SAVANNAH, Ga. – On May 4, 2013, the 182^nd Savannah State University commencement ceremony went down as the largest graduating class in the school's history. Among the more than 350 receiving graduate and undergraduate degrees were 30 student-athletes.

A total of 13 student-athletes conferred by President Dr. Cheryl Dozier, did so with honors. All 30 earned undergraduate degrees.

Three student-athletes graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.75-4.00) -- the highest of academic honors. Former football player, Daniel Heslop graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics. Softball's Cassie Standard earned her bachelor's degree in Behavior Analysis, and women's tennis Sandra Dis Kristjansdottir earned a bachelor's degree in Biology.

Graduating Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.40-3.74), were volleyball's Ashlee Butler with a bachelor's degree in Behavior Analysis, and baseball's Joseph McCary III with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. 

Eight student-athletes graduated Cum Laude (GPA 3.00-3.39) including: volleyball's Bianca Helton, and Chikia Jones; baseball's Darien Campball and Kevin Herlihy; women's basketball's Blessing Uba; track and field's Aleah Hordges; softball's Chelsea Parrish; and women's tennis' Ge'Anne Hilton.

Retired Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears of the Georgia Supreme Court, and Beach High School graduate, spoke at the commencement ceremony. Spears is the first African-American female chief justice of any state's highest appellate court. Sears is also the first woman and youngest person to serve as a judge of the Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court.
 
Full list of 2013 SSU student-athlete graduates:  

Baseball
Darien Campbell – Chemistry & Mathematics (Cum Laude)
Kevin Herlihy – Criminal Justice (Cum Laude)
Joseph McCrary – Accounting (Magna Cum Laude)
Drew Quinney – English
Antonio Scott – History
Matthew Oglesby – Civil Engineering Technology
Andrew Garren – Political Science
Men's Basketball
Keith Edwards – Biology
Women's Basketball
Blessing Uba – Management (Cum Laude)
Paige Johnson – Criminal Justice
Sheronda Ward – Computer Information Systems
Cheerleading
Shymia Bianca Frasier – Political Science
Football
Daniel Heslop – Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude)
Stephen Myers – Computer Science Technology
Chris Asbury –Electronics Engineering Technology
Travis Alston – Marketing
Golf
Ricky Lee Williams – Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Softball
Tiffany Davies – Criminal Justice
Cassie Standard – Behavior Anaylsis (Summa Cum Laude)
Chelsea Parrish – Biology (Cum Laude)
Tiffany Taylor – Mass Communications
Tennis
Sandra Dis Kristjansottir – Biology (Summa Cum Laude)
Ge'Anne Hilton – Biology (Cum Laude)
Track & Field
Darrius Baker – Mass Communications
Aleah Hordges – Mass Communications (Cum Laude)
Volleyball
Ashlee Butler – Behavior Analysis (Magna Cum Laude)
Bianca Helton – Behavior Analysis (Cum Laude)
Keandra Lewis – Behavior Analysis
Chikia Catrina Jones – Social Work (Cum Laude)
Kaneisha Hamilton – Accounting