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THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
OF T H E
ONE HUNDRED TWENTIETH SESSION
OF
Philander Smith Cottege
M A Y TENTH
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN
Motto: "Ye Shall Know the Truth, And
The Truth Shall Make You Free."
- John 8:32
�THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
10:45 A . M .
WESLEY C H A P E L U N I T E D METHODIST C H U R C H
ORDER O F WORSHIP
PRESIDING: DR. J. WALTER L O F T O N ,
PASTOR, WESLEY CHAPEL U N I T E D METHODIST C H U R C H
O R G A N PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
C A L L TO WORSHIP
H Y M N #64
"Trumpet Tune"
Mrs. Laverne A r n o l d , Organist
"War March of the Priests"
"Canticle of God's Glory"
Flor Peeters
Felix Mendelssohn
#83
"Holy, Holy, Holy"
Miss Sharon Campbell
President, Senior Class
A C T OF PRAISE #846
GLORIA PATRI
Dr. C r a w f o r d J. M i m s
Provost and Executive Assistant to the President
O L D TESTAMENT
N E W TESTAMENT and Prayer
D r . fames E. Rush
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
The Philander Smith Collegiate Choir,
Dr. W i l l i a m Powell, Director
Dr. Rosephanye Powell, Associate Director
SELECTION
OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY RESPONSE "Praise God, From W h o m
A l l Blessings Flow"
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. L i n d a G i l l a m ,
Director of College Relations
I N T R O D U C T I O N OF SPEAKER
B A C C A L A U R E A T E SERMON
SELECTION
#94
Dr. M y e r L . Titus, President
The Reverend Charlie M c A d o o '69,
Pastor, Hunter U n i t e d Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Philander Smith Collegiate Choir
BENEDICTION
D r . J. Walter L o f t o n
CHORAL AMEN
RECESSIONAL
O R G A N POSTLUDE
"War March of the Priests"
" G o d of Grace"
Mrs. Laverne A r n o l d , Organist
Felix Mendelssohn
Paul Manz
�THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
HYMN
#64
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
E a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g o u r s o n g s h a l l rise t o thee,
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
G o d i n t h r e e p e r s o n s , blessed T r i n i t y !
H o l y , h o l y , h o l y ! A l l t h e saints a d o r e thee,
C a s t i n g d o w n t h e i r g o l d e n c r o w n s a r o u n d t h e glassy sea;
C h e r u b i m a n d s e r a p h i m f a l l i n g d o w n b e f o r e thee,
W h i c h w e r t , a n d a r t , a n d e v e r m o r e s h a l t be.
H o l y , h o l y , h o l y ! T h o u g h t h e d a r k n e s s h i d e thee,
T h o u g h t h e eye o f s i n f u l m a n t h y g l o r y m a y n o t see,
O n l y t h o u a r t h o l y ; t h e r e is n o n e b e s i d e thee,
Perfect i n p o w e r , i n l o v e a n d p u r i t y .
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
A l l t h y w o r k s s h a l l p r a i s e t h y n a m e , i n e a r t h a n d s k y a n d sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merficul and mighty,
G o d i n t h r e e p e r s o n s , blessed T r i n i t y .
A C T O F P R A I S E #846
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If i t h a d n o t been the L o r d w h o w a s o n o u r side -
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if it h a d not b e e n the L o r d w h o w a s o n our s i d e ,
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t h e n they w o u l d h a v e s w a l l o w e d u s u p a l i v e ,
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t h e n the f l o o d w o u l d have swept us a w a y ,
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t h e n the r a g i n g w a t e r s
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Blessed be t h e L o r d ,
let I s r a e l n o w say w h e n foes rose u p against u s ,
w h e n t h e i r anger w a s k i n d l e d against u s ;
the torrent w o u l d have gone over us;
w o u l d h a v e gone over u s .
w h o has n o t g i v e n us
as p r e y t o t h e i r t e e t h !
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W e h a v e e s c a p e d as a b i r d
f r o m the snare of the f o w l e r s ;
t h e snare is b r o k e n ,
a n d w e h a v e escaped!
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O u r h e l p i s i n the n a m e of the L o r d
w h o m a d e h e a v e n a n d earth.
�BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER
Rev. Dr. Charlie McAdoo '69
R e v . D r . C h a r l i e M c A d o o '69 is the p a s t o r of
H u n t e r U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h i n Little Rock,
a n d is c u r r e n t l y s e r v i n g i n h i s 10th Pastorate
year.
