More than 2,723 Texas Tech students, including 127 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received diplomas at the university's commencement ceremonies on Saturday (Dec. 15) at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock.

During the event outstanding students carried banners representing their respective colleges. Rachel Sosebee Little, an animal science major from Campbell, represented CASNR. Administrators selected the banner bearers based on all-around achievement.

Graduation recipients from the individual departments and majors included:

• Agribusiness, 2
• Agricultural & Applied Economics, 24
• Agricultural Communications, 8
• Animal Science, 40
• Conservation Law Enforcement, 2
• Food Science, 2
• Interdisciplinary Agriculture, 4
• Natural Resources Management, 29
• Plant and Soil Science, 16

CONTACT: William Brown, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or william.f.brown@ttu.edu

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