Fifty-one students from Texas Tech’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources will receive the prestigious American FFA Degree this fall, one of the highest honors bestowed by the National FFA Organization. The recognition will take place Nov. 1 during the 98th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The American FFA Degree is the highest degree that an FFA member can receive, achievable by less than 1 percent of FFA members nationwide.
Awardees will receive recognition as they walk the national stage, a certificate, and the American FFA Degree Key. Recipients are selected through a process of chapter and state verification and must receive national approval by the staff and National FFA Board of Directors to be eligible for this honor.
According to the National FFA Organization’s Constitution, “To be eligible to receive the American FFA Degree, members must meet qualifications such as receiving a State FFA Degree, holding active membership for the past three years, completing secondary instruction in an agricultural education program and operating an outstanding supervised agricultural experience program. Community service, leadership abilities and outstanding scholastic achievement are also required.”
“The Davis College has many outstanding students, and these 51 students are prime examples,” said Robert Cox, Davis College’s Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs. “We’re happy to celebrate their achievements, and I want to congratulate them on receiving their American FFA Degree. The college is fortunate to count them as part of us.”
Among the Davis College students receiving this honor include:
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
- Sydney Bickers | Animal Science | Pilot Point, Texas
- Hudson Born | Animal Science | Gruver, Texas
- Averi Breedlove | Animal Science | Weatherford, Texas
- McKinley Corbin | Animal Science | Sanger, Texas
- Shelby Candler | Animal Science | North Buncombe, North Carolina
- Grayson Downs | Animal Science | S and S Consolidated, Texas
- Matthew Ferrell | Animal Science | Brooks County, Georgia
- Jenna Herzinger | Animal Science | Magnolia, Texas
- Jalie Hodges | Animal Science | Sanger, Texas
- Anniston Holck | Animal Science | Ripon, California
- Stanton Hooper | Animal Science | Temple, Oklahoma
- Laney Lastly | Animal Science | Mason, Texas
- Sierra Mauland | Animal Science | Big Timber, Montana
- Emilee Munchrath | Animal Science | Graford, Texas
- Tyler Racca | Animal Science | Frenship, Texas
- Haidyn Ramsey | Animal Science | Gruver, Texas
- Naomi Reese | Animal Science | Winnsboro, Texas
- Stratton Schertz | Animal Science | Ropes, Texas
- Juliana Sirmans | Animal Science | White Deer, Texas
- Hannah Slate | Animal Science | Atwater, California
- Joshua White | Animal Science | Cypress Springs, Texas
- Brooklyn Wiley | Animal Science | Canyon – New Braunfels, Texas
- Olivia York | Animal Science | Van, Texas
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Brady Amarel | Agribusiness | Nicolaus-East, California
- Hailey Anhorn | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Hempstead, Texas
- Tymrie Collier | Agribusiness | Snyder, Texas
- Cater Crump | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Idalou, Texas
- Charleigh Feuerbacher | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Stephenville, Texas
- Emily Glaze | Agricultural & Applied Economics | El Campo, Texas
- Kase Kelso | Agribusiness | Marion, Texas
- Cooper Mau | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Fayetteville, Texas
- Colby Mcnutt | Agribusiness | Ponder, Texas
- Landri Ottmers | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Fredericksburg, Texas
- Emaleigh Parks | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Comanche, Oklahoma
- Madison Williams | Agribusiness | Visalia-Central Valley Christian, California
Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
- Melanie Aguilar | Agricultural Communications | Gilmer, Texas
- Bridgette Capehart | Agricultural Education | Sam Rayburn – Ivanhoe, Texas
- Ryann Dennis | Agricultural Communications | Maxwell, Texas
- Kaylee Hopkins | Agricultural Education | Aledo, Texas
- Landri Lawrence | Agricultural Communications | Farwell, Texas
- Emily Muehlstein | Agricultural Communications | Stamford, Texas
- Caroline Munson | Agricultural Communications | Shallowater, Texas
- Jasmine Sanchez | Agricultural Education | Kileen Career Center, Texas
- Wes Shaw | Agricultural Communications | Clarendon, Texas
- Mattison Smith | Agricultural Communications | Quitman, Texas
- Emma Talley | Agricultural Education | Memphis, Texas
- Ethan Turegano | Agricultural Education | Wink, Texas
- Hunter Wernecke | Agricultural Education | Mineola, Texas
Department of Natural Resource Management
- Logan Malone | Conservation Law Enforcement | Merkel, Texas
- Walker Roberts | Natural Resource Management | Charlton County, Georgia
- Ryan Wood | Natural Resource Management | Carlsbad, New Mexico
Separately, four students from Davis College will represent the university at this large major gathering of agricultural students and educators. Kaylee Hopkins, a junior agricultural education major from Aledo, Texas; Sydny Jones, a senior natural resources management major from Stamford, Texas; Gage Owen, a junior animal science major from Sonora, Texas; and Wes Shaw, a junior agricultural communications major from McLean, Texas are set to attend general sessions and staff Davis College’s Booth 2608, where they will engage with prospective students and industry leaders.
CONTACT: Robert Cox, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Programs, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or robert.cox@ttu.edu
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