H e f o r m e r l y s e r v e d as Pastor of W e s l e y
U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h , a n d c a m p u s p a s t o r at
Philander S m i t h College.
D r . M c A d o o is a n a t i v e of L e b a n o n , T N . H e
has b e e n a p e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n t of L i t t l e R o c k
since 1965. H e is a second-career pastor, h a v i n g
w o r k e d i n l o c a l , state a n d f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t .
D r . M c A d o o r e c e i v e d h i s B. A . f r o m P h i l a n d e r S m i t h C o l l e g e i n 1969. H e
has a t t e n d e d B r o o k e M e d i c a l Center i n San A n t o n i o , Texas; U C A i n
C o n w a y , A R ; a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Tennessee i n K n o x v i l l e . H e r e c e i v e d
a M a s t e r of D i v i n i t y i n 1985 f r o m St. P a u l School o f T h e o l o g y , a n d is a f u l l
m e m b e r o f t h e A c a d e m y of P r e a c h i n g i n N a s h v i l l e , T N . H e has also
attended the U n i t e d Theological Seminary i n D a y t o n , O h i o .
D r . M c A d o o is a m e m b e r of P h i Beta S i g m a F r a t e r n i t y , A l p h a P h i
O m e g a F r a t e r n i t y , a n d is a M a s t e r M a s o n . H e serves as a m e m b e r o f t h e
B l a c k M e t h o d i s t F o r C h u r c h R e n e w a l , a n d is a m e m b e r of t h e N a t i o n a l
A s s o c i a t i o n f o r t h e A d v a n c e m e n t of C o l o r e d People. H e is a F u l l F e l l o w
i n t h e A c a d e m y f o r P r e a c h i n g , a n d w a s also n a m e d t o W h o ' s W h o i n
A m e r i c a n C h r i s t i a n L e a d e r s h i p i n 1989.
D r . M c A d o o is m a r r i e d t o t h e f o r m e r G l o r i a D e a n P e y t o n , of C a r l i s l e ,
a n d they have three children.
�THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
6:00 P.M.
SOUTH M A L L
JAMES M O N R O E COX A D M I N I S T R A T I O N B U I L D I N G
P R E S I D I N G : D R . C R A W F O R D J. M I M S ,
PROVOST A N D EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT T O T H E PRESIDENT
PROCESSIONAL
"Pomp and Circumstance"
E d w a r d Elgar
Mrs. Laverne A r n o l d , Organist
PRESENTATION OF COLORS
Sgt. M a j o r L o u i e H . L e m
S c h o o l C o l o r G u a r d , P a r k v i e w A r t s & Sciences M a g n e t H . S .
C a d e t s : B r a n d o n D . D a v i s , B r o o k s A . Shean,
W i l l i a m D . Marcus and Brooks D . M a t t h e w s
INVOCATION
D r . J. W a l t e r L o f t o n , Pastor,
Wesley Chapel United Methodist C h u r c h
and College Minister
R E C O G N I T I O N O F SPECIAL GUESTS A N D A N N O U N C E M E N T S
M s . L i n d a G i l l a m , Director of College Relations
I N T R O D U C T I O N OF SPEAKER
D r . M y e r L . Titus, President
C O M M E N C E M E N T ADDRESS
D r . L e o M c G e e '64
Associate Vice President for A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s
Tennessee T e c h n o l o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y
C o o k e v i l l e , Tennessee
SELECTION
The Philander Smith Collegiate
Choir, Dr. W i l l i a m Powell, Director
D r . Rosephanye P o w e l l , Associate D i r e c t o r
C O N F E R R I N G OF DEGREES
TRUSTEE A U T H O R I Z A T I O N
D r . S h e r m a n E. T a t e , V i c e P r e s i d e n t ,
Arkansas Distribution Operations,
A r k l a Gas C o m p a n y L i t t l e R o c k , A r k a n s a s , a n d
C h a i r m a n , B o a r d o f Trustees
P R E S E N T A T I O N O F C A N D I D A T E S FOR:
T h e B a c h e l o r of S c i e n c e D e g r e e
Dr. W i l l i a m Thomas
T h e B a c h e l o r of B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n D e g r e e
T h e B a c h e l o r of A r t s D e g r e e
T h e Honorary Degrees
A D M I S S I O N T O DEGREES
D e a n of I n s t r u c t i o n
Ms. Beverly Richardson
Dean of Enrollment Management
Dr. M y e r L. Titus
President
SELECTION
Philander S m i t h Collegiate Choir
�C A N D I D A T E S FOR D E G R E E S
The Bachelor of Science
Carter, Weleetka Watson
C u m Laude
Hathorn, Roslyn Jeanette
C u m Laude
Isom R£melle, Martha
C u m Laude
Jackson II, Adell E.
