Standout students, staff and faculty from across Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were honored Thursday (Apr. 19) at its annual Honors Banquet at the university's McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center in Lubbock. Sponsored by the CASNR Ag Council, the event featured a variety of honors including selection of Cole Perkins, an animal science major, as the year's overall Outstanding CASNR Student.

Recipients of the outstanding student departmental awards were:
• Kaden Hicks, Agricultural & Applied Economics
• Ivie Kate Mynatt , Agricultural Education & Communications
• Cole Perkins, Animal & Food Sciences
• Henry Oliver, Landscape Architecture
• Kaitlin Wilms, Natural Resources Management
• Ciera Ware, Plant & Soil Science

Students with the highest academic achievement in their respective departments were:
• Weston Allen and Kaden Hicks, Agricultural & Applied Economics
• Jacy Cabler, Paisley Cooper, and Garrett Scitern, Agricultural Education & Communications
• Cole Perkins and Rachel Sosebee, Animal & Food Sciences
• Olivia Ross, Landscape Architecture
• Kendra Dalley, Natural Resources Management
• Jessica Dotray, Plant & Soil Science

Outstanding students in each discipline were:
• Kaden Hicks, Agricultural & Applied Economics
• Connor Buttgen, Agribusiness
• Ivie Kate Mynatt, Agricultural Communications
• Matthew Huston, Interdisciplinary Agriculture
• Cole Perkins, Animal Science
• William Fletcher, Food Science
• Evan Cuyler, Landscape Architecture
• Rachel Bittner, Natural Resources Management
• Christopher Starks, Conservation Law Enforcement
• Jessica Dotray, Plant & Soil Science

'Aggie of the Month' recipients were:
• Weston Cleveland(Pre-Vet Society)
• Abbie Burnett (Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow)
• Kendall Wheeler (Pre-Vet Society)
• Kenna Faulkenberry (Meat Science Association)
• Sarah Moses (Ambassadors for Agriculture)
• Delaney Hanagan (Block and Bridle)
• Travis Tilton (Meat Science Association)
• Kirby Nixon (Block and Bridle)

Separately, new Ag Council leaders for the 2018 -2019 were recognized. They are Alyssa Soles, president; Emma Mortensen, vice president; Haleigh Erramouspe, secretary; Travis Tilton, treasurer; and Dane Rivas, scribe. Student Government Senators for 2018 -2019 were John Smithwick, Ryleigh Carson, Conner McKinzie and Klay Davis. The club of the semester for Fall 2017 was Sigma Alpha and Spring 2018 was Ambassadors for Agriculture.

Meanwhile, outstanding professor awards went to Mark Miller for Fall 2017 and Gretchen Neary for Spring 2018. Outstanding staff members were Kayla Rathmann for Fall 2017 and Tate Corliss for Spring 2018.

In other action, Delaina Pearson, a plant and soil science major from Fisherville, Canada, was presented the CASNR Natural Sciences Award; and Savanna Barksdale, an agricultural communications major from Bovina received the CASNR Social Science Researcher Award. This is the first year these undergraduate awards have been presented.

Ag Council members include the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow; Agricultural Economics Association; Agri-Techsans; Agronomy Club; Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity; Alpha Zeta; Ambassadors for Agriculture; American Society of Landscape Architects; Block & Bridle; Collegiate 4-H; Collegiate FFA; Collegiate Horsemen's Association; Equestrian Team; Food Science Club; Horse Judging Team; Livestock Judging Team; Meat Judging Team; Meat Science Association; MANRRS; Rodeo Team; Sigma Alpha Sorority; Soil Judging Team; Student Association for Fire Ecology- SAFE; Tech Pre-Vet Society; Wildlife Society of Texas Tech; and Wool Evaluation Team.

CONTACT: Cindy Akers, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or cindy.akers@ttu.edu

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