Michael Harper, Haley Hudson join Dr. Bill Bennett Student Success Center
By: Norman Martin
Two new staff members who will focus on academic and student programs have joined
Texas Tech's Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, officials
announced today (Aug. 16). Both will be based in Davis College's Dr. Bill Bennett Student Success Center,
joining a group of professionals in the Davis College Dean's Office charged with recruiting
and retaining the best students for the college.
Michael Harper and Haley Hudson arrive as program managers for Davis College Academic Student Programs. Their primary
duties include strategically developing policies, procedures, goals, and outcomes
for the academic advising office, as well as being responsible for advisors adhering
to curriculum requirements including department, college, university and state requisites.
Harper joins Davis College after serving as a program coordinator with Military & Veterans Programs at Texas Tech, and earlier he worked as a program coordinator with the US PREP National Center at Texas Tech. The Lubbock native received his bachelor's degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech.
Prior to joining the Davis College staff, Hudson served as export documentation specialist with Plains Cotton Cooperative Association in Lubbock, and earlier worked as a government and public internship program coordinator with the Texas Tech Office of the President. The Lubbock native received her bachelor's degree in agricultural and applied economics from Texas Tech.
Other members of Davis College's Student Success Center staff include:
Sandra Addo (2020) Program Manager for Diversity & Graduate Student Recruitment. She coordinates diversity recruitment of all students for Davis College through a targeted effort. In addition, she markets and promotes Davis College graduate programs. Prior to joining the Davis College staff, Addo served as an admissions counselor with Texas Tech's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The Wylie, Texas, native received her bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing, and her master's degree in strategic communication and innovation from Texas Tech.
Maeley Herring (2022); Program Manager for Academic & Student Programs. Her duties include developing policies, procedures, goals, and outcomes for the academic advising office and being responsible for advisors adhering to curriculum requirements including department, college, university and state requisites. The Archer City, Texas native received her bachelor's degree in agricultural communications and is currently working toward a master's degree in agricultural communications, both from Texas Tech.
Shelbey Havens (2018); Assistant Director of Recruitment. Her duties include overseeing campus visits for prospective students; traveling to recruitment events; maintaining communication with prospective high school and transfer students, while assisting them in the next step process; hosting and coordinating on-campus recruitment events; and managing recruitment material. She's also responsible for coordinating the Davis College Congressional Internship Program. Havens received her bachelor's degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech.
Madi Nall (2021) Administrator for Scholarships. She oversees scholarship awarding process for the college including entering freshmen, entering transfer and currently enrolled students from application submission to awarding process, as well as manage two university accounts which include maintaining spreadsheets, preparing deposits, purchase orders and other necessary procedures. The Plainview, Texas native received her bachelor's degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech (2019).
The Dr. Bill Bennett Student Success Center is named for long-time member of the Department of Plant and Soil Science's emeritus faculty Bill Bennett. Bennett joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1968, and was a trailblazer in raising money for scholarships to increase recruitment of students, in addition to spearheading creation of the college's Ambassadors for Agriculture and Agri-Techsans programs.
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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