CASNR students honored during Summer Commencement
More than 1,250 students, including 25 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received diplomas at Texas Tech University's undergraduate commencement ceremonies Aug. 8 at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock.
During the event outstanding students carried banners representing their respective colleges. Mallory Dawn Dyess, an agricultural communications major from Slaton, represented CASNR. Administrators selected the banner bearers based on all-around achievement.
Graduation recipients from the individual departments and majors included:
" Agricultural and Applied Economics - 7
" Agricultural Communications - 2
" Interdisciplinary Agriculture - 5
" Animal Science - 6
" Landscape Architecture - 1
" Wildlife and Fisheries Management- 1
" Agronomy - 1
" Horticulture - 1
" Range Management - 1
Commencement speaker for the morning program was Donald Powell, who served as the former federal coordinator of Gulf Coast rebuilding and chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
In March 2008, Powell became a Class I director of Stone Energy Corporation, an independent oil and gas sector out of Lafayette, La. He was named by President George W. Bush as the federal coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding in 2005.
Powell was tasked with developing a long-term rebuilding plan for the region in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, coordinating the federal efforts and helping state and local officials reach consensus on their vision for the region. Prior to his appointment, he served from August 2001 until November 2005 as the 18th chairman of the FDIC.
Written by Norman Martin
CONTACT: John Burns, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or john.burns@ttu.edu
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