Presiding over his last commencement ceremonies, retiring Tennessee Tech University President Bob Bell handed degrees to 1,271 graduates during spring ceremonies including several students from DeKalb County.Local graduates included 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.DeKalb County students named to the spring 2012 Dean’s List were Emilee Anderson, Rosemary Apple, Lacey Racquel Beshearse, Wesley Blair, Nicole Clara Burger, Gabrielle Byford, Britney Campbell, Casey Curtis, Erica Brooke Dickens, Ethan Duke, Justin Dunaway, Tyler Dunaway, Ronnie James Dunn, Macy Celeste Felts, Krysta Ferrell, Daniel Ryan Foutch, Kendra Foutch, Caleb Gash, Rachel Hendrixson, Kayla Judkins, Justin Lattimore, Brooklyn Looney, Kristen Lynch, Kelly Merriman, Krisitn Mick, Whitney Moss, Amanda Ours, Brooke Pack, Megan Pack, Frank Forrest Pursell, Amy Ritchie, Lauren Rogers, Breanna Russell, Heather Shehane, Ashleigh Snow, Caleb Spencer, Kesha Staley, Elicia Taylor, Ashlee Thomason, Jonathan Tramel, Hollis Lee VanWinkle, Geraldine Anna Wilson, Tyler James Woods, Christopher Young, Kara Young, Nikita Young and Sara Lee Young.