Presiding over his last commencement ceremonies, retiring Tennessee Tech University President Bob Bell handed degrees to 1,271 graduates during spring ceremonies including sixteen from DeKalb County.
Local graduates from Tech include Lacey Racquel Beshearse, Samantha Hope Cox, Daniel Ryan Foutch, Justin Ryan Lattimore, Kelly N. Merriman, Megan N. Pack, Candice Serena Powell, Daniel A. Seber, Heather Danielle Shehane, Ashleigh Dawn Snow, Ashlee Nichole Thomason, Hollis Lee VanWinkle, Geraldine Anna Wilson, Tyler James Woods, Chistopher R. Young, and Sara Lee Young.
Hailing from 75 Tennessee counties, 31 states and 14 other countries, TTU’s most recent graduates joined the ranks of nearly 73,400 university alumni.
Part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system, TTU offers more than 40 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs, as well as doctoral programs in engineering, education and environmental sciences.