Manuel, Syretha Michelle
The Bachelor of Business Administration
Crawford, AnDreia L y n n
Gatewood, Beverly Latrice ***
Griffin, Michael D . ***
Mutepfa, Peggy Zvakadeyi *
C u m Laude
Nash, DeAundra Denise **
C u m Laude
Pennywell, Catrina Denise
C u m Laude
Smith, Cynthia C . »*»
Vault, Reuben Kyle
C u m Laude
Watson, Charlotte Ann
The Bachelor of Arts
Al-Hameli, Obaid A. **
Al-Mansoori, Eisa R. **
Al-Mansouri, Mubarak R. **
Al-Mansouri, Saif M. **
Al-Mazrouei, Sait F.
Al-Qubaisi, Jumaa A. **
Al-Qubaisi, Khalfan K. *»
Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed M. **
Allen, Christopher Todd **
Allen, TeaLisa LaShun
C u m Laude
Alsup, T i w o n e Forshae *
Ashford, Andrea Nicole **
Banks, Marcell M . ***
Barbee, Nicole Michelle
Boone-Flowers, Debra Arletha *
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Bright-Mitchell, Cheryl Yvonne
Brimley, Patsy Lynette **
Brooks, Andrea J. ***
Brown-Simmons, Shirley A.
Bryant, Darla A.
Distinction in Field
Campbell, Sharon E . ***
Caple, Carrie Louise **
C u m Laude
Cherry, Shirley Wade
C u m Laude
Cole, Betty J. ***
Collier, Betty Ruth **
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Compton, Pearlie Ventress
Distinction in Field
Cronkhite, Don Baldwin
C u m Laude
Davis, Antonette Latonya
Davis, Dywaton D .
Davis, Eva Antoinette
Easter, Derrick Lamar **
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Edwards, Timon W. ***
C u m Laude
Evans, Jo Evalyon
C u m Laude
Ewing, James Patrick **
C u m Laude
Ferguson, Donna Karen
Distinction in Field
Fields, Evada Thomas **
C u m Laude
Finley, Leticia
Frazier, Elizabeth Irene **
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Gaddy, Genea' LaCresche **
C u m Laude
Gentry, LaTasha Maria *
George, Stacy Michelle **
Gordon, Shandria L y n n
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Grandberry, Chrystal Rene£
Grant, Tabitha R. »**
�C A N D I D A T E S FOR D E G R E E S
Hall, Donnivane L .
Hall-Calhoun, Elizabeth Gail ***
Harris, Barbara Jewell **
2nd Rank in Class
Summa C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Hawkins, Dolly A n n
Hill, Alecia Kaye **
Hobbs, Walter Elvisto
Holder-Lee, Shelley Carol **
1st Rank in Class
Summa C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Holman, Antwoin Lamont
Magna C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Hunt, Toinette Latrice
Hunter, Velda A n n *
Jefferson, Kelvin T . ***
Jefferson, OUie Bernice ***
Jones, Barbara R. ***
Jones, Katrina L.
Jones, Tamara Kaye
C u m Laude
Kelley, Cheryl Monique
C u m Laude
Kelly, Cecilia M.
Kimbrew, Tiffini Chantay ***
Kimura, Yuichiro
C u m Laude
Lake, Bette Hill
C u m Laude
Lewis, Darlene Denise ***
Lowe, Ernest Eugene *
C u m Laude
Madeya, Adel E . **
Marlar, Tarry Lee **
McCree III, Samuel ***
McDaniel, Charles Paul **
Distinction in Field
McNeil, Felicia Dianne
C u m Laude
Miller, Ricky Dean **
C u m Laude
Mohammed, Tariq M. **
Nash, LaKisha Marjorie
Newson, Douglas Laron **
Newson, Wayne Henry ***
Nooner, Sherry Marie ***
Patterson, Kimolyn Lashon ***
Person, G w i n L. *
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Pickrom, Fullisha DeAnne
3rd Rank in Class
Magna C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Poole, Patsy Darlene
Pressley, Bridgett LaShawn *
Redmond, Doris
Riley, Fairfax Diane ***
Rosenthal, Michael Scott ***
Santiago, Gilbert
Shepherd, Tony Wayne
Simmons, Joey Vincent
Sims, Larry Robert ***
Smith, Bonnie R. ***
Sparks, Curtis Jewel
Stanley, Phylistia F.
