Baseball | 5/14/2018 1:48:00 PM

SAVANNAH, Ga.- Savannah State University (SSU) held its 192nd Commencement Ceremony on April 4 and 5 in Tiger Arena where 39 student-athletes were awarded their college degree.
 
During the Graduate ceremony on April 4, SSU alumnus Van Johnson was the  featured speaker while during the Undergraduate Ceremony on April 5, Savannah State alumnus Dr. Marion Orr was the speaker.
 
Headlining the group were Justice Dilworth (volleyball), who received her Master of Business Administration degree and Alee Quint (volleyball) and Gregory Smith II (baseball) who both graduated Summa Cum Laude.
 
In total, 14 student-athletes graduated with honors. Two graduated Summa Cum Laude with at least a 3.75 grade point average, seven graduated Cum Laude with at least a 3.00 grade point average and five graduated Magna Cum Laude while having at least a 3.40 grade point average.
 
Eleven sports were represented at the graduation. 15 football players earned degrees followed by men's basketball who had five. Men's track and baseball had four athletes to earn degrees while women's basketball had three and volleyball and women's track both had two. Softball, women's tennis, women's golf and cheerleaders had one graduate each.
 
Football players earning degrees were Juwuan Tolbert (marketing), Kendarius Dukes (criminal justice), Rohan Francis, Jr. (criminal justice), Qua'Ron Hilliard (homeland security and emergency management), Anthony Hunt (homeland security), Leon Prunty (interdisciplinary studies), Mulik Simmons (interdisciplinary studies), Anquavius Fuller (mass communications), Tino Smith II (mass communications), Edward Goubadia (political science), Avon Jordan (political science), Christopher Johnson (sociology), Deandre Vickers (sociology) and Chidi Onwuzuruoha (electronics engineering technology).
 
Men's basketball players Robert Burger, Alante Fenner, Joshua Floyd, Maricus Glenn and Javaris Jenkins all earned degrees in interdisciplinary studies.
 
Donterious Copeland earned his degree in management while teammates in men's track Andre Houser-Cross, Antwuan Poole and Johvonte Singleton received degrees in homeland security.
 
Baseball players receiving degrees were Trevor McKenna (management), Gregory Smith II (management), Charles-Payton Wilson (civil engineering technology) and Alex Pierce (computer science technology).
 
Women's basketball players Lauryn Fields (behavior analysis), Taylor-Ashley Shaw (mass communications) and Charmia Graham (civil engineering technology).
 
Representing the volleyball program were Justice Dilworth (master of business administration) and Alee Quint (interdisciplinary studies).
 
Women's track was represented by Maria Elmore (behavior analysis) and Ravyn Mike (mass communications).
 
Softball player Amanda Hallman (interdisciplinary studies),  tennis player Rachida Kateb (political science), women's golfer Briana Orme (social work) and cheerleader Megan Washington (history) also earned their undergraduate degree.
 
Graduating Magna Cum Laude were Copeland, McKenna, Shaw, Hunt and Kateb while graduated Tolbert, Fields, Dukes, Houser-Cross, Floyd, Singleton and Wilson graduated Cum Laude.