements in August. 1983

Candidates

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE

Seyed Fazeli FashandiTeresa Lynn Fields

Dulce Navarrete McNeelyJanice Ann Underwood

Paul Thomas UnderwoodPaul Thomas Williams

Barbara Eileen Fowler

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN CHURCH MUSIC

Julie Ann Gillian

FOR THE DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN COMMERCE

Kenneth Richard Kidd Pollyann Belcher Moffatt

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Donnetta Gae Belcher*Wayne Allen CrowderMahvash Fazel FashandiMarsha Lynne Sheely Hopkins*

Donald James Hutto*Ronald Clifton LeeJay Alan RipleyBarbara Gail Rutledge

FOR THE REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

John Timothy Akers*David E. ArbogastJoyce Marie BattloBetty Redmond BennettPaul Benson BosticJudith Alma BowenMary Robinson BrothersMilton Poe BurdetteCharles Bradley DavisDenise Keith EstepAnne Meredith EvansStephen Dean FacemyerJerry Wayne Fisher*Irene B. Goff*

Shirley Jean GottsKelly Frank Guglielmi*Joyce Ann HallEileen McDavid HamiltonHilary Ruth Hemlepp-Dille*Addie Mae HopsonLorraine Dunlap HornsbyRichard D. Knapik*Jarrold Lee LanhamPamela Stalnaker LawsonDieuxuan T. McGeeverThomas Irving MaddoxMichael Melton*Cecil Larry Morrison

Gloria Jean SaundersLinda Marie SlackMichelle Pauline VanKirk

Roger Lee Napier*John W. PalmerWilliam Thomas Paul, Jr. *Phyllis Jean Pauley*Judith Ann PetersRene Lynn PolanisJames Walker SandersMelody Gay ShamblinCarol Ann SmithSylvester L. Smith, Jr.Melanie Gail Metz StutlerElbie Pat ThurmanEverett G. WarnerCharles P. Woods, Jr.

tA name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.*Completed degree requirement, in August. 1983

Candidates

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Behrooz N. AlimohamadiJoseph Ramiro BonillaTimothy Don Craddock

Nancy Ellen MorganTunde Nofiu Olandunni*Jon Charles Pauley

Anthony Wayne SmithCharles Franklin Tribble

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Phillip Wayne Adams Frank Scott Fowler Martha Murray PetersWilliam M. Allison Steven Douglas Good Martha L. Pitchford*Deborah E. Bailey Donald Craig Hannas Terry Lee PriceHoward Ray Board Craig Allen Hatcher Thomas Glenville RainesJoAnne Gayle Burka Julie Ann Hill HatTY Jerome RavenelMichael Gerard Busch* Paul Ray Hill, Jr. Dale Lee Robertson*Rebecca Meadows Campbell Stanley Lewis Holstein Norman Emmanuel RobinsonLarry Dale Chancey Otis W. Johnson* William Allen RollinsJohn Lucas Childress Anita Lynn Jones Ethelbert ScottTimothy Shelton Circle Philip Van Knapp Carmila Louise SeeseSherry Ann Clonch* Barry Dean Lloyd Leslie Martin SmithKatrina Diane Brown Coles Tammy Elaine Long* Randal Lane ThomasScott Anthony Crawford Gregory A. McFadden* Greta Jo TroastleJohn Thomas Crowley James Verland McNeely William P. Virgin, Jr.Michael Stephen Curry* Derek Lee Merchant Cornell Deshane WadeRicky Van Dooley* Owen Dean Miller* Keith O'Brien Wade*Chris A. Dunn Jeffrey Scott Moore Bradley T. WhortonRichard Thomas Ellington* Kathleen A. Muhle* Melinda Sue WrightLeila Joyce Elswick

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS

Terry Lea Dudding Terence J. Parrish Jennifer TroutPatricia Gail Smith Ogle Robert Lee Thompson

tA name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.'Completed degree requirements in August. 1983

Candidates

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Shirley Ann BerryBarry Allen BrasseurEi leen D. Chapman

Marsha Lea GordonSharon Kay HaskinsCharles William Marshall. Jr.