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Storment, Sandra Carr **
C u m Laude
Distinction in Field
Taylor, Ordrean Shunta ***
Tweh, Amber Jewlee
Distinction in Field
Magna C u m Laude
Van Buren, Michael Anthony
Walker, Regina Renece
Williams, Cory Levelle ***
Williams, Jr., James Otis **
Williams, Tasha Afi
C u m Laude
Willis, Alfonzo L .
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Emma D . McFarlin '49
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S u m m e r 1996 Graduate
Fall, 1996 Graduate
S u m m e r 1997 Graduate
Bernice Shields Hayman '45
�THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
REFLECTIONS
Miss Sharon Campbell
P r e s i d e n t , S e n i o r Class
I N D U C T I O N OF G R A D U A T E S
INTO THE
D r . E u l a h L . Peterson,
President, P h i l a n d e r S m i t h C o l l e g e
NATIONAL
National A l u m n i Association,
A L U M N I ASSOCIATION
Detroit, M I
A l u m n a , Class o f 1969
ALMA MATER
Dear A l m a Mater, Tried and true,
W e ' l l w i n respect a n d l o v e f o r y o u .
W e p l e d g e o u r hearts t o y o u each d a y ,
T o d o o u r best, at w o r k , at p l a y .
D e a r P.S.C. w h e n f r o m y o u r f o l d ,
W e ' l l l i f t t h e dear o l d g r e e n a n d g o l d .
O'er A l m a M a t e r v i g i l keep,
H e r H i g h ideals w e ' l l s t r i v e t o meet.
W h e n college d a y s are at a n e n d ,
O u r hearts w i l l ever t o w a r d y o u b e n d .
W i t h l o y a l t y w e ' l l a l w a y s be,
A p a r t of y o u , D e a r P.S.C.
BENEDICTION
RECESSIONAL
D r . James E. R u s h , Professor of
Philosophy and Religion
"Trumpet Tune"
F l o r Peeters
COLLEGE MARSHALS
D r . M c K i n l e y N e w t o n , Chief Marshal
D r . Raphael L e w i s , M a r s h a l for the President's Party
D r . W i l l i a m H . Woods, Faculty Marshal
M s . N a o m i Cottoms, Student Marshal
RECEPTION
President a n d M r s . M y e r L. Titus cordially invite the Graduates,
C o m m e n c e m e n t Guests, A l u m n i , Trustees, F a c u l t y , Staff,
S t u d e n t s a n d F r i e n d s of the C o l l e g e t o a R e c e p t i o n i n
t h e F o y e r of t h e C r a w f o r d J. M i m s G y m n a s i u m
i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e C o m m e n c e m e n t Exercises.
�THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
COMMENCEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE
D r . C r a w f o r d J. M i m s , C h a i r
Dr. M y e r L. Titus, Co-Chair
D r . James R u s h - H o n o r a r y D e g r e e s
M s . A . D e n i s e T h o m a s - Speakers / U s h e r s
Ms. Sybil Bunn - Arrangements
M r . H e n r y Jemison - B u i l d i n g and G r o u n d s
Mr. D o n Nunnerly - Buildings
Dr. McKinley N e w t o n - Marshal
M r . M a r k W . Riley - Invitations / Programs
Ms. Linda Gillam - Publicity
M s . N a o m i C o t t o m s - S e n i o r Class P i c n i c / S e n i o r Class S p o n s o r
Dr. W i l l i a m Thomas - D e a n of I n s t r u c t i o n
M s . Beverly Richardson - Dean of E n r o l l m e n t M a n a g e m e n t
D r . J. W a l t e r L o f t o n - Pastor, W e s l e y U M C & C o l l e g e M i n i s t e r
M r s . Constance Titus - Reception
M r s . G l a d y s G o d l e y - Registrar
Ms. Veda M a x w e l l - Purchasing
M i s s S h a r o n C a m p b e l l - S e n i o r Class P r e s i d e n t
Mr. Rhon Williams - Transportation
Mr. Winston M u l d r e w - A l u m n i Affairs
�COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Rev. Leo McGee '64
D r . L e o M c G e e '64, is t h e
Commencement
speaker. H e c u r r e n t l y serves as A s s o c i a t e V i c e
P r e s i d e n t f o r A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s , a n d Professor of
E d u c a t i o n at Tennessee T e c h n o l o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y i n C o o k e v i l l e , Tennessee.
