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Students Vying to be Crowned Rose-Hulman Queen
Three seniors and three juniors have been elected
finalists to be crowned homecoming queen of this year’s Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology homecoming. The winner will be announced Friday
night, Oct. 6, during a pep rally and will reign over activities on
Saturday, Oct. 7.
The finalists are Jill DeClerk, a junior chemical
engineering major from Palatine, Ill.; Jennifer Frey, a senior chemical
engineering major from Harrison, Ohio; Bridget Mayer, a senior applied
biology and chemistry major from Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brittany
McGowan, a junior biomedical engineering major from Gurnee, Ill.; Erin
O’Connor, a senior biomedical engineering major from Louisville, Ky.;
and Samantha Sheets, a junior biomedical engineering major from Milford,
Ohio.
Sixteen students were nominated for this year’s contest,
which is organized by the Blue Key National Honor Society. Online
elections conducted last week narrowed the field to the six finalists.
Final elections will be conducted by students on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Jill DeClerk
was nominated by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. She is president of the
Circle K service organization, and is a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma
chemistry fraternity, Blue Key, varsity cross country team and ballroom
dancing club. The dean’s list student received the Department of
Chemical Engineering’s Noel Moore Achievement Award for 2005-06 and
plans a career in the pharmaceutical or consumer product safety
industry.
Jennifer Frey, the
nominee of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, is a resident assistant,
vice president of the Student Government Association and co-captain of
the varsity cheerleading squad. She is also a leader of the career fair
organization team and is serving as recruitment chair of the Chi Omega
sorority. She plans to work as a process engineer after graduation.
Bridget Mayer is a
resident assistant, and a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE),
Chi Omega and Panhellenic Council. She was named a Guidant Applied Life
Sciences Scholar in 2005-06 and plans to attend veterinary school after
graduation. She was nominated by SWE. In her free time, Mayer enjoys
hiking in Colorado and hot air ballooning with her family.
Nominated
by the Apartments-West residence hall, Brittany McGowan is secretary of Circle K
and Rose Chorus, and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta academic
fraternity, drama club and concert band. She plans to pursue a master’s
degree in biomedical engineering.
Erin O’Connor,
nominated by the Adelphia organization, is a resident assistant and
former sophomore advisor on Rose-Hulman’s residence life staff. She is
also a member of the cycling club, Resident Hall Association and
ballroom dancing club. She was a member of the varsity swimming team for
three years and now runs on the cross country team. O’Connor combined
her athletic interests to form a triathlon group last spring. She will
be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force next spring and
will have four years of active duty after graduation.
Samantha Sheets
was nominated by the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She has been social
chair of the group for the past two years. She is also co-captain of the
dance team, is a member of the varsity softball team, biomedical
engineering society and SWE, and is studying for a minor in mathematics.
She hopes to work for a biomedical instrumentation company or attend
graduate school. Her homecoming escort is Tyler Anderson, a junior from
Terre Haute.
Other students nominated for the homecoming queen
contest were Sabre Evans, a freshman mechanical engineering major from
Indianapolis; Ashley Harris, a senior biomedical engineering major from
Indianapolis; Mandy Hecker, a senior mechanical engineering major from
Georgetown, Ind.; Chandra Lesniak, a junior applied biology and
biomedical engineering major from Wichita, Kan.; and Rachel Selby, a
junior chemistry major from Crawfordsville.
Also, Shaina Steward, a senior electrical engineering
major from Indianapolis; Brandi Sturgill, a sophomore chemical
engineering major from Zionville, N.C.; Amy Viles, a senior biomedical
engineering major from Mooresville, Ind.; Elitsa Voeva, a junior civil
engineering major from Jacksonville, Fla.; and Andrea Wunder, a senior
chemical engineering major from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jill DeClerk
was nominated by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. She is president of the
Circle K service organization, and is a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma
chemistry fraternity, Blue Key, varsity cross country team and ballroom
dancing club. The dean’s list student received the Department of
Chemical Engineering’s Noel Moore Achievement Award for 2005-06 and
plans a career in the pharmaceutical or consumer product safety
industry.
Jennifer Frey, the
nominee of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, is a resident assistant,
vice president of the Student Government Association and co-captain of
the varsity cheerleading squad. She is also a leader of the career fair
organization team and is serving as recruitment chair of the Chi Omega
sorority. She plans to work as a process engineer after graduation.
Bridget Mayer is a
resident assistant, and a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE),
Chi Omega and Panhellenic Council. She was named a Guidant Applied Life
Sciences Scholar in 2005-06 and plans to attend veterinary school after
graduation. She was nominated by SWE. In her free time, Mayer enjoys
hiking in Colorado and hot air ballooning with her family.
Nominated
by the Apartments-West residence hall, Brittany McGowan is secretary of Circle K
and Rose Chorus, and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta academic
fraternity, drama club and concert band. She plans to pursue a master’s
degree in biomedical engineering.
Erin O’Connor,
nominated by the Adelphia organization, is a resident assistant and
former sophomore advisor on Rose-Hulman’s residence life staff. She is
also a member of the cycling club, Resident Hall Association and
ballroom dancing club. She was a member of the varsity swimming team for
three years and now runs on the cross country team. O’Connor combined
her athletic interests to form a triathlon group last spring. She will
be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force next spring and
will have four years of active duty after graduation.
Samantha Sheets
was nominated by the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She has been social
chair of the group for the past two years. She is also co-captain of the
dance team, is a member of the varsity softball team, biomedical
engineering society and SWE, and is studying for a minor in mathematics.
She hopes to work for a biomedical instrumentation company or attend
graduate school. Her homecoming escort is Tyler Anderson, a junior from
Terre Haute.