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HUNTINGTON UNIV MAGAZINE

Kaushik, Rodgers named Huntington royalty

FOR RELEASE October 1, 2005

Varun Kaushik and Jenna Rodgers were named Homecoming King and Queen.

HUNTINGTON, IN— The Huntington University student body crowned its Homecoming King and Queen during an evening ceremony on September 30, 2005, on the campus of Huntington University. Varun Kaushik, a business management and computer science double major from New Delhi, India was named king while Jenna Rodgers, a missions major from Franklin, Penn., was crowned queen.

Senior attendants of the Homecoming court included Harmony Peace, a history education major from Huntington, Ind.; Christina Spencer, an elementary education major from Upland, Ind.; Laura Sprunger, a family and children’s ministry major from Berne, Ind.; Ryan Darr, a mathematics major from Adrian, Mich.; Joshua Miller, a mathematics education major from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.; and Andrew Vaught, a Bible & religion major from Huntington, Ind.

Representing the freshman class were court attendants Katie Mitchel, a social work major from Monroe, Ind., and Tim Lee Taylor, a communications major from Kokomo, Ind. The sophomore class nominated Rachel Nazarenus, a ministry major from Fishers, Ind., and Joel Wentz, a music business major from State Line, Penn., as their representatives. Rounding out the homecoming court were juniors Molly Andrews, a mathematics education major from Greenwood, Ind., and Eric Throne, a mathematics education major from Stryker, Ohio.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and in 2004 was named one of the 50 best Christian places to work by Christianity Today magazine.

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