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Huntington announces 2006 Homecoming court

FOR RELEASE October 7, 2006

Chynna Wright and Benjamin Thompson

HUNTINGTON, IN—The Huntington University student body crowned its Homecoming king and queen Friday during an evening ceremony in the Huntington Union Building. Benjamin Thompson, a music performance major from Covington, Ind., was named king while Chynna Wright, a social work major from New Philadelphia, Ohio, was crowned queen.

Senior attendants of the Homecoming court included Molly Andrews, a mathematics education major from Greenwood, Ind.; Jessica Gundy, a business management major from Grand Rapids, Mich.; April Snider, a communication studies major from Wapakoneta, Ohio; Seth Caldwell, a communication studies major from Mansfield, Ohio; David Nearpass, a youth ministries major from Lansing, Ill.; and Eric Throne, a mathematics education major from Archbold, Ohio.

Representing the freshman class were court attendants Katie Aeschliman, a public relations major from Stryker, Ohio, and Joel Reichenbach, a youth ministries major from Bluffton, Ohio. The sophomore class nominated Kathryn Rodgers, a missions major from Lincoln, Ill., and Patrick Harding, an undecided major from Avilla, Ind., as their representatives. Rounding out the homecoming court were juniors Sara Kessie, an entrepreneurial small business major from Columbia City, Ind., and Justin Miller, an English education major from Parker, Col.

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 best 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).

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