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This Week at Ferris (Sept. 28-Oct. 3) - Homecoming Royalty

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Homecoming 2015 is underway and a group of six female and two male students are set to compete to become royalty this fall.

This year, the titles “king” and “queen” have been changed to “royalty” – all candidates equally vying for two open positions. Winners will be announced at halftime of the 2 p.m. homecoming football game, on Saturday, Sept. 26, between Ferris and Saginaw Valley State University, at Top Taggart Field.

Last year’s homecoming king and queen, Evan Pazkowski and Jazmine Goode, will present the 2015 royalty their crowns.

“Our candidates are outstanding students this year. The homecoming court is filled with students from different colleges, organizations and backgrounds,” said Pazkowski, one of the homecoming committee chairs. “The candidates are unparalleled when it comes to showing Ferris pride and positively representing the university most of us call home.”

Royalty voting begins Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. and runs through Thursday, Sept. 24 at 11:59 p.m. Voting is open to all currently-enrolled Ferris students who are registered on the OrgSync Election Portal.

Click on the OrgSync Election Portal for more information and registration.

Female Royal Candidates 
Megan Ankerson

Megan Ankerson


Year: Senior
Major: Finance
Hometown: Traverse City, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Ferris Women’s Rugby (player and president), Assistant New Member Orientation Chair of Alpha Xi Delta, Club Sports Council, Greek Life Assistant
Sponsoring Organizations: Alpha Xi Delta, FSU Women’s Rugby
Taylor Dempsey

Taylor Dempsey

Year: Junior
Major: Advertising
Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Zeta Tau Alpha, American Marketing Association
Sponsoring Organizations: Zeta Tau Alpha, American Marketing Association
Makenzie Hall

Makenzie Hall

Year: Senior
Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Fremont, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Alpha Sigma Tau, Order of Omega, Student Michigan Education Association, Special Olympics, Athletic Department
Sponsoring Organizations: Order of Omega, Alpha Sigma Tau
Victoria Hudgins

Victoria Hudgins

Year: Junior
Major: Sports Communication
Hometown: Lapeer, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Active Minds (president), Sports Careers RSO, Honors Program
Sponsoring Organizations: Active Minds Media Communications Association
Kaitlyn Patrick

Kaitlyn Patrick

Year: Senior
Major: Public Relations
Hometown: Woodhaven, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Student Government, Director of Philanthropy for The BIG Event, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Zeta Tau Alpha
Sponsoring Organizations: PRSSA, Colleges Against Cancer
Dorthilen Taylor

Dorthilen Taylor

Year: Senior
Major: Criminal Justice
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Campus Involvement: NAACP, Entertainment Unlimited, Scholar Mentor Program
Sponsoring Organizations: NAACP, Phi Sigma Sigma
Male Royal Candidates 
Austin Hamilton

Austin Hamilton

 

Year: Senior
Major: Applied Speech of Communications
Hometown: Manchester, Mich.
Campus Involvement: Sports Careers RSO, Athletic Department Head Statistician, Assistant Wrestling Coach at Big Rapids High School, PGMSA RSO
Sponsoring Organizations: PGMSA RSO, Sports Careers RSO
Rainer Brow

Rainer Brow

 

Year: Senior
Major: Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology
Hometown: New Paris, Ind.
Campus Involvement: Resident Advisor in Clark Hall, Advisor for SLED Program, Clark Hall Council, Society of Plastics Engineers RSO, Residence Hall Association
Sponsoring Organizations: Society of Plastics Engineers, Circle K International.