Sanya Shanique Compton Bachelor of Science Marine Science Magna Cum Laude Savannah State University held its 174th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, 2009, in Tiger Arena.

Approximately 230 students received undergraduate and graduate degrees.

United States Navy Captain (Retired) Donnie L. Cochran, a graduate of Savannah State, delivered the commencement address.

Established in 1890, Savannah State University is on the move to become the best valueadded university in the nation.

The university’s 3,450 students are enrolled in 23 undergraduate and five graduate programs in three colleges: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Business Administration and Sciences and Technology.
Tiffany Marie McClendon Bachelor of Arts Mass Communications