Angelo State University has conferred 571 undergraduate degrees and 298 graduate degrees to its spring 2020 graduates, including four from Lamesa. Lamesa residents earning their degrees are: •Tessa Arguelles, Master of Science in Applied Psychology •Mayson Smith, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies •James (Garrett) Tidwell, Bachelor of Security Studies in Border and Homeland Security •Derrick Vela, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Secondary Certification. Angelo State University, founded in 1928, is part of the Texas Tech University System with campuses across the state. Angelo State has been ranked as one of The Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” in the nation since 2010, and is a College of ...