The final tally is 1,125 graduates for West Texas A&M University’s Class of May 2022.
Overall, the University awarded 822 baccalaureate degrees and 303 master’s degrees at the May 7 commencement ceremonies, following procedural confirmation from the University’s seven deans.
Local graduates include Kaden Parker Cumby, who received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in sports and exercise science, and Starla Juhree McLaurin, who received a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science degree majoring in emergency management administration and graduated summa cum laude. The three levels of honor recognition are summa cum laude, 3.94.0; magna cum laude, 3.75-3.89; and cum laude, 3.50-3.74.
The oldest graduate was 65, and the youngest was 19. The graduating class includes 137 with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and 45 veterans; 50 percent of the undergraduates are the first in their family to earn a college degree. Students from 41 states in the nation and 18 different countries graduated.
Additionally, 303 potential August graduates walked the stage at the May commencement ceremonies.
WT also released the dean’s list, which includes students with an overall grade point average of 3.50 to 3.99, and the president’s list, a 4.0. Hutto residents Amanda Homeyer, a junior majoring in computer information systems, and Vanessa McGhghy, a senior majoring in finance earned places on the spring dean’s list. Taylor resident Daniel Gonzales, a sophomore majoring in music education, and Hutto resident Joey Zimmerman, a senior majoring in chemistry, made it onto the president’s list.
A student-centered approach of recruiting and retaining the very best is part of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.
That plan is fueled by the $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign. To date, the five-year campaign — which publicly launched Sept. 23 — has raised about $110 million.
WT is located in Canyon on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.
For more information, visit http://www.wtamu.edu
