Thousands of Texas Tech students, including 305 undergraduates from the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, received diplomas at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Friday (May 10) at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock.

Separately, outstanding students carried banners representing their respective colleges. Claudia Grace Taylor, an agribusiness major from Dalhart, Texas, represented Davis College. Administrators selected the banner bearers based on all-around achievement.

In addition, Texas Tech officials recognized the Davis College highest-ranking spring graduate, Kylee Steet, a natural resources management major from Hurst, Texas.

Graduation undergraduate recipients from individual departments and majors included:

• Agricultural & Applied Economics: 48
• Agricultural Education & Communications: 55
• Animal & Food Science: 135
• Landscape Architecture: 14
• Natural Resources Management: 42
• Plant & Soil Science: 11

CONTACT: Clint Krehbiel, Dean, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or Clint.Krehbiel@ttu.edu

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