Edward Keith MessengerDennis E. NunleyJacqueline Shears

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Delores J. AlcazarGordon Ray BallArnetta Jackson BassNoreda Ruth BowmanDanny Edward Byers, Sr.Bryan Keith CanterburyJoan Leslie Casto*Cheryl Renee DaileyMelissa Ann GivenSandra Gayle Taylor HarperBarbara Bush HarrisEdith Lynn Hawver-ThompsonDianna Lynn Hendricks

Sherri Ann Ransom HumphreysRita Faye Kirk*Kenneth Troy KittleBarbara Gaye LewisMary Theresa McCarthyMarilyn Celien MaysByron M. PhillipsDeborah Dawn PhillipsPamella Joe PurdyMark Andrew RollinsDoris Franklin RoweWillie Ruffin, Jr.

Cynthia Kay RunyonRoger Dale SamplesMichael Avery SawyerJeffrey Wayne SchultzLinda Protan Sebok*Dennis G. Shamblin, Jr.*John A. SladeRonda Lynne ThomasAnn Irene ThursackBetty Jo WilliamsRobert Paul Woodrum*Gregory Brian Wymer

Timothy Davis

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE I IND STRIAL TECH OLOGY

Mukaila Adedosu TalabiMichael William Mayfield

Jenny Sue Douglass*

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RECREATION SERVICE

Tyrone James Smith*Burnedette Marie Mitchem

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIE CE I SOCIAL WORK

Blair Lynn BadgettPeggy Protan Chapman

Athena Jeanne Epperly*James Lee Henry*

Linda Marie MillerCathy Jean Suppa

tA name on the program does not assure that final degree requirements have been met.'Completed degree requirements in August. 1983

Order of Exercises

President Thomas W. Cole, Jr.

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 in mychosen profession and to make or myself a symbol of the best traditions of mycollege-this is my commission and my challenge.

COMMENTARY

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

RECESSIONAL-Marche HeroiqueConcert Band-Michael Newman, Conductor

Schubert-Clark

* * * *ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA Mu-NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYDelores J. Alcazar Teri Lynnette Hill Martha L. PitchfordChris A. Dunn Kenneth Troy Kittle Linda Marie SlackLeila Joyce Elswick Barry Dean Lloyd Charles Franklin TribbleShirley Jean Gotts Dulce Navarrete McNeely Betty Jo WilliamsJulie Ann Hill

ELECTED TO ALPHA KAPPA DELTA-NATIONAL SOCIOLOGYHONOR SOCIETYGloria Jean Saunders

ELECTED TO ALPHA Mu GAMMA-NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FOREIGNLANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETYDulce Navarrete McNeely Jay Alan Ripley Linda Marie Slack

ELECTED TO BETA KAPPA CHI- SCIENTIFIC HONOR SOCIETYTimothy Don Craddock

ELECTED TO KAPPA DELTA PI-AN HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATIONDelores J. Alcazar Kenneth Troy Kittle Deborah Dawn PhillipsMelissa Ann Given Mary Theresa McCarthy Doris Franklin RoweSherri Ann Ransom Humphreys

Order of ExercisesELECTED TO THE OMICRON DELTA EpSILON-INTERNATIONAL

HONOR SOCIETY IN ECONOMICS

Deborah E. BaileyChris Dunn

Linda Marie Slack Bradley Whorton

ELECTED TO PHI ALPHA THETA- INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

IN HISTORY

Barbara Gail Rutledge

* * * *ACADEMIC DRESS COLORS

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

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

Bachelor of Arts WhiteBachelor of Science Yellow

Business Administration MaizeCommunications YellowCriminal Justice Velvet BlueEducation Light BlueIndustrial Technology OrangeSocial Work Citron

Associate Degrees White

The colors of the hoods of faculty and guests are those of the institution conferringthe degree.

GRAND MARSHAL-

Associate Professor Thomas R. Cabbell

ASSISTANT MARSHALS-

Associate Professor Helen BaileyAssociate Professor Chester A. BurrisAssociate Professor Clyde P. CampbellAssociate Professor Charlotte FinneyAssociate Professor Rosa Pickel

ALMA MATEROF WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

ERNEST WADE '30 ~ARTHA 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! a men of God and sing;We're loyal, and to her we'll always cling.

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