Standout students, staff and faculty from across Texas Tech's Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were honored in April as part of its Honors Banquet at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. Sponsored by the Davis College Ag Council, the annual event features a variety of honors, including selection of this year's overall Outstanding Davis College Student Sophie Morris, a natural resources management major from Dayton, Ohio.

Recipients of the outstanding student departmental awards were:

• Agricultural & Applied Economics: Hunter Hudson of Allen
• Agricultural Education & Communications: Martina Martin of Franklin
• Animal & Food Sciences: Emma Lessing of Hondo
• Landscape Architecture: Anna Jenkins of Lubbock
• Natural Resources Management: Sophie Morris of Dayton, OH
• Plant & Soil Science: Robert Hanson of Forestburg

Students with the highest academic achievement in their respective departments were:

• Agricultural & Applied Economics: Walker Hemphill, Logan Schlegel, William Rose and Carson Rush
• Agricultural Education & Communications: Lane Cahill and Morgan Johnson
• Animal & Food Sciences: Caleb Kunde, Ashley Peterson, Shae Lynn Suttle and Elida Trostle
• Landscape Architecture: Allison Green
• Natural Resources Management: Avery Schoenherr
• Plant & Soil Science: Robert Hanson

Outstanding students in each discipline were:

• Agribusiness: Koy Keeling of Hurst
• Agricultural & Applied Economics: Hunter Hudson of Allen
• Agricultural Communications: Jayna Grove of Corpus Christi
• Agricultural Education: Martina Martin of Franklin
• Animal Science: Jacob Bagby of Stephenville
• Conservation Law Enforcement: Rhett Harden of Pampa
• Food Science: Emma Lessing of Hondo
• Landscape Architecture: Anna Jenkins of Lubbock
• Natural Resources Management: Sophie Morris of Dayton, OH
• Plant & Soil Science: Robert Hanson of Forestburg

Ag Council ‘Matador of the Month' recipients were:

• Ryder Glass of Floydada – Agronomy Club
• Riley Greiten of Midlothian – Ambassadors for Agriculture
• Brandon Sagraves of Lander, WY – Texas Tech Chapter of Wildlife Society
• Macie Miller of Iowa Park – Sigma Alpha Rho
• Abigail Oliver of Schertz – Agronomy Club
• Emma Taber of Bakersfield, CA – Agri-Techsans
• Alexandra Tegeler of Huntsville – Meat Science Association
• Justin Crumpton of Midlothian – Agri-Techsans

Separately, Ag Council leaders for the 2021-2022 were recognized. They are Cason Lutrick of Godley, president; Ty Mitchell of Roswell, NM, vice president; Emmie Grace Mynatt of Fort McKavett, secretary; Jillian Pfeuffer, treasurer; Kallie Childress of Dalhart, scribe. The incoming Ag Council officers are Tyler Brimager of New Braunfels, president; Cassady Craddock of New Braunfels, vice president; James Grein of Cypress, secretary; and Chloe Krause of Stephenville, treasurer.

The Ag Senators for 2021-2022 are Jeremiah Neal of Jacksonville, Carlye Winfrey of Seminole, Ty Mitchell, Roswell, NM, and Clay Templeton of Kerrville. The club of the semester for Fall 2021 was Agri-Techsans, and Block & Bridle for Spring 2022.

Meanwhile, outstanding professor/instructor awards went to Melissa Sillivent, an instructor in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences for Fall 2021, and Glen Ritchie, chair and professor in the Department of Plant & Soil Science for Spring 2022. Outstanding staff members were Sandra Addo from the Davis College Dean's Office for Fall 2021, and Taylor Schertz from the Department of Animal & Food Sciences for Spring 2022.

Tyler Brimager from New Braunfels was named the Outstanding Returning Agri-Techsan; and Kassidy Bogle from Henderson was recognized as the Outstanding First Year Agri-Techsans.

In other action, Andrew Dotray, a natural resource management major from Lubbock, and Sarah Peters, an animal and food sciences major from Shiner, were named the 2021-2022 Overall Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers.

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, Interim Dean, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or cindy.akers@ttu.edu

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