ASG Announces Top 20 Homecoming Candidates

The Associated Student Government in conjunction with the Arkansas Alumni Association announces the top 20 finalists for Homecoming King and Queen. The top 20 candidates for King and Queen will be recognized at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Homecoming Court Top 20 banquet at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Campus administrators, student leaders, and volunteers will also attend the banquet. The top 20 candidates are: 

2016 Top 20 Homecoming King Candidates

• Alex Flemister, senior, finance major, nominated by Sigma Alpha Epsilon

• Alex Smith, senior, biology major, nominated by Kappa Kappa Gamma

• Alexander Crawford, senior, biology major, nominated by Phi Delta Theta

• Blake Griffin, senior, pre-professional biology major, nominated by the Student Alumni Board

• Brandon Downer, senior, supply chain management major, nominated by the Student Alumni Board

• Carl Anderson, senior, kinesiology major, nominated by Kappa Kappa Psi

• Clark Story, senior, kinesiology major, nominated by the Student Alumni Association

• Connor Flocks, senior, marketing major, nominated by the Associated Student Government

• Davis Huddleston, senior, supply chain management major, nominated by Pi Kappa Alpha

• Lionel Davis II, senior, mechanical engineering major, nominated by the National Society of Black Engineers

• Jake Smith, senior, kinesiology major, nominated by Delta Delta Delta

• Manuale Watkins, senior, supply chain management major, nominated by Chi Omega

• Moses Agare, junior, civil engineering major, nominated by Chi Omega

• Robert Gooderl, senior, accounting and finance major, nominated by Pi Kappa Alpha

• Thomas Selig, senior, finance and economics major, nominated by the Volunteer Action Center

• Todd Kitchen Jr., junior, mechanical engineering major, nominated by Alpha Phi Alpha

• Walker Wiggins, junior, biomedical engineering major, nominated by Student Ambassadors

• Weston Grant, senior, pre-professional psychology and biology major, nominated by Student Ambassadors

• Taylor Farr, senior, crop science major, nominated by the Associated Student Government

• X'avier Clayton, senior, psychology major, nominated by Kappa Alpha Psi

2016 Top 20 Homecoming Queen Candidates

• Anna Kay Hilburn, senior, communications major, nominated by the Razorback Booster Club

• Bridget O'Shaughnessy, senior, political science and communication, nominated by Phi Mu

• Courtney Brooks, senior, majoring in international relations, political science and Middle Eastern studies, nominated by Kappa Delta

• Courtney Hunter, senior, biomedical engineering major, nominated by the Biomedical Engineering Society

• Emily Degner, senior, chemical engineering major, nominated by Alpha Delta Pi

• Erin Nelson, senior, majoring in criminal justice, sociology and political science, nominated by Alpha Omicron Pi

• Hannah Norton, senior, psychology major, nominated by Kappa Kappa Gamma

• Katherine Ganoung, senior, marketing major, nominated by Alpha Chi Omega

• Kathryn Theriot, senior, accounting and finance major, nominated by the Razorback Booster Club

• Kimberly Changose, senior, accounting major, nominated by Chi Omega

• Kristin Branson, senior, psychology major, nominated by Alpha Delta Pi

• Lauren Cheevers, senior, agricultural communications major, nominated by Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow

• Madeline Wagnon, senior, communication disorders major, nominated by the Student Alumni Association

• Madison Cole, senior, biochemistry major, nominated by the Student Alumni Board

• Makenzie Smith, senior, finance and economics major, nominated by Pi Beta Phi

• Nancy Smith, senior, journalism major, nominated by Kappa Kappa Gamma

• Natalie Koster, senior, public health major, nominated by Kappa Kappa Gamma

• Rebecca Schamel, senior, pre-professional kinesiology major, nominated by Chi Omega

• Shelby Cormack, senior, journalism major, nominated by the Associated Student Government

• Victoria Maloch, senior, agricultural business pre-law major, nominated by Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow

These candidates now advance to round two in the interview process. The Top 12 candidates for King and Queen will be announced at the Top 20 banquet. Then, the Homecoming Court, comprised of the top seven candidates for King and Queen, will be announced Friday, Oct. 7 at the 2016 Chancellor's Ball at the Fayetteville Town Center. Students will vote Oct. 10-12 for Homecoming King and Queen. Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned at the 2016 Homecoming Game vs. Ole Miss on Oct. 15.

For questions about the Homecoming Court Selection process, please contact ASG Vice-President Maggie Benton at asgvp@uark.edu, or call 479-575-5205.

The Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas is a student-led organization that acts as an organized voice for all students and strives to effectively represent student interest. Questions about ASG can be directed to 479-575-5205 or asg@uark.edu.