D r . M c G e e w a s b o r n i n Crossett, A r k a n s a s .
A f t e r receiving a B.A. degree i n E d u c a t i o n f r o m
P h i l a n d e r S m i t h C o l l e g e , he t a u g h t s c h o o l i n t h e
Chicago, Illinois a n d C o l u m b u s , O h i o school
systems. H e r e c e i v e d h i s M a s t e r a n d D o c t o r a t e
degrees i n E d u c a t i o n f r o m O h i o State U n i v e r s i t y ,
and was
appointed
Assistant Director a n d Director of Student Teaching i n the O S U College of
E d u c a t i o n . H e later b e c a m e a d e p a r t m e n t h e a d i n t h e C o l l e g e of E d u c a t i o n
at Tennessee State U n i v e r s i t y .
I n 1977, he w a s n a m e d A s s i s t a n t D e a n o f E x t e n d e d Services, a n d A s s o ciate Professor of E d u c a t i o n at Tennessee T e c h n o l o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y i n
C o o k e v i l l e , Tennessee. D u r i n g h i s t e n u r e t h e r e , he has s e r v e d as A s s i s t a n t
a n d A s s o c i a t e D e a n o f E x t e n d e d Services, A s s i s t a n t a n d A s s o c i a t e V i c e
President for Academic Affairs, a n d I n t e r i m Vice President for A c a d e m i c
Affairs.
D r . M c G e e has w r i t t e n o r c o - a u t h o r e d f i v e b o o k s , as w e l l as n u m e r o u s
p r o f e s s i o n a l articles a n d essays; i n c l u d i n g a n essay p u b l i s h e d i n a 1984
issue o f G o o d H o u s e k e e p i n g t h a t w a s t h e basis o f a t e l e v i s i o n d o c u m e n t a r y
p r o d u c e d b y L i f e t i m e Cable N e t w o r k i n N e w Y o r k .
H i s list of honors include: F E L L O W — H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y Institute for
E d u c a t i o n a l M a n a g e m e n t a n d U n i v e r s i t y o f Tennessee I n s t i t u t e For L e a d e r s h i p Effectiveness; P r e s i d e n t ' s A w a r d , P h i l a n d e r S m i t h C o l l e g e ; D i s t i n g u i s h e d Scholar A w a r d , O h i o State U n i v e r s i t y ; a n d Y o u n g L e a d e r I n
Education A w a r d , Phi Delta Kappa International.
D r . M c G e e ' s w i f e , D r . G l o r i a M c G e e , is a 1964 PSC g r a d u a t e , a n d a
Professor o f E d u c a t i o n at Tennessee T e c h . T h e y are t h e p a r e n t s o f t w o
d a u g h t e r s , C a s s a n d r a a n d Jennifer.
�HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Bernice Shields Hayman '45
Mrs. Bernice Shields Hayman is a product of Little Rock
and North Little Rock public schools. She graduated Magna
Cum Laude from Philander Smith College in 1945. She went
on to receive her M.A. from Fisk University in Nashville,
Tennessee, and her M.S. from the University of Central
Arkansas. She also studied at the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Mrs. Hayman has served in the field of education for 45
years. She began her teaching career in a one- room school
house in Caddo Gap, AR. Since then, she has taught in
school districts all over Arkansas, including the Little Rock
school district.
Mrs. Hayman has served as President of the City Teachers
of Little Rock and the Association of Childhood Education.
She has worked on numerous committees, including the
Classroom Teachers Association and Volunteers in Public Schools. Although she retired
from teaching in 1982, she is still an active volunteer in the community; tutoring and
volunteering her time with the Little Rock public school system; the Arkansas Children's
Hospital; and the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau. She has received, and
continues to receive numerous community service awards for her tireless efforts and service
in education and in the community.
Mrs. Hayman currently serves as a member of the National Council of Negro Women;
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority; the American Association of University Women, and the
Arkansas Department of Human Services. She is also a longtime, active member of the Holy
Temple Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Little Rock.
Dr. Emma D . McFarlin '49
Emma D. McFarlin, Ph.D. is a 1949 graduate of Philander
Smith College. She received an M.S. Degree from the University of Wisconsin; and a Ph.D. from the United States
International University in San Diego.
Dr. McFarlin is a pioneer and leader in the fields of
housing, Urban Development and Municipal Management.
Like many African-American trailblazers, she has an exceptional record, including being the first Black woman to
become Assistant City Manager of a municipality, and serving as Regional Administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Dr. Mc Farlin has successfully pursued careers in teaching and urban development. She has taught high school in
Little Rock, Wisconsin and California. In addition, she has
served as an Associate Professor at UCLA and Cal State (Dominguez Hills). She has served
as Legislative Analyst for the City of Los Angeles and as a Special Assistant to Former L.A.
Mayor Tom Bradley. She also served as Assistant City Manager of Menlo Park, CA.
Although she "retired" in 1993, Dr. McFarlin continues to serve the community, and
volunteers her time to Historically Black Colleges: She helped her Alma Mater secure $2
million from the U.S. Department of Education for the construction of the M.L. Titus
Academic Center. A Life Member of Delta Theta Sorority, she founded and serves as
President of the Los Angeles Delta Foundation .
�COMMENCEMENT AND REGALIA
C O M M E N C E M E N T
The term "Commencement" derives from a practice in the Medieval University where it was
customary for a candidate for an academic degree to present a public lecture or disputation to
the faculty and other scholars gathered to hear it. If the disputation was successfully defended
and accepted, the candidate was "Admitted" to the degree "with all the rights, privileges and
responsibilities thereunto appertaining." This first public lecture or disputation was originally
called an "Inception." It signified the beginning or "Commencement" of the scholar's
academic career in the degree to which he had been admitted. The ceremony surrounding this
inception or "graduation" has subsequently come to be called Commencement. Today,
Philander Smith College celebrates its 118th Commencement.
A C A D E M I C
R E G A L I A
The distinctive dress associated with academic processions and convocations dates from the
Middle Ages, when long-sleeved-hooded gowns were necessary for warmth in the unheated
stone colleges. Most of the scholars were clerics in holy orders, and they wore cloaks to which
were attached hoods that could be pulled up to cover their tonsured heads. Over the centuries,
much diversity occurred in academic costumes. To bring some order to this diversity, in 1894
in the United States, the Intercollegiate Commission met in New York and agreed on a code of
academic dress which has become the standard for most colleges and universities. According
to this code, both the styling and color of the regalia have significance. The design of the gown
indicates the degree. The bachelor's gown is simple, with a full sleeve. The master's gown is
much like the bachelor's, except for the long sleeves, which hang loose. The doctor's gown is
fuller and more elaborate. It has velvet edging and three velvet stripes on the full sleeves.
Usually, the color of the gown is black. Hoods, which are worn over the gowns, are similar for
all degrees, although differing slightly in length. The candidates for the bachelor's degree
usually do not wear the hood. The hood has a velvet edging which indicates the area of the
degree, and the inside or lining of the hood is satin in the colors of the college or university
granting the degree. A partial list of the degree colors to be found on the edge of the hood or
the trimming on the doctor's gown is given below. The usual cap, proper for all degrees, is the
black mortarboard, although some colleges use the beret. Tassels, usually black, are worn over
the left front quarter of the cap for a degree holder and on the right for a candidate for a degree.
Holders of the doctorate may wear tassels of gold thread. Holders may also wear tassels in the
colors of the college or university granting the degree.
Agriculture
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Business Administration
Dentistry
Economics
Education
Engineering
Fine Arts, Architecture
Forestry
Journalism
Laws
Library Science
Maize
White
Drab
Lilac
Copper
Light Blue
Orange
Brown
Russet
Crimson
Purple
Lemon
Music
Medicine
Oratory Speech
Philosophy
Physical Education
Public Administration
Public Health
Science
Social Science
Social Services
Theology/Divinity
Veterinary Science
Pink
Green
Silver Gray
Dark Blue
Sage Green
Peacock Blue
Salmon
Golden Yellow
Cream
Citron
Scarlet
Gray
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1997 Baccalaureate Service and Commencement Exercises of Philander Smith College
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1997
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Program from the Spring 1997 Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises of Philander Smith